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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Martin Prien (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Gerlach Rutger (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Prien comes to the cage accompanied by Yellow Submarine. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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205 lbs
0 - 0 - 0 |
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215 lbs
24 - 11 - 2 |
Good wrestling
Solid boxing
Insanely flexible |
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Olympic wrestler
Counter striker
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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
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Martin Prien!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
24 - 11 - 2, fighting out of Sydney, Gerlach Rutger!
The judges for this bout are Donatello Bradman, Summer Carpenter and John Mangel.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Prien misses with a head kick.
Prien misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Rutger.
Prien moves to clinch but Rutger breaks away
and Rutger decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Prien's guard.
Prien trying to control the position.
Rutger with a nice head shot there.
Rutger won't allow Prien to sweep him here.
Rutger throwing strikes from guard but Prien blocks nicely.
Prien has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Rutger can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Prien looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Prien escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Rutger gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Prien working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Rutger doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Rutger manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Rutger wants to control from the top but Prien keeps moving.
Prien throws some sloppy strikes off his back.
Rutger must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Rutger is working Prien over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Rutger wants to control from the top but Prien keeps moving.
Rutger might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Prien kaven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
Rutger won't allow Prien to sweep him here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Prien is looking for a triangle but Rutger pushes his legs off easily.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Prien had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Rutger defends it easily.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Prien looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Rutger wants to control from the top but Prien keeps moving.
Rutger throwing strikes from guard but Prien blocks nicely.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Rutger missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Prien is on top in guard.
Prien throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Prien wants to control from the top but Rutger keeps moving.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rutger controlling Prien's posture.
Prien pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Rutger is keeping the position for now.
Prien postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! Rutger is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of Prien, into his guard.
Rutger with a flurry of punches that miss.
Rutger scoring with some ground and pound.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rutger controls from within his opponent's guard.
Rutger stopping the sweep attempt from Prien.
Prien keeping moving, preventing Rutger from controlling successfully.
Rutger content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Prien strikes from his own guard.
Rutger working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Prien isolates an arm and boxes in a triangle. Rutger stacks Prien on his neck as he steps over and passes to the side. He's now in a much more dominant position where he can look to do some serious damage. Nice move by Rutger!
Prien taking a bit of punishment here - Rutger scoring with strikes.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Prien tries to slip a leg under to move to half guard but Rutger presses down on the leg and jumps into full mount!
Prien regains half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Gerlach Rutger will probably get the nod.
That's time! Prien's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Prien drives through with a takedown into Rutger's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
Prien preventing the sweep.
Rutger keeping moving, preventing Prien from controlling successfully.
Prien throws a big elbow that misses.
Prien looking to pass the guard.
Rutger avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Prien throws a big right hand that misses.
Prien wants to pass the guard but Rutger is keeping the position.
Prien drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but Rutger manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now Prien has Rutger in his guard.
Rutger trying to control the position from guard on top but Prien is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Prien looking for a sweep. Not yet Prien, not yet.
Prien has his foot on Rutger's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Rutger works his way back into a safe position though.
Prien looking for a sweep. Not yet Prien, not yet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rutger working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Prien had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Rutger defends it easily.
Prien is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Prien not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Prien trying to pass the guard but Rutger defending well.
Prien is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Rutger sees it coming and defends easily.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Prien trying to control from half guard but Rutger is working away.
Rutger works his way to full guard. Good work.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Prien won't allow Rutger to sweep him here.
Prien throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Prien trying to control but Rutger is working from the bottom.
Rutger looking for a sweep. Not yet Rutger, not yet.
Prienis looking to pass into half guard but Rutger pushes him away with his feet and jumps on top - now Rutger is in guard.
Prien working for a triangle but Rutger defends it easily.
Prien tries to land a sweep but no joy.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rutger landing with the ground and pound.
Rutger wants to control from the top but Prien keeps moving.
Rutger trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Rutger avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Rutger trying to control but Prien is working from the bottom.
Prien escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Rutger gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
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!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Prien keeping moving, preventing Rutger from controlling successfully.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Martin Prien dominated that second round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Rutger keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Prien tries to clinch up but Rutger circles away and keeps his distance.
Rutger uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Prien.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Prien throws a shot from downtown. Rutger moves away and avoids it.
Both fighters are looking to counter, which isn't making for the most exciting fight in the world.
Prien tries to clinch up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Prien dives in and grabs Rutger's left leg, looking for a takedown. Rutger pushes down on Prien's head and hops out.
Prien closes the distance and clinches.
Prien manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
Rutger lands a couple of digs.
Rutger trying to control but Prien is working from the bottom.
Prien wants to sweep but no luck.
Prien keeping moving, preventing Rutger from controlling successfully.
Prien is looking for a triangle here but Rutger uses the submission attempt to pass into side control.
Prien wants to control but Rutger postures up.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Prien is looking to regain half guard here but Rutger keeps moving and retains side control.
Rutger gets to mount! Prien was on the offensive and wasn't defending properly.
Prien is in all sorts of trouble here.
Rutger landing strikes, looking to finish!
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!
Rutger landing shots from mount.
Prien is wriggling around trying to escape.
Rutger unloading with bombs!
Prien is rocked!
It looks like Martin Prien has been cut.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Rutger trying to control but Prien is having none of it.
Rutger lands with some strikes.
Oh Prien is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Rutger punishing his opponent with strikes.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Prien is looking to get to half guard.
Prien seems to have got his legs back now.
Rutger with good strikes from the mount here!
Prien manages to regain half guard. Good work.
Prien misses with some strikes from the bottom.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Rutger in particular looking to stall.
Prien gets back to full guard.
Rutger forces his way into half guard.
Prien is looking to get full guard. It looks like he might be successful but at the last minute Rutger jumps into side control!
Rutger trying to control the action but Prien is working from the bottom.
Prien taking punishment in the form of punches.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
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!
Prien struggling a bit here.
Rutger grinds an elbow into Prien's temple.
You can see the frustration on Prien's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Rutger wants to control but Prien is keeping him busy.
Prien tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Rutger scoring with punches and elbows.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Rutger wants to lay and pray for a moment but Prien keeps working.
Prien might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Rutger is working Prien over with some ground and pound from side control.
Prien is trying to improve his position.
And that's the end of the fight!
Gerlach Rutger comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Rutger has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Donatello Bradman scores the fight 28:29
Judge Summer Carpenter scores the fight 28:29
Judge John Mangel scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Gerlach Rutger!
Gerlach Rutger decided to go for the less than humble approach in his post fight interview, telling everyone how he is going to conquer the world. The crowd seemed to like it when really that sort of approach could have gone either way.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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RATING
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