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Event:
Alliance Wars R4: Group B
Date: Nov 16, 2016 |
#R1#
Rutherford misses with a hook.#TD2#
Rutherford drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Rutherford tries to free his leg and advance position but Sims is retaining full guard.
Rutherford engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
It looks like Rutherford might be adopting somewhat of a lay and pray gameplan here, which I'm sure won't go down too well with the paying fans in attendance... Or the ring announcers come to think of it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Rutherford lands a couple of digs.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.#T1#
Rutherford trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Sims knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Rutherford on the ground.
Rutherford slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up. #REF3#
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Sims has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Gorilla Warfare MMA in the buildup to the fight.
Sims changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.#CL#
Sims clinches up with Rutherford and pushes him back against the cage.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Rutherford.
Rutherford looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.#T2#
Sims displaying some good clinch control by pressing Rutherford up against the cage.
Rutherford doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Sims stalling the fight.
Rutherford misses with a punch on the inside.
Rutherford wants to take the fight to the mat but Sims manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Sims lands a hook that snaps the head of Rutherford backwards.
Rutherford tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Sims's elbow.
Rutherford misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Sims is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Rutherford is keeping busy.
Rutherford tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Rutherford throws a head punch that misses.
Sims goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
#T3#
Rutherford tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Rutherford misses with a punch on the inside.
Rutherford tries to work over Sims's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Sims taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Rutherford wants a takedown but no success here.
Rutherford lands a body punch.
Sims misses with a hook to the ribs.
Sims looking to stall.
Sims just leaning against Rutherford, taking a breather.
Rutherford is working Sims over against the cage.
Rutherford lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Rutherford is working for takedown but Sims is calmly controlling the position for now.
Alex Sims has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Rocco Rutherford.
Sims prevents a body shot from Rutherford. #T4#
Sims blocking some punches.
Rutherford can't find room to land a body shot as Sims controls the action.
Rutherford throws a head punch that misses.
Rutherford tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Rutherford has a couple of punches blocked by Sims.
Sims trying to stall but Rutherford improves his position.
Rutherford lands with a short head shot on the inside.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Sims.
Sims is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Sims blocks an uppercut.
Rutherford goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Rutherford tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Rocco Rutherford dominated that round.
That's time! Sims's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
#R2#
Rutherford is looking to clinch but Sims is avoiding it.
Sims misses with a two punch combination.
Good exchange - Rutherford coming out on top.
Rutherford cracks Sims with a good jab.
Sims scores with a jab to the head.
Rutherford misses with a wild body shot.
Nice uppercut there from Rutherford.
Rutherford dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Rutherford avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Rutherford throws a shot from downtown. Sims moves away and avoids it.
A telegraphed right hand from Rutherford misses the target.
Sims is looking to counter the offense by Rutherford and move into the clinch.
Rutherford slips under a jab from Sims.
Rutherford drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Sims defends it well.
Rutherford looks to land a right hand but Sims moved out of range.
Sims is looking to counter the offense by Rutherford and move into the clinch.#CL#
Sims clinches up with Rutherford and pushes him back against the cage.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Rutherford working aggressively here.
Rutherford makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.#T1#
Rutherford misses with a body punch.
Rutherford misses with a short punch on the inside.
A hook to the body from Rutherford.
Rutherford is looking to take this one to the mat.
Sims struggles to land a body shot inside as Rutherford controls his hands.
Sims blocks a body shot from Rutherford.
Rutherford has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Rutherford tries a body shot but Sims blocks it.
Sims taking a breather.
Rocco Rutherford seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Rutherford goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A nice right hand lands inside from Rutherford.
Still in the clinch, Rutherford scores with a nice short uppercut.
Rutherford misses with some punches.
Sims blocks a punch to the side of the head.
#T2#
Rutherford misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Rutherford misses with a hook to the ribs.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Rutherford.
Sims tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Rutherford fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Rutherford misses with a body punch.
Rutherford tries to throw a body punch but Sims avoids it by throwing Rutherford back against the cage.
Rutherford can't get the takedown.
Rutherford misses with a hook to the ribs.
#TD2#
Rutherford lands a nice trip takedown into half guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Rutherford missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Sims wants to control but Rutherford is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Rutherford thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas. #T3##SUB2#
Rutherford seems like he's working for an arm triangle here. He's freed his trapped foot and he's rotating nicely. Sims is in big trouble! He's tapping out! This one is aaaaaaaaaaaall over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:24 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Arm Triangle). Rocco Rutherford!
