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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Tony Cuevas (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Thomas Breaker (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Cuevas comes to the cage accompanied by Leave Us Alone/ Dead By Gun. 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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257 lbs
6 - 4 - 0 |
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190 cm
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255 lbs
4 - 3 - 0 |
Good wrestling
Solid boxing
Very quick |
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Solid chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 4 - 0, fighting out of New York, Tony Cuevas!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Thomas Breaker!
The judges for this bout are David Schapiro, Jorge Garcia and Anthony Taglia.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Breaker fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Breaker fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Breaker throws a lazy right hand but Cuevas sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Breaker ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Cuevas moves away.
Cuevas fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Breaker throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Breaker misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Cuevas.
Breaker throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
It looks like Tony Cuevas has been cut.
Breaker connects with a body shot.
Breaker on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Cuevas is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Breaker's half guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Cuevas lands strikes from half guard.
Cuevas thows a huge punch but Breaker dodges it nicely.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Cuevas thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Breaker's head.
Cuevas is keen to just control but Breaker is a slippery customer.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cuevas passes to full mount!
Breaker tries to reverse the position but Cuevas maintains control.
Cuevas trying to control but Breaker is having none of it.
Breaker taking shots to the head.
Cuevas scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Cuevas breaks from Breaker's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Cuevas scoring with strikes but Breaker is staying in there.
Cuevas sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Cuevas breaks from Breaker's wrist control and lands an elbow.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cuevas prevents Breaker from getting the reversal.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Breaker holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Cuevas tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
Cuevas lands a nice shot to the head.
Breaker really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Cuevas. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Cuevas lands a big shot there that rocks Breaker but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Cuevas with good strikes from the mount here!
Cuevas sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Breaker takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Cuevas looking to control and managing it successfully.
Cuevas thowing shots but they're missing.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cuevas lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Cuevas controlling the pace for now.
Cuevas throws some wild stikes that Breaker manages to avoid easily.
Breaker is looking to get to half guard.
Breaker holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Cuevas tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
Cuevas with the ground and pound from mount.
Cuevas cracks Breaker with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Cuevas in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Cuevas trying to control but Breaker is having none of it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cuevas lands a heavy elbow.
Breaker looks gassed!
A nice elbow there by Cuevas.
Breaker is trying desperately to improve position.
Cuevas trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Cuevas working Breaker over with strikes here.
Cuevas cracks Breaker with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Cuevas is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Cuevas sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Cuevas lands with some strikes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tony Cuevas dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Tony Cuevas's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Cuevas fails with the takedown.
Breaker scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Breaker throws a right and a left that Cuevas avoids nicely.
Cuevas misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Breaker.
Breaker is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Cuevas rather than just go for the knockout.
Breaker misses with a body punch
and Cuevas counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Cuevas missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Cuevas accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Cuevas is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Cuevas trying to control the position from guard on top but Breaker is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Breaker trying to control the position.
Cuevas wants to control from the top but Breaker keeps moving.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Tony Cuevas wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Breaker blocks a head kick by Cuevas.
Breaker swings away with a body shot that misses
and Cuevas counters with a head kick. That will keep Breaker thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
No joy there for Cuevas, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Breaker falls off balance throwing a combination
and Cuevas counters with a takedown into side control.
Cuevas wants to lay and pray for a moment but Breaker keeps working.
Cuevas throwing shots but missing, from side control.
Cuevas throws a strike aimed at the side of Breaker's head but Breaker avoids it well.
Breaker tries to improve position but can't.
Breaker being controlled for a moment.
Cuevas is looking to take a break and control but Breaker is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Breaker tries to buck Cuevas off but Cuevas is having none of it.
Cuevas has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Cuevas works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
Cuevas in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
Cuevas wants to control but Breaker is keeping him busy.
Breaker is breathing heavily.
Cuevas connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Breaker some visible discomfort.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Cuevas throws an elbow but Breaker slips to the side and avoids it well.
Breaker being controlled for a moment.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Breaker can do anything to dispel that myth.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cuevas in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
Cuevas working the head and body with strikes.
Tony Cuevas overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Breaker takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
Cuevas trying to control the action but Breaker is working from the bottom.
Cuevas connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Breaker some visible discomfort.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cuevas is looking to take a break and control but Breaker is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Cuevas controls the position.
Breaker wants to get back to his feet.
Cuevas working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
Cuevas throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
Cuevas scores with punches from side control.
Cuevas is looking to take a break and control but Breaker is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Cuevas lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Cuevas is staying tight to Breaker's torso, preventing him from escaping.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tony Cuevas dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Tony Cuevas's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Breaker tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Cuevas was well out of range. Poor timing from Breaker.
Cuevas blocks a jab.
Cuevas is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Breaker can do to turn this around?
Nice sprawl there from Breaker as Cuevas shoots in.
Breaker stuffs the takedown attempt from Cuevas. Cuevas gets slowly back to his feet.
Breaker throws a jab when Cuevas was well out of range.
Breaker throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Cuevas rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Breaker moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Cuevas scores with a three punch combo!
Breaker lands a jab to the nose.
Breaker misses with a body shot
and Cuevas counters with a single leg into guard. Breaker didn't expect that.
Breaker avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Cuevas preventing the sweep.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cuevas with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Breaker being controlled here, momentarily.
Cuevas working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Breaker has momentary wrist control but Cuevas slips an elbow through the middle.
Cuevas with a flurry of punches that miss.
Breaker preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Breaker takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Cuevas throwing strikes but missing.
Cuevas postures up and lands a big shot to Breaker's brow.
Cuevas throws a big right hand that misses.
Cuevas showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Breaker working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Cuevas.
Cuevas wants to control from the top but Breaker keeps moving.
Breaker avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Cuevas trying to control the position from guard on top but Breaker is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Cuevas is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
The ref stands the fighters back up because Tony Cuevas just wasn't active enough.
Breaker slaps away a takedown attempt from Cuevas, before circling back to the center of the mat.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Tony Cuevas. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Breaker misses the body punch
and Cuevas decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Breaker's guard.
Cuevas looking to sit in guard and control but Breaker gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cuevas looking to hit a scissor sweep but Breaker is one step ahead there.
Cuevas pulls Breaker in to control the position.
Cuevas is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Cuevas tries to pass the half guard into mount. Breaker knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Thomas Breaker has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Breaker avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Cuevas.
Tony Cuevas is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Cuevas working Breaker over with strikes.
Cuevas perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
Cuevas missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Cuevas throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Cuevas content to control rather than advance.
Cuevas seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Breaker does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Cuevas thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Ground and pound from Cuevas.
Cuevas passes to side control.
And that's the end of the fight!
Tony Cuevas showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Cuevas, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 David Schapiro scores the fight 30:27
Judge Jorge Garcia scores the fight 30:27
Judge Anthony Taglia scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Tony Cuevas!
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energy
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hype
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