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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Rick Rude (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tim Roberts (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rude comes to the cage accompanied by Marilyn Manson-The beautiful people. 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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195 cm
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260 lbs
1 - 1 - 0 |
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225 cm
18
275 lbs
1 - 2 - 0 |
Good wrestling
Basic striking
Big right hand |
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BJJ White Belt
Brawler
Solid chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division. Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner. With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Rick Rude! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Tim Roberts! The judges for this bout are Shirou Masuda, Yukihiro Yamamoto and Shigeki Sano.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Roberts tries to clinch there but Rude circles away.
Rude lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
It looks like Tim Roberts has been cut. Roberts closes the distance looking to clinch enabling Rude to counter with a crisp jab. Roberts shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Rude pinned against the cage. Rude gets the underhooks and manages to circle away. Rude throws a chopping leg kick but Roberts manages to avoid taking any serious damage. Rude looks to land a combination but Roberts avoids it well. Rude misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Rude throws a one two combo.
Rude lands a slapping body shot.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here. Rude misses with a jab, cross combination.
Rude misses with a wild combination.
Roberts closes the distance looking to clinch and Rude counters with a series of strikes. Roberts will be more careful next time no doubt. Wow, both these guys are really going for it! Roberts takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch. A combination from Rude does no damage. No joy there for Rude, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
That's one minute gone in the round. Rude keeps the fight on the outside. Rude scores with a sloppy right hand. Roberts should have avoided that one. Roberts closes the distance and clinches up with Rude, looking for a takedown. Roberts pushes Rude against the cage but Rude circles to the side and manages to break the clinch. Roberts takes a jab right on the kisser.
Rude fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Roberts checks it well. Roberts looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple. Roberts tries to clinch up but Rude circles away and keeps his distance. Roberts is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Rude. Rude's jab looks to have found its range, popping Roberts under the eye. Rude throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Roberts. Rick Rude is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs. Roberts fails to land the takedown. Rick Rude has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Tim Roberts. Roberts looks gassed! Rude's jab looks to have found its range, popping Roberts under the eye. Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show! Sloppy strikes from Rude. Those never looked like landing. Roberts doesn't manage to clinch there - Rude circles away.
Rude chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Roberts can pounce on him.
Roberts is trying desperately to land a takedown but Rude is having absolutely none of it. This is turning into a bit of a nightmare for Roberts. Roberts slips a jab and a cross from Rude.
Roberts throws a leg kick but Rude sees it coming and moves out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Roberts fails with an attempt to clinch.
Roberts walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Rude checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side. Roberts has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him. Roberts closes the distance looking to clinch and Rude counters with a series of strikes. Roberts will be more careful next time no doubt. Rude throws a series of strikes that have Roberts backpedaling.
Rude shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Roberts eats them both and turns towards Rude to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
That has opened up Tim Roberts's cut even more. Rude attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin. Rude 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. Rude is working the combinations to good effect here. Rude feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Robertss jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist! Rude lands a two punch combo.
A punch combination from Rude misses. Rude misses with a two punch combination.
Roberts slips a jab and a cross from Rude.
Donk. Rude catches Roberts right on the button with a cross. Rude looks to land a combination but Roberts avoids it well.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Rude displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination. A clash of legs there as Roberts blocks the low kick. Roberts showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Rude.
A nice combination there by Rude.
Rude with a jab. Roberts takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily. Rude lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head. Roberts tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Rude manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat. Rude scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business. Rude throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Rude scores with a three punch combo!
Rude throws a combination. Roberts tries to block but a couple of punches get through. The crowd are loving this. Great action here. Left hook, right uppercut from Rude. Rude stalks Roberts and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Roberts's face. Roberts staggers backwards, shaken. Rude lands with a hook. Roberts tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Roberts scoring well with a low kick there.
Roberts shoots for a double leg takedown but Rude sprawls well. He's pushed Roberts's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily. Jab, jab by Rude - just one landing. Rude lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Roberts has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye. A leg kick checked by Roberts. Rude stalks Roberts and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Roberts's face. Roberts staggers backwards, shaken. Rude is really peppering his opponent's head with punches. Good standup being displayed there by Rude as he connects with a hook. Rude misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Roberts tries to clinch but fails miserably and Rude counters with a lovely shot to the body. Left hook, right uppercut from Rude. A left and a right from Rude both land. Nice combination. Rude throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean. The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action! Rude fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Rude moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body. Roberts drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles. Rude moves into range and connects with a jab. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Rick Rude dominated that round. The cut man is working on Tim Roberts's cut. That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Rude lunges at Roberts with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Roberts's hand. A left and a right from Rude both land. Nice combination. Rude fails to land with a series of punches.
Rude with a jab. Rude lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook. Roberts walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head. The fight stays on the outside here - Roberts looks like he's thinking about clinching though. Rude defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Roberts. Rude's corner calls for a 1-2. Rude obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range. Rude fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Roberts doesn't manage to clinch there - Rude circles away.
Roberts misses with a low kick.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with eachother but Roberts might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Rude has got the better of the exchanges. Rude misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Rude scores with a one two! Roberts had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes. This has been an exciting period of action! Rude throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Rude swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
That's one minute gone in the round. Rude throws a right and a left that Roberts avoids nicely. Rude wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection. Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here. Rude fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Roberts is out of range. Roberts tries to clinch up but Rude circles away and keeps his distance. Roberts looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily. Roberts is looking to take this fight into the clinch. Rude's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Rude duly obliges.
The cut above Tim Roberts's eye is starting to cause him problems now. Roberts tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Rude paws at him with a jab and circles away. Rude lands a jab to the nose. A left and a right from Rude both land. Nice combination. Rude fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Roberts tries to clinch but Rude moves away and Rude counters with a one-two to the body. Roberts showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Rude.
Rude is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Roberts can do to turn this around? Roberts dodges the punch combination from Rude.
That's two minutes gone in the round. This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff! Rude tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Roberts is able to avoid easily. Roberts misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out. Rick Rude has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Tim Roberts. Rude swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Roberts. Roberts's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Rude connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Roberts scrambles back to his feet.
Tim Roberts's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters. A right-left combo lands from Rude. Rude throws a combination. Roberts tries to block but a couple of punches get through. Rude throws a one two combo.
Good standup being displayed there by Rude as he connects with a hook. Roberts takes one on the button. Rude lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Roberts backs up against the cage.
Rude lands a jab-cross combination. Rick Rude is winning the standup battle so far. Rude lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Tim Roberts's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:01 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Rick Rude! Post fight, Rick Rude took to the microphone: 'Im not RUDE im RAVISHING!!!'.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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FIGHT
RATING
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