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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Ricard Cuenca (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Viv Richards (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Cuenca comes into the arena with 2pac - Troublesome '96 blaring out of the sound system. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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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
27 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Ricard Cuenca!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Viv Richards!
The judges for this bout are Donald Grub, Andrew Berry and Colin Fotheringham.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Richards lunges at Cuenca with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Cuenca's hand.
Cuenca looks to clinch
and Richards counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Cuenca walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Cuenca misses with a hook
and Richards counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Richards fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Cuenca has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Richards takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Cuenca throws a series of punches but Richards moves out of range.
Richards throws a body shot but no joy.
Richards throws a front kick aimed at Cuenca's knee but Cuenca avoids it well.
Cuenca looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Cuenca lands the left hand.
Cuenca throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
We've been informed that Richards has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Richards misses with a head kick.
Cuenca throws a leg kick that is checked
and Richards counters with a stiff right hand.
Cuenca scores with a jab.
Good work by Cuenca as he checks the leg kick.
Cuenca slips a straight right by Richards.
Richards tests Cuenca's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Richards misses with a straight left.
Richards throws a leg kick
and Cuenca moves into the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Richards breaks the clinch.
Cuenca throws a right hand that misses
and Richards counters with an inside leg kick.
Richards dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Cuenca. That did some damage!
Richards avoids the head kick by Cuenca.
Richards let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Cuenca moves out of range of the body kick.
Cuenca misses with a low kick.
Richards lands with a good body shot.
Richards lands a nice leg kick that just misses Cuenca's sensitive parts.
Richards uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Cuenca.
Richards lands an overhand right.
Cuenca throws a head kick that half lands.
Cuenca throws a hook but Richards avoids it easily.
Cuenca avoids a kick to the body.
Cuenca tries to score with a low kick but Richards moves his leg out of the way.
Cuenca takes a shot right to the bread basket.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Richards slips a jab from Cuenca.
Richards lands a jab.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Richards finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Richards cracks Cuenca with an open hand slap.
Richards plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Richards ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Cuenca moves away.
Richards scores with a head kick.
Cuenca swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Richards.
Richards lands a nice leg kick that just misses Cuenca's sensitive parts.
Richards walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Cuenca checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Richards lands a front kick.
Cuenca throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Cuenca misses with the combination.
Cuenca rushes Richards and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Cuenca blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Cuenca blocking some punches.
Cuenca doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Richards blocks the elbow strike.
Richards lands with a left to the head.
Cuenca misses with an elbow over the top.
With the fighters up against the cage, Cuenca throws an elbow but misses.
Richards is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Cuenca with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Cuenca scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Richards lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Cuenca digs a right hand underneath Richards's ribcage. Richards let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Richards manages to break the clinch.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Richards. Cuenca shrugs it off though.
Cuenca tries to clinch but Richards moves out of range.
Cuenca takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Richards uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Cuenca.
Cuenca cracks Richards with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Cuenca jabs Richards to the body, keeping him at a distance.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Cuenca looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cuenca connects with the punch.
Cuenca connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Richards displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Cuenca throws out the jab.
Cuenca lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Richards circles away quickly and effectively.
A jab from Cuenca misses.
Richards looks like he wants to counter punch here.
A clash of legs there as Cuenca blocks the low kick.
Cuenca lands a nice shot that snaps Richards's head back.
Richards rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Cuenca counters by moving into the clinch.
Richards breaks from the clinch.
Cuenca throws a leg kick but Richards sees it coming and moves out of range.
Richards lands a really nice looking cross but Cuenca seems unphased.
Richards connects with a solid leg kick.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Richards cracks Cuenca with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Cuenca blocks the body kick.
Cuenca was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Richards misses with a straight right.
Richards pulls out of a head kick attempt.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Viv Richards dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Richards moves away from the strike by Cuenca.
Richards uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Cuenca has time to react.
Richards swings widly with a right hand
and Cuenca counters with a leg kick.
Richards checks a leg kick.
Cuenca moves out of range of the body kick from Richards.
Richards has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Nice straight punches there by Cuenca. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Cuenca.
Cuenca throws an off balance right hand
and Richards counters with a slapping leg kick.
Richards bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Richards lands a nice leg kick that just misses Cuenca's sensitive parts.
Richards misses with a low kick.
Richards takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Richards tries to land a leg kick but Cuenca saw it coming and moves away.
Cuenca misses with a low kick.
Richards feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Cuencas jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Cuenca moves forwards but Richards connects with a nice, crisp jab.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A big left from Richards misses.
Cuenca fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Richards has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cuenca lands a jab to the nose.
Viv Richards seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Cuenca lands a head shot.
Richards throws a low kick but Cuenca avoids it.
Cuenca misses with a lunging right hand
and Richards counters with a good low kick that Cuenca was not able to check.
A telegraphed right hand from Cuenca misses the target.
Cuenca stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Richards.
Cuenca throws a head kick that misses.
Cuenca motions for Richards to come forward. Cuenca throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Richards looks for the body kick but Cuenca saw that one coming.
Richards fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Cuenca misses with a leg kick
enabling Richards to counter with a crisp jab.
Richards thuds his right hand into Cuenca's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Richards scoring well with a low kick there.
