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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Anderson Cunha (ranked 4322 p4p, 5320 weight class) and Heuman Raikuen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Well, the cameraman is lingering on a pretty young lady for a bit too long there. Keep your eyes on the prize buddy or you'll miss the fighter intros!
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Good wrestling
Brawler
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Anderson Cunha!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Heuman Raikuen!
The judges for this bout are Fedor Mirinova, Ivan Kurochkin and Valeri Chadov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Raikuen is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Raikuen uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Cunha is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Raikuen's half guard.
Raikuen wants to get back to his feet.
Cunha content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Raikuen is in trouble now - Cunha has advanced to mount!
Cunha sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Raikuen is trying to get to the cage to help him get back to his feet.
Cunha takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Raikuen tries to buck Cunha off but he can't manage it.
Cunha sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Raikuen is trying to get back to his feet but can't.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Cunha controlling the position easily from mount.
Cunha's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
Further stalling from Cunha.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Raikuen can do anything to dispel that myth.
Cunha seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Raikuen for as long as he can get away with.
Raikuen is trying to get to the cage to help him get back to his feet.
Cunha tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Cunha won't let Raikuen get back to his feet... He wants to keep the fight where it is for now.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Cunha tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Anderson Cunha dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Cunha with a poor takedown
and Raikuen counters with a straight right hand.
Anderson Cunha seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Cunha staying out of range there.
Raikuen digs a good hook to Cunha's body.
Cunha gets a takedown into half guard.
Cunha is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Cunha is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Raikuen can do to turn this around?
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Cunha prevents Raikuen from standing back up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Raikuen is using up a lot of energy trying to get back to his feet. Perhaps he should improve his position first.
Cunha trying to control the pace.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Cunha throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Raikuen's waist but Raikuen gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Cunha off to one side.
Raikuen is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Raikuen throws a hook but Cunha avoids it easily.
Raikuen gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Cunha to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Cunha controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Raikuen is looking to stand back up... there's a bit of a scramble and Cunha dives into side control.
Cunha is maintaining the dominant position - no doubt Raikuen will start to get frustrated soon if he's not already.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cunha continues to stall.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Cunha has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
Raikuen tries to escape but Cunha is in control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
A bit of a lull in the action. I'm sure it will pick up again soon... even if the ref has to physically pick them up and put them back on their feet.
More hug and hope from Cunha.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Raikuen connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Raikuen just misses with a punch to the body.
Cunha tries to counter with a takedown but Raikuen is quick to defend against it.
Cunha has his takedown stuffed
and Raikuen makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Anderson Cunha will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. 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.
Raikuen keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Cunha dives in and scores a takedown into Raikuen's guard.
Cunha not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cunha is standing up over Raikuen. Raikuen looks to escape but Cunha dives into side control.
Cunha just content to control the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
This is a sustained period of stalling by Cunha.
Raikuen wants to get back to his feet but Cunha is dominant here and he's now got Raikuen's back!
I would not like to be Raikuen right now.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cunha continues to hold on tight.
Raikuen is trying to stand back up.
Raikuen is very frustrated here, being controlled quite effectively by Cunha.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Raikuen is trying to stand back up.
Raikuen is being controlled on the ground here - he must escape this position otherwise surely the end is near.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
And that's the end of the fight!
Anderson Cunha showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Cunha, 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 Fedor Mirinova scores the fight 29:28
Judge Ivan Kurochkin scores the fight 29:28
Judge Valeri Chadov scores the fight 30:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Anderson Cunha!
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hype
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