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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Rudy Pu (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Daron Buxton (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Buxton comes into a darkened arena with his song building. ScHoolboy Q - Hands On The Wheel Feat A$AP Rocky kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Daron Buxton is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples.
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252 lbs
13 - 6 - 0 |
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196 cm
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272 lbs
14 - 8 - 0 |
Good wrestling
Solid boxing
Insanely flexible |
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Excellent grappler
Excellent boxer
Good gas tank |
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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
13 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Rudy Pu!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
14 - 8 - 0, fighting out of New York, Daron Buxton!
The judges for this bout are Robert Douchet, Dillan Fox and Yves DeLean.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Buxton drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Pu looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
The fighters circling - Pu throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Buxton drives through and clinches with Pu against the cage.
Buxton with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Pu taking a breather.
Buxton can't get the takedown.
Buxton tries to land knees in the clinch but Pu avoids the damage to the body.
Pu lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Buxton scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Buxton has Pu pressed up against the cage. He's trying to work for a single leg takedown. Buxton pulls back from the cage and twists to the side, sending Pu tumbling to the mat - Buxton dives into Pu's guard.
Buxton postures up.
Buxton trying to move into half guard but instead Pu has managed to sweep!
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!
Buxton trying to control the position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Pu connects with a couple of short punches.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Buxton 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.
Buxton looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Pu stopping the sweep attempt from Buxton.
Buxton is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Pu passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Buxton is trying to get back to half guard.
The strikes coming from Pu are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Buxton is trying to get back to half guard.
Pu wants to lay and pray for a moment but Buxton keeps working.
Pu is staying tight to Buxton's torso, preventing him from escaping.
Pu has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Buxton is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Pu controlling the position from side mount.
Pu wants to lay and pray for a moment but Buxton keeps working.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Buxton is looking for a sweep.
Buxton sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
Buxton has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Pu is working away from the top position though.
Buxton is trying to get back to full guard.
Pu is keen to just control but Buxton is a slippery customer.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Buxton misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Pu.
No joy there for Buxton, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Nice straight punches there by Buxton. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Buxton.
Buxton lands the left hand.
Pu misses with a wild body shot.
Rudy Pu is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pu misses with an uppercut. Buxton saw that one coming.
Pu connects with a jab.
Buxton missing with a left hand there. Pu was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
An attempted straight right counter from Pu misses the target.
Pu uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Buxton.
Buxton blocks a jab.
Buxton tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Pu tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Buxton manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Pu scores with a hook to the body. Buxton takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Buxton ducks under a wild hook from Pu.
Pu keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Buxton misses with a double jab.
Rudy Pu seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Buxton takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Pu lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Buxton circles away quickly and effectively.
Buxton tries to counter with a clinch but Pu shakes him off and moves away.
Pu throws the left hand but Buxton avoids the punch easily.
Buxton is looking to clinch.
Buxton keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Buxton feints the counter takedown.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Rudy Pu will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Pu loads up on a big right hand but Buxton slips the punch.
Buxton fails to land with a series of punches.
Buxton keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Rudy Pu is winning the standup battle so far.
Buxton takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Buxton misses with a wild combination.
Buxton swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Pu.
A cross from Buxton lands.
Buxton moves away from the strike by Pu.
Jab, jab by Pu - just one landing.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Pu misses with a body shot.
Buxton drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Buxton keeps the fight on the outside.
Pu lands with a nice body punch.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Pu ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Pu connects with a looping right hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A combination from Pu does no damage.
Pu misses with a two punch combination.
Buxton throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Buxton moves out of range of the strikes.
Pu misses with a wild body shot.
Pu is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Buxton can do to turn this around?
Buxton swats away the attempt to clinch by Pu.
Pu throws a lazy right hand but Buxton sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Pu ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Buxton moves away.
Buxton ducks under a wild hook from Pu.
Pu fails to land with a series of punches.
Pu scores with a jab. Buxton acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Pu will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Pu misses the body punch
and Buxton counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pu connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
A shot to the liver by Buxton. Beautiful body shot.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Pu throws a body punch but Buxton moves out of range.
Pu misses the shot to the body.
Buxton clinches up against the cage.
Pu goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Buxton gets a trip takedown into half guard.
Buxton is trying to control the action in half guard but Pu is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Pu blocking the ground and pound attempt from Buxton.
Pu wants to get back to his feet.
Pu blocking the ground and pound attempt from Buxton.
Pu wants to control but Buxton is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Pu is trying to stand back up but Buxton is controlling him
Pu is staying active underneath Buxton, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pu is looking for a sweep. Buxton is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
A left and a right from Buxton both land. Nice combination.
It looks like Rudy Pu has been cut.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Buxton using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Pu misses with a punch to the body.
Buxton pulls guard successfully.
Buxton wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Buxton is continuing to stall.
Pu won't allow Buxton to sweep him here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pu trying to control the position from guard on top but Buxton is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Pu has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Buxton is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Pu is aware though and is defending well.
Pu avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Buxton keeping full guard, as Pu tries to pass.
Buxton controls Pu momentarily but Pu frees himself.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Daron Buxton will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Rudy Pu's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! And we move into the final round!
Pu throws a right hand that misses
and Buxton counters with a left and a right that stings Pu.
Buxton scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Jab from Buxton.
Buxton closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Pu's guard.
Pu keeping moving, preventing Buxton from controlling successfully.
Daron Buxton has got the better of the ground game so far.
Buxton might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Pu haven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
Pu is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
Buxton postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! Pu is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of Buxton, into his guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Pu tries to free his leg and advance position but Buxton is retaining full guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Buxton is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Buxton not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Pu is trying to maintain the position but Buxton is very close to passing his half guard.
Buxton trying to control the action but Pu is working from the bottom.
Pu tries to roll over but Buxton keeps him under control.
Buxton looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Buxton is keen to just control but Pu is a slippery customer.
Buxton passes the guard and advances to mount!
Buxton punching from mount but Pu doing a good job of avoiding damage.
Buxton landing strikes, looking to finish!
Buxton controlling the position easily from mount.
Buxton throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Buxton throwing strikes here but Pu is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
Buxton pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Pu is desperately trying to improve his position but Buxton has a good base and remains in mount.
Buxton throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.
Buxton fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Pu defends a decent attempt at a guillotine from Buxton.
Buxton connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Pu slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.
Pu is staying active underneath Buxton, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Pu keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Buxton missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Buxton seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Pu does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Buxton seems to be working for a kimura but Pu defends the submission attempt.
Buxton is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Pu doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Buxton.
Buxton throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
And that's the end of the fight!
Daron Buxton comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Buxton has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Robert Douchet scores the fight 29:28
Judge Dillan Fox scores the fight 28:29
Judge Yves DeLean scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by split decision... Daron Buxton!
Daron Buxton seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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energy
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hype
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