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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Randal Pritchard (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dieter Von Cunth (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Pritchard comes to the cage accompanied by English Blood, Irish Heart - By Morrissey. Von Cunth has chosen In Waves- Trivium as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Dieter Von Cunth told me before the fight that he's been watching a lot of DVDs so let's see if that helps him in this one! I can't wait to find out!
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190 lbs
25 - 18 - 1 |
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200 lbs
11 - 5 - 0 |
Good wrestling
World class boxer
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World class MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
25 - 18 - 1, fighting out of Hilo, Randal Pritchard!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 5 - 0, fighting out of New York, Dieter Von Cunth!
The judges for this bout are James Glass, Daniel Bishop and Paul Tew.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pritchard blocks a head kick by Von Cunth.
Von Cunth has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
Jab, jab by Pritchard - just one landing.
It looks like Dieter Von Cunth has been cut.
Von Cunth is looking to chop away at Pritchard's legs.
We've been told by Pritchard's head coaches at Rage XXX Elite that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Pritchard throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Pritchard uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Von Cunth.
A telegraphed right hand from Pritchard misses the target.
Von Cunth slips under a jab from Pritchard.
Von Cunth gets tackled into the cage by Pritchard. Pritchard maintains the clinch.
Von Cunth throws a punch but it's blocked by Pritchard.
Von Cunth goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Von Cunth missing with knees to the body.
Von Cunth misses with a short punch on the inside.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Von Cunth lands a right hand.
Von Cunth with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Von Cunth lands a left hand.
Pritchard blocks a body shot from Von Cunth.
Pritchard wants the takedown. Von Cunth is fighting it off but Pritchard persists and manages to bring the fight to the ground, ending up in Von Cunth's guard against the cage.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Pritchard controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pritchard pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Von Cunth is keeping the position for now.
Pritchard postures up in Von Cunth's guard and throws a big left but Von Cunth blocks it.
Pritchard trying to control but Von Cunth is working from the bottom.
Pritchard controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
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.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Von Cunth moves out of range of the body kick.
Von Cunth is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Nice jab there from Pritchard.
Von Cunth ducks under a wild hook from Pritchard.
Von Cunth throws a body punch but Pritchard moves out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pritchard throws a body shot but no joy.
Nice shot by Von Cunth.
A low kick from Pritchard misses
and Von Cunth holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
A nice right hand lands inside from Pritchard.
Pritchard scores with a shoulder strike.
Von Cunth doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Von Cunth swings wildly with an uppercut but Pritchard uses good head movement to avoid it.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Pritchard.
Von Cunth is rocked!
Pritchard is working for takedown but Von Cunth is calmly controlling the position for now.
Von Cunth is still on wobbly legs! Can Pritchard finish him?
Von Cunth misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Von Cunth seems to have recovered his senses.
Pritchard misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Pritchard blocking some punches.
Still in the clinch, Von Cunth scores with a nice short uppercut.
Von Cunth misses with the head strike.
Von Cunth is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Pritchard is defending well for now.
Pritchard misses with a short punch on the inside.
Pritchard tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Von Cunth's elbow.
Von Cunth misses with a punch on the inside.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Von Cunth tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Von Cunth scores a nice knee to the body.
Von Cunth tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Pritchard avoids it.
Von Cunth lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Pritchard trying to control the position but instead, Von Cunth has worked for underhooks and has pushed Pritchard into the cage.
Von Cunth tries to work over Pritchard's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Von Cunth blocking some punches.
Von Cunth scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Pritchard misses with a hook to the ribs.
Pritchard slows down the pace here.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Von Cunth misses with a body punch.
Pritchard working some nice short punches in the clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Von Cunth.
Von Cunth utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Randal Pritchard will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Dieter Von Cunth's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Pritchard with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Von Cunth to score with a decent uppercut.
Von Cunth tries to clinch there but Pritchard circles away.
Pritchard misses with a body shot.
Von Cunth on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Pritchard. Pritchard obviously looking to wear him down.
Pritchard misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Von Cunth.
Von Cunth connects with a leg kick. Pritchard looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Pritchard looks to land a body kick but Von Cunth moved away.
