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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Jakke Ruutu (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Lance Templeton (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ruutu comes to the cage accompanied by 50 Cent - I'm Supposed to Die Tonight. Templeton has chosen Trap Ball as his entrance music. 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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174 lbs
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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
26 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Jakke Ruutu!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
23 - 10 - 1, fighting out of New York, Lance Templeton!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Bishop, James Glass and Donald Grub.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Some bone on bone action there as Templeton checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Templeton dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Templeton throws a solid leg kick but Ruutu takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Templeton.
Templeton fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Ruutu looks to score with a jab to the body but Templeton is just out of range.
Ruutu takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Ruutu swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Ruutu throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Templeton tries to clinch
and Ruutu counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Templeton moves into the clinch.
Templeton doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Templeton swings wildly with an uppercut but Ruutu uses good head movement to avoid it.
Templeton misses with a body punch.
Ruutu scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Ruutu lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
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!
Ruutu tries to land a knee to the head but Templeton blocks with his arms.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Templeton blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Templeton is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Templeton blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Ruutu blocking some punches.
Ruutu blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Ruutu landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Templeton's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Ruutu scores with a shoulder strike.
Ruutu breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
A slow jab from Ruutu misses its intended target.
Templeton looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Ruutu looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Ruutu 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.
Ruutu throws a sloppy head kick and Templeton moves out of range easily.
Ruutu takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Templeton swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Templeton chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Ruutu avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
A quick step to the side and Ruutu tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Templeton throws a shot from downtown. Ruutu moves away and avoids it.
Templeton rushes Ruutu and presses him up against the cage.
Ruutu wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Templeton has him pressed against the cage.
Ruutu misses with a short punch on the inside.
Templeton misses with a punch to the body.
Templeton goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Templeton lands a nice uppercut.
Ruutu tries to break the clinch but Templeton is controlling the position.
Ruutu manages to break the clinch.
Templeton throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Ruutu just misses with a punch to the body.
Templeton doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Templeton misses with a low kick as Ruutu jumps back.
Ruutu motions for Templeton to come forward. Ruutu throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Templeton cracks Ruutu with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Templeton moves out of range of the body kick from Ruutu.
Ruutu swinging wildly here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Templeton tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Ruutu throws a hook to the side of Templeton's head but Templeton sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Templeton avoids the head kick by Ruutu.
Templeton bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Ruutu 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 Templeton has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Templeton and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Templeton scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
The fighters circling - Ruutu throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Templeton scoring well with a low kick there.
Templeton throws a nice outside leg kick.
Templeton takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Ruutu looks to land a combination but Templeton avoids it well.
Lance Templeton seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Ruutu takes a swing at Templeton's ribcage but misses.
Ruutu misses the shot to the body.
Templeton misses with a double jab.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jab from Templeton.
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!
Ruutu cracks a nice hook into Templeton's ribs.
Ruutu blocks a low kick nicely.
Templeton tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Ruutu was well out of range. Poor timing from Templeton.
Templeton throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Templeton has closed the distance and engaged Ruutu in a clinch.
Ruutu has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Templeton uses from the top position.
Ruutu is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Templeton defends well.
Ruutu had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Templeton defends it easily.
Ruutu is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Jakke Ruutu will probably get the nod.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Ruutu scores with a nice body kick.
Ruutu is looking to wear down Templeton with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Templeton moves into the clinch successfully.
A short right from Templeton.
Templeton presses Ruutu against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Ruutu scores with a nice hook to the head.
Ruutu blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Ruutu fails to pull guard.
A short right from Templeton.
Templeton slows down the pace here.
Ruutu tries to pull guard but Templeton holds him up against the cage and eventually Ruutu drops back down to his feet.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ruutu tries to throw a body punch but Templeton avoids it by throwing Ruutu back against the cage.
Templeton doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Ruutu tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jakke Ruutu. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ruutu misses with a shot to the kidneys.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Ruutu.
Templeton goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Ruutu breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Templeton misses with a head kick.
Jakke Ruutu is winning the standup battle so far.
A cross from Templeton lands.
Nice straight punches there by Templeton. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Templeton.
Ruutu throws a right and a left that Templeton avoids nicely.
Templeton keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Ruutu misses with a body shot.
Templeton throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Templeton closes the distance and clinches.
Ruutu is trying to pull guard but Templeton turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Templeton lands with a left to the head.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Ruutu.
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!
Ruutu missing with knees to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ruutu can't find room to land a body shot as Templeton controls the action.
A short left from Ruutu.
Ruutu fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Ruutu swings wildly with an uppercut but Templeton uses good head movement to avoid it.
A nice right hand lands inside from Ruutu.
Templeton misses with a short punch on the inside.
Ruutu misses with a punch on the inside.
Ruutu missing with knees to the body.
Templeton lands a shoulder strike.
Templeton lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Templeton works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
A short right from Templeton on the inside.
