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Coming up we have a welterweight kickboxing rules bout between Miguel Sandoval (ranked 5913 p4p, 22706 weight class) and Ubaldo Cortez (ranked 560 p4p, 603 weight class). Both fighters look pumped up here. Let's hope this is a good fight!
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World class boxer
Very quick
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Granite chin
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 21 - 16 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Miguel Sandoval!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 13 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Ubaldo Cortez!
The judges for this bout are Tatsuya Matsuyama, Taro Takaoka and Yukihiro Yamamoto.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
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.
That's one minute gone in the round.
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.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
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.
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.
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.
That's one minute gone in the round.
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.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
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.
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!
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.
That's one minute gone in the round.
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.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
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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