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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Clay Matthews (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rick Rude (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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161 lbs
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167 lbs
6 - 2 - 0 |
Great wrestler
Lethal high kicks
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the lightweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
10 - 10 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Clay Matthews!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Rick Rude!
The judges for this bout are Dmitry Maklakov, Vladimir Khabensky and Fedor Mirinova.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rude displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Matthews throws out the jab.
Nice jab there from Rude.
Rude uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Matthews.
Rude avoids the body shot from Matthews.
Nice defenses there by Rude.
Matthews definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Rude misses with a series of wild punches.
Matthews fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Rude avoids it really well and circles away.
Matthews slips a jab from Rude.
Matthews shoots for a double leg takedown but Rude sprawls well. He's pushed Matthews's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Rude scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Matthews changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Rude looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Rude is trying to control Matthews's posture but Matthews avoids it.
Rude tries to get back to half guard but can't.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rude is working to avoid the ground and pound but Matthews connects with a decent elbow.
Matthews scores with a couple of short elbows.
Rude tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Rude defending against the ground and pound.
Matthews working the head with strikes.
Rude is looking for a sweep.
Matthews working away.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Rude can do anything to dispel that myth.
Matthews looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Rude is avoiding damage well.
Rude is looking to reverse the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rude is trying to buck Matthews off.
Matthews trying to control the action but Rude is working from the bottom.
Rude is looking for a sweep.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Matthews is chipping away with strikes.
Matthews working the ground and pound from side control.
Rude is rocked!
Matthews controls the position.
Rude is still in real trouble! Can Matthews finish him?
Matthews in side control here. He's dropped a big elbow there and Rude looks hurt! Oh, he is hurt! Matthews turns on the heat and pounds him out for a TKO victory! Good killer instinct there!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Clay Matthews!
Clay Matthews retains his lightweight title!
A victorious Clay Matthews thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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