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Event:
MFN 348: Chekhov vs. Mazcsakhs
Date: Sep 25, 2016 |
#R1#
Animai throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Battistoni looks really tired already! That doesn't bode well for a good, competitive fight!
A head kick from Animai lands but Battistoni takes it in his stride.
No joy there for Battistoni, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Animai uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Battistoni.
Animai half committed to a counter leg kick.
Battistoni takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Animai lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Animai jabs at Battistoni's body.
Animai misses with an uppercut.
Animai throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Animai, right into the meat.
Animai with a body punch. A glancing blow.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Animai scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Battistoni has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Battistoni chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Animai can pounce on him.
Animai displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Battistoni throws out the jab.
Animai connects with a looping right hand.
A head kick misses from Animai.
Animai scoring well with a low kick there.
Battistoni throws a right hand that misses
letting Animai counter with a right hand. #ROC#
Battistoni is rocked!
Animai drops a shoulder and throws a monster hook that connects perfectly to the side of Battistoni's head, knocking him out cold! Animai is extatic as he celebrates with his cornermen.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Keimah Animai!
An out of breath Keimah Animai thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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Event:
MFN 345: Makinwa v. Sigurdsson
Date: Sep 11, 2016 |
#R1#
Rynn slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Rynn throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Battistoni slips under a jab.
Battistoni throws a leg kick which misses Rynn's front leg but catches the back leg as Rynn tries to avoid it.
Rynn slips a straight right by Battistoni.
Battistoni looks to score with a jab to the body but Rynn is just out of range.
Battistoni throws a hook but Rynn avoids it easily.
Rynn lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Rynn ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Battistoni moves away.
Battistoni lands with a hook. Rynn tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Battistoni throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Rynn sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Battistoni uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Rynn.
Battistoni cracks Rynn with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Rynn lands a right hook to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Battistoni looks to land a right hand but Rynn moved out of range.
Rynn walks into a left hand.
Rynn uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Carson Battistoni seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Rynn fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Battistoni looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Battistoni looks winded!
Battistoni looks to land a left hand but Rynn moved out of range nicely.
Rynn thinks about countering with a body kick.
A big left from Rynn misses.
Battistoni lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Battistoni has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.#KD#
Rynn drops Battistoni with a hook right on the temple. He thinks about going to the ground but Battistoni looks back up at him and smiles so Rynn waves him back to his feet - he obviously thinks he can knock him out after that shot landed.
Battistoni slips a straight right by Rynn.#T1#
Battistoni misses with a looping left.
Rynn slips under a jab.
Battistoni jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Battistoni ducks under a wild hook from Rynn.
Rynn misses with a looping right.
Battistoni on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Rynn. Rynn obviously looking to wear him down.
Rynn feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Battistonis jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!#KD#
Rynn feints and then winds up with a huge right hand that connects perfectly and sends Battistoni sprawling to the canvas! Battistoni rolls over backwards and springs off the cage and manages to regain his footing - how acrobatic! Oh, he's still wobbly - can Rynn finish him?!
#ROC#
Battistoni is rocked!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Rynn staying out of range there.
Battistoni is still on wobbly legs! Can Rynn finish him?#KD#
Rynn lands a big uppercut and Battistoni crumbles to the floor! The ref thinks about stopping the fight but Battistoni looks OK. Rynn waves Battistoni back to his feet!
Battistoni throws a hook but Rynn avoids it easily.
Battistoni has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Rynn.
Battistoni is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Rynn.
Battistoni seems to have recovered his senses.
Battistoni takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Rynn throws a body shot but no joy.
Rynn defending well as Battistoni loads up on a big left hand.
Rynn throws a body punch but Battistoni moves out of range.
A slow jab from Battistoni misses its intended target.
Rynn moves away from the strike by Battistoni. #T2#
Rynn throws the left hand but Battistoni avoids the punch easily.
