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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Ricard Cuenca (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Virgil Keller (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Cuenca might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to 2pac - Troublesome '96. Keller is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by War Music. Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!
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197 lbs
23 - 10 - 0 |
Great wrestler
World class boxer
Granite chin |
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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
25 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Ricard Cuenca!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
23 - 10 - 0, fighting out of London, Virgil Keller!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Frank Antenori and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Keller moves out of range as Cuenca throws a body kick.
Cuenca scores with a hook.
Cuenca misses with a leg kick.
Cuenca buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Cuenca staying out of range there.
As Keller tries to get set, Cuenca tries to push him back and clinch up but Keller manages to avoid the attempt.
Keller lands a jab to the head.
Cuenca takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Keller slips a jab from Cuenca.
Cuenca bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
We've been told by Cuenca's head coaches at School Of Fighting that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Cuenca misses with an uppercut. Keller saw that one coming.
Keller avoids the head kick by Cuenca.
Keller has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Cuenca tries to work over Keller's front leg with a kick but Keller checks it.
Cuenca throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Cuenca throws a body shot but no joy.
Keller is looking to slow Cuenca down with leg kicks.
Keller looks to score with a jab to the body but Cuenca is just out of range.
Cuenca throwing a counter right hand but Keller manages to avoid it.
Cuenca connects with a crisp jab.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Cuenca lands with a kick to the temple. Keller shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cuenca fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Keller connects with a single shot there.
Cuenca takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Cuenca takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Cuenca slips under a jab from Keller.
Keller scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Keller misses with a hook.
Cuenca lands a nice looking body kick.
Keller slips a jab from Cuenca.
A lazy body kick from Cuenca
and Keller counters with a straight right hand.
Cuenca connects with a solid leg kick.
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 tries to score with a low kick but Keller moves his leg out of the way.
Ricard Cuenca seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Keller loads up on a big right hand but Cuenca slips the punch.
Keller throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A solid leg kick lands there for Keller.
Keller uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Cuenca.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cuenca throws out a leg kick but Keller moves out of range and Cuenca only half commits.
Keller keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Cuenca takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Keller scores with a hook to the body. Cuenca takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Keller jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Keller misses with a looping right.
Keller misses with an uppercut. Cuenca saw that one coming.
A big right from Keller misses.
Cuenca fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Keller manages to avoid it.
Cuenca avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Keller misses the jab.
Cuenca closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Cuenca lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Keller breaks from the clinch.
Cuenca moves out of range as Keller strikes.
Cuenca was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Cuenca slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
A low kick from Cuenca is predictable there
and Keller cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cuenca ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Keller moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Keller tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Keller takes a swing at Cuenca's ribcage but misses.
Cuenca is looking to counter the offense by Keller and move into the clinch.
Cuenca buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Cuenca uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Keller.
Keller throws a hook but Cuenca avoids it easily.
Cuenca throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Keller scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Keller scores with a shot to the body.
Cuenca clinches.
Keller blocks the elbow strike.
Keller scores with a hook to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Keller looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Cuenca lands a damaging elbow.
Keller scores with a shoulder strike.
Cuenca tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Keller misses with a short punch on the inside.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Keller.
Cuenca throws a punch but it's blocked by Keller.
A frustrated look appears on Keller's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Keller can't break the clinch.
Cuenca goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Keller working aggressively here.
Still in the clinch, Keller scores with a nice short uppercut.
A short body shot lands from Cuenca as the two fighters clinch.
A short left from Cuenca.
Cuenca taking a breather.
Keller has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Cuenca is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Cuenca lands a right hand that snaps the head of Keller backwards.
Cuenca misses with an elbow strike.
Cuenca lands an uppercut.
Keller blocks the elbow strike.
Cuenca tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Cuenca has Keller pressed against the cage, preventing Keller from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Keller is trying to push Cuenca away but Cuenca has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Keller's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Keller throws a nice looking combination but Cuenca bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Keller fails to land with a series of punches.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Virgil Keller will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Cuenca uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Keller.
Keller has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Cuenca.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Keller.
Keller misses with an uppercut.
Cuenca connects with a high kick.
It looks like Virgil Keller has been cut.
Cuenca tries to clinch but Keller is having none of it.
