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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Juan Jose Moreno Cuenca (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sopheap Seng (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Moreno Cuenca comes to the cage accompanied by Yo, el vaquilla. Juan Jose Moreno Cuenca had a look across the cage there at his opponent. He definitely means business
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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
12 - 7 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Juan Jose Moreno Cuenca!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Sopheap Seng!
The judges for this bout are Dmitry Maklakov, Illya Tyunina and Valeri Chadov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Moreno Cuenca cracks Seng with an open hand slap.
Decent striking displayed by Seng there.
Moreno Cuenca tries to clinch but Seng is having none of it.
Seng scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Moreno Cuenca tries to score with a low kick but Seng moves his leg out of the way.
Moreno Cuenca throws a leg kick but Seng checks it.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Seng checks a leg kick.
Moreno Cuenca moves into range and clinches up with Seng.
Moreno Cuenca misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Seng.
Moreno Cuenca lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Seng unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Seng's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Moreno Cuenca throws an elbow that misses.
Moreno Cuenca scores with a shot to the side of Seng's head.
Moreno Cuenca blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Moreno Cuenca missing with knees to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Moreno Cuenca missing with knees to the body.
Moreno Cuenca trying to land knees to the body.
Seng avoiding damage as Moreno Cuenca throws knees to the body.
Moreno Cuenca with an attempt at a knee that misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Seng is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Moreno Cuenca is defending well for now.
Seng takes an elbow to the forehead.
It looks like Sopheap Seng has been cut.
Seng misses with a knee strike.
Moreno Cuenca pushes off an throws an elbow but Seng leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Moreno Cuenca lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Seng backwards.
Moreno Cuenca lands a hook that snaps the head of Seng backwards.
Seng wants to stall.
Seng blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Seng blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Moreno Cuenca lands a good knee to the midsection. Seng won't want to take too many of those.
Seng is struggling to control the position.
Moreno Cuenca misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Seng.
Seng dodges an elbow strike from Moreno Cuenca.
Seng blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Seng with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Seng is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Moreno Cuenca is defending well for now.
Seng can't break the clinch.
Seng blocks an elbow strike from Moreno Cuenca.
Moreno Cuenca misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Seng.
Moreno Cuenca managing to block the knees to the body from Seng.
Moreno Cuenca is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Seng is defending well for now.
Moreno Cuenca gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Moreno Cuenca tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Moreno Cuenca misses with the head strike.
Moreno Cuenca misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Seng.
Moreno Cuenca doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Moreno Cuenca lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Moreno Cuenca misses with a short punch on the inside.
Seng tries a knee to the head but Moreno Cuenca blocks it.
Seng blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Moreno Cuenca dodges an elbow strike from Seng.
Seng blocks an elbow strike.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Seng on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Moreno Cuenca throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Moreno Cuenca misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Moreno Cuenca tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Nice elbow from Moreno Cuenca.
Moreno Cuenca pushes off an throws an elbow but Seng leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Seng misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Moreno Cuenca.
Moreno Cuenca with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Moreno Cuenca misses with a knee strike.
Nice elbow from Moreno Cuenca.
Moreno Cuenca with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Seng prevents a body shot from Moreno Cuenca.
Seng blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Moreno Cuenca throws an elbow but it misses.
Seng trying to land knees to the body.
Moreno Cuenca gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Moreno Cuenca creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Seng tries to stall but Moreno Cuenca uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Moreno Cuenca tries to stall but Seng uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Moreno Cuenca tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Seng avoiding damage as Moreno Cuenca throws knees to the body.
Moreno Cuenca tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Seng tries to land a knee to the head but Moreno Cuenca blocks with his arms.
Seng is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Moreno Cuenca lands a shot to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Moreno Cuenca blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Moreno Cuenca swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Moreno Cuenca struggles to land a body shot inside as Seng controls his hands.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Seng tries to land knees in the clinch but Moreno Cuenca avoids the damage to the body.
Moreno Cuenca crunches a lovely knee into Seng's ribcage.
Seng lands a knee to the head.
It looks like Juan Jose Moreno Cuenca has been cut.
Moreno Cuenca is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Seng is defending well for now.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Juan Jose Moreno Cuenca dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Moreno Cuenca stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Seng.
Seng connects with a solid leg kick.
Moreno Cuenca throws out a leg kick but Seng moves out of range and Moreno Cuenca only half commits.
Moreno Cuenca will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Moreno Cuenca throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Moreno Cuenca pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Seng dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Moreno Cuenca tries to work over Seng's front leg with a kick but Seng checks it.
Seng scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Moreno Cuenca has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
A clash of legs there as Seng blocks the low kick.
Moreno Cuenca feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Seng's calf.
Juan Jose Moreno Cuenca is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Moreno Cuenca closes the distance and clinches.
Moreno Cuenca is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Seng is defending well for now.
Seng trying to stall but Moreno Cuenca improves his position.
Moreno Cuenca throws a knee to the head but misses.
Moreno Cuenca misses with a hook to the ribs.
Moreno Cuenca stalling against the cage.
Moreno Cuenca on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Moreno Cuenca is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Seng is defending well for now.
Seng avoiding damage as Moreno Cuenca throws knees to the body.
Moreno Cuenca slows down the pace here.
Seng on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Seng dodges an elbow strike from Moreno Cuenca.
Moreno Cuenca throws an elbow that misses.
Moreno Cuenca throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Seng blocks it with crossed arms.
Moreno Cuenca lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Seng is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Seng managing to block the knees to the body from Moreno Cuenca.
Moreno Cuenca lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Seng tries to land knees in the clinch but Moreno Cuenca avoids the damage to the body.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Moreno Cuenca.
