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Event:
STRIKE! 22
Date: Jun 15, 2024 |
#R1#
Black on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Cortez scoring well with a low kick there.
Cortez throws a jab but it's blocked by Black.
Black on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Cortez. Cortez obviously looking to wear him down.
A nice leg kick lands there from Cortez.
Black looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Black throws an overhand right that lands on Cortez's shoulder, as Cortez tries to avoid the shot.
Cortez moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Black is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Black throws a hook to the side of Cortez's head but Cortez sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Cortez misses with an uppercut. Black saw that one coming.
Black walks into a stiff left hand from Cortez.
Black misses with a hook
and Cortez makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Cortez turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Cortez scores with a decent looking hook.
Black takes one to the side of the head.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Cortez attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Black wants to clinch up but Cortez keeps it at a distance.
Cortez scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Black attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Black throws a head kick that misses. #T1#
Black looks to score with a jab to the body but Cortez is just out of range.
Cortez displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Black throws out the jab.
Cortez checks a low kick from Black.
Cortez quickly followed up with a counter body kick but doesn't connect.
Cortez throws out a leg kick but Black moves out of range and Cortez only half commits.
Black steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Cortez. That one must have hurt.
Cortez throws a leg kick which misses Black's front leg but catches the back leg as Black tries to avoid it.
Cortez uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Black.
Cortez uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Black.
Cortez jabs Black to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Black takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Cortez buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Black steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Cortez.
Cortez throws a leg kick which misses Black's front leg but catches the back leg as Black tries to avoid it.
Cortez scoring well with a low kick there.
Cortez lands a leg kick that knocks Black off balance momentarily.
Black on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Cortez. Cortez obviously looking to wear him down.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Cortez misses with an uppercut.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Cortez lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Black has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Black and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.#T2#
An inside leg kick from Cortez misses.
A solid leg kick lands there for Black.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Cortez. Black shrugs it off though.
Black on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Cortez. Cortez obviously looking to wear him down.
Black throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
A decent looking cross lands there for Black.
Cortez avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Cortez throwing a counter right hand but Black manages to avoid it.
Cortez has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Primal Concrete Gym in the buildup to the fight.
Cortez swats away the attempt to clinch by Black.
Cortez misses with a low kick.
Cortez scores with a hook to the body. Black takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Black stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Cortez.
Cortez fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Cortez takes one to the chin there.
Black takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Cortez darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Cortez moves away from the strike by Black.
Black moves out of range of the body kick from Cortez.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Ubaldo Cortez dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.#R2#
Black takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
The crowd cheers as Cortez lands an impressive looking overhand right. Black doesn't seem phased though.
Cortez listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Cortez keeps the fight on the outside.
Cortez connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Cortez dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Cortez checks a leg kick.
Ubaldo Cortez is winning the standup battle so far.
Cortez scores with a leg kick.
Cortez steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Black.
Black misses the shot to the body.
Cortez fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Black has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Black walks into a straight right hand from Cortez.
Cortez connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Black missing with a left hand there. Cortez was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Cortez bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Cortez scores with a punch to the head.
Black has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Cortez.
Cortez is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Black can do to turn this around?
Cortez uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Black.
Cortez lands an overhand right.#T1#
A punch lands to the side of Black 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Cortez scores with a hook.
Jab by Cortez.
Black moves out of range of the leg kick from Cortez.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Cortez, as that shot connected.
Cortez moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Black throws a right and a left that Cortez avoids nicely.
Black throws a hook but Cortez blocks it.
Ubaldo Cortez seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That kick from Cortez tenderised Black's leg. Black is trying to keep his angry face on.
A swing and a miss from Black.
A little feinted left hand from Cortez on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Cortez lands a really nice looking cross but Black seems unphased.
Cortez checks a leg kick.
Cortez fires out a quick counter leg kick but Black just manages to avoid it.
Black jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
A swing and a miss from Cortez.
Cortez scoring well with a low kick there.
Black lunges at Cortez with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Cortez's hand.
Nice defenses there by Black.#T2#
A big right from Black misses.
Cortez jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Black thows a left - swing and a miss!
Dante Black has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Black moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Cortez lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Cortez scores with a nice strike.
Cortez scores with a jab.
Cortez scores with a hook.
Black takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Cortez has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Black finds it's way round the side to connect with Cortez's head.
Black takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Cortez uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Black.
Cortez looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
A jab from Black misses.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Cortez connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Black chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Cortez can pounce on him.
Black throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Cortez sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Black looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
A thudding body kick lands there by Cortez!
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Ubaldo Cortez dominated that second round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!#R3#
Cortez blocks a jab.
Good leg kick by Cortez.
Black doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Cortez paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Black staying out of range there.
Cortez dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Cortez misses the body punch
letting Black counter with a right hand.
Cortez ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Black swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Cortez counters with a stiff right hand.
Cortez cracks a nice hook into Black's ribs.
Cortez ducks under a wild hook from Black.
Cortez scores with a leg kick.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A looping hook to the body misses from Black. Cortez does a little dance to reset his feet.
A nice leg kick lands there from Cortez.
Cortez ducks under a wild hook from Black.
Black throws a low kick, looking for Cortez's leg but Cortez calmly moves out of range.
Black misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Cortez.
A little feinted left hand from Cortez on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Black drops his hands momentarily and Cortez takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head. #T1#
Cortez fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Black tries to land a front kick but Cortez steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Black with a nice calf kick.
Black throws a hook to the side of Cortez's head but Cortez sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Cortez thumps Black with a low kick.
Black's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Cortez walks into a straight right hand from Black.
That kick from Black tenderised Cortez's leg. Cortez is trying to keep his angry face on.
Cortez lands a nice looking body shot.
Black fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Cortez manages to avoid it.
A slapping leg kick lands for Cortez.
#CL2#
Black instigates a clinch.
Cortez misses with a hook from the clinch.
Black can't break the clinch.
Cortez tries to throw a body punch but Black avoids it by throwing Cortez back against the ropes.
A short right from Cortez on the inside.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Black has had enough of the clinch but Cortez keeps him there for the moment.
Cortez scores with a nice hook to the head.
Black fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
#T2#
Black stalling the fight.
Black tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Cortez struggles to land a body shot inside as Black controls his hands.
Black tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Cortez lands a right hand.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Cortez.
Cortez works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
A short uppercut from Cortez.
Still in the clinch, Black scores with a nice short uppercut.
Cortez lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Black or not.
Black takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Black misses with some punches.
Cortez lands a shoulder strike.
Cortez lands a body shot in the clinch.
With the fighters clinched against the ropes, Cortez creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Cortez lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Cortez presses Black against the ropes and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Cortez lands a hook that snaps the head of Black backwards.
Cortez stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
A short right from Cortez.
Ubaldo Cortez is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Black misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Cortez lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
And that's the end of the fight!
Ubaldo Cortez showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Cortez has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Topper Green scores the fight 30:27
Judge Donatello Bradman scores the fight 30:27
Judge Summer Carpenter scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ubaldo Cortez!
A relieved looking Ubaldo Cortez thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it. |
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Event:
STRIKE! 18
Date: May 26, 2024 |
#R1#
Carretero swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Cortez scores with a head kick. Carretero tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Cortez moves out of range as Carretero strikes.
Cortez fires out a quick counter leg kick but Carretero just manages to avoid it.
Cortez jabs Carretero to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Carretero tries to clinch up but Cortez circles away and keeps his distance.
Carretero misses with an uppercut.
Carretero has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Cortez slips under a jab.
Carretero misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Carretero connects with the punch.
Carretero pivots, looking for a leg kick but Cortez is out of range and Carretero settles back down.
Carretero fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Cortez has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Cortez listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Cortez connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.#CL2#
Carretero rushes Cortez and pushes him back against the ropes in a clinch.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Carretero throws a punch but it's blocked by Cortez.
Carretero misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Carretero keeps control of Cortez as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Carretero stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Cortez.
Carretero presses Cortez against the ropes and delivers a mid-strength body shot.#T1#
Carretero lands a shot to the body.
Carretero works on Cortez's body with a couple of short punches.
Cortez can't break the clinch.
Carretero lands a right hand.
Carretero lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Cortez.
Carretero pushes Cortez back against the ropes and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Cortez tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Cortez.
Carretero works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Carretero blocks an uppercut.
A left hand lands to the body for Carretero.
Cortez is breathing heavily.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Cortez.
Nice body punch from Carretero.
Carretero is leaning against Cortez and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Carretero tries a body shot but Cortez blocks it.
Cortez fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Cortez's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Carretero gets through Cortez's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
A nice right hand lands inside from Carretero.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Carretero tries to throw a body punch but Cortez avoids it by throwing Carretero back against the ropes.
Carretero lands a right hand that snaps the head of Cortez backwards. #T2#
Carretero lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Cortez.
Cortez swings wildly with an uppercut but Carretero uses good head movement to avoid it.
Cortez's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Carretero scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Cortez takes a shot to the head. #BC#
Cortez breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Cortez catches Carretero with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Carretero throws a body shot but no joy. #CL2#
Carretero forces Cortez back against the ropes and clinches.
Carretero scores with a hook to the body.
Cortez blocking some punches.
Cortez tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Carretero's elbow.
Carretero swings away with an uppercut that misses.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Carretero lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Carretero misses with a hook from the clinch.
Cortez lands with a left to the head.
Cortez lands a shoulder strike.
Carretero lands with a good tight uppercut to the head. #BC#
Cortez breaks the clinch.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Cristóforo Carretero dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.#R2#
Cortez dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Carretero. That did some damage!
Cortez cracks Carretero with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the ropes.
Cortez throws a low kick, looking for Carretero's leg but Carretero calmly moves out of range.
Cortez with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Carretero connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Cortez's hands.
Carretero throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Cortez.#CL2#
Carretero has closed the distance and engaged Cortez in a clinch.
Cortez lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Carretero tries a body shot but Cortez blocks it.
Carretero prevents a body shot from Cortez.
Carretero is working Cortez over against the ropes.
Carretero scores with a hook to the body.
Cortez blocks an uppercut.
Carretero tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Cortez gets through Carretero's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!#BC#
Cortez manages to break the clinch.
Cortez lands a nice leg kick that just misses Carretero's sensitive parts.
Cortez throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Cortez throws a low kick but Carretero moves out of range easily.
A jab from Carretero finds it's way through Cortez's defenses. #T1#
Carretero throws a hook to the side of Cortez's head but Cortez sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Ubaldo Cortez is winning the standup battle so far.
Carretero throws a leg kick but Cortez sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Nice shot lands for Cortez.#CL2#
Carretero gets a clinch.
Carretero tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Carretero throws a head punch that misses.
Carretero misses with a body punch.
I was talking to Cortez's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Carretero lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Cortez misses with the head strike.
Cortez throws a punch but it's blocked by Carretero.
Cortez misses with a punch on the inside.
Carretero blocks a body shot from Cortez.
Cortez wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Carretero has him pressed against the ropes.
Carretero tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Cortez wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Carretero has him pressed against the ropes.
Cortez lands with a left to the head.
Cortez is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Carretero misses with a shot to the kidneys.
#T2#
Carretero blocks an uppercut.
Carretero is leaning against Cortez and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Carretero digs a right hand underneath Cortez's ribcage. Cortez let out a lung full of air as it connected.
A short right from Carretero on the inside.
Cortez misses with a hook to the ribs.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Carretero scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Carretero makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Carretero swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Carretero misses with a hook from the clinch.
Cortez tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
With the fighters clinched against the ropes, Carretero creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Cortez misses with the head strike.
Cortez's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Carretero misses with the head strike.
A head punch on the inside from Carretero fails to land.
Carretero misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Cristóforo Carretero seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Carretero goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Carretero scores with a hook to the body.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Carretero fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Cortez works on Carretero's body with a couple of short punches.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Cristóforo Carretero showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!#R3#
Cortez misses with a body shot.
Cortez blocks a low kick nicely.
Cortez avoids the body shot from Carretero.
Cortez swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A jab from Carretero misses.
Carretero swings for the body but Cortez moves out of range.
An attempted straight right counter from Cortez misses the target.
Carretero staying out of range there.
Carretero thows a body kick. Cortez tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Cortez blocks a head kick by Carretero.
It looked like Cortez was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Carretero.
Cristóforo Carretero seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A bone on bone clash there as Carretero blocks the leg kick.
Carretero misses with a looping right.
Carretero looks to land a right hand but Cortez moved out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Carretero drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Cortez turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Cortez takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Cortez blocks a low kick nicely.
Carretero misses with a wild body shot.
Cortez avoids the body shot from Carretero.
Cortez throwing a counter right hand but Carretero manages to avoid it.
Carretero has been the more effective fighter overall so far.#T1#
Cortez throws a body kick that misses.
A left lands for Cortez.
Carretero misses with a wild combination.
Carretero keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Cortez.
Carretero misses with a few strikes there.
A leg kick checked by Cortez.
Carretero misses with a straight right.
Carretero fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Cortez on the side of the head.
Carretero throws a front kick aimed at Cortez's knee but Cortez avoids it well.
Carretero uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Cortez.
Cortez shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down. #CL2#
Carretero has managed to clinch.
Carretero swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Still in the clinch, Cortez scores with a nice short uppercut.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Carretero.
Cortez can't find room to land a body shot as Carretero controls the action.
#T2##BC#
Cortez breaks the clinch.
#CL2#
Carretero takes the fight into the clinch.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Cortez tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Carretero blocks a body shot from Cortez.
Cortez misses with a short punch on the inside.
A nice left hand lands by Carretero.
Carretero cracks Cortez with a nice body shot.
Cortez lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Carretero backwards.
Cortez tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Carretero's elbow.
Carretero tries a body shot but Cortez blocks it.
A nice left hand lands by Carretero.
Carretero pushes Cortez back against the ropes and unloads with a body punch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Carretero.
Carretero blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Cortez misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Still in the clinch, Carretero scores with a nice short uppercut.
Carretero throws a head punch that misses.
Carretero lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Cristóforo Carretero really dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.#R4#
Carretero blocks a head kick by Cortez.
Carretero throws out a loose jab but Cortez uses good head movement to avoid it. #CL2#
Carretero drives through and clinches with Cortez against the ropes.
Carretero blocks an uppercut.
Cortez works on Carretero's body with a couple of short punches.
Cortez tries to throw a body punch but Carretero avoids it by throwing Cortez back against the ropes.
Carretero misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Carretero can't find room to land a body shot as Cortez controls the action.
Cortez blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A short uppercut from Carretero.
Cortez blocks an uppercut.
Cortez misses with a short punch on the inside.
Carretero fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Carretero lands a nice uppercut.#BC#
Cortez's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Carretero takes one to the side of the head.
Cortez connects with an inside leg kick.
A nice leg kick lands there from Cortez.
Cortez thows a left - swing and a miss! #T1#
Cortez throws a head kick that misses.
Carretero throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Carretero displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Cortez throws out the jab.
Cortez thuds a left hand into Carretero's body.
Carretero throws a shot from downtown. Cortez moves away and avoids it.
Carretero tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in to close the distance. Cortez manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Carretero throws a head kick that misses.
Cortez lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Carretero at a distance.
Carretero misses with a body shot.
Cortez pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
A bone on bone clash there as Cortez blocks the leg kick.
Carretero throws a body punch but Cortez moves out of range.
Cortez lands a jab.
Cortez connects with a jab.
Cortez misses the jab.#T2#
Carretero lands a nice hook to Cortez's body. Cortez takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes. #CL2#
Carretero rushes Cortez and pushes him back against the ropes in a clinch.
Cortez misses with a body punch.
A right hand to the body from Carretero.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Carretero blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Cortez has a couple of punches blocked by Carretero.
Carretero scores with a nice hook to the head.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Carretero.
Cortez throws a punch but it's blocked by Carretero.
Carretero digs a right hand into Cortez's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Cortez's gas tank.
Carretero fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
#BC2#
Carretero breaks the clinch.
Carretero misses with a low kick as Cortez jumps back.
Cortez misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Cortez blocks a leg kick.
Carretero throws a looping overhand right but Cortez ducks down to avoid it.
Carretero cracks Cortez with a good jab.
Carretero throws a leg kick
letting Cortez counter with a right hand.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close fourth round but Cristóforo Carretero will probably get the nod - 10:9.
That's time! Cortez's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!#R5#
Carretero scores with a jab. Cortez acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Carretero rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Cortez counters with an outside leg kick.
#CL2#
Carretero closes the distance and pushes Cortez back into the ropes.
Carretero tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Cortez's elbow. #BC#
Cortez pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Cortez lands with a good body shot.
Cortez blocks a jab.
Carretero throws out a powerful jab.
Carretero tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Cortez paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Cortez fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Carretero manages to avoid it.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Carretero! But no joy.
Nice body punch from Cortez.
Carretero misses with a kick to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.#CL2#
Carretero moves into the clinch.
Cortez tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Carretero's elbow.
Cortez misses with a punch on the inside.
A short left from Carretero.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Carretero scores with a shot to the side of Cortez's head.
Cortez prevents a body shot from Carretero. #T1#
Cortez throws a head punch that misses. #BC#
Cortez breaks from the clinch.
Carretero throws a body shot but no joy.
A jab from Cortez finds it's way through Carretero's defenses.
Cortez sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Carretero slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Good standup being displayed there by Cortez as he connects with a hook.
A swing and a miss from Cortez.
Cortez circles away from the clinch attempt
and Carretero takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Carretero wants to clinch up but Cortez keeps it at a distance.
Cortez looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Cortez lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Cortez throws a leg kick that misses.
Cortez thows a left - swing and a miss!
Carretero throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.#T2#
Carretero tries a head kick but it misses.
Cortez connects with a crisp jab.
Ubaldo Cortez has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Cortez cracks Carretero with a good jab.
Cortez cracks Carretero with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Cortez throws an overhand right that lands on Carretero's shoulder, as Carretero tries to avoid the shot.
Cortez loads up on a big right hand but Carretero slips the punch.
Cortez cracks Carretero with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Carretero throws a nice inside leg kick.
Cortez takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Cortez misses with a looping left.
Carretero loads up on a big right hand but Cortez slips the punch.
Cortez connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Carretero momentarily.
Cortez misses with a looping right.
Carretero feints a counter leg kick.
Cortez swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Carretero lands a leg kick that knocks Cortez off balance momentarily.
Cortez scores with a leg kick.
A nice leg kick from Carretero, right into the meat of the thigh.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Ubaldo Cortez.
I think Carretero has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Bruno Hogan scores the fight 47:48
Judge Ben Watson scores the fight 47:49
Judge Winston Howard scores the fight 46:49
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Cristóforo Carretero!
Cristóforo Carretero is the new welterweight champion!
Cristóforo Carretero decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well. |
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Event:
STRIKE! 12
Date: Apr 27, 2024 |
#R1#
A jab from Cortez does it's job there.
Chai ducks under a wild hook from Cortez.#CL2#
Chai closes the distance and pushes Cortez back into the ropes.
Cortez working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Chai tries to work over Cortez's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Chai tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Cortez avoids it.#BC#
Cortez manages to break the clinch.
Cortez throws a leg kick but Chai checks it.
It seemed like Chai was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Chai tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
A nice leg kick lands there from Cortez.
Chai misses with a body shot.
Cortez fires out a quick counter leg kick but Chai just manages to avoid it.
Chai looks to land a combination but Cortez avoids it well.
Chai throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Cortez counters with a body kick.
A low kick from Cortez is predictable there
and Chai connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Chai lands a nice looking kick to the body. Cortez takes a step back to recover.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.#CL2#
Cortez gets tackled into the ropes by Chai. Chai maintains the clinch.
Cortez blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
#BC#
Cortez escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Cortez lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.#T1#
A big left from Cortez misses.
Cortez misses with a straight right. #CL2#
Chai drives through and clinches with Cortez against the ropes.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Chai.
Chai swings wildly with an uppercut but Cortez uses good head movement to avoid it.
Chai lands a left hand that snaps the head of Cortez backwards.
Chai looking to throw knees to the head but Cortez is blocking nicely.
Chai tries to land knees in the clinch but Cortez avoids the damage to the body.
I was talking to Cortez's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Cortez misses with a punch to the body.
Cortez lands a shoulder strike.
Cortez tries to land knees in the clinch but Chai avoids the damage to the body.
Chai tries to land a knee to the head but Cortez blocks with his arms.
Cortez misses with a punch to the body.
Chai lands a right hand.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Chai.
Chai blocking some punches.
#BC#
Cortez manages to break the clinch.
Cortez looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Cortez throws the left hand but Chai avoids the punch easily.
Chai looks to throw the jab but Cortez is out of range. #T2#
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Cortez connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Chai looks to score with a jab to the body but Cortez is just out of range.
Cortez cracks Chai with a good jab.
Cortez is looking to chop away at Chai's legs.
Cortez on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Chai uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Cortez.
Cortez cracks Chai with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Cortez ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Cortez throws an off balance right hand
and Chai counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Chai throws a lazy head kick
and Cortez counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Cortez takes a swing at Chai's ribcage but misses.
Chai takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Chai tries to clinch up.
Cortez missing with a left hand there. Chai was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Cortez swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.#CL2#
Chai moves into the clinch.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Ubaldo Cortez will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.#R2#
Cortez swings for the body but Chai moves out of range.
Chai tries to clinch but Cortez is having none of it.
Cortez buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Cortez throws a jab but it's blocked by Chai.
Chai throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Chai steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Cortez.
Chai throws a counter combo.
Cortez comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Chai tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in to close the distance. Cortez manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Chai throws a hook to the side of Cortez's head but Cortez sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Chai slips under a jab.
Cortez lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Chai throws a nice looking combination but Cortez bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
An attempted straight right counter from Cortez misses the target.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Cortez's corner calls for a 1-2. Cortez obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Cortez throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Chai sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Nice uppercut there from Cortez.
Cortez tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Chai was well out of range. Poor timing from Cortez.
Chai has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Chai there as he acknowledges the shot.#T1##CL2#
Chai drives through and clinches with Cortez against the ropes.
Chai throws a knee to the head but misses.
Chai connects with a nasty looking knee right to Cortez's face.
Ngozi Chai seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
A short left from Cortez.
Chai blocks an uppercut.
Cortez pushes Chai back against the ropes and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Cortez lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Chai backwards.
Chai throws a punch but it's blocked by Cortez.
Chai swings wildly with an uppercut but Cortez uses good head movement to avoid it.
Chai misses with a punch on the inside.
Cortez swings wildly with an uppercut but Chai uses good head movement to avoid it.
Chai using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Cortez has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Chai blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Chai misses with a punch to the body.
A head punch on the inside from Chai fails to land.
Chai lands a body punch in the clinch.
Cortez's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Chai lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Cortez backwards.
Chai has a couple of punches blocked by Cortez.
#T2#
Chai doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Cortez blocks a body shot from Chai.
Chai lands a knee to the head.
Chai misses with some punches.
Cortez misses with a punch to the body.
Cortez managing to block the knees to the body from Chai.
Chai scores with a knee to the head.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Chai.
Cortez swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Cortez takes a shot to the head.
A short uppercut from Chai.
Chai working aggressively here.
Cortez throws an elbow that misses.
Chai misses with a body punch.
Chai swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Chai landing some nice looking knees to the body.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
A short body shot lands from Cortez as the two fighters clinch.
Chai pushes Cortez back against the ropes and unloads with a body punch. #BC#
Cortez breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Chai tries a low kick but Cortez avoids it.
Cortez looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Ngozi Chai will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!#R3#
Cortez moves away from the strike by Chai.
Chai throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A slapping body kick lands there for Cortez.
Ubaldo Cortez is winning the standup battle so far.
Chai throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Cortez counters with a stiff right hand.
Chai lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Chai tries to clinch but Cortez is having none of it.
Cortez lands an overhand right.
Cortez misses with a straight left.
Cortez connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Chai is looking to land body kicks.
Chai lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Cortez circles away quickly and effectively.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nice uppercut lands for Chai. That snapped Cortez's head back.
Cortez does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Cortez on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Chai walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Cortez finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
#T1#
Chai wants to clinch but Cortez slips to the side
and Cortez counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Chai thinking.
Cortez fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Chai.
Cortez throws a poor cross that misses
and Chai counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Cortez throws a leg kick
and Chai counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Chai misses with a left hand
and Cortez counters with a thumping low kick.
Cortez throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Chai chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Cortez rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Chai counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Cortez thinking.
A big left from Cortez misses.
Cortez throws a lazy uppercut
and Chai makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Cortez.
Cortez throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Cortez swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Cortez misses with an uppercut
and Cortez takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Chai checks the leg kick nicely there.
Chai takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it. #T2#
Chai lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Cortez walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Chai checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Cortez connects with a leg kick.
Chai throws a leg kick which misses Cortez's front leg but catches the back leg as Cortez tries to avoid it.
Chai dodges the punch combination from Cortez.
Chai ducks under a wild hook from Cortez.
Chai checks a low kick from Cortez.
Chai has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Cortez finds it's way round the side to connect with Chai's head.
Chai tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Cortez paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Chai lands a nice looking body kick.
Chai defending well as Cortez loads up on a big left hand.
A bone on bone clash there as Cortez blocks the leg kick.
Chai misses with a low kick.
Cortez scores with a decent looking hook.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Chai uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Cortez.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but Ubaldo Cortez did the better work so I'd imagine he'll take it.
That's time! Cortez's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.#R4#
Cortez pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
A leg kick checked by Chai.
Chai lands with a straight right. Cortez didn't see that one coming.
Chai swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Cortez counters with a leg kick.
Chai wants to clinch.
Chai throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Chai dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Cortez throws the left hand but Chai avoids the punch easily.
Cortez scores with a hook to the body. Chai takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Cortez walks into a straight right hand from Chai.
Chai throws a low kick but Cortez avoids it.
Cortez lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.#T1##CL2#
Chai clinches.
Chai's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Chai blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Cortez misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Cortez tries to throw a body punch but Chai avoids it by throwing Cortez back against the ropes.
Cortez is trying to stall.
Cortez scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Chai misses with some punches.
Cortez swings wildly with an uppercut but Chai uses good head movement to avoid it.
Cortez tries a body shot but Chai blocks it.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Cortez.
Chai misses with a knee strike.
Cortez blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Chai is working Cortez over against the ropes.
Cortez misses with a hook to the ribs.
Cortez blocks a body shot from Chai.
Chai lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the ropes.
Chai has a couple of punches blocked by Cortez.
#T2#
Chai pushes Cortez back against the ropes and unloads with a body punch.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
A short right from Chai on the inside.
Cortez misses with the head strike.
A short right from Chai on the inside.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Cortez misses with the head strike.
With the fighters clinched against the ropes, Chai creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Chai tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Cortez's elbow.
Chai lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Cortez backwards.
Chai misses with a punch on the inside.
Cortez lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
A nice left hand lands by Chai.
Cortez misses with a punch to the body.
Cortez working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Cortez tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Chai throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Cortezs head.
Chai lands a left hand.
Chai looking to throw knees to the head but Cortez is blocking nicely.
Chai tries a knee to the head but Cortez blocks it.
Cortez misses with the head strike.
Chai lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Ngozi Chai dominated that fourth round.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!#R5#
A leg kick checked by Chai.
Cortez misses with a body kick.#CL2#
Chai closes the distance and clinches.
Chai misses with some punches.
A nice right hand lands inside from Cortez.
Chai misses with a hook from the clinch.
Cortez lands a right hand.
Cortez tries to land knees in the clinch but Chai avoids the damage to the body.
Cortez has a couple of punches blocked by Chai.
Cortez throws a head punch that misses.
Chai swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Chai throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Cortez blocks it with crossed arms.
Chai using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Cortez has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Cortez takes a knee right on the jaw!
Chai misses with a short punch on the inside.
Cortez tries a body shot but Chai blocks it.
Cortez lands on the inside with an uppercut.
A hook to the body from Cortez.
#BC#
Cortez breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
#T1#
Chai misses with a head kick.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Cortez.
Cortez is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Chai.
No joy there for Cortez, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Chai ducks under a wild hook from Cortez.
Chai doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Cortez throws an off balance right hand
and Chai counters with a head kick. That will keep Cortez thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
A telegraphed right hand from Cortez misses the target.
Chai scores with the left hand. Cortez knows he should have avoided that one.
Chai fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Cortez checks it well.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Chai.
Cortez lands a lovely overhand right.
Cortez throws a hook to the side of Chai's head but Chai sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Chai throws a jab but it's blocked by Cortez.
Cortez misses with a looping right.
Cortez turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.#T2#
Cortez throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Chai sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Chai thows a left - swing and a miss!
Cortez avoids the body shot from Chai.
Cortez misses with a low kick.
Chai misses with an uppercut.
Cortez is pinned up against the ropes taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Cortez fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Cortez scores with a body shot.
Chai looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Cortez punishes Chai's body with a nice straight punch.
Chai uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Cortez.
Chai appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Chai's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Chai throws a solid leg kick but Cortez takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Chai.
Cortez tried to counter with a leg kick but Chai avoided it.
Cortez moves out of range as Chai strikes.
Chai steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Cortez.
Chai moves out of range of the strikes.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Ubaldo Cortez.
I think Cortez has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Paulsen Ambrosius scores the fight 48:47
Judge Radbod Blank scores the fight 48:47
Judge Saam Ante scores the fight 48:47
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ubaldo Cortez!
Ubaldo Cortez retains his welterweight title!
Ubaldo Cortez decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well. |
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Event:
STRIKE! 9
Date: Apr 06, 2024 |
#R1#
Cortez lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Iaspero Yalixqua seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Cortez cracks Yalixqua with a good jab.
Yalixqua has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Catch Wrestling L.A. in the buildup to the fight.
Yalixqua throws a half hearted mid kick.
Cortez throws a shot from downtown. Yalixqua moves away and avoids it.
Cortez pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Cortez fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Yalixqua manages to avoid it.
We've been informed that Cortez has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
Cortez with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Yalixqua with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Yalixqua misses with the body kick
and Cortez counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Cortez lands with an overhand left.
Yalixqua looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Yalixqua just misses with a punch to the body.
Yalixqua backing away here, and Cortez unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Yalixqua looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Cortez throws out a counter right but Yalixqua avoids it with no problem.
Yalixqua scores with a nice right hand.
Cortez looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Yalixqua blocks a jab.
A nice leg kick from Yalixqua, right into the meat of the thigh.
A jab lands there for Cortez.
Yalixqua misses with a hook
and Cortez connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
A head kick misses from Cortez.
Cortez tries a low kick but Yalixqua avoids it.
Cortez uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Yalixqua.
Cortez doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.#T1#
Yalixqua misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Cortez misses with a looping right.
Cortez jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Yalixqua connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Yalixqua throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Cortez tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Cortez tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Cortez throws out a leg kick but Yalixqua moves out of range and Cortez only half commits.
Yalixqua connects with a right hand. Cortez shakes it off.
Yalixqua throws a nice outside leg kick.
Cortez slips a straight right by Yalixqua.
Cortez is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Yalixqua with a body shot.
Yalixqua throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
A jab from Cortez finds it's way through Yalixqua's defenses.
A bone on bone clash there as Yalixqua blocks the leg kick.
Cortez throws a jab when Yalixqua was well out of range.
Yalixqua throws a big shot that misses.
Yalixqua has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Cortez.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Cortez throws a leg kick which misses Yalixqua's front leg but catches the back leg as Yalixqua tries to avoid it.
Yalixqua scores with a nice body kick.
#T2#
Nice body kick from Yalixqua.
Cortez throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Yalixqua misses with the body kick
and Cortez counters with a left to the body.
A shot to the liver by Yalixqua. Beautiful body shot.
Yalixqua tests Cortez's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Cortez throws a body punch but Yalixqua moves out of range.
Yalixqua's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Yalixqua duly obliges.
Cortez lands a glancing blow to the side of Yalixqua's head.
Cortez avoids the body shot from Yalixqua.
Cortez moves out of range of the body kick.
Cortez steps in looking to counter with the mid kick but it doesn't connect.
Yalixqua misses with a looping right.
A little jabbing left from Cortez on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Yalixqua throws a body shot but no joy.
Yalixqua lands a right hook to the body.
Cortez takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Cortez uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Yalixqua.
Cortez blocks a jab.
Cortez tries a quick counter leg kick but Yalixqua is wise to it.
Yalixqua throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Cortez misses with an uppercut. Yalixqua saw that one coming.
Yalixqua misses with a body shot.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Iaspero Yalixqua will probably get the nod.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!#R2#
Cortez throws a quick inside leg kick.
Yalixqua misses with an uppercut. Cortez saw that one coming.
Cortez tries a quick counter leg kick but Yalixqua is wise to it.
A solid leg kick lands there for Cortez.
Yalixqua ducks under a wild hook from Cortez.
Yalixqua is looking to score with low kicks.
Yalixqua takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Cortez drops his hands momentarily and Yalixqua takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Cortez misses with an uppercut. Yalixqua saw that one coming.
Yalixqua fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Yalixqua with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Yalixqua tries to land a front kick but Cortez steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Yalixqua.
Cortez with the inside leg kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Yalixqua lands with a hook. Cortez tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Cortez takes a swing at Yalixqua's ribcage but misses.
Yalixqua swings widly with a right hand
and Cortez counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Cortez throws a hook but Yalixqua blocks it.
Yalixqua's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Cortez connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Yalixqua scrambles back to his feet.
Cortez moves out of range of the body kick from Yalixqua.
Cortez misses the shot to the body. #T1#
Cortez displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Yalixqua throws out the jab.
Yalixqua throws a jab when Cortez was well out of range.
Yalixqua throws a body shot but no joy.
Yalixqua moves out of range as Cortez strikes.
A shot to the liver by Yalixqua. Beautiful body shot.
Yalixqua swings for the body but Cortez moves out of range.
Cortez only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Cortez takes a swing at Yalixqua's ribcage but misses.
Yalixqua throws a right hand that misses
and Cortez counters with a straight right hand.
Yalixqua misses with an uppercut. Cortez saw that one coming.
Cortez loads up on a big right hand but Yalixqua slips the punch.
Yalixqua throws the kick towards the body but Cortez avoids it.
Yalixqua throws a body punch but Cortez moves out of range.
Yalixqua moves into range and connects with a jab.
Cortez cracks a nice hook into Yalixqua's ribs.
Yalixqua misses with a body kick.
Yalixqua thows a left - swing and a miss!
Yalixqua fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Cortez manages to avoid it.
Yalixqua lands a nice looking body shot.
Yalixqua ducks under a wild hook from Cortez.#T2#
Yalixqua throws a jab but it's blocked by Cortez.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Yalixqua dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Cortez. That did some damage!
Yalixqua misses with a low kick.
Yalixqua jabs Cortez to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Cortez scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
A head kick by Yalixqua misses
and Cortez makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Cortez throws a body punch but Yalixqua moves out of range.
Cortez throws a looping overhand right but Yalixqua ducks down to avoid it.
Cortez scores with a punch to the head.
Cortez lands a nice shot that snaps Yalixqua's head back.
Cortez connects with a solid leg kick.
Cortez misses with a straight left.
An attempted straight right counter from Yalixqua misses the target.
Cortez throws out a powerful jab.
Yalixqua misses with a looping right.
A countering left hand to the body from Cortez misses.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Yalixqua throws a wild body kick that Cortez sees coming a mile off.
Good exchange - Cortez coming out on top.
Yalixqua misses with a looping right.
Cortez appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Yalixqua slips a straight right by Cortez.
Yalixqua's corner calls for a 1-2. Yalixqua obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Ubaldo Cortez will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!#R3#
Yalixqua blocks a jab.
Iaspero Yalixqua is winning the standup battle so far.
Cortez ducks under a wild hook from Yalixqua.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Yalixqua.
Cortez throws out a loose jab but Yalixqua uses good head movement to avoid it.
Cortez throws out a leg kick but Yalixqua moves out of range and Cortez only half commits.
Cortez fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Yalixqua has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Yalixqua tries to land a front kick but Cortez steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Cortez takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Cortez ducks under a wild hook from Yalixqua.
Cortez keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Yalixqua with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Cortez to score with a decent uppercut.
Yalixqua takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Yalixqua on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Cortez. Cortez obviously looking to wear him down.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Cortez looks to land a right hand but Yalixqua moved out of range.
Yalixqua throwing a counter right hand but Cortez manages to avoid it.
Yalixqua tests Cortez's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Yalixqua blocks a jab.
Cortez throws a leg kick which misses Yalixqua's front leg but catches the back leg as Yalixqua tries to avoid it.
The fighters circling - Cortez throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Yalixqua scores with the left hand. Cortez knows he should have avoided that one. #T1#
Cortez throws a hook to the side of Yalixqua's head but Yalixqua sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Cortez misses with a straight right.
Yalixqua digs a good hook to Cortez's body.
Cortez misses the shot to the body.
Cortez throws a body punch but Yalixqua moves out of range.
Yalixqua misses with a wild body shot.
Cortez lands with a shot to the body.
Yalixqua throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Cortez slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
A nice inside leg kick there by Cortez. That's going to slow Yalixqua down.
Cortez blocks the body kick.
Cortez blocks the body kick.
Cortez attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Cortez scoring well with a low kick there.
Cortez throws an overhand right that lands on Yalixqua's shoulder, as Yalixqua tries to avoid the shot.
