PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Ricard Cuenca (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bobby Bishop (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Cuenca comes to the cage accompanied by 2pac - Troublesome '96. Bishop has chosen 999 - Homicide as his entrance music. Fingers crossed for an exciting fight - I'm sure both fighters are looking for a nice under the table bonus!

Cuenca
vs
Bishop

189 cm
33
197 lbs
26 - 6 - 0

185 cm
31
200 lbs
25 - 9 - 1

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World class boxer
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Good wrestler
World class boxer
Granite chin

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the middleweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 26 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Ricard Cuenca!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 25 - 9 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Bobby Bishop!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, Frank Antenori and Timothy Bukovac.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bishop moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Cuenca staying out of range there.
Bishop throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Bishop.
Bishop 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.
Bishop fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Bishop throws a poor cross that misses
and Cuenca counters with a nice body kick.
Bishop is looking to score with low kicks.
Cuenca takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Bishop misses with a straight right.
Bishop throws a shot from downtown. Cuenca moves away and avoids it.
Good shot there by Cuenca.
Cuenca slips under a jab.
Bishop throws a leg kick that is checked
and Bishop takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Bishop slips under a jab from Cuenca.
Bishop tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Cuenca was well out of range. Poor timing from Bishop.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Bishop lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Cuenca has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Cuenca and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Bishop is looking to slow Cuenca down with leg kicks.
Bishop misses with a body kick.
Cuenca keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Cuenca avoids a low kick by using good footwork.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Cuenca moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Bishop throws a solid leg kick but Cuenca takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Bishop.
Bishop throws a leg kick that misses.
Cuenca swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Bishop misses with a body shot.
Bishop scores with a body shot.
Cuenca checks a low kick from Bishop.
Good shot there by Bishop.
Cuenca fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Bishop.
Bishop uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Cuenca.
A looping hook to the body misses from Bishop. Cuenca does a little dance to reset his feet.
Bishop wants to clinch.
Bishop turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Bishop goes for a high kick. It partially lands.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A solid leg kick lands there for Cuenca.
Cuenca lands a leg kick that knocks Bishop off balance momentarily.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Cuenca misses with a head kick.
Bishop throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Cuenca listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Bishop throws a jab but it's blocked by Cuenca.
Bishop throws a front kick that sends Cuenca stumbling back into the cage.
Bishop uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Cuenca.
Bishop has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Bishop there as he acknowledges the shot.
Cuenca fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Bishop has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
A leg kick checked by Cuenca.
Bishop is looking to land body kicks.
Bishop looks to land a right hand but Cuenca moved out of range.
Bishop takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Bishop is looking to score with low kicks.
As Bishop tries to get set, Cuenca tries to push him back and clinch up but Bishop manages to avoid the attempt.
Bishop throws a low kick but Cuenca avoids it.
Bishop checks a low kick from Cuenca.
Cuenca bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Bishop's head backwards.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cuenca keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Nice body punch from Bishop.
Cuenca looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Cuenca lands a nice looking body shot.
Bishop fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Cuenca looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Cuenca misses with a looping right.
Cuenca lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Cuenca connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Cuenca thows a body kick. Bishop tries to catch it but that hurt him.
A telegraphed right hand from Cuenca misses the target.
That kick from Cuenca tenderised Bishop's leg. Bishop is trying to keep his angry face on.
Bishop throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Bishop loads up on a big right hand but Cuenca slips the punch.
Bishop tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Cuenca paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Bishop staying out of range there.
Bishop connects with an inside leg kick.
Bishop is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Cuenca rather than just go for the knockout.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Cuenca misses with a low kick.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cuenca keeps the fight on the outside.
Cuenca is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Bishop.
Bishop is looking for the big counter here.
Bishop fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Cuenca manages to avoid it.
Bishop keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
The fighters circling - Cuenca throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Cuenca dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Bishop. That did some damage!
Cuenca is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Cuenca lands a leg kick that knocks Bishop off balance momentarily.
Cuenca has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Bishop swings for the body but Cuenca moves out of range.
Cuenca throws a good cross that connects.
Cuenca misses with a looping right.
Bishop only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Bishop lands with a good body shot.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Bishop misses with a looping left.
Cuenca swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
A head kick misses from Bishop.
Bishop motions for Cuenca to come forward. Bishop throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Bishop throws a head kick but Cuenca moves out of range.
Cuenca fires out a quick counter leg kick but Bishop just manages to avoid it.
Bishop sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Ricard Cuenca will probably get the nod.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Cuenca lands a lovely overhand right.
Bishop keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Cuenca.
Bishop's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Jab from Bishop.
Bishop swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Cuenca counters with a stiff right hand.
Bishop misses with a wild body shot.
Bishop with a nice cross.
Cuenca tests Bishop's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Bishop lands with a nice body kick.
Cuenca lands with a thumping leg kick.
Cuenca lands a nice shot that snaps Bishop's head back.
Bishop throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Nice body kick there by Cuenca.
Bishop punishes Cuenca's body with a nice straight punch.
Bishop blocks a leg kick.
Bishop just misses with a punch to the body.
Bishop attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Cuenca fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Bishop manages to avoid it.
Bishop uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Cuenca.
Cuenca misses with a low kick.
Cuenca tries to land a front kick but Bishop steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Bishop moves out of range of the leg kick from Cuenca.
Bishop throws a sloppy head kick and Cuenca moves out of range easily.
Cuenca connects with a nice looking jab.
Bishop slips under a jab.
Cuenca swings for the body but Bishop moves out of range.
Bishop connects with a leg kick. Cuenca looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Cuenca tries to bum rush Bishop with a series of wild strikes but Bishop uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Cuenca scores with a jab.
Bishop just misses with a punch to the body.
Cuenca was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
A nice inside leg kick there by Bishop. That's going to slow Cuenca down.

