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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Darren Lockyer (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ricard Cuenca (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Lockyer comes to the cage accompanied by Halo. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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192 lbs
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191 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
World class boxer
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World class MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the middleweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
8 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Darren Lockyer!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Ricard Cuenca!
The judges for this bout are Steve Smith, Elvis Blanc and Robert Douchet.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A big right from Lockyer misses.
Lockyer takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Lockyer throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Cuenca moves away from the strike by Lockyer.
Lockyer lunges at Cuenca with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Cuenca's hand.
Lockyer jabs at Cuenca's body.
Cuenca takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Cuenca scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Cuenca fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Lockyer checks it well.
Lockyer throws a series of punches but Cuenca moves out of range.
Lockyer fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Cuenca manages to avoid it.
Cuenca slips a jab from Lockyer.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Cuenca looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Lockyer throws a hook to the side of Cuenca's head but Cuenca sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Lockyer swings widly with a right hand
and Cuenca holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
A shot in the inside from Cuenca.
Lockyer looking to stall.
Cuenca misses with the head strike.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cuenca escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Lockyer connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
A combination from Lockyer does no damage.
Lockyer is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Cuenca.
Cuenca thuds a left hand into Lockyer's body.
Lockyer tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Cuenca was well out of range. Poor timing from Lockyer.
Lockyer lands with a hook. Cuenca tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Lockyer has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Cuenca finds it's way round the side to connect with Lockyer's head.
Cuenca throws a nice inside leg kick.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Cuenca misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Lockyer pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Lockyer connects with a jab.
Lockyer is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Cuenca.
Lockyer stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Cuenca.
Lockyer walks into a jab.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cuenca throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Cuenca throws a head kick but Lockyer moves out of range.
Lockyer throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Cuenca moves in looking to clinch but Lockyer pushes him off.
Cuenca throws a nice outside leg kick.
Cuenca lands a high kick!
Cuenca slips a straight right by Lockyer.
Cuenca tries a low kick but Lockyer avoids it.
A lazy left from Cuenca finds it's target.
Cuenca misses with a low kick.
Lockyer avoids the head kick by Cuenca.
Cuenca misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Cuenca lands with a thumping leg kick.
Cuenca bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Cuenca slips a straight right by Lockyer.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lockyer misses with a double jab.
Lockyer looks to land a left hand but Cuenca moved out of range nicely.
Cuenca throws a half hearted mid kick.
Lockyer swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Cuenca staying out of range there.
Lockyer connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Cuenca throws a head kick that Lockyer semi-blocks.
Lockyer looks to land a combination but Cuenca avoids it well.
Lockyer misses with a lunging right hand
and Cuenca counters with a slapping leg kick.
Cuenca pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Lockyer avoids the head kick by Cuenca.
Lockyer lands a lovely overhand right.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Cuenca uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Lockyer.
Lockyer is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Cuenca displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Lockyer throws out the jab.
Lockyer lands a jab.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lockyer takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Lockyer looks to land a combination but Cuenca avoids it well.
Lockyer looks to land a combination but Cuenca avoids it well.
That kick from Cuenca tenderised Lockyer's leg. Lockyer is trying to keep his angry face on.
Cuenca feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Lockyer's calf.
Cuenca throws a series of strikes that have Lockyer backpedaling.
Cuenca turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Cuenca lands with a slapping head kick.
Lockyer throws an overhand right that lands on Cuenca's shoulder, as Cuenca tries to avoid the shot.
Lockyer takes a swing at Cuenca's ribcage but misses.
Lockyer throws a right and a left that both miss.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Cuenca takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Cuenca is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Lockyer.
Lockyer scores with a one two! Cuenca had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Lockyer is breathing heavily.
Cuenca uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Lockyer.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Ricard Cuenca will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Cuenca ducks under a wild hook from Lockyer.
Lockyer is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Cuenca turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Cuenca keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Darren Lockyer seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Lockyer fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Cuenca moves into the clinch successfully.
