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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Joe Gage (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ricard Cuenca (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Gage kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Panama. Cuenca has chosen 2pac - Troublesome '96 as his entrance music. Ricard Cuenca acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the cage.
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210 lbs
32 - 10 - 1 |
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210 lbs
36 - 14 - 0 |
Great wrestler
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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World class MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the light heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
32 - 10 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Joe Gage!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
36 - 14 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Ricard Cuenca!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Jack Bonds and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gage throws a good cross that connects.
Gage 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.
Gage gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Cuenca.
Cuenca walks into a stiff left hand from Gage.
Gage misses with a hook.
Cuenca throws a leg kick that is checked
and Gage connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Gage misses with a body kick.
The crowd cheers as Gage lands an impressive looking overhand right. Cuenca doesn't seem phased though.
Cuenca takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Cuenca takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Cuenca on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Cuenca misses with a double jab.
Gage connects with a looping right hand.
Gage connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Cuenca momentarily.
Cuenca darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
A slapping leg kick lands for Gage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gage digs a good body shot into Cuenca's ribs.
Gage throws a hook to the side of Cuenca's head but Cuenca sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Cuenca shapes to counter with a head kick.
Cuenca throws an overhand right that lands on Gage's shoulder, as Gage tries to avoid the shot.
Gage connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Gage throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Gage throws a hook to the side of Cuenca's head but Cuenca sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Gage misses with a jab to the body
and Cuenca counters with a straight right hand.
Good work by Cuenca as he checks the leg kick.
The crowd cheers as Gage lands an impressive looking overhand right. Cuenca doesn't seem phased though.
A lazy body kick from Gage
and Cuenca counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Joe Gage seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Gage throws a wild body kick that Cuenca sees coming a mile off.
Cuenca looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Gage throws a hook but Cuenca blocks it.
A little jabbing left from Cuenca on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Gage is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Cuenca.
That's two 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!
Gage lands a nice looking body shot.
Gage connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Gage lands a jab to the nose.
Gage misses with a jab, cross combination.
Gage throws a chopping leg kick but Cuenca manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
A little jabbing left from Cuenca on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Cuenca takes a swing at Gage's ribcage but misses.
Cuenca steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Gage.
Gage thuds a left hand into Cuenca's body.
Cuenca swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Gage.
Cuenca staying out of range there.
Gage thuds a left hand into Cuenca's body.
Gage cracks the inside of Cuenca's front leg.
Cuenca throws a jab when Gage was well out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cuenca on the wrong end of a nice hook.
A thudding body kick lands there by Gage!
Gage throws a low kick but Cuenca avoids it.
Cuenca appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Cuenca ducks under a wild hook from Gage.
Cuenca blocks a jab.
Gage connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Gage moves into range and connects with a jab.
Cuenca chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Gage can pounce on him.
Gage ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Cuenca tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Cuenca goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Cuenca is looking to clinch.
Gage throwing a counter right hand but Cuenca manages to avoid it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gage looks to throw a body kick
and Cuenca counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
The crowd cheers as Gage lands an impressive looking overhand right. Cuenca doesn't seem phased though.
Gage looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Gage throws a hook but Cuenca blocks it.
Gage misses the shot to the body.
A low kick from Gage is predictable there
and Cuenca counters with a stiff right hand.
Gage jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Gage gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Cuenca cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Cuenca walks forward, straight into a front kick from Gage.
Cuenca takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Gage scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Cuenca doesn't seem bothered though.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Gage.
Cuenca throws a low kick but Gage moves out of range easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Joe Gage dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Cuenca with a jab.
Gage scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Cuenca jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Gage swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Cuenca has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Gage.
Jab from Gage.
Cuenca has been working his punching technique in the buildup to the fight and it appears to be paying off.
Gage thows a leg kick but Cuenca checks it
and Cuenca counters with a straight right hand.
Gage showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Cuenca.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Cuenca misses with a body kick.
A looping hook to the body misses from Gage. Cuenca does a little dance to reset his feet.
Gage lands with an uppercut that bounces Cuenca off the cage and back into range.
Cuenca needs to keep his hands up - Gage had a free shot at his head there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gage misses with a hook.
Gage uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Cuenca.
Cuenca swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Gage throws a leg kick
and Cuenca counters with a nice uppercut.
Gage misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Cuenca.
Gage misses with a looping right.
Cuenca looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Gage pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Gage fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Cuenca.
Gage thows a leg kick but Cuenca checks it
and Cuenca counters with a slapping leg kick.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with eachother but Cuenca might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Gage has got the better of the exchanges.
Crunch! Gage slams his shin into Cuenca's torso.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Gage.
Gage is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Cuenca can do to turn this around?
