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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Richie Cunningham (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Devon Jones (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rumors backstage are that the fighters have been paid to keep it standing but we know that would never happen in MMA!
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275 lbs
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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 heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Richie Cunningham!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Devon Jones!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Franklin, Cecil Peabody and Frank Dennis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cunningham closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Cunningham lands in his opponent's guard.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Cunningham accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Cunningham thows a big elbow that misses.
Cunningham advances position into side control!
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Jones is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Cunningham misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
Jones tries to bench press Cunningham off him but Cunningham keeps the position.
Jones is looking to work his way out of this bad position but Cunningham is controlling him well.
Cunningham 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.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Jones wants to clinch up but Cunningham keeps it at a distance.
The crowd cheers as Jones lands an impressive looking overhand right. Cunningham doesn't seem phased though.
Cunningham looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Jones!
Cunningham pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Cunningham lands a big elbow.
Cunningham putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Jones is really trying hard to get back to his feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Cunningham cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Cunningham controlling the position easily from mount.
Jones is working to get back to half guard.
Cunningham with a couple of short strikes.
Cunningham sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
Cunningham misses with a series of strikes from mount. He'll no doubt be working on his ground and pound when he gets back to the gym.
Cunningham pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Cunningham cracks Jones with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Cunningham landing strikes from the mount.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Jones trying desperately to get to his feet.
Cunningham lands a nice shot to the head.
Cunningham lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Jones hang on?
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cunningham controlling from the full mount.
Cunningham with good strikes from the mount here!
Cunningham tries to control but Jones wriggling away.
Cunningham lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Jones hang on?
Cunningham won't let Jones get back to his feet... He wants to keep the fight where it is for now.
Cunningham lands a big shot there that rocks Jones but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Jones is not a happy chappy… he wants out of there.
Jones looks gassed!
Cunningham raining down shots from the mount!
Cunningham with good strikes from the mount here!
Cunningham with shots to the head and body - Jones looks very uncomfortable down there.
Jones tries to buck Cunningham off but he can't manage it.
Cunningham putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
The referee warns Jones that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cunningham putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Cunningham breaks from Jones's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Cunningham landing strikes from the mount.
Cunningham lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Jones hang on?
Cunningham scoring with strikes but Jones is staying in there.
BOOM! Cunningham connects with a massive shot to the dome!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Cunningham with the ground and pound from mount.
Cunningham wants to control the pace but Jones is squirming around nicely.
Cunningham lands a heavy elbow.
Cunningham lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Cunningham scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Jones?
Jones is wriggling around trying to escape.
Cunningham cracks Jones with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Cunningham lands with some strikes.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A nice elbow there by Cunningham.
Cunningham connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Cunningham unloading with bombs!
Jones is trying to get back to his feet but can't.
Jones is using up a lot of energy trying to get back to his feet. Perhaps he should improve his position first.
Jones really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Cunningham. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Jones is in a horrible position here. Cunningham smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Jones taking shots to the head.
A nice elbow there by Cunningham.
Cunningham connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Jones wants to use the cage to get back to his feet here.
Cunningham lands a big elbow.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Jones is in a horrible position here. Cunningham smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Cunningham lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Richie Cunningham dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Cunningham shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Jones napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Check out the look on Cunningham's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
Cunningham is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Jones can do to turn this around?
Jones dodges the ground and pound from Cunningham.
Jones tries to wriggle free to get back to his feet but he's given up his back! Oops.
Cunningham lands a punch that was close to the back of the head but the ref thinks it's OK.
Jones takes a big shot to the side of the head.
What can Jones do to escape this position? He's going to have to figure it out pretty quick if he wants to stay in the fight!
Will Cunningham go for the finish here or will he try and keep control of the position?
Oooh a big shot gets through from Cunningham. Many more shots like that and the referee will have to think about stepping in!
Jones is breathing heavily.
Cunningham not allowing Jones to control his hands.
Cunningham lands with a nice looking elbow that stuns Jones.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jones trying to control the position but Cunningham manages to sink in the hooks.
The referee is taking a good look at Jones as he is on the wrong end of some big shots from Cunningham!
Cunningham lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Jones is covering up but some of the strikes from Cunningham are getting through and doing damage.
Cunningham throws a big right hand but he misses and hits the mat. Ouch.
Cunningham lands a shot to the head.
Richie Cunningham overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Cunningham lands a shot to the head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Jones is trying to get back to his feet but he's not managed it yet.
Cunningham lands a couple of good shots to his opponent's body and a final shot to the head. Good little attack there by Cunningham.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jones grimaces as he takes a shot to the body.
Jones holding both Cunningham 's hands and preventing any damage.
Cunningham controls the action.
