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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Chris Rudd (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Carmine Hawkins (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rudd comes to the cage accompanied by Bob Marley - Get Up Stand Up. Hawkins is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Fly Like an Eagle - Steve Miller Band. Carmine Hawkins has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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179 lbs
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180 lbs
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BJJ Brown Belt
Excellent boxer
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Decent boxing
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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
12 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Chris Rudd!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Carmine Hawkins!
The judges for this bout are Eliza Hachem, Bruno Hogan and Winston Howard.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hawkins throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Rudd shoots in for a takedown but Hawkins shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Rudd defending well as Hawkins loads up on a big left hand.
Hawkins lands a glancing blow to the side of Rudd's head.
Hawkins displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Rudd.
Rudd takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Hawkins misses with a looping right.
Rudd moves out of range of the strikes.
Rudd darts in and clinches Hawkins up against the cage.
Hawkins breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Rudd throws a right and a left that both miss.
Hawkins waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Rudd.
Rudd dodges the punch combination from Hawkins.
Hawkins pushes Rudd up against the cage in a clinch.
Hawkins's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Hawkins closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Hawkins slowing the pace effectively.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hawkins tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Knees in the clinch landing for Hawkins.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Hawkins tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Rudd avoids it.
Hawkins looking to throw knees to the head but Rudd is blocking nicely.
Rudd on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Hawkins tries to land knees in the clinch but Rudd avoids the damage to the body.
Hawkins trying to land knees to the body.
Rudd tries to pull guard but Hawkins holds him up against the cage and eventually Rudd drops back down to his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Chris Rudd. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Hawkins is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Rudd is defending well for now.
Rudd fails to pull guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rudd avoiding damage as Hawkins throws knees to the body.
Hawkins misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Rudd.
Hawkins trying to land knees to the body.
Hawkins landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Rudd managing to block the knees to the body from Hawkins.
Hawkins tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Rudd is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Hawkins gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Hawkins just leaning against Rudd, taking a breather.
Hawkins missing with knees to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Hawkins manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Rudd has Hawkins pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Hawkins manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Hawkins using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Rudd has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hawkins stalling.
Rudd tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Hawkins just stands there and leans against the cage.
Hawkins is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Rudd is defending well for now.
Hawkins connects with a knee to the head.
Hawkins trying to land knees to the body.
Rudd can't get the takedown.
Hawkins tries to land knees in the clinch but Rudd avoids the damage to the body.
Hawkins missing with knees to the body.
Hawkins breaks from the clinch.
A jab from Rudd misses.
Hawkins lunges at Rudd with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Rudd's hand.
Hawkins misses with an uppercut. Rudd saw that one coming.
Hawkins avoids a punch combination nicely.
No joy there for Rudd, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nice takedown defense from Hawkins. No joy for Rudd on that attempt.
Rudd misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Rudd misses with a body shot.
Rudd misses with a body shot.
Rudd cracks Hawkins with an open hand slap.
Hawkins with a nice cross.
Hawkins wants to clinch up but Rudd keeps it at a distance.
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!
Hawkins lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Hawkins swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Rudd connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Carmine Hawkins seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Hawkins has taken the fight to the clinch.
Hawkins is pushing Rudd up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Hawkins pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Hawkins scores with a jab. Rudd acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Carmine Hawkins dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Rudd misses with a head kick.
Rudd slips a jab from Hawkins.
Hawkins might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Hawkins will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Rudd misses with a few strikes there.
Rudd tries to bum rush Hawkins with a series of wild strikes but Hawkins uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Hawkins lands a nice hook to Rudd's body. Rudd takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Rudd tries to keep at a distance but Hawkins has taken the fight into the clinch.
Hawkins lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Rudd breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Hawkins scores with a nice head shot.
Nice takedown defense from Hawkins. No joy for Rudd on that attempt.
Hawkins scores with a nice head shot.
Rudd misses with a few strikes there.
Rudd throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Rudd lands with an overhand left.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rudd swinging wildly here.
Rudd tries for a takedown but Hawkins circles away easily
and Hawkins counters with a nice body shot.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Rudd slips a jab and a cross from Hawkins.
Rudd lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Hawkins circles away quickly and effectively.
Hawkins digs a good body shot into Rudd's ribs.
Carmine Hawkins seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Hawkins misses with an uppercut.
Rudd gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Rudd walks into a left hand.
Hawkins fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Rudd looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Carmine Hawkins is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Rudd walks into a stiff left hand from Hawkins.
