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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Handsome Rutten (ranked 2497 p4p, 340 weight class) and Steve Stricker (ranked 1783 p4p, 272 weight class). Stricker is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by 21 Savage feat. Future - X. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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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
19 - 4 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Handsome Rutten!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
20 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Steve Stricker!
The judges for this bout are Chris Downing, Frank Dennis and Alan Glass.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Stricker throws an overhand right that lands on Rutten's shoulder, as Rutten tries to avoid the shot.
Rutten ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Stricker misses with a hook to the body
letting Rutten counter with a right hand.
Handsome Rutten seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Rutten uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Stricker.
Rutten throws a predictable looking body shot
and Stricker counters with a nice low kick that buckles Rutten's knee momentarily.
Stricker bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Rutten's head backwards.
Danga de danga de dang - Rutten scores with a four punch combination!
It looks like Steve Stricker has been cut.
A left and a right from Stricker both land. Nice combination.
Stricker pulls out of a head kick attempt.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Rutten lands with a hook. Stricker tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Stricker goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Rutten lands a right hook to the body.
A jab from Stricker misses.
Stricker keeps Rutten at a distance using the push kick.
Stricker blocks a jab.
Stricker swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Stricker's corner calls for a 1-2. Stricker obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Rutten changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Stricker ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Rutten moves away.
Stricker is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Stricker throws a body punch but Rutten moves out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Stricker connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Rutten fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Stricker, pushing him back against the cage.
Rutten misses with a hook to the ribs.
Stricker's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Stricker looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Stricker tries a low kick but Rutten avoids it.
Stricker connects with a leg kick. Rutten looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Rutten looks to land a left hand but Stricker moved out of range nicely.
Rutten throws a series of punches but Stricker moves out of range.
Stricker steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Rutten.
Rutten misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Stricker connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Stricker rushes Rutten and presses him up against the cage.
Rutten pushes Stricker back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Still in the clinch, Stricker scores with a nice short uppercut.
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!
Stricker misses with the head strike.
Our sources have told us that Rutten has been working on his knees in the buildup to the fight.
Stricker lands a body shot in the clinch.
Rutten misses with a hook from the clinch.
Stricker lands a body shot in the clinch.
Rutten misses with a punch to the body.
Stricker blocks a punch to the side of the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rutten throws a punch but it's blocked by Stricker.
Still in the clinch, Stricker scores with a nice short uppercut.
A short left from Stricker.
Stricker misses with a punch on the inside.
Rutten is working for takedown but Stricker is calmly controlling the position for now.
Rutten struggles to land a body shot inside as Stricker controls his hands.
Rutten cracks Stricker with a nice body shot.
Rutten tries to throw a body punch but Stricker avoids it by throwing Rutten back against the cage.
Stricker escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Jab by Rutten.
Stricker looks to land a right hand but Rutten moved out of range.
Rutten throws a body kick that misses.
Decent striking displayed by Rutten there.
Stricker fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Rutten, pushing him back against the cage.
Rutten lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Stricker blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Rutten tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Stricker's elbow.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Stricker.
A short uppercut from Stricker.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stricker blocks a body shot from Rutten.
Rutten pushes Stricker back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Rutten is trying to break the clinch but Stricker has him pressed against the cage.
Stricker makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Rutten tries a body shot but Stricker blocks it.
Rutten makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
A left hand lands to the body for Rutten.
Rutten blocking some punches.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Stricker.
Stricker scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Rutten misses with a punch to the body.
Rutten fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A nice left hand lands by Rutten.
Rutten digs a right hand underneath Stricker's ribcage. Stricker let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Stricker pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Stricker avoids the body shot from Rutten.
Stricker thows a left - swing and a miss!
Rutten throws a body shot but no joy.
Rutten uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Stricker.
Rutten appears to be looking for a big counter.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Stricker slips a jab from Rutten.
Stricker looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Rutten misses with an uppercut
enabling Stricker to counter with a crisp jab.
Stricker is looking to slow Rutten down with leg kicks.
Stricker looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Rutten swings away with a body shot that misses
and Stricker counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Rutten drives through and clinches with Stricker against the cage.
Stricker wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Rutten has him pressed against the cage.
Rutten swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Rutten blocking some punches.
Rutten tries a body shot but Stricker blocks it.
Rutten misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A head punch on the inside from Rutten fails to land.
Stricker breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Rutten misses with an uppercut. Stricker saw that one coming.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Stricker misses with a wild combination.
Stricker takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Steve Stricker will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Steve Stricker's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Rutten sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Rutten throws a nice looking combination but Stricker bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Stricker swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Rutten.
Stricker slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Rutten throws a hook but Stricker avoids it easily.
Stricker scores with a nice head shot.
Rutten takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Stricker is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Stricker throws out a loose jab but Rutten uses good head movement to avoid it.
Stricker feints a jab promting Rutten to slip. Stricker then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Rutten slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Rutten misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Stricker wants to counter the offense by Rutten and move into the clinch position.
Rutten takes one to the side of the head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Stricker lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Stricker has been working his punching technique in the buildup to the fight and it appears to be paying off.
Rutten throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Stricker has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
The fighters circling - Stricker throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Stricker misses with a body shot.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Stricker in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
Stricker swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Rutten, as that shot connected.
Rutten throws an overhand right that lands on Stricker's shoulder, as Stricker tries to avoid the shot.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Stricker, right into the meat.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rutten lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Stricker circles away quickly and effectively.
Stricker punishes Rutten's body with a nice straight punch.
Stricker lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Rutten changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Stricker lands a jab to the head.