Rynn tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Battistoni was well out of range. Poor timing from Rynn.
Battistoni swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Rynn slips under a jab.
Battistoni is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Rynn.
Battistoni misses with a looping left.
Rynn catches Battistoni with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Some bone on bone action there as Rynn checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Battistoni ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Rynn throws a good cross that connects.
#KD#
Rynn sends Battistoni crashing to the mat with a devastating uppercut! Rynn is motioning to the referee to let Battistoni up. He wants to try and finish this one on the feet!
Battistoni tries to bum rush Rynn with a series of wild strikes but Rynn uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Rynn fakes the body blow, causing Battistoni to drop his hands! Left hook to the temple! Battistoni goes stiff, and falls face first into the mat. Goodnight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:43 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Mikaiah Rynn!
A relieved looking Mikaiah Rynn thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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Event:
MFN 342: Voodoo
Date: Aug 28, 2016 |
#R1#
Rynn on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.#CUT2#
It looks like Mikaiah Rynn has been cut.
Battistoni ducks under a wild hook from Rynn.
Battistoni misses with an uppercut. Rynn saw that one coming.
Battistoni has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Rynn takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Battistoni slips under a jab.
Battistoni misses with a lunging right hand
and Rynn cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Nice straight punches there by Battistoni. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Battistoni.#ROC2#
Rynn is rocked!
Battistoni fakes the leg kick and throws a superman punch. It's knocked Rynn out cold! Brutal finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:22 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Superman Punch). Carson Battistoni!
During a confident post fight interview, Carson Battistoni thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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Event:
T149 Robinson vs Hoshino
Date: Jul 01, 2016 |
#R1#
Battistoni on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Cunningham connects with a leg kick. Battistoni looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Battistoni pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Cunningham half committed to a counter leg kick.
Battistoni cracks a nice hook into Cunningham's ribs.
Battistoni throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Battistoni misses with a straight left.
The fighters circling - Cunningham throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Battistoni throws a looping overhand right but Cunningham ducks down to avoid it.
Cunningham swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Battistoni throws a lazy right hand but Cunningham sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Battistoni tries to move into range but Cunningham moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Cunningham attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Battistoni takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Cunningham uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Battistoni.
Cunningham misses with a two punch combination.
Battistoni throws a lazy uppercut
and Cunningham counters with a straight right hand.
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!
Battistoni connects with a jab.
A jab lands there for Battistoni.
Battistoni throws a lazy right hand but Cunningham sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
A nice leg kick lands there from Cunningham.
Battistoni throws a lazy right hand but Cunningham sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Battistoni takes one to the side of the head.
#T1#
Cunningham swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Battistoni misses the jab.#CL#
Cunningham takes the fight into the clinch.
Cunningham is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Battistoni is keeping busy.
Cunningham lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Battistoni.
Battistoni lands with a left to the head.
Battistoni throws a head punch that misses. #BC#
Cunningham breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
A punch combination from Battistoni misses.
Cunningham lands a jab.
Cunningham swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
#CL#
Battistoni tries to keep at a distance but Cunningham has taken the fight into the clinch.
Nice body punch from Cunningham.
Battistoni looks winded!
Nice body punch from Cunningham.
Still in the clinch, Cunningham scores with a nice short uppercut.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Cunningham lands a body punch in the clinch.
Cunningham taking a breather.#T2#
Cunningham has Battistoni pressed against the cage, preventing Battistoni from circling away and getting back to striking at range.#BC#
Cunningham breaks the clinch.
Cunningham rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Battistoni moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Carson Battistoni seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Battistoni throws a jab when Cunningham was well out of range.
Cunningham with a body punch. A glancing blow. #CL#
Battistoni gets tackled into the cage by Cunningham. Cunningham maintains the clinch. #BC#
Cunningham manages to break the clinch.
Cunningham slips a jab from Battistoni.
Cunningham jabs Battistoni right on the nose. Battistoni blinks but takes it well.
