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Event:
B14: Amanatidis vs. Magafuli
Date: Aug 11, 2016 |
#R1#
Escuela misses with a hook to the body
#CL#
and Wilder moves into the clinch.
Wilder has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Escuela is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Escuela prevents a takedown attempt there.
Escuela letting Wilder take a breather here.
Escuela goes for a takedown in the clinch but Wilder prevents it.
Escuela tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Wilder smiles and moves away.
Escuela tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in to close the distance. Wilder manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Escuela throws a leg kick
and Wilder connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Some wild striking there from Escuela.
#CL#
Wilder moves into range and clinches up with Escuela.#BC#
Wilder breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
#T1#
Wilder shoots in for a takedown but Escuela shows good takedown defense.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for AJ Wilder. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Escuela misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Escuela misses with a low kick.
Wilder feinted with a counter takedown.
Wilder shoots in but no luck this time. #CL#
Wilder fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Escuela, pushing him back against the ropes.
Wilder has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Escuela after a bit of a struggle.
Wilder lands a hook to the side of the head.
Escuela jumps guard but Wilder turns him against the ropes and keeps the fight standing.
Wilder has been working on his balance at LOD-Guts & Glory Gym, so perhaps that has help him stuff some of the takedown attempts by Escuela.#TD#
Wilder jumps guard.
Wilder will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Escuela has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Wilder is proving hard to escape from.
Wilder working a defensive guard but Escuela manages to pass into side control anyway.
Wilder tries to improve position but can't. #T2##SUB2#
Escuela is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Wilder knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Wilder regains half guard there - taking advantage of Escuela's attempt to lay and pray for a moment. #ES#
Wilder manages to create a bit of space in order to work his way back to his feet. Escuela keeps hold of his opponent and drives him back against the ropes.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Wilder has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Escuela avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Escuela is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the ropes enables Wilder to keep the fight standing.#T3#
Escuela wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Wilder has him pressed against the ropes.#BC#
Wilder breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Wilder fails to land the takedown.
Javier Escuela seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.#CL#
Wilder gets a clinch.
Both guys are working to get underhooks. #BC#
Wilder's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Escuela misses with a hook
and Wilder makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Escuela tries to clinch up.
Escuela tries to close the distance and clinch but Wilder swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away. #CL#
Wilder clinches up against the ropes.
Wilder can't get the takedown.
Escuela can't get the takedown.
#T4#
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Wilder avoiding damage as Escuela throws knees to the body.
#BC2#
Escuela breaks the clinch.
Wilder moves out of range of the strikes.#CL#
Wilder gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.#TD#
Wilder pulls guard successfully.
Wilder is pulling down on Escuela's head. It's preventing any offense from Escuela, at least for the moment.
Wilder lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.#REVR#
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Wilder tries to free his leg and advance position but Escuela is retaining full guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
AJ Wilder dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
#R2#
Escuela tries to clinch up but Wilder circles away and keeps his distance.
Wilder tries to score a power double leg takedown but Escuela sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Wilder somewhat.
Escuela is looking to clinch.
Wilder is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Escuela.
Escuela tries to clinch there but Wilder circles away.
Escuela tries to clinch up.
Escuela misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Escuela tries to clinch but Wilder moves out of range.
Sloppy strikes from Escuela. Those never looked like landing.
Wilder shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Escuela as he avoids it easily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Escuela tries to clinch up but Wilder circles away and keeps his distance.
Wilder moves out of range of the body kick from Escuela.
AJ Wilder is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Wilder swats away the attempt to clinch by Escuela.
Escuela misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
#T1##CL#
Wilder drives through and clinches with Escuela against the ropes.
Escuela is defending well against a takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for AJ Wilder. That's going to take a lot out of him.
A right hook to the body lands for Wilder.
Wilder dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the ropes.
Wilder is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Escuela is defending well.
The fighters are pressed against the ropes, as the pace of the fight slows.
Escuela jumps guard but Wilder stands there with Escuela around his waist. Escuela gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Wilder slowing the pace effectively.
Escuela taking a breather. #T2#
Wilder dodges an elbow strike from Escuela.
Wilder throws an elbow but it misses.
Escuela can't get the takedown.
Escuela can't get the takedown.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Wilder unloads a knee to the mid-section. Escuela lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Escuela is breathing heavily.
