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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Rudy Rhod (ranked 600 p4p, 81 weight class) and Sni Probong (ranked 781 p4p, 96 weight class). Probong has chosen Bodhi Mandala as his entrance music. I don't know about you partner, but I'm pumped for this one!
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162 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
11 - 5 - 1, fighting out of New York, Rudy Rhod!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
14 - 11 - 0, fighting out of London, Sni Probong!
The judges for this bout are James Glass, William Gold and Richard Clark.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rhod ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Probong moves away.
Rhod throws a body shot but no joy.
Probong getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Rhod pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Rhod cracks a nice hook into Probong's ribs.
Probong scores with a jab to the body.
The fighters circling - Rhod throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Probong takes a swing at Rhod's ribcage but misses.
Rhod takes one to the chin there.
Probong fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Rhod is out of range.
Rhod finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Rhod ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Rhod gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Rhod scores with a hook to the body. Probong takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A head kick misses from Rhod.
Probong looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Rhod moves away from the strike by Probong.
Rhod lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rhod connects with a right hand. Probong shakes it off.
Probong takes a jab right on the kisser.
Rhod seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
Rhod lands the left hand.
Probong throws a poor cross that misses
and Rhod counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Probong pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Probong steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Rhod.
Probong thows a left - swing and a miss!
Probong misses with an attempted mid kick.
Rhod keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Probong.
Probong pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Probong goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Rhod swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Probong fails to land with a series of punches.
Probong thumps Rhod with a low kick.
A clash of legs there as Rhod blocks the low kick.
Rhod forces Probong back against the cage and clinches.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Probong doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Probong tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Rhod avoids it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Probong makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Rhod tries to work over Probong's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Rhod letting Probong take a breather here.
Rhod lands with a short shot to the head.
Probong blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Rhod tries to throw a body punch but Probong avoids it by throwing Rhod back against the cage.
Probong throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Rhod lands a left hand.
Probong working aggressively here.
Probong blocking some punches.
Probong blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Rhod tries to work over Probong's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A left hand lands to the body for Rhod.
Nice body punch from Probong - that landed with a thud.
Rhod doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Rhod swings wildly with an uppercut but Probong uses good head movement to avoid it.
Probong misses with a hook to the ribs.
Probong fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rhod misses with a punch to the body.
Rhod tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A hook to the body from Rhod.
Rhod goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Probong goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Still in the clinch, Rhod scores with a nice short uppercut.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Rhod.
Rhod tries to throw a body punch but Probong avoids it by throwing Rhod back against the cage.
Probong lands a knee to the body.
Rhod blocks an uppercut.
Probong misses with a punch on the inside.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Probong creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Probong stalls.
Rhod fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Rhod lands with a right to the head.
Rhod working aggressively here.
Rhod softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Good body shot from Rhod.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Probong tries to throw a body punch but Rhod avoids it by throwing Probong back against the cage.
Rhod tries a body shot but Probong blocks it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Probong lands a right hand.
Probong lands a hook to the side of the head.
Rhod pushes Probong back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Probong can't find room to land a body shot as Rhod controls the action.
Rhod blocks a body shot from Probong.
Rhod effectively controlling the action here.
Probong takes a shot to the head.
Rhod softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Rhod throws a head punch that misses.
Rhod throws a punch but it's blocked by Probong.
Rhod throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Probongs head.
Probong lands a left hand.
Probong tries a body shot but Rhod blocks it.
Probong blocking some punches.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Rhod.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Rhod scores with a shoulder strike.
Still in the clinch, Probong scores with a nice short uppercut.
Probong tries to land knees in the clinch but Rhod avoids the damage to the body.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Probong.
Rhod pushes Probong back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Rudy Rhod dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Probong lands a nice looking body shot.
A telegraphed right hand from Rhod misses the target.
Probong throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Rhod is looking to clinch but Probong is avoiding it.
Probong lands the left hand.
Probong dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Rhod tries to close the distance and clinch up but Probong swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Probong swings widly with a right hand
and Rhod counters with a nice uppercut.
Probong pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Good shot there by Rhod.
Rhod takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Probong checks a leg kick nicely.
Rhod throws an overhand right that lands on Probong's shoulder, as Probong tries to avoid the shot.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Probong connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Probong checks the leg kick nicely there.
Probong fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A cross from Probong lands.
Probong staying out of range there.
Rhod tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Rhod ducks under a wild hook from Probong.
Probong looks to throw the jab but Rhod is out of range.
Rhod thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Probong if he has to take too many more of those.
Probong throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Rhod counters with a stiff right hand.
Probong drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Probong on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Rhod's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Probong connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Rhod scrambles back to his feet.
A looping hook to the body misses from Probong. Rhod does a little dance to reset his feet.
A jab lands there for Rhod.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Probong rushes Rhod and presses him up against the cage.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Rhod.
A shot in the inside from Rhod.
Probong lands a body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rhod prevents a body shot from Probong.
Probong misses with a punch to the body.
Rhod lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Probong misses with a short punch on the inside.
Probong tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Rhod's elbow.
Rhod misses with a short punch on the inside.
Still in the clinch, Probong scores with a nice short uppercut.