Pritchard shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Von Cunth manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Pritchard accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Von Cunth keeping moving, preventing Pritchard from controlling successfully.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pritchard throwing strikes from guard but Von Cunth blocks nicely.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Pritchard is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Von Cunth keeping moving, preventing Pritchard from controlling successfully.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Pritchard lands with a thumping leg kick.
Von Cunth fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Pritchard.
Pritchard bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Von Cunth's head backwards.
Pritchard takes a swing at Von Cunth's ribcage but misses.
Von Cunth takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Pritchard looks to land a body kick but Von Cunth moved away.
Pritchard's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Von Cunth connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Pritchard scrambles back to his feet.
Pritchard moves out of range as Von Cunth throws a body kick.
Von Cunth fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Pritchard looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Von Cunth tries to close the distance and clinch but Pritchard swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pritchard misses with a body shot.
Von Cunth tries to clinch up but Pritchard circles away and keeps his distance.
Von Cunth lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Pritchard ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Both fighters circling a little - Pritchard finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Pritchard.
Pritchard scores with a hook to the body. Von Cunth takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Von Cunth misses with a straight left.
Pritchard takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Pritchard thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Von Cunth if he has to take too many more of those.
Pritchard keeps the fight on the outside.
Von Cunth has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Pritchard finds it's way round the side to connect with Von Cunth's head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Von Cunth chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Pritchard throws the kick towards the body but Von Cunth avoids it.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Pritchard buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Pritchard lands a big head kick that sends Von Cunth tumbling to the mat! Pritchard takes a step backwards and waves Von Cunth back to his feet - he wants the finish!
Von Cunth misses with a low kick.
Pritchard scores with a leg kick.
Von Cunth connects with a leg kick. Pritchard looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Von Cunth fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Pritchard, pushing him back against the cage.
A frustrated look appears on Pritchard's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Von Cunth tries to throw a body punch but Pritchard avoids it by throwing Von Cunth back against the cage.
Pritchard is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Von Cunth gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Pritchard is working Von Cunth over against the cage.
Pritchard tries to break free but Von Cunth pushes him back against the cage.
Von Cunth'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.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Randal Pritchard dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Dieter Von Cunth's cut.
That's time! Pritchard's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. 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.
Von Cunth darts in trying to clinch
and Pritchard makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Von Cunth is looking to clinch.
Von Cunth dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Von Cunth throws out a leg kick but Pritchard moves out of range and Von Cunth only half commits.
Pritchard scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Von Cunth uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Pritchard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Pritchard throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Pritchard fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Von Cunth looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Pritchard throws the kick towards the body but Von Cunth avoids it.
Von Cunth loads up on a big right hand but Pritchard slips the punch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Von Cunth misses with an uppercut
and Pritchard counters with a nice body kick.
Von Cunth has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Pritchard.
Pritchard wants to slow Von Cunth down by chopping away at his legs.
Randal Pritchard is winning the standup battle so far.
Von Cunth tries to clinch up but Pritchard circles away and keeps his distance.
Von Cunth is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Pritchard is looking to wear down Von Cunth with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Von Cunth lands a head kick. Pritchard smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Pritchard keeps the fight on the outside.
Von Cunth is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Pritchard lands a big uppercut and Von Cunth crumbles to the floor! The ref thinks about stopping the fight but Von Cunth looks OK. Pritchard waves Von Cunth back to his feet!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Von Cunth misses with a low kick as Pritchard jumps back.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Von Cunth moves into range and clinches up with Pritchard.
Pritchard blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Pritchard's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Pritchard lands a big right hand that sends Von Cunth crashing to the mat! Pritchard stays standing though and waves Von Cunth back to his feet!
That has opened up Dieter Von Cunth's cut even more.
Von Cunth walks straight into a right hand from Pritchard - that's dropped him! Pritchard jumps into mount and starts pounding away - can he finish?! More strikes go undefended and the referee has to dive in to save Von Cunth from any more punishment! Von Cunth complains about the stoppage but falls over as he tries to stand back up, so it was clearly a good stoppage.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:23 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Randal Pritchard!
Randal Pritchard made sure to give a little speech post fight, saying 'I guess I better postpone the retirement.'.
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