Wilder goes for a takedown attempt but Escuela pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Wilder swats away the attempt to clinch by Escuela.
Wilder seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Wilder tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Escuela swivels and escapes.
Wilder fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
No joy there for Escuela, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Escuela moves to clinch but Wilder breaks away #KD#
and Wilder counters with a crisp one two that drops Escuela! Wilder thinks about following him to the mat for a moment but instead steps back and waves Escuela to his feet! Escuela is in big trouble!#T3#
Escuela falls off balance throwing a combination
#CL#
and Wilder counters by clinching up. #TD#
Wilder gets control of Escuela's arms and successfully pulls guard. Wilder will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Wilder is on top in guard.
#REVR#
Escuela is trying to control the position but Wilder postures up.
Wilder is looking to work some ground and pound but Escuela has wrist control.
Wilder is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.#SU#
Wilder stands up from guard. Let's bang! #T4#
Wilder fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Escuela throws a lazy body kick #CL#
and Wilder counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Wilder.
Escuela fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Wilder goes for a takedown in the clinch but Escuela prevents it.
Wilder effectively controlling the action here.#TD#
Wilder successfully pulls guard.
Wilder looking for a sweep. Not yet Wilder, not yet.
Escuela throwing strikes from guard but Wilder blocks nicely.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.#ES#
Wilder pushes Escuela off and gets back to his feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
AJ Wilder 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!
#R3##CL#
Wilder has managed to clinch.
Escuela is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the ropes.
Escuela is trying to break free.
Escuela misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Wilder lands with a left to the head. #TD#
Wilder jumps guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Escuela wants to control from the top but Wilder keeps moving.
Wilder wants to stand but Escuela is controlling the position. #T1##SUB#
Wilder looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Wilder tries to strike from the bottom.
Escuela stopping the sweep attempt from Wilder.
Escuela throwing strikes but missing.
Wilder keeping full guard, as Escuela tries to pass. #REF3#
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Escuela is looking to clinch but Wilder is avoiding it.
#T2#
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
A head kick by Escuela misses #CL#
and Wilder moves into the clinch.#TD#
Wilder pulls guard. #SUB#
Wilder has his foot on Escuela's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Escuela works his way back into a safe position though.
Escuela stopping the sweep attempt from Wilder.
Escuela trying to control the position from guard on top but Wilder is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Wilder is trying to control the position from the bottom.
#SUB#
Wilder is looking for a triangle but Escuela pushes his legs off easily.
Wilder trying to control the position.
#T3#
Escuela has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Wilder is proving hard to escape from. #REF3#
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Escuela tries to clinch up but Wilder circles away and keeps his distance.
Escuela throws a body kick that misses.
Javier Escuela is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Escuela misses with a kick to the body.
Wilder scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
A low kick from Escuela is predictable there #CL#
and Wilder holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
AJ Wilder has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Wilder tries for a takedown but Escuela manages to get underhooks.
Escuela tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Wilder smiles and moves away.
Escuela takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
A head kick by Escuela misses #KD#
and Wilder counters with a crisp one two that drops Escuela! Wilder thinks about following him to the mat for a moment but instead steps back and waves Escuela to his feet! Escuela is in big trouble!#ROC#
Escuela is rocked!
Javier Escuela seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Escuela throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Wilder is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Escuela can do to turn this around?
Escuela misses with a hook to the body
#CL#
and Wilder counters into the clinch. Nicely done. #BC#
Wilder breaks from the clinch.
#T4##CL#
Wilder gets in close and instigates a clinch.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Escuela is trying to force a seperation but Wilder has the dominant position.#TD#
Wilder jumps guard.
Escuela trying to move into half guard but instead Wilder has managed to sweep!#REVR#
Wilder is stalling in the full guard.
Wilder's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Wilder trying to control but Escuela is working from the bottom.
And that's the end of the fight!
AJ Wilder showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Wilder, 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 Ren Mimura scores the fight 30:27
Judge Taro Takaoka scores the fight 30:27
Judge Yukihiro Shimada scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... AJ Wilder!
After winning the bout, AJ Wilder 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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Event:
Bushido 11: Warlords
Date: Jul 21, 2016 |
#R1##CL2#
Vince moves into the clinch.
Vince pushes Escuela back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Vince lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Escuela backwards.
A right hook to the body lands for Vince.
