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Coming up we have a middleweight kickboxing rules bout between Dexter Rutecki (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Franco Williams (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rutecki comes to the ring accompanied by Remember the Name. Franco Williams acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the ring.
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178 lbs
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190 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
30 - 45 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Dexter Rutecki!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 6 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Franco Williams!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, Frank Antenori and Jack Bonds.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Some wild striking there from Rutecki.
Williams throws a low kick but Rutecki moves out of range easily.
Williams lands with a good body shot.
Williams lands a jab.
Rutecki connects with a crisp jab.
Rutecki slips a jab from Williams.
Rutecki clinches with his opponent.
Rutecki breaks the clinch.
Rutecki misses with a body shot.
Williams misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Rutecki.
Donk. Rutecki catches Williams right on the button with a cross.
Williams connects with a leg kick. Rutecki looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Rutecki misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Rutecki throws a sloppy head kick and Williams moves out of range easily.
Williams connects with a nice looking jab.
Williams throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rutecki lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Williams circles away quickly and effectively.
Rutecki closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the ropes.
Williams breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Rutecki tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Williams was well out of range. Poor timing from Rutecki.
Rutecki fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Williams manages to avoid it.
Williams misses with a head kick.
Williams feints and then cracks Rutecki's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Rutecki down.
Rutecki looks to land a combination but Williams avoids it well.
Rutecki misses with a few strikes there.
Williams throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Rutecki keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Williams thumps Rutecki with a low kick.
A swing and a miss from Rutecki.
Rutecki misses with a double jab.
Rutecki throws a sloppy head kick
and Williams counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Rutecki is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Rutecki moves out of range of the leg kick from Williams.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rutecki misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Rutecki misses with a head kick.
Williams looks to score with a jab to the body but Rutecki is just out of range.
Rutecki closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the ropes.
Rutecki tries to circle away but Williams has him pinned against the ropes.
A frustrated look appears on Rutecki's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Williams is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the ropes.
Rutecki can't break the clinch.
Williams tries to land knees in the clinch but Rutecki avoids the damage to the body.
Williams's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Rutecki throws a sloppy head kick and Williams moves out of range easily.
A looping hook to the body misses from Williams. Rutecki does a little dance to reset his feet.
Rutecki throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Williams is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Williams looks to score with a jab to the body but Rutecki is just out of range.
Rutecki takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Williams tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Williams throws a body punch but Rutecki moves out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rutecki throws a head kick that misses
and Williams makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Rutecki really felt that one!
Williams misses with a head kick.
Williams is looking to clinch but Rutecki is avoiding it.
Williams misses with an uppercut. Rutecki saw that one coming.
Rutecki misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Rutecki lands a two punch combo.
Rutecki looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Rutecki checks the leg kick.
Williams looks for the body kick but Rutecki saw that one coming.
Williams darts in trying to clinch
and Rutecki holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Williams misses with a knee to the head.
A head punch on the inside from Williams fails to land.
Williams looking to slow down the pace here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Williams breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Rutecki fails to land with a series of punches.
Rutecki goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Williams throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Rutecki.
Rutecki lands with a kick to the temple. Williams shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Rutecki blocks a low kick nicely.
Sloppy strikes from Williams. Those never looked like landing.
Rutecki on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Williams tries to clinch but Rutecki is having none of it.
Williams misses the shot to the body.
A slapping leg kick lands for Williams.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Rutecki thuds a left hand into Williams's body.
Williams blocks a head kick by Rutecki.
Good leg kick by Williams there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Franco Williams will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Williams takes a swing at Rutecki's ribcage but misses.
Williams is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Rutecki rather than just go for the knockout.
Williams moves out of range of the body kick.
Rutecki misses the shot to the body.
Rutecki misses with a series of wild punches.
Williams misses with a few strikes there.
Dexter Rutecki is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Williams is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Rutecki.
A head kick from Rutecki lands but Williams takes it in his stride.
Rutecki looks to land a combination but Williams avoids it well.
No joy there for Rutecki, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Williams.
Williams throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Williams throws a leg kick but Rutecki sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Rutecki pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Rutecki lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
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!
A nice leg kick lands there from Williams.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Some wild striking there from Rutecki.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Williams looks to score with a jab to the body but Rutecki is just out of range.
Williams throws a low kick but Rutecki moves out of range easily.
Williams's jab looks to have found its range, popping Rutecki under the eye.
Williams dodges the punch combination from Rutecki.
Rutecki throws a right hand that Williams ducks under and follows up with a left that Williams also avoids with ease.
Williams tries to bum rush Rutecki with a series of wild strikes but Rutecki uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Williams fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Williams fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Rutecki tries a head kick but it misses.
Williams stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Rutecki loads up on a big right hand but Williams slips the punch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Williams ducks under a wild hook from Rutecki.
Williams has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Rutecki has Williams up against the ropes in a clinch.
Rutecki lands a hook that snaps the head of Williams backwards.
