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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Dennis Cunningham (ranked 826 p4p, 675 weight class) and Patrick Van Kerckhoven (ranked 101 p4p, 79 weight class). Van Kerckhoven has chosen Neo Cortex - Elements (Daniel Cain Remix) as his entrance music. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Great wrestler
Excellent boxer
Insanely flexible |
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Olympic wrestler
World class MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 14 - 13 - 0, fighting out of London, Dennis Cunningham!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 5 - 0, fighting out of New York, Patrick Van Kerckhoven!
The judges for this bout are Yves DeLean, Alec Ball and William Peck.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cunningham listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Cunningham throws a poor cross that misses
and Van Kerckhoven connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Cunningham throws a right hand that Van Kerckhoven ducks under and follows up with a left that Van Kerckhoven also avoids with ease.
Van Kerckhoven looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Cunningham is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Nice sprawl there from Van Kerckhoven as Cunningham shoots in.
Van Kerckhoven wants to counter the offense by Cunningham and move into the clinch position.
Cunningham fails to land the takedown.
Van Kerckhoven throws out a counter right but Cunningham avoids it with no problem.
Cunningham lands a nice shot to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Cunningham jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Cunningham blocks the body kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cunningham misses with a wild body shot.
Van Kerckhoven wants to counter the offense by Cunningham and move into the clinch position.
Cunningham has a takedown stuffed.
Van Kerckhoven is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Dennis Cunningham. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Van Kerckhoven looks to land a body kick but Cunningham moved away.
Cunningham throws a big shot that misses.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Cunningham.
Van Kerckhoven tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Cunningham trying to control the position but Van Kerckhoven is working away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Van Kerckhoven is looking to regain half guard here but Cunningham keeps moving and retains side control.
Cunningham fails to land a wild elbow strike.
Van Kerckhoven felt the need to train up his defensive grappling in the buildup to the fight. Presumably he was expecting to be in a difficult position like this, so let's see if he can get out of it.
Van Kerckhoven is looking for a sweep.
Van Kerckhoven regains half guard, as Cunningham was trying to land strikes.
Cunningham is pressing down on Van Kerckhoven's thigh, looking to free his foot. Van Kerckhoven is holding on for now.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cunningham is controlling the pace.
Van Kerckhoven is looking to improve his position.
Cunningham controlling the pace.
Cunningham lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Van Kerckhoven is trying to get back to full guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Cunningham thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Cunningham has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Van Kerckhoven avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Cunningham.
Van Kerckhoven keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Cunningham is trying to work for a kimura but Van Kerckhoven is defending well.
Cunningham with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Cunningham missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Van Kerckhoven is looking to improve his position.
Cunningham is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
We've been hearing that Cunningham has been drilling a lot of ground and pound in training, so let's see if he get the finish.
Cunningham thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Van Kerckhoven's head.
Cunningham missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Cunningham thows a huge punch but Van Kerckhoven dodges it nicely.
Cunningham prevents Van Kerckhoven from improving his position.
Cunningham thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Van Kerckhoven's head.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Van Kerckhoven keeping control of the position.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Cunningham goes for a double leg but Van Kerckhoven avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Van Kerckhoven continues to drive forward.
Cunningham looking for a takedown.
Van Kerckhoven tries a body shot but Cunningham blocks it.
Van Kerckhoven tries to work over Cunningham's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A body shot lands from Van Kerckhoven.
Van Kerckhoven makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Van Kerckhoven gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Cunningham.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
The referee is keeping an eye on Van Kerckhoven - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Van Kerckhoven avoiding damage.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Cunningham tries for a takedown but Van Kerckhoven manages to get underhooks.
A short uppercut from Van Kerckhoven.
Cunningham lands a body punch in the clinch.
Van Kerckhoven leaning his opponent against the cage.
Van Kerckhoven digs a right hand underneath Cunningham's ribcage. Cunningham let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Cunningham is trying to break the clinch but Van Kerckhoven is controlling him.
Cunningham breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Van Kerckhoven blocks a jab.
Cunningham dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Van Kerckhoven throws a push kick but Cunningham slaps the foot to one side.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Van Kerckhoven takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Van Kerckhoven throws a hook to the side of Cunningham's head but Cunningham sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Van Kerckhoven displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Cunningham.
A decent looking cross lands there for Cunningham.