That has opened up Sopheap Seng's cut even more.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Moreno Cuenca tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Seng avoids it.
Seng using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Moreno Cuenca has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Moreno Cuenca misses with the head strike.
Seng is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Moreno Cuenca is keeping busy.
Moreno Cuenca is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Seng is defending well for now.
Seng blocks an elbow strike from Moreno Cuenca.
Moreno Cuenca misses with a hook from the clinch.
Moreno Cuenca misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Seng.
Moreno Cuenca scores a nice knee to the body.
Moreno Cuenca tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Seng avoids it.
A bit of stalling here from Moreno Cuenca.
Moreno Cuenca lands an elbow just above Seng 's eye.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Moreno Cuenca avoiding damage as Seng throws knees to the body.
Moreno Cuenca avoiding damage as Seng throws knees to the body.
Seng dodges an elbow strike from Moreno Cuenca.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Moreno Cuenca tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Seng avoids it.
Moreno Cuenca can't find room to land a body shot as Seng controls the action.
Moreno Cuenca leaning against his opponent.
Seng on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Moreno Cuenca misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Seng.
Moreno Cuenca landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Moreno Cuenca missing with knees to the body.
Seng landing knees to the body.
Moreno Cuenca stalling in the clinch.
Moreno Cuenca avoiding damage as Seng throws knees to the body.
Seng lands a knee to the head.
Moreno Cuenca creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
A bit of stalling here from Moreno Cuenca.
Moreno Cuenca misses with an elbow over the top.
Seng lands a nice knee to the body.
Juan Jose Moreno Cuenca has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Seng lands a good knee to the midsection. Moreno Cuenca won't want to take too many of those.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Moreno Cuenca lands a body shot.
Moreno Cuenca taking a breather.
Seng blocks an elbow strike from Moreno Cuenca.
Seng managing to block the knees to the body from Moreno Cuenca.
A short left from Moreno Cuenca.
Seng landing knees to the head.
Moreno Cuenca tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Seng crunches a lovely knee into Moreno Cuenca's ribcage.
Moreno Cuenca can't find room to land a body shot as Seng controls the action.
Moreno Cuenca leaning against his opponent.
Seng blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
With the fighters up against the cage, Moreno Cuenca throws an elbow but misses.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Moreno Cuenca utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Moreno Cuenca tries to land knees in the clinch but Seng avoids the damage to the body.
Seng blocks a body shot from Moreno Cuenca.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Juan Jose Moreno Cuenca dominated that second round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Seng misses with a low kick as Moreno Cuenca jumps back.
Seng throws a head kick that misses.
Moreno Cuenca scores with a leg kick.
Moreno Cuenca throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Moreno Cuenca takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Seng misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Moreno Cuenca wants to land a leg kick but Seng is out of range.
Moreno Cuenca avoids the head kick by Seng.
Moreno Cuenca moves in looking to clinch but Seng pushes him off.
Moreno Cuenca avoids the head kick by Seng.
Moreno Cuenca misses with a wild combination.
Seng scoring well with a low kick there.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Seng 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 Moreno Cuenca has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Moreno Cuenca and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
A slapping leg kick lands for Seng.
Seng lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Seng throws a head kick that misses.
Seng misses with a few strikes there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A slapping leg kick lands for Moreno Cuenca.
A good leg kick by Moreno Cuenca.
Moreno Cuenca throws a right hand that Seng ducks under and follows up with a left that Seng also avoids with ease.
Seng wants to slow Moreno Cuenca down by chopping away at his legs.
Seng throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Moreno Cuenca fails to land with a series of punches.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Seng 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 Moreno Cuenca has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Moreno Cuenca and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Moreno Cuenca lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Moreno Cuenca tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Seng.
Seng scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Seng fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Juan Jose Moreno Cuenca is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Moreno Cuenca misses with a wild combination.
Seng comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Moreno Cuenca moves into the clinch.
Seng missing with knees to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Seng is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Moreno Cuenca is defending well for now.
Moreno Cuenca misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Moreno Cuenca tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Seng tries to land knees in the clinch but Moreno Cuenca avoids the damage to the body.
Seng is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Moreno Cuenca just misses with a elbow thrown towards Seng's brow.
Moreno Cuenca takes a knee right on the jaw!
Seng has Moreno Cuenca pressed against the cage.
Moreno Cuenca connects with a nasty looking knee right to Seng's face.
Moreno Cuenca pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Seng tries a knee to the head but Moreno Cuenca blocks it.
Seng is trying to stall.
Seng missing with knees to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Seng with an attempt at a knee that misses.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Moreno Cuenca just misses with a elbow thrown towards Seng's brow.
Moreno Cuenca lands a body punch.
Moreno Cuenca blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Moreno Cuenca missing with knees to the body.
Moreno Cuenca prevents Seng from breaking the clinch.
Seng takes a shot to the head.
Seng trying to land knees to the body.
Moreno Cuenca tries to land knees in the clinch but Seng avoids the damage to the body.
Moreno Cuenca lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Seng backwards.
Seng avoiding damage as Moreno Cuenca throws knees to the body.
Moreno Cuenca pushes off an throws an elbow but Seng leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Moreno Cuenca is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Seng tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Moreno Cuenca missing with knees to the body.
Moreno Cuenca pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Moreno Cuenca blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Moreno Cuenca is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Seng tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Moreno Cuenca is trying to stall.
Moreno Cuenca misses with an elbow over the top.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Moreno Cuenca throws a head punch that misses.
Seng has Moreno Cuenca pressed against the cage.
Seng breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Sopheap Seng.
I think Moreno Cuenca has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Dmitry Maklakov scores the fight 30:27
Judge Illya Tyunina scores the fight 30:27
Judge Valeri Chadov scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Juan Jose Moreno Cuenca!
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