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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Xavi D Cruz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Frank Rutt (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). D Cruz's entrance music is mama said knock you out. A fine choice. Rutt has chosen Underdog as his entrance music. Xavi D Cruz has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Solid boxing
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Excellent boxer
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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 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Xavi D Cruz!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Frank Rutt!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Bishop, Donald Grub and Andrew Berry.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
D Cruz jabbing away but nothing is landing.
D Cruz rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Rutt moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
No joy there for Rutt, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
D Cruz rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Rutt moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
A left lands for Rutt.
D Cruz looks to land a left hand but Rutt moved out of range nicely.
Rutt 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.
D Cruz throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Rutt on the side of the head.
D Cruz fails to land with a series of punches.
D Cruz wants to clinch.
D Cruz throws a looping overhand right but Rutt ducks down to avoid it.
Jab, jab by D Cruz - just one landing.
A right-left combo lands from D Cruz.
Rutt bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
D Cruz misses with a two punch combination.
Rutt slips a jab and a cross from D Cruz.
A shot to de liver by D Cruz. Beautiful body shot.
D Cruz jabs Rutt right on the nose. Rutt blinks but takes it well.
D Cruz shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Rutt defends it nicely.
Rutt fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but D Cruz is out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
D Cruz misses with the combination.
Nice defenses there by D Cruz.
D Cruz tries to close the distance and clinch but Rutt swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Rutt tries to clinch there but D Cruz circles away.
Rutt misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Rutt looks to land a right hand but D Cruz moved out of range.
Rutt walks into a left hand.
Rutt tries to bum rush D Cruz with a series of wild strikes but D Cruz uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Rutt blocks a jab.
A big left from D Cruz misses.
Rutt has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Rutt there as he acknowledges the shot.
D Cruz throws a jab but it's blocked by Rutt.
D Cruz walks into a stiff left hand from Rutt.
Xavi D Cruz seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Rutt avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
D Cruz scores with a crisp jab that stopped Rutt in his tracks.
Rutt takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Rutt wants to clinch up but D Cruz keeps it at a distance.
D Cruz misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
D Cruz throws a shot from downtown. Rutt moves away and avoids it.
A jab from D Cruz misses.
A big right from Rutt misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rutt lands with a nice combination. D Cruz backs away looking to recover.
D Cruz closes the distance and lands a one-two.
D Cruz pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
D Cruz blocks a jab.
D Cruz looks to land a left hand but Rutt moved out of range nicely.
D Cruz sizes up Rutt with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
D Cruz throws a left and a right that both miss
and Rutt counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps D Cruz thinking.
Rutt throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
D Cruz connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
D Cruz is looking to clinch.
D Cruz walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Rutt ducks under a wild hook from D Cruz.
Rutt has a takedown stuffed.
D Cruz misses with a double jab
and Rutt makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Rutt scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. D Cruz doesn't seem bothered though.
A decent looking cross lands there for Rutt.
D Cruz stuns Rutt with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
D Cruz drives through and clinches with Rutt against the cage.
D Cruz wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
D Cruz working hard to break the clinch.
Rutt keeps control of D Cruz as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rutt stalling the fight.
Rutt lands a right hand.
Rutt lands a right hand.
Rutt has D Cruz pressed against the cage, preventing D Cruz from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Rutt avoiding damage.
Rutt tries to score a body lock takedown but D Cruz shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
D Cruz wants to break free but Rutt has control.
Rutt lands with a short shot to the head.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Rutt.
D Cruz wants to get back to striking at distance but Rutt won't allow it.
D Cruz wants to get back to striking at distance but Rutt won't allow it.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Rutt trying to control the position but instead, D Cruz has worked for underhooks and has pushed Rutt into the cage.
Rutt lands a hook that snaps the head of D Cruz backwards.
D Cruz pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
D Cruz throws a lazy right hand but Rutt sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
A big left from Rutt misses.
D Cruz with a lazy takedown attempt
and Rutt counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
D Cruz is breathing heavily.
D Cruz misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Rutt tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but D Cruz swivels and escapes.
Xavi D Cruz has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Frank Rutt.
No joy there for Rutt, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rutt uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before D Cruz has time to react.
D Cruz swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Rutt counters with a one-two to the body.
D Cruz ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Rutt lands an overhand right.
Rutt staying out of range there.
D Cruz pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Good exchange - Rutt coming out on top.
D Cruz keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
D Cruz rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Rutt moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Rutt throws a shot from downtown. D Cruz moves away and avoids it.
D Cruz cracks Rutt with an open hand slap.
Rutt scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. D Cruz doesn't seem bothered though.
D Cruz tries to clinch but Rutt is having none of it.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Rutt cracks D Cruz with an open hand slap.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
D Cruz lands a nice shot that snaps Rutt's head back.
Rutt slips under a jab.
Rutt misses with a wild combination.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Frank Rutt dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Rutt looks to land a right hand but D Cruz moved out of range.
