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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Joe Ruden (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Honda Dedechi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Dedechi is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Daler Mehndi - Tunak Tunak Tun. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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215 lbs
12 - 2 - 0 |
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184 cm
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212 lbs
5 - 2 - 0 |
Great wrestler
World class boxer
Cardio machine |
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Excellent grappler
World class MT
Good gas tank |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
12 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Joe Ruden!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Honda Dedechi!
The judges for this bout are Reed Andrews, Columbo Gatti and John Kavanagh.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dedechi misses with an uppercut. Ruden saw that one coming.
Dedechi misses with a straight right.
Ruden sizes up Dedechi with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
It looks like Honda Dedechi has been cut.
Dedechi comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Ruden drops his hands momentarily and Dedechi takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
It looks like Joe Ruden has been cut.
Ruden displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Ruden takes a swing at Dedechi's ribcage but misses.
Ruden displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Dedechi throws out the jab.
Dedechi throws a nice inside leg kick.
Ruden rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Dedechi moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Ruden swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Dedechi checks a low kick from Ruden.
Dedechi avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
We've been informed that Dedechi has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ruden fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Dedechi manages to avoid it.
Ruden thuds a left hand into Dedechi's body.
Dedechi throws a leg kick but Ruden sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Ruden misses with a looping left.
Ruden closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Dedechi to the mat! Dedechi manages to get full guard.
Dedechi seems keen to control Ruden's posture.
Dedechi had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Ruden defends it easily.
Ruden looking to pass the guard.
Dedechi pulls Ruden in close to his closed guard and prevents Ruden from doing any damage or advancing position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dedechi utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Ruden with a flurry of punches that miss.
Ruden trying to control the position from guard on top but Dedechi is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Dedechi preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Ruden is looking to work some ground and pound but Dedechi has wrist control.
Dedechi looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Dedechi works the jab nicely.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ruden digs a good body shot into Dedechi's ribs.
Ruden looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Dedechi misses the shot to the body.
Nice uppercut there from Ruden.
Ruden misses with a low kick.
Dedechi jabs at Ruden's body.
Ruden connects with a body shot that sends Dedechi's belly button to the back.
Ruden lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Dedechi tried to score with a low kick but Ruden checks it.
Ruden swings and misses with a hook to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Some wild striking there from Ruden.
Ruden looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Dedechi misses with a straight right.
Dedechi throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Dedechi jabs at Ruden's body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Dedechi slips a jab from Ruden.
Ruden throws a hook but Dedechi blocks it.
Ruden tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Ruden looking to score a takedown here. Dedechi is defending well but Ruden drives through and ends up in Dedechi's guard.
Dedechi looking to sweep using the butterfly guard but Ruden puts pay to that idea as he passes nicely into half guard.
Ruden prevents Dedechi from improving his position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Joe Ruden dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Dedechi throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Dedechi throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Ruden throws a front kick aimed at Dedechi's knee but Dedechi avoids it well.
A combination from Ruden does no damage.
Dedechi walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Dedechi throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Ruden thuds a left hand into Dedechi's body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ruden throws a jab but it's blocked by Dedechi.
Dedechi slips under a jab.
Ruden throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Dedechi counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dedechi listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Dedechi scores with a shot to the body.
Dedechi is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Ruden rather than just go for the knockout.
Dedechi takes a swing at Ruden's ribcage but misses.
Ruden drives through with a takedown into Dedechi's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
Ruden throwing strikes but missing.
Ruden trying to control the position from guard on top but Dedechi is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Dedechi working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Ruden.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Dedechi wants to sweep but no luck.
Ruden is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Dedechi can do to turn this around?
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Ruden landing some decent shots from guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ruden content to stall in guard here.
Dedechi trying to strike from the bottom but really, it's not the best position to be doing that from!
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Ruden got a little sloppy there for a moment and Dedechi has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Ruden has managed to get both his arms back between Dedechi's legs - danger averted.
Ruden scoring with punches to the head and body.
Dedechi utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ruden tries to free his leg and advance position but Dedechi is retaining full guard.
Dedechi looking to control.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Ruden throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Dedechi lands a nice shot that snaps Ruden's head back.
Dedechi catches Ruden with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Joe Ruden seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Nice sprawl there from Dedechi as Ruden shoots in.
Dedechi fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Ruden.
Dedechi misses with a hook.
A jab lands there for Dedechi.
Nice sprawl there from Dedechi as Ruden shoots in.
Dedechi slips under a jab.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ruden changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Dedechi tries to avoid it but Ruden manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Dedechi to the ground. Dedechi escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Joe Ruden. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Ruden throws a body shot but no joy.
Dedechi listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Joe Ruden's cut is getting worse.
Ruden throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Dedechi's head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Dedechi takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Ruden throws a leg kick
and Dedechi counters with a good, hard body kick but Ruden shrugs it off.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Dedechi throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Some wild striking there from Dedechi.
Dedechi throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Honda Dedechi showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!
Dedechi throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Ruden closes this distance looking for a takedown but Dedechi circles away.
Dedechi throws a sloppy head kick and Ruden moves out of range easily.
Dedechi jabs Ruden to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Ruden tried to score with a low kick but Dedechi checks it.
Dedechi lands a glancing blow to the side of Ruden's head.
Dedechi scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Dedechi uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Ruden.
Dedechi throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Ruden counters with a nice double leg into side control. Dedechi won't be happy with that.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Dedechi manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
Dedechi is taking a breather. Ruden says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ruden avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Dedechi.
Dedechi trying to control the action but Ruden is working from the bottom.
Dedechi working Ruden over with strikes.
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 refusing to be controlled, as Dedechi sits in half guard.
Ruden is trying to get back to full guard.
Dedechi wants to take a breather but Ruden is having none of it.
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.
The fighters are battling for position here. Ruden manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Ruden lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.
Dedechi has Ruden pulled in close to control his posture.
Dedechi looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Ruden looking to pass the guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ruden loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Dedechi trying to control the position here.
Dedechi keeping moving, preventing Ruden from controlling successfully.
Dedechi is trying to control the position from the bottom.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Ruden dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Ruden takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jab, jab by Ruden - just one landing.
Honda Dedechi seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Dedechi throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Ruden uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Dedechi.
Dedechi thuds a left hand into Ruden's body.
Dedechi misses with an uppercut
and Ruden counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Ruden trying to control the position from guard on top but Dedechi is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Ruden won't allow Dedechi to sweep him here.
Dedechi has Ruden pulled in close to control his posture.
Dedechi trying to keep a closed guard but Ruden is proving a slippery customer.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Honda Dedechi.
I think Dedechi has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Reed Andrews scores the fight 28:29
Judge Columbo Gatti scores the fight 28:29
Judge John Kavanagh scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Honda Dedechi!
A relieved looking Honda Dedechi thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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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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