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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Minor Cuevas (ranked 1674 p4p, 4409 weight class) and Sancho Bandito (ranked 228 p4p, 477 weight class). Rumors backstage are that the fighters have been paid to keep it standing but we know that would never happen in MMA!
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5 - 4 - 0 |
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Decent wrestler
Solid boxing
Good chin |
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Counter fighter
Solid 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 5 - 4 - 0, fighting out of New York, Minor Cuevas!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 7 - 0, fighting out of London, Sancho Bandito!
The judges for this bout are James Atkins, Steven Brown and William Gold.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cuevas throws a hook but Bandito blocks it.
Bandito closes the distance and pushes Cuevas back into the cage.
Bandito looking to stall.
Cuevas breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Cuevas throws a big shot that misses.
Cuevas avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Cuevas throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Bandito sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Nice defenses there by Bandito.
Cuevas sets himself, and Bandito steps forward looking for the clinch! Cuevas avoids it this time.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Cuevas pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Bandito tries to clinch but Cuevas is having none of it.
Bandito keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Cuevas.
Cuevas looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cuevas throws a body shot but no joy.
Cuevas throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Cuevas cracks Bandito with a right hand to the side of the head.
Bandito slips under a jab.
Bandito forces Cuevas back against the cage and clinches.
Bandito slowing the pace effectively.
Cuevas breaks the clinch.
Cuevas missing with a left hand there. Bandito was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Bandito is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Bandito wants to clinch up but Cuevas keeps it at a distance.
A jab from Cuevas misses.
Bandito is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Bandito blocks a jab.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cuevas swinging wildly here.
Bandito wants to counter the offense by Cuevas and move into the clinch position.
Cuevas misses the body punch
and Bandito moves into the clinch.
Cuevas escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Cuevas throws a shot from downtown. Bandito moves away and avoids it.
Bandito has Cuevas up against the cage in a clinch.
Cuevas breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Minor Cuevas seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Bandito displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Cuevas throws out the jab.
Bandito tries to counter with a clinch but Cuevas shakes him off and moves away.
Cuevas just misses with a punch to the body.
Nice defenses there by Bandito.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cuevas tries to bum rush Bandito with a series of wild strikes but Bandito uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
A jab from Cuevas misses.
A telegraphed right hand from Cuevas misses the target.
Bandito takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Bandito slips under a jab.
Cuevas throws a hook to the side of Bandito's head but Bandito sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Bandito wants to counter the offense by Cuevas and move into the clinch position.
Bandito staying out of range there.
Bandito gets a clinch.
Cuevas tries to break the clinch but Bandito is controlling the position.
Bandito wants to stall.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cuevas is trying to break free.
Bandito stalling against the cage.
Bandito avoiding damage.
Bandito is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Cuevas is keeping busy.
Cuevas pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
A big right from Cuevas misses.
Cuevas scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Cuevas throws a right and a left that Bandito avoids nicely.
Bandito tries to counter with a clinch but Cuevas shakes him off and moves away.
Bandito tries to clinch there but Cuevas circles away.
Cuevas lands a jab to the head.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Minor Cuevas dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Cuevas, as that shot connected.
Bandito ducks under a wild hook from Cuevas.
Bandito takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Cuevas throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Bandito sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Bandito tries to counter with a clinch but Cuevas shakes him off and moves away.
Cuevas clobbers Bandito with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Bandito takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Cuevas missing with a left hand there. Bandito was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Cuevas is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bandito defending well as Cuevas loads up on a big left hand.
Cuevas lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
It looks like Sancho Bandito has been cut.
Cuevas tests Bandito's chin there with a solid looking shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bandito uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Cuevas.
Bandito wants to counter with a clinch but Cuevas pushes him away.
Cuevas is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Bandito displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Cuevas throws out the jab.
Cuevas throws out a loose jab but Bandito uses good head movement to avoid it.
Bandito keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Cuevas.
Nice defenses there by Bandito.
