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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Dominic Rude (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Donsone De (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rude comes into the arena with Gunslinger blaring out of the sound system. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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218 lbs
29 - 20 - 2 |
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224 lbs
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Excellent MT
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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 - 20 - 2, fighting out of Las Vegas, Dominic Rude!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Donsone De!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Franklin, Robert Twigg and Tiny Johnson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rude with a lazy takedown attempt
and De counters with a low kick, right behind Rude 's knee.
De has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
De tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Rude is looking to counter the offense by De and move into the clinch.
De keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
De throws a head kick that misses.
Donsone De seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Rude gets in close and instigates a clinch.
De is looking to take this one to the mat.
Rude manages to break the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
De throws a front kick that sends Rude stumbling back into the cage.
De tries a head kick but it misses.
Rude seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Rude tries a head kick but it misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rude moves out of range of the leg kick from De.
De blocks a head kick by Rude.
De misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Rude feinted with a counter takedown.
De looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Rude looked to counter with a high kick but didn't commit.
De misses with a head kick.
Rude is looking for a counter combo.
De scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
De throws a lazy head kick
and Rude counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
De cracks the inside of Rude's front leg.
De fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Rude has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
De chopping away at his opponent's legs.
De lets loose with a powerful body kick. Rude will feel that in the morning.
De looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
De connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Rude tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
De throws a nice inside leg kick.
De wants to slow Rude down by chopping away at his legs.
De listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
De lands a nice leg kick that just misses Rude's sensitive parts.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
De misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
It looked like Rude wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
De misses with a head kick.
Rude half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Rude tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
De shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Rude napping and manages to drive through into side control!
De working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
Rude tries to escape but De is in control.
Rude on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
You can see the frustration on Rude's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
De tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rude parries the strikes from De easily there. De is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Rude to escape.
De has knee on belly and now moves to full mount! Trouble for Rude!
De pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
BOOM! De connects with a massive shot to the dome!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
De with shots to the head and body - Rude looks very uncomfortable down there.
De trying to control but Rude is having none of it.
De cracks Rude with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
De landing strikes from the mount.
Rude wants to control but De is having none of it.
A nice elbow there by De.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Donsone De dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Ouch! a nice leg kick from De, right into the meat.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Rude.
Rude tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Rude lands with a nice body punch.
De misses with a body kick.
Rude half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
De clinches up with Rude and pushes him back against the cage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Rude escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
De throws a nice head kick!
Rude tries to clinch up but De circles away and keeps his distance.
De is clearly looking to counter with head kicks.
That's one minute gone in the round.
De circles away from the clinch attempt
and De counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
De has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
De lands a nice looking body shot.
Rude misses with a straight right.
De throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Rude gets in close and instigates a clinch.
De stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Rude breaks the clinch.
Rude scores with a crisp jab that stopped De in his tracks.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rude tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
De throws a head kick that Rude semi-blocks.
Rude fails with a takedown attempt.
De pulls out of a head kick attempt.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Nice sprawl there from Rude as De shoots in.
A little feinted left hand from Rude on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Rude darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
De has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Rude is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
De wants to get back to full guard.
De is pressing down on Rude's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Rude has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Rude has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of De is proving hard to escape from.
De looking for a sweep. Not yet De, not yet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
De is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
Rude trying to control but De is working from the bottom.
Rude looking to sit in guard and control but De gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
De trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
De trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
De wants to get up but he can't break Rude's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
De stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Rude swivels though and keeps the full guard.
De is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Donsone De showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
De is looking to clinch.
De throws a head kick that misses
and Rude counters by clinching up.
Rude is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
De is stalling here.
Rude tries to work over De's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A short right from Rude.
Rude misses with a hook from the clinch.
De swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Rude breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
De throws a sloppy head kick and Rude moves out of range easily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
De goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from De, right into the meat.
De dives in and scores a takedown into Rude's guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rude is pulling down on De's head. It's preventing any offense from De, at least for the moment.
Rude keeping full guard, as De tries to pass.
De connects with a couple of short punches.
Rude trying to punch from his back but it's not doing any damage.
Rude is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
De in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Rude is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. De is aware though and is defending well.
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.
De lands a couple of decent looking shots.
De lands a couple of digs.
Rude working a defensive guard here.
Donsone De has got the better of the ground game so far.
De landing with the ground and pound.
De won't allow Rude to get back to his feet.
De forces his way into half guard.
De lands with a punch from half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
De working over Rude with some ground and pound. Rude looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
De lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
De looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Rude is trying to stand up here but De is controlling him well.
De lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Rude tries to kick De off but De keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
De trying to control the pace.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. De lands a nice short elbow.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ground and pound from De.
De is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Dominic Rude has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Donsone De is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Rude is rocked!
Still in half guard, De seems content to control.
Oh Rude is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Rude is looking to improve his position.
De takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Rude seems to have got his legs back now.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
And that's the end of the fight!
Donsone De comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got De winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Daniel Franklin scores the fight 27:30
Judge Robert Twigg scores the fight 27:30
Judge Tiny Johnson scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Donsone De!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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FIGHT
RATING
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