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Coming up we have a middleweight kickboxing rules bout between Ewoud Roelof (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kyle Rutherford (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). 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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195 lbs
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World class boxer
Insanely flexible
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the middleweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
8 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Ewoud Roelof!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Kyle Rutherford!
The judges for this bout are William Gold, Phil Schofield and Richard Clark.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rutherford motions for Roelof to come forward. Rutherford throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Rutherford tests Roelof's chin there with a solid looking shot.
It looks like Ewoud Roelof has been cut.
A cross from Roelof lands.
Nice jab there from Roelof.
Roelof lands with a thumping leg kick.
Roelof really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Rutherford throws a lazy uppercut
and Roelof counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Roelof misses with a jab, cross combination.
Rutherford has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Rutherford throws a nice inside leg kick.
Roelof lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Roelof gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Roelof tries to throw a body punch but Rutherford avoids it by throwing Roelof back against the cage.
Roelof tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
A nice left hand lands by Rutherford.
Rutherford can't find room to land a body shot as Roelof controls the action.
Roelof landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Roelof lands a good knee to the midsection. Rutherford won't want to take too many of those.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rutherford misses with a punch on the inside.
Roelof lands a hook to the side of the head.
Rutherford lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Rutherford on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Rutherford lands a nice uppercut.
Roelof blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Roelof's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Roelof scores a nice knee to the body.
Rutherford goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Roelof tries to land knees in the clinch but Rutherford avoids the damage to the body.
Rutherford fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Roelof.
Roelof is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Rutherford is defending well for now.
Rutherford goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Rutherford throws a punch but it's blocked by Roelof.
Rutherford tries to work over Roelof's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Roelof misses with a short punch on the inside.
Roelof putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Rutherford in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Rutherford tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Roelof's elbow.
Roelof lands a good knee to the midsection. Rutherford won't want to take too many of those.
Rutherford misses with a body punch.
Roelof working Rutherford over with knees to the body.
A short right from Roelof.
Rutherford tries to throw a body punch but Roelof avoids it by throwing Rutherford back against the cage.
Rutherford misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Roelof working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Rutherford swings wildly with an uppercut but Roelof uses good head movement to avoid it.
Rutherford lands with a light punch inside.
A head punch on the inside from Roelof fails to land.
Roelof blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Roelof utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Rutherford throws a head punch that misses.
Roelof missing with knees to the body.
Rutherford's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rutherford tries to work over Roelof's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Roelof prevents a body shot from Rutherford.
Roelof throws a knee to the head but misses.
Roelof lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Roelof fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A shot in the inside from Rutherford.
Roelof tries to land a knee to the head but Rutherford blocks with his arms.
Rutherford lands a left hand.
Rutherford misses with the head strike.
Rutherford misses with a body punch.
Roelof tries a knee to the head but Rutherford blocks it.
Rutherford lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Roelof cracks Rutherford with a nice body shot.
Roelof missing with knees to the body.
Rutherford misses with a hook from the clinch.
Rutherford digs a right hand into Roelof's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Roelof's gas tank.
Roelof has a couple of punches blocked by Rutherford.
Rutherford misses with a short punch on the inside.
Rutherford throws a punch but it's blocked by Roelof.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Rutherford.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Rutherford misses with a punch on the inside.
Roelof swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Rutherford lands a left hand that snaps the head of Roelof backwards.
A right handed body shot lands from Rutherford.
Roelof landing knees to the body.
Rutherford tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Roelof's elbow.
Roelof landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Knees to the body from Roelof.
Rutherford tries a body shot but Roelof blocks it.
Roelof lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Roelof unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Rutherford looks winded!
Roelof trying to land knees to the body.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Rutherford working aggressively here.
Roelof lands a knee to the body.
Rutherford tries a body shot but Roelof blocks it.
Roelof lands a knee to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ewoud Roelof dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Ewoud Roelof's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
A slapping body kick lands there for Roelof.
Rutherford on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Roelof bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Rutherford's head.
Roelof rushes Rutherford and presses him up against the cage.
Rutherford misses with the head strike.
Ewoud Roelof has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Roelof's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Roelof is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Nice uppercut there from Roelof.
Rutherford gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Rutherford throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Roelof fires out a quick counter leg kick but Rutherford just manages to avoid it.
Roelof uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Rutherford has time to react.
Good exchange - Roelof coming out on top.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Roelof is looking to slow Rutherford down with leg kicks.
Rutherford tries to clinch up.
A solid body kick from Roelof.
Rutherford throws an overhand right that lands on Roelof's shoulder, as Roelof tries to avoid the shot.
