Play by Play - Fighter's Fight Commentary

Event: DMMA 310 Temidare vs Kersikov
Date: Apr 21, 2024

#R1#
Cortez shoots for a takedown but Hardin saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Don Cortez seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A looping hook to the body misses from Cortez. Hardin does a little dance to reset his feet.
And Hardin responds with a good body kick, but Cortez manages to step out the way in time.
A big right from Hardin misses.
Cortez misses with a left hand
letting Hardin counter with a right hand. #CUT2#It looks like Don Cortez has been cut.
A lazy left from Hardin finds it's target.
Cortez avoids a kick to the body.
Cortez lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Hardin circles away quickly and effectively.
A little jabbing left from Hardin on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Cortez 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.
A decent looking cross lands there for Cortez.
Cortez swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.#TD#
Hardin gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Cortez stays in close to Hardin's body and controls the position.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Cortez sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Hardin's guard. #T1#
Cortez is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Cortez stops Hardin from getting back to his feet.
Hardin keeping hold of Cortez's head, controlling as best he can.
Cortez not landing any meaningful shots this time. #SUB#
Cortez is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Cortez stalling. #T2#
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Cortez throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Hardin is staying active underneath Cortez, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Cortez missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Cortez trying to control the action but Hardin is working from the bottom. #REF3#
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up.
Cortez lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Cortez misses with the combination. #T3#
Cortez throws a combination that misses
and Hardin cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
A big right from Cortez misses.
Hardin looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Hardin pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Cortez fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Cortez falls off balance throwing a combination
and Hardin counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Cortez throws out a powerful jab.
Cortez moves out of range of the strikes.
Cortez has his takedown stuffed
and Hardin counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Hardin throws a looping overhand right but Cortez ducks down to avoid it.
Cortez bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
A looping hook to the body misses from Cortez. Hardin does a little dance to reset his feet.
A nice side step and Hardin releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.#T4#
Hardin misses with a hook.#TD#
Cortez shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Hardin's guard.
Hardin is wriggling around but Cortez manages to pass to half guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!#REVB##SUB#
Cortez is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Hardin has managed to free his arm - good work. #SUB#
Cortez is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Cortez sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Hardin defending well though.
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 Don Cortez will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Don Cortez's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!#R2#
Hardin throws a jab when Cortez was well out of range.
The crowd cheers as Cortez lands an impressive looking overhand right. Hardin doesn't seem phased though.
Cortez punishes Hardin's body with a nice straight punch.
The fighters circle momentarily. Cortez darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Hardin moves out of range as Cortez strikes.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Hardin! But no joy.
Don Cortez is winning the standup battle so far.
Hardin walks into a stiff left hand from Cortez.
Cortez lands with a straight right. Hardin didn't see that one coming.
Hardin lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Cortez with a hook.
Cortez swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Cortez slips a jab from Hardin.
Hardin throws the kick towards the body but Cortez avoids it.
An attempted straight right counter from Cortez misses the target.
Cortez throws a hook but Hardin blocks it.
Don Cortez is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.#T1##TD#
Cortez fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Hardin to the ground. Cortez is now in Hardin's guard.
Hardin pulls Cortez in to control the position.
Cortez landing some decent shots from guard.
Cortez trying to control but Hardin is working from the bottom.
Hardin wants to stand but Cortez is controlling the position.
Cortez might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Cortez controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Cortez passes Hardin's right leg, so he's now in half guard. #T2#
Cortez wants to take a breather but Hardin is having none of it.
Hardin keeps control of the position for the meantime.
Hardin tries to roll over but Cortez keeps him under control.
Cortez is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Hardin can do to turn this around?
Hardin controlling the position for now.
Cortez is looking to take a break and control but Hardin is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Cortez wants to pass the guard but Hardin is defending well. #REF3#
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.#T3#
Nice body kick from Hardin.
Hardin misses the shot to the body.
Cortez fails to land with a series of punches.
Cortez misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Hardin.
Cortez lands a body shot.
Cortez swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Hardin counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Cortez throws a hook but Hardin avoids it easily.#TD#
Cortez looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Cortez is trying to control. Hardin wants to improve his position but can't escape this time. #T4#
Hardin is looking to improve his position.
Cortez wants to control but Hardin is keeping him busy.
Hardin is looking to escape.
Hardin on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Hardin tries to roll over but Cortez keeps him under control.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Cortez missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Cortez tries to pass the half guard into mount. Hardin knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Hardin slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Don Cortez dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Don Cortez's cut.
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#
Cortez ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Hardin moves away.
Hardin let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Cortez misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.#TD#
Cortez throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Hardin tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Cortez is in Hardin's guard.
Cortez stands and throws Hardin's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Cortez trying to control the position but Hardin is working away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hardin trying to remain calm as Cortez controls from the top position.#T1#
An elbow from Cortez crashes against the mat.
Sloppy strikes there by Cortez.#SUB#
Cortez goes for an armbar here - this could be all over! But no, Hardin has escaped beautifully and is now on top in side control! Oh, that's unlucky for Cortez but great work by Hardin.
Cortez is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Hardin tries to stand but Cortez is controlling his head.
Cortez gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
Cortez is trying is best to control the position here.
Cortez is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Hardin's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Hardin's back!
Cortez scores with a nice shot to the head of his opponent. Hardin is looking for a way out.
John Wesley Hardin has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!#T2#
Hardin prevents Cortez from getting a body triangle.
Cortez is working the ground and pound here and the referee is taking a close look at Hardin. He must escape soon or this one will be stopped.#SUB#
Cortez looking for the choke but no joy.
Hardin is trying to get back to his feet but Cortez has full control of the position and if anything, Hardin has just worked his way into a worse spot.
Cortez scores with a nice shot to the head of his opponent. Hardin is looking for a way out. #T3#
Hardin covering up well under a barage of strikes. #SUB#
Cortez has the rear naked choke here! This is very bad for Hardin! Can he survive? No! He's out! Cortez gets to his feet and celebrates with his cornermen. He looks absolutely delighted. In the post fight interviews he takes time to thank his parents and everyone who has believed in him from the start. How sweet.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:33 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Don Cortez!
After the fight, Don Cortez was humble in paying tribute to his opponent but made it clear he wants to go on to bigger and better things. It seemed to go down well with the crowd who cheered him loudly.

Event: DMMA 294 Drake vs Ekaku
Date: Feb 24, 2024

#R1#
Cortez rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Khan moves out of range and avoids them all easily.#CL#
Khan rushes Cortez and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Khan fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Cortez is working for takedown but Khan is calmly controlling the position for now.
Cortez blocks a body shot from Khan.
Cortez is looking for a takedown.
Khan lands a body shot in the clinch.
Cortez looks winded!
A short left from Khan.
Khan taking a breather.
Khan lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Cortez takes a shot to the head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Cortez being controlled against the cage.
Khan can't find room to land a body shot as Cortez controls the action.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Khan.
Cortez blocking some punches. #T1#
Khan tries a body shot but Cortez blocks it.
Khan throws a punch but it's blocked by Cortez.
Khan is working Cortez over against the cage.
Khan lands with a light punch inside.
Khan controlling the action here for a moment.
Khan lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Khan lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Cortez.
Khan misses with a punch on the inside.
Khan tries to work over Cortez's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Cortez looking for a takedown.
Ghengis Khan has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Don Cortez.
Khan is working Cortez over against the cage.
Khan 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.
Khan lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
A nice right hand lands inside from Khan. #T2#
Khan taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Cortez wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Khan has him pressed against the cage.
Khan lands a body shot.
Khan is struggling to control the position.
Cortez letting Khan take a breather here.
Khan working aggressively here.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Cortez blocks an uppercut.
Khan swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Cortez blocking some punches.
Khan lands a nice uppercut.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Khan.
Khan tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Cortez's elbow.
Khan is pressed up against the cage. Cortez has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Khan down to the mat. Khan avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Cortez misses with a wild body shot. #T3#
The fighters circling - Khan throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Khan throws a lazy right hand but Cortez sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Cortez moves out of range as Khan strikes.
A big left from Cortez misses.
Khan was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Cortez moves out of range of the strikes.
Cortez moves away from the strike by Khan. #CL#
Khan closes the distance and clinches.
Cortez is looking for a takedown.
Cortez wants a takedown.
Khan lands a shoulder strike.
Cortez blocking some punches.
Khan misses with a body punch.
Khan is stalling here.
A short uppercut from Khan.
Khan stops a takedown attempt from Cortez.
Khan working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.#T4#
Khan tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Cortez's elbow.
Cortez's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Cortez's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Cortez takes a shot to the head.
Khan lands an uppercut.
Khan is defending well against a takedown attempt.
A short left from Khan.
Khan lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Khan throws a punch but it's blocked by Cortez.
Cortez is looking for a takedown.
Khan lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Cortez backwards.
Khan softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
A nice left hand lands by Khan.
Khan misses with a short punch on the inside.
Khan doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Cortez tries to pull guard but Khan won't allow it.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Ghengis Khan dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!#R2#
Khan moves into range and connects with a jab.
Khan lands with a hook. Cortez tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head. #CUT#It looks like Don Cortez has been cut.
Horrible takedown attempt by Cortez or perhaps it was just good defense by Khan, which made it look bad.
Cortez gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Khan is stalking Cortez. Cortez circles to his left. Keeps circling left. Bam! Straight right from Khan, and it's lights out! Cortez really payed the price for that rookie mistake.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:23 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Ghengis Khan!

Event: DMMA 289 Mumba vs Nicoletta
Date: Feb 04, 2024

#R1#
A low kick from Panda is predictable there #TD#
and Cortez counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Cortez throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Cortez not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Panda has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Cortez is working away from the top position though.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Panda is looking to get back to is feet but Cortez passes into side control.
Cortez 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.
Cortez is putting a hurting on Panda here, landing some big shots from side control.
Panda is letting Cortez control him for a moment.
Panda keeps Cortez under control for a moment.
Panda is looking for a sweep.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Panda is not content to let Cortez control the position.
Cortez postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
Panda regains half guard.#T1#
Panda has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Cortez is working away from the top position though.
Cortez sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Panda defending well though.
Panda wants to improve his position but Cortez is controlling well.
Cortez seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Panda does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Panda tries to roll over but Cortez keeps him under control.
Panda is still trying to improve position.
Cortez lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Panda holds on for dear life, maintaining half guard for now.
We've been hearing good reports from Cortez's training camp. Apparently he has been rolling around with some good quality BJJ practitioners and has been sharpening his skills. Let's see if that has an impact on the fight today.
Cortez tries to pass to full mount but Panda defends it.
Cortez not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Cortez is looking to advance position but Panda won't allow it.
Panda taking some punishment here, with Cortez in his half guard. #T2#
Panda keeps control of the position for the meantime.
Cortez takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Cortez looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Cortez wants to free his trapped foot but Panda is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Cortez is looking to take a break and control but Panda is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Still in half guard, Cortez seems content to control.
Panda is looking to control Cortez's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Panda avoid being mounted?
Cortez throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Panda tries to get to full guard but Cortez has control of the leg.
Cortez is keen to just control but Panda is a slippery customer.
Panda wants to control but Cortez is keeping busy.
Cortez throwing shots but Panda is blocking nicely. #T3#
Panda is not content to let Cortez control the position.
Panda is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though. #SUB#
Cortez is working for a submission of some sort.
Cortez thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Panda's head.
Cortez wants to control but Panda is keeping him busy.
Cortez tries to pass the half guard into mount. Panda knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt. #SUB#
Cortez is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Panda defends it well.
Panda keeping control of the position.
Panda is looking to escape.#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 Panda is keeping him busy.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Cortez looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Panda gets back to full guard.
Panda working a defensive guard but Cortez passes into half guard.
Panda is trying to control but can't.
Cortez throwing shots but Panda is blocking nicely.
Panda is trying to control but can't.
Cortez working over Panda with some ground and pound. Panda looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Cortez passes to side control.
Panda is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.#SUB#
Cortez tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
You can see the frustration on Panda's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Don Cortez dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!#R2#
Panda looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Panda fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Cortez manages to avoid it.
Cortez throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Cortez has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Panda.
Cortez gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Cortez jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Cortez has a takedown stuffed.
Cortez throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Cortez throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Don Cortez is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Panda throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Panda swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Panda walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Cortez uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Panda.
Don Cortez seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Cortez takes a shot right to the bread basket.#T1#
Panda tries a head kick but it misses.
Cortez throws out a loose jab but Panda uses good head movement to avoid it.
Cortez fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Cortez throws a shot from downtown. Panda moves away and avoids it.
Cortez changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Panda tries to avoid it but Cortez manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Panda to the ground. Panda escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
KT Panda is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Panda.
Cortez stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Panda.
Panda buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Panda connects with a body shot that sends Cortez's belly button to the back.
Panda lands with a shot to the body.
Panda throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
KT Panda seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Cortez throws a right and a left that Panda avoids nicely.
Panda takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
A slow jab from Cortez misses its intended target.
A slow jab from Cortez misses its intended target.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Cortez scores with a punch to the head.
Cortez is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Panda can do to turn this around?#T2#
Cortez misses with a hook. Panda ducked under it nicely.
Cortez closes the distance and clinches up with Panda, looking for a takedown. Cortez pushes Panda against the cage but Panda circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Don Cortez. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Panda scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Cortez misses with a jab, cross combination.
Panda let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Panda throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Panda walks into a jab.
Cortez has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Panda.
Panda misses with a body shot.
Cortez connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Some wild striking there from Cortez.
Panda let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Panda throws a hook but Cortez avoids it easily.
An attempted straight right counter from Cortez misses the target.
Panda scores with a body shot.
Panda is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Cortez rather than just go for the knockout.
Panda lands with a kick to the ribs.
Panda digs a good body shot into Cortez's ribs.
Panda tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Cortez manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.#T3#
Panda misses with a body shot.
Cortez misses with a hook.
Cortez is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Cortez avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Panda throws a low kick, looking for Cortez's leg but Cortez calmly moves out of range.
Cortez looks to land a combination but Panda avoids it well.
Cortez needs to keep his hands up - Panda had a free shot at his head there.
A telegraphed right hand from Panda misses the target.
Panda ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Panda misses the shot to the body. #CL2#
Panda has taken the fight to the clinch.
Panda swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Cortez blocking some punches.
Panda lands with a short punch from the clinch. #TD#
Cortez has dropped down and is working for a takedown. Panda is trying to keep an underhook but Cortez manages to get the takedown into half guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Panda is controlling Cortez's trapped leg to prevent Cortez from advancing to side control.#T4##SUB#
Cortez is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Panda doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Cortez.
Panda holds on for dear life, maintaining half guard for now.
Panda is trying to maintain the position but Cortez is very close to passing his half guard.
Cortez drops an elbow to the side of Panda's head.
Panda is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Cortez not landing any meaningful shots this time.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

KT Panda showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!#R3#
Panda gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Cortez.
Cortez looks to land a combination but Panda avoids it well.
Panda slips under a jab from Cortez.
Panda throws a nice inside leg kick.
Panda scores with a hook.
Panda lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Panda on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Cortez fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Panda wants to counter with a clinch but Cortez pushes him away.
The fighters circling - Cortez throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Cortez fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Panda keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Cortez.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Panda takes a swing at Cortez's ribcage but misses.
Panda dodges the punch combination from Cortez.
Cortez checks the leg kick.
A looping hook to the body misses from Panda. Cortez does a little dance to reset his feet.#T1#
Cortez closes this distance looking for a takedown but Panda circles away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Don Cortez. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Panda ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Panda fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Cortez is out of range.
Panda displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Cortez throws out the jab.
Cortez misses with an uppercut
and Panda counters with a low kick, right behind Cortez 's knee.
Cortez closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Panda dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Cortez tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Panda was well out of range. Poor timing from Cortez.
Cortez takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Panda swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Panda throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Cortez throws a body punch but Panda moves out of range.
Panda throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Panda swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Panda misses with a two punch combination.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Panda with the inside leg kick. #T2#
Cortez digs a good hook to Panda's body.
Panda misses the jab.
Cortez misses with a looping left.
Panda 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.
Panda avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Panda takes a jab right on the kisser.
Panda ducks right into an uppercut from Cortez.
Cortez looks to land a combination. Panda sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.#CL2#
Panda clinches with his opponent.
Panda swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Panda misses with a body punch.
Panda misses with a punch to the body.
Panda misses with a short punch on the inside.
Panda tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Cortez blocks a body shot from Panda.
Panda fails to land with a short punch on the inside. #T3#
Cortez wants a takedown.
Panda doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Panda lands a shot to the body.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Panda misses with a body punch.
Panda lands a shoulder strike.
Cortez is looking for a takedown.
Panda lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Cortez backwards.
Cortez blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Cortez.
Panda misses with the head strike.
Panda lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Panda working aggressively here.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Panda lands with a short head shot on the inside. #T4#
Panda throws a head punch that misses.
Panda can't find room to land a body shot as Cortez controls the action.
A hook to the body from Panda.
Panda swings wildly with an uppercut but Cortez uses good head movement to avoid it.
Panda lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Panda presses Cortez against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Panda lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Panda misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A right hook to the body lands for Panda.
Panda swings wildly with an uppercut but Cortez uses good head movement to avoid it.
A right hook to the body lands for Panda.
Panda lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Cortez or not.
Cortez's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!

And that's the end of the fight!
KT Panda comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Panda 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 Sam Margolis scores the fight 28:29
Judge Richard Clark scores the fight 28:29
Judge Chris Edwards scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... KT Panda!

Event: DMMA 282 Cowan vs Greene
Date: Jan 14, 2024

#R1#
Kirin takes a jab right on the kisser.
Cortez uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Kirin.
Kirin throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Cortez shoots in for a takedown but Kirin shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Kirin! But no joy.
Cortez swings for the body but Kirin moves out of range.
Kirin swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Kirin doesn't manage to clinch there - Cortez circles away.
Kirin lands with a cross.
Cortez 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.
Kirin slaps away a takedown attempt from Cortez, before circling back to the center of the mat.#TD#
Cortez closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Kirin quickly recovers to half guard.
Cortez tries to pass to full mount but Kirin defends it.
Cortez perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there. #SUB#
Cortez is working for a submission here. He's got hold of the far side arm and he's looking for a kimura. He's cranking on the arm and he's got it! Kirin is tapping out! Ouch, that looked like it hurt!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Don Cortez!
After the fight, Don Cortez was humble in paying tribute to his opponent but made it clear he wants to go on to bigger and better things. It seemed to go down well with the crowd who cheered him loudly.

Event: DMMA 274 Okungwu vs Temidare
Date: Dec 23, 2023

#R1#
Cortez misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Hardin.
Cortez rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Hardin moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Hardin doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Cortez will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Hardin doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Cortez cracks Hardin with a good jab.
Hardin walks into a stiff left hand from Cortez.
Don Cortez seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A jab from Cortez does it's job there.
Cortez lands a nice hook to Hardin's body. Hardin takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Cortez shoots in looking for a takedown but Hardin manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Cortez's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Cortez connects with a body shot that sends Hardin's belly button to the back.#TD#
Cortez closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
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 throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Cortez wants to free his trapped foot but Hardin is holding on for dear life with his legs.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.#T1#
Cortez 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.
Cortez throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Cortez scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Cortez looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Hardin with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Cortez is pressing down on Hardin's thigh, looking to free his foot. Hardin is holding on for now.
Cortez looks to land a strike but Hardin avoids it nicely and regains full guard.
Cortez sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Cortez looking to sit in guard and control but Hardin gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top. #REVB##T2#
Hardin stopping the sweep attempt from Cortez.
Cortez pulls Hardin in close to prevent any damage.
Cortez is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move. #REVR#
Hardin is looking to improve his position.
Cortez is looking to take a break and control but Hardin is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Cortez is really struggling to control Hardin but he's trying to hold on to the position.#T3#
Cortez not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Cortez trying to control the action but Hardin is working from the bottom.
Cortez is looking to stall here but Hardin recovers full guard.
Hardin wants to sweep but no luck.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Cortez accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Cortez throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Hardin works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.#T4#
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Cortez stopping the sweep attempt from Hardin.
Hardin keeping moving, preventing Cortez from controlling successfully.
Cortez looking to pass the guard. #SUB#
Cortez drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but Hardin manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now Cortez has Hardin in his guard.#REVB#
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Cortez is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move. #REVR#
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Hardin is trying to maintain the position but Cortez is very close to passing his half guard.
Cortez looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Don 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##TD#
Cortez shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Hardin's guard.
Cortez trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Cortez is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Hardin can do to turn this around?
Cortez trying to control but Hardin is working from the bottom.
Don Cortez overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Cortez keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Hardin's head.
Hardin wants to sweep but no luck.
Hardin is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control. #T1#
Cortez trying to control but Hardin is working from the bottom.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.#REF3#
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Cortez connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Hardin momentarily.
Hardin is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Cortez.
A punch lands to the side of Hardin 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Cortez throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Hardin is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Cortez with a body shot.#T2#
Cortez misses the shot to the body.
Cortez lands a body shot.
Cortez jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Hardin looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Cortez throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Hardin's waist but Hardin gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Cortez off to one side.
Cortez scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Hardin bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Hardin let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Decent striking displayed by Cortez there.
Hardin on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Cortez shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Hardin sprawls well. Hardin wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Cortez gets slowly back to his feet.
A lazy left from Cortez finds it's target.#T3#
Cortez connects with a crisp jab.
Cortez throws a right and a left that Hardin avoids nicely.
It seemed like Hardin was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Cortez swings widly with a right hand
and Hardin counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Cortez throws a big shot that misses.
Cortez tries for a takedown but Hardin sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Don Cortez. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Cortez throws the left hand but Hardin avoids the punch easily.#TD#
Cortez closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Hardin quickly recovers to half guard.
Hardin is refusing to be controlled, as Cortez sits in half guard. #T4#
Hardin wants to get back to his feet. #SUB#
Cortez is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Hardin has managed to free his arm - good work.
Cortez wants to pass to mount but Hardin is defending the position.
Hardin is not content to let Cortez control the position.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Cortez moves nicely into side control.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Don Cortez dominated that second round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! And we move into the final round!#R3##TD#
Cortez dives in and scores a takedown into Hardin's guard.
Cortez postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Hardin keeping moving, preventing Cortez from controlling successfully.
Cortez stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Hardin swivels though and keeps the full guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Cortez working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Cortez's corner. There ya go! There ya go! #T1#
Hardin being controlled here, momentarily.
Cortez might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Hardin keeping full guard, as Cortez tries to pass.
Cortez trying to control the position from guard on top but Hardin is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Cortez is fighting to break Hardin's control of his arms but Hardin is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Cortez sitting in guard here, content to control. #REF3#
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
A jab from Hardin misses.
John Wesley Hardin has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
John Wesley Hardin is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.#T2#
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Cortez ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Hardin moves away.
A countering left hand to the body from Hardin misses.
Cortez tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Hardin was well out of range. Poor timing from Cortez.
Cortez fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Cortez swings for the body but Hardin moves out of range.
Hardin doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Cortez rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Hardin counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head. #CUT2#It looks like Don Cortez has been cut.
Cortez misses with a wild combination. #TD#
Cortez shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Hardin napping and manages to drive through into side control!#SUB#
Cortez tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Hardin is looking to regain half guard here but Cortez keeps moving and retains side control. #T3#
Cortez throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
Cortez 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.
Hardin is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the cage but Cortez has just dragged him back down to the mat.
Cortez trying to control the action but Hardin is working from the bottom.
Hardin tries to improve position but can't.
Cortez throwing ground and pound but whilst doing so, he forgets to control position and Hardin works his way back to half guard. Good composure under pressure. #T4#
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Cortez controlling the pace.
Hardin on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Cortez wants to pass to mount but Hardin is defending the position.
Cortez moves into full mount! Hardin won't be happy about that!
Don Cortez is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Cortez trying to control but he's not successful this time.

