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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Jakke Ruutu (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Craig Hanks (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ruutu kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is 50 Cent - I'm Supposed to Die Tonight. Jakke Ruutu has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.
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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
23 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Jakke Ruutu!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
33 - 17 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Craig Hanks!
The judges for this bout are Colin Fotheringham, Chris Edwards and James Ackerman.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ruutu lands with a cross.
Hanks gets a clinch.
Ruutu misses with the head strike.
Ruutu definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Hanks lands with a short shot to the head.
Ruutu lands a shoulder strike.
It looks like Craig Hanks has been cut.
Ruutu pushes Hanks back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Hanks swings wildly with an uppercut but Ruutu uses good head movement to avoid it.
Hanks prevents Ruutu from breaking the clinch.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Ruutu creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Ruutu tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Hanks avoids it.
Hanks tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Ruutu blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Ruutu's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Good work by Ruutu as he checks the leg kick.
Hanks is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Ruutu takes a swing at Hanks's ribcage but misses.
Hanks looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Hanks connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Hanks misses with a body kick.
Hanks walks into a stiff left hand from Ruutu.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ruutu lands a leg kick that knocks Hanks off balance momentarily.
Hanks checks a leg kick.
Ruutu is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Hanks throws a leg kick but Ruutu sees it coming and checks it nicely.
An inside leg kick from Ruutu misses.
Hanks on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Hanks throws a good cross that connects.
Jakke Ruutu seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Ruutu cracks the inside of Hanks's front leg.
Ruutu moves into range and connects with a jab.
Hanks misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Ruutu.
An inside leg kick lands from Ruutu.
Ruutu connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Hanks misses with a series of wild punches.
Ruutu avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Ruutu throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
A solid leg kick lands there for Ruutu.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Hanks tries to clinch up but Ruutu circles away and keeps his distance.
Hanks lands a body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hanks scores with a shot to the body.
Hanks fails in his attempt to clinch.
Hanks has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Ruutu.
Hanks fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Ruutu tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Ruutu misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Hanks.
Ruutu lands a nice shot to the body.
Ruutu sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
A nice leg kick lands there from Hanks.
Ruutu looks for the body kick but Hanks saw that one coming.
Hanks's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Ruutu connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Hanks scrambles back to his feet.
Hanks misses the shot to the body.
Ruutu swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
A thudding body kick lands there by Ruutu!
Ruutu checks the leg kick.
A looping hook to the body misses from Hanks. Ruutu does a little dance to reset his feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The fighters circling - Ruutu throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Hanks throws a body punch but Ruutu moves out of range.
Ruutu throws a low kick but Hanks avoids it.
Good standup being displayed there by Ruutu as he connects with a hook.
Ruutu misses the shot to the body.
Ruutu goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Ruutu throws a hook but Hanks avoids it easily.
Ruutu looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Ruutu with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Ruutu throws a leg kick that is checked
and Hanks cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
A leg kick checked by Ruutu.
Hanks takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Hanks rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Ruutu counters with a body kick that stops Hanks in his tracks momentarily.
Hanks jabs Ruutu right on the nose. Ruutu blinks but takes it well.
A head kick misses from Ruutu.
A countering left hand to the body from Hanks misses.
Ruutu uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Hanks.
Ruutu throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Ruutu blocks a jab.
Hanks misses with a hook. Ruutu ducked under it nicely.
And Ruutu counters with a quick kick to the body but Hanks blocks it.
Hanks takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Ruutu lands a head kick!
Ruutu has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Hanks.
Hanks takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Ruutu is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Hanks is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Ruutu.
A swing and a miss from Hanks.
Ruutu looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Hanks misses with a hook.
Ruutu lands a nice leg kick that just misses Hanks's sensitive parts.
Hanks pivots, looking for a leg kick but Ruutu is out of range and Hanks settles back down.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Ruutu avoids the body shot from Hanks.
Hanks tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Hanks connects with a leg kick. Ruutu looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Ruutu throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jakke Ruutu dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Craig Hanks's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Ruutu lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Hanks walks into a straight right hand from Ruutu.
Hanks missing with a left hand there. Ruutu was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Ruutu moves out of range of the strikes.
Nice shot by Ruutu.
Hanks lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Ruutu lands a nice looking body kick.
Ruutu cracks Hanks with a right hand to the side of the head.
Hanks lands with a nice body kick.
Ruutu looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A jab from Hanks finds it's way through Ruutu's defenses.
Ruutu tries to land a body kick
and Hanks finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
Hanks misses with a low kick as Ruutu jumps back.
Ruutu lunges at Hanks with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Hanks's hand.
Ruutu throws a chopping leg kick but Hanks manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Ruutu throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Ruutu blocks a jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Good leg kick by Ruutu there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Ruutu comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Ruutu throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Hanks on the side of the head.
Hanks scores with a body shot.
Ruutu misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Hanks only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Hanks scores with a shot to the body.
Jab, jab by Hanks - just one landing.
Hanks's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Hanks lands with a good body shot.
Hanks misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Ruutu connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Ruutu scoring well with a low kick there.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Ruutu tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Hanks was well out of range. Poor timing from Ruutu.
Ruutu moves out of the way of the counter high kick fromHanks.
Hanks lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Hanks throws a chopping leg kick but Ruutu manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Ruutu throws a body kick that misses
and Hanks counters with a right hand to the body.
Ruutu loads up on a big right hand but Hanks slips the punch.
Hanks looks like he wants to counter punch here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hanks throws the kick towards the body but Ruutu avoids it.
A nice inside leg kick there by Ruutu. That's going to slow Hanks down.
Hanks walks into a jab.
