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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Ubaldo Cortez (ranked 2834 p4p, 2703 weight class) and Ivan Dochenko (ranked 315 p4p, 306 weight class). Man, I cannot wait for this one!
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Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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Excellent MT
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 27 - 18 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Ubaldo Cortez!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 13 - 7 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Ivan Dochenko!
The judges for this bout are Percy O'Donnell, Timothy Bukovac and Don Winkell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cortez misses with a hook. Dochenko ducked under it nicely.
Dochenko throws a right hand that misses
and Cortez cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
It looks like Ivan Dochenko has been cut.
Cortez with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Dochenko tries to move into range but Cortez moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Cortez looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Cortez throws a leg kick but Dochenko sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Cortez slips under a jab from Dochenko.
Cortez works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Cortez throws a body shot but no joy.
Cortez walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Dochenko checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Dochenko swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Dochenko throws a body shot but no joy.
Cortez lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Dochenko swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Cortez misses with an uppercut.
Cortez lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Dochenko looks for a takedown but Cortez sprawls well.
Cortez lands a jab to the head.
Dochenko throws an off balance right hand
enabling Cortez to counter with a crisp jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dochenko jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Dochenko throws a body punch but Cortez moves out of range.
Cortez throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Dochenko sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Cortez will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Cortez throws a hook to the side of Dochenko's head but Dochenko sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Cortez scores with a hook to the body. Dochenko takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Dochenko pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
A solid body kick from Cortez.
Dochenko throws a jab when Cortez was well out of range.
Cortez throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Dochenko counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Cortez misses with a straight right.
Dochenko throws a hook but Cortez blocks it.
Cortez slips a jab from Dochenko.
Cortez is looking to counter punch.
A big right from Dochenko misses.
A counter left hand to the body from Cortez misses its target.
Cortez lands with a good body shot.
Dochenko avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Dochenko wants to counter the offense by Cortez and move into the clinch position.
Cortez throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Cortez displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Dochenko throws out the jab.
A little feinted left hand from Cortez on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dochenko slips under a jab.
It seemed like Dochenko was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Dochenko walks into a left hand.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Cortez misses with a leg kick.
Cortez moves away from the strike by Dochenko.
A big right from Dochenko misses.
Cortez swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Dochenko blocks a jab.
A big left from Cortez misses.
Cortez is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Cortez throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Dochenko misses with a body shot.
Dochenko thows a left - swing and a miss!
Dochenko defending well as Cortez loads up on a big left hand.
Cortez misses with a low kick as Dochenko jumps back.
Cortez looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Dochenko throws a jab when Cortez was well out of range.
Cortez throws a hook to the side of Dochenko's head but Dochenko sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Dochenko cracks Cortez with a right hand to the side of the head.
Dochenko 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.
Cortez moves out of range of the strikes.
Dochenko 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.
Dochenko lands a jab to the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cortez motions for Dochenko to come forward. Cortez throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Dochenko doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Cortez misses with a right hand
and Cortez takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Cortez throws a low kick, looking for Dochenko's leg but Dochenko calmly moves out of range.
Dochenko defending well as Cortez loads up on a big left hand.
Cortez ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Dochenko moves away.
Dochenko moves away from the strike by Cortez.
Nice jab there from Dochenko.
Cortez throws a lazy right hand but Dochenko sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Cortez misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Dochenko.
Dochenko tries to move into range but Cortez moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Dochenko swinging wildly here.
Dochenko misses with a hook.
Cortez with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Dochenko chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Cortez can pounce on him.
Dochenko misses with an uppercut. Cortez saw that one coming.
Jab, jab by Cortez - just one landing.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cortez lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Cortez looks to throw the jab but Dochenko is out of range.
Dochenko missing with a left hand there. Cortez was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Cortez throws an off balance right hand
and Dochenko counters with a nice uppercut.
Cortez throws a leg kick
and Dochenko counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Cortez tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Dochenko looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Dochenko uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Cortez.
Dochenko moves into range and connects with a jab.
Ubaldo Cortez seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Dochenko ducks under a wild hook from Cortez.
Cortez lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Cortez lands with a hook. Dochenko tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Cortez connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Dochenko looks to land a right hand but Cortez moved out of range.
