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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Dexter Rutecki (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ike Clanton (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rutecki comes to the cage accompanied by Remember the Name. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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178 lbs
9 - 11 - 0 |
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180 lbs
6 - 3 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Granite chin |
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BJJ Brown Belt
Decent boxing
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
9 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Dexter Rutecki!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Ike Clanton!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Franklin, Stewart Dunkirk and Wesley Smith.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rutecki is looking to clinch but Clanton is avoiding it.
Rutecki tries to clinch up but Clanton circles away and keeps his distance.
Clanton throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Dexter Rutecki seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Clanton circles away from the clinch attempt.
Clanton throws a series of punches but Rutecki moves out of range.
Clanton avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Clanton jabs Rutecki right on the nose. Rutecki blinks but takes it well.
Rutecki wants to clinch up but Clanton keeps it at a distance.
Nice takedown defense from Rutecki. No joy for Clanton on that attempt.
Rutecki tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Clanton paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Left hook, right uppercut from Rutecki.
Clanton on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Clanton is rocked!
Rutecki tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Clanton paws at him with a jab and circles away.
The fight stays on the outside here - Rutecki looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Rutecki moves in looking to clinch but Clanton pushes him off.
Rutecki tries to clinch but Clanton is having none of it.
Rutecki tries to close the distance and clinch up but Clanton swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Clanton keeps the fight on the outside.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rutecki tries to close the distance and clinch but Clanton swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Clanton avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Clanton displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Rutecki is looking to clinch.
Rutecki tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Rutecki tries to clinch there but Clanton circles away.
Rutecki tries to close the distance and clinch up but Clanton swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Clanton thows a body shot but no joy.
Rutecki tries to clinch but Clanton moves out of range.
Clanton circles away from the clinch attempt.
Dexter Rutecki is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Clanton looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Clanton gets the takedown into side control.
Rutecki tries to escape but Clanton is in control.
Rutecki prevents Clanton from moving into mount.
Rutecki is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the cage but Clanton has just dragged him back down to the mat.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Clanton looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Rutecki tries to escape but Clanton is in control.
Clanton advances nicely into full mount.
Clanton landing strikes from the mount and Rutecki is in trouble!
Clanton working for a guillotine from mount but Rutecki is in no mood to give up.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Clanton wants to finish this one by submission but Rutecki is holding onto his waist, trying to prevent any attacks from Clanton.
Clanton looks gassed!
Clanton controlling the pace for now.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rutecki is trying to get back to his feet but can't.
Clanton looking for a guillotine from mount but Rutecki is having none of it.
Rutecki wants to use the cage to get back to his feet here.
Clanton wants to control the pace but Rutecki is squirming around nicely.
Rutecki is looking to get back to his feet - it's going to be hard from this position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Clanton tries to control but Rutecki wriggling away.
Clanton is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Clanton tries to control but Rutecki wriggling away.
Clanton landing strikes from the mount.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Clanton has control of Rutecki's right arm, working for a kimura. It's a bit of a token attempt though and Rutecki regains control of the situation pretty easily.
The referee warns Rutecki that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ike Clanton dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Clanton swats away the attempt to clinch by Rutecki.
Clanton misses with a double jab.
Rutecki is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Rutecki digs a good hook to Clanton's body.
Rutecki tries to clinch up but Clanton circles away and keeps his distance.
Dexter Rutecki is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Clanton slips under a jab.
Clanton works Rutecki's body with a nice hook.
Rutecki throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Clanton closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Rutecki to the mat! Rutecki manages to get full guard.
Clanton wants to pass the guard but Rutecki is keeping the position.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Clanton chips away with some ground and pound.
Clanton has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Clanton wants to control from the top but Rutecki keeps moving.
Clanton postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Rutecki has momentary wrist control but Clanton slips an elbow through the middle.
Clanton tries to free his leg and advance position but Rutecki is retaining full guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Rutecki preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Clanton throwing strikes from guard but Rutecki blocks nicely.
Clanton cracks Rutecki with a solid left hand.
Clanton working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Rutecki's head.
Clanton lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Clanton trying to control but Rutecki is working from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Clanton prevents Rutecki from getting back to his feet.
Clanton stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Rutecki swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Clanton throws and elbow that misses. Rutecki uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Clanton's guard. Nice move by Rutecki!
Clanton controls Rutecki momentarily but Rutecki frees himself.
Rutecki is looking to stand up but Clanton won't let him.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Clanton is on top in guard.
Clanton working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Clanton pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Rutecki is keeping the position for now.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Clanton accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Rutecki keeping moving, preventing Clanton from controlling successfully.
Clanton is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.
Rutecki is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Clanton is controlling him.
Clanton is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Clanton tries to free his leg and advance position but Rutecki is retaining full guard.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Rutecki closes the distance and clinches.
Rutecki lands an elbow inside that Clanton shrugs off.
Rutecki misses with a knee to the head.
Rutecki keeps control of Clanton as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Clanton stalls.
Rutecki wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Clanton has him pressed against the cage.
Clanton jumps guard but Rutecki stands there with Clanton around his waist. Clanton gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Rutecki breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Clanton stalks Rutecki and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Rutecki's face. Rutecki staggers backwards, shaken.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ike Clanton showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Rutecki clinches up against the cage.
Rutecki lands an elbow inside that Clanton shrugs off.
Rutecki unloads a knee to the mid-section. Clanton lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Rutecki lands a nice knee to the body.
Clanton is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Rutecki gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Rutecki with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Rutecki throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Rutecki missing with knees to the body.
Rutecki pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Rutecki throws a sloppy head kick and Clanton moves out of range easily.
Rutecki misses with a double jab
and Clanton counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Rutecki's guard now.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Clanton stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Rutecki swivels though and keeps the full guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rutecki keeping moving, preventing Clanton from controlling successfully.
Clanton is in close to Rutecki's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Clanton trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Clanton works over Rutecki with some ground and pound from guard.
Ike Clanton has got the better of the ground game so far.
Clanton tries to free his leg and advance position but Rutecki is retaining full guard.
Clanton drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Rutecki dives on top into guard.
Rutecki won't allow Clanton to sweep him here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Rutecki wanted to stand there but Clanton had control of the position.
Clanton has managed to work for a loose triangle. I think Rutecki should be able to defend this one pretty easily though. Oh, Clanton has tightened it up now! Rutecki should have reacted faster there - he's in big trouble and yes, he's tapped out! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:34 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Ike Clanton!
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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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