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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Karol Rucinski (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Luke Walter (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rucinski comes to the cage accompanied by Lil Wayne - Drop The World ft. Eminem. Luke Walter will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.
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164 lbs
6 - 2 - 1 |
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175 lbs
4 - 0 - 0 |
Good takedowns
Counter striker
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BJJ White Belt
Good low kicks
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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
6 - 2 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Karol Rucinski!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Luke Walter!
The judges for this bout are Robert Twigg, Chris Downing and Daniel Franklin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Walter fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Rucinski checks it well.
Walter displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Rucinski.
Walter throws a nice inside leg kick.
Rucinski takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Rucinski moves out of range of the strikes.
Rucinski misses with a body shot.
Walter throws a shot to the body.
Walter cracks Rucinski with a right hand to the side of the head.
Walter throws a one two combo.
It looks like Karol Rucinski has been cut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rucinski has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Walter.
Walter cracks Rucinski with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Walter fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Rucinski will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Walter feints and then cracks Rucinski's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Rucinski down.
Walter throws a quick inside leg kick.
Walter lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Walter fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Rucinski on the side of the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Walter just misses with a punch to the body.
Luke Walter seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Walter throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Walter jabs Rucinski right on the nose. Rucinski blinks but takes it well.
Rucinski tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Rucinski takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Walter moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Walter ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Walter moves out of range as Rucinski strikes.
Walter is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Walter chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Walter connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Walter lands a jab to Rucinski's midsection.
Walter lands a nice leg kick that just misses Rucinski's sensitive parts.
Walter keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Rucinski looks for a takedown but Walter sprawls well.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Karol Rucinski. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Rucinski tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Walter ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Walter fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Rucinski.
Walter has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Walter throws a leg kick which misses Rucinski's front leg but catches the back leg as Rucinski tries to avoid it.
Rucinski is breathing heavily.
Walter lands a leg kick that knocks Rucinski off balance momentarily.
Walter turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Rucinski scores a takedown into full mount!
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Poor strikes thrown by Rucinski there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
Rucinski can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Walter is looking to escape.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Luke Walter dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Karol Rucinski's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!
Walter lands a nice leg kick that just misses Rucinski's sensitive parts.
Rucinski is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Walter lands with a good body shot.
Walter thumps Rucinski with a low kick.
A nice leg kick lands there from Walter.
Walter fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Rucinski.
Nice shot lands for Walter.
Rucinski closes the distance and clinches up with Walter, looking for a takedown. Rucinski pushes Walter against the cage but Walter circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rucinski has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Walter.
Rucinski on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Rucinski takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
A solid leg kick lands there for Walter.
Walter fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Rucinski.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Walter slaps away a takedown attempt from Rucinski, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Walter fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Rucinski has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Walter swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Walter is looking to slow Rucinski down with leg kicks.
Rucinski fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Karol Rucinski. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Rucinski shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Walter.
Walter lands a nice shot that snaps Rucinski's head back.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Walter buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
A good leg kick by Walter.
Luke Walter is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Walter looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Walter fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Walter lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Walter works Rucinski's body with a nice hook.
Luke Walter seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Walter lands a nice leg kick that just misses Rucinski's sensitive parts.
Rucinski on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Walter with a jab.
Walter has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Rucinski walks into a jab.
Rucinski on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Rucinski takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Walter is looking to slow Rucinski down with leg kicks.
Walter is looking to slow Rucinski down with leg kicks.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Walter lands a leg kick that knocks Rucinski off balance momentarily.
Rucinski takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Luke Walter showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Karol Rucinski's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!
A good leg kick by Walter.
Walter connects with a solid leg kick.
Rucinski on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Walter connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Walter lands a really nice looking cross but Rucinski seems unphased.
Walter connects with a solid leg kick.
Rucinski takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Walter scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rucinski needs to keep his hands up - Walter had a free shot at his head there.
Walter dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Walter connects with a leg kick. Rucinski looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Walter thuds his right hand into Rucinski's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Walter chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Walter lands a leg kick that knocks Rucinski off balance momentarily.
Walter connects with a solid leg kick.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Walter throws a quick inside leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Walter lands a leg kick that knocks Rucinski off balance momentarily.
A nice inside leg kick there by Walter. That's going to slow Rucinski down.
Rucinski takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
That kick from Walter tenderised Rucinski's leg. Rucinski is trying to keep his angry face on.
Walter digs a good body shot into Rucinski's ribs.
A nice leg kick lands there from Walter.
Walter connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Rucinski's hands.
A slapping leg kick lands for Walter.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A jab from Walter does it's job there.
Walter scoring well with a low kick there.
Rucinski shoots in for a takedown but Walter shows good takedown defense.
An inside leg kick lands from Walter.
Walter lands a jab to Rucinski's midsection.
Rucinski is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Walter.
A solid leg kick lands there for Walter.
Luke Walter is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Walter cracks the inside of Rucinski's front leg.
Walter scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Walter scoring well with a low kick there.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Walter feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Rucinski's calf.
Walter fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Rucinski looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Karol Rucinski has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Walter slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Rucinski misses with a left hand
and Walter counters with a thumping low kick.
Walter lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
And that's the end of the fight!
Luke Walter comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Walter 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 Robert Twigg scores the fight 25:30
Judge Chris Downing scores the fight 25:30
Judge Daniel Franklin scores the fight 25:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Luke Walter!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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