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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Michael Kimmo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Chris Rudd (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Kimmo might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Roni Size-Bite The Bullet. Rudd has chosen Bob Marley - Get Up Stand Up as his entrance music. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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182 lbs
11 - 6 - 0 |
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179 lbs
18 - 17 - 0 |
BJJ Brown Belt
Excellent MT
Very quick |
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BJJ Brown Belt
Excellent boxer
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
11 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Michael Kimmo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
18 - 17 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Chris Rudd!
The judges for this bout are Bruno Hogan, Winston Howard and John Mangel.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rudd avoids the head kick by Kimmo.
Rudd tries to close the distance and clinch up but Kimmo swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Rudd tries for a takedown but Kimmo circles away easily
and Kimmo counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Rudd throws a one two combo.
Rudd ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Kimmo moves away.
Kimmo tries a low kick but Rudd avoids it.
Rudd missing with a left hand there. Kimmo was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Kimmo fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Rudd swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Rudd dives in and grabs Kimmo's left leg, looking for a takedown. Kimmo pushes down on Rudd's head and hops out.
Rudd misses with a takedown attempt - Kimmo sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Michael Kimmo has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Chris Rudd.
Rudd shoots in for a double leg but Kimmo sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Rudd uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Kimmo.
Rudd uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Rudd will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kimmo moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Michael Kimmo is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Rudd on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Kimmo has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Rudd.
Kimmo defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Rudd.
Rudd uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Kimmo.
Kimmo avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Kimmo scores with a nice head shot.
Kimmo throws a sloppy head kick and Rudd moves out of range easily.
Rudd tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Kimmo is able to avoid easily.
Rudd shoots for a double leg takedown but Kimmo sprawls well. He's pushed Rudd's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Kimmo takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Rudd changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Kimmo tries to avoid it but Rudd manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Kimmo to the ground. Kimmo escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Rudd dodges the punch combination from Kimmo.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rudd dives in and grabs Kimmo's left leg, looking for a takedown. Kimmo pushes down on Rudd's head and hops out.
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!
Rudd looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Kimmo!
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Kimmo manages to regain half guard. Good work.
Rudd is trying to control the action in half guard but Kimmo is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Kimmo manages to get to full guard.
Rudd passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Rudd tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rudd swings around for an armbar but Kimmo sees it coming a mile off and turns beautifully into Rudd's guard.
Kimmo tries to free his leg and advance position but Rudd is retaining full guard.
Kimmo is looking to work some ground and pound but Rudd has wrist control.
Rudd working a defensive guard here.
Kimmo trying to control but Rudd is working from the bottom.
Kimmo pushes down on Rudd's leg and manages to get into half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rudd is refusing to be controlled, as Kimmo sits in half guard.
Rudd looking for submissions off his back.
Rudd has hold of Kimmo's hands but Kimmo slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Rudd is trying to get back to full guard.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Kimmo drops an elbow to the side of Rudd's head.
Rudd trying to control here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Chris Rudd will probably get the nod.
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.
Kimmo misses with a kick to the body.
A punch lands to the side of Rudd 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Kimmo walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Rudd checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Michael Kimmo is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
A big left from Kimmo misses.
Rudd throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Kimmo's waist but Kimmo gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Rudd off to one side.
Kimmo connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Rudd fails with a takedown attempt.
Rudd drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Rudd pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Kimmo is keeping the position for now.
Kimmo managing to control the position.
Rudd throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rudd trying to control the position from guard on top but Kimmo is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Kimmo not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Rudd stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Kimmo swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Rudd looking to sit in guard and control but Kimmo gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Rudd looking to control.
Rudd utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Kimmo accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Kimmo looking to sit in guard and control but Rudd gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Rudd postures up and lands a big shot to Kimmo's brow.
Kimmo will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Kimmo utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Rudd wants to pass the guard but Kimmo is keeping the position.
Rudd trying to control the position from guard on top but Kimmo is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Rudd stands up over Kimmo, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kimmo is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Rudd trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Kimmo keeping moving, preventing Rudd from controlling successfully.
Rudd drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Kimmo dives on top into guard.
Kimmo wants to pass the guard but Rudd is keeping the position.
Rudd pushes Kimmo off and gets back to his feet.
Kimmo missing with a left hand there. Rudd was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kimmo misses with a head kick.
No luck for Rudd with that takedown attempt.
Michael Kimmo has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Chris Rudd.
Rudd scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Kimmo trying to control but Rudd postures up.
Kimmo is looking to improve his position.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Kimmo moves into full guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Chris Rudd 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. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Rudd misses with a jab, cross combination.
Rudd rushes Kimmo and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Rudd prevents a body shot from Kimmo.
Kimmo is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Kimmo's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Rudd ducks right into an uppercut from Kimmo.
Rudd keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Kimmo.
Kimmo lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Rudd at a distance.
Rudd connects with a body shot that sends Kimmo's belly button to the back.
Kimmo slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Kimmo is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Rudd turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Michael Kimmo is winning the standup battle so far.
Rudd shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Rudd uses his free foot to push down on Kimmo's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for Kimmo.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kimmo manages to regain half guard. Good work.
Rudd trying to work for an americana but Kimmo has managed to regain full guard.
Chris Rudd has got the better of the ground game so far.
Kimmo can't keep his opponent in guard - Rudd advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Rudd wants to take a breather but Kimmo is having none of it.
Rudd trying to work for an americana but Kimmo has managed to regain full guard.
Rudd throws an elbow that misses. Kimmo uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Rudd's guard. Nice move by Kimmo!
Michael Kimmo has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Kimmo has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kimmo trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Kimmo got a little sloppy there for a moment and Rudd has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Kimmo has managed to get both his arms back between Rudd's legs - danger averted.
Kimmo trying to control the position from guard on top but Rudd is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Rudd has butterfly guard. He's looking to stand up here. He pushes Kimmo off him and springs to his feet nicely. The crowd applauds.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Rudd moves out of range of the leg kick from Kimmo.
Kimmo tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Rudd will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kimmo swings for the body but Rudd moves out of range.
Kimmo throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Rudd closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Rudd lands in his opponent's guard.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Ruddis looking to pass into half guard but Kimmo pushes him away with his feet and jumps on top - now Kimmo is in guard.
Kimmo slips nicely into half guard.
Rudd tries to get to full guard but Kimmo has control of the leg.
Rudd trying to hold on to Kimmo's head to control him but Kimmo postures up.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kimmo throws a strike but Rudd avoids it easily and moves to full guard.
Rudd pulls Kimmo in close to his closed guard and prevents Kimmo from doing any damage or advancing position.
Kimmo stopping the sweep attempt from Rudd.
Kimmo throws a big right hand that misses.
Chris Rudd is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Kimmo trying to control but Rudd is working from the bottom.
Rudd working for submissions but it's allowed Kimmo to get to half guard.
And that's the end of the fight!
Chris Rudd comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Rudd 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 Bruno Hogan scores the fight 27:30
Judge Winston Howard scores the fight 27:30
Judge John Mangel scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Chris Rudd!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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RATING
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