Cunningham throws out a loose jab but Van Kerckhoven uses good head movement to avoid it.
Van Kerckhoven wants to counter the offense by Cunningham and move into the clinch position.
Cunningham fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Van Kerckhoven to the ground. Cunningham is now in Van Kerckhoven's guard.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Cunningham controlling from the top position.
Cunningham trying to control the position from guard on top but Van Kerckhoven is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Van Kerckhoven preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Cunningham's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Cunningham is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Cunningham trying to control the position from guard on top but Van Kerckhoven is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Cunningham missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Dennis Cunningham dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Cunningham blocks a head kick by Van Kerckhoven.
Cunningham scores with a jab.
Cunningham fails to land the takedown.
Cunningham lands with a nice body punch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Cunningham scores with a crisp jab that stopped Van Kerckhoven in his tracks.
Van Kerckhoven's corner calls for a 1-2. Van Kerckhoven obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Dennis Cunningham seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Van Kerckhoven misses the shot to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A slow jab from Cunningham misses its intended target.
The crowd cheers as Cunningham lands an impressive looking overhand right. Van Kerckhoven doesn't seem phased though.
Van Kerckhoven avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Van Kerckhoven tries to counter with a clinch but Cunningham shakes him off and moves away.
Cunningham fails with a takedown attempt.
Van Kerckhoven throws out a counter right but Cunningham avoids it with no problem.
Van Kerckhoven misses with the body kick
and Cunningham counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Cunningham throwing strikes but missing.
Cunningham postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cunningham is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Van Kerckhoven not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Cunningham controls from within his opponent's guard.
Cunningham is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Van Kerckhoven can do to turn this around?
Van Kerckhoven tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Cunningham is looking to work some ground and pound but Van Kerckhoven has wrist control.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters, thinking about a standup.
Cunningham slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Cunningham sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Van Kerckhoven is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Van Kerckhoven regains half guard, as Cunningham was trying to land strikes.
Cunningham is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Van Kerckhoven doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Cunningham.
Dennis Cunningham overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Cunningham wants to pass the guard but Van Kerckhoven is defending well.
Cunningham is controlling the pace.
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.
Cunningham trying to control the action but Van Kerckhoven is working from the bottom.
Cunningham slows the pace down in half guard.
Van Kerckhoven is staying active underneath Cunningham, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up.
Cunningham has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Van Kerckhoven.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Van Kerckhoven is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Cunningham will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Dennis Cunningham. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Van Kerckhoven keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
It seemed like Van Kerckhoven was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Van Kerckhoven gets caught flat footed, as Cunningham shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Cunningham throwing strikes but missing.
Van Kerckhoven pulls Cunningham in to control the position.
Cunningham is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Cunningham tries to free his leg and advance position but Van Kerckhoven is retaining full guard.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Cunningham working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Cunningham trying to control the position from guard on top but Van Kerckhoven is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Cunningham missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters, thinking about a standup.
Cunningham throws a big right hand that misses.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Cunningham throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Cunningham tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Van Kerckhoven swivels and escapes.
Cunningham shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Van Kerckhoven as he avoids it easily.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Cunningham walks forward, straight into a front kick from Van Kerckhoven.
Van Kerckhoven tries to clinch but Cunningham moves out of range.
Nice sprawl there from Van Kerckhoven as Cunningham shoots in.
Van Kerckhoven tries to counter by closing the distance.
Van Kerckhoven throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Cunningham misses with an uppercut. Van Kerckhoven saw that one coming.
Patrick Van Kerckhoven is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
A telegraphed right hand from Van Kerckhoven misses the target.
A shot to the body from Cunningham misses
and Van Kerckhoven counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Van Kerckhoven misses with the head strike.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Van Kerckhoven leaning his opponent against the cage.
Cunningham scores with a shot to the side of Van Kerckhoven's head.
Van Kerckhoven prevents the takedown attempt.
Van Kerckhoven is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Cunningham looking for a takedown.
Cunningham avoiding damage as Van Kerckhoven throws knees to the body.
Van Kerckhoven looking to slow down the pace here.
Van Kerckhoven stalls.
Cunningham is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Cunningham has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Van Kerckhoven is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Van Kerckhoven is struggling to control the position.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Van Kerckhoven tries to work over Cunningham's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Cunningham blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Nice body punch from Van Kerckhoven.
