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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Randall Cunningham (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and John Locke II (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). John Locke II is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Randall Cunningham!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, John Locke II!
The judges for this bout are Marco Blurström, Anni Minnemäki and Johanna Lukiainen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cunningham misses with a jab, cross combination.
Locke II looks really tired already! That doesn't bode well for a good, competitive fight!
Locke II misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Cunningham is looking to clinch.
Cunningham clinches with his opponent.
Cunningham lands a shot to the body.
Cunningham lands a right hand.
Cunningham lands with a short shot to the head.
A frustrated look appears on Locke II's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Locke II tries to break the clinch but Cunningham is controlling the position.
Cunningham lands a shoulder strike.
A right hand to the body from Cunningham.
Cunningham lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Cunningham stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Cunningham lands a body punch in the clinch.
Cunningham lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Cunningham works on Locke II's body with a couple of short punches.
The referee is keeping an eye on Cunningham - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Cunningham lands a body shot.
Cunningham slowing the pace effectively.
Cunningham working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Cunningham lands an uppercut.
Cunningham displaying some good clinch control by pressing Locke II up against the cage.
Cunningham lands a hook to the side of the head.
Cunningham prevents a takedown attempt there.
A right handed body shot lands from Cunningham.
A bit of stalling here from Cunningham.
Cunningham softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cunningham lands with a short head shot on the inside.
A short left from Cunningham.
A short right from Cunningham on the inside.
Cunningham lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Cunningham lands a nice shot to the body.
Locke II working hard to break the clinch.
A nice left hand lands by Cunningham.
Cunningham lands a right hand that snaps the head of Locke II backwards.
Cunningham scores with a nice hook to the head.
Cunningham has Locke II pressed against the cage, preventing Locke II from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Cunningham is leaning against Locke II and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Cunningham lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Cunningham content to slow the pace in the clinch.
A short right from Cunningham.
Cunningham lands with a light punch inside.
Cunningham lands a body shot.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Cunningham.
Cunningham lands with a right to the head.
Cunningham lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Locke II backwards.
A short right from Cunningham.
A short uppercut from Cunningham.
Cunningham scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Cunningham stalling.
A nice left hand lands by Cunningham.
Cunningham leaning his opponent against the cage.
Cunningham lands with a right to the head.
That's two 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.
Cunningham lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Cunningham lands an uppercut.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Cunningham lands a body shot in the clinch.
A short right from Cunningham.
Cunningham stalling the fight.
Cunningham lands an uppercut.
Cunningham works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Cunningham gets through Locke II's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Locke II taking a breather.
A shot in the inside from Cunningham.
Cunningham stalls.
Cunningham throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Cunningham lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Locke II backwards.
Cunningham controlling the action here for a moment.
A short right from Cunningham on the inside.
Cunningham pushes Locke II back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Cunningham creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Cunningham lands a body shot in the clinch.
Cunningham dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Cunningham works on Locke II's body with a couple of short punches.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cunningham lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
A right handed body shot lands from Cunningham.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Cunningham throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Locke IIs head.
Locke II's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Cunningham is leaning against Locke II and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
A nice left hand lands by Cunningham.
Cunningham stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Cunningham content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Cunningham lands a left hand.
Cunningham lands a hook that snaps the head of Locke II backwards.
Locke II working hard to break the clinch.
Cunningham dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Cunningham throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Locke IIs head.
Cunningham lands a body punch.
Cunningham controlling the action here for a moment.
Cunningham lands on the inside with an uppercut.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Cunningham managing to block the knees to the body from Locke II.
Cunningham softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Cunningham lands a nice shot to the body.
Cunningham lands a left hand.
Cunningham lands a shoulder strike.
Cunningham scores with a shot to the side of Locke II's head.
Cunningham working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Cunningham slows down the pace here.
A short uppercut from Cunningham.
Nice body punch from Cunningham.
Cunningham lands a shot to the body.
A short body shot lands from Cunningham as the two fighters clinch.
Cunningham gets through Locke II's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Cunningham lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Cunningham works on Locke II's body with a couple of short punches.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Cunningham lands with a short shot to the head.
Cunningham lands a right hand.
A right handed body shot lands from Cunningham.
Cunningham lands a right hand.
Locke II stalling in the clinch but Cunningham improves position.
Cunningham lands a right hand that snaps the head of Locke II backwards.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Randall Cunningham dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Cunningham tries to clinch up.
Cunningham moves into the clinch.
Locke II tries to break free but Cunningham pushes him back against the cage.
Locke II is trying to drag Cunningham to the mat but Cunningham just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Locke II wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Cunningham lands a hook to the side of the head.
Cunningham gets through Locke II's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Cunningham just leaning against Locke II, taking a breather.
Cunningham lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Cunningham slowing the pace effectively.
Cunningham scores with a hook to the body.
Cunningham lands with a left to the head.
Still in the clinch, Cunningham scores with a nice short uppercut.
Locke II takes a shot to the head.
Cunningham lands a right hand.
Cunningham lands a left hand.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Cunningham working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Cunningham is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Cunningham scores with a nice hook to the head.
A short uppercut from Cunningham.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cunningham scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Cunningham stalling in the clinch but Locke II improves position.
Cunningham lands a left hand that snaps the head of Locke II backwards.
Locke II wants to get back to striking at distance but Cunningham won't allow it.
Cunningham lands a body shot in the clinch.
Cunningham lands a shot to the body.
Cunningham throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Cunningham lands a right hand that snaps the head of Locke II backwards.
Cunningham softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Cunningham scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Cunningham is struggling to control the position.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Cunningham creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Cunningham lands a body punch.
Cunningham working some nice short punches in the clinch.
