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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Adrian Johnson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jose Cuervo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jose Cuervo is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Adrian Johnson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Jose Cuervo!
The judges for this bout are Ian Loll, Dillan Fox and Alec Ball.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cuervo connects with a solid leg kick.
Cuervo scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Johnson wants to clinch up but Cuervo keeps it at a distance.
Johnson is looking to clinch but Cuervo is avoiding it.
It seemed like Cuervo was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Cuervo circles away from the clinch attempt.
A little jabbing left from Cuervo on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Cuervo lands with a thumping leg kick.
Cuervo wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Cuervo looks to land a body kick but Johnson moved away.
As Cuervo tries to get set, Johnson tries to push him back and clinch up but Cuervo manages to avoid the attempt.
Johnson is looking to clinch but Cuervo is avoiding it.
Cuervo turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Cuervo moves forwards but Johnson connects with a nice, crisp jab.
A nice inside leg kick there by Cuervo. That's going to slow Johnson down.
Johnson scores with the left hand. Cuervo knows he should have avoided that one.
Johnson looks to throw the jab but Cuervo is out of range.
Johnson clinches up against the cage.
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!
Cuervo is leaning against Johnson and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Cuervo lands a shot to the body.
Cuervo blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Cuervo blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cuervo on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Nice body punch from Cuervo.
Cuervo breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Cuervo comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Johnson tries to clinch but Cuervo moves out of range.
Johnson throws an off balance right hand
and Cuervo counters with a right hand to the body.
Cuervo misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Johnson takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Cuervo fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Johnson manages to avoid it.
Cuervo lands a jab to the nose.
Cuervo cracks the inside of Johnson's front leg.
Johnson moves in looking to clinch but Cuervo pushes him off.
Johnson on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Cuervo throws a poor cross that misses
and Johnson counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Johnson trying to land knees to the body.
Cuervo avoiding damage as Johnson throws knees to the body.
Cuervo on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Cuervo managing to block the knees to the body from Johnson.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cuervo manages to break the clinch.
Johnson wants to clinch.
Johnson moves into range and clinches up with Cuervo.
Cuervo escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Cuervo ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Cuervo lets loose with a powerful body kick. Johnson will feel that in the morning.
Johnson ducks right into an uppercut from Cuervo.
Cuervo scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Cuervo fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Cuervo misses the shot to the body.
Johnson misses with a hook. Cuervo ducked under it nicely.
Cuervo tries a quick counter leg kick but Johnson is wise to it.
Cuervo throws an off balance right hand
and Cuervo takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Johnson defending well as Cuervo loads up on a big left hand.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cuervo comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Johnson misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Cuervo.
Johnson moves in looking to clinch but Cuervo pushes him off.
Johnson ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Cuervo moves away.
Cuervo looks to land a body kick but Johnson moved away.
Johnson is looking to counter the offense by Cuervo and move into the clinch.
Cuervo scores with a kick to the midsection.
Cuervo goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
It looked like Johnson wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Cuervo ducks under a wild hook from Johnson.
Cuervo lands a right hook to the body.
Johnson tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Johnson takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Johnson throws an off balance right hand
and Cuervo counters with a nice body kick.
Cuervo will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
A swing and a miss from Cuervo.
Cuervo avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Johnson moves out of the way of the counter high kick fromCuervo.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Johnson takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Johnson wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Johnson tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Cuervo manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Cuervo dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Johnson. That did some damage!
Cuervo keeps the fight on the outside.
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!
Cuervo scores with a hook to the body. Johnson takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Cuervo tries to land a leg kick but Johnson saw it coming and moves away.
A little feinted left hand from Johnson on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Cuervo throws a body kick that misses.
Johnson blocks the body kick.
Cuervo thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Johnson if he has to take too many more of those.
Cuervo is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Johnson rather than just go for the knockout.
Cuervo misses with a looping left.
Cuervo wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Johnson moves into the clinch successfully.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Cuervo throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Cuervo is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Johnson to keep the fight standing.
Cuervo is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Johnson to keep the fight standing.
Cuervo blocking some punches.
Cuervo lands with a short head shot on the inside.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jose Cuervo dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Cuervo misses with a double jab
enabling Johnson to counter with a crisp jab.
Cuervo cracks the inside of Johnson's front leg.
Cuervo throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Cuervo slips under a jab from Johnson.
A good leg kick by Johnson.
Johnson takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Johnson bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Cuervo misses with a hook to the body
and Johnson cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Cuervo cracks Johnson with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Johnson swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Cuervo thinks about the counter body kick.
Johnson blocks a leg kick.
Johnson takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Cuervo bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Johnson's head.
Jose Cuervo seems to be getting the better of the standup.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Johnson blocks the body kick.
Johnson moves out of range of the strikes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cuervo loads up on a big right hand but Johnson slips the punch.
Johnson getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Johnson has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Johnson there as he acknowledges the shot.
Cuervo connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
A jab from Cuervo does it's job there.
Cuervo throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Johnson is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Johnson catches Cuervo with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Johnson rushes Cuervo and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Johnson misses with a punch on the inside.
A short left from Johnson.
Cuervo manages to break the clinch.
Jose Cuervo seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Johnson comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Johnson takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Johnson throws a right hand that misses
and Cuervo counters with a stiff right hand.
Cuervo scores with the left hand. Johnson knows he should have avoided that one.
Johnson walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Johnson throws a big shot that misses.
Cuervo on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Cuervo scores with a kick to the body.
