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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Rudy Harrington (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Travis Judd (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Judd has chosen open your eyes as his entrance music. Rudy Harrington is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples... Tweaking his own nipples that is.
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225 cm
18
130 lbs
1 - 0 - 0 |
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170 cm
19
140 lbs
0 - 0 - 0 |
BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
KO power |
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Good takedowns
Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division. Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner. With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Rudy Harrington! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Travis Judd! The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, and Frank Antenori.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Harrington ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent. Judd closes the distance and pushes Harrington back into the cage. Judd gets the body lock takedown. After a quick scramble, Harrington regains guard.
Judd stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Harrington swivels though and keeps the full guard. Judd landing with the ground and pound. Judd throwing strikes from guard but Harrington blocks nicely. Judd won't allow Harrington to get back to his feet.
That's one minute gone in the round. Harrington keeping moving, preventing Judd from controlling successfully. Harrington wants to stand and escape but Judd is having none of it. Judd trying to control but Harrington is working from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round. The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena. Judd stops Harrington from standing up.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up. Judd gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here. Judd lands a left hand that snaps the head of Harrington backwards. Harrington is trying to break the clinch but Judd is controlling him. Harrington is fighting off a takedown attempt but Judd is just too persistent for him and manages to trip Harrington to the mat. Harrington regains guard as soon as the fighters hit the mat. Judd must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu. Judd tries to free his leg and advance position but Harrington is retaining full guard. Judd trying to control but Harrington is working from the bottom. Harrington wants to stand and escape but Judd is having none of it.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Judd wants to control from the top but Harrington keeps moving. Judd looking to sit in guard and control but Harrington gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top. Judd looking for a sweep. Not yet Judd, not yet.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it. Judd is persisting with the attempt to improve his position. Judd pushes Harrington off and scrambles back to his feet.
Harrington lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Judd circles away quickly and effectively. Judd takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt. Harrington cracks Judd with an open hand slap. Rudy Harrington seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout. Harrington's corner calls for a 1-2. Harrington obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range. The crowd thankful this round is nearly over. Judd has closed the distance and engaged Harrington in a clinch.
Judd has double underhooks and is working for a body lock takedown. He's got it. The fighters land in half guard but Harrington regains guard immediately. Harrington keeping moving, preventing Judd from controlling successfully. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Travis Judd dominated that round. The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Harrington throws a wild combination but nothing lands. Harrington works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance. Judd looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Harrington! Judd lands a big shot there that rocks Harrington but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Harrington is rocked! Judd thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!
Harrington is squirming around, avoiding Judd's attempts to control the action.
That's one minute gone in the round. You get the feeling that Harrington really doesn't like being in this position too much.
Harrington is squirming around, avoiding Judd's attempts to control the action. Harrington tries to buck Judd off but he can't manage it. Judd goes for an armbar but he's fallen flat on his backside there and now Harrington is on top in guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless. Harrington stopping the sweep attempt from Judd. Judd is breathing heavily.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Judd looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Harrington passes into side control.
Harrington decides to stand back up. Harrington steps back and let's Judd get back to his feet. Harrington works over Judd's head and body with a nice combination. Nice jab there from Harrington. Rudy Harrington is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs. Harrington ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Judd looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Harrington! Judd looking to control but Harrington is working nicely, looking to advance position himself. Harrington's corner are shouting for him to stand up but that's bad cornering - how is he meant to stand up when he's mounted? He should be looking to improve his position on the ground before trying to stand back up. Judd misses with a head shot. The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work. The crowd thankful this round is nearly over. Harrington wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Judd.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Travis Judd showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards. The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Harrington throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
A decent looking cross lands there for Harrington. Harrington throws a series of strikes that have Judd backpedaling.
Harrington fakes a head shot and lands one to the body. Judd is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Harrington's half guard. Judd is pressing down on Harrington's thigh, looking to free his foot. Harrington is holding on for now. Harrington really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape. Judd passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Harrington! Travis Judd has got the better of the ground game so far.
That's one minute gone in the round. Harrington wants to try and get back to his feet. Both fighters are breathing heavily. Judd landing strikes from the mount and Harrington is in trouble! Judd lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Harrington is squirming around, avoiding Judd's attempts to control the action.
That's two minutes gone in the round. A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Judd won't let Harrington get back to his feet... He wants to keep the fight where it is for now.
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. Judd looking to control but Harrington is working nicely, looking to advance position himself. Judd landing strikes, looking to finish! Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out! Judd trying to control but he's not successful this time. Rudy Harrington has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here! Travis Judd is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
And that's the end of the fight! Travis Judd comfortably won the final round on my scorecard. I've got Judd 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 Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 27:30 Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 27:30 Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Travis Judd!
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energy
A | B |
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hype
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pop
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mgr
A | B |
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RATING
27% |
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