Jones trying to control the hands but Cunningham breaks the grip.
Jones trying to get back to his feet but Cunningham is in full control for now.
Jones covers up after taking a massive shot to the side of the head.
Oooh a big shot gets through from Cunningham. Many more shots like that and the referee will have to think about stepping in!
Jones covers up after taking a massive shot to the side of the head.
Cunningham lands a couple of good shots to his opponent's body and a final shot to the head. Good little attack there by Cunningham.
Cunningham connects with a series of strikes and the referee is calling for Jones to escape the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Can Jones hold on?! Cunningham is landing more strikes to his hapless foe.
Jones is rocked!
The referee is taking a good look at Jones as he is on the wrong end of some big shots from Cunningham!
Jones is still in real trouble! Can Cunningham finish him?
Cunningham lands strikes to the head.
A bit of a pause in the action here. Cunningham controlling the positon.
Jones seems to have recovered his senses.
Cunningham lands shots from the back.
Jones has the hand control, trying to stop the rear naked choke.
Cunningham has Jones flattened out and is raining down punches.
Cunningham throwing strikes from the back - he gets a warning from the referee for striking the back of the head but all these shots are hurting Jones!
Cunningham punishes Jones with strikes from the back mount.
Cunningham scores with strikes from the back.
Jones staying busy and making it hard for Cunningham to control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jones takes a big shot to the side of the head.
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!
Cunningham lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Cunningham misses with a punch to the head.
Jones tries to roll but Cunningham sticks to his back.
Cunningham lands a shot to the body.
Cunningham is working the ground and pound here and the referee is taking a close look at Jones. He must escape soon or this one will be stopped.
Jones prevents Cunningham from getting a body triangle.
Jones is taking damage to the body and head.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Jones is trying to get back to his feet but he's not managed it yet.
Cunningham scores with punches and elbows.
Cunningham lands a shot to the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Richie Cunningham dominated that second round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Cunningham bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Jones is looking to work his way out of this bad position but Cunningham is controlling him well.
An elbow from Cunningham crashes against the mat.
Jones is looking for a sweep.
Jones wants to get back to his feet but Cunningham drags him back down.
Jones takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
Cunningham works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
Jones taking punishment in the form of punches.
Jones is trying to escape the position but Cunningham is controlling the position.
Cunningham thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Cunningham tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Cunningham tries to move into full mount but can't pass Jones's legs.
Cunningham postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jones is working to avoid the ground and pound but Cunningham connects with a decent elbow.
Jones is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the cage but Cunningham has just dragged him back down to the mat.
You can see the frustration on Jones's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
A combination from Jones does no damage.
Cunningham throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Jones was covering up waiting for the punch and Cunningham finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Jones is wriggling around but Cunningham manages to pass to half guard.
Cunningham is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Cunningham scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Cunningham lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Cunningham not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cunningham thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Jones's head.
Cunningham thows a huge punch but Jones dodges it nicely.
Cunningham looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Cunningham throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Jones wants to get back to full guard.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Jones stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Jones wants it to stay on the feet.
Nice shot lands for Jones.
Jones scores with a three punch combo!
Cunningham takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
A jab lands there for Jones.
Cunningham has managed to clinch.
Jones is pressed up against the cage. Cunningham has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Jones down to the mat. Jones avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Jones pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Cunningham swats away the attempt to clinch by Jones.
Cunningham shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Cunningham showed some decent athleticism there.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Jones wants to get back to full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cunningham is thwarting Jones's attempts to control the position.
Cunningham scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Jones blocking the ground and pound attempt from Cunningham.
Jones is trying to stand back up but Cunningham is controlling him
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Cunningham lands a nice short elbow.
Cunningham controlling the pace.
Cunningham throwing shots but Jones is blocking nicely.
Cunningham trying to mount his opponent but Jones defends it.
Cunningham not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Jones pushes Cunningham off looking to stand but Cunningham dives back in and keeps control.
That's four 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.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Cunningham looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Cunningham thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Jones's head.
Cunningham missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Cunningham throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Cunningham thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Jones wants to get back to his feet.
Cunningham thows a huge punch but Jones dodges it nicely.
Cunningham throwing shots but Jones is blocking nicely.
Jones is pressing down on Cunningham's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Jones wants to get back to his feet but Cunningham is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Cunningham closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Jones did well to prevent Cunningham getting side control.
Jones won't allow Cunningham to pass to mount.
Devon Jones has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Cunningham working the head and body with strikes.
And that's the end of the fight!
Richie Cunningham showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Cunningham, 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 Daniel Franklin scores the fight 30:25
Judge Cecil Peabody scores the fight 30:25
Judge Frank Dennis scores the fight 30:25
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Richie Cunningham!
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hype
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