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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between muay guy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Johny Pudzian (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Pudzian is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Toony - Los (Feat. Pih & Fabuła). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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170 lbs
2 - 2 - 0 |
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215 cm
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160 lbs
1 - 4 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent MT
Granite chin |
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BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, muay guy!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 4 - 0, fighting out of London, Johny Pudzian!
The judges for this bout are Richard Clark, Colin Fotheringham and James Ackerman.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
guy rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Pudzian moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
guy is looking to clinch but Pudzian is avoiding it.
Pudzian slips a jab and a cross from guy.
guy tries to close the distance and clinch but Pudzian swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
The fight stays on the outside here - guy looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
guy misses with the combination.
Pudzian stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
guy is looking to clinch.
Pudzian throws out a powerful jab.
muay guy seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Pudzian checks a low kick from guy.
guy is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Pudzian wants to clinch
and guy moves into the clinch.
Pudzian has guy pushed against the cage.
Pudzian decides to pull guard.
guy preventing the sweep.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pudzian looking to control.
guy being controlled here momentarily.
Pudzian wants to stand up but guy is controlling him.
Pudzian tries to strike from the bottom.
Pudzian is trying to control the position but guy postures up.
Pudzian is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
guy being controlled here momentarily.
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.
Pudzian working a defensive guard here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Pudzian scores with a crisp jab that stopped guy in his tracks.
guy instigates a clinch.
guy connects with a knee to the head.
Pudzian tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and guy avoids it.
Pudzian is trying to stall.
guy looking to throw knees to the head but Pudzian is blocking nicely.
Pudzian is trying to work for a single leg takedown but guy pulls him back up using the underhooks.
guy pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
guy tries to clinch up
and Pudzian counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Pudzian.
guy landing knees to the body.
Pudzian has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. guy avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
guy lands an elbow inside that Pudzian shrugs off.
guy unloads a knee to the mid-section. Pudzian lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
guy wants to stall.
guy is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Pudzian looks gassed!
guy breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
guy closes the distance looking to clinch
and Pudzian counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
guy throws a left and a right that both miss
and Pudzian counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
guy is doing well to control the position and prevent Pudzian from advancing to side control.
Pudzian is just content to waste time from the top position. guy takes advantage of the situation and regains full guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Johny Pudzian will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Pudzian looks to land a body kick but guy moved away.
Pudzian avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Pudzian is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Pudzian moves into the clinch.
guy working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
guy utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
guy slowing the pace effectively.
Pudzian takes an elbow to the forehead.
guy breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
guy tries to clinch
and Pudzian moves into the clinch.
guy working Pudzian over with knees to the body.
Pudzian misses with a punch on the inside.
Pudzian tries to score a body lock takedown but guy shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
guy gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
guy breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
guy has Pudzian up against the cage in a clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
guy with a knee to the head.
guy breaks from the clinch.
guy looks to land a combination but Pudzian avoids it well.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Pudzian.
guy closes the distance but Pudzian moves to the side
and Pudzian holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
guy creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Pudzian's defenses.
Pudzian tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. guy just stands there and leans against the cage.
muay guy has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Johny Pudzian.
guy effectively controlling the action here.
guy lands a left hand that snaps the head of Pudzian backwards.
guy scores a nice knee to the body.
guy lands a knee to the head.
Pudzian drops to a knee looking for a takedown but guy gets the underhooks and prevents it.
guy lands with a right to the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
guy blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Pudzian tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. guy just stands there and leans against the cage.
guy manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
guy with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Pudzian tries to break free but guy pushes him back against the cage.
Knees in the clinch landing for guy.
Pudzian lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of guy backwards.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Pudzian as guy tries to tie him up.
Pudzian jumps guard but guy stands there with Pudzian around his waist. Pudzian gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Pudzian wants a takedown.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, guy just misses with a elbow thrown towards Pudzian's brow.
Pudzian tries to score a body lock takedown but guy shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
guy lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
guy works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Pudzian has had enough of the clinch but guy keeps him there for the moment.
Pudzian is trying to force a seperation but guy has the dominant position.
Pudzian jumps guard but guy stands there with Pudzian around his waist. Pudzian gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
guy breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
The fight stays on the outside here - Pudzian looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Nice takedown defense from guy. No joy for Pudzian on that attempt.
guy wants to clinch but Pudzian slips to the side
and Pudzian counters with a nice double leg into side control. guy won't be happy with that.
Pudzian wants to control but guy is keeping him busy.
Pudzian decides to stand back up.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pudzian fails with a takedown attempt.
guy's corner calls for a 1,2 combination and guy duly obliges.
guy tries to clinch but Pudzian is having none of it.
Pudzian throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around guy's waist but guy gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Pudzian off to one side.
guy throws a right and a left that Pudzian avoids nicely.
Pudzian closes the distance and clinches up with guy, looking for a takedown. Pudzian pushes guy against the cage but guy circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Pudzian scores with a three punch combo!
guy tries to clinch there but Pudzian circles away.
Pudzian thows a leg kick but guy checks it
and guy counters with a body kick that stops Pudzian in his tracks momentarily.
guy doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
muay guy dominated that second round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Pudzian circles away from the clinch attempt
and Pudzian counters with a flying knee. Nice.
guy throws a sloppy head kick and Pudzian moves out of range easily.
guy clinches but Pudzian breaks the clinch
and Pudzian counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in guy's guard now.
Pudzian wants to control from the top but guy keeps moving.
guy being controlled here, momentarily.
Pudzian stands and throws guy's legs to the side, diving into side control.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pudzian throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
Pudzian stands up.
guy tries to clinch
and Pudzian counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
guy blocking the ground and pound attempt from Pudzian.
guy is trying to get back to full guard.
guy avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Pudzian.
guy might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pudzian works his way into full mount!
guy is trying to escape the mount.
Pudzian throwing strikes here but guy is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
Pudzian takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pudzian looking to control but guy is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Pudzian swings around for an armbar but it's a sloppy attempt and guy is now in Pudzian's guard. A big mistake from Pudzian there, giving up the dominant position!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Pudzian wants to stand but guy is controlling the position.
Pudzian not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Pudzian bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in guy's guard.
Pudzian won't allow guy to sweep him here.
And that's the end of the fight!
Johny Pudzian comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Pudzian has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Richard Clark scores the fight 28:29
Judge Colin Fotheringham scores the fight 28:29
Judge James Ackerman scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Johny Pudzian!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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RATING
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