Cortez throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Yalixqua looks for the body kick but Cortez saw that one coming.
Cortez swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Donk. Yalixqua catches Cortez right on the button with a cross.
Yalixqua lands with a straight right. Cortez didn't see that one coming.#T2#
This has been an exciting period of action!
Yalixqua throws an overhand right that lands on Cortez's shoulder, as Cortez tries to avoid the shot.
Cortez throws a solid leg kick but Yalixqua takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Cortez.
Cortez attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Cortez dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Yalixqua pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Cortez fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Yalixqua manages to avoid it.
Cortez is pinned up against the ropes taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Yalixqua throws an off balance right hand
and Cortez counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Cortez throws a looping overhand right but Yalixqua ducks down to avoid it.
Yalixqua throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Yalixqua buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Good exchange - Cortez coming out on top.
A swing and a miss from Yalixqua.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Cortez! But no joy.
Cortez waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Yalixqua.
Cortez blocks the body kick.
Yalixqua misses with a hook.
Cortez with the inside leg kick.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Yalixqua throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Cortez counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Ubaldo Cortez really dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the ring so we can get back down to business.#R4#
Yalixqua blocks a leg kick.
Yalixqua is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Cortez pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Cortez throws a hook but Yalixqua blocks it.
Yalixqua uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Cortez.
Cortez works the jab nicely.
Yalixqua looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Cortez slips under a jab from Yalixqua.
Cortez moves out of range as Yalixqua throws a body kick.
Yalixqua thows a left - swing and a miss!
Cortez looks like he wanted to counter with a high kick but didn't throw it.
Yalixqua scores with a kick to the midsection.
Cortez misses the shot to the body.
Cortez scores with a nice head shot.
Cortez lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Yalixqua thows a body kick. Cortez tries to catch it but that hurt him.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Cortez walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Yalixqua swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Yalixqua scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Yalixqua looks to land a body kick but Cortez moved away.
Cortez throws a hook but Yalixqua avoids it easily.
Cortez sizes up Yalixqua with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Iaspero Yalixqua has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!#T1#
Yalixqua dips to his left and cracks Cortez with an uppercut!
A big left from Yalixqua misses.
Yalixqua checks a leg kick.
Yalixqua tries to land a body kick
and Cortez makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Cortez takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Nice body punch from Cortez.
Yalixqua pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Yalixqua bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Cortez's head.
Cortez misses with a jab, cross combination.
Cortez missing with a left hand there. Yalixqua was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Cortez jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Yalixqua misses with a body punch
and Cortez counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Cortez waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Yalixqua.
Yalixqua staying out of range there.
Yalixqua swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Yalixqua tries a low kick but Cortez avoids it.
Cortez takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Yalixqua swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Cortez scores with a nice right hand.
#T2#
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Cortez scores with a jab.
Yalixqua moves away from the strike by Cortez.
Yalixqua bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Yalixqua went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Yalixqua tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Cortez was well out of range. Poor timing from Yalixqua.
Cortez keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Yalixqua misses with a head kick.
Yalixqua just misses with a punch to the body.
Cortez thows a left - swing and a miss!
Cortez throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Cortez connects with a looping right hand.
A solid leg kick lands there for Cortez.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Yalixqua.
Yalixqua uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Cortez.
Yalixqua throws a body shot but no joy.
Cortez looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
A big left from Cortez misses.
Yalixqua appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Yalixqua throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Cortez stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Cortez plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Ubaldo Cortez dominated that fourth round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!#R5#
Yalixqua misses with a kick to the body
and Cortez counters with a stiff right hand.
Cortez stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Yalixqua slips under a jab from Cortez.
Yalixqua throws an overhand right that lands on Cortez's shoulder, as Cortez tries to avoid the shot.
Cortez swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Cortez staying out of range there.
Cortez looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Cortez lands a jab.
Yalixqua misses with a kick to the body
letting Cortez counter with a right hand.
Yalixqua throws a hook to the side of Cortez's head but Cortez sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Cortez throws out a loose jab but Yalixqua uses good head movement to avoid it.
Yalixqua throws a poor cross that misses
and Cortez counters with a lovely straight right hand!
A bone on bone clash there as Yalixqua blocks the leg kick.
Yalixqua looks to land a body kick but Cortez moved away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Cortez stuns Yalixqua with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Cortez connects with a crisp jab.
Yalixqua ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Cortez moves away.
A shot to the body from Yalixqua misses
and Cortez cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Yalixqua throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Cortez on the side of the head.
Yalixqua catches Cortez with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Cortez has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Yalixqua.#T1#
Yalixqua misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Cortez.
Yalixqua throws a body shot but no joy.
Cortez lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Cortez with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Yalixqua to score with a decent uppercut.
Cortez scores with a hook.
A good leg kick by Cortez.
Jab, jab by Cortez - just one landing.
Cortez moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Cortez moves out of range as Yalixqua strikes.
Yalixqua throws a combination that misses
and Cortez counters with a low kick, right behind Yalixqua 's knee.
A looping hook to the body misses from Yalixqua. Cortez does a little dance to reset his feet.
Nice uppercut lands for Cortez. That snapped Yalixqua's head back.
Cortez connects with a solid leg kick.
Cortez throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Yalixqua misses with an attempted mid kick.
Cortez is looking for the big counter here.
Yalixqua scores with a shot to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Yalixqua throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Cortez bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Yalixqua's head.
Cortez slips a jab from Yalixqua.#T2#
Yalixqua takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Yalixqua misses the jab.
Yalixqua throws a predictable looking body shot
and Cortez counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Yalixqua with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Cortez to score with a decent uppercut.
Yalixqua rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Cortez moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Both of our modern day gladiators look out of it here - a gruelling 5 rounds of action taking it's toll on them, no doubt.
Cortez uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Yalixqua.
Cortez moves out of range of the body kick.
Cortez scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Yalixqua misses with a looping left.
Jab, jab by Cortez - just one landing.
Yalixqua looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Yalixqua just misses with a punch to the body.
Yalixqua takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Crunch! Cortez slams his shin into Yalixqua's torso.
Nice body punch from Cortez.
Yalixqua connects with a right hand. Cortez shakes it off.
Ubaldo Cortez is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Cortez dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Yalixqua. That did some damage!
Yalixqua throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
And that's the end of the fight!
Ubaldo Cortez comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Cortez has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Saam Ante scores the fight 46:49
Judge Paulsen Ambrosius scores the fight 46:49
Judge Wagner Zegers scores the fight 47:48
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ubaldo Cortez!
Ubaldo Cortez is the new welterweight champion!
A relieved looking Ubaldo Cortez thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it. |
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STRIKE! 7
Date: Mar 24, 2024 |
#R1#
A nice inside leg kick there by Cortez. That's going to slow Taurus down.
Cortez swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Cortez has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Primal Concrete Gym in the buildup to the fight.
Cortez takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Taurus moves out of range of the strikes.
Sloppy strikes from Taurus. Those never looked like landing.
Cortez lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.#CUT#It looks like Wesley Taurus has been cut.
Cortez lands a head shot.
Cortez uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Taurus.
Cortez feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Taurus takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Taurus misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Cortez ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Taurus moves away.
Cortez slips a straight right by Taurus.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Taurus.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Cortez throws a head kick but Taurus moves out of range.
Taurus swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
#T1#
Taurus slips under a jab.
Cortez throws a sloppy head kick and Taurus moves out of range easily.
Taurus lands a really nice looking cross but Cortez seems unphased.
Taurus ducks under a wild hook from Cortez.
Cortez throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Taurus lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Taurus ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Cortez takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Cortez throws a leg kick that is checked
and Taurus counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Taurus misses with a looping right.
Taurus slips a straight right by Cortez.
Wesley Taurus seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Cortez throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Taurus uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Cortez.
#T2#
Taurus takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Cortez throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Crunch! Taurus slams his shin into Cortez's torso.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Taurus misses the jab.
It looked like Cortez wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
A nice inside leg kick there by Taurus. That's going to slow Cortez down.
Cortez throws a wild body kick that Taurus sees coming a mile off.
Cortez connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Taurus misses with a wild body shot.
Cortez staying out of range there.
Taurus lands with a nice body kick.
Cortez throws a sloppy head kick and Taurus moves out of range easily.
Cortez scores with a jab to the jaw.
Cortez throws a front kick aimed at Taurus's knee but Taurus avoids it well.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Ubaldo Cortez will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Wesley Taurus's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!#R2#
Taurus throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Cortez takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Taurus goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Taurus scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Cortez misses with a straight left.
Cortez tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Cortez walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Taurus checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Taurus shapes to counter with a head kick.
Taurus throws a head kick that half lands.
Cortez throws a right hand that misses
and Taurus counters with a nice low kick that buckles Cortez's knee momentarily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Cortez connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Taurus's hands.
Cortez takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Cortez fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Taurus manages to avoid it.
Taurus swings widly with a right hand
#KD#
and Cortez counters with a big 3 punch combo that drops Taurus on his ass! Taurus wobbles back to his feet half way through the count and though looking a bit dazed, the referee is going to allow the fight to continue!#ROC#Taurus is rocked!#T1#
Cortez throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Taurus sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Taurus is still on wobbly legs! Can Cortez finish him?
Taurus throws a low kick but Cortez avoids it.
Cortez looked to counter with a high kick but didn't commit.
Taurus seems to have recovered his senses.
Cortez takes a swing at Taurus's ribcage but misses.
Cortez tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Taurus was well out of range. Poor timing from Cortez.
Taurus punishes Cortez's body with a nice straight punch.
Taurus lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Cortez throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Cortez is pinned up against the ropes taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Taurus works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Cortez throws a hook to the side of Taurus's head but Taurus sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Cortez on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Wesley Taurus seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Taurus moves out of range of the strikes.
Taurus scores with a head kick.
Cortez waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Taurus.#T2#
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Taurus slips under a jab from Cortez.
Cortez looks to score with a jab to the body but Taurus is just out of range.
Taurus has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Taurus, as that shot connected.
Taurus avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Taurus is looking to slow Cortez down with leg kicks.
Taurus throws a head kick that misses.
Cortez lands with a kick to the ribs.
A jab from Cortez misses.
Taurus checks the leg kick nicely there.
Cortez misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Taurus.
Cortez keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Taurus.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Nice straight punches there by Taurus. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Taurus.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Ubaldo Cortez will take that round after scoring the only knockdown of the round.
The cut man is working on Wesley Taurus's cut.
That's time! Cortez's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. And we move into the final round!#R3#
Cortez blocks a head kick by Taurus.
An inside leg kick lands from Cortez.
Taurus lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Cortez at a distance.
A shot to the body from Cortez misses
and Taurus counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Nice shot lands for Taurus.
Taurus loads up on a big right hand but Cortez slips the punch.
An attempted straight right counter from Cortez misses the target.
Taurus scores with a sloppy right hand. Cortez should have avoided that one.
A lazy left from Taurus finds it's target.
Cortez throws an off balance right hand
letting Taurus counter with a right hand.
A good leg kick by Taurus.
Taurus chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Cortez takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Taurus scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction. #T1#
Taurus throws out a loose jab but Cortez uses good head movement to avoid it.
A little feinted left hand from Cortez on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Taurus slips under a jab.
Taurus blocks a head kick by Cortez.
Taurus scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Cortez throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Taurus lands with a kick to the temple. Cortez shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Taurus thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Cortez if he has to take too many more of those.
Taurus throws a nice inside leg kick.
Taurus throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Taurus moves forwards but Cortez connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Taurus scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Cortez misses with a right hand
and Taurus counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work. #T2#
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Taurus throws an overhand right that lands on Cortez's shoulder, as Cortez tries to avoid the shot.
Cortez throws a lazy right hand but Taurus sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
And Taurus responds with a good body kick, but Cortez manages to step out the way in time.
Taurus throws a body shot but no joy.
Cortez ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Cortez is looking to counter punch.
Cortez scoring well with a low kick there.
Cortez misses with an uppercut.
A countering left hand to the body from Taurus misses.
Cortez is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Cortez throws a poor cross that misses
and Taurus counters with a right hand to the body.
Taurus throws a sloppy head kick and Cortez moves out of range easily.
Cortez swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
A telegraphed right hand from Cortez misses the target.
Cortez takes a swing at Taurus's ribcage but misses.
Cortez throws a wild body kick that Taurus sees coming a mile off.
Decent striking displayed by Taurus there.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Cortez lunges at Taurus with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Taurus's hand.
And that's the end of the fight!
Wesley Taurus comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Taurus has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Wagner Zegers scores the fight 28:28
Judge Albert Achterberg scores the fight 29:27
Judge Aafke Stam scores the fight 29:27
In favor of your winner, by majority decision... Ubaldo Cortez!
Ubaldo Cortez thanked the fans post fight for their support. |
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Event:
Quick Fight Championship
Date: Jan 07, 2024 |
#R1#
Eriksson fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Eriksson shoots in looking for a takedown but Cortez manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Eriksson's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Eriksson tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Cortez swivels and escapes.
It looked like Cortez was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Eriksson.
Ubaldo Cortez has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ludvig Eriksson.
Eriksson shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
enabling Cortez to counter with a crisp jab.
Eriksson tries for a takedown but Cortez circles away easily
and Cortez counters with a stiff right hand.
Eriksson tries for a takedown but Cortez sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Cortez is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Eriksson gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Cortez connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.#CUT#It looks like Ludvig Eriksson has been cut.
Eriksson throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Cortez's waist but Cortez gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Eriksson off to one side.
Cortez swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Ludvig Eriksson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Eriksson throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Cortez's waist but Cortez gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Eriksson off to one side. #T1#
Eriksson gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily #KD#
and Cortez counters with a nice right hand that sends Eriksson toppling to the canvas! Eriksson scrambles and gets back to his feet - can Cortez finish him?!#ROC#Eriksson is rocked!
Eriksson with a poor takedown
and Cortez counters with a massive hook, right on the button! He's out cold! Damn, that was naaaaaasty! Hopefully he'll be OK.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:17 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Ubaldo Cortez!
After winning the bout, Ubaldo Cortez thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility. |
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Event:
Quick Fight Championship
Date: Jan 02, 2024 |
#R1#
Cortez bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Cortez was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Diaz throws a combination that misses
and Cortez counters with a right hand to the body.
Diaz misses with a hook
and Cortez counters with a straight right hand.
Diaz swings away with a body shot that misses
and Cortez counters with a nice body shot.
A jab from Diaz misses.
Diaz swings widly with a right hand
enabling Cortez to counter with a crisp jab. #ROC#Diaz is rocked!
Diaz misses with a right hand
and Cortez counters with a powerful cross that connects right on the chin and the lights go out! A massive one punch knock out!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:43 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Ubaldo Cortez!
A victorious Ubaldo Cortez thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
Dick Diaz spoke after the fight, saying 'I'll Slap you harder next time!!!'. |
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Event:
H34
Date: Dec 23, 2023 |
#R1#
Cortez walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. RooMan checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Cortez throws a jab but it's blocked by RooMan.
RooMan ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Cortez tries to clinch but fails miserably
and RooMan counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Cortez feints and then cracks RooMan's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow RooMan down.
Cortez throws a lazy uppercut
and RooMan counters with a series of strikes. Cortez will be more careful next time no doubt.
The fighters circling - RooMan throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
RooMan gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Cortez.
Cortez misses with an uppercut. RooMan saw that one coming.
Cortez fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and RooMan has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Cortez swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
RooMan scores with a nice strike.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
RooMan looks to throw the jab but Cortez is out of range.
Cortez tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
RooMan is looking for the big counter here.
Cortez tries to land a front kick but RooMan steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Cortez uses good head movement to avoid the hook from RooMan.
RooMan bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.#CL#
Cortez clinches up against the ropes.
Cortez throws a punch but it's blocked by RooMan.
RooMan fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
#T1#
Cortez lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Cortez lands a right hand.
Cortez scores with a nice hook to the head.
Cortez throws a head punch that misses.
RooMan looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Cortez tries to work over RooMan's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Cortez struggles to land a body shot inside as RooMan controls his hands.
Cortez keeps control of RooMan as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Cortez misses with the head strike.
RooMan wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Cortez.
RooMan is trying to break the clinch but Cortez has him pressed against the ropes.
RooMan working hard to break the clinch.#BC2#
RooMan escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Cortez throws a body shot but no joy.
The fighters circle momentarily. Cortez darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Cortez misses with an uppercut.
RooMan moves away from the strike by Cortez.
RooMan throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Cortez quickly followed up with a counter body kick but doesn't connect.
Cortez scores with a nice head shot.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
The fighters circling - Cortez throws out the jab but it was never going to land. #T2#
Cortez takes a swing at RooMan's ribcage but misses.
Cortez moves out of range as RooMan strikes.
Cortez drops his hands momentarily and RooMan takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Cortez throws a big shot that misses.
Cortez looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Cortez throws an off balance right hand
and RooMan counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Cortez thinking.
RooMan misses with a low kick.
Good shot there by RooMan.
RooMan scores with a nice right hand.
Cortez lands a leg kick that knocks RooMan off balance momentarily.
Cortez delivers a nice body kick.
RooMan keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Cortez.
Cortez takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
RooMan closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
RooMan ducks under a wild hook from Cortez.
RooMan waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Cortez.
RooMan scores with a one two! Cortez had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Cortez misses with a body kick.
Cortez throws a hook but RooMan avoids it easily.
RooMan swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Ubaldo Cortez dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the ring so we can get back down to business.#R2#
A big left from RooMan misses.
Ubaldo Cortez seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
RooMan with a nice cross.
RooMan lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
RooMan misses with a hook.
Cortez is looking to counter punch.
RooMan is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Cortez.
Cortez lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
RooMan fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Cortez looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Cortez has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from RooMan finds it's way round the side to connect with Cortez's head.
RooMan dips to his left and cracks Cortez with an uppercut!
RooMan lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Cortez circles away quickly and effectively.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!#KD#
RooMan walks into a big right hand from Cortez and goes down! The referee sends Cortez to a neutral corner as RooMan gets back to his feet. He looks OK so we're back under way.#CUT#It looks like Australian RooMan has been cut.
Cortez fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
RooMan staying out of range there.
Good exchange - Cortez coming out on top.#ROC#RooMan is rocked!
RooMan is wiping some vaseline out of his eye. Cortez doesn't give a rats ass about fair play and cracks him with a massive hook to the side of the head! RooMan crumples to the floor out cold! The cornerman is going to be in RooMan's bad books for that mishap!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:54 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Ubaldo Cortez!
A relieved looking Ubaldo Cortez thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it. |
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Event:
H29
Date: Nov 26, 2023 |
#R1#
Carretero on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Carretero moves away from the strike by Cortez.
A chopping leg kick lands by Cortez.
Carretero slips under a jab.
Cortez throws a low kick but Carretero moves out of range easily.
Nice body punch from Cortez.
Carretero avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Carretero tries a quick counter leg kick but Cortez is wise to it.
Cortez throws a hook but Carretero avoids it easily.
Carretero throws a body punch but Cortez moves out of range.
Carretero with a hook.
Cortez fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Carretero checks it well.
Cortez swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Carretero counters with a stiff right hand.
A low kick from Carretero is predictable there
and Cortez counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
Cortez goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Carretero checks a leg kick nicely.
Cortez feints and then cracks Carretero's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Carretero down.
Ubaldo Cortez seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Cortez swings and misses with a hook to the body.
#T1#
Cortez throws a leg kick which misses Carretero's front leg but catches the back leg as Carretero tries to avoid it.
Cortez waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Carretero.
Cortez feints and then cracks Carretero's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Carretero down.
A low kick lands for Carretero.
Carretero takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Cortez rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
#CL2#
and Carretero counters by clinching up.
Cortez misses with a short punch on the inside.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Carretero.
Cortez tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Carretero working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Cortez lands with a right to the head. #BC2#
Carretero escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Carretero has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Cortez explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Carretero jabs Cortez to the body, keeping him at a distance.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Cortez turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Carretero blocks a jab.
Carretero tries a quick counter leg kick but Cortez is wise to it.
Cortez scores with a hook.#T2#
Carretero takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Cortez has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Primal Concrete Gym in the buildup to the fight.
Cortez digs a good body shot into Carretero's ribs.
Carretero fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Cortez has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Carretero throws the left hand but Cortez avoids the punch easily.
Cortez was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Cortez checks a low kick from Carretero.
The fighters circling - Carretero throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Carretero walks into a straight right hand from Cortez.
Cortez misses with a hook. Carretero ducked under it nicely.
A good leg kick by Cortez.
Carretero with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Carretero checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Carretero misses with a wild body shot.
Cortez keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Cortez tried to score with a low kick but Carretero checks it.
Carretero steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Cortez.
The fighters circling - Cortez throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Ubaldo Cortez dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the ring so we can get back down to business.#R2#
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Cortez.
Cortez digs a good body shot into Carretero's ribs.
Carretero throws a series of punches but Cortez moves out of range.
Cortez is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Carretero.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Cortez.
Carretero throws a body punch but Cortez moves out of range.
Carretero sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Cortez smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Cortez lands a jab.
Carretero blocks a jab.
Cortez digs a good hook to Carretero's body.
Cortez avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Cortez throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Carretero steps in looking to counter with the mid kick but it doesn't connect.
Carretero checks a low kick from Cortez.
Carretero looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Carretero blocks a jab.
Carretero is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Cortez with a body shot.
Cortez scores with a spinning back kick!
Cristóforo Carretero has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!#T1#
Cortez uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Carretero.
Cortez cracks Carretero with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Carretero looks to land a right hand but Cortez moved out of range.
Carretero thuds a left hand into Cortez's body.
Carretero scores with a leg kick.
Cortez throws a sloppy body shot
and Carretero counters with a one-two to the body.
Cortez lands with a nice body kick.
Carretero throws out a leg kick but Cortez moves out of range and Carretero only half commits.
Carretero moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Carretero connects with a crisp jab.
Cortez misses the jab.
Carretero throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Carretero has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Cortez.
Cortez will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
#T2#
Carretero defending well as Cortez loads up on a big left hand.
Carretero wants to land a leg kick but Cortez is out of range.
Carretero is looking to score with low kicks.
Cortez jabs Carretero right on the nose. Carretero blinks but takes it well.
Carretero throws a hook to the side of Cortez's head but Cortez sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Cortez misses with a low kick as Carretero jumps back.
Carretero appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Cortez thuds his shin into the meat of Carretero's side.
Cortez misses with a straight right.
Carretero blocks the body kick.
The crowd cheers as Cortez lands an impressive looking overhand right. Carretero doesn't seem phased though.
Carretero has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Cortez.
Cortez throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Carretero throws out a counter right but Cortez avoids it with no problem.
Nice body punch from Cortez.
Cortez is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Carretero can do to turn this around?
A kick lands to the mid section there for Carretero.
Ubaldo Cortez is winning the standup battle so far.
Carretero ducks under a wild hook from Cortez.
Carretero swings for the body but Cortez moves out of range.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Ubaldo Cortez dominated that second round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.#R3#
Cortez cracks Carretero with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the ropes.
Cortez lands with an uppercut that bounces Carretero off the ropes and back into range.
Carretero throws a hook to the side of Cortez's head but Cortez sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Carretero takes a swing at Cortez's ribcage but misses.
Left hook, right uppercut from Cortez.
Cortez fakes the leg kick and cracks Carretero in the body.
Cortez throws a shot from downtown. Carretero moves away and avoids it.
Cortez blocks a head kick by Carretero.
Cortez connects with a single shot there.
Carretero moves out of range as Cortez throws a body kick.
Carretero wants to counter the offense by Cortez and move into the clinch position.
Cortez avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Carretero tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Cortez connects with a body shot.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Carretero moves forwards but Cortez connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Nice shot by Cortez.#T1#
Cortez checks a leg kick.
Cortez appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Cortez works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Cortez throws an off balance right hand
#CL2#
and Carretero moves into the clinch.
Cortez misses with a short punch on the inside.
Carretero struggles to land a body shot inside as Cortez controls his hands.
Cortez prevents a body shot from Carretero.
Cortez blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Cortez throws a punch but it's blocked by Carretero.
Carretero lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Carretero lands with a light punch inside.
Cortez lands a shoulder strike.
Cortez misses with a short punch on the inside.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Carretero.
Carretero doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Carretero tries to work over Cortez's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Carretero misses with a punch on the inside.
Carretero blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Cortez lands with a light punch inside. #CUT#It looks like Cristóforo Carretero has been cut.
Carretero lands a right hand that snaps the head of Cortez backwards. #T2#
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Cortez tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Cortez tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Cortez throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Cortez goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Carretero lands a shoulder strike.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
A right hook to the body lands for Cortez.
A head punch on the inside from Carretero fails to land.
Carretero blocking some punches.
Carretero swings away with an uppercut that misses.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Carretero.
Cortez prevents a body shot from Carretero.
Cortez lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Carretero throws a punch but it's blocked by Cortez.
Carretero's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Cortez lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Cristóforo Carretero seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Cortez scores with a nice hook to the head.
Cortez tries to work over Carretero's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Carretero can't find room to land a body shot as Cortez controls the action.
Ubaldo Cortez is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Carretero throws a punch but it's blocked by Cortez.
Cortez blocking some punches.
And that's the end of the fight!
Ubaldo Cortez showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Cortez, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Alexandre Firmino scores the fight 30:27
Judge Edson Gomes scores the fight 30:27
Judge Leandro Rodrigues scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ubaldo Cortez!
A very excited looking Ubaldo Cortez made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction. |
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Event:
H25
Date: Nov 11, 2023 |
#R1#
Sandoval cracks Cortez with an open hand slap.
Sandoval throws a body shot but no joy.
Cortez avoids the body shot from Sandoval.
Cortez thinks about countering with a body kick.
Sandoval feints a jab promting Cortez to slip. Sandoval then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Cortez slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Cortez keeps the fight on the outside.
Cortez looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Cortez swats away the attempt to clinch by Sandoval.
Sandoval throws a body punch but Cortez moves out of range.
Cortez was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Sandoval.
Sandoval misses with a body shot.
It looked like Cortez was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Sandoval.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sandoval misses with an uppercut
and Cortez counters with a good low kick that Sandoval was not able to check.
Sandoval jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Sandoval thuds a left hand into Cortez's body.
Cortez slips a jab from Sandoval.
It looked like Cortez wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Sandoval throws the left hand but Cortez avoids the punch easily.#T1#
Sandoval throws a body punch but Cortez moves out of range.
Cortez's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Sandoval connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Cortez scrambles back to his feet.
Sandoval connects with a right hand. Cortez shakes it off.
Sandoval fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Sandoval steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Cortez.
Sandoval keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
#CL#
Cortez pushes Sandoval up against the ropes in a clinch.
Sandoval tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Cortez's elbow.
Sandoval can't find room to land a body shot as Cortez controls the action.
Sandoval takes a shot to the head.
Cortez blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Sandoval tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Sandoval throws a head punch that misses.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Cortez.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Cortez.
A nice right hand lands inside from Cortez. #T2#
This has been an exciting period of action!
Sandoval swings wildly with an uppercut but Cortez uses good head movement to avoid it.
Cortez misses with a punch on the inside.
Sandoval wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Cortez has him pressed against the ropes.
Sandoval throws a punch but it's blocked by Cortez.
Cortez misses with a punch to the body.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Cortez.
Sandoval misses with some punches.
Cortez looks to throw an elbow but misses. #BC2#
Sandoval breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Sandoval lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Sandoval changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Cortez missing with a left hand there. Sandoval was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Sandoval takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Cortez uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Sandoval.
Sandoval shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Cortez eats them both and turns towards Sandoval to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Sandoval scores with a jab to the jaw.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Miguel Sandoval dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!#R2#
Cortez drops his hands momentarily and Sandoval takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Sandoval fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Sandoval circles away from the clinch attempt.
Sandoval looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.#CL#
Cortez takes the fight into the clinch.
A short left from Cortez.
Sandoval throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
A short right from Cortez.
Cortez misses with a short punch on the inside.
Sandoval swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Cortez cracks Sandoval with a nice body shot.
Sandoval tries to break free but Cortez pushes him back against the ropes.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sandoval misses with a short punch on the inside.
Sandoval swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Cortez blocking some punches.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Cortez.
Cortez tries to work over Sandoval's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Sandoval misses with a hook to the ribs.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Cortez.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A head punch on the inside from Sandoval fails to land. #T1#
Sandoval lands a left hand that snaps the head of Cortez backwards.
Sandoval blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Ubaldo Cortez has scored more points in the clinch so far.
A shot in the inside from Cortez.
Sandoval wants to break the clinch but can't.
Sandoval throws a punch but it's blocked by Cortez.
A nice left hand lands by Sandoval.
Cortez blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Sandoval's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
A head punch blocked on the inside by Cortez.
Nice body punch from Cortez - that landed with a thud.
Sandoval has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Sandoval swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Cortez swings wildly with an uppercut but Sandoval uses good head movement to avoid it.
Cortez swings wildly with an uppercut but Sandoval uses good head movement to avoid it.
Cortez swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Sandoval misses with a hook to the ribs.
Cortez softening up his opponent with strikes, against the ropes.
Cortez misses with the head strike.
Cortez misses with the head strike.
Sandoval misses with a punch to the body.
#T2#
Cortez blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Sandoval cracks Cortez with a nice body shot.
Cortez lands a left hand that snaps the head of Sandoval backwards.
Sandoval lands a body punch.
Cortez misses with an elbow strike.
Cortez stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.#BC2#
Sandoval's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Cortez defending well as Sandoval loads up on a big left hand.
Cortez looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Miguel Sandoval seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Cortez takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Sandoval scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Sandoval connects with a body shot that sends Cortez's belly button to the back.
Sandoval tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Cortez half committed to a counter leg kick.
Miguel Sandoval seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Cortez bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Sandoval's head.
Sandoval has been working his punching technique in the buildup to the fight and it appears to be paying off.
Cortez tries to clinch there but Sandoval circles away.
Sandoval throws a right and a left that both miss.
Cortez throwing a counter right hand but Sandoval manages to avoid it.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Ubaldo Cortez will probably get the nod.
That's time! Cortez's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!#R3#
Sandoval misses with a lunging right hand
and Cortez counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Sandoval thinking.
Sandoval lands a jab to Cortez's midsection.
Sandoval lands a nice hook to Cortez's body. Cortez takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Sandoval misses with a combination
letting Cortez counter with a right hand.
Cortez looks for the body kick but Sandoval saw that one coming.
Cortez tries to clinch but Sandoval moves out of range.
Nice shot by Sandoval.
Cortez jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Sandoval throws out a counter right but Cortez avoids it with no problem.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Cortez steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Sandoval.
Sandoval misses with a wild body shot.
Sandoval lands with an uppercut that bounces Cortez off the ropes and back into range.
Cortez is looking to score with low kicks.#T1#
Cortez tries to clinch up.
Sandoval with a jab.
Sandoval misses with a double jab.
Cortez feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Cortez has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Sandoval finds it's way round the side to connect with Cortez's head.
Sandoval rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Cortez moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Sandoval moves into range and connects with a jab.
Cortez ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Cortez tries to clinch but Sandoval moves out of range.
Cortez takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Sandoval wants to clinch up but Cortez keeps it at a distance.
Cortez half committed to a counter leg kick.
Cortez scores with a sloppy right hand. Sandoval should have avoided that one.
Cortez ducks under a wild hook from Sandoval.#T2#
Sloppy strikes from Sandoval. Those never looked like landing.
A little feinted left hand from Cortez on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.#CL#
Cortez closes the distance and clinches.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Cortez lands a body shot in the clinch.
Cortez softening up his opponent with strikes, against the ropes.
Cortez misses with a body punch.
Cortez lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Cortez lands with a left to the head.
Cortez presses Sandoval against the ropes and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Sandoval takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Cortez goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
#BC2#
Sandoval's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Sandoval darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Cortez throws a big shot that misses.
Sandoval is looking to clinch.
Sandoval takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Sandoval misses with a double jab
and as Sandoval tries to reset, Cortez cracks him with a perfect counter right hand that drops him to the mat! Sandoval is trying to get up but he's doing the chicken dance and face plants back to the floor - that's enough for the referee and he's called the bout! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:57 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punch). Ubaldo Cortez!
Ubaldo Cortez decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well. |
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Event:
H21
Date: Oct 21, 2023 |
#R1#
A slapping leg kick lands for Salamanca.
Nice body kick from Salamanca.
Salamanca misses with a left hand
and Cortez counters with a stiff right hand.
Cortez defending well as Salamanca loads up on a big left hand.
Salamanca backing away here, and Cortez unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Salamanca connects with a looping right hand.
Cortez moves out of range of the strikes.
Salamanca pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Cortez looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Cortez has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Salamanca finds it's way round the side to connect with Cortez's head.
Salamanca throws a shot from downtown. Cortez moves away and avoids it.
Cortez takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Salamanca lands a nice shot to the body.
Salamanca is looking to slow Cortez down with leg kicks.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Salamanca connects with a body shot.
Salamanca lands a nice looking body shot.
Marco Salamanca seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Some wild striking there from Salamanca.
#T1#
Cortez avoids the body shot from Salamanca.
Cortez buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Cortez has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Salamanca.
Salamanca's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Cortez connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Salamanca scrambles back to his feet.
Salamanca lands a right hook to the body.
Salamanca has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Nice uppercut there from Salamanca.
Cortez shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Salamanca buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
We've been informed that Cortez has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
Cortez catches Salamanca with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Cortez uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Salamanca darts in and out, connecting with a jab. #T2#
Salamanca misses with a leg kick
and Cortez cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Salamanca fails to land with a series of punches.
Cortez flicks out a counter leg kick but Salamanca steps away.
Cortez bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Salamanca looks to land a left hand but Cortez moved out of range nicely.
Cortez swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Cortez takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Cortez with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Salamanca to score with a decent uppercut.
Salamanca throws a hook but Cortez avoids it easily.#CL2#
Cortez clinches with his opponent.
Cortez scores with a shot to the side of Salamanca's head.
Salamanca blocks a punch to the side of the head.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Salamanca is trying to break the clinch but Cortez is controlling him.
Cortez lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Salamanca tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Salamanca lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Cortez blocks an uppercut.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Marco Salamanca dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.#R2#
Salamanca takes a swing at Cortez's ribcage but misses.
Salamanca scores with a jab. Cortez acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Salamanca buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Cortez slips a jab from Salamanca.
Salamanca is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Cortez.
Salamanca does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Salamanca lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Cortez at a distance.
Cortez on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Salamanca connects with a right hand. Cortez shakes it off.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Salamanca throws a lazy body kick
and Cortez counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Salamanca misses with a straight right.
Salamanca is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Cortez can do to turn this around?
Cortez is looking to clinch but Salamanca is avoiding it.
Cortez scores with a nice head shot.#T1#
Cortez takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Cortez lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
It really doesn't seem like the step up in weight is hurting Salamanca here at all. He's more than holding his own against the bigger man.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Cortez checks a leg kick.
Cortez appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
A big left from Salamanca misses.
Salamanca throws a leg kick
and Salamanca takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Cortez tries to clinch but Salamanca moves out of range.
Cortez connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Salamanca momentarily.
Salamanca connects with a solid leg kick.
Cortez tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Cortez gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Salamanca bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
A slapping leg kick lands for Salamanca.
#T2#
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Salamanca throws a nice outside leg kick.
Cortez clobbers Salamanca with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Salamanca jabs at Cortez's body.
Salamanca throws a leg kick
and Cortez connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Salamanca lands a nice shot that snaps Cortez's head back.
Salamanca throws a sloppy body shot
and Cortez counters with a body kick.
Salamanca stuns Cortez with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Salamanca swings for the body but Cortez moves out of range.
Salamanca throws a poor cross that misses
and Cortez cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Salamanca connects with a solid leg kick.
Marco Salamanca is winning the standup battle so far.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Salamanca throws a shot from downtown. Cortez moves away and avoids it.
Cortez has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Salamanca misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Cortez counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Marco Salamanca dominated that second round.
That's time! Salamanca's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!#R3#
Salamanca looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Marco Salamanca is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Cortez bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Salamanca tries to land a front kick but Cortez steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
A left lands for Salamanca.
Salamanca throws a leg kick which misses Cortez's front leg but catches the back leg as Cortez tries to avoid it.
Cortez's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Salamanca on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Salamanca throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Cortez sees it coming and avoids it easily.
A nice leg kick lands there from Salamanca.
Salamanca fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Salamanca connects with a right hand. Cortez shakes it off.
Salamanca throws a jab but it's blocked by Cortez.
A nice leg kick from Salamanca, right into the meat of the thigh.
Cortez blocks a leg kick.
A little jabbing left from Cortez on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.#T1#
Cortez walks into a stiff left hand from Salamanca.
Jab by Salamanca.
Salamanca throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Cortez! But no joy.
Cortez connects with a jab.
Cortez with the inside leg kick.
Salamanca swings for the body but Cortez moves out of range.
Salamanca ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Cortez moves away.
Cortez tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Cortez ducks under a wild hook from Salamanca.
Salamanca lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Salamanca avoids a kick to the body.
Cortez has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Salamanca.#T2#
Salamanca stuns Cortez with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Ubaldo Cortez has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Salamanca swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Cortez.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Salamanca swings for the body but Cortez moves out of range.
