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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Joe Ruden (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dudley Bradshaw (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). This should be a great matchup!
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215 lbs
7 - 0 - 0 |
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182 cm
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221 lbs
9 - 3 - 0 |
Great wrestler
Excellent boxer
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Decent boxing
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the light heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Joe Ruden!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Dudley Bradshaw!
The judges for this bout are Illya Tyunina, Aleksei Zolotukhin and Aleksandr Martynov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ruden swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Ruden throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Bradshaw throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Ruden counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Ruden not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Ruden wants to lay and pray for a moment but Bradshaw keeps working.
Ruden is pressing down on Bradshaw's thigh, looking to free his foot. Bradshaw is holding on for now.
Ruden wants to take a breather but Bradshaw is having none of it.
Well, if Ruden 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.
Ruden is thwarting Bradshaw's attempts to control the position.
Bradshaw is controlling Ruden's trapped leg to prevent Ruden from advancing to side control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Bradshaw fails with the takedown
and Bradshaw takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Ruden has been working on his boxing with his coaches at KO Gym in the buildup to the fight.
Bradshaw shoots for a double leg takedown but Ruden sprawls well. He's pushed Bradshaw's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Bradshaw misses with a body shot.
Bradshaw shoots in but Ruden avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Joe Ruden has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Dudley Bradshaw.
Bradshaw shoots in looking for a takedown but Ruden manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Bradshaw's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Ruden closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Bradshaw regains half guard, as Ruden was trying to land strikes.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Ruden connects with a nice short shot to Bradshaw's temple.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bradshaw wants to control but Ruden is keeping busy.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Ruden looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Bradshaw has found himself in a tricky position here. He's been working his transitions in training so let's see if he can work his way out of it.
Ruden seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Bradshaw does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Ruden missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Bradshaw is staying active underneath Ruden, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Ruden 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.
Ruden is trying to advance to mount but he's lost his balance and Bradshaw reverses the position - he's now on top in Ruden's guard.
Ruden looking to control.
Bradshaw is working Ruden over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ruden is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Bradshaw postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Ruden wants to sweep but no luck.
Ruden keeping moving, preventing Bradshaw from controlling successfully.
Bradshaw postures up.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Ruden looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Ruden is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Bradshaw with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Bradshaw with a flurry of punches that miss.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bradshaw in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Ruden avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Ruden wants to sweep but no luck.
Ruden is trying to keep Bradshaw in close.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Bradshaw trying to control but Ruden is working from the bottom.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Bradshaw missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Bradshaw throwing strikes but missing.
Ruden keeping moving, preventing Bradshaw from controlling successfully.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Joe Ruden dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Bradshaw misses with a shot to the body
and Ruden counters with a series of strikes. Bradshaw will be more careful next time no doubt.
Ruden misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Bradshaw shoots in for a takedown but Ruden shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Ruden ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Bradshaw connects with a jab.
Bradshaw with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Ruden to score with a decent uppercut.
Ruden misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Bradshaw.
Ruden closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Bradshaw to the mat! Bradshaw manages to get full guard.
Bradshaw looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
Ruden trying to control but Bradshaw is working from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Bradshaw holds on and takes a little breather.
Ruden pushes down on Bradshaw's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Ruden wants to take a breather but Bradshaw is having none of it.
Ruden winds up and cracks Bradshaw with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Bradshaw is looking for a sweep. Ruden is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Ruden is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Ruden works his foot free and advances to mount.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ruden avoids the attempt from Bradshaw to control.
Ruden looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Bradshaw is working to get back to half guard.
Bradshaw is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Bradshaw tries to lock up and control but Ruden gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
BOOM! Ruden connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Ruden with the ground and pound from mount.
Ruden punishing his opponent with strikes.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Ruden lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Bradshaw wants to hold on but Ruden pushes him away.
The referee warns Bradshaw that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Ruden fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Ruden unloading with bombs!
Bradshaw takes a big shot to the dome and his eyes have rolled back in his head! Ruden's killer instinct has kicked in as he finishes the fight with more strikes. Impressive finish.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:58 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Joe Ruden!
Joe Ruden retains his light heavyweight title!
A very excited looking Joe Ruden made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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