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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Jon Rudskogen (ranked 1950 p4p, 240 weight class) and Tom Ofenloch (ranked 1685 p4p, 210 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Jon Rudskogen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Tom Ofenloch!
The judges for this bout are Matheus Silva, Mauricio Rocha and Daniel Cesar.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rudskogen misses with a kick to the body.
Rudskogen avoids a kick to the body.
Ofenloch gets a clinch.
Ofenloch tries to land a knee to the head but Rudskogen blocks with his arms.
Rudskogen lands a hook to the side of the head.
Rudskogen makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
I was talking to Rudskogen's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Rudskogen misses with a short punch on the inside.
Ofenloch lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Ofenloch gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Rudskogen lands a left hand that snaps the head of Ofenloch backwards.
Rudskogen blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Rudskogen is leaning against Ofenloch and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Rudskogen throws a punch but it's blocked by Ofenloch.
Rudskogen managing to block the knees to the body from Ofenloch.
Rudskogen lands a hook to the side of the head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A head punch blocked on the inside by Ofenloch.
Rudskogen doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Ofenloch tries a knee to the head but Rudskogen blocks it.
Rudskogen misses with a hook to the ribs.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ofenloch looking to throw knees to the head but Rudskogen is blocking nicely.
A short right from Rudskogen.
Ofenloch misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Rudskogen.
Ofenloch misses with an elbow over the top.
Rudskogen scores with a nice hook to the head.
Rudskogen misses with some punches.
Rudskogen goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Rudskogen swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Rudskogen takes an elbow to the temple.
It looks like Jon Rudskogen has been cut.
Ofenloch putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Rudskogen in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Ofenloch with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Rudskogen misses with a punch to the body.
Rudskogen misses with a hook from the clinch.
Ofenloch looking to throw knees to the head but Rudskogen is blocking nicely.
Rudskogen tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Ofenloch tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Rudskogen cracks Ofenloch with a nice body shot.
Rudskogen looking to slow down the pace here.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Ofenloch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Ofenloch tries to land a knee to the head but Rudskogen blocks with his arms.
Rudskogen struggles to land a body shot inside as Ofenloch controls his hands.
Ofenloch stalling in the clinch but Rudskogen improves position.
Rudskogen misses with some punches.
Rudskogen throws a punch but it's blocked by Ofenloch.
Rudskogen working aggressively here.
Ofenloch looking to stall.
A nice right hand lands inside from Rudskogen.
Rudskogen takes a knee to the side of the body.
Nice body punch from Rudskogen.
Nice body punch from Rudskogen - that landed with a thud.
Ofenloch tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Ofenloch throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Ofenloch misses with a knee to the head.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Rudskogen.
Ofenloch with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Ofenloch misses with a knee strike.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rudskogen is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Ofenloch is keeping busy.
Rudskogen misses with a short punch on the inside.
Ofenloch with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Rudskogen is trying to force a seperation but Ofenloch has the dominant position.
Rudskogen stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Ofenloch trying to land knees to the body.
Rudskogen avoids a wild elbow strike from Ofenloch.
Rudskogen lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Rudskogen swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Ofenloch landing knees to the body.
Ofenloch missing with knees to the body.
Ofenloch working Rudskogen over with knees to the body.
Nice elbow from Ofenloch.
Rudskogen goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Ofenloch looking to throw knees to the head but Rudskogen is blocking nicely.
Ofenloch tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Rudskogen avoids it.
Ofenloch with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ofenloch looking to throw knees to the head but Rudskogen is blocking nicely.
Rudskogen on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Rudskogen tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Ofenloch's elbow.
Ofenloch missing with knees to the body.
With the fighters up against the ropes, Ofenloch throws an elbow but misses.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Rudskogen lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Ofenloch trying to control the position but instead, Rudskogen has worked for underhooks and has pushed Ofenloch into the ropes.
A battle for position here, against the ropes.
Rudskogen using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Ofenloch throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Rudskogen blocks it with crossed arms.
