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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Jerome Cueva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and James Dean (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). 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 Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
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Brawler
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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, Jerome Cueva!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, James Dean!
The judges for this bout are William Gold, Donald Grub and Steven Brown.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cueva closes this distance looking for a takedown but Dean circles away.
Dean feints and as Cueva raises his hands in defense, Dean changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Dean throws a big elbow that misses.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Dean postures up in Cueva's guard and throws a big left but Cueva blocks it.
Dean trying to control the position from guard on top but Cueva is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Cueva looking for a sweep. Not yet Cueva, not yet.
Cueva preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Dean wants to pass the guard but Cueva is keeping the position.
Cueva working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Dean doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Dean manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Cueva trying to control the position here.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Cueva keeping moving, preventing Dean from controlling successfully.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dean is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Cueva preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Dean postures up.
Cueva keeping full guard, as Dean tries to pass.
Dean throws a big elbow that misses.
Dean is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Cueva manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Cueva looking to control but Dean is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cueva thowing shots but they're missing.
Cueva will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Dean tries to hold on but Cueva postures up.
Cueva is working on an americana here. Ooh, that looks pretty nasty! Nope, Dean has managed to escape the submission attempt.
Cueva trying to control but Dean is having none of it.
Dean wants to try and get back to his feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cueva thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.
Cueva unloads with some shots from mount but Dean bucks and avoids them well.
Dean working to try and regain half guard.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Dean can do anything to dispel that myth.
Cueva controlling his opponent.
Dean defends a decent attempt at a guillotine from Cueva.
Cueva tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cueva working for a guillotine from mount but Dean is in no mood to give up.
Dean wants to use the cage to get back to his feet here.
Dean wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Cueva.
Cueva misses with a head shot.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Cueva prevents Dean from getting the reversal.
Cueva content just to control the position here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Jerome Cueva will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Dean swats away the attempt to clinch by Cueva.
Cueva shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Dean but Dean pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Cueva avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Jerome Cueva is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Dean swinging wildly here.
Dean shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Cueva manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Dean got a little sloppy there for a moment and Cueva has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Dean has managed to get both his arms back between Cueva's legs - danger averted.
Dean sitting in guard here, content to control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cueva pushes Dean off and scrambles back to his feet.
Dean decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Dean seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Cueva does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Cueva trying to control from the bottom.
Cueva looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Cueva trying to control but Dean postures up.
Dean is pressing down on Cueva's thigh, looking to free his foot. Cueva is holding on for now.
James Dean has got the better of the ground game so far.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dean is looking to stall here but Cueva recovers full guard.
Cueva is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Dean postures up.
Dean postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Cueva keeping moving, preventing Dean from controlling successfully.
Dean postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dean postures up.
Dean must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Cueva wants to get back to his feet but Dean is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Cueva looking to control.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Dean sitting in guard, not really doing much.
We're going to have a standup here because Jerome Cueva wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Cueva tries to close the distance and clinch up but Dean swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Cueva avoids a punch combination nicely.
Cueva gets in close and instigates a clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cueva pulls guard.
Dean really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Cueva. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Dean throwing strikes but missing.
Cueva had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Dean defends it easily.
Cueva has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Dean can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Dean trying to control the position from guard on top but Cueva is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but James Dean will probably get the nod - 10:9.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
Cueva moves in looking to clinch but Dean pushes him off.
Dean scores with a three punch combo!
Dean shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Cueva is trying to defend but Dean finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Dean wants to free his trapped foot but Cueva is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Cueva trying to control but Dean postures up.
Cueva moves into full guard.
Cueva is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cueva is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Dean is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Cueva is looking for a triangle but Dean pushes his legs off easily.
Cueva is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Cueva is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Dean slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dean looking to sit in guard and control but Cueva gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Dean wants to sweep here but Cueva controlling him for the moment.
Dean has control of Cueva's left arm, preventing Cueva from doing any damage.
Dean is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Dean is trying to keep Cueva in close.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dean throwing strikes off his back to little effect.
Cueva trying to control the position from guard on top but Dean is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Dean utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Dean looking to control.
Cueva trying to control the position from guard on top but Dean is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Cueva jabs at Dean's body.
Dean scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Cueva sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cueva avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Dean.
Cueva trying to control here.
Cueva has one foot on Dean's thigh - he pushes off and manages to get back to his feet.
Dean tries to clinch but Cueva moves out of range.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Cueva blocks a head kick by Dean.
Cueva tries to close the distance and clinch up but Dean swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Dean tries to clinch but Cueva is having none of it.
Dean tries to clinch but Cueva moves out of range.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Dean displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Cueva.
Dean tries for a takedown but Cueva sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to James Dean.
I think Dean has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 William Gold scores the fight for James Dean!
Judge Donald Grub scores the fight for James Dean!
Judge Steven Brown scores the fight for James Dean!
James Dean wins by unanimous decision!
A very excited looking James Dean rambled incoherently for about 5 minutes post fight about how awesome he is. It was kinda funny for a while but then everyone got annoyed.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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FIGHT
RATING
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