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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Rampake Jakkisonni (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Marco Rudirez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jakkisonni kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is JONTTI & SHAKA : KOLMATTA LINJAA . The crowd seem to be enjoying Rudirez's choice of entrance music: "Bulls on parade" Rage Against The Machine. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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182 cm
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180 lbs
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178 cm
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179 lbs
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Powerful takedowns
Solid boxing
Granite chin |
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BJJ Brown Belt
Good kicks
Good gas tank |
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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
4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Rampake Jakkisonni! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
10 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Marco Rudirez! The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Jakkisonni shoots for a double leg takedown but Rudirez sprawls well. He's pushed Jakkisonni's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily. A telegraphed right hand from Jakkisonni misses the target. Rudirez throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Jakkisonni's head. Rudirez throws out a loose jab but Jakkisonni uses good head movement to avoid it. Rudirez scores with a leg kick.
Rudirez tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion. Rudirez feints and then cracks Jakkisonni's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Jakkisonni down. Jakkisonni fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt. Rudirez lands a nice looking kick to the body. Jakkisonni takes a step back to recover. Jakkisonni needs to keep his hands up - Rudirez had a free shot at his head there.
It looks like Rampake Jakkisonni has been cut.
That's one minute gone in the round. Jakkisonni avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Nice uppercut lands for Rudirez. That snapped Jakkisonni's head back.
Rudirez tries to close the distance and clinch up but Jakkisonni swats him away and circles back towards the center. A telegraphed right hand from Jakkisonni misses the target. Jakkisonni is trying hard to land a takedown here. Rudirez sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet. That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Rampake Jakkisonni. That's going to take a lot out of him. Rudirez tries a head kick but it misses.
Rudirez misses with a series of wild punches.
Rudirez throws a leg kick which misses Jakkisonni's front leg but catches the back leg as Jakkisonni tries to avoid it. Rudirez keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Rudirez scores with a jab. Jakkisonni acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Rudirez misses with a straight left. Rudirez keeps the fight on the outside. Rudirez throws a quick inside leg kick. Jakkisonni tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Rudirez swivels and escapes. Rudirez gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard. Jakkisonni has gone for a leg lock! Rudirez slips out almost immediately though and dives into Jakkisonni's guard. Jakkisonni is breathing heavily. The crowd are loving this. Great action here. Jakkisonni wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now. Rudirez postures up in Jakkisonni's guard and throws a big left but Jakkisonni blocks it. Rudirez slips effortlessly into side control - very nice. Rudirez stands up.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Rudirez scoring well with a low kick there.
Nice body kick there by Rudirez. Jakkisonni moves out of range of the strikes. Jakkisonni takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Jakkisonni on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Rudirez. Rudirez obviously looking to wear him down.
Rudirez lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise. 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! Jakkisonni slips a jab and a cross from Rudirez.
Rudirez turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Jakkisonni avoids the head kick by Rudirez.
Rudirez throws a quick inside leg kick. Jakkisonni throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Rudirez sees it coming and avoids it easily. Rudirez scores with a push kick. Rudirez throws a head kick that half lands.
An inside leg kick lands from Rudirez. Rudirez lands a nice leg kick that just misses Jakkisonni's sensitive parts. The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action! Rudirez lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh. A nice leg kick lands there from Rudirez. Rudirez rushes Jakkisonni and presses him up against the cage. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Marco Rudirez dominated that round. The cut man is working on Rampake Jakkisonni's cut. That's time! Jakkisonni's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Rudirez looks to score with a combo but nothing lands. Rudirez scores with a shot to the body.
Rudirez moves into the clinch successfully.
Jakkisonni is working for takedown but Rudirez is calmly controlling the position for now. Rudirez scores a nice knee to the body.
Rudirez lands a knee to the head.
Rudirez lands a good knee to the midsection. Jakkisonni won't want to take too many of those. We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out! Jakkisonni blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning. Knees to the body from Rudirez.
Jakkisonni takes a knee right on the jaw!
Rudirez utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body. Nice body punch from Rudirez - that landed with a thud.
Rudirez creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Jakkisonni's defenses. Rudirez lands a shot to the body. Jakkisonni is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight. Rudirez lands a knee to the body.
Rudirez lands a good knee to the midsection. Jakkisonni won't want to take too many of those. Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here. Rudirez lands a nice knee to the body. Knees in the clinch landing for Rudirez.
Rudirez lands a nice knee to the body. A short right from Rudirez. Rudirez is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round. Rudirez connects with a knee to the head.
Rudirez lands a nice knee to the body. Rudirez lands an elbow that stopped Jakkisonni in his tracks for a moment.
Rampake Jakkisonni's cut is getting worse. Still in the clinch, Rudirez scores with a nice short uppercut. Rudirez lands a good knee to the midsection. Jakkisonni won't want to take too many of those. Rudirez tries a knee to the head but Jakkisonni blocks it.
Rudirez keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Jakkisonni's efforts to push away. Rudirez using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Jakkisonni has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Rudirez with a knee to the head.
Rudirez with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Marco Rudirez seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far. Rudirez lands with a light punch inside. Jakkisonni blocks the elbow strike.
Rudirez has Jakkisonni pressed against the cage, preventing Jakkisonni from circling away and getting back to striking at range. Rudirez missing with knees to the body.
Rudirez throws a knee to the head but misses.
Rudirez swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Jakkisonni gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Rudirez.