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Event:
Alliance Wars R3: Group B
Date: Oct 26, 2016 |
#R1#
Rutherford scores with a hook to the body. Steel Penn takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Rutherford fails in his attempt to clinch.
A cross from Rutherford lands.
Rutherford bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Rutherford misses with a hook. Steel Penn ducked under it nicely.
Steel Penn slips under a jab.
Rutherford moves out of the way of the counter high kick fromSteel Penn.
Rutherford cracks Steel Penn with a good jab.
Steel Penn avoids the body shot from Rutherford.
#CL#
Rutherford rushes Steel Penn and presses him up against the cage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Still in the clinch, Rutherford scores with a nice short uppercut.
Steel Penn blocks an uppercut.
Rutherford tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Rutherford lands a left hand.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Steel Penn misses with a hook from the clinch. #T1#
Steel Penn blocks a punch to the side of the head.
#BC2#
Steel Penn's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Rutherford scores with a sloppy right hand. Steel Penn should have avoided that one.
Rutherford looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Rutherford ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Rutherford fails with a takedown attempt.
Steel Penn has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Rutherford finds it's way round the side to connect with Steel Penn's head.
Rutherford missing with a left hand there. Steel Penn was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Steel Penn changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Rutherford scores with a hook to the body. Steel Penn takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Rutherford misses with a right hand
and Steel Penn counters with a leg kick. #T2#
Steel Penn takes a jab right on the kisser.
Rutherford throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Steel Penn's waist but Steel Penn gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Rutherford off to one side.
Steel Penn with the counter takedown but Rutherford avoids it easily.
Rutherford jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Steel Penn drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Rutherford defends it well.
ThreehundredK Steel Penn is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Rutherford lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Rutherford misses with an uppercut. Steel Penn saw that one coming.
Rutherford throws a hook but Steel Penn avoids it easily.
Steel Penn is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Rutherford looks for a takedown but Steel Penn sprawls well.
Steel Penn feints the counter takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Rocco Rutherford. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Rutherford scores with a sloppy right hand. Steel Penn should have avoided that one. #CL#
Rutherford moves into range and clinches up with Steel Penn.#T3#
Rutherford tries to work over Steel Penn's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Rutherford lands a hook to the side of the head.
Rutherford pushes Steel Penn back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Rutherford lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Steel Penn or not.
Rutherford has a couple of punches blocked by Steel Penn.
Rutherford lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Rutherford tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Rutherford struggles to land a body shot inside as Steel Penn controls his hands.
Rutherford lands a left hand that snaps the head of Steel Penn backwards.
Rutherford lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Rutherford makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Rutherford lands a body shot.
Rutherford scores with a hook to the body.
Rutherford struggles to land a body shot inside as Steel Penn controls his hands.
#T4#
Rutherford doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Rutherford doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Rutherford misses with a body punch.
Rutherford lands a hook that snaps the head of Steel Penn backwards.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A head punch on the inside from Rutherford fails to land.
Rutherford keeps control of Steel Penn as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
A short right from Rutherford.
Steel Penn blocking some punches.
Rutherford working aggressively here.
Rutherford throws a punch but it's blocked by Steel Penn.
Rutherford goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Rutherford misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Rutherford misses with a hook to the ribs.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Rocco Rutherford dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
#R2#
Rutherford takes a swing at Steel Penn's ribcage but misses.
Steel Penn tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Rutherford wants to clinch up but Steel Penn keeps it at a distance.
Rutherford misses the jab.
Steel Penn defending well as Rutherford loads up on a big left hand. #CL#
Rutherford clinches up against the cage.
A head punch on the inside from Rutherford fails to land.
Steel Penn blocks an uppercut.
Rutherford misses with a punch to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Rutherford struggles to land a body shot inside as Steel Penn controls his hands.
Rutherford blocking some punches.
A head punch on the inside from Rutherford fails to land.
Steel Penn blocking some punches.
Rutherford tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Steel Penn's elbow. #T1#
Rutherford tries to throw a body punch but Steel Penn avoids it by throwing Rutherford back against the cage.
Rutherford doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Steel Penn gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Rutherford.
Rutherford tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Steel Penn's elbow.
Steel Penn is trying to break the clinch but Rutherford has him pressed against the cage. #BC2#
Steel Penn escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Rutherford is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Steel Penn can do to turn this around?
