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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Eben Thorn (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Randall Cunningham (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Thorn's entrance music is They're taking the Hobbits to Isengard!. A fine choice. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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BJJ Purple Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Good chin |
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Excellent MT
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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
3 - 0 - 1, fighting out of New York, Eben Thorn!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Randall Cunningham!
The judges for this bout are William Peck, Alec Ball and Yves DeLean.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cunningham wants to land a leg kick but Thorn is out of range.
Thorn throws a wild body kick that Cunningham sees coming a mile off.
Thorn checks a low kick from Cunningham.
Thorn avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Thorn moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Cunningham misses with a low kick as Thorn jumps back.
Cunningham fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Thorn looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Cunningham has managed to clinch.
Thorn takes a knee right on the jaw!
It looks like Eben Thorn has been cut.
Cunningham working Thorn over with knees to the body.
Thorn avoiding damage as Cunningham throws knees to the body.
Thorn tries to pull guard but Cunningham won't allow it.
Cunningham tries to land knees in the clinch but Thorn avoids the damage to the body.
Cunningham trying to land knees to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cunningham missing with knees to the body.
Cunningham with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Thorn jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Cunningham walks away with a smile on his face. Thorn gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Cunningham gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Thorn being controlled against the cage.
Cunningham lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Thorn.
Cunningham trying to land knees to the body.
Thorn pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Cunningham fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Thorn, pushing him back against the cage.
Cunningham looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Cunningham putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Thorn in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Thorn is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Cunningham is defending well for now.
Cunningham tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Thorn avoids it.
Thorn wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Cunningham has him pressed against the cage.
Knees to the body from Cunningham.
Cunningham misses with an elbow over the top.
Cunningham lands a nice knee to the body.
Thorn is breathing heavily.
Cunningham throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Thorn blocks it with crossed arms.
Cunningham misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Thorn.
Cunningham lands a knee to the body.
Cunningham looking to throw knees to the head but Thorn is blocking nicely.
Cunningham fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Cunningham tries to land a knee to the head but Thorn blocks with his arms.
Cunningham looking to throw knees to the head but Thorn is blocking nicely.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Thorn is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Cunningham to keep the fight standing.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Eben Thorn. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Cunningham tries a body shot but Thorn blocks it.
Cunningham unloads a knee to the mid-section. Thorn lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Cunningham will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Thorn up against the cage.
Cunningham with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Cunningham using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Thorn is trying to force a seperation but Cunningham has the dominant position.
Cunningham lands an elbow just above Thorn 's eye.
Cunningham lands a nice knee to the body.
Cunningham pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Cunningham is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Thorn.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cunningham checks a low kick from Thorn.
Cunningham pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Thorn moves out of range as Cunningham throws a body kick.
Cunningham tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Cunningham clinches with his opponent.
Cunningham pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Thorn successfully pulls guard.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Thorn looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Cunningham wants to pass the guard but Thorn is keeping the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Randall Cunningham dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Eben Thorn's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Thorn throws out a leg kick but Cunningham moves out of range and Thorn only half commits.
Cunningham clinches.
Thorn misses with a knee strike.
Knees in the clinch landing for Cunningham.
Thorn on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Cunningham misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Thorn.
Cunningham lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Cunningham pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Thorn lands a high kick!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Cunningham throws a head kick but Thorn moves out of range.
Thorn throws the kick towards the body but Cunningham avoids it.
Thorn tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A leg kick checked by Cunningham.
Thorn looks to land a body kick but Cunningham moved away.
Thorn throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Cunningham tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Cunningham lands a head kick. Thorn smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Cunningham pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Thorn checks a leg kick.
Thorn tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Thorn bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Thorn throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Thorn gets tackled into the cage by Cunningham. Cunningham maintains the clinch.
Cunningham stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Cunningham lands a nice knee to the body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Cunningham looking to throw knees to the head but Thorn is blocking nicely.
Cunningham with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Thorn managing to block the knees to the body from Cunningham.
Cunningham breaks from the clinch.
Cunningham looks for the body kick but Thorn saw that one coming.
An inside leg kick lands from Thorn.
Cunningham moves into range and clinches up with Thorn.
Thorn being controlled against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cunningham tries to land a knee to the head but Thorn blocks with his arms.
Cunningham tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Cunningham misses with a knee to the head.
Cunningham displaying some good clinch control by pressing Thorn up against the cage.
Cunningham landing knees to the head.
Eben Thorn's cut is getting worse.
Cunningham using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Thorn has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Randall Cunningham seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Cunningham with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Thorn avoiding damage as Cunningham throws knees to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cunningham tries to land a knee to the head but Thorn blocks with his arms.
Cunningham tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Cunningham landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Cunningham using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Cunningham tries a knee to the head but Thorn blocks it.
Cunningham connects with a nasty looking knee right to Thorn's face.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Thorn tries to break free but Cunningham pushes him back against the cage.
Cunningham has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Cunningham lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Eben Thorn's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Cunningham with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Cunningham tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Thorn avoids it.
Cunningham breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Thorn throws a body kick that misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Randall Cunningham showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Eben Thorn's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Cunningham scores with a kick to the midsection.
Thorn looks for the body kick but Cunningham saw that one coming.
Cunningham keeps Thorn at a distance using the push kick.
A thudding body kick lands there by Thorn!
Cunningham avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Randall Cunningham is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Cunningham tries a head kick but it misses.
Cunningham looks for the body kick but Thorn saw that one coming.
Cunningham tries to bum rush Thorn with a series of wild strikes but Thorn uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Cunningham throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Cunningham throws a shot to the body.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Thorn moves out of range as Cunningham throws a body kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A big right from Cunningham misses.
Cunningham gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Cunningham pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Thorn moves out of range of the body kick from Cunningham.
Cunningham has Thorn up against the cage in a clinch.
Thorn jumps guard but Cunningham turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Cunningham scores a nice knee to the body.
Cunningham connects with a knee to the head.
Cunningham landing knees to the body.
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 misses with an elbow strike.
Eben Thorn has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cunningham using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Thorn has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Cunningham pressing his opponent against the cage.
Cunningham escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Cunningham closes the distance and clinches.
Cunningham tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Thorn avoids it.
Cunningham scores with a knee to the head.
Cunningham's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Thorn misses with a leg kick
and Cunningham counters with a body kick that stops Thorn in his tracks momentarily.
Cunningham has Thorn up against the cage in a clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Thorn tries to circle away but Cunningham has him pinned against the cage.
Cunningham scores with a knee to the head.
Cunningham tries to land a knee to the head but Thorn blocks with his arms.
Thorn avoiding damage as Cunningham throws knees to the body.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Cunningham just misses with a elbow thrown towards Thorn's brow.
Randall Cunningham is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Cunningham holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Thorn jumps guard but Cunningham turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Cunningham managing to block the knees to the body from Thorn.
Cunningham tries to land a knee to the head but Thorn blocks with his arms.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cunningham scores a nice knee to the body.
Thorn blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Cunningham lands a knee to the body.
Cunningham taking a breather.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Nice body punch from Cunningham.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Thorn trying to land knees to the body.
Thorn takes a knee to the side of the body.
And that's the end of the fight!
Randall Cunningham comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Cunningham winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 William Peck scores the fight 27:30
Judge Alec Ball scores the fight 27:30
Judge Yves DeLean scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Randall Cunningham!
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