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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Arthur Curry (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ricard Cuenca (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Cuenca has chosen 2pac - Troublesome '96 as his entrance music. Both fighters really staring each other down here, as Ricard Cuenca enters the cage!
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194 lbs
49 - 18 - 0 |
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197 lbs
24 - 5 - 0 |
Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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Olympic wrestler
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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
49 - 18 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Arthur Curry!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
24 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Ricard Cuenca!
The judges for this bout are , Jack Bonds and Don Winkell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cuenca uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Curry.
Curry misses with an uppercut.
Cuenca pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Curry jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Cuenca throws a body punch but Curry moves out of range.
Cuenca misses with a head kick.
Curry is looking to counter punch.
That kick from Curry tenderised Cuenca's leg. Cuenca is trying to keep his angry face on.
Curry walks into a straight right hand from Cuenca.
Curry closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Crunch! Curry slams his shin into Cuenca's torso.
Curry takes a kick to the side of the head.
Cuenca jabs at Curry's body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Cuenca takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Curry misses with a hook.
Cuenca goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Cuenca checks a low kick from Curry.
Cuenca with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Curry throws a jab when Cuenca was well out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Curry tries to land a body kick
and Curry takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Cuenca thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Curry if he has to take too many more of those.
Curry definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Curry throws an overhand right that lands on Cuenca's shoulder, as Cuenca tries to avoid the shot.
Curry looks for the body kick but Cuenca saw that one coming.
Cuenca swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Cuenca takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Curry connects with a leg kick. Cuenca looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Cuenca gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Cuenca lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Cuenca tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Curry's elbow.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Curry.
Good body shot from Curry.
Cuenca throws a punch but it's blocked by Curry.
Cuenca tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Curry lands a body punch in the clinch.
Cuenca blocking some punches.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Curry tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Curry lands a left hand that snaps the head of Cuenca backwards.
A short right from Curry.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Curry.
Curry avoids a wild elbow strike from Cuenca.
Curry lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Cuenca blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Curry lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Curry lands a body punch in the clinch.
Curry misses with the head strike.
Curry blocking some punches.
Curry tries to throw a body punch but Cuenca avoids it by throwing Curry back against the cage.
Cuenca scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Curry lands with a left to the head.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Cuenca misses with a punch on the inside.
Cuenca throws a punch but it's blocked by Curry.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Curry.
Cuenca blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Curry misses with the head strike.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Curry avoids the elbow strike from Cuenca, against the cage.
Cuenca blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Curry blocking some punches.
Cuenca has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Curry seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Cuenca can turn it around.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Cuenca.
Curry's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Cuenca blocks a body shot from Curry.
Curry tries to break free but Cuenca pushes him back against the cage.
Cuenca misses with the head strike.
Curry lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Still in the clinch, Cuenca scores with a nice short uppercut.
Cuenca lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Curry misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Curry misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Curry.
Curry tries to work over Cuenca's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Cuenca tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Cuenca throws an elbow that misses.
Cuenca struggles to land a body shot inside as Curry controls his hands.
A bit of stalling here from Cuenca.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Curry lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Curry gets through Cuenca's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Cuenca misses with the head strike.
Curry lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Cuenca backwards.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Cuenca just misses with a elbow thrown towards Curry's brow.
Curry fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Cuenca has a couple of punches blocked by Curry.
Cuenca scores with a shoulder strike.
Cuenca blocks a body shot from Curry.
Cuenca has Curry pushed against the cage.
Cuenca pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
A head punch on the inside from Curry fails to land.
Curry throws a punch but it's blocked by Cuenca.
Cuenca lands with a short punch from the clinch.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Curry's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Cuenca takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Cuenca slips under a jab.
Cuenca with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
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 Arthur Curry will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Curry pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Cuenca swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Curry throws a lazy right hand but Cuenca sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
A leg kick checked by Cuenca.
Cuenca only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Curry lands with a thumping leg kick.
Cuenca scores with a head kick. Curry tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Cuenca avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Curry misses the jab.
Curry lands a really nice looking cross but Cuenca seems unphased.
Curry scores with a nice right hand.
Cuenca swings for the body but Curry moves out of range.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Cuenca is looking to clinch.
Curry misses with a leg kick
and Cuenca counters with a stiff right hand.