Battistoni throws out a powerful jab.
Cunningham throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Battistoni on the side of the head.
Cunningham throws a head kick that misses.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Cunningham.
Cunningham thumps Battistoni with a low kick.
Cunningham misses the jab.
Battistoni might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Cunningham lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.#CL#
Cunningham rushes Battistoni and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.#BC#
Cunningham pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.#T3#
Cunningham blocks a jab.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Left hook, right uppercut from Cunningham.
Cunningham uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Battistoni.
Battistoni checks a low kick from Cunningham.
Despite the aggression on Battistoni's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Cunningham works Battistoni's body with a nice hook.
Battistoni throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Cunningham counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Cunningham connects with a nice looking jab.
Battistoni swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
A left and a right from Cunningham both land. Nice combination.
Cunningham throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Battistoni's 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!
Battistoni swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Cunningham tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Battistoni manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Cunningham misses with a wild body shot.
Carson Battistoni is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Cunningham on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Battistoni throws a jab when Cunningham was well out of range.
Cunningham throwing a counter right hand but Battistoni manages to avoid it.
Cunningham wants to clinch up but Battistoni keeps it at a distance.#CL#
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Cunningham has Battistoni pushed against the cage.#T4#
Cunningham lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Cunningham lands with a right to the head.
Cunningham tries to throw a body punch but Battistoni avoids it by throwing Cunningham back against the cage.
Cunningham blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Cunningham taking a breather.
Battistoni fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Battistoni fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A shot in the inside from Cunningham.
Cunningham blocks an uppercut.
Cunningham misses with the head strike.
Battistoni fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Battistoni.
Cunningham working Battistoni over with knees to the body.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A short right from Battistoni.
Battistoni has a couple of punches blocked by Cunningham.
Cunningham pushes Battistoni back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Battistoni misses with a short punch on the inside.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Cunningham.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Randall Cunningham dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
#R2#
Battistoni throws a poor cross that misses
and Cunningham cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Cunningham displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Randall Cunningham is winning the standup battle so far.
Battistoni misses with a body shot.
Battistoni needs to keep his hands up - Cunningham had a free shot at his head there.
Battistoni misses with a hook. Cunningham ducked under it nicely.
Cunningham throws a hook to the side of Battistoni's head but Battistoni sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Cunningham buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Cunningham misses with an uppercut.
Battistoni swats away the attempt to clinch by Cunningham.
Cunningham misses with a two punch combination.
Battistoni uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Cunningham cracks Battistoni with a good jab.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Battistoni takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Battistoni connects with a looping right hand.
Battistoni misses with a body shot
and Cunningham counters with a stiff right hand.
Nice defenses there by Battistoni.
Cunningham avoids the body shot from Battistoni.
Battistoni staying out of range there.#T1#
Battistoni keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Cunningham lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Battistoni throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Cunningham throws the left hand but Battistoni avoids the punch easily.
Battistoni throws a shot from downtown. Cunningham moves away and avoids it.
A big right from Battistoni misses.
Battistoni takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Battistoni is breathing heavily.
Battistoni throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Battistoni on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Cunningham misses with a looping right.
A nice leg kick lands there from Cunningham.
Cunningham lands with a right hand.
Cunningham connects with a solid leg kick.
Battistoni walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Cunningham uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Battistoni.
Cunningham throws a lazy right hand but Battistoni sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Battistoni throws an overhand right that lands on Cunningham's shoulder, as Cunningham tries to avoid the shot. #TD#
Cunningham drives through with a takedown into guard.
Cunningham throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent. #T2#
Cunningham landing some decent shots from guard.
Cunningham working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Battistoni's head.
Cunningham is looking to work some ground and pound but Battistoni has wrist control.
Cunningham is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Cunningham scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Cunningham has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Cunningham stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Battistoni swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Cunningham throwing strikes from guard but Battistoni blocks nicely.
