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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Fabien Hoi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jose Cuervo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Fabien Hoi!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Jose Cuervo!
The judges for this bout are Albert Achterberg, Radbod Blank and Patrick Alders.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hoi takes the fight into the clinch.
Cuervo breaks from the clinch.
Cuervo stuns Hoi with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Cuervo lands an overhand right.
Hoi doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Hoi has taken the fight to the clinch.
Hoi breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Cuervo circles away from the clinch attempt.
Hoi fails with an attempt to clinch.
Cuervo fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Hoi avoids a kick to the body.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Hoi's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Cuervo misses with a body 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!
Hoi tries to clinch there but Cuervo circles away.
Hoi wants to clinch.
Cuervo connects with a leg kick. Hoi looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hoi doesn't manage to clinch there - Cuervo circles away.
Hoi darts in trying to clinch
and Cuervo counters with a good, hard body kick but Hoi shrugs it off.
Hoi instigates a clinch.
Cuervo tries to break the clinch but Hoi is controlling the position.
Hoi's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Hoi closes the distance and clinches.
Cuervo breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Hoi clinches.
Stalling in the clinch from Hoi.
Cuervo goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Cuervo wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Hoi effectively controlling the action here.
Hoi's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Hoi rushes Cuervo and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Hoi leaning his opponent against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cuervo is trying to break free.
Stalling in the clinch from Hoi.
Hoi stalling against the cage.
Hoi seems to have come into the fight with the intention of avoiding any damage in the clinch, rather than actually showing any aggression.
Cuervo breaks the clinch.
Cuervo throws out a powerful jab.
Cuervo throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Hoi stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Cuervo avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Hoi tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Cuervo appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Hoi moves into the clinch successfully.
Hoi is pushing Cuervo up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Hoi is pushing Cuervo up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Cuervo breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hoi tries to close the distance and clinch up but Cuervo swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Cuervo pushes Hoi away with a front kick.
We've been told by Hoi's head coaches at The Factory that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Nice body punch from Cuervo.
Cuervo keeps the fight on the outside.
Hoi takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Cuervo's corner calls for a 1-2. Cuervo obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Hoi wants to clinch
and Cuervo counters with a good low kick that Hoi was not able to check.
Hoi fails with an attempt to clinch.
Hoi tries to clinch there but Cuervo circles away.
Hoi tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Cuervo swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Hoi tries to clinch but Cuervo moves out of range.
Hoi takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Nice body kick from Cuervo.
Hoi closes the distance and clinches.
Hoi slowing the pace effectively.
Cuervo is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Cuervo breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Hoi tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Cuervo misses with a two punch combination.
Hoi tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Hoi has Cuervo up against the cage in a clinch.
Hoi escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Hoi tries to close the distance and clinch but Cuervo swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Cuervo appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Hoi wants to clinch.
A little jabbing left from Cuervo on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Hoi tries to clinch up
and Cuervo counters with a nice uppercut.
Hoi tries to clinch but Cuervo moves out of range.
Cuervo counters with a body kick.
Hoi tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
The fight stays on the outside here - Hoi looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Cuervo flicks out a counter leg kick but Hoi steps away.
Cuervo feints and then cracks Hoi's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Hoi down.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jose Cuervo dominated that round.
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.
Hoi has Cuervo up against the cage in a clinch.
Cuervo breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Hoi tries to clinch there but Cuervo circles away.
Cuervo has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Hoi on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Fabien Hoi is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Hoi tries to clinch but Cuervo moves out of range.
A little jabbing left from Cuervo on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Cuervo thuds a left hand into Hoi's body.
Cuervo avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Hoi tries to clinch up.
The fight stays on the outside here - Hoi looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Hoi avoids a kick to the body.
Hoi half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Cuervo circles away from the clinch attempt.
Hoi is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hoi tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Cuervo swats away the attempt to clinch by Hoi.
Cuervo swats away the attempt to clinch by Hoi.
Hoi 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.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hoi takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Jose Cuervo seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Hoi gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Hoi is trying to stall.
Cuervo's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Hoi tries to close the distance and clinch but Cuervo swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
A lazy left from Cuervo finds it's target.
Cuervo comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Hoi tries to clinch but Cuervo moves away
and Cuervo counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Hoi tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Cuervo paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Cuervo avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Hoi breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Hoi tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Cuervo paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Hoi takes one to the side of the head.
A solid leg kick lands there for Cuervo.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Cuervo's corner calls for a 1-2. Cuervo obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
The fight stays on the outside here - Hoi looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cuervo throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Cuervo tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Hoi was well out of range. Poor timing from Cuervo.
Hoi tries to clinch there but Cuervo circles away.
Cuervo steps in looking to counter with the mid kick but it doesn't connect.
Fabien Hoi seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Hoi stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Cuervo.
Cuervo tries to keep at a distance but Hoi has taken the fight into the clinch.
Cuervo misses with a hook to the ribs.
Hoi displaying some good clinch control by pressing Cuervo up against the cage.
