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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Rudy Perry (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tap Time (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rudy Perry has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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178 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the welterweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
9 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Rudy Perry!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Tap Time!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Franklin, Robert Twigg and Tiny Johnson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Excellent takedown into side control there by Perry.
Time can't do much from the bottom here.
Perry fails to land a wild elbow strike.
Perry misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
Time wants to control but Perry postures up.
Time tries to buck Perry off but Perry is having none of it.
Perry lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
Perry looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Time manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
Time wants to get back to full guard.
Perry not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Time regains full guard. Nicely done.
Time trying to control the position.
Time looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Time bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Perry's guard.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Time working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Perry trying to strike from the bottom but really, it's not the best position to be doing that from!
Time stopping the sweep attempt from Perry.
Time slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Perry manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
Perry regains full guard. Nicely done.
Perry looking to control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Time wants to control from the top but Perry keeps moving.
Perry is trying to control the position but Time postures up.
Perry lands with a heel strike from the guard.
Perry looking to control.
Time working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Time won't allow Perry to sweep him here.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Perry closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Time to the mat! Time manages to get full guard.
Perry is looking to work some ground and pound but Time has wrist control.
Time manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Time can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Perry is looking to escape.
Perry is wriggling around here but as he tries to escape, Time has taken his back.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Time scores with punches from the back.
Time is working hard for the rear naked choke here.
Time looks gassed!
Perry breaks Time's hooks off and manages to turn into his guard.
Perry postures up.
Perry tries to free his leg and advance position but Time is retaining full guard.
Perry throwing strikes from guard but Time blocks nicely.
Time working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Perry.
Perry stopping the sweep attempt from Time.
That's four 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.
Perry throwing strikes from guard but Time blocks nicely.
Perry throwing strikes but missing.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Time throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Perry.
Perry throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Perry darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Perry wants to pass to mount but Time is defending the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Rudy Perry dominated that round.
That's time! Perry's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Perry shoots in and bounces Time off the ropes to secure the takedown into guard.
Time looking to hit a scissor sweep but Perry is one step ahead there.
Perry with a flurry of punches that miss.
Perry looking to pass the guard.
Time manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Perry manages to get himself to full guard.
Perry has a closed guard, preventing Time from standing up.
Time stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Perry swivels though and keeps the full guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Perry is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Time is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Time is breathing heavily.
Time has gone for a leg lock! Perry slips out almost immediately though and dives into Time's guard.
Time not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Perry thows a big elbow that misses.
Perry throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Perry is working Time over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Perry thows a big elbow that misses.
Time not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Perry throwing strikes from guard but Time blocks nicely.
Perry stands and throws Time's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Perry working the ground and pound but Time is defending the strikes.
Perry cracks Time with a big elbow.
Perry working the ground and pound.
Time is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
Time is looking to regain half guard here but Perry keeps moving and retains side control.
Perry tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Time is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Perry lands a decent elbow from side control.
Time is trying to work for a sweep but Perry has mounted him!
Perry lands a big elbow.
Time tries to reverse the position but Perry maintains control.
Perry is in full mount, looking to secure a guillotine but Time is surviving well by controlling Perry's body position as best he can.
Perry cracks Time with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Perry lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Perry lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Time hang on?
Perry thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!
Time is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Perry working Time over with strikes here.
Time can't escape the position.
Perry is working on an americana here. Ooh, that looks pretty nasty! Nope, Time has managed to escape the submission attempt.
Perry with some aggressive grappling here. He's looking for submissions here, rather than waiting for the opportunity to counter.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Rudy Perry dominated that second round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Time misses with a takedown attempt
and Perry counters with a single leg into guard. Time didn't expect that.
Time looking for a guillotine here but Perry defends easily.
Time has momentary wrist control but Perry slips an elbow through the middle.
Perry postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Perry postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Rudy Perry overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Perry wants to pass the guard but Time is keeping the position.
Time wants to sweep here but Perry controlling him for the moment.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Perry pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Time is keeping the position for now.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Perry connects with a couple of short punches.
Time is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Time is thwarting Perry's attempts to control the position.
Time trying to control from half guard but Perry is working away.
Perry wants to get back to full guard.