Cunningham postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Cunningham throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Battistoni works some decent striking defense from the bottom. #T3#
Cunningham landing with the ground and pound.
Cunningham loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Cunningham won't allow Battistoni to sweep him here.
Cunningham postures up and lands a big shot to Battistoni's brow.
Cunningham postures up.
Cunningham working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Cunningham wants to control from the top but Battistoni keeps moving.
Cunningham is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Battistoni is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
Cunningham trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat. #T4#
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Battistoni keeping moving, preventing Cunningham from controlling successfully.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Cunningham throws a strike but Battistoni rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top. #REVB#
Battistoni preventing the sweep.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Cunningham is on top in guard.
#REVR#
Battistoni keeping moving, preventing Cunningham from controlling successfully.
Cunningham postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Cunningham throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Battistoni works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Cunningham's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Cunningham postures up in Battistoni's guard and throws a big left but Battistoni blocks it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Randall Cunningham dominated that second round.
That's time! Back to the action! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
#R3#
Cunningham cracks Battistoni with an open hand slap.
Cunningham connects with a right hand. Battistoni shakes it off.
Cunningham is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Battistoni can do to turn this around?
Battistoni throws a hook to the side of Cunningham's head but Cunningham sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Cunningham jabs Battistoni to the body, keeping him at a distance.
A big left from Battistoni misses.
Cunningham is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Battistoni uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Cunningham.
Cunningham connects with an inside leg kick.
Cunningham looks to score with a jab to the body but Battistoni is just out of range.
A swing and a miss from Battistoni.#CL#
Cunningham moves into range and clinches up with Battistoni.
Battistoni working aggressively here.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Cunningham tries to work over Battistoni's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Cunningham creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Cunningham controlling the action here for a moment.
Battistoni fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
#T1#
Cunningham using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Battistoni has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Battistoni takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Cunningham scores a nice knee to the body.
Cunningham is pushing Battistoni up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Cunningham with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Cunningham scores a nice knee to the body.
#BC#
Cunningham breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Battistoni slips under a jab from Cunningham.
Battistoni appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Cunningham bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Cunningham lands with an uppercut that bounces Battistoni off the cage and back into range.
Cunningham cracks Battistoni with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Battistoni rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Cunningham moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Cunningham stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Battistoni throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Cunningham cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Battistoni's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Battistoni misses with a straight left.
Cunningham throws a jab but it's blocked by Battistoni. #T2#
Battistoni swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Cunningham throws a head kick but Battistoni moves out of range.
Cunningham lands with a hook. Battistoni tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Battistoni loads up on a big right hand but Cunningham slips the punch.
Cunningham keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Battistoni.
Cunningham lands with a nice body punch.
Cunningham with a nice cross.
Battistoni misses with an uppercut.
Cunningham throws a nice inside leg kick. #TD#
Excellent takedown into side control there by Cunningham.
Cunningham tries to score with some ground and pound. Battistoni controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
Cunningham in side control, throwing shots but Battistoni defends.
Cunningham throwing shots but missing, from side control.
Battistoni is looking for a sweep.#T3#
Cunningham throwing ground and pound but whilst doing so, he forgets to control position and Battistoni works his way back to half guard. Good composure under pressure.
Cunningham is stalling here. Battistoni is in no mood to hang around though. He's locked up a kimura from the bottom! Cunningham seems to be keeping calm but he's forced to roll out of the hold and Battistoni has ended up in side control on the top. Nice work. #SU2#
Battistoni decides to take the fight back to the feet.
Randall Cunningham is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Cunningham scores with a hook to the body. Battistoni takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Cunningham wants to clinch.
Cunningham misses the jab.
Cunningham misses with a low kick.
Cunningham scores with a shot to the body.
#T4#
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Cunningham, as that shot connected.
Battistoni throws a hook but Cunningham blocks it.
Cunningham scores with a jab.