Cortez digs a good body shot into Dochenko's ribs.
Cortez loads up on a big right hand but Dochenko slips the punch.
Cortez throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Cortez misses with a lunging right hand
and Dochenko counters with a nice uppercut.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Ubaldo Cortez dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Ivan Dochenko's cut.
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.
Dochenko scores with a shot to the body.
Cortez slips a straight right by Dochenko.
Cortez dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Dochenko. That did some damage!
Cortez connects with a looping right hand.
Cortez fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Dochenko is out of range.
Cortez swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Dochenko changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Cortez looks to land a right hand but Dochenko moved out of range.
Dochenko looks to throw the jab but Cortez is out of range.
Cortez will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Cortez attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Cortez uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Dochenko.
Cortez moves forwards but Dochenko connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Ubaldo Cortez is winning the standup battle so far.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dochenko jabbing away but nothing is landing.
A telegraphed right hand from Dochenko misses the target.
A little feinted left hand from Cortez on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Dochenko scores with a sloppy right hand. Cortez should have avoided that one.
Dochenko steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Cortez.
Cortez with a jab.
Dochenko checks the leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The fighters circle momentarily. Cortez darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Dochenko throws an overhand right that lands on Cortez's shoulder, as Cortez tries to avoid the shot.
As Dochenko backs away, Cortez returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Cortez attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Dochenko drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Cortez defends it well.
Cortez throws a leg kick but Dochenko checks it.
Cortez throws a leg kick but Dochenko checks it.
Dochenko throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Cortez sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Dochenko uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Cortez.
Cortez on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with each other but Dochenko 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 misses with a low kick as Dochenko jumps back.
Dochenko 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 avoids the body shot from Dochenko.
Cortez misses with a leg kick
and Dochenko counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Dochenko throws a shot from downtown. Cortez moves away and avoids it.
Dochenko misses with an uppercut
and Cortez counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
That has opened up Ivan Dochenko's cut even more.
Cortez throws a nice inside leg kick.
Cortez is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A leg kick checked by Dochenko.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cortez misses with an uppercut
enabling Dochenko to counter with a crisp jab.
A telegraphed right hand from Dochenko misses the target.
Cortez misses with a body shot.
Cortez is looking to slow Dochenko down with leg kicks.
Cortez misses with a kick to the body.
Dochenko changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Cortez misses with a lunging right hand
and Dochenko counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
A clash of legs there as Dochenko blocks the low kick.
Dochenko steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Cortez.
Dochenko lands a body shot.
Cortez throws a shot from downtown. Dochenko moves away and avoids it.
Cortez looks to land a right hand but Dochenko moved out of range.
Dochenko with the counter takedown but Cortez avoids it easily.
Cortez cracks Dochenko with a good jab.
Dochenko swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Nice defenses there by Dochenko.
Cortez wants to slow Dochenko down by chopping away at his legs.
Cortez fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Dochenko.
Dochenko's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Cortez takes a swing at Dochenko's ribcage but misses.
Cortez motions for Dochenko to come forward. Cortez throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Dochenko looks like he wants to counter punch here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cortez connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
A telegraphed right hand from Cortez misses the target.
Cortez ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Cortez uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Dochenko has time to react.
Cortez misses with a low kick.
Donk. Cortez catches Dochenko right on the button with a cross.
Good shot there by Cortez.
Nice defenses there by Cortez.
It looked like Cortez wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Dochenko slips under a jab.
Dochenko misses with an uppercut.
Cortez connects with a right hand. Dochenko shakes it off.
The cut above Ivan Dochenko's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Dochenko throws a jab when Cortez was well out of range.
Cortez jinks towards his opponent looking like he wants to counter with a mid kick but doesn't commit.
Dochenko misses with an uppercut. Cortez saw that one coming.
Dochenko takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
The fighters circling - Dochenko throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Dochenko has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Dochenko swings for the body but Cortez moves out of range.
Cortez pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
That's four 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!
A good leg kick by Cortez.
Cortez throws a solid leg kick but Dochenko takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Cortez.
A decent looking cross lands there for Cortez.
A low kick lands for Cortez.
Cortez scores with a nice body kick.