Cuenca swings widly with a right hand
letting Keller counter with a right hand.
Cuenca throws a poor cross that misses
and Keller counters with a left to the body.
A cross from Keller lands.
Cuenca lands a nice looking body kick.
The fight stays on the outside here - Cuenca looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Cuenca misses with a double jab.
Keller takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Keller throws a hook to the side of Cuenca's head but Cuenca sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Cuenca keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Keller.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cuenca is looking to slow Keller down with leg kicks.
Cuenca moves into range and connects with a jab.
Keller misses with a lunging right hand
and Keller takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Cuenca lands with a straight right. Keller didn't see that one coming.
Cuenca ducks under a wild hook from Keller.
Cuenca ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Cuenca throws a head kick that Keller semi-blocks.
A looping hook to the body misses from Cuenca. Keller does a little dance to reset his feet.
Keller lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Cuenca takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Virgil Keller seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Cuenca throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Keller throws out a counter right but Cuenca avoids it with no problem.
Keller bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Cuenca ducks under a wild hook from Keller.
The fighters circling - Keller throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Cuenca throws a leg kick which misses Keller's front leg but catches the back leg as Keller tries to avoid it.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Cuenca throws a sloppy head kick
and Keller cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Keller lands with an overhand left.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cuenca thows a left - swing and a miss!
Keller takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Cuenca lets loose with a powerful body kick. Keller will feel that in the morning.
Keller throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Cuenca pushes Keller up against the cage in a clinch.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Keller lands with a left to the head.
Cuenca lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Keller is trying to force a seperation but Cuenca has the dominant position.
Cuenca pushes off an throws an elbow but Keller leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Keller can't find room to land a body shot as Cuenca controls the action.
Keller lands a left hand.
Keller's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Cuenca lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Keller.
Keller is breathing heavily.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Cuenca throws a punch but it's blocked by Keller.
Keller is trying to push Cuenca away but Cuenca has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cuenca lands an elbow that stopped Keller in his tracks for a moment.
Cuenca softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Keller pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Cuenca throws a hook but Keller avoids it easily.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Keller! But no joy.
Keller misses with an uppercut. Cuenca saw that one coming.
Cuenca moves into the clinch successfully.
Knees to the body from Cuenca.
Cuenca is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Keller is defending well for now.
A head punch on the inside from Keller fails to land.
Cuenca lands an elbow just above Keller 's eye.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Keller.
Cuenca lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Keller dodges an elbow strike from Cuenca.
Cuenca lands a nice shot to the body.
Keller is looking to break free of the clinch but Cuenca has double underhooks.
Keller tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Keller has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Cuenca stalling against the cage.
Cuenca lands a nice uppercut.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Cuenca lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Keller backwards.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Cuenca.
Keller lands a right hand.
Cuenca misses with a knee to the head.
Keller wants a takedown.
Keller looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Cuenca misses with a short punch on the inside.
Cuenca lands a nice uppercut.
Keller blocks an elbow strike from Cuenca.
Keller tries to break free but Cuenca pushes him back against the cage.
A short right from Cuenca on the inside.
Cuenca gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Cuenca keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Keller's efforts to push away.
Keller throws a punch but it's blocked by Cuenca.
Cuenca lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Cuenca lands a left hand.
Cuenca lands an elbow inside that Keller shrugs off.
Cuenca keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Keller's efforts to push away.
Cuenca lands a body punch in the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ricard Cuenca dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Virgil Keller's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Cuenca lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Keller fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Cuenca manages to avoid it.
Keller ducks under a wild hook from Cuenca.
Cuenca tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Cuenca with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Keller throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Keller checks a leg kick nicely.
Cuenca is looking to clinch but Keller is avoiding it.
Cuenca moves into range and connects with a jab.
Keller throws a leg kick
and Cuenca counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
Good work by Keller as he checks the leg kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Keller moves out of range of the body kick.
Keller moves out of range of the body kick from Cuenca.
Keller flicks out a counter leg kick but Cuenca steps away.
Keller misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Cuenca.
Cuenca takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Cuenca lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Keller throws a head kick that misses.
Cuenca throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
A punch lands to the side of Keller 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Keller lunges at Cuenca with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Cuenca's hand.
Cuenca scores with a jab to the body.
