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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). Chooooooooon! I think Krutcher might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Fun Things - Savage. Rude has chosen Gunslinger as his entrance music. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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203 lbs
36 - 18 - 1 |
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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
36 - 18 - 1, fighting out of New York, Jason Krutcher!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
22 - 7 - 1, fighting out of New York, Dominic Rude!
The judges for this bout are Columbo Gatti, Alyssa Summers and Anthony Taglia.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Krutcher with a nice cross.
Rude throws a combination that misses
and Krutcher counters with a thumping low kick.
Rude scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Left hook, right uppercut from Rude.
It looks like Jason Krutcher has been cut.
Rude throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Krutcher connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
A looping hook to the body misses from Rude. Krutcher does a little dance to reset his feet.
A bone on bone clash there as Rude blocks the leg kick.
Krutcher wants to slow Rude down by chopping away at his legs.
Rude feints and then cracks Krutcher's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Krutcher down.
Rude takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Rude misses with a low kick.
Rude throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Krutcher lets loose with a powerful body kick. Rude will feel that in the morning.
Krutcher slips a straight right by Rude.
Rude jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Jason Krutcher seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rude shoots in for a takedown but Krutcher shows good takedown defense.
Rude connects with a right hand. Krutcher shakes it off.
Rude misses the shot to the body.
Krutcher throws a quick inside leg kick.
A swing and a miss from Krutcher.
Krutcher connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Rude throws a lazy uppercut
and Krutcher counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Krutcher takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Rude misses with an attempted mid kick.
Krutcher misses with a hook.
Krutcher throws the left hand but Rude avoids the punch easily.
Rude uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Krutcher.
Rude fails with a takedown attempt.
Krutcher avoids the head kick by Rude.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A left lands for Krutcher.
Krutcher jabbing away but nothing is landing.
A slow jab from Krutcher misses its intended target.
Jason Krutcher is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Krutcher misses with a head kick.
Rude takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Rude loads up on a big right hand but Krutcher slips the punch.
Krutcher bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Rude ducks under a wild hook from Krutcher.
Rude misses with a hook. Krutcher ducked under it nicely.
Krutcher lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Rude walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Rude lands a slapping body shot.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Rude.
Jason Krutcher has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Dominic Rude.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rude avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Krutcher closes the distance and pushes Rude back into the cage.
Krutcher misses with a knee to the head.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Krutcher.
Rude has a couple of punches blocked by Krutcher.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Krutcher just misses with a elbow thrown towards Rude's brow.
Krutcher throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Rude can't find room to land a body shot as Krutcher controls the action.
Krutcher blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Rude managing to block the knees to the body from Krutcher.
Krutcher lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Krutcher misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Rude.
Krutcher pushes off an throws an elbow but Rude leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Rude is trying to stall.
Krutcher tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Rude is working Krutcher over against the cage.
Rude misses with a hook to the ribs.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Krutcher lands a hook that snaps the head of Rude backwards.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Krutcher has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Rude avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
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.
Rude fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Krutcher lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Rude misses with a body punch.
Krutcher is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Rude is defending well for now.
Rude misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Krutcher lands a left hand that snaps the head of Rude backwards.
Rude breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Krutcher looks to throw the jab but Rude is out of range.
Rude swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Krutcher counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Krutcher looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Rude blocks a head kick by Krutcher.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
A looping hook to the body misses from Rude. Krutcher does a little dance to reset his feet.
Krutcher feints and then cracks Rude's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Rude down.
Krutcher is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jason Krutcher dominated that round.
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.
Rude scores with a hook to the body. Krutcher takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Rude moves out of range of the strikes.
Rude swings for the body but Krutcher moves out of range.
Krutcher looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Rude shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Krutcher as he avoids it easily.
Krutcher throws a low kick but Rude moves out of range easily.
A punch lands to the side of Krutcher 's head but he takes it in his stride.
The fighters circling - Rude throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
A chopping leg kick lands by Krutcher.
Krutcher wants to slow Rude down by chopping away at his legs.
Krutcher avoids the body shot from Rude.
Krutcher misses with a body shot.
Sloppy strikes from Rude. Those never looked like landing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rude tries a head kick but it misses.
Krutcher throws a low kick but it's checked well by Rude.
Krutcher misses with a looping right.
Krutcher throws a lazy head kick
and Rude makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Krutcher throws a looping overhand right but Rude ducks down to avoid it.
Krutcher throws an overhand right that lands on Rude's shoulder, as Rude tries to avoid the shot.
Rude misses with a low kick.
Rude throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Krutcher sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Krutcher throws a jab when Rude was well out of range.
Krutcher takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Krutcher throws a head kick that misses.
Rude swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Rude misses with a looping left.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rude moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Rude dives in for a single leg takedown but Krutcher sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Rude prevents a body shot from Krutcher.
Krutcher lands a damaging elbow.
