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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Dominic Rude (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Charles Lundgren (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Rude might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Gunslinger. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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218 lbs
29 - 17 - 2 |
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210 lbs
3 - 2 - 1 |
Good wrestling
Lethal high kicks
Granite chin |
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Good wrestler
World class boxer
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
29 - 17 - 2, fighting out of Hilo, Dominic Rude!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 2 - 1, fighting out of New York, Charles Lundgren!
The judges for this bout are Josh West, Jeff Smith and Roger Salmon.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lundgren scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Rude throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Rude moves in looking to clinch but Lundgren pushes him off.
Lundgren ducks under a wild hook from Rude.
Rude punishes Lundgren's body with a nice straight punch.
Lundgren tries to clinch up.
A little feinted left hand from Rude on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Rude doesn't manage to clinch there - Lundgren circles away.
Lundgren throws a right and a left that both miss.
Rude appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Rude misses with a double jab.
Horrible takedown attempt by Rude or perhaps it was just good defense by Lundgren, which made it look bad.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A slow jab from Rude misses its intended target.
Lundgren misses with a series of wild punches.
Rude listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lundgren swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
We've been hearing reports that Rude has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
Rude digs a good hook to Lundgren's body.
Rude moves in looking to clinch but Lundgren pushes him off.
Lundgren replies with a solid counter kick to the body but Rude blocks it well.
Rude misses with a body shot.
No joy there for Lundgren, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Lundgren misses with a combination
and Rude counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Rude misses the shot to the body.
Rude lands a head kick. Lundgren smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Lundgren lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Rude circles away quickly and effectively.
Lundgren tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Rude was well out of range. Poor timing from Lundgren.
A big left from Rude misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rude just misses with a punch to the body.
Despite the aggression on Lundgren's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Lundgren tries a head kick but it misses.
Rude is looking for a counter combo.
Lundgren chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Rude can pounce on him.
A head kick misses from Lundgren.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Rude misses with a body kick.
Rude throws a right hand that misses
and Lundgren counters with a left and a right that stings Rude.
Rude closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Rude wants to break free but Lundgren has control.
Rude manages to break the clinch.
Lundgren instigates a clinch.
Lundgren manages to break the clinch.
Lundgren digs a good body shot into Rude's ribs.
Lundgren throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
The fight stays on the outside here - Lundgren looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lundgren goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Rude looks to score with a jab to the body but Lundgren is just out of range.
Decent striking displayed by Rude there.
Lundgren lands a right hook to the body.
Rude plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Rude bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Lundgren's head backwards.
A leg kick checked by Rude.
Lundgren lands a body shot.
Rude ducks under a wild hook from Lundgren.
Lundgren throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Rude.
Lundgren lands a nice shot to the body.
Rude looks to score with a jab to the body but Lundgren is just out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rude connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Lundgren wants to land a leg kick but Rude is out of range.
Lundgren swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
A quick step to the side and Rude tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Rude throws out a leg kick but Lundgren moves out of range and Rude only half commits.
Rude is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Lundgren.
Lundgren fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Rude has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Rude shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Rude blocks a head kick by Lundgren.
A counter left hand to the body from Rude misses its target.
Rude is looking to clinch.
Lundgren misses with a wild combination.
Lundgren lands a head kick. Rude smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Charles Lundgren dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Lundgren misses with a jab, cross combination.
Rude jinks towards his opponent looking like he wants to counter with a mid kick but doesn't commit.
Lundgren looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Rude fails with an attempt to clinch.
Lundgren swinging wildly here.
Lundgren gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Rude to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Rude content to stall in guard here.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lundgren can't keep his opponent in guard - Rude advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Rude not doing much here.
Lundgren keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Lundgren gets back to full guard.
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.
Rude trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Rude content to stall in guard here.
Rude looking to sit in guard and control but Lundgren gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Lundgren postures up.
Lundgren is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Lundgren stopping the sweep attempt from Rude.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lundgren controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Lundgren slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Rude regains half guard there - taking advantage of Lundgren's attempt to lay and pray for a moment.
Rude is trying to get back to full guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Rude trying to hold on to Lundgren's head to control him but Lundgren postures up.
Lundgren not doing much here.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Lundgren ducks under a wild hook from Rude.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Rude throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Rude misses with a hook
and Lundgren counters with a straight right hand.
Lundgren lands with a shot to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Charles Lundgren will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Lundgren throws a series of punches but Rude moves out of range.
Rude scores with a hook.
Lundgren is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Rude rather than just go for the knockout.
Lundgren checks the leg kick.
Lundgren scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Lundgren slaps away a takedown attempt from Rude, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Lundgren throws out a counter right but Rude avoids it with no problem.
A right-left combo lands from Lundgren.
Lundgren tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Rude tries to close the distance and clinch up but Lundgren swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Rude moves out of the way of the counter high kick fromLundgren.
Rude has a takedown stuffed.
Rude instigates a clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lundgren lands an uppercut.
Lundgren works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Lundgren tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Lundgren tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Rude lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Lundgren tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Lundgren displaying some good clinch control by pressing Rude up against the cage.
Lundgren jumps guard but Rude stands there with Lundgren around his waist. Lundgren gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Lundgren lands a body punch.
Lundgren is leaning against Rude and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Lundgren is looking to control Rude's arms but Rude gets an underhook and turns him. Now Lundgren has his back to the cage.
Rude on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Rude misses with a body punch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Lundgren.
Lundgren blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Rude breaks the clinch.
Rude throws a body punch but Lundgren moves out of range.
Lundgren throws a low kick but Rude moves out of range easily.
Rude uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Lundgren.
Lundgren dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Lundgren tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Lundgren misses with a double jab
and Lundgren takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Rude buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Rude avoids the body shot from Lundgren.
Rude is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rude finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Rude tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Lundgren defends well and Rude ends up having to push Lundgren into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Dominic Rude. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Rude ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Lundgren moves away.
Rude throws the left hand but Lundgren avoids the punch easily.
Lundgren looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Lundgren misses with a head kick.
Dominic Rude has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Lundgren throws a combination that misses
and Rude counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Lundgren misses with a series of wild punches.
Lundgren's jab looks to have found its range, popping Rude under the eye.
Rude misses with a wild combination.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rude closes this distance looking for a takedown but Lundgren circles away.
Lundgren throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Lundgren scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Lundgren lands a head kick!
Lundgren throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Rude was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Lundgren will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Lundgren scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Lundgren tries to land a body kick
and Rude counters with a straight right hand.
And that's the end of the fight!
Charles Lundgren comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Lundgren winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Josh West scores the fight 27:30
Judge Jeff Smith scores the fight 27:30
Judge Roger Salmon scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Charles Lundgren!
After winning the bout, Charles Lundgren 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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