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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Taz Rutten (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rafael Santa Cruz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Santa Cruz has chosen 50 cent P.I.M.P as his entrance music. Both fighters will be looking to make this an exciting fight for the fans, I'm sure!
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171 lbs
29 - 10 - 1 |
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175 lbs
17 - 9 - 0 |
Great wrestler
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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Olympic wrestler
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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
29 - 10 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Taz Rutten!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
17 - 9 - 0, fighting out of New York, Rafael Santa Cruz!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Timothy Bukovac and Jack Bonds.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Santa Cruz throws a body kick that misses.
Santa Cruz moves out of range of the body kick.
Santa Cruz has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Santa Cruz there as he acknowledges the shot.
Taz Rutten seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Rutten connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Santa Cruz momentarily.
Rutten has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Convicted Fight Club in the buildup to the fight.
Rutten ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Santa Cruz moves away.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Rutten - that will leave a mark!
Rutten has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Santa Cruz.
Rutten has taken the fight to the clinch.
Rutten lands with a light punch inside.
Rutten swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Rutten tries to throw a body punch but Santa Cruz avoids it by throwing Rutten back against the cage.
Santa Cruz has Rutten pressed against the cage.
Rutten working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
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!
Rutten working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Rutten lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Rutten presses Santa Cruz against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Rutten being controlled against the cage.
A hook to the body from Rutten.
Rutten throws a knee to the head but misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Santa Cruz.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Rutten tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Santa Cruz's elbow.
Santa Cruz tries to throw a body punch but Rutten avoids it by throwing Santa Cruz back against the cage.
Santa Cruz tries to throw a body punch but Rutten avoids it by throwing Santa Cruz back against the cage.
Rutten throws a punch but it's blocked by Santa Cruz.
Santa Cruz breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Rutten misses with a leg kick.
Rutten lands a nice looking body shot.
Rutten throws a wild body kick that Santa Cruz sees coming a mile off.
Santa Cruz lands an overhand right.
Santa Cruz goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Rutten looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Santa Cruz misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Santa Cruz tries a low kick but Rutten avoids it.
Rutten ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Santa Cruz moves away.
Santa Cruz swats away the attempt to clinch by Rutten.
Rutten lands with a nice combination. Santa Cruz backs away looking to recover.
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!
Crunch! Santa Cruz slams his shin into Rutten's torso.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rutten fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Rutten connects with a good right hand that stumbles Santa Cruz. Santa Cruz circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Santa Cruz walks into a stiff left hand from Rutten.
Rutten connects with a solid leg kick.
Rutten thows a body shot but no joy.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Rutten avoids the head kick by Santa Cruz.
A solid body kick from Rutten.
Santa Cruz walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
A low kick from Santa Cruz is predictable there
and Rutten counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Rutten thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Santa Cruz's head.
Santa Cruz is trying is best to control the position here.
Rutten throwing shots but Santa Cruz is blocking nicely.
Rutten working the head and body with strikes.
Rutten is trying to control the action in half guard but Santa Cruz is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Santa Cruz is looking to improve his position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rutten takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Santa Cruz wants to get back to full guard.
Rutten is looking to take a break and control but Santa Cruz is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Santa Cruz looking for submissions off his back.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Santa Cruz moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Rutten showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Santa Cruz avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Santa Cruz has momentary wrist control but Rutten slips an elbow through the middle.
Rutten working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Rutten trying to control the position from guard on top but Santa Cruz is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Rutten is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Rutten wants to control from the top but Santa Cruz keeps moving.
Rutten throws a big elbow that misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Taz Rutten dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
A head kick misses from Santa Cruz.
Santa Cruz lands with a cross.
Rutten throws a leg kick but Santa Cruz sees it coming and moves out of range.
Rutten delivers a nice body kick.
Rutten throws a hook to the side of Santa Cruz's head but Santa Cruz sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Santa Cruz tries to land a body kick
and Rutten counters with a shoot takedown. Santa Cruz fights it but they end up in guard.
Rutten has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Santa Cruz controls Rutten momentarily but Rutten frees himself.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Santa Cruz holds on and takes a little breather.