And that's the end of the fight!
Don 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 Jack Bonds scores the fight 30:27
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 30:27
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Don Cortez!
Don Cortez decided to hype himself up post fight. It was going well but he went on about it a bit too long and the crowd turned on him a little.
John Wesley Hardin was interviewed post fight and said 'This is a very disappointing loss for my camp. We'll bust our asses to improve and run this one back.'.

Event: DMMA 258 Wasselach vs Evans
Date: Nov 05, 2023

#R1#
Tatum keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab. #CUT2#It looks like Don Cortez has been cut.
Tatum clobbers Cortez with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Cortez loads up on a big right hand but Tatum slips the punch.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Tatum.#CL2#
Tatum moves into the clinch.
Tatum using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Tatum lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Tatum wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Tatum using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Cortez has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Tatum is struggling to control the position.
Tatum lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Cortez backwards.
Tatum throws a head punch that misses.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Tatum has a couple of punches blocked by Cortez.
Tatum trying to land knees to the body.
Cortez on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body. #T1#
Cortez jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Tatum walks away with a smile on his face. Cortez gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Tatum lands with a straight right. Cortez didn't see that one coming.
Dredd Tatum is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Tatum doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Cortez misses with a wild body shot.
Cortez uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Tatum.
Cortez walks into a jab.#KD2#
Tatum drops Cortez with a hook right on the temple. He thinks about going to the ground but Cortez looks back up at him and smiles so Tatum waves him back to his feet - he obviously thinks he can knock him out after that shot landed.
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 rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Tatum moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Cortez 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.
Tatum lunges at Cortez with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Cortez's hand. #KD2#
Tatum cracks Cortez with a big right hand that sends him crashing to the floor. Tatum has the opportunity to follow him to the ground but instead he's beckoning Cortez to stand back up!#ROC2#Cortez is rocked!
Tatum misses with a jab, cross combination.
It looked like Cortez was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Tatum slips a straight right by Cortez.
Tatum throws a hook to the side of Cortez's head but Cortez sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.#CL2#
Tatum gets in close and instigates a clinch. #TD#
Cortez manages to pull guard.
Cortez has his hands on Tatum's head, controlling the position.
Tatum must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.#T2#
Tatum wants to pass the guard but Cortez is keeping the position.
Cortez looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Cortez might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Tatum postures up.
Tatum won't allow Cortez to sweep him here.
Cortez has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Tatum not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up. #REF3#
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up.#T3#
Cortez lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.#CL2#
The fight moves into the clinch position.
A short right from Tatum on the inside.
Tatum trying to land knees to the body.
Tatum misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Cortez.
Tatum misses with a hook from the clinch.
Cortez blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Tatum throws a punch but it's blocked by Cortez.
Tatum lands a knee to the head.
Tatum 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.#T4#
Tatum lands a good knee to the midsection. Cortez won't want to take too many of those.
Cortez is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Tatum to keep the fight standing.
Tatum tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Cortez's elbow.
Cortez blocks an uppercut.
Tatum struggles to land a body shot inside as Cortez controls his hands. #BC2#
Tatum breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
A big right from Tatum misses.
Cortez feinted with a counter takedown.
Tatum moves in looking to clinch but Cortez pushes him off.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Tatum changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Tatum connects with a single shot there.
Cortez misses with a hook.
Nice defenses there by Cortez.
Cortez throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Tatum.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Tatum throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Dredd Tatum dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Don Cortez's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.#R2#
Tatum on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Cortez is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Tatum.
Cortez throws a wild combination but nothing lands. #KD2#
Tatum cracks Cortez with a big right hand that sends him crashing to the floor. Tatum has the opportunity to follow him to the ground but instead he's beckoning Cortez to stand back up!
Oh Cortez is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Tatum ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Cortez moves away.
Cortez seems to have got his legs back now.
Tatum avoids a punch combination nicely.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Cortez throws a hard body shot but it just misses. #KD2#
Tatum feints and then winds up with a huge right hand that connects perfectly and sends Cortez sprawling to the canvas! Cortez rolls over backwards and springs off the cage and manages to regain his footing - how acrobatic! Oh, he's still wobbly - can Tatum finish him?! #CUT2#Don Cortez's cut is getting worse.
Tatum has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Tatum throws a body shot but no joy.
Cortez shoots in for a takedown but Tatum shows good takedown defense.
Tatum pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Tatum avoids a punch combination nicely.
Cortez moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Tatum connects with a body shot.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.#T1#
Cortez feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Tatums jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
A slow jab from Tatum misses its intended target.
Cortez uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Tatum.
Don Cortez is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.#TD#
Cortez is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Tatum's half guard.
Tatum gets full guard.
Tatum is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Tatum working a defensive guard but Cortez passes into half guard.
Cortez passes to side control.
Cortez taking a breather here. #T2##SUB#
Cortez wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Tatum, who protects the arm well.
Cortez trying to control the action but Tatum is working from the bottom.
Cortez works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.#T3#
Cortez working the ground and pound.#SUB#
Cortez is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Tatum has escaped the position, nice work there.
Tatum is being controlled here.
Cortez trying to control the action but Tatum is working from the bottom.
Tatum is looking to reverse the position.#SUB#
Cortez has hold of Tatum's arm. He's looking for a kimura. Tatum seems comfortable defending it but Cortez has shifted his position slighty and is cranking on the arm! Tatum is real pain and he's forced to tap out! Tatum is disgusted with himself for not defending it better but Cortez couldn't care less - he's delighted!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:57 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Don Cortez!
Don Cortez decided to go for the less than humble approach in his post fight interview, telling everyone how he is going to conquer the world. The crowd seemed to like it when really that sort of approach could have gone either way.

Event: DMMA 249 Nickel vs Widenose
Date: Oct 15, 2023

#R1#
Cortez stuns Kuomanen with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.#TD2#
Cortez drives through with a takedown into guard.
Cortez stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Kuomanen swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Cortez stopping the sweep attempt from Kuomanen.
Cortez trying to control the position from guard on top but Kuomanen is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can. #SUB#
Kuomanen is looking for a triangle but Cortez pushes his legs off easily. #SUB#
Kuomanen looking for subs off his back but Cortez has passed one foot through into half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Cortez looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Cortez working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that. #T1#
Nice strikes from Cortez there.
Kuomanen wants to improve his position but Cortez is controlling well.
Cortez looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Kuomanen with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Kuomanen is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Kuomanen manages to get to full guard.
Cortez wants to pass the guard but Kuomanen is keeping the position.
Cortez landing some decent shots from guard.
Kuomanen managing to control the position. #T2##SUB#
Kuomanen escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Cortez gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Kuomanen is trying to control the position but Cortez postures up. #SUB#
Kuomanen is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Cortez stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Kuomanen swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Cortez is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Cortez chips away with some ground and pound.
Cortez passes Kuomanen's right leg, so he's now in half guard. #T3#
Cortez throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
My spies in Roosters Coop inform me that Cortez has been getting involved in the gym's BJJ sparring sessions. Let's see whether that pays dividends!
Cortez looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Kuomanen with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Kuomanen moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.#SUB#
Kuomanen looking for a guillotine here but Cortez defends easily. #SUB#
Kuomanen looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Kuomanen keeping moving, preventing Cortez from controlling successfully.
Kuomanen avoiding any damage from the ground and pound. #T4#
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Cortez controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Cortez preventing the sweep.
Kuomanen working a defensive guard here.
Cortez trying to control but Kuomanen is working from the bottom. #SUB#
Kuomanen working away from the bottom but not quite defensive enough there because Cortez has passed into half guard!
Kuomanen is looking to improve his position.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Kuomanen works his way to full guard. Good work.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Don Cortez dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!#R2#
Kuomanen ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Cortez moves away.
Cortez changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Cortez throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Kuomanen connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
A big right from Kuomanen misses. #TD2#
Cortez drives through with a takedown into Kuomanen's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
Cortez is stalling in the full guard.
Kuomanen bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Cortez's guard. #REVR#
Cortez has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Kuomanen wants to control from the top but Cortez keeps moving.
Kuomanen postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Cortez has momentary wrist control but Kuomanen slips an elbow through the middle.
Kuomanen working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Cortez working a defensive guard here.
Kuomanen trying to control but Cortez is working from the bottom. #T1#
Cortez seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
Cortez looking to control.
Kuomanen is fighting to break Cortez's control of his arms but Cortez is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Let's hope that Cortez has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.#SUB#
Kuomanen thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Kuomanen scoring with punches to the head and body.
Kuomanen won't allow Cortez to sweep him here.
Kuomanen throwing strikes from guard but Cortez blocks nicely. #T2#
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Cortez wants to sweep but no luck.
Kuomanen trying to control the position from guard on top but Cortez is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Kuomanen with a nice head shot there.
Cortez not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Don Cortez has got the better of the ground game so far.
Kuomanen is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.#REF3#
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Cortez throws a body punch but Kuomanen moves out of range. #TD2#
Cortez drives through with a takedown into guard.
Kuomanen controls Cortez momentarily but Cortez frees himself. #SUB#
Kuomanen is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle. #T3#
Cortez trying to control but Kuomanen is working from the bottom. #SUB#
Kuomanen throwing his legs up looking for a triangle. #SUB#
Cortez is posturing up here but Kuomanen has hold of an arm and he's gone for an armbar! Cortez tries to roll out but it's too tight and Cortez has to tap! Slick submission there by Kuomanen!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:48 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Ahjo Kuomanen!
After winning the bout, Ahjo Kuomanen thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.

Event: DMMA 241 Cortez vs Thorn
Date: Sep 24, 2023

#R1#
Cortez fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Thorn on the side of the head.
Good shot there by Cortez.
Thorn misses the jab.
Cortez lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Cortez has his takedown stuffed
and Thorn counters with a stiff right hand.
Cortez fails to land with a series of punches.
Thorn let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Cortez scores with a jab to the body.
Good standup being displayed there by Thorn as he connects with a hook.
Cortez 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.
Cortez changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Thorn tries to avoid it but Cortez manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Thorn to the ground. Thorn escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Cortez misses with a left hand
and Thorn connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Thorn slips a straight right by Cortez.
Thorn has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Cortez's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Thorn connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Cortez scrambles back to his feet.
Thorn uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Cortez.#T1#
Cortez throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Thorn throws a head kick that misses.
Thorn keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Cortez.
Thorn cracks a nice hook into Cortez's ribs.
Cortez defending well as Thorn loads up on a big left hand.
Cortez uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Thorn.
Cortez drops down looking for a counter takedown but Thorn sprawls and moves away.
Cortez misses with a hook
and Thorn counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Thorn connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Cortez momentarily.
Nice straight punches there by Cortez. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Cortez.
Cortez throws a nice looking combination but Thorn bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Cortez throws a poor cross that misses
and Thorn makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Cortez is breathing heavily.
Thorn slips a jab and a cross from Cortez.
Cortez moves out of the way of the counter high kick fromThorn.
Thorn throws a series of punches but Cortez avoids them all with ease. #T2#
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Cortez dives in for a single leg takedown but Thorn sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
A little jabbing left from Thorn on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Don Cortez. That's going to take a lot out of him.#BC2#
Thorn pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Cortez takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Cortez looks to land a left hand but Thorn moved out of range nicely.
Thorn lands with a thumping leg kick.
Cortez throws a body shot but no joy.
Cortez lands a head shot.
Cortez fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Thorn manages to avoid it.
Cortez with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Thorn throws a body punch but Cortez moves out of range.
Cortez swings away with a body shot that misses #KD2#
and Thorn counters with a crisp one two that drops Cortez! Thorn thinks about following him to the mat for a moment but instead steps back and waves Cortez to his feet! Cortez is in big trouble!#ROC2#Cortez is rocked!
Cortez throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air. #T3#
A swing and a miss from Cortez.
Cortez throws a looping overhand right but Thorn ducks down to avoid it.
Jab from Thorn.
A looping hook to the body misses from Cortez. Thorn does a little dance to reset his feet.
Cortez cracks Thorn with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Haw Thorn is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Cortez misses with a takedown
and Thorn makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Cortez throws the left hand but Thorn avoids the punch easily.
A countering left hand to the body from Thorn misses.
Thorn misses with the combination.
Don Cortez seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Thorn throws a jab when Cortez was well out of range.
Cortez shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Thorn connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.#T4#
Cortez changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Thorn tries to avoid it but Cortez manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Thorn to the ground. Thorn escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Thorn with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Thorn fails to land with a series of punches.
Cortez scores with a jab. Thorn acknowledges it with a nod 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 keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Cortez just misses with a punch to the body.
Cortez misses with a looping left.
Despite the aggression on Thorn's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Cortez misses with a hook.
Thorn shapes to counter with a head kick.
Cortez lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Thorn throws a head kick but Cortez moves out of range.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Thorn slips a jab from Cortez.
Danga de danga de dang - Cortez scores with a four punch combination!
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Haw Thorn will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.#R2#
Cortez shoots in and drives through. Thorn sprawls well.
Thorn stuffs the takedown.
Some wild striking there from Thorn.
Cortez attempts a counter takedown but Thorn avoids it well and moves away.
Thorn dips to his left and cracks Cortez with an uppercut!
Cortez connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Thorn looks to land a right hand but Cortez moved out of range.
Cortez appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Cortez throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Thorn jabs Cortez to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Thorn takes a swing at Cortez's ribcage but misses.
Thorn looks to score with a jab to the body but Cortez is just out of range.
Thorn connects with a looping right hand. #T1#
Thorn is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Cortez.
Thorn has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Thorn lands with a nice combination. Cortez backs away looking to recover.#CUT2#It looks like Don Cortez has been cut.
Thorn avoids the body shot from Cortez.
Cortez swings widly with a right hand
and Thorn counters with a right hand to the body.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Cortez looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Thorn slips under a jab.
Haw Thorn seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Cortez misses with a hook.
Thorn displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Cortez.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Don Cortez. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Thorn digs a good hook to Cortez's body.
Thorn lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.#T2#
A jab from Cortez misses.
An inside leg kick lands from Thorn.
Cortez throws a jab but it's blocked by Thorn.
Thorn throws a shot from downtown. Cortez moves away and avoids it.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Thorn lands a nice leg kick that just misses Cortez's sensitive parts.
Cortez throws a lazy uppercut
and Thorn counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Cortez ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Thorn moves away.
A big right from Cortez misses.
Thorn walks into a jab.#TD#
Cortez looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into side control! Oh, that's bad for Thorn!

Thorn sneaks out the side door and pushes Cortez away - he's back to his feet. The crowd show their appreciation for the escape.
Thorn scores with a jab to the body.#T3#
A jab from Thorn does it's job there.
Thorn takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Cortez has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Thorn.#TD#
Cortez changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Thorn looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.#SUB#
Cortez tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Thorn is pushing Cortez's head away, looking to escape. Cortez manages to hold on to the position though.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Cortez trying to control the position but Thorn is working away.
Thorn is trying to get back to his feet.#T4#
Cortez is looking to take a break and control but Thorn is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Cortez connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Thorn some visible discomfort.
Haw Thorn has got the better of the ground game so far.
Cortez prevents Thorn from escaping the position.
Cortez 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.
Thorn is looking to work his way out of this bad position but Cortez is controlling him well.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters, thinking about a standup.
Thorn tries to wriggle free to get back to his feet but he's given up his back! Oops.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Haw Thorn showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Don Cortez's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!#R3#
Thorn slips a straight right by Cortez.
Thorn only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Cortez throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Thorn's waist but Thorn gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Cortez off to one side.
Thorn throws a good cross that connects.
Cortez loads up on a big right hand but Thorn slips the punch.
Thorn works the jab nicely.
Cortez swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Thorn looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Thorn fails to land with a series of punches.
Cortez misses with a wild body shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Cortez swings for the body but Thorn moves out of range.
Thorn jabs Cortez to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Thorn tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Cortez was well out of range. Poor timing from Thorn.
Thorn thuds a left hand into Cortez's body.#T1##KD2#
Thorn drops Cortez with a hook right on the temple. He thinks about going to the ground but Cortez looks back up at him and smiles so Thorn waves him back to his feet - he obviously thinks he can knock him out after that shot landed.
Oh Cortez is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Cortez keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Thorn.
Cortez seems to have got his legs back now.
Thorn swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Cortez counters with a nice uppercut.
Cortez misses with an uppercut. Thorn saw that one coming.
Despite the aggression on Thorn's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
A good leg kick by Thorn.
Cortez tries to bum rush Thorn with a series of wild strikes but Thorn uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Cortez misses with a hook to the body #KD2#
and Thorn counters with a crisp right hand that drops Cortez! Thorn lets Cortez back up to his feet, looking for a finish!
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!
Thorn throws a lazy uppercut
and Cortez counters with a series of strikes. Thorn will be more careful next time no doubt.
Cortez's legs have taken a beating and he's really slowing down as a result.
Thorn throws a right and a left that Cortez avoids nicely.
Cortez swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Thorn misses with a hook.
Thorn misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Cortez.
Cortez has his takedown stuffed
and Thorn counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head. #T2#
Cortez scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Cortez fails with a takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Don Cortez. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Cortez swings away with a body shot that misses
and Cortez takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Thorn takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Thorn slips a jab and a cross from Cortez.
Thorn misses the shot to the body.
Thorn fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Cortez manages to avoid it.
Cortez comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.#T3#
Thorn ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.#KD2#
Thorn lands a big head kick that sends Cortez tumbling to the mat! Thorn takes a step backwards and waves Cortez back to his feet - he wants the finish!#CUT2#Don Cortez's cut is getting worse.
Cortez throws a jab when Thorn was well out of range.
Cortez tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Thorn was well out of range. Poor timing from Cortez.
Thorn looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Cortez lands a really nice looking cross but Thorn seems unphased.
Horrible takedown attempt by Cortez or perhaps it was just good defense by Thorn, which made it look bad.
A nice leg kick lands there from Thorn.
Cortez fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Thorn lands with a shot to the body. #T4#
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Cortez misses with a hook
and Thorn counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Cortez is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Thorn throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Cortez. #KD2#
Thorn drops Cortez with a beautiful combination! Cortez stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Thorn is looking for the KO!
Cortez misses with a lunging right hand
and Thorn makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Cortez gets tagged by a hook that puts him to sleep! Thorn points and yells something to his unconcious foe before strutting off. Cortez wakes up just in time to hear Thorn thank his coaches in the post fight interview.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:36 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Haw Thorn!
Haw Thorn is the new super heavyweight champion!
A victorious Haw Thorn thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.

Event: DMMA 234 Drake vs Cortez
Date: Sep 03, 2023

#R1##TD2#
Drake gets caught napping as Cortez dives in and scores a takedown. Drake manages to retain guard.
Cortez is standing up over Drake. Drake looks to escape but Cortez dives into side control. #REVR#
Drake is pushing Cortez's head away, looking to escape. Cortez manages to hold on to the position though.
Cortez is looking to take a break and control but Drake is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Drake struggling a bit here.
Cortez content to control the pace. The referee will try and keep them active though.
Drake tries to improve position but can't.
Drake is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.
You can see the frustration on Drake's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Drake tries to escape but Cortez is in control.
Cortez trying to control the action but Drake is working from the bottom.
Drake pushes Cortez away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, Cortez gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.#T1##SUB2#
Cortez wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Drake, who protects the arm well.
Drake tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Cortez looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Drake is avoiding damage well.
Drake knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Cortez on the ground.
Drake is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
Cortez wants to lay and pray for a moment but Drake keeps working.
Cortez lands a few punches from side control.
You can see the frustration on Drake's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Drake is pushing Cortez's head away, looking to escape. Cortez manages to hold on to the position though.
Drake is trying to improve his position.
The ground and pound from Cortez seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
Cortez moving around in side mount but really he's just happy to control for now. #T2#
Drake is trying to control Cortez's posture but Cortez avoids it.
Cortez trying to control the action but Drake is working from the bottom.
Drake can't do much from the bottom here.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Cortez tries to advance to mount but can't.
Drake can't do much from the bottom here. #SUB2#
Cortez tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Cortez has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Drake tries to control but end up mounted... ooooh, that's bad.
Drake tries to get back to half guard but can't. #T3#
Drake tries to lock up and control but Cortez gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Drake squirming around on the bottom, looking to escape.
Drake is desperately trying to improve his position but Cortez has a good base and remains in mount.
Cortez trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Drake tries to lock up and control but Cortez gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
A nice elbow there by Cortez.#SUB2#
Cortez has hold of Drake's left arm, perhaps looking for a submission. The two fighters tussle over control of the isolated limb and Drake manages to get his arm back to his side and away from danger.
Cortez with the ground and pound from mount.
Cortez postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Drake looks a forlorn figure.
Cortez has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Cortez raining down hammerfists from mount.
Cortez lands with some strikes.
Cortez punishing his opponent with strikes.
Drake is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.#T4#
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Cortez with a couple of short strikes.
Cortez is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Drake can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Drake tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Drake wants to hold on but Cortez pushes him away.
Cortez looking to control and managing it successfully.
Drake is squirming around, avoiding Cortez's attempts to control the action.
Cortez is landing with some decent strikes but Drake is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Cortez with a couple of short strikes.
Drake can't escape the position.
Drake is trying to stand.
Cortez lands with some strikes.
Cortez unloading with bombs!
Cortez scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Drake?
Cortez tries to control but Drake wriggling away.
Drake tries to get back to half guard but can't.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Don Cortez 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 digs a good body shot into Drake's ribs.
Drake avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Cortez scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut! #CUT2#It looks like JD Drake has been cut.
Cortez misses with a takedown attempt
and Drake counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Cortez has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Cortez lands a lovely overhand right.
We've been told by Drake's head coaches at Sprawl N Brawl that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Cortez paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Cortez scores with a punch to the head.
Cortez fails with a takedown attempt.
It looked like Drake was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Cortez.
Cortez throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
It looked like Drake was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Cortez wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
JD Drake is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.#T1#
Cortez loads up on a big right hand but Drake slips the punch.
Drake throwing a counter right hand but Cortez manages to avoid it.
Cortez connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Drake momentarily.
Drake takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Cortez!
Cortez darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Cortez clobbers Drake with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Cortez misses with a hook. Drake ducked under it nicely.
Cortez misses with a takedown
and Drake counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
JD Drake has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Don Cortez.
Cortez shoots in and drives through. Drake sprawls well.
Drake appears to be looking for a big counter.#T2#
Cortez keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Cortez scores with a sloppy right hand. Drake should have avoided that one.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Cortez ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Drake moves away.
A decent looking cross lands there for Cortez.
Cortez gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily #KD#
and Drake counters with a crisp one two that drops Cortez! Drake thinks about following him to the mat for a moment but instead steps back and waves Cortez to his feet! Cortez is in big trouble!
Cortez misses with a two punch combination.
A quick step to the side and Drake tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
JD Drake is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Cortez throws a combination. Drake tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Don Cortez seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Cortez shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Cortez throws a right and a left that Drake avoids nicely.
Cortez throws a series of punches but Drake avoids them all with ease.
Drake went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.#T3#
Cortez misses with a series of wild punches.
The fighters circling - Cortez throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Cortez looks to land a left hand but Drake moved out of range nicely.
As Cortez looks to move away, Drake throws a big counter combo but Cortez just gets out of the way.
Cortez slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Cortez misses the shot to the body.
Drake takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Drake 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 lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Drake circles away quickly and effectively.#TD2#
Drake gets caught napping as Cortez dives in and scores a takedown. Drake manages to retain guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.#T4#
Drake is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
Drake on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Drake tries to get out of the position.
Drake wants to stand up but Cortez is controlling him.
Cortez stays in close to Drake's body and controls the position.
Let's hope that Cortez has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.
Cortez trying to control the position from guard on top but Drake is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Cortez lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Cortez is pushing down on Drake's leg trying to pass to half guard. Drake is fighting to maintain full guard but Cortez has managed to sneak the leg through.
This has been an exciting period of action!#SUB2#
Drake is pushing off trying to get to his feet. Cortez has hold of the leg though and he's dropped back for a heel hook… has he got it?? YES! Drake is tapping! This fight is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:59 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Heel Hook). Don Cortez!
Don Cortez is the new super heavyweight champion!
Don Cortez decided to go for the less than humble approach in his post fight interview, telling everyone how he is going to conquer the world. The crowd seemed to like it when really that sort of approach could have gone either way.
JD Drake was interviewed post fight and said 'It's Miller Time'.

