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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Mike Wiet (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jose Cuervo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Wiet's entrance music is Mia - Paper Planes. A fine choice. Both fighters will be looking to make this an exciting fight for the fans, I'm sure!
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145 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
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BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
9 - 11 - 0, fighting out of London, Mike Wiet!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 5 - 1, fighting out of London, Jose Cuervo!
The judges for this bout are Sam Margolis, Richard Clark and Donald Grub.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Wiet looks to clinch
and Wiet takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Wiet moves out of range as Cuervo strikes.
Cuervo lands a body shot.
Cuervo misses with a series of wild punches.
Wiet tries to clinch but Cuervo moves out of range.
Wiet tries to clinch there but Cuervo circles away.
Wiet darts in trying to clinch
and Cuervo connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Wiet moves into range and clinches up with Cuervo.
A frustrated look appears on Cuervo's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Wiet scores with a knee to the head.
Wiet escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Wiet misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Cuervo tries to clinch up.
Wiet tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Wiet tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Cuervo counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Cuervo throws an overhand right that lands on Wiet's shoulder, as Wiet tries to avoid the shot.
Cuervo will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Cuervo circles away from the clinch attempt.
Wiet throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Wiet closes the distance and pushes Cuervo back into the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Stalling in the clinch from Wiet.
Wiet throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Cuervo blocks it with crossed arms.
Wiet pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Cuervo goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Wiet tries to clinch up.
Cuervo circles away from the clinch attempt.
Cuervo circles away from the clinch attempt.
Wiet closes the distance but Cuervo moves to the side
and Cuervo counters with a left and a right that stings Wiet.
Cuervo will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Wiet doesn't manage to clinch there - Cuervo circles away.
Wiet tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Cuervo paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Wiet throws a quick inside leg kick.
A looping hook to the body misses from Cuervo. Wiet does a little dance to reset his feet.
Wiet tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Cuervo counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Wiet tries to clinch
and Cuervo counters with a stiff right hand.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Wiet tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Cuervo manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Wiet tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Cuervo counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Wiet blocks a low kick nicely.
Cuervo misses the jab.
Cuervo keeps the fight on the outside.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cuervo connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Cuervo jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Wiet darts in trying to clinch
and Cuervo holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Wiet looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Wiet breaks from the clinch.
Wiet closes the distance looking to clinch
and Cuervo connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Cuervo is looking to land body kicks.
Wiet slips under a jab from Cuervo.
Wiet takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Cuervo moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Cuervo listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Wiet fails in his attempt to clinch.
Cuervo lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Wiet at a distance.
Cuervo fails with an attempt to clinch.
Cuervo cracks Wiet with a good jab.
Cuervo throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Wiet tries to clinch up but Cuervo circles away and keeps his distance.
Mike Wiet seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Wiet steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Cuervo.
Cuervo tries to land a leg kick but Wiet saw it coming and moves away.
Wiet tries to clinch but Cuervo moves away
and Cuervo counters with a nice body shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wiet wants to clinch
and Cuervo counters with a straight right hand.
Cuervo scores with a hook to the body. Wiet takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Cuervo throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Wiet rushes Cuervo and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Wiet looking to slow down the pace here.
Wiet breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Wiet moves to clinch but Cuervo breaks away
and Cuervo counters with a stiff right hand.
Cuervo avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Wiet lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Cuervo swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Some wild striking there from Wiet.
A combination from Cuervo does no damage.
Wiet tries to clinch up
and Cuervo counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Cuervo has taken the fight to the clinch.
Wiet breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
The fight stays on the outside here - Wiet looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Wiet clinches up with Cuervo and pushes him back against the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wiet is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Cuervo is keeping busy.
Wiet breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
A shot to the liver by Cuervo. Beautiful body shot.
Wiet fails with an attempt to clinch.
Wiet tries to clinch but Cuervo moves away
letting Cuervo counter with a right hand.
Cuervo dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Cuervo throws a jab when Wiet was well out of range.
Wiet darts in trying to clinch
and Cuervo connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Wiet wants to clinch up but Cuervo keeps it at a distance.
Wiet tries to clinch but Cuervo moves away
and Cuervo counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Cuervo circles away from the clinch attempt
and Cuervo counters with a left and a right that stings Wiet.
Cuervo throws a body punch but Wiet moves out of range.
Wiet gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Cuervo is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Cuervo has had enough of the clinch but Wiet keeps him there for the moment.
Cuervo tries to break free but Wiet pushes him back against the cage.
Wiet tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Wiet throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Cuervo blocks it with crossed arms.