Krutcher tries a knee to the head but Rude blocks it.
Krutcher misses with an elbow strike.
Rude pressing his opponent against the cage.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A nice left hand lands by Krutcher.
Krutcher lands a right hand.
Nice elbow from Krutcher.
Rude takes an elbow to the forehead.
It looks like Dominic Rude has been cut.
Rude takes a shot to the head.
Rude is looking to control Krutcher's arms but Krutcher gets an underhook and turns him. Now Rude has his back to the cage.
Krutcher lands a shot to the body.
Rude misses with some punches.
A body shot lands from Rude.
Krutcher keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Rude's efforts to push away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Krutcher lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Rude backwards.
Krutcher leaning against his opponent.
Rude wants to break free but Krutcher has control.
Rude lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Krutcher backwards.
Krutcher is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Rude is defending well.
Rude misses with a short punch on the inside.
Krutcher throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Krutcher throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Rude tries to stall but Krutcher uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Krutcher misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Rude lands a right hand.
Krutcher keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Rude's efforts to push away.
Krutcher lands an elbow that stopped Rude in his tracks for a moment.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Rude.
Rude throws a head punch that misses.
Rude doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Rude lands a body shot in the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Krutcher tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Rude lands with a short head shot on the inside.
A hook to the body from Rude.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Krutcher.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Krutcher.
Krutcher misses with an elbow over the top.
With the fighters up against the cage, Krutcher throws an elbow but misses.
Rude is leaning against Krutcher and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Rude lands a nice uppercut.
Rude tries to work over Krutcher's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Krutcher is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Rude is defending well for now.
Rude breaks the clinch.
A punch combination from Rude misses.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Krutcher uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Rude's jab looks to have found its range, popping Krutcher under the eye.
A shot to the liver by Rude. Beautiful body shot.
Rude scores with a jab. Krutcher acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dominic Rude showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Krutcher moves away from the strike by Rude.
Krutcher misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Rude misses with a wild body shot.
Krutcher connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Donk. Rude catches Krutcher right on the button with a cross.
Krutcher throws a shot from downtown. Rude moves away and avoids it.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Rude.
Krutcher misses with a body kick.
Krutcher lands a lovely overhand right.
Krutcher misses with a hook
and Rude counters with a right hand to the body.
Rude fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Krutcher on the side of the head.
Krutcher throws a leg kick but Rude moved away.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Krutcher gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Rude.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rude throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
The fighters circling - Rude throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Krutcher misses the shot to the body.
Jason Krutcher is winning the standup battle so far.
Krutcher looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Krutcher on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Krutcher just misses with a punch to the body.
Rude uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Krutcher.
Rude throws a solid leg kick but Krutcher takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Rude.
Krutcher throws a nice looking combination but Rude bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Rude shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Krutcher but Krutcher pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Krutcher connects with a single shot there.
Rude on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Krutcher. Krutcher obviously looking to wear him down.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A left lands for Krutcher.
Rude keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
A swing and a miss from Rude.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Rude tries to keep at a distance but Krutcher has taken the fight into the clinch.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Krutcher struggles to land a body shot inside as Rude controls his hands.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Rude.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Rude wants to break free but Krutcher has control.
Krutcher misses with the head strike.
Rude tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Krutcher's elbow.
Rude trying to control the position but instead, Krutcher has worked for underhooks and has pushed Rude into the cage.
Krutcher misses with an elbow strike.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rude pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Krutcher misses with a looping left.
A looping hook to the body misses from Krutcher. Rude does a little dance to reset his feet.
Rude shoots in and drives through. Krutcher sprawls well.
Rude throws a combination that misses
and Rude takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Krutcher is looking to slow Rude down with leg kicks.
Krutcher misses with an uppercut
and Rude counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Krutcher throws a nice inside leg kick.
Rude lands a slapping body shot.
Krutcher checks a low kick from Rude.
Krutcher throws a hook to the side of Rude's head but Rude sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Krutcher avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rude thows a body shot but no joy.
Rude scores with a jab to the body.
Rude throws a nice inside leg kick.
A jab from Krutcher misses.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Rude tries a low kick but Krutcher avoids it.
Rude's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Krutcher moves out of range of the body kick.
Rude misses with a body punch
and Krutcher connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
A chopping leg kick lands by Rude.
Krutcher swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Rude misses with a hook. Krutcher ducked under it nicely.
Rude takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Rude bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Dominic Rude.
I think Rude 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 Columbo Gatti scores the fight 28:29
Judge Alyssa Summers scores the fight 29:29
Judge Anthony Taglia scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by majority decision... Dominic Rude!
Dominic Rude very nearly forgot to thank The Dark Side amongst all the excitement of his win but just as the interview came to a close, he screamed their name. Hopefully he'll get a few nice freebies in the mail as a thank you.
Jason Krutcher was interviewed post fight and said 'That was a tough fight tonight but that's how it goes sometimes. I'll be back again.'.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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