Event: DMMA 228 Pinks vs McKane
Date: Aug 20, 2023

#R1#
Cortez misses with a double jab
enabling Lima to counter with a crisp jab.
Lima throws a body punch but Cortez moves out of range.
The fighters circling - Lima throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Cortez went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Lima ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Cortez moves away.
Cortez throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Lima looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Cortez lands with an uppercut that bounces Lima off the cage and back into range.
Cortez throws a jab but it's blocked by Lima.
Lima slips a jab and a cross from Cortez.
Cortez has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Canadian Combat Academy in the buildup to the fight.
Lima moves forwards but Cortez connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Cortez is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Cortez throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
It seemed like Lima was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Cortez misses with a series of wild punches.
Lima misses with a wild body shot.
Cortez feinted with a counter takedown.
Don Cortez seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.#T1#
Cortez gets cracked there but stands up to it. #CUT2#It looks like Don Cortez has been cut.
Cortez misses with the combination.
Lima throws a big shot that misses.
Lima swings wildly with a couple of big hooks #TD#
and Cortez counters with a nice double leg into side control. Lima won't be happy with that.
You can see the frustration on Lima's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Lima has one of Cortez's arms on lockdown, trying to prevent him from doing any damage.
Lima is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
Cortez in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
Cortez connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Lima some visible discomfort. #CUT#It looks like Tiago Lima has been cut.
Lima tries to improve position but can't. #T2#
Cortez moving around in side mount but really he's just happy to control for now.
Cortez scoring with punches from side control.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.#SUB#
Cortez tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Cortez happy to just control the position for now.
Lima wants to control but Cortez postures up.
Lima is looking to reverse the position.#T3#
Lima takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.#SUB#
Cortez is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Lima has escaped the position, nice work there.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Lima can do anything to dispel that myth.
Lima tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Cortez working the head and body with strikes.
Cortez working away.
Lima is letting Cortez control him for a moment.
Cortez is putting a hurting on Lima here, landing some big shots from side control.
You can see the frustration on Lima's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
You can see the frustration on Lima's face as Cortez controls the position. #T4#
Cortez lands a nice forearm strike.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Cortez scores with punches from side control.
Lima struggling a bit here.
Lima tries to bench press Cortez off him but Cortez keeps the position.
Cortez wants to lay and pray for a moment but Lima keeps working.
Cortez working the ground and pound.
Lima stuck in half guard on the bottom here.
Lima is looking to regain half guard here but Cortez keeps moving and retains side control.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Don Cortez dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
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 lands an overhand right.
Cortez throws a looping overhand right but Lima ducks down to avoid it.
Lima needs to keep his hands up - Cortez had a free shot at his head there.
Don Cortez is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Cortez takes one to the side of the head. #TD#
Cortez shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Lima manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Cortez pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Lima is keeping the position for now.
Lima wants to improve his position but instead Cortez has moved into half guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lima trying to control here.
Cortez winds up and cracks Lima with a swinging punch to the side of the head. #T1#
Cortez moves nicely into side control.
Lima being controlled for a moment.
Cortez moves into full mount!
Lima keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard. #SUB#
Cortez wants to finish this one by submission but Lima is holding onto his waist, trying to prevent any attacks from Cortez.
Cortez raining down hammerfists from mount.
Cortez with shots to the head and body - Lima looks very uncomfortable down there. #T2#
Cortez lands a big elbow. #ROC#Lima is rocked!#CUT#That has opened up Tiago Lima's cut even more.

The referee calls the doctor in to look at Tiago Lima's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:26 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Don Cortez!
Don Cortez 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.

Event: DMMA 219 Klimenko vs Swahn
Date: Jul 30, 2023

#R1#
The fight stays on the outside here - Beardsley looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Beardsley moves away from the strike by Cortez.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Beardsley.
Beardsley fails with an attempt to clinch.
Beardsley steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Cortez.
Beardsley now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Cortez doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Beardsley tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Cortez paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Cortez 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.
Cortez loads up on a big right hand but Beardsley slips the punch.
Beardsley throws out a counter right but Cortez avoids it with no problem.
Beardsley cracks a nice hook into Cortez's ribs.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
The fighters circling - Beardsley throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Cortez connects with a single shot there.#CL2#
Beardsley darts in and clinches Cortez up against the cage.
Beardsley lands with a right to the head.
Beardsley scores with an uppercut up the middle.#T1#
Cortez tries to pull guard but Beardsley holds him up against the cage and eventually Cortez drops back down to his feet.
Beardsley scores with an uppercut up the middle.#TD2#
Beardsley pulls guard effortlessly. #SUB2#
Beardsley is active off his back here, looking for submissions. #SUB2#
Beardsley working for a triangle but Cortez defends it easily. #SUB2#
Beardsley had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Cortez defends it easily.
Cortez might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Cortez postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.#SUB2#
Beardsley looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Cortez sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Beardsley's guard.
Cortez is looking to take a break and control but Beardsley is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Cortez 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.#T2#
Cortez trying to control the pace.
Beardsley gets back to full guard. #SUB2#
Beardsley looking for a guillotine here but Cortez defends easily.
Cortez wants to control from the top but Beardsley keeps moving.
Cortez is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Beardsley trying to keep a closed guard but Cortez is proving a slippery customer.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Cortez working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound. #SUB2#
Beardsley is active off his back here, looking for submissions. #SUB2#
Beardsley looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening. #T3#
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Cortez passes into half guard.
Beardsley is looking for a sweep. Cortez is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Cortez scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Cortez takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Cortez wants to take a breather but Beardsley is having none of it.
Beardsley is looking for a sweep. Cortez is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Cortez slows the pace down in half guard.
Cortez is trying to control the action in half guard but Beardsley is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Beardsley 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.
Beardsley works his way to full guard. Good work.
Cortez trying to control but Beardsley is working from the bottom. #T4#
Cortez is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Cortez wants to control from the top but Beardsley keeps moving.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Cortez working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Beardsley's head.
Cortez wants to pass the guard but Beardsley is keeping the position.#SUB2#
Beardsley has an active guard here but Cortez has managed to pass into half guard. #SUB2#
Beardsley looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Beardsley is looking to improve his position.
Cortez not doing much here.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Cortez passes the guard and advances to mount!
Beardsley tries to get back to half guard but can't.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Peter Beardsley will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.#R2#
Cortez stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Cortez scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut! #CUT#It looks like Peter Beardsley has been cut.
Beardsley uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Cortez.
The fight stays on the outside here - Beardsley looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Cortez misses with a double jab
and Beardsley counters with a nice body shot.
Cortez throws a looping overhand right but Beardsley ducks down to avoid it.
Cortez misses with a looping left.
Beardsley avoids the body shot from Cortez.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Beardsley throws a nice looking combination but Cortez bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Cortez cracks Beardsley with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Beardsley throws a body punch but Cortez moves out of range.
A quick step to the side and Cortez tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Cortez loads up on a big right hand but Beardsley slips the punch.#T1#
Cortez misses with a body shot.
Cortez connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Beardsley's hands.
Don Cortez seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Cortez throws a body punch but Beardsley moves out of range.
Beardsley moves out of range as Cortez strikes.
Beardsley wants to clinch up but Cortez keeps it at a distance.
Cortez tries to bum rush Beardsley with a series of wild strikes but Beardsley uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Cortez throws a hook but Beardsley avoids it easily.
Beardsley lands the left hand.
Cortez works over Beardsley's head and body with a nice combination.
Beardsley fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Cortez manages to avoid it.
Cortez throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Cortez keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Beardsley.
A looping hook to the body misses from Cortez. Beardsley does a little dance to reset his feet.#T2#
Cortez throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped #CL2#
and Beardsley moves into the clinch.
A nice left hand lands by Beardsley.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A quick uppercut on the inside from Beardsley.
Cortez is trying to pull guard but Beardsley turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Cortez is looking for a takedown.#TD2#
Beardsley jumps guard. #SUB2#
Beardsley is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Cortez wants to pass the guard but Beardsley is keeping the position.#SUB2#
Beardsley had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Cortez defends it easily.
Cortez works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Beardsley has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Cortez is working away from the top position though.#SUB#
Cortez is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Beardsley doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Cortez. #T3#
Cortez looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Cortez is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Beardsley has hold of Cortez's hands but Cortez slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Beardsley wants to control but Cortez is keeping busy.
Cortez scores with a couple of good hammerfists.#SUB2#
Beardsley actively working from the bottom here.
Beardsley is trying to get back to full guard.
Cortez wants to pass to mount but Beardsley is defending the position.
Don Cortez overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.#T4#
Still in half guard, Cortez seems content to control.
Beardsley trying to control here.
Cortez drops an elbow to the side of Beardsley's head. #SUB2#
Beardsley looking for submissions from an awkward position here.#SUB2#
Beardsley looking for submissions off his back.
Cortez is trying to control. Beardsley wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Don Cortez dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Peter Beardsley's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!#R3#
Cortez throws a hook but Beardsley blocks it.
Beardsley bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Beardsley tries to clinch but Cortez is having none of it.
Cortez connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
A telegraphed right hand from Cortez misses the target.
Beardsley misses with a looping left.
A telegraphed right hand from Cortez misses the target.
Cortez loads up on a big right hand but Beardsley slips the punch.
Cortez misses with a wild combination.
Don Cortez is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Beardsley showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Cortez.
Cortez tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Beardsley swivels and escapes.#T1#
Cortez misses with a right hand
and Beardsley cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Cortez jabs Beardsley to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Cortez avoids the head kick by Beardsley.
Cortez throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
letting Beardsley counter with a right hand.
Beardsley drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Beardsley tries to clinch but Cortez moves out of range.
Cortez staying out of range there.#TD#
Cortez closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Beardsley quickly recovers to half guard.
Beardsley regains full guard. Nicely done. #SUB2#
Beardsley has his foot on Cortez's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Cortez works his way back into a safe position though.#SUB2#
Beardsley working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Cortez doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Cortez manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Cortez slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard. #T2#
Beardsley is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Cortez is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Cortez with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.#SUB2#
Beardsley working for submissions but it's allowed Cortez to get to half guard.
Beardsley is looking to improve his position.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Cortez in particular looking to stall.
Cortez is keen to just control but Beardsley is a slippery customer.#T3#
Beardsley tries to roll over but Cortez keeps him under control.#SUB2#
Beardsley looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Beardsley is looking for a sweep. Cortez is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Cortez looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Cortez takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Cortez prevents Beardsley from improving his position.
Cortez wants to take a breather but Beardsley is having none of it.
Cortez perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there. #T4#
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Beardsley is trying to control but can't.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Cortez lands a nice short elbow.
Cortez trying to control from half guard but Beardsley is working away.
Beardsley wants to get back to full guard.
Beardsley trying to get back to full guard but Cortez takes advantage of the position and moves to full mount!
Beardsley keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Cortez is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Beardsley can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Cortez cracks Beardsley with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Cortez tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
The referee warns Beardsley that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Beardsley tries to lock up and control but Cortez gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Beardsley is looking to get to half guard.
Cortez trying to control but Beardsley is having none of it.

And that's the end of the fight!
Don Cortez showed his dominance in that final round.
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 Hirohito Nitta scores the fight 29:28
Judge Sosuke Kotani scores the fight 30:27
Judge Ren Mimura scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Don Cortez!
Don Cortez decided to go for the less than humble approach in his post fight interview, telling everyone how he is going to conquer the world. The crowd seemed to like it when really that sort of approach could have gone either way.

Event: DMMA 206 Ubereem vs Makkonen
Date: Jun 24, 2023

#R1#
Cortez throws a right and a left that Gray avoids nicely.
Cortez throws a right hand that misses
and Gray counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Cortez lands a nice hook to Gray's body. Gray takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes. #TD#
Gray gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Cortez to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Gray being controlled here, momentarily.
Gray pulls Cortez in close to prevent any damage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gray controls Cortez momentarily but Cortez frees himself. #T1#
Cortez postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Cortez throws a big elbow that misses.
Gray preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Cortez 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.
Cortez is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Gray wants to sweep but no luck.
Gray keeping moving, preventing Cortez from controlling successfully.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.#SUB2#
Gray looking for a guillotine here but Cortez defends easily.
Cortez lands a couple of decent looking shots.#T2#
Cortez trying to control the position from guard on top but Gray is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Gray wants to sweep but no luck.
Cortez is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long. #REF3#
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Cortez throws a hook but Gray avoids it easily.
Cortez with a hook.
Cortez will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Gray swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.#T3#
Gray staying out of range there.
Gray let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Cortez misses with a right hand
and Cortez takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Don Cortez seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Cortez lands a jab to the nose.
Gray steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Cortez.
Gray with the counter takedown but Cortez avoids it easily.
Gray avoids a punch combination nicely.
Gray is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Cortez pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Cortez swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Gray changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Gray dodges the punch combination from Cortez. #T4#
Cortez shoots in but doesn't get the takedown #TD2#
and Gray counters with a takedown into side control.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!#SUB2#
Gray working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it. #SUB2#
Gray swings around for an armbar but Cortez sees it coming a mile off and turns beautifully into Gray's guard.
Gray looking for a sweep. Not yet Gray, not yet.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Cortez trying to control the position from guard on top but Gray is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can. #SUB2#
Gray has an active guard here but Cortez has managed to pass into half guard.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Don Cortez dominated that round.
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#
Cortez misses the shot to the body.
Gray tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Cortez throws a left and a right that both miss
and Gray counters with a nice uppercut.
Gray slips a jab and a cross from Cortez.
Cortez is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Gray can do to turn this around?
Gray is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Cortez.
Cortez looks to land a left hand but Gray moved out of range nicely.
It seemed like Gray was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Cortez misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Gray.
Cortez throws out a loose jab but Gray uses good head movement to avoid it.
Gray tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Gray blocks a jab.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gray moves away from the strike by Cortez.
Gray drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Cortez defends it well.
Cortez throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Cortez tests Gray's chin there with a solid looking shot.#T1#
Cortez throws a hook but Gray blocks it.
Cortez throws a poor cross that misses
and Gray counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Don Cortez is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Cortez misses with a two punch combination.
Cortez rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Gray counters with a nice uppercut.
Gray displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Cortez throws out the jab.
Cortez throws a series of strikes that have Gray backpedaling.
Cortez misses with a combination
enabling Gray to counter with a crisp jab.
Cortez shoots in looking for a takedown. Gray tries to sprawl out of it but Cortez keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Gray manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing. #T2#
Cortez misses with a body shot.
Cortez misses with a two punch combination.
Gray throws out a counter right but Cortez avoids it with no problem.
Cortez misses with a lunging right hand
and Gray connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Cortez scores with a decent looking hook.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Cortez works Gray's body with a nice hook.
Cortez throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Cortez misses with a double jab.
Cortez throws a jab when Gray was well out of range.
A nice side step and Gray releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Cortez is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Gray.
Cortez throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Gray counters with a nice uppercut.
Cortez misses the jab.
Gray drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Cortez defends it well.#T3#
Cortez lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Cortez swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Cortez lands a slapping body shot.
Cortez throws a big shot that misses.
Cortez cracks Gray with a right hand to the side of the head.
The fighters circling - Cortez throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Gray staying out of range there.
Cortez throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Gray counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Gray uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Cortez.
Cortez is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Gray keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Gray throws out a counter right but Cortez avoids it with no problem.#T4#
Cortez works the jab nicely.
A big right from Cortez misses.
Cortez throws a right hand that misses
and Gray counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Nice defenses there by Gray.
And Gray tries to counter it with a takedown but Cortez pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Cortez throws a sloppy body shot
and Gray counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A big left from Cortez misses.
And Gray tries to counter it with a takedown but Cortez pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Cortez pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Cortez throws the left hand but Gray avoids the punch easily.
Cortez misses with a body shot.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Don Cortez dominated that second 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. This is the final round!#R3#
Cortez misses with an uppercut.
Cortez misses with a body shot
and Gray counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Gray defending well as Cortez loads up on a big left hand.
Cortez pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Cortez throws a lazy right hand but Gray sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Gray with the counter takedown but Cortez avoids it easily.
A left and a right from Cortez both land. Nice combination.
Gray blocks a jab.
Gray feints the counter takedown.
Cortez lands a nice hook to Gray's body. Gray takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gray staying out of range there.
No luck for Cortez with that takedown attempt.
Gray is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Cortez is really struggling to find his range with his punches. Gray's reach advantage is clearly causing him problems.#T1#
Cortez throws the left hand but Gray avoids the punch easily.
Cortez throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Cortez dives in and grabs Gray's left leg, looking for a takedown. Gray pushes down on Cortez's head and hops out.
A jab lands there for Cortez.
Cortez throws a right and a left that Gray avoids nicely.
Cortez takes a swing at Gray's ribcage but misses.
Cortez cracks Gray with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Cortez throws an off balance right hand
letting Gray counter with a right hand.
Cortez throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Cortez throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Gray is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Cortez missing with a left hand there. Gray was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one. #T2#
Gray uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Cortez.
Cortez just misses with a punch to the body.
Gray appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Gray slips a jab and a cross from Cortez.
Gray feints the counter takedown.
A swing and a miss from Cortez.
Cortez shoots in looking for a takedown but Gray manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Cortez's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Don Cortez. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Cortez waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Gray.
Don Cortez is winning the standup battle so far.
Cortez looks to throw the jab but Gray is out of range.
Gray is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Cortez tries to bum rush Gray with a series of wild strikes but Gray uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Cortez throws a body punch but Gray moves out of range.
Gray with the counter takedown but Cortez avoids it easily.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Gray bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
And Gray tries to counter it with a takedown but Cortez pushes his down on his head and steps out.#T3#
Cortez throws a right and a left that both miss.
Gray is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Gray ducks right into an uppercut from Cortez.
Cortez throws a big shot that misses.
A nice side step and Gray releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
A telegraphed right hand from Cortez misses the target.
Cortez fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Cortez misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Gray.
Gray looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Cortez lands a nice shot that snaps Gray's head back.
Cortez works Gray's body with a nice hook.
Cortez shoots in and drives through. Gray sprawls well.
It seemed like Gray was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
A combination from Cortez does no damage.
Cortez fails with a takedown attempt. #T4#
Cortez rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Gray counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Cortez works the jab nicely.
Gray blocks a jab.
Cortez misses with a series of wild punches.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
No joy there for Cortez, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Cortez misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Gray.
Gray changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Cortez shoots in for a takedown but Gray shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
And Gray tries to counter it with a takedown but Cortez pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Hector Gray has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Don Cortez is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Cortez rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Gray moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Gray drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Cortez defends it well.

And that's the end of the fight!
Don 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 Frank Antenori scores the fight 30:27
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 30:27
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Don Cortez!
Don Cortez decided to go for the less than humble approach in his post fight interview, telling everyone how he is going to conquer the world. The crowd seemed to like it when really that sort of approach could have gone either way.

Event: DMMA 193 Otori vs Kersikov
Date: May 14, 2023

#R1#
Kuomanen looks to land a right hand but Cortez moved out of range.
Kuomanen slips under a jab from Cortez.
Kuomanen takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Don Cortez seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Cortez ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Kuomanen moves away.
Cortez looks to land a right hand but Kuomanen moved out of range.
Kuomanen uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Cortez.
Sloppy strikes from Cortez. Those never looked like landing.
Cortez throws a hook to the side of Kuomanen's head but Kuomanen sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Cortez misses with a hook to the body
enabling Kuomanen to counter with a crisp jab.
Kuomanen just misses with a punch to the body.
Kuomanen scores with a hook.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Cortez throws a right and a left that Kuomanen avoids nicely.
Kuomanen missing with a left hand there. Cortez was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Kuomanen throws a good cross that connects.
Kuomanen gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Cortez bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.#T1#
Kuomanen fails with the takedown.
Kuomanen moves out of range of the strikes.
Cortez showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Kuomanen.
Cortez throws a combination that misses #CL2#
and Kuomanen counters by clinching up. #TD#
Kuomanen is fighting off a takedown attempt but Cortez is just too persistent for him and manages to trip Kuomanen to the mat. Kuomanen regains guard as soon as the fighters hit the mat.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
Cortez with a flurry of punches that miss.
Cortez wants to control from the top but Kuomanen keeps moving. #SUB2#
Kuomanen pushes a forearm under Cortez's chin to create some space. He's escaped his hips and pivoted quickly for an armbar! Can he extend the arm? Yes, Cortez is tapping out! Damn, that was fast!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Ahjo Kuomanen!
Ahjo Kuomanen decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.

