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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Chris Rudd (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Vitor Silva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rudd's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Bob Marley - Get Up Stand Up. Man, I cannot wait for this one!
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178 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
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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
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Chris Rudd!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Vitor Silva!
The judges for this bout are Steve Erwin, Damien Edna and Winston Howard.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rudd swats away the attempt to clinch by Silva.
Rudd tries to bum rush Silva with a series of wild strikes but Silva uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Rudd looks for a takedown but Silva sprawls well.
Rudd avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Rudd lands with a nice combination. Silva backs away looking to recover.
Rudd lands with a nice body punch.
Silva is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Rudd fails with an attempt to clinch.
Silva wants to clinch but Rudd slips to the side
and Rudd counters with a series of strikes. Silva will be more careful next time no doubt.
Rudd shoots in but Silva avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Rudd shoots in looking for a takedown. Silva tries to sprawl out of it but Rudd keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Silva manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Chris Rudd. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Rudd throws a right and a left that Silva avoids nicely.
Silva looks to clinch
and Rudd counters with a three punch combo that has Silva backing up. Silva nods at Rudd to acknowledge the strikes.
Silva clinches up with Rudd and pushes him back against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rudd misses with a hook to the ribs.
Rudd wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Silva keeps control of Rudd as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Knees in the clinch landing for Silva.
Rudd wants to break free but Silva has control.
Knees in the clinch landing for Silva.
Rudd is breathing heavily.
Silva misses with a knee to the head.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Silva takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Rudd takes a knee right on the jaw!
Rudd wants a takedown but no success here.
Rudd wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Silva with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Silva lands a nice knee to the body.
Silva trying to land knees to the body.
Silva landing knees to the head.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Silva.
Silva throws a knee to the head but misses.
Rudd has had enough of the clinch but Silva keeps him there for the moment.
Silva trying to land knees to the body.
Rudd wants to break the clinch but can't.
Rudd tries a body shot but Silva blocks it.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Silva throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Rudd blocks it with crossed arms.
Rudd lands a nice shot to the body.
Rudd tries to break the clinch but Silva is controlling the position.
Silva throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Rudd blocks it with crossed arms.
Rudd tries to break the clinch but Silva is controlling the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Silva throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Rudd blocks it with crossed arms.
Silva taking a breather.
Silva throws a knee to the head but misses.
Rudd can't break the clinch.
Rudd has Silva pressed against the cage.
Silva using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Rudd wants to break the clinch but can't.
Rudd has had enough of the clinch but Silva keeps him there for the moment.
Rudd escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Left hook, right uppercut from Rudd.
Silva tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Rudd counters with a nice uppercut.
Nice body punch from Rudd.
Rudd fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Silva, pushing him back against the cage.
Silva gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Rudd.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Rudd wants to break the clinch but can't.
Rudd is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Rudd tries to break the clinch but Silva is controlling the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Silva looking to throw knees to the head but Rudd is blocking nicely.
Rudd breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Rudd throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Silva wants to clinch
and Rudd counters with a nice double leg into side control. Silva won't be happy with that.
Silva wants to escape from the position here - easier said than done!
Silva is trying to control Rudd's posture but Rudd avoids it.
Silva is looking for a sweep.
Silva manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
Rudd is looking to take a break and control but Silva is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Silva trying to control from the bottom.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rudd escapes and gets back to his feet.
Rudd scoring well with a low kick there.
Rudd lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Rudd gets a takedown into half guard.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Rudd is trying to get back to his feet now but his leg is trapped.
Silva has one foot on Rudd's thigh - he pushes off and manages to get back to his feet.
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!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Rudd moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Silva closes the distance looking to clinch
and Rudd counters by moving into the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Chris Rudd dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Rudd misses with a wild combination.
Silva wants to clinch
and Rudd counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Silva clinches but Rudd breaks the clinch
and Rudd counters by moving into the clinch.
Rudd misses with a hook to the ribs.
Silva lands a knee to the body.
Silva tries to land knees in the clinch but Rudd avoids the damage to the body.
Rudd goes for a takedown attempt but Silva pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Rudd scores with a three punch combo!
Rudd moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Vitor Silva seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Silva closes the distance but Rudd moves to the side
and Rudd counters with a two punch combo.
Chris Rudd is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Silva looks to clinch
and Rudd counters with a left to the body.
Silva tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Rudd counters with a three punch combo that has Silva backing up. Silva nods at Rudd to acknowledge the strikes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rudd circles away from the clinch attempt
and Rudd counters with a series of strikes. Silva will be more careful next time no doubt.
Silva darts in trying to clinch
and Rudd makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Silva really felt that one!
Silva closes the distance but Rudd moves to the side
and Rudd counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Rudd tries to stand but can't do so whilst Silva controls his leg.
Rudd decides he's had enough of the ground and stands up.
Rudd could do with loosing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
Rudd lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Silva blocks the body kick.
Rudd moves out of range of the body kick.
Rudd with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Silva chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Rudd can pounce on him.
