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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Pavel Dubrov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ricard Cuenca (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Cuenca has chosen 2pac - Troublesome '96 as his entrance music. Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!
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208 lbs
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201 lbs
27 - 10 - 0 |
Great wrestler
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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Olympic wrestler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
20 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Pavel Dubrov!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
27 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Ricard Cuenca!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Jack Bonds and Don Winkell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cuenca takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Dubrov misses with a right hand
letting Cuenca counter with a right hand.
Cuenca dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Cuenca with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Dubrov to score with a decent uppercut.
Dubrov attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Dubrov throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
A head kick misses from Cuenca.
Cuenca gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Dubrov connects with a body shot.
Cuenca swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Cuenca with a hook.
Dubrov takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
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!
Dubrov lands with a thumping leg kick.
Cuenca chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Dubrov can pounce on him.
Cuenca tries to close the distance and clinch but Dubrov swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Dubrov throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Cuenca.
Dubrov lands with a good body shot.
Jab by Dubrov.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cuenca is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Dubrov throws a combination that misses
and Cuenca counters with a thumping low kick.
Dubrov lands with a nice combination. Cuenca backs away looking to recover.
Cuenca tries to clinch but Dubrov is having none of it.
Dubrov will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Cuenca looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Dubrov throws a low kick but Cuenca avoids it.
Cuenca keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Dubrov misses with a kick to the body.
Dubrov misses with an uppercut. Cuenca saw that one coming.
Cuenca ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Cuenca is looking to slow Dubrov down with leg kicks.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Cuenca.
Dubrov shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Dubrov misses with a lunging right hand
and Cuenca counters with a nice body shot.
Dubrov's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Dubrov duly obliges.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Cuenca moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Dubrov finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Pavel Dubrov seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Dubrov wants to land a leg kick but Cuenca is out of range.
A nice side step and Cuenca releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Dubrov misses with a head kick.
Cuenca takes the fight into the clinch.
Dubrov throws a head punch that misses.
Dubrov landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Cuenca lands a damaging elbow.
Cuenca tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Dubrov avoids it.
Cuenca is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Dubrov is defending well for now.
Dubrov's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Dubrov connects with a single shot there.
Dubrov ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Cuenca moves away.
Dubrov swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
It seemed like Cuenca was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Cuenca stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Dubrov.
Donk. Dubrov catches Cuenca right on the button with a cross.
Dubrov takes one to the chin there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dubrov with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Cuenca to score with a decent uppercut.
Cuenca throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Cuenca stalks Dubrov and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Dubrov's face. Dubrov staggers backwards, shaken.
It looks like Pavel Dubrov has been cut.
Cuenca staying out of range there.
A little jabbing left from Cuenca on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Dubrov throws a hook but Cuenca avoids it easily.
Dubrov fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Dubrov throws a low kick but it's checked well by Cuenca.
Dubrov wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
A solid leg kick lands there for Cuenca.
Dubrov scores with a three punch combo!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Cuenca moves out of range of the leg kick from Dubrov.
Cuenca ducks under a wild hook from Dubrov.
Cuenca lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Dubrov fails to land with a series of punches.
A telegraphed right hand from Dubrov misses the target.
Dubrov walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cuenca lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Dubrov throws a leg kick which misses Cuenca's front leg but catches the back leg as Cuenca tries to avoid it.
Dubrov ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Dubrov misses with a straight right.
Dubrov jabs Cuenca to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Cuenca has been working his punching technique in the buildup to the fight and it appears to be paying off.
Dubrov throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A chopping leg kick lands by Cuenca.
Cuenca throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Cuenca tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Dubrov was well out of range. Poor timing from Cuenca.
Cuenca checks a low kick from Dubrov.
Dubrov lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Cuenca circles away quickly and effectively.
Dubrov fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Cuenca throws a body punch but Dubrov moves out of range.
Dubrov throws the left hand but Cuenca avoids the punch easily.
Dubrov takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Pavel Dubrov dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Pavel Dubrov's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Cuenca tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Dubrov manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Cuenca throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Cuenca takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Dubrov throws a body punch but Cuenca moves out of range.
A slow jab from Dubrov misses its intended target.
Dubrov uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Cuenca.
Dubrov seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Cuenca misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Dubrov counters with a straight right hand.
Cuenca misses with a double jab.
Dubrov tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Cuenca steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Dubrov.
Cuenca darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Dubrov is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Cuenca can do to turn this around?
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Cuenca crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Dubrov - the referee stops the clock and Cuenca gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Dubrov. Cuenca manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Cuenca uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Dubrov.
Cuenca throws a big shot that misses.
Dubrov takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Dubrov tried to score with a low kick but Cuenca checks it.
A clash of legs there as Cuenca blocks the low kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dubrov misses the jab.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Cuenca! But no joy.
Dubrov throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Cuenca on the side of the head.
Dubrov ducks under a wild hook from Cuenca.
Dubrov's jab looks to have found its range, popping Cuenca under the eye.
Dubrov bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Cuenca's head backwards.
A telegraphed right hand from Cuenca misses the target.
Dubrov tried to counter with a leg kick but Cuenca avoided it.
Dubrov displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Cuenca throws out the jab.
Cuenca takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Cuenca avoids the body shot from Dubrov.
Cuenca lands with a thumping leg kick.
A lazy body kick from Cuenca
and Dubrov counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Cuenca on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Dubrov throws a series of punches but Cuenca avoids them all with ease.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Cuenca slips a jab and a cross from Dubrov.
Cuenca is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Cuenca throws a right and a left that Dubrov avoids nicely.
Cuenca has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Dubrov.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dubrov walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Cuenca checks a leg kick nicely.