Event: DMMA 185 Klimenko vs Mukunzi
Date: Apr 15, 2023

#R1#
Cortez fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
A little feinted left hand from Christ on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Cortez lands a jab-cross combination.
Nice defenses there by Christ.
Christ steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Cortez.
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.
Christ moves away from the strike by Cortez.
Christ throws a nice outside leg kick.
Christ throws a leg kick
and Christ takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Christ throws a big shot that misses.
Cortez takes one to the side of the head.
Cortez misses with a jab, cross combination.
Christ ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Christ takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Cortez throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd. #TD2#
Cortez closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Christ's guard.
Christ is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Cortez is controlling him.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Cortez accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Christ is looking to stand up but Cortez isn't so interested in that idea.
Christ will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.#T1#
Christ keeping moving, preventing Cortez from controlling successfully.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Cortez sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Christ keeping moving, preventing Cortez from controlling successfully.
Cortez throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Christ works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Cortez looking to pass the guard.
Christ wants to stand up but Cortez is controlling him. #REF3#
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Cortez throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Christ sees it coming and avoids it easily.
A slow jab from Cortez misses its intended target.
Cortez stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Cortez throws a shot from downtown. Christ moves away and avoids it.
A swing and a miss from Cortez.
Christ looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.#T2#
Cortez throws a body shot but no joy. #TD2#
Cortez throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Christ was covering up waiting for the punch and Cortez finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Christ is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Cortez is controlling him.
Cortez wants to control from the top but Christ keeps moving.
Christ is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Cortez is controlling him.
Cortez wants to control from the top but Christ keeps moving.
Cortez controlling from the top position. #T3#
Cortez throwing strikes from guard but Christ blocks nicely.
Christ wants to get back to his feet but Cortez is in a dominant position and won't allow it. #REF3#
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Cortez tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Christ scores to the head and body with a nice combination!#CUT#It looks like Don Cortez has been cut.
Cortez scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Christ misses with a looping right.
Christ cracks Cortez with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Cortez avoids the head kick by Christ.
Cortez steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Christ.
Cortez slips under a jab.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Christ swings for the body but Cortez moves out of range.
Cortez swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Christ dodges the punch combination from Cortez. #T4#
Cortez bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Christ's head backwards.
Cortez paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Don Cortez seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Cortez looks to throw the jab but Christ is out of range.
Christ throws a big shot that misses.
Christ cracks Cortez with an open hand slap.
Cortez thuds his right hand into Christ's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Christ throws the left hand but Cortez avoids the punch easily.#TD2#
Cortez closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Christ wants to escape from the position here - easier said than done!
Christ is working to avoid the ground and pound but Cortez connects with a decent elbow.
Cortez working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
Cortez wants to control but Christ is keeping him busy.
Cortez throws an elbow but Christ slips to the side and avoids it well.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Don Cortez dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Don Cortez'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.#R2#
Cortez looks to land a right hand but Christ moved out of range.
Christ moves out of range as Cortez strikes.
Don Cortez is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.#TD2#
Cortez shoots in and bounces Christ off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Cortez has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Christ keeping full guard, as Cortez tries to pass.
Cortez prevents Christ from getting back to his feet.
Cortez postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Christ wants to stand and escape but Cortez is having none of it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Cortez trying to control the position from guard on top but Christ is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Cortez has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Christ being controlled here, momentarily.
Christ wants to stand but Cortez is controlling the position.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.#T1#
Cortez wants to control from the top but Christ keeps moving. #REF3#
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Christ keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Christ cracks Cortez with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Christ takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Christ throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Cortez misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
A looping hook to the body misses from Cortez. Christ does a little dance to reset his feet.
Christ throwing a counter right hand but Cortez manages to avoid it.
Christ tries to bum rush Cortez with a series of wild strikes but Cortez uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Christ dodges the punch combination from Cortez.
Christ gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.#TD2#
Cortez decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Cortez wants to pass the guard but Christ is defending well. #T2#
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Christ keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Christ looks like he's trying to stand up.
Cortez wants to control but Christ is keeping him busy.
Christ wants to get back to his feet.
Don Cortez has got the better of the ground game so far.#REF3#
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up.
Cortez throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Nice shot by Christ.
Julio Christ is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Cortez takes a head kick and keeps coming. #T3#
Cortez works the jab nicely.
Christ takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Cortez lands a nice hook to Christ's body. Christ takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
That kick from Christ tenderised Cortez's leg. Cortez is trying to keep his angry face on.
Cortez throws a body punch but Christ moves out of range.
Cortez tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Christ was well out of range. Poor timing from Cortez.
Christ moves out of range of the strikes.
Christ throwing a counter right hand but Cortez manages to avoid it.
Cortez moves out of range of the strikes.
Christ jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Cortez throws a jab but it's blocked by Christ.
Cortez gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Christ.
A jab from Christ misses.
Christ throws a solid leg kick but Cortez takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Christ.
Cortez takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Cortez misses with a hook.
Christ misses with a low kick. #T4#
A big right from Cortez misses.
Christ throwing a counter right hand but Cortez manages to avoid it.
Cortez lands a jab-cross combination.
Christ swings widly with a right hand
and Cortez counters with a left to the body.
Cortez moves out of range of the strikes.
Cortez throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Cortez listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
A big left from Christ misses.
Cortez looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Cortez swings and misses with a hook to the body.
An attempted straight right counter from Christ misses the target.
Cortez keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Don Cortez seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Donk. Cortez catches Christ right on the button with a cross.
Cortez throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Christ sees it coming and avoids it easily.
A cross from Cortez lands.
Christ throws the left hand but Cortez avoids the punch easily.
It seemed like Cortez was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Cortez cracks a nice hook into Christ's ribs.
Cortez throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Don Cortez showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Don Cortez's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!#R3#
Christ misses with a wild combination.
Cortez scores with a nice right hand.
Cortez swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Nice defenses there by Christ.
Cortez misses with a double jab.
Cortez staying out of range there.
Cortez throws a lazy uppercut
enabling Christ to counter with a crisp jab.
A swing and a miss from Christ.
Christ throws a solid leg kick but Cortez takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Christ.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Christ throws a series of punches but Cortez moves out of range.
A countering left hand to the body from Cortez misses.
Cortez drops his hands momentarily and Christ takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Christ moves out of range of the strikes.
Cortez misses with a series of wild punches. #T1#
Christ uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Cortez.
Christ throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Christ ducks under a wild hook from Cortez.
Cortez lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Christ circles away quickly and effectively.
Cortez misses with an uppercut. Christ saw that one coming.
Sloppy strikes from Cortez. Those never looked like landing.
Cortez misses with a straight right. #KD#
Christ lands a left and a right that send Cortez crashing to the mat, dazed. Christ thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!
Christ misses with a body shot.
Cortez cracks Christ with a nice right hand that draws applause 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!
Cortez gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Cortez missing with a left hand there. Christ was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Cortez throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Nice defenses there by Christ.
Cortez bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Christ's head backwards.
The crowd cheers as Cortez lands an impressive looking overhand right. Christ doesn't seem phased though.#T2#
Christ connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
A looping hook to the body misses from Cortez. Christ does a little dance to reset his feet.
Cortez on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Christ throws a lazy head kick #TD2#
and Cortez decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Christ's guard.
Christ wants to stand up but Cortez is controlling him.
Christ is looking to stand back up... there's a bit of a scramble and Cortez dives into side control.
Cortez lands a nice forearm strike.
Christ avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Cortez.
Christ trying to remain calm as Cortez controls from the top position.
Christ is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.
Cortez trying to control the action but Christ is working from the bottom. #T3#
Christ is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the cage but Cortez has just dragged him back down to the mat.
Cortez in side control lands a decent elbow.
Christ is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.#SUB2#
Cortez looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Cortez throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
Cortez trying to control the action but Christ is working from the bottom.
Christ is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the cage but Cortez has just dragged him back down to the mat.#T4#
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Cortez scores with a couple of short elbows.
Christ is trying to get back to his feet.
Julio Christ has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Cortez wants to control but Christ is keeping him busy.
Christ is trying to get back to his feet.
Cortez is looking to take a break and control but Christ is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom. #REF3#
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
A jab from Cortez finds it's way through Christ's defenses.
Cortez throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Christ dodges the punch combination from Cortez.
Don Cortez is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Christ swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Cortez keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Christ.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Don 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 Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 27:30
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 28:30
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Don Cortez!
A very excited looking Don Cortez rambled incoherently for about 5 minutes post fight about how awesome he is. It was kinda funny for a while but then everyone got annoyed.

Event: DMMA 176 Kersikov vs Account 3
Date: Mar 15, 2023

#R1#
Cortez throws an off balance right hand
and Face counters with a left and a right that stings Cortez.
Cortez digs a good body shot into Face's ribs.
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 takes a swing at Face's ribcage but misses.
A little feinted left hand from Face on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Cortez misses with a wild combination.
Cortez throws a left and a right that both miss
and Face counters with a straight right hand.
Cortez misses with a left hand
and Face counters with a straight right hand.
Face keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Face avoids the body shot from Cortez.
Face appears to be looking for a big counter.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Cortez throws a left and a right that both miss
and Face counters with a straight right hand.
A telegraphed right hand from Cortez misses the target.
Cortez misses with an uppercut
and Face counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Face is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Cortez shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Face pinned against the cage. Face gets the underhooks and manages to circle away. #T1#
Cortez throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Face makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Cortez takes a swing at Face's ribcage but misses.
Face appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Face connects with a looping right hand.
Cortez throws a lazy uppercut
and Face counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.#TD2#
Cortez shoots in and bounces Face off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Face wants to get back to his feet but Cortez passes into half guard.
Cortez is looking to advance position but Face won't allow it. #T2#
Cortez not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Cortez seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Cortez not landing any meaningful shots this time. #SUB2#
Cortez seems to be looking for submissions. #ES#
Face pushes Cortez off and gets back to his feet.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Cortez swings widly with a right hand
and Face counters with a nice uppercut.
Cortez has his takedown stuffed
and Face counters with a one-two to the body. #T3#
Cortez lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Face circles away quickly and effectively.
Face tries to counter by clinching up but Cortez breaks away and moves out of range.
A telegraphed right hand from Cortez misses the target.
Face ducks under a wild hook from Cortez.
Face is looking to counter the offense by Cortez and move into the clinch.
Face uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Cortez.
A left and a right from Cortez both land. Nice combination.
Cortez misses with an uppercut. Face saw that one coming.
Face appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.#CL#
Face clinches.
Face taking a breather.
Face lands with a right to the head.
Face with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Face unloads a knee to the mid-section. Cortez lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh. #T4#
Face looking to throw knees to the head but Cortez is blocking nicely.
Face with a knee to the head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Face lands a right hand that snaps the head of Cortez backwards.
A short right from Face.
Cortez tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Face just stands there and leans against the cage.
Puncher Face has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Don Cortez.
A shot in the inside from Cortez.
Face tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Face lands a right hand.
Cortez can't get the takedown.
Face swings wildly with an uppercut but Cortez uses good head movement to avoid it.
Face digs a right hand underneath Cortez's ribcage. Cortez let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Cortez looks winded!
Face misses with a short punch on the inside.
A bit of stalling here from Face.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Puncher Face dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!#R2#
Face tries to close the distance and clinch up but Cortez swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Cortez misses with an uppercut. Face saw that one coming.#CL#
Face rushes Cortez and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Cortez is working for takedown but Face is calmly controlling the position for now.
Cortez fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Our sources have told us that Face has been working on his knees in the buildup to the fight.
Puncher Face has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Cortez tries for a takedown but Face manages to get underhooks.
Puncher Face has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Don Cortez.
Cortez can't get the takedown.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Face.
Face swings wildly with an uppercut but Cortez uses good head movement to avoid it.
Face misses with a punch on the inside.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Face stalling the fight.
Face softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Face struggles to land a body shot inside as Cortez controls his hands. #T1#
Face lands a knee to the head.
Cortez's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Cortez misses with a hook to the ribs.
Face lands with a light punch inside.
Face softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Face tries to throw a body punch but Cortez avoids it by throwing Face back against the cage.
Face misses with an elbow over the top.
Face lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Cortez fails to pull guard.
Cortez is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Face to keep the fight standing.
Face lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
A head punch blocked on the inside by Cortez.
Face lands a knee to the head. #CUT#It looks like Don Cortez has been cut.
Cortez is breathing heavily.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Face lands a right hand that snaps the head of Cortez backwards. #T2#
Face softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Knees to the body from Face.
Face scores with a hook to the body.
Face dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Face lands with a left to the head. #KD#
Face has the Thai clinch. He lands a big knee to the head and Cortez goes down! Face dives on top of him - Cortez manages to get guard. #ROC#Cortez is rocked!
Cortez has a closed guard, preventing Face from standing up.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Face controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Cortez is looking to sweep but instead, Face has passed into half guard. #T3#
Face missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Face wants to stand but Cortez has hold of a leg and an arm, so he's trapped for now.
Cortez is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Face missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Cortez wants to control but Face is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Face content to control rather than advance.
Face wants to stand but Cortez has hold of a leg and an arm, so he's trapped for now. #REF3#
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.#T4#
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Cortez throws a predictable looking body shot
and Face counters with a straight right hand.
Face tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Cortez paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Cortez misses with a combination
and Face counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Cortez missing with a left hand there. Face was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Face is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Cortez lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Face ducks under a wild hook from Cortez.
A little feinted left hand from Face on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Cortez swings widly with a right hand
and Face counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Cortez throws an off balance right hand
and Face counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Face slips a jab from Cortez.
It looked like Face was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Cortez.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Puncher Face dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Don Cortez's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!#R3#
Cortez misses with an uppercut
and Face counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Cortez misses with a shot to the body
and Face counters with a straight right hand.
Cortez swings for the body but Face moves out of range. #TD2#
Cortez gets the takedown into side control.
Cortez works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
Cortez throwing ground and pound but whilst doing so, he forgets to control position and Face works his way back to half guard. Good composure under pressure.
Cortez trying to control the action but Face is working from the bottom.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.#T1#
Cortez is stalling here. Face is in no mood to hang around though. He's locked up a kimura from the bottom! Cortez seems to be keeping calm but he's forced to roll out of the hold and Face has ended up in side control on the top. Nice work. #SU#
Face decides to stand back up. Face steps back and let's Cortez get back to his feet.
Face tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Cortez paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Cortez throws a lazy right hand but Face sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Cortez throws a left and a right that both miss
and Cortez takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles. #CL#
Face has closed the distance and engaged Cortez in a clinch.
Face connects with a nasty looking knee right to Cortez's face.
Face throws a knee to the head but misses.
Cortez takes a knee right on the jaw!
Cortez takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Face throws a knee to the head but misses. #T2#
Cortez fails to pull guard.
Face digs a right hand into Cortez's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Cortez's gas tank.
Face lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A nice right hand lands inside from Face.
Face misses with a knee strike.
Face has Cortez pressed against the cage.
Face lands a hook to the side of the head.
Face with a knee to the head.
Face is stalling here.
Face lands a nice knee to the body.
Cortez takes a knee right on the jaw!
Puncher Face is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Cortez is really struggling to land any decent head shots against his taller opponent.#T3#
Face leaning his opponent against the cage.
Face is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Cortez can do to turn this around?
A knee to the head by Face.
A nice left hand lands by Face.
Cortez fails to pull guard. #T4#
Face landing knees to the head.
Cortez tries for a takedown but Face manages to get underhooks.
Puncher Face has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Don Cortez.
Face prevents a takedown attempt there.
Cortez dodges an elbow strike from Face.
Cortez tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Face just stands there and leans against the cage.
Don Cortez has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Cortez misses with a short punch on the inside.

And that's the end of the fight!
Puncher Face showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Face 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 Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 30:27
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 30:27
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Puncher Face!
An out of breath Puncher Face thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.

Event: DMMA 167 Panda vs Cortez
Date: Feb 12, 2023

#R1##CL#
Cortez tries to keep at a distance but Panda has taken the fight into the clinch.
Panda lands a hook to the side of the head.
Cortez fails to pull guard.
Cortez blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Panda fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Cortez has been working on his takedowns a lot in the buildup to the fight and we can only assume he's going to look to take this to the mat.
Panda throws a punch but it's blocked by Cortez.
Panda misses with the head strike.
Cortez jumps guard but Panda stands there with Cortez around his waist. Cortez gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Panda swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Panda struggles to land a body shot inside as Cortez controls his hands.
Cortez blocking some punches.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Panda lands a right hand that snaps the head of Cortez backwards.
A short right from Panda.
A short right from Panda.
Panda tries a body shot but Cortez blocks it.
Panda misses with some punches.
Panda misses with a hook to the ribs. #T1#
Cortez fails to pull the fight into his guard.
KT Panda has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Don Cortez.
Panda misses with the head strike.
Cortez's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Panda lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Cortez backwards.
Cortez is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Panda gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Panda throws a head punch that misses.
Cortez blocks an uppercut.
A hook to the body from Panda.
A short uppercut from Panda.
A short right from Panda on the inside.
Panda lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Panda struggles to land a body shot inside as Cortez controls his hands.
Panda misses with a body punch.
Panda fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Cortez.
A short body shot lands from Panda as the two fighters clinch.
Cortez looks winded!#T2#
A head punch blocked on the inside by Cortez.
Panda scores with an uppercut up the middle.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A right hand to the body from Panda.
Panda lands an uppercut.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Panda.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Cortez.
Good body shot from Panda.
Panda scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Panda lands a right hand.
Panda lands with a light punch inside.
A hook to the body from Panda.
Panda lands a right hand.
Panda misses with a punch to the body.
A short right from Panda on the inside.
Panda throws a head punch that misses.
Panda lands a hook to the side of the head.#T3#
Panda lands with a light punch inside.
A hook to the body from Panda.
Panda lands a body shot.
Panda misses with some punches.
Panda tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Cortez's elbow.
Panda tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Panda lands a right hand.
Panda lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Cortez backwards.
Cortez is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Panda to keep the fight standing.
A short left from Panda.
A short uppercut from Panda.
Panda misses with the head strike.
Panda digs a right hand underneath Cortez's ribcage. Cortez let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Good body shot from Panda.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Panda.
Panda lands with a right to the head. #T4#
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Panda lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Panda throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Cortezs head.
Cortez takes a shot to the head.
Panda pushes Cortez back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Panda struggles to land a body shot inside as Cortez controls his hands.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Panda.
Panda misses with some punches.
Panda tries to work over Cortez's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Panda fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Panda lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Panda is working Cortez over against the cage.
Panda scores with a hook to the body.
Cortez blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Panda has a couple of punches blocked by Cortez.
Cortez blocking some punches.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Panda is defending well against a takedown attempt.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

KT Panda dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!#R2#
Panda lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Panda is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Cortez can do to turn this around?
Sloppy strikes from Panda. Those never looked like landing.
Panda works Cortez's body with a nice hook.
Panda scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Cortez swings for the body but Panda moves out of range.
Panda moves out of range of the strikes.
Cortez looks to land a combination. Panda sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Panda lands with a slapping head kick. #CUT#It looks like Don Cortez has been cut.
Panda keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Panda is looking to counter with head kicks.
Cortez keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Cortez takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Panda scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Cortez takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Panda avoids a punch combination nicely.
Cortez is breathing heavily.
A head kick misses from Panda.
Cortez looks to score with a jab to the body but Panda is just out of range.
A counter left hand to the body from Panda misses its target.
KT Panda is winning the standup battle so far.#T1#
Panda gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Panda throws a head kick that half lands.
Cortez uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Panda. #KD#
Panda cracks Cortez with a big right hand that sends him crashing to the floor. Panda has the opportunity to follow him to the ground but instead he's beckoning Cortez to stand back up!#ROC#Cortez is rocked!
Nice body punch from Panda.
Cortez is still on wobbly legs! Can Panda finish him?
Cortez stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Panda.
Cortez seems to have recovered his senses.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Panda digs a good hook to Cortez's body.
Panda connects with a solid leg kick.
Panda throws a good cross that connects.
A swing and a miss from Cortez.
Panda was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Cortez throws out a loose jab but Panda uses good head movement to avoid it. #CL#
Panda moves into range and clinches up with Cortez.
Panda scores with a shoulder strike.
Cortez blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Cortez drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Panda gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Panda lands a right hand. #T2#
A short right hand to the side of the head by Panda.
Panda lands a body punch in the clinch.
Panda lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Panda works on Cortez's body with a couple of short punches.
A short right from Panda on the inside.
Panda throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Cortezs head.
KT Panda has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Panda lands with a right to the head.
Panda doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A short left from Panda.
Panda misses with a punch to the body.
Cortez's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Cortez blocks a body shot from Panda.
Panda lands a hook that snaps the head of Cortez backwards. #T3#
Panda lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Cortez backwards.
A short right from Panda.
Panda tries to work over Cortez's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Panda scores with a shot to the side of Cortez's head.
Panda goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Cortez is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Panda gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Panda misses with a punch to the body.
Cortez takes a shot to the head.
Cortez blocks an uppercut.
Panda tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Cortez's elbow.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Panda.
Cortez blocking some punches.
Panda throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Cortezs head.
Panda can't find room to land a body shot as Cortez controls the action. #KD#
Panda drops Cortez onto one knee with a big uppercut from the clinch! Cortez is propped up by the cage and works his way back to his feet!#T4#
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Panda struggles to land a body shot inside as Cortez controls his hands.
Panda lands an uppercut.
A short body shot lands from Panda as the two fighters clinch. #KD#
Panda drops Cortez onto one knee with a big uppercut from the clinch! Cortez is propped up by the cage and works his way back to his feet!
Good body shot from Panda.
Panda digs a right hand underneath Cortez's ribcage. Cortez let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Panda scores with a shot to the side of Cortez's head.
A short right from Panda on the inside.
Panda throws a punch but it's blocked by Cortez.
A right hand to the body from Panda.
Panda lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Panda misses with some punches.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Cortez drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
KT Panda has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Don Cortez.
A nice left hand lands by Panda.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

KT Panda dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Don Cortez's cut.
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#
A nice leg kick from Panda, right into the meat of the thigh.
Don Cortez is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Panda throws a body shot but no joy.
A big right from Cortez misses.
Panda ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Cortez moves away.
Panda misses with a body kick.
Cortez connects with a body shot that sends Panda's belly button to the back.
Cortez throws a jab when Panda was well out of range.
A nice leg kick from Panda, right into the meat of the thigh.
Cortez lands a really nice looking cross but Panda seems unphased.
Panda showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Cortez.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Panda misses with a body shot.
Cortez takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Cortez walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Panda cracks Cortez with a right hand to the side of the head.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Panda.
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 with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Panda to score with a decent uppercut.
Cortez takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.#T1#
Panda lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Cortez at a distance.
Panda throws a nice head kick!
Cortez dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Panda swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Cortez.
Panda keeps Cortez at a distance using the push kick.
Panda lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Sloppy strikes from Cortez. Those never looked like landing.
Panda quickly followed up with a counter body kick but doesn't connect.
Jab, jab by Panda - just one landing. #CL#
Panda has managed to clinch.
Panda goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Panda lands a nice uppercut.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Panda misses with a punch to the body.
Panda prevents a takedown attempt there.
Panda throws a punch but it's blocked by Cortez. #T2#
Panda doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A nice left hand lands by Panda.
Cortez is trying to pull guard but Panda turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Panda tries a body shot but Cortez blocks it.
Panda scores with a shot to the side of Cortez's head.
Panda misses with a short punch on the inside.
A right hook to the body lands for Panda.
Panda lands with a right to the head.
Panda tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Cortez's elbow.
Panda lands with a short punch from the clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Panda.
Panda misses with a punch on the inside.
Panda working aggressively here.
Cortez has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Panda avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
KT Panda has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Don Cortez.
Panda tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage. #T3#
Panda lands with a right to the head.
Panda is working Cortez over against the cage.
Panda swings wildly with an uppercut but Cortez uses good head movement to avoid it.
Panda lands a nice shot to the body.
Panda lands with a left to the head.
Panda lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Panda throws a punch but it's blocked by Cortez.
Panda misses with a punch on the inside.
Panda tries to work over Cortez's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Cortez's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Panda stops a takedown attempt from Cortez.
Panda lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Panda has a couple of punches blocked by Cortez. #T4#
Panda scores with a shot to the side of Cortez's head.
Panda lands with a short punch from the clinch.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Panda lands a nice uppercut.
Panda fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Panda misses with the head strike.
Cortez blocks an uppercut.
A right hook to the body lands for Panda.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Panda.
Panda swings wildly with an uppercut but Cortez uses good head movement to avoid it.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Cortez.
Panda lands with a left to the head.
Panda misses with a short punch on the inside.
Panda misses with a short punch on the inside.
Panda lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Cortez backwards.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

KT Panda clearly takes that round.
The cut man is working on Don Cortez's cut.
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#
Panda moves out of range as Cortez strikes.
A quick step to the side and Panda tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Cortez scores with a sloppy right hand. Panda should have avoided that one.
Cortez tests Panda's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Panda dodges the punch combination from Cortez.
Panda lifts his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick.
Panda cracks a nice hook into Cortez's ribs.
Panda tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Cortez was well out of range. Poor timing from Panda.
Cortez changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Cortez looks to land a left hand but Panda moved out of range nicely.
Cortez misses the shot to the body.
We've been told by Panda's head coaches at Crapollas Gym that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Cortez swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Panda cracks a nice hook into Cortez's ribs.
Panda misses with a body shot.
Cortez slips a jab from Panda.
Cortez throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Panda sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Panda went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Panda lands with a thumping leg kick. #T1#
Cortez goes for a double leg but Panda avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Panda continues to drive forward.
Cortez's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Panda scores with a crisp jab that stopped Cortez in his tracks.
Panda is looking to slow Cortez down with leg kicks.
Panda is looking to wear down Cortez with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Panda scores with a sloppy right hand. Cortez should have avoided that one.
A combination from Cortez does no damage.
Cortez is absolutely dripping with sweat - he looks exhausted.
Cortez keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Cortez changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Panda keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Cortez.
Panda tried to counter with a leg kick but Cortez avoided it.
Panda lands with a straight right. Cortez didn't see that one coming.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Panda, as that shot connected. #CL#
Panda moves into the clinch.
Panda lands a left hand that snaps the head of Cortez backwards.
Panda misses with a hook from the clinch.
Nice body punch from Panda.
Cortez prevents a body shot from Panda.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Panda lands with a short head shot on the inside. #T2#
A head punch blocked on the inside by Cortez.
Cortez is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Panda pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Panda doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A head punch on the inside from Panda fails to land.
Panda goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Panda lands a nice uppercut.
Panda makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Panda lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Panda misses with a punch on the inside.
Panda misses with some punches. #TD2#
Cortez gets a trip takedown into half guard.
Cortez is keen to just control but Panda is a slippery customer.
Cortez throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Panda desperately trying to maintain half guard.
Cortez prevents Panda from standing back up. #T3#
Panda has his hands clasped together around Cortez's back. He's all about the action.
Cortez stops Panda from getting back to his feet.
Cortez not throwing his punches with enough precision this time. #SUB2#
Cortez seems to be working for a kimura but Panda defends the submission attempt.
Cortez not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Cortez with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Panda manages to get to full guard.
Panda is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage. #T4#
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Panda trying to keep a closed guard but Cortez is proving a slippery customer.
Cortez working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Panda is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Cortez trying to control but Panda is working from the bottom. #REF3#
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Cortez misses with a straight left.
Panda misses with a body shot.
Panda slips under a jab from Cortez.
Panda cracks a nice hook into Cortez's ribs.
Panda walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
A nice leg kick from Panda, right into the meat of the thigh.
Cortez ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Panda moves away.
Panda keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