Rudskogen managing to block the knees to the body from Ofenloch.
Rudskogen lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Rudskogen tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Ofenloch's elbow.
Ofenloch trying to land knees to the body.
Rudskogen presses Ofenloch against the ropes and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Tom Ofenloch will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Jon Rudskogen's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Ofenloch throws a head kick that misses
and Rudskogen counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Ofenloch wants to clinch but Rudskogen slips to the side
and Rudskogen counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Ofenloch walks forward, straight into a front kick from Rudskogen.
Ofenloch tries to clinch up
letting Rudskogen counter with a right hand.
Ofenloch moves into the clinch successfully.
Rudskogen blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Ofenloch is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Rudskogen is defending well for now.
Rudskogen tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ofenloch tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Rudskogen takes a knee right on the jaw!
Rudskogen throws a punch but it's blocked by Ofenloch.
Rudskogen tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Ofenloch's elbow.
Ofenloch with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Rudskogen tries to work over Ofenloch's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Rudskogen taking a breather.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rudskogen on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Rudskogen on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Ofenloch tries to land a knee to the head but Rudskogen blocks with his arms.
Ofenloch blocks a punch to the side of the head.
With the fighters clinched against the ropes, Rudskogen creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Rudskogen takes an elbow to the forehead.
Rudskogen tries a body shot but Ofenloch blocks it.
Rudskogen is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Rudskogen swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Ofenloch trying to control the position but instead, Rudskogen has worked for underhooks and has pushed Ofenloch into the ropes.
Rudskogen stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Ofenloch taking a breather.
Ofenloch blocking some punches.
Rudskogen misses with a punch to the body.
Ofenloch throws an elbow but it misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ofenloch landing knees to the head.
Rudskogen misses with a body punch.
Ofenloch dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the ropes.
A short left from Rudskogen.
Ofenloch tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Ofenloch blocks a body shot from Rudskogen.
Ofenloch's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Ofenloch putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Rudskogen in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Ofenloch landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Ofenloch is looking to control Rudskogen's arms but Rudskogen gets an underhook and turns him. Now Ofenloch has his back to the ropes.
Ofenloch blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Rudskogen swings wildly with an uppercut but Ofenloch uses good head movement to avoid it.
Nice body punch from Rudskogen.
A right handed body shot lands from Rudskogen.
Rudskogen can't find room to land a body shot as Ofenloch controls the action.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ofenloch looking to slow down the pace here.
Ofenloch using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Rudskogen has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Rudskogen manages to break the clinch.
Ofenloch has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Rudskogen.
Ofenloch throws a head kick that misses
and Rudskogen counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Ofenloch wants to clinch but Rudskogen slips to the side
and Rudskogen counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Ofenloch is breathing heavily.
The fight stays on the outside here - Ofenloch looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Good work by Rudskogen as he checks the leg kick.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Rudskogen - that will leave a mark!
Rudskogen takes a swing at Ofenloch's ribcage but misses.
Ofenloch thows a leg kick but Rudskogen checks it
and Rudskogen counters with a slapping leg kick.
Ofenloch avoids a kick to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ofenloch is looking to slow Rudskogen down with leg kicks.
Ofenloch throws a lazy head kick
and Rudskogen counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Ofenloch tries a head kick but it misses.
Rudskogen dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Ofenloch. That did some damage!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Rudskogen throws a leg kick but Ofenloch sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Rudskogen throws a body kick that misses.
Ofenloch throws a leg kick which misses Rudskogen's front leg but catches the back leg as Rudskogen tries to avoid it.
A head kick misses from Ofenloch.
Ofenloch just manages to avoid a counter high kick fromRudskogen.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Rudskogen.
Rudskogen throws the kick towards the body but Ofenloch avoids it.
Rudskogen blocks a head kick by Ofenloch.
Ofenloch wants to clinch but Rudskogen slips to the side
and Rudskogen counters with a nice uppercut.