A right handed body shot lands from Cunningham.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Cunningham.
Cunningham lands with a short shot to the head.
Cunningham stalling against the cage.
Cunningham softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Come on Cunningham - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
A short right from Cunningham on the inside.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Cunningham lands a shoulder strike.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Cunningham.
Cunningham is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Cunningham lands a body punch.
Cunningham lands a right hand.
Cunningham lands with a left to the head.
Cunningham lands a body punch.
Locke II is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Cunningham softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Cunningham scores with a hook to the body.
Still in the clinch, Cunningham scores with a nice short uppercut.
Cunningham stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Cunningham scores with a shot to the side of Locke II's head.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Cunningham.
Locke II's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Cunningham lands on the inside with an uppercut.
The referee is keeping an eye on Cunningham - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Cunningham lands a hook to the side of the head.
Cunningham controlling the action here for a moment.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Cunningham.
Cunningham lands with a left to the head.
Cunningham stalling in the clinch.
A left hand lands to the body for Cunningham.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cunningham pushes Locke II back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Cunningham lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Locke II wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Cunningham has him pressed against the cage.
Cunningham works on Locke II's body with a couple of short punches.
A nice right hand lands inside from Cunningham.
A short right from Cunningham.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Cunningham creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Cunningham scores with an uppercut up the middle.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Cunningham.
Cunningham stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
A short right from Cunningham on the inside.
A nice left hand lands by Cunningham.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Cunningham.
Cunningham lands a right hand that snaps the head of Locke II backwards.
Locke II looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Cunningham gets through Locke II's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Cunningham pushes Locke II back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Cunningham is working Locke II over against the cage.
A hook to the body from Cunningham.
A short left from Cunningham.
Locke II's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Cunningham lands a body punch.
Nice body punch from Cunningham - that landed with a thud.
A hook to the body from Cunningham.
Cunningham lands a left hand.
Cunningham lands with a short shot to the head.
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.
Cunningham lands a hook that snaps the head of Locke II backwards.
Cunningham presses Locke II against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Cunningham cracks Locke II with a nice body shot.
Cunningham slows down the pace here.
Locke II is trying to break free.
A hook to the body from Cunningham.
Cunningham lands a body punch in the clinch.
Locke II letting Cunningham take a breather here.
A nice right hand lands inside from Cunningham.
Nice body punch from Cunningham - that landed with a thud.
Cunningham lands with a left to the head.
Cunningham pushes Locke II back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Cunningham taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Locke II tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Cunningham smiles and moves away.
Cunningham moves into range and clinches up with Locke II.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Randall Cunningham dominated that second round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Cunningham tries to clinch up.
Cunningham is looking to clinch.
Cunningham clinches up against the cage.
Cunningham is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Cunningham works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Cunningham lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Locke II takes a shot to the head.
Cunningham lands a nice shot to the body.
Cunningham lands a shoulder strike.
Cunningham digs a right hand underneath Locke II's ribcage. Locke II let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Cunningham is trying to stall.
Locke II drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Cunningham gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Cunningham lands a body punch in the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Cunningham taking a breather.
Still in the clinch, Cunningham scores with a nice short uppercut.
A shot in the inside from Cunningham.
Cunningham scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Cunningham lands a right hand.
Locke II takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Cunningham scores with a nice hook to the head.
Cunningham works on Locke II's body with a couple of short punches.
Locke II tries to break the clinch but Cunningham is controlling the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cunningham lands with a short punch from the clinch.
A right handed body shot lands from Cunningham.
Cunningham cracks Locke II with a nice body shot.
A short uppercut from Cunningham.
Cunningham is trying to maintain a safe position but Locke II gets an underhook and turns Cunningham into the cage.
Cunningham scores with a shoulder strike.
Cunningham is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Locke II is keeping busy.
Cunningham lands with a left to the head.
Cunningham lands with a left to the head.
Cunningham just leaning against Locke II, taking a breather.
Cunningham lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Locke II or not.
Cunningham stalling in the clinch.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Randall Cunningham.
Cunningham clinches.
Cunningham is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
A short right from Cunningham on the inside.
Cunningham is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Cunningham lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Cunningham.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
A short right from Cunningham on the inside.
Cunningham scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Locke II wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Cunningham has him pressed against the cage.
Cunningham pushes Locke II back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Cunningham creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Cunningham lands a right hand that snaps the head of Locke II backwards.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Cunningham takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Cunningham working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Cunningham lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Locke II backwards.
Cunningham scores with a hook to the body.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Locke II decides to pull guard.
Locke II controls Cunningham momentarily but Cunningham frees himself.
Locke II wants to get back to his feet but Cunningham is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Cunningham wants to stand but Locke II is controlling his posture from full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cunningham stands up and waves to Locke II to follow him.
John Locke II has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Cunningham is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Cunningham tries to close the distance and clinch but Locke II swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Locke II avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Cunningham doesn't manage to clinch there - Locke II circles away.
That's four 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.
Cunningham lands a nice looking kick to the body. Locke II takes a step back to recover.
Cunningham lands a head kick!
The fight stays on the outside here - Cunningham looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Cunningham misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Cunningham is looking to clinch.
Cunningham fails with an attempt to clinch.
Randall Cunningham is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Locke II takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Cunningham tries to clinch but Locke II is having none of it.
Cunningham has closed the distance and engaged Locke II in a clinch.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Locke II pulls guard successfully.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Cunningham gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
Locke II throws a low kick, looking for Cunningham's leg but Cunningham calmly moves out of range.
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 Marco Blurström scores the fight 30:27
Judge Anni Minnemäki scores the fight 30:27
Judge Johanna Lukiainen scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Randall Cunningham!
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energy
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hype
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RATING
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