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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Ronald McDonald (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Taz Rutten (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). McDonald's entrance music is EARTH CRISIS: DESTROY THE MACHINES. A fine choice. Rutten has chosen IF I DIE TONIGHT as his entrance music. Ronald McDonald has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 2 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
10 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Ronald McDonald!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Taz Rutten!
The judges for this bout are , Frank Antenori and Jack Bonds.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rutten is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by McDonald.
McDonald feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Rutten's calf.
Rutten misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from McDonald.
McDonald tries to clinch but Rutten moves out of range.
Rutten looks to score with a jab to the body but McDonald is just out of range.
Rutten throws a lazy uppercut
and McDonald makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Rutten really felt that one!
McDonald connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Taz Rutten seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Rutten avoids the head kick by McDonald.
McDonald goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
McDonald blocks the body kick.
McDonald throws a head kick but Rutten moves out of range.
Rutten connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
McDonald uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Rutten.
McDonald gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Rutten.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rutten fakes high and swings low for a body shot but McDonald manages to avoid it.
Rutten throws a front kick aimed at McDonald's knee but McDonald avoids it well.
Rutten moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Rutten just misses with a punch to the body.
McDonald keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Rutten swings for the body but McDonald moves out of range.
A bone on bone clash there as McDonald blocks the leg kick.
Sloppy strikes from Rutten. Those never looked like landing.
McDonald tries to clinch there but Rutten circles away.
A big left from Rutten misses.
Rutten lands with a slapping head kick.
Rutten swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rutten tries a head kick but it misses.
Rutten swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
A slapping leg kick lands for McDonald.
McDonald checks the leg kick nicely there.
Rutten takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Nice shot lands for Rutten.
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!
McDonald fails with an attempt to clinch.
McDonald connects with a solid leg kick.
A jab from Rutten misses.
Rutten misses with a looping right.
McDonald tries to score with a low kick but Rutten moves his leg out of the way.
Rutten misses with a looping right.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
McDonald lands a jab to the head.
McDonald lands with a nice body kick.
McDonald slips a jab from Rutten.
McDonald catches Rutten with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
McDonald lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
McDonald throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
McDonald looks for the body kick but Rutten saw that one coming.
McDonald lands with a hook. Rutten tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Rutten looks to land a right hand but McDonald moved out of range.
McDonald checks a low kick from Rutten.
Good leg kick by McDonald there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rutten goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Rutten looks for the body kick but McDonald saw that one coming.
Rutten is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by McDonald.
McDonald throws a leg kick but Rutten sees it coming and moves out of range.
McDonald takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
A head kick misses from McDonald.
Rutten throws a low kick but McDonald avoids it.
McDonald thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Rutten if he has to take too many more of those.
McDonald throws a leg kick that misses.
McDonald avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Rutten misses with a low kick.
McDonald is looking to clinch.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Rutten is looking to clinch.
Rutten ducks down and throws a hook to the body but McDonald moves away.
Rutten shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
McDonald keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Rutten throws a good cross that connects.
McDonald throws a half hearted mid kick.
Jab by Rutten.
Rutten is looking to slow McDonald down with leg kicks.
Rutten throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Good work by Rutten as he checks the leg kick.
McDonald pivots, looking for a leg kick but Rutten is out of range and McDonald settles back down.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Rutten misses with a looping right.
McDonald throws a head kick that misses.
McDonald defending well as Rutten loads up on a big left hand.
McDonald plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
McDonald moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
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!
McDonald avoids the head kick by Rutten.
Rutten tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but McDonald was well out of range. Poor timing from Rutten.
McDonald tests Rutten's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Rutten misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
McDonald lands with a thumping leg kick.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Rutten misses with an uppercut
and McDonald counters with a solid body kick.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Rutten lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and McDonald has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from McDonald and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
A combination from Rutten does no damage.
McDonald attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Rutten misses with the combination.
McDonald lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
McDonald fakes the leg kick and cracks Rutten in the body.
Rutten swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Rutten is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by McDonald.
McDonald tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Rutten is able to avoid easily.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from McDonald, right into the meat.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
McDonald lands a head kick. Rutten smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
McDonald lands a head shot.
Rutten just misses with a punch to the body.
McDonald gets cracked there but stands up to it.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
McDonald throws the left hand but Rutten avoids the punch easily.
A head kick misses from Rutten.
McDonald tries to clinch there but Rutten circles away.
McDonald motions for Rutten to come forward. McDonald throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Rutten's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
McDonald tries to clinch up.
A leg kick checked by McDonald.
A slow jab from Rutten misses its intended target.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Rutten checks a leg kick.
A combination from McDonald does no damage.
Rutten swings for the body but McDonald moves out of range.
