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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Dumb Butt (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kevin Rudd (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Rudd's choice of entrance music: Advance Australia Fair. We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.
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BJJ White Belt
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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
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Dumb Butt!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Kevin Rudd!
The judges for this bout are Frank Dennis, Alan Glass and George Francis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A solid body kick from Rudd.
Rudd avoids the head kick by Butt.
Rudd tries to clinch up.
Butt shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Good work by Rudd as he checks the leg kick.
Butt misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Butt is breathing heavily.
Rudd wants to clinch.
Rudd is looking to clinch.
Rudd avoids the head kick by Butt.
Butt misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
The fight stays on the outside here - Rudd looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Butt darts in trying to clinch
and Rudd counters with a nice uppercut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The fight stays on the outside here - Rudd looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Rudd tries to clinch up.
Butt darts in trying to clinch
and Rudd counters with a left to the body.
Rudd is looking to clinch.
Butt keeps the fight on the outside.
Rudd tries to clinch but Butt is having none of it.
Butt shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Rudd looks like he's trying to stand up.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Butt is looking to stall here but Rudd recovers full guard.
Butt content to stall in guard here.
Butt trying to control but Rudd is working from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rudd is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Butt is controlling him.
Butt loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Butt not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Rudd keeping moving, preventing Butt from controlling successfully.
The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Dumb Butt.
Rudd fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
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.
Butt fails with a takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Dumb Butt. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Rudd tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Rudd darts in trying to clinch
and Butt counters with a single leg into guard. Rudd didn't expect that.
Butt not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Butt throwing strikes from guard but Rudd blocks nicely.
Butt sitting in guard, not really doing much.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Kevin Rudd will probably get the nod.
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.
Rudd tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Rudd gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Butt tries to land a knee to the head but Rudd blocks with his arms.
Butt avoiding damage as Rudd throws knees to the body.
Butt drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Butt wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Butt throws an elbow but it misses.
Rudd manages to break the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Rudd avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Rudd tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Butt counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Butt.
Butt tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Rudd smiles and moves away.
Butt misses with a takedown
and Rudd counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Rudd.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Dumb Butt. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rudd misses with an elbow strike.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
A bit of stalling here from Rudd.
Rudd breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Rudd wants to clinch
and Butt moves into the clinch.
A shot in the inside from Rudd.
Butt can't break the clinch.
Rudd escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Rudd tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Butt counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Butt.
Rudd lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Butt backwards.
Rudd breaks the clinch.
Rudd looks frusrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Rudd clinches with his opponent.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rudd lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Rudd lands a nice knee to the body.
Rudd landing knees to the head.
Rudd prevents a takedown attempt there.
Rudd tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Rudd prevents a takedown attempt there.
Rudd escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Rudd avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Butt wants to slow Rudd down by chopping away at his legs.
Rudd with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Butt circles away from the clinch attempt.
Rudd darts in trying to clinch
and Butt counters with a nice double leg into side control. Rudd won't be happy with that.
Butt wants to control but Rudd is keeping him busy.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Butt controls the position.
Butt has knee on belly and moves into mount.
Rudd working to try and regain half guard.
Butt throws a wild left hand from mount and Rudd manages to wriggle his way back to half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Butt controlling the action here.
The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Dumb Butt.
Butt has closed the distance and engaged Rudd in a clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dumb Butt dominated that second round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Rudd swats away the attempt to clinch by Butt.
Butt misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Butt is looking to clinch.
Rudd darts in trying to clinch
and Butt counters with a shoot takedown. Rudd fights it but they end up in guard.
Butt is stalling in the full guard.
Rudd is trying to control the position but Butt postures up.
Butt looking to sit in guard and control but Rudd gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rudd would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Rudd stopping the sweep attempt from Butt.
Butt looking for a guillotine here but Rudd defends easily.
Rudd stops Butt from standing up.
Dumb Butt overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Rudd passes Butt's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Butt avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Rudd.
Butt trying to control but Rudd postures up.
Rudd wants to stand up but Butt has a hold of him and won't allow it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Butt is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Rudd wants to stand up but Butt has a hold of him and won't allow it.
Rudd is keen to just control but Butt is a slippery customer.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Rudd clinches.
Butt jumps guard but Rudd stands there with Butt around his waist. Butt gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Rudd.
Butt tries to pull guard but Rudd holds him up against the cage and eventually Butt drops back down to his feet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Rudd breaks the clinch.
Rudd has managed to clinch.
Rudd landing knees to the body.
Rudd taking a breather.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Butt takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Butt is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Rudd with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Butt takes an elbow to the temple.
Butt takes a knee right on the jaw!
Rudd has Butt pressed against the cage.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Rudd breaks from the clinch.
Butt throws a lazy head kick
and Rudd moves into the clinch.
Rudd misses with a knee to the head.
Butt tries to pull guard but Rudd holds him up against the cage and eventually Butt drops back down to his feet.
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 Dumb Butt.
I think Butt 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 Frank Dennis scores the fight 29:28
Judge Alan Glass scores the fight 30:28
Judge George Francis scores the fight 29:29
In favor of your winner, by majority decision... Dumb Butt!
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energy
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hype
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FIGHT
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