Richards throws a chopping leg kick but Cuenca manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Cuenca missing with a left hand there. Richards was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Cuenca, right into the meat.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cuenca moves out of range of the body kick from Richards.
Richards misses with a looping left.
Good work by Richards as he checks the leg kick.
Cuenca misses with a two punch combination.
Richards tries to work over Cuenca's front leg with a kick but Cuenca checks it.
Cuenca half committed to a counter leg kick.
Cuenca has Richards up against the cage in a clinch.
Cuenca misses with a hook from the clinch.
Richards digs a right hand underneath Cuenca's ribcage. Cuenca let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Cuenca blocking some punches.
Cuenca tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Cuenca throws a head punch that misses.
Cuenca scores with a shot to the side of Richards's head.
Richards lands a body punch in the clinch.
Richards's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Richards scoring well with a low kick there.
Cuenca checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cuenca with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Richards to score with a decent uppercut.
Richards throws a half hearted mid kick.
Richards uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Cuenca.
A jab from Richards does it's job there.
Richards dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Cuenca. That did some damage!
A jab from Richards misses.
Richards throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Cuenca avoids the head kick by Richards.
Nice uppercut there from Richards.
Cuenca misses with a series of wild punches.
Cuenca throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Richards stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Richards staying out of range there.
Cuenca lands a nice leg kick that just misses Richards's sensitive parts.
Richards throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cuenca misses with a head kick.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A big left from Cuenca misses.
Richards defending well as Cuenca loads up on a big left hand.
Cuenca throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Richards connects with a right hand. Cuenca shakes it off.
Richards getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Cuenca walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Richards checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Richards scores with a jab to the body.
A telegraphed right hand from Cuenca misses the target.
Cuenca avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Richards on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Cuenca. Cuenca obviously looking to wear him down.
Cuenca showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Richards.
Richards rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Cuenca moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Richards connects with a solid leg kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Viv Richards showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Richards throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Richards blocks a low kick nicely.
A swing and a miss from Richards.
Cuenca cracks Richards with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Richards finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Cuenca scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
A good leg kick by Richards.
Richards connects with a solid leg kick.
Richards misses with a straight right.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Richards, right into the meat.
Cuenca throws a nice inside leg kick.
Cuenca connects with a body shot that sends Richards's belly button to the back.
Richards misses with a kick to the body.
Cuenca takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Richards with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Richards throws a head kick that misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cuenca fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Richards has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Cuenca throws a body shot but no joy.
Richards was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Cuenca sizes up Richards with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Richards tests Cuenca's chin there with a solid looking shot.
A head kick misses from Richards.
Richards with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Cuenca doesn't manage to clinch there - Richards circles away.
Richards moves out of range of the body kick from Cuenca.
Richards's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Richards scoring well with a low kick there.
Cuenca throws a series of punches but Richards moves out of range.
Cuenca throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Richards moves out of range of the body kick.
Richards throws a leg kick but Cuenca sees it coming and moves out of range.
Richards lands a leg kick that knocks Cuenca off balance momentarily.
Cuenca throws a hook to the side of Richards's head but Richards sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cuenca avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Cuenca tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Cuenca lands a nice shot to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Cuenca scores with a head kick.
Cuenca cracks a nice hook into Richards's ribs.
Richards avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Cuenca tries to clinch up
and Richards counters with a nice leg kick.
Ricard Cuenca has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Cuenca takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Cuenca blocks a low kick nicely.
Cuenca throws a leg kick that is checked
and Richards counters with a right hand to the body.
Richards moves out of range of the body kick.
Richards uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Cuenca.
Richards throws a looping overhand right but Cuenca ducks down to avoid it.
Cuenca misses with a right hand
enabling Richards to counter with a crisp jab.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Richards throws a sloppy head kick and Cuenca moves out of range easily.
A jab from Cuenca misses.
Cuenca throws a leg kick but Richards sees it coming and checks it nicely.
As Cuenca backs off Richards throws a huge counter combo but Cuenca manages to avoid it all.
Richards fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Cuenca has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Cuenca wants to clinch
and Richards counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Richards pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Richards fakes the leg kick and cracks Cuenca in the body.
A nice inside leg kick there by Richards. That's going to slow Cuenca down.
A slapping leg kick lands for Richards.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Richards!
Richards works the jab nicely.
Cuenca is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Richards.
Cuenca throws a low kick but Richards moves out of range easily.
Richards feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Cuenca's calf.
Viv Richards 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.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Richards is looking to slow Cuenca down with leg kicks.
A head kick by Cuenca misses
and Richards makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Richards showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Cuenca.
Cuenca walks forward, straight into a front kick from Richards.
Richards lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Cuenca takes one on the button.
Richards with a body punch. A glancing blow.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Richards.
Cuenca walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Richards checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Richards with a jab.
A jab lands there for Richards.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A punch combination from Cuenca misses.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Richards.
And that's the end of the fight!
Viv Richards comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Richards winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Donald Grub scores the fight 27:30
Judge Andrew Berry scores the fight 27:30
Judge Colin Fotheringham scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Viv Richards!
Viv Richards decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
The defeated Ricard Cuenca had this to say: 'I want a rematch!'.
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hype
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