Salamanca misses with an uppercut. Cortez saw that one coming.
Salamanca misses with an attempted mid kick.
Cortez follows through with a counter body kick but it doesn't land.
Cortez swings for the body but Salamanca moves out of range.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Salamanca lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Cortez has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Cortez and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Salamanca lands with a cross.
Salamanca keeps the fight on the outside.
A little feinted left hand from Salamanca on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Cortez needs to keep his hands up - Salamanca had a free shot at his head there.
Salamanca lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Salamanca lands with a shot to the body.
And that's the end of the fight!
Marco Salamanca showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Salamanca, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Luis Engracia scores the fight 30:27
Judge Matheus Silva scores the fight 30:27
Judge Edson Gomes scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Marco Salamanca!
Marco Salamanca decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well. |
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Event:
H16
Date: Sep 24, 2023 |
#R1#
Elizondo throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Elizondo lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Cortez has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Cortez and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
As Elizondo backs away, Cortez returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Elizondo has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Cortez throws a jab when Elizondo was well out of range.
Cortez fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Elizondo manages to avoid it.
Cortez connects with a crisp jab.
Elizondo waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Cortez.
Cortez fires out a quick counter leg kick but Elizondo just manages to avoid it.
Elizondo misses with an attempted mid kick.
Elizondo is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Cortez.
Cortez throws a quick counter kick to the body but Elizondo avoids it.
Cortez moves out of range as Elizondo strikes.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.#CL#
Cortez rushes Elizondo and presses him up against the ropes.
Cortez gets through Elizondo's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.#BC2#
Elizondo breaks from the clinch.
Elizondo misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Cortez.
Cortez throwing a counter right hand but Elizondo manages to avoid it.
Cortez takes a jab right on the kisser.
#T1#
Elizondo fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Elizondo lands a nice hook to Cortez's body. Cortez takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
A solid leg kick lands there for Elizondo.
Cortez has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Primal Concrete Gym in the buildup to the fight.
A jab from Cortez does it's job there.
Elizondo tries to land a front kick but Cortez steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Elizondo fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Cortez has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Elizondo - that will leave a mark!
A big left from Elizondo misses.
That kick from Elizondo tenderised Cortez's leg. Cortez is trying to keep his angry face on.
Cortez moves forwards but Elizondo connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Cortez misses with a lunging right hand
and Cortez takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A big left from Elizondo misses.
Elizondo tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Cortez was well out of range. Poor timing from Elizondo.
Cortez half committed to a counter leg kick.#T2#
A telegraphed right hand from Elizondo misses the target.
Elizondo with the inside leg kick.
Elizondo misses with a hook.
Elizondo misses with a low kick.
Cortez stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Elizondo.
Cortez slips a straight right by Elizondo.
Elizondo lands a right hook to the body.
Cortez rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
enabling Elizondo to counter with a crisp jab.
Elizondo looks to land a right hand but Cortez moved out of range.
Elizondo checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.#CL#
Cortez moves into the clinch.
Elizondo missing with knees to the body.
Elizondo tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Gaizka Elizondo dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the ring so we can get back down to business.#R2#
Cortez tries to close the distance and clinch but Elizondo swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away. #CL2#
Elizondo moves into range and clinches up with Cortez.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Elizondo tries to break free but Cortez pushes him back against the ropes.
Elizondo stalling in the clinch but Cortez improves position.
Elizondo blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Cortez scores with a shoulder strike.
Cortez presses Elizondo against the ropes and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Cortez scores with a nice hook to the head.
Elizondo is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the ropes.
Cortez tries a body shot but Elizondo blocks it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Elizondo stalling against the ropes.
Cortez managing to block the knees to the body from Elizondo.
Cortez throws a head punch that misses. #T1#
Cortez goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Elizondo wants to stall.
Elizondo blocks a punch to the side of the head.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Cortez.
Cortez misses with a punch on the inside.
Cortez lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Elizondo or not.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Cortez.
Cortez goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A left hand lands to the body for Cortez.
With the fighters clinched against the ropes, Cortez creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut. #BC2#
Elizondo breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Cortez throws a lazy uppercut
and Cortez takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Elizondo throws a lazy uppercut
and Cortez counters with a right hand to the body.
Elizondo misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Cortez.
Elizondo looks to land a right hand but Cortez moved out of range.#T2#
Elizondo misses with a head kick.
A slapping leg kick lands for Elizondo.
Elizondo swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.#CL2#
Cortez gets tackled into the ropes by Elizondo. Elizondo maintains the clinch.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Elizondo blocks an uppercut.
Cortez lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Elizondo backwards.
A short uppercut from Cortez.
Elizondo blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Cortez throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Elizondos head.
Cortez lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
A head punch on the inside from Cortez fails to land.
A nice left hand lands by Cortez.
With the fighters clinched against the ropes, Cortez creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Cortez doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Ubaldo Cortez dominated that second round.
That's time! Cortez's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!#R3#
Elizondo misses with a body shot.
Cortez feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Elizondo is looking to chop away at Cortez's legs.
Good leg kick by Elizondo.
Cortez tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Cortez avoids a punch combination nicely.
Cortez wants to clinch up but Elizondo keeps it at a distance.
Elizondo throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Elizondo walks forward, straight into a front kick from Cortez.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A good leg kick by Elizondo.
Cortez is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Cortez tries to clinch up.
Elizondo doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Cortez connects with an inside leg kick.
Cortez blocks a jab.#T1#
Elizondo misses the shot to the body.
Elizondo avoids the body shot from Cortez.
Cortez throws the left hand but Elizondo avoids the punch easily.
Elizondo chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Elizondo is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Cortez avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Cortez throwing a counter right hand but Elizondo manages to avoid it.
Elizondo lands with a thumping leg kick.
Elizondo tries to work over Cortez's front leg with a kick but Cortez checks it.
Cortez was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Elizondo misses with a hook
and Cortez counters with a leg kick.
Gaizka Elizondo seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Cortez tries to clinch but Elizondo moves away
and Elizondo counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work. #CL#
Cortez darts in and clinches Elizondo up against the ropes.#T2#
Cortez throws a punch but it's blocked by Elizondo.
Cortez goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Cortez lands a shoulder strike.
Cortez fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Cortez lands a nice shot to the body.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Elizondo trying to land knees to the body.
With the two fighters working up against the ropes, Elizondo just misses with a elbow thrown towards Cortez's brow.
Elizondo blocks an elbow strike.
Cortez has a couple of punches blocked by Elizondo.
Cortez scores with a nice hook to the head.
Cortez pushes Elizondo back against the ropes and unloads with a body punch.
Cortez lands a nice shot to the body.
Elizondo tries to land knees in the clinch but Cortez avoids the damage to the body.
Cortez fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Elizondo blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A nice right hand lands inside from Cortez.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Ubaldo Cortez.
I think Cortez has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Paulo Santos scores the fight 29:28
Judge Edson Gomes scores the fight 29:28
Judge Alexandre Firmino scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ubaldo Cortez!
A very excited looking Ubaldo Cortez made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
In defeat, Gaizka Elizondo stepped up to the mic, saying 'gonna take some time off '. |
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Event:
H9
Date: Aug 06, 2023 |
#R1#
Cortez steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Louis.
Cortez connects with a body shot.
Jab by Louis.
Louis has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Cortez.
Cortez scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Cortez misses with a right hand
and Louis connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Louis fails to land with a series of punches.
A slow jab from Cortez misses its intended target.
Louis ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Louis moves out of range as Cortez throws a body kick.
We've been informed that Cortez has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
Cortez avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Louis misses with a hook to the body
and Cortez counters with a lovely straight right hand!
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Louis avoids the body shot from Cortez.
Cortez throws the left hand but Louis avoids the punch easily.
Louis misses with a jab to the body
and Cortez counters with a straight right hand.
Cortez throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Louis was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.#T1#
Louis throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Cortez sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Louis takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Louis scores with a one two! Cortez had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Cortez lands with a shot to the body.
Louis throws a sloppy head kick and Cortez moves out of range easily.
Louis misses with a wild body shot.
Cortez turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Cortez sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Cortez slips a jab from Louis.
A leg kick checked by Cortez.
Cortez misses with a wild body shot.
Cortez throws a wild body kick that Louis sees coming a mile off.
A lazy left from Louis finds it's target.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Cortez throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Tom Louis seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.#T2#
Cortez cracks Louis with a good jab.#ROC2#Louis is rocked!#CUT2#It looks like Tom Louis has been cut.
Louis throws a leg kick that is checked
and Cortez counters with a nice low kick that buckles Louis's knee momentarily.
Oh Louis is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Louis is breathing heavily.
Cortez knocks out Louis with a massive right hand! The ref tackles Cortez before he can follow up with any more strikes and that's it everyone. Cortez picks up the big W with a huge KO!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:14 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Ubaldo Cortez!
A relieved looking Ubaldo Cortez thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
Tom Louis spoke after the fight, saying 'As much as I want to I just don't have the chin to keep going. I love you all but this is my last fight'. |
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Event:
H7
Date: Jul 23, 2023 |
#R1#
Ozbourne throws a lazy right hand but Cortez sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Ozbourne moves out of range of the body kick from Cortez.
Cortez lands with a thumping leg kick.
Ozbourne scores with a body shot.
Ozbourne thumps Cortez with a low kick.
Cortez throws a lazy uppercut
and Ozbourne counters with an inside leg kick.
Ozbourne misses with a low kick.
Cortez feints a counter leg kick.
Cortez has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Cortez blocks a low kick nicely.
Ozbourne blocks a head kick by Cortez.
Cortez throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Ozbourne dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Cortez. That did some damage!
Ozbourne takes a swing at Cortez's ribcage but misses.
A little jabbing left from Cortez on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Ozbourne feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Cortezs jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Ziggy Ozbourne seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Cortez takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Jab, jab by Ozbourne - just one landing.
Cortez misses with an uppercut. Ozbourne saw that one coming.
Cortez misses with a looping left.
Ozbourne fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.#T1##CL#
Ozbourne gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Cortez lands a body shot in the clinch.
Cortez softening up his opponent with strikes, against the ropes.
Ozbourne lands a body shot.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Cortez.
Ozbourne lands with a left to the head.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Ozbourne.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Ozbourne.
Cortez tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Ozbourne's elbow.
A head punch on the inside from Cortez fails to land.
Ozbourne scores with a shoulder strike.
Ozbourne is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Cortez looks winded!
Ozbourne throws a punch but it's blocked by Cortez.
Cortez's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Ozbourne blocking some punches.
Cortez struggles to land a body shot inside as Ozbourne controls his hands.
Ozbourne lands a nice uppercut.
Ozbourne lands a left hand that snaps the head of Cortez backwards.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Ozbourne.
Ozbourne goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Cortez swings wildly with an uppercut but Ozbourne uses good head movement to avoid it.
Cortez misses with a short punch on the inside. #T2#
Cortez misses with a punch on the inside.
A right hook to the body lands for Cortez.
A short right from Ozbourne on the inside.
Cortez tries to throw a body punch but Ozbourne avoids it by throwing Cortez back against the ropes.
A short body shot lands from Cortez as the two fighters clinch.
Ozbourne throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
A shot in the inside from Cortez.
Ozbourne tries to throw a body punch but Cortez avoids it by throwing Ozbourne back against the ropes.
Ozbourne scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Cortez struggles to land a body shot inside as Ozbourne controls his hands.
Cortez misses with a body punch.
Ozbourne blocks an elbow strike from Cortez.
Ozbourne pushes Cortez back against the ropes and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Ozbourne lands a right hand.
Ozbourne has a couple of punches blocked by Cortez.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Ozbourne lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Cortez or not.
Cortez goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Cortez lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Cortez.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Ziggy Ozbourne dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!#R2#
Cortez throws the left hand but Ozbourne avoids the punch easily.
Ozbourne uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Cortez.
#CL#
Ozbourne has closed the distance and engaged Cortez in a clinch.
Ozbourne is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Cortez can do to turn this around?
Ozbourne lands with a left to the head.
Ozbourne lands a hook to the side of the head.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Ozbourne.
Cortez misses with a hook to the ribs.
Ziggy Ozbourne has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Cortez lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Ozbourne backwards.
Cortez misses with a short punch on the inside.
Ozbourne lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Ozbourne misses with a punch on the inside.
Ozbourne lands with a left to the head.
Ozbourne softening up his opponent with strikes, against the ropes.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A short uppercut from Ozbourne.
Ozbourne misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Ozbourne putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Cortez in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Ozbourne blocks a body shot from Cortez.
Ozbourne blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Ozbourne landing knees to the head.
Cortez blocks a body shot from Ozbourne.
Cortez lands a body shot in the clinch.
Cortez lands a left hand that snaps the head of Ozbourne backwards. #T1#
A body shot lands from Ozbourne.
Ozbourne lands a nice uppercut.
Cortez tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Ozbourne lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Ozbourne has a couple of punches blocked by Cortez.
Cortez tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Cortez tries to work over Ozbourne's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Ozbourne scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Ozbourne trying to land knees to the body.
Cortez lands with a right to the head.
Ozbourne blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Cortez tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Cortez working aggressively here.
Cortez lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Cortez blocking some punches.
Ozbourne tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Ozbourne misses with some punches.
Cortez doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Ozbourne presses Cortez against the ropes and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Cortez is breathing heavily.
Ozbourne lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards. #T2#
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Ozbourne blocks the elbow strike.
Still in the clinch, Ozbourne scores with a nice short uppercut.
Ozbourne misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Cortez.
Ozbourne makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Cortez swings wildly with an uppercut but Ozbourne uses good head movement to avoid it.
Cortez working aggressively here.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Cortez.
Ozbourne blocking some punches.
Cortez tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Ozbourne lands a left hand.
A head punch on the inside from Ozbourne fails to land.
Cortez goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Cortez scores with a shot to the side of Ozbourne's head.
Ozbourne blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Cortez misses with a punch to the body.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Ozbourne fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Ozbourne swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Ozbourne lands with a right to the head.
Ozbourne misses with the head strike.
Ozbourne swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Ozbourne can't find room to land a body shot as Cortez controls the action.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Ziggy Ozbourne dominated that second round.
That's time! Ozbourne's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!#R3#
Ozbourne scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Cortez tries to move into range but Ozbourne moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
The crowd cheers as Cortez lands an impressive looking overhand right. Ozbourne doesn't seem phased though.
Cortez on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot. #CL#
Ozbourne gets a clinch.
Ozbourne blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A left hand lands to the body for Cortez.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Ozbourne.
Nice body punch from Cortez - that landed with a thud.
Ozbourne blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A short left from Ozbourne.
Ozbourne lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Cortez blocks a punch to the side of the head.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Cortez lands with a left to the head.
Ozbourne struggles to land a body shot inside as Cortez controls his hands.
Ozbourne blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Cortez blocking some punches.
With the two fighters working up against the ropes, Cortez just misses with a elbow thrown towards Ozbourne's brow.
Cortez lands a shot to the body.
Ozbourne tries to work over Cortez's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target. #T1#
Ozbourne swings wildly with an uppercut but Cortez uses good head movement to avoid it.
Cortez swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Ozbourne misses with a punch to the body.
Ozbourne blocking some punches.
Cortez working aggressively here.
Ozbourne blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Ozbourne lands a right hand.
Cortez swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Cortez swings wildly with an uppercut but Ozbourne uses good head movement to avoid it.
Ziggy Ozbourne is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
A head punch on the inside from Cortez fails to land.
Cortez throws a punch but it's blocked by Ozbourne.
Cortez misses with a hook to the ribs.
Ozbourne struggles to land a body shot inside as Cortez controls his hands.
Cortez doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
#T2#
Cortez prevents a body shot from Ozbourne.
Ubaldo Cortez has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Ozbourne blocks a body shot from Cortez.
Ozbourne throws a head punch that misses.
Cortez misses with a short punch on the inside.
Cortez lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Ozbourne.
A body shot lands from Cortez.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Ozbourne.
Cortez misses with the head strike.
Cortez can't find room to land a body shot as Ozbourne controls the action.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Cortez.
Cortez throws a punch but it's blocked by Ozbourne.
Ozbourne lands a left hand that snaps the head of Cortez backwards.
Ozbourne blocking some punches.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Ziggy Ozbourne.
Well Ozbourne has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Daniel Cesar scores the fight 30:27
Judge Edson Gomes scores the fight 30:27
Judge Matheus Silva scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ziggy Ozbourne!
Ziggy Ozbourne decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well. |
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Event:
H4
Date: Jun 25, 2023 |
#R1#
A telegraphed right hand from Cortez misses the target.
A chopping leg kick lands by Salamanca.
Cortez moves away from the strike by Salamanca.
Salamanca tries to clinch up but Cortez circles away and keeps his distance.
Salamanca throws a leg kick
and Cortez counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Cortez scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Salamanca waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Cortez.
Salamanca looks to throw the jab but Cortez is out of range.
Cortez scores with a body shot.
Cortez keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Cortez looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Salamanca throws a poor cross that misses
and Cortez counters with a straight right hand.
Salamanca misses the shot to the body.
Salamanca moves out of range as Cortez strikes.
Salamanca gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Cortez misses with a kick to the body.
Cortez throws a jab when Salamanca was well out of range.
Salamanca wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Cortez throws a leg kick that misses. #T1#
Salamanca scores with a shot to the body.
Cortez connects with a solid leg kick.
Salamanca works the jab nicely.
Salamanca throws a shot to the body.
We've been informed that Cortez has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
Cortez blocks a low kick nicely.
Salamanca with a hook.
Cortez throws a jab but it's blocked by Salamanca.
Marco Salamanca seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Salamanca lunges at Cortez with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Cortez's hand.
A swing and a miss from Cortez.
An inside leg kick from Cortez misses.
Cortez avoids a kick to the body.
Cortez checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Salamanca will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Salamanca avoids a low kick by using good footwork.#T2#
Salamanca works the jab nicely.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.#CL#
Salamanca gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Salamanca takes a shot to the head.
Salamanca lands an elbow just above Cortez 's eye.
Cortez misses with some punches.
Salamanca misses with the head strike.
Cortez lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Cortez tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Salamanca scores with a shoulder strike.
Cortez presses Salamanca against the ropes and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Cortez misses with an elbow over the top.
Cortez working aggressively here.
Cortez lands with a right to the head.
Cortez blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Salamanca has a couple of punches blocked by Cortez.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
With the fighters clinched against the ropes, Cortez creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Cortez throws a head punch that misses.
Cortez swings wildly with an uppercut but Salamanca uses good head movement to avoid it.
Salamanca comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Cortez tries to throw a body punch but Salamanca avoids it by throwing Cortez back against the ropes.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Ubaldo Cortez will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the ring so we can get back down to business.#R2#
Some bone on bone action there as Cortez checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Salamanca moves out of range of the leg kick from Cortez.
A slapping leg kick lands for Cortez.
Salamanca misses with a kick to the body.
Salamanca scores with a crisp jab that stopped Cortez in his tracks.
Salamanca keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Cortez throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Salamanca sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Marco Salamanca is winning the standup battle so far.
Salamanca misses with a kick to the body.
Salamanca moves out of range of the strikes.
Salamanca waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Cortez.
A punch combination from Salamanca misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Cortez misses with a low kick.
Salamanca missing with a left hand there. Cortez was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Salamanca throws a lazy right hand but Cortez sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Cortez swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Salamanca with the inside leg kick.
Salamanca keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
#T1#
Salamanca tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Cortez was well out of range. Poor timing from Salamanca.
Cortez pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Salamanca lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.#CL#
Salamanca darts in and clinches Cortez up against the ropes.
A short uppercut from Cortez.
Ubaldo Cortez seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Cortez swings wildly with an uppercut but Salamanca uses good head movement to avoid it.
Our sources have told us that Salamanca has been working on his elbows in the gym.
Salamanca misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Cortez.
Cortez misses with the head strike.
Cortez avoids a wild elbow strike from Salamanca.
Cortez pushes Salamanca back against the ropes and lands a hook to the side of the head.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Cortez.
Cortez lands a body shot.
Salamanca working some nice short punches in the clinch.
With the fighters up against the ropes, Salamanca throws an elbow but misses.
Salamanca throws an elbow but it misses.
Salamanca throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
A short right from Cortez on the inside.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Cortez lands a left hand that snaps the head of Salamanca backwards.
Salamanca blocks an uppercut.
#T2#
Salamanca blocking some punches.
Cortez lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Cortez swings wildly with an uppercut but Salamanca uses good head movement to avoid it.
Cortez has a couple of punches blocked by Salamanca.
Salamanca has a couple of punches blocked by Cortez.
Cortez avoids a wild elbow strike from Salamanca.
Cortez is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Cortez struggles to land a body shot inside as Salamanca controls his hands.
Cortez lands a nice uppercut.
Salamanca gets through Cortez's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Salamanca blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Salamanca.
A nice left hand lands by Salamanca.
Cortez trying to control the position but instead, Salamanca has worked for underhooks and has pushed Cortez into the ropes.
Salamanca misses with an elbow strike.
Salamanca tries to work over Cortez's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Cortez blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Marco Salamanca will probably get the nod.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action.#R3##CL#
Salamanca has managed to clinch.
Salamanca has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Salamanca misses with a hook from the clinch.
Salamanca has a couple of punches blocked by Cortez.
Salamanca creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Cortez's defenses.
Salamanca lands with a short shot to the head.
Cortez lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Salamanca backwards.
Cortez blocks the elbow strike.
Salamanca lands an elbow that stopped Cortez in his tracks for a moment.
Salamanca misses with a knee to the head.
Cortez misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Salamanca works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Salamanca throws a knee to the head but misses.
Salamanca lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Cortez tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Salamanca's elbow.
Salamanca lands a knee to the head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Salamanca trying to land knees to the body.
Salamanca throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Salamanca throws an elbow but it misses.
Cortez softening up his opponent with strikes, against the ropes.
Cortez takes a knee to the side of the body. #T1#
Salamanca swings wildly with an uppercut but Cortez uses good head movement to avoid it.
Still in the clinch, Salamanca scores with a nice short uppercut.
A shot in the inside from Cortez.
Salamanca tries to land knees in the clinch but Cortez avoids the damage to the body.
Still in the clinch, Cortez scores with a nice short uppercut.
A short right from Cortez.
Cortez digs a right hand into Salamanca's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Salamanca's gas tank. #BC#
Salamanca escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Cortez misses with a kick to the body.
Cortez wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Salamanca is looking to clinch but Cortez is avoiding it.
A clash of legs there as Salamanca blocks the low kick.
Salamanca bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Salamanca avoids a kick to the body.
Salamanca uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Cortez.
Salamanca scores with a nice strike.#T2#
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Cortez throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Salamanca tried to score with a low kick but Cortez checks it.
Salamanca throws a lazy uppercut
and Cortez counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Salamanca uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Cortez has time to react.
Salamanca looks to throw the jab but Cortez is out of range.
Salamanca lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Cortez throws a hook but Salamanca blocks it.
Salamanca seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Salamanca misses with an uppercut. Cortez saw that one coming.
Salamanca scores with a shot to the body.
Salamanca connects with a crisp jab.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Cortez throws a right and a left that both miss.
Salamanca scores with a jab.
Cortez throws an overhand right that lands on Salamanca's shoulder, as Salamanca tries to avoid the shot.
Salamanca will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Cortez tries a quick counter leg kick but Salamanca is wise to it.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Marco Salamanca clearly takes that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action.#R4#
Salamanca lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Cortez at a distance.
Salamanca fails in his attempt to clinch.
Cortez throws out a loose jab but Salamanca uses good head movement to avoid it.
Cortez misses with a wild body shot.
Salamanca misses with a low kick.
Salamanca cracks Cortez with a good jab.
Cortez fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Salamanca checks it well.
Salamanca dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Cortez. That did some damage!
Cortez throws a lazy right hand but Salamanca sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Cortez throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Salamanca sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Salamanca staying out of range there.
Salamanca lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Salamanca looks for the body kick but Cortez saw that one coming.
Cortez keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
#T1#
Cortez throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Salamanca sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Cortez takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Cortez throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Salamanca counters with an inside leg kick.
Salamanca throws a body punch but Cortez moves out of range.
Cortez is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Salamanca with a body shot.
Cortez misses with an uppercut. Salamanca saw that one coming.
A leg kick checked by Cortez.
Cortez misses with a straight right.
Cortez uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Salamanca.
Salamanca goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
A little jabbing left from Cortez on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Cortez throws a leg kick
letting Salamanca counter with a right hand.
Salamanca cracks Cortez with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the ropes.
Salamanca throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Cortez counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Cortez bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Cortez misses with a body kick.
Salamanca throws a hook to the side of Cortez's head but Cortez sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.#T2#
Cortez throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Salamanca feints and then cracks Cortez's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Cortez down.
Salamanca connects with an inside leg kick.
Salamanca lands an overhand right.
Nice defenses there by Cortez.
Salamanca avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Salamanca moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Salamanca lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Cortez moves out of range as Salamanca strikes.
Salamanca throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
A low kick lands for Salamanca.
Cortez waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Salamanca.
Salamanca was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Salamanca takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Cortez scores with a jab. Salamanca acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Marco Salamanca had his way with Ubaldo Cortez in that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!#R5#
Salamanca lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Marco Salamanca is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Cortez throws the kick towards the body but Salamanca avoids it.
Cortez tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Cortez ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Salamanca moves away.
Salamanca uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Cortez.
Salamanca takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Cortez takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
A low kick from Cortez is predictable there #CL#
and Salamanca counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Salamanca.
Cortez has a couple of punches blocked by Salamanca.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Cortez.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Cortez lands with a left to the head.
Salamanca blocks a body shot from Cortez.
Cortez throws an elbow but it misses.
#T1#
Cortez misses with a punch on the inside.
Salamanca pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the ropes.
Salamanca prevents a body shot from Cortez.
Cortez swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Salamanca blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Cortez misses with a punch to the body.
Cortez misses with a short punch on the inside.
Cortez's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Cortez misses with a hook to the ribs.
A nice left hand lands by Salamanca.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Cortez.
Cortez tries to stall but Salamanca uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Salamanca blocks an uppercut.
#T2#
A left hand lands to the body for Cortez.
Ubaldo Cortez has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Cortez.
Cortez fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Cortez misses with the head strike.
Cortez fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Cortez lands a left hand that snaps the head of Salamanca backwards.
Cortez pushes Salamanca back against the ropes and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Cortez fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Cortez misses with a short punch on the inside.
Cortez tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Salamanca lands an elbow inside that Cortez shrugs off.
Cortez swings wildly with an uppercut but Salamanca uses good head movement to avoid it.
And that's the end of the fight!
Ubaldo Cortez comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Salamanca has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Emerson Jorge scores the fight 48:47
Judge Leandro Rodrigues scores the fight 48:47
Judge Seu Braga scores the fight 48:47
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Marco Salamanca!
Marco Salamanca is the new welterweight champion!
Our winner, Marco Salamanca, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans. |
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Event:
H1
Date: May 28, 2023 |
#R1#
RooMan rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Cortez moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
It looked like Cortez was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from RooMan.
A shot to the body from Cortez misses
and RooMan counters with a three punch combo that has Cortez backing up. Cortez nods at RooMan to acknowledge the strikes.
A swing and a miss from RooMan.
RooMan with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Cortez to score with a decent uppercut.#CUT#It looks like Australian RooMan has been cut.
Cortez throws a low kick but RooMan avoids it.
Cortez uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from RooMan.
Cortez steps to the side to avoid the strikes from RooMan.
RooMan throws a looping overhand right but Cortez ducks down to avoid it.
RooMan misses with a combination
and Cortez counters with a nice body kick.
Cortez buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Cortez throws a big shot that misses.
Cortez looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
RooMan misses the shot to the body.
Cortez scores with a push kick.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Cortez scores with a jab to the body.
Cortez defending well as RooMan loads up on a big left hand. #T1#
RooMan misses with a straight right.
RooMan walks into a left hand.
RooMan throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Cortez connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
RooMan thows a left - swing and a miss!
Cortez throws a wild body kick that RooMan sees coming a mile off.
Cortez connects with a quick right hand that sends RooMan tumbling backwards onto the canvas! As his head bounces into the ropes, it doesn't look good for him beating the count! 3,4,5,6,7 and he's up! No, he's back down again! This one is all over - the referee has called off the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:26 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punch). Ubaldo Cortez!
A very excited looking Ubaldo Cortez made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction. |
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Event:
Quick Fight Championship
Date: Apr 20, 2023 |
#R1#
Wright throws a lazy head kick
and Cortez counters with a nice low kick that buckles Wright's knee momentarily.
Nice shot lands for Cortez.
Wright takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Wright throws an off balance right hand
and Cortez counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Cortez jabs Wright to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Nice shot by Cortez.
Cortez throws a nice outside leg kick.
Wright gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
letting Cortez counter with a right hand.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Wright tries to clinch but Cortez moves out of range.
A counter left hand to the body from Cortez misses its target.#KD#
Cortez cracks Wright with a big right hand that sends him crashing to the floor. Cortez has the opportunity to follow him to the ground but instead he's beckoning Wright to stand back up!#ROC#Wright is rocked!
Cortez buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Wright is still on wobbly legs! Can Cortez finish him?
Cortez drops Wright with a straight right hand, right on the button! Cortez follows him down to the mat and pounds him out with hammerfists until the referee jumps in to end the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Ubaldo Cortez!
A relieved looking Ubaldo Cortez thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
The defeated Lincoln Wright had this to say: 'Im sorry things didnt go may way, so i will go back to trining harder smarter...next time victory will be mine'. |
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Event:
Quick Fight Championship
Date: Apr 13, 2023 |
#R1#
Rossiter looks to land a left hand but Cortez moved out of range nicely.
Cortez digs a good hook to Rossiter's body.
Cortez scores with a shot to the body.
Rossiter blocks the body kick.
Rossiter scores with a sloppy right hand. Cortez should have avoided that one.
Cortez fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Rossiter has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Cortez ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Cortez throws a shot to the body.
Cortez lands a nice shot that snaps Rossiter's head back.
Rossiter keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Cortez scores with a jab to the jaw.
Cortez misses with a kick to the body.
Cortez works the jab nicely.#CUT#It looks like Kai Rossiter has been cut.
Cortez takes a swing at Rossiter's ribcage but misses.
Kai Rossiter seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Cortez swings for the body but Rossiter moves out of range.
Cortez takes one to the side of the head.
#T1#
Cortez avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Cortez is looking to counter punch.
Cortez cracks Rossiter with an open hand slap.
Cortez misses with a leg kick.
Rossiter is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Cortez has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Primal Concrete Gym in the buildup to the fight.
An inside leg kick lands from Cortez.
Cortez rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Rossiter moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Rossiter throws a shot from downtown. Cortez moves away and avoids it.
Rossiter staying out of range there.
Rossiter tries to move into range but Cortez moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Cortez throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Rossiter lands with a cross.
Rossiter walks into a stiff left hand from Cortez.#ROC#Rossiter is rocked!
Rossiter misses with an uppercut
enabling Cortez to counter with a crisp jab.
Rossiter is still on wobbly legs! Can Cortez finish him?
This has been an exciting period of action!
Cortez lands a right hook to the body.
Rossiter throws an overhand right that lands on Cortez's shoulder, as Cortez tries to avoid the shot.
Cortez drops Rossiter with a straight right hand, right on the button! Cortez follows him down to the mat and pounds him out with hammerfists until the referee jumps in to end the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Ubaldo Cortez!
A relieved looking Ubaldo Cortez thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it. |
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Event:
AFK-
Date: Dec 31, 2022 |
#R1##CL#
Sandoval darts in and clinches Cortez up against the ropes.
Sandoval blocks an uppercut.
Cortez lands with a short shot to the head.
We've been informed that Cortez has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
Cortez tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Still in the clinch, Cortez scores with a nice short uppercut.
Sandoval tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Cortez's elbow.
Sandoval has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Sandoval lands a nice shot to the body.
Sandoval lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Cortez or not.
Cortez pushes Sandoval back against the ropes and unloads with a body punch.
Sandoval tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Cortez's elbow.
Cortez blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Sandoval blocks an uppercut.
Sandoval lands a hook to the side of the head.
Sandoval tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Cortez pushes Sandoval back against the ropes and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Still in the clinch, Cortez scores with a nice short uppercut.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Sandoval lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the ropes.
Cortez lands a left hand.
Sandoval misses with the head strike.
Sandoval misses with a punch to the body.
Sandoval lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Cortez looking to slow down the pace here.
Cortez tries to work over Sandoval's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Cortez scores with an uppercut up the middle.#T1#
Sandoval misses with a short punch on the inside.
Sandoval misses with a hook from the clinch.
Cortez working aggressively here.
Sandoval blocks an uppercut.
Sandoval lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the ropes.
Cortez swings wildly with an uppercut but Sandoval uses good head movement to avoid it.
Sandoval lands a hook that snaps the head of Cortez backwards.
Sandoval misses with a punch on the inside.
Cortez lands with a short shot to the head.
Sandoval scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Cortez blocks an uppercut.
Cortez tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Sandoval swings wildly with an uppercut but Cortez uses good head movement to avoid it.
Sandoval misses with the head strike.
Cortez blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Cortez working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Sandoval's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Sandoval misses with a body punch.
Cortez working aggressively here.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Sandoval misses with a hook to the ribs.
#T2#
Sandoval lands a hook to the side of the head.
Cortez gets through Sandoval's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Cortez throws a punch but it's blocked by Sandoval.
Sandoval blocks an uppercut.
Sandoval softening up his opponent with strikes, against the ropes.
A head punch on the inside from Cortez fails to land.
Sandoval throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Sandoval tries a body shot but Cortez blocks it.
#BC#
Sandoval pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Sandoval scores with a shot to the body.
Sandoval jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Sandoval.
Cortez loads up on a big right hand but Sandoval slips the punch.
Cortez looks to score with a jab to the body but Sandoval is just out of range.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Sandoval throws a jab but it's blocked by Cortez.
Cortez defending well as Sandoval loads up on a big left hand.
Cortez moves out of range as Sandoval strikes.
Sandoval scores with a jab. Cortez acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Miguel Sandoval will probably get the nod.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action.#R2#
Sandoval tests Cortez's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Miguel Sandoval seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Cortez swings and misses with a hook to the body.
It looked like Sandoval wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Sandoval throws a lazy right hand but Cortez sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Cortez slips under a jab.
Cortez walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Sandoval connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Cortez momentarily.
Cortez staying out of range there.
Sandoval is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Cortez can do to turn this around?
Cortez misses with a wild body shot.
Sandoval tries to close the distance and clinch but Cortez swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Sandoval misses with a hook. Cortez ducked under it nicely.
Cortez misses with an attempted mid kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Cortez ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Sandoval moves away.
An attempted straight right counter from Sandoval misses the target.
Cortez avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
A little jabbing left from Cortez on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Sandoval throws a body punch but Cortez moves out of range.
Donk. Cortez catches Sandoval right on the button with a cross.
Sandoval moves out of range of the leg kick from Cortez.#T1#
Cortez throws a leg kick that is checked
and Sandoval cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Cortez looks for the body kick but Sandoval saw that one coming.
Sandoval takes a swing at Cortez's ribcage but misses.
Cortez wants to counter with a clinch but Sandoval pushes him away.
Cortez displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Sandoval throws out the jab.
Cortez uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Sandoval.
Decent striking displayed by Sandoval there.
Cortez lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
A jab from Sandoval misses.
Sandoval misses with a straight right.
Cortez throws a leg kick
enabling Sandoval to counter with a crisp jab.
A telegraphed right hand from Sandoval misses the target.
Cortez now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Cortez throws the kick towards the body but Sandoval avoids it.
Cortez ducks under a wild hook from Sandoval.
Cortez replies with a solid counter kick to the body but Sandoval blocks it well.
Sandoval bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Cortez's head backwards.
Sandoval connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.#T2##CL#
Sandoval closes the distance and pushes Cortez back into the ropes.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Cortez is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the ropes.
Sandoval misses with a punch to the body.
Cortez tries to work over Sandoval's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Cortez lands a right hand that snaps the head of Sandoval backwards.
Cortez working aggressively here.
Cortez digs a right hand underneath Sandoval's ribcage. Sandoval let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Sandoval blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Sandoval tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Sandoval misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Sandoval goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Cortez working aggressively here.
Sandoval lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Cortez or not. #BC#
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Sandoval breaks from the clinch.
Sandoval catches Cortez with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Sandoval uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Cortez.
Cortez ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Cortez is looking to clinch.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Miguel Sandoval dominated that second round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!#R3#
Sandoval lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Cortez circles away quickly and effectively.
Miguel Sandoval is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Sandoval misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Cortez pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Cortez jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Sandoval misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Sandoval swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Cortez.
Sandoval lands a jab.
Cortez takes one to the side of the head.
Sandoval will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Cortez circles away from the clinch attempt.
Cortez scores with a body shot.
Cortez is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Sandoval rather than just go for the knockout.
Cortez tries to clinch but Sandoval moves out of range.
Cortez avoids the body shot from Sandoval.
#T1#
Sandoval blocks a jab.
Sandoval wants to clinch.
Cortez throws a front kick that sends Sandoval stumbling back into the ropes.
Nice body kick there by Cortez.