Cuervo being controlled against the cage.
Cuervo tries to circle away but Hoi has him pinned against the cage.
Cuervo stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Cuervo is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cuervo breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Hoi tries to clinch but Cuervo is having none of it.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Hoi moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Hoi tries to close the distance and clinch up but Cuervo swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Cuervo throws a quick inside leg kick.
Cuervo swings for the body but Hoi moves out of range.
Hoi wants to clinch up but Cuervo keeps it at a distance.
The fight stays on the outside here - Hoi looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
A little jabbing left from Cuervo on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Hoi on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Hoi closes the distance looking to clinch
and Cuervo counters with a stiff right hand.
Hoi tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Hoi fails with an attempt to clinch.
Cuervo only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Hoi is looking to clinch.
Hoi tries to clinch but Cuervo moves out of range.
Cuervo connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Hoi momentarily.
A thudding body kick lands there by Cuervo!
Hoi wants to clinch.
Cuervo looks like he wants to counter punch here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hoi fails in his attempt to clinch.
Hoi tries to clinch but Cuervo moves away
and Cuervo counters with a nice kick to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Hoi tries to close the distance and clinch up but Cuervo swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Hoi is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Hoi fails with an attempt to clinch.
Cuervo thows a body kick. Hoi tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Hoi is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Hoi takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Hoi tries to clinch but Cuervo is having none of it.
Hoi tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Cuervo paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Cuervo only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Hoi tries to close the distance and clinch but Cuervo swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Hoi is looking to clinch.
Hoi moves out of range as Cuervo throws a body kick.
Hoi wants to clinch.
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.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Hoi is looking to clinch.
Hoi moves to clinch but Cuervo breaks away
and Cuervo counters with a thumping low kick.
Hoi is looking to clinch but Cuervo is avoiding it.
Cuervo keeps the fight on the outside.
Cuervo digs a good hook to Hoi's body.
Hoi is looking to clinch.
Hoi wants to clinch but Cuervo slips to the side
and Cuervo counters with an outside leg kick.
Hoi tries to clinch but Cuervo is having none of it.
Good leg kick by Cuervo there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Cuervo avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Cuervo throws the kick towards the body but Hoi avoids it.
Cuervo throws a nice inside leg kick.
Hoi walks into a left hand.
Hoi tries to close the distance and clinch but Cuervo swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Cuervo avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Hoi moves out of range of the strikes.
Hoi changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Cuervo works the jab nicely.
Hoi is looking to clinch.
Hoi fails in his attempt to clinch.
Hoi tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cuervo scores with a spinning back kick!
Hoi takes one on the chin but seems OK.
The fight stays on the outside here - Hoi looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Hoi takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Hoi doesn't manage to clinch there - Cuervo circles away.
Cuervo connects with a leg kick. Hoi looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Cuervo with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Hoi tries to clinch there but Cuervo circles away.
Hoi tries to clinch there but Cuervo circles away.
Hoi fails with an attempt to clinch.
Hoi 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.
Hoi moves forwards but Cuervo connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Cuervo connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Hoi's hands.
Hoi tries to close the distance and clinch up but Cuervo swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Cuervo catches Hoi with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Hoi gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Cuervo swings wildly with an uppercut but Hoi uses good head movement to avoid it.
Hoi avoiding damage.
Fabien Hoi has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cuervo is trying to break the clinch but Hoi is controlling him.
The referee calls for Hoi to work.
Cuervo manages to break the clinch.
Hoi drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Hoi wants to clinch.
Hoi 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.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Cuervo fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Cuervo misses with a body punch.
Fabien Hoi has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Cuervo is leaning against Hoi and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Cuervo lands a shoulder strike.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hoi displaying some good clinch control by pressing Cuervo up against the cage.
Hoi blocking some punches.
Hoi escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Cuervo circles away from the clinch attempt.
Hoi is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Cuervo with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Hoi is looking to clinch.
Hoi tries to close the distance and clinch up but Cuervo swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Hoi wants to clinch up but Cuervo keeps it at a distance.
Hoi is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Hoi's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Cuervo connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Hoi scrambles back to his feet.
Cuervo scores with a nice head shot.
Cuervo bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Cuervo swats away the attempt to clinch by Hoi.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hoi drives through and clinches with Cuervo against the cage.
Cuervo escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Hoi is looking to clinch but Cuervo is avoiding it.
A left lands for Cuervo.
Cuervo scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Hoi doesn't seem bothered though.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Cuervo.
Hoi wants to clinch.
Jose Cuervo is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Hoi rushes Cuervo and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Cuervo manages to break the clinch.
Cuervo connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Hoi 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.
Cuervo circles away from the clinch attempt.
Hoi tries to clinch but Cuervo moves out of range.
Cuervo counters with a body kick.
Hoi tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Cuervo paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Hoi moves in looking to clinch but Cuervo pushes him off.
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 Albert Achterberg scores the fight 27:30
Judge Radbod Blank scores the fight 27:30
Judge Patrick Alders 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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