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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Randall Cunningham (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jermaine Wright (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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210 lbs
28 - 18 - 1 |
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201 lbs
14 - 4 - 0 |
Good wrestling
World class boxer
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World class 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
28 - 18 - 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 London, Jermaine Wright!
The judges for this bout are Sam Margolis, William Gold and James Glass.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cunningham fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Wright has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Cunningham takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Nice defenses there by Wright.
We've been informed that Wright has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
Wright takes one to the side of the head.
A bone on bone clash there as Wright blocks the leg kick.
Cunningham's corner calls for a 1-2. Cunningham obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Wright fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Cunningham manages to avoid it.
Wright connects with a jab.
Cunningham clinches up with Wright and pushes him back against the cage.
Wright blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Wright is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Cunningham tries to throw a body punch but Wright avoids it by throwing Cunningham back against the cage.
A body shot lands from Wright.
Wright content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Wright is looking to control Cunningham's arms but Cunningham gets an underhook and turns him. Now Wright has his back to the cage.
Wright escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Wright misses with a looping left.
Wright misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Wright on the wrong end of a nice jab.
A low kick from Cunningham is predictable there
and Wright counters with a low kick, right behind Cunningham 's knee.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wright scores with a push kick.
Jermaine Wright is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Wright circles away from the clinch attempt.
Wright lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Cunningham blocks a jab.
Cunningham fails in his attempt to clinch.
A bone on bone clash there as Wright blocks the leg kick.
Cunningham looks to score with a jab to the body but Wright is just out of range.
Cunningham misses with a hook.
Cunningham tries to clinch but Wright is having none of it.
Cunningham drives through and clinches with Wright against the cage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Wright.
Cunningham tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Cunningham tries to land knees in the clinch but Wright avoids the damage to the body.
Cunningham lands a left hand.
A left hand lands to the body for Cunningham.
Cunningham prevents a body shot from Wright.
Cunningham blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cunningham prevents a body shot from Wright.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
A short left from Wright.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Wright blocks an uppercut.
Cunningham working aggressively here.
Wright tries to throw a body punch but Cunningham avoids it by throwing Wright back against the cage.
Cunningham misses with a knee to the head.
Wright misses with a punch on the inside.
A left hand lands to the body for Wright.
Wright misses with a hook from the clinch.
Cunningham tries to throw a body punch but Wright avoids it by throwing Cunningham back against the cage.
Cunningham trying to control the position but instead, Wright has worked for underhooks and has pushed Cunningham into the cage.
Wright struggles to land a body shot inside as Cunningham controls his hands.
Wright is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Wright goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Cunningham tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A head punch on the inside from Cunningham fails to land.
Cunningham working Wright over with knees to the body.
Cunningham scores with a shot to the side of Wright's head.
Wright avoiding damage as Cunningham throws knees to the body.
Wright is trying to force a seperation but Cunningham has the dominant position.
Cunningham struggles to land a body shot inside as Wright controls his hands.
Cunningham slowing the pace effectively.
Wright scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Wright lands a nice uppercut.
Cunningham struggles to land a body shot inside as Wright controls his hands.
Wright misses with some punches.
Cunningham pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Wright moves out of range as Cunningham strikes.
The fight stays on the outside here - Cunningham looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Wright jabs Cunningham right on the nose. Cunningham blinks but takes it well.
Good standup being displayed there by Cunningham as he connects with a hook.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wright throws a head kick but Cunningham moves out of range.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Cunningham misses with a body shot.
A low kick from Cunningham misses
and Wright counters with a nice leg kick.
Wright has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Cunningham.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Wright.
Cunningham takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Randall Cunningham seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Wright throws a push kick but Cunningham slaps the foot to one side.
Wright lands a really nice looking cross but Cunningham seems unphased.
Cunningham throws a front kick aimed at Wright's knee but Wright avoids it well.
A countering left hand to the body from Wright misses.
Wright cracks Cunningham with a right hand to the side of the head.