A looping hook to the body misses from Cortez. Sandoval does a little dance to reset his feet.
Cortez throws a hook but Sandoval avoids it easily.
Sandoval misses the shot to the body.
Cortez is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Cortez ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Sandoval swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Cortez is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Sandoval with a body shot.
Sandoval misses with a wild body shot.
Cortez replies with a solid counter kick to the body but Sandoval blocks it well.#T2#
Cortez ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Ubaldo Cortez has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Cortez throws a hook but Sandoval avoids it easily.
Cortez looks to land a combination but Sandoval avoids it well.
Sandoval dips to his left and cracks Cortez with an uppercut!
Sandoval misses with an uppercut.
Sandoval fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Cortez misses with a looping right.
A lazy body kick from Cortez
and Sandoval counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Miguel Sandoval is winning the standup battle so far.
Sandoval falls off balance throwing a combination
letting Cortez counter with a right hand.
Cortez misses with a hook.
Cortez misses with a low kick.
Sandoval is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Cortez throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Sandoval was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Miguel Sandoval.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Sandoval, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Tatsuya Matsuyama scores the fight 30:27
Judge Taro Takaoka scores the fight 30:27
Judge Yukihiro Yamamoto scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Miguel Sandoval! |
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Event:
AKF 73: The King
Date: Dec 03, 2022 |
#R1#
Cortez fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Elizondo manages to avoid it.
Cortez looks to throw the jab but Elizondo is out of range.
Cortez throws a hook but Elizondo avoids it easily.
Elizondo scores with a jab to the jaw.
Cortez avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Elizondo connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Elizondo uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Cortez.
Elizondo cracks Cortez with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Cortez throws a right hand that misses
and Cortez takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Cortez moves out of range of the strikes.
Cortez lands with an overhand left.
Cortez darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Cortez connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Cortez takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Cortez slips a straight right by Elizondo.
Cortez thuds a left hand into Elizondo's body.
Elizondo smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.#T1#
Elizondo moves into range and connects with a jab.
Elizondo scores with a leg kick.
Elizondo throws a body shot but no joy.
Cortez is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Elizondo lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Elizondo shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
It seemed like Cortez was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Cortez just misses with a punch to the body.
Elizondo throws out a leg kick but Cortez moves out of range and Elizondo only half commits.
Cortez tries to clinch up.
Elizondo misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Elizondo misses with a body shot.
A slapping leg kick lands for Elizondo.
Cortez throws a jab when Elizondo was well out of range.
Elizondo misses with an uppercut. Cortez saw that one coming.
Elizondo throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Gaizka Elizondo seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Elizondo uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Cortez.
Elizondo swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Jab from Elizondo.#T2##CL#
Elizondo drives through and clinches with Cortez against the ropes.
Cortez fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
We've been informed that Cortez has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Cortez tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A short uppercut from Elizondo.
Cortez working aggressively here.
Elizondo lands a left hand that snaps the head of Cortez backwards.
Elizondo lands a left hand that snaps the head of Cortez backwards.
Cortez misses with a punch to the body.
Cortez has a couple of punches blocked by Elizondo.
Elizondo fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Elizondo goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Elizondo can't find room to land a body shot as Cortez controls the action.
Cortez gets through Elizondo's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Cortez tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Elizondo's elbow.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Cortez misses with a hook from the clinch.
Elizondo works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
A head punch on the inside from Elizondo fails to land.
Cortez misses with a punch on the inside.
Cortez can't find room to land a body shot as Elizondo controls the action.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Gaizka Elizondo dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.#R2#
Elizondo misses with a hook. Cortez ducked under it nicely.
Elizondo misses with a hook. Cortez ducked under it nicely.
Cortez smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Cortez misses with a low kick as Elizondo jumps back.
Cortez misses with a body shot.
Elizondo throwing a counter right hand but Cortez manages to avoid it.
Cortez slips a straight right by Elizondo.
Elizondo throws a leg kick #CL2#
and Cortez holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
A nice left hand lands by Cortez.
Cortez misses with a punch to the body.
A shot in the inside from Cortez.
Elizondo misses with the head strike.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Cortez.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Cortez.
Cortez misses with a hook to the ribs.
Cortez blocks an uppercut.
A nice right hand lands inside from Cortez.
Cortez throws a punch but it's blocked by Elizondo.
A short uppercut from Cortez.
Ubaldo Cortez seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Cortez throws a head punch that misses. #T1#
Cortez misses with some punches.
With the fighters up against the ropes, Cortez throws an elbow but misses.
Cortez stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
A shot in the inside from Cortez.
Elizondo throws a punch but it's blocked by Cortez.
A right handed body shot lands from Cortez.
Cortez lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Cortez.
Cortez misses with a hook from the clinch.
Cortez throws a head punch that misses.
A short right from Cortez.
Elizondo trying to land knees to the body.
Cortez swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A short left from Cortez.
Elizondo lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
A short left from Cortez.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Cortez pushes Elizondo back against the ropes and unloads with a body punch.
Elizondo doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Elizondo scores with a nice hook to the head.#T2#
Still in the clinch, Cortez scores with a nice short uppercut.
Elizondo doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Cortez struggles to land a body shot inside as Elizondo controls his hands.
Cortez lands a nice shot to the body.
Elizondo has had enough of the clinch but Cortez keeps him there for the moment.
Cortez lands a hook that snaps the head of Elizondo backwards.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Elizondo.
Cortez managing to block the knees to the body from Elizondo.
Elizondo blocking some punches.
Cortez misses with some punches.
Elizondo misses with the head strike.
Cortez lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Elizondo.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Elizondo.
Cortez scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Elizondo misses with a hook from the clinch.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Cortez tries to throw a body punch but Elizondo avoids it by throwing Cortez back against the ropes.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Cortez swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Cortez tries to work over Elizondo's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Elizondo lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Cortez backwards.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Elizondo.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Ubaldo Cortez showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!#R3#
Elizondo misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Cortez.
Cortez connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Elizondo turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Elizondo misses with a left hand #KD2#
and Cortez counters with a beautiful hook that drops Elizondo to the mat! Will Elizondo be able to recover his senses? The referee starts the count at 3 having sent Cortez to a neutral corner. 4,5,6 and Elizondo is up. He looks OK to continue. #ROC2#Elizondo is rocked!
Cortez is pinned up against the ropes taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Oh Elizondo is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Elizondo glances at the clock... BAM! Cortez nails him with a big right hand! A momentary lapse in concentration sends Elizondo crashing to the mat! The referee steps in and this one is over! Damn, Elizondo is out of it, he thinks the ref is his opponent!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:23 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Ubaldo Cortez!
A very excited looking Ubaldo Cortez made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
Gaizka Elizondo was interviewed post fight and said 'gonna take some time off '. |
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Event:
AKF FN - Tokyo (Part 2)
Date: Nov 05, 2022 |
#R1#
Taurus scores with the left hand. Cortez knows he should have avoided that one.
Taurus swings for the body but Cortez moves out of range.
Cortez fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Taurus manages to avoid it.
Cortez tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Taurus was well out of range. Poor timing from Cortez.
Cortez has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Primal Concrete Gym in the buildup to the fight.
Taurus moves out of range as Cortez throws a body kick.
Taurus lands a nice looking body shot.
Good standup being displayed there by Cortez as he connects with a hook.
Taurus lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Cortez throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Taurus sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Taurus blocks a jab.
Taurus lands with a hook. Cortez tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
A slapping leg kick lands for Taurus.
Taurus uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Cortez.
Cortez lunges at Taurus with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Taurus's hand.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Taurus throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Cortez swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
A jab from Cortez finds it's way through Taurus's defenses. #CUT#It looks like Wesley Taurus has been cut.
Taurus moves out of range as Cortez strikes.
Taurus now looks to counter with a shot at the body.#T1#
Cortez jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Taurus ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Cortez moves away.
Cortez connects with a body shot.
Cortez misses with a lunging right hand
and Taurus counters with a straight right hand.
Cortez throws a big shot that misses.
A big left from Cortez misses.
Taurus appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Taurus fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Cortez has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Cortez attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Cortez throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Taurus stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Cortez moves out of range as Taurus throws a body kick.
Cortez swings widly with a right hand
and Taurus counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Cortez misses with a looping left.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Taurus! But no joy.
Cortez misses with a body kick.
Cortez waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Taurus.
Taurus fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Cortez on the side of the head.#T2#
Taurus throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Taurus throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Nice shot lands for Taurus.
Taurus uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Cortez.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Taurus! But no joy.
Taurus misses with a looping left.
Taurus throws a head kick but Cortez moves out of range.
Taurus is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Cortez.
Cortez uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Taurus.
Taurus lands with a nice body punch.
Cortez throws a hook to the side of Taurus's head but Taurus sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Cortez thows a leg kick but Taurus checks it
letting Taurus counter with a right hand.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Taurus looks to land a left hand but Cortez moved out of range nicely.
Taurus displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Cortez throws out the jab.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Taurus.
Taurus misses with a wild body shot.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Wesley Taurus will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Wesley Taurus's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!#R2#
Taurus lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Taurus throws a lazy right hand but Cortez sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Cortez ducks under a wild hook from Taurus.
A decent looking cross lands there for Taurus.
A looping hook to the body misses from Cortez. Taurus does a little dance to reset his feet.
Taurus uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Cortez.
Taurus is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Cortez missing with a left hand there. Taurus was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Taurus bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Taurus scores with a decent looking hook.
Cortez's jab looks to have found its range, popping Taurus under the eye.
Taurus scores with a shot to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Taurus moves out of range of the strikes.
Taurus connects with a nice looking jab.
Cortez moves forwards but Taurus connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Taurus takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Taurus avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Taurus swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.#T1#
Taurus needs to keep his hands up - Cortez had a free shot at his head there.
A swing and a miss from Cortez.
Cortez swings for the body but Taurus moves out of range.
Cortez tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Taurus was well out of range. Poor timing from Cortez.
Cortez takes a swing at Taurus's ribcage but misses.
Taurus throws a lazy right hand but Cortez sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Cortez throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Taurus fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Cortez on the side of the head.
Taurus takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Cortez looks to land a left hand but Taurus moved out of range nicely.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Taurus! But no joy.
Taurus lands with an overhand left.
Taurus looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Cortez throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Taurus uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Cortez.
#T2#
Cortez checks a low kick from Taurus.
Taurus thumps Cortez with a low kick.
Taurus has been working his punching technique in the buildup to the fight and it appears to be paying off.
Cortez misses with a wild body shot.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A telegraphed right hand from Taurus misses the target.
Taurus waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Cortez.
Cortez slips a straight right by Taurus.
As Taurus backs away, Cortez returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Cortez takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Taurus scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Cortez throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Taurus defending well as Cortez loads up on a big left hand.
Cortez misses the shot to the body.
Taurus is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Cortez with a body shot.
A slow jab from Taurus misses its intended target.
Taurus blocks a leg kick.
Cortez is looking to chop away at Taurus's legs.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Wesley Taurus will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Wesley Taurus's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! And we move into the final round!#R3#
Cortez misses with a body shot
and Taurus counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
A slow jab from Cortez misses its intended target.
Taurus looks for the body kick but Cortez saw that one coming.
Cortez looks to land a combination. Taurus sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Taurus throws a sloppy head kick and Cortez moves out of range easily.
Cortez tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Taurus was well out of range. Poor timing from Cortez.
Cortez is looking to score with low kicks.
Taurus thows a left - swing and a miss!
A nice inside leg kick there by Taurus. That's going to slow Cortez down.
Cortez swings away with a body shot that misses
and Taurus counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Cortez throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Cortez attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
A telegraphed right hand from Cortez misses the target.
Cortez thows a body kick. Taurus tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Cortez scores with a kick to the body.
Wesley Taurus is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.#T1#
Taurus scoring well with a low kick there.
Cortez throws out a loose jab but Taurus uses good head movement to avoid it.
Taurus is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Cortez.
Cortez misses with a low kick.
Taurus slips under a jab.
Cortez takes a swing at Taurus's ribcage but misses.
Taurus misses with a leg kick.
Taurus throws out a loose jab but Cortez uses good head movement to avoid it.
Cortez swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Taurus lands a lovely overhand right.
Taurus throws a leg kick that misses.
Taurus cracks Cortez with a good jab.
Cortez throws an off balance right hand
and Taurus counters with a nice uppercut.
Taurus tries a head kick but it misses.
Cortez throws a body kick but he was well out of range there. #T2#
Taurus moves out of range of the strikes.
Ubaldo Cortez has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Taurus misses with a looping left.
Taurus throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Cortez takes a swing at Taurus's ribcage but misses.
Taurus moves out of range of the leg kick from Cortez.
Cortez dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Taurus thuds a left hand into Cortez's body.
Taurus keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Cortez misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Taurus.
Cortez throws a sloppy body shot
and Taurus counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
A swing and a miss from Cortez.
Cortez tries to land a front kick but Taurus steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Cortez jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Taurus lands a head shot.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Wesley Taurus.
Well Taurus has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Yuuki Gou scores the fight 28:30
Judge Yukihiro Yamamoto scores the fight 27:30
Judge Shirou Masuda scores the fight 28:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Wesley Taurus!
Wesley Taurus was full of energy after the big win and talked about how he thinks he can do big things in this sport. The crowd were appreciative of his determination to succeed. |
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Event:
AKF FN | Phoenix vs. Yalixqua
Date: Sep 30, 2022 |
#R1#
Tragedy swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Cortez counters with a straight right hand.
Cortez looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Tragedy misses with a kick to the body #CL#
and Cortez counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Cortez misses with the head strike.
Cortez has a couple of punches blocked by Tragedy.
Tragedy blocks a body shot from Cortez.
Tragedy creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
With the fighters up against the ropes, Tragedy throws an elbow but misses.
We've been informed that Tragedy has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
Tragedy misses with an elbow strike.
Tragedy lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Cortez backwards.
Cortez lands with a light punch inside.
A hook to the body from Tragedy.
Still in the clinch, Cortez scores with a nice short uppercut.
Cortez lands a body punch.
Cortez blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A short uppercut from Cortez.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
A head punch on the inside from Cortez fails to land.
Tragedy swings wildly with an uppercut but Cortez uses good head movement to avoid it.
Tragedy looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Tragedy presses Cortez against the ropes and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Tragedy lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Tragedy lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Tragedy scores with a shoulder strike. #T1#
Tragedy blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Cortez tries to work over Tragedy's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Tragedy.
Tragedy struggles to land a body shot inside as Cortez controls his hands.
Tragedy swings wildly with an uppercut but Cortez uses good head movement to avoid it.
Cortez misses with a body punch.
Tragedy tries to work over Cortez's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Tragedy lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Cortez scores with a shot to the side of Tragedy's head.
Still in the clinch, Tragedy scores with a nice short uppercut.
Tragedy tries a body shot but Cortez blocks it.
Tragedy lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Tragedy lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Tragedy misses with a short punch on the inside.
A short uppercut from Cortez.
Cortez swings wildly with an uppercut but Tragedy uses good head movement to avoid it.
Cortez prevents a body shot from Tragedy.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Cortez misses with a body punch.
Tragedy misses with a hook from the clinch.
Tragedy blocks the elbow strike.
Cortez tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage. #T2#
Cortez blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Cortez lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Tragedy backwards.
Cortez tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Cortez digs a right hand underneath Tragedy's ribcage. Tragedy let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Cortez scores with a shoulder strike.
Tragedy throws a head punch that misses.
Tragedy fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Cortez misses with a hook to the ribs.
Tragedy lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Nice elbow from Tragedy.
Cortez tries to stall but Tragedy uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Cortez throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Tragedys head.
Tragedy throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Cortez managing to block the knees to the body from Tragedy.
Tragedy blocks a body shot from Cortez.
Tragedy blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Tragedy lands a shoulder strike.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Cortez misses with the head strike.
Cortez lands with a right to the head.
Cortez prevents a body shot from Tragedy.
Tragedy gets through Cortez's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Cortez swings away with an uppercut that misses.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Trage Tragedy will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.#R2#
Tragedy lands with a shot to the body.
Tragedy misses with a left hand
and Cortez connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Tragedy throws the kick towards the body but Cortez avoids it.
Tragedy avoids a punch combination nicely.
Tragedy lands a jab to the head.
Cortez missing with a left hand there. Tragedy was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Cortez defending well as Tragedy loads up on a big left hand.
Cortez uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Tragedy.
Tragedy is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Cortez swings for the body but Tragedy moves out of range.
Tragedy loads up on a big right hand but Cortez slips the punch.
Tragedy swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Tragedy fails to land with a series of punches.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Cortez walks into a left hand.
Cortez swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Cortez misses with a hook.
Tragedy throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Tragedy has been the more effective fighter overall so far.#T1#
Tragedy lands a nice hook to Cortez's body. Cortez takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Cortez ducks under a wild hook from Tragedy.
Cortez walks into a straight right hand from Tragedy.
Tragedy lands a nice shot that snaps Cortez's head back.
A slapping leg kick lands for Cortez.
Tragedy tests Cortez's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Cortez moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Cortez misses with a body shot.
Tragedy throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Tragedy throws a right hand that Cortez ducks under and follows up with a left that Cortez also avoids with ease.
Cortez swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Tragedy keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Tragedy takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Tragedy thows a left - swing and a miss!
Cortez slips under a jab from Tragedy.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Tragedy.
Tragedy looks to land a combination but Cortez avoids it well.
Tragedy uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Cortez.
#T2#
Tragedy misses with a double jab
and Cortez counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Trage Tragedy seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Cortez takes a kick to the side of the head.
The fighters circling - Tragedy throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
It looked like Cortez was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Cortez stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Cortez throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Cortez cracks Tragedy with a good jab.
Cortez uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Tragedy.
Cortez slips a jab and a cross from Tragedy.
Tragedy misses with a body kick.
Cortez works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
A punch combination from Tragedy misses.
Tragedy throws a jab when Cortez was well out of range.
Tragedy looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Cortez thows a left - swing and a miss!
Tragedy fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Cortez looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Tragedy sizes up Cortez with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Tragedy connects with a looping right hand.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Trage Tragedy showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!#R3#
Tragedy throws out a loose jab but Cortez uses good head movement to avoid it.
Trage Tragedy seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Cortez lunges at Tragedy with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Tragedy's hand.
Cortez looks to score with a jab to the body but Tragedy is just out of range.
Tragedy throws a right hand that Cortez ducks under and follows up with a left that Cortez also avoids with ease.
Cortez half committed to a counter leg kick.
Tragedy looks for the body kick but Cortez saw that one coming.
Cortez tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Tragedy was well out of range. Poor timing from Cortez.
Tragedy misses with an uppercut
and Cortez counters with a slapping leg kick.
Cortez stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
A big left from Tragedy misses.
Trage Tragedy is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Cortez lands an overhand right.#CUT#It looks like Trage Tragedy has been cut.
Cortez staying out of range there.
A nice combination there by Tragedy.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Tragedy throws a hook but Cortez blocks it.
Cortez moves forwards but Tragedy connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Cortez lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Cortez avoids a kick to the body.
Cortez misses with a straight right.
Tragedy misses with an uppercut. Cortez saw that one coming.
Tragedy avoids the body shot from Cortez.
#T1#
Cortez slips a straight right by Tragedy.
Tragedy throws the left hand but Cortez avoids the punch easily.
Cortez slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Cortez has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Tragedy finds it's way round the side to connect with Cortez's head.
Cortez loads up on a big right hand but Tragedy slips the punch.
Cortez avoids a kick to the body.
Tragedy misses with a two punch combination.
Jab, jab by Cortez - just one landing.
Decent striking displayed by Cortez there.
Tragedy's jab looks to have found its range, popping Cortez under the eye.
Cortez staying out of range there.
Trage Tragedy is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Cortez blocks a head kick by Tragedy.
Cortez tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Tragedy was well out of range. Poor timing from Cortez.
Tragedy scores with a sloppy right hand. Cortez should have avoided that one.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Tragedy moves out of range as Cortez strikes.
Cortez walks into a straight right hand from Tragedy.
Tragedy fails to land with a series of punches.
#T2#
Tragedy looks to land a right hand but Cortez moved out of range.
Cortez misses with an uppercut.
Ubaldo Cortez has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Donk. Tragedy catches Cortez right on the button with a cross.
Tragedy throws a body kick that misses.
Tragedy keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Cortez.
Tragedy misses with a body kick.
Cortez thuds his shin into the meat of Tragedy's side.
Tragedy closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Tragedy lands with a hook. Cortez tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Cortez throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Tragedy sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Tragedy takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Cortez with a nice cross.
Tragedy uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Cortez.
Cortez swings and misses with a hook to the body.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A decent looking cross lands there for Tragedy.
Cortez scores with a crisp jab that stopped Tragedy in his tracks.
Cortez bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Tragedy's head.
A slapping body kick lands there for Cortez.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Ubaldo Cortez.
Well Tragedy has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Dillan Fox scores the fight 28:29
Judge Robert Douchet scores the fight 28:29
Judge Ian Loll scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Trage Tragedy!
A victorious Trage Tragedy thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter. |
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Event:
AKF 63 | Beukeboom vs. Ponor
Date: Aug 13, 2022 |
#R1#
A head kick misses from Putin.
Cortez blocks a head kick by Putin.
#CL#
Cortez moves into the clinch.
Cortez has a couple of punches blocked by Putin.
Cortez lands with a left to the head.
Cortez tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Putin's elbow.
Cortez swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Putin swings wildly with an uppercut but Cortez uses good head movement to avoid it.
Cortez lands an uppercut.
Cortez is leaning against Putin and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Cortez.
Putin tries to land knees in the clinch but Cortez avoids the damage to the body.
A right handed body shot lands from Cortez.
Cortez blocking some punches.
Putin's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
A head punch blocked on the inside by Putin.
Putin avoids a wild elbow strike from Cortez.
Cortez lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Putin tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Putin throws a knee to the head but misses.
Cortez lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Cortez softening up his opponent with strikes, against the ropes.#T1#
Putin tries a knee to the head but Cortez blocks it.
Putin misses with a hook from the clinch.
Cortez lands a nice shot to the body.
Cortez is leaning against Putin and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Putin looks winded!
Cortez softening up his opponent with strikes, against the ropes.
A left hand lands to the body for Cortez.
Putin working aggressively here.
Putin's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Cortez throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Putin takes a shot to the head. #ROC#Putin is rocked!
Cortez cracks Putin with a nice body shot.
Cortez digs a right hand underneath Putin's ribcage. Putin let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Cortez lands a body punch.
Cortez lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the ropes.
A short left from Cortez.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
A quick uppercut on the inside from Cortez.
Putin is still on wobbly legs! Can Cortez finish him?
Cortez lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Putin backwards.
Cortez lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Cortez lands a hook to the side of the head.
Cortez throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Putins head.
Putin swings wildly with an uppercut but Cortez uses good head movement to avoid it.
Cortez scores with a shoulder strike. #T2#
Putin misses with the head strike.
A left hand lands to the body for Cortez.
Cortez lands a shoulder strike.
Putin tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Cortez avoids it.
Cortez lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Cortez lands an uppercut.
Cortez lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the ropes.
Cortez lands a hook that snaps the head of Putin backwards.
A head punch on the inside from Putin fails to land.
Cortez lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Cortez breaks the clinch momentarily and cracks Putin with a big right hook that drops him to the canvas! Putin looks like he might be in big trouble here! The referee has started the count straight away and we're up to 5 already. Putin get to one knee - can he make it back to his feet? No, he's flopped back to the mat - he's out - this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:33 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punch). Ubaldo Cortez!
An out of breath Ubaldo Cortez thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career. |
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Event:
AKF 62 | Obama vs. Quick
Date: Jul 30, 2022 |
#R1#
Good leg kick by Schultz.
Cortez throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Schultz stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Schultz throws a hook to the side of Cortez's head but Cortez sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Cortez takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.#CL2#
Schultz has Cortez up against the ropes in a clinch.
A head punch on the inside from Schultz fails to land.
Cortez lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Schultz or not.
Schultz's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Schultz prevents a body shot from Cortez.
A head punch on the inside from Schultz fails to land.
Schultz blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Schultz lands a knee to the body.
Schultz's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Schultz blocks an uppercut.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Schultz.
Cortez lands a left hand that snaps the head of Schultz backwards.
Cortez on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Schultz lands with a short shot to the head.
Cortez goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Schultz scores with a shot to the side of Cortez's head.
Schultz scores with a knee to the head.
Schultz unloads a knee to the mid-section. Cortez lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh. #T1#
Cortez misses with a short punch on the inside.
Schultz misses with a punch on the inside.
Cortez lands with a right to the head.
Schultz blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Schultz is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Cortez is defending well for now.
Schultz connects with a nasty looking knee right to Cortez's face.
Schultz misses with the head strike.
Schultz blocking some punches.
A short right from Schultz on the inside.
Cortez working aggressively here.
Schultz landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Cortez is breathing heavily.
Schultz swings wildly with an uppercut but Cortez uses good head movement to avoid it.
Schultz has a couple of punches blocked by Cortez.
Schultz works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Schultz swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Schultz.
Cortez misses with a short punch on the inside.
Cortez misses with some punches.
Schultz is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Cortez is defending well for now.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A short right hand to the side of the head by Schultz.#T2#
Schultz blocks an uppercut.
Cortez scores with a shot to the side of Schultz's head.
Schultz blocks a body shot from Cortez.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Schultz obliges.
Schultz blocking some punches.
Cortez has a couple of punches blocked by Schultz.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Schultz.
Cortez misses with the head strike.
Schultz blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Schultz scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Schultz landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Schultz tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Schultz can't find room to land a body shot as Cortez controls the action.
Cortez misses with a hook from the clinch.
Schultz using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Cortez has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Cortez.
Schultz with an attempt at a knee that misses.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Schultz lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Schultz connects with a nasty looking knee right to Cortez's face.
Schultz has a couple of punches blocked by Cortez.
Schultz tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Cortez is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Schultz is keeping busy.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Dutch Schultz dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!#R2#
Cortez takes a swing at Schultz's ribcage but misses.
Schultz thuds his right hand into Cortez's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Schultz throws a leg kick but Cortez checks it.
Schultz throws a solid leg kick but Cortez takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Schultz.
Cortez ducks under a wild hook from Schultz.
Dutch Schultz seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.#CL#
Cortez has closed the distance and engaged Schultz in a clinch.
Cortez misses with some punches.
Cortez lands a body punch in the clinch.
Schultz tries to land knees in the clinch but Cortez avoids the damage to the body.
Schultz blocks an uppercut.
Schultz blocking some punches.
Cortez lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Schultz backwards.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Schultz lands a knee to the body.
Schultz blocking some punches.
Cortez lands a left hand that snaps the head of Schultz backwards.
Schultz tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Schultz unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Schultz has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Schultz tries a knee to the head but Cortez blocks it.
Schultz tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage. #T1#
Cortez misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Schultz looking to throw knees to the head but Cortez is blocking nicely.
Schultz tries to land a knee to the head but Cortez blocks with his arms.
#BC#
Cortez breaks the clinch.
#CL#
Cortez closes the distance and pushes Schultz back into the ropes.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Cortez.
Schultz swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Schultz with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Schultz tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Cortez.
With the fighters clinched against the ropes, Cortez creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Schultz lands a knee to the head.
Cortez misses with a short punch on the inside.
With the fighters clinched against the ropes, Cortez creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Schultz tries a knee to the head but Cortez blocks it.
Cortez lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Schultz backwards.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Schultz blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Schultz working aggressively here.
Cortez throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Schultzs head.
Schultz misses with a knee to the head. #T2#
Schultz lands with a short shot to the head.
Schultz dodges an elbow strike from Cortez.
A nice right hand lands inside from Cortez.
Cortez digs a right hand into Schultz's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Schultz's gas tank.
Cortez lands an elbow inside that Schultz shrugs off.
Cortez lands a left hand that snaps the head of Schultz backwards.
Schultz swings wildly with an uppercut but Cortez uses good head movement to avoid it.
Schultz tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Cortez.
Cortez lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Schultz backwards.
Schultz misses with a knee strike.
Schultz misses with a punch on the inside.
Schultz throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Cortez blocks it with crossed arms.
Cortez lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Schultz backwards.
Schultz tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A short right from Cortez.
Cortez softening up his opponent with strikes, against the ropes.
A short right from Cortez on the inside.
Schultz makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Cortez pushes Schultz back against the ropes and lands a hook to the side of the head.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Ubaldo Cortez dominated that second round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the ring so we can get back down to business. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!#R3#
Cortez closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Schultz is looking to clinch.
Schultz swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
enabling Cortez to counter with a crisp jab. #ROC#Schultz is rocked!
Cortez lands a leg kick that knocks Schultz off balance momentarily.
Schultz throws a lazy uppercut
and Cortez connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Schultz is still on wobbly legs! Can Cortez finish him?
Schultz misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Cortez tries to counter by clinching up but Schultz breaks away and moves out of range.
A slapping body kick lands there for Cortez.
Cortez cracks Schultz with a perfect right hand that drops him to the mat! Schultz is sitting up but I can't see if he's OK from my position. The referee's count has reached 5,6,7 and Schultz is still not up. Can he make it? 8,9,10! He's out! Schultz could not beat the count!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:29 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punch). Ubaldo Cortez!
Ubaldo Cortez seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website. |
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Event:
AKF 60 | Obama vs. Ringnes
Date: Jul 16, 2022 |
#R1#
Cortez keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Sandoval misses with an uppercut
and Cortez cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Cortez throws a body shot but no joy.
Sandoval rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Cortez moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Cortez tried to counter with a leg kick but Sandoval avoided it.
Miguel Sandoval seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Cortez dodges the punch combination from Sandoval.
Sandoval throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Cortez looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
A big right from Sandoval misses.
A swing and a miss from Sandoval.
Cortez feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Sandoval misses with a lunging right hand
and Cortez counters with a low kick, right behind Sandoval 's knee.
Cortez moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Cortez ducks under a wild hook from Sandoval.
Cortez throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Sandoval counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Nice uppercut lands for Cortez. That snapped Sandoval's head back.
A slow jab from Sandoval misses its intended target.
Sandoval walks forward, straight into a front kick from Cortez.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Cortez looks to land a body kick but Sandoval moved away.
Cortez throws the kick towards the body but Sandoval avoids it.
Sandoval misses the jab.
Sandoval lands a jab to the nose.
Sandoval has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.#T1#
Cortez throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Sandoval on the side of the head.
Jab from Cortez.
Sandoval waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Cortez.
Cortez lands a leg kick that knocks Sandoval off balance momentarily.
Sandoval avoids the body shot from Cortez.
Cortez slips a jab and a cross from Sandoval.
A quick step to the side and Cortez tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Cortez keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Sandoval.
Cortez slips under a jab from Sandoval.
Cortez is looking for a counter combo.
Sandoval swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Cortez counters with a nice body shot.
Sandoval keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Cortez.
Cortez lands a glancing blow to the side of Sandoval's head.
Sandoval might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Cortez misses with a body shot.
Cortez with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Cortez tries to clinch there but Sandoval circles away.
Cortez moves into range and connects with a jab.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Cortez tries to land a front kick but Sandoval steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Sandoval doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Sandoval fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Cortez manages to avoid it.#T2#
A shot to the liver by Sandoval. Beautiful body shot.
A slow jab from Sandoval misses its intended target.
Cortez throws an overhand right that lands on Sandoval's shoulder, as Sandoval tries to avoid the shot.
Sandoval looks to score with a jab to the body but Cortez is just out of range.
Cortez looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Sandoval missing with a left hand there. Cortez was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Sandoval cracks Cortez with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
A telegraphed right hand from Cortez misses the target.
Sandoval uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Cortez.
Cortez misses with a wild body shot.
Cortez throws a leg kick which misses Sandoval's front leg but catches the back leg as Sandoval tries to avoid it.
Sandoval throws a big shot that misses.
A big left from Sandoval misses.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Sandoval misses the jab.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Cortez.
Sandoval throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Sandoval misses with a lunging right hand
and Cortez makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Ubaldo Cortez dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the ring so we can get back down to business.#R2#
Sandoval swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
An inside leg kick lands from Cortez.
Sandoval throws a jab when Cortez was well out of range.
Cortez ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Cortez thows a leg kick but Sandoval checks it
and Sandoval cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Sandoval uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Cortez.
Cortez takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
A telegraphed right hand from Sandoval misses the target.
Cortez thuds his shin into the meat of Sandoval's side.
Sandoval misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Cortez.
Cortez throws a quick counter kick to the body but Sandoval avoids it.
Sandoval stuns Cortez with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
A big left from Sandoval misses.
Cortez connects with a looping right hand.
Cortez throws a head kick that Sandoval semi-blocks.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Cortez misses with a hook to the body
and Sandoval counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
A low kick lands for Cortez.
Sandoval misses with an uppercut. Cortez saw that one coming.
Sandoval throws the left hand but Cortez avoids the punch easily.#T1#
Cortez keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Sandoval.
Cortez takes a swing at Sandoval's ribcage but misses.
Sandoval misses with a hook. Cortez ducked under it nicely.
It looked like Cortez wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Sandoval uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Cortez.
Sandoval looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Cortez takes a swing at Sandoval's ribcage but misses.
Sandoval looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Sandoval scores with a nice head shot.
A looping hook to the body misses from Sandoval. Cortez does a little dance to reset his feet.
Cortez with a nice calf kick.
A slapping body kick lands there for Cortez.
Sandoval looks to score with a jab to the body but Cortez is just out of range.
A big right from Cortez misses.
Sandoval swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
A cross from Sandoval lands.
Cortez misses with a straight left.
Sandoval moves out of range of the body kick from Cortez.
Sandoval misses with an uppercut. Cortez saw that one coming.
Cortez throws the left hand but Sandoval avoids the punch easily.
Sandoval throws an overhand right that lands on Cortez's shoulder, as Cortez tries to avoid the shot.
Cortez with a nice calf kick.#T2#
Sandoval throws a looping overhand right but Cortez ducks down to avoid it.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Cortez has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Sandoval swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Cortez listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Cortez moves out of range of the strikes.
Sandoval cracks Cortez with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the ropes.
Good standup being displayed there by Cortez as he connects with a hook.
Cortez tries to land a front kick but Sandoval steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Sandoval throws a body punch but Cortez moves out of range.
Ubaldo Cortez is winning the standup battle so far.
Sandoval misses with a hook.
Sandoval swings for the body but Cortez moves out of range.
Cortez quickly followed up with a counter body kick but doesn't connect.
Sandoval ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Cortez moves away.
Cortez scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Sandoval fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Cortez lands with a thumping leg kick.
A telegraphed right hand from Sandoval misses the target.
Cortez fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Sandoval has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Miguel Sandoval will probably get the nod - 10:9.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!#R3#
Sandoval changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Cortez fails in his attempt to clinch.
Cortez gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Sandoval swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Sandoval misses with a body shot.
Cortez misses with a left hand
enabling Sandoval to counter with a crisp jab.
Sandoval's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Nice uppercut lands for Sandoval. That snapped Cortez's head back.
Sandoval throws a jab but it's blocked by Cortez.
Sandoval swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Cortez cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Sandoval avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Cortez defending well as Sandoval loads up on a big left hand.
Cortez misses with a hook.
Cortez jabs at Sandoval's body.
Cortez connects with a leg kick. #CL#
Cortez gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Sandoval lands a body shot.
Cortez misses with a short punch on the inside. #BC2#
Sandoval breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
#T1#
Sandoval jabs at Cortez's body.
Cortez ducks under a wild hook from Sandoval.
Cortez bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
A nice combination there by Sandoval.
Sandoval walks forward, straight into a front kick from Cortez.
Sandoval throws a jab when Cortez was well out of range.
Cortez is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
A low kick lands for Cortez.
Cortez scores with a nice right hand.
Cortez avoids the body shot from Sandoval.
Sandoval throws a predictable looking body shot
and Cortez counters with a straight right hand.
Cortez tries to clinch up but Sandoval circles away and keeps his distance.
Cortez digs a good body shot into Sandoval's ribs.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A looping hook to the body misses from Sandoval. Cortez does a little dance to reset his feet.
Sandoval swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
#T2#
Cortez cracks Sandoval with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Cortez pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Cortez on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Cortez misses with a body kick.
Cortez fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Sandoval checks it well.
Cortez walks into a stiff left hand from Sandoval.
Sandoval lands a nice shot to the body.
Sandoval throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Cortez fires out a quick counter leg kick but Sandoval just manages to avoid it.
Cortez uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Sandoval.
Cortez throws a nice inside leg kick.
Cortez throws a leg kick which misses Sandoval's front leg but catches the back leg as Sandoval tries to avoid it.
Cortez connects with a looping right hand.
Sandoval misses with a straight right.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Cortez staying out of range there.
Sandoval takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Cortez lands a jab to Sandoval's midsection.
Decent striking displayed by Sandoval there.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Miguel Sandoval.
I think Sandoval has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Tatsuya Matsuyama scores the fight 28:29
Judge Sosuke Kotani scores the fight 28:29
Judge Yasuomi Hirokawa scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by split decision... Miguel Sandoval! |
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Event:
AKF FN | RooMan vs. Chai
Date: Jul 01, 2022 |
#R1#
Yamamotica throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Cortez has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Primal Concrete Gym in the buildup to the fight.