KT Panda had his way with Don Cortez in that round.
The cut man is working on Don Cortez's cut.
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#
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.
Panda throws a sloppy head kick and Cortez moves out of range easily.
Cortez bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Panda ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
A slow jab from Panda misses its intended target.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Cortez!
A low kick from Panda is predictable there #TD2#
and Cortez counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Cortez won't allow Panda to get back to his feet.
Panda controlling Cortez's posture.
Cortez wants to control from the top but Panda keeps moving.
Panda is trying to control the position from the bottom. #T1#
Cortez connects with a couple of short punches.
Panda wants to stand but Cortez is controlling the position.
Panda keeping full guard, as Cortez tries to pass.
Cortez pushes down on Panda's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Cortez stops Panda from getting back to his feet.
Panda keeps control of the position for the meantime.
Cortez wants to take a breather but Panda is having none of it.
Panda is controlling Cortez's position as best he can from this difficult position.#T2#
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Panda has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Cortez is working away from the top position though.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Panda is trying to stand up here but Cortez is controlling him well. #REF3#
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up.
Panda defending well as Cortez loads up on a big left hand.
Sloppy strikes from Cortez. Those never looked like landing.
Cortez changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Cortez defending well as Panda loads up on a big left hand.
Cortez is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Panda waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Cortez.
A big left from Cortez misses.
Panda appears to be looking for a big counter.
Panda lands a body shot.
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 lands a nice hook to Panda's body. Panda takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Cortez swinging wildly here. #T3#
Cortez looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Panda looks to score with a jab to the body but Cortez is just out of range.
Cortez looks to land a right hand but Panda moved out of range.
Panda throws a head kick but Cortez moves out of range.
Both fighters circling a little - Panda finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Cortez is wobbling all over the place through exhaustion. Will he make it to the final bell?
Panda throws a leg kick but Cortez checks it.
KT Panda is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Cortez walks forward, straight into a front kick from Panda.
Panda slips under a jab.#CL#
Panda gets in close and instigates a clinch.
A shot in the inside from Panda. #TD2#
Cortez pulls guard effortlessly.
Panda slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Cortez keeping moving, preventing Panda from controlling successfully. #T4#
Panda slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Cortez trying to keep a closed guard but Panda is proving a slippery customer.
Don Cortez has got the better of the ground game so far.
Cortez can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Panda controls the pace.
KT Panda is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Panda wants to control from the top but Cortez keeps moving.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters, thinking about a standup.
Panda is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Cortez is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.#REF3#
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Cortez connects with a jab.

And that's the end of the fight!
Don Cortez comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Panda 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 Chris Edwards scores the fight 49:45
Judge Sam Margolis scores the fight 49:44
Judge Paul Tew scores the fight 49:44

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... KT Panda!
KT Panda retains his super heavyweight title!

Event: DMMA 160 Championship Chaos 2
Date: Jan 01, 2023

#R1#
Cortez connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Vurris momentarily.
Cortez has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Canadian Combat Academy in the buildup to the fight.
Cortez connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Vurris clobbers Cortez with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Vurris misses the shot to the body.
Cortez throws a lazy right hand but Vurris sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
A jab from Cortez misses.
Cortez throws a predictable looking body shot
and Vurris counters with a nice body shot.
Vurris fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Cortez throws a jab but it's blocked by Vurris.
A combination from Cortez does no damage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Cortez swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Vurris.
Vurris moves out of range as Cortez strikes.
Cortez rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Vurris counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A shot to the body from Cortez misses
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Cortez will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Vurris only half commits to the counter leg kick.#T1#
Vurris fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Cortez manages to avoid it.
Vurris fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Cortez avoids it really well and circles away.
Cortez misses with a straight right.
Cortez throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Cortez with a nice cross.
Vurris slips a jab and a cross from Cortez.
Vurris defending well as Cortez loads up on a big left hand. #TD#
Cortez shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Vurris napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Vurris tries to get back to half guard but can't.#T2#
Cortez is looking to take a break and control but Vurris is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Vurris tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Vurris struggling a bit here.
Cortez controlling the position from side mount.
Cortez wants to control but Vurris is keeping him busy.
Check out the look on Cortez's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter! #T3#
Cortez wants to lay and pray for a moment but Vurris keeps working.
Vurris is trying to escape the position but Cortez is controlling the position.
Cortez wants to control but Vurris is keeping him busy.
Vurris manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
Cortez misses with some strikes from the bottom.
Cortez tries to roll over but Vurris keeps him under control.
Vurris seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Vurris slips a nice elbow through Cortez's hands, connecting with Cortez's forehead.
Cortez is controlling Vurris's trapped leg to prevent Vurris from advancing to side control.#T4#
Vurris is nestled in close to Cortez, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Cortez is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Cortez trying to hold on to Vurris's head to control him but Vurris postures up.
Cortez is holding on to half guard well.
Vurris landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Vurris has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Vurris is looking to take a break and control but Cortez is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Cortez is looking to control Vurris's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Cortez avoid being mounted?
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Don Cortez dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.#R2#
Donk. Vurris catches Cortez right on the button with a cross.
Cortez scores with a body shot.
Some wild striking there from Cortez.
Nice uppercut lands for Vurris. That snapped Cortez's head back.
Nice shot by Cortez.
Don Cortez seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.#TD2#
Vurris shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Cortez manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Vurris postures up.
Cortez controlling Vurris's posture.
Vurris slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.#T1#
Cortez tries to bench press Vurris off him but Vurris keeps the position.
Cortez is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Vurris off and has taken his back!
Cortez loading up with punches from the back mount - how long can Vurris hold on?
Vurris wants to control his opponent's hands but Cortez gets his hands free.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Cortez connects with a big shot to the side of Vurris's head.
Vurris is taking damage to the body and head.
So, who will make the next big move? In this position it could be crucial. #T2#
Cortez has Vurris flattened out and is raining down punches.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Cortez scores with punches and elbows.
Vurris is defending well here and trying to improve his position.
Don Cortez overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Vurris looks to control his opponent's hands but he's not mananging it at the moment.
Cortez lands shots from the back.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Cortez softening up his opponent with strikes here.
A lull in the action here. #T3#
Cortez lands strikes to the head.
Cortez tries to keep control of the position but Vurris is staying busy.
Cortez throwing damaging strikes from the back! Vurris could be in trouble here!
Vurris is in bad spot here.
The referee is taking a good look at Vurris as he is on the wrong end of some big shots from Cortez!
Vurris wants to escape the position.
Vurris looking very determined here, making life difficult for Cortez.
Cortez has the hooks in. Vurris is trying to push off one leg but he has to do so cautiously to avoid being submitted.
Cortez is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Vurris can do to turn this around?#T4##SUB#
Vurris defending nicely against the rear naked choke attempt.
Cortez looking to soften up his opponent with punches.
Cortez softening up his opponent with strikes here. #SUB#
Vurris is staying cool under pressure, defending well against the rear naked choke attempt from his opponent.
You can see the frustration on Vurris's face… He knows he is in trouble unless he improves his position sooner rather than later.
Cortez just keeping the dominant position. He can't wait too long though, otherwise the referee will stand them back up.
Cortez has Vurris flattened out and is raining down punches.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Don Cortez dominated that second 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. This is the final round!#R3#
A big left from Vurris misses.
Vurris blocks a jab.
Cortez throws a right and a left that Vurris avoids nicely.
Vurris jabs Cortez right on the nose. Cortez blinks but takes it well.
Vurris dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Vurris defending well as Cortez loads up on a big left hand.
Vurris takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Vurris with the inside leg kick.
Cortez lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Vurris circles away quickly and effectively.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Cortez throws a looping overhand right but Vurris ducks down to avoid it.
A shot to the body from Cortez misses
and Vurris cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Don Cortez is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Cortez misses with a body shot.
Vurris wants to clinch.#T1#
Cortez swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Vurris takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Cortez misses with the combination.
Cortez shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Vurris pinned against the cage. Vurris gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Cortez misses with a series of wild punches.
Cortez looks for a takedown but Vurris sprawls well.
Cortez shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Vurris as he jumps to the side.
Vern Vurris has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Don Cortez. That's going to take a lot out of him.#T2#
Cortez throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Vurris displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Cortez throws out the jab.
Vurris now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Cortez misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Vurris.
Cortez shoots in for a takedown but Vurris shows good takedown defense.
Vurris thows a body kick. Cortez tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Cortez throws a predictable looking body shot
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Vurris's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Vurris duly obliges.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Cortez takes a swing at Vurris's ribcage but misses.
Cortez takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Cortez lands with a right hand.
Cortez throws a series of punches but Vurris moves out of range.
Vurris looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.#T3#
A looping hook to the body misses from Cortez. Vurris does a little dance to reset his feet.#CL2#
Vurris closes the distance and clinches.#TD#
Cortez lands a takedown into guard.
Cortez missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Vurris lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.#REVB##SUB#
Cortez is looking for a triangle but Vurris pushes his legs off easily.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Vurris trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Cortez can't keep his opponent in guard - Vurris advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Vurris trying to control from half guard but Cortez is working away. #T4#
Vurris scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Cortez tries to get to full guard but Vurris has control of the leg.
Vurris is thwarting Cortez's attempts to control the position.
Cortez is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Cortez has hold of Vurris's hands but Vurris slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Cortez trying to control but Vurris postures up.
Vurris scores with a couple of good hammerfists.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Vern Vurris.
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 Darius Henderson scores the fight 29:28
Judge Winston Howard scores the fight 29:28
Judge Skip Squint scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Don Cortez!
After the fight, Don Cortez was humble in paying tribute to his opponent but made it clear he wants to go on to bigger and better things. It seemed to go down well with the crowd who cheered him loudly.

Event: DMMA Friday Night Fights XVI
Date: Dec 09, 2022

#R1#
Cortez has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Vurris.
Cortez digs a good hook to Vurris's body.
Vurris misses with a body shot.
Vurris connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Cortez ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Vurris moves away.
A looping hook to the body misses from Cortez. Vurris does a little dance to reset his feet.
Vurris was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Cortez throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Vurris sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Vurris was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Vurris slips a straight right by Cortez.
Don Cortez seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Vurris avoids a punch combination nicely.
Vurris was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Cortez avoids the body shot from Vurris.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Cortez misses with a lunging right hand
and Vurris counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Vurris uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Cortez.
Vurris half committed to a counter leg kick.
Cortez slips a jab from Vurris.
Cortez with the counter takedown but Vurris avoids it easily.
Vurris tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Cortez swivels and escapes.
Cortez scores with a jab.#T1#
Cortez's jab looks to have found its range, popping Vurris under the eye.
Cortez throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Cortez throws an off balance right hand
and Vurris counters with a straight right hand.
Vurris tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Cortez was well out of range. Poor timing from Vurris.
Cortez swats away the attempt to clinch by Vurris.
Vurris misses with a wild combination.
Cortez gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Vurris ducks under a wild hook from Cortez.
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.
Vurris looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.#T2#
Cortez shoots in for a double leg but Vurris sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Cortez cracks Vurris with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Nice uppercut there from Cortez.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Vurris throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Cortez throws a series of punches but Vurris moves out of range.
Vurris tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Cortez was well out of range. Poor timing from Vurris.
Cortez misses with a straight left.
A jab from Cortez misses.
A quick step to the side and Vurris tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Cortez lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Vurris slips under a jab.
Vurris keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Cortez falls off balance throwing a combination
and Vurris connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.#T3#
Vurris fails with the takedown
and Cortez counters with a straight right hand.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Vern Vurris. That's going to take a lot out of him.
A good leg kick by Vurris.
Vurris throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Vurris is trying hard to land a takedown here. Cortez sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
A little jabbing left from Cortez on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Vurris lands with an overhand left.
Cortez drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Vurris dodges the punch combination from Cortez.
Cortez throws a shot from downtown. Vurris moves away and avoids it.
Cortez misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Vurris.
Cortez throws a right hand that misses
and Vurris counters with a left to the body.
No joy there for Cortez, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Cortez fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Vurris went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.#T4#
Vurris looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Cortez connects with a body shot that sends Vurris's belly button to the back.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A low kick lands for Vurris.
Cortez cracks a nice hook into Vurris's ribs.
Cortez throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Cortez throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Vurris lands an overhand right.
Cortez misses with a series of wild punches.
Cortez swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A swing and a miss from Cortez.
It looked like Vurris wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Cortez scores with a nice strike.
Cortez closes the distance and clinches up with Vurris, looking for a takedown. Cortez pushes Vurris against the cage but Vurris circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Don Cortez dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!#R2#
Cortez throws a body shot but no joy.
Cortez shoots for a takedown but Vurris saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Vurris jinks towards his opponent looking like he wants to counter with a mid kick but doesn't commit.
Vurris looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Cortez waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Vurris.
Cortez misses the shot to the body.
Vurris connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Cortez's hands.
Cortez misses with an uppercut.
Cortez throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Vurris counters with a lovely shot to the body.
A jab from Cortez misses.
Vurris throws a hook but Cortez blocks it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Vurris moves out of range as Cortez strikes.
Cortez throws a right hand that Vurris ducks under and follows up with a left that Vurris also avoids with ease.
Vurris fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Cortez misses with a straight right.
It looked like Vurris was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Cortez uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Vurris.#T1#
Vurris ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Cortez shoots and misses
and Cortez takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
The fighters circling - Cortez throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Vurris walks into a left hand.
Cortez throws a lazy right hand but Vurris sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Vurris thinks about countering with a body kick.
Don Cortez seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Vurris is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
A nice leg kick from Vurris, right into the meat of the thigh.
Cortez misses with a looping left.#CL#
Vurris forces Cortez back against the cage and clinches.
Cortez gets underhooks to prevent Vurris's takedown attempt.
Vurris goes for a takedown in the clinch but Cortez prevents it. #T2#
Cortez wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.#BC#
Vurris's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.#TD#
Vurris shoots in and gets a takedown into Cortez's guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Vurris trying to control but Cortez is working from the bottom.
Cortez is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move. #REVB#
Cortez not doing much here. #T3#
Ground and pound from Cortez. #SUB#
Vurris looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Cortez wants to lay and pray for a moment but Vurris keeps working.
Still in half guard, Cortez seems content to control.
Vurris trying to control here.
Cortez trying to mount his opponent but Vurris defends it. #T4#
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.#SUB2#
Cortez is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Vurris is just riding it out for now. Cortez eventually gives up the hold.
Cortez is nestled in close to Vurris, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Cortez slips a nice elbow through Vurris's hands, connecting with Vurris's forehead.
Vurris tries to roll over but Cortez keeps him under control.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Vurris tries to regain full guard. Instead though, Cortez has advanced to mount. Uh oh.
Vurris is bucking up trying to escape but Cortez cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Don Cortez 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#
Vurris tries to bum rush Cortez with a series of wild strikes but Cortez uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Vurris goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Cortez misses with a left hand
and Vurris counters with a leg kick.
Cortez throws a looping overhand right but Vurris ducks down to avoid it.
Vurris half committed to a counter leg kick.
Cortez swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Vurris counters with a straight right hand.
Vurris lands with an uppercut that bounces Cortez off the cage and back into range.
Cortez lands a head shot.
Vurris misses with a body shot.
Cortez throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
The fighters circle momentarily. Vurris darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Cortez misses with a few strikes there.
Don Cortez is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Cortez falls off balance throwing a combination
and Vurris counters with a stiff right hand. #T1#
Nice defenses there by Vurris.
Vurris throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Cortez throws a predictable looking body shot
and Vurris counters with a three punch combo that has Cortez backing up. Cortez nods at Vurris to acknowledge the strikes.
Vurris slips a jab from Cortez.
Cortez throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Vurris seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Cortez swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Vurris lands a high kick!
Vurris displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Cortez throws out the jab.
Vurris shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Cortez throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
No luck for Vurris with that takedown attempt.
Vurris has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Vurris there as he acknowledges the shot.
Vern Vurris has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!#T2#
Cortez throws a lazy right hand but Vurris sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Vurris looks to land a right hand but Cortez moved out of range.
Cortez jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Cortez throws a right hand that misses
and Vurris counters with a good low kick that Cortez was not able to check.
Cortez misses with a left hand
and Vurris counters with a nice 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!
Vurris staying out of range there.
Vurris appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Vurris on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Cortez misses with a jab to the body
and Vurris counters with a good, hard body kick but Cortez shrugs it off.
Cortez misses with a looping right.
Cortez bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Cortez throws a series of strikes that have Vurris backpedaling. #T3#
Cortez throws a lazy uppercut
and Vurris cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Cortez takes a swing at Vurris's ribcage but misses.
Cortez scores with a jab to the head.
Vurris is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Vurris swings for the body but Cortez moves out of range.
Vurris throws a predictable looking body shot
and Cortez counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Cortez lands with a cross.
Cortez swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Vurris is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Vurris is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Cortez just misses with a punch to the body.
Vurris fails to land the takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Vern Vurris. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Vurris tries to clinch up
and Cortez counters with a lovely straight right hand!#T4##TD#
Vurris shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Vurris showed some decent athleticism there.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Cortez has his hands clasped together around Vurris's back. He's all about the action.
Don Cortez has got the better of the ground game so far.
Cortez won't allow Vurris to pass to mount.
Cortez slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Cortez has Vurris pulled in close to control his posture.
Don Cortez is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Cortez is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Don Cortez.
I've got Cortez winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 James Ackerman scores the fight 27:30
Judge Richard Clark scores the fight 29:29
Judge Donald Grub scores the fight 29:28

The fight is ruled a draw!

Event: DMMA Friday Night Fights XIII
Date: Nov 11, 2022

#R1#
Cortez misses with a wild body shot.
Lima on the wrong end of a nice hook.
The crowd cheers as Cortez lands an impressive looking overhand right. Lima doesn't seem phased though.
Lima slips under a jab from Cortez.
Cortez checks the leg kick nicely there.
Nice jab there from Lima. #CUT2#It looks like Don Cortez has been cut.
Lima staying out of range there.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Lima! But no joy.
A looping hook to the body misses from Cortez. Lima does a little dance to reset his feet.
Lima misses with a looping left.
Cortez misses with a jab, cross combination.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Cortez looks to land a left hand but Lima moved out of range nicely.
Don Cortez seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Cortez fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Lima manages to avoid it.
Cortez just misses with a punch to the body.
Nice shot by Lima.#T1#
Lima just misses with a punch to the body.
Tiago Lima is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
A jab lands there for Cortez.
Lima lands with a right hand.
Cortez throws a one two combo. #CUT#It looks like Tiago Lima has been cut.
Lima fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Lima throws a right hand that misses
and Cortez counters with a stiff right hand.
Lima connects with a crisp jab. #TD#
Cortez manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Lima on his heels. He'll look to pass Lima's guard now, I'm sure.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Cortez's corner is telling him to maintain position.#T2#
Cortez trying to control the position from guard on top but Lima is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Lima looking for a sweep. Not yet Lima, not yet.
Cortez lands a couple of decent looking shots.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Lima can do anything to dispel that myth.
Lima is trying to keep Cortez in close.
Lima can't keep his opponent in guard - Cortez advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Cortez lands strikes from half guard.
Cortez takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Cortez seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Lima for as long as he can get away with.#T3#
Lima tries to get to full guard but Cortez has control of the leg.
Cortez passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Lima!
Lima tries to reverse the position but Cortez maintains control.
Cortez lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Cortez controlling from the full mount.
Lima takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Cortez scores with a couple of good head shots there. #ROC#Lima is rocked!
A big strike lands for Cortez! That's really hurt Lima and he's turned his back - Cortez keeps firing away and the ref dives in to stop the fight! Cortez jumps to his feet to celebrate the victory!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Don Cortez!
A very excited looking Don Cortez rambled incoherently for about 5 minutes post fight about how awesome he is. It was kinda funny for a while but then everyone got annoyed.

Event: DMMA 148 Dall Jr vs Grant
Date: Oct 15, 2022

#R1#
Harrisburg walks into a jab.
Cortez scores with a punch to the head.
Nice straight punches there by Harrisburg. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Harrisburg.
Harrisburg misses with a combination
and Cortez makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Nice uppercut lands for Harrisburg. That snapped Cortez's head back.
Cortez misses with a straight left.
Cortez keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Harrisburg.
Cortez half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Cortez takes a swing at Harrisburg's ribcage but misses.
Cortez lands a jab.
Cortez steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Harrisburg.
Harrisburg slips a jab from Cortez.
Cortez takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Cortez has been working on his boxing with his coaches at kill or be killed F boring Fights in the buildup to the fight.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Cortez throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Harrisburg misses with a hook.
Harrisburg is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Cortez.
Cortez connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
A cross from Harrisburg lands.
Harrisburg misses with a hook. Cortez ducked under it nicely.
Decent striking displayed by Harrisburg there.
Donk. Cortez catches Harrisburg right on the button with a cross.#T1#
Harrisburg swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Cortez tries to bum rush Harrisburg with a series of wild strikes but Harrisburg uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Harrisburg with a hook.
Cortez keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Harrisburg.
Cortez throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Brock Harrisburg seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Harrisburg connects with a jab.
Cortez lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Harrisburg scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Harrisburg misses with a hook
and Cortez counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Harrisburg slips a straight right by Cortez.
Cortez ducks right into an uppercut from Harrisburg.
Harrisburg 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.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Harrisburg takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Harrisburg throws a shot from downtown. Cortez moves away and avoids it.
Good standup being displayed there by Cortez as he connects with a hook.
Harrisburg works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
A telegraphed right hand from Harrisburg misses the target.
Harrisburg throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Harrisburg throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Cortez throws a right hand that misses
and Harrisburg counters with a nice uppercut.
We've been informed that Harrisburg 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.#T2#
Cortez dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Cortez looks to score with a jab to the body but Harrisburg is just out of range.
Harrisburg throws a combination that misses #TD#
and Cortez counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Cortez takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Cortez lands a nice short elbow.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Harrisburg is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Cortez scores with a couple of nice shots.
Cortez stalling.
Cortez looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Cortez lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Cortez controlling the pace. #T3#
Cortez prevents Harrisburg from standing back up.
Cortez slips a nice elbow through Harrisburg's hands, connecting with Harrisburg's forehead.
Cortez is taking a breather. Harrisburg says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Harrisburg can do anything to dispel that myth.
Cortez is looking to pass the guard... He's managed it - he's now in full mount!
Cortez trying to control but Harrisburg is having none of it.
Cortez landing strikes from the mount.#T4#
Cortez lands a couple of good shots and Harrisburg has given up his back, trying to escape the position!#SUB#
Harrisburg is staying cool under pressure, defending well against the rear naked choke attempt from his opponent.
Cortez is landing with strikes. Harrisburg can't take much more of this.#SUB#
Cortez has his opponent's back and is working for the choke. #SUB#
Cortez working from the back looking to end the fight with a rear naked choke. Harrisburg is doing well to defend. Cortez seems to have got his hand under the chin though and he's sunk the choke in! Harrisburg is forced to tap and this one is over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Don Cortez!
A very excited looking Don Cortez rambled incoherently for about 5 minutes post fight about how awesome he is. It was kinda funny for a while but then everyone got annoyed.