Bandito uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Cuevas.
Cuevas scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Cuevas misses with a looping right.
A swing and a miss from Cuevas.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cuevas throws a hook but Bandito blocks it.
Bandito slips a straight right by Cuevas.
Cuevas keeps the fight on the outside.
Bandito avoids a punch combination nicely.
A jab from Cuevas misses.
Bandito is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Cuevas throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Bandito wants to counter the offense by Cuevas and move into the clinch position.
Some wild striking there from Cuevas.
Bandito wants to counter with a clinch but Cuevas pushes him away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bandito uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Cuevas.
Bandito uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Cuevas.
Cuevas throws a good cross that connects.
Bandito closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Bandito leaning his opponent against the cage.
Cuevas is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Bandito can do to turn this around?
Cuevas has had enough of the clinch but Bandito keeps him there for the moment.
Cuevas manages to break the clinch.
Bandito uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Cuevas.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cuevas fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Cuevas comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Bandito slips a jab from Cuevas.
Bandito ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Bandito wants to counter the offense by Cuevas and move into the clinch position.
A big right from Cuevas misses.
Cuevas throws a jab but it's blocked by Bandito.
Cuevas misses with a looping right.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Cuevas fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Bandito wants to counter the offense by Cuevas and move into the clinch position.
A telegraphed right hand from Cuevas misses the target.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Minor Cuevas dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Sancho Bandito's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
A jab from Cuevas misses.
Bandito slips under a jab from Cuevas.
A swing and a miss from Cuevas.
Cuevas sets himself, and Bandito steps forward looking for the clinch! Cuevas avoids it this time.
Cuevas throws a lazy right hand but Bandito sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Bandito closes the distance and pushes Cuevas back into the cage.
Cuevas manages to break the clinch.
Cuevas throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Cuevas lands a jab.
Cuevas throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Cuevas misses the jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cuevas moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Cuevas jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Bandito wants to counter the offense by Cuevas and move into the clinch position.
The fight stays on the outside here - Bandito looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Cuevas pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Cuevas throws an overhand right that lands on Bandito's shoulder, as Bandito tries to avoid the shot.
Bandito is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Bandito forces Cuevas back against the cage and clinches.
Cuevas breaks from the clinch.
Bandito ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Cuevas scores with a punch to the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cuevas throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Bandito avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Bandito fails in his attempt to clinch.
Bandito fails in his attempt to clinch.
Bandito ducks under a wild hook from Cuevas.
Bandito tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Bandito wants to clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bandito steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Cuevas.
Bandito tries to counter with a clinch but Cuevas shakes him off and moves away.
Cuevas throws a shot from downtown. Bandito moves away and avoids it.
A big left from Cuevas misses.
Bandito steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Cuevas.
Bandito slips a jab from Cuevas.
Cuevas throws a hook to the side of Bandito's head but Bandito sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Bandito slips under a jab.
Bandito slips under a jab from Cuevas.
Cuevas is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Bandito pushes Cuevas up against the cage in a clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bandito leaning his opponent against the cage.
Bandito is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Bandito receives a warning from the referee for stalling.
Bandito takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Cuevas breaks from the clinch.
Cuevas throws a hook to the side of Bandito's head but Bandito sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Cuevas throws a shot from downtown. Bandito moves away and avoids it.
Cuevas scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Cuevas throws an overhand right that lands on Bandito's shoulder, as Bandito tries to avoid the shot.
Bandito steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Cuevas.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Cuevas missing with a left hand there. Bandito was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Bandito wants to counter with a clinch but Cuevas pushes him away.
Sancho Bandito has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Cuevas lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Bandito backs up against the cage.
And that's the end of the fight!
Minor Cuevas showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Cuevas, 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 James Atkins scores the fight 30:26
Judge Steven Brown scores the fight 30:26
Judge William Gold scores the fight 30:26
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Minor Cuevas!
A relieved looking Minor Cuevas thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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