Gage rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Cuenca counters with a stiff right hand.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cuenca takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Gage feints and then cracks Cuenca's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Cuenca down.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Cuenca tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Gage was well out of range. Poor timing from Cuenca.
Cuenca pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Gage fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Gage throws an overhand right that lands on Cuenca's shoulder, as Cuenca tries to avoid the shot.
Gage tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Cuenca was well out of range. Poor timing from Gage.
Cuenca's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Cuenca misses with the body kick
and Gage counters with a stiff right hand.
Gage 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.
Decent striking displayed by Gage there.
Gage throws a good cross that connects.
Cuenca doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Cuenca has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Gage.
The fight stays on the outside here - Cuenca looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gage misses with an attempted mid kick.
Gage swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Gage misses with a series of wild punches.
Gage lands with a good body shot.
Gage moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Gage throws a body punch but Cuenca moves out of range.
Cuenca slips under a jab from Gage.
Joe Gage is winning the standup battle so far.
Gage is looking to slow Cuenca down with leg kicks.
Gage turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Gage misses with a lunging right hand
letting Cuenca counter with a right hand.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gage wants to land a leg kick but Cuenca is out of range.
Cuenca moves out of range of the leg kick from Gage.
Cuenca throws out a counter right but Gage avoids it with no problem.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Gage, right into the meat.
Gage connects with a leg kick. Cuenca looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Gage lands a leg kick that knocks Cuenca off balance momentarily.
That kick from Cuenca tenderised Gage's leg. Gage is trying to keep his angry face on.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A slapping leg kick lands for Gage.
Gage ducks under a wild hook from Cuenca.
Gage checks the leg kick.
Cuenca looks for the body kick but Gage saw that one coming.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Gage. Cuenca shrugs it off though.
Gage scores with a jab to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Joe Gage dominated that second round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Gage throws a head kick but Cuenca moves out of range.
Gage smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Cuenca has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Gage.
Gage uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Cuenca has time to react.
Cuenca swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Gage throws a big shot that misses.
Gage is looking to slow Cuenca down with leg kicks.
Cuenca bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Gage throws a right hand that misses
and Cuenca counters with a stiff right hand.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Cuenca throws a right hand that Gage ducks under and follows up with a left that Gage also avoids with ease.
Gage throws a quick inside leg kick.
Cuenca misses with a low kick.
Gage throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Gage takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cuenca looks to land a right hand but Gage moved out of range.
A solid body kick from Gage.
Gage lands a leg kick that knocks Cuenca off balance momentarily.
Cuenca moves out of range of the body kick from Gage.
Gage cracks the inside of Cuenca's front leg.
Gage misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Gage feints and then cracks Cuenca's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Cuenca down.
Gage works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Gage dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Cuenca. That did some damage!
Cuenca takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Gage paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gage takes one to the chin there.
Cuenca with a jab.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Cuenca throws a low kick but Gage moves out of range easily.
Gage throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Cuenca's head.
Gage goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Cuenca takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Gage lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Cuenca throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Gage misses with a lunging right hand
enabling Cuenca to counter with a crisp jab.
Cuenca ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Gage moves away.
Gage fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Decent striking displayed by Gage there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cuenca tries a head kick but it misses.
Cuenca misses with a low kick.
Cuenca thows a leg kick but Gage checks it
and Gage counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Gage lands a nice looking body shot.
Cuenca misses with a series of wild punches.
Cuenca takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Gage scores with a shot to the body.
Gage looks for the body kick but Cuenca saw that one coming.
Gage lands a nice shot to the body.
Gage connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gage pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Some bone on bone action there as Cuenca checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Good work by Cuenca as he checks the leg kick.
Both fighters circling a little - Gage finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Cuenca takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Gage throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
A countering left hand to the body from Cuenca misses.
Cuenca fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Cuenca looks for the body kick but Gage saw that one coming.
Gage dips to his left and cracks Cuenca with an uppercut!
Cuenca throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
An attempted straight right counter from Gage misses the target.
Cuenca takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Joe Gage clearly takes that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Gage lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Cuenca takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Gage moves away from the strike by Cuenca.
Gage misses with a body shot.
Gage lands a nice hook to Cuenca's body. Cuenca takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Cuenca on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Gage thows a left - swing and a miss!
Gage thuds his shin into the meat of Cuenca's side.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gage thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Cuenca if he has to take too many more of those.
Cuenca has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Gage shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Gage throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Cuenca appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Gage misses with a body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gage tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Cuenca was well out of range. Poor timing from Gage.
Gage walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Cuenca checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Gage moves out of range of the strikes.
Cuenca clinches up against the cage.
Gage lands a shoulder strike.
Cuenca blocking some punches.