Wiet breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jose Cuervo dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Wiet closes the distance but Cuervo moves to the side
and Cuervo counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Wiet tries to clinch up but Cuervo circles away and keeps his distance.
Cuervo misses with a looping right.
Cuervo throws a body punch but Wiet moves out of range.
Wiet tries to clinch there but Cuervo circles away.
Wiet tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Cuervo counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Wiet moves to clinch but Cuervo breaks away
and Wiet takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Wiet avoids a punch combination nicely.
Wiet uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Cuervo.
Wiet tries to clinch
and Cuervo counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Wiet walks into a jab.
Wiet tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Cuervo manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Cuervo throws a leg kick but Wiet moved away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Cuervo scores with a shot to the body.
Wiet plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Wiet keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Wiet tries to clinch up but Cuervo circles away and keeps his distance.
Wiet moves into the clinch.
Wiet breaks from the clinch.
Wiet fails in his attempt to clinch.
Wiet takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cuervo swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Cuervo keeps the fight on the outside.
Cuervo misses with a straight right.
Wiet tries to clinch
and Cuervo counters by clinching up.
Wiet keeps control of Cuervo as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Wiet breaks the clinch.
Cuervo throws a shot from downtown. Wiet moves away and avoids it.
Cuervo lands with an overhand left.
Wiet throws a sloppy head kick and Cuervo moves out of range easily.
Wiet darts in trying to clinch
and Cuervo cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Wiet keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Jose Cuervo seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Wiet wants to clinch up but Cuervo keeps it at a distance.
Wiet closes the distance but Cuervo moves to the side
and Cuervo counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Wiet wants to clinch but Cuervo slips to the side
and Cuervo moves into the clinch.
Wiet breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Cuervo throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Cuervo connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Wiet tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Wiet fails with an attempt to clinch.
Wiet avoids the body shot from Cuervo.
Wiet is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wiet avoids a punch combination nicely.
Wiet throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Cuervo jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Cuervo throws a combination. Wiet tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Cuervo, as that shot connected.
A solid leg kick lands there for Wiet.
Some wild striking there from Cuervo.
Wiet blocks a leg kick.
Cuervo throws a half hearted mid kick.
Cuervo clinches.
Wiet breaks the clinch.
Wiet throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Cuervo waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Wiet.
Cuervo misses with a looping right.
Cuervo misses with a hook. Wiet ducked under it nicely.
Wiet ducks under a wild hook from Cuervo.
Wiet tries to clinch there but Cuervo circles away.
Cuervo sizes up Wiet with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Cuervo fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Wiet on the side of the head.
Cuervo circles away from the clinch attempt
and Cuervo counters with a right hand to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cuervo is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Cuervo throws a leg kick but Wiet checks it.
Mike Wiet is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Wiet forces Cuervo back against the cage and clinches.
Wiet pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Wiet looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Wiet connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Cuervo momentarily.
Wiet tries to grapple but his opponent circles
enabling Cuervo to counter with a crisp jab.
Wiet moves to clinch but Cuervo breaks away
and Cuervo counters with a nice uppercut.
A looping hook to the body misses from Cuervo. Wiet does a little dance to reset his feet.
Wiet tries to clinch but Cuervo is having none of it.
Cuervo lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Wiet circles away quickly and effectively.
Cuervo lands with a nice body punch.
Wiet tries to close the distance and clinch up but Cuervo swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Cuervo throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Cuervo misses with a straight left.
Cuervo avoids the head kick by Wiet.
Wiet tries to close the distance and clinch but Cuervo swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Cuervo avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Wiet darts in trying to clinch
enabling Cuervo to counter with a crisp jab.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wiet tries to clinch but Cuervo moves away
and Cuervo counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Wiet ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Wiet tries to clinch
and Cuervo counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Wiet fails in his attempt to clinch.
Cuervo fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Wiet manages to avoid it.
Cuervo throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Wiet keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Cuervo.
Cuervo throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Wiet stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Cuervo fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Cuervo takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Nice shot lands for Cuervo.
Cuervo changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Wiet throws a series of punches but Cuervo moves out of range.
Wiet goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Cuervo avoids the head kick by Wiet.
Wiet misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Wiet drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Nice uppercut lands for Cuervo. That snapped Wiet's head back.
Cuervo pivots, looking for a leg kick but Wiet is out of range and Cuervo settles back down.
Cuervo tests Wiet's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Wiet moves out of range of the leg kick from Cuervo.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jose Cuervo showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Wiet doesn't manage to clinch there - Cuervo circles away.
