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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Nate MacRally (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dominic Rude (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think MacRally might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Red Rider - Lunatic Fringe. Rude has chosen Gunslinger as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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191 cm
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224 lbs
21 - 22 - 1 |
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190 cm
30
218 lbs
15 - 5 - 0 |
Good wrestling
World class boxer
Granite chin |
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Good wrestler
World class MT
Granite chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division. Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner. With a record of
21 - 22 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Nate MacRally! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
15 - 5 - 0, fighting out of New York, Dominic Rude! The judges for this bout are Anthony Taglia, Eddie Farnsworth and Russell Pearce.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! MacRally throws a right and a left that both miss. MacRally fails to land with a series of punches.
Rude lands a slapping body shot.
Rude blocks a jab. Rude fakes high and swings low for a body shot but MacRally manages to avoid it. A right-left combo lands from Rude. MacRally throws a right hand that Rude ducks under and follows up with a left that Rude also avoids with ease. Rude fails with the takedown. Rude looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily. Rude misses the jab. Rude attempts a low kick but it misses it's target. Rude walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush. 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! MacRally looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into side control! Oh, that's bad for Rude!
That's one minute gone in the round. Rude is trying to control MacRally's posture but MacRally avoids it. MacRally working the ground and pound but Rude is defending the strikes. Rude tries to bench press MacRally off him but MacRally keeps the position. The strikes coming from MacRally are missing the target in this wave of attacks. Rude can't do much from the bottom here.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Rude tries to control the position but he's not in luck - MacRally easily slips into full mount! MacRally takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though. Rude is trying to escape the mount.
MacRally tries to control but Rude wriggling away. MacRally misses with a series of strikes from mount. He'll no doubt be working on his ground and pound when he gets back to the gym.
MacRally controlling the pace for now. MacRally trying to control but he's not successful this time.
That's three minutes gone in the round. MacRally lands a big elbow. Rude is working to get back to half guard.
MacRally lands a heavy elbow. Rude is trying desperately to improve position. MacRally throwing strikes here but Rude is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
That's four minutes gone in the round. MacRally lands a couple of good shots and Rude has given up his back, trying to escape the position! 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! Rude trying to get back to his feet but MacRally is in full control for now. MacRally not allowing Rude to control his hands. MacRally tries to get the hooks in deep but Rude pushed the leg off. MacRally throwing strikes from the back - he gets a warning from the referee for striking the back of the head but all these shots are hurting Rude!
You can see the frustration on Rude's face… He knows he is in trouble unless he improves his position sooner rather than later.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action! Good control from MacRally. Rude is in bad spot here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Nate MacRally dominated that round. That's time! Back to the action!
Rude tries for a takedown but MacRally sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily. MacRally throws a right hand that Rude ducks under and follows up with a left that Rude also avoids with ease. Rude with a body punch. A glancing blow. MacRally looks to land a combination but Rude avoids it well. MacRally shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Rude as he avoids it easily. MacRally connects with a single shot there. MacRally gets a double leg takedown into Rude's guard. MacRally postures up.
Rude might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control MacRally haven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time. MacRally looking to pass the guard. MacRally has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission. Rude tries to land a sweep but no joy.
That's one minute gone in the round. MacRally in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time. MacRally working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage. Rude tries to land a sweep but no joy. Rude is still trying to improve position. Rude wants to hit a switch here but MacRally passes into full mount! Oh no, disaster for Rude there! MacRally lands a big shot there that rocks Rude but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Rude really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Rude tries to hold on but MacRally postures up. MacRally looking to control and managing it successfully. MacRally tries to control but Rude wriggling away. Rude is working to get back to half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round. MacRally landing punches. MacRally lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
MacRally thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage. MacRally scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Rude?
The crowd are loving this. Great action here. Rude is in a horrible position here. MacRally smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
MacRally working Rude over with strikes here. Rude working to try and regain half guard.
A nice elbow there by MacRally.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Rude tries to reverse the position but MacRally maintains control. MacRally unloading with bombs! The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work. MacRally lands a big shot to the head and Rude winces in pain. He's tapped out due to strikes!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:31 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Strikes). Nate MacRally! Our winner, Nate MacRally, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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RATING
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