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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Andre Berto (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jose Cuervo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). This should be a great matchup!
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150 lbs
4 - 6 - 0 |
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145 lbs
2 - 1 - 1 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent MT
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BJJ Blue Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 1 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 6 - 0, fighting out of London, Andre Berto!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 1, fighting out of London, Jose Cuervo!
The judges for this bout are James Glass, Donald Grub and Andrew Berry.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A lazy left from Cuervo finds it's target.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Berto is defended easily by Cuervo.
Berto throws and low kick but Cuervo moves out of range easily.
Cuervo looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Cuervo throws and low kick but Berto moves out of range easily.
Berto fails in his attempt to clinch.
Cuervo displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Berto.
Cuervo works over Berto's head and body with a nice combination.
Berto tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Berto is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Cuervo lunges at Berto with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Berto's hand.
Berto keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Berto pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Berto tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Berto lands a nice leg kick that just misses Cuervo's sensitive parts.
Berto misses with a head kick.
Cuervo clinches.
Berto breaks the clinch.
Cuervo moves into the clinch successfully.
Berto escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Cuervo gets in close and instigates a clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Berto pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Berto takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Cuervo looks for the body kick but Berto saw that one coming.
Cuervo scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Cuervo blocks a head kick by Berto.
Nice uppercut there from Cuervo.
Cuervo fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Cuervo scores with a sloppy right hand. Berto should have avoided that one.
Cuervo lands with a good body shot.
Berto tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Cuervo counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Andre Berto seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Berto looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Cuervo looks to land a body kick but Berto moved away.
Berto walks into a jab.
Cuervo has Berto up against the cage in a clinch.
Cuervo trying to land knees to the body.
Cuervo is trying to break free.
Berto breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Berto misses with a head kick.
Berto throws a head kick that misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cuervo gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Cuervo breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Jose Cuervo is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Cuervo lands a two punch combo.
Berto walks into a left hand.
Cuervo wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Cuervo scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Berto doesn't seem bothered though.
Berto is breathing heavily.
Berto looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Cuervo works over Berto's head and body with a nice combination.
Cuervo works Berto's body with a nice hook.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Berto closes the distance looking to clinch
and Cuervo counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Cuervo tries a low kick but Berto avoids it.
Cuervo connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Cuervo is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Berto had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Berto takes one on the button.
Cuervo dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Cuervo uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Berto has time to react.
Cuervo closes the distance and pushes Berto back into the cage.
Berto can't break the clinch.
Cuervo stalling in the clinch.
Berto keeps control of Cuervo as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Cuervo lands a body shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A frustrated look appears on Cuervo's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Cuervo tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Berto avoids it.
A frustrated look appears on Cuervo's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Cuervo is trying to break the clinch but Berto has him pressed against the cage.
Cuervo works on Berto's body with a couple of short punches.
Berto keeps control of Cuervo as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Cuervo lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Berto or not.
The referee calls for Berto to work.
Cuervo wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
A left hand lands to the body for Cuervo.
A frustrated look appears on Cuervo's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Cuervo pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Cuervo cracks Berto with a good jab.
Berto goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Cuervo lands the left hand.
Cuervo misses with a series of wild punches.
Cuervo scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Cuervo wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Cuervo throws the kick towards the body but Berto avoids it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Berto checks a leg kick.
Cuervo lands a really nice looking cross but Berto seems unphased.
Cuervo paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Good leg kick by Cuervo there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
A leg kick checked by Berto.
Cuervo gets a clinch.
Cuervo escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Cuervo lands a nice shot that snaps Berto's head back.
Cuervo displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Berto.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Andre Berto. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Berto on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Cuervo lands a jab to Berto's midsection.
Cuervo clinches.
Cuervo wants to break the clinch but can't.
Berto looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Cuervo breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Cuervo lands a really nice looking cross but Berto seems unphased.
Berto walks into a stiff left hand from Cuervo.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Cuervo fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Berto looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Berto closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Berto on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Cuervo lands a nice shot that snaps Berto's head back.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Berto wants to clinch up but Cuervo keeps it at a distance.