Event: DMMA Friday Night Fights IX
Date: Sep 16, 2022

#R1#
Cortez takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Cortez has been working on his boxing with his coaches at kill or be killed F boring Fights in the buildup to the fight.
Cortez walks into a stiff left hand from Kuomanen.#CUT2#It looks like Don Cortez has been cut.
Kuomanen tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Cortez was well out of range. Poor timing from Kuomanen.
Cortez throws a right and a left that both miss.
Cortez lands a jab to Kuomanen's midsection.
Jab by Cortez.
Cortez moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Kuomanen fails with the takedown.
Cortez throws a right and a left that both miss.
Cortez keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Kuomanen.
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.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Kuomanen swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Cortez lands a jab to the head.
Nice straight punches there by Cortez. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Cortez.
Cortez slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Good exchange - Cortez coming out on top.
Cortez throws the left hand but Kuomanen avoids the punch easily.
The fighters circling - Kuomanen throws out the jab but it was never going to land. #T1##TD2#
Kuomanen drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Kuomanen tries to free his leg and advance position but Cortez is retaining full guard.
Kuomanen is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Kuomanen trying to control the position from guard on top but Cortez is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Cortez managing to control the position.
Kuomanen trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Kuomanen wants to control from the top but Cortez keeps moving.
Kuomanen trying to pass the guard. He's being very persistent here but Cortez manages to land a sweep and now he's on top! #REVR#
Cortez not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Cortez trying to control but Kuomanen is working from the bottom.
Kuomanen is trying to control the position but Cortez postures up. #T2##SUB2#
Kuomanen has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Cortez can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Kuomanen keeping moving, preventing Cortez from controlling successfully. #SUB2#
Kuomanen has his foot on Cortez's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Cortez works his way back into a safe position though.#SUB2#
Kuomanen has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Cortez can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Cortez forces his way into half guard.
Cortez landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Cortez lands a nice short elbow.
Cortez seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Kuomanen is looking to improve his position.
Cortez slips a nice elbow through Kuomanen's hands, connecting with Kuomanen's forehead.#T3##SUB2#
Kuomanen looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.#SUB2#
Kuomanen actively working from the bottom here.
Cortez lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt. #SUB2#
Kuomanen looking for submissions off his back.
Kuomanen trying to control from the bottom. #SUB2#
Kuomanen actively working from the bottom here.
Cortez not doing much here.
Cortez lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt. #T4##SUB2#
Kuomanen actively working from the bottom here.#SUB2#
Kuomanen looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Cortez wants to control but Kuomanen is keeping him busy. #SUB2#
Kuomanen looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.#SUB2#
Kuomanen actively working from the bottom here.
Cortez is keen to just control but Kuomanen is a slippery customer.#SUB2#
Kuomanen looking for submissions off his back.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Don Cortez dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Don Cortez's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.#R2#
Kuomanen goes for a double leg but Cortez avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Cortez continues to drive forward.
Cortez throws a big counter combination but Kuomanen scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Kuomanen misses the jab.
Kuomanen takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
The fighters circle momentarily. Cortez darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Kuomanen swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Cortez fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Kuomanen tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Cortez paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Cortez swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Cortez is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Cortez swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Cortez throws a looping overhand right but Kuomanen ducks down to avoid it.
Kuomanen missing with a left hand there. Cortez was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Cortez misses with a double jab.
Kuomanen thows a left - swing and a miss!
As Kuomanen looks to move away, Cortez throws a big counter combo but Kuomanen just gets out of the way.
Cortez lands a nice shot to the body.
Cortez throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Don Cortez is winning the standup battle so far.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Cortez looks to land a combination. Kuomanen sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Cortez misses the jab.
Cortez is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Kuomanen can do to turn this around?
Kuomanen takes one on the chin but keeps coming. #T1#
Nice sprawl there from Cortez as Kuomanen shoots in.
Cortez throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Cortez keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Cortez comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Kuomanen misses with a straight left.
Cortez tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Kuomanen was well out of range. Poor timing from Cortez.
Cortez throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Kuomanen showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Cortez.
Kuomanen is looking to clinch.
Cortez lands a jab.
Cortez looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Cortez throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Kuomanen avoids a punch combination nicely.
Kuomanen connects with the punch.#T2#
Cortez misses with a few strikes there.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Cortez keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Cortez scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Kuomanen doesn't seem bothered though.
Cortez fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Kuomanen manages to avoid it.
Cortez looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Cortez throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Kuomanen fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Cortez manages to avoid it.
Don Cortez is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Kuomanen scores with a punch to the head.
Cortez lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Kuomanen darts in looking for a takedown but Cortez gets double underhooks and turns Kuomanen into the cage.
Don Cortez has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ahjo Kuomanen.
Kuomanen lands with an overhand left.
Kuomanen misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Cortez.
A decent looking cross lands there for Kuomanen.
Cortez walks into a left hand.
Kuomanen misses with a hook. Cortez ducked under it nicely. #T3#
A shot to the body from Kuomanen misses
and Cortez counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Kuomanen throws a body punch but Cortez moves out of range.
Cortez feinted with a counter takedown.
Kuomanen misses with a right hand
and Cortez counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Kuomanen thinking.
Cortez drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Cortez throws a series of punches but Kuomanen avoids them all with ease.
Cortez lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Kuomanen circles away quickly and effectively.
Cortez misses with a body shot.
Cortez throws a jab but it's blocked by Kuomanen.
A decent looking cross lands there for Cortez.
Cortez moves away from the strike by Kuomanen.
Cortez is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Decent striking displayed by Kuomanen there.
A big right from Cortez misses.
Nice defenses there by Kuomanen.
Cortez will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Cortez loads up on a big right hand but Kuomanen slips the punch.#T4#
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!
Kuomanen avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Kuomanen has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Cortez finds it's way round the side to connect with Kuomanen's head.
Cortez uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Kuomanen has time to react.
Cortez lands a jab to the nose.
Kuomanen dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
A combination from Cortez does no damage.
Kuomanen swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Cortez is looking to counter punch.
Kuomanen misses with a right hand #TD#
and Cortez counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground. #SUB2#
Kuomanen is looking for a triangle but Cortez pushes his legs off easily. #SUB2#
Kuomanen is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Cortez defends well.
Kuomanen is breathing heavily.
Cortez controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.#SUB2#
Kuomanen working for a triangle but Cortez defends it easily.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Don Cortez dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Don Cortez's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!#R3#
Kuomanen takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Kuomanen swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A quick step to the side and Cortez tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Kuomanen throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Cortez misses with an uppercut.
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 tests Kuomanen's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Cortez uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Kuomanen.
Cortez ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kuomanen swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Cortez misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Kuomanen.
Kuomanen shoots in looking for a takedown but Cortez manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Kuomanen's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Kuomanen connects with a nice looking jab.
Cortez throws a series of punches but Kuomanen avoids them all with ease.
As Cortez backs off Kuomanen throws a huge counter combo but Cortez manages to avoid it all.
Cortez cracks Kuomanen with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.#T1#
A telegraphed right hand from Kuomanen misses the target.
Kuomanen slips a straight right by Cortez.
Cortez ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Kuomanen moves away.
Cortez throws a body shot but no joy.
Cortez connects with a body shot.
Kuomanen takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Cortez drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Cortez throws a big shot that misses.
Kuomanen takes one to the side of the head.
Kuomanen will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Kuomanen showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Cortez.
Kuomanen is looking to clinch.
Cortez swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
A swing and a miss from Cortez.
Kuomanen jabbing away but nothing is landing. #T2#
Kuomanen takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Kuomanen bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Cortez's head backwards.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A big right from Cortez misses.
Cortez throws a nice looking combination but Kuomanen bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Cortez moves into range and connects with a jab.
Kuomanen looks to land a left hand but Cortez moved out of range nicely.
Cortez misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Kuomanen.
Kuomanen swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Cortez takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Kuomanen misses the jab.
Kuomanen throws a lazy uppercut
and Cortez counters with a one-two to the body.
Cortez swinging wildly here.
Kuomanen tests Cortez's chin there with a solid looking shot.#T3#
Cortez cracks Kuomanen with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Cortez smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Cortez misses with a hook. Kuomanen ducked under it nicely.
Good shot there by Cortez.#ROC#Kuomanen is rocked!
Kuomanen is aggressively charging in as Cortez backs up avoiding any damage. Cortez tosses out a jab and Kuomanen runs right into it face first! Kuomanen is out cold! Cortez dropped down on all fours and is barking in Kuomanen's face like a pit bull in celebration until the ref was finally able to pull him away!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:27 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Don Cortez!
Don Cortez decided to go for the less than humble approach in his post fight interview, telling everyone how he is going to conquer the world. The crowd seemed to like it when really that sort of approach could have gone either way.

Event: DMMA Friday Night Fights V
Date: Aug 12, 2022

#R1#
Cortez throws a shot from downtown. Khan moves away and avoids it.
Cortez has been working on his boxing with his coaches at kill or be killed F boring Fights in the buildup to the fight.
Khan uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Cortez.
Cortez uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Khan.
Khan misses with an uppercut.
Cortez walks into a jab.
Ghengis Khan seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Khan throws out a powerful jab.
Khan lands a head shot.
Khan connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Cortez's hands.
Khan throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Khan lands with a right hand.
Khan throws a right hand that misses
and Cortez counters with a straight right hand.#CUT#It looks like Ghengis Khan has been cut.
Cortez dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A jab from Khan finds it's way through Cortez's defenses.
Khan has been working his punching technique in the buildup to the fight and it appears to be paying off.
Khan swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Cortez counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Cortez scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Cortez ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Khan throws a hook to the side of Cortez's head but Cortez sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Cortez doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Khan misses with a straight left.
Khan getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Khan ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.#T1#
Cortez uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Khan.
Khan lands the left hand.
Khan misses with a body shot.
Ghengis Khan is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Khan missing with a left hand there. Cortez was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
It looked like Cortez was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Khan connects with the punch.
Khan has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Khan tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Cortez manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Khan connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.#TD#
Cortez is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Khan's half guard.
Cortez trying to control from half guard but Khan is working away.
Cortez is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.#T2#
Cortez has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.#SUB#
Cortez is looking for a kimura but Khan is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Cortez to get the leverage.
Khan trying to control but Cortez postures up.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Khan is looking to improve his position.
Khan controlling the leg, holding on to half guard. #REF3#
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.#T3#
Khan swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Cortez moves out of range of the strikes.
Cortez takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Khan looks to land a right hand but Cortez moved out of range.
Khan throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Khan uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Cortez.
Cortez fails with a takedown attempt.
Cortez misses with a straight right.
Khan misses with a wild body shot.
Nice uppercut lands for Khan. That snapped Cortez's head back.
Khan misses with a looping left.
Khan 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.
Khan scores with a nice head shot.
Khan misses with an uppercut. Cortez saw that one coming.
Cortez looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Khan is fending him off so far but Cortez persists. Nope, Khan circles away and we're back to standing.
Cortez blocks a jab.
Khan jabbing away but nothing is landing. #T4#
A jab from Khan finds it's way through Cortez's defenses.
Khan rushes in with a sloppy looking punch #TD#
and Cortez counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Cortez wants to lay and pray for a moment but Khan keeps working.
Cortez is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Cortez passes to side control.
Khan takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain. #SUB#
Cortez goes for an armbar here - this could be all over! But no, Khan has escaped beautifully and is now on top in side control! Oh, that's unlucky for Cortez but great work by Khan.
Cortez tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Khan wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Ghengis Khan dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Ghengis Khan's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!#R2##TD#
A momentary lapse in concentration from Khan enables Cortez to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Khan manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
Cortez wants to control from the top but Khan keeps moving.
Cortez throws a big right hand that misses.
Khan looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Cortez pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Khan is keeping the position for now.
Cortez connects with a couple of short punches.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Khan keeping moving, preventing Cortez from controlling successfully.
Cortez pushes down on Khan's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Don Cortez overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Khan is looking to control Cortez's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Khan avoid being mounted?#T1#
Cortez wants to lay and pray for a moment but Khan keeps working.
Khan avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Cortez.
Khan is trying to maintain the position but Cortez is very close to passing his half guard.
Cortez working over Khan with some ground and pound. Khan looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Khan blocking the ground and pound attempt from Cortez.
Cortez performing his best blanket impression for a moment. #T2#
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Cortez throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Cortez is trying to control the action in half guard but Khan is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Cortez tries to pass to full mount but Khan defends it. #REF3#
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Khan tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Cortez was well out of range. Poor timing from Khan.
A little feinted left hand from Cortez on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Khan slips a jab from Cortez.
Cortez looks to land a right hand but Khan moved out of range.
Khan lands a jab.#TD#
Cortez closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Cortez is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Cortez drops an elbow to the side of Khan's head. #T3##SUB#
Cortez is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Khan defends it well.
Khan is looking for a sweep. Cortez is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Cortez trying to control from half guard but Khan is working away.
Cortez is thwarting Khan's attempts to control the position.
Khan is refusing to be controlled, as Cortez sits in half guard.
Cortez is looking to advance position but Khan won't allow it. #T4#
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Cortez is trying to control. Khan wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Cortez with the ground and pound but Khan uses the opportunity to regain guard.
Cortez works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Cortez not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Cortez wants to lay and pray for a moment but Khan keeps working.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Don Cortez dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Ghengis Khan's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!#R3#
Cortez throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Cortez looks to land a combination but Khan avoids it well. #TD#
Cortez feints and as Khan raises his hands in defense, Cortez changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Cortez wants to pass the guard but Khan is keeping the position.
Cortez trying to control the position from guard on top but Khan is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Cortez trying to move into half guard but instead Khan has managed to sweep!#REVB#
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Cortez has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Khan not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Cortez might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.#T1#
Cortez managing to control the position.
Khan pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Cortez is keeping the position for now.
Khan preventing the sweep.
Khan must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Cortez pulls Khan in to control the position. #T2#
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Cortez wants to sweep here but Khan controlling him for the moment.
Cortez trying to keep a closed guard but Khan is proving a slippery customer. #REF3#
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up.
Cortez shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Khan as he jumps to the side.
Cortez throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Khan.
Cortez drops his hands momentarily and Khan takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Khan scores with a jab. Cortez acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Khan connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Cortez throws a looping overhand right but Khan ducks down to avoid it.
Cortez bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Khan jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
A big left from Khan misses.
Cortez is looking for a counter combo.
Cortez lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Cortez.
A shot to the liver by Cortez. Beautiful body shot.#T3#
Cortez slips under a jab from Khan.
Khan ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Cortez moves away.
Cortez lands a two punch combo.
Khan cracks Cortez 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.
Khan dodges the punch combination from Cortez.
Khan throws a jab but it's blocked by Cortez.
Khan smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Khan swings for the body but Cortez moves out of range.
Cortez appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Khan lands a jab to the head.
A punch lands to the side of Cortez 's head but he takes it in his stride.#CL2#
Khan has Cortez up against the cage in a clinch.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Cortez is looking to take this one to the mat.
Khan is pressed up against the cage. Cortez has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Khan down to the mat. Khan avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Don Cortez. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Khan tests Cortez's chin there with a solid looking shot.#T4#
Cortez walks into a jab.
Cortez walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Khan 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.
Khan misses with a wild body shot.
Nice uppercut there from Cortez.
Khan ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Cortez moves away.
Khan throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Cortez on the side of the head.
Ghengis Khan seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Khan throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Cortez sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Khan fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Cortez manages to avoid it.
An attempted straight right counter from Cortez misses the target.
Cortez rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Khan moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Nice uppercut there from Cortez.
Cortez needs to keep his hands up - Khan had a free shot at his head there.
Cortez shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Khan but Khan pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
A big left from Khan misses.
Nice jab there from Cortez.

And that's the end of the fight!
Ghengis Khan comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Khan 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 James Glass scores the fight 28:29
Judge Richard Clark scores the fight 28:29
Judge Paul Tew scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ghengis Khan!

Event: DMMA Friday Night Fights 2
Date: Jul 15, 2022

#R1#
Gray stuffs the takedown attempt from Cortez. Cortez gets slowly back to his feet.
Gray slips a jab from Cortez.
Sloppy strikes from Cortez. Those never looked like landing.
Gray takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Cortez waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Gray.
Cortez throws a big shot that misses.
Cortez has his takedown stuffed
and Gray makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Cortez misses with a hook. Gray ducked under it nicely.
Cortez swings for the body but Gray moves out of range.
A countering left hand to the body from Gray misses.#T1#
Cortez throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Gray's waist but Gray gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Cortez off to one side.
Gray now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Don Cortez. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Cortez fails to land the takedown.
Cortez fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
A big right from Cortez misses.
Gray appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Hector Gray is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Cortez throws a right and a left that Gray avoids nicely.
Gray let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Cortez closes this distance looking for a takedown but Gray circles away.
Cortez throws a hook but Gray blocks it.
A nice side step and Gray releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Cortez rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Gray counters with a right hand to the body. #TD#
Cortez shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Cortez showed some decent athleticism there. #T2#
Gray is looking for a sweep. Cortez is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Gray controlling the position for now.
Gray wants to control but Cortez is keeping busy.
Cortez with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Gray is looking to control Cortez's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Gray avoid being mounted?
Cortez throwing shots but Gray is blocking nicely.
Gray is trying to stand. #T3#
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Gray tries to strike from the bottom but it doesn't land. #REF3#
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.#TD#
Cortez scores with a takedown into Gray's guard.
Cortez is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Gray avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Gray lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.#REVB#
Gray trying to stand up but can't free himself from Cortez's guard.
Gray throws a big right hand that misses. #T4#
Gray is looking to stand up but Cortez won't let him.
Cortez is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
Gray works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Gray slips a nice elbow through Cortez's hands, connecting with Cortez's forehead.
Gray tries to stand but his arm is trapped.
Cortez has a hand on Gray's thigh, trying to get back to full guard. Gray takes advantage of the position though and mounts him!
Cortez slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Gray slips a nice elbow through Cortez's hands, connecting with Cortez's forehead.
Gray looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Hector Gray will probably get the nod.
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 tries to bum rush Gray with a series of wild strikes but Gray uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Cortez throws a good cross that connects.
Cortez fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Gray is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Cortez with a body shot.
Cortez misses with an uppercut.
Cortez throws a series of punches but Gray avoids them all with ease.
A countering left hand to the body from Gray misses.
Cortez misses with a jab, cross combination.
Don Cortez seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Cortez 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.
Gray slips a straight right by Cortez.
A nice side step and Gray releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Gray displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Cortez.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.#T1#
Gray avoids the body shot from Cortez.
Cortez shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Gray defends it nicely.
Gray slips a jab from Cortez.
Gray let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
A looping hook to the body misses from Cortez. Gray does a little dance to reset his feet.
Gray doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Cortez connects with a single shot there.
Cortez throws a right hand that Gray ducks under and follows up with a left that Gray also avoids with ease.
A nice side step and Gray releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Cortez is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Gray can do to turn this around?
Cortez throws an overhand right that lands on Gray's shoulder, as Gray tries to avoid the shot.
Cortez misses with a looping right.
Don Cortez is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.#T2#
Cortez misses with a hook.
Cortez loads up on a big right hand but Gray slips the punch.
Cortez dives in and grabs Gray's left leg, looking for a takedown. Gray pushes down on Cortez's head and hops out.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Don Cortez. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Cortez throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Gray counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Cortez thinking.
Cortez misses with a takedown attempt
and Gray counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Cortez thinking.
Cortez throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Cortez misses with a jab, cross combination.
Gray avoids a punch combination nicely.
A countering left hand to the body from Gray misses.
Cortez swings away with a body shot that misses
and Gray counters with a left to the body. #T3#
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.
Gray slaps away a takedown attempt from Cortez, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Gray appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Cortez throws a big shot that misses.
Cortez swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Gray appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Cortez shoots in but Gray avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Cortez closes this distance looking for a takedown but Gray circles away.
Cortez missing with a left hand there. Gray was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Cortez is really struggling to find his range with his punches. Gray's reach advantage is clearly causing him problems.
Cortez misses the jab.#T4#
Gray avoids the body shot from Cortez.
Gray doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Cortez throws a hook but Gray avoids it easily.
Cortez misses with a takedown
and Gray counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Cortez throws a sloppy body shot
and Gray counters with a right hand to the body.
Gray slips a straight right by Cortez.
Cortez cracks Gray with a right hand to the side of the head.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Cortez shoots in but Gray avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Cortez fails to land the takedown.
A nice side step and Gray releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Don Cortez dominated that second 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. This is the final round!#R3#
Cortez throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Gray counters with a left to the body.
Cortez misses with a double jab.
Cortez lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Cortez throws a jab but it's blocked by Gray.
Gray is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Cortez with a body shot.
Gray takes one to the chin there.
Gray is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Cortez rather than just go for the knockout.
Cortez throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Gray sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Cortez lands with a good body shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Cortez fails with the takedown.
Gray doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Cortez looks to land a left hand but Gray moved out of range nicely.
Gray let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.#T1#
Cortez swinging wildly here.
Cortez looks to throw the jab but Gray is out of range. #TD#
Cortez gets a takedown into half guard.
Gray is looking to escape.
Gray wants to control but Cortez is keeping busy.
Gray gets back to full guard.
Cortez being controlled here momentarily. #T2#
Cortez stays in close to Gray's body and controls the position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Gray wants to get back to his feet but Cortez is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Gray trying to control the position. #REF3#
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Cortez has a takedown stuffed.#T3#
Cortez misses with a hook. Gray ducked under it nicely.
Gray is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Cortez with a body shot.
Cortez misses with a wild combination.
Gray keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Don Cortez. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Donk. Cortez catches Gray right on the button with a cross.
Cortez misses with an uppercut.
Gray avoids the body shot from Cortez.
A countering left hand to the body from Gray misses.#T4#
Gray stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Gray wants it to stay on the feet.
A countering left hand to the body from Gray misses.
Gray stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Gray wants it to stay on the feet.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Cortez misses with a takedown
and Gray counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Cortez shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Gray but Gray pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Gray now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Cortez misses with a wild combination.
Gray is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Cortez with a body shot.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Cortez fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Gray avoids it really well and circles away.

And that's the end of the fight!
Don Cortez showed his dominance in that final round.
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 James Ackerman scores the fight 30:27
Judge Chris Edwards scores the fight 30:27
Judge William Gold scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Don Cortez!
Don 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.

