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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Randall Cunningham (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Frank Henderson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Randall Cunningham has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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215 lbs
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Great wrestler
World class boxer
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World class boxer
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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
21 - 14 - 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
11 - 15 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Frank Henderson!
The judges for this bout are Bruno Lombardi, Chad Campbell and Lou da Vinci.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cunningham misses the jab.
No luck for Henderson with that takedown attempt.
Henderson drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Cunningham misses with a hook. Henderson ducked under it nicely.
We've been told by Cunningham's head coaches at ELITE GYM 40CAP that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Henderson goes for a double leg but Cunningham avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Cunningham continues to drive forward.
A slow jab from Cunningham misses its intended target.
Henderson steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Cunningham.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Henderson tries to clinch there but Cunningham circles away.
Cunningham misses with a straight left.
Cunningham throws a jab when Henderson was well out of range.
Henderson tries to counter with a clinch but Cunningham shakes him off and moves away.
Henderson blocks a leg kick.
Henderson wants to counter the offense by Cunningham and move into the clinch position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Henderson slips a straight right by Cunningham.
Henderson swings for the body but Cunningham moves out of range.
Henderson misses with a takedown
and Cunningham counters with a straight right hand.
Randall Cunningham has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Frank Henderson.
Henderson gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Cunningham counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Cunningham throws a lazy uppercut
and Henderson counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Henderson tightens his grip and picks Cunningham up, before dumping him to the ground. Cunningham manages to land in guard.
Henderson with a flurry of punches that miss.
Henderson throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Cunningham working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Henderson.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Henderson throwing strikes from guard but Cunningham blocks nicely.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Cunningham is on top in guard.
Henderson looking for a sweep. Not yet Henderson, not yet.
Cunningham content to stall in guard here.
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.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cunningham won't allow Henderson to sweep him here.
Cunningham not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Henderson has a butterfly guard looking to sweep but Cunningham has passed into side control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Henderson is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Henderson is letting Cunningham control him for a moment.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Cunningham fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Henderson is out of range.
Cunningham sets himself, and Henderson steps forward looking for the clinch! Cunningham avoids it this time.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Randall Cunningham dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Henderson scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Cunningham doesn't seem bothered though.
Henderson slips under a jab.
Cunningham lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Cunningham throws a lazy right hand but Henderson sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
A jab from Cunningham misses.
Cunningham waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Henderson.
Henderson wants to counter with a clinch but Cunningham pushes him away.
A solid leg kick lands there for Cunningham.
Henderson takes the fight into the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Cunningham lands with a short shot to the head.
Cunningham throws a knee to the head but misses.
Cunningham gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Henderson.
Henderson takes a knee to the side of the body.
Cunningham is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Henderson can do to turn this around?
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cunningham scores with a hook to the body.
Cunningham tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Henderson avoids it.
Henderson struggles to land a body shot inside as Cunningham controls his hands.
Cunningham tries to work over Henderson's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Cunningham gets through Henderson's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Henderson drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Cunningham gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Nice body punch from Henderson - that landed with a thud.
Henderson avoiding damage as Cunningham throws knees to the body.
Henderson on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Henderson blocking some punches.
Cunningham unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Cunningham is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
A body shot lands from Henderson.
Cunningham doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Cunningham lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Henderson backwards.
Henderson is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Randall Cunningham has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Frank Henderson.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cunningham landing knees to the head.
Cunningham tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Henderson avoids it.
Henderson is trying to drag Cunningham to the mat but Cunningham just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Cunningham throws a punch but it's blocked by Henderson.
Cunningham working Henderson over with knees to the body.
Henderson is breathing heavily.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Cunningham slows down the pace here.
Cunningham tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Henderson avoids it.
Cunningham lands an uppercut.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Cunningham.
Henderson is working for takedown but Cunningham is calmly controlling the position for now.
Henderson can't get the takedown.
Cunningham putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Henderson in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Randall Cunningham has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Cunningham is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Cunningham manages to break the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cunningham throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Henderson sees it coming and avoids it easily.
A leg kick checked by Henderson.
Henderson tries to counter by closing the distance.
Henderson misses with a takedown attempt
letting Cunningham counter with a right hand.
Randall Cunningham is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Nice takedown defense from Cunningham. No joy for Henderson on that attempt.
Henderson has a takedown stuffed.
Cunningham scoring well with a low kick there.
Cunningham misses with a hook. Henderson ducked under it nicely.
A jab from Cunningham misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A slow jab from Cunningham misses its intended target.
Cunningham keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Cunningham half committed to a counter leg kick.
Cunningham misses with a hook.
Jab, jab by Cunningham - just one landing.
Cunningham lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Henderson clinches.
Cunningham looking to throw knees to the head but Henderson is blocking nicely.
Henderson goes for a takedown in the clinch but Cunningham prevents it.
Henderson lands a right hand that snaps the head of Cunningham backwards.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Cunningham working Henderson over with knees to the body.
Cunningham gets underhooks to prevent Henderson's takedown attempt.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Randall Cunningham dominated that second round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Henderson fails with a takedown attempt.
Cunningham moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Nice shot lands for Cunningham.
Cunningham throws a looping overhand right but Henderson ducks down to avoid it.
Cunningham throws a jab when Henderson was well out of range.
Frank Henderson is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Henderson has managed to clinch.
A short uppercut from Henderson.
Knees to the body from Cunningham.
Cunningham prevents a takedown attempt there.
Henderson goes for a takedown attempt but Cunningham pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Randall Cunningham has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Frank Henderson.
Henderson takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cunningham lands a lovely overhand right.
Cunningham pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Cunningham throws a big shot that misses.
Cunningham lands with an uppercut that bounces Henderson off the cage and back into range.
Henderson is rocked!
Henderson slips a straight right by Cunningham.
Cunningham keeps the fight on the outside.
Cunningham cracks Henderson with a big right hand and Henderson goes down!
Henderson is still in real trouble! Can Cunningham finish him?
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Cunningham is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cunningham looking to pass the guard.
Cunningham not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Henderson seems to have recovered his senses.
Cunningham stopping the sweep attempt from Henderson.
Cunningham gets to his feet - Henderson follows without any prompting.
Henderson tries to clinch but Cunningham is having none of it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cunningham looks to land a right hand but Henderson moved out of range.
Henderson tries to counter with a clinch but Cunningham shakes him off and moves away.
Henderson uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Cunningham.
Henderson looks to clinch
and Cunningham counters with a straight right hand.
Henderson slips under a jab from Cunningham.
Henderson shoots and misses
and Cunningham counters with a crisp right that sends Henderson to the canvas! Cunningham follows up with punches from the mount and this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:31 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Randall Cunningham!
A less than humble Randall Cunningham misjudged his post fight interview somewhat and came across a little too arrogant whilst trying to hype up his own abilities.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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