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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Ace Dudeman (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Lawrence Fairchild (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Dudeman might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Faint- Linkin Park. Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Ace Dudeman!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Lawrence Fairchild!
The judges for this bout are Tatsuya Matsuyama, Kenichi Hosakawa and Shirou Masuda.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dudeman scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Fairchild makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Fairchild.
Fairchild looking for a sweep. Not yet Fairchild, not yet.
Fairchild preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Dudeman definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Dudeman throws a big elbow that misses.
Fairchild managing to control the position.
Dudeman wants to control from the top but Fairchild keeps moving.
Dudeman has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Fairchild seems keen to control Dudeman's posture.
Fairchild looking to hit a scissor sweep but Dudeman is one step ahead there.
Fairchild bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Dudeman's guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fairchild is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Fairchild postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Fairchild trying to control but Dudeman is working from the bottom.
Fairchild postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! Dudeman is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of Fairchild, into his guard.
Dudeman trying to control but Fairchild is working from the bottom.
Fairchild has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Fairchild 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.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Dudeman accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Fairchild controls Dudeman momentarily but Dudeman frees himself.
Fairchild keeping moving, preventing Dudeman from controlling successfully.
Fairchild working a defensive guard here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dudeman missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Fairchild tries to land a sweep but no joy.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Dudeman closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Fairchild is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Dudeman's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Dudeman's back!
Dudeman trying to control the hands but Fairchild won't let him.
My spies in Cozad MMA Los Angeles inform me that Fairchild has been getting involved in the gym's BJJ sparring sessions. Let's see whether that pays dividends!
Fairchild lands strikes to the head.
Dudeman is staying cool under pressure, defending well against the rear naked choke attempt from his opponent.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fairchild keeps control of the position as Dudeman tries to break free.
Fairchild is working for the rear naked choke. He has one arm under the chin but Dudeman has hold of the other arm. A bit of a stalemate here.
Dudeman trying to control but he's just got himself in more trouble.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Dudeman looking very determined here, making life difficult for Fairchild.
Fairchild trying to secure his dominant position for a moment - making sure Dudeman doesn't escape.
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 Ace Dudeman will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Dudeman darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Dudeman thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Fairchild's head.
Fairchild has his hands clasped together around Dudeman's back. He's all about the action.
Fairchild wants to get back to full guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Fairchild is trying is best to control the position here.
The fighters are battling for position here. Fairchild manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Dudeman lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Dudeman preventing the sweep.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Dudeman throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Fairchild works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fairchild wants to sweep here but Dudeman controlling him for the moment.
Dudeman landing some decent shots from guard.
Dudeman lands a couple of digs.
Dudeman is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Fairchild can do to turn this around?
Dudeman with a flurry of punches that miss.
Fairchild looks to be working for a triangle here. Oh, it looks like he might have it! Dudeman has picked Fairchild up and slammed him! Fairchild can't keep hold of the triangle and Dudeman manages to pass to side control!
Sloppy strikes there by Dudeman.
Fairchild is looking to regain half guard here but Dudeman keeps moving and retains side control.
Dudeman working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Dudeman misses with the ground and pound.
Ace Dudeman overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dudeman misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
Fairchild manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
Fairchild regains full guard. Nicely done.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Dudeman wants to control from the top but Fairchild keeps moving.
Fairchild managing to control the position.
Dudeman postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Dudeman throws a big right hand that misses.
Dudeman trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Fairchild is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fairchild is continuing to stall.
Fairchild is trying to control the position from the bottom.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Dudeman shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Dudeman showed some decent athleticism there.
Fairchild is concentrating on defense, preventing Dudeman from advancing position.
Dudeman thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Ground and pound from Dudeman.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Fairchild can do anything to dispel that myth.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fairchild trying to control here.
Fairchild is looking to improve his position.
Fairchild trying to control but Dudeman postures up.
Dudeman throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Dudeman wants to take a breather but Fairchild is having none of it.
Fairchild regains full guard. Nicely done.
Fairchild wants to sweep here but Dudeman controlling him for the moment.
Fairchild is pulling down on Dudeman's head. It's preventing any offense from Dudeman, at least for the moment.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Dudeman lands a couple of digs.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ace Dudeman dominated that second round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
That kick from Dudeman tenderised Fairchild's leg. Fairchild is trying to keep his angry face on.
Dudeman misses with a double jab
so Fairchild counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Fairchild seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Fairchild stands and throws Dudeman's legs to the side, diving into side control.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dudeman struggling a bit here.
Fairchild working the head with strikes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fairchild controlling the position.
Fairchild tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Fairchild has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Dudeman being controlled for a moment.
Fairchild is trying to get an arm triangle but Dudeman is defending well.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Dudeman is looking for a sweep.
Fairchild controlling from side mount.
Fairchild wants to control but Dudeman is keeping him busy.
Dudeman tries to buck Fairchild off but Fairchild is having none of it.
Fairchild tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
You can see the frustration on Dudeman's face as Fairchild controls the position.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dudeman is pushing Fairchild's head away, looking to escape. Fairchild manages to hold on to the position though.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Fairchild happy to just control the position for now.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Fairchild shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Dudeman is defending against the submission attempts here by Fairchild.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dudeman is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Fairchild pulls his head out easily.
Fairchild is working for a submission of some sort.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Dudeman trying to control from the bottom.
And that's the end of the fight!
Lawrence Fairchild comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Dudeman has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Tatsuya Matsuyama scores the fight for Ace Dudeman!
Judge Kenichi Hosakawa scores the fight for Ace Dudeman!
Judge Shirou Masuda scores the fight for Ace Dudeman!
Ace Dudeman wins by unanimous decision!
Ace Dudeman gave a mention to SHINTO in his post fight interview. That will please them (and hopefully generate some sales).
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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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