Event: ENIGMA 105
Date: May 29, 2022

#R1#
Chika connects with a right hand. Cortez shakes it off.#CUT#It looks like Don Cortez has been cut.
Chika scores with a leg kick.
Chika missing with a left hand there. Cortez was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
And Cortez tries to counter it with a takedown but Chika pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Cortez uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Chika.
Cortez ducks under a wild hook from Chika.
Cortez swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A looping hook to the body misses from Cortez. Chika does a little dance to reset his feet.
Cortez swings and misses with a hook to the body.
An attempted straight right counter from Chika misses the target.
Chika blocks a jab.
Chika is looking to clinch but Cortez is avoiding it.
Cortez misses with a body shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Cortez throws a body punch but Chika moves out of range.
Chika looks to score with a jab to the body but Cortez is just out of range.
Chika has been working on his boxing with his coaches at The Rubber Guard Emporium in the buildup to the fight.
A shot to the body from Cortez misses #CL#
and Chika counters by clinching up.
Chika misses with a shot to the kidneys. #T1#
Chika scores with a nice hook to the head.
A head punch on the inside from Chika fails to land.
Chika lands a right hand that snaps the head of Cortez backwards.
A short left from Chika.
Cortez changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Chika fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Chika walks into a straight right hand from Cortez.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Cortez has been working on his takedowns a lot in the buildup to the fight and we can only assume he's going to look to take this to the mat.
Cortez looks for a takedown but Chika sprawls well.
Chika fails in his attempt to clinch. #CL#
Chika clinches up against the cage.
Chika stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Chika tries to work over Cortez's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target. #T2#
A short right hand to the side of the head by Chika.
Chika lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Cortez looks winded!
A body shot lands from Chika.
Still in the clinch, Chika scores with a nice short uppercut.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A short left from Chika.
Chika pushes Cortez back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Chika stalling the fight.
A short left from Chika.
Cortez wants to take the fight to the mat but Chika manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Chidi Chika has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Don Cortez.
Chika works on Cortez's body with a couple of short punches.
Still in the clinch, Chika scores with a nice short uppercut.
Chika works on Cortez's body with a couple of short punches.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Chika creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Good body shot from Chika.
Chika working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Cortez letting Chika take a breather here.#T3#
Chika lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Chika digs a right hand underneath Cortez's ribcage. Cortez let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Chika lands a body shot.
Chika scores with a hook to the body.
A short right from Chika on the inside.
Chika misses with a hook to the ribs.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Chika.
Chika lands a right hand.
Chika tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Cortez's elbow.
Cortez has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Chika after a bit of a struggle.
Chika lands a hook to the side of the head.
Chika scores with a shot to the side of Cortez's head.
Chika pushes Cortez back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Chika tries a body shot but Cortez blocks it. #T4#
Chika lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Chika scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Chika tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A right hand to the body from Chika.
Chika misses with a body punch.
Chika throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Cortezs head.
Chika lands with a light punch inside.
Chika lands with a right to the head.
A nice left hand lands by Chika.
Chika struggles to land a body shot inside as Cortez controls his hands.
Chika working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
A shot in the inside from Chika.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Chika.
Chika lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Cortez backwards.
Chika digs a right hand underneath Cortez's ribcage. Cortez let out a lung full of air as it connected.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Chidi Chika dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Don Cortez's cut.
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#
Chika works the jab nicely.
Horrible takedown attempt by Cortez or perhaps it was just good defense by Chika, which made it look bad.
Cortez throws an ugly left hook that misses
letting Chika counter with a right hand.
Cortez swings away with a body shot that misses #KD#
and Chika counters with a nice right hand that sends Cortez toppling to the canvas! Cortez scrambles and gets back to his feet - can Chika finish him?!#ROC#Cortez is rocked!
Chika measures up his opponent and throws a superman punch that connects to the jaw! Down goes Cortez! The ref steps in, and that's the ball game folks!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:29 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Superman Punch). Chidi Chika!
A relieved looking Chidi Chika thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.

Event: ENIGMA 97
Date: May 08, 2022

#R1##CL2#
Theriault drives through and clinches with Cortez against the cage.
Theriault tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Theriault lands a body punch in the clinch.
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.
Theriault swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Theriault lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Cortez blocks an uppercut.
Theriault looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.#TD#
Cortez tightens his grip and picks Theriault up, before dumping him to the ground. Theriault manages to land in guard.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
Theriault looking to control.
Theriault keeping full guard, as Cortez tries to pass.
Theriault working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Cortez.
Theriault wants to stand but Cortez is controlling the position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Theriault pulls Cortez in close to his closed guard and prevents Cortez from doing any damage or advancing position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Cortez wants to pass the guard but Theriault is keeping the position.
Theriault working a defensive guard but Cortez passes into half guard. #T1#
Cortez prevents Theriault from improving his position.
Theriault pushes Cortez off looking to stand but Cortez dives back in and keeps control.
Theriault wants to get back to full guard.
Theriault is concentrating on defense, preventing Cortez from advancing position.
Cortez working over Theriault with some ground and pound. Theriault looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Cortez trying to mount his opponent but Theriault defends it.
Cortez is controlling the pace.
Cortez has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
Cortez is pressing down on Theriault's thigh, looking to free his foot. Theriault is holding on for now. #SUB#
Cortez seems to be working for a kimura but Theriault defends the submission attempt.#T2#
Theriault is looking to control Cortez's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Theriault avoid being mounted?
Theriault on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Cortez is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Theriault has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Cortez is working away from the top position though.
Theriault holds on for dear life, maintaining half guard for now.
Cortez working the head and body with strikes.
Cortez lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Theriault wants to get back to his feet.
Cortez slows the pace down in half guard.
Theriault has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Cortez is working away from the top position though.#T3#
Theriault is trying to get back to full guard.
Theriault trying to control from the bottom.
Cortez works his foot free and advances to mount.
Theriault tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Theriault is really trying hard to get back to his feet.
Theriault tries to lock up and control but Cortez gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Cortez unloading with bombs!
Theriault is in all sorts of trouble here.
Cortez controlling from the full mount.
Theriault tries to lock up and control but Cortez gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Cortez looking to control and managing it successfully. #T4#
Cortez lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Theriault can do anything to dispel that myth.
Theriault tries to lock up and control but Cortez gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Cortez takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Theriault in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Cortez is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Theriault can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Theriault really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Cortez. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
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 landing with some decent strikes but Theriault is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Theriault in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Cortez is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Theriault is looking to get back to his feet - it's going to be hard from this position.
Theriault is looking to get to half guard.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Don Cortez dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!#R2#
Cortez looks to score with a jab to the body but Theriault is just out of range.
No joy there for Cortez, who threw a few shots but didn't land. #TD#
Cortez decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Theriault tries to kick Cortez off but Cortez keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Theriault tries to get to full guard but Cortez has control of the leg.
Theriault wants to control but Cortez is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Theriault taking some punishment here, with Cortez in his half guard.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Theriault tries to roll over but Cortez keeps him under control.
Cortez lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Cortez is nestled in close to Theriault, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.#T1#
Well, if Cortez is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Theriault is looking to improve his position. #SUB#
Cortez in half guard on the top. He's looking for a kimura... He's got it locked and he's managed to free his trapped foot. Theriault tries to escape but it's on too tight and he has to tap! Great BJJ skills there from Cortez!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:35 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Don Cortez!
Don 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.

Event: ENIGMA 89
Date: Apr 03, 2022

#R1#
Bleak takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
A big right from Cortez misses.
Don Cortez seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Cortez lands a body shot.
Cortez throws a lazy uppercut
and Bleak counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Cortez tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Bleak was well out of range. Poor timing from Cortez.
Bleak throwing a counter right hand but Cortez manages to avoid it.
Bleak takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Cortez falls off balance throwing a combination
and Cortez takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
A big left from Cortez misses. #T1#
Cortez throws a right and a left that Bleak avoids nicely.
Cortez jabs Bleak to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Cortez fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Cortez jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Cortez looks to throw the jab but Bleak is out of range.
Cortez fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Bleak throwing a counter right hand but Cortez manages to avoid it.
Bleak takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing. #T2#
Cortez throws a right hand that Bleak ducks under and follows up with a left that Bleak also avoids with ease.
Bleak swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Cortez lands a right hook to the body.
Cortez fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Bleak is looking to counter punch.
Cortez misses with a straight right.
Some wild striking there from Cortez.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Cortez scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction. #T3#
Cortez lands a right hook to the body.
Cortez throws a combination that misses #TD#
and Bleak counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Cortez tries to get to full guard but Bleak has control of the leg.
Bleak will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Bleak not landing any meaningful shots this time.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Cortez moves into full guard.
Bleak looking to pass the guard.
Cortez is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.#T4#
Bleak with a flurry of punches that miss.
Bleak stops Cortez from standing up.
Bleak passes Cortez's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Bleak looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Cortez trying to control but Bleak postures up.
Cortez is trying to get back to full guard.
Bleak wants to pass the guard but Cortez is defending well.
Cortez is trying to get back to full guard.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Don Cortez dominated that round.
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#
A looping hook to the body misses from Cortez. Bleak does a little dance to reset his feet.
A counter left hand to the body from Bleak misses its target.
Cortez throws a series of punches but Bleak moves out of range.
Bleak swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Bleak 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.
Cortez throws a right and a left that both miss.
Bleak is looking to counter punch.
Bleak moves out of range as Cortez strikes.
It looked like Bleak was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Cortez.
Bleak staying out of range there.
A quick step to the side and Bleak tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
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 looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
It looked like Bleak wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Cortez throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
letting Bleak counter with a right hand. #CUT#It looks like Don Cortez has been cut.#T1#
Cortez darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Cortez has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Cortez misses with a straight right.
Bleak was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Cortez misses with a right hand
and Bleak counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Cortez with a hook.
Cortez throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Bleak counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Cortez is breathing heavily.
Cortez throws a poor cross that misses
and Bleak connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
A slow jab from Cortez misses its intended target. #T2#
Cortez throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Bleak slips a jab and a cross from Cortez.
It looked like Bleak wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Cortez scores with a nice head shot.
Cortez throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A big left from Cortez misses.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Cortez sizes up Bleak with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle. #T3#
Cortez throws a lazy right hand but Bleak sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Bleak swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Cortez throws an off balance right hand
letting Bleak counter with a right hand.
Cortez throws a nice looking combination but Bleak bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
It looked like Bleak wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Cortez misses with a hook.
Cortez throws an off balance right hand
and Bleak counters with a straight right hand.
A right-left combo lands from Cortez.
Cortez falls off balance throwing a combination #KD#
and Bleak counters with a crisp right hand that drops Cortez! Bleak lets Cortez back up to his feet, looking for a finish!#ROC#Cortez is rocked!#CUT#That has opened up Don Cortez's cut even more.
Don Cortez is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.#T4#
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Cortez works over Bleak's head and body with a nice combination.
Nice body punch from Cortez.
Cortez tries to bum rush Bleak with a series of wild strikes but Bleak uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
An attempted straight right counter from Bleak misses the target.
Cortez throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Bleak counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Cortez throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Bleak.
It looked like Bleak wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Cortez throws a left and a right that both miss #KD#
and Bleak counters with a nice right hand that sends Cortez toppling to the canvas! Cortez scrambles and gets back to his feet - can Bleak finish him?!
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 Bruno Bleak will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Don Cortez's cut.
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#
Bleak takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Cortez works the jab nicely.
Some wild striking there from Cortez.
Bleak was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Cortez misses with a hook #KD#
and Bleak counters with a nice right hand that sends Cortez toppling to the canvas! Cortez scrambles and gets back to his feet - can Bleak finish him?!
Cortez stuns Bleak with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Cortez shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Bleak eats them both and turns towards Cortez to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.#T1#
Cortez throws a body shot but no joy.
A jab from Cortez misses.
Nice shot by Cortez.
Cortez lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
A swing and a miss from Cortez.
An attempted straight right counter from Bleak misses the target.
Don Cortez seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Cortez throws a series of punches but Bleak avoids them all with ease.
Cortez throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
An attempted straight right counter from Bleak misses the target.#T2#
Cortez throws a poor cross that misses #TD#
and Bleak counters with a nice double leg into half guard. #SUB#
Bleak seems to be looking for submissions.
Bleak wants to pass to mount but Cortez is defending the position. #SUB#
Bleak seems to be looking for submissions.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.#SUB#
Bleak has hold of the far side arm. He's working for the Kimura, can Cortez defend it? Bleak steps over the head and cranks it - Cortez is tapping out! That was textbook stuff right there - nice submission victory for Bleak!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:43 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Bruno Bleak!
An out of breath Bruno Bleak thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.

Event: WCF WNF 95: Shabazz vs Borgia
Date: Mar 02, 2022

#R1#
Cortez ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Cortez jabs Trinaldo to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Cortez fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Trinaldo looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Trinaldo avoids the body shot from Cortez.
Cortez lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Trinaldo at a distance.
Good standup being displayed there by Cortez as he connects with a hook.
Trinaldo walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.#KD#
Cortez lands a left and a right that send Trinaldo crashing to the mat, dazed. Cortez thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Cortez connects with a body shot that sends Trinaldo's belly button to the back.#KD#
Cortez drops Trinaldo with a hook right on the temple. He thinks about going to the ground but Trinaldo looks back up at him and smiles so Cortez waves him back to his feet - he obviously thinks he can knock him out after that shot landed. #ROC#Trinaldo is rocked!
Cortez circles and sees the opportunity to plant his feet and throw a really nice straight left hand that drops Trinaldo to the canvas! Trinaldo doesn't know where he is but he's trying to survive - Cortez keeps piling on the pressure and forces the referee to step in! This one is aaaaaall over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:50 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Don Cortez!
After the fight, Don Cortez was humble in paying tribute to his opponent but made it clear he wants to go on to bigger and better things. It seemed to go down well with the crowd who cheered him loudly.

Event: WCF WNF 90: Woo vs Goncalves 3
Date: Jan 26, 2022

#R1#
Cortez throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.#TD2#
Excellent takedown into side control there by Rodriquez. #SUB2#
Rodriquez is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Cortez has escaped the position, nice work there.
Rodriquez postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
Rodriquez throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.#SUB2#
Rodriquez working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Rodriquez working away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Cortez is looking for a sweep.
Rodriquez scores with punches from side control.
Rodriquez scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Cortez to see if he's OK.#T1#
Rodriquez is looking to take a break and control but Cortez is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Cortez is trying to get back to half guard.
Rodriquez connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Cortez some visible discomfort.
Rodriquez landing a few strikes.
Rodriquez tries to cartwheel into mount but he doesn't manage it.
Cortez sneaks back into half guard.
My spies in Doc Dannis Death Squad inform me that Rodriquez has been getting involved in the gym's BJJ sparring sessions. Let's see whether that pays dividends!
Rodriquez has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
The fighters are battling for position here. Cortez manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Rodriquez looking to pass the guard. #T2#
Cortez bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Rodriquez's guard. #REVR#
Rodriquez keeping moving, preventing Cortez from controlling successfully.
Cortez is really struggling to control Rodriquez but he's trying to hold on to the position.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Rodriquez wants to sweep here but Cortez controlling him for the moment.
Rodriquez manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Cortez manages to get himself to full guard. #REVB#
Rodriquez content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Rodriquez postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Rodriquez trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Rodriquez wants to control from the top but Cortez keeps moving. #T3#
Rodriquez scoring with some ground and pound.
Rodriquez lands a couple of digs.
Rodriquez stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Cortez swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Rodriquez not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Cortez controls Rodriquez momentarily but Rodriquez frees himself.
Rodriquez is stalling in the full guard.
Rodriquez wants to control from the top but Cortez keeps moving.
Cortez bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Rodriquez's guard. #REVR#
Cortez has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.#T4##SUB2#
Rodriquez is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Cortez defends well.
Cortez being controlled here momentarily. #SUB2#
Cortez has a momentary lapse of concentration, allowing Rodriquez to throw up a leg and lock on what appears to be a pretty tight triangle! Cortez is fighting it off but it's all too little too late - Rodriquez pulls down on the head and he's put Cortez to sleep! This one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:40 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Nick Rodriquez!
Nick Rodriquez gave a mention to PWNAGEâ„¢ in his post fight interview. That will please them (and hopefully generate some sales).

Event: WCF WNF 85: Boaler vs Vanorden
Date: Dec 22, 2021

#R1#
A cross from Toshin lands.
Cortez connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Toshin momentarily.
Toshin lands with a thumping leg kick.
Cortez tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Toshin was well out of range. Poor timing from Cortez.
Toshin slips a straight right by Cortez.#TD2#
Toshin shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in side control! That's better than Toshin was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Cortez holds on to Toshin's head and controls the position momentarily.
Cortez defending against the ground and pound.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Cortez tries to bench press Toshin off him but Toshin keeps the position.
Cortez wants to control but Toshin postures up.
Toshin is looking to take a break and control but Cortez is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Cortez takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
Toshin really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Cortez. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
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!
Who's going to make the next move?#T1#
Cortez sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
Toshin throwing shots but Cortez is blocking nicely.
Toshin is looking for the mount but instead finds himself back in full guard.
Toshin preventing the sweep.
Cortez working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Toshin.
Cortez manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Toshin manages to get himself to full guard. #REVR#
Cortez won't allow Toshin to get back to his feet.
Cortez lands a couple of elbows.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Cortez with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Toshin wants to stand and escape but Cortez is having none of it. #T2#
Cortez content to stall in guard here.
Toshin wants to stand but Cortez is controlling the position.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Cortez advances to half guard.
Toshin has hold of Cortez's hands but Cortez slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Cortez is trying to control the action in half guard but Toshin is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Cortez has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Toshin trying desperately to get to his feet. #T3#
Cortez looking to control but Toshin is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Toshin told us pre-fight that he has been working on his escapes in training. Let's see if he can call on some of his new skills to get back to his feet.
Toshin trying desperately to get to his feet.
Cortez lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Cortez 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.
Cortez wants to control the pace but Toshin is squirming around nicely.
Cortez looking to control and managing it successfully.
Toshin squirming around on the bottom, looking to escape. #T4#
Cortez controlling the position easily from mount.
Cortez has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
Toshin is really trying hard to get back to his feet.
Cortez lands a heavy elbow.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Toshin can do anything to dispel that myth.#ES2#
Toshin bucks Cortez off and manages to get back to his feet!
Cortez throws a body punch but Toshin moves out of range.
Cortez with a nice cross.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Toshin dodges the punch combination from Cortez.
Toshin takes a swing at Cortez's ribcage but misses.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Don Cortez dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.#R2#
Cortez lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Toshin at a distance.
Toshin connects with a single shot there.
Cortez looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.#TD#
Cortez gets a takedown into half guard.
Cortez lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Cortez is looking to advance position but Toshin won't allow it. #ES2#
Toshin kicks Cortez off and gets back to his feet.
Cortez thows a left - swing and a miss!
Toshin needs to keep his hands up - Cortez had a free shot at his head there.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Toshin scores with a nice right hand.
Toshin throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
A telegraphed right hand from Toshin misses the target.
Toshin throws a jab when Cortez was well out of range.#T1#
Toshin shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Toshin keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Cortez swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Toshin throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
A swing and a miss from Toshin.
Some bone on bone action there as Cortez checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Nice shot by Cortez.
Don Cortez is winning the standup battle so far.
Toshin throws a body shot but no joy.
Cortez connects with a body shot that sends Toshin's belly button to the back.
Good shot there by Cortez.
Toshin swings for the body but Cortez moves out of range.
Cortez tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Toshin swivels and escapes.#TD#
Cortez scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Toshin taking punishment in the form of punches.
Toshin is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, Cortez asserts his dominance and retains side control.#T2#
Cortez in side control, just content to control the action for now.
Cortez trying to control the position but Toshin is working away.
Toshin tries to escape but Cortez is in control. #T3#
Cortez is maintaining the dominant position - no doubt Toshin will start to get frustrated soon if he's not already.
Cortez wants to lay and pray for a moment but Toshin keeps working.
Toshin pushes Cortez away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, Cortez gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Cortez working the ground and pound.#SUB#
Cortez is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Toshin has escaped the position, nice work there.
Toshin pushes Cortez away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, Cortez gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.#T4#
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Toshin is not content to let Cortez control the position.
Toshin is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, Cortez asserts his dominance and retains side control.#REF3#
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Toshin uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Cortez.
Cortez fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Toshin looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Cortez checks a leg kick nicely.
Cortez is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Toshin.
Toshin connects with an inside leg kick.
Toshin throws a lazy right hand but Cortez sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Toshin just misses with a punch to the body.
A swing and a miss from Cortez.
Toshin misses with a straight left.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Don Cortez dominated that second 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!#R3##TD#
Cortez shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Toshin manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Cortez working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Toshin's head.
Cortez pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Toshin is keeping the position for now.
Cortez wants to control from the top but Toshin keeps moving.
Cortez prevents Toshin from getting back to his feet.
Cortez is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Toshin can do to turn this around?
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Cortez trying to control the position from guard on top but Toshin is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.#T1#
Cortez working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Toshin's head.
Cortez might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Cortez stops Toshin from standing up.
Cortez cracks Toshin with a solid left hand.
Cortez's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Toshin is looking to stand up but Cortez isn't so interested in that idea.
Cortez wants to pass the guard but Toshin is keeping the position.
Toshin wants to stand up but Cortez is controlling him. #REF3#
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.#TD#
Cortez shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Toshin wants to stand back up but Cortez manages to pass into side control. #T2#
Cortez remains in side control and seems content to stay there. It's a versatile position from which he can work both strikes and submissions, whilst maintaining that control, so maybe he'll sit here for a while.
Toshin regains half guard there - taking advantage of Cortez's attempt to lay and pray for a moment.
Cortez wants to pass to mount but Toshin is defending the position.
Cortez controlling the pace.
Toshin tries to kick Cortez off in order to stand up. Cortez Avoids the leg push though and dives into side control. #T3##SUB#
Cortez tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Cortez is staying tight to Toshin's torso, preventing him from escaping.
Ogre Toshin has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Cortez scores with punches from side control.
Toshin is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, Cortez asserts his dominance and retains side control.
Cortez advances to mount. #T4#
Toshin is looking to get back to his feet - it's going to be hard from this position.
Cortez looking to finish Toshin with some ground and pound. This is bad for Toshin!
Toshin swinging wildly from the bottom but he's not landing.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Cortez cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Cortez can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Toshin is looking to escape.
Cortez lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Toshin hang on?
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Toshin is trying to escape but when you're mounted that's not too easy.
Don Cortez is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Cortez controlling the position easily from mount.

And that's the end of the fight!
Don 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 Micheangelo Fripello scores the fight 30:27
Judge Ryoma Takatsuka scores the fight 30:27
Judge Colin Fray scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Don Cortez!
A very excited looking Don Cortez rambled incoherently for about 5 minutes post fight about how awesome he is. It was kinda funny for a while but then everyone got annoyed.