Rutt sizes up D Cruz with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
D Cruz blocks a jab.
Rutt will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Rutt looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Rutt takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
A shot to de liver by D Cruz. Beautiful body shot.
D Cruz misses with a body shot.
Rutt scores with a jab to the head.
D Cruz misses the shot to the body.
Rutt lands a jab.
Rutt walks into a straight right hand from D Cruz.
D Cruz walks into a straight right hand from Rutt.
D Cruz throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Rutt sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Rutt lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
D Cruz takes a shot right to the bread basket.
D Cruz misses with a hook.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rutt with a hook.
D Cruz misses with a straight right.
Rutt scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Rutt connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Rutt shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Rutt showed some decent athleticism there.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
D Cruz is refusing to be controlled, as Rutt sits in half guard.
D Cruz kicks off Rutt and gets to his feet.
A jab from Rutt does it's job there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rutt throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around D Cruz's waist but D Cruz gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Rutt off to one side.
Rutt misses with a hook. D Cruz ducked under it nicely.
D Cruz throws a combination that misses
and Rutt counters with a nice uppercut.
D Cruz works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
D Cruz scores with a jab. Rutt acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Rutt bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
D Cruz is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
D Cruz moves out of range of the strikes.
Rutt getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Rutt connects with a jab.
D Cruz fails with an attempt to clinch.
Rutt drops his hands momentarily and D Cruz takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
D Cruz scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Rutt doesn't seem bothered though.
Rutt tries to work over D Cruz's front leg with a kick but D Cruz checks it.
D Cruz takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Rutt connects with the punch.
D Cruz misses the jab.
A nice combination there by D Cruz.
D Cruz misses with an uppercut.
Rutt bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
D Cruz uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Rutt.
Rutt misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from D Cruz.
D Cruz looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
D Cruz bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Rutt connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
D Cruz misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Rutt counters with a left to the body.
Xavi D Cruz is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Left hook, right uppercut from D Cruz.
Rutt moves into the clinch.
D Cruz wants to break free but Rutt has control.
D Cruz's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
D Cruz is looking to slow Rutt down with leg kicks.
D Cruz scores with a jab to the body.
D Cruz throws a low kick, looking for Rutt's leg but Rutt calmly moves out of range.
Rutt misses with a body kick.
Rutt lands with a good body shot.
D Cruz pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
D Cruz takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Rutt connects with a good right hand that stumbles D Cruz. D Cruz circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Rutt lands with a hook. D Cruz tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Rutt lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Rutt lands a right hook to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
D Cruz throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Rutt.
A telegraphed right hand from Rutt misses the target.
D Cruz darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Rutt defending well as D Cruz loads up on a big left hand.
D Cruz takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Rutt digs a good hook to D Cruz's body.
D Cruz moves out of range of the strikes.
Nice combo by Rutt! Oh, that's hurt him - D Cruz falls to the canvas and Rutt follows him into side control.
D Cruz is rocked!
Rutt working away.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Rutt has knee on belly and now moves to full mount! Trouble for D Cruz!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Rutt sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Rutt lands a heavy elbow.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Frank Rutt showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
D Cruz misses with a takedown
and Rutt counters with a left to the body.
Rutt works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
D Cruz is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Rutt.
Rutt scores with a body shot.
Frank Rutt seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Rutt lands a really nice looking cross but D Cruz seems unphased.
D Cruz takes one on the button.
Rutt scores with a hook to the body. D Cruz takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Rutt jabs D Cruz right on the nose. D Cruz blinks but takes it well.
D Cruz takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Rutt works the jab nicely.
Rutt lands a jab to D Cruz's midsection.
Rutt lands a nice shot that snaps D Cruz's head back.
Rutt throws a right and a left that both miss.
Rutt uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
D Cruz swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Rutt counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Oh D Cruz is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
D Cruz throws the left hand but Rutt avoids the punch easily.
D Cruz seems to have got his legs back now.
Rutt drops D Cruz with a left right combo! Rutt follows him down to the ground into side control.
Rutt in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rutt passes to full mount! That's big trouble for D Cruz!
Rutt controlling his opponent.
Rutt jumps to side control looking for an arm triangle but D Cruz manages to avoid the submission attempt.
D Cruz is not content to let Rutt control the position.
Frank Rutt is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
D Cruz is looking for a sweep.
Rutt controlling the position from side mount.
D Cruz struggling a bit here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rutt is maintaining the dominant position - no doubt D Cruz will start to get frustrated soon if he's not already.
D Cruz is not content to let Rutt control the position.
Rutt scores with punches from side control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
D Cruz is not content to let Rutt control the position.
Xavi D Cruz has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Rutt controls the position from side control.
And that's the end of the fight!
Frank Rutt comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Rutt 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 Daniel Bishop scores the fight 26:30
Judge Donald Grub scores the fight 26:30
Judge Andrew Berry scores the fight 26:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Frank Rutt!
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