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Coming up we have a light heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Kyle Rutherford (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Johnny Gallagher (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Kyle Rutherford!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Johnny Gallagher!
The judges for this bout are James Ackerman, Richard Clark and Colin Fotheringham.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gallagher moves away from the strike by Rutherford.
Rutherford scores with a nice right hand.
Rutherford throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Rutherford throws a leg kick which misses Gallagher's front leg but catches the back leg as Gallagher tries to avoid it.
Rutherford clobbers Gallagher with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
It looks like Johnny Gallagher has been cut.
A jab from Rutherford does it's job there.
Gallagher tries to clinch but Rutherford moves out of range.
Rutherford misses with a looping left.
Gallagher tries to clinch but Rutherford moves out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Rutherford throws a series of punches but Gallagher avoids them all with ease.
Rutherford definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Gallagher clinches up against the cage.
Gallagher misses with a knee strike.
Rutherford blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Rutherford lands a hook to the side of the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gallagher landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
A knee to the head by Gallagher.
Gallagher trying to land knees to the body.
A short uppercut from Rutherford.
Gallagher lands a nice knee to the body.
Rutherford struggles to land a body shot inside as Gallagher controls his hands.
Rutherford goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Rutherford goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Gallagher unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Gallagher landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Rutherford doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Gallagher has Rutherford pressed against the cage, preventing Rutherford from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Rutherford managing to block the knees to the body from Gallagher.
Rutherford lands a nice uppercut.
Gallagher keeps control of Rutherford as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Rutherford tries a body shot but Gallagher blocks it.
Rutherford tries to work over Gallagher's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Gallagher prevents a body shot from Rutherford.
Rutherford managing to block the knees to the body from Gallagher.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Gallagher looking to throw knees to the head but Rutherford is blocking nicely.
Gallagher tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Rutherford avoids it.
Rutherford managing to block the knees to the body from Gallagher.
Rutherford softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Rutherford.
Rutherford lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Gallagher throws a knee to the head but misses.
Still in the clinch, Rutherford scores with a nice short uppercut.
Gallagher tries to land a knee to the head but Rutherford blocks with his arms.
Gallagher missing with knees to the body.
A right hand to the body from Rutherford.
Gallagher tries to land knees in the clinch but Rutherford avoids the damage to the body.
Gallagher looking to throw knees to the head but Rutherford is blocking nicely.
Gallagher throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Rutherford blocks it with crossed arms.
Rutherford throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Gallagher looks winded!
Rutherford looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Rutherford can't find room to land a body shot as Gallagher controls the action.
Gallagher avoiding damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rutherford lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Gallagher backwards.
Rutherford misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Rutherford lands a left hand that snaps the head of Gallagher backwards.
Rutherford misses with a body punch.
Rutherford lands a hook to the side of the head.
Gallagher tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Rutherford avoids it.
Gallagher dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Rutherford tries to work over Gallagher's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Gallagher misses with a knee to the head.
Rutherford misses with a body punch.
Rutherford doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Rutherford working aggressively here.
Rutherford goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Gallagher blocks a body shot from Rutherford.
Rutherford goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Rutherford blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gallagher tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Rutherford avoids it.
Rutherford blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Rutherford managing to block the knees to the body from Gallagher.
Rutherford wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Gallagher has him pressed against the cage.
Rutherford misses with a punch to the body.
Rutherford doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Rutherford lands a left hand that snaps the head of Gallagher backwards.
Rutherford pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Rutherford connects with a body shot.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Rutherford keeps the fight on the outside.
Rutherford fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Gallagher has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Rutherford fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Gallagher on the side of the head.
Gallagher doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Rutherford connects with a high kick.
Rutherford wants to slow Gallagher down by chopping away at his legs.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kyle Rutherford dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Johnny Gallagher's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Rutherford throws a good cross that connects.
A good leg kick by Rutherford.
Rutherford rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Gallagher counters by clinching up.
Rutherford scores with a hook to the body.
Rutherