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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Dennis Cunningham (ranked 350 p4p, 660 weight class) and Keanu Marlin (ranked 51 p4p, 85 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Great wrestler
Excellent boxer
Insanely flexible |
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World class boxer
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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 16 - 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 17 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Keanu Marlin!
The judges for this bout are Yves DeLean, Robert Douchet and Ian Loll.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Marlin misses the jab.
Jab by Cunningham.
Marlin swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Cunningham tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Marlin was well out of range. Poor timing from Cunningham.
Marlin throws a hook but Cunningham avoids it easily.
Cunningham moves out of range of the strikes.
Marlin misses with an uppercut
and Cunningham counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Marlin has butterfly guard. He's looking to stand up here. He pushes Cunningham off him and springs to his feet nicely. The crowd applauds.
Marlin with a body punch. A glancing blow.
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!
Marlin throws a body kick that misses
and Cunningham decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Marlin's guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cunningham throwing strikes from guard but Marlin blocks nicely.
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.
Marlin wants to stand up but Cunningham is controlling him.
Marlin is trying to keep Cunningham in close.
Cunningham's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Marlin looking to hit a scissor sweep but Cunningham is one step ahead there.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Marlin holds on and takes a little breather.
Marlin wants to sweep but no luck.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
That's two 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.
Cunningham pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Marlin is keeping the position for now.
Cunningham is looking to work some ground and pound but Marlin has wrist control.
Marlin wants to sweep here but Cunningham controlling him for the moment.
Marlin pushes Cunningham off and gets back to his feet.
Cunningham misses with a looping right.
Cunningham keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Cunningham misses with a jab, cross combination.
Marlin lands a glancing blow to the side of Cunningham's head.
Cunningham scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Marlin's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Cunningham connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Marlin scrambles back to his feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cunningham ducks under a wild hook from Marlin.
Marlin cracks Cunningham with a big right hand that sends him to the floor! Cunningham looks wobbly but he's sprung back up to his feet straight away… can Marlin finish him?
It looks like Dennis Cunningham has been cut.
Marlin looks to land a combination but Cunningham avoids it well.
Marlin gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Marlin is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
Marlin keeping moving, preventing Cunningham from controlling successfully.
Cunningham is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Marlin looking to hit a scissor sweep but Cunningham is one step ahead there.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Marlin working a defensive guard here.
Marlin looking to hit a scissor sweep but Cunningham is one step ahead there.
Marlin looking to control.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Marlin is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
Cunningham wants to pass the guard but Marlin is keeping the position.
Cunningham works a leg free and moves into half guard.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Marlin is trying to maintain the position but Cunningham is very close to passing his half guard.
Marlin is concentrating on defense, preventing Cunningham from advancing position.
Marlin is looking to escape.
Cunningham is looking to advance position but Marlin won't allow it.
Marlin is trying to control but Cunningham manages to pass to mount!
Cunningham misses with a series of strikes from mount. He'll no doubt be working on his ground and pound when he gets back to the gym.
Cunningham tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Cunningham thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Cunningham wants to control the pace but Marlin is squirming around nicely.
Marlin wants to control but Cunningham is having none of it.
Marlin is squirming around, avoiding Cunningham's attempts to control the action.
Marlin is in all sorts of trouble here.
Marlin holds on to Cunningham around his waist, trying desperately to prevent any attacks.
Marlin tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Cunningham trying to control but Marlin is having none of it.
Marlin taking shots to the head.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Marlin tries to reverse the position but Cunningham maintains control.
Cunningham landing shots from mount.
It looks like Keanu Marlin has been cut.
Marlin wants to control but Cunningham is having none of it.
Marlin is squirming around, avoiding Cunningham's attempts to control the action.
Marlin can't escape the position.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Cunningham throwing strikes here but Marlin is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
Marlin is squirming around, avoiding Cunningham's attempts to control the action.
Cunningham raining down shots from the mount!
Cunningham working for a guillotine from mount but Marlin is in no mood to give up.
Marlin is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Marlin is wriggling around trying to escape.
Cunningham looking to ground and pound but Marlin is blocking nicely.
Marlin really wants to buck Cunningham off and get back to his feet.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Cunningham sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
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.
Cunningham controlling from the full mount.
Marlin prevents any damage by holding on tight.
Marlin tries to hold on but Cunningham postures up.
Cunningham with a couple of short strikes.
Marlin is trying desperately to improve position.
Cunningham unloads with some shots from mount but Marlin bucks and avoids them well.
Cunningham avoids the attempt from Marlin to control.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Dennis Cunningham dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action.
Cunningham closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Marlin quickly recovers to half guard.
Cunningham trying to control the action but Marlin is working from the bottom.
Marlin holds on for dear life, maintaining half guard for now.
Cunningham is controlling the pace.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Marlin trying to control from the bottom.
Marlin keeps control of the position for the meantime.
Cunningham controlling the pace.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cunningham trying to pass the guard but Marlin defending well.
Cunningham trying to control the action but Marlin is working from the bottom.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
The crowd cheers as Cunningham lands an impressive looking overhand right. Marlin doesn't seem phased though.
Keanu Marlin is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Cunningham throws a right hand that misses
and Marlin connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Cunningham steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Marlin.
Marlin tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Cunningham was well out of range. Poor timing from Marlin.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A big left from Marlin misses.
Keanu Marlin seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Cunningham lands the left hand.
Cunningham keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Cunningham throws a shot to the body.
Cunningham moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Cunningham shoots in looking for a takedown. Marlin tries to sprawl out of it but Cunningham keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Marlin manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
It seemed like Marlin was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Cunningham lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
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.
Marlin throws a hook but Cunningham avoids it easily.
Marlin fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Cunningham manages to avoid it.
Marlin swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Marlin misses with a hook. Cunningham ducked under it nicely.
Cunningham keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Marlin gets caught flat footed, as Cunningham shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Cunningham looking to sit in guard and control but Marlin gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Cunningham is pulling down on Marlin's head to control his posture.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Marlin decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Cunningham, up you get!
Marlin slaps away a takedown attempt from Cunningham, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Marlin looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Marlin takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Cunningham scores with a nice strike.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Cunningham displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Marlin throws out the jab.
Cunningham fails with a takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Dennis Cunningham. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Marlin tries to sprawl but Cunningham drives through with a takedown into half guard.
Cunningham seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Marlin does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Cunningham looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Cunningham throwing shots but Marlin is blocking nicely.
Cunningham is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Marlin defends it well.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Marlin is in trouble now - Cunningham has advanced to mount!
Marlin is not a happy chappy… he wants out of there.
Cunningham misses with a series of strikes from mount. He'll no doubt be working on his ground and pound when he gets back to the gym.
Marlin is squirming around, avoiding Cunningham's attempts to control the action.
Marlin is in all sorts of trouble here.
Cunningham fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Marlin is in all sorts of trouble here.
Cunningham controlling from the full mount.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Marlin can't escape the position.
Cunningham controlling the position easily from mount.
Cunningham tries to control but Marlin wriggling away.
Cunningham throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.
Cunningham controlling from the full mount.
Marlin tries to hold on but Cunningham postures up.
Cunningham dominating with strikes here.
The cut above Keanu Marlin's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Keanu Marlin's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 8:26 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Dennis Cunningham!
After winning the bout, Dennis Cunningham thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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FIGHT
RATING
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