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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ricard Cuenca (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ivar Lodbrok (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Cuenca comes to the cage accompanied by 2pac - Troublesome '96. Lodbrok comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Killing in the name of... kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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210 lbs
35 - 14 - 0 |
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220 lbs
22 - 13 - 0 |
Good wrestling
World class boxer
Granite chin |
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World class MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
35 - 14 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Ricard Cuenca!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
22 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Ivar Lodbrok!
The judges for this bout are James Atkins, Phil Schofield and Daniel Bishop.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lodbrok misses with the combination.
Cuenca misses with a right hand
and Lodbrok counters with a stiff right hand.
Cuenca throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Cuenca gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Lodbrok throws an overhand right that lands on Cuenca's shoulder, as Cuenca tries to avoid the shot.
Cuenca rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Lodbrok counters with a solid body kick.
Cuenca looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Lodbrok avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lodbrok tries a head kick but it misses.
A solid leg kick lands there for Lodbrok.
Lodbrok getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Lodbrok 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.
Lodbrok throws a predictable looking body shot
and Cuenca counters with a straight right hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cuenca drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
A nice inside leg kick there by Lodbrok. That's going to slow Cuenca down.
Cuenca walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Cuenca ducks under a wild hook from Lodbrok.
Ivar Lodbrok seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Cuenca loads up on a big right hand but Lodbrok slips the punch.
Lodbrok uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Cuenca.
Nice uppercut lands for Lodbrok. That snapped Cuenca's head back.
Cuenca misses with a hook. Lodbrok ducked under it nicely.
Cuenca misses with a jab, cross combination.
Lodbrok blocks a head kick by Cuenca.
Cuenca throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Lodbrok tries to counter with a clinch but Cuenca shakes him off and moves away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lodbrok clinches.
Cuenca goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A nice left hand lands by Cuenca.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Lodbrok blocking some punches.
Cuenca blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Cuenca fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Cuenca looking to throw knees to the head but Lodbrok is blocking nicely.
Lodbrok tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Lodbrok lands a knee to the head.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Cuenca.
Cuenca lands a hook that snaps the head of Lodbrok backwards.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Lodbrok as Cuenca tries to tie him up.
Lodbrok pushes Cuenca back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Cuenca lands with a light punch inside.
Lodbrok's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Cuenca works on Lodbrok's body with a couple of short punches.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cuenca throws an elbow that misses.
Cuenca takes a shot to the head.
Lodbrok fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Lodbrok lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Lodbrok putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Cuenca in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Lodbrok swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Lodbrok connects with a knee to the head.
Cuenca blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Cuenca misses with an elbow over the top.
Cuenca comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Lodbrok tries to work over Cuenca's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Cuenca lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Cuenca.
Lodbrok tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Lodbrok has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Cuenca tries to break the clinch but Lodbrok is controlling the position.
Cuenca's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Lodbrok connects with a nasty looking knee right to Cuenca's face.
It looks like Ricard Cuenca has been cut.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
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!
Lodbrok struggles to land a body shot inside as Cuenca controls his hands.
Lodbrok lands with a right to the head.
Lodbrok unloads a knee to the mid-section. Cuenca lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Cuenca blocks an uppercut.
Cuenca misses with a hook to the ribs.
Cuenca is looking to break free of the clinch but Lodbrok has double underhooks.
Lodbrok tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Lodbrok misses with a knee strike.
Cuenca tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Cuenca cracks Lodbrok with a nice body shot.
Cuenca looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Lodbrok tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Cuenca is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Lodbrok is defending well for now.
Lodbrok blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Cuenca tries to land a knee to the head but Lodbrok blocks with his arms.
Cuenca tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Lodbrok lands a body punch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ivar Lodbrok dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Ricard Cuenca'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.
Lodbrok connects with a nice looking jab.
Cuenca defending well as Lodbrok loads up on a big left hand.
Cuenca throws a looping overhand right but Lodbrok ducks down to avoid it.
Lodbrok tries to counter by closing the distance.
Lodbrok misses with a wild body shot.
Lodbrok checks a low kick from Cuenca.
Lodbrok tries to counter by closing the distance.
Cuenca throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
A good leg kick by Cuenca.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lodbrok scoring well with a low kick there.
Lodbrok tries to keep at a distance but Cuenca has taken the fight into the clinch.
Lodbrok avoids a wild elbow strike from Cuenca.
Cuenca working aggressively here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lodbrok blocks an uppercut.
Lodbrok tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Cuenca avoids it.
Lodbrok using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Lodbrok tries a knee to the head but Cuenca blocks it.
Lodbrok has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Cuenca misses with a punch on the inside.
Lodbrok lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Cuenca lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Lodbrok backwards.
Lodbrok throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Cuenca blocks it with crossed arms.
Lodbrok tries a knee to the head but Cuenca blocks it.
Lodbrok connects with a knee to the head.
Cuenca blocks a body shot from Lodbrok.
The referee calls for Lodbrok to work.
Cuenca misses with an elbow strike.
Cuenca fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Lodbrok tries to work over Cuenca's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Lodbrok avoiding damage as Cuenca throws knees to the body.
Lodbrok blocks a body shot from Cuenca.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lodbrok tries to land a knee to the head but Cuenca blocks with his arms.
