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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Cuervo Oquendo (ranked 2055 p4p, 1589 weight class) and Stephen Steve (ranked 267 p4p, 221 weight class). I don't know about you partner, but I'm pumped for this one!
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9 - 8 - 0 |
Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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Dangerous knees
Granite chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 10 - 6 - 0, fighting out of New York, Cuervo Oquendo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 8 - 0, fighting out of New York, Stephen Steve!
The judges for this bout are Ben Zyskovitsi, Roosa Järviläinen and Arvi Lind.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Oquendo goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Nice cross by Steve.
A solid leg kick lands there for Steve.
Oquendo has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Tran MMA Gym in the buildup to the fight.
Steve throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Steve throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Oquendo does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Steve tries to clinch up.
Oquendo listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Oquendo throws a body punch but Steve moves out of range.
Oquendo throws a body shot but no joy.
A head kick misses from Steve.
Steve throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Oquendo scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Oquendo throws a series of punches but Steve moves out of range.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Steve moves out of range as Oquendo throws a body kick.
Steve is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Oquendo with a body shot.
Steve defending well as Oquendo loads up on a big left hand.
Cuervo Oquendo seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Steve throws out a loose jab but Oquendo uses good head movement to avoid it.
Nice jab there from Oquendo.
Oquendo throws the left hand but Steve avoids the punch easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice body punch from Oquendo.
Steve tries to clinch up but Oquendo circles away and keeps his distance.
Oquendo throwing a counter right hand but Steve manages to avoid it.
Oquendo throws a right hand that misses
and Steve counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Steve displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Oquendo throws out the jab.
Steve looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Oquendo is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Oquendo misses with a double jab.
Oquendo throws a series of punches but Steve avoids them all with ease.
Steve tries a head kick but it misses.
Oquendo throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Steve tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Oquendo paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Steve looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Oquendo tests Steve's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Steve tries a head kick but it misses.
That kick from Steve tenderised Oquendo's leg. Oquendo is trying to keep his angry face on.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Oquendo connects with a solid leg kick.
Oquendo lands a head shot.
Oquendo blocks a head kick by Steve.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Oquendo tried to score with a low kick but Steve checks it.
Steve feints and then cracks Oquendo's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Oquendo down.
Steve with the inside leg kick.
Nice cross by Steve.
Steve uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Oquendo.
Oquendo ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Steve moves away.
Steve pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Steve goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Steve cracks Oquendo with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
An inside leg kick from Steve misses.
A solid leg kick lands there for Steve.
Steve lands with a slapping head kick.
Steve tries to close the distance and clinch up but Oquendo swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Oquendo misses with a body shot.
Nice shot by Oquendo.
Steve steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Oquendo.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Steve throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Oquendo is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Steve.
Oquendo checks the leg kick nicely there.
Oquendo will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Oquendo scores with a nice head shot.
Steve throws a right hand that Oquendo ducks under and follows up with a left that Oquendo also avoids with ease.
Steve moves out of range as Oquendo strikes.
Oquendo misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Steve.
Oquendo throws a big shot that misses.
Steve looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Steve throws a push kick but Oquendo slaps the foot to one side.
Steve ducks under a wild hook from Oquendo.
Oquendo looks to land a left hand but Steve moved out of range nicely.
Oquendo defending well as Steve loads up on a big left hand.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Steve.
Steve is looking to land body kicks.
Oquendo dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Oquendo throws a low kick, looking for Steve's leg but Steve calmly moves out of range.
Steve is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Oquendo with a body shot.
A swing and a miss from Oquendo.
A head kick misses from Steve.
Steve tries to work over Oquendo's front leg with a kick but Oquendo checks it.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Steve moves forwards but Oquendo connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Oquendo lands a nice shot to the body.
Steve tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Oquendo manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Oquendo is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Steve.
Steve throws a head kick that misses.
Steve ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Oquendo throws a jab when Steve was well out of range.
Steve has managed to clinch.
Steve misses with a short punch on the inside.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Oquendo manages to break the clinch.
Steve avoids the body shot from Oquendo.
Steve appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Oquendo swings for the body but Steve moves out of range.
Steve wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Oquendo throws a push kick but Steve slaps the foot to one side.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Cuervo Oquendo dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action.
Nice body kick there by Steve.
Oquendo's jab looks to have found its range, popping Steve under the eye.
Oquendo fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Steve looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Steve looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Oquendo digs a good hook to Steve's body.
Steve tries to clinch but Oquendo is having none of it.
Oquendo lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Oquendo scores with a nice strike.
Steve moves into the clinch.
Oquendo working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Steve blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Steve connects with a nasty looking knee right to Oquendo's face.
Steve trying to control the position but instead, Oquendo has worked for underhooks and has pushed Steve into the cage.
Steve lands a good knee to the midsection. Oquendo won't want to take too many of those.
Oquendo on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Steve looking to throw knees to the head but Oquendo is blocking nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Oquendo lands with a light punch inside.
Steve misses with the head strike.
Oquendo stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Steve tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Oquendo lands with a left to the head.
Steve with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Steve throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Oquendos head.
Oquendo tries to throw a body punch but Steve avoids it by throwing Oquendo back against the cage.
Oquendo lands a left hand.
Oquendo lands with a left to the head.
Steve has a couple of punches blocked by Oquendo.
Oquendo managing to block the knees to the body from Steve.
Oquendo tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Steve takes a shot to the head.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Steve.
Oquendo misses with the head strike.
Oquendo swings wildly with an uppercut but Steve uses good head movement to avoid it.
Oquendo misses with a body punch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A nice right hand lands inside from Oquendo.
Oquendo lands on the inside with an uppercut.
A nice left hand lands by Oquendo.
Oquendo swings wildly with an uppercut but Steve uses good head movement to avoid it.
Oquendo misses with a punch on the inside.
Oquendo lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Oquendo throws a punch but it's blocked by Steve.
Oquendo lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Oquendo has a couple of punches blocked by Steve.
Oquendo swings wildly with an uppercut but Steve uses good head movement to avoid it.
Cuervo Oquendo has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Steve swings away with an uppercut that misses.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Oquendo.
Oquendo lands an uppercut.
Oquendo lands a hook to the side of the head.
A short uppercut from Steve.
Oquendo gets through Steve's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Oquendo misses with a punch on the inside.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Steve taking a breather.
Steve can't find room to land a body shot as Oquendo controls the action.
A nice left hand lands by Oquendo.
Oquendo blocks a body shot from Steve.
Oquendo escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Steve cracks Oquendo with an open hand slap.
Oquendo cracks Steve on the jaw with a powerful right hand and Steve falls backwards against the cage. Oquendo follows up with more strikes that drop Steve to his knees. Oquendo keeps the pressure on and the referee jumps in to save Steve! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:27 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Cuervo Oquendo!
In his post fight interview, Cuervo Oquendo started talking himself up. Luckily his charisma kept the crowd on side and gave him a good reception.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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RATING
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