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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Paul Clipse (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jose Cuervo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Paul Clipse has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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142 lbs
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145 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
Decent elbows
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Paul Clipse!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 2 - 1, fighting out of London, Jose Cuervo!
The judges for this bout are James Ackerman, Sam Margolis and Richard Clark.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Clipse misses with a looping left.
Cuervo misses with a jab, cross combination.
Clipse fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Cuervo, pushing him back against the cage.
Cuervo wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Clipse.
Clipse lands a damaging elbow.
Clipse unloads a knee to the mid-section. Cuervo lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Clipse displaying some good clinch control by pressing Cuervo up against the cage.
Clipse lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
The referee calls for Clipse to work.
Clipse lands a nice elbow.
Clipse putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Cuervo in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Clipse unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Clipse utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Cuervo looks gassed!
Clipse connects with a knee to the head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Cuervo is looking to break free of the clinch but Clipse has double underhooks.
Clipse lands an elbow inside.
Clipse lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Cuervo is rocked!
Cuervo takes a knee to the side of the body.
Clipse lands a nice elbow.
Cuervo is still on wobbly legs! Can Clipse finish him?
That's one minute gone in the round.
Clipse works on Cuervo's body with a couple of short punches.
Cuervo seems to have recovered his senses.
Clipse scores a nice knee to the body.
Cuervo takes a knee to the side of the body.
Clipse is leaning against Cuervo and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Clipse lands a good knee to the midsection. Cuervo won't want to take too many of those.
Clipse lands an elbow that stopped Cuervo in his tracks for a moment.
Clipse landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Clipse.
Clipse is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Cuervo is looking to break free of the clinch but Clipse has double underhooks.
Clipse leaning his opponent against the cage.
Clipse utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Clipse displaying some good clinch control by pressing Cuervo up against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Paul Clipse.
Clipse takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Cuervo has had enough of the clinch but Clipse keeps him there for the moment.
Clipse crunches a lovely knee into Cuervo's ribcage.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Cuervo takes an elbow to the temple.
Clipse gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Clipse lands an elbow just above Cuervo 's eye.
Clipse stalls.
Clipse utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
A nice left hand lands by Clipse.
Clipse lands a nice knee to the body.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Clipse.
Clipse creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Cuervo's defenses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Clipse.
A right hook to the body lands for Clipse.
Cuervo has had enough of the clinch but Clipse keeps him there for the moment.
Cuervo has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Clipse is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Clipse avoiding damage.
Clipse creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Cuervo's defenses.
Cuervo takes an elbow to the forehead.
Clipse lands a knee to the body.
Clipse is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Clipse lands a hook to the side of the head.
Clipse is struggling to control the position.
Clipse unloads a knee to the mid-section. Cuervo lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
A right hand to the body from Clipse.
Clipse lands an elbow just above Cuervo 's eye.
Clipse with a knee to the head.
Clipse lands a nice elbow.
Clipse unloads a knee to the mid-section.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nice elbow from Clipse.
Come on Clipse - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Clipse lands a damaging elbow.
Clipse stalling.
Cuervo wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Cuervo wants to get back to striking at distance but Clipse won't allow it.
Clipse gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Cuervo has had enough of the clinch but Clipse keeps him there for the moment.
Cuervo tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Clipse lands a damaging elbow.
Clipse gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
The referee calls for Clipse to work.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Clipse keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Cuervo's efforts to push away.
Clipse with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Clipse lands an elbow inside that Cuervo shrugs off.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Paul Clipse 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.
Clipse fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Cuervo has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Cuervo keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Clipse tries to close the distance and clinch up but Cuervo swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Clipse throws a sloppy head kick and Cuervo moves out of range easily.
Clipse falls off balance throwing a combination
and Cuervo counters with a left and a right that stings Clipse.
Cuervo misses with a wild combination.
Cuervo slips a jab and a cross from Clipse.
Cuervo lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Clipse tries to close the distance and clinch but Cuervo swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Clipse is looking to clinch but Cuervo is avoiding it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Clipse throws the left hand but Cuervo avoids the punch easily.
Cuervo swings away with a body shot that misses
and Clipse moves into the clinch.
Cuervo wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Clipse lands an elbow just above Cuervo 's eye.
Clipse lands an elbow just above Cuervo 's eye.
Clipse creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Cuervo's defenses.
Cuervo lands a left hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Clipse lands a hook that snaps the head of Cuervo backwards.
Clipse lands a nice knee to the body.
Cuervo working hard to break the clinch.
Clipse lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Clipse landing knees to the head.
Cuervo is breathing heavily.
Clipse trying to land knees to the body.
Cuervo wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Clipse has Cuervo pushed against the cage.
Clipse has Cuervo pressed against the cage, preventing Cuervo from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Clipse scores with a shot to the side of Cuervo's head.
Clipse displaying some good clinch control by pressing Cuervo up against the cage.
Cuervo is trying to break the clinch but Clipse is controlling him.
Clipse landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Clipse's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Clipse with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cuervo takes an elbow to the forehead.
Cuervo wants to get back to striking at distance but Clipse won't allow it.
Clipse keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Cuervo's efforts to push away.
Cuervo is trying to push Clipse away but Clipse has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Cuervo on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Cuervo wants to get back to striking at distance but Clipse won't allow it.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Clipse creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Cuervo is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Clipse connects with a nasty looking knee right to Cuervo's face.