Cortez is looking to land body kicks.
Yamamotica scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Cortez throws the left hand but Yamamotica avoids the punch easily.
Yamamotica doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Cortez cracks Yamamotica with a right hand to the side of the head.
Yamamotica looks to score with a jab to the body but Cortez is just out of range.
Cortez is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Yamamotica.
A looping hook to the body misses from Yamamotica. Cortez does a little dance to reset his feet.
Cortez misses the jab.
A head kick misses from Cortez.
Cortez displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Yamamotica throws out the jab.
Cortez swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Yamamotica misses with a lunging right hand
and Cortez counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Yamamotica lands a two punch combo.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Yamamotica tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Yamamotica swings for the body but Cortez moves out of range.
Yamamotica circles away from the clinch attempt.
Cortez throws a head kick that misses. #T1#
Yamamotica misses with a right hand
and Cortez cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Cortez connects with a body shot.
Yamamotica walks forward, straight into a front kick from Cortez.
Yamamotica avoids the body shot from Cortez.
Cortez tries to score with a low kick but Yamamotica moves his leg out of the way.
Yamamotica takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Cortez throws a nice outside leg kick.
Yamamotica lands a nice looking body shot.
Yamamotica tests Cortez's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Yamamotica takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Yamamotica closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Yamamotica waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Cortez.
Yamamotica tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Cortez looks to land a right hand but Yamamotica moved out of range.
Despite the aggression on Yamamotica's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Cortez lets loose with a powerful body kick. Yamamotica will feel that in the morning.#CL#
Cortez pushes Yamamotica up against the ropes in a clinch.#T2#
Cortez lands a nice shot to the body.
Cortez gets through Yamamotica's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Cortez.
A right hook to the body lands for Cortez.
Cortez working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Cortez doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Cortez blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Cortez.
Cortez doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A head punch on the inside from Yamamotica fails to land.
Cortez tries to throw a body punch but Yamamotica avoids it by throwing Cortez back against the ropes.
Cortez working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
A hook to the body from Cortez.
Yamamotica blocks a body shot from Cortez.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Cortez swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Cortez tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Yamamotica throws a head punch that misses.
Cortez can't find room to land a body shot as Yamamotica controls the action.
Cortez taking a breather.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Ubaldo Cortez dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!#R2#
Yamamotica dips to his left and cracks Cortez with an uppercut!
Cortez swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Yamamotica is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Cortez.
Yamamotica lets loose with a powerful body kick. Cortez will feel that in the morning.
Cortez lands with a straight right. Yamamotica didn't see that one coming.
Cortez throws a body punch but Yamamotica moves out of range.
Yamamotica misses with a wild body shot.
A looping hook to the body misses from Yamamotica. Cortez does a little dance to reset his feet.
Cortez is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Yamamotica can do to turn this around?
Yamamotica throws a leg kick that misses.
Cortez misses with a body shot
and Yamamotica counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Cortez swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Despite the aggression on Yamamotica's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Cortez misses with a body shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Cortez swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Cortez throws a body shot but no joy.
Yamamotica jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Cortez lands a nice looking kick to the body. Yamamotica takes a step back to recover.
Yamamotica loads up on a big right hand but Cortez slips the punch.
Yamamotica just manages to avoid a counter high kick fromCortez.#T1#
Cortez thows a left - swing and a miss!
Cortez throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Cortez with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Yamamotica throws a shot from downtown. Cortez moves away and avoids it.
Cortez appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Cortez throws a low kick, looking for Yamamotica's leg but Yamamotica calmly moves out of range.
Yamamotica uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Cortez.
Cortez misses with a hook.
Yamamotica moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Cortez misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Yamamotica.
Cortez misses with a right hand
and Yamamotica counters with a nice uppercut.
Yamamotica throws an overhand right that lands on Cortez's shoulder, as Cortez tries to avoid the shot.
Yamamotica misses with a two punch combination.
Cortez attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Yamamotica takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Yamamotica uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Cortez shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Yamamotica cracks Cortez with an open hand slap.#T2#
Yamamotica takes a swing at Cortez's ribcage but misses.
Cortez throws out a leg kick but Yamamotica moves out of range and Cortez only half commits.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Yamamotica! But no joy.
Yamamotica will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Cortez scores with a leg kick.
Yamamotica bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Yamamotica throws a leg kick but Cortez moved away.
Cortez scores with a jab. Yamamotica acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Yamamotica connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Cortez momentarily.
#CL#
Cortez rushes Yamamotica and presses him up against the ropes.
A short right from Yamamotica on the inside.
A head punch on the inside from Cortez fails to land.
Yamamotica wants to get back to striking at distance but Cortez won't allow it.
Cortez lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Yamamotica backwards.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Cortez.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Yamamotica wants to break the clinch but can't.
#BC2#
Yamamotica pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Cortez lands a head shot.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Ubaldo Cortez will probably get the nod.
That's time! Cortez's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.#R3#
Yamamotica misses with a hook.
Cortez tried to counter with a leg kick but Yamamotica avoided it.
Kalicius Yamamotica has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Yamamotica thows a leg kick but Cortez checks it
and Cortez makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Cortez dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Yamamotica. That did some damage!
Cortez uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Yamamotica.
Yamamotica changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Cortez tries to score with a low kick but Yamamotica moves his leg out of the way.
Yamamotica misses with a body kick.
Yamamotica throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Cortez fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Yamamotica manages to avoid it.
Yamamotica throws out a counter right but Cortez avoids it with no problem.
Yamamotica takes one on the button.
Cortez cracks Yamamotica with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the ropes.
Yamamotica misses with a hook.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Cortez misses with a body shot.
Yamamotica lands a nice shot to the body.
Cortez connects with a crisp jab.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Yamamotica slips under a jab from Cortez.
Cortez cracks Yamamotica with a right hand to the side of the head.#T1#
A big left from Yamamotica misses.
Cortez tries to land a front kick but Yamamotica steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
A slapping leg kick lands for Cortez.
Cortez thuds his shin into the meat of Yamamotica's side.
Cortez misses with a straight right.
Donk. Cortez catches Yamamotica right on the button with a cross.
Yamamotica on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Ubaldo Cortez is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Yamamotica lands a jab.
Cortez connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Yamamotica's hands.
Yamamotica swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Cortez makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Yamamotica takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Cortez misses with an uppercut.
A shot to the liver by Yamamotica. Beautiful body shot.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Yamamotica scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Nice defenses there by Cortez.#T2#
Yamamotica fails to land with a series of punches.
Yamamotica takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Yamamotica looks to throw the jab but Cortez is out of range.
An attempted straight right counter from Cortez misses the target.
Cortez with a jab.
Cortez shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Yamamotica eats them both and turns towards Cortez to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Yamamotica misses with a wild combination.
Yamamotica's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
A jab lands there for Cortez.
Cortez throws a leg kick but Yamamotica sees it coming and moves out of range.
Yamamotica swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Yamamotica takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Nice body kick there by Cortez.
Cortez throws a push kick but Yamamotica slaps the foot to one side.
Cortez has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Yamamotica.
Cortez looks to score with a jab to the body but Yamamotica is just out of range.
And that's the end of the fight!
Ubaldo Cortez showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Cortez has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Robert Twigg scores the fight 30:27
Judge Wesley Smith scores the fight 30:27
Judge Tiny Johnson scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ubaldo Cortez!
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Event:
AKF 52 | Beukeboom vs. Robbins
Date: May 14, 2022 |
#R1#
Yalixqua darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Cortez scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Cortez throws a head kick that Yalixqua semi-blocks.
A nice leg kick lands there from Cortez.
Cortez has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Primal Concrete Gym in the buildup to the fight.
Yalixqua waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Cortez.
Yalixqua takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
We've been informed that Yalixqua has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
Cortez misses with a low kick.
Yalixqua throws a half hearted mid kick.
A clash of legs there as Yalixqua blocks the low kick.
Yalixqua lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Yalixqua lands a jab.
A clash of legs there as Cortez blocks the low kick.
Cortez uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Yalixqua.
Cortez lands a jab.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Cortez works the jab nicely.
Cortez takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Cortez lands a nice shot that snaps Yalixqua's head back.
Cortez blocks a low kick nicely.
Cortez takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Yalixqua slips under a jab from Cortez.
Yalixqua throws a leg kick but Cortez sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Nice body kick from Yalixqua.#T1#
Yalixqua lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Cortez circles away quickly and effectively.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Cortez misses with a straight left.
Yalixqua lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Yalixqua fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Yalixqua connects with an inside leg kick.
Some wild striking there from Cortez.
Yalixqua buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Cortez misses with a body shot.
Cortez looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Cortez scores with a shot to the body.
Yalixqua misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Cortez.
Yalixqua throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Cortez scores with a jab. Yalixqua acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Cortez ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Yalixqua moves away.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Cortez throws a nice outside leg kick.
Cortez lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Cortez keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Yalixqua throws a head kick but Cortez moves out of range.
Yalixqua with a nice calf kick.#T2#
Cortez is looking to score with low kicks.
Cortez moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Yalixqua scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Cortez avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Cortez on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Cortez moves out of range of the leg kick from Yalixqua.
Cortez slips a jab and a cross from Yalixqua.
Yalixqua lands with a good body shot.
Cortez takes a swing at Yalixqua's ribcage but misses.
Cortez tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Yalixqua lands a nice shot to the body.
Cortez tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in to close the distance. Yalixqua manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Cortez lands a nice shot that snaps Yalixqua's head back.
Cortez blocks a jab.
Yalixqua delivers a nice body kick.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Cortez misses with a low kick.
Cortez slips a jab from Yalixqua.
Cortez keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Cortez chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Yalixqua can pounce on him.
Yalixqua tries a low kick but Cortez avoids it.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Iaspero Yalixqua will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the ring so we can get back down to business.#R2#
Cortez pushes Yalixqua away with a front kick.
Yalixqua throws a jab but it's blocked by Cortez.
Yalixqua misses the shot to the body.
Yalixqua smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Yalixqua moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Yalixqua connects with a crisp jab.
Iaspero Yalixqua seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Yalixqua walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Cortez checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Yalixqua throws a body shot but no joy.
Yalixqua checks a leg kick.
Cortez misses with a wild body shot.
Cortez pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Yalixqua misses with a body kick.
Cortez is looking to counter punch.
Cortez tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
A punch combination from Cortez misses.
Yalixqua is looking to score with low kicks.
Cortez throws a body shot but no joy.
Yalixqua dips to his left and cracks Cortez with an uppercut!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Cortez ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Yalixqua moves away.
Yalixqua closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Cortez connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.#CL#
Cortez closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the ropes.
Cortez is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.#T1#
Yalixqua blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Cortez blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Yalixqua lands a nice uppercut.
A hook to the body from Cortez.
Cortez misses with a punch to the body.
Yalixqua pushes Cortez back against the ropes and unloads with a body punch.
Yalixqua has a couple of punches blocked by Cortez.
A frustrated look appears on Cortez's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Cortez misses with a short punch on the inside.
Cortez is working Yalixqua over against the ropes.
Yalixqua misses with some punches.
Yalixqua fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Yalixqua blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A left hand lands to the body for Yalixqua.
Yalixqua lands with a good tight uppercut to the head. #BC#
Cortez breaks from the clinch.
Yalixqua displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Cortez throws out the jab.
A chopping leg kick lands by Yalixqua.
Yalixqua blocks a head kick by Cortez.
#T2#
Yalixqua keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Cortez waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Yalixqua.
Cortez moves out of the way of the counter high kick fromYalixqua.
Yalixqua lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Yalixqua misses with an uppercut.
Yalixqua connects with a body shot that sends Cortez's belly button to the back.
Cortez scores with the left hand. Yalixqua knows he should have avoided that one.
Cortez ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Yalixqua moves away.
Cortez throws a shot from downtown. Yalixqua moves away and avoids it.
Cortez swings for the body but Yalixqua moves out of range.
Yalixqua jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Cortez throws a low kick but it's checked well by Yalixqua.
Yalixqua throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Cortez gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Yalixqua connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Cortez momentarily.
Yalixqua takes a swing at Cortez's ribcage but misses.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
That kick from Yalixqua tenderised Cortez's leg. Cortez is trying to keep his angry face on.
Cortez keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Cortez throws a low kick but Yalixqua avoids it.
Yalixqua fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Cortez looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Yalixqua throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Iaspero Yalixqua showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!#R3#
Cortez lands a head shot.
Yalixqua takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Yalixqua does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Cortez appears to be looking for a big counter.
Cortez uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Yalixqua.
Yalixqua fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Cortez will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Jab by Cortez.
Cortez throws a hook but Yalixqua blocks it.
A big right from Cortez misses.
Cortez throws a big shot that misses.
Cortez scores with a nice strike.
Yalixqua misses with a straight right.
Cortez loads up on a big right hand but Yalixqua slips the punch.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Yalixqua! But no joy.
Yalixqua takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Cortez tests Yalixqua's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Yalixqua thuds a left hand into Cortez's body.
Yalixqua with a nice calf kick.
Yalixqua moves out of range of the strikes.#T1#
Cortez swings for the body but Yalixqua moves out of range.
Yalixqua avoids the body shot from Cortez.
A looping hook to the body misses from Cortez. Yalixqua does a little dance to reset his feet.
Yalixqua connects with a nice looking jab.
Yalixqua looks to throw the jab but Cortez is out of range.
Yalixqua with the inside leg kick.
Cortez checks the leg kick.
Cortez misses with a body kick.
Iaspero Yalixqua is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Yalixqua goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Yalixqua throws an overhand right that lands on Cortez's shoulder, as Cortez tries to avoid the shot.
Cortez was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Cortez doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Cortez scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Cortez throws an overhand right that lands on Yalixqua's shoulder, as Yalixqua tries to avoid the shot.
Yalixqua bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Cortez's head.
Yalixqua with the inside leg kick.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Cortez on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
A jab from Cortez misses.
Cortez takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Cortez on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.#T2#
Cortez feints and then cracks Yalixqua's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Yalixqua down.
Cortez ducks under a wild hook from Yalixqua.
Cortez is looking to counter with head kicks.
Cortez lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Yalixqua ducks under a wild hook from Cortez.
Yalixqua moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Ubaldo Cortez has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Cortez moves out of range of the leg kick from Yalixqua.
Cortez's corner calls for a 1-2. Cortez obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range. #CUT#It looks like Iaspero Yalixqua has been cut.
A nice leg kick lands there from Yalixqua.
Cortez lands a right hook to the body.
Cortez takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Cortez darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Nice uppercut there from Cortez.
Yalixqua throws out a powerful jab.
The fighters circling - Yalixqua throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Yalixqua moves out of range of the strikes.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Cortez throws a lazy right hand but Yalixqua sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Cortez ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Yalixqua moves away.
Cortez walks into a left hand.
Yalixqua lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Cortez backs up against the ropes.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Ubaldo Cortez.
Well Yalixqua has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Russell Pearce scores the fight 28:30
Judge Alyssa Summers scores the fight 28:30
Judge John Kavanagh scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Iaspero Yalixqua!
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Event:
AKF 46 | Akira vs. Morrison
Date: Apr 02, 2022 |
#R1#
Jab from Elizondo.
Cortez takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Elizondo swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Elizondo gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Cortez counters with a lovely straight right hand!
A telegraphed right hand from Cortez misses the target.
Elizondo takes a body punch but keeps moving.
A shot to the body from Elizondo misses
and Cortez counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Cortez misses with a wild body shot.
A telegraphed right hand from Elizondo misses the target.
Elizondo misses with a body shot
and Elizondo takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Elizondo throws a head kick that misses
and Cortez counters with a slapping leg kick.
A cross from Elizondo lands.
Cortez with a jab.
Elizondo misses with a lunging right hand
and Cortez counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Cortez walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Elizondo checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side. #T1#
Elizondo misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Cortez.
Elizondo misses with a left hand
and Cortez counters with a straight right hand.
Elizondo misses the shot to the body.
Cortez is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Elizondo with a body shot.
Elizondo slips under a jab from Cortez.
Elizondo has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Thib's Sweat Shoppe in the buildup to the fight.
Elizondo loads up on a big right hand but Cortez slips the punch.
Elizondo throws a shot from downtown. Cortez moves away and avoids it.
A little jabbing left from Cortez on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Elizondo throws a hook but Cortez blocks it.
Elizondo throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Cortez let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Cortez lands a right hook to the body.
Elizondo misses with a lunging right hand
and Cortez counters with a left to the body.
Cortez misses with a jab, cross combination.
A punch combination from Cortez misses.
Cortez uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Elizondo.#T2#
Elizondo connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Elizondo misses with a wild body shot.
Cortez looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Cortez takes a swing at Elizondo's ribcage but misses.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Elizondo misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Cortez connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Cortez takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Elizondo swings widly with a right hand
and Elizondo takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Elizondo throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Cortez counters with a nice uppercut.
Elizondo fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Cortez.
Elizondo misses with a body kick.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Cortez digs a good body shot into Elizondo's ribs.
Cortez staying out of range there.
Elizondo lands with a good body shot.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Ubaldo Cortez dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.#R2#
Elizondo ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Elizondo throws the left hand but Cortez avoids the punch easily.
A little jabbing left from Cortez on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
A looping hook to the body misses from Elizondo. Cortez does a little dance to reset his feet.
Ubaldo Cortez seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Elizondo misses with a wild body shot.
Elizondo throws a predictable looking body shot
and Cortez counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Elizondo looks to throw the jab but Cortez is out of range.
Elizondo misses with a shot to the body
and Cortez counters with a straight right hand.
Elizondo missing with a left hand there. Cortez was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Cortez uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Elizondo.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Elizondo tries a head kick but it misses.
Cortez misses with a jab to the body
and Elizondo counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Elizondo throws a looping overhand right but Cortez ducks down to avoid it.
Cortez slips a jab from Elizondo.#T1#
Cortez lands a head shot.
Cortez moves out of range as Elizondo strikes.
Cortez is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Elizondo just misses with a punch to the body.
Cortez is looking for the big counter here.
Cortez throws a body punch but Elizondo moves out of range.
Elizondo getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Elizondo misses the shot to the body.
Cortez is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Cortez walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Elizondo misses with a lunging right hand
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Elizondo throws a wild body kick that Cortez sees coming a mile off.
Cortez let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Elizondo rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Cortez counters with a straight right hand.
Elizondo tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Cortez was well out of range. Poor timing from Elizondo.
Elizondo takes a swing at Cortez's ribcage but misses.
Cortez avoids the body shot from Elizondo.
#T2#
Nice cross by Cortez.
Elizondo misses with a lunging right hand
and Cortez counters with a right hand to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Cortez gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Elizondo.
Elizondo misses with a right hand
and Cortez counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
That kick from Cortez tenderised Elizondo's leg. Elizondo is trying to keep his angry face on.
Elizondo misses with a hook
#CL2#
and Cortez counters by clinching up. #BC#
Elizondo manages to break the clinch.
Cortez lands a front kick.
Cortez displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Elizondo throws out the jab.
Elizondo keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Cortez misses with a body shot.
Gaizka Elizondo seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Elizondo takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Ubaldo Cortez will probably get the nod - 10:9.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!#R3#
Elizondo lands a nice looking body shot.
Gaizka Elizondo has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Cortez misses with a straight left.
Elizondo lands with a nice body punch.
A jab from Cortez finds it's way through Elizondo's defenses.
A shot to the body from Elizondo misses
and Cortez counters with a nice uppercut.
Elizondo swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Cortez counters with a left and a right that stings Elizondo.
Elizondo connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Cortez avoids the body shot from Elizondo.
A big right from Elizondo misses.
Elizondo throws a right hand that misses
and Cortez connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.#CL2#
Elizondo gets tackled into the ropes by Cortez. Cortez maintains the clinch.
Elizondo lands a nice uppercut.
Cortez lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Elizondo or not. #T1##BC2#
Cortez pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Cortez throws a series of punches but Elizondo avoids them all with ease.
A big left from Elizondo misses.
Cortez scores with a shot to the body.
Cortez works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Elizondo misses with a body punch
and Cortez counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Ubaldo Cortez is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Elizondo takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Elizondo is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Cortez.
Elizondo misses with a body shot.
Elizondo throws a right hand that misses
and Cortez counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Cortez ducks under a wild hook from Elizondo.
The fighters circling - Elizondo throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Elizondo looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Elizondo tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Cortez was well out of range. Poor timing from Elizondo.#T2#
Cortez moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Elizondo gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Cortez counters with a nice body shot.
Elizondo misses with a lunging right hand
and Cortez counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Elizondo misses with a jab to the body
and Cortez makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Elizondo misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Cortez.
Cortez connects with a body shot.
Cortez lands an overhand right.
Cortez throws out a loose jab but Elizondo uses good head movement to avoid it.
Elizondo connects with a looping right hand.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Nice shot by Cortez.
A low kick lands for Cortez.
Cortez lands a jab to Elizondo's midsection.
And that's the end of the fight!
Ubaldo Cortez comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Cortez has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Alan Glass scores the fight 27:30
Judge Chris Downing scores the fight 27:30
Judge Robert Twigg scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ubaldo Cortez!
After winning the bout, Ubaldo Cortez thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
Gaizka Elizondo spoke after the fight, saying 'gonna take some time off '. |
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Event:
AKF 41 | Lee vs. Elizondo
Date: Feb 26, 2022 |
#R1#
Kim misses the jab.
A quick step to the side and Cortez tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Kim takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Kim fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Cortez is out of range.
Kim misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Cortez.
Cortez appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Kim lands with a good body shot.
Kim misses with a right hand
and Cortez counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Kim doesn't manage to clinch there - Cortez circles away.
Kim buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Kim missing with a left hand there. Cortez was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Cortez misses with a left hand
and Kim counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Kim listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Cortez has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Primal Concrete Gym in the buildup to the fight.
Kim swings widly with a right hand
letting Cortez counter with a right hand.
Kim has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Cortez takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Kim misses with a hook.#T1#
Cortez swings for the body but Kim moves out of range.
Kim throws an ugly left hook that misses
letting Cortez counter with a right hand.
A low kick from Kim misses
and Cortez counters with a low kick, right behind Kim 's knee.
Cortez moves forwards but Kim connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Yasol Kim seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Cortez scores with a push kick.
Kim lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Cortez keeps the fight on the outside.
Cortez appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Kim swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Cortez counters with a straight right hand.
Cortez misses with a wild body shot.
Kim tries to clinch up.
As Kim looks to move away, Cortez throws a big counter combo but Kim just gets out of the way.
Cortez scores with a body shot.
Cortez takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Kim slips under a jab from Cortez.#T2#
Kim is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Cortez.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Cortez misses with an uppercut. Kim saw that one coming.
Kim misses with a right hand
and Cortez counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Kim fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Cortez manages to avoid it.
An inside leg kick lands from Cortez.
Cortez scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Kim doesn't seem bothered though.
Cortez on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Kim scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Cortez doesn't seem bothered though.
Cortez misses with a body shot.
Kim cracks a nice hook into Cortez's ribs.
Kim walks into a stiff left hand from Cortez.
Kim goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Ubaldo Cortez will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the ring so we can get back down to business.#R2#
Kim lands a leg kick that knocks Cortez off balance momentarily.
A swing and a miss from Cortez.
Cortez checks a leg kick.
Kim throws a body kick that misses.
Cortez throws a wild body kick that Kim sees coming a mile off.
Kim moves in looking to clinch but Cortez pushes him off.
Cortez uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Kim has time to react.
Cortez throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Kim.
Cortez ducks under a wild hook from Kim.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kim ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Cortez throws a big shot that misses.
Cortez looks to score with a jab to the body but Kim is just out of range.
Cortez throws a body punch but Kim moves out of range. #T1#
Kim lands a really nice looking cross but Cortez seems unphased.
Cortez scores with a hook to the body. Kim takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Kim uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Cortez.
Kim flicks out a counter leg kick but Cortez steps away.
Kim moves out of range of the strikes.
Ubaldo Cortez is winning the standup battle so far.
The fight stays on the outside here - Kim looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Cortez jinks towards his opponent looking like he wants to counter with a mid kick but doesn't commit.
Kim bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Cortez's head.
Cortez takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Kim swings for the body but Cortez moves out of range.
Kim tries to clinch but Cortez moves out of range.
Cortez appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Kim comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Cortez stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Kim.#T2##CL2#
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Kim blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Cortez.
A short body shot lands from Kim as the two fighters clinch.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Cortez has a couple of punches blocked by Kim.
Cortez misses with a punch on the inside.
Kim lands a hook to the side of the head.
Cortez misses with a hook from the clinch.
Kim lands with a right to the head.
Cortez throws a punch but it's blocked by Kim.
Cortez misses with a punch on the inside.
A head punch on the inside from Cortez fails to land.
Kim softening up his opponent with strikes, against the ropes.
A hook to the body from Kim.
Cortez misses with a hook from the clinch.
Kim blocks an uppercut.
Cortez throws a head punch that misses.
Cortez misses with the head strike.
Kim blocks a body shot from Cortez.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Yasol Kim will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!#R3#
Kim throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A low kick lands for Kim.
Cortez doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Kim takes a swing at Cortez's ribcage but misses.
Kim misses with a hook. Cortez ducked under it nicely.
Cortez throws a right hand that misses
and Kim counters with a nice low kick that buckles Cortez's knee momentarily.
Kim just misses with a punch to the body.
Cortez takes a swing at Kim's ribcage but misses.
Kim uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Cortez.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Cortez misses with a body shot.
Kim showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Cortez.
Kim feints a counter leg kick.
Kim fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.#T1#
Cortez swings for the body but Kim moves out of range.
Kim throws a leg kick but Cortez checks it.
Cortez went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Kim misses with a low kick.
Kim lands a nice shot to the body.
Kim scores with a crisp jab that stopped Cortez in his tracks.
Kim lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
The step up in weight doesn't seem to be a problem for Kim. He's performing admirably here against the bigger man.
Kim looks to throw the jab but Cortez is out of range.
Cortez misses with a shot to the body
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Kim throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Cortez dips to his left and cracks Kim with an uppercut!
A nice inside leg kick there by Kim. That's going to slow Cortez down. #T2#
Cortez takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Cortez swings for the body but Kim moves out of range.
Kim throws a hook to the side of Cortez's head but Cortez sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Cortez misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Kim.
Kim moves in looking to clinch but Cortez pushes him off.
A little feinted left hand from Cortez on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Kim wants to clinch.#CL2#
Kim pushes Cortez up against the ropes in a clinch.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Cortez working aggressively here.
A hook to the body from Cortez.
And that's the end of the fight!
Yasol Kim comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Kim has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Dillan Fox scores the fight 28:30
Judge Robert Douchet scores the fight 29:28
Judge Ian Loll scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by split decision... Yasol Kim!
Yasol Kim seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website. |
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Event:
AKF 34 | Blackmane 🐺 vs. Entei
Date: Jan 08, 2022 |
#R1#
Cortez uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Helpmann.
A quick step to the side and Cortez tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Cortez tries to clinch but Helpmann is having none of it.
Helpmann swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Helpmann tries to clinch up but Cortez circles away and keeps his distance.
Helpmann fails to land with a series of punches.
Cortez throws the kick towards the body but Helpmann avoids it.
Helpmann misses the shot to the body.
Helpmann thuds his right hand into Cortez's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Cortez misses with a looping left.
Robert Helpmann seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Helpmann throws a body punch but Cortez moves out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Cortez uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Helpmann.
Cortez tried to score with a low kick but Helpmann checks it.
A nice side step and Helpmann releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Helpmann throws a jab but it's blocked by Cortez.
Cortez staying out of range there.
Cortez looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.#T1#
Helpmann misses with a wild body shot.
Helpmann steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Cortez. That one must have hurt.
Cortez looks to throw the jab but Helpmann is out of range.
Cortez tries to close the distance and clinch but Helpmann swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Helpmann ducks under a wild hook from Cortez.
Helpmann clobbers Cortez with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Helpmann keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Cortez keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Helpmann misses with an uppercut.
A quick step to the side and Cortez tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Helpmann takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Helpmann fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
As Helpmann backs away, Cortez returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Helpmann misses with a wild body shot.
Helpmann lands with a shot to the body.
Helpmann throws out a loose jab but Cortez uses good head movement to avoid it.
An attempted straight right counter from Cortez misses the target.#T2#
Helpmann throws a poor cross that misses
and Cortez counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Helpmann swings widly with a right hand
and Helpmann takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Helpmann throws out a loose jab but Cortez uses good head movement to avoid it.
Cortez looked to counter with a high kick but didn't commit.
Cortez misses with an attempted mid kick.
Cortez steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Helpmann.
A jab from Cortez misses.
Cortez takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Helpmann misses with a hook. Cortez ducked under it nicely.
Cortez uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Helpmann.
Cortez pushes Helpmann away with a front kick.
Cortez slips under a jab.
Helpmann throws a hook but Cortez blocks it.
Cortez swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Helpmann misses with a lunging right hand
and Cortez counters with a lovely straight right hand!#T3#
Cortez lands a nice shot that snaps Helpmann's head back.
Cortez staying out of range there.
Helpmann throws a lazy uppercut
and Cortez counters with a straight right hand.
Donk. Helpmann catches Cortez right on the button with a cross.
Helpmann lands with a good body shot.
Cortez slips under a jab.
Helpmann misses with a wild body shot.
Helpmann misses with a two punch combination.
Cortez takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Helpmann throws a body punch but Cortez moves out of range.
Helpmann connects with a crisp jab.
Helpmann lands a nice looking body shot.
Helpmann pushing out the jab but it's not landing. #T4#
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Helpmann has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Cortez.
Helpmann connects with the punch.
Helpmann ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Cortez connects with a single shot there.
Helpmann jabs Cortez to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Cortez lands with a thumping leg kick.
Helpmann with a hook.
Cortez misses the shot to the body.
Cortez with a hook.
Helpmann walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Helpmann throws a shot from downtown. Cortez moves away and avoids it.
Helpmann waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Cortez.
Cortez slips under a jab.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Robert Helpmann dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!#R2#
Helpmann throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Helpmann misses with an uppercut
and Cortez connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Cortez takes one to the chin there.
Helpmann throws a hook to the side of Cortez's head but Cortez sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Helpmann fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Cortez looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Cortez tries to land a body kick
enabling Helpmann to counter with a crisp jab.
Helpmann swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Cortez counters with a nice uppercut.
Helpmann swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Cortez moves out of range of the strikes.
Cortez is looking to land body kicks.
Helpmann rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Cortez counters with a stiff right hand.
Cortez steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Helpmann.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Helpmann works over Cortez's head and body with a nice combination.
Cortez is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Helpmann. #T1#
Helpmann misses the body punch
and Cortez counters with a stiff right hand.
Cortez takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Helpmann pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Cortez lands an overhand right.
Helpmann lands with a shot to the body. #CL#
Cortez instigates a clinch.
Cortez throws a head punch that misses.
Cortez blocks an uppercut.
Helpmann tries to work over Cortez's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Helpmann works on Cortez's body with a couple of short punches.
Helpmann goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Helpmann has a couple of punches blocked by Cortez.
Helpmann has a couple of punches blocked by Cortez.
Cortez blocks an uppercut.
Cortez lands a left hand.
#T2#
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Helpmann.
Helpmann misses with a hook to the ribs.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Cortez.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Helpmann working aggressively here.
Cortez tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Cortez struggles to land a body shot inside as Helpmann controls his hands.
Helpmann lands a shot to the body.
Helpmann swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Helpmann misses with a punch on the inside.
Cortez lands a hook that snaps the head of Helpmann backwards.
Cortez lands with a light punch inside.
Cortez lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Cortez scores with a shoulder strike.
Helpmann can't find room to land a body shot as Cortez controls the action.
Helpmann struggles to land a body shot inside as Cortez controls his hands.
Cortez misses with a punch to the body.
Cortez throws a punch but it's blocked by Helpmann.
Helpmann lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Cortez backwards.
Helpmann blocks a punch to the side of the head.
#T3#
Helpmann doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Cortez scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Helpmann blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Cortez pushes Helpmann back against the ropes and unloads with a body punch.
A right hand to the body from Helpmann.
A right handed body shot lands from Cortez.
Helpmann is breathing heavily.#BC#
Cortez escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
#CL#
Cortez rushes Helpmann and presses him up against the ropes.
A head punch on the inside from Helpmann fails to land.
Cortez tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Nice body punch from Cortez.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Cortez.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
A shot in the inside from Cortez. #BC#
Cortez pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.#CL#
Cortez moves into the clinch.
Helpmann goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Cortez struggles to land a body shot inside as Helpmann controls his hands.
Cortez lands on the inside with an uppercut. #T4#
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Helpmann lands a left hand.
Cortez lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Cortez scores with a hook to the body.
Cortez has Helpmann pressed against the ropes.
A shot in the inside from Cortez.
Cortez is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Helpmann is keeping busy.
Helpmann goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Cortez blocks a body shot from Helpmann.
Helpmann tries to work over Cortez's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Cortez lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Helpmann tries to throw a body punch but Cortez avoids it by throwing Helpmann back against the ropes.
Helpmann tries a body shot but Cortez blocks it.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Cortez.
Nice body punch from Cortez.
Cortez blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Cortez has a couple of punches blocked by Helpmann.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Ubaldo Cortez dominated that second round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! And we move into the final round!#R3#
Cortez comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Cortez looks for the body kick but Helpmann saw that one coming.
Helpmann waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Cortez.
Cortez scores with a shot to the body.
Cortez keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Helpmann.
Helpmann tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Cortez was well out of range. Poor timing from Helpmann.
It looked like Cortez was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Helpmann.
Cortez takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Helpmann misses with a body shot
and Cortez counters with a body kick that stops Helpmann in his tracks momentarily.
Helpmann throws an ugly left hook that misses
enabling Cortez to counter with a crisp jab.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
The fighters circling - Helpmann throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
An attempted straight right counter from Cortez misses the target.
Cortez takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Cortez misses with a hook. Helpmann ducked under it nicely.
Cortez staying out of range there.
Cortez swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.#T1#
Cortez throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Helpmann throws a poor cross that misses
and Cortez counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Cortez scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Helpmann doesn't seem bothered though.
Helpmann throws a shot to the body.
Cortez uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Helpmann lands a body shot.
Cortez slips under a jab from Helpmann.
Cortez swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Cortez connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Helpmann cracks Cortez with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Helpmann fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Cortez manages to avoid it.
Robert Helpmann seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Cortez looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Helpmann throws a lazy uppercut
and Cortez counters with a left to the body. #T2#
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Helpmann misses with a hook
and Cortez counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Cortez uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Helpmann.
Cortez uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Helpmann.
Helpmann misses with an uppercut. Cortez saw that one coming.
A quick step to the side and Cortez tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Helpmann misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Cortez.
Helpmann thows a left - swing and a miss!
Helpmann misses with a wild body shot.
Helpmann wants to clinch.
Cortez throwing a counter right hand but Helpmann manages to avoid it.
Cortez scores with a nice head shot.#T3#
Cortez ducks under a wild hook from Helpmann.
Helpmann swings away with a body shot that misses
and Cortez cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Cortez slips a straight right by Helpmann.
Cortez uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Helpmann.
Helpmann has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Helpmann there as he acknowledges the shot.
Helpmann swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Helpmann pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Cortez back to the ropes. Helpmann follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Cortez is looking to clinch.
Cortez throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Cortez throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Cortez uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Helpmann.
Helpmann rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Cortez counters with a nice body shot. #T4#
Helpmann tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Cortez was well out of range. Poor timing from Helpmann.
Cortez feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Helpmann has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Helpmann jabbing away but nothing is landing.
A counter left hand to the body from Cortez misses its target.
Helpmann throws a lazy right hand but Cortez sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Cortez slips under a jab.
A lazy body kick from Cortez
and Helpmann cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Helpmann misses with a hook.
A swing and a miss from Cortez.
Helpmann changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Helpmann swings widly with a right hand
and Cortez makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Helpmann takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Helpmann misses the jab.
Helpmann takes one to the side of the head.
Helpmann misses the body punch
and Cortez counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Ubaldo Cortez.
I think Cortez has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Chris Downing scores the fight for Ubaldo Cortez!
Judge George Francis scores the fight for Ubaldo Cortez!
Judge Wesley Smith scores the fight for Ubaldo Cortez!
Ubaldo Cortez wins by unanimous decision!
After winning the bout, Ubaldo Cortez thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility. |
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Event:
AKF 29 | Durand vs. Dimitrov
Date: Dec 04, 2021 |
#R1#
Ambe tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in to close the distance. Cortez manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Ambe throws a good cross that connects.
Ambe misses with an uppercut.
Ambe lands a body shot.
Ambe lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Cortez takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Ambe staying out of range there.
Cortez lands a glancing blow to the side of Ambe's head.
Ambe throws the left hand but Cortez avoids the punch easily.
Ambe connects with the punch.
Cortez misses with a straight right.
Ambe looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Cortez throws a head kick but Ambe moves out of range.
Cortez misses with a low kick.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Ambe throws an overhand right that lands on Cortez's shoulder, as Cortez tries to avoid the shot.
Cortez on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
A jab from Ambe misses. #T1#
Ambe fails to land with a series of punches.
