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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Randall Cunningham (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kaito Rin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rin has chosen Tracktor Bowling - Scars as his entrance music. Well, the cameraman is lingering on a pretty young lady for a bit too long there. Keep your eyes on the prize buddy or you'll miss the fighter intros!
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192 lbs
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Good wrestling
Dangerous knees
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
12 - 4 - 1, fighting out of New York, Randall Cunningham!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
14 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Kaito Rin!
The judges for this bout are Sergei Dronov, Konstantin Menshow and Viktor Lagutenko.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rin changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Cunningham chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Cunningham fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Cunningham keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Rin lands a head shot.
Rin closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Cunningham quickly recovers to half guard.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Rin wants to pass the guard but Cunningham is defending well.
Cunningham trying to control but Rin postures up.
Rin wants to lay and pray for a moment but Cunningham keeps working.
Rin landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rin seems to be looking for submissions.
Rin is trying to work for a kimura but Cunningham is defending well.
Cunningham trying to control but Rin postures up.
Rin is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Cunningham defends it well.
Rin seems to be working for a kimura but Cunningham defends the submission attempt.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cunningham is defending against the submission attempts here by Rin.
Cunningham keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Cunningham is staying active underneath Rin, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Rin is looking for a kimura but Cunningham is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Rin to get the leverage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cunningham is staying active underneath Rin, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Rin is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Cunningham defends it well.
Cunningham is trying to control but can't.
Rin not doing much here.
Rin wants to work for an arm triangle but Cunningham is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Cunningham regains full guard, whilst avoiding punches from Rin.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rin stopping the sweep attempt from Cunningham.
Rin being controlled here momentarily.
Rin trying to control but Cunningham is working from the bottom.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Cunningham avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kaito Rin dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Cunningham fails with an attempt to clinch.
Rin scores with a body shot.
Cunningham scores with a spinning back kick!
Rin looks to throw the jab but Cunningham is out of range.
Kaito Rin seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Rin drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Rin goes for an armbar here - this could be all over! But no, Cunningham has escaped beautifully and is now on top in side control! Oh, that's unlucky for Rin but great work by Cunningham.
Cunningham tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
You can see the frustration on Rin's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Rin trying to remain calm as Cunningham controls from the top position.
Cunningham wants to take a breather but Rin manages to regain guard - a lesson learnt for Cunningham.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cunningham controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Rin has his foot on Cunningham's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Cunningham works his way back into a safe position though.
Rin keeping full guard, as Cunningham tries to pass.
Cunningham stands up and waves to Rin to follow him.
Rin misses with a looping right.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rin scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Cunningham doesn't seem bothered though.
A bone on bone clash there as Rin blocks the leg kick.
A swing and a miss from Rin.
Rin misses with a looping left.
Cunningham uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Rin.
Rin is really struggling to land any decent head shots against his taller opponent.
Rin does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Rin misses with a looping right.
Rin misses with a low kick.
Rin lands with a thumping leg kick.
Cunningham keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Rin throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Rin misses with a left hand
and Cunningham counters with an inside leg kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cunningham takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Cunningham is looking to score with low kicks.
Rin motions for Cunningham to come forward. Rin throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Rin checks a leg kick.
Rin checks a low kick from Cunningham.
Cunningham tries to land a leg kick but Rin saw it coming and moves away.
Randall Cunningham is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Cunningham misses with a head kick.
Rin digs a good hook to Cunningham's body.
Cunningham keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Rin.
A bone on bone clash there as Cunningham blocks the leg kick.
Cunningham moves out of range of the body kick.
Rin jabbing away but nothing is landing.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rin throws a wild body kick that Cunningham sees coming a mile off.
Cunningham tries a head kick but it misses.
A good leg kick by Rin.
Rin misses with a wild body shot.
Rin is looking to chop away at Cunningham's legs.
Rin fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Cunningham checks it well.
Cunningham tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Cunningham lands a right hook to the body.
Rin fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Rin looks to land a right hand but Cunningham moved out of range.
Rin lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
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 will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kaito Rin showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Cunningham throws a quick inside leg kick.
Rin defending well as Cunningham loads up on a big left hand.
Cunningham throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Cunningham throws a low kick, looking for Rin's leg but Rin calmly moves out of range.
Rin throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Cunningham has closed the distance and engaged Rin in a clinch.
Cunningham gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Rin.
A knee to the head by Cunningham.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Rin.
Rin looking to slow down the pace here.
Cunningham scores a nice knee to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cunningham scores a nice knee to the body.
Rin takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Rin takes a knee right on the jaw!
Cunningham looking to throw knees to the head but Rin is blocking nicely.
Cunningham is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Cunningham putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Rin in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with 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 leaning against his opponent.
Cunningham with a knee to the head.
Cunningham using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Rin has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Cunningham pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Cunningham moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Cunningham wants to clinch.
Rin scores with a jab to the jaw.
Randall Cunningham has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Cunningham lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Rin has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Rin and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Cunningham scores with a head kick.
Randall Cunningham is winning the standup battle so far.
A lazy body kick from Rin
and Cunningham counters with a stiff right hand.
Rin avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Rin throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Cunningham sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Rin lands a jab to the head.
Kaito Rin is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Rin uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Rin throws a jab when Cunningham was well out of range.
Cunningham throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Rin counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Rin stopping the sweep attempt from Cunningham.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rin trying to control the position from guard on top but Cunningham is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Rin stays in close to Cunningham's body and controls the position.
Rin working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Cunningham is pulling down on Rin's head. It's preventing any offense from Rin, at least for the moment.
Rin wants to control from the top but Cunningham keeps moving.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
OK we're going to have a standup here. Kaito Rin hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.
Nice shot by Rin.
Cunningham walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Cunningham throws a head kick that Rin semi-blocks.
Rin with a body punch. A glancing blow.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Rin uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Cunningham.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Rin tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Cunningham was well out of range. Poor timing from Rin.
Rin stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Cunningham throws a low kick but it's checked well by Rin.
And that's the end of the fight!
Randall Cunningham showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Rin has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Sergei Dronov scores the fight 28:29
Judge Konstantin Menshow scores the fight 28:29
Judge Viktor Lagutenko scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Kaito Rin!
Kaito Rin decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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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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