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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Sergej Tkach (ranked 5092 p4p, 241 weight class) and Randy Rutheford (ranked 5089 p4p, 242 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.
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Decent wrestler
Solid boxing
Granite chin |
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Decent boxing
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Sergej Tkach!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Randy Rutheford!
The judges for this bout are Chris Edwards, James Glass and Paul Tew.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rutheford gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Tkach connects with a body shot that sends Rutheford's belly button to the back.
Rutheford scores with a decent looking hook.
Tkach moves out of range as Rutheford strikes.
Jab by Tkach.
Rutheford is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Tkach.
A telegraphed right hand from Tkach misses the target.
Rutheford walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Rutheford lands a really nice looking cross but Tkach seems unphased.
Tkach swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Rutheford.
Rutheford lands with a cross.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Rutheford thows a left - swing and a miss!
A punch lands to the side of Rutheford 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Rutheford keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Tkach's corner calls for a 1-2. Tkach obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Rutheford misses with a right hand
and Tkach counters with a stiff right hand.
Tkach throws a good cross that connects.
Tkach uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Rutheford.
It looked like Tkach was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Rutheford.
Tkach scores with a body shot.
Tkach takes a jab right on the kisser.
Jab, jab by Rutheford - just one landing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tkach closes the distance and pushes Rutheford back into the cage.
Tkach takes a shot to the head.
Tkach working aggressively here.
Tkach just leaning against Rutheford, taking a breather.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Rutheford.
Tkach lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Rutheford or not.
Rutheford is looking to take this one to the mat.
Rutheford blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Rutheford taking a breather.
Tkach throws a head punch that misses.
Rutheford misses with a punch on the inside.
Tkach working aggressively here.
Rutheford misses with a hook to the ribs.
Tkach misses with a punch on the inside.
Tkach throws a punch but it's blocked by Rutheford.
Rutheford lands with a short shot to the head.
Rutheford has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Tkach is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Rutheford fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Rutheford lands with a light punch inside.
Tkach misses with a punch on the inside.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tkach tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Tkach scores with a shot to the side of Rutheford's head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Tkach lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Tkach.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Rutheford.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Tkach as Rutheford tries to tie him up.
Rutheford is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Tkach pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Sergej Tkach has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Randy Rutheford.
Rutheford looks winded!
Tkach misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A head punch on the inside from Tkach fails to land.
Tkach prevents the takedown attempt.
Rutheford is looking to control Tkach's arms but Tkach gets an underhook and turns him. Now Rutheford has his back to the cage.
Tkach misses with a hook to the ribs.
Tkach swings wildly with an uppercut but Rutheford uses good head movement to avoid it.
Tkach blocks an uppercut.
Rutheford tries to break the clinch but Tkach is controlling the position.
Tkach lands on the inside with an uppercut.
A short right from Tkach.
Rutheford looking to slow down the pace here.
Rutheford prevents a body shot from Tkach.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rutheford throws a head punch that misses.
Tkach working aggressively here.
Tkach dodges an elbow strike from Rutheford.
Tkach digs a right hand into Rutheford's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Rutheford's gas tank.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Tkach creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Rutheford fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Tkach working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Rutheford blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Tkach misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Rutheford blocking some punches.
A nice right hand lands inside from Tkach.
Good body shot from Tkach.
Rutheford blocking some punches.
Tkach lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Tkach.
Tkach working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Rutheford blocking some punches.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Tkach lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Tkach.
Rutheford looking to slow down the pace here.
Tkach makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tkach misses with a hook from the clinch.
Tkach scores with a shoulder strike.
Tkach throws a punch but it's blocked by Rutheford.
Rutheford swings wildly with an uppercut but Tkach uses good head movement to avoid it.
Tkach working aggressively here.
Rutheford fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Tkach misses with the head strike.
Rutheford scores with a shot to the side of Tkach's head.
Tkach fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Tkach is struggling to control the position.
A short uppercut from Tkach.
A hook to the body from Tkach.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Tkach misses with a body punch.
Rutheford tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Tkach lands an uppercut.
Tkach doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Tkach tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A head punch on the inside from Tkach fails to land.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Sergej Tkach 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.
Tkach tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Rutheford paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Rutheford looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Nice cross by Tkach.
Rutheford takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Tkach throws a shot from downtown. Rutheford moves away and avoids it.
Rutheford scores with a nice strike.
Sloppy strikes from Rutheford. Those never looked like landing.
A big left from Rutheford misses.
Tkach is looking to clinch but Rutheford is avoiding it.
Tkach slips a straight right by Rutheford.
Tkach throws a body punch but Rutheford moves out of range.
It seemed like Rutheford was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Tkach smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Rutheford takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Tkach connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Rutheford momentarily.
A jab from Rutheford misses.
Tkach is looking to counter punch.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Tkach looks to score with a jab to the body but Rutheford is just out of range.
Rutheford is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Tkach with a body shot.
Rutheford throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Tkach cracks Rutheford with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
A decent looking cross lands there for Tkach.
Tkach scores with a jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rutheford swinging wildly here.
Rutheford gets a double leg takedown into Tkach's guard.
Tkach looking to control.
Rutheford postures up in Tkach's guard and throws a big left but Tkach blocks it.
Rutheford postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Tkach is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Rutheford scoring with punches to the head and body.
Rutheford postures up in Tkach's guard and throws a big left but Tkach blocks it.
Tkach knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Rutheford on the ground.
