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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ernesto Rutten (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tim Augustine (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rutten comes to the cage accompanied by It's Dark and Hell is Hot. Augustine has chosen The Stooges - I Wanna Be Your Dog as his entrance music. Ernesto Rutten has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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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
2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Ernesto Rutten!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Tim Augustine!
The judges for this bout are Chad Campbell, Joseph Jones and John Roberts.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Augustine misses with a head kick.
Augustine throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Rutten pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Rutten swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Rutten goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Augustine dodges the punch combination from Rutten.
Rutten misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Rutten swinging wilding here.
Augustine dodges the punch combination from Rutten.
Augustine tries to close the distance and clinch but Rutten swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Rutten scores with a punch to the head.
Rutten connects with a looping right hand.
Rutten on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Rutten getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Augustine throws the left hand but Rutten avoids the punch easily.
Augustine fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Rutten fails to land with a series of punches.
Ernesto Rutten seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Augustine lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Rutten has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Rutten and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Ernesto Rutten is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A punch lands to the side of Augustine 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Rutten punishes Augustine's body with a nice straight punch.
Rutten throws a right and a left that Augustine avoids nicely.
A combination from Rutten does no damage.
Augustine fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Rutten manages to avoid it.
Augustine shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Rutten but Rutten pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Rutten looks to land a combination but Augustine avoids it well.
Augustine gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Rutten is trying to break the clinch but Augustine has him pressed against the cage.
Rutten breaks the clinch.
Augustine throws a series of punches but Rutten moves out of range.
Augustine avoids the head kick by Rutten.
Rutten lands a jab to the nose.
Rutten swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Rutten lands a head kick!
Rutten misses with a combination
and Augustine counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Augustine pivots, looking for a leg kick but Rutten is out of range and Augustine settles back down.
Augustine throws a solid leg kick but Rutten takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Augustine.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rutten scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Rutten fails to land with a series of punches.
Augustine will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Ernesto Rutten has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Tim Augustine.
Good shot there by Rutten.
Augustine fails to land with a series of punches.
Augustine looks gassed!
Rutten throws a series of punches but Augustine moves out of range.
Rutten throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Rutten stuns Augustine with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Rutten connects with a looping right hand.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Rutten tries a head kick but it misses.
A shot to de liver by Rutten. Beautiful body shot.
Rutten throws a right hand that Augustine ducks under and follows up with a left that Augustine also avoids with ease.
Rutten works over Augustine's head and body with a nice combination.
Augustine avoids a punch combination nicely.
Rutten lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Augustine swings widly with a right hand
and Rutten counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Augustine is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Rutten throws a combination that misses
and Augustine counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Augustine throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rutten throws a head kick that misses
and Augustine counters with a one-two to the body.
Rutten lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
A low kick from Augustine is predictable there
and Rutten counters with a three punch combo that has Augustine backing up. Augustine nods at Rutten to acknowledge the strikes.
Rutten scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Rutten throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Augustine.
A head kick misses from Rutten.
Rutten lands with a shot to the body.
Rutten throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Augustine sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Rutten throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Rutten takes one on the button.
Rutten tries to bum rush Augustine with a series of wild strikes but Augustine uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Rutten throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
No joy there for Rutten, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Rutten misses with a two punch combination.
Rutten misses with a double jab.
Augustine lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
It looks like Ernesto Rutten has been cut.
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 gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Rutten is rocked!
Augustine landing some decent shots from guard.
Oh Rutten is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Augustine with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Augustine working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Rutten's head.
Rutten seems to have got his legs back now.
Augustine has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Augustine trying to control but Rutten is working from the bottom.
Augustine prevents Rutten from getting back to his feet.
Augustine wants to control from the top but Rutten keeps moving.
Rutten 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.
Augustine trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Rutten wants to sweep here but Augustine controlling him for the moment.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Rutten tries to bum rush Augustine with a series of wild strikes but Augustine uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Augustine throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ernesto Rutten dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Ernesto Rutten's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!
Rutten misses with a series of wild punches.
Augustine does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Augustine tries to close the distance and clinch but Rutten swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Rutten lands a high kick!
Augustine takes a kick to the side of the head.
Augustine has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Rutten throws a combination that misses
and Augustine counters with a shoot takedown. Rutten fights it but they end up in guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Rutten utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Augustine prevents Rutten from getting back to his feet.
Rutten keeping full guard, as Augustine tries to pass.
Augustine working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Augustine being controlled here momentarily.
Augustine lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Augustine prevents Rutten from getting back to his feet.
Augustine is breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Augustine forces his way into half guard.