Rutten connects with a body shot that sends Stricker's belly button to the back.
Stricker misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Rutten avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Stricker misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Stricker throws a sloppy head kick and Rutten moves out of range easily.
Rutten lands with a good body shot.
Stricker lands with a nice body punch.
Rutten takes a swing at Stricker's ribcage but misses.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Rutten checks a leg kick.
Rutten misses with a wild body shot.
Stricker walks into a left hand.
Stricker wants to clinch up but Rutten keeps it at a distance.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Stricker looks to score with a jab to the body but Rutten is just out of range.
Rutten looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Stricker scores with a nice strike.
A swing and a miss from Stricker.
A little feinted left hand from Rutten on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Rutten sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Rutten throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Stricker scores with a leg kick.
Rutten tries to bum rush Stricker with a series of wild strikes but Stricker uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Stricker ducks under a wild hook from Rutten.
Rutten 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.
Stricker misses with a looping right.
Stricker motions for Rutten to come forward. Stricker throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Rutten misses with a double jab.
Stricker throws a leg kick but Rutten sees it coming and moves out of range.
Rutten misses with a double jab.
Rutten dips to his left and cracks Stricker with an uppercut!
Stricker with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Rutten works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rutten drives through and clinches with Stricker against the cage.
Rutten tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Rutten tries to work over Stricker's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Stricker gets through Rutten's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Rutten doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Rutten changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Stricker fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Stricker lands a jab to Rutten's midsection.
Rutten scores with a sloppy right hand. Stricker should have avoided that one.
Nice shot lands for Stricker.
Stricker misses the jab.
Rutten swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Rutten fails to land with a series of punches.
Rutten gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Stricker.
Stricker misses the jab.
Rutten avoids a punch combination nicely.
Steve Stricker seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Rutten throws a hook but Stricker blocks it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rutten cracks Stricker with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Stricker attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Rutten walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Rutten goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Stricker steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Rutten.
Rutten takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Stricker connects with a right hand. Rutten shakes it off.
Stricker keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Rutten tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Stricker paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Nice defenses there by Rutten.
Rutten misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Stricker.
Stricker takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Stricker throws a jab but it's blocked by Rutten.
Rutten looks to score with a jab to the body but Stricker is just out of range.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Stricker misses the shot to the body.
A chopping leg kick lands by Stricker.
A jab lands there for Rutten.
Rutten is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Nice uppercut lands for Stricker. That snapped Rutten's head back.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Steve Stricker showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Steve Stricker's cut.
That's time! Rutten's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
A punch combination from Rutten misses.
A bone on bone clash there as Rutten blocks the leg kick.
Rutten tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Stricker counters with a left to the body.
Rutten throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Stricker, as that shot connected.
Rutten tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Stricker thows a left - swing and a miss!
Rutten swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Stricker tries to counter with a clinch but Rutten shakes him off and moves away.
Rutten thuds his right hand into Stricker's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Rutten feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Strickers jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Rutten is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Stricker lands a two punch combo.
Rutten throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Stricker avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Rutten tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Stricker with a hook.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Stricker moves into range and clinches up with Rutten.
Stricker lands a shoulder strike.
Rutten breaks the clinch.
Stricker misses with a wild combination.
Rutten scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Rutten moves away from the strike by Stricker.
Rutten scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Rutten moves into the clinch.
A right hand to the body from Stricker.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Stricker lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Rutten working aggressively here.
Stricker misses with a punch on the inside.
Stricker pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Rutten has Stricker up against the cage in a clinch.
Rutten doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Handsome Rutten has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Stricker lands a hook to the side of the head.
Stricker has a couple of punches blocked by Rutten.
Rutten goes for a takedown in the clinch but Stricker prevents it.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
A short left from Rutten.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Stricker.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Stricker.
Rutten prevents a body shot from Stricker.
Rutten goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Rutten is looking to control Stricker's arms but Stricker gets an underhook and turns him. Now Rutten has his back to the cage.
Stricker misses with a punch on the inside.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Rutten.
Rutten misses with a hook to the ribs.
Stricker misses with some punches.
Stricker blocks a body shot from Rutten.
Steve Stricker seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Rutten fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Rutten tries to work over Stricker's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stricker scores with a shot to the side of Rutten's head.
Stricker can't find room to land a body shot as Rutten controls the action.
Stricker misses with the head strike.
Stricker swings wildly with an uppercut but Rutten uses good head movement to avoid it.
A head punch on the inside from Stricker fails to land.
Stricker pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Rutten takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Rutten walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
A jab from Rutten misses.
Rutten gets a clinch.
Come on Rutten - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Rutten tries to work over Stricker's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Stricker goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Rutten misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Rutten blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Rutten is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Stricker pulls him back up using the underhooks.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Stricker keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Rutten's efforts to push away.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Stricker.
Stricker lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Rutten tries to circle away but Stricker has him pinned against the cage.
Stricker lands with a left to the head.
Stricker lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Rutten misses with the head strike.
Stricker presses Rutten against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Stricker creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Stricker working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Stricker prevents a body shot from Rutten.
Stricker misses with a short punch on the inside.
Stricker misses with the head strike.
A short left from Stricker.
Rutten struggles to land a body shot inside as Stricker controls his hands.
Stricker has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Stricker lands a body shot.
Stricker working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
And that's the end of the fight!
Steve Stricker comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Stricker 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 Chris Downing scores the fight 28:29
Judge Frank Dennis scores the fight 27:30
Judge Alan Glass scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Steve Stricker!
Steve Stricker bigged himself up after the win. The crowd seemed to love it.
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