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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Dominic Rude (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Don T. Bill (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Bill. Rude kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Gunslinger. Dominic Rude has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.
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218 lbs
29 - 16 - 2 |
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225 lbs
12 - 12 - 0 |
Good wrestling
Lethal high kicks
Granite chin |
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Excellent grappler
Decent boxing
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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
29 - 16 - 2, fighting out of Hilo, Dominic Rude!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Don T. Bill!
The judges for this bout are Colin Fray, Chris Saunders and Jeff Smith.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rude ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Rude keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Rude jabs at Bill's body.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Bill.
A right-left combo lands from Rude.
Bill shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Rude pinned against the cage. Rude gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Dominic Rude has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Don T. Bill.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Rude shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rude sitting in guard here, content to control.
Rude has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Rude got a little sloppy there for a moment and Bill has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Rude has managed to get both his arms back between Bill's legs - danger averted.
Rude trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Rude is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Bill is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Rude defends well.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Rude is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Bill is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Rude is aware though and is defending well.
Bill wants to improve his position but instead Rude has moved into half guard.
Bill works his way to full guard. Good work.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rude controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Bill is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Bill working a defensive guard here.
Rude showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Rude tries to free his leg and advance position but Bill is retaining full guard.
Bill looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Bill has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Rude can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bill looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Bill is looking to sweep but instead, Rude has passed into half guard.
Rude perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
Bill trying to control from the bottom.
Rude perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
Bill actively working from the bottom here.
Rude is trying to control the action in half guard but Bill is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Bill is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Rude's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Rude's back!
Bill thows a huge left but connects with the canvas and not his opponent.
Rude looks to control his opponent's hands but he's not mananging it at the moment.
Rude is in a tricky position but he's been working on his transitions down at The Cave Fighting Team, so we'll see if he gets out of it.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Bill has his opponent's back and is working for the choke.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rude breaks Bill's hooks off and manages to turn into his guard.
Rude lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Rude got a little sloppy there for a moment and Bill has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Rude has managed to get both his arms back between Bill's legs - danger averted.
Rude stays in close to Bill's body and controls the position.
Bill looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Rude passes into side control.
Rude content to control the pace. The referee will try and keep them active though.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Bill manages to get back to half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dominic Rude dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Rude darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Rude will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Rude passes to full mount!
Bill is trying to escape the mount.
Rude controlling his opponent.
Bill keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Rude controlling the pace for now.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bill is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rude tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Bill is wriggling around trying to escape.
Bill manages to regain half guard. Good work.
Bill looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Rude is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Rude has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
That's two 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.
Bill looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Bill trying to control from the bottom.
Bill is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Rude pulls his head out easily.
Bill looking for submissions off his back.
Rude seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Bill does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bill is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Rude pulls his head out easily.
Rude wants to lay and pray for a moment but Bill keeps working.
Rude is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Bill can do to turn this around?
Bill is looking to control Rude's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Bill avoid being mounted?
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Bill has his takedown stuffed
and Rude counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Bill has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Rude.
Nice uppercut lands for Rude. That snapped Bill's head back.
Bill shoots for a double leg takedown but Rude sprawls well. He's pushed Bill's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Bill is breathing heavily.
Rude shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Bill trying to control but Rude postures up.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bill wants to improve his position but Rude is controlling well.
Bill looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Rude tries to pass to full mount but Bill defends it.
Rude controlling the action here.
Rude seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Bill for as long as he can get away with.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Bill is looking for a sweep. Rude is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dominic Rude dominated that second 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. This is the final round!
Rude throws out a powerful jab.
Nice cross by Rude.
Bill avoids the body shot from Rude.
Bill feints the counter takedown.
Bill throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Rude's waist but Rude gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Bill off to one side.
Rude instigates a clinch.
Rude's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Bill walks into a left hand.
A good leg kick by Rude.
Bill gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Rude trying to stand up but can't free himself from Bill's guard.
Rude wants to control from the top but Bill keeps moving.
Rude content to sit in guard, stalling... Great. Oh but he could get punished here because Bill has locked up a guillotine! Bill's face is contorted as he sqeezes tight on the submission attempt - will he finish? Rude is holding on here and Bill must be using up a lot of energy. Rude has gone limp! He's out! He's out cold! Bill gets to his feet, tossing aside his stricken foe. Arms raised, he milks the applause from the crowd. Great submission!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:18 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Don T. Bill!
Don T. Bill decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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RATING
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