Vince works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Vince scores with a nice hook to the head.
Vince lands with a left to the head.
Escuela drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Vince gets the underhooks and prevents it.
A short right from Vince.
Escuela throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Vince blocks it with crossed arms.
Vince scores with a shoulder strike.
Escuela drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Vince gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Escuela is breathing heavily.
Vince lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Vince scores with a shoulder strike.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Vince lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Escuela changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Vince fights it off and pushes away nicely.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Javier Escuela. That's going to take a lot out of him.#T1##CL2#
Vince rushes Escuela and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Good body shot from Vince.
Nice body punch from Vince - that landed with a thud.
Vince pushes Escuela back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
A nice left hand lands by Vince.
Vince throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Escuelas head.
Good body shot from Vince.
Vince lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Nice body punch from Vince - that landed with a thud.
A short right from Vince on the inside.
Vince lands a hook that snaps the head of Escuela backwards. #ROC2#
Escuela is rocked!
Vince throws a big uppercut that drops Escuela! More strikes from Vince and the referee jumps in to stop the fight! Escuela lies dazed against the cage as Vince celebrates with his cornermen!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:52 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Arnold Vince!
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Event:
B6: Vinicius vs. Fitzpatrick
Date: Jun 16, 2016 |
#R1#
Ruttenum shoots in for a takedown but Escuela shows good takedown defense.
Escuela moves in looking to clinch but Ruttenum pushes him off.
As Escuela looks to move away, Ruttenum throws a big counter combo but Escuela just gets out of the way.
Escuela pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Ruttenum showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Escuela.
Escuela wants to clinch up but Ruttenum keeps it at a distance.
Escuela misses with a head kick.
#TD#
Ruttenum changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Escuela looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Escuela is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
Escuela sneaks back into half guard.
Escuela blocking the ground and pound attempt from Ruttenum.
Escuela keeps control of the position for the meantime.
Escuela is looking to improve his position.
Escuela regains full guard, whilst avoiding punches from Ruttenum. #T1##ES2#
Escuela pushes Ruttenum off and scrambles back to his feet.
#CL#
Ruttenum moves into the clinch.
Ruttenum lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
I was talking to Ruttenum's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Escuela wants a takedown but no success here.
#BC#
Ruttenum breaks the clinch.
Escuela throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.#CL#
Ruttenum has Escuela up against the ropes in a clinch.
Ruttenum lands a shoulder strike.
Escuela missing with knees to the body.
Ruttenum lands a good knee to the midsection. Escuela won't want to take too many of those.
Escuela looks winded!
Ruttenum connects with a nasty looking knee right to Escuela's face.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Escuela looking to stall.
#TD#
Ruttenum has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Escuela uses from the top position. #T2#
Ruttenum looking to hit a scissor sweep but Escuela is one step ahead there.
Ruttenum is working hard here to advance position.
Escuela trying to control the position from guard on top but Ruttenum is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Escuela is looking to work some ground and pound but Ruttenum has wrist control.#SUB#
Ruttenum escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Escuela gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Ruttenum is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Ruttenum is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.#REF3#
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.#T3#
Escuela is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Escuela wants to clinch up but Ruttenum keeps it at a distance.
Escuela stuffs the takedown attempt from Ruttenum. Ruttenum gets slowly back to his feet.
Escuela throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Escuela throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Javier Escuela is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Ruttenum blocks a head kick by Escuela.
Escuela tries to clinch up.
Ruttenum looks for a takedown but Escuela sprawls well.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Cain Ruttenum. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Ruttenum shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Escuela lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Escuela tries to close the distance and clinch but Ruttenum swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Escuela fails in his attempt to clinch. #CL#
Escuela tries to keep at a distance but Ruttenum has taken the fight into the clinch.
Escuela tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
#T4#
Ruttenum has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Escuela is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Ruttenum will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Escuela up against the ropes.
Ruttenum avoiding damage as Escuela throws knees to the body.
Ruttenum presses Escuela against the ropes and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Escuela drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
#BC#
Ruttenum escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
#CL#
Ruttenum has taken the fight to the clinch.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.#TD#
Ruttenum pulls guard.
Ruttenum looking for a sweep. Not yet Ruttenum, not yet.
Escuela trying to control the position from guard on top but Ruttenum is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Cain Ruttenum 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.
