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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Alistair Rutten (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Brad Finley (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Finley has chosen Bitch/Lover as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Alistair Rutten has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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201 lbs
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197 lbs
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Good wrestling
Lethal high kicks
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Alistair Rutten!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Brad Finley!
The judges for this bout are Patrick Alders, Paulsen Ambrosius and Albert Achterberg.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Finley scores with a takedown into Rutten's guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Finley looking to sit in guard and control but Rutten gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Rutten wants to control from the top but Finley keeps moving.
Rutten preventing the sweep.
Rutten got a little sloppy there for a moment and Finley has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Rutten has managed to get both his arms back between Finley's legs - danger averted.
Rutten wants to control from the top but Finley keeps moving.
Finley has his foot on Rutten's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Rutten works his way back into a safe position though.
Rutten sitting in guard here, content to control.
Finley has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Rutten can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Finley is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Rutten is aware though and is defending well.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rutten preventing the sweep.
Rutten's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Finley wants to improve his position but instead Rutten has moved into half guard.
Rutten controlling the pace.
Finley looking for submissions off his back.
Finley is not content to let Rutten control the position.
Rutten works his foot free and advances to mount.
Finley in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Finley is looking to get to half guard.
Finley swinging wildly from the bottom but he's not landing.
Finley really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Rutten trying to control but Finley is having none of it.
Rutten controlling the position easily from mount.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Finley wants to control but Rutten is having none of it.
Finley can't escape the position.
Rutten sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Rutten tries to control but Finley wriggling away.
Finley is looking to improve his position but Rutten isn't that keen on the idea.
Rutten wants to finish this one by submission but Finley is holding onto his waist, trying to prevent any attacks from Rutten.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Rutten putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Finley is trying to escape the mount.
Rutten lands with some strikes.
Rutten tries to control but Finley wriggling away.
Finley working to try and regain half guard.
Finley tries to lock up and control but Rutten gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Finley sneaks a leg back under and regains half guard and is working straight away to try and get back to guard. He hasn't managed just yet though.
Finley actively working from the bottom here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Alistair Rutten dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Rutten scoring well with a low kick there.
Rutten throws the left hand but Finley avoids the punch easily.
Rutten on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Rutten throws a jab when Finley was well out of range.
Rutten throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Finley closes this distance looking for a takedown but Rutten circles away.
Rutten lands with an uppercut that bounces Finley off the cage and back into rage.
Rutten instigates a clinch.
Finley gets through Rutten's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Finley is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Finley throws a punch but it's blocked by Rutten.
Finley is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Rutten tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Finley avoids it.
Finley wants a takedown.
Rutten lands a knee to the head.
It looks like Brad Finley has been cut.
Rutten lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Rutten trying to land knees to the body.
Rutten breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
That's one minute gone in the round.
That kick from Rutten tenderised Finley's leg. Finley is trying to keep his angry face on.
Rutten throws a low kick, looking for Finley's leg but Finley calmly moves out of range.
Finley scores with the left hand. Rutten knows he should have avoided that one.
Finley misses with a leg kick
and Rutten counters with a nice low kick that buckles Finley's knee momentarily.
Finley takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Finley gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Rutten counters with a head kick.
Alistair Rutten has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Brad Finley.
Finley is breathing heavily.
Rutten connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Finley throws a jab but it's blocked by Rutten.
Rutten with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
A shot to the body from Finley misses
and Rutten counters with a leg kick.
Finley throws a lazy head kick
and Rutten counters with a nice kick to the body.
Finley looks to land a combination but Rutten avoids it well.
Danga de danga de dang - Rutten scores with a four punch combination!
Finley has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Rutten.
Finley shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Finley misses the jab.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Rutten.
Rutten bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Finley's head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Rutten clinches up with Finley and pushes him back against the cage.
Rutten putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Finley in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Knees to the body from Rutten.
Rutten scores with a hook to the body.
Rutten lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Rutten lands a nice knee to the body.
Rutten breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Rutten lands with a thumping leg kick.
Finley takes a kick to the side of the head.
Rutten takes the fight into the clinch.
Rutten lands a nice knee to the body.
Knees to the body from Rutten.
Finley is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Rutten gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Rutten lands a good knee to the midsection. Finley won't want to take too many of those.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rutten escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Rutten feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Finley's calf.