Ofenloch tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in to close the distance. Rudskogen manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jon Rudskogen dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Jon Rudskogen's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Ofenloch ducks under a wild hook from Rudskogen.
Nice uppercut lands for Rudskogen. That snapped Ofenloch's head back.
Ofenloch tries a head kick but it misses.
As Ofenloch backs away, Rudskogen returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Ofenloch wants to clinch up but Rudskogen keeps it at a distance.
Rudskogen thinks about countering with a body kick.
Ofenloch tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Rudskogen circles away from the clinch attempt.
Rudskogen tries to keep at a distance but Ofenloch has taken the fight into the clinch.
Rudskogen lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Ofenloch working Rudskogen over with knees to the body.
Rudskogen has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Rudskogen lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Ofenloch with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
A knee to the head by Ofenloch.
Rudskogen doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Ofenloch trying to stall but Rudskogen improves his position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ofenloch blocks an uppercut.
Rudskogen working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Rudskogen leaning against his opponent.
Ofenloch lands an elbow that stopped Rudskogen in his tracks for a moment.
Ofenloch scores a nice knee to the body.
Ofenloch misses with a knee to the head.
Ofenloch takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Rudskogen takes a knee right on the jaw!
Rudskogen tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Ofenloch with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Rudskogen throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Ofenlochs head.
Ofenloch lands a good knee to the midsection. Rudskogen won't want to take too many of those.
Ofenloch throws a knee to the head but misses.
Ofenloch wants to stall.
Rudskogen cracks Ofenloch with a nice body shot.
Ofenloch prevents a body shot from Rudskogen.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rudskogen lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Ofenloch pushes off an throws an elbow but Rudskogen leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the ropes.
Ofenloch trying to land knees to the body.
Rudskogen is looking to control Ofenloch's arms but Ofenloch gets an underhook and turns him. Now Rudskogen has his back to the ropes.
Rudskogen on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Ofenloch is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the ropes.
Rudskogen managing to block the knees to the body from Ofenloch.
A short right from Rudskogen on the inside.
Ofenloch looking to slow down the pace here.
Rudskogen wants to stall.
Ofenloch throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Rudskogen blocks it with crossed arms.
Ofenloch blocks a body shot from Rudskogen.
Ofenloch lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Ofenloch lands an elbow inside that Rudskogen shrugs off.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ofenloch misses with a knee strike.
Rudskogen pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Rudskogen misses with a two punch combination.
Ofenloch throws a big counter head kick but Rudskogen avoids it with no problem.
Ofenloch is looking to clinch.
Rudskogen moves out of range of the leg kick from Ofenloch.
Rudskogen lands a slapping body shot.
Ofenloch darts in trying to clinch
and Rudskogen counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Ofenloch doesn't manage to clinch there - Rudskogen circles away.
Ofenloch throws a sloppy head kick
and Rudskogen counters with an inside leg kick.
Rudskogen feints and then cracks Ofenloch's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Ofenloch down.
Ofenloch tries to clinch up.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rudskogen connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Ofenloch's hands.
Ofenloch tries to clinch up
and Rudskogen makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Tom Ofenloch has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Ofenloch tries to clinch
and Rudskogen counters with a right hand to the body.
Rudskogen checks a low kick from Ofenloch.
Rudskogen tried to score with a low kick but Ofenloch checks it.
Ofenloch tries to close the distance and clinch but Rudskogen swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Rudskogen blocks a head kick by Ofenloch.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Rudskogen.
Rudskogen jabs at Ofenloch's body.
Rudskogen keeps the fight on the outside.
Rudskogen throws a counter high kick but Ofenloch was just alert enough to avoid it.
Rudskogen throws a nice inside leg kick.
And that's the end of the fight!
Jon Rudskogen showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Rudskogen has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Matheus Silva scores the fight for Jon Rudskogen!
Judge Mauricio Rocha scores the fight for Jon Rudskogen!
Judge Daniel Cesar scores the fight for Jon Rudskogen!
Jon Rudskogen wins by unanimous decision!
A victorious Jon Rudskogen thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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