Battistoni is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Cunningham.
Battistoni misses with a jab to the body
and Cunningham counters with a good low kick that Battistoni was not able to check. #CL#
Cunningham closes the distance and clinches.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Cunningham blocking some punches.
Cunningham stalling.
Battistoni throws a punch but it's blocked by Cunningham.
Cunningham is stalling here.
Battistoni misses with a hook from the clinch.
Cunningham blocks an uppercut.
Battistoni misses with a hook from the clinch.
Carson Battistoni has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Cunningham blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Cunningham lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
And that's the end of the fight!
Randall Cunningham showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Cunningham has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Bishop scores the fight 30:27
Judge Phil Schofield scores the fight 30:27
Judge Colin Fotheringham scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Randall Cunningham!
Randall Cunningham took to the mic in his post fight interview and said 'Young and strong but you one dimensional.'.
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Event:
T146: Pandemic
Date: Jun 10, 2016 |
#R1#
Battistoni connects with a looping right hand.
Battistoni misses with an uppercut.
Battistoni looks to land a left hand but Gun moved out of range nicely.
Battistoni misses with a body shot.
Gun was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Gun walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Gun staying out of range there.
Gun bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Battistoni bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Gun's head.
Battistoni throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Gun on the side of the head.
Gun waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Battistoni.
Battistoni jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Battistoni fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Gun on the side of the head.
A jab from Battistoni misses.
Battistoni misses with a left hand
letting Gun counter with a right hand.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Gun on the wrong end of a nice hook.#T1#
Battistoni throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Battistoni misses with a lunging right hand
and Gun connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Battistoni has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Battistoni throws a looping overhand right but Gun ducks down to avoid it.
Battistoni swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Gun counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Carson Battistoni seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Battistoni swings widly with a right hand
letting Gun counter with a right hand.
A shot to the liver by Battistoni. Beautiful body shot.
Battistoni looks to throw the jab but Gun is out of range.
Gun slips a straight right by Battistoni.
Gun went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Gun takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Battistoni looks to land a right hand but Gun moved out of range.
Battistoni throws a lazy right hand but Gun sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Gun was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Battistoni misses with a hook. Gun ducked under it nicely.
Gun wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Battistoni fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Gun looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.#T2#
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!
Battistoni rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Battistoni takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Gun steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Battistoni.
Gun throwing a counter right hand but Battistoni manages to avoid it.
Battistoni throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Battistoni takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Battistoni might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.#CL#
Gun clinches.
The referee calls for Battistoni to work.
I was talking to Gun's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.#BC2#
Battistoni breaks from the clinch.
Battistoni lands a lovely overhand right.
Battistoni misses with a hook
and Gun counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Battistoni throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Battistoni takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Gun keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Gun is looking to counter punch.
Gun on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Battistoni. Battistoni obviously looking to wear him down.
Gun takes one on the chin but seems OK.
#T3#
Battistoni throws a poor cross that misses
and Gun counters with a stiff right hand.
Battistoni lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
An inside leg kick from Battistoni misses.
Battistoni throws a body punch but Gun moves out of range.
Some wild striking there from Battistoni.
Gun ducks under a wild hook from Battistoni.
Battistoni misses with a right hand
and Gun counters with a straight right hand.
Gun uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Battistoni.
As Battistoni tries to get set, Gun tries to push him back and clinch up but Battistoni manages to avoid the attempt.
Battistoni just misses with a punch to the body.
Gun seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Battistoni lands a glancing blow to the side of Gun's head.
Battistoni attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Gun is looking to counter punch.
The fighters circling - Battistoni throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
It looked like Gun was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.#T4#
Gun takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Gun ducks under a wild hook from Battistoni.
It looked like Gun wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Battistoni throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Gun checks a leg kick.