Rutecki tries to break free but Williams pushes him back against the ropes.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Williams pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Williams fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Rutecki manages to avoid it.
Williams looks to throw the jab but Rutecki is out of range.
Williams slips a jab from Rutecki.
Franco Williams seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Williams tries to score with a low kick but Rutecki moves his leg out of the way.
Rutecki scores with a nice strike.
Williams throws a leg kick but Rutecki moved away.
A head kick from Rutecki lands but Williams takes it in his stride.
Williams connects with a jab.
Rutecki forces Williams back against the ropes and clinches.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Williams lands a body punch.
Rutecki working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Rutecki breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Rutecki throws a right and a left that both miss.
Rutecki takes one to the chin there.
Rutecki blocks a leg kick.
Williams connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Rutecki misses with a body shot.
Williams tries to clinch but Rutecki is having none of it.
Williams throws a leg kick but Rutecki sees it coming and moves out of range.
Rutecki avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Left hook, right uppercut from Williams.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Williams just misses with a punch to the body.
Rutecki wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Williams avoids the head kick by Rutecki.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rutecki rushes Williams and presses him up against the ropes.
Williams looking to stall.
Rutecki breaks from the clinch.
Williams throws out a leg kick but Rutecki moves out of range and Williams only half commits.
Williams fails with an attempt to clinch.
Nice shot by Rutecki.
Williams tried to score with a low kick but Rutecki checks it.
Williams scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Williams wants to clinch up but Rutecki keeps it at a distance.
Rutecki throws a combination that misses
letting Williams counter with a right hand.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Rutecki clinches up against the ropes.
Rutecki's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Williams with a jab.
Rutecki misses with a body shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Franco Williams will probably get the nod - 10:9.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Rutecki clinches up against the ropes.
Williams has Rutecki pressed against the ropes, preventing Rutecki from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Rutecki breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Rutecki throws a series of punches but Williams moves out of range.
Rutecki swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Williams makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Rutecki clinches up with Williams and pushes him back against the ropes.
Williams's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Williams throws a leg kick that is checked
and Rutecki counters by moving into the clinch.
Rutecki wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Williams has him pressed against the ropes.
Rutecki dodges an elbow strike from Williams.
Rutecki throws a head punch that misses.
Rutecki can't break the clinch.
Williams prevents Rutecki from breaking the clinch.
Rutecki breaks the clinch.
Rutecki instigates a clinch.
Rutecki escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Rutecki circles away from the clinch attempt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rutecki misses with a few strikes there.
Rutecki gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Rutecki working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Rutecki scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Williams blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Rutecki breaks the clinch.
The fight stays on the outside here - Williams looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Rutecki tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Williams thows a leg kick but Rutecki checks it
and Rutecki counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Rutecki.
A frustrated look appears on Rutecki's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Rutecki is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the ropes.
Rutecki is trying to break the clinch but Williams has him pressed against the ropes.
Williams is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Rutecki wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Williams prevents Rutecki from breaking the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Williams tries to stall but Rutecki uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Williams throws a head punch that misses.
Rutecki escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Rutecki misses with a head kick.
Rutecki closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the ropes.
Rutecki escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Some wild striking there from Rutecki.
Rutecki throws a series of punches but Williams avoids them all with ease.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Williams, right into the meat.
Rutecki throws a jab but it's blocked by Williams.
Rutecki shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Williams lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Williams tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Rutecki paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Some wild striking there from Rutecki.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nice body punch from Williams.
Williams tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Rutecki throws a series of punches but Williams moves out of range.
Rutecki circles away from the clinch attempt.
Williams uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Rutecki.
Rutecki avoids the body shot from Williams.
Williams is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Williams moves away from the strike by Rutecki.
Rutecki walks into a stiff left hand from Williams.
Williams comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Rutecki fails to land with a series of punches.
Rutecki drives through and clinches with Williams against the ropes.
Rutecki wants to break free but Williams has control.
Rutecki tries to break the clinch but Williams is controlling the position.
The referee is keeping an eye on Williams - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Williams wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Rutecki has him pressed against the ropes.
Williams takes an elbow to the forehead.
Williams has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A shot in the inside from Rutecki.
Williams can't break the clinch.
Rutecki's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Williams throws a leg kick but Rutecki sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Williams fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Rutecki.
Dexter Rutecki has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Williams attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Rutecki uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Williams.
Williams swings for the body but Rutecki moves out of range.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Williams scores with a body shot.
Williams looks to score with a jab to the body but Rutecki is just out of range.
A looping hook to the body misses from Williams. Rutecki does a little dance to reset his feet.
Franco Williams is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Rutecki is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
A head kick by Rutecki misses
and Williams counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
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 Dexter Rutecki.
I think Williams 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 Don Winkell scores the fight 28:29
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 28:29
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Franco Williams!
An out of breath and clearly excited Franco Williams thanked Alpha-Male Nutritional Supplements (q160) for their help and support (and free stuff they sent him).
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