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Coming up we have a middleweight kickboxing rules bout between Ruma Juttu (ranked 18540 p4p, 623 weight class) and Jason Tanner (ranked 2883 p4p, 331 weight class). Tanner is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Sandy Davidson - The Green Hills of Tyrol. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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190 lbs
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World class boxer
Insanely flexible
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Good gas tank
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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
5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Ruma Juttu!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
18 - 6 - 0, fighting out of London, Jason Tanner!
The judges for this bout are Richard Clark, James Ackerman and Phil Schofield.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Juttu loads up on a big right hand but Tanner slips the punch.
Tanner throws a right and a left that both miss.
Tanner misses with a low kick.
Juttu half committed to a counter leg kick.
Juttu looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Juttu swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Tanner looks to land a left hand but Juttu moved out of range nicely.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Juttu.
Juttu misses with a body shot.
Sloppy strikes from Juttu. Those never looked like landing.
Juttu fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Tanner has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Juttu lands with an uppercut that bounces Tanner off the cage and back into range.
Juttu scores with a jab to the jaw.
Tanner throws a lazy right hand but Juttu sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
As Tanner tries to get set, Juttu tries to push him back and clinch up but Tanner manages to avoid the attempt.
Juttu scores with the left hand. Tanner knows he should have avoided that one.
A solid body kick from Juttu.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Juttu listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Tanner fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Juttu has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Tanner keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Juttu.
Juttu throws a quick inside leg kick.
Tanner bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Juttu is looking to score with low kicks.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Juttu dodges the punch combination from Tanner.
Juttu throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Tanner wants to slow Juttu down by chopping away at his legs.
Tanner turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Juttu throws a leg kick but Tanner checks it.
Juttu moves out of range of the strikes.
Juttu throws a low kick, looking for Tanner's leg but Tanner calmly moves out of range.
Juttu closes the distance and pushes Tanner back into the cage.
Juttu lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Juttu misses with the head strike.
A short uppercut from Tanner.
Juttu working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Juttu misses with a body punch.
Juttu misses with the head strike.
Tanner has a couple of punches blocked by Juttu.
Tanner fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Tanner working aggressively here.
Juttu swings wildly with an uppercut but Tanner uses good head movement to avoid it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Juttu landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Juttu throws a head punch that misses.
Juttu lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
A head punch on the inside from Juttu fails to land.
Juttu tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Juttu tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Juttu working aggressively here.
Tanner tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Tanner blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Tanner lands a hook that snaps the head of Juttu backwards.
Juttu lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Juttu softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Tanner blocks an uppercut.
Juttu misses with a hook to the ribs.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A head punch on the inside from Tanner fails to land.
Tanner throws a head punch that misses.
Tanner working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Tanner.
Tanner gets through Juttu's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ruma Juttu dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Juttu checks a low kick from Tanner.
The fight stays on the outside here - Juttu looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Juttu slips under a jab from Tanner.
Tanner connects with a solid leg kick.
Tanner waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Juttu.
A lazy left from Juttu finds it's target.
Juttu uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Tanner has time to react.
Juttu throws a nice looking combination but Tanner bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Tanner misses the jab.
Juttu slips under a jab from Tanner.
Juttu checks a leg kick.
Tanner takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tanner takes a jab right on the kisser.
Juttu slips a straight right by Tanner.
Juttu moves out of range of the body kick from Tanner.
Juttu fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Tanner gets tackled into the cage by Juttu. Juttu maintains the clinch.
Juttu blocks an uppercut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Juttu swings wildly with an uppercut but Tanner uses good head movement to avoid it.
Tanner has a couple of punches blocked by Juttu.
Tanner tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Tanner swings wildly with an uppercut but Juttu uses good head movement to avoid it.
Juttu blocking some punches.
Juttu digs a right hand underneath Tanner's ribcage. Tanner let out a lung full of air as it connected.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Tanner.
Tanner swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A hook to the body from Juttu.
A head punch on the inside from Tanner fails to land.
Nice body punch from Tanner.
Juttu doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Tanner on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Juttu lands a hook to the side of the head.
Tanner lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Juttu misses with a punch to the body.
Tanner managing to block the knees to the body from Juttu.
Ruma Juttu has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Tanner misses with a hook to the ribs.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tanner digs a right hand underneath Juttu's ribcage. Juttu let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Juttu tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Juttu can't find room to land a body shot as Tanner controls the action.
Tanner swings wildly with an uppercut but Juttu uses good head movement to avoid it.
Juttu misses with a short punch on the inside.
Tanner lands an uppercut.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Juttu throws a punch but it's blocked by Tanner.
Juttu working aggressively here.
Tanner has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Juttu seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Tanner can turn it around.
Juttu misses with a punch on the inside.
Juttu lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Tanner misses with a hook from the clinch.
Tanner throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Juttus head.
Tanner dodges an elbow strike from Juttu.
Tanner misses with a hook from the clinch.
Juttu tries a body shot but Tanner blocks it.
Tanner misses with a punch on the inside.
Juttu swings wildly with an uppercut but Tanner uses good head movement to avoid it.
Tanner blocks a punch to the side of the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Ruma Juttu will probably get the nod.
That's time! Juttu's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Tanner throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Juttu is looking to counter punch.
Jason Tanner has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Tanner misses with a low kick.
Juttu buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Juttu misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Tanner looks to land a right hand but Juttu moved out of range.
Ruma Juttu is winning the standup battle so far.
Tanner jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Juttu blocks a jab.
Juttu is looking to counter punch.
Juttu cracks Tanner with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Tanner connects with a body shot.
A telegraphed right hand from Tanner misses the target.
Tanner will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
A quick step to the side and Juttu tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Juttu misses with a body kick.
Juttu keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Tanner.
Juttu is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Juttu's corner calls for a 1-2. Juttu obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Tanner throws an overhand right that lands on Juttu's shoulder, as Juttu tries to avoid the shot.
Tanner avoids the head kick by Juttu.
Tanner throws out a loose jab but Juttu uses good head movement to avoid it.
Tanner blocks a leg kick.
It seemed like Tanner was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Juttu tries to land a front kick but Tanner steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Ruma Juttu seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Some bone on bone action there as Juttu checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Juttu tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Tanner manages to circle out of the way.
A lazy left from Juttu finds it's target.
Juttu scores with a shot to the body.
A big left from Tanner misses.
Juttu pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Tanner is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Juttu with a body shot.
Tanner gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Tanner takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Juttu fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Ruma Juttu is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Juttu lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Juttu tries to land a body kick
and Tanner counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Juttu lands a nice leg kick that just misses Tanner's sensitive parts.
Juttu is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Tanner can do to turn this around?
Tanner takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Tanner takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
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!
Tanner chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Tanner takes a jab right on the kisser.
Tanner stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Juttu.
Tanner's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Juttu delivers a nice body kick.
A big right from Tanner misses.
Juttu connects with a leg kick. Tanner looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Tanner moves out of range as Juttu strikes.
Tanner throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Juttu.
Tanner sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Juttu misses with a kick to the body.
Juttu lands a front kick.
Tanner takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Juttu connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Tanner throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Juttu sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Juttu wants to clinch
and Tanner connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Juttu uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Tanner.
Juttu ducks under a wild hook from Tanner.
Juttu misses with a body kick.
Juttu wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
And that's the end of the fight!
Ruma Juttu showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Juttu has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Richard Clark scores the fight 30:27
Judge James Ackerman scores the fight 30:27
Judge Phil Schofield scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ruma Juttu!
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