Cuervo avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Cuervo displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Cuervo stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Wiet checks a leg kick.
Wiet fails with an attempt to clinch.
Cuervo lands a glancing blow to the side of Wiet's head.
Wiet moves in looking to clinch but Cuervo pushes him off.
Wiet tries to clinch up
and Cuervo counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Cuervo lands a nice hook to Wiet's body. Wiet takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Wiet wants to clinch
letting Cuervo counter with a right hand.
Wiet wants to clinch
and Cuervo counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Cuervo.
Wiet throws an elbow but it misses.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Wiet takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Cuervo tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Wiet's elbow.
Wiet working Cuervo over with knees to the body.
Wiet looking to throw knees to the head but Cuervo is blocking nicely.
Cuervo managing to block the knees to the body from Wiet.
Wiet is stalling here.
Wiet pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wiet closes the distance but Cuervo moves to the side
and Cuervo counters with a stiff right hand.
Cuervo smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Wiet darts in trying to clinch
and Cuervo counters with a nice uppercut.
Wiet fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Cuervo, pushing him back against the cage.
Wiet tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Wiet looking to throw knees to the head but Cuervo is blocking nicely.
Wiet tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Cuervo has had enough of the clinch but Wiet keeps him there for the moment.
Wiet breaks from the clinch.
Cuervo dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Danga de danga de dang - Cuervo scores with a four punch combination!
Cuervo jabs Wiet right on the nose. Wiet blinks but takes it well.
Wiet misses with a two punch combination.
Cuervo misses with a body shot.
Cuervo throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Cuervo digs a good body shot into Wiet's ribs.
Wiet tries to clinch but fails miserably
letting Cuervo counter with a right hand.
Cuervo displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Wiet throws out the jab.
Wiet tries to clinch up
and Cuervo counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cuervo uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
A combination from Cuervo does no damage.
Wiet wants to clinch
and Cuervo cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Cuervo connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Jose Cuervo is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Cuervo keeps the fight on the outside.
A swing and a miss from Cuervo.
Wiet ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Wiet tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Wiet throws a right hand that Cuervo ducks under and follows up with a left that Cuervo also avoids with ease.
Cuervo with a hook.
Wiet moves in looking to clinch but Cuervo pushes him off.
Wiet tries to close the distance and clinch but Cuervo swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Wiet doesn't manage to clinch there - Cuervo circles away.
Wiet swings widly with a right hand
and Cuervo counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Cuervo ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Cuervo lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Wiet slips under a jab from Cuervo.
Cuervo swinging wildly here.
Cuervo is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Wiet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wiet is looking to clinch.
Wiet looks to clinch
and Cuervo counters with a right hand to the body.
Cuervo throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Wiet.
Cuervo dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Wiet wants to clinch up but Cuervo keeps it at a distance.
Cuervo throws out a loose jab but Wiet uses good head movement to avoid it.
Cuervo looks to throw the jab but Wiet is out of range.
A big right from Cuervo misses.
Cuervo connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Wiet moves to clinch but Cuervo breaks away
and Cuervo counters with a straight right hand.
Wiet tries to clinch but Cuervo moves out of range.
Cuervo throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Wiet.
Wiet looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Cuervo connects with a body shot.
Cuervo swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Wiet walks into a jab.
Cuervo swats away the attempt to clinch by Wiet.
Wiet tries to clinch there but Cuervo circles away.
Wiet tries to clinch up
and Cuervo counters with a nice uppercut.
Mike Wiet has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wiet gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Cuervo has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Wiet looking to throw knees to the head but Cuervo is blocking nicely.
Cuervo is trying to break free.
Cuervo is trying to force a seperation but Wiet has the dominant position.
Wiet throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Cuervo blocks it with crossed arms.
Wiet breaks the clinch.
Wiet jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Cuervo connects with a crisp jab.
Wiet scores with a kick to the body.
Cuervo lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
A slow jab from Cuervo misses its intended target.
Cuervo misses with an uppercut. Wiet saw that one coming.
Wiet tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Cuervo paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Wiet takes one to the side of the head.
Cuervo circles away from the clinch attempt
and Cuervo counters with a series of strikes. Wiet will be more careful next time no doubt.
Cuervo instigates a clinch.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Wiet with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Wiet manages to break the clinch.
Wiet is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
And that's the end of the fight!
Jose Cuervo comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Cuervo winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Sam Margolis scores the fight 27:30
Judge Richard Clark scores the fight 27:30
Judge Donald Grub scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jose Cuervo!
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