Bishop moves into the clinch.
Cuenca tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Bishop avoids it.
Cuenca is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Cuenca blocks a body shot from Bishop.
I was talking to Cuenca's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Bishop prevents a body shot from Cuenca.
Cuenca tries to land knees in the clinch but Bishop avoids the damage to the body.
Cuenca creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Bishop's defenses.

It looks like Bobby Bishop has been cut.
Cuenca dodges an elbow strike from Bishop.
Cuenca lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Bishop can't find room to land a body shot as Cuenca controls the action.
Cuenca blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A short left from Cuenca.
Cuenca working aggressively here.

Bishop breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Cuenca misses with an uppercut.
Cuenca avoids the body shot from Bishop.
A good leg kick by Bishop.

Cuenca pushes Bishop up against the cage in a clinch.
Bishop misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Cuenca.
Cuenca missing with knees to the body.
Bishop lands a hook to the side of the head.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Bishop.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bishop lands a body punch in the clinch.
Bishop makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Cuenca throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Cuenca lands a nice uppercut.

Bishop pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Cuenca throws a lazy uppercut
letting Bishop counter with a right hand.
Bishop connects with a right hand. Cuenca shakes it off.
A nice inside leg kick there by Cuenca. That's going to slow Bishop down.
Bishop moves forwards but Cuenca connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Cuenca dodges the punch combination from Bishop.
Bishop swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Cuenca misses with a straight right.
Bishop looks to score with a jab to the body but Cuenca is just out of range.
Bishop tries to clinch but Cuenca is having none of it.
Cuenca misses with a body kick.
Bishop moves in looking to clinch but Cuenca pushes him off.
Cuenca feinted there with a counter leg kick.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Bishop throws a leg kick which misses Cuenca's front leg but catches the back leg as Cuenca tries to avoid it.
Cuenca looks to land a body kick but Bishop moved away.
Cuenca throws a head kick that Bishop semi-blocks.
Bishop ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Cuenca moves away.
Bishop throws a low kick but Cuenca avoids it.
Cuenca lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Cuenca stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Bishop.

