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Coming up we have a welterweight kickboxing rules bout between Ubaldo Cortez (ranked 2632 p4p, 4071 weight class) and Cristóforo Carretero (ranked 325 p4p, 482 weight class). Carretero is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Sun by DVRKHOLD. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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World class boxer
Insanely flexible
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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 19 - 17 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Ubaldo Cortez!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 14 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Cristóforo Carretero!
The judges for this bout are Alexandre Firmino, Edson Gomes and Leandro Rodrigues.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
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.
That's one minute gone in the round.
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
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.
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.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
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.
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!
That's one minute gone in the round.
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.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
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.
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.
That's one minute gone in the round.
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
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.
It looks like Cristóforo Carretero has been cut.
Carretero lands a right hand that snaps the head of Cortez backwards.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
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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