Ambe feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Cortezs jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Ambe lands with a right hand.
Cortez on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Ambe throws a good cross that connects.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Ambe crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Cortez - the referee stops the clock and Ambe gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Cortez. Ambe manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
We've been informed that Ambe has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
Ambe might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Cortez looks for the body kick but Ambe saw that one coming.
Ambe avoids the head kick by Cortez.
Cortez lands a really nice looking cross but Ambe seems unphased.
Ambe misses with a double jab.
Cortez jinks towards his opponent looking like he wants to counter with a mid kick but doesn't commit.
Ambe connects with a crisp jab.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Ambe takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Ambe throws an overhand right that lands on Cortez's shoulder, as Cortez tries to avoid the shot.
It looked like Cortez wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Ambe is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Cortez had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into mush.
Cortez will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
#T2#
Ambe swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Ambe ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Ambe scores with a punch to the head.
Good shot there by Cortez.#CUT#It looks like Scar Ambe has been cut.
A decent looking cross lands there for Ambe.
Ambe fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Cortez gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Ambe avoids a kick to the body.
Cortez throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Cortez swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
A lazy left from Ambe finds it's target.
Ambe connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
A jab from Cortez misses.
Ambe lands a jab to the head.
#T3#
Ambe jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Ambe scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Ambe throws a series of punches but Cortez avoids them all with ease.
A shot to the liver by Ambe. Beautiful body shot.
Ambe throws a combination. Cortez tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Ambe misses with a few strikes there.
Ambe throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Cortez is looking to counter punch.
Ambe tries to close the distance and clinch but Cortez swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Ambe thuds a left hand into Cortez's body.
Ambe lands a nice hook to Cortez's body. Cortez takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Cortez swats away the attempt to clinch by Ambe.
Ambe has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Cortez.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A good leg kick by Cortez. #T4#
Ambe dips to his left and cracks Cortez with an uppercut!
Cortez fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Ambe manages to avoid it.
Ambe scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Ambe lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Scar Ambe seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Cortez swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Ambe's corner calls for a 1-2. Ambe obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Ambe scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Ambe lands a glancing blow to the side of Cortez's head.
Ambe tries to clinch up but Cortez circles away and keeps his distance.
Ambe tries to clinch up but Cortez circles away and keeps his distance.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Ambe scores with a body shot.
Cortez catches Ambe with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Cortez lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Ambe on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Scar Ambe dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Scar Ambe's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!#R2#
Cortez takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Ambe tries to clinch up.
Ambe connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Ambe throws a body shot but no joy.
Ambe has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Cortez jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Good shot there by Ambe.
Cortez ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Ambe lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Ambe closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Ambe lands a really nice looking cross but Cortez seems unphased.
Cortez slips under a jab.
Cortez throwing a counter right hand but Ambe manages to avoid it.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Cortez.
Cortez connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
A leg kick checked by Ambe.
Ambe lands an overhand right.#T1#
Ambe throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Cortez makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Ambe tries to clinch
and Cortez counters with a stiff right hand.
Ambe looks to score with a jab to the body but Cortez is just out of range.
Cortez slips under a jab.
Nice body punch from Ambe.
Ambe throws a shot from downtown. Cortez moves away and avoids it.
A looping hook to the body misses from Cortez. Ambe does a little dance to reset his feet.
Cortez throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Cortez will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Ambe scores with a decent looking hook.
Cortez looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Cortez motions for Ambe to come forward. Cortez throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Ambe digs a good hook to Cortez's body.
#T2#
Ambe lands with a cross.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Ambe swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Cortez looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Cortez has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Ambe finds it's way round the side to connect with Cortez's head.
Nice shot by Ambe.
Cortez fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Ambe takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Ambe misses with an uppercut
and Cortez counters with a straight right hand.
Ambe loads up on a big right hand but Cortez slips the punch.
An attempted straight right counter from Cortez misses the target.
Ambe moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Cortez scores with a punch to the head.
Ambe tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Ambe throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Ambe has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Cortez.
Ambe uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Cortez.#T3#
Ambe tries to clinch but Cortez is having none of it.
A left lands for Ambe.
Ambe misses with a straight right.
Cortez throws a head kick that misses.
Ambe looks to land a left hand but Cortez moved out of range nicely.
Ambe goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Ambe misses the body punch
and Ambe takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
A left and a right from Ambe both land. Nice combination.
The fighters circle momentarily. Ambe darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Ambe scores with a jab to the jaw.
Nice uppercut lands for Ambe. That snapped Cortez's head back.
Ambe on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Ambe punishes Cortez's body with a nice straight punch.#T4#
Ambe swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Cortez.
Ambe feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Cortezs jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Ambe misses with a double jab
and Cortez counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Cortez tries to score with a low kick but Ambe moves his leg out of the way.#CL2#
Ambe closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the ropes.
Ambe blocking some punches.
Cortez throws a head punch that misses.
Ambe misses with some punches.
Cortez blocks an uppercut.
Cortez throws a punch but it's blocked by Ambe.
Cortez can't find room to land a body shot as Ambe controls the action.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Ambe has Cortez pressed against the ropes.
A short right from Ambe.
Cortez misses with a hook from the clinch.
Cortez on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Scar Ambe showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Scar Ambe's cut.
That's time! Cortez's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!#R3#
Ambe slips under a jab.
Cortez lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Cortez keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Cortez throws a jab but it's blocked by Ambe.
Ambe uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Scar Ambe seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Ambe moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Ambe uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Cortez.
Ambe scores with a sloppy right hand. Cortez should have avoided that one.
Ambe thows a left - swing and a miss!
Cortez walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Ambe throws a right and a left that both miss.
Ambe displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Cortez throws out the jab.
Ambe throws a series of punches but Cortez moves out of range.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Cortez on the wrong end of a nice hook.#T1#
Ambe misses with a two punch combination.
The fight stays on the outside here - Ambe looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Cortez looked to counter with a high kick but didn't commit.
Ambe lands a jab to the nose.
Cortez bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Cortez tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Ambe scores with a punch to the head.
Cortez throws a shot to the body.
Cortez takes one to the side of the head.
Cortez moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Cortez throws a shot from downtown. Ambe moves away and avoids it.
A telegraphed right hand from Cortez misses the target.
Nice straight punches there by Ambe. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Ambe.#T2#
Ambe lands a really nice looking cross but Cortez seems unphased.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Cortez blocks the body kick.
Cortez is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Ambe lands a glancing blow to the side of Cortez's head.
Cortez misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Ambe.
Ambe looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Scar Ambe is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Ambe wants to clinch up but Cortez keeps it at a distance.
Cortez swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Cortez uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Ambe.
Cortez misses with a looping right.
Cortez with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Ambe thows a left - swing and a miss!
Ambe tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Cortez was well out of range. Poor timing from Ambe.
No joy there for Ambe, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Ambe lands an overhand right.
Ambe tries to close the distance and clinch but Cortez swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away. #T3#
Ambe fails with an attempt to clinch.
Cortez just misses with a punch to the body.
Cortez misses the body punch
and Ambe counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Nice jab there from Ambe.
Cortez scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Ambe lands with an overhand left.
Ambe lands a glancing blow to the side of Cortez's head.
Crunch! Cortez slams his shin into Ambe's torso.
Good leg kick by Cortez.
Ambe throws out a powerful jab.
Cortez takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Ambe looks to land a combination but Cortez avoids it well.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A shot to the body from Ambe misses
and Cortez counters with a low kick, right behind Ambe 's knee.
Ambe's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.#T4#
Ambe throws a poor cross that misses
and Cortez counters with a left to the body.
Ambe takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Ambe swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Ambe throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Cortez circles away from the clinch attempt.
It looked like Cortez wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Ubaldo Cortez has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!#CL2#
Ambe gets a clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Cortez.
Ambe blocks an uppercut.
#BC#
Cortez breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
A shot to the liver by Ambe. Beautiful body shot.
Cortez ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Ambe moves away.
Cortez ducks under a wild hook from Ambe.
Ambe is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
And that's the end of the fight!
Scar Ambe comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Ambe has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Roosa Jrvilinen scores the fight for Scar Ambe!
Judge Arvi Lind scores the fight for Scar Ambe!
Judge Johanna Lukiainen scores the fight for Scar Ambe!
Scar Ambe wins by unanimous decision!
Scar Ambe is the new welterweight champion!
A victorious Scar Ambe thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter. |
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Event:
AKF 27 | Zy vs. Rram
Date: Nov 20, 2021 |
#R1#
Decent striking displayed by Taurus there.
Taurus displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Cortez throws out the jab.
Good leg kick by Taurus.
Taurus pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Cortez was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
We've been informed that Taurus has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
Taurus lands with a hook. Cortez tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Taurus pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Taurus throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Taurus tries a head kick but it misses.
Taurus takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Taurus appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Donk. Cortez catches Taurus right on the button with a cross.#CUT#It looks like Wesley Taurus has been cut.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A looping hook to the body misses from Cortez. Taurus does a little dance to reset his feet.
Wesley Taurus seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Cortez lands a right hook to the body.
Cortez throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Cortez blocks a head kick by Taurus.
Cortez tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Taurus manages to circle out of the way.#T1#
Taurus throws a head kick that misses.
Cortez tries to land a front kick but Taurus steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Cortez staying out of range there.
Cortez has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Primal Concrete Gym in the buildup to the fight.
Cortez takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Taurus misses with a right hand #KD#
and Cortez counters with a perfectly timed counter left hook that drops Taurus to the mat, face first! Cortez goes to the neutral corner and waits for the referee to start the count. Taurus is back to hise feet already though and looking to continue the bout! Exciting stuff!
Taurus dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Cortez. That did some damage!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Taurus lands with a nice body punch.
Cortez misses with a looping right.
Taurus throws out a loose jab but Cortez uses good head movement to avoid it.
Cortez bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Taurus misses with a hook. Cortez ducked under it nicely.
Taurus scores with a slapping inside leg kick.#T2#
Cortez takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Taurus blocks a low kick nicely.
Taurus throws out a counter right but Cortez avoids it with no problem.
Taurus throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Taurus throws out a leg kick but Cortez moves out of range and Taurus only half commits.
As Taurus backs away, Cortez returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
A telegraphed right hand from Taurus misses the target.
Taurus moves out of range as Cortez throws a body kick.
Taurus lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Cortez ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Cortez is looking to counter punch.
Cortez lands a nice shot to the body.
Taurus takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Taurus moves out of range as Cortez strikes.
Taurus ducks under a wild hook from Cortez.#T3#
Cortez ducks under a wild hook from Taurus.
Cortez lands with a thumping leg kick.
Taurus chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Cortez scores with a jab. Taurus acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Cortez misses with a leg kick.
Taurus missing with a left hand there. Cortez was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Cortez seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Taurus keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Cortez.
Taurus throws a sloppy head kick and Cortez moves out of range easily.
Taurus is looking to land body kicks.
Taurus blocks a jab.
Cortez throws a leg kick that is checked
and Taurus counters with a three punch combo that has Cortez backing up. Cortez nods at Taurus to acknowledge the strikes.#T4#
Taurus throws a poor cross that misses
and Cortez counters with a nice leg kick.
Decent striking displayed by Cortez there.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Taurus takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Taurus throws out a leg kick but Cortez moves out of range and Taurus only half commits.
A big left from Taurus misses.
Taurus just misses with a punch to the body.
Cortez is looking to counter punch.
Taurus fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Cortez gets off balance looking for a body kick
enabling Taurus to counter with a crisp jab.
Taurus avoids the body shot from Cortez.
Taurus avoids the body shot from Cortez.
Taurus pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Taurus misses with a low kick.
Cortez swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Ubaldo Cortez will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Wesley Taurus's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!#R2#
Taurus misses with an uppercut.
Taurus lands with a nice body punch.
Taurus scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Cortez doesn't seem bothered though.
Cortez fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Taurus manages to avoid it.
Taurus throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
A counter left hand to the body from Cortez misses its target.
Cortez scores with a decent looking hook.
The fighters circling - Taurus throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Cortez throws a hook but Taurus avoids it easily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Taurus connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Ubaldo Cortez is winning the standup battle so far.
Taurus takes a swing at Cortez's ribcage but misses.
Cortez misses with a hook
and Taurus cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Taurus fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.#T1#
Cortez throws a sloppy body shot
and Taurus connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Cortez tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Taurus was well out of range. Poor timing from Cortez.
Taurus takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Cortez motions for Taurus to come forward. Cortez throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Cortez throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Cortez throws a body kick that misses.
Taurus scores with a leg kick.
Taurus connects with a solid leg kick.
Taurus throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Cortez throws out a loose jab but Taurus uses good head movement to avoid it.
Taurus throws a series of punches but Cortez avoids them all with ease.
Taurus feints and then cracks Cortez's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Cortez down. #T2#
Taurus lands a leg kick that knocks Cortez off balance momentarily.
A looping hook to the body misses from Cortez. Taurus does a little dance to reset his feet.
Taurus swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Cortez is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
A telegraphed right hand from Cortez misses the target.
Taurus lands a glancing blow to the side of Cortez's head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Taurus swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Cortez on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Taurus. Taurus obviously looking to wear him down.
Taurus missing with a left hand there. Cortez was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Cortez takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Taurus throws a push kick but Cortez slaps the foot to one side.
Cortez seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Cortez takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Taurus throws a leg kick
and Taurus takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles. #T3#
Nice defenses there by Taurus.
Cortez blocks a head kick by Taurus.
Taurus fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Cortez checks it well.
Cortez is looking to counter the offense by Taurus and move into the clinch.
Cortez misses with a shot to the body
enabling Taurus to counter with a crisp jab.
Cortez is looking to land body kicks.
Taurus fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Taurus throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Cortez counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Taurus thinking.
Cortez misses with a looping left.
Nice straight punches there by Taurus. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Taurus.
Taurus throws a nice outside leg kick.
Taurus connects with an inside leg kick.#T4#
Cortez missing with a left hand there. Taurus was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Cortez uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Taurus.
Cortez takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Cortez dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Taurus lands a head kick. Cortez smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Cortez with a nice calf kick.
Taurus jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Cortez misses with a wild body shot.
Taurus misses with a jab, cross combination.
Cortez feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Cortez blocks a head kick by Taurus.
Taurus checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Wesley Taurus showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Wesley Taurus's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!#R3#
A jab from Taurus misses.
Cortez displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Taurus throws out the jab.
Cortez thows a body kick. Taurus tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Good standup being displayed there by Cortez as he connects with a hook.
Taurus throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Cortez counters with a nice uppercut. #CUT#That has opened up Wesley Taurus's cut even more.
Taurus misses with an uppercut. Cortez saw that one coming.
Taurus throws a jab when Cortez was well out of range.
A nice combination there by Taurus.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Cortez throws a sloppy body shot
and Cortez takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Taurus lands a leg kick that knocks Cortez off balance momentarily.
Taurus feints a jab promting Cortez to slip. Taurus then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Cortez slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Cortez attempts a low kick but it misses it's target. #T1#
Taurus jabs Cortez to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Cortez swings widly with a right hand
letting Taurus counter with a right hand.
Taurus throws a poor cross that misses
and Cortez counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head. #ROC#Taurus is rocked!
Cortez connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Taurus is still on wobbly legs! Can Cortez finish him?
Cortez misses with a looping left.
Taurus doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Cortez throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Cortez takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Cortez misses with a wild body shot.
Taurus ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Taurus throws a head kick but Cortez moves out of range.
Cortez swings away with a leg kick that misses.
A clash of legs there as Cortez blocks the low kick.
Cortez is looking to counter with a body kick.
Cortez blocks a head kick by Taurus.
Taurus seems to have recovered his senses.
Jab by Cortez.
Taurus misses with a series of wild punches.
#T2#
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Taurus checks a leg kick.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Cortez misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Taurus.
A little jabbing left from Taurus on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Cortez motions for Taurus to come forward. Cortez throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
A jab lands there for Cortez.
Cortez cracks Taurus with a perfect right hand that drops him to the mat! Taurus is sitting up but I can't see if he's OK from my position. The referee's count has reached 5,6,7 and Taurus is still not up. Can he make it? 8,9,10! He's out! Taurus could not beat the count!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:35 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punch). Ubaldo Cortez!
Ubaldo Cortez retains his welterweight title!
Ubaldo Cortez seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website. |
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Event:
AKF 24 | Tharrier vs. Erikson
Date: Oct 30, 2021 |
#R1#
Wearmouth tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Cortez was well out of range. Poor timing from Wearmouth.
Wearmouth lands a two punch combo.
Wearmouth tries to clinch but Cortez moves out of range.
Cortez looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Wearmouth definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Cortez lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Cortez checks the leg kick nicely there.
Wearmouth fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Cortez checks it well.
Cortez doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
A low kick from Wearmouth misses
and Cortez makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Cortez fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Wearmouth is out of range.
We've been informed that Cortez has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
Wearmouth takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Wearmouth misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
A jab from Wearmouth misses.
Cortez connects with a leg kick.
Cortez throws a body shot but no joy.
Cortez scores with a jab.#T1#
Cortez misses with a jab, cross combination.
Wearmouth throws a hook to the side of Cortez's head but Cortez sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.#CL#
Wearmouth moves into the clinch successfully.
Cortez throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Cortez lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Cortez misses with some punches.
Wearmouth lands an uppercut.
Cortez misses with some punches.
With the two fighters working up against the ropes, Wearmouth just misses with a elbow thrown towards Cortez's brow. #BC2#
Cortez manages to break the clinch.
Cortez fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Wearmouth looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Wearmouth connects with a jab.
Cortez works the jab nicely.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Wearmouth steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Cortez.
Cortez thuds his right hand into Wearmouth's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.#T2#
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Wearmouth!
Wearmouth looks to throw the jab but Cortez is out of range.
Wearmouth avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Jab, jab by Cortez - just one landing.
Cortez scores with the left hand. Wearmouth knows he should have avoided that one.
Cortez bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Wearmouth's head.
Wearmouth scores with a jab. Cortez acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Wearmouth avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Cortez lands a leg kick that knocks Wearmouth off balance momentarily.
Wearmouth misses with a straight right.
Wearmouth on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Cortez misses with a low kick as Wearmouth jumps back.
Dave Wearmouth seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.#T3#
Cortez throws a lazy right hand but Wearmouth sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Wearmouth tries to clinch up.
Cortez looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Wearmouth!
A jab from Cortez finds it's way through Wearmouth's defenses.
Wearmouth misses with a leg kick
and Cortez counters with a stiff right hand.
Cortez scores with a nice head shot.
Cortez works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
A slapping body kick lands there for Cortez.
Cortez is pinned up against the ropes taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Cortez bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Cortez does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Wearmouth misses with a double jab.
#T4#
Cortez fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Wearmouth has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Cortez takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Cortez bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Wearmouth's head backwards.
Wearmouth cracks Cortez with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Wearmouth tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Wearmouth throws a low kick but it's checked well by Cortez.
Cortez throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Cortez throws a wild body kick that Wearmouth sees coming a mile off.
Wearmouth was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Cortez dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Wearmouth. That did some damage!
Cortez missing with a left hand there. Wearmouth was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Wearmouth waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Cortez.
Wearmouth scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Cortez just misses with a punch to the body.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Ubaldo Cortez dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!#R2#
Wearmouth keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Some wild striking there from Wearmouth.
Wearmouth lands a really nice looking cross but Cortez seems unphased.
Wearmouth scores with a nice head shot.
Wearmouth throws the kick towards the body but Cortez avoids it.
Wearmouth throws a sloppy head kick and Cortez moves out of range easily.
Cortez lands with an overhand left.#CUT2#It looks like Dave Wearmouth has been cut.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Cortez keeps the fight on the outside.
Wearmouth lands with a kick to the temple. Cortez shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Wearmouth throws a leg kick
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Wearmouth looks to throw a body kick
and Wearmouth takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles. #T1#
Cortez tries to clinch but Wearmouth moves out of range.
Cortez scores with a jab to the body.
Cortez digs a good hook to Wearmouth's body.
Wearmouth on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Cortez. Cortez obviously looking to wear him down.
Wearmouth displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Cortez throws out the jab. #CL#
Wearmouth moves into range and clinches up with Cortez.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Wearmouth.
Cortez lands a nice uppercut.
Cortez misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Wearmouth blocking some punches.
#BC2#
Cortez's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Wearmouth scores with a kick to the midsection.
Wearmouth takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Cortez scores with a jab to the head.
#T2#
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Wearmouth takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Cortez catches Wearmouth with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Good leg kick by Wearmouth.
A nice leg kick lands there from Cortez.
Cortez misses with a body shot.
Wearmouth throws a head kick that misses.
Cortez lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Cortez throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Wearmouth sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Wearmouth slips under a jab.
Wearmouth throws a low kick, looking for Cortez's leg but Cortez calmly moves out of range.
Cortez throws a front kick aimed at Wearmouth's knee but Wearmouth avoids it well.
An attempted straight right counter from Wearmouth misses the target.
Cortez punishes Wearmouth's body with a nice straight punch.#T3#
Wearmouth moves out of range as Cortez strikes.
It looked like Wearmouth was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Wearmouth cracks Cortez with an open hand slap.
Wearmouth throws a lazy uppercut
and Cortez counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Wearmouth ducks under a wild hook from Cortez.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Cortez. Wearmouth shrugs it off though.
Wearmouth loads up on a big right hand but Cortez slips the punch.
A thudding body kick lands there by Cortez!
Cortez tests Wearmouth's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Wearmouth misses with a left hand
and Cortez counters with a low kick, right behind Wearmouth 's knee.
Wearmouth is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Wearmouth takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Wearmouth looks to throw the jab but Cortez is out of range. #T4#
Cortez throws a leg kick which misses Wearmouth's front leg but catches the back leg as Wearmouth tries to avoid it.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Nice shot by Cortez.
Cortez bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Wearmouth connects with a high kick.
Cortez smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Cortez has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Wearmouth slips a straight right by Cortez.
Cortez lands a nice leg kick that just misses Wearmouth's sensitive parts.
A solid leg kick lands there for Wearmouth.
Cortez throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
It looked like Wearmouth wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Jab from Cortez.
Cortez takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Wearmouth blocks a head kick by Cortez.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Ubaldo Cortez showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Dave Wearmouth's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!#R3#
Cortez tries to clinch up but Wearmouth circles away and keeps his distance.
Cortez tries to clinch up but Wearmouth circles away and keeps his distance.
Wearmouth connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Cortez's hands.
Dave Wearmouth is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Wearmouth keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Wearmouth shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Cortez eats them both and turns towards Wearmouth to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Crunch! Cortez slams his shin into Wearmouth's torso.
Wearmouth scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Cortez lands with a nice body kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Wearmouth tries to clinch up.
Cortez lands a nice shot to the body.
Cortez connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Cortez scores with a nice right hand.
#T1#
Wearmouth fails with an attempt to clinch.
Wearmouth swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Cortez counters with a nice body kick.
Cortez swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Wearmouth.
Nice body kick there by Cortez.
Cortez throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Cortez misses with a hook
and Wearmouth counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Wearmouth thows a leg kick but Cortez checks it
and Cortez counters with a left to the body.
Cortez with a jab.
Cortez lands a nice looking kick to the body. Wearmouth takes a step back to recover.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Cortez throws a quick inside leg kick.
Dave Wearmouth has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!#T2#
Cortez connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Wearmouth misses with the combination.
Cortez takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Wearmouth throws a leg kick
and Cortez counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Wearmouth throws a jab when Cortez was well out of range.
Good standup being displayed there by Cortez as he connects with a hook.
Good exchange - Cortez coming out on top.
Cortez staying out of range there.
Cortez moves into range and connects with a jab.
Ubaldo Cortez seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Cortez ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Wearmouth moves away.
Wearmouth is looking to counter with a shot to the body.#T3#
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Cortez.
Wearmouth needs to keep his hands up - Cortez had a free shot at his head there.
Cortez tries to land a front kick but Wearmouth steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
A shot to the liver by Cortez. Beautiful body shot.
Cortez uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Cortez throws a push kick but Wearmouth slaps the foot to one side.
Cortez thuds a left hand into Wearmouth's body.
Cortez jabs Wearmouth to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Wearmouth connects with a solid leg kick.
Cortez misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Cortez scores with a spinning back kick!#T4#
Wearmouth throws a low kick, looking for Cortez's leg but Cortez calmly moves out of range.
Good shot there by Cortez.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Wearmouth pulls out of a head kick attempt.
A little jabbing left from Cortez on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Cortez scores with a jab to the jaw.
Wearmouth takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Cortez with a nice cross.
Wearmouth takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Wearmouth throws a right and a left that Cortez avoids nicely.
Nice cross by Cortez.
Cortez connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Wearmouth tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
A little jabbing left from Cortez on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
And that's the end of the fight!
Ubaldo Cortez comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Cortez has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Mauricio Rocha scores the fight for Ubaldo Cortez!
Judge Leandro Rodrigues scores the fight for Ubaldo Cortez!
Judge Luis Engracia scores the fight for Ubaldo Cortez!
Ubaldo Cortez wins by unanimous decision!
Ubaldo Cortez is the new welterweight champion!
A relieved looking Ubaldo Cortez thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it. |
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Event:
BB 5 - Bjornsson vs Big Daddy
Date: Oct 09, 2021 |
#R1#
Cortez throws a body punch but Boudreaux moves out of range.
Cortez connects with a leg kick.
Boudreaux lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Cortez fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Boudreaux manages to avoid it.
Cortez misses with a leg kick
letting Boudreaux counter with a right hand.
Boudreaux takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Cortez works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
A jab from Boudreaux misses.
Cortez has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Primal Concrete Gym in the buildup to the fight.
A big left from Boudreaux misses.
Cortez swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Cortez looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
A slow jab from Boudreaux misses its intended target.
Boudreaux thuds a left hand into Cortez's body.#T1#
Cortez misses with a lunging right hand
and Boudreaux counters with a nice body shot.
Boudreaux avoids the head kick by Cortez.
Cortez misses with a jab to the body
and Boudreaux counters with a straight right hand.
Boudreaux throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A little feinted left hand from Cortez on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Cortez misses with a wild body shot.
Boudreaux scores with a body shot.
Cortez fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Boudreaux is out of range.
Boudreaux throws a right and a left that both miss.
Cortez half committed to a counter leg kick.
Cortez throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Boudreaux appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Cortez throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Cortez slips a jab from Boudreaux.#T2#
Boudreaux misses with a looping left.
Boudreaux looks to land a combination but Cortez avoids it well.
Cortez is looking to wear down Boudreaux with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Cortez keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Cortez swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Cortez throws a leg kick but Boudreaux sees it coming and moves out of range.
It seemed like Boudreaux was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
A big left from Boudreaux misses.
Cortez half committed to a counter leg kick.
Boudreaux looks to score with a jab to the body but Cortez is just out of range.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Cortez throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Cortez lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Boudreaux has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Cortez.
A jab from Cortez misses.
Cortez moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Cortez throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
#T3#
Boudreaux throws a shot to the body.
Cortez misses with a hook
and Boudreaux counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Cortez lands a head shot.
Boudreaux swings widly with a right hand
and Cortez counters with a nice leg kick.
Cortez misses with a body shot.
Boudreaux throws a body punch but Cortez moves out of range.
Cortez misses with a hook. Boudreaux ducked under it nicely.
Boudreaux misses with an uppercut. Cortez saw that one coming.
A big right from Cortez misses.
Cortez misses with a body punch
and Boudreaux cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Cortez dips to his left and cracks Boudreaux with an uppercut!#T4#
Nice defenses there by Cortez.
Cortez moves out of range as Boudreaux strikes.
Cortez walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Cortez lands a nice hook to Boudreaux's body. Boudreaux takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Cortez staying out of range there.
Cortez feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Cortez jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Cortez steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Boudreaux.
The fighters circling - Cortez throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Cortez misses with an uppercut.
An inside leg kick from Cortez misses.
A big left from Boudreaux misses.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Ubaldo Cortez will probably get the nod.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!#R2#
Boudreaux throws the left hand but Cortez avoids the punch easily.
Cortez throws a body punch but Boudreaux moves out of range.
The fighters circling - Boudreaux throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Boudreaux walks into a left hand.
Cortez misses with a left hand
and Boudreaux counters with a nice uppercut.
Nice uppercut lands for Boudreaux. That snapped Cortez's head back.
Cortez looks to land a body kick but Boudreaux moved away.
Boudreaux looks to score with a jab to the body but Cortez is just out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Cortez throws a nice inside leg kick.
Cortez swings for the body but Boudreaux moves out of range.
Cortez throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Boudreaux moves out of range of the body kick from Cortez.
#T1#
Boudreaux throws a one two combo.
Nice defenses there by Boudreaux.
Cortez slips a straight right by Boudreaux.
Boudreaux misses with a right hand
and Cortez counters with a right hand to the body.
Boudreaux gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Cortez.
A jab from Cortez does it's job there.
Boudreaux punishes Cortez's body with a nice straight punch.
Cortez misses with a looping right.
Cortez moves out of range as Boudreaux strikes.
Cortez quickly followed up with a counter body kick but doesn't connect.
Cortez thows a left - swing and a miss!
Boudreaux avoids a low kick by using good footwork.#T2#
Cortez throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Boudreaux misses with a straight right.
Cortez was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Cortez pulls out of a head kick attempt.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Boudreaux throws a right and a left that both miss.
It looked like Cortez was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Boudreaux.
Boudreaux blocks the body kick.
Cortez takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Boudreaux!
Cortez throws an off balance right hand
and Boudreaux counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Cortez scores with a crisp jab that stopped Boudreaux in his tracks.
Boudreaux fails to land with a series of punches.
Boudreaux throws a hook but Cortez blocks it.#T3#
Cortez uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Boudreaux.
Boudreaux lands a jab to the nose.
Cortez lands a leg kick that knocks Boudreaux off balance momentarily.
Cortez looks to land a body kick but Boudreaux moved away.
Cortez thows a leg kick but Boudreaux checks it
and Boudreaux counters with a stiff right hand.
Cortez avoids the body shot from Boudreaux.
Cortez misses with a kick to the body
and Boudreaux cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Cortez displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Boudreaux throws out the jab.
Cortez looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Boudreaux appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Boudreaux keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Cortez.
Cortez misses with a kick to the body
and Boudreaux counters with a left to the body. #T4#
Boudreaux ducks under a wild hook from Cortez.
Boudreaux lands with a shot to the body.
Cortez scores with a body shot.
Cortez throws a looping overhand right but Boudreaux ducks down to avoid it.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Cortez looks to score with a jab to the body but Boudreaux is just out of range.
Cortez throws a body shot but no joy.
Cortez throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Cortez misses the shot to the body.
Boudreaux fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Cortez throws a hook to the side of Boudreaux's head but Boudreaux sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Boudreaux drops his hands momentarily and Cortez takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Gator Boudreaux will probably get the nod - 10:9.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!#R3#
Cortez throws an off balance right hand
enabling Boudreaux to counter with a crisp jab.
Boudreaux swings for the body but Cortez moves out of range.
Cortez was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Boudreaux lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Cortez at a distance.
Boudreaux moves out of range of the body kick from Cortez.
Cortez bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Cortez was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Cortez looks to land a right hand but Boudreaux moved out of range.
Boudreaux lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Cortez ducks under a wild hook from Boudreaux.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Cortez lands with a hook. Boudreaux tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Gator Boudreaux seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Boudreaux throws a hook but Cortez avoids it easily.
Cortez misses with a head kick.
Boudreaux throws an overhand right that lands on Cortez's shoulder, as Cortez tries to avoid the shot. #T1#
Boudreaux scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Cortez pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Boudreaux let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Cortez throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Boudreaux counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Cortez sizes up Boudreaux with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Cortez ducks under a wild hook from Boudreaux.
The fighters circling - Cortez throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Cortez gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Boudreaux loads up on a big right hand but Cortez slips the punch.
Boudreaux punishes Cortez's body with a nice straight punch.
Cortez staying out of range there.#T2#
Boudreaux misses the jab.
Boudreaux scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Cortez doesn't seem bothered though.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Cortez uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Boudreaux.
A lazy left from Cortez finds it's target.
Boudreaux has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Cortez.
Boudreaux scores with a nice strike.
Cortez throws a leg kick but Boudreaux checks it.
Cortez throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Cortez swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Cortez lands with a cross.
Boudreaux misses with an uppercut
letting Cortez counter with a right hand. #T3#
Boudreaux avoids a kick to the body.
Cortez misses the shot to the body.
Jab from Cortez.
Boudreaux moves out of range as Cortez strikes.
Cortez is looking to clinch but Boudreaux is avoiding it.
Boudreaux doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
A nice leg kick from Cortez, right into the meat of the thigh.
Boudreaux throws a body punch but Cortez moves out of range.
It looked like Cortez was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Boudreaux.
Boudreaux lands with a nice body punch.
Cortez throws a lazy uppercut
and Cortez takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
A shot to the body from Boudreaux misses
enabling Cortez to counter with a crisp jab.
Cortez loads up on a big right hand but Boudreaux slips the punch.#T4#
Cortez lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Boudreaux's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Cortez misses with a body shot.
Cortez throws a lazy body kick
and Boudreaux counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Boudreaux connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Cortez. Boudreaux shrugs it off though.
Cortez throws a right hand that misses
and Boudreaux counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
A big left from Boudreaux misses.
Boudreaux staying out of range there.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Boudreaux! But no joy.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Boudreaux lands with a right hand.
A swing and a miss from Cortez.
Boudreaux is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Cortez with a body shot.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Gator Boudreaux.
Well Boudreaux has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight for Gator Boudreaux!
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight as a draw!
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight for Gator Boudreaux!
Gator Boudreaux wins by majority decision!
Gator Boudreaux very nearly forgot to thank Brooklyn Apothecary amongst all the excitement of his win but just as the interview came to a close, he screamed their name. Hopefully he'll get a few nice freebies in the mail as a thank you. |
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Event:
BLAZE FIGHT NIGHT 4
Date: Aug 22, 2021 |
#R1#
A low kick lands for Helenius.
A low kick from Helenius misses
and Cortez counters with a thumping low kick.
Cortez swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Helenius wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Helenius takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Helenius connects with a leg kick.
Cortez throws an overhand right that lands on Helenius's shoulder, as Helenius tries to avoid the shot.
Cortez wants to slow Helenius down by chopping away at his legs.
Helenius tries to clinch there but Cortez circles away.
Some bone on bone action there as Helenius checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Cortez uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Helenius.
Helenius throws a leg kick but Cortez sees it coming and checks it nicely.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Cortez is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Helenius.
A slow jab from Helenius misses its intended target.
Cortez with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Helenius to score with a decent uppercut.
Helenius lands with a nice body punch.
Cortez has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Helenius misses the shot to the body.
Cortez looking to land some kicks to the body here.
#T1#
Some wild striking there from Helenius.
Cortez on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Helenius takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Cortez throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A nice inside leg kick there by Helenius. That's going to slow Cortez down.
Nice shot by Helenius.
Cortez lands with an overhand left.
A head kick misses from Cortez.
Helenius swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Helenius thuds his right hand into Cortez's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Helenius is looking light on his feet compared to last time was saw him fight.
Helenius throws a predictable looking body shot
and Cortez counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Helenius swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Helenius!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Helenius looks for the body kick but Cortez saw that one coming. #T2#
Helenius lands with a nice body kick.
Helenius ducks under a wild hook from Cortez.
Cortez uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Helenius.
Helenius lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Helenius wants to clinch but Cortez slips to the side
and Cortez counters with a nice uppercut.
Cortez throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Helenius lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Helenius is looking to slow Cortez down with leg kicks.
Helenius takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Helenius fails with an attempt to clinch.
Helenius tries to clinch there but Cortez circles away.
Cortez staying out of range there.
Cortez digs a good body shot into Helenius's ribs.
Cortez takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Cortez avoids the head kick by Helenius.
#T3#
Cortez throws a low kick, looking for Helenius's leg but Helenius calmly moves out of range.
A punch lands to the side of Cortez 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Cortez lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Helenius has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Helenius and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Helenius moves out of range of the strikes.
Helenius throws a quick counter head kick but Cortez was just out of range.
Cortez throws a solid leg kick but Helenius takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Cortez.
Cortez takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Cortez ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Helenius with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Helenius bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Helenius tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Cortez counters with a nice low kick that buckles Helenius's knee momentarily.
Helenius pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Cortez lands with a slapping head kick.
Cortez ducks right into an uppercut from Helenius. #T4#
Cortez lands an overhand right.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Helenius drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Cortez pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Helenius tries to clinch but Cortez is having none of it.
Helenius throws a nice outside leg kick.
Helenius keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Good leg kick by Helenius.
A nice leg kick from Cortez, right into the meat of the thigh.
Cortez uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Helenius.
Cortez throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Cortez misses with a looping right.
Helenius misses with a straight left.
Cortez throws out a counter right but Helenius avoids it with no problem.
Helenius is looking to slow Cortez down with leg kicks.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Helenius fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Cortez manages to avoid it.
Cortez lands a head kick. Helenius smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Helenius attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Rupert Helenius will probably get the nod.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action.#R2#
Helenius misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Helenius staying out of range there.
Helenius throws a big shot that misses.
