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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Duncan Rutledge (ranked 23134 p4p, 0 weight class) and Iain Waddell (ranked 3654 p4p, 380 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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178 lbs
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177 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Cuts easily |
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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
2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Duncan Rutledge!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Iain Waddell!
The judges for this bout are Roger Salmon, Chris Saunders and Colin Fray.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
We've got one fighter who appears to only be looking to counter and the other not looking particularly aggressive either, so we could be in for a dull fight.
Waddell tries to clinch up.
Waddell tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Rutledge manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Rutledge is looking to counter the offense by Waddell and move into the clinch.
Rutledge drives through and clinches with Waddell against the cage.
Waddell prevents the takedown attempt.
Waddell pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Rutledge throws a wild body kick that Waddell sees coming a mile off.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Rutledge tries to clinch there but Waddell circles away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rutledge avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Rutledge gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Waddell breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Waddell throws a leg kick that misses.
Rutledge appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Duncan Rutledge is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Rutledge wants to clinch but Waddell slips to the side
and Waddell counters with a two punch combo.
Rutledge clinches up with Waddell and pushes him back against the cage.
Rutledge gets the body lock takedown. After a quick scramble, Waddell regains guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Waddell kicks Rutledge off and gets to his feet.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Some bone on bone action there as Waddell checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Despite the aggression on Waddell's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Rutledge moves into the clinch.
A right hook to the body lands for Waddell.
Rutledge displaying some good clinch control by pressing Waddell up against the cage.
Waddell manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
Waddell is adopting a defensive guard.
Rutledge postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Waddell avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Rutledge postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Waddell throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Rutledge throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Waddell is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Rutledge is controlling him.
Waddell should think about turning a few of those tyres round his middle into muscle if he wants people to take him seriously as an athlete.
Waddell is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Rutledge defends well.
Waddell preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Rutledge postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Waddell tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Waddell is still trying to improve position.
Rutledge has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Waddell preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Waddell controls Rutledge momentarily but Rutledge frees himself.
Waddell is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Rutledge defends well.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Waddell pulls Rutledge in to control the position.
Rutledge loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Waddell is trying to control the position but Rutledge postures up.
Rutledge throws a strike but Waddell rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Rutledge keeping moving, preventing Waddell from controlling successfully.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Iain Waddell will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
A nice inside leg kick there by Rutledge. That's going to slow Waddell down.
Rutledge lands a nice looking body shot.
Rutledge really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Waddell slips a jab and a cross from Rutledge.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Rutledge tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Waddell manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Waddell throws a counter combo.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Waddell looks for a takedown but Rutledge sprawls well.
Rutledge feinted with a counter takedown.
Waddell throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Waddell tries to clinch but Rutledge moves out of range.
Waddell is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Waddell closes the distance and pushes Rutledge back into the cage.
Rutledge stalls.
Waddell breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Rutledge will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Rutledge fails in his attempt to clinch.
As Rutledge backs off Waddell throws a huge counter combo but Rutledge manages to avoid it all.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Waddell fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Rutledge.
Rutledge clinches up against the cage.
Waddell pulls guard successfully.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Waddell holds on and takes a little breather.
Waddell preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Rutledge won't allow Waddell to sweep him here.
Rutledge is working Waddell over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Waddell is trying to keep Rutledge in close.
Rutledge loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Rutledge is working Waddell over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Waddell working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Rutledge.
Waddell preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Waddell is trying to control the position but Rutledge postures up.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Rutledge throws a big elbow that misses.
Waddell has momentary wrist control but Rutledge slips an elbow through the middle.
Waddell looking for a sweep. Not yet Waddell, not yet.
Rutledge postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Waddell with a couple of shots from the bottom there - nothing Rutledge can't handle though.
Rutledge scoring with some ground and pound.
Rutledge with a flurry of punches that miss.
Rutledge postures up in Waddell's guard and throws a big left but Waddell blocks it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Duncan Rutledge dominated that second round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
Rutledge takes a swing at Waddell's ribcage but misses.
Waddell is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Waddell tries to keep at a distance but Rutledge has taken the fight into the clinch.
Waddell breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
The fight stays on the outside here - Waddell looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A momentary lapse in concentration from Rutledge enables Waddell to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Rutledge manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Waddell wants to stand but Rutledge is controlling his posture from full guard.
Waddell throwing strikes from guard but Rutledge blocks nicely.
Waddell is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Waddell is continuing to stall.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Rutledge is trying to control the position from the bottom.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rutledge is looking to clinch.
Waddell is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Rutledge tries to clinch there but Waddell circles away.
Waddell is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Rutledge is looking to chop away at Waddell's legs.
Waddell drives through and clinches with Rutledge against the cage.
Rutledge trying to stall but Waddell improves his position.
Waddell tries to pull guard but Rutledge won't allow it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Waddell drags the fight down to the ground.
Rutledge stands up over Waddell, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Rutledge chips away with some ground and pound.
Waddell looking for a sweep. Not yet Waddell, not yet.
Rutledge got a little sloppy there for a moment and Waddell has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Rutledge has managed to get both his arms back between Waddell's legs - danger averted.
Rutledge loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Rutledge stopping the sweep attempt from Waddell.
Rutledge landing some decent shots from guard.
Rutledge postures up in Waddell's guard and throws a big left but Waddell blocks it.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Waddell is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Rutledge postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Waddell wants to sweep here but Rutledge controlling him for the moment.
And that's the end of the fight!
Iain Waddell comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Waddell 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 Roger Salmon scores the fight 28:29
Judge Chris Saunders scores the fight 28:29
Judge Colin Fray scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Iain Waddell!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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FIGHT
RATING
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