Cuenca just misses with a punch to the body.
A jab from Dubrov finds it's way through Cuenca's defenses.
Dubrov throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Cuenca blocks a jab.
Cuenca scores with a jab to the head.
Cuenca throws a nice outside leg kick.
Cuenca scores with a body shot.
Cuenca steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Dubrov.
Dubrov blocks the body kick.
Dubrov loads up on a big right hand but Cuenca slips the punch.
Dubrov misses with a body shot.
Cuenca scores with a crisp jab that stopped Dubrov in his tracks.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Dubrov 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.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dubrov walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Cuenca checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
A combination from Cuenca does no damage.
Dubrov bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Dubrov misses with a body shot.
Cuenca avoids the body shot from Dubrov.
Cuenca fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Dubrov on the side of the head.
Dubrov throws a low kick, looking for Cuenca's leg but Cuenca calmly moves out of range.
Dubrov goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
A slow jab from Cuenca misses its intended target.
Cuenca tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Cuenca showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Dubrov.
Dubrov slips a straight right by Cuenca.
Dubrov appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Cuenca jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Dubrov connects with a single shot there.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cuenca throws a nice outside 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!
Dubrov connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Dubrov looks to throw the jab but Cuenca is out of range.
Dubrov stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Cuenca's jab looks to have found its range, popping Dubrov under the eye.
Dubrov throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Cuenca works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Dubrov dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Cuenca defending well as Dubrov loads up on a big left hand.
Dubrov throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Cuenca.
Cuenca ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Dubrov misses with an attempted mid kick.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Nice cross by Cuenca.
Cuenca is looking to clinch.
Dubrov is looking to counter punch.
The fighters circle momentarily. Cuenca darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Pavel Dubrov will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Pavel Dubrov's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Cuenca moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Cuenca rushes Dubrov and presses him up against the cage.
Cuenca is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Dubrov is defending well for now.
Dubrov is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Cuenca lands an elbow just above Dubrov 's eye.
Cuenca scores with a shoulder strike.
Dubrov misses with a hook from the clinch.
Cuenca gets through Dubrov's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Dubrov controlling the action here for a moment.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Cuenca creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Dubrov is trying to break the clinch but Cuenca has him pressed against the cage.
Dubrov tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Cuenca avoids it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Cuenca avoiding damage as Dubrov throws knees to the body.
Dubrov lands a shot to the body.
Dubrov blocks an uppercut.
Dubrov tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Cuenca misses with some punches.
Dubrov struggles to land a body shot inside as Cuenca controls his hands.
Dubrov lands a good knee to the midsection. Cuenca won't want to take too many of those.
Cuenca takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dubrov lands a left hand that snaps the head of Cuenca backwards.
Dubrov's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
A nice inside leg kick there by Dubrov. That's going to slow Cuenca down.
A chopping leg kick lands by Dubrov.
Cuenca swings widly with a right hand
enabling Dubrov to counter with a crisp jab.
Cuenca fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Cuenca throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
An attempted straight right counter from Dubrov misses the target.
Dubrov throws a right and a left that Cuenca avoids nicely.
Dubrov darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Dubrov misses with a double jab.
Dubrov backing away here, and Cuenca unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Cuenca dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Dubrov misses with a shot to the body
and Cuenca counters by clinching up.
Dubrov tries to land knees in the clinch but Cuenca avoids the damage to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Knees in the clinch landing for Dubrov.
Dubrov pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
An inside leg kick lands from Dubrov.
Cuenca has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cuenca misses with an uppercut.
Cuenca connects with a leg kick. Dubrov looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Cuenca checks a leg kick.
A little jabbing left from Cuenca on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Dubrov lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Cuenca circles away quickly and effectively.
Cuenca is looking to chop away at Dubrov's legs.
Cuenca throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Dubrov on the side of the head.
A telegraphed right hand from Dubrov misses the target.
Ricard Cuenca has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Nice body punch from Dubrov.
Cuenca ducks under a wild hook from Dubrov.
Dubrov misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Dubrov fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Cuenca is out of range.
Pavel Dubrov is winning the standup battle so far.
Cuenca throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Dubrov's Muay Thai looks sharper than normal. He has obviously been working on it in the gym.
Dubrov throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Cuenca connects with a solid leg kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cuenca scores with a jab to the head.
Dubrov scores with a hook.
Dubrov circles away from the clinch attempt.
Dubrov throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Dubrov cracks the inside of Cuenca's front leg.
Cuenca jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Cuenca moves out of range of the strikes.
Dubrov slips a straight right by Cuenca.
Cuenca looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Dubrov lands with a shot to the body.
Cuenca misses with a leg kick.
Dubrov ducks under a wild hook from Cuenca.
Cuenca uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Dubrov.
Cuenca throws a counter combo.
Cuenca dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Dubrov throws a big shot that misses.
Pavel Dubrov is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cuenca on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A big left from Cuenca misses.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Cuenca - that will leave a mark!
Dubrov throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Cuenca on the side of the head.
Cuenca throws the left hand but Dubrov avoids the punch easily.
Dubrov thows a left - swing and a miss!
Dubrov keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Cuenca.
Dubrov throws a sloppy head kick and Cuenca moves out of range easily.
A nice leg kick lands there from Dubrov.
Dubrov scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Cuenca throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Dubrov scores with a jab to the head.
Dubrov cracks the inside of Cuenca's front leg.
Dubrov swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
And that's the end of the fight!
Pavel Dubrov showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Dubrov, 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 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... Pavel Dubrov!
In his post fight interview, Pavel Dubrov started talking himself up. Luckily his charisma kept the crowd on side and gave him a good reception.
Ricard Cuenca spoke after the fight, saying 'I want a rematch!'.
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