Clipse lands a good knee to the midsection. Cuervo won't want to take too many of those.
Clipse creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Cuervo's defenses.
Cuervo wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Clipse has Cuervo pressed against the cage.
Cuervo can't break the clinch.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Clipse.
Clipse dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Clipse connects with a nasty looking knee right to Cuervo's face.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nice elbow from Clipse.
Clipse is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Cuervo can do to turn this around?
Clipse stalling the fight.
Cuervo takes a knee to the side of the body.
Clipse effectively controlling the action here.
Clipse gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Cuervo tries to break the clinch but Clipse is controlling the position.
Clipse lands a damaging elbow.
Nice elbow from Clipse.
Cuervo being controlled against the cage.
Paul Clipse has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Clipse pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Cuervo blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Cuervo wants to get back to striking at distance but Clipse won't allow it.
Clipse softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Clipse.
Cuervo is trying to break the clinch but Clipse has him pressed against the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Clipse missing with knees to the body.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Clipse.
Cuervo working hard to break the clinch.
Clipse gets through Cuervo's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Cuervo has had enough of the clinch but Clipse keeps him there for the moment.
Cuervo is trying to force a seperation but Clipse has the dominant position.
Clipse throws a knee to the head but misses.
Clipse lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Clipse.
Clipse scores with a shoulder strike.
Cuervo working hard to break the clinch.
Clipse slows down the pace here.
Clipse misses with a knee to the head.
Clipse landing knees to the head.
Cuervo wants to break free but Clipse has control.
Cuervo tries to circle away but Clipse has him pinned against the cage.
Clipse lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Cuervo looking to slow down the pace here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Paul Clipse dominated that second 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. And we move into the final round!
Clipse instigates a clinch.
Clipse lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Clipse lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Cuervo or not.
A knee to the head by Clipse.
Clipse connects with a nasty looking knee right to Cuervo's face.
Clipse prevents Cuervo from breaking the clinch.
Cuervo tries to break free but Clipse pushes him back against the cage.
Cuervo has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Cuervo tries to break the clinch but Clipse is controlling the position.
Cuervo can't break the clinch.
Clipse creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Cuervo's defenses.
Clipse lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Clipse lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Cuervo takes an elbow to the forehead.
Cuervo takes a knee to the side of the body.
Cuervo takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Clipse taking a breather.
Clipse lands an elbow just above Cuervo 's eye.
Clipse connects with a nasty looking knee right to Cuervo's face.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Clipse leaning against his opponent.
Cuervo tries to break the clinch but Clipse is controlling the position.
Clipse scores a nice knee to the body.
Clipse crunches a lovely knee into Cuervo's ribcage.
Clipse just leaning against Cuervo, taking a breather.
Clipse gets a warning from the ref for wasting time.
Clipse comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Clipse lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Clipse is struggling to control the position.
Cuervo is trying to break free.
Clipse gets through Cuervo's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Clipse using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Clipse stalling in the clinch.
Clipse lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Clipse misses with a knee strike.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cuervo working hard to break the clinch.
Cuervo is looking to break free of the clinch but Clipse has double underhooks.
Clipse using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Cuervo has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Clipse lands an uppercut.
Clipse lands an elbow just above Cuervo 's eye.
Cuervo is trying to break free.
Jose Cuervo has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Clipse lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Clipse lands a knee to the head.
Cuervo is trying to force a seperation but Clipse has the dominant position.
Clipse scores with a nice hook to the head.
Clipse lands a damaging elbow.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Clipse pushes Cuervo back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Cuervo is trying to break the clinch but Clipse has him pressed against the cage.
Cuervo misses with a knee strike.
Cuervo is trying to break the clinch but Clipse is controlling him.
Clipse with a knee to the head.
Clipse works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cuervo takes a knee right on the jaw!
A body shot lands from Clipse.
Cuervo tries to break the clinch but Clipse is controlling the position.
Cuervo wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Clipse working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Clipse has Cuervo pressed against the cage.
Clipse lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Clipse dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Clipse lands an elbow inside that Cuervo shrugs off.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Clipse.
Clipse just leaning against Cuervo, taking a breather.
Cuervo is trying to break the clinch but Clipse has him pressed against the cage.
Clipse misses with a knee strike.
Clipse digs a right hand into Cuervo's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Cuervo's gas tank.
Clipse lands a right hand that snaps the head of Cuervo backwards.
Cuervo can't break the clinch.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Clipse obliges.
Clipse with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Clipse comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Clipse lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Cuervo wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Clipse has him pressed against the cage.
Clipse lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Clipse connects with a nasty looking knee right to Cuervo's face.
Clipse avoids a wild elbow strike from Cuervo.
Clipse keeps control of Cuervo as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Clipse blocks an uppercut.
Clipse pressing his opponent against the cage.
Clipse scores with a knee to the head.
Clipse connects with a knee to the head.
Cuervo takes an elbow to the temple.
Cuervo avoids the elbow strike from Clipse, against the cage.
Clipse misses with an elbow over the top.
Clipse comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Cuervo throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Paul Clipse is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Cuervo misses with a body punch.
Cuervo has a couple of punches blocked by Clipse.
And that's the end of the fight!
Paul Clipse showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Clipse 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 James Ackerman scores the fight 30:26
Judge Sam Margolis scores the fight 30:26
Judge Richard Clark scores the fight 30:26
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Paul Clipse!
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