Probong tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Rhod avoids it.
Rhod blocks a body shot from Probong.
Probong misses with some punches.
Probong cracks Rhod with a nice body shot.
Rhod misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Probong misses with a punch to the body.
Rhod holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Rhod working aggressively here.
Probong struggles to land a body shot inside as Rhod controls his hands.
Rhod works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Probong as Rhod tries to tie him up.
Probong tries to work over Rhod's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Rudy Rhod has scored more points in the clinch so far.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Probong tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Rhod doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A short uppercut from Probong.
Probong scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Probong prevents a body shot from Rhod.
Rhod throws a head punch that misses.
Rhod tries to work over Probong's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Probong working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Rhod scores with a shot to the side of Probong's head.
Rhod avoiding damage as Probong throws knees to the body.
Rhod blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Rhod tries to stall but Probong uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Probong tries a body shot but Rhod blocks it.
Rhod digs a right hand underneath Probong's ribcage. Probong let out a lung full of air as it connected.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Probong misses with some punches.
Rhod cracks Probong with a nice body shot.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Rhod.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rhod lands a nice uppercut.
Probong throws a punch but it's blocked by Rhod.
Probong goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Rhod creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Rhod lands a body punch.
Probong is breathing heavily.
Probong misses with a punch on the inside.
Rhod misses with a punch on the inside.
Rhod blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Rhod misses with a body punch.
A short body shot lands from Rhod as the two fighters clinch.
Rhod scores with a shot to the side of Probong's head.
Probong blocking some punches.
Rhod lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Rhod scores with a nice hook to the head.
Probong fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Rhod working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Probong stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Rhod struggles to land a body shot inside as Probong controls his hands.
Rhod working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Rhod trying to stall but Probong improves his position.
Rhod swings wildly with an uppercut but Probong uses good head movement to avoid it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Rudy Rhod will probably get the nod.
That's time! Rhod's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Rhod cracks Probong with a right hand to the side of the head.
Nice defenses there by Rhod.
Probong misses with an uppercut
and Rhod counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Probong throws a body shot but no joy.
A little feinted left hand from Rhod on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Probong throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Rhod throws a leg kick but Probong moved away.
Probong connects with a crisp jab.
Sni Probong has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Rhod avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Probong pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Rhod rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Probong counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Rhod lands a slapping body shot.
Probong does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Rhod looks to land a body kick but Probong moved away.
Probong throws a wild body kick that Rhod sees coming a mile off.
Rhod swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Probong comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Probong throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Probong tries to clinch but Rhod moves out of range.
Donk. Rhod catches Probong right on the button with a cross.
Rhod lands a jab to the nose.
Rhod moves out of range as Probong throws a body kick.
Probong misses with a kick to the body
and Rhod counters with an outside leg kick.
Rhod throws a leg kick which misses Probong's front leg but catches the back leg as Probong tries to avoid it.
Rhod wants to clinch up but Probong keeps it at a distance.
A jab from Rhod misses.
A big right from Probong misses.
Good leg kick by Rhod there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Probong lands a right hook to the body.
Probong looks to land a body kick but Rhod moved away.
A jab from Rhod misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rhod scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Rhod misses with a straight right.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Probong takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Probong throws a good cross that connects.
Probong slips a straight right by Rhod.
Rhod checks a low kick from Probong.
A lazy body kick from Probong
and Rhod counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Probong throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Probong. Rhod shrugs it off though.
Rudy Rhod is winning the standup battle so far.
Probong keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Rhod punishes Probong's body with a nice straight punch.
Nice shot lands for Rhod.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Rhod.
Nice body kick there by Probong.
Rhod throws a hook but Probong blocks it.
Rudy Rhod is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rhod throws a shot from downtown. Probong moves away and avoids it.
Probong tried to score with a low kick but Rhod checks it.
Probong uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Rhod has time to react.
A looping hook to the body misses from Rhod. Probong does a little dance to reset his feet.
Rhod thows a body kick. Probong tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Rhod connects with a leg kick. Probong looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Probong tries to clinch but Rhod moves away
enabling Rhod to counter with a crisp jab.
Probong throws a nice inside leg kick.
Probong misses with an attempted mid kick.
Rhod was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
A punch lands to the side of Rhod 's head but he takes it in his stride.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Probong.
Probong misses with a straight left.
Rhod wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Rhod tests Probong's chin there with a solid looking shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rhod fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Probong looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Probong misses with a leg kick.
Probong throws a series of punches but Rhod avoids them all with ease.
Rhod misses with a low kick.
Rhod throws a wild body kick that Probong sees coming a mile off.
Rhod takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Rhod defending well as Probong loads up on a big left hand.
Rhod looks to land a body kick but Probong moved away.
Rhod cracks Probong with a right hand to the side of the head.
The fighters circling - Probong throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Probong misses the jab.
Rhod closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Rhod is leaning against Probong and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Probong misses with a punch to the body.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Rudy Rhod.
Well Rhod 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 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge James Glass scores the fight 30:27
Judge William Gold scores the fight 28:29
Judge Richard Clark scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by split decision... Rudy Rhod!
Our winner, Rudy Rhod, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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energy
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hype
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