Rutten avoids a kick to the body.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts McDonald, as that shot connected.
McDonald looks for the body kick but Rutten saw that one coming.
McDonald fails with an attempt to clinch.
Rutten moves out of range of the body kick.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
No joy there for Rutten, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Rutten looks to land a combination but McDonald avoids it well.
McDonald keeps Rutten at a distance using the push kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Taz Rutten will probably get the nod.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
McDonald throws a head kick that misses
and Rutten counters with a nice uppercut.
Jab, jab by Rutten - just one landing.
McDonald turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
McDonald dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Rutten keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Rutten tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Donk. McDonald catches Rutten right on the button with a cross.
Rutten on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Taz Rutten seems to be getting the better of the standup.
McDonald tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Rutten was well out of range. Poor timing from McDonald.
Rutten goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Rutten misses with an uppercut. McDonald saw that one coming.
McDonald has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
Rutten throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rutten throws a lazy body kick
and McDonald counters with a lovely straight right hand!
A leg kick checked by McDonald.
McDonald throws a low kick, looking for Rutten's leg but Rutten calmly moves out of range.
Rutten throws a head kick but McDonald moves out of range.
Rutten moves out of range of the body kick from McDonald.
McDonald is looking to clinch.
McDonald blocks the body kick.
Some wild striking there from Rutten.
Rutten takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
McDonald with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rutten checks the leg kick nicely there.
McDonald closes the distance looking to clinch
and Rutten counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
McDonald on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Rutten throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Rutten lands with a cross.
McDonald keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Rutten misses with a hook.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
McDonald misses with a looping right.
Rutten has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from McDonald.
McDonald misses with a low kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rutten tries to land a leg kick but McDonald saw it coming and moves away.
Rutten throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Rutten moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
McDonald takes a swing at Rutten's ribcage but misses.
A low kick from Rutten is predictable there
and McDonald makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
A decent looking body kick lands there for McDonald.
Rutten misses with a wild body shot.
McDonald lands a jab to Rutten's midsection.
McDonald swats away the attempt to clinch by Rutten.
Rutten fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. McDonald looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rutten throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Rutten is breathing heavily.
Rutten misses with the combination.
McDonald throws a leg kick that misses.
McDonald scores with a hook to the body. Rutten takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Rutten misses with a body kick.
Rutten lands with a right hand.
McDonald throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
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!
McDonald misses with a hook.
Rutten takes a swing at McDonald's ribcage but misses.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
McDonald ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Rutten moves away.
Rutten throws the left hand but McDonald avoids the punch easily.
McDonald misses with a kick to the body.
McDonald avoids a kick to the body.
McDonald stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Rutten.
Rutten looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Rutten takes a swing at McDonald's ribcage but misses.
McDonald ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Rutten with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling McDonald to score with a decent uppercut.
Rutten misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Rutten looks to throw the jab but McDonald is out of range.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Rutten looks to land a right hand but McDonald moved out of range.
McDonald checks a leg kick nicely.
McDonald wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
A decent looking cross lands there for McDonald.
McDonald throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
A looping hook to the body misses from Rutten. McDonald does a little dance to reset his feet.
Rutten rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but McDonald moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Rutten throws a body punch but McDonald moves out of range.
Rutten delivers a nice body kick.
A big right from McDonald misses.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from McDonald lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Rutten has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Rutten and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
McDonald scores with a push kick.
Rutten misses with an uppercut.
McDonald scores with a leg kick.
Rutten throws a head kick that misses.
Rutten listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
McDonald tries to work over Rutten's front leg with a kick but Rutten checks it.
Sloppy strikes from McDonald. Those never looked like landing.
McDonald connects with a solid leg kick.
Rutten uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before McDonald has time to react.
McDonald throws a head kick that misses.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
McDonald misses with the combination.
Rutten looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Rutten throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
McDonald thows a body shot but no joy.
Rutten sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
McDonald checks the leg kick nicely there.
Rutten with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Rutten checks a leg kick.
McDonald bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Rutten's head backwards.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
An inside leg kick lands from McDonald.
Rutten throws a body kick the misses
enabling McDonald to counter with a crisp jab.
McDonald misses with a head kick.
Rutten looks to land a body kick but McDonald moved away.
McDonald steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Rutten.
McDonald finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
McDonald tries to score with a low kick but Rutten moves his leg out of the way.
Rutten misses with a body shot.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Rutten lands a nice leg kick that just misses McDonald's sensitive parts.
Rutten ducks right into an uppercut from McDonald.
Rutten swings for the body but McDonald moves out of range.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Taz Rutten.
Well Rutten has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight for Taz Rutten!
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight for Taz Rutten!
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight for Taz Rutten!
Taz Rutten wins by unanimous decision!
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