Wright throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Wright tries to clinch up but Cunningham circles away and keeps his distance.
Cunningham has been working on his balance at The House of Savage, so perhaps that has help him stuff some of the takedown attempts by Wright.
A shot to the liver by Wright. Beautiful body shot.
Cunningham ducks under a wild hook from Wright.
Cunningham takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Cunningham is breathing heavily.
Cunningham tries to keep at a distance but Wright has taken the fight into the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jermaine Wright dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Cunningham throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Wright on the side of the head.
Wright takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Cunningham lands a lovely overhand right.
Cunningham doesn't manage to clinch there - Wright circles away.
Wright wants to counter the offense by Cunningham and move into the clinch position.
Wright looks to throw the jab but Cunningham is out of range.
Cunningham loads up on a big right hand but Wright slips the punch.
Wright lands a jab to the head.
Cunningham misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Wright takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Wright scores with a jab to the jaw.
Cunningham is looking to clinch.
Cunningham throws a front kick aimed at Wright's knee but Wright avoids it well.
Cunningham dips to his left and cracks Wright with an uppercut!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Cunningham throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Wright plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wright lands a head shot.
Cunningham is rocked!
Cunningham slips a straight right by Wright.
Cunningham throws a leg kick that is checked
and Wright counters by clinching up.
A nice right hand lands inside from Wright.
A nice left hand lands by Wright.
Oh Cunningham is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Cunningham doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Cunningham seems to have got his legs back now.
Wright lands a nice uppercut.
Jermaine Wright seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Cunningham tries a knee to the head but Wright blocks it.
Cunningham wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Wright has him pressed against the cage.
Wright misses with some punches.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Wright blocks a body shot from Cunningham.
Wright lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Cunningham backwards.
Wright scores with a hook to the body.
Cunningham scores with a knee to the head.
Cunningham wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Wright has him pressed against the cage.
Cunningham wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Wright lands with a light punch inside.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Wright lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Cunningham.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cunningham struggles to land a body shot inside as Wright controls his hands.
Wright misses with some punches.
Cunningham blocks a body shot from Wright.
Wright is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Wright lands a nice uppercut.
Cunningham blocks an uppercut.
Cunningham breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Cunningham tries to close the distance and clinch but Wright swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Wright just misses with a punch to the body.
Cunningham throws a body punch but Wright moves out of range.
An inside leg kick lands from Wright.
Cunningham scores with a leg kick.
Wright has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
A telegraphed right hand from Wright misses the target.
Wright lands a really nice looking cross but Cunningham seems unphased.
Cunningham throws a jab but it's blocked by Wright.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cunningham lands with a hook. Wright tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Cunningham throws a body punch but Wright moves out of range.
Wright throws a jab but it's blocked by Cunningham.
The fighters circle momentarily. Cunningham darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Wright waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Cunningham.
Cunningham lands with a nice body punch.
Cunningham cracks Wright with a right hand to the side of the head.
An inside leg kick from Cunningham misses.
Wright looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Wright throws a poor cross that misses
and Cunningham counters with a nice low kick that buckles Wright's knee momentarily.
Wright keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Wright feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Cunningham's calf.
Wright ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Wright is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Cunningham with a body shot.
Wright bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Cunningham throws a big shot that misses.
Wright tried to score with a low kick but Cunningham checks it.
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!
Wright is looking to land body kicks.
Cunningham swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Wright, as that shot connected.
Wright lands a big uppercut and Cunningham crumbles to the floor! The ref thinks about stopping the fight but Cunningham looks OK. Wright waves Cunningham back to his feet!
Wright lands with a right and another and another! Cunningham is in big trouble! Wright lands again and this time it's lights out for Cunningham! A quality knockout there for Wright.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:16 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Jermaine Wright!
Jermaine Wright decided to go for the less than humble approach in his post fight interview, telling everyone how he is going to conquer the world. The crowd seemed to like it when really that sort of approach could have gone either way.
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energy
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hype
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RATING
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