Cuenca moves into range and clinches up with Bishop.
Bishop lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Cuenca takes a shot to the head.
Bishop wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Cuenca has him pressed against the cage.
Cuenca lands an elbow inside.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Cuenca gets through Bishop's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Cuenca scores with a shoulder strike.
Cuenca digs a right hand into Bishop's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Bishop's gas tank.
Cuenca is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Cuenca lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Bishop backwards.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ricard Cuenca dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Bobby Bishop's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Cuenca tried to score with a low kick but Bishop checks it.
Cuenca throws a body kick that misses.
Cuenca just misses with a punch to the body.
Cuenca misses with a kick to the body.
Cuenca avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Bishop keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Bishop scores with a kick to the body.
Cuenca tries to clinch there but Bishop circles away.
Bishop swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Cuenca.
Cuenca tries to clinch up but Bishop circles away and keeps his distance.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nice defenses there by Cuenca.
Bishop steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Cuenca.
Bishop misses with a kick to the body.
A jab lands there for Cuenca.
Bishop throws a series of punches but Cuenca moves out of range.
Bishop checks a leg kick.
It seemed like Bishop was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bishop scores with a slapping inside leg kick.

Bishop rushes Cuenca and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Cuenca looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Bishop misses with a punch to the body.
A nice right hand lands inside from Cuenca.
Cuenca scores with a shot to the side of Bishop's head.
Bishop misses with a body punch.
Cuenca lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Bishop has a couple of punches blocked by Cuenca.
Bishop misses with a body punch.
Still in the clinch, Cuenca scores with a nice short uppercut.
Ricard Cuenca has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Bishop is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Cuenca is defending well for now.
Bishop lands a shoulder strike.
Bishop avoids the elbow strike from Cuenca, against the cage.
Bishop lands a right hand.
Cuenca blocks an uppercut.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A head punch on the inside from Bishop fails to land.
A short right from Cuenca.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bishop using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Cuenca working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Bishop tries to work over Cuenca's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Cuenca lands a hook that snaps the head of Bishop backwards.
Cuenca managing to block the knees to the body from Bishop.
Bishop tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A nice right hand lands inside from Cuenca.
Cuenca lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Cuenca prevents a body shot from Bishop.
Nice elbow from Cuenca.
Cuenca will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Bishop up against the cage.
Bishop can't find room to land a body shot as Cuenca controls the action.
A short right from Bishop.
Cuenca manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Bishop takes a shot to the head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bishop takes a knee to the side of the body.
Bishop takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Cuenca lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Cuenca trying to land knees to the body.
Cuenca throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Bishops head.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Cuenca just misses with a elbow thrown towards Bishop's brow.
Bishop misses with a punch to the body.
Cuenca lands a shoulder strike.
Cuenca lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Cuenca unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Bishop misses with a hook to the ribs.
Cuenca pushes Bishop back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Bishop tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Bishop pushes Cuenca back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Cuenca scores with a nice hook to the head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Cuenca has a couple of punches blocked by Bishop.
Bishop blocks an uppercut.
Bishop lands a hook that snaps the head of Cuenca backwards.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Bishop.
Cuenca prevents a body shot from Bishop.
A right handed body shot lands from Cuenca.
Cuenca working aggressively here.

Bishop pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Cuenca fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Cuenca listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Cuenca avoids a kick to the body.
Bishop lands a leg kick that knocks Cuenca off balance momentarily.
A punch combination from Bishop misses.
Nice defenses there by Bishop.
Cuenca throws a good cross that connects.
Bishop scores with a body shot.
Cuenca throws a leg kick but Bishop moved away.
Cuenca is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Bishop.
Cuenca chopping away at his opponent's legs.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Cuenca connects with a high kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ricard Cuenca clearly takes that round.
The cut man is working on Bobby Bishop'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.