Berto looks for a takedown but Cuervo sprawls well.
Cuervo rushes Berto and presses him up against the cage.
Cuervo wants to get back to striking at distance but Berto won't allow it.
Cuervo breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Berto keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Cuervo avoids the head kick by Berto.
Cuervo gets a clinch.
Cuervo keeps control of Berto as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Cuervo wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Berto has him pressed against the cage.
Cuervo is leaning against Berto and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Cuervo has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Cuervo pushes Berto back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Cuervo just misses with a elbow thrown towards Berto's brow.
Cuervo breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Cuervo cracks Berto with a right hand to the side of the head.
Berto takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Cuervo gets a clinch.
Cuervo breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Berto tries to clinch but fails miserably
enabling Cuervo to counter with a crisp jab.
Berto throws a leg kick but Cuervo checks it.
Cuervo scoring well with a low kick there.
Berto tries to clinch up
and Cuervo counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Cuervo connects with a single shot there.
Cuervo connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Berto drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Cuervo 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 Berto has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Berto and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Cuervo has taken the fight to the clinch.
Cuervo is trying to break the clinch but Berto has him pressed against the cage.
Berto is trying to break free.
Berto is looking to break free of the clinch but Cuervo has double underhooks.
Cuervo can't break the clinch.
Berto's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Berto lands a knee to the head.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Berto is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Cuervo misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Berto.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Cuervo.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Cuervo lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Berto or not.
Cuervo stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Berto misses with a knee strike.
Cuervo manages to break the clinch.
Cuervo fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Berto checks it well.
Jose Cuervo is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Cuervo gets a clinch.
Cuervo is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
This is turning into a torrid day at the office for Berto. He's trying desperately to land a takedown but he's failing miserably and getting slapped silly on the feet to compound his misery.
Cuervo breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Cuervo swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Berto.
Berto fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Cuervo checks it well.
Berto takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Cuervo circles away from the clinch attempt
and Cuervo moves into the clinch.
Cuervo lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Berto looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Cuervo breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Cuervo throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Berto moves in looking to clinch but Cuervo pushes him off.
Cuervo avoids the head kick by Berto.
Cuervo bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Berto's head backwards.
Berto misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Cuervo scores with a hook.
Berto tries to clinch up
letting Cuervo counter with a right hand.
Cuervo pushes Berto up against the cage in a clinch.
Cuervo tries to land a knee to the head but Berto blocks with his arms.
Cuervo is trying to break the clinch but Berto has him pressed against the cage.
Berto tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Cuervo avoids it.
Cuervo lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Berto is looking to break free of the clinch but Cuervo has double underhooks.
Cuervo keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Berto's efforts to push away.
Berto using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Cuervo has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Berto tries to break free but Cuervo pushes him back against the cage.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Cuervo lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
A frustrated look appears on Berto's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Cuervo presses Berto against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Cuervo is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Cuervo wants to break the clinch but can't.
Cuervo throws an elbow but it misses.
Berto breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Cuervo scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Andre Berto has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Cuervo fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Berto, pushing him back against the cage.
Cuervo is looking to break free of the clinch but Berto has double underhooks.
Berto stalling the fight.
Cuervo escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Berto wants to clinch but Cuervo slips to the side
and Cuervo counters with a nice uppercut.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Cuervo listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Cuervo lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Berto at a distance.
Cuervo has closed the distance and engaged Berto in a clinch.
Berto looking to throw knees to the head but Cuervo is blocking nicely.
Berto is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Cuervo is defending well for now.
Cuervo blocks the elbow strike.
And that's the end of the fight!
Jose Cuervo comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Cuervo has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge James Glass scores the fight for Jose Cuervo!
Judge Donald Grub scores the fight for Jose Cuervo!
Judge Andrew Berry scores the fight for Jose Cuervo!
Jose Cuervo wins by unanimous decision!
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FIGHT
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