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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Brad Cunningham (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Harry Punani (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Cunningham comes to the cage accompanied by Disturbed - Conflict . Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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BJJ Brown Belt
Dangerous knees
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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
10 - 10 - 0, fighting out of New York, Brad Cunningham!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Harry Punani!
The judges for this bout are Joseph Jones, David Schapiro and Bruno Lombardi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Punani keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Cunningham.
Cunningham tries to bum rush Punani with a series of wild strikes but Punani uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Punani shoots in but Cunningham avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Brad Cunningham seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Punani lands a nice hook to Cunningham's body. Cunningham takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Punani fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Cunningham manages to avoid it.
A head kick by Cunningham misses
and Punani counters with a right hand to the body.
Cunningham lands with a slapping head kick.
Punani tries a low kick but Cunningham avoids it.
Cunningham throws a sloppy head kick and Punani moves out of range easily.
Cunningham on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Punani. Punani obviously looking to wear him down.
Cunningham 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!
Punani connects with an inside leg kick.
Cunningham tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Punani misses with a kick to the body.
A head kick misses from Cunningham.
Punani blocks a head kick by Cunningham.
Nice straight punches there by Punani. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Punani.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Punani.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Punani throws a strike aimed at the side of Cunningham's head but Cunningham avoids it well.
The strikes coming from Punani are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
Punani lands some shots froms side control.
Cunningham is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, Punani asserts his dominance and retains side control.
Punani working the head with strikes.
Cunningham is trying to improve his position.
Punani sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Cunningham is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
Punani creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Cunningham sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cunningham is trying to control Punani's posture but Punani avoids it.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Punani working the ground and pound but Cunningham is defending the strikes.
Punani is looking to take a break and control but Cunningham is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Punani has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Punani lands a nice forearm strike.
Punani cracks Cunningham with an elbow. That is naaassty.
Punani tries to score with some ground and pound. Cunningham controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
Cunningham avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Punani.
Check out the look on Punani's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
Punani working away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Punani misses with the ground and pound.
Punani cracks Cunningham with a big right hand but Cunningham just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
Cunningham parries the strikes from Punani easily there. Punani is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Cunningham to escape.
Cunningham is trying to improve his position.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Punani cracks Cunningham with a big right hand but Cunningham just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
Punani grinds an elbow into Cunningham's temple.
The strikes coming from Punani are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
Punani grinds an elbow into Cunningham's temple.
Cunningham is rocked!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Punani with the ground and pound but Cunningham regains half guard under the barage of strikes.
Punani passes the guard and advances to mount!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cunningham tries to reverse the position but Punani maintains control.
Cunningham tries to hold on but Punani postures up.
Punani scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Oooooh, big shot lands for Punani! Cunningham is hurt baaadly! Punani is firing away with more strikes - Cunningham is covering up... the ref is warning him to do something. He's just covering up though still and the ref has to step in to end the fight! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Harry Punani!
A very excited looking Harry Punani made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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RATING
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