Rutten wants to get back to his feet.
Augustine tries to pass to full mount but Rutten defends it.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Augustine trying to advance position but Rutten counters by regaining guard.
Rutten escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Augustine gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Augustine throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Augustine pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Rutten is keeping the position for now.
Augustine won't allow Rutten to get back to his feet.
Augustine wants to pass the guard but Rutten is keeping the position.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Rutten lands with a nice combination. Augustine backs away looking to recover.
That's two 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.
Rutten lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Augustine at a distance.
Augustine throws a left and a right that both miss
and Rutten counters with a left and a right that stings Augustine.
Left hook, right uppercut from Rutten.
Rutten plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Rutten tries to bum rush Augustine with a series of wild strikes but Augustine uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Augustine is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Rutten.
Rutten lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Augustine backs up against the cage.
Augustine misses with a double jab
and Rutten counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Rutten lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Augustine misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Rutten.
Ernesto Rutten is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Rutten slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Rutten misses with a combination
and Augustine counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Rutten misses with a wild combination.
Rutten lands with a slapping head kick.
Rutten scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A combination from Rutten does no damage.
Rutten misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Rutten lands a nice leg kick that just misses Augustine's sensitive parts.
A punch combination from Rutten misses.
Rutten swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Rutten misses with a combination
and Augustine counters with a series of strikes. Rutten will be more careful next time no doubt.
Augustine with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Rutten to score with a decent uppercut.
Rutten slips a jab from Augustine.
Rutten fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Augustine on the side of the head.
Rutten tries a head kick but it misses.
Rutten lands the left hand.
A combination from Rutten does no damage.
Nice sprawl there from Rutten as Augustine shoots in.
Rutten misses with a few strikes there.
Augustine throws a leg kick that is checked
and Rutten counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Rutten throws a right and a left that Augustine avoids nicely.
Augustine misses with a looping right.
Rutten rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Augustine moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rutten will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Rutten pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Rutten rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Augustine moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
A head kick by Rutten misses
and Augustine counters with a straight right hand.
Rutten closes the distance looking to clinch
enabling Augustine to counter with a crisp jab.
Rutten misses with a head kick.
Augustine misses with a lunging right hand
and Rutten counters with a two punch combo.
Rutten scores with a jab to the jaw.
Augustine fails to land with a series of punches.
Rutten misses with a double jab
and Augustine counters with a single leg into guard. Rutten didn't expect that.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Augustine trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Augustine slips nicely into half guard.
Rutten keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Rutten is looking to escape.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Ernesto Rutten will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Ernesto Rutten's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Rutten throws a nice looking combination but Augustine bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Rutten slips a jab and a cross from Augustine.
Rutten clinches up with Augustine and pushes him back against the cage.
Augustine tries to score a body lock takedown but Rutten shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Augustine has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Rutten is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Augustine tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Rutten just stands there and leans against the cage.
Ernesto Rutten has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Tim Augustine.
Augustine tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Rutten smiles and moves away.
Rutten tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Rutten lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Rutten lands a two punch combo.
Rutten throws a right and a left that both miss.
Rutten swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Augustine counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Rutten!
Rutten is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Augustine in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Augustine raining down shots from the mount!
Rutten trying desperately to get to his feet.
Rutten is trying desperately to improve position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Augustine lands a heavy elbow.
Augustine throwing strikes here but Rutten is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
Augustine breaks from Rutten's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Augustine throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for Rutten because Augustine loaded up on that one.
Rutten working to try and regain half guard.
Augustine punishing his opponent with strikes.
Augustine is working for a guillotine from mount but Rutten frees his head quite easily.
Rutten wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Augustine.
Tim Augustine has got the better of the ground game so far.
Augustine with a couple of short strikes.
Rutten knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Augustine on the ground.
Poor strikes thrown by Augustine there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
Rutten is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Augustine tries to control but Rutten wriggling away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Augustine thowing shots but they're missing.
Rutten is wriggling around trying to escape.
Augustine misses with a series of strikes from mount. He'll no doubt be working on his ground and pound when he gets back to the gym.
Augustine in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Rutten tries to lock up and control but Augustine gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Rutten tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Augustine is working on an americana here. Ooh, that looks pretty nasty! Nope, Rutten has managed to escape the submission attempt.
Rutten is in all sorts of trouble here.
BOOM! Augustine connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Augustine dominating with strikes here.
Augustine with a couple of short strikes.
Augustine with good strikes from the mount here!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Augustine lands a big elbow - Rutten is in trouble! More strikes from the mount and Rutten is forced to tap out!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:19 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Strikes). Tim Augustine!
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