Van Kerckhoven lands a nice shot to the body.
Cunningham can't break the clinch.
Van Kerckhoven misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Van Kerckhoven can't find room to land a body shot as Cunningham controls the action.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Van Kerckhoven has Cunningham pushed against the cage.
Cunningham changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Van Kerckhoven fights it off and pushes away nicely.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Dennis Cunningham will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Cunningham misses with an uppercut. Van Kerckhoven saw that one coming.
Cunningham misses with a jab, cross combination.
Van Kerckhoven throws out a counter right but Cunningham avoids it with no problem.
Cunningham bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Van Kerckhoven's head backwards.
Van Kerckhoven throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Van Kerckhoven tries to land a body kick
and Cunningham counters with a nice double leg into side control. Van Kerckhoven won't be happy with that.
Van Kerckhoven can't do much from the bottom here.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
The strikes coming from Cunningham are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
Cunningham is looking to take a break and control but Van Kerckhoven is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sloppy strikes there by Cunningham.
Cunningham working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
Cunningham in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
Van Kerckhoven is not content to let Cunningham control the position.
Van Kerckhoven wants to control but Cunningham postures up.
Cunningham looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Van Kerckhoven regains half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cunningham is pressing down on Van Kerckhoven's thigh, looking to free his foot. Van Kerckhoven is holding on for now.
Cunningham seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Van Kerckhoven does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Cunningham is looking for a kimura but Van Kerckhoven is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Cunningham to get the leverage.
Cunningham not doing much here.
Cunningham sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Van Kerckhoven defending well though.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Van Kerckhoven is refusing to be controlled, as Cunningham sits in half guard.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
A jab from Cunningham misses.
Cunningham sets himself, and Van Kerckhoven steps forward looking for the clinch! Cunningham avoids it this time.
Cunningham displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Van Kerckhoven throws out the jab.
Van Kerckhoven lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Cunningham steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Van Kerckhoven.
Cunningham throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Van Kerckhoven's waist but Van Kerckhoven gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Cunningham off to one side.
Nice straight punches there by Cunningham. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Cunningham.
Van Kerckhoven leaves Cunningham with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Van Kerckhoven avoids a punch combination nicely.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Cunningham.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Dennis Cunningham. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Cunningham throws a hook but Van Kerckhoven avoids it easily.
Van Kerckhoven misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Cunningham feinted with a counter takedown.
Patrick Van Kerckhoven has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Van Kerckhoven throws a lazy uppercut
and Cunningham counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Cunningham blocks the strikes from Van Kerckhoven.
Cunningham moves into full mount! Van Kerckhoven won't be happy about that!
Van Kerckhoven wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Cunningham.
Van Kerckhoven is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
Cunningham takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Cunningham in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Cunningham raining down hammerfists from mount.
Cunningham goes for an armbar but he's not got it� Van Kerckhoven turns into him and now he's in Cunningham's guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Cunningham trying to control the position.
Van Kerckhoven is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Cunningham working for a triangle but Van Kerckhoven defends it easily.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Cunningham wants to sweep but no luck.
Cunningham looking to control.
Cunningham wants to sweep here but Van Kerckhoven controlling him for the moment.
Van Kerckhoven in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Dennis Cunningham is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Van Kerckhoven wants to stand but Cunningham has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Van Kerckhoven is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Cunningham is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
Cunningham wants to sweep here but Van Kerckhoven controlling him for the moment.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Cunningham keeping moving, preventing Van Kerckhoven from controlling successfully.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Cunningham misses with a few strikes there.
Cunningham throws a right and a left that Van Kerckhoven avoids nicely.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Van Kerckhoven with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Cunningham to score with a decent uppercut.
Cunningham takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Van Kerckhoven clinches.
Van Kerckhoven tries a body shot but Cunningham blocks it.
Van Kerckhoven throws a punch but it's blocked by Cunningham.
Van Kerckhoven tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Cunningham's elbow.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Cunningham as Van Kerckhoven tries to tie him up.
Van Kerckhoven with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
And that's the end of the fight!
Dennis Cunningham showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Cunningham, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Yves DeLean scores the fight 30:28
Judge Alec Ball scores the fight 30:28
Judge William Peck scores the fight 30:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Dennis Cunningham!
Dennis Cunningham thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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