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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Vadim Lavrov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Taz Rutten (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rutten has chosen IF I DIE TONIGHT as his entrance music. The atmosphere really building for this one as we go over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
8 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Vadim Lavrov!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Taz Rutten!
The judges for this bout are , Timothy Bukovac and Jack Bonds.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rutten with a nice cross.
Lavrov is looking to clinch.
Rutten connects with a leg kick. Lavrov looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Lavrov tries to bum rush Rutten with a series of wild strikes but Rutten uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Lavrov swings for the body but Rutten moves out of range.
Rutten dips to his left and cracks Lavrov with an uppercut!
Rutten avoids the head kick by Lavrov.
Lavrov tries to clinch there but Rutten circles away.
Rutten throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Rutten missing with a left hand there. Lavrov was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
The fight stays on the outside here - Lavrov looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Rutten connects with a leg kick. Lavrov looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lavrov defending well as Rutten loads up on a big left hand.
Rutten throws a big shot that misses.
Lavrov moves out of range as Rutten throws a body kick.
Lavrov moves out of range of the body kick from Rutten.
Rutten lands with a kick to the ribs.
Nice defenses there by Lavrov.
Lavrov pushes Rutten up against the cage in a clinch.
Rutten blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Lavrov misses with a hook to the ribs.
Lavrov managing to block the knees to the body from Rutten.
Rutten lands a damaging elbow.
Lavrov tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rutten avoids the elbow strike from Lavrov, against the cage.
Lavrov using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Rutten has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Nice elbow from Lavrov.
Lavrov comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
It looks like Taz Rutten has been cut.
Lavrov fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A bit of stalling here from Rutten.
Rutten blocks an elbow strike from Lavrov.
Lavrov misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Rutten.
Lavrov has a couple of punches blocked by Rutten.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Rutten blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Lavrov misses with an elbow strike.
Rutten is pushing Lavrov up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Lavrov is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Rutten is defending well for now.
Lavrov prevents a body shot from Rutten.
A short right from Lavrov.
Lavrov lands a damaging elbow.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lavrov trying to land knees to the body.
Rutten lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Rutten escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Rutten on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Taz Rutten seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Rutten keeps Lavrov at a distance using the push kick.
Rutten throws out a leg kick but Lavrov moves out of range and Rutten only half commits.
Lavrov paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Rutten throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Rutten misses the shot to the body.
Lavrov pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Rutten is looking to land body kicks.
Lavrov throws a nice outside leg kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lavrov lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Rutten circles away quickly and effectively.
Lavrov lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Rutten misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Lavrov.
Rutten feints and then cracks Lavrov's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Lavrov down.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Lavrov on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Rutten. Rutten obviously looking to wear him down.
Lavrov misses with a looping left.
Rutten connects with a solid leg kick.
Lavrov takes one to the side of the head.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Lavrov lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Rutten.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Taz Rutten dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Taz Rutten's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!
Rutten keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Lavrov.
Rutten's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Rutten duly obliges.
Rutten throws a big shot that misses.
Lavrov throws a jab when Rutten was well out of range.
Rutten throws a sloppy body shot
and Rutten takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Rutten swinging wildly here.
A jab from Rutten misses.
Lavrov digs a good hook to Rutten's body.
Rutten lands a nice hook to Lavrov's body. Lavrov takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Rutten lands with an overhand left.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lavrov throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Rutten avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Rutten jabs Lavrov to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Lavrov scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Lavrov throws a jab when Rutten was well out of range.
Rutten throws a body kick that misses.
Rutten scores with a kick to the body.
Lavrov misses with a looping right.
Lavrov has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
An inside leg kick from Rutten misses.
Rutten swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lavrov throws a low kick but Rutten avoids it.
Rutten ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Lavrov moves away.
Rutten throws the kick towards the body but Lavrov avoids it.
Lavrov slips a jab and a cross from Rutten.
Lavrov tries to clinch up.
A clash of legs there as Rutten blocks the low kick.
Lavrov misses with a low kick.
Lavrov closes the distance looking to clinch
and Rutten counters with a nice body shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rutten slips under a jab.
Lavrov has closed the distance and engaged Rutten in a clinch.
Rutten is working Lavrov over against the cage.
Lavrov tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Rutten's elbow.
Lavrov takes a shot to the head.
Lavrov working aggressively here.
Lavrov working aggressively here.
Rutten tries a body shot but Lavrov blocks it.
Rutten breaks the clinch.
Rutten scores with a leg kick.
The fight stays on the outside here - Lavrov looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Lavrov lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rutten throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
A lazy left from Rutten finds it's target.
Rutten circles away from the clinch attempt.
Rutten lands a head kick!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Rutten tries a low kick but Lavrov avoids it.
Lavrov avoids the body shot from Rutten.
Rutten throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Rutten throws the kick towards the body but Lavrov avoids it.
Rutten throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Rutten fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Lavrov is out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Taz Rutten showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Taz Rutten's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Rutten looks to score with a jab to the body but Lavrov is just out of range.
Lavrov misses with a wild body shot.
Lavrov drives through and clinches with Rutten against the cage.
Lavrov lands a damaging elbow.
Rutten lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Lavrov backwards.
Lavrov tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Rutten lands a damaging elbow.
Lavrov blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Lavrov scores a nice knee to the body.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Lavrov.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Lavrov lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Rutten backwards.
Lavrov tries to throw a body punch but Rutten avoids it by throwing Lavrov back against the cage.
Lavrov takes a knee to the side of the body.
Rutten lands a good knee to the midsection. Lavrov won't want to take too many of those.
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!
Rutten managing to block the knees to the body from Lavrov.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Lavrov.
Lavrov lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Lavrov pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Lavrov with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Lavrov's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Lavrov swings wildly with an uppercut but Rutten uses good head movement to avoid it.
Stalling in the clinch from Rutten.
Rutten lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Rutten has a couple of punches blocked by Lavrov.
Rutten tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Lavrov's elbow.
A short right from Rutten on the inside.
Lavrov landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Rutten taking a breather.
A short right from Rutten.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rutten breaks from the clinch.
Rutten checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Rutten.
Rutten walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Lavrov checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Rutten feints and then cracks Lavrov's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Lavrov down.
Rutten fakes the leg kick and cracks Lavrov in the body.
Nice jab there from Rutten.
Nice straight punches there by Rutten. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Rutten.
Rutten throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Lavrov.
Lavrov lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rutten misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Lavrov.
Rutten displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Lavrov throws out the jab.
Taz Rutten seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Rutten misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Lavrov counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Lavrov just misses with a punch to the body.
Lavrov has managed to clinch.
Vadim Lavrov has scored more points in the clinch so far.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Rutten.
Lavrov lands a body punch in the clinch.
Lavrov lands an uppercut.
Rutten missing with knees to the body.
Lavrov lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Rutten is rocked!
A nice right hand lands inside from Lavrov.
Rutten is still on wobbly legs! Can Lavrov finish him?
Knees in the clinch landing for Lavrov.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Rutten's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Lavrov lands a nice shot to the body.
Lavrov comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Lavrov pulls back and lands a big elbow that stuns Rutten! Lavrov unloads with more strikes and Rutten sinks to his knees! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:05 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Vadim Lavrov!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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