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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Randall Cunningham (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Carson Battistoni (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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210 lbs
28 - 19 - 1 |
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212 lbs
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World class boxer
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Olympic wrestler
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
28 - 19 - 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
13 - 10 - 0, fighting out of New York, Carson Battistoni!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Bishop, Phil Schofield and Colin Fotheringham.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Battistoni on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Cunningham connects with a leg kick. Battistoni looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Battistoni pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Cunningham half committed to a counter leg kick.
Battistoni cracks a nice hook into Cunningham's ribs.
Battistoni throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Battistoni misses with a straight left.
The fighters circling - Cunningham throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Battistoni throws a looping overhand right but Cunningham ducks down to avoid it.
Cunningham swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Battistoni throws a lazy right hand but Cunningham sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Battistoni tries to move into range but Cunningham moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Cunningham attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Battistoni takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Cunningham uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Battistoni.
Cunningham misses with a two punch combination.
Battistoni throws a lazy uppercut
and Cunningham counters with a straight right hand.
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!
Battistoni connects with a jab.
A jab lands there for Battistoni.
Battistoni throws a lazy right hand but Cunningham sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
A nice leg kick lands there from Cunningham.
Battistoni throws a lazy right hand but Cunningham sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Battistoni takes one to the side of the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cunningham swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Battistoni misses the jab.
Cunningham takes the fight into the clinch.
Cunningham is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Battistoni is keeping busy.
Cunningham lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Battistoni.
Battistoni lands with a left to the head.
Battistoni throws a head punch that misses.
Cunningham breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
A punch combination from Battistoni misses.
Cunningham lands a jab.
Cunningham swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Battistoni tries to keep at a distance but Cunningham has taken the fight into the clinch.
Nice body punch from Cunningham.
Battistoni looks winded!
Nice body punch from Cunningham.
Still in the clinch, Cunningham scores with a nice short uppercut.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Cunningham lands a body punch in the clinch.
Cunningham taking a breather.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cunningham has Battistoni pressed against the cage, preventing Battistoni from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Cunningham breaks the clinch.
Cunningham rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Battistoni moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Carson Battistoni seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Battistoni throws a jab when Cunningham was well out of range.
Cunningham with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Battistoni gets tackled into the cage by Cunningham. Cunningham maintains the clinch.
Cunningham manages to break the clinch.
Cunningham slips a jab from Battistoni.
Cunningham jabs Battistoni right on the nose. Battistoni blinks but takes it well.
Battistoni throws out a powerful jab.
Cunningham throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Battistoni on the side of the head.
Cunningham throws a head kick that misses.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Cunningham.
Cunningham thumps Battistoni with a low kick.
Cunningham misses the jab.
Battistoni might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Cunningham lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Cunningham rushes Battistoni and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Cunningham pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cunningham blocks a jab.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Left hook, right uppercut from Cunningham.
Cunningham uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Battistoni.
Battistoni checks a low kick from Cunningham.
Despite the aggression on Battistoni's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Cunningham works Battistoni's body with a nice hook.
Battistoni throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Cunningham counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Cunningham connects with a nice looking jab.
Battistoni swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
A left and a right from Cunningham both land. Nice combination.
Cunningham throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Battistoni's head.
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!
Battistoni swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Cunningham tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Battistoni manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Cunningham misses with a wild body shot.
Carson Battistoni is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Cunningham on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Battistoni throws a jab when Cunningham was well out of range.
Cunningham throwing a counter right hand but Battistoni manages to avoid it.
Cunningham wants to clinch up but Battistoni keeps it at a distance.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Cunningham has Battistoni pushed against the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cunningham lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Cunningham lands with a right to the head.
Cunningham tries to throw a body punch but Battistoni avoids it by throwing Cunningham back against the cage.
Cunningham blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Cunningham taking a breather.
Battistoni fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Battistoni fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A shot in the inside from Cunningham.
Cunningham blocks an uppercut.
Cunningham misses with the head strike.
Battistoni fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Battistoni.
Cunningham working Battistoni over with knees to the body.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A short right from Battistoni.
Battistoni has a couple of punches blocked by Cunningham.
Cunningham pushes Battistoni back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Battistoni misses with a short punch on the inside.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Cunningham.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Randall Cunningham dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Battistoni throws a poor cross that misses
and Cunningham cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Cunningham displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Randall Cunningham is winning the standup battle so far.
Battistoni misses with a body shot.
Battistoni needs to keep his hands up - Cunningham had a free shot at his head there.
Battistoni misses with a hook. Cunningham ducked under it nicely.
Cunningham throws a hook to the side of Battistoni's head but Battistoni sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Cunningham buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Cunningham misses with an uppercut.
Battistoni swats away the attempt to clinch by Cunningham.
Cunningham misses with a two punch combination.
Battistoni uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Cunningham cracks Battistoni with a good jab.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Battistoni takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Battistoni connects with a looping right hand.
Battistoni misses with a body shot
and Cunningham counters with a stiff right hand.
Nice defenses there by Battistoni.
Cunningham avoids the body shot from Battistoni.
Battistoni staying out of range there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Battistoni keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Cunningham lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Battistoni throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Cunningham throws the left hand but Battistoni avoids the punch easily.
Battistoni throws a shot from downtown. Cunningham moves away and avoids it.