Cortez lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Cortez misses with a body shot
and Cortez takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Cortez throws a low kick but Dochenko moves out of range easily.
A looping hook to the body misses from Dochenko. Cortez does a little dance to reset his feet.
Dochenko works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Cortez fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Dochenko manages to avoid it.
Cortez throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
A punch lands to the side of Dochenko 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Dochenko swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A slow jab from Dochenko misses its intended target.
Dochenko checks a low kick from Cortez.
Dochenko looks for a takedown but Cortez sprawls well.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Ubaldo Cortez dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Ivan Dochenko'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!
Cortez misses the shot to the body.
Cortez avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Cortez finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
A swing and a miss from Dochenko.
Dochenko displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Cortez throws out the jab.
Cortez throws a hook to the side of Dochenko's head but Dochenko sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Dochenko ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Cortez moves away.
Dochenko looks to land a right hand but Cortez moved out of range.
Cortez lands a jab to the nose.
Cortez throws out a powerful jab.
Dochenko misses with a hook. Cortez ducked under it nicely.
Dochenko misses with a lunging right hand
and Cortez counters with a good low kick that Dochenko was not able to check.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dochenko walks into a stiff left hand from Cortez.
Cortez with a nice calf kick.
Dochenko shoots in but no luck this time.
Dochenko takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Cortez lands a nice leg kick that just misses Dochenko's sensitive parts.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Cortez throws a leg kick but Dochenko checks it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cortez misses with a low kick.
Cortez lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Cortez takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Dochenko throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Cortez sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Ubaldo Cortez is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Cortez lands a nice looking body shot.
Cortez tries to land a leg kick but Dochenko saw it coming and moves away.
A slow jab from Cortez misses its intended target.
Dochenko with a jab.
Cortez swings widly with a right hand
and Dochenko counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Cortez lands a nice leg kick that just misses Dochenko's sensitive parts.
Cortez ducks under a wild hook from Dochenko.
Cortez half committed to a counter leg kick.
Cortez tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Dochenko is able to avoid easily.
Cortez ducks under a wild hook from Dochenko.
Dochenko ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Dochenko misses with a few strikes there.
Cortez is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Dochenko can do to turn this around?
Cortez throws a solid leg kick but Dochenko takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Cortez.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jab by Cortez.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Cortez fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Dochenko manages to avoid it.
Dochenko let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Cortez throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Dochenko throws an off balance right hand
and Cortez counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Dochenko is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Cortez.
Cortez throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Dochenko sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Cortez moves out of range as Dochenko strikes.
Cortez throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Cortez throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
A shot to the liver by Cortez. Beautiful body shot.
Cortez fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Dochenko has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Cortez throws a big shot that misses.
Dochenko scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Cortez scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Cortez misses with a kick to the body.
Cortez takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cortez feints and then cracks Dochenko's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Dochenko down.
Nice takedown defense from Cortez. No joy for Dochenko on that attempt.
Nice straight punches there by Cortez. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Cortez.
Dochenko takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Dochenko with a nice cross.
Dochenko looks to land a left hand but Cortez moved out of range nicely.
A counter left hand to the body from Cortez misses its target.
Dochenko gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Dochenko misses the shot to the body.
A looping hook to the body misses from Dochenko. Cortez does a little dance to reset his feet.
Cortez looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Cortez keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Dochenko is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Cortez.
Dochenko misses with a wild body shot.
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 Dochenko has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Dochenko and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Cortez throws a hook to the side of Dochenko's head but Dochenko sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
It seemed like Dochenko was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Dochenko takes one to the side of the head.
Cortez uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Dochenko.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
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!
Dochenko takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Cortez ducks under a wild hook from Dochenko.
Cortez was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
A good leg kick by Cortez.
The fighters circling - Dochenko throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Cortez throws a leg kick
and Dochenko counters with a shoot takedown. Cortez fights it but they end up in guard.
Cortez being controlled here, momentarily.
Cortez is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Dochenko's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Dochenko prevents Cortez from getting back to his feet.
Dochenko showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Ivan Dochenko has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Ubaldo Cortez is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Cortez wants to stand but Dochenko is controlling the position.
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 Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 30:27
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 30:27
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ubaldo Cortez!
Our winner, Ubaldo Cortez, 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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