Battistoni connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Battistoni rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Battistoni takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Gun walks straight into a right hand from Battistoni - that's dropped him! Battistoni jumps into mount and starts pounding away - can he finish?! More strikes go undefended and the referee has to dive in to save Gun from any more punishment! Gun 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 4:37 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Carson Battistoni!
Carson Battistoni seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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Event:
T140 - Mindless Frenzy
Date: Apr 28, 2016 |
#R1#
Molski swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Battistoni scores with a punch to the head.
A slow jab from Battistoni misses its intended target.
Carson Battistoni seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Molski with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Molski lands a nice shot that snaps Battistoni's head back.
Battistoni misses with an uppercut. Molski saw that one coming.
Molski ducks under a wild hook from Battistoni.
Molski slips under a jab from Battistoni.#CL#
Molski gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
A shot in the inside from Molski.
Molski stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
A left hand lands to the body for Molski.
Battistoni looks winded!
A short right from Molski.
Molski'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.
Good body shot from Molski.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Molski lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Molski lands a body shot. #T1#
Molski throws a punch but it's blocked by Battistoni.
Molski lands with a right to the head.
Molski lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Battistoni or not.
A short left from Molski.
Molski throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Battistonis head.
A short left from Molski.
Battistoni takes a shot to the head.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Molski.
Molski lands an uppercut.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Molski creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Molski just leaning against Battistoni, taking a breather.
Molski is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Battistoni is stalling here.
Molski lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
A head punch on the inside from Battistoni fails to land.
Molski lands an uppercut.
Battistoni tries to circle away but Molski has him pinned against the cage.
Molski lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Molski lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage. #ROC#
Battistoni is rocked!#T2#
Molski swings wildly with an uppercut but Battistoni uses good head movement to avoid it.
Battistoni is still on wobbly legs! Can Molski finish him?
Battistoni tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Molski blocks an uppercut.
Battistoni seems to have recovered his senses.
Molski working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Battistoni has a couple of punches blocked by Molski.
Good body shot from Molski.
Molski lands a left hand that snaps the head of Battistoni backwards.
A shot in the inside from Molski.
Battistoni lands a right hand that snaps the head of Molski backwards.
Molski lands an uppercut.
Molski creates a bit of space for himself and rocks Battistoni with a big uppercut! Battistoni tries to clinch up but Molski pushes him back against the cage and lands another monster strike that crumples Battistoni to the mat! Battistoni covers up and Molski unloads with more strikes until the referee steps in to end the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:44 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Martti Molski!
An out of breath Martti Molski thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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Event:
*T135* - Malicious Intent
Date: Mar 25, 2016 |
#R1#
Battistoni swings for the body but Gun moves out of range.
Gun swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Battistoni throws an ugly left hook that misses
#CL#
and Gun moves into the clinch.
A short uppercut from Gun.
Battistoni lands with a left to the head.
Battistoni has a couple of punches blocked by Gun.
Battistoni blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
#BC2#
Battistoni's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Gun uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Battistoni.
Gun displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Battistoni throws out the jab.
Gun moves away from the strike by Battistoni.
Battistoni fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Gun manages to avoid it.
Battistoni misses with a wild body shot.
Battistoni throws a hook to the side of Gun's head but Gun sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Gun is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
A big right from Gun misses.
Battistoni throws out a counter right but Gun avoids it with no problem.
Battistoni lands with an overhand left.
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!
Battistoni throws a hook but Gun avoids it easily.
Battistoni throws out a loose jab but Gun uses good head movement to avoid it. #CL#
Gun closes the distance and clinches.
A head punch on the inside from Gun fails to land.
Gun misses with a short punch on the inside. #T1#
Gun misses with a punch on the inside.
#BC2#
Battistoni breaks from the clinch.
Battistoni throws an off balance right hand
and Gun counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Donk. Gun catches Battistoni right on the button with a cross.
Battistoni throws a hook but Gun blocks it.
Gun throws a hook but Battistoni blocks it.