Curry takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Curry looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Curry jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Curry ducks under a wild hook from Cuenca.
Curry swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Curry slips under a jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Curry keeps Cuenca at a distance using the push kick.
Cuenca walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Curry checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Curry tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Curry misses with a straight right.
A head kick by Cuenca misses
and Curry counters with a straight right hand.
Cuenca blocks a leg kick.
Cuenca connects with a good right hand that stumbles Curry. Curry circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Cuenca tries to clinch but Curry moves out of range.
Cuenca ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Cuenca slips a jab from Curry.
Cuenca throws out a counter right but Curry avoids it with no problem.
Cuenca connects with a looping right hand.
Cuenca attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Jab from Cuenca.
Curry throws a sloppy head kick and Cuenca moves out of range easily.
A solid leg kick lands there for Cuenca.
Cuenca throws a low kick but it's checked well by Curry.
Curry thinks about countering with a body kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Curry misses the jab.
As Curry backs off Cuenca throws a huge counter combo but Curry manages to avoid it all.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Curry throws an overhand right that lands on Cuenca's shoulder, as Cuenca tries to avoid the shot.
Nice defenses there by Cuenca.
Curry looks to throw a body kick
and Cuenca counters with an inside leg kick.
Arthur Curry is winning the standup battle so far.
Cuenca forces Curry back against the cage and clinches.
Cuenca pushes Curry back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Curry.
Cuenca lands a right hand that snaps the head of Curry backwards.
Curry scores with a shoulder strike.
Cuenca gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Curry tries to throw a body punch but Cuenca avoids it by throwing Curry back against the cage.
Cuenca tries to work over Curry's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Cuenca working aggressively here.
Cuenca misses with a body punch.
A head punch on the inside from Cuenca fails to land.
Curry misses with a punch on the inside.
Cuenca pushes off an throws an elbow but Curry leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Curry has a couple of punches blocked by Cuenca.
Cuenca has a couple of punches blocked by Curry.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Curry.
Cuenca goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Cuenca swings wildly with an uppercut but Curry uses good head movement to avoid it.
Curry breaks the clinch.
Curry throws a head kick but Cuenca moves out of range.
Cuenca lands a lovely overhand right.
Cuenca checks the leg kick nicely there.
Cuenca thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Curry if he has to take too many more of those.
Curry tries to score with a low kick but Cuenca moves his leg out of the way.
Cuenca looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Cuenca lands with a slapping head kick.
Cuenca dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Cuenca scores with a jab. Curry acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Curry just misses with a punch to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Curry misses with a hook.
Cuenca throws out a counter right but Curry avoids it with no problem.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Curry misses with an attempted mid kick.
Curry throws out a loose jab but Cuenca uses good head movement to avoid it.
Cuenca swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Curry misses with a body kick.
Curry stuns Cuenca with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
A nice leg kick lands there from Curry.
Cuenca uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Curry.
No joy there for Cuenca, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Curry takes one to the side of the head.
Curry finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Curry throws a low kick but Cuenca avoids it.
Cuenca misses with a looping right.
Curry is looking to counter punch.
Cuenca misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Curry waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Cuenca.
Nice jab there from Curry.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Ricard Cuenca will probably get the nod - 10:9.
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.
Cuenca lands a jab-cross combination.
A big right from Curry misses.
Curry sizes up Cuenca with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Cuenca waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Curry.
Curry connects with a right hand. Cuenca shakes it off.
Curry missing with a left hand there. Cuenca was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Curry misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Cuenca counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Curry has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Cuenca.
Cuenca shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Curry wants to land a leg kick but Cuenca is out of range.
Cuenca closes the distance and lands a one-two.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A punch combination from Cuenca misses.
Curry misses with a body kick.
Cuenca follows through with a counter body kick but it doesn't land.
Curry blocks a jab.
Curry sizes up Cuenca with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
A jab from Curry does it's job there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Curry throws a leg kick but Cuenca moved away.
Curry attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Curry misses with a wild body shot.
Cuenca bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Cuenca slips a jab from Curry.
Curry takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Curry throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Cuenca sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Cuenca steps in looking to counter with the mid kick but it doesn't connect.
Curry rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Cuenca moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Curry throws a poor cross that misses
and Cuenca counters with a nice body kick.