Tkach tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Rutheford won't allow Tkach to get back to his feet.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tkach with a jab.
Rutheford ducks under a wild hook from Tkach.
Randy Rutheford seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A combination from Rutheford does no damage.
A slow jab from Tkach misses its intended target.
Tkach connects with the punch.
Tkach swings for the body but Rutheford moves out of range.
Rutheford connects with a crisp jab.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Rutheford smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Tkach is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Rutheford can do to turn this around?
Tkach throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Rutheford sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Rutheford scores with a jab to the jaw.
Rutheford keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Tkach.
Rutheford looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Rutheford misses with a looping right.
Rutheford is breathing heavily.
Tkach throws out a loose jab but Rutheford uses good head movement to avoid it.
Rutheford feints the counter takedown.
Tkach throws a shot from downtown. Rutheford moves away and avoids it.
Tkach scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Rutheford throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Tkach sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Rutheford throws a head kick that misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tkach throws a jab when Rutheford was well out of range.
Tkach takes a swing at Rutheford's ribcage but misses.
Rutheford might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Rutheford lunges at Tkach with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Tkach's hand.
Rutheford throws a body punch but Tkach moves out of range.
Rutheford lands with a cross.
No joy there for Tkach, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Rutheford defending well as Tkach loads up on a big left hand.
Tkach avoids a punch combination nicely.
Tkach throws the left hand but Rutheford avoids the punch easily.
Tkach uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Rutheford has time to react.
Tkach bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Sergej Tkach is winning the standup battle so far.
Tkach avoids a punch combination nicely.
It looked like Tkach wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Tkach will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Rutheford feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Tkach working for a triangle but Rutheford defends it easily.
Tkach looking for a sweep. Not yet Tkach, not yet.
Rutheford throws a big right hand that misses.
Rutheford won't allow Tkach to sweep him here.
Tkach seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
Tkach has momentary wrist control but Rutheford slips an elbow through the middle.
Tkach throwing some rather feeble looking strikes off his back.
Tkach looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Rutheford passes into side control.
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 Sergej Tkach will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Rutheford moves away from the strike by Tkach.
Sergej Tkach is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Tkach throws a shot from downtown. Rutheford moves away and avoids it.
Rutheford scores with a nice head shot.
Tkach throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
A swing and a miss from Tkach.
Tkach throws a hook but Rutheford blocks it.
Rutheford waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Tkach.
Tkach wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Tkach misses with a hook. Rutheford ducked under it nicely.
A telegraphed right hand from Tkach misses the target.
Rutheford slips under a jab.
Tkach throws a body punch but Rutheford moves out of range.
Tkach misses with a hook. Rutheford ducked under it nicely.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tkach misses with a hook. Rutheford ducked under it nicely.
A big left from Rutheford misses.
Rutheford lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Tkach circles away quickly and effectively.
Tkach stuns Rutheford with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Rutheford throws a right hand that Tkach ducks under and follows up with a left that Tkach also avoids with ease.
Tkach throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tkach comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Tkach throws a jab but it's blocked by Rutheford.
Rutheford slips under a jab from Tkach.
Tkach lands a head shot.
A lazy left from Tkach finds it's target.
A big left from Rutheford misses.
Tkach appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Tkach ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Rutheford moves away.
Tkach throws an overhand right that lands on Rutheford's shoulder, as Rutheford tries to avoid the shot.
A big right from Tkach misses.
A little jabbing left from Rutheford on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Tkach takes a swing at Rutheford's ribcage but misses.
Tkach wants to clinch up but Rutheford keeps it at a distance.
Tkach takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Tkach misses with a series of wild punches.
Tkach takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Tkach went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Tkach misses with a looping right.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A swing and a miss from Tkach.
Tkach loads up on a big right hand but Rutheford slips the punch.
A jab from Tkach does it's job there.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Rutheford misses with a series of wild punches.
Tkach throwing a counter right hand but Rutheford manages to avoid it.
Rutheford misses with an uppercut.
Rutheford takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Rutheford uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Tkach.
Rutheford throws out a counter right but Tkach avoids it with no problem.
Tkach scores with a jab to the jaw.
Tkach wants to clinch.
Tkach keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Tkach bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Tkach ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Rutheford moves away.
Tkach misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Rutheford.
Rutheford throws a jab when Tkach was well out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rutheford pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Rutheford fails with a takedown attempt.
Rutheford takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Rutheford jabs Tkach right on the nose. Tkach blinks but takes it well.
Rutheford misses with a looping left.
Good shot there by Tkach.
Tkach moves into the clinch.
Tkach has Rutheford pressed against the cage, preventing Rutheford from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Rutheford misses with a hook from the clinch.
Tkach misses with a punch on the inside.
Rutheford can't break the clinch.
Rutheford misses with a punch on the inside.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tkach lands a body shot.
Rutheford trying to stall but Tkach improves his position.
A nice right hand lands inside from Tkach.
Rutheford letting Tkach take a breather here.
Tkach misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Tkach blocking some punches.
Tkach scores with a shot to the side of Rutheford's head.
Tkach blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A frustrated look appears on Rutheford's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Randy Rutheford has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Rutheford throws a head punch that misses.
Rutheford swings wildly with an uppercut but Tkach uses good head movement to avoid it.
And that's the end of the fight!
Sergej Tkach showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Tkach, 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 Chris Edwards scores the fight 30:27
Judge James Glass scores the fight 30:27
Judge Paul Tew scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Sergej Tkach!
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energy
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hype
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