Time is working for a kimura but Perry is defending it quite comfortably.
Time is thwarting Perry's attempts to control the position.
That's two 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.
Time wants to work for an arm triangle but Perry is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Perry is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Time's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Time's back!
Time is in bad spot here.
Perry lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Perry loading up with punches from the back mount - how long can Time hold on?
Perry landing with strikes.
Perry connects with a series of strikes and the referee is calling for Time to escape the position.
Perry has his opponent's back and is working for the choke.
Time defends a rear naked choke attempt by controlling one of Perry's arms.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Time manages to reverse the position and now he's in Perry's guard. Nice work there by Time.
Time wants to control from the top but Perry keeps moving.
Time throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Time drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but Perry manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now Time has Perry in his guard.
Perry advances position into side control!
That's four 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.
Time taking a bit of punishment here - Perry scoring with strikes.
Perry working away.
Time is trying to improve his position.
Perry working the ground and pound from side control.
Perry working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
Perry working the head and body with strikes.
Time tries to bench press Perry off him but Perry keeps the position.
Perry working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
Perry tries to move to mount but Time blocks the move with his legs.
Perry scoring with punches from side control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Rudy Perry clearly takes that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Time gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Perry counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Perry looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Perry lands a nice short elbow.
Time works his way to full guard. Good work.
Perry drops back looking for a leg! Time is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Time manages to kick Perry off! Perry jumps back into Time's guard.
Perry postures up in Time's guard and throws a big left but Time blocks it.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
Perry throwing strikes from guard but Time blocks nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Time is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Perry slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Perry tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Time gets back to half guard.
Perry throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Perry working the head and body with strikes.
Time wants to control but Perry is keeping busy.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Perry lands a nice short elbow.
Time makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Time.
Time looking to control.
Perry throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Time works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Time is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Perry wants to control but Time is keeping busy.
Time not landing any meaningful shots this time.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Perry has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Time is working away from the top position though.
Time thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Perry moves into full guard.
Time stopping the sweep attempt from Perry.
Time wants to pass the guard but Perry is keeping the position.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Time stuffs the takedown attempt from Perry. Perry gets slowly back to his feet.
Time pulls out of a head kick attempt.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Time shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
Time is standing up out of mount! Strange tactic there - he must really want this one on the feet!
Perry scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Time wants to control but Perry is keeping busy.
Time is pressing down on Perry's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Perry preventing the sweep.
Time utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Perry missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close fourth round but I would say that Rudy Perry will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the ring so we can get back down to business. And we move into the final round!
Time doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Perry counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Perry.
Perry chips away with some ground and pound.
Perry with a flurry of punches that miss.
Perry postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Perry in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Perry working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Time's head.
Time looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Perry connects with a couple of short punches.
Both of our modern day gladiators look out of it here - an gruelling 5 rounds of action taking it's toll on them, no doubt.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Time shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Perry counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Time's guard now.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Perry connects with a couple of short punches.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Time is on top in guard.
Time with a flurry of punches that miss.
Perry manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Time manages to get himself to full guard.
Time is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Time looking to hit a scissor sweep but Perry is one step ahead there.
Perry lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Rudy Perry is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Perry trying to control the position from guard on top but Time is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Perry passes into half guard.
Time trying to control from the bottom.
Time might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Perry kaven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
Perry is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Time wants to control but Perry is keeping busy.
Perry trying to control the pace.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Perry is trying to control. Time wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Time is looking for a sweep. Perry is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Time is staying active underneath Perry, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Perry scores with a takedown into Time's guard.
Time looking for a sweep. Not yet Time, not yet.
Perry wants to control from the top but Time keeps moving.
Perry slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Perry trying to control but Time is working from the bottom.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Perry tries to free his leg and advance position but Time is retaining full guard.
Perry passes into half guard.
Tap Time has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Perry trying to control from half guard but Time is working away.
Perry seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Time looking for submissions off his back.
And that's the end of the fight!
Rudy Perry showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Perry 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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Daniel Franklin scores the fight 50:45
Judge Robert Twigg scores the fight 50:45
Judge Tiny Johnson scores the fight 50:45
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Rudy Perry!
Rudy Perry retains his welterweight title!
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