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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jason Krutcher (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dominic Rude (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Krutcher comes to the cage accompanied by Fun Things - Savage. Rude is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Gunslinger. Fingers crossed for an exciting fight - I'm sure both fighters are looking for a nice under the table bonus!
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208 lbs
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218 lbs
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Good wrestling
World class boxer
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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
33 - 16 - 0, fighting out of New York, Jason Krutcher!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
18 - 6 - 0, fighting out of New York, Dominic Rude!
The judges for this bout are Jonathan Paton, Lou da Vinci and Columbo Gatti.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rude defending well as Krutcher loads up on a big left hand.
Rude staying out of range there.
Krutcher misses with a body shot.
Krutcher pushes Rude up against the cage in a clinch.
Krutcher throws an elbow that misses.
Rude doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Rude tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Krutcher's elbow.
Rude told us before the fight that he's been working on his elbows. An under utilised technique these days - let's see if it can sway the outcome of the fight.
Krutcher goes for a takedown attempt but Rude pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Rude lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Krutcher closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Rude escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Jab from Krutcher.
Krutcher throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Rude ducks under a wild hook from Krutcher.
Rude digs a good body shot into Krutcher's ribs.
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!
Krutcher scores with a nice head shot.
A head kick misses from Krutcher.
Rude fails with a takedown attempt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rude connects with a right hand. Krutcher shakes it off.
Rude slips a jab and a cross from Krutcher.
A low kick from Krutcher is predictable there
and Rude counters with a head kick. That will keep Krutcher thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Rude scores with a shot to the body.
The fight stays on the outside here - Krutcher looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Rude throws out a loose jab but Krutcher uses good head movement to avoid it.
Krutcher dodges the punch combination from Rude.
Rude misses with a series of wild punches.
Krutcher displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Rude throws out the jab.
Rude drives through with a takedown into guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Krutcher not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rude slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Krutcher gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
Krutcher trying to hold on to Rude's head to control him but Rude postures up.
Krutcher trying to control here but he's found himself mounted! Oh no!
Rude can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Krutcher is looking to escape.
Rude stands up from mount. Strange move.
Krutcher ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Rude moves away.
Rude lands with an uppercut that bounces Krutcher off the cage and back into range.
It looks like Jason Krutcher has been cut.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rude scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Crunch! Krutcher slams his shin into Rude's torso.
Krutcher throws a body punch but Rude moves out of range.
That kick from Krutcher tenderised Rude's leg. Rude is trying to keep his angry face on.
Krutcher jabs at Rude's body.
Rude lands a head shot.
Rude misses with a straight left.
Krutcher throws a lazy uppercut
and Rude counters with a left to the body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Krutcher closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Rude lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Krutcher just misses with a elbow thrown towards Rude's brow.
Rude is trying to break the clinch but Krutcher is controlling him.
Rude takes a knee right on the jaw!
Rude misses with the head strike.
Rude tries a body shot but Krutcher blocks it.
Rude is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
I was talking to Krutcher's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Krutcher tries to land a knee to the head but Rude blocks with his arms.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Krutcher blocks a body shot from Rude.
Krutcher tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Rude's elbow.
Rude blocks an uppercut.
Rude tries to circle away but Krutcher has him pinned against the cage.
Krutcher throws a knee to the head but misses.
Rude lands a right hand.
Rude takes an elbow to the forehead.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Rude.
Rude is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Rude lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Krutcher.
Krutcher looking to throw knees to the head but Rude is blocking nicely.
Krutcher blocks a body shot from Rude.
Krutcher working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Rude wants to stall.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
A short body shot lands from Rude as the two fighters clinch.
Rude prevents the takedown attempt.
Rude manages to break the clinch.
Krutcher ducks under a wild hook from Rude.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dominic Rude dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Jason Krutcher's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Rude lands a nice looking kick to the body. Krutcher takes a step back to recover.
Horrible takedown by Rude or perhaps it was just good defense by Krutcher which made him look bad.
Krutcher scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Krutcher fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Rude, pushing him back against the cage.
Nice body punch from Rude - that landed with a thud.
Krutcher scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Krutcher tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Rude avoids it.
Dominic Rude seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Rude just leaning against Krutcher, taking a breather.
Krutcher lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Rude backwards.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Krutcher has double underhooks and is working for a body lock takedown. He's got it. The fighters land in half guard but Rude regains guard immediately.
Rude tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Rude keeps trying to improve his position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Krutcher wants to stand but Rude has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Krutcher preventing the sweep.
Krutcher trying to control but Rude is working from the bottom.
Rude looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Rude wants to sweep but no luck.