Lodbrok with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Cuenca tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Lodbrok on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Cuenca struggles to land a body shot inside as Lodbrok controls his hands.
Cuenca lands a body shot in the clinch.
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!
Lodbrok missing with knees to the body.
Lodbrok lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Lodbrok blocking some punches.
Cuenca lands a shoulder strike.
Lodbrok blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Lodbrok misses with a short punch on the inside.
Lodbrok stalls.
Lodbrok with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Lodbrok with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Cuenca pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Cuenca throws a knee to the head but misses.
Lodbrok with an attempt at a knee that misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A left hand lands to the body for Lodbrok.
Cuenca has a couple of punches blocked by Lodbrok.
Lodbrok takes a shot to the head.
Cuenca blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Lodbrok tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Cuenca working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Cuenca swings wildly with an uppercut but Lodbrok uses good head movement to avoid it.
Cuenca misses with an elbow over the top.
Cuenca pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Cuenca defending well as Lodbrok loads up on a big left hand.
A chopping leg kick lands by Lodbrok.
Cuenca throws a hook but Lodbrok avoids it easily.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Cuenca.
Lodbrok steps in looking to counter with the mid kick but it doesn't connect.
Ivar Lodbrok seems to be getting the better of the standup.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cuenca moves into the clinch.
Lodbrok trying to land knees to the body.
Cuenca lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Lodbrok.
Ivar Lodbrok seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Lodbrok taking a breather.
Cuenca lands an elbow inside that Lodbrok shrugs off.
Lodbrok landing knees to the head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Cuenca lands a right hand.
Lodbrok tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Lodbrok tries a knee to the head but Cuenca blocks it.
Lodbrok misses with a short punch on the inside.
Cuenca lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Lodbrok misses with a knee strike.
Lodbrok tries to land a knee to the head but Cuenca blocks with his arms.
Lodbrok looking to slow down the pace here.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Lodbrok.
Cuenca tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Ricard Cuenca will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Ricard Cuenca's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Lodbrok looks to land a left hand but Cuenca moved out of range nicely.
Good leg kick by Lodbrok there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Lodbrok ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Cuenca moves away.
Cuenca misses with a wild combination.
A big left from Lodbrok misses.
Lodbrok slips a jab from Cuenca.
Lodbrok is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Cuenca slips a straight right by Lodbrok.
Cuenca throwing a counter right hand but Lodbrok manages to avoid it.
Lodbrok takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Cuenca, right into the meat.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lodbrok misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Cuenca.
Lodbrok stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Cuenca.
Cuenca looks for the body kick but Lodbrok saw that one coming.
Lodbrok does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Cuenca steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Lodbrok.
A looping hook to the body misses from Cuenca. Lodbrok does a little dance to reset his feet.
Lodbrok moves out of range of the body kick.
Cuenca throws a sloppy head kick
and Lodbrok cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Cuenca checks the leg kick nicely there.
Lodbrok gets a clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Cuenca tries to throw a body punch but Lodbrok avoids it by throwing Cuenca back against the cage.
Lodbrok misses with a hook to the ribs.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Cuenca.
Cuenca comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
It looks like Ivar Lodbrok has been cut.
Lodbrok blocks an uppercut.
Cuenca is trying to maintain a safe position but Lodbrok gets an underhook and turns Cuenca into the cage.
Lodbrok tries a knee to the head but Cuenca blocks it.
Lodbrok scores with a nice hook to the head.
Lodbrok blocks the elbow strike.
Cuenca being controlled against the cage.
Lodbrok tries a knee to the head but Cuenca blocks it.
Lodbrok lands a hook to the side of the head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Cuenca creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
A nice left hand lands by Cuenca.
A shot in the inside from Cuenca.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lodbrok dodges an elbow strike from Cuenca.
Cuenca tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Cuenca lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Lodbrok dodges an elbow strike from Cuenca.
Cuenca has a couple of punches blocked by Lodbrok.
Lodbrok throws a knee to the head but misses.
Cuenca prevents a body shot from Lodbrok.
Lodbrok scores with a knee to the head.
Cuenca creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Lodbrok lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Cuenca throws a head punch that misses.
Cuenca has a couple of punches blocked by Lodbrok.
Lodbrok is working Cuenca over against the cage.
Cuenca escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Lodbrok tries to clinch up.
Cuenca closes the distance and clinches.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cuenca misses with the head strike.
Lodbrok pushes Cuenca back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Cuenca has Lodbrok pushed against the cage.
Lodbrok softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A short left from Lodbrok.
Lodbrok has Cuenca pressed against the cage.
Lodbrok lands a shoulder strike.
Lodbrok connects with a nasty looking knee right to Cuenca's face.
Cuenca lands with a left to the head.
Lodbrok lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Cuenca trying to land knees to the body.
Cuenca tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Cuenca lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Lodbrok with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Cuenca throws a punch but it's blocked by Lodbrok.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Ivar Lodbrok.
Well Lodbrok has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 James Atkins scores the fight 29:28
Judge Phil Schofield scores the fight 29:28
Judge Daniel Bishop scores the fight 28:30
In favor of your winner, by split decision... Ricard Cuenca!
Ricard Cuenca seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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