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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Richie Cunningham (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Lee Thomas (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Richie Cunningham had a look across the cage there at his opponent. He definitely means business
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220 lbs
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Good wrestling
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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
1 - 0 - 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
3 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Lee Thomas!
The judges for this bout are Frank Dennis, Cecil Peabody and Alan Glass.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cunningham shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Cunningham showed some decent athleticism there.
Thomas looks really tired already! That doesn't bode well for a good, competitive fight!
Ground and pound from Cunningham.
Cunningham working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Cunningham not doing much here.
Cunningham lands strikes from half guard.
Cunningham is trying to control the action in half guard but Thomas is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Cunningham looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Thomas with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Cunningham not doing much here.
Cunningham will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Nice strikes from Cunningham there.
Cunningham controlling the action here.
Cunningham takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cunningham working over Thomas with some ground and pound. Thomas looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Cunningham looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Thomas with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Cunningham working Thomas over with strikes.
Cunningham seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Cunningham is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Ground and pound from Cunningham.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Cunningham seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Cunningham working over Thomas with some ground and pound. Thomas looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Cunningham is figuring out what he wants to do next.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Cunningham lands a nice short elbow.
Cunningham scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Cunningham landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Cunningham looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Thomas with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cunningham is looking to take a break and control but Thomas is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Cunningham trying to pass the guard but Thomas defending well.
Thomas is not content to let Cunningham control the position.
Thomas is in trouble now - Cunningham has advanced to mount!
Cunningham with the ground and pound from mount.
A nice elbow there by Cunningham.
Cunningham postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Thomas looks a forlorn figure.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Cunningham connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Thomas is rocked!
It looks like Lee Thomas has been cut.
Oooh a big shot lands for Cunningham! Thomas is out! The ref dives in to save him from more punishment!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:01 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Richie Cunningham!
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hype
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pop
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FIGHT
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