Rudirez stalling in the clinch.
Rudirez with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
A short body shot lands from Jakkisonni as the two fighters clinch.
Jakkisonni wants to get back to striking at distance but Rudirez won't allow it.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Jakkisonni jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Rudirez walks away with a smile on his face. Jakkisonni gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head. Rudirez misses with a straight right. Jakkisonni dives in and grabs Rudirez's left leg, looking for a takedown. Rudirez pushes down on Jakkisonni's head and hops out. That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Rampake Jakkisonni. That's going to take a lot out of him. Jakkisonni shoots in looking for a takedown. Rudirez tries to sprawl out of it but Jakkisonni keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Rudirez manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing. Rudirez throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Jakkisonni was covering up waiting for the punch and Rudirez finishes the takedown easily into guard. Jakkisonni working away from the bottom but not quite defensive enough there because Rudirez has passed into half guard!
Rudirez throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Rudirez winds up and cracks Jakkisonni with a swinging punch to the side of the head. Rudirez throws a strike but Jakkisonni avoids it easily and moves to full guard. Rudirez stopping the sweep attempt from Jakkisonni.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult. Rudirez is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there. Rudirez trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat. Rudirez loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry. Rudirez won't allow Jakkisonni to sweep him here. Rudirez postures up.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up. Rudirez throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Rudirez clinches. Rudirez crunches a lovely knee into Jakkisonni's ribcage. Rudirez has Jakkisonni pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Jakkisonni manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing. Rudirez landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Rudirez tries to land a knee to the head but Jakkisonni blocks with his arms.
Rudirez tries to land knees in the clinch but Jakkisonni avoids the damage to the body. Rudirez unloads a knee to the mid-section. Jakkisonni lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh. Jakkisonni looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now. Rudirez tries a knee to the head but Jakkisonni blocks it.
Rudirez landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Jakkisonni blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning. Rudirez has moved round to his opponent's back and is looking for a suplex! Oh snap! He's tossed Jakkisonni clear over his head and slammed him to the mat! The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action! Rudirez gets his hands free as Jakkisonni looks to control. Jakkisonni tries to escape the position - he's now mounted. Is that better or worse? Hard to tell! The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing. Rudirez looking to finish Jakkisonni with some ground and pound. This is bad for Jakkisonni! And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Marco Rudirez showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards. The cut man is working on Rampake Jakkisonni's cut. Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Jakkisonni with a poor takedown and Rudirez counters with a nice leg kick. Marco Rudirez seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout. A chopping leg kick lands by Rudirez. Jakkisonni misses with a takedown and Rudirez counters with a low kick, right behind Jakkisonni 's knee. Rudirez is looking to take this fight into the clinch. Rudirez getting the better of the striking in that exchange. Jakkisonni with a poor takedown and Rudirez counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body. That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Rampake Jakkisonni. That's going to take a lot out of him. Rudirez lands a nice looking kick to the body. Jakkisonni takes a step back to recover. Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round. Rudirez connects with a solid leg kick. Nice body kick there by Rudirez. Rudirez tries a switch kick but it misses it's target. Rudirez throws a nice outside leg kick. Marco Rudirez is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things. A solid leg kick lands there for Rudirez.
Rudirez turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick. Rudirez moves in looking to clinch but Jakkisonni pushes him off. Rudirez tries to close the distance and clinch but Jakkisonni swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away. Rudirez instigates a clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Rudirez gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head. Rudirez tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Jakkisonni avoids it. Jakkisonni has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate. Jakkisonni avoiding damage as Rudirez throws knees to the body.
Rudirez lands a shoulder strike. Rudirez is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body. The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here. Rudirez landing knees to the body.
Rudirez working Jakkisonni over with knees to the body. Rudirez trying to land knees to the body.
Rudirez lands a knee to the body.
Rudirez working Jakkisonni over with knees to the body. Rudirez landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Rudirez stops a takedown attempt from Jakkisonni.
Rudirez is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body. Rudirez connects with a nasty looking knee right to Jakkisonni's face.
Rudirez comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush. Jakkisonni changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Rudirez fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Rudirez tries a head kick but it misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Rudirez connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there. Rudirez misses with a wild body shot. Rudirez tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Jakkisonni was well out of range. Poor timing from Rudirez. Jakkisonni tries to close the distance and clinch up but Rudirez swats him away and circles back towards the center. Rudirez digs a good body shot into Jakkisonni's ribs. Jakkisonni misses with a takedown attempt and Rudirez counters with a flying knee. Nice. Rudirez moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
An inside leg kick lands from Rudirez.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Rudirez throws a head kick but Jakkisonni moves out of range.
A head kick from Rudirez lands but Jakkisonni takes it in his stride. Marco Rudirez is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Rampake Jakkisonni's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it. A chopping leg kick lands by Rudirez. Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Rudirez.
Rudirez throws a leg kick which misses Jakkisonni's front leg but catches the back leg as Jakkisonni tries to avoid it. A solid body kick from Rudirez. Rampake Jakkisonni has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here! Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show! Jakkisonni stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Rudirez. As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action. A punch combination from Rudirez misses. Rudirez lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
And that's the end of the fight! Marco Rudirez comfortably won the final round on my scorecard. Well Rudirez has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Andi Peters scores the fight 24:30 Judge Gordon Ramsey scores the fight 24:30 Judge Frank Skinner scores the fight 24:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Marco Rudirez!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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