Templeton tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Ruutu's elbow.
Templeton misses with some punches.
Templeton lands with a short shot to the head.
Templeton tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Ruutu's elbow.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Templeton misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Templeton keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Ruutu's efforts to push away.
Templeton has a couple of punches blocked by Ruutu.
Ruutu trying to land knees to the body.
Templeton working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Templeton lands a body punch in the clinch.
Templeton avoids a wild elbow strike from Ruutu.
Templeton blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Ruutu misses with a punch to the body.
A right handed body shot lands from Templeton.
Ruutu tries a knee to the head but Templeton blocks it.
Ruutu tries to throw a body punch but Templeton avoids it by throwing Ruutu back against the cage.
Templeton lands with a light punch inside.
Ruutu is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Templeton is defending well for now.
With the fighters up against the cage, Ruutu throws an elbow but misses.
Ruutu blocks a body shot from Templeton.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ruutu throws a head punch that misses.
Templeton tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Ruutu's elbow.
Templeton tries a body shot but Ruutu blocks it.
Ruutu tries to pull guard but Templeton holds him up against the cage and eventually Ruutu drops back down to his feet.
Templeton tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Ruutu's elbow.
A nice left hand lands by Templeton.
Templeton has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Ruutu seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Templeton can turn it around.
Templeton softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Ruutu just misses with a elbow thrown towards Templeton's brow.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Ruutu looking to throw knees to the head but Templeton is blocking nicely.
A head punch on the inside from Templeton fails to land.
Ruutu misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Templeton lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Ruutu backwards.
Templeton misses with a short punch on the inside.
Templeton blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Templeton prevents a body shot from Ruutu.
Ruutu throws a head punch that misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Lance Templeton showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Ruutu takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Ruutu moves in looking to clinch but Templeton pushes him off.
Templeton lands a jab to Ruutu's midsection.
Ruutu misses with a wild combination.
Templeton throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Ruutu bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Templeton's head backwards.
Ruutu has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Templeton finds it's way round the side to connect with Ruutu's head.
Ruutu takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Templeton wants to clinch up but Ruutu keeps it at a distance.
Ruutu went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Templeton misses with a body shot.
Ruutu throwing a counter right hand but Templeton manages to avoid it.
A left and a right from Ruutu both land. Nice combination.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Templeton uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Ruutu.
Ruutu tries to land a leg kick but Templeton saw it coming and moves away.
Templeton follows through with a counter body kick but it doesn't land.
Templeton tries a head kick but it misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ruutu clobbers Templeton with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Templeton throws a predictable looking body shot
and Ruutu counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Templeton swinging wildly here.
An attempted straight right counter from Ruutu misses the target.
Ruutu throws a leg kick but Templeton sees it coming and moves out of range.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Ruutu takes a shot to the head.
Templeton throws a head punch that misses.
Templeton tries to throw a body punch but Ruutu avoids it by throwing Templeton back against the cage.
Templeton blocks a body shot from Ruutu.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Templeton.
Ruutu lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Ruutu has a couple of punches blocked by Templeton.
Ruutu throws a head punch that misses.
A head punch on the inside from Ruutu fails to land.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Templeton scores with an uppercut up the middle.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Ruutu.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Ruutu leaning his opponent against the cage.
Templeton working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Templeton throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Ruutus head.
Ruutu looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Ruutu misses with the head strike.
Templeton has Ruutu pressed against the cage, preventing Ruutu from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Ruutu looking to slow down the pace here.
Ruutu swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Templeton lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Ruutu breaks from the clinch.
Templeton fails in his attempt to clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Templeton misses with a low kick.
Ruutu throws a head kick but Templeton moves out of range.
Templeton was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Templeton jabs Ruutu to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Templeton finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
An attempted straight right counter from Ruutu misses the target.
Templeton throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Ruutu counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
An inside leg kick from Ruutu misses.
An inside leg kick from Ruutu misses.
Ruutu fails with an attempt to clinch.
Templeton lands a right hook to the body.
Templeton is looking to slow Ruutu down with leg kicks.
Templeton tries to clinch but Ruutu moves out of range.
Templeton scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Templeton takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Ruutu avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
A head kick misses from Ruutu.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nice shot by Templeton.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Ruutu takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Templeton scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Ruutu moves out of range of the strikes.
Templeton looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Templeton comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Ruutu misses with a right hand
and Templeton counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Templeton cracks a nice hook into Ruutu's ribs.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Ruutu 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 Templeton has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Templeton and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Templeton feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Ruutu's calf.
Templeton takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Templeton throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Templeton connects with an inside leg kick.
Ruutu throws a solid leg kick but Templeton takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Ruutu.
And that's the end of the fight!
Lance Templeton comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Templeton has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Daniel Bishop scores the fight 28:29
Judge James Glass scores the fight 28:29
Judge Donald Grub scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Lance Templeton!
After winning the bout, Lance Templeton thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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hype
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