Gun slips under a jab.
Battistoni just misses with a punch to the body.
Gun scores with a nice head shot.
Battistoni rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Gun connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Gun throws a hook to the side of Battistoni's head but Battistoni sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Battistoni throws out a loose jab but Gun uses good head movement to avoid it.
Battistoni throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Nice defenses there by Gun.
Gun takes one on the chin but seems OK.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Battistoni throws a looping overhand right but Gun ducks down to avoid it.
Battistoni throws an ugly left hook that misses
#CL#
and Gun counters by moving into the clinch.
Battistoni misses with a punch on the inside.
Battistoni lands a hook to the side of the head.
A short right from Gun. #T2#
Battistoni misses with a short punch on the inside.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Gun.
Gun struggles to land a body shot inside as Battistoni controls his hands.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Battistoni.
Battistoni misses with a punch on the inside.
Gun lands with a right to the head.
Battistoni throws a punch but it's blocked by Gun.
Gun throws a head punch that misses.
Gun misses with a body punch.
Gun misses with the head strike.
A head punch on the inside from Battistoni fails to land.
Battistoni tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Gun scores with an uppercut up the middle.
A short left from Gun.
Gun lands with a left to the head.
A head punch on the inside from Battistoni fails to land.
Battistoni blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Gun working aggressively here.
Gun misses with a punch on the inside.
Gun lands with a left to the head. #BC2#
Battistoni's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.#T3#
Gun showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Battistoni.
Battistoni misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Gun.
Gun uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Battistoni.
Gun tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Battistoni manages to circle out of the way.
Gun waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Battistoni.
Gun fails to land with a series of punches.
A swing and a miss from Gun.
Battistoni throws a hook to the side of Gun's head but Gun sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Gun misses with an uppercut. Battistoni saw that one coming.
Gun lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Battistoni connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Gun lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Gun.
Gun takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Battistoni moves out of range as Gun strikes.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Battistoni scores with a sloppy right hand. Gun should have avoided that one.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Battistoni.
Gun feints a jab promting Battistoni to slip. Gun then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Battistoni slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
A big left from Battistoni misses.
Gun fails with an attempt to clinch.
#T4#
Gun is looking to clinch.
Battistoni digs a good body shot into Gun's ribs.#CL#
Gun darts in and clinches Battistoni up against the cage.
Battistoni wants to break free but Gun has control.
Gun throws a punch but it's blocked by Battistoni.
Battistoni misses with the head strike.
Battistoni blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Gun lands a nice uppercut.
Gun lands with a short shot to the head.
Battistoni fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A head punch on the inside from Battistoni fails to land.
Gun misses with the head strike.
Battistoni lands with a light punch inside.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Gun.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Gun fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Gun lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Battistoni backwards.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Gun.
Battistoni misses with a punch on the inside.
Gun lands a hook that snaps the head of Battistoni backwards.
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 Machine Gun will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
#R2#
Battistoni throws an overhand right that lands on Gun's shoulder, as Gun tries to avoid the shot.
Gun fails with an attempt to clinch.
Battistoni throws a lazy uppercut
and Gun cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Gun closes the distance but Battistoni moves to the side
and Battistoni counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Battistoni swings widly with a right hand
and Gun counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Gun uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Battistoni.
A little feinted left hand from Gun on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Battistoni throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Gun throwing a counter right hand but Battistoni manages to avoid it.
The fight stays on the outside here - Gun looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Gun moves into range and connects with a jab.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Battistoni in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
Battistoni pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Battistoni uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Gun.
Battistoni lands a head shot.
Gun tries to clinch up.
Battistoni throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Gun counters with a straight right hand.
Battistoni connects with a jab.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!#CL#
Gun pushes Battistoni up against the cage in a clinch.#T1##BC#
Gun breaks the clinch.
Battistoni misses with a hook. Gun ducked under it nicely.
Gun was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Battistoni thumps Gun with a low kick.