Cuenca is trying to break free.
A short right from Gage.
Gage swings away with an uppercut that misses.
You can see that Cuenca has visibly slowed down as a result of the leg kicks
Gage's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Cuenca changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
A chopping leg kick lands by Gage.
Gage uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Cuenca.
Gage goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cuenca uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Gage.
Cuenca only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Gage misses with a low kick.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Gage throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Gage connects with a single shot there.
Cuenca looks to land a right hand but Gage moved out of range.
Cuenca walks into a stiff left hand from Gage.
Gage throws out a powerful jab.
The fight stays on the outside here - Cuenca looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Cuenca takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gage thumps Cuenca with a low kick.
Gage misses with a left hand
and Cuenca counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Cuenca walks forward, straight into a front kick from Gage.
Gage tries to land a body kick
and Cuenca cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Gage lands a leg kick that knocks Cuenca off balance momentarily.
A nice leg kick lands there from Gage.
Gage throws a leg kick which misses Cuenca's front leg but catches the back leg as Cuenca tries to avoid it.
Gage looks to land a body kick but Cuenca moved away.
Cuenca feints a counter leg kick.
Cuenca takes a jab right on the kisser.
Cuenca moves out of range of the body kick.
Gage connects with a leg kick. Cuenca looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jab, jab by Gage - just one landing.
Gage misses with an attempted mid kick.
Cuenca throws a big counter head kick but Gage avoids it with no problem.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Cuenca gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Cuenca takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Gage loads up on a big right hand but Cuenca slips the punch.
Gage feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Cuencas jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Cuenca misses with a leg kick
and Gage counters with a straight right hand.
Good shot there by Cuenca.
Gage throws a hook but Cuenca blocks it.
Cuenca blocks the body kick.
Gage lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Cuenca connects with a body shot that sends Gage's belly button to the back.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Joe Gage had his way with Ricard Cuenca in that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Gage just misses with a punch to the body.
Cuenca avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Gage scores with a nice head shot.
Gage throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Cuenca sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Cuenca connects with a single shot there.
Gage walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Cuenca checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Gage throws a lazy body kick
and Cuenca counters with a one-two to the body.
Cuenca takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gage connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Gage - that will leave a mark!
Gage thuds a left hand into Cuenca's body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Gage throws a jab but it's blocked by Cuenca.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice body kick there by Gage.
Gage with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Cuenca takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Gage looks for the body kick but Cuenca saw that one coming.
Cuenca doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Gage misses with a body kick.
Gage throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Gage lands a glancing blow to the side of Cuenca's head.
Nice body kick there by Gage.
Gage thows a left - swing and a miss!
Cuenca looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Cuenca throws a leg kick that misses.
Gage throwing a counter right hand but Cuenca manages to avoid it.
Ricard Cuenca has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gage throws a low kick, looking for Cuenca's leg but Cuenca calmly moves out of range.
Cuenca thinks about the counter body kick.
Cuenca tries a head kick but it misses.
Cuenca lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Gage swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Cuenca steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Gage. That one must have hurt.
Cuenca is wobbling all over the place through exhaustion. Will he make it to the final bell?
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Gage throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Left hook, right uppercut from Gage.
Gage misses with a hook.
Gage goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Gage scores with a body shot.
Gage scores with a nice strike.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cuenca connects with a single shot there.
Gage misses with a body shot.
Cuenca throws out a counter right but Gage avoids it with no problem.
Gage connects with a body shot that sends Cuenca's belly button to the back.
That kick from Gage tenderised Cuenca's leg. Cuenca is trying to keep his angry face on.
Cuenca throws a wild body kick that Gage sees coming a mile off.
Gage swings for the body but Cuenca moves out of range.
Cuenca is clearly looking to counter with head kicks.
Gage thows a left - swing and a miss!
Cuenca throws out a counter right but Gage avoids it with no problem.
Gage avoids the body shot from Cuenca.
Cuenca throws out a loose jab but Gage uses good head movement to avoid it.
Gage fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Cuenca has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Gage jabs at Cuenca's body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gage moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Gage lands with a nice body punch.
Cuenca tries to clinch up but Gage circles away and keeps his distance.
Gage feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Cuenca's calf.
Gage misses with a body kick.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Gage thows a left - swing and a miss!
Gage loads up on a big right hand but Cuenca slips the punch.
Gage attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Gage sizes up Cuenca with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Cuenca slips a straight right by Gage.
Joe Gage is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Gage throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Cuenca takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
And that's the end of the fight!
Joe Gage showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Gage 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 Frank Antenori scores the fight 50:45
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 50:45
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 50:45
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Joe Gage!
Joe Gage retains his light heavyweight title!
Joe Gage 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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