Event: WCF WNF 76: Khabib vs Borgia
Date: Oct 20, 2021

#R1#
A head kick misses from Denovan. #CL2#
Denovan rushes Cortez and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.#TD2#
Denovan has double underhooks and is working for a body lock takedown. He's got it. The fighters land in half guard but Cortez regains guard immediately.
Denovan preventing the sweep.
Cortez is working hard here to advance position.
Denovan stands up over Cortez, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Cortez is trying to control the position from the bottom.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Cortez is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Denovan throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent. #T1#
Denovan lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Denovan trying to control but Cortez is working from the bottom.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Denovan not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Cortez is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Cortez holds on and takes a little breather.
Denovan throws an elbow that misses. Cortez uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Denovan's guard. Nice move by Cortez!#REVR#
Cortez stands up over Denovan, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head. #T2#
Cortez stands up over Denovan, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Cortez not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Cortez scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Cortez advances position into side control!
Cortez wants to lay and pray for a moment but Denovan keeps working.
Denovan on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
Cortez cracks Denovan with a big elbow.
Cortez working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
Cortez has knee on belly and moves into mount. #T3#
Denovan working to try and regain half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Cortez looking to control and managing it successfully.
Denovan is trying to escape the mount.
Denovan is still trying to improve position.
Cortez can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Denovan is looking to escape.
Denovan is desperately trying to improve his position but Cortez has a good base and remains in mount.#T4#
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Cortez cracks Denovan with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Denovan sneaks a leg back under and regains half guard and is working straight away to try and get back to guard. He hasn't managed just yet though.
Denovan is trying to control but can't.
Cortez trying to control from half guard but Denovan is working away.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Cortez wants to pass to mount but Denovan is defending the position. #SUB2#
Denovan looking for submissions off his back.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Don Cortez 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 slips a straight right by Denovan.
A punch combination from Cortez misses.
Cortez moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Cortez throws a lazy uppercut
and Denovan counters with a stiff right hand. #CL2#
Denovan has taken the fight to the clinch.
Cortez wants a takedown but no success here.
Denovan lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Cortez has a couple of punches blocked by Denovan. #TD2#
Denovan lands a takedown into guard.
Denovan lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Cortez looking to control.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Denovan keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Cortez's head.
Cortez is trying to control the position but Denovan postures up. #T1#
Denovan keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Cortez's head.
Denovan slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Denovan accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Denovan is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Denovan throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Cortez works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Cortez looking for a sweep. Not yet Cortez, not yet.
Denovan missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Denovan trying to control but Cortez is working from the bottom.
Cortez has Denovan pulled in close to control his posture. #T2#
Cortez looking to hit a scissor sweep but Denovan is one step ahead there.
Cortez has a butterfly guard looking to sweep but Denovan has passed into side control.
Denovan scores with a couple of short elbows.
Cortez is trying to work for a sweep but Denovan has mounted him!
Denovan landing strikes from the mount and Cortez is in trouble!
Cortez is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Denovan unloads with some shots from mount but Cortez bucks and avoids them well. #T3#
Denovan thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!
Cortez has worked his way to half guard, taking advantage of Denovan's lack of action.
Cortez is looking for a sweep. Denovan is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Denovan missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Denovan slips a nice elbow through Cortez's hands, connecting with Cortez's forehead.
Denovan looks to land a strike but Cortez avoids it nicely and regains full guard.
Jett Denovan has got the better of the ground game so far.
Cortez is adopting a defensive guard.
Denovan trying to control the position from guard on top but Cortez is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can. #T4#
Denovan working some strikes from top position.
Denovan looking to sit in guard and control but Cortez gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top. #REVR##SUB2#
Denovan looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar. #SUB2#
Denovan looking for a guillotine here but Cortez defends easily. #SUB2#
Denovan is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Cortez is aware though and is defending well.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Jett Denovan 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##TD#
Cortez shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Denovan manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.

Denovan wriggles free and stands up.
Denovan has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Cortez shoots in but doesn't get the takedown #CL2#
and Denovan counters by clinching up.
Denovan lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Denovan tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Cortez's elbow.
Cortez is working for takedown but Denovan is calmly controlling the position for now.
Denovan gets through Cortez's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Denovan tries for a takedown but Cortez manages to get underhooks.
Denovan has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Cortez seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Denovan can turn it around.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Cortez prevents a takedown attempt there.
Denovan throws a head punch that misses. #T1#
Cortez is trying to maintain a safe position but Denovan gets an underhook and turns Cortez into the cage.
Denovan is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Cortez pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Don Cortez has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jett Denovan.
Cortez looking to slow down the pace here.
Cortez fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Denovan goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Denovan throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Cortezs head. #TD2#
Denovan gets double underhooks and manages to take the fight to the ground. #SUB#
Cortez has his foot on Denovan's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Denovan works his way back into a safe position though.
Cortez wants to sweep here but Denovan controlling him for the moment.
Cortez seems to have improved his submission grappling technique since last time we saw him. Let's see if he can pull off a submission.#T2#
Denovan throws a strike but Cortez rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top. #REVR##SUB2#
Denovan looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar. #SUB2#
Denovan throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Cortez trying to control the position from guard on top but Denovan is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Cortez lands a couple of elbows.
Cortez passes easily into side control. Nice work.#T3#
Cortez working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards. #SUB#
Cortez goes for an armbar here - this could be all over! But no, Denovan has escaped beautifully and is now on top in side control! Oh, that's unlucky for Cortez but great work by Denovan.
Cortez looks to move to half guard but instead Denovan has passed into mount! Damn!
Denovan has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Cortez working to try and regain half guard.
Cortez tries to hold on but Denovan pushes him away.
Denovan misses with a head shot.
Denovan lands a big elbow.
Denovan lands a big elbow. #T4#
Denovan fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Cortez is trying to escape the mount.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Cortez tries to hold on but Denovan pushes him away.
Cortez really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Denovan scoring with strikes but Cortez is staying in there.
Denovan with a couple of short strikes.
Cortez is flailing around like a fish out of water, trying to land strikes.
Cortez is trying to escape the mount.

And that's the end of the fight!
Jett Denovan comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Denovan 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 Colin Fotheringham scores the fight 28:29
Judge Donald Grub scores the fight 28:29
Judge Richard Clark scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jett Denovan!
Jumping up and down and very excited, Jett Denovan waved his t-shirt featuring KO GEAR's logo in front of the cameras.

Event: WCF WNF 69: Yueng vs Baker
Date: Sep 01, 2021

#R1#
Cortez scores with a three punch combo! #CUT2#It looks like Chris Coyle has been cut.
Coyle takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Nice straight punches there by Cortez. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Cortez.#KD2#
Cortez lands a left and a right that send Coyle crashing to the mat, dazed. Cortez thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!#ROC2#Coyle is rocked!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Cortez lands an uppercut out of nowhere! Coyle falls backwards - clearly groggy! Cortez dives in and finishes the fight with more strikes for a TKO finish!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:17 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Don Cortez!
A very excited looking Don Cortez rambled incoherently for about 5 minutes post fight about how awesome he is. It was kinda funny for a while but then everyone got annoyed.

Event: WCF 82: Byczkiewicz vs Kiran
Date: Jul 24, 2021

#R1#
Cortez thuds a left hand into Tyson 's body.
Tyson closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Tyson throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Cortez fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Cortez lands an overhand right.
Tyson with a poor takedown #TD2#
and Cortez counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Tyson is breathing heavily.
Cortez stalling.
Tyson 's coaches at Advanced Fitness Inc. have been working on his defensive grappling in preparation for this fight so let's see if he can get out of this tricky position.#SUB2#
Cortez is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Tyson slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.#T1#
Cortez trying to control but Tyson is working from the bottom.
Cortez stands and throws Tyson 's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Cortez lands a decent elbow from side control.
Cortez really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Tyson . If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Tyson tries to control but end up mounted... ooooh, that's bad.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Cortez connects with a couple of good shots from mount. #CUT2#It looks like Chandler Tyson has been cut.
Tyson can't escape the position.
Cortez scoring with strikes but Tyson is staying in there.
Cortez cracks Tyson with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Cortez scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Tyson is wriggling around trying to escape. #T2#
Cortez lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Cortez controlling the pace for now.
Cortez with a couple of short strikes.#CUT2#Chandler Tyson 's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Cortez prevents Tyson from getting the reversal.
In the pre-fight buildup videos we saw Cortez working his ground and pound in the gym. So far it seems to be working well.
Cortez is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Cortez tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Cortez working the ground and pound effectively. #CUT2#Jeez, Chandler Tyson 's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.

The referee calls the doctor in to look at Chandler Tyson 's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Don Cortez!
After the fight, Don Cortez was humble in paying tribute to his opponent but made it clear he wants to go on to bigger and better things. It seemed to go down well with the crowd who cheered him loudly.

Event: WCF 77: Woo vs Zwirn
Date: Jun 19, 2021

#R1##TD2#
Cortez scores with a takedown into Hradek's guard.#SUB#
Hradek looking for a triangle here. Cortez is fighting it but it looks tight! Hradek pulls the arm across and this one won't last much longer! Nope, Cortez is tapping out - this one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:18 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle Choke). Jan Hradek!
Jan Hradek managed to slip a mention for his sponsors, Fenrir Fightgear - Anno 2013, into his post fight interview.

Event: WCF WNF 51: Rader vs Riker
Date: Apr 28, 2021

#R1#
Cortez shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
enabling Thunder to counter with a crisp jab. #CUT#It looks like Don Cortez has been cut.
Cortez is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Thunder .
Thunder appears to be looking for a big counter.
Cortez misses with the combination.
Cortez shoots for a double leg takedown but Thunder sprawls well. He's pushed Cortez's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Cortez is trying hard to land a takedown here. Thunder sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
John Thunder has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Don Cortez.
Cortez changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Thunder tries to avoid it but Cortez manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Thunder to the ground. Thunder escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Cortez misses with a wild body shot.
Thunder thuds his right hand into Cortez's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Cortez doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Thunder connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Thunder feints with a left and delivers a massive head kick! Cortez collapses like a ragdoll! Game over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). John Thunder !
John Thunder took some time post fight to say the following; 'Iï¿½m not anyoneï¿½s stepping stone!'.

Event: WNF 45: St Pat's Day Massacre
Date: Mar 17, 2021

#R1#
Cortez slips a jab and a cross from Dervisevic.
Dervisevic fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Don Cortez seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Cortez shoots in and drives through. Dervisevic sprawls well.
Dervisevic lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Cortez circles away quickly and effectively.#TD2#
Cortez closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Cortez connects with a nice short shot to Dervisevic's temple.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Cortez lands a nice short elbow.
Cortez takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Dervisevic is looking to improve his position.
Cortez lands with a punch from half guard.
Cortez seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Ground and pound from Cortez.
Cortez is thwarting Dervisevic's attempts to control the position.
Cortez throwing shots but Dervisevic is blocking nicely. #T1#
Dervisevic is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Cortez scores with a couple of nice shots.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Dervisevic wants to improve his position but Cortez is controlling well.
Nice strikes from Cortez there.
Still in half guard, Cortez seems content to control.
Let's hope that Cortez has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.
Dervisevic is looking to control Cortez's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Dervisevic avoid being mounted?
Cortez is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Dervisevic is trying to maintain the position but Cortez is very close to passing his half guard.#T2#
Dervisevic tries to get to full guard but Cortez has control of the leg.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Cortez lands a nice short elbow.
Dervisevic wants to stand back up but Cortez manages to pass into side control.
Dervisevic can't do much from the bottom here.
Cortez scoring with punches from side control.
Cortez creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Cortez taking a breather here.
Cortez lands a nice forearm strike.
Cortez cracks Dervisevic with a big right hand but Dervisevic just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go. #T3#
Cortez slows the pace down.
Dervisevic is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Cortez advances to full mount. #SUB2#
Cortez looking for an armbar but decides to keep the dominant position instead. #SUB2#
Cortez looking to secure an arm triangle but Dervisevic defends it well.
Cortez unloads with some vicious shots from mount and Dervisevic wants out - he looks towards the referee who steps in to save him! Cortez celebrates on the cage and the crowd goes wild!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Don Cortez!
In his post fight interview, Don Cortez started talking himself up. Luckily his charisma kept the crowd on side and gave him a good reception.

Event: WCF WNF 39: Anderson vs Anni
Date: Feb 03, 2021

#R1##TD#
Bryant gets caught flat footed, as Cortez shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Bryant is trying to keep Cortez in close.
Cortez content to stall in guard here.
Bryant striking off his back but it's not causing Cortez any problems.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Cortez's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Bryant throwing some rather feeble looking strikes off his back.
Cortez wants to pass the guard but Bryant is keeping the position.#SUB2#
Bryant has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Cortez can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Cortez is in close to Bryant's body, working some short punches and elbows.#SUB2#
Bryant escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Cortez gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance. #T1#
Cortez advances position into side control!
Bryant has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.#SUB#
Cortez working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it. #SUB#
Cortez tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Cortez works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
Cortez grinds an elbow into Bryant's temple.
You can see the frustration on Bryant's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.#T2#
Cortez lands an elbow.
Cortez connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Bryant some visible discomfort.
Cortez lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Bryant down.
Cortez tries to advance to mount but Bryant denies him.
Bryant seems a little lost for a moment, as Cortez dominates the positioning.
Cortez connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Bryant some visible discomfort.
Cortez is staying tight to Bryant's torso, preventing him from escaping.
Cortez cracks Bryant with a big elbow.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A bit of a lull in the action. I'm sure it will pick up again soon... even if the ref has to physically pick them up and put them back on their feet.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Bryant tries to bench press Cortez off him but Cortez keeps the position.
Bryant looks winded!
Cortez is chipping away with strikes. #T3#
Cortez lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Bryant down. #ROC#Bryant is rocked!
Cortez cracks Bryant with a big right hand but Bryant just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
Bryant is still in real trouble! Can Cortez finish him?
Cortez scores with a big shot from side control... and another... and another! Oh Bryant is done here - save him referee! More strikes land and eventually the ref does step in and Cortez can finally stop beating on his defenseless opponent!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:29 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Don Cortez!
Don Cortez decided to hype himself up post fight. It was going well but he went on about it a bit too long and the crowd turned on him a little.

Event: WCF 52: Anderson vs Camara 2
Date: Dec 26, 2020

#R1#
Claw tries a head kick but it misses.
Cortez ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Claw moves away.
Claw tries to close the distance and clinch but Cortez swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Claw tries to close the distance and clinch up but Cortez swats him away and circles back towards the center. #TD#
Cortez closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Claw's guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Cortez showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Claw wants to get back to his feet but Cortez is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Claw is using up a lot of energy trying to get back to his feet. Perhaps he should improve his position first.
Claw avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Cortez slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Cortez prevents Claw from getting back to his feet. #T1#
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Cortez postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Claw avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Cortez is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.#REF3#
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
We've been informed that Claw 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.
Claw looks for the body kick but Cortez saw that one coming. #TD#
Cortez closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Claw's guard.
Cortez is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Cortez throwing strikes from guard but Claw blocks nicely.
Cortez works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Claw is trying to stand.
Cortez throwing shots but Claw is blocking nicely. #T2#
Cortez sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Claw wants to get back to his feet.
Still in half guard, Cortez seems content to control.
Claw is trying to stand up here but Cortez is controlling him well.
Cortez wants to pass the guard but Claw is defending well. #SUB#
Cortez seems to be working for a kimura but Claw defends the submission attempt.
Cortez trying to pass the guard but Claw defending well.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.#T3#
Cortez lands strikes from half guard.
Cortez seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Cortez uses his free foot to push down on Claw's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for Claw.
Cortez lands a nice shot to the head.
Cortez looking to control but Claw is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Cortez controlling the pace for now.
Cortez landing strikes from the mount and Claw is in trouble! #SUB#
Cortez working for a submission but Claw is keeping him at bay. #T4#
Cortez unloading with bombs!
Claw is trying to get back to his feet but can't.
Cortez landing strikes from the mount.
Claw is bucking up trying to escape but Cortez cracks him with another couple of good strikes.#ROC#Claw is rocked!
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!
Claw is squirming around, avoiding Cortez's attempts to control the action. #SUB#
Cortez jumps to side control looking for an arm triangle but Claw manages to avoid the submission attempt.
Cortez in side control, just content to control the action for now.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Don Cortez dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.#R2##TD#
Cortez is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Claw's half guard.
Cortez looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Claw with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Cortez looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Cortez sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Cortez stops Claw from getting back to his feet.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Cortez lands with a punch from half guard.
Claw wants to control but Cortez is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Cortez lands strikes from half guard.
Claw is trying to stand up here but Cortez is controlling him well. #SUB#
Cortez is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Claw defends it well. #T1##SUB#
Cortez wants to work for an arm triangle but Claw is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Cortez with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Cortez is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Claw can do to turn this around?
Claw wants to get back to his feet.
Cortez lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Claw is trying to stand up here but Cortez is controlling him well.
Cortez content to control rather than advance.
Claw works his way to full guard. Good work.
Don Cortez overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.#T2#
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Cortez wants to pass the guard but Claw is keeping the position.
Cortez is looking to work some ground and pound but Claw has wrist control.
Cortez distracts Claw with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Claw keeping moving, preventing Cortez from controlling successfully.
Cortez lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Cortez prevents Claw from getting back to his feet.
Cortez postures up in Claw's guard and throws a big left but Claw blocks it.
Cortez throws a big right hand that misses.
Claw is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Cortez working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Claw's head.#T3#
Claw working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Cortez.
Cortez lands a couple of digs.
Cortez wants to control from the top but Claw keeps moving.
Cortez lands a couple of digs.
Claw wants to stand and escape but Cortez is having none of it.
Cortez postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Cortez is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Claw working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Cortez.
Cortez prevents Claw from getting back to his feet.
Cortez sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Cortez has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.#T4#
Claw can't keep his opponent in guard - Cortez advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Cortez wants to lay and pray for a moment but Claw keeps working.
Claw is trying to stand up here but Cortez is controlling him well. #SUB#
Cortez is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Cortez throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Claw wants to get back to his feet. #SUB#
Cortez is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Claw defends it well.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Don Cortez dominated that second round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!#R3#
Cortez shoots in for a takedown but Claw shows good takedown defense.
Claw is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Claw pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Claw throws a sloppy head kick and Cortez moves out of range easily. #TD#
Cortez throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Claw tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Cortez is in Claw's guard.
Cortez prevents Claw from getting back to his feet.
Cortez lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Cortez is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Cortez landing some decent shots from guard.
Claw has his hands on Cortez's head, controlling the position.
Cortez might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Claw wants to get back to his feet but Cortez is in a dominant position and won't allow it. #SUB#
Cortez drops back, looking for a kneebar! Claw looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Claw looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Claw! #REVB##T1#
Claw tries to stand but Cortez is controlling his head. #SU2#
Claw stands up and we're back to a striking position. #TD#
Cortez feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Cortez is working Claw over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Cortez lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Claw wants to stand and escape but Cortez is having none of it.
Cortez connects with a couple of short punches.#T2#
Cortez wants to pass the guard but Claw is keeping the position.
Claw is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Cortez is controlling him.
Cortez is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Cortez content to stall in guard here.
Cortez is looking to work some ground and pound but Claw has wrist control.
Cortez controlling from the top position.
Cortez prevents Claw from getting back to his feet. #SUB#
Cortez drops back looking for a leg! Claw is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Claw manages to kick Cortez off! Cortez jumps back into Claw's guard. #T3#
Cortez looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Cortez is in close to Claw's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Cortez is working Claw over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Claw wants to stand and escape but Cortez is having none of it.
Cortez distracts Claw with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Cortez prevents Claw from getting back to his feet.
Cortez in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Cortez stops Claw from standing up. #T4#
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.#REF3#
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.#TD#
Cortez drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Claw wants to stand up but Cortez is controlling him.
Cortez with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Claw is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Cortez is controlling him. #SUB#
Cortez is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Cortez cracks Claw with a solid left hand.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Claw is looking to stand up but Cortez isn't so interested in that idea.
Bear Claw has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Don Cortez is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Cortez seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.

And that's the end of the fight!
Don 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 Alyssa Summers scores the fight 30:27
Judge Reed Andrews scores the fight 30:27
Judge Russell Pearce scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Don Cortez!
Don Cortez bigged himself up after the win. The crowd seemed to love it.

Event: WCF WNF 28: Haba vs Sanders
Date: Nov 18, 2020

#R1#
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!#TD#
Excellent takedown into side control there by Cortez.
Cortez landing a few strikes.
Cortez scores with a couple of short elbows.
Cortez slows the pace down. #SUB#
Cortez tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Cortez has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Cortez just content to control the position.
Cole is looking to regain half guard here but Cortez keeps moving and retains side control.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Cortez passes to full mount! That's big trouble for Cole!
Cole is squirming around, avoiding Cortez's attempts to control the action.
Cole tries to reverse the position but Cortez maintains control.#T1#
Cortez 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.
Cortez pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Cortez lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Cole can do anything to dispel that myth.
Cortez avoids the attempt from Cole to control.
Cortez working away from the top, dropping strikes.#SUB#
Cortez goes for an armbar but he's not got it… Cole turns into him and now he's in Cortez's guard.
Cole being controlled here momentarily.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Cole preventing the sweep. #T2#
Cortez trying to strike off his back.
Cole wants to control from the top but Cortez keeps moving.
Cortez throwing strikes off his back to little effect.
Cortez manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Cole manages to get himself to full guard. #REVR#
Cortez trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Cortez keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Cole's head.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Cortez sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Cole's guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Cortez looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Cole with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Cortez lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Cortez is nestled in close to Cole, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.#T3#
Cole is looking to escape.
Cole is looking for a sweep. Cortez is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Cortez slows the pace down in half guard.
Cole taking some punishment here, with Cortez in his half guard.
Cortez wants to take a breather but Cole is having none of it. #SUB#
Cortez is working for a submission of some sort. #T4#
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Cortez working over Cole with some ground and pound. Cole looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Cortez looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Cortez looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Cortez lands a nice short elbow.
Cortez scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Cortez lands a nice short elbow.
Cortez looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Cortez is nestled in close to Cole, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Cortez looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Don Cortez 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#
Cole uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Cortez.
Cole wants to counter with a clinch but Cortez pushes him away.#TD2#
Cole shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Cortez is trying to defend but Cole finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
The fighters are battling for position here. Cortez manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Cortez looking to hit a scissor sweep but Cole is one step ahead there.
Cole wants to control from the top but Cortez keeps moving.
Cortez bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Cole's guard. #REVR#
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Cortez not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Cortez throws an elbow that misses. Cole uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Cortez's guard. Nice move by Cole!#REVB##T1#
Cole postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Cortez wants to hit a sweep here but Cole passes into full mount! Oh no, disaster for Cortez there!
Cole unloads with some shots from mount but Cortez bucks and avoids them well. #SUB2#
Cole has hold of Cortez's left arm, perhaps looking for a submission. The two fighters tussle over control of the isolated limb and Cortez manages to get his arm back to his side and away from danger.
Cortez is trying desperately to improve position.
Cortez holds on, trying desperately to control.
Cortez sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.#T2#
Cortez moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Cortez has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Cortez is on top in guard. #REVR#
Cole is wriggling around but Cortez manages to pass to half guard.
Cortez is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.#T3#
Cortez trying to mount his opponent but Cole defends it.
Cole is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Cortez scores with a couple of nice shots.
Cole on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Ground and pound from Cortez.
Cole pushes Cortez off looking to stand but Cortez dives back in and keeps control.
Cole is looking for a sweep. Cortez is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.#SUB#
Cortez is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Cole defends it well.
The referee calls for the fighters to work. #T4#
Cortez working the head and body with strikes.
Cole is looking to control Cortez's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Cole avoid being mounted?
Cortez working over Cole with some ground and pound. Cole looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.#SUB#
Cortez is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Cole doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Cortez.
Ground and pound from Cortez.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Cortez perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
Cortez lands strikes from half guard.
Cortez wants to take a breather but Cole is having none of it.
Cortez lands with a punch from half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Don Cortez dominated that second round.
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##TD#
Cortez looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Cortez is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Cole is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Cortez looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Cortez distracts Cole with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Cortez controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling. #T1#
Cole is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.#SUB2#
Cole has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Cortez can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Cortez sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Cole's guard.
Cortez controlling the action here.
Cortez lands strikes from half guard.
Cole is looking to improve his position.
Nice strikes from Cortez there.
Don Cortez overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.#T2#
Cortez winds up and cracks Cole with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Cortez is taking a breather. Cole says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
Cortez slips a nice elbow through Cole's hands, connecting with Cole's forehead.#SUB#
Cortez seems to be looking for submissions.
Cortez looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Cole with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Cortez is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Cortez looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Cole trying to control but Cortez postures up.
Cortez stalling. #T3#
Cole punching from the bottom.
Cortez landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Cortez controlling the action here.
Cortez drops an elbow to the side of Cole's head.
Cole wants to get back to full guard.#SUB#
Cole is defending against the submission attempts here by Cortez.
Cortez working the head and body with strikes. #T4#
Cortez working Cole over with strikes.
Cole is staying active underneath Cortez, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Well, if Cortez is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
Cortez winds up and cracks Cole with a swinging punch to the side of the head. #SUB#
Cortez is looking for a kimura here.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Cortez lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.

And that's the end of the fight!
Don 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 Gregory Folan scores the fight 30:27
Judge Alec Ball scores the fight 30:26
Judge Trevor Gratis scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Don Cortez!
Don 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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