Bishop clinches with his opponent.
Bishop misses with the head strike.
Cuenca blocks a body shot from Bishop.
Bishop scores with a hook to the body.
Bishop tries to throw a body punch but Cuenca avoids it by throwing Bishop back against the cage.
A short right from Cuenca on the inside.
Cuenca throws a punch but it's blocked by Bishop.
Bishop avoids a wild elbow strike from Cuenca.
Bishop misses with a hook to the ribs.
Cuenca tries to work over Bishop's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Bishop obliges.
Bishop swings away with an uppercut that misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Cuenca keeps control of Bishop as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Cuenca creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Bishop swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Bishop misses with a hook from the clinch.
Bishop tries to work over Cuenca's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Cuenca prevents a body shot from Bishop.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bishop misses with a body punch.
A knee to the head by Cuenca.
Cuenca lands a right hand.
Bishop throws a punch but it's blocked by Cuenca.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Cuenca.
A short right from Cuenca.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Cuenca creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.

Bishop breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Bishop misses the shot to the body.
An inside leg kick from Bishop misses.
Cuenca misses with a kick to the body.
Cuenca uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Bishop.
Bishop keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Bishop crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Cuenca - the referee stops the clock and Bishop gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Cuenca. Bishop manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Cuenca fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Bishop is out of range.
Bishop looks to land a left hand but Cuenca moved out of range nicely.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Bishop looks to land a right hand but Cuenca moved out of range.
Ricard Cuenca is winning the standup battle so far.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cuenca throws a shot from downtown. Bishop moves away and avoids it.
Bishop throws an off balance right hand
enabling Cuenca to counter with a crisp jab.
Cuenca slips under a jab from Bishop.
Bishop throws the left hand but Cuenca avoids the punch easily.
Cuenca moves out of range of the leg kick from Bishop.
Cuenca misses with a hook. Bishop ducked under it nicely.
Cuenca looks to land a left hand but Bishop moved out of range nicely.
Cuenca misses with a few strikes there.
Bishop misses with a looping left.
Bishop connects with a body shot.
Cuenca wants to clinch up but Bishop keeps it at a distance.
Bishop looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Bishop tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Cuenca paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Cuenca appears to be looking for a big counter.
A slow jab from Cuenca misses its intended target.
Bishop cracks a nice hook into Cuenca's ribs.
Bishop gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Cuenca.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bishop misses with an uppercut

and Cuenca counters by clinching up.
Bishop tries to throw a body punch but Cuenca avoids it by throwing Bishop back against the cage.
Cuenca lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Cuenca scores with a shot to the side of Bishop's head.
Bishop tries a body shot but Cuenca blocks it.
Bishop misses with a punch to the body.
Cuenca digs a right hand underneath Bishop's ribcage. Bishop let out a lung full of air as it connected.
A nice left hand lands by Cuenca.
Bishop missing with knees to the body.
Cuenca lands a shot to the body.
Bishop is absolutely dripping with sweat - he looks exhausted.
Cuenca blocking some punches.
Nice elbow from Cuenca.
Good body shot from Bishop.
Bishop blocking some punches.
Bishop missing with knees to the body.
Bishop has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Bishop lands a body shot.
A nice left hand lands by Cuenca.

That has opened up Bobby Bishop's cut even more.
Cuenca tries to land knees in the clinch but Bishop avoids the damage to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Bishop pushes off an throws an elbow but Cuenca leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Bishop struggles to land a body shot inside as Cuenca controls his hands.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Bishop.
Cuenca fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Cuenca just misses with a elbow thrown towards Bishop's brow.
Cuenca misses with a punch to the body.
Cuenca throws a head punch that misses.
Cuenca lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Bishop.
Bishop misses with a short punch on the inside.
A head punch on the inside from Cuenca fails to land.
Cuenca throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Bishop blocks it with crossed arms.
Cuenca gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Bishop misses with a body punch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Cuenca.
Cuenca blocks a couple of punches on the inside.