Santa Cruz keeping moving, preventing Rutten from controlling successfully.
Santa Cruz tries to land a sweep but no joy.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rutten trying to control the position from guard on top but Santa Cruz is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Taz Rutten has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
Santa Cruz feints and then cracks Rutten's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Rutten down.
Rutten throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Santa Cruz misses with a low kick.
A solid leg kick lands there for Rutten.
Santa Cruz throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Rutten throws a body punch but Santa Cruz moves out of range.
Rutten lands with a straight right. Santa Cruz didn't see that one coming.
Santa Cruz throws a head kick that misses.
Rutten thuds his shin into the meat of Santa Cruz's side.
Rutten throws a sloppy head kick and Santa Cruz moves out of range easily.
Rutten on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Santa Cruz. Santa Cruz obviously looking to wear him down.
Santa Cruz avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Santa Cruz throws a leg kick but Rutten sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Rutten fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Santa Cruz just misses with a punch to the body.
A right-left combo lands from Santa Cruz.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rutten throws a leg kick that is checked
and Santa Cruz counters with an outside leg kick.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Santa Cruz blocks the body kick.
Rutten fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Santa Cruz manages to avoid it.
Santa Cruz takes a swing at Rutten's ribcage but misses.
Santa Cruz shoots in for a double leg but Rutten sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Santa Cruz works Rutten's body with a nice hook.
Rutten blocks a head kick by Santa Cruz.
Santa Cruz throws a leg kick but Rutten checks it.
Rutten tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Santa Cruz is able to avoid easily.
A looping hook to the body misses from Rutten. Santa Cruz does a little dance to reset his feet.
Rutten tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Santa Cruz manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Rutten fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Santa Cruz checks it well.
Rutten tries to bum rush Santa Cruz with a series of wild strikes but Santa Cruz uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Santa Cruz misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Santa Cruz has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Santa Cruz there as he acknowledges the shot.
Taz Rutten is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Santa Cruz throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Rutten connects with a body shot that sends Santa Cruz's belly button to the back.
Rutten stuns Santa Cruz with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nice defenses there by Santa Cruz.
That kick from Rutten tenderised Santa Cruz's leg. Santa Cruz is trying to keep his angry face on.
Taz Rutten is winning the standup battle so far.
Santa Cruz jabs Rutten right on the nose. Rutten blinks but takes it well.
Santa Cruz moves forwards but Rutten connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Rutten looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Rutten pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Santa Cruz throws out a leg kick but Rutten moves out of range and Santa Cruz only half commits.
A head kick misses from Santa Cruz.
Santa Cruz takes a jab right on the kisser.
Santa Cruz tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Rutten is able to avoid easily.
Santa Cruz showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Rutten.
Santa Cruz blocks a leg kick.
Santa Cruz blocks a leg kick.
Santa Cruz throws a jab when Rutten was well out of range.
Rutten missing with a left hand there. Santa Cruz was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Santa Cruz is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Rutten misses with a wild body shot.
Santa Cruz cracks the inside of Rutten's front leg.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Santa Cruz scores with a takedown into Rutten's guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Santa Cruz wants to control from the top but Rutten keeps moving.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Santa Cruz accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Rutten trying to keep a closed guard but Santa Cruz is proving a slippery customer.
Santa Cruz wants to control from the top but Rutten keeps moving.
Santa Cruz is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Santa Cruz wants to control from the top but Rutten keeps moving.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Taz Rutten dominated that second round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Rutten connects with a single shot there.
Santa Cruz motions for Rutten to come forward. Santa Cruz throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Santa Cruz scores with a leg kick.
Santa Cruz fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Rutten throws a front kick aimed at Santa Cruz's knee but Santa Cruz avoids it well.
Santa Cruz tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Rutten is able to avoid easily.
Some bone on bone action there as Rutten checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Santa Cruz misses with a kick to the body.
Santa Cruz dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Rutten. That did some damage!
Rutten connects with a crisp jab.
Santa Cruz throws a push kick but Rutten slaps the foot to one side.
