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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Rufus Rutger (ranked 2229 p4p, 3310 weight class) and Edd Norton (ranked 324 p4p, 445 weight class). Rutger's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Wardance. Edd Norton acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the cage.
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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 8 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Rufus Rutger!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 13 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Edd Norton!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Timothy Bukovac and Frank Antenori.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Norton scores with a decent looking hook.
Rutger comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Rutger keeps the fight on the outside.
Norton checks a leg kick nicely.
Norton looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Norton fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Rutger throws a series of punches but Norton moves out of range.
Norton thinks about the counter body kick.
Rutger definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Rutger throws a head kick but Norton moves out of range.
Norton feints a counter leg kick.
Rutger throws a jab when Norton was well out of range.
Rutger looks to land a combination but Norton avoids it well.
Rutger throws a poor cross that misses
and Norton connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Rutger throws a nice inside leg kick.
Norton forces Rutger back against the cage and clinches.
Norton prevents a body shot from Rutger.
Rutger tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Rutger tries to throw a body punch but Norton avoids it by throwing Rutger back against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rutger throws a punch but it's blocked by Norton.
Norton lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Rutger misses with the head strike.
Rutger leaning his opponent against the cage.
Rutger swings wildly with an uppercut but Norton uses good head movement to avoid it.
Norton blocks a body shot from Rutger.
Rutger misses with the head strike.
Norton blocks a body shot from Rutger.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Rutger.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rutger misses with a body punch.
Rutger misses with a hook from the clinch.
Rutger misses with a body punch.
Rutger misses with a punch on the inside.
Norton taking a breather.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Rutger working aggressively here.
Rutger swings wildly with an uppercut but Norton uses good head movement to avoid it.
Rutger fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Rutger can't find room to land a body shot as Norton controls the action.
Norton pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Rutger throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Norton throws out a leg kick but Rutger moves out of range and Norton only half commits.
Norton tries to clinch there but Rutger circles away.
Norton has managed to clinch.
Norton pressing his opponent against the cage.
Rutger lands a shot to the body.
Norton manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Rutger misses with a hook from the clinch.
Norton blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Norton blocks a body shot from Rutger.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Norton wants to break free but Rutger has control.
Nice body punch from Rutger.
Rutger tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Rutger doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Norton blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Rutger can't find room to land a body shot as Norton controls the action.
Norton blocks a body shot from Rutger.
Norton blocking some punches.
Rutger can't find room to land a body shot as Norton controls the action.
Rutger misses with a punch to the body.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Rutger.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Norton takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Rutger has Norton pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Norton manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Norton fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Rufus Rutger dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Norton looks to throw the jab but Rutger is out of range.
Rutger feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Rutger fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Norton, pushing him back against the cage.
Rutger misses with a hook from the clinch.
Rutger tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Rutger stalling in the clinch but Norton improves position.
Norton trying to control the position but instead, Rutger has worked for underhooks and has pushed Norton into the cage.
Rutger lands a left hand that snaps the head of Norton backwards.
Norton dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Rutger will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Norton up against the cage.
Come on Norton - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Rutger is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Norton can do to turn this around?
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rutger lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Norton backwards.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Rutger swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Norton trying to stall but Rutger improves his position.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Norton.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Norton escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Rufus Rutger is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rutger throws a right and a left that both miss.
Norton ducks under a wild hook from Rutger.
Rutger misses the shot to the body.
Rutger gets a clinch.
Rutger can't find room to land a body shot as Norton controls the action.
Rufus Rutger has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Rutger misses with a punch on the inside.
Norton blocks an uppercut.
Rutger swings away with an uppercut that misses.
The referee is keeping an eye on Norton - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Rutger misses with some punches.
Rutger working aggressively here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Norton wants to stall.
Norton tries to break the clinch but Rutger is controlling the position.
Rutger misses with a short punch on the inside.
Rutger misses with a punch to the body.
A nice left hand lands by Rutger.
A bit of stalling here from Norton.
Rutger misses with a punch on the inside.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Rutger looking to slow down the pace here.
Rutger lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Norton backwards.
Rutger doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Rutger tries to work over Norton's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Norton blocking some punches.
Rutger lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Rutger taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Rutger stalling the fight.
Norton blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Rutger blocking some punches.
Stalling in the clinch from Norton.
Rutger pushes Norton back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Rutger misses with a punch on the inside.
Norton stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
A nice right hand lands inside from Norton.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Norton.
Norton slowing the pace effectively.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Rufus Rutger 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!
Rutger tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Norton paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Rutger gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Rutger swings wildly with an uppercut but Norton uses good head movement to avoid it.
Norton being controlled against the cage.
Rutger stalling against the cage.
Rutger misses with a hook from the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Norton misses with some punches.
Rutger tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Rutger is trying to stall.
Norton is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rutger misses with some punches.
A bit of stalling here from Norton.
Rutger tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Rutger slows down the pace here.
Norton is looking to control Rutger's arms but Rutger gets an underhook and turns him. Now Norton has his back to the cage.
Norton swings wildly with an uppercut but Rutger uses good head movement to avoid it.
A nice left hand lands by Rutger.
Rutger misses with some punches.
Norton stalling in the clinch but Rutger improves position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Norton leaning against his opponent.
Rutger takes a shot to the head.
Norton working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Rutger working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Rutger tries to throw a body punch but Norton avoids it by throwing Rutger back against the cage.
Rutger pressing his opponent against the cage.
Rutger is leaning against Norton and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
A head punch on the inside from Rutger fails to land.
Rutger tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Norton's elbow.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Rutger misses with a punch to the body.
Norton content to slow the pace in the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rutger misses with a punch on the inside.
Rutger misses with a hook to the ribs.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Norton taking a breather.
Rutger misses with a hook from the clinch.
Rutger taking a breather.
Rufus Rutger is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Rutger misses with the head strike.
Rutger is trying to stall.
Rutger breaks the clinch.
Good shot there by Rutger.
Norton tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Norton tries to keep at a distance but Rutger has taken the fight into the clinch.
Norton is trying to stall.
Edd Norton has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Norton throws a head punch that misses.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Rutger has a couple of punches blocked by Norton.
Nice body punch from Rutger - that landed with a thud.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Norton.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Rutger misses with a hook to the ribs.
Norton is trying to break the clinch but Rutger is controlling him.
Rutger throws a head punch that misses.
A nice right hand lands inside from Norton.
And that's the end of the fight!
Rufus Rutger showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Rutger 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 Jack Bonds scores the fight 30:27
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 30:27
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Rufus Rutger!
Rufus Rutger seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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