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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Chuck Rudolph (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Forrest Griffin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Griffin has chosen Im Shipping Up To Boston as his entrance music. Chuck Rudolph has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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205 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
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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
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Chuck Rudolph!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Forrest Griffin!
The judges for this bout are Bruno Hogan, Eliza Hachem and Skip Squint.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Griffin is looking to clinch.
Griffin throws a head kick but Rudolph moves out of range.
Griffin uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Rudolph.
Rudolph will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Griffin avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Rudolph throws a head kick that misses
and Griffin counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Griffin.
Rudolph turns his hips and lands a very nice judo throw into side control!
Griffin is looking for a sweep.
Griffin is not content to let Rudolph control the position.
Griffin is looking to reverse the position.
Griffin manages to get back to half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Griffin flails away from the bottom but he's not doing any damage.
Griffin is looking for a sweep. Rudolph is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Griffin misses with some strikes from the bottom.
Rudolph trying to control the action but Griffin is working from the bottom.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Griffin tries to clinch but Rudolph is having none of it.
Rudolph showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Griffin.
Rudolph really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Rudolph pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Griffin forces Rudolph back against the cage and clinches.
Griffin slows down the pace here.
Rudolph is working on a single leg takedown against the cage. Griffin can't fight it off and eventually Rudolph manages to take the fight to the floor. Griffin looks annoyed but at least he's managed to land in guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Griffin will have to put a bit more behind his punches if he's going to do any damage from this position.
Griffin throws a couple of shots from the bottom but they don't land.
Rudolph trying to control but Griffin is working from the bottom.
Griffin has momentary wrist control but Rudolph slips an elbow through the middle.
Griffin keeping moving, preventing Rudolph from controlling successfully.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rudolph won't allow Griffin to sweep him here.
Griffin throws some sloppy strikes off his back.
Griffin had isolated an arm as going for an omaplata. Rudolph is defending the submission well but is in a very vulnerable position. Griffin Is leaning forward trying to finish the omaplata but decides to abandon it, and take Rudolph's back instead.
Rudolph is breathing heavily.
Rudolph is trying to break free.
Griffin looking to soften up his opponent with punches.
Rudolph tries to escape the position - he's now mounted. Is that better or worse? Hard to tell!
Griffin is landing with some decent strikes but Rudolph is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Griffin scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Griffin landing strikes from the mount.
Griffin is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Rudolph is looking to get to half guard.
Griffin is landing with some decent strikes but Rudolph is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Griffin with a couple of short strikes.
Griffin cracks Rudolph with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Forrest Griffin dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Rudolph misses with a takedown
and Griffin counters with a takedown into side control.
Griffin scores with a couple of short elbows.
Griffin grinds an elbow into Rudolph's temple.
Rudolph on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
Rudolph takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
Griffin lands an elbow.
Rudolph takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
The ground and pound from Griffin seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
Griffin throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rudolph on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Griffin works to advance to full mount. Rudolph defends for a few seconds but eventually he succumbs.
Griffin is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Rudolph can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Griffin with the ground and pound from mount.
Rudolph is working to get back to half guard.
Griffin dominating with strikes here.
Rudolph is desperately trying to improve his position but Griffin has a good base and remains in mount.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A nice elbow there by Griffin.
Griffin cracks Rudolph with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Griffin has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Rudolph's face.
Griffin landing strikes from the mount.
Griffin breaks from Rudolph's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Griffin breaks from Rudolph's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Griffin landing strikes from the mount and Rudolph is in trouble!
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Griffin cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Griffin looking to finish Rudolph with some ground and pound. This is bad for Rudolph!
Griffin scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Rudolph?
Griffin lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Griffin is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Forrest Griffin has got the better of the ground game so far.
Griffin unloading with bombs!
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Griffin cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Griffin avoids the attempt from Rudolph to control.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Griffin lands a nice shot to the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rudolph wants to control but Griffin is having none of it.
Griffin is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Rudolph in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Griffin connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Rudolph tries to lock up and control but Griffin gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Griffin working away from the top, dropping strikes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Forrest Griffin showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Griffin fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Griffin will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Griffin shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Rudolph as he avoids it easily.
Rudolph tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Griffin connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Rudolph looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Rudolph wants to pass the guard but Griffin is keeping the position.
Rudolph preventing the sweep.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Griffin is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Rudolph trying to control but Griffin is working from the bottom.
Griffin is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Rudolph wants to control but Griffin passes into side.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Rudolph is looking for a sweep.
Griffin in side control lands a decent elbow.
Griffin tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Griffin has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Rudolph tries to contro but end up mounted... ooooh, that's bad.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rudolph is desperately trying to improve his position but Griffin has a good base and remains in mount.
Rudolph is working hard here to advance position.
Rudolph takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Griffin cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Rudolph is looking to improve his position but Griffin isn't that keen on the idea.
Rudolph taking shots to the head.
Griffin landing strikes, looking to finish!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Griffin looking to finish Rudolph with some ground and pound. This is bad for Rudolph!
Griffin with a couple of short strikes.
Griffin landing strikes, looking to finish!
Griffin looking to finish Rudolph with some ground and pound. This is bad for Rudolph!
Rudolph tries to reverse the position but Griffin maintains control.
Griffin with a couple of short strikes.
Rudolph is wriggling around trying to escape.
Chuck Rudolph has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Griffin cracks Rudolph with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
And that's the end of the fight!
Forrest Griffin comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Griffin has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Bruno Hogan scores the fight 26:30
Judge Eliza Hachem scores the fight 26:30
Judge Skip Squint scores the fight 26:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Forrest Griffin!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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FIGHT
RATING
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