Bishop breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
A looping hook to the body misses from Cuenca. Bishop does a little dance to reset his feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ricard Cuenca had his way with Bobby Bishop in that round.
The cut man is working on Bobby Bishop's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!

Bishop jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Bishop misses with a hook.
Cuenca tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Bishop manages to circle out of the way.

Cuenca has taken the fight to the clinch.
Cuenca working aggressively here.
Cuenca scores with a nice hook to the head.
Bishop throws a head punch that misses.
Bishop blocking some punches.
Cuenca blocks a body shot from Bishop.
Cuenca misses with an elbow strike.
Bishop goes for a body shot but it's blocked.

Bishop breaks the clinch.
Bishop avoids the body shot from Cuenca.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bishop throws a low kick, looking for Cuenca's leg but Cuenca calmly moves out of range.
Cuenca throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Bishop's head.
Cuenca wants to clinch.
Bishop flicks out a counter leg kick but Cuenca steps away.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Cuenca connects with a right hand. Bishop shakes it off.
Cuenca connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.

Bishop gets a clinch.
Cuenca can't find room to land a body shot as Bishop controls the action.
Cuenca can't find room to land a body shot as Bishop controls the action.
Bishop has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Cuenca.
Cuenca managing to block the knees to the body from Bishop.
A short right from Cuenca on the inside.
Cuenca is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Bishop can do to turn this around?
Bishop misses with a hook to the ribs.
Come on Cuenca - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Bishop goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Cuenca blocks an elbow strike.
Cuenca makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Cuenca's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Bishop misses with some punches.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cuenca throws a head punch that misses.
Cuenca swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Bobby Bishop has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
A head punch on the inside from Cuenca fails to land.
Cuenca tries to work over Bishop's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Bishop scores with a shot to the side of Cuenca's head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Bishop pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
A bit of stalling here from Cuenca.
A nice right hand lands inside from Cuenca.
A short right from Bishop on the inside.
Cuenca throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Cuenca lands a body shot.
Bishop is wobbling all over the place through exhaustion. Will he make it to the final bell?
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Bishop just misses with a elbow thrown towards Cuenca's brow.
Bishop misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Bishop doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Bishop takes an elbow to the forehead.
Bishop misses with a punch to the body.
Bishop tries a body shot but Cuenca blocks it.
Cuenca lands a shoulder strike.
Bishop misses with a shot to the kidneys.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cuenca lands a hook to the side of the head.
Bishop can't find room to land a body shot as Cuenca controls the action.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Bishop creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.

Bishop escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Bishop takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Cuenca.
Bishop lets loose with a powerful body kick. Cuenca will feel that in the morning.

Bishop has taken the fight to the clinch.
Bishop can't find room to land a body shot as Cuenca controls the action.
A left hand lands to the body for Bishop.
A short uppercut from Bishop.
With the fighters up against the cage, Cuenca throws an elbow but misses.
Cuenca scores with an uppercut up the middle.
A right handed body shot lands from Cuenca.
Cuenca pushes off an throws an elbow but Bishop leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Bishop tries a knee to the head but Cuenca blocks it.
Cuenca gets through Bishop's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Ricard Cuenca is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bishop tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Cuenca's elbow.
Bishop misses with a body punch.
Bishop misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Bishop blocks an uppercut.
Cuenca lands a right hand.
A short body shot lands from Cuenca as the two fighters clinch.
Bishop tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Cuenca swings wildly with an uppercut but Bishop uses good head movement to avoid it.
Bishop working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Bishop misses with a body punch.
Bishop tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Cuenca's elbow.
Cuenca can't find room to land a body shot as Bishop controls the action.
Cuenca looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Cuenca throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Bishop tries to work over Cuenca's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Cuenca blocks a body shot from Bishop.
A body shot lands from Bishop.

And that's the end of the fight!
Ricard Cuenca showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Cuenca 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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 49:46
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 50:45
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 50:45

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ricard Cuenca!
Ricard Cuenca retains his middleweight title!