Rudd drives through with a takedown into guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Rudd gets to his feet. Silva looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
Rudd closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Rudd avoiding damage as Silva throws knees to the body.
Rudd is working for takedown but Silva is calmly controlling the position for now.
Rudd wants to get back to striking at distance but Silva won't allow it.
Rudd trying to control the position but instead, Silva has worked for underhooks and has pushed Rudd into the cage.
Rudd has had enough of the clinch but Silva keeps him there for the moment.
Rudd jumps guard but Silva stands there with Rudd around his waist. Rudd gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Chris Rudd. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Silva with a knee to the head.
Rudd is trying to drag Silva to the mat but Silva just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rudd wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Rudd wants to stall.
Rudd blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Silva misses with a knee to the head.
A right hook to the body lands for Rudd.
Rudd tries to score a body lock takedown but Silva shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Silva missing with knees to the body.
Rudd breaks from the clinch.
Silva clinches but Rudd breaks the clinch
and Rudd counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Silva tries to get to full guard but Rudd has control of the leg.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Rudd stands up from half guard... He's had enough of that ground malarky for the time being.
Silva clinches but Rudd breaks the clinch
and Rudd counters with a lovely shot to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Silva is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Rudd.
A left and a right from Rudd both land. Nice combination.
A head kick misses from Silva.
Rudd misses with a series of wild punches.
Silva looks to clinch
and Rudd counters with a good low kick that Silva was not able to check.
No luck for Rudd with that takedown attempt.
Rudd changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Silva tries to avoid it but Rudd manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Silva to the ground. Silva escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Silva tries to clinch
and Rudd counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Rudd.
Rudd breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
A head kick misses from Silva.
Rudd is working the combinations to good effect here.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Rudd scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Silva closes the distance but Rudd moves to the side
and Rudd counters with a one-two to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Chris Rudd dominated that second round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Rudd will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Rudd plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Rudd lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Silva tries to clinch
and Rudd counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Silva tries to kick Rudd off but Rudd keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Silva tries to get to full guard but Rudd has control of the leg.
Rudd gets to his feet - back to striking we go!
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Rudd.
Silva tries to clinch up
and Rudd counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Silva clinches but Rudd breaks the clinch
and Rudd counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Rudd looks to land a combination but Silva avoids it well.
Rudd moves into the clinch successfully.
Rudd tries to work over Silva's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Rudd is looking to break free of the clinch but Silva has double underhooks.
Silva looking to throw knees to the head but Rudd is blocking nicely.
Rudd wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Rudd is trying to break the clinch but Silva has him pressed against the cage.
Silva tries a knee to the head but Rudd blocks it.
Rudd is trying to break the clinch but Silva has him pressed against the cage.
Rudd drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Silva gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Rudd avoiding damage as Silva throws knees to the body.
Rudd can't break the clinch.
Silva with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Rudd taking a breather.
A knee to the head by Silva.
Silva tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Silva prevents Rudd from breaking the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Rudd is trying to break the clinch but Silva has him pressed against the cage.
Rudd wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Silva connects with a knee to the head.
Silva trying to land knees to the body.
Rudd looking to slow down the pace here.
Rudd wants to get back to striking at distance but Silva won't allow it.
Rudd on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Silva misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Rudd.
Rudd breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Rudd misses with a two punch combination.
Rudd tries for a takedown but Silva sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Chris Rudd. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Silva tries to clinch
and Rudd counters with a two punch combo.
Silva closes the distance looking to clinch
and Rudd counters with a one-two to the body.
A left and a right from Rudd both land. Nice combination.
Rudd lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Silva backs up against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Silva wants to clinch
and Rudd makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
A left and a right from Rudd both land. Nice combination.
Silva clinches but Rudd breaks the clinch
and Rudd counters with a two punch combo.
Silva takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Rudd circles away from the clinch attempt
and Rudd counters with a nice uppercut.
Silva tries to clinch
and Rudd counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Vitor Silva is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Silva tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Rudd counters with a three punch combo that has Silva backing up. Silva nods at Rudd to acknowledge the strikes.
Rudd lands with a nice combination. Silva backs away looking to recover.
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.
Silva wants to clinch but Rudd slips to the side
and Rudd counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Rudd connects with a jab.
Silva looks to clinch
and Rudd holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Rudd is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Rudd is looking to break free of the clinch but Silva has double underhooks.
Silva lands a knee to the body.
Rudd is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Rudd as Silva tries to tie him up.
Rudd is trying to break the clinch but Silva has him pressed against the cage.
Silva misses with a knee strike.
Chris Rudd is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Silva landing knees to the body.
Rudd breaks from the clinch.
Rudd looks to land a combination. Silva sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Silva tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Rudd counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Silva is looking to escape.
Silva has one foot on Rudd's thigh - he pushes off and manages to get back to his feet.
Vitor Silva has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Silva checks a leg kick.
And that's the end of the fight!
Chris Rudd showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Rudd, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Steve Erwin scores the fight 30:27
Judge Damien Edna scores the fight 30:27
Judge Winston Howard scores the fight 30:27
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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mgr
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RATING
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