Cuervo ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Johnson will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Johnson throws an overhand right that lands on Cuervo's shoulder, as Cuervo tries to avoid the shot.
Cuervo throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
It looks like Adrian Johnson has been cut.
Cuervo has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Johnson checks a leg kick.
Cuervo swinging wildly here.
Cuervo motions for Johnson to come forward. Cuervo throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Johnson wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Johnson tries to clinch but Cuervo is having none of it.
Cuervo tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Johnson was well out of range. Poor timing from Cuervo.
Johnson moves in looking to clinch but Cuervo pushes him off.
Cuervo keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Johnson.
Cuervo throws a leg kick which misses Johnson's front leg but catches the back leg as Johnson tries to avoid it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A cross from Cuervo lands.
Johnson uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Cuervo scores with a body shot.
Cuervo missing with a left hand there. Johnson was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Johnson moves out of range of the body kick from Cuervo.
Cuervo throws a push kick but Johnson slaps the foot to one side.
Johnson checks a low kick from Cuervo.
An inside leg kick lands from Cuervo.
Johnson misses with a left hand
and Cuervo counters with a straight right hand.
Cuervo lands a jab to the head.
Johnson looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Cuervo fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Johnson on the side of the head.
Cuervo connects with a body shot that sends Johnson's belly button to the back.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Cuervo bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Cuervo keeps Johnson at a distance using the push kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Johnson tries to close the distance and clinch up but Cuervo swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Cuervo defending well as Johnson loads up on a big left hand.
Johnson checks a low kick from Cuervo.
Cuervo misses the shot to the body.
Johnson looks to land a left hand but Cuervo moved out of range nicely.
No joy there for Johnson, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Cuervo scores with a jab to the jaw.
Cuervo swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Johnson thinks about countering with a body kick.
Cuervo throws a front kick that sends Johnson stumbling back into the cage.
Cuervo scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
A left lands for Cuervo.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A bone on bone clash there as Johnson blocks the leg kick.
Johnson is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Cuervo.
Johnson throws the left hand but Cuervo avoids the punch easily.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Cuervo! But no joy.
A left lands for Johnson.
Cuervo keeps the fight on the outside.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jose Cuervo showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Adrian Johnson's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Nice body punch from Cuervo.
Cuervo cracks the inside of Johnson's front leg.
A jab lands there for Cuervo.
Johnson ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Cuervo throws a lazy right hand but Johnson sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
As Cuervo tries to get set, Johnson tries to push him back and clinch up but Cuervo manages to avoid the attempt.
A shot to the liver by Cuervo. Beautiful body shot.
Cuervo connects with a body shot that sends Johnson's belly button to the back.
Cuervo looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Johnson tries to clinch but Cuervo is having none of it.
Cuervo uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Johnson.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Johnson tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Johnson thuds his right hand into Cuervo's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Cuervo jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Johnson misses with a straight right.
Johnson takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Johnson throws out a powerful jab.
Johnson looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Cuervo throws a body kick that misses.
Cuervo scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Cuervo ducks under a wild hook from Johnson.
Cuervo throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Cuervo looks to throw the jab but Johnson is out of range.
Cuervo lands a right hook to the body.
Johnson wants to clinch.
Cuervo tries to keep at a distance but Johnson has taken the fight into the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Johnson is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Cuervo is defending well for now.
Johnson swings wildly with an uppercut but Cuervo uses good head movement to avoid it.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Cuervo's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
A thudding body kick lands there by Cuervo!
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!
Johnson takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Cuervo with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Cuervo is looking to land body kicks.
Johnson is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Cuervo throws a looping overhand right but Johnson ducks down to avoid it.
Johnson tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Cuervo manages to circle out of the way.
Cuervo throws a low kick but Johnson avoids it.
Johnson takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Johnson takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Cuervo lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Johnson backs up against the cage.
Johnson moves out of range of the strikes.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cuervo is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Adrian Johnson has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Cuervo throws a body shot but no joy.
Cuervo tries to land a front kick but Johnson steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Cuervo scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Johnson takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Cuervo lands a leg kick that knocks Johnson off balance momentarily.
Johnson throws a hook to the side of Cuervo's head but Cuervo sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Cuervo pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Cuervo throws a chopping leg kick but Johnson manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Nice defenses there by Cuervo.
Johnson scores with a jab.
Cuervo lands a jab.
Johnson avoids the body shot from Cuervo.
Cuervo circles away from the clinch attempt.
Johnson bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Cuervo's head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Johnson fails with an attempt to clinch.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Cuervo cracks Johnson with an open hand slap.
Cuervo throws a low kick but Johnson moves out of range easily.
Johnson is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Cuervo.
Johnson takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Johnson swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Jose Cuervo is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Cuervo uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Johnson has time to react.
Cuervo scores with a jab.
Cuervo thuds his shin into the meat of Johnson's side.
Johnson darts in and clinches Cuervo up against the cage.
A short left from Johnson.
Johnson lands an uppercut.
Johnson is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Cuervo pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Cuervo throws a jab but it's blocked by Johnson.
And that's the end of the fight!
Jose Cuervo comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Cuervo 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 Ian Loll scores the fight 27:30
Judge Dillan Fox scores the fight 27:30
Judge Alec Ball scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jose Cuervo!
A very excited looking Jose Cuervo rambled incoherently for about 5 minutes post fight about how awesome he is. It was kinda funny for a while but then everyone got annoyed.
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energy
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hype
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