Krutcher wants to pass the guard but Rude is keeping the position.
Krutcher wants to control from the top but Rude keeps moving.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Krutcher postures up in Rude's guard and throws a big left but Rude blocks it.
Krutcher loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Krutcher wanted to stand there but Rude had control of the position.
Krutcher is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Krutcher with a flurry of punches that miss.
Rude manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Krutcher manages to get himself to full guard.
Krutcher working a defensive guard but Rude manages to pass into side control anyway.
You can see the frustration on Krutcher's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rude trying to control the position but Krutcher is working away.
Rude working away.
Krutcher tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Krutcher can't do much from the bottom here.
Krutcher throws a couple of strikes even though he's not really in a good position to do so.
Rude is looking to take a break and control but Krutcher is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Rude looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Krutcher tries to buck Rude off but Rude is having none of it.
Rude wants to lay and pray for a moment but Krutcher keeps working.
Krutcher struggling a bit here.
Krutcher is looking to regain half guard here but Rude keeps moving and retains side control.
Rude grinds an elbow into Krutcher's temple.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Krutcher tries to strike but it doesn't land.
Rude has had enough of the ground for now and decides to stand.
Krutcher tries to close the distance and clinch but Rude swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Jason Krutcher will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Jason Krutcher's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Krutcher on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Rude. Rude obviously looking to wear him down.
Krutcher tries to bum rush Rude with a series of wild strikes but Rude uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Sloppy strikes from Rude. Those never looked like landing.
Rude throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Krutcher's head.
Rude throws out a loose jab but Krutcher uses good head movement to avoid it.
Rude ducks under a wild hook from Krutcher.
Rude thows a left - swing and a miss!
Krutcher lands a leg kick that knocks Rude off balance momentarily.
Krutcher feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Rude's calf.
Rude motions for Krutcher to come forward. Rude throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Rude gets tackled into the cage by Krutcher. Krutcher maintains the clinch.
Krutcher lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Krutcher drops down looking for an ankle pick but Rude pulls his leg out and moves away.
Krutcher keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The fighters circling - Rude throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Krutcher throws a hook but Rude blocks it.
Rude misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Krutcher has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
A slapping leg kick lands for Krutcher.
Krutcher throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Rude counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Rude lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Krutcher at a distance.
Rude chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Krutcher throws a head kick but Rude moves out of range.
Krutcher comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
A left lands for Krutcher.
Rude shoots in for a takedown but Krutcher shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Krutcher tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Rude was well out of range. Poor timing from Krutcher.
Rude connects with a single shot there.
Rude blocks a leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rude with a body punch. A glancing blow.
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!
Krutcher misses with a body shot.
A looping hook to the body misses from Rude. Krutcher does a little dance to reset his feet.
Krutcher connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Krutcher misses with an uppercut
and Rude counters with a low kick, right behind Krutcher 's knee.
Rude misses the shot to the body.
Krutcher misses with a leg kick.
Dominic Rude seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Krutcher is looking to chop away at Rude's legs.
Rude lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Krutcher backs up against the cage.
Rude bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Rude fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Rude thuds a left hand into Krutcher's body.
Krutcher fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Rude is out of range.
Rude cracks Krutcher with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Krutcher throws a half hearted mid kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rude swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Jason Krutcher seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Rude on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
A head kick misses from Krutcher.
Krutcher checks a leg kick nicely.
Rude slips under a jab from Krutcher.
Rude misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Krutcher.
Rude avoids the body shot from Krutcher.
Krutcher lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Krutcher throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Krutcher takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Jason Krutcher is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Rude throws out a loose jab but Krutcher uses good head movement to avoid it.
Krutcher connects with a nice looking jab.
Krutcher throws an overhand right that lands on Rude's shoulder, as Rude tries to avoid the shot.
Nice cross by Rude.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Krutcher rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Rude counters with an outside leg kick.
Rude lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Rude misses with a jab to the body
enabling Krutcher to counter with a crisp jab.
Krutcher tries to clinch
and Rude counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Krutcher closes the distance and clinches.
Krutcher digs a right hand underneath Rude's ribcage. Rude let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Krutcher looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Krutcher blocks a punch to the side of the head.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Krutcher lands with a right to the head.
Krutcher tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Rude's elbow.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Krutcher tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Rude lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Rude misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Rude lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Rude blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Jason Krutcher.
I think Krutcher has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Jonathan Paton scores the fight 29:28
Judge Lou da Vinci scores the fight 29:29
Judge Columbo Gatti scores the fight 28:29
The fight is ruled a draw!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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