Hawkins tries to close the distance and clinch up but Rudd swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Hawkins is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Rudd has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Rudd there as he acknowledges the shot.
Rudd rushes Hawkins and presses him up against the cage.
Hawkins misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Rudd.
Hawkins is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Rudd is defending well for now.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hawkins is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Rudd is defending well for now.
Hawkins misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Rudd.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Hawkins taking a breather.
Rudd jumps guard and drags Hawkins to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
Hawkins wants to get up but he can't break Rudd's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Rudd wants to stand and escape but Hawkins is having none of it.
Hawkins gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
Rudd misses with the combination.
Hawkins jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Rudd lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Hawkins stuffs the takedown attempt from Rudd. Rudd gets slowly back to his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Chris Rudd. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Hawkins tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hawkins connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Hawkins throws a lazy uppercut
and Rudd counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Rudd shoots for a double leg takedown but Hawkins sprawls well. He's pushed Rudd's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Rudd misses with a wild body shot.
Rudd slips a straight right by Hawkins.
Rudd clinches.
Hawkins slowing the pace effectively.
Carmine Hawkins seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Rudd blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Rudd avoiding damage as Hawkins throws knees to the body.
Hawkins misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Rudd.
Hawkins leaning his opponent against the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rudd's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Nice uppercut there from Rudd.
Rudd ducks under a wild hook from Hawkins.
Rudd clinches up with Hawkins and pushes him back against the cage.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Rudd fails to pull guard.
The referee calls for Hawkins to work.
Rudd avoiding damage as Hawkins throws knees to the body.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Rudd fails to pull guard.
Rudd can't find room to land a body shot as Hawkins controls the action.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Carmine Hawkins will probably get the nod - 10:9.
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. This is the final round!
Rudd keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Jab from Hawkins.
Hawkins darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Hawkins connects with a good right hand that stumbles Rudd. Rudd circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Rudd avoids the body shot from Hawkins.
Rudd swats away the attempt to clinch by Hawkins.
Rudd tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Hawkins swivels and escapes.
Hawkins misses with a wild body shot.
Hawkins just misses with a punch to the body.
Hawkins avoids the head kick by Rudd.
Hawkins throws a lazy right hand but Rudd sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Rudd tries to land a front kick but Hawkins steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Hawkins has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Rudd swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Rudd throws a nice looking combination but Hawkins bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Rudd shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Rudd misses with a two punch combination.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice cross by Hawkins.
Hawkins with a jab.
Hawkins scores with a crisp jab that stopped Rudd in his tracks.
Rudd takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Hawkins catches Rudd with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Hawkins ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Rudd is defended easily by Hawkins.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Chris Rudd. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Hawkins drives through and clinches with Rudd against the cage.
Rudd tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Hawkins smiles and moves away.
Hawkins throws a series of strikes that have Rudd backpedaling.
Rudd digs a good body shot into Hawkins's ribs.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hawkins misses with a wild combination.
Rudd has a takedown stuffed.
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!
Hawkins misses with a wild combination.
Rudd throws a hook but Hawkins avoids it easily.
Rudd swats away the attempt to clinch by Hawkins.
Hawkins connects with the punch.
Hawkins lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Hawkins scores with a body shot.
Hawkins jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Rudd scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Rudd has a takedown stuffed.
Hawkins darts in and clinches Rudd up against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hawkins tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Rudd avoids it.
Rudd avoiding damage as Hawkins throws knees to the body.
Rudd wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Hawkins has him pressed against the cage.
Hawkins breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Rudd throws a series of punches but Hawkins avoids them all with ease.
Chris Rudd has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Rudd gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Hawkins.
Jab, jab by Hawkins - just one landing.
Rudd lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Hawkins circles away quickly and effectively.
Chris Rudd is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Rudd fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Hawkins avoids it really well and circles away.
Rudd gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Hawkins tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Rudd paws at him with a jab and circles away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rudd closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Hawkins to the mat! Hawkins manages to get full guard.
Rudd throws a strike but Hawkins rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Hawkins stands up from Rudd's guard - Hawkins perhaps looking for a knockout.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Hawkins throws an overhand right that lands on Rudd's shoulder, as Rudd tries to avoid the shot.
Rudd takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Rudd misses with a series of wild punches.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Rudd instigates a clinch.
Hawkins leaning his opponent against the cage.
And that's the end of the fight!
Carmine Hawkins comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Hawkins 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 Eliza Hachem scores the fight 27:30
Judge Bruno Hogan scores the fight 27:30
Judge Winston Howard scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Carmine Hawkins!
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energy
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hype
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