Curry misses with a straight right.
Curry just misses with a punch to the body.
Cuenca has managed to clinch.
Cuenca is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Curry dodges an elbow strike from Cuenca.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cuenca tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Curry prevents a body shot from Cuenca.
Curry misses with a body punch.
Curry working aggressively here.
Cuenca misses with some punches.
Curry throws a punch but it's blocked by Cuenca.
Curry blocks the elbow strike.
Cuenca has a couple of punches blocked by Curry.
Cuenca avoiding damage.
Cuenca lands a hook to the side of the head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Curry tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Cuenca blocking some punches.
Curry throws a head punch that misses.
Curry wants to break the clinch but can't.
Cuenca blocking some punches.
Curry misses with a short punch on the inside.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cuenca gets through Curry's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Cuenca lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
A short uppercut from Cuenca.
Curry lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Curry on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Cuenca creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Cuenca throws an elbow that misses.
Cuenca throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Curry avoids a wild elbow strike from Cuenca.
Cuenca misses with the head strike.
Curry struggles to land a body shot inside as Cuenca controls his hands.
Cuenca tries to throw a body punch but Curry avoids it by throwing Cuenca back against the cage.
Curry lands with a short shot to the head.
Cuenca blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Ricard Cuenca seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Cuenca takes a shot to the head.
Cuenca misses with the head strike.
Curry has a couple of punches blocked by Cuenca.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Curry.
Cuenca has Curry pressed against the cage, preventing Curry from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Curry managing to block the knees to the body from Cuenca.
Curry goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Cuenca tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Cuenca lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Curry backwards.
Curry blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Cuenca.
Cuenca blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Curry misses with the head strike.
Cuenca blocks a body shot from Curry.
Curry lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Cuenca backwards.
Curry scores with a nice hook to the head.
Curry's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Curry connects with a nice looking jab.
Curry slips under a jab from Cuenca.
Curry throws a half hearted mid kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close third round but Ricard Cuenca just about did enough to take it.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Cuenca uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Curry.
Cuenca misses with a body shot.
Cuenca throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Curry throws out a loose jab but Cuenca uses good head movement to avoid it.
Cuenca slips under a jab from Curry.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Cuenca! But no joy.
Cuenca throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Curry throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Cuenca misses with a body kick.
Curry throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Curry throws a leg kick which misses Cuenca's front leg but catches the back leg as Cuenca tries to avoid it.
Cuenca rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Curry moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Curry fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Cuenca is out of range.
Curry connects with a leg kick. Cuenca looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Cuenca fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Curry has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Curry throws a leg kick which misses Cuenca's front leg but catches the back leg as Cuenca tries to avoid it.
Cuenca pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Curry back to the cage. Cuenca follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Curry finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Cuenca lands a nice looking kick to the body. Curry takes a step back to recover.
Curry catches Cuenca with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Curry avoids a punch combination nicely.
Curry scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Curry misses with a looping right.
Cuenca is clearly looking to counter with head kicks.
Curry motions for Cuenca to come forward. Curry throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Cuenca is looking for the big counter here.
Cuenca connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Curry momentarily.
Cuenca uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Curry.
Cuenca looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Cuenca tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Curry counters with a thumping low kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Curry lands a head shot.
Cuenca tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Curry manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Curry circles away from the clinch attempt.
Curry tried to counter with a leg kick but Cuenca avoided it.
Cuenca on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Curry. Curry obviously looking to wear him down.
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!
Curry bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Cuenca's head.
Curry is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Cuenca.
Cuenca feints a counter leg kick.
Curry connects with a jab.
Cuenca tries to land a front kick but Curry steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Curry was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Curry throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Cuenca counters with a body kick.
Curry delivers a nice body kick.
Cuenca misses with a hook
and Curry counters with a leg kick.
Curry on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Curry thows a leg kick but Cuenca checks it
and Cuenca counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Curry lands with an uppercut that bounces Cuenca off the cage and back into range.
Curry throws a head kick but Cuenca moves out of range.
A swing and a miss from Cuenca.
A jab from Curry misses.
Curry ducks under a wild hook from Cuenca.
Cuenca lands a nice shot to the body.
A swing and a miss from Curry.
Curry throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Curry ducks under a wild hook from Cuenca.