Roelof jinks towards his opponent looking like he wants to counter with a mid kick but doesn't commit.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rutherford scores with a head kick. Roelof tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Roelof looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Roelof clinches.
Roelof lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Roelof lands a knee to the head.
Rutherford misses with a punch to the body.
Roelof tries to land knees in the clinch but Rutherford avoids the damage to the body.
Roelof connects with a knee to the head.
Rutherford lands a right hand.
Roelof scores a nice knee to the body.
Rutherford is breathing heavily.
Rutherford misses with a punch on the inside.
Rutherford blocks the elbow strike.
Rutherford misses with a body punch.
Nice body punch from Roelof - that landed with a thud.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Roelof with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Rutherford throws a head punch that misses.
Roelof tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Rutherford misses with a hook from the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rutherford has a couple of punches blocked by Roelof.
Roelof misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Rutherford.
Roelof blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Rutherford lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Roelof or not.
Roelof misses with a knee strike.
Rutherford throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Roelof lands a damaging elbow.
Roelof blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Roelof using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Rutherford misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Roelof.
Rutherford misses with some punches.
Roelof misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Rutherford.
Rutherford misses with a short punch on the inside.
Rutherford misses with a hook to the ribs.
Roelof is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Rutherford is defending well for now.
Roelof lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Rutherford backwards.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Roelof lands a hook to the side of the head.
A right hand to the body from Rutherford.
Roelof scores a nice knee to the body.
Rutherford misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Rutherford blocking some punches.
Roelof is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Rutherford can do to turn this around?
With the fighters up against the cage, Roelof throws an elbow but misses.
Roelof throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Rutherfords head.
Rutherford lands an uppercut.
Roelof is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Rutherford misses with the head strike.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Rutherford.
Roelof lands a left hand.
Rutherford misses with a hook from the clinch.
Roelof blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Roelof misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Rutherford.
Roelof landing knees to the head.
Rutherford tries to work over Roelof's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Roelof blocks a punch to the side of 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!
Rutherford tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Roelof breaks the clinch.
Roelof cracks Rutherford with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
A punch lands to the side of Roelof 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Roelof throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Roelof closes the distance and clinches.
Rutherford on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Rutherford takes an elbow to the temple.
Roelof misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Rutherford.
Roelof blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Rutherford lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Rutherford misses with the head strike.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Roelof lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Rutherford backwards.
Roelof blocks an uppercut.
Rutherford blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Roelof landing knees to the head.
Roelof blocks an uppercut.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ewoud Roelof dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Ewoud Roelof's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Roelof.
Rutherford misses with a body kick.
Roelof throws a head kick that half lands.
Roelof fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Roelof scores with a crisp jab that stopped Rutherford in his tracks.
Ewoud Roelof seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Rutherford throws out a loose jab but Roelof uses good head movement to avoid it.
Rutherford listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Rutherford throws a solid leg kick but Roelof takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Rutherford.
Roelof feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Rutherford's calf.
Rutherford lands with a hook. Roelof tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Rutherford needs to keep his hands up - Roelof had a free shot at his head there.
Roelof throws a body shot but no joy.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Rutherford swings widly with a right hand
and Roelof counters with a straight right hand.
Roelof lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Roelof is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Roelof turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Roelof lands with a cross.
Rutherford misses with a looping left.
Roelof moves into the clinch.
Roelof lands a left hand.
Roelof has a couple of punches blocked by Rutherford.
Rutherford lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
A nice right hand lands inside from Rutherford.
A head punch on the inside from Rutherford fails to land.
Roelof scores with a shot to the side of Rutherford's head.
Rutherford can't find room to land a body shot as Roelof controls the action.
Roelof blocks a punch to the side of the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Roelof breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Ewoud Roelof is winning the standup battle so far.
Roelof throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Rutherford counters with a low kick, right behind Roelof 's knee.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Roelof moves out of range of the body kick from Rutherford.
Rutherford misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Nice uppercut lands for Roelof. That snapped Rutherford's head back.
A shot to the body from Rutherford misses
enabling Roelof to counter with a crisp jab.
Rutherford walks into a jab.
Rutherford throws a chopping leg kick but Roelof manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Roelof with a hook.
Rutherford throws a leg kick
and Roelof counters with an outside leg kick.
Rutherford takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Roelof fakes the leg kick and cracks Rutherford in the body.
Rutherford misses with an uppercut
and Roelof counters with a head kick from the bowels of hell that crumples Rutherford! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:57 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Ewoud Roelof!
Ewoud Roelof retains his middleweight title!
An out of breath Ewoud Roelof thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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