#R2#
Escuela looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Ruttenum was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Ruttenum avoids the head kick by Escuela.
Escuela throws a right hand that Ruttenum ducks under and follows up with a left that Ruttenum also avoids with ease.#CL#
Ruttenum clinches with his opponent.
Escuela jumps guard but Ruttenum turns him against the ropes and keeps the fight standing.
A knee to the head by Ruttenum.
#CUT#
It looks like Javier Escuela has been cut.#TD#
Ruttenum successfully pulls guard.
Ruttenum tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Escuela with a flurry of punches that miss.
Escuela trying to control the position from guard on top but Ruttenum is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can. #ES#
Ruttenum is scooting his butt against the ropes and has managed to get back to his feet. Escuela presses him back against the ropes, presumably looking to take the fight back to the mat.
Ruttenum utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Ruttenum is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A body shot lands from Ruttenum.
#T1##TD#
Escuela is fighting off a takedown attempt but Ruttenum is just too persistent for him and manages to trip Escuela to the mat. Escuela regains guard as soon as the fighters hit the mat.
Ruttenum knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Escuela on the ground.
Escuela is breathing heavily.
Ruttenum lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Cain Ruttenum overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Ruttenum throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Ruttenum keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Escuela's head.
Ruttenum with a flurry of punches that miss.
Ruttenum landing with the ground and pound.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Ruttenum accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Ruttenum trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Ruttenum accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Ruttenum throwing strikes from guard but Escuela blocks nicely.
Ruttenum lands a couple of digs.
Ruttenum trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Escuela wants to sweep but no luck. #T2#
Ruttenum lands a couple of digs.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Ruttenum accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand. #SUB2#
Escuela had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Ruttenum defends it easily.
Ruttenum in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Ruttenum has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Escuela avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Ruttenum keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Escuela's head.
Ruttenum cracks Escuela with a solid left hand.
Ruttenum throws a big elbow that misses.
Ruttenum scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Ruttenum lands a couple of digs.
Escuela preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Ruttenum working some strikes from top position.
Ruttenum distracts Escuela with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.#T3#
Ruttenum throws a big elbow that misses.
Ruttenum keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Escuela's head.
Ruttenum in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Escuela working a defensive guard here.
Ruttenum postures up in Escuela's guard and throws a big left but Escuela blocks it.
Ruttenum missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Ruttenum with a nice head shot there.
Escuela wants to sweep here but Ruttenum controlling him for the moment.
Ruttenum throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent. #T4#
Ruttenum postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Ruttenum postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Ruttenum content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Ruttenum lands a couple of digs.
Ruttenum won't allow Escuela to get back to his feet.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Ruttenum in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Ruttenum lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Ruttenum won't allow Escuela to sweep him here.
Ruttenum loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Escuela is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Ruttenum missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Ruttenum throwing strikes from guard but Escuela blocks nicely.
Ruttenum trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Cain Ruttenum dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Javier Escuela's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! And we move into the final round!
#R3##TD#
Ruttenum changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Escuela looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Ruttenum throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
Escuela avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Ruttenum.
Escuela tries to bench press Ruttenum off him but Ruttenum keeps the position.
Ruttenum creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Escuela sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
Ruttenum will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Ruttenum creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
The strikes coming from Ruttenum are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
Ruttenum lands an elbow.
The strikes coming from Ruttenum are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ruttenum working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
Escuela takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Escuela tries to bench press Ruttenum off him but Ruttenum keeps the position.
Ruttenum working away.#T1#
Escuela taking punishment in the form of punches.
Ruttenum is working Escuela over with some ground and pound from side control. #ROC#
Escuela is rocked!
Ruttenum tries to advance position but instead Escuela slips a leg back in to half guard.
Escuela is still in real trouble! Can Ruttenum finish him?
Escuela taking some punishment here, with Ruttenum in his half guard.
Escuela is trying to get back to full guard.
Ruttenum landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Ruttenum lands a big elbow - Escuela is out of it! He's waving his arms around but his eyes are closed and he's not intelligently defending himself - the ref has no choice but to jump in and stop the fight! This one is in the books! A TKO win for Ruttenum!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:48 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Cain Ruttenum!
Cain Ruttenum took to the mic after the fight and begged the organizational hierarchy for a shot at the title.
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