Curry throws a poor cross that misses
and Cuenca counters with a nice leg kick.
Curry moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Cuenca moves into the clinch successfully.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Curry.
Cuenca working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Curry lands on the inside with an uppercut.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Curry misses with a punch on the inside.
Cuenca lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Curry.
Curry can't find room to land a body shot as Cuenca controls the action.
Cuenca tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Cuenca scores with a shoulder strike.
Cuenca lands a right hand that snaps the head of Curry backwards.
With the fighters up against the cage, Cuenca throws an elbow but misses.
Curry fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Curry avoiding damage as Cuenca throws knees to the body.
Cuenca lands a left hand that snaps the head of Curry backwards.
Curry throws a head punch that misses.
Cuenca misses with a punch on the inside.
Curry manages to break the clinch.
Curry fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Cuenca manages to avoid it.
Curry slips under a jab from Cuenca.
A swing and a miss from Cuenca.
A little feinted left hand from Curry on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close fourth round but Ricard Cuenca 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!
Cuenca throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Curry sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Cuenca digs a good body shot into Curry's ribs.
Curry blocks a leg kick.
Cuenca feints and then cracks Curry's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Curry down.
Cuenca throws a low kick but Curry avoids it.
Curry scores with a kick to the midsection.
Curry looks to throw the jab but Cuenca is out of range.
Cuenca has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Curry.
Curry takes a swing at Cuenca's ribcage but misses.
Curry is looking to slow Cuenca down with leg kicks.
Curry pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
As Curry backs off Cuenca throws a huge counter combo but Curry manages to avoid it all.
Cuenca's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Curry moves out of range of the leg kick from Cuenca.
Curry was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Cuenca looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Cuenca slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Curry lands a lovely overhand right.
Curry looks to throw the jab but Cuenca is out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cuenca checks a leg kick.
Curry misses with a hook. Cuenca ducked under it nicely.
Curry throws a left and a right that both miss
and Cuenca counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Nice cross by Cuenca.
Curry goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Curry looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Curry misses with a wild body shot.
Nice body kick there by Cuenca.
Cuenca dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Curry. That did some damage!
Curry avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
A jab from Cuenca misses.
Curry lands a front kick.
Cuenca throws a hook but Curry blocks it.
Sloppy strikes from Cuenca. Those never looked like landing.
Curry throws a shot to the body.
Cuenca misses with a leg kick
and Curry cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Arthur Curry has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Jab, jab by Curry - just one landing.
Cuenca cracks the inside of Curry's front leg.
Cuenca dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Curry. That did some damage!
Cuenca swings for the body but Curry moves out of range.
Curry throws out a powerful jab.
Curry throws a leg kick that misses.
Curry pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Cuenca moves into range and connects with a jab.
Cuenca moves out of range as Curry throws a body kick.
Curry lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Cuenca connects with the punch.
Nice jab there from Curry.
Cuenca looks to score with a jab to the body but Curry is just out of range.
That kick from Cuenca tenderised Curry's leg. Curry is trying to keep his angry face on.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cuenca chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Good work by Cuenca as he checks the leg kick.
Curry lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Curry misses with a lunging right hand
and Cuenca counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Cuenca scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Nice shot lands for Curry.
Cuenca takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Cuenca checks a leg kick.
Curry waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Cuenca.
Curry looks for the body kick but Cuenca saw that one coming.
Cuenca rushes Curry and presses him up against the cage.
Curry swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Cuenca throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Currys head.
Cuenca lands on the inside with an uppercut.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Curry working aggressively here.
Ricard Cuenca is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A head punch on the inside from Curry fails to land.
Curry has a couple of punches blocked by Cuenca.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Cuenca.
Cuenca misses with an elbow over the top.
Curry takes a shot to the head.
Cuenca lands an elbow inside that Curry shrugs off.
It looks like Arthur Curry has been cut.
Curry's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
A jab from Curry misses.
Curry is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Cuenca.
Cuenca is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Curry ducks right into an uppercut from Cuenca.
Curry tests Cuenca's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Cuenca throws a shot to the body.
Good shot there by Cuenca.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Ricard Cuenca.
I think Cuenca 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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 45:50
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 50:45
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 48:49
In favor of your winner, by split decision... Ricard Cuenca!
Ricard Cuenca is the new middleweight champion!
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