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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Rhett Rutledge (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mark Marx (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rhett Rutledge has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.
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170 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
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BJJ Blue Belt
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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
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Rhett Rutledge!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Mark Marx!
The judges for this bout are Anni Minnemäki, Marco Blurström and Tarja Halkonen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Marx shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Rutledge sprawls well. Rutledge wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Marx gets slowly back to his feet.
Marx looks really tired already! That doesn't bode well for a good, competitive fight!
Marx misses with a takedown attempt
and Rutledge counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Rutledge decides to pull guard.
Rutledge has butterfly guard. He's looking to stand up here. He pushes Marx off him and springs to his feet nicely. The crowd applauds.
Rutledge is looking to clinch but Marx is avoiding it.
Marx misses with a takedown attempt - Rutledge sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Rhett Rutledge has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Mark Marx.
Marx shoots and misses
and Rutledge counters by moving into the clinch.
Rutledge manages to break the clinch.
Marx wants to slow Rutledge down by chopping away at his legs.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rutledge tries to clinch but Marx moves out of range.
Rutledge fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Marx sprawls well initially but Rutledge persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Rutledge performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
Rutledge really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Rutledge seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Marx for as long as he can get away with.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Rhett Rutledge.
Rutledge tries to close the distance and clinch but Marx swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Marx shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Rutledge counters by moving into the clinch.
Rutledge escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Rutledge has managed to clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rutledge pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Rutledge feints and as Marx raises his hands in defense, Rutledge changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Rutledge is stalling in the full guard.
Marx not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Marx is looking for a triangle here but Rutledge uses the submission attempt to pass into side control.
A bit of a lull in the action. I'm sure it will pick up again soon... even if the ref has to physically pick them up and put them back on their feet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rutledge working away.
Rutledge is staying tight to Marx's torso, preventing him from escaping.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
The ref stands the fighters back up because Rhett Rutledge just wasn't active enough.
Rutledge clinches.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Rhett Rutledge dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Marx with a lazy takedown attempt
and Rutledge holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Rutledge jumps into guard, dragging Marx to the mat.
Rutledge is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Marx is controlling him.
Marx looking to pass the guard.
Rutledge pushes Marx off and scrambles back to his feet.
Marx avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Marx is breathing heavily.
Rutledge moves into range and clinches up with Marx.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rutledge is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Rutledge breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Rutledge gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Rutledge breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Marx fails with the takedown
and Rutledge counters with a straight right hand.
Rhett Rutledge has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Mark Marx.
Rutledge gets a clinch.
Rutledge escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Rutledge drives through with a takedown into guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rutledge is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Rhett Rutledge overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Rutledge looking to pass the guard.
Rutledge is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Rhett Rutledge wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Marx changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Rutledge tries to avoid it but Marx manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Rutledge to the ground. Rutledge escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
No luck for Rutledge with that takedown attempt.
Rutledge tries to clinch but Marx is having none of it.
Rutledge avoids the body shot from Marx.
Rutledge closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Marx's guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rutledge is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Rutledge has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Rhett Rutledge.
Marx gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Rutledge counters with a takedown into side control! That could mean trouble for Marx!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Rhett Rutledge dominated that second round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!
Rutledge changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Marx looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Rutledge controlling the position.
Marx tries to wriggle free to get back to his feet but he's given up his back! Oops.
Marx is trying to get back to his feet but Rutledge has full control of the position and if anything, Marx has just worked his way into a worse spot.
Rutledge controlling the position well here. Marx rolled but Rutledge kept the hooks locked in and stayed in the dominant position.
Marx takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Rhett Rutledge wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Rutledge tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Marx paws at him with a jab and circles away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Marx throws a head kick but Rutledge moves out of range.
Rutledge is looking to clinch.
Marx shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Rutledge defends it nicely.
Rutledge closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Marx quickly recovers to half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rutledge postures up and decides to stand up, from the half guard. The ref calls for Marx to stand up.
Rutledge tries to clinch up.
Rutledge is looking to clinch but Marx is avoiding it.
Rutledge shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Marx is trying to defend but Rutledge finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Well, if Rutledge is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Marx has guillotine here! It looks pretty tight! Could this be all over! No, Rutledge escapes and passes into side control at the same time. Nice work there by Rutledge!
Rutledge staying calm.
Mark Marx has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
And that's the end of the fight!
Rhett Rutledge showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Rutledge has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Anni Minnemäki scores the fight 30:27
Judge Marco Blurström scores the fight 30:27
Judge Tarja Halkonen scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Rhett Rutledge!
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energy
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hype
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RATING
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