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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Max Power (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Marco Rudirez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Power kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Fabolous, 50cent, Mase - Breathe Remix. Rudirez has chosen Turbonegro "Prince Of The Rodeo" as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Both fighters look pumped up here. Let's hope this is a good fight!
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183 lbs
17 - 8 - 0 |
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178 cm
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185 lbs
16 - 12 - 0 |
Good wrestling
Great elbows
Very quick |
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BJJ Brown Belt
Excellent MT
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
17 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Max Power!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
16 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Marco Rudirez!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Fujiwara, Yukihiro Yamamoto and Taro Takaoka.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rudirez moves out of range as Power throws a body kick.
Good leg kick by Rudirez there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Rudirez moves out of range of the body kick from Power.
Rudirez throws a quick inside leg kick.
Power throws a big shot that misses.
A solid leg kick lands there for Power.
Power throws a low kick but Rudirez moves out of range easily.
Rudirez jabs Power to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Rudirez throws a head kick but Power moves out of range.
Sloppy strikes from Power. Those never looked like landing.
Power takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rudirez fails with an attempt to clinch.
Power feints a jab promting Rudirez to slip. Power then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Rudirez slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Rudirez lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Power misses with a low kick as Rudirez jumps back.
Power throws out a loose jab but Rudirez uses good head movement to avoid it.
Rudirez misses with a right hand
and Power counters with a shoot takedown. Rudirez fights it but they end up in guard.
Rudirez pulls Power in close to prevent any damage.
Power wants to pass the guard but Rudirez is keeping the position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rudirez striking off his back but it's not causing Power any problems.
Rudirez is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Power is aware though and is defending well.
Power trying to control but Rudirez is working from the bottom.
Power lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Rudirez thows some rabbit punches from the bottom but they don't do any damage.
Rudirez isolates an arm and boxes in a triangle. Power stacks Rudirez on his neck as he steps over and passes to the side. He's now in a much more dominant position where he can look to do some serious damage. Nice move by Power!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Power scoring with punches and elbows.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Power is trying to get an arm triangle but Rudirez is defending well.
Rudirez tries to strike but it doesn't land.
Rudirez wants to get back to his feet but Power drags him back down.
Rudirez is working to avoid the ground and pound but Power connects with a decent elbow.
Rudirez wants to control but Power postures up.
Rudirez is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
Rudirez has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Rudirez is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Power seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Rudirez does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Rudirez wants to control but Power is keeping busy.
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.
Rudirez is looking for a sweep. Power is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Power thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
The fighters are battling for position here. Rudirez manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Power scoring with some ground and pound.
Power with a flurry of punches that miss.
Power wants to control from the top but Rudirez keeps moving.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Rudirez is trying to control the position but Power postures up.
Rudirez wants to improve his position but instead Power has moved into half guard.
Power scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Rudirez moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Power looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Rudirez seems keen to control Power's posture.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Rudirez trying to control the position.
Power looking to pass the guard.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Power postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Rudirez working a defensive guard here.
OK we're going to have a standup here. Marco Rudirez hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.
Rudirez tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Power paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Rudirez takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Rudirez swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Power counters with a nice body shot.
Power wants to slow Rudirez down by chopping away at his legs.
Rudirez takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Rudirez does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Power dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Power jabs at Rudirez's body.
Rudirez looks gassed!
Power shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Power misses with the combination.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Power misses with a hook.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Power. Rudirez shrugs it off though.
Power scores with a sloppy right hand. Rudirez should have avoided that one.
Rudirez rushes Power and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Rudirez misses with some punches.
Rudirez doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Rudirez working aggressively here.
Power leaning against his opponent.
Power manages to break the clinch.
Power dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Rudirez throws a lazy head kick
and Power counters with a nice body shot.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Power looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Rudirez is fending him off so far but Power persists. Nope, Rudirez circles away and we're back to standing.
Power takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Power tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
An inside leg kick lands from Rudirez.
Power avoids the head kick by Rudirez.
Rudirez takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Power changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Rudirez tries to avoid it but Power manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Rudirez to the ground. Rudirez escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Max Power. That's going to take a lot out of him.
A low kick from Rudirez misses
and Power counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Max Power dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Rudirez misses with an uppercut.
Power misses with a wild body shot.
Power swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Rudirez makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Rudirez throws a poor cross that misses
and Power counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Rudirez is lucky that one didn't land flush.
That kick from Rudirez tenderised Power's leg. Power is trying to keep his angry face on.
A looping hook to the body misses from Rudirez. Power does a little dance to reset his feet.
Power on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Rudirez. Rudirez obviously looking to wear him down.
Rudirez keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A chopping leg kick lands by Rudirez.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rudirez tried to score with a low kick but Power checks it.
Power connects with a leg kick. Rudirez looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Rudirez with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Rudirez looks to land a body kick but Power moved away.
Rudirez throws a front kick aimed at Power's knee but Power avoids it well.
Power throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Rudirez's head.
Power misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Rudirez throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Power displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Rudirez.
Power misses the shot to the body.
A low kick from Rudirez is predictable there
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Power is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Power takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Rudirez, right into the meat.
Power tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Power throws a hook but Rudirez avoids it easily.
Rudirez tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Power was well out of range. Poor timing from Rudirez.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rudirez fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Power checks it well.
Power keeps the fight on the outside.
A solid leg kick lands there for Rudirez.
Rudirez punishes Power's body with a nice straight punch.
Power misses with an uppercut. Rudirez saw that one coming.
Power is looking to wear down Rudirez with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Power shoots in looking for a takedown. Rudirez tries to sprawl out of it but Power 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.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Power lands with a nice combination. Rudirez backs away looking to recover.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rudirez throws a big shot that misses.
Rudirez checks a leg kick nicely.
Rudirez tries to clinch up.
Power uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Rudirez.
Power throws a leg kick that misses.
A leg kick checked by Power.
Max Power is winning the standup battle so far.
Nice sprawl there from Rudirez as Power shoots in.
Rudirez fails with an attempt to clinch.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Rudirez throws a lazy body kick
and Power counters with a left to the body.
Power throws a leg kick that is checked
and Rudirez counters with a nice uppercut.
Power throws a nice inside leg kick.
Rudirez swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Rudirez misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Rudirez shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Power pinned against the cage. Power gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Rudirez stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Power.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Power shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Max Power. That's going to take a lot out of him.
A low kick from Power misses
and Rudirez counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Power!
Power is bucking up trying to escape but Rudirez cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Rudirez wants to control the pace but Power is squirming around nicely.
Rudirez is giving the impression that he's looking to ground and pound but he switches suddenly into a beautiful far side armbar! Power is forced to tap! Great finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 6:53 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Marco Rudirez!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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RATING
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