Battistoni ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Gun moves away.
Battistoni throws a head kick that half lands.
Gun looks to land a right hand but Battistoni moved out of range.
Gun closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Gun is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Gun tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Gun jabbing away but nothing is landing.
A telegraphed right hand from Gun misses the target. #CL#
Gun moves into the clinch.
Battistoni blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Battistoni fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Gun misses with a punch on the inside.
Battistoni misses with a hook from the clinch.
Gun throws a head punch that misses.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Gun.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.#BC#
Gun pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Battistoni misses with a straight left. #T2#
Battistoni fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Gun.
Battistoni throws a low kick but it's checked well by Gun.
Carson Battistoni seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Gun is looking to clinch but Battistoni is avoiding it.
Battistoni throws a body shot but no joy.
Battistoni misses with a hook to the body
and Gun counters with a lovely straight right hand!
The fight stays on the outside here - Gun looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
It seemed like Battistoni was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Battistoni throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
A jab lands there for Gun.
Gun connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Battistoni momentarily.
Gun tries to move into range but Battistoni moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
A swing and a miss from Battistoni.
The crowd cheers as Gun lands an impressive looking overhand right. Battistoni doesn't seem phased though.
Gun slips a straight right by Battistoni.
Battistoni throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Gun sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Battistoni lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
A solid leg kick lands there for Battistoni.
Gun connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Battistoni's hands.#T3#
Gun lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Battistoni circles away quickly and effectively.
Gun looks to land a left hand but Battistoni moved out of range nicely.
Gun slips under a jab from Battistoni.
Gun tries to close the distance and clinch up but Battistoni swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Battistoni throws a series of punches but Gun moves out of range.
Battistoni tries a low kick but Gun avoids it.#CL#
Gun has managed to clinch.
Gun swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Battistoni swings wildly with an uppercut but Gun uses good head movement to avoid it.
Gun's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
A head punch on the inside from Gun fails to land.
Gun lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Gun blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Gun tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Gun lands a left hand.
Gun fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
#BC2#
Battistoni breaks from the clinch.
Gun lands with an overhand left.#T4#
This has been an exciting period of action!
Battistoni misses the jab.
It looked like Gun was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Gun scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Gun uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Battistoni.
Battistoni loads up on a big right hand but Gun slips the punch.
Gun is looking to counter punch.
Battistoni misses the jab.
Battistoni lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Gun tries to clinch up but Battistoni circles away and keeps his distance.
Battistoni feints and then cracks Gun's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Gun down.
Battistoni misses with a looping left.
Gun is looking to counter punch.
Gun moves out of range as Battistoni strikes.
Battistoni throws an overhand right that lands on Gun's shoulder, as Gun tries to avoid the shot.
Battistoni throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Battistoni keeps the fight on the outside.
Battistoni thows a left - swing and a miss!
Gun seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Battistoni circles away from the clinch attempt.
#CL#
Gun pushes Battistoni up against the cage in a clinch.
Battistoni misses with a hook from the clinch.
Gun tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Carson Battistoni will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
#R3#
Battistoni avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Battistoni connects with a crisp jab.
A jab from Gun does it's job there.
Battistoni avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Battistoni throws a jab when Gun was well out of range.
Gun lands with a right hand.
Gun lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Battistoni misses with a right hand
and Gun connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Gun swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Gun wants to clinch up but Battistoni keeps it at a distance.
Gun lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Battistoni fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Battistoni misses with an uppercut.
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!
Gun jabs at Battistoni's body.
Battistoni cracks Gun with a right hand to the side of the head.
Battistoni throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Battistoni plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!#ROC2#
Gun is rocked!
Battistoni fakes the body blow, causing Gun to drop his hands! Left hook to the temple! Gun goes stiff, and falls face first into the mat. Goodnight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:58 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Carson Battistoni!
Carson Battistoni seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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