Cortez looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Cortez's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Cortez walks into a stiff left hand from Helenius.
Helenius chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Helenius ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Cortez moves away.
Cortez tries a quick counter leg kick but Helenius is wise to it.
Helenius fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Cortez.
Helenius misses with a two punch combination.
Helenius rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Cortez counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Cortez.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Cortez lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Helenius fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Cortez.
Rupert Helenius is winning the standup battle so far.
Cortez goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Helenius throws a head kick that Cortez semi-blocks.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Helenius throws a leg kick but Cortez sees it coming and moves out of range.
Rupert Helenius seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.#T1#
Helenius throws the kick towards the body but Cortez avoids it.
Cortez lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Cortez turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Cortez takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Helenius chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Cortez can pounce on him.
Helenius digs a good body shot into Cortez's ribs.
Helenius takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Helenius tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Cortez jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Helenius lands an overhand right.
Helenius throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Cortez takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Cortez fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Helenius manages to avoid it.
Cortez throws a poor cross that misses
and Helenius connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.#T2#
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Helenius tries to clinch up
and Cortez counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Helenius swings away with a body shot that misses
and Cortez counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Helenius thows a leg kick but Cortez checks it
and Cortez connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Helenius gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Helenius with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Jab by Helenius.
Cortez throws a big shot that misses.
Helenius wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Helenius lands a two punch combo.
A slow jab from Helenius misses its intended target.
A punch lands to the side of Cortez 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Helenius tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Cortez steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Helenius.#T3#
Helenius tries to close the distance and clinch up but Cortez swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Helenius tries to work over Cortez's front leg with a kick but Cortez checks it.
Cortez attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Helenius wants to clinch
and Cortez counters with a straight right hand.
Cortez misses with an attempted mid kick.
Helenius throws a leg kick but Cortez moved away.
A left lands for Helenius.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Helenius lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Cortez has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Cortez and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Good shot there by Helenius.
A head kick misses from Helenius.
Cortez throws out a counter right but Helenius avoids it with no problem.
Cortez ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
A nice leg kick lands there from Cortez.
Cortez with a nice calf kick.
Cortez throws a sloppy head kick and Helenius moves out of range easily. #T4#
Helenius buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Cortez avoids a punch combination nicely.
Helenius misses the jab.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Cortez misses with a wild body shot.
Helenius misses with a leg kick
and Cortez counters with a body kick that stops Helenius in his tracks momentarily.
Helenius with the inside leg kick.
Helenius moves out of range of the strikes.
A big right from Helenius misses.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Helenius checks a leg kick.
Cortez dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Helenius showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Cortez.
Helenius buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Rupert Helenius will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!#R3#
Helenius avoids the head kick by Cortez.
Helenius throws a quick counter head kick but Cortez was just out of range.
Helenius takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Helenius lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Cortez has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Cortez and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Helenius with a nice cross.
Helenius thows a left - swing and a miss!
A slapping leg kick lands for Cortez.
A low kick lands for Helenius.
Helenius slips a jab from Cortez.
Helenius works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Helenius connects with a crisp jab.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Helenius misses with a straight right.
Cortez pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Helenius attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Helenius bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Cortez's head backwards.
Cortez gets cracked there but stands up to it.
#T1#
Cortez smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Helenius with a nice cross.
Helenius throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
#CL#
Helenius moves into the clinch successfully.
Cortez scores with a shot to the side of Helenius's head.
Cortez throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Heleniuss head.
Helenius tries to pull guard but Cortez forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Cortez throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Heleniuss head.
Cortez lands a nice uppercut.
Helenius doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Helenius blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Helenius prevents a body shot from Cortez.
Helenius doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Helenius fails to pull guard.
Cortez lands a shoulder strike.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Helenius.
Helenius fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A right hand to the body from Cortez.
Helenius misses with a punch on the inside.
#T2#
Helenius's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Cortez trying to control the position but instead, Helenius has worked for underhooks and has pushed Cortez into the cage.
A hook to the body from Cortez.
Cortez blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Helenius tries to throw a body punch but Cortez avoids it by throwing Helenius back against the cage.
A short uppercut from Helenius. #BC#
Helenius breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Cortez throws a half hearted mid kick.
Helenius buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
#CL#
Helenius forces Cortez back against the cage and clinches.
Cortez lands a shoulder strike.
Still in the clinch, Helenius scores with a nice short uppercut.
Cortez has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Cortez lands a right hand that snaps the head of Helenius backwards.
Cortez tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Helenius is looking to break free of the clinch but Cortez has double underhooks. #BC#
Helenius manages to break the clinch.
Helenius swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Cortez.#T3#
Cortez lands a nice shot to the body.
Helenius misses with an uppercut
and Helenius takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Sloppy strikes from Helenius. Those never looked like landing.
Helenius misses with a right hand
and Cortez counters with a good low kick that Helenius was not able to check.
Cortez keeps the fight on the outside.
Cortez blocks the body kick.
Helenius walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Helenius has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Cortez.
Helenius tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Helenius darts in trying to clinch
and Cortez counters with a leg kick.
Cortez throws a jab but it's blocked by Helenius.
Helenius is looking to counter the offense by Cortez and move into the clinch.
Helenius misses with a low kick. #T4#
A looping hook to the body misses from Helenius. Cortez does a little dance to reset his feet.
Cortez keeps Helenius at a distance using the push kick.
Cortez dodges the punch combination from Helenius.
And Cortez responds with a good body kick, but Helenius manages to step out the way in time.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Helenius with the inside leg kick.
A combination from Helenius does no damage.
Cortez throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Helenius scoring well with a low kick there.
Cortez is looking to land body kicks.
A nice leg kick from Cortez, right into the meat of the thigh.
Cortez with a nice cross.
Helenius avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Helenius misses with a low kick as Cortez jumps back.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Ubaldo Cortez.
I think Helenius has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Reed Andrews scores the fight for Rupert Helenius!
Judge John Roberts scores the fight for Rupert Helenius!
Judge John Kavanagh scores the fight for Rupert Helenius!
Rupert Helenius wins by unanimous decision!
After winning the bout, Rupert Helenius thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility. |
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Event:
BLAZE IT UP! 1
Date: Jul 27, 2021 |
#R1#
Cortez thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Roumain if he has to take too many more of those.
Ubaldo Cortez seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Cortez lands the left hand.
Cortez lands a leg kick that knocks Roumain off balance momentarily.
Cortez catches Roumain with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Roumain takes a swing at Cortez's ribcage but misses.
Cortez jabs at Roumain 's body.
Cortez throws a left and a right that both miss
and Roumain counters with a one-two to the body.
Cortez throws a half hearted mid kick.
Cortez throws a half hearted mid kick.
Cortez avoids the body shot from Roumain .
Cortez only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Cortez - that will leave a mark!
Cortez takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Cortez takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
A big right from Cortez misses.
Cortez scores with a body shot.
Cortez doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.#T1#
Cortez misses with an uppercut.
A chopping leg kick lands by Cortez.
We've been informed that Cortez has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
Cortez throws a half hearted mid kick.
Roumain throws a combination. Cortez tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Cortez misses with a kick to the body.
Roumain throws a hook but Cortez blocks it.
Roumain throws a hook but Cortez avoids it easily.
Cortez finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Roumain lifts his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Roumain crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Cortez - the referee stops the clock and Roumain gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Cortez. Roumain manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Cortez is looking to land body kicks.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Cortez.
Roumain half committed to a counter leg kick.
Cortez walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Roumain checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Cortez clobbers Roumain with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Cortez throws a body kick but he was well out of range there. #T2#
Cortez misses the jab.
Cortez walks forward, straight into a front kick from Roumain .
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
An inside leg kick from Roumain misses.
Roumain moves out of range of the body kick from Cortez.
It looked like Roumain was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Cortez.
Cortez pulls out of a head kick attempt.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Cortez.
Cortez chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Cortez throws a body shot but no joy.
Roumain scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Roumain connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Cortez fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Roumain manages to avoid it.
Cortez thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Roumain if he has to take too many more of those.
Cortez throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Cortez lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.#T3#
Roumain misses with a few strikes there.
Cortez lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Roumain at a distance.
Cortez throws a body shot but no joy.
Cortez fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Roumain is out of range.
Roumain throws a shot from downtown. Cortez moves away and avoids it.
Cortez connects with a solid leg kick.
Cortez takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Cortez works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Cortez fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Roumain checks it well.
Cortez throws a body punch but Roumain moves out of range.
Roumain takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Cortez, as that shot connected.
Cortez scores with a push kick.#T4#
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Cortez thumps Roumain with a low kick.
Cortez lands a jab.
Roumain just misses with a punch to the body.
Cortez swings for the body but Roumain moves out of range.
Cortez lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Roumain will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Roumain chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Cortez can pounce on him.
Cortez avoids the body shot from Roumain .
Cortez throws a lazy right hand but Roumain sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Cortez misses with a kick to the body.
Roumain swinging wildly here.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Cortez fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Roumain manages to avoid it.
Roumain fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Cortez lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Ubaldo Cortez dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.#R2#
Cortez walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Roumain checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
This entire fight has taken place on the feet so far and you wonder whether Roumain might be better served trying to take this one to the ground because he's losing the standup battle so far.
Cortez misses with a body kick.
Roumain swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Cortez has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
A slapping leg kick lands for Cortez.
Cortez lands a nice shot to the body.
Cortez lands with a shot to the body.
Roumain throws a series of strikes that have Cortez backpedaling.
Cortez thows a body kick. Roumain tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Roumain goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Roumain rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Cortez moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Roumain throws an off balance right hand
and Cortez counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Roumain thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Cortez if he has to take too many more of those.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Roumain misses with a looping right.
Roumain checks a leg kick.
Roumain throws a quick counter kick to the body but Cortez avoids it.
Roumain is looking to slow Cortez down with leg kicks. #T1#
Cortez scores with a leg kick.
Cortez is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Cortez fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Roumain does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Roumain misses with a shot to the body
and Cortez counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Roumain moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Ubaldo Cortez seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Roumain misses with a wild body shot.
Cortez lands with a thumping leg kick.
Cortez throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Roumain walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Cortez checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Roumain misses with a body shot
and Cortez counters with a nice low kick that buckles Roumain 's knee momentarily.
Cortez shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Roumain sprawls well. Roumain wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Cortez gets slowly back to his feet.
Roumain appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Cortez throws a sloppy head kick and Roumain moves out of range easily. #T2#
Roumain wants to slow Cortez down by chopping away at his legs.
Cortez counters with a body kick.
Cortez throws a front kick that sends Roumain stumbling back into the cage.
Cortez scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Cortez throws a leg kick but Roumain checks it.
Roumain throws a big counter combination but Cortez scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Roumain blocks the body kick.
Roumain throws a combination that misses
and Cortez counters with an inside leg kick.
Cortez chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Good work by Cortez as he checks the leg kick.
Cortez moves out of range as Roumain strikes.
Cortez ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Roumain moves away.
Cortez avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Roumain has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Cortez.
Cortez connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there. #T3#
Cortez throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Cortez misses with a looping right.
Roumain on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Roumain scores with a hook.
Cortez checks a low kick from Roumain .
Roumain takes one to the chin there.
Cortez lands with a thumping leg kick.
Cortez throws a half hearted mid kick.
Roumain just misses with a punch to the body.
Some wild striking there from Cortez.
Cortez tries to land a front kick but Roumain steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
A big left from Roumain misses.
Cortez swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.#T4#
Cortez fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Roumain has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Roumain misses with a body kick.
Cortez tries a low kick but Roumain avoids it.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Roumain looks to land a body kick but Cortez moved away.
Roumain thows a body kick. Cortez tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Cortez fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Roumain goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
A cross from Roumain lands.
Roumain throws a body shot but no joy.
Roumain takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Cortez lands an overhand right.
A punch combination from Roumain misses.
Cortez misses with a left hand
and Roumain counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Ubaldo Cortez showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!#R3#
Good exchange - Cortez coming out on top.
Roumain is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Roumain misses with a jab to the body
and Cortez counters with a nice low kick that buckles Roumain 's knee momentarily.
Roumain avoids a punch combination nicely.
Roumain appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Roumain connects with a body shot.
Cortez throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Roumain counters with a nice uppercut.
Cortez misses the shot to the body.
A counter left hand to the body from Roumain misses its target.
Cortez misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A telegraphed right hand from Roumain misses the target.
Cortez throws a body shot but no joy.
Cortez tries to land a front kick but Roumain steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Cortez lands with a kick to the ribs.
#T1#
Cortez throws a leg kick that misses.
Cortez connects with a leg kick.
A looping hook to the body misses from Cortez. Roumain does a little dance to reset his feet.
Roumain swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
A nice leg kick from Cortez, right into the meat of the thigh.
Roumain ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Cortez moves away.
Roumain throws a left and a right that both miss
and Cortez counters with a nice body shot.
Both fighters circling a little - Cortez finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Cortez fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Roumain has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Roumain goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Cortez walks into a left hand.
Cortez cracks Roumain with a right hand to the side of the head.
Roumain throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Roumain throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Nelson Roumain has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!#T2#
Cortez goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Roumain slips a straight right by Cortez.
Roumain rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Cortez counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Roumain turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Cortez lands a leg kick that knocks Roumain off balance momentarily.
Roumain rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Cortez moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
A countering left hand to the body from Cortez misses.
Cortez uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Roumain .
Roumain takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Cortez fakes the leg kick and cracks Roumain in the body.
Cortez takes a swing at Roumain 's ribcage but misses.
Roumain swings for the body but Cortez moves out of range.
Roumain swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Roumain on the wrong end of a nice jab.#T3#
Roumain ducks right into an uppercut from Cortez.
Roumain misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Roumain takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Roumain misses with a looping left.
Roumain misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Cortez.
Roumain throws a leg kick which misses Cortez's front leg but catches the back leg as Cortez tries to avoid it.
Cortez lands with a thumping leg kick.
Cortez lands a head shot.
Ubaldo Cortez is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Cortez with a nice calf kick.
Cortez lands with a thumping leg kick.
Roumain chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Cortez can pounce on him.
Cortez ducks under a wild hook from Roumain .
Cortez tries a quick counter leg kick but Roumain is wise to it.
Cortez is looking to land body kicks.
Roumain jinks towards his opponent looking like he wants to counter with a mid kick but doesn't commit.#T4#
Cortez slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Roumain looks to score with a jab to the body but Cortez is just out of range.
Cortez lands a jab to the nose.
Roumain swings for the body but Cortez moves out of range.
It seemed like Cortez was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Cortez throws a nice outside leg kick.
A nice leg kick lands there from Cortez.
Cortez tries a head kick but it misses.
Cortez scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Roumain swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Cortez looks like he wanted to counter with a high kick but didn't throw it.
Cortez cracks Roumain with a good jab.
Roumain is looking to wear down Cortez with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Cortez moves away from the strike by Roumain .
Roumain tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
And that's the end of the fight!
Ubaldo Cortez comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Cortez has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Matti Vanhoillinen scores the fight for Ubaldo Cortez!
Judge Marco Blurstrm scores the fight for Ubaldo Cortez!
Judge Johanna Lukiainen scores the fight for Ubaldo Cortez!
Ubaldo Cortez wins by unanimous decision!
Ubaldo Cortez spent the whole post fight interview bigging himself up. It didn't go down that well with the fans after a while as they thought it was a bit arrogant. |
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BBFC 17
Date: Jun 05, 2021 |
#R1#
Cortez is looking to clinch.
Chumbo misses with a looping left.
Chumbo takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Chumbo has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Gainers in the buildup to the fight.
Cortez throws a head kick that misses #TD#
and Chumbo counters with a takedown into side control! That could mean trouble for Cortez!
Cortez pushes Chumbo away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, Chumbo gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.
Chumbo throws an elbow but Cortez slips to the side and avoids it well.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Cortez can do anything to dispel that myth.
Chumbo misses with the ground and pound.
Chumbo is working Cortez over with some ground and pound from side control.
Chumbo landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
Cortez takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Sloppy strikes there by Chumbo.
Chumbo scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Cortez to see if he's OK.
Cortez tries to escape but Chumbo is in control. #T1#
Cortez parries the strikes from Chumbo easily there. Chumbo is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Cortez to escape.
Cortez is not content to let Chumbo control the position.
Cortez is trying to get back to his feet.
Chumbo wants to lay and pray for a moment but Cortez keeps working.
Chumbo misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
Chumbo looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Cortez is avoiding damage well.
The ground and pound from Chumbo seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
Chumbo is putting a hurting on Cortez here, landing some big shots from side control.
Cortez pushes Chumbo away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, Chumbo gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.#T2#
Check out the look on Chumbo's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
Chumbo has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
The strikes coming from Chumbo are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
Cortez is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the cage but Chumbo has just dragged him back down to the mat.
Chumbo working the ground and pound.
The ground and pound from Chumbo seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
Cortez is not content to let Chumbo control the position.
The strikes coming from Chumbo are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
The strikes coming from Chumbo are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
Chumbo creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Cortez sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike. #T3#
Chumbo slows the pace down.
Chumbo working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Chumbo prevents Cortez from escaping the position.
Cortez takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
Chumbo landing strikes.
Chumbo misses with the ground and pound.
Cortez defending against the ground and pound.
Cortez taking punishment in the form of punches.
Chumbo in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
Cortez is pushing Chumbo's head away, looking to escape. Chumbo manages to hold on to the position though.
Cortez felt the need to train up his defensive grappling in the buildup to the fight. Presumably he was expecting to be in a difficult position like this, so let's see if he can get out of it.
Cortez can't do much from the bottom here. #T4#
Chumbo working the head and body with strikes.
Chumbo misses with the ground and pound.
Chumbo working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
Cortez pushes Chumbo away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, Chumbo gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.
Chumbo misses with a strike but at least he's keeping busy, looking to cause some damage - that will still help him when it comes to the judges scorecards.
Chumbo lands some shots froms side control.
Cortez is looking for a sweep.
Cortez tries to escape but Chumbo is in control.
Chumbo is putting a hurting on Cortez here, landing some big shots from side control.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Chief Chumbo dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.#R2#
Chumbo moves out of range of the strikes.
Cortez misses with a kick to the body.
Chumbo looks for a takedown but Cortez sprawls well.
Chumbo feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Cortezs jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Chumbo misses with a right hand
and Cortez counters with a straight right hand.
Chumbo takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Cortez just misses with a punch to the body.
Cortez fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Chumbo on the side of the head.
Chumbo shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Cortez pinned against the cage. Cortez gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Cortez fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Chumbo walks into a left hand.
Chumbo is trying hard to land a takedown here. Cortez sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Cortez throws out a counter right but Chumbo avoids it with no problem.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Chief Chumbo. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Chumbo throws a shot from downtown. Cortez moves away and avoids it.
Cortez has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.#T1#
Chumbo connects with a looping right hand.
Cortez fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Chumbo has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Cortez connects with a body shot.
Chumbo slips under a jab from Cortez.
Chumbo jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Ubaldo Cortez seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Cortez takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Chumbo throws a right hand that misses
and Cortez connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Chumbo dives in and grabs Cortez's left leg, looking for a takedown. Cortez pushes down on Chumbo's head and hops out.
Cortez stuffs the takedown.
Cortez fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Chumbo has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Cortez delivers a nice body kick.
Chumbo pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Chumbo takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Cortez ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Chumbo on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Chumbo rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Cortez moves out of range and avoids them all easily.#T2##TD#
Cortez gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Cortez wants to stand and escape but Chumbo is having none of it.
Cortez avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Cortez wants to stand but Chumbo is controlling the position.
Chumbo is looking to work some ground and pound but Cortez has wrist control.
Chumbo throwing strikes from guard but Cortez blocks nicely.
Chumbo is looking to work some ground and pound but Cortez has wrist control.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Cortez really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Chumbo. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.#T3#
Chumbo scoring with some ground and pound.
Chumbo postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Cortez tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Chumbo is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Cortez can do to turn this around?
Chumbo throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Chumbo is looking to work some ground and pound but Cortez has wrist control.
Chumbo prevents Cortez from getting back to his feet.
Chumbo is working Cortez over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Chumbo throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Chumbo landing with the ground and pound.
Chumbo stops Cortez from standing up. #T4##REF3#
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Cortez attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Chumbo cracks Cortez with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Chumbo lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Cortez circles away quickly and effectively.
Cortez appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Good shot there by Chumbo.
Chumbo just misses with a punch to the body.
Cortez lands with a right hand. #TD#
Chumbo closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Cortez quickly recovers to half guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Chumbo throws a big elbow that misses, also allowing Cortez to regain full guard.
Chumbo stops Cortez from standing up.
Chumbo trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Chumbo stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Cortez swivels though and keeps the full guard.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Ubaldo Cortez will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!#R3#
Cortez throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Cortez connects with an inside leg kick.
Cortez slaps away a takedown attempt from Chumbo, before circling back to the center of the mat.
A cross from Cortez lands.
Cortez scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Cortez misses with a body shot.
Cortez lands a front kick.
Cortez tests Chumbo's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Cortez looks to land a body kick but Chumbo moved away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jab by Cortez.
Cortez swings widly with a right hand
#TD#
and Chumbo decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Cortez's guard.
Cortez wants to get back to his feet but Chumbo passes into half guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!#REVB#
Chumbo looks to land a strike but Cortez avoids it nicely and regains full guard.#T1#
Chumbo loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Chumbo's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Chumbo with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Chumbo throws a big right hand that misses.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Chumbo accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Chumbo working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Chumbo won't allow Cortez to get back to his feet.
Chumbo pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Cortez is keeping the position for now.
Chumbo loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Chumbo trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat. #T2#
Cortez utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Chumbo postures up and lands a big shot to Cortez's brow.
Chumbo trying to control but Cortez is working from the bottom.
Chumbo is really struggling to control Cortez but he's trying to hold on to the position.
Cortez working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Chumbo.
Chumbo works over Cortez with some ground and pound from guard.
Chumbo with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Chumbo is working Cortez over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Chumbo loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry. #T3#
Cortez working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Chumbo.
Chumbo postures up in Cortez's guard and throws a big left but Cortez blocks it.
Chumbo working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Cortez's head.
Chumbo missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Chumbo landing some decent shots from guard.
Chumbo working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Chumbo throws a big right hand that misses.
Chumbo with a flurry of punches that miss.
Chumbo throwing strikes but missing.
Chumbo is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound. #T4#
Chumbo cracks Cortez with a solid left hand.
Chumbo is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Chumbo won't allow Cortez to get back to his feet.
Chumbo working some strikes from top position.
Chumbo trying to control but Cortez is working from the bottom.
Cortez wants to stand and escape but Chumbo is having none of it.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Cortez is pulling down on Chumbo's head. It's preventing any offense from Chumbo, at least for the moment.#REF3#
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Chumbo connects with a single shot there.
And that's the end of the fight!
Chief Chumbo showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Chumbo has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Seu Braga scores the fight 29:28
Judge Emerson Jorge scores the fight 29:28
Judge Edson Gomes scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Chief Chumbo! |
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Event:
Byzantium 39
Date: Apr 25, 2021 |
#R1#
Stephens fails with the takedown
and Cortez counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Cortez scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Stephens takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
A jab from Cortez does it's job there.
Cortez lands a head shot.
Stephens drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Stephens avoids a punch combination nicely.
Stephens tries to score a power double leg takedown but Cortez sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Stephens somewhat.
Stephens tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Cortez counters with a nice uppercut. #T1#
Cortez moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Cortez slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Stephens tries to clinch there but Cortez circles away.
Stephens looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Despite the aggression on Cortez's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Lee Stephens. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Cortez sizes up Stephens with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Stephens on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Crunch! Cortez slams his shin into Stephens's torso.
Stephens wants to clinch
and Cortez counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.#ROC2#Stephens is rocked!#T2#
Cortez stuffs the takedown attempt from Stephens. Stephens gets slowly back to his feet.
As Stephens backs off Cortez throws a huge counter combo but Stephens manages to avoid it all.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Stephens cracks Cortez with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Stephens with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Cortez to score with a decent uppercut.
Oh Stephens is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Stephens with a poor takedown
and Cortez counters with a stiff right hand.
Cortez lands a nice leg kick that just misses Stephens's sensitive parts.
Stephens misses with a double jab
and Cortez counters with a huge left! Stephens is in big trouble! He's backing up but Cortez isn't giving him chance to recover. Under a barage of punches the ref has to step in to save Stephens from any more damage. A dominating finish by Cortez!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:38 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Ubaldo Cortez! |
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Event:
Byzantium 35
Date: Mar 27, 2021 |
#R1#
Cortez looks to score with a jab to the body but Garak is just out of range.
Garak ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Garak lands the left hand.
Cortez misses with an attempted mid kick.
Garak gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Cortez.
Cortez throws a jab when Garak was well out of range.
Garak tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Cortez was well out of range. Poor timing from Garak.
Garak lands a slapping body shot.
Garak blocks the body kick.
Cortez misses with a takedown attempt
and Garak counters with a stiff right hand.
A slow jab from Cortez misses its intended target.
Cortez misses with a left hand
and Garak counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Cortez misses with a right hand
and Garak counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Garak keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Garak doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Cortez ducks under a wild hook from Garak.#T1#
Cortez throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Cortez misses with a body shot.
Garak checks a leg kick.
Cortez shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Garak eats them both and turns towards Cortez to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Garak lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Cortez circles away quickly and effectively.
Cortez uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Garak has time to react.
Cortez throws an off balance right hand
and Garak counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Garak is looking to clinch but Cortez is avoiding it.
Cortez throwing a counter right hand but Garak manages to avoid it.
Cortez thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Garak if he has to take too many more of those.
Garak avoids the head kick by Cortez.
Garak throws a lazy right hand but Cortez sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Garak avoids the body shot from Cortez.
A solid leg kick lands there for Cortez.
Garak throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Cortez throws a quick inside leg kick. #T2#
Garak staying out of range there.
Cortez throws the left hand but Garak avoids the punch easily.
Cortez slips under a jab.
Garak avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Cortez lands with a hook. Garak tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Cortez shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Garak eats them both and turns towards Cortez to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Cortez scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Cortez uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Garak.
Cortez tries to work over Garak's front leg with a kick but Garak checks it.
Cortez scores with the left hand. Garak knows he should have avoided that one.
Cortez lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Cortez throws a right hand that Garak ducks under and follows up with a left that Garak also avoids with ease.
A countering left hand to the body from Garak misses.
Cortez misses with a looping left.
A nice side step and Garak releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Garak misses with a straight left. #T3#
Cortez throws a low kick but Garak avoids it.
Cortez throws a jab when Garak was well out of range.
Good leg kick by Cortez.
Garak ducks under a wild hook from Cortez.
Garak swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Nice uppercut lands for Cortez. That snapped Garak's head back.
Garak misses with an uppercut.
Cortez scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
A good leg kick by Cortez.
Cortez moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Garak keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Garak throws an overhand right that lands on Cortez's shoulder, as Cortez tries to avoid the shot.
Garak just misses with a punch to the body.
Garak looks to score with a jab to the body but Cortez is just out of range.
Garak thuds his right hand into Cortez's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.#T4#
Cortez scores with a leg kick.
Garak uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Cortez.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Cortez bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Garak's head.
No joy there for Cortez, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Garak misses with a straight left.
Cortez takes a swing at Garak's ribcage but misses.
Cortez is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Garak moves out of range of the strikes.
Garak digs a good body shot into Cortez's ribs.
Cortez looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Garak is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Cortez.
Cortez is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Cortez punishes Garak's body with a nice straight punch.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Cortez with a nice calf kick.
Garak swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Garak swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Ubaldo Cortez dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action.#R2#
Cortez misses with a wild body shot.
Cortez throws a looping overhand right but Garak ducks down to avoid it.
Garak defending well as Cortez loads up on a big left hand.
Cortez tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Garak is able to avoid easily.
Garak takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Cortez takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Cortez keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Cortez thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Garak if he has to take too many more of those.
Nice shot by Cortez.
Garak ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Garak cracks a nice hook into Cortez's ribs.
The fighters circling - Garak throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
A good leg kick by Cortez.
Cortez blocks a jab.
Garak walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.#T1#
Garak swings widly with a right hand
enabling Cortez to counter with a crisp jab.
Sloppy strikes from Garak. Those never looked like landing.
Garak defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Cortez.
Garak walks into a jab.
Cortez bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Cortez moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Cortez keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Garak.
Cortez showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Garak.
Cortez moves away from the strike by Garak.
Garak's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Cortez keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Garak has tried to improve his agility in the runup to this fight.
Garak looks to score with a jab to the body but Cortez is just out of range.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Cortez.#T2#
This has been an exciting period of action!
Cortez ducks under a wild hook from Garak.
Ubaldo Cortez seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Garak misses with a looping right.
Garak throws a big shot that misses.
Nice straight punches there by Cortez. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Cortez.
Cortez looks to score with a jab to the body but Garak is just out of range.
Cortez blocks a jab.
Cortez misses with a kick to the body.
Garak let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Nice defenses there by Cortez.
An inside leg kick lands from Cortez.
Jab from Cortez.
Garak swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Garak tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Garak takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Cortez throws a leg kick which misses Garak's front leg but catches the back leg as Garak tries to avoid it. #T3#
Cortez throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Garak sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Cortez looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Cortez is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Garak throws an overhand right that lands on Cortez's shoulder, as Cortez tries to avoid the shot.
Ubaldo Cortez is winning the standup battle so far.
Garak slips under a jab from Cortez.
Garak throws a hook to the side of Cortez's head but Cortez sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Cortez slips under a jab from Garak.
A jab from Cortez misses.
Cortez throws a looping overhand right but Garak ducks down to avoid it.
Cortez misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Garak.
Garak misses with a straight right.
Nice body kick there by Cortez.
Cortez tries for a takedown but Garak circles away easily
and Garak counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.#T4#
Garak misses with a body shot.
Cortez looks to land a body kick but Garak moved away.
Cortez is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Garak can do to turn this around?
Nice body punch from Cortez.
Garak dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Garak throws a looping overhand right but Cortez ducks down to avoid it.
Cortez avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Cortez misses with a looping left.
Garak swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Cortez avoids the body shot from Garak.
Cortez was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Cortez throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
It seemed like Garak was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Cortez dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Garak. That did some damage!
Garak misses with a straight right.
Cortez shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Garak eats them both and turns towards Cortez to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Ubaldo Cortez dominated that second round.
That's time! Back to the action! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!#R3#
Garak throws a lazy right hand but Cortez sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with each other but Garak might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Cortez has got the better of the exchanges.
Cortez throws a nice inside leg kick.
Cortez looks to score with a jab to the body but Garak is just out of range.
Garak swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Cortez throws a head kick that misses.
Garak checks a leg kick.
It seemed like Garak was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Nice defenses there by Cortez.
Garak keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A leg kick checked by Garak.
Garak uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Cortez.
Garak throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
It looked like Cortez wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A low kick from Cortez is predictable there
and Garak counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Garak throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Cortez stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Cortez dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Donk. Cortez catches Garak right on the button with a cross.#T1#
Garak throws a jab when Cortez was well out of range.
Garak will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
A big left from Garak misses.
Cortez turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Cortez connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Cortez misses with a looping left.
Garak throws out a counter right but Cortez avoids it with no problem.
Garak takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Good work by Garak as he checks the leg kick.
Garak throws out a counter right but Cortez avoids it with no problem.
Cortez keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Garak moves out of range as Cortez throws a body kick.
Cortez rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
enabling Garak to counter with a crisp jab.
Cortez connects with a right hand. Garak shakes it off.
Elim Garak has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!#T2#
Garak tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Cortez was well out of range. Poor timing from Garak.
Cortez uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Cortez. Garak shrugs it off though.
Garak has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Garak throws out a loose jab but Cortez uses good head movement to avoid it.
Cortez looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Cortez stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Cortez takes a swing at Garak's ribcage but misses.
Cortez takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Garak displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Cortez throws out the jab.
Cortez jabs at Garak's body.
Cortez punishes Garak's body with a nice straight punch.
Garak throws a body punch but Cortez moves out of range.
Cortez connects with a crisp jab. #T3#
Cortez lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Cortez connects with the punch.
Garak takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Cortez throws a nice inside leg kick.
Cortez darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Cortez uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Cortez rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Cortez takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Cortez lands a nice looking kick to the body. Garak takes a step back to recover.
Cortez lands a jab.
Garak throws a body punch but Cortez moves out of range.
Garak walks into a straight right hand from Cortez.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Cortez ducks under a wild hook from Garak.#T4#
Cortez punishes Garak's body with a nice straight punch.
Garak misses with a looping left.
Cortez with a nice calf kick.
A shot to the liver by Garak. Beautiful body shot.
Cortez throws a good cross that connects.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Cortez - that will leave a mark!
Garak lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Garak moves away from the strike by Cortez.
Garak takes one to the side of the head.
Garak swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Cortez misses with a low kick.
Cortez fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Garak needs to keep his hands up - Cortez had a free shot at his head there.
And that's the end of the fight!
Ubaldo Cortez showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Cortez has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge William Gold scores the fight for Ubaldo Cortez!
Judge James Atkins scores the fight for Ubaldo Cortez!
Judge Donald Grub scores the fight for Ubaldo Cortez!
Ubaldo Cortez wins by unanimous decision! |
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Event:
Byzantium 31
Date: Feb 27, 2021 |
#R1#
Cortez throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Garak counters with a nice uppercut.
Cortez takes a swing at Garak's ribcage but misses.
Garak was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Cortez misses the body punch
and Garak counters with a stiff right hand.
Cortez scores with a kick to the body.
Cortez on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Cortez doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Cortez misses with an uppercut. Garak saw that one coming.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Garak throws a predictable looking body shot
and Cortez counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Jab, jab by Garak - just one landing.
Cortez throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.#T1#
Cortez takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Garak misses with a lunging right hand
enabling Cortez to counter with a crisp jab.
Garak swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Cortez counters with a stiff right hand.
Garak scores with a crisp jab that stopped Cortez in his tracks.
Cortez swings widly with a right hand
and Garak counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Garak cracks Cortez with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Cortez uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Garak.
Cortez takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Garak moves into range and connects with a jab.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Good shot there by Garak.#T2#
Cortez slips a straight right by Garak.#KD#
Garak lands a left and a right that send Cortez crashing to the mat, dazed. Garak thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!#ROC#Cortez is rocked!
Garak on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
The fighters circling - Garak throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Cortez looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Garak throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Garak is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Garak connects with a single shot there.
We've been told by Garak's head coaches at The House Of Pain that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Garak waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Cortez.
Cortez is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Garak with a body shot.
Garak avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Garak stalks Cortez and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Cortez's face. Cortez staggers backwards, shaken.#T3#
Garak swings widly with a right hand
and Cortez connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Garak throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Cortez looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Cortez misses the shot to the body.
Garak throwing a counter right hand but Cortez manages to avoid it.
Cortez misses with a wild body shot.
Garak misses with a jab to the body
and Cortez counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Garak is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Garak misses the body punch
and Garak takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Cortez misses with a jab to the body
and Garak counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Cortez moves out of range of the strikes.#T4#
An inside leg kick from Cortez misses.
Garak throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Garak moves forwards but Cortez connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Garak misses with a wild body shot.
Cortez throws out a counter right but Garak avoids it with no problem.
Elim Garak seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Garak ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Cortez slips under a jab.
Garak looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Garak connects with a body shot.
Cortez steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Garak.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Elim Garak dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.#R2#
Cortez bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Cortez feints a counter leg kick.
Cortez slips under a jab from Garak.
Cortez appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Cortez throws an overhand right that lands on Garak's shoulder, as Garak tries to avoid the shot.
Garak appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Cortez moves forwards but Garak connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Garak misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Cortez counters with a nice kick to the body.
Cortez ducks under a wild hook from Garak.
Garak ducks under a wild hook from Cortez.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A shot to the body from Garak misses
and Cortez counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Cortez bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
And Cortez responds with a good body kick, but Garak manages to step out the way in time.
Cortez throws a quick inside leg kick. #T1##CL2#
Cortez has closed the distance and engaged Garak in a clinch.
Cortez tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Garak lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Cortez backwards.
A shot in the inside from Cortez.
A short left from Cortez.
Cortez throws a head punch that misses.
Garak prevents a body shot from Cortez.
Cortez blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Garak lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Garak blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Garak tries a body shot but Cortez blocks it.
Garak's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Garak is stalling here.
#T2#
Cortez misses with a body punch.
Cortez tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Garak misses with a punch on the inside.
Cortez misses with the head strike.
Garak blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Cortez tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Cortez misses with a punch on the inside.
Cortez throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Cortez pushes Garak back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Cortez goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A short uppercut from Garak.
Garak blocks a body shot from Cortez.
Cortez swings wildly with an uppercut but Garak uses good head movement to avoid it.
Garak tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Garak is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Cortez can do to turn this around?#T3#
A short right from Cortez.
Cortez tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Garak works on Cortez's body with a couple of short punches.
Cortez tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Garak working aggressively here.
A short uppercut from Cortez.
Cortez scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Cortez misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Garak throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Cortez tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Cortez lands with a left to the head.
Cortez tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Garak's elbow.