Cuenca throws a right and a left that both miss.
Cuenca just misses with a punch to the body.
Cuenca loads up on a big right hand but Keller slips the punch.
Keller circles away from the clinch attempt.
Cuenca misses with a head kick.
Cuenca is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Keller can do to turn this around?
Keller misses with a hook.
Cuenca feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Keller tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Cuenca is able to avoid easily.
A good leg kick by Keller.
Some wild striking there from Keller.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cuenca lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Good work by Keller as he checks the leg kick.
Cuenca tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Keller is able to avoid easily.
Keller misses with a straight right.
Cuenca tries to counter by clinching up but Keller breaks away and moves out of range.
Keller misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Keller steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Cuenca.
Keller takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
A jab from Cuenca misses.
Cuenca needs to keep his hands up - Keller had a free shot at his head there.
Cuenca scores with a leg kick.
Keller swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Cuenca.
The fighters circling - Keller throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Cuenca throws a nice inside leg kick.
Nice defenses there by Cuenca.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cuenca throws a one two combo.
Keller blocks a head kick by Cuenca.
Cuenca throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Keller's head.
Keller misses with a looping left.
Cuenca is looking to counter the offense by Keller and move into the clinch.
A left and a right from Cuenca both land. Nice combination.
Keller misses the shot to the body.
Keller looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Cuenca walks into a stiff left hand from Keller.
Keller throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Cuenca.
Keller misses with an uppercut. Cuenca saw that one coming.
Cuenca tries to clinch up but Keller circles away and keeps his distance.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Cuenca displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Keller throws out the jab.
Cuenca takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Keller has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Cuenca.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cuenca blocks the body kick.
Cuenca scores with a nice right hand.
Decent striking displayed by Keller there.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Cuenca.
Keller takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Keller takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Cuenca uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Keller.
Cuenca swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Cuenca swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Keller throws a right and a left that Cuenca avoids nicely.
Cuenca is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Cuenca is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Cuenca slips a jab from Keller.
Keller looks to land a body kick but Cuenca moved away.
Cuenca clobbers Keller with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Cuenca has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Keller.
Cuenca is looking to clinch but Keller is avoiding it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ricard Cuenca clearly takes that round.
The cut man is working on Virgil Keller's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Cuenca scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Keller tries to move into range but Cuenca moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Keller connects with a solid leg kick.
Keller tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Cuenca slips a straight right by Keller.
A slapping leg kick lands for Cuenca.
Cuenca misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Cuenca slips under a jab from Keller.
Cuenca ducks under a wild hook from Keller.
Cuenca tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Keller is able to avoid easily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Keller finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Keller throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Cuenca throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Keller swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Cuenca plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Keller throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cuenca throws a jab but it's blocked by Keller.
Good work by Keller as he checks the leg kick.
Good leg kick by Keller there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Cuenca throws a jab but it's blocked by Keller.
Keller avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Keller tries to move into range but Cuenca moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Keller ducks under a wild hook from Cuenca.
Keller checks a leg kick.
Cuenca slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Keller throws the left hand but Cuenca avoids the punch easily.
Keller scores with the left hand. Cuenca knows he should have avoided that one.
Keller misses with a few strikes there.
Cuenca swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Keller steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Cuenca.
Keller misses with a low kick.
Cuenca jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Keller looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Keller fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Cuenca goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Keller bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
A punch combination from Keller misses.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Cuenca misses with a wild body shot.
Cuenca throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Keller misses with the combination.
Cuenca paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Keller tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Cuenca wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Keller takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Cuenca ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Keller checks a leg kick.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Keller! But no joy.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cuenca lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Keller takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Cuenca moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
A telegraphed right hand from Cuenca misses the target.
Cuenca missing with a left hand there. Keller was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Keller misses with a left hand
and Cuenca counters with a series of strikes. Keller will be more careful next time no doubt.
Cuenca pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Keller blocks a head kick by Cuenca.
Keller throws out a counter right but Cuenca avoids it with no problem.
Cuenca throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
A head kick misses from Keller.
Keller misses with a jab, cross combination.
Keller throws a hook but Cuenca blocks it.
Cuenca misses with a wild body shot.
Keller swings for the body but Cuenca moves out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Keller moves into range and connects with a jab.