Good work by Rutten as he checks the leg kick.
Rutten scores with a crisp jab that stopped Santa Cruz in his tracks.
Rutten checks a leg kick.
Rutten throws a right and a left that both miss.
Rutten connects with a leg kick. Santa Cruz looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Santa Cruz misses with a body kick.
Rutten looks to land a body kick but Santa Cruz moved away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rutten moves out of range as Santa Cruz throws a body kick.
Santa Cruz scores with a leg kick.
Santa Cruz misses with a low kick.
Rutten attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
A slapping leg kick lands for Rutten.
Rutten has managed to clinch.
Santa Cruz throws a head punch that misses.
Rutten swings wildly with an uppercut but Santa Cruz uses good head movement to avoid it.
Santa Cruz tries to throw a body punch but Rutten avoids it by throwing Santa Cruz back against the cage.
Rutten goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Rutten throws a head punch that misses.
Rutten prevents a body shot from Santa Cruz.
Rutten blocks an uppercut.
Santa Cruz is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Rutten is defending well.
Rutten lands with a left to the head.
Rutten lands a nice shot to the body.
Santa Cruz takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Rutten fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Rafael Santa Cruz has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Santa Cruz trying to control the position but instead, Rutten has worked for underhooks and has pushed Santa Cruz into the cage.
Rutten tries to land a knee to the head but Santa Cruz blocks with his arms.
A short uppercut from Rutten.
Rutten can't find room to land a body shot as Santa Cruz controls the action.
Taz Rutten has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Rutten misses with a hook from the clinch.
Rutten blocks a body shot from Santa Cruz.
Santa Cruz tries a body shot but Rutten blocks it.
Santa Cruz throws a head punch that misses.
Rutten misses with a short punch on the inside.
Santa Cruz tries to break free but Rutten pushes him back against the cage.
Rutten is trying to stall.
Santa Cruz is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Rutten.
Rutten scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Santa Cruz misses with a punch on the inside.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rutten trying to land knees to the body.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Rutten creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Rutten misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Santa Cruz is looking to break free of the clinch but Rutten has double underhooks.
Santa Cruz breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Santa Cruz throws a leg kick but Rutten checks it.
Rutten fakes the leg kick and cracks Santa Cruz in the body.
Rutten throws a half hearted mid kick.
Rutten throws a quick inside leg kick.
Rutten scoring well with a low kick there.
Santa Cruz throws a front kick aimed at Rutten's knee but Rutten avoids it well.
Santa Cruz on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Rutten. Rutten obviously looking to wear him down.
Rutten leaves Santa Cruz with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Taz Rutten has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Rafael Santa Cruz.
Rutten misses with a head kick.
Good leg kick by Rutten there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Santa Cruz on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Santa Cruz scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
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!
Santa Cruz takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Santa Cruz misses with an uppercut. Rutten saw that one coming.
Rutten lands with a nice combination. Santa Cruz backs away looking to recover.
Rutten takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Santa Cruz swats away the attempt to clinch by Rutten.
Santa Cruz shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Rutten as he jumps to the side.
Rutten throws a head kick that Santa Cruz semi-blocks.
Santa Cruz scores with a leg kick.
Santa Cruz pivots, looking for a leg kick but Rutten is out of range and Santa Cruz settles back down.
Rutten throws a head kick but Santa Cruz moves out of range.
Santa Cruz wants to land a leg kick but Rutten is out of range.
Rutten on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Santa Cruz. Santa Cruz obviously looking to wear him down.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Both fighters circling a little - Rutten finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Santa Cruz takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Santa Cruz tries to work over Rutten's front leg with a kick but Rutten checks it.
Santa Cruz motions for Rutten to come forward. Santa Cruz throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
And that's the end of the fight!
Taz Rutten showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Rutten 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 Frank Antenori scores the fight 30:27
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 30:27
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Taz Rutten!
Taz Rutten thanked the fans post fight for their support.
In defeat, Rafael Santa Cruz stepped up to the mic, saying 'That bullshit, I'm going to appeal that decision it sucks balls, fuck it!'.
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hype
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