A big right from Battistoni misses.
Battistoni takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Battistoni is breathing heavily.
Battistoni throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Battistoni on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Cunningham misses with a looping right.
A nice leg kick lands there from Cunningham.
Cunningham lands with a right hand.
Cunningham connects with a solid leg kick.
Battistoni walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Cunningham uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Battistoni.
Cunningham throws a lazy right hand but Battistoni sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Battistoni throws an overhand right that lands on Cunningham's shoulder, as Cunningham tries to avoid the shot.
Cunningham drives through with a takedown into guard.
Cunningham throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cunningham landing some decent shots from guard.
Cunningham working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Battistoni's head.
Cunningham is looking to work some ground and pound but Battistoni has wrist control.
Cunningham is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Cunningham scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Cunningham has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Cunningham stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Battistoni swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Cunningham throwing strikes from guard but Battistoni blocks nicely.
Cunningham postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Cunningham throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Battistoni works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cunningham landing with the ground and pound.
Cunningham loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Cunningham won't allow Battistoni to sweep him here.
Cunningham postures up and lands a big shot to Battistoni's brow.
Cunningham postures up.
Cunningham working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Cunningham wants to control from the top but Battistoni keeps moving.
Cunningham is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Battistoni is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
Cunningham trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Battistoni keeping moving, preventing Cunningham from controlling successfully.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Cunningham throws a strike but Battistoni rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Battistoni preventing the sweep.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Cunningham is on top in guard.
Battistoni keeping moving, preventing Cunningham from controlling successfully.
Cunningham postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Cunningham throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Battistoni works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Cunningham's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Cunningham postures up in Battistoni's guard and throws a big left but Battistoni blocks it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Randall Cunningham dominated that second round.
That's time! Back to the action! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Cunningham cracks Battistoni with an open hand slap.
Cunningham connects with a right hand. Battistoni shakes it off.
Cunningham is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Battistoni can do to turn this around?
Battistoni throws a hook to the side of Cunningham's head but Cunningham sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Cunningham jabs Battistoni to the body, keeping him at a distance.
A big left from Battistoni misses.
Cunningham is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Battistoni uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Cunningham.
Cunningham connects with an inside leg kick.
Cunningham looks to score with a jab to the body but Battistoni is just out of range.
A swing and a miss from Battistoni.
Cunningham moves into range and clinches up with Battistoni.
Battistoni working aggressively here.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Cunningham tries to work over Battistoni's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Cunningham creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Cunningham controlling the action here for a moment.
Battistoni fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cunningham using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Battistoni has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Battistoni takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Cunningham scores a nice knee to the body.
Cunningham is pushing Battistoni up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Cunningham with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Cunningham scores a nice knee to the body.
Cunningham breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Battistoni slips under a jab from Cunningham.
Battistoni appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Cunningham bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Cunningham lands with an uppercut that bounces Battistoni off the cage and back into range.
Cunningham cracks Battistoni with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Battistoni rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Cunningham moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Cunningham stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Battistoni throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Cunningham cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Battistoni's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Battistoni misses with a straight left.
Cunningham throws a jab but it's blocked by Battistoni.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Battistoni swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Cunningham throws a head kick but Battistoni moves out of range.
Cunningham lands with a hook. Battistoni tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Battistoni loads up on a big right hand but Cunningham slips the punch.
Cunningham keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Battistoni.
Cunningham lands with a nice body punch.
Cunningham with a nice cross.
Battistoni misses with an uppercut.
Cunningham throws a nice inside leg kick.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Cunningham.
Cunningham tries to score with some ground and pound. Battistoni controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
Cunningham in side control, throwing shots but Battistoni defends.
Cunningham throwing shots but missing, from side control.
Battistoni is looking for a sweep.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cunningham throwing ground and pound but whilst doing so, he forgets to control position and Battistoni works his way back to half guard. Good composure under pressure.
Cunningham is stalling here. Battistoni is in no mood to hang around though. He's locked up a kimura from the bottom! Cunningham seems to be keeping calm but he's forced to roll out of the hold and Battistoni has ended up in side control on the top. Nice work.
Battistoni decides to take the fight back to the feet.
Randall Cunningham is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Cunningham scores with a hook to the body. Battistoni takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Cunningham wants to clinch.
Cunningham misses the jab.
Cunningham misses with a low kick.
Cunningham scores with a shot to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Cunningham, as that shot connected.
Battistoni throws a hook but Cunningham blocks it.
Cunningham scores with a jab.
Battistoni is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Cunningham.
Battistoni misses with a jab to the body
and Cunningham counters with a good low kick that Battistoni was not able to check.
Cunningham closes the distance and clinches.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Cunningham blocking some punches.
Cunningham stalling.
Battistoni throws a punch but it's blocked by Cunningham.
Cunningham is stalling here.
Battistoni misses with a hook from the clinch.
Cunningham blocks an uppercut.
Battistoni misses with a hook from the clinch.
Carson Battistoni has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Cunningham blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Cunningham lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
And that's the end of the fight!
Randall 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 Daniel Bishop scores the fight 30:27
Judge Phil Schofield scores the fight 30:27
Judge Colin Fotheringham scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Randall Cunningham!
Randall Cunningham took to the mic in his post fight interview and said 'Young and strong but you one dimensional.'.
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hype
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