Rutherford comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
A slow jab from Rutherford misses its intended target.
Steel Penn uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Rutherford.
And Steel Penn tries to counter it with a takedown but Rutherford pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Rutherford throws out a loose jab but Steel Penn uses good head movement to avoid it.
Steel Penn tries to counter with a clinch but Rutherford shakes him off and moves away.
Rutherford defending well as Steel Penn loads up on a big left hand. #T2#
Rutherford fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Steel Penn looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Rocco Rutherford is winning the standup battle so far.
A big right from Rutherford misses.
Steel Penn with the counter takedown but Rutherford avoids it easily.
Rutherford misses with an uppercut.
Steel Penn is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Nice defenses there by Steel Penn.
Rutherford throws a big shot that misses.#TD#
Rutherford gets the takedown into side control.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Steel Penn wants to escape from the position here - easier said than done!#T3#
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Rutherford slows the pace down.
Rutherford has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Rutherford fails to land a wild elbow strike.
#T4#
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Steel Penn is not content to let Rutherford control the position. #REF3#
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Rutherford misses with a hook. Steel Penn ducked under it nicely.
A bone on bone clash there as Rutherford blocks the leg kick.
Rutherford lands with a good body shot.
Steel Penn swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Steel Penn avoids the body shot from Rutherford.
Rocco Rutherford seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Steel Penn uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Rutherford.#TD#
Rutherford shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Rutherford working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Rutherford works over Steel Penn with some ground and pound from guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Rocco Rutherford dominated that second round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
#R3#
Rutherford throws a hook but Steel Penn blocks it.
Steel Penn walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Rutherford lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Steel Penn misses with a head kick.
Rutherford scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Steel Penn uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Rutherford.
Rutherford stuns Steel Penn with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A jab from Rutherford does it's job there.
Steel Penn moves away from the strike by Rutherford.
Steel Penn feints a counter leg kick.
Rutherford misses with a body shot.
Rutherford shoots for a double leg takedown but Steel Penn sprawls well. He's pushed Rutherford's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily. #T1#
Rutherford fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Steel Penn looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Steel Penn motions for Rutherford to come forward. Steel Penn throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Rutherford fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Steel Penn raises up his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick.
A slow jab from Rutherford misses its intended target.
Steel Penn gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Rutherford stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Rutherford connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Steel Penn loads up on a big right hand but Rutherford slips the punch.
Steel Penn keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Steel Penn changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.#T2##CL#
Rutherford forces Steel Penn back against the cage and clinches.
Rutherford struggles to land a body shot inside as Steel Penn controls his hands.
Still in the clinch, Rutherford scores with a nice short uppercut.
Rutherford misses with a punch to the body.
A short left from Rutherford.
Rutherford doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
ThreehundredK Steel Penn has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Rutherford working aggressively here.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Steel Penn blocks a body shot from Rutherford.
Rutherford misses with the head strike.
Steel Penn has had enough of the clinch but Rutherford keeps him there for the moment.
Rutherford misses with some punches.
Steel Penn prevents a body shot from Rutherford.
Rocco Rutherford has scored more points in the clinch so far.#T3##BC2#
Steel Penn escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Rutherford misses with a wild body shot.
And Steel Penn tries to counter it with a takedown but Rutherford pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Steel Penn walks into a jab.
Good standup being displayed there by Rutherford as he connects with a hook.
Nice defenses there by Steel Penn.
Steel Penn wants to counter the offense by Rutherford and move into the clinch position.
A swing and a miss from Rutherford.#CL#
Steel Penn tries to keep at a distance but Rutherford has taken the fight into the clinch.
Rutherford drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Rocco Rutherford. That's going to take a lot out of him.
A head punch on the inside from Rutherford fails to land. #T4#
Rutherford misses with the head strike.
Rutherford tries a body shot but Steel Penn blocks it.
Rutherford swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Steel Penn tries to break the clinch but Rutherford is controlling the position.
Rutherford misses with a body punch.
#BC2#
Steel Penn pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Nice defenses there by Steel Penn.
Steel Penn takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Rutherford lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Rutherford throws the left hand but Steel Penn avoids the punch easily.
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 bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Steel Penn's head backwards.
And that's the end of the fight!
Rocco Rutherford showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Rutherford 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 Albert Achterberg scores the fight 30:26
Judge Radbod Blank scores the fight 30:27
Judge Daniel Blasius scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Rocco Rutherford!
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