Cuenca forces Keller back against the cage and clinches.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Keller tries to stall but Cuenca uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Keller escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Keller connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Keller has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Cuenca misses with a low kick.
Cuenca misses with a straight right.
Keller throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Cuenca sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Keller moves out of range as Cuenca strikes.
Keller swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Keller checks a leg kick.
Keller throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Cuenca has taken the fight to the clinch.
Keller wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Keller lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Cuenca backwards.
A head punch on the inside from Keller fails to land.
Cuenca throws an elbow but it misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ricard Cuenca had his way with Virgil Keller in that round.
The cut man is working on Virgil Keller's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! And we move into the final round!
Keller misses with a looping left.
Cuenca throws a sloppy head kick and Keller moves out of range easily.
Keller tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Cuenca clinches up with Keller and pushes him back against the cage.
Cuenca misses with a punch on the inside.
Keller has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Keller's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Keller is trying to push Cuenca away but Cuenca has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Cuenca swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Keller wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Keller prevents a body shot from Cuenca.
Cuenca lands with a short head shot on the inside.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Keller blocking some punches.
A nice right hand lands inside from Cuenca.
Keller misses with a hook from the clinch.
Cuenca misses with a knee strike.
Cuenca lands a shoulder strike.
Keller has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Cuenca.
Cuenca trying to stall but Keller improves his position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Keller.
Keller scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Cuenca is trying to maintain a safe position but Keller gets an underhook and turns Cuenca into the cage.
Cuenca throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Keller blocks it with crossed arms.
Cuenca goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Cuenca keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Keller's efforts to push away.
Keller's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Cuenca swings for the body but Keller moves out of range.
Keller throws a right hand that Cuenca ducks under and follows up with a left that Cuenca also avoids with ease.
Cuenca throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Keller on the side of the head.
Cuenca tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Keller throws a lazy right hand but Cuenca sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Cuenca misses with a telegraphed body shot
letting Keller counter with a right hand.
Keller throws a shot from downtown. Cuenca moves away and avoids it.
Keller misses with an uppercut.
Cuenca misses with a left hand
and Cuenca takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Keller looks to land a body kick but Cuenca moved away.
Keller throws a sloppy head kick and Cuenca moves out of range easily.
Keller takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Keller closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Cuenca is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Keller.
Keller wants to land a leg kick but Cuenca is out of range.
A jab from Keller misses.
Keller misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Cuenca.
Cuenca tries a low kick but Keller avoids it.
Keller is looking for the big counter here.
Cuenca scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Cuenca walks into a straight right hand from Keller.
Cuenca throws a low kick but it's checked well by Keller.
Cuenca looks to land a body kick but Keller moved away.
Keller misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Keller connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Keller has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Cuenca.
Cuenca uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Keller.
Keller swats away the attempt to clinch by Cuenca.
Cuenca works Keller's body with a nice hook.
Virgil Keller has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Cuenca blocks a jab.
A slapping leg kick lands for Cuenca.
Cuenca throws a front kick aimed at Keller's knee but Keller avoids it well.
Keller throws out a counter right but Cuenca avoids it with no problem.
Keller pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Cuenca tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Keller manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Cuenca tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Keller throws a counter combo.
Keller throws a combination. Cuenca tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Ricard Cuenca is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Keller on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Cuenca. Cuenca obviously looking to wear him down.
Cuenca fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Keller.
Cuenca tries to clinch up.
Cuenca throws a nice head kick!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Cuenca throws a head kick that misses.
Cuenca cracks Keller with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Keller is looking to land body kicks.
Keller looks to land a left hand but Cuenca moved out of range nicely.
Cuenca throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Cuenca connects with a jab.
Both fighters circling a little - Cuenca finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Cuenca takes a jab right on the kisser.
Cuenca with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Cuenca checks the leg kick.
It looked like Cuenca wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Keller throws a body punch but Cuenca moves out of range.
Cuenca throwing a counter right hand but Keller manages to avoid it.
And that's the end of the fight!
Ricard Cuenca showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Cuenca has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Jack Bonds scores the fight 49:46
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 49:46
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 50:45
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ricard Cuenca!
Ricard Cuenca retains his middleweight title!
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energy
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pop
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