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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Daniel Rutkowski (ranked 2833 p4p, 2873 weight class) and Kevin Dunkan (ranked 153 p4p, 156 weight class). Rutkowski comes to the cage accompanied by Kękę - Presja. Daniel Rutkowski has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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144
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145
2 - 0 - 0 |
Decent wrestler
Counter fighter
Experienced |
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Decent wrestler
Counter fighter
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Daniel Rutkowski!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Kevin Dunkan!
The judges for this bout are Frank Dennis, Gwen Towbar and Cecil Peabody.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rutkowski fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Rutkowski looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Dunkan is fending him off so far but Rutkowski persists. Nope, Dunkan circles away and we're back to standing.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Rutkowski.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Daniel Rutkowski. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Dunkan feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dunkan working some strikes from top position.
Rutkowski working a defensive guard here.
Dunkan cracks Rutkowski with a solid left hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rutkowski looking to hit a scissor sweep but Dunkan is one step ahead there.
Dunkan wants to control from the top but Rutkowski keeps moving.
Dunkan is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.
Dunkan must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Dunkan is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Dunkan lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Dunkan content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Dunkan working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Dunkan postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Rutkowski is rocked!
Rutkowski looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dunkan lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Oh Rutkowski is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Rutkowski is trying to keep Dunkan in close.
Rutkowski looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Dunkan controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Rutkowski seems to have got his legs back now.
Rutkowski looking for a sweep. Not yet Rutkowski, not yet.
Dunkan trying to control the position from guard on top but Rutkowski is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Rutkowski looking for a sweep. Not yet Rutkowski, not yet.
Dunkan working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Rutkowski's head.
Rutkowski keeping moving, preventing Dunkan from controlling successfully.
Dunkan looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dunkan lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Dunkan scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Dunkan is in close to Rutkowski's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Rutkowski looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Dunkan content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Dunkan working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Rutkowski's head.
Rutkowski trying to keep a closed guard but Dunkan is proving a slippery customer.
Rutkowski can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Dunkan controls the pace.
Rutkowski looking for a sweep. Not yet Rutkowski, not yet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dunkan is working Rutkowski over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Dunkan preventing the sweep.
Dunkan is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Dunkan trying to control but Rutkowski is working from the bottom.
Dunkan won't allow Rutkowski to sweep him here.
Dunkan cracks Rutkowski with a solid left hand.
Dunkan lands a couple of digs.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Dunkan's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Dunkan postures up and lands a big shot to Rutkowski's brow.
Rutkowski on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Rutkowski tries to get out of the position.
Rutkowski looking for a sweep. Not yet Rutkowski, not yet.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Dunkan scoring with punches to the head and body.
Rutkowski looking to hit a scissor sweep but Dunkan is one step ahead there.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kevin Dunkan dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Rutkowski darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Dunkan is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Rutkowski pulls his head out easily.
Dunkan actively working from the bottom here.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dunkan blocking the ground and pound attempt from Rutkowski.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Dunkan moves into full guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rutkowski with a flurry of punches that miss.
Rutkowski throws a big elbow that misses.
Dunkan working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Rutkowski.
Dunkan is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Rutkowski trying to control the position from guard on top but Dunkan is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Rutkowski is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Dunkan looking for a guillotine here but Rutkowski defends easily.
Dunkan preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Rutkowski landing with the ground and pound.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Rutkowski accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Dunkan is trying to keep Rutkowski in close.
Dunkan looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Dunkan keeping moving, preventing Rutkowski from controlling successfully.
Kevin Dunkan has got the better of the ground game so far.
Rutkowski trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Dunkan escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Rutkowski gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rutkowski throwing strikes from guard but Dunkan blocks nicely.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up.
Rutkowski closes this distance looking for a takedown but Dunkan circles away.
Dunkan has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Rutkowski looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Dunkan is looking to control Rutkowski's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Dunkan avoid being mounted?
Rutkowski takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Rutkowski in half guard on the top. He's looking for a kimura... He's got it locked and he's managed to free his trapped foot. Dunkan tries to escape but it's on too tight and he has to tap! Great BJJ skills there from Rutkowski!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:59 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Daniel Rutkowski!
Our winner, Daniel Rutkowski, 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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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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RATING
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