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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Brady Cunningham (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jin Woo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Woo's choice of entrance music: Papercut. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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135 lbs
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180 cm
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140 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
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BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Brady Cunningham!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Jin Woo!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cunningham is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Woo's half guard.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
Cunningham is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Cunningham prevents Woo from improving his position.
Cunningham content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
Cunningham stands, ready to strike. The ref makes him back up and allows Woo to get to his feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Woo tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Cunningham counters with a single leg into guard. Woo didn't expect that.
Cunningham slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Cunningham won't allow Woo to sweep him here.
Cunningham is pushing down on Woo's leg trying to pass to half guard. Woo is fighting to maintain full guard but Cunningham has managed to sneak the leg through.
Cunningham works his way into side control.
Cunningham has knee on belly and now moves to full mount! Trouble for Woo!
Cunningham looking to control and managing it successfully.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Cunningham has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Woo's face.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cunningham scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Woo?
Cunningham controlling from mount.
BOOM! Cunningham connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Woo looks gassed!
Cunningham with shots to the head and body - Woo looks very uncomfortable down there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cunningham landing punches.
Cunningham tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Brady Cunningham wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Cunningham is looking to land body kicks.
Cunningham drives through with a takedown into Woo's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Cunningham thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Cunningham is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Brady Cunningham dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Woo moves into range and connects with a jab.
A punch combination from Woo misses.
A nice inside leg kick there by Woo. That's going to slow Cunningham down.
Woo works over Cunningham's head and body with a nice combination.
Cunningham swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Cunningham moves into the clinch.
Woo is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Cunningham stops a takedown attempt from Woo.
Woo's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Woo is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Woo gets caught flat footed, as Cunningham shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Cunningham tries to free his leg and advance position but Woo is retaining full guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Woo is breathing heavily.
Cunningham sitting in guard, not really doing much.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Woo wants to sweep but no luck.
We're going to have a standup here because Brady Cunningham wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Cunningham misses the shot to the body.
Cunningham bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
A bit of a lull in the action. I'm sure it will pick up again soon... even if the ref has to physically pick them up and put them back on their feet.
Woo is working to avoid the ground and pound but Cunningham connects with a decent elbow.
Cunningham scoring with punches and elbows.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cunningham decides to stand back up. Cunningham steps back and let's Woo get back to his feet.
Cunningham throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Woo.
Cunningham closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Woo quickly recovers to half guard.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Cunningham decides to stand and escape the position.
Cunningham looking to score a takedown here. Woo is defending well but Cunningham drives through and ends up in Woo's guard.
Cunningham has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Woo wants to stand and escape but Cunningham is having none of it.
Cunningham sitting in guard here, content to control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The ref stands the fighters back up because Brady Cunningham just wasn't active enough.
Cunningham rushes Woo and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Woo misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Cunningham gets the body lock takedown. After a quick scramble, Woo regains guard.
Cunningham seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Brady Cunningham wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Woo lands a head shot.
Woo misses with a wild combination.
Woo tries to clinch
and Cunningham counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Woo!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Cunningham sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Brady Cunningham dominated that second round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
Cunningham shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Woo wants to control but Cunningham is keeping busy.
Cunningham trying to control the pace.
Cunningham seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Woo for as long as he can get away with.
Woo takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Brady Cunningham has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
Cunningham looking to score a takedown here. Woo is defending well but Cunningham drives through and ends up in Woo's guard.
Woo keeping full guard, as Cunningham tries to pass.
Cunningham stands up from Woo's guard - Cunningham perhaps looking for a knockout.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cunningham takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Woo misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Cunningham dives in and scores a takedown into Woo's guard.
Cunningham is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Cunningham is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Woo can do to turn this around?
This has been an exciting period of action!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Brady Cunningham wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Cunningham instigates a clinch.
Jin Woo has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Woo tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Cunningham smiles and moves away.
Cunningham gets a takedown into half guard.
Cunningham decides to return to a standing position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cunningham closes the distance and clinches.
Cunningham jumps guard and drags Woo to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
Cunningham might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Cunningham lands a couple of shots from the bottom.
Woo trying to stand up but can't free himself from Cunningham's guard.
Cunningham looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Cunningham manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Woo manages to get himself to full guard.
Brady Cunningham is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Woo can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Cunningham controls the pace.
And that's the end of the fight!
Brady 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 Andi Peters scores the fight 30:26
Judge Gordon Ramsey scores the fight 30:26
Judge Frank Skinner scores the fight 30:26
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Brady Cunningham!
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hype
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pop
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