Cuenca pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Lockyer is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Cuenca.
Lockyer swinging wildly here.
Cuenca takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Lockyer misses with a combination
and Cuenca counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Cuenca takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Cuenca gets a clinch.
Cuenca breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A good leg kick by Cuenca.
Darren Lockyer is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lockyer swings widly with a right hand
and Cuenca counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
That kick from Cuenca tenderised Lockyer's leg. Lockyer is trying to keep his angry face on.
Cuenca ducks right into an uppercut from Lockyer.
Lockyer throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Cuenca scores with a leg kick.
Lockyer tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Cuenca lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Lockyer throws a looping overhand right but Cuenca ducks down to avoid it.
Cuenca scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Lockyer swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
A telegraphed right hand from Lockyer misses the target.
Lockyer rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Cuenca counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Cuenca lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Cuenca moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Lockyer throws out a loose jab but Cuenca uses good head movement to avoid it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lockyer throws a right hand that misses
and Cuenca counters with a good low kick that Lockyer was not able to check.
Cuenca clobbers Lockyer with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Cuenca slips under a jab.
Ricard Cuenca seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Lockyer misses with a looping right.
Cuenca slips a jab from Lockyer.
Cuenca throws a leg kick which misses Lockyer's front leg but catches the back leg as Lockyer tries to avoid it.
Cuenca throws a series of punches but Lockyer avoids them all with ease.
Cuenca stuns Lockyer with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Lockyer ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Cuenca moves away.
Cuenca feints and then cracks Lockyer's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Lockyer down.
Cuenca throws a head kick that half lands.
Cuenca darts in and clinches Lockyer up against the cage.
Cuenca has Lockyer pressed against the cage.
Cuenca throws a punch but it's blocked by Lockyer.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cuenca breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Cuenca scores with a spinning back kick!
An inside leg kick lands from Cuenca.
Cuenca scores with a nice head shot.
Cuenca turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Cuenca moves into range and clinches up with Lockyer.
Cuenca gets through Lockyer's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
A short body shot lands from Cuenca as the two fighters clinch.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A shot in the inside from Cuenca.
Cuenca avoiding damage.
Cuenca presses Lockyer against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Cuenca in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Cuenca.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A short uppercut from Cuenca.
Cuenca lands a body shot.
Cuenca misses with a knee to the head.
Cuenca controlling the action here for a moment.
A nice left hand lands by Cuenca.
Cuenca's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Lockyer misses with a short punch on the inside.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Cuenca scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Cuenca manages to break the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ricard Cuenca showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Lockyer looks to land a left hand but Cuenca moved out of range nicely.
Lockyer throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Cuenca lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Cuenca.
Lockyer with a jab.
Lockyer lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Cuenca circles away quickly and effectively.
Lockyer misses with an uppercut
and Cuenca counters with a thumping low kick.
Lockyer takes a shot right to the bread basket.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Cuenca dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Lockyer. That did some damage!
A slapping leg kick lands for Cuenca.
Lockyer pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Lockyer misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
A thudding body kick lands there by Cuenca!
Cuenca fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Cuenca.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Cuenca darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Cuenca pushes Lockyer up against the cage in a clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A right hand to the body from Cuenca.
Lockyer misses with a hook from the clinch.
Cuenca breaks the clinch.
A big right from Lockyer misses.
Cuenca takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Cuenca avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Nice cross by Lockyer.
Lockyer misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Cuenca.
Cuenca closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Lockyer is rocked!
Cuenca slips a jab from Lockyer.
Oh Lockyer is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Lockyer takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Lockyer throws a lazy uppercut
and Cuenca counters with a monster head kick that knocks Lockyer out cold! He topples like fallen a tree, crashing to the mat! Timbeeeeeerrr!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:55 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Ricard Cuenca!
Ricard Cuenca is the new middleweight champion!
A very excited looking Ricard Cuenca made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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