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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Bue Buxley (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rick Rude (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rick Rude acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the cage.
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155 lbs
5 - 5 - 0 |
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150 lbs
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Good wrestling
Counter striker
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BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 5 - 0, fighting out of New York, Bue Buxley!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 1, fighting out of New York, Rick Rude!
The judges for this bout are Dean Styles, Steve Montenegro and Jonathan Paton.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rude forces Buxley back against the cage and clinches.
Buxley is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Buxley wants the takedown. Rude is fighting it off but Buxley persists and manages to bring the fight to the ground, ending up in Rude's guard against the cage.
Buxley trying to control but Rude is working from the bottom.
Rude striking off his back but it's not causing Buxley any problems.
Rude throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Rude keeping moving, preventing Buxley from controlling successfully.
Buxley is stalling in the full guard.
Rude manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Buxley manages to get himself to full guard.
Buxley pushes Rude off and scrambles back to his feet.
Rude throws a sloppy head kick and Buxley moves out of range easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rude shoots for a double leg takedown but Buxley sprawls well. He's pushed Rude's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Buxley throws the left hand but Rude avoids the punch easily.
Buxley lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Rude circles away quickly and effectively.
Rude shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Rude shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Buxley but Buxley pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Bue Buxley has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Rick Rude.
Rude takes a kick to the side of the head.
Buxley tries to clinch but Rude is having none of it.
That's two 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.
Rude shoots in but Buxley avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Buxley is trying hard to land a takedown here. Rude sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Rude shoots and misses
and Buxley counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Buxley.
Buxley trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Rude trying to control the position here.
Rude looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Rude looks gassed!
Buxley trying to control but Rude is working from the bottom.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Buxley accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rude working a defensive guard here.
Buxley stops Rude from standing up.
Rude can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Buxley controls the pace.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Buxley darts in and clinches Rude up against the cage.
Rude is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Buxley pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Buxley tries to circle away but Rude has him pinned against the cage.
Rude is trying to break the clinch but Buxley has him pressed against the cage.
Buxley misses with the head strike.
Buxley misses with a body punch.
Buxley wants a takedown.
Buxley misses with the head strike.
Buxley looking for a takedown.
Rude lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Buxley misses with a punch to the body.
Rude prevents the takedown attempt.
Buxley misses with some punches.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Buxley misses with a body punch.
Rude wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Buxley has him pressed against the cage.
Buxley tries to work over Rude's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Buxley is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Rude gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Buxley lands a takedown into guard.
Buxley looking to sit in guard and control but Rude gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Buxley wants to stand but Rude is controlling the position.
Rude trying to control but Buxley is working from the bottom.
Rude won't allow Buxley to get back to his feet.
Buxley is looking to stand back up but Rude counters by passing into half guard. Oops... bit sloppy there by Buxley.
Rude throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Bue Buxley dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Rude shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Buxley decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Rude's guard.
Buxley not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Rude bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Buxley's guard.
Buxley pushes Rude off and gets back to his feet.
Rude lands a nice looking body shot.
Rude tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Buxley decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Rude's guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Buxley passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Rude is breathing heavily.
Rude manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
Buxley is looking to escape.
Rude looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Rude wants to take a breather but Buxley is having none of it.
Buxley wants to get back to his feet.
Rude is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Buxley kicks Rude off and gets back to his feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Buxley darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Buxley lands strikes from half guard.
Buxley scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Rude trying to control but Buxley postures up.
Buxley throwing shots but Rude is blocking nicely.
Well, if Buxley is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Buxley is looking for a kimura here.
Rude is trying to maintain the position but Buxley is very close to passing his half guard.
Buxley sitting and controlling from the half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Buxley lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Rude is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Buxley scores with a couple of nice shots.
Buxley missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Buxley performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
Buxley seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Rude for as long as he can get away with.
Rude is looking to get full guard. It looks like he might be successful but at the last minute Buxley jumps into side control!
Buxley will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Buxley taking a breather here.
Buxley looks up at the clock and then as Rude takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Buxley smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Bue Buxley dominated that second round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! And we move into the final round!
Rude tries to clinch
and Buxley counters with a shoot takedown. Rude fights it but they end up in guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Buxley is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Buxley advances position into side control!
Rude tries to improve position but can't.
Buxley landing a few strikes.
Buxley wants to lay and pray for a moment but Rude keeps working.
Buxley scores with punches from side control.
Buxley working the ground and pound from side control.
Rude tries to bench press Buxley off him but Buxley keeps the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rude is trying to control Buxley's posture but Buxley avoids it.
Rude takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Rude avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Buxley.
Buxley wants to control but Rude is keeping him busy.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Buxley misses the jab.
Rude shoots and misses
and Buxley counters with a shoot takedown. Rude fights it but they end up in guard.
Buxley cracks Rude with a solid left hand.
Buxley is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Buxley has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Buxley's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
Buxley loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Buxley trying to control the position from guard on top but Rude is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Rude wants to sweep but no luck.
Rude looking to control.
Buxley looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Rude keeping moving, preventing Buxley from controlling successfully.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rude working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Buxley.
Bue Buxley overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Rude uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Buxley.
Rude wants to clinch
and Buxley holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Rude pulls guard effortlessly.
Rude is trying to control the position but Buxley postures up.
Rude tries to strike from the bottom.
Rude has momentary wrist control but Buxley slips an elbow through the middle.
Buxley not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Rude wants to stand up but Buxley is controlling him.
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.
Buxley working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Rude's head.
Buxley postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Rude keeping moving, preventing Buxley from controlling successfully.
Buxley lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Buxley is looking to work some ground and pound but Rude has wrist control.
Buxley controls from within his opponent's guard.
Buxley trying to control the position from guard on top but Rude is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
And that's the end of the fight!
Bue Buxley showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Buxley, 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 Dean Styles scores the fight 30:27
Judge Steve Montenegro scores the fight 30:27
Judge Jonathan Paton scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Bue Buxley!
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