Finley chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Rutten can pounce on him.
Rutten lands a nice shot that snaps Finley's head back.
Rutten lands a leg kick that knocks Finley off balance momentarily.
Rutten throws a right hand that Finley ducks under and follows up with a left that Finley also avoids with ease.
Rutten misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Finley.
Rutten connects with an inside leg kick.
Finley with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Rutten to score with a decent uppercut.
Finley misses with a hook to the body
and Rutten cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Finley swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Rutten counters with an outside leg kick.
Rutten lands a nice shot to the body.
Finley misses with a wild body shot.
Rutten moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Rutten connects with a leg kick. Finley looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Rutten wants to clinch up but Finley keeps it at a distance.
Finley changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rutten gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Knees to the body from Rutten.
Rutten lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Finley.
Rutten pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
A head kick from Rutten lands but Finley takes it in his stride.
Rutten pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Finley takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Finley has his takedown stuffed
and Rutten counters with a nice leg kick.
Rutten feints and as Finley raises his hands in defense, Rutten changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Rutten not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Rutten wants to control from the top but Finley keeps moving.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Alistair Rutten dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Brad Finley's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Rutten throws out a loose jab but Finley uses good head movement to avoid it.
Rutten throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Rutten lands a leg kick that knocks Finley off balance momentarily.
Finley looks to throw the jab but Rutten is out of range.
Rutten tries to move into range but Finley moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Rutten tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Rutten buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
A shot to the body from Finley misses
and Rutten counters with a nice uppercut.
Finley loads up on a big right hand but Rutten slips the punch.
Finley falls off balance throwing a combination
and Rutten counters with an outside leg kick.
Finley tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Danga de danga de dang - Finley scores with a four punch combination!
Finley takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Rutten misses with a looping left.
A shot to the body from Rutten misses
and Finley counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Finley throws a left and a right that both miss
and Rutten counters with an outside leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Rutten is defended easily by Finley.
Rutten takes one on the button.
Finley stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Rutten.
Rutten tries a low kick but Finley avoids it.
Rutten pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Finley looks to land a left hand but Rutten moved out of range nicely.
Finley misses with a body kick.
Finley swinging wildly here.
Rutten throws a body punch but Finley moves out of range.
Finley takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
A cross from Rutten lands.
Finley cracks a nice hook into Rutten's ribs.
Rutten takes a shot to the body in his stride.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Finley misses with a takedown
and Rutten counters with a slapping leg kick.
Finley is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Rutten.
Finley takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Finley scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Finley trying to control the action but Rutten is working from the bottom.
Finley looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Rutten is avoiding damage well.
Alistair Rutten is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Finley in side control, throwing shots but Rutten defends.
Rutten wants to control but Finley postures up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Finley has had enough of the ground for now and decides to stand.
Finley throws a combination that misses
and Rutten counters with a nice body kick.
Rutten avoids the body shot from Finley.
Finley swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Finley avoids a punch combination nicely.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Finley.
Finley checks a low kick from Rutten.
Rutten slips a straight right by Finley.
Rutten keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Alistair Rutten has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Brad Finley.
Rutten cracks the inside of Finley's front leg.
Rutten with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Finley swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Rutten counters with a leg kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rutten lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Alistair Rutten is winning the standup battle so far.
Rutten needs to keep his hands up - Finley had a free shot at his head there.
Finley swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Finley on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Rutten. Rutten obviously looking to wear him down.
Rutten fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Finley has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Rutten scores with a leg kick.
Finley on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Rutten. Rutten obviously looking to wear him down.
Rutten lands a right hook to the body.
Rutten throws a nice inside leg kick.
Rutten fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Finley looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Rutten's corner calls for a 1-2. Rutten obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Rutten is looking to score with low kicks.
Rutten feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Finley's calf.
Rutten delivers a nice body kick.
Brad Finley has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Finley throws a left and a right that both miss
and Rutten counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Finley on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Rutten. Rutten obviously looking to wear him down.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Alistair Rutten.
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 Patrick Alders scores the fight 30:26
Judge Paulsen Ambrosius scores the fight 30:26
Judge Albert Achterberg scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Alistair Rutten!
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