A short uppercut from Garak.
Cortez lands an uppercut.
Cortez swings wildly with an uppercut but Garak uses good head movement to avoid it.
Cortez tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked. #T4#
Cortez working aggressively here.
Cortez tries a body shot but Garak blocks it.
Cortez misses with the head strike.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Cortez working aggressively here.
Garak blocking some punches.
Cortez swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Cortez tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Garak's elbow.
Cortez throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Garaks head.
Garak lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Garak blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Garak scores with a shoulder strike.
Garak misses with a short punch on the inside.
Garak prevents a body shot from Cortez.
Cortez tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Garak's elbow.
Cortez lands a shot to the body.
Garak prevents a body shot from Cortez.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Ubaldo Cortez showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Back to the action! And we move into the final round!#R3#
Garak ducks right into an uppercut from Cortez.
Elim Garak is winning the standup battle so far.
Garak is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Cortez.
A little jabbing left from Cortez on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Cortez changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Garak misses the shot to the body.
Cortez misses with an uppercut. Garak saw that one coming.
Garak is looking to counter punch.
Garak throws a poor cross that misses
letting Cortez counter with a right hand.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Cortez misses the shot to the body.
Cortez takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Garak looks to score with a jab to the body but Cortez is just out of range.#T1#
Cortez on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Garak swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Garak bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Cortez has been working his punching technique in the buildup to the fight and it appears to be paying off.
Good leg kick by Cortez.
Garak lands a nice shot to the body.
Cortez looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Cortez swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Garak misses with a shot to the body
and Cortez counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Garak throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd. #T2#
Garak comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Cortez takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
A clash of legs there as Garak blocks the low kick.
Garak jabs at Cortez's body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Cortez ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Cortez let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Cortez keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Garak misses with a hook.
A nice side step and Cortez releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Garak rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Cortez counters with a leg kick.
Garak tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Cortez was well out of range. Poor timing from Garak.
Cortez throws out a counter right but Garak avoids it with no problem.
Garak tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Cortez was well out of range. Poor timing from Garak.
Cortez swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.#T3#
Cortez throws the left hand but Garak avoids the punch easily.
Cortez misses with a looping right.
Garak misses with an uppercut
and Garak takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Nice defenses there by Cortez.
Garak takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Cortez takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Garak throws a right and a left that Cortez avoids nicely.
Garak misses with a hook
and Cortez counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Garak thinking. #T4#
Garak walks into a straight right hand from Cortez.
Garak throws a right hand that misses
letting Cortez counter with a right hand.
Garak fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Cortez manages to avoid it.
Cortez looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Ubaldo Cortez has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Garak catches Cortez with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Garak misses with a body punch
and Cortez counters with a good, hard body kick but Garak shrugs it off.
Jab by Garak.
Garak cracks Cortez with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Garak jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Cortez appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Cortez misses with a wild combination.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Elim Garak.
I think Garak has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge William Gold scores the fight for Elim Garak!
Judge James Glass scores the fight for Elim Garak!
Judge Paul Tew scores the fight for Elim Garak!
Elim Garak wins by unanimous decision! |
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Event:
ROCK FC 12
Date: Dec 25, 2020 |
#R1#
A big right from Cortez misses.
It looked like Stanisavljevic wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Cortez lands a leg kick that knocks Stanisavljevic off balance momentarily.
Stanisavljevic lands a really nice looking cross but Cortez seems unphased.
Stanisavljevic fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Cortez takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Cortez gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Stanisavljevic connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Stanisavljevic tries to move into range but Cortez moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Stanisavljevic misses with a wild body shot.
Cortez steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Stanisavljevic.
Cortez throws a leg kick which misses Stanisavljevic's front leg but catches the back leg as Stanisavljevic tries to avoid it.
Cortez missing with a left hand there. Stanisavljevic was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Stanisavljevic scores with a punch to the head.
Stanisavljevic changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Cortez misses with a hook. Stanisavljevic ducked under it nicely.
Stanisavljevic swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Cortez throws a shot from downtown. Stanisavljevic moves away and avoids it.
A looping hook to the body misses from Stanisavljevic. Cortez does a little dance to reset his feet.#T1#
Cortez swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Stanisavljevic counters with a nice uppercut.
Stanisavljevic takes a jab right on the kisser.
Cortez drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Stanisavljevic on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Cortez looks to throw the jab but Stanisavljevic is out of range.
Stanisavljevic slips under a jab from Cortez.
Cortez fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Cortez lands with a thumping leg kick.
Both fighters circling a little - Cortez finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Stanisavljevic lands a nice hook to Cortez's body. Cortez takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Cortez avoids the body shot from Stanisavljevic.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Stanisavljevic avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Stanisavljevic changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Stanisavljevic takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Cortez motions for Stanisavljevic to come forward. Cortez throws a leg kick but it misses it's target. #T2#
Stanisavljevic has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Cortez.
Stanisavljevic connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Cortez's hands.
Stanisavljevic is looking light on his feet compared to last time was saw him fight.
Cortez scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Stanisavljevic connects with a right hand. Cortez shakes it off.
Stanisavljevic defending well as Cortez loads up on a big left hand.
Cortez tries to land a front kick but Stanisavljevic steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Cortez avoids the body shot from Stanisavljevic.
A lazy body kick from Cortez
and Stanisavljevic counters with a nice body shot.
Cortez misses with a wild body shot.
Cortez scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Stanisavljevic slips a jab and a cross from Cortez.
A counter left hand to the body from Stanisavljevic misses its target.
Cortez feints and then cracks Stanisavljevic's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Stanisavljevic down.
Cortez cracks Stanisavljevic with a good jab.
Cortez throws an off balance right hand
and Stanisavljevic counters with a stiff right hand.
Stanisavljevic is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Cortez thumps Stanisavljevic with a low kick.
Stanisavljevic connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.#T3#
Cortez misses with a looping left.
Cortez dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Ubaldo Cortez seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Cortez lands a slapping body shot.
Cortez takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
A nice leg kick from Cortez, right into the meat of the thigh.
Stanisavljevic misses with a jab, cross combination.
Cortez thumps Stanisavljevic with a low kick.
Cortez dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Stanisavljevic. That did some damage!
Stanisavljevic swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Cortez.
Stanisavljevic fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Stanisavljevic listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Stanisavljevic lands with a shot to the body.
Stanisavljevic tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Cortez scores with a kick to the body.
Stanisavljevic takes one on the button.#T4#
Cortez takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Stanisavljevic looks to score with a jab to the body but Cortez is just out of range.
Cortez shoots and misses
and Stanisavljevic counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Stanisavljevic scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Cortez pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Stanisavljevic takes a swing at Cortez's ribcage but misses.
Cortez throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Cortez takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Stanisavljevic uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Cortez.
Cortez connects with a leg kick.
Cortez jabs at Stanisavljevic's body.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Stanisavljevic lands a body shot.
Cortez connects with an inside leg kick.
Stanisavljevic swings and misses with a hook to the body.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Jovo Stanisavljevic will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action!#R2#
Cortez throws a hook but Stanisavljevic avoids it easily.
A little feinted left hand from Stanisavljevic on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Cortez scores with a spinning back kick!
Stanisavljevic missing with a left hand there. Cortez was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Stanisavljevic slips under a jab from Cortez.
Cortez throws a big shot that misses.
Cortez scores with a nice body kick.
Cortez misses with an uppercut
and Stanisavljevic makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Stanisavljevic is looking to wear down Cortez with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Stanisavljevic connects with a body shot.
Stanisavljevic slips a jab from Cortez.
Stanisavljevic takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Stanisavljevic throws a body shot but no joy.
Cortez misses the shot to the body.
Cortez waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Stanisavljevic.
Cortez takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Stanisavljevic misses with a jab to the body
and Cortez counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.#T1#
Stanisavljevic thows a left - swing and a miss!
Cortez chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Cortez lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Stanisavljevic is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Cortez misses with a straight right.
Stanisavljevic bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Stanisavljevic throws a sloppy body shot
and Cortez counters with a good, hard body kick but Stanisavljevic shrugs it off.
Stanisavljevic connects with a nice looking jab.
Cortez takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Cortez changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Stanisavljevic fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Cortez on the side of the head.
Ubaldo Cortez seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Stanisavljevic uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Cortez.
Stanisavljevic uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Cortez.
Stanisavljevic throws a shot from downtown. Cortez moves away and avoids it.
Cortez jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Stanisavljevic will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.#T2#
Stanisavljevic ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Stanisavljevic uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Cortez.
A thudding body kick lands there by Cortez!
Cortez dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Stanisavljevic. That did some damage!
Cortez scores with a sloppy right hand. Stanisavljevic should have avoided that one.
Cortez looks to score with a jab to the body but Stanisavljevic is just out of range.
Stanisavljevic stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Stanisavljevic takes a swing at Cortez's ribcage but misses.
Stanisavljevic swings widly with a right hand
letting Cortez counter with a right hand.
Stanisavljevic looks to score with a jab to the body but Cortez is just out of range.
Stanisavljevic ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Stanisavljevic connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Stanisavljevic throws a sloppy body shot
and Cortez connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Stanisavljevic keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Cortez.#T3#
Cortez dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Stanisavljevic. That did some damage!
Cortez throws a hook to the side of Stanisavljevic's head but Stanisavljevic sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Cortez throws the left hand but Stanisavljevic avoids the punch easily.
Stanisavljevic connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Cortez momentarily.
Stanisavljevic fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Cortez manages to avoid it.
Cortez throws a jab but it's blocked by Stanisavljevic.
Cortez swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Stanisavljevic makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Cortez lands a leg kick that knocks Stanisavljevic off balance momentarily.
Cortez slips under a jab from Stanisavljevic.
A big left from Stanisavljevic misses.
Cortez throws a hook but Stanisavljevic avoids it easily.
Cortez with a jab.
Stanisavljevic moves away from the strike by Cortez.
Cortez lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Cortez throws a right hand that misses
and Stanisavljevic counters with a straight right hand.#T4#
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Cortez misses with a lunging right hand
and Stanisavljevic makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Cortez is breathing heavily.
Cortez looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Stanisavljevic throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Cortez takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Cortez throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Cortez lands a nice looking body shot.
Stanisavljevic misses with a wild body shot.
Cortez throws a lazy right hand but Stanisavljevic sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
A swing and a miss from Cortez.
A slow jab from Stanisavljevic misses its intended target.
Stanisavljevic throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Cortez fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Cortez ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Stanisavljevic moves away.
Stanisavljevic appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Cortez drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Ubaldo Cortez showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!#R3#
Cortez throws a nice outside leg kick.
Cortez with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Stanisavljevic scores with a nice right hand.
Stanisavljevic feints a jab promting Cortez to slip. Stanisavljevic then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Cortez slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Cortez throws a hook but Stanisavljevic avoids it easily.
A looping hook to the body misses from Stanisavljevic. Cortez does a little dance to reset his feet.
Stanisavljevic throws a predictable looking body shot
and Cortez counters with a body kick that stops Stanisavljevic in his tracks momentarily.
A big right from Cortez misses.
Cortez fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Stanisavljevic manages to avoid it.
Stanisavljevic slips a straight right by Cortez.
A little feinted left hand from Stanisavljevic on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Cortez slips under a jab from Stanisavljevic.
Stanisavljevic avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Stanisavljevic swings for the body but Cortez moves out of range.
Cortez throws a hook but Stanisavljevic avoids it easily.
Stanisavljevic was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Cortez fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Stanisavljevic.
Cortez has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.#T1#
Cortez is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Stanisavljevic.
Cortez swings widly with a right hand
enabling Stanisavljevic to counter with a crisp jab.
Cortez scores with a hook.
Stanisavljevic swings away with a body shot that misses
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Stanisavljevic scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Cortez doesn't seem bothered though.
Cortez throws a lazy uppercut
letting Stanisavljevic counter with a right hand.
Cortez takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Stanisavljevic bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Nice body punch from Stanisavljevic.
Cortez keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Cortez lands with a nice body kick.
Stanisavljevic tests Cortez's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Stanisavljevic takes a swing at Cortez's ribcage but misses.
Stanisavljevic changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Stanisavljevic just misses with a punch to the body.
#T2#
Stanisavljevic moves away from the strike by Cortez.
Cortez scores with a leg kick.
Stanisavljevic takes a swing at Cortez's ribcage but misses.
Stanisavljevic blocks a jab.
Cortez throws a hook to the side of Stanisavljevic's head but Stanisavljevic sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Stanisavljevic throws a sloppy body shot
and Cortez counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Cortez connects with a leg kick.
Nice body punch from Stanisavljevic.
Stanisavljevic misses with a hook. Cortez ducked under it nicely.
Cortez throws out a loose jab but Stanisavljevic uses good head movement to avoid it.
Stanisavljevic swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Stanisavljevic checks a low kick from Cortez.
Cortez misses with a right hand
and Stanisavljevic counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Cortez throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Stanisavljevic sees it coming and avoids it easily.#T3#
Cortez thumps Stanisavljevic with a low kick.
A jab from Stanisavljevic does it's job there.
Stanisavljevic takes a swing at Cortez's ribcage but misses.
Stanisavljevic throws a shot from downtown. Cortez moves away and avoids it.
Cortez lands with a nice body punch.
Cortez fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Cortez throws a predictable looking body shot
and Stanisavljevic counters with a nice uppercut.
Stanisavljevic's legs have taken a beating and he's really slowing down as a result.
Cortez throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Cortez throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Cortez uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Stanisavljevic.
Cortez lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Stanisavljevic at a distance.
Stanisavljevic lands with a shot to the body.
Good standup being displayed there by Stanisavljevic as he connects with a hook.
Cortez lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.#T4#
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Jab by Cortez.
Cortez lands a nice looking kick to the body. Stanisavljevic takes a step back to recover.
A looping hook to the body misses from Stanisavljevic. Cortez does a little dance to reset his feet.
Cortez lands a jab to the nose.
Cortez lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
A shot to the liver by Stanisavljevic. Beautiful body shot.
Stanisavljevic tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Cortez throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Stanisavljevic was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Cortez throws a big shot that misses.
Stanisavljevic digs a good body shot into Cortez's ribs.
Cortez throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Cortez moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Cortez rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Stanisavljevic moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Stanisavljevic throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Cortez sees it coming and avoids it easily.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Ubaldo Cortez.
Well Cortez has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Steve Montenegro scores the fight 28:29
Judge John Roberts scores the fight 28:30
Judge Chad Campbell scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ubaldo Cortez! |
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Event:
ROCK FC 9
Date: Nov 21, 2020 |
#R1#
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!#TD#
Pis darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.#SUB#
Pis seems like he's working for an arm triangle here. He's freed his trapped foot and he's rotating nicely. Cortez is in big trouble! He's tapping out! This one is aaaaaaaaaaaall over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:18 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Arm Triangle). Mat Pis! |
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Event:
ROCK FC 6
Date: Oct 16, 2020 |
#R1#
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cortez throws a hook but Rantanen avoids it easily.
Cortez with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Rantanen staying out of range there.
Cortez scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Rantanen displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Cortez throws out the jab.
Rantanen takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Cortez scores with a jab to the head.
Rantanen tries to clinch there but Cortez circles away.
Cortez throwing a counter right hand but Rantanen manages to avoid it.
Rantanen moves to clinch but Cortez breaks away
and Cortez cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Rantanen tries a low kick but Cortez avoids it.
Rantanen fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Cortez looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Rantanen misses with a low kick.
Rantanen takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Cortez lands with a thumping leg kick.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Cortez stuffs the takedown.
Nice sprawl there from Cortez as Rantanen shoots in.
Cortez scores with a hook.
Rantanen will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Cortez definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.#T1#
Rantanen looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Cortez delivers a nice body kick.
Cortez cracks Rantanen with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Cortez scores with a jab to the head.
#CUT#It looks like Sami Rantanen has been cut.
Rantanen misses with the combination.
Cortez throws a body kick that misses.
The crowd cheers as Cortez lands an impressive looking overhand right. Rantanen doesn't seem phased though.
A left and a right from Rantanen both land. Nice combination.
Rantanen has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.#CL#
Cortez clinches up with Rantanen and pushes him back against the cage.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Rantanen blocking some punches.
Cortez misses with a punch on the inside.
Rantanen has Cortez pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Cortez manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Ubaldo Cortez has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Sami Rantanen.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Rantanen.
Cortez makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Rantanen pushes Cortez back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.#T2#
Cortez prevents a takedown attempt there.
Cortez misses with a hook from the clinch.
Cortez swings wildly with an uppercut but Rantanen uses good head movement to avoid it.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Cortez.
Cortez lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Rantanen backwards.
Rantanen is trying to drag Cortez to the mat but Cortez just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Cortez lands a body punch.
Cortez lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Rantanen gets through Cortez's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Cortez working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Cortez has a couple of punches blocked by Rantanen.
Cortez misses with a hook from the clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Cortez.
Cortez fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Rantanen swings wildly with an uppercut but Cortez uses good head movement to avoid it.
Cortez lands a body shot. #T3#
Rantanen can't get the takedown.
Rantanen trying to land knees to the body.
Rantanen is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Cortez pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Rantanen is trying to break the clinch but Cortez has him pressed against the cage.
Rantanen avoiding damage as Cortez throws knees to the body.
Cortez misses with some punches.
Rantanen blocking some punches.
Cortez tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Cortez avoids the elbow strike from Rantanen, against the cage.
Cortez is pressed up against the cage. Rantanen has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Cortez down to the mat. Cortez avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Cortez scores with a jab. Rantanen acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Donk. Cortez catches Rantanen right on the button with a cross.
Rantanen fails to land with a series of punches.
Cortez tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Rantanen manages to circle out of the way.
Rantanen misses with a straight right.
Cortez is looking to counter punch.
Ubaldo Cortez is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Cortez scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Cortez.
Rantanen moves out of range as Cortez strikes.
Rantanen ducks under a wild hook from Cortez.
Rantanen moves out of range as Cortez strikes.#T4#
Rantanen's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Rantanen duly obliges.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Rantanen steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Cortez.
Rantanen tries to clinch but Cortez moves out of range.
Cortez throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Cortez throws a quick inside leg kick.
Cortez lands a nice looking body shot.
#CL2#
Rantanen closes the distance and pushes Cortez back into the cage.
Cortez lands with a light punch inside.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Cortez just misses with a elbow thrown towards Rantanen's brow.
Cortez lands a left hand that snaps the head of Rantanen backwards.
Cortez swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Cortez misses with some punches.
Cortez gets underhooks to prevent Rantanen's takedown attempt.
Rantanen drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Cortez scores with a shot to the side of Rantanen's head.
Rantanen has Cortez pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Cortez manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Rantanen goes for a takedown attempt but Cortez pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
And thats the end of the round the fighters go back to their corners.
Ubaldo Cortez dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Sami Rantanen's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.#R2#
Rantanen walks into a straight right hand from Cortez.
Cortez throws a poor cross that misses
#CL2#
and Rantanen holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Rantanen is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Cortez is defending well.
Cortez working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Cortez is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Rantanen can do to turn this around?
Cortez lands a left hand that snaps the head of Rantanen backwards.
Cortez blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Cortez misses with a short punch on the inside.
Rantanen is looking for a takedown.
Rantanen tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Cortez misses with a short punch on the inside.
Rantanen tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Cortez creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Rantanen is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Cortez gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Ubaldo Cortez has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Sami Rantanen.
Rantanen is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Cortez is defending well.
Rantanen is looking to take this one to the mat.
Rantanen is breathing heavily.
Cortez has a couple of punches blocked by Rantanen.
Cortez swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Rantanen wants a takedown.
Cortez lands with a short head shot on the inside. #T1#
Cortez working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Cortez scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Cortez lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
A body shot lands from Cortez.
Cortez misses with a punch on the inside.
Cortez misses with a punch to the body.
Cortez swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Cortez is working Rantanen over against the cage.
Ubaldo Cortez has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Rantanen blocks an uppercut.
Cortez lands with a left to the head.
Cortez lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Cortez misses with a short punch on the inside.
Rantanen is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Cortez pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Cortez lands a shoulder strike.
A nice left hand lands by Cortez.
Cortez struggles to land a body shot inside as Rantanen controls his hands.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Cortez misses with a short punch on the inside.
Cortez throws a head punch that misses.
Rantanen drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Cortez throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.#T2#
Cortez blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Cortez lands with a light punch inside.
Cortez goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A nice right hand lands inside from Cortez.
Cortez misses with the head strike.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Rantanen.
Rantanen blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Cortez prevents a takedown attempt there.
Cortez throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Cortez throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Rantanens head.
Cortez tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Rantanen's elbow.
Cortez prevents a takedown attempt there.
Cortez swings wildly with an uppercut but Rantanen uses good head movement to avoid it.
Cortez lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Rantanen backwards.
Cortez stops a takedown attempt from Rantanen.
Cortez scores with a nice hook to the head.#T3#
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Cortez.
Cortez lands a hook to the side of the head.
Rantanen has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Cortez after a bit of a struggle.
Rantanen drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Cortez working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Cortez looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Rantanen tries for a takedown. No joy.
Cortez lands a right hand that snaps the head of Rantanen backwards.
Cortez working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Rantanen blocking some punches.
Cortez struggles to land a body shot inside as Rantanen controls his hands.
Cortez lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Cortez throws a head punch that misses.
Cortez misses with a hook from the clinch.
Cortez lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Cortez lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Still in the clinch, Cortez scores with a nice short uppercut.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Cortez lands a nice uppercut.
Cortez misses with some punches.
#T4#
Rantanen throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Cortez blocks it with crossed arms.
Cortez lands with a short head shot on the inside.
A nice left hand lands by Cortez.
A nice left hand lands by Cortez.
Cortez lands with a short head shot on the inside.
A short right from Cortez.
Cortez lands a body shot.
Rantanen blocking some punches.
Cortez goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Rantanen struggles to land a body shot inside as Cortez controls his hands.
Cortez lands an uppercut.
Cortez is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Rantanen is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
A nice right hand lands inside from Cortez.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Rantanen working aggressively here.
Cortez swings wildly with an uppercut but Rantanen uses good head movement to avoid it.
A head punch on the inside from Cortez fails to land.
Rantanen swings wildly with an uppercut but Cortez uses good head movement to avoid it.
And thats the end of the round the fighters go back to their corners.
Ubaldo Cortez dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Sami Rantanen's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!#R3#
Rantanen takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Rantanen has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Rantanen there as he acknowledges the shot.#ROC#Rantanen is rocked!
Cortez cracks Rantanen with a hook to the temple - Rantanen is on wobbly legs here! Cortez swarms him with hook after hook, landing with each one! Rantanen falls to the canvas face first and the referee dives in to stop the fight! Cortez wins by TKO!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:16 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Ubaldo Cortez! |
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Event:
DFN 3: High Roller GP Round 1
Date: Aug 01, 2020 |
#R1#
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cortez takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Cortez avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Cortez looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Baumgartlinger swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Cortez tries a quick counter leg kick but Baumgartlinger is wise to it.
Baumgartlinger throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Cortez on the side of the head.
Baumgartlinger throws a body punch but Cortez moves out of range.
Cortez throws out a counter right but Baumgartlinger avoids it with no problem.
Baumgartlinger throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Baumgartlinger connects with a jab.#CL#
Baumgartlinger closes the distance and clinches.#BC2#
Cortez manages to break the clinch.
Cortez moves out of range of the strikes.
Cortez follows through with a counter body kick but it doesn't land.
Cortez ducks under a wild hook from Baumgartlinger.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Baumgartlinger fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Cortez on the side of the head.
The fighters circle momentarily. Baumgartlinger darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Cortez slips under a jab.
Cortez looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Baumgartlinger throws a jab when Cortez was well out of range.
A little jabbing left from Cortez on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.#T1#
Baumgartlinger throws a poor cross that misses
and Cortez counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Baumgartlinger swings and misses with a hook to the body.
#CL#
Baumgartlinger has closed the distance and engaged Cortez in a clinch.
A short right from Baumgartlinger.
Cortez tries to break free but Baumgartlinger pushes him back against the ropes.
Baumgartlinger tries to throw a body punch but Cortez avoids it by throwing Baumgartlinger back against the ropes.
Baumgartlinger lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Baumgartlinger misses with a punch on the inside.
#BC2#
Cortez pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Cortez takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Good exchange - Baumgartlinger coming out on top.
Baumgartlinger misses with a combination
and Baumgartlinger takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Baumgartlinger jabbing away but nothing is landing.
A little jabbing left from Cortez on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A big left from Baumgartlinger misses. #T2#
Cortez moves out of range as Baumgartlinger strikes.
Cortez looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Baumgartlinger throws a poor cross that misses
and Cortez counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Cortez takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Maximilian Baumgartlinger seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Baumgartlinger connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Baumgartlinger scores with a punch to the head.
Baumgartlinger tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Cortez was well out of range. Poor timing from Baumgartlinger.
Baumgartlinger throws a hook to the side of Cortez's head but Cortez sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
It seemed like Cortez was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Baumgartlinger thows a left - swing and a miss!
Cortez ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Cortez is looking for the big counter here.
Baumgartlinger is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Baumgartlinger looks to score with a jab to the body but Cortez is just out of range.
Cortez looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Baumgartlinger thows a left - swing and a miss!
Cortez looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Baumgartlinger lands with a nice body punch.
Nice cross by Baumgartlinger.#T3#
Cortez defending well as Baumgartlinger loads up on a big left hand.
A little jabbing left from Cortez on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Cortez slips under a jab.
Cortez swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Cortez has tried to improve his agility in the runup to this fight.
Baumgartlinger throws a jab but it's blocked by Cortez.
Cortez looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Baumgartlinger with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Baumgartlinger stalks Cortez and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Cortez's face. Cortez staggers backwards, shaken.
Cortez ducks under a wild hook from Baumgartlinger.
Cortez throws out a counter right but Baumgartlinger avoids it with no problem.
Baumgartlinger looks to land a right hand but Cortez moved out of range.
Baumgartlinger lands a nice shot to the body.
Baumgartlinger connects with a good right hand that stumbles Cortez. Cortez circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Baumgartlinger lands an overhand right.#CL#
Baumgartlinger clinches up with Cortez and pushes him back against the ropes.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Baumgartlinger.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Baumgartlinger lands with a short shot to the head. #T4#
Cortez blocking some punches.
Cortez is trying to break free.
Baumgartlinger misses with some punches.
#BC2#
Cortez breaks from the clinch.
Baumgartlinger displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Nice uppercut there from Baumgartlinger.
A decent looking cross lands there for Baumgartlinger.#CL#
Baumgartlinger gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Baumgartlinger working aggressively here.
Cortez blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Cortez lands a nice shot to the body. #TD2#
Cortez has hold of one of Baumgartlinger's legs. Baumgartlinger is fighting the takedown attempt but Cortez gets the trip and lands the takedown into guard.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.#SU2#
Cortez gets to his feet - Baumgartlinger follows without any prompting.
Baumgartlinger throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
A little jabbing left from Cortez on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Baumgartlinger swings away with a body shot that misses
and Cortez counters with a good, hard body kick but Baumgartlinger shrugs it off.
And thats the end of the round the fighters go back to their corners.
Maximilian Baumgartlinger dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!#R2#
Baumgartlinger misses with an uppercut.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Cortez! But no joy.
Baumgartlinger throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Cortez swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Baumgartlinger is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Cortez can do to turn this around?
Cortez ducks right into an uppercut from Baumgartlinger.
Baumgartlinger connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Cortez's hands.
Baumgartlinger swings for the body but Cortez moves out of range.
Baumgartlinger ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Baumgartlinger looks to land a left hand but Cortez moved out of range nicely.
Baumgartlinger fails in his attempt to clinch.
Baumgartlinger misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
The fight stays on the outside here - Baumgartlinger looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Cortez! But no joy.
Baumgartlinger tries to clinch up.
Cortez looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Baumgartlinger tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Cortez was well out of range. Poor timing from Baumgartlinger.
Cortez looks like he wants to counter punch here.#T1##CL#
Baumgartlinger drives through and clinches with Cortez against the ropes.
A frustrated look appears on Cortez's face as he tries to break the clinch.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Baumgartlinger.
Baumgartlinger goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Cortez throws a punch but it's blocked by Baumgartlinger.
A short right from Baumgartlinger.
Cortez misses with a punch to the body.
Cortez struggles to land a body shot inside as Baumgartlinger controls his hands.
#BC2#
Cortez breaks from the clinch.
Baumgartlinger throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Cortez stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
A slow jab from Baumgartlinger misses its intended target.
Cortez uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Baumgartlinger.
Baumgartlinger rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Cortez moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Cortez looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Baumgartlinger lands with a shot to the body.
Baumgartlinger lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Baumgartlinger has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.#T2#
Baumgartlinger looks to throw the jab but Cortez is out of range.
Cortez swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
A big left from Baumgartlinger misses.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Cortez! But no joy.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Baumgartlinger looks to land a right hand but Cortez moved out of range.
Baumgartlinger loads up on a big right hand but Cortez slips the punch.
Baumgartlinger throws an off balance right hand
and Cortez counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Cortez slips under a jab.
Cortez avoids the body shot from Baumgartlinger.
Cortez ducks under a wild hook from Baumgartlinger.
Baumgartlinger looks to land a left hand but Cortez moved out of range nicely.
Baumgartlinger will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
It seemed like Cortez was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Baumgartlinger throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
#T3#
A big left from Baumgartlinger misses.
Cortez moves away from the strike by Baumgartlinger.
Cortez looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Baumgartlinger throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Cortez only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Baumgartlinger misses with a right hand
and Cortez counters with a straight right hand.
Baumgartlinger misses with an uppercut. Cortez saw that one coming.
It seemed like Cortez was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Cortez moves away from the strike by Baumgartlinger.
Baumgartlinger misses with a hook.
Cortez looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Baumgartlinger fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
It seemed like Cortez was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Baumgartlinger misses with a looping left.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Cortez! But no joy.
Cortez avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Cortez! But no joy.
Cortez slips a jab from Baumgartlinger.
Baumgartlinger throws an off balance right hand
and Cortez makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.#T4#
Baumgartlinger throws a looping overhand right but Cortez ducks down to avoid it.
A little jabbing left from Cortez on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Baumgartlinger misses with a lunging right hand
and Cortez counters with a straight right hand.
Baumgartlinger misses the jab.
Baumgartlinger lands a glancing blow to the side of Cortez's head.
Baumgartlinger moves in looking to clinch but Cortez pushes him off.
Baumgartlinger digs a good body shot into Cortez's ribs.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Baumgartlinger moves into range and connects with a jab.
Cortez has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Cortez takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Baumgartlinger throws a body shot but no joy.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Cortez! But no joy.
Baumgartlinger throws a poor cross that misses
and Cortez counters with a straight right hand.
Cortez has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Baumgartlinger finds it's way round the side to connect with Cortez's head.
Baumgartlinger looks to score with a jab to the body but Cortez is just out of range.
And thats the end of the round the fighters go back to their corners.
Maximilian Baumgartlinger dominated that second round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!#R3#
Baumgartlinger misses with a hook. Cortez ducked under it nicely.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Cortez! But no joy.
Baumgartlinger misses with a hook.
Baumgartlinger throws a jab but it's blocked by Cortez.
A little jabbing left from Cortez on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Baumgartlinger throws a jab when Cortez was well out of range.
Baumgartlinger throws a series of punches but Cortez moves out of range.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Cortez! But no joy.
Baumgartlinger waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Cortez.
It seemed like Cortez was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Baumgartlinger just misses with a punch to the body.
Baumgartlinger jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Baumgartlinger fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Cortez on the side of the head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Baumgartlinger throws an off balance right hand
and Cortez counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Maximilian Baumgartlinger is winning the standup battle so far.
Baumgartlinger misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Cortez.
Baumgartlinger throws a hook but Cortez avoids it easily.
Cortez avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Cortez! But no joy.#T1#
Baumgartlinger tries to close the distance and clinch but Cortez swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Cortez slips under a jab from Baumgartlinger.
Cortez throws out a counter right but Baumgartlinger avoids it with no problem.#CL#
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Cortez is looking to break free of the clinch but Baumgartlinger has double underhooks. #BC2#
Cortez escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Cortez bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Cortez looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Baumgartlinger thows a left - swing and a miss!
Baumgartlinger wants to clinch.
Cortez looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Baumgartlinger throws a body shot but no joy.
Cortez looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Baumgartlinger swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.#T2#
Baumgartlinger misses with a hook
and Cortez counters with a nice uppercut.
Baumgartlinger wants to clinch
and Cortez counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.#CL#
Baumgartlinger fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Cortez, pushing him back against the ropes.
Cortez tries to throw a body punch but Baumgartlinger avoids it by throwing Cortez back against the ropes.
Baumgartlinger swings wildly with an uppercut but Cortez uses good head movement to avoid it.
Baumgartlinger goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Maximilian Baumgartlinger has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Baumgartlinger tries to throw a body punch but Cortez avoids it by throwing Baumgartlinger back against the ropes.
Cortez is trying to break free.
Baumgartlinger lands a left hand.
Baumgartlinger tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Baumgartlinger lands a shot to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Baumgartlinger digs a right hand into Cortez's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Cortez's gas tank.
Cortez tries to throw a body punch but Baumgartlinger avoids it by throwing Cortez back against the ropes.
Baumgartlinger can't find room to land a body shot as Cortez controls the action.
#T3#
Baumgartlinger lands a nice uppercut.
Still in the clinch, Baumgartlinger scores with a nice short uppercut.
Baumgartlinger lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Cortez backwards.
Baumgartlinger working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Baumgartlinger has a couple of punches blocked by Cortez.
#BC2#
Cortez escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Baumgartlinger swings for the body but Cortez moves out of range.
Baumgartlinger connects with a single shot there.
Baumgartlinger throws a looping overhand right but Cortez ducks down to avoid it.
Baumgartlinger connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.#CL#
Baumgartlinger clinches up with Cortez and pushes him back against the ropes.
Baumgartlinger struggles to land a body shot inside as Cortez controls his hands.
Baumgartlinger lands a body punch in the clinch.
Baumgartlinger tries a body shot but Cortez blocks it.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Baumgartlinger tries to throw a body punch but Cortez avoids it by throwing Baumgartlinger back against the ropes. #T4#
Cortez lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Baumgartlinger.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Baumgartlinger.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Cortez tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Cortez tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Baumgartlinger's elbow.
Baumgartlinger blocking some punches.
With the fighters clinched against the ropes, Baumgartlinger creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Baumgartlinger blocking some punches.
Ubaldo Cortez has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
With the fighters clinched against the ropes, Baumgartlinger creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Cortez softening up his opponent with strikes, against the ropes.
Cortez tries a body shot but Baumgartlinger blocks it.
Cortez misses with a body punch.
#BC2#
Cortez breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Baumgartlinger throws the left hand but Cortez avoids the punch easily.
Baumgartlinger misses with a left hand
letting Cortez counter with a right hand.
Cortez on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
And that's the end of the fight!
Maximilian Baumgartlinger showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Baumgartlinger, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Sam Margolis scores the fight for Maximilian Baumgartlinger!
Judge James Glass scores the fight for Maximilian Baumgartlinger!
Judge James Ackerman scores the fight for Maximilian Baumgartlinger!
Maximilian Baumgartlinger wins by unanimous decision! |
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Event:
DFN 1: Augusto vs. Djemba
Date: Jul 11, 2020 |
#R1#
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cortez keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Cortez throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
#CL#
and Cristos counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Cristos.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Cristos holding his opponent close, against the ropes.
A battle for position here, against the ropes.#TD#
Cristos manages to pull guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Cristos is adopting a defensive guard.
Cortez pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Cristos is keeping the position for now.
Cortez trying to control but Cristos is working from the bottom. #T1#
Cristos looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
Cristos keeping moving, preventing Cortez from controlling successfully.
Cristos looking to hit a scissor sweep but Cortez is one step ahead there.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Cristos is on top in guard.
#REVR#
Cortez tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Cristos tries to free his leg and advance position but Cortez is retaining full guard. #T2#
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Cristos controls from within his opponent's guard.
Cristos trying to control but Cortez is working from the bottom.
Cristos passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Cristos is looking to take a break and control but Cortez is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom. #T3#
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Cortez can do anything to dispel that myth.
Cristos tries to advance to mount but can't.
Cristos working away.
Cristos content to control the pace. The referee will try and keep them active though.
Cristos wants to lay and pray for a moment but Cortez keeps working.
Cristos just content to control the position. #T4#
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Cortez wants to control but Cristos postures up.
Cristos trying to control the position but Cortez is working away. #REF3#
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Cortez throws a body shot but no joy.
Cristos misses with a low kick as Cortez jumps back.
Ubaldo Cortez is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
A looping hook to the body misses from Cortez. Cristos does a little dance to reset his feet.
Cortez throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Cristos cracks a nice hook into Cortez's ribs.
We've been told by Cristos's head coaches at Primal Concrete Gym that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Cristos shoots in but Cortez avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Cortez steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Cristos.
And that's the end of the fight!
Manuel Cristos showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Cristos has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1 round of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Donald Grub scores the fight 10:9
Judge James Atkins scores the fight 10:9
Judge Sam Margolis scores the fight 10:9
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Manuel Cristos! |
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