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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Jose Cuervo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and dog fighter (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Cuervo's entrance music is I know you want me. A fine choice. We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.
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BJJ Purple Belt
Basic striking
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Good kicks
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Jose Cuervo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, dog fighter!
The judges for this bout are Paul Tew, Richard Clark and Colin Fotheringham.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
fighter avoids a punch combination nicely.
Cuervo stuffs the takedown.
Cuervo misses with a jab, cross combination.
fighter shoots in for a takedown but Cuervo shows good takedown defense.
Cuervo getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
fighter doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
fighter scores with a push kick.
Cuervo throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Jose Cuervo seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
fighter slips a jab and a cross from Cuervo.
fighter closes this distance looking for a takedown but Cuervo circles away.
Jose Cuervo has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of dog fighter.
Cuervo looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Cuervo is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
fighter is looking to improve his position.
Cuervo missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Cuervo lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Cuervo wants to free his trapped foot but fighter is holding on for dear life with his legs.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cuervo is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Cuervo is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
fighter wants to improve his position but Cuervo is controlling well.
Cuervo not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Cuervo works his way into full mount!
Cuervo working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Cuervo postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. fighter looks a forlorn figure.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
fighter is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Cuervo is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Cuervo landing punches.
Cuervo lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
fighter is in all sorts of trouble here.
Cuervo looking to finish fighter with some ground and pound. This is bad for fighter!
Cuervo controlling the pace for now.
fighter is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
fighter looks gassed!
Cuervo lands a big shot there that rocks fighter but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
A nice elbow there by Cuervo.
Cuervo landing punches.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cuervo working for a guillotine from mount but fighter is in no mood to give up.
fighter is trying to escape but when you're mounted that's not too easy.
fighter is working to get back to half guard.
Cuervo landing strikes from the mount.
Cuervo unloading with bombs!
Cuervo working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Cuervo wants to control but instead fighter manages to regain half guard.
Cuervo is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Cuervo wants to pass to mount but fighter is defending the position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cuervo is looking to take a break and control but fighter is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
fighter keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
fighter wants to improve his position but Cuervo is controlling well.
Cuervo trying to pass the guard but fighter defending well.
Cuervo is working hard here to advance position.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Cuervo misses with a wild combination.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jose Cuervo dominated that round.
That's time! Cuervo's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
fighter tries for a takedown but Cuervo circles away easily
and Cuervo counters with a one-two to the body.
fighter tries a head kick but it misses.
Cuervo misses with a double jab.
Cuervo swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
A combination from Cuervo does no damage.
Cuervo throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Cuervo throws a series of punches but fighter moves out of range.
Cuervo tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Cuervo swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
fighter slips a jab and a cross from Cuervo.
fighter closes this distance looking for a takedown but Cuervo circles away.
Cuervo fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Cuervo throws a nice outside leg kick.
Cuervo has managed to clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
fighter jumps guard.
fighter is looking for a triangle but Cuervo pushes his legs off easily.
Cuervo is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Cuervo preventing the sweep.
That's one minute gone in the round.
fighter preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Cuervo trying to control but fighter is working from the bottom.
Cuervo stops fighter from standing up.
Cuervo lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Cuervo working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Cuervo throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
fighter shoots in but no luck this time.
Jose Cuervo has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of dog fighter.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Cuervo!
fighter uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Cuervo.
fighter has his takedown stuffed
and Cuervo counters with a three punch combo that has fighter backing up. fighter nods at Cuervo to acknowledge the strikes.
Cuervo looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
fighter looking to hit a scissor sweep but Cuervo is one step ahead there.
Cuervo advances position into side control!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
fighter looking for a sweep but Cuervo has passed into full mount! Oh no!
fighter is in a horrible position here. Cuervo smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
fighter takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Cuervo postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. fighter looks a forlorn figure.
fighter is desperately trying to improve his position but Cuervo has a good base and remains in mount.
Cuervo looking to finish fighter with some ground and pound. This is bad for fighter!
Cuervo pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Jose Cuervo overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for leaving it all in the cage!
Cuervo content just to control the position here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
fighter is trying to escape the mount.
Cuervo connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Cuervo can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as fighter is looking to escape.
fighter tries to hold on but Cuervo pushes him away.
Cuervo landing strikes from the mount.
Cuervo working the ground and pound effectively.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Cuervo dominating with strikes here.
Cuervo punishing his opponent with strikes.
fighter is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cuervo trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Cuervo cracks fighter with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Cuervo lands a big elbow.
Cuervo is in the full mount, landing strikes.
fighter keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Cuervo has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Cuervo controlling from mount.
Cuervo lands with some strikes.
fighter tries to reverse the position but Cuervo maintains control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jose Cuervo dominated that second round.
That's time! Cuervo's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Cuervo shoots in and bounces fighter off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
fighter keeping moving, preventing Cuervo from controlling successfully.
Cuervo postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Cuervo lands a couple of elbows.
fighter working for a triangle but Cuervo defends it easily.
Cuervo works over fighter with some ground and pound from guard.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Cuervo forces his way into half guard.
Cuervo looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
fighter tries to strike from the bottom but it doesn't land.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cuervo is pressing down on fighter's thigh, looking to free his foot. fighter is holding on for now.
Cuervo landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
fighter is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Cuervo scores with a couple of nice shots.
fighter kicks off Cuervo and gets to his feet.
fighter shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Cuervo counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Cuervo.
fighter throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
fighter with a knee to the head.
It looks like Jose Cuervo has been cut.
fighter lands an elbow inside.
Cuervo pushes fighter back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
fighter with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Cuervo is looking to control fighter's arms but fighter gets an underhook and turns him. Now Cuervo has his back to the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
fighter tries to score a body lock takedown but Cuervo shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
fighter misses with a knee strike.
fighter wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Cuervo lands with a short punch from the clinch.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Cuervo.
A short body shot lands from Cuervo as the two fighters clinch.
Cuervo pulls guard effortlessly.
Cuervo escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. fighter gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Cuervo throws a couple of weedy looking strikes off his back.
Cuervo trying to control the position here.
Cuervo is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that fighter can do to turn this around?
Cuervo's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Cuervo is on top in guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cuervo throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as fighter works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
fighter is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Cuervo is controlling him.
Cuervo landing with the ground and pound.
fighter looking for a sweep. Not yet fighter, not yet.
Cuervo works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Cuervo controlling the action here.
fighter tries to roll over but Cuervo keeps him under control.
Cuervo misses with a head shot. fighter uses the momentum to regain guard.
fighter is trying to keep Cuervo in close.
dog fighter has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Cuervo might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
fighter has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Cuervo can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Cuervo stops fighter from standing up.
Cuervo slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
fighter tries to bench press Cuervo off him but Cuervo keeps the position.
Cuervo taking a breather here.
Cuervo has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
Cuervo throws an elbow but fighter slips to the side and avoids it well.
And that's the end of the fight!
Jose Cuervo showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Cuervo 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 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Paul Tew scores the fight 30:27
Judge Richard Clark scores the fight 30:27
Judge Colin Fotheringham scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jose Cuervo!
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mgr
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