Hanks chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Ruutu can pounce on him.
Ruutu tries to land a front kick but Hanks steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Hanks appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Hanks misses the shot to the body.
Hanks swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Ruutu throws a chopping leg kick but Hanks manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Ruutu does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Hanks tries to move into range but Ruutu moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Ruutu lands a slapping body shot.
Ruutu fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Ruutu is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Hanks can do to turn this around?
Ruutu throws a leg kick but Hanks sees it coming and moves out of range.
Ruutu blocks a head kick by Hanks.
Hanks lands a nice shot to the body.
Hanks throws the kick towards the body but Ruutu avoids it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hanks throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Ruutu half committed to a counter leg kick.
Hanks just misses with a punch to the body.
Jab from Ruutu.
Ruutu checks a leg kick nicely.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Hanks.
A head kick misses from Hanks.
Ruutu chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Ruutu looks to land a body kick but Hanks moved away.
Ruutu lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Jakke Ruutu is winning the standup battle so far.
Hanks takes a jab right on the kisser.
Hanks takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Hanks misses with a body kick.
Ruutu connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Ruutu misses with a two punch combination.
Hanks throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Hanks moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
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!
Hanks tries a head kick but it misses.
Hanks lands a leg kick that knocks Ruutu off balance momentarily.
Hanks takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
A jab from Hanks misses.
Ruutu lands a nice looking kick to the body. Hanks takes a step back to recover.
A thudding body kick lands there by Ruutu!
Ruutu throws a hook but Hanks avoids it easily.
Ruutu throws a hook to the side of Hanks's head but Hanks sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Hanks staying out of range there.
Hanks throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Hanks walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Hanks moves into the clinch successfully.
Hanks has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Hanks throws a head punch that misses.
A short right from Ruutu.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Hanks creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
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 Jakke Ruutu will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Craig Hanks's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Ruutu looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Ruutu misses with a looping right.
Ruutu connects with a body shot that sends Hanks's belly button to the back.
Ruutu walks into a stiff left hand from Hanks.
Ruutu connects with a crisp jab.
Hanks is looking to chop away at Ruutu's legs.
Ruutu misses with a straight right.
Hanks blocks a leg kick.
Hanks misses with a body shot.
Ruutu swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Ruutu buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ruutu swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Hanks looks to throw the jab but Ruutu is out of range.
A looping hook to the body misses from Ruutu. Hanks does a little dance to reset his feet.
Ruutu is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Nice uppercut there from Ruutu.
Ruutu swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Hanks counters with a lovely shot to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hanks takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Hanks connects with a nice looking jab.
Ruutu avoids the body shot from Hanks.
Decent striking displayed by Ruutu there.
Ruutu misses the shot to the body.
Hanks misses with a head kick.
Ruutu swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Hanks.
Hanks has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Hanks there as he acknowledges the shot.
Ruutu wants to slow Hanks down by chopping away at his legs.
Hanks connects with a body shot that sends Ruutu's belly button to the back.
A big right from Ruutu misses.
Ruutu connects with a solid leg kick.
A big left from Ruutu misses.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Hanks! But no joy.
Hanks getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
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!
Ruutu finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Ruutu misses with a low kick as Hanks jumps back.
Hanks let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Craig Hanks has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ruutu swings for the body but Hanks moves out of range.
Ruutu lands a lovely overhand right.
Ruutu throws a nice looking combination but Hanks bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
A looping hook to the body misses from Hanks. Ruutu does a little dance to reset his feet.
Hanks swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Ruutu takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Good leg kick by Hanks there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Hanks lands a jab to the head.
A punch lands to the side of Hanks 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Ruutu - that will leave a mark!
Ruutu feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Hankss jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Hanks with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Hanks lands a nice looking body shot.
Ruutu uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Hanks.
Hanks swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Ruutu fires out a quick counter leg kick but Hanks just manages to avoid it.
Ruutu lands with a nice combination. Hanks backs away looking to recover.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hanks throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Hanks throws a leg kick which misses Ruutu's front leg but catches the back leg as Ruutu tries to avoid it.
Ruutu with a jab.
Hanks scores with a sloppy right hand. Ruutu should have avoided that one.
Ruutu throws an overhand right that lands on Hanks's shoulder, as Hanks tries to avoid the shot.
Ruutu scores with a jab to the head.
Ruutu moves out of range of the leg kick from Hanks.
Ruutu sizes up Hanks with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Ruutu connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Hanks momentarily.
Hanks takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Ruutu misses with a wild body shot.
Ruutu uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Hanks.
Hanks misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Ruutu.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Ruutu connects with an inside leg kick.
Ruutu throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Hanks.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hanks throws a body punch but Ruutu moves out of range.
Ruutu fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Hanks manages to avoid it.
Hanks on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Jab by Ruutu.
Ruutu lands a jab to the nose.
Ruutu throws a looping overhand right but Hanks ducks down to avoid it.
Hanks fails with an attempt to clinch.
Hanks throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Hanks scores with a nice head shot.
Hanks throws a hook to the side of Ruutu's head but Ruutu sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
The fighters circling - Hanks throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Ruutu lands a nice leg kick that just misses Hanks's sensitive parts.
Hanks moves out of range of the strikes.
Hanks feints a counter leg kick.
Hanks tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Ruutu was well out of range. Poor timing from Hanks.
Hanks misses with a series of wild punches.
And that's the end of the fight!
Jakke Ruutu showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Ruutu, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Colin Fotheringham scores the fight 30:27
Judge Chris Edwards scores the fight 30:27
Judge James Ackerman scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jakke Ruutu!
Our winner, Jakke Ruutu, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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