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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Burt Freeman (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Hubert Rutkowski (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Burt Freeman has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.
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193 lbs
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190 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
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Brawler
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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
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Burt Freeman!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Hubert Rutkowski!
The judges for this bout are Matheus Silva, Emerson Jorge and Thiago Cunha.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rutkowski gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Freeman counters with a single leg into guard. Rutkowski didn't expect that.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Freeman is looking to work some ground and pound but Rutkowski has wrist control.
Freeman landing with the ground and pound.
Rutkowski wants to control but Freeman passes easily into half guard.
Freeman is looking for a kimura here.
Freeman really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Rutkowski is looking to improve his position.
Freeman thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Rutkowski's head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rutkowski keeping control of the leg, stopping his opponent passing to mount.
Rutkowski wants to control but Freeman is keeping busy.
Freeman is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Rutkowski is trying to control but can't.
Rutkowski slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Freeman scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Freeman will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Rutkowski wants to improve his position but instead Freeman has moved into half guard.
Freeman is trying to work for a kimura but Rutkowski is defending well.
Rutkowski looking for submissions off his back.
Freeman is looking for a kimura here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Freeman seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Rutkowski trying to control but Freeman postures up.
Rutkowski wants to get back to his feet.
Freeman is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Freeman wants to work for an arm triangle but Rutkowski is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Freeman lands a nice short elbow.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rutkowski wants to control the action here but instead Freeman manages to pass to full mount!
Freeman lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Rutkowski is wriggling around trying to escape.
Freeman putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Freeman has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Rutkowski taking shots to the head.
Rutkowski keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Rutkowski looks winded!
Freeman looking for a guillotine from mount but Rutkowski is having none of it.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Freeman prevents Rutkowski from getting the reversal.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Burt Freeman dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Freeman keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
No luck for Rutkowski with that takedown attempt.
Freeman walks into a stiff left hand from Rutkowski.
Rutkowski tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Freeman counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Freeman tries to pull guard but Rutkowski forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Freeman jumps guard but Rutkowski stands there with Freeman around his waist. Freeman gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Rutkowski wants a takedown but no success here.
Burt Freeman has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Hubert Rutkowski.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Freeman has had enough of the clinch but Rutkowski keeps him there for the moment.
Rutkowski misses with a knee strike.
Rutkowski dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Freeman pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Rutkowski has his takedown stuffed
and Freeman counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Freeman stuffs the takedown attempt from Rutkowski. Rutkowski gets slowly back to his feet.
Rutkowski is breathing heavily.
Rutkowski wants to clinch
and Freeman counters with a three punch combo that has Rutkowski backing up. Rutkowski nods at Freeman to acknowledge the strikes.
Rutkowski misses with a two punch combination.
Rutkowski scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Freeman throws a head kick that misses.
Freeman tries to clinch but Rutkowski is having none of it.
Freeman lands with a slapping head kick.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Rutkowski is defended easily by Freeman.
Rutkowski moves into the clinch successfully.
Freeman keeps control of Rutkowski as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Freeman successfully pulls guard.
Freeman controlling Rutkowski's posture.
Freeman keeping moving, preventing Rutkowski from controlling successfully.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Freeman is pulling down on Rutkowski's head. It's preventing any offense from Rutkowski, at least for the moment.
Rutkowski working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Freeman seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
The ref stands the fighters back up because Burt Freeman just wasn't active enough.
Rutkowski closes this distance looking for a takedown but Freeman circles away.
Rutkowski shoots and misses
and Freeman counters with a shoot takedown. Rutkowski fights it but they end up in guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Freeman distracts Rutkowski with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Rutkowski has momentary wrist control but Freeman slips an elbow through the middle.
Rutkowski has his foot on Freeman's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Freeman works his way back into a safe position though.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Rutkowski trying to keep a closed guard but Freeman is proving a slippery customer.
Freeman scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Freeman scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Freeman lands a couple of elbows.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Freeman landing some decent shots from guard.
Freeman lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Burt Freeman dominated that second round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Freeman shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Rutkowski but Rutkowski pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Freeman misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
A head kick misses from Freeman.
Rutkowski looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Freeman is fending him off so far but Rutkowski persists. Nope, Freeman circles away and we're back to standing.
Burt Freeman is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Freeman stuffs the takedown attempt from Rutkowski. Rutkowski gets slowly back to his feet.
Rutkowski will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Burt Freeman has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Hubert Rutkowski.
Rutkowski moves to clinch but Freeman breaks away
and Freeman counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rutkowski shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Rutkowski takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Freeman shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Rutkowski as he jumps to the side.
Freeman shoots in for a takedown but Rutkowski shows good takedown defense.
Rutkowski dives in and grabs Freeman's left leg, looking for a takedown. Freeman pushes down on Rutkowski's head and hops out.
Rutkowski changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Freeman tries to avoid it but Rutkowski manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Freeman to the ground. Freeman escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Rutkowski keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Freeman fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Rutkowski tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Freeman counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rutkowski looking for a sweep. Not yet Rutkowski, not yet.
Freeman lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Freeman lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Freeman's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Rutkowski wants to sweep here but Freeman controlling him for the moment.
Rutkowski pulls Freeman in close to prevent any damage.
Freeman landing with the ground and pound.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rutkowski has a closed guard, preventing Freeman from standing up.
Rutkowski has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Burt Freeman overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Freeman working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Rutkowski's head.
Freeman chips away with some ground and pound.
Freeman with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rutkowski working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Freeman doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Freeman manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Freeman scoring with punches to the head and body.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Freeman scoring with punches to the head and body.
Freeman throwing strikes from guard but Rutkowski blocks nicely.
Freeman scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Freeman postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
And that's the end of the fight!
Burt Freeman showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Freeman, 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 Matheus Silva scores the fight 30:27
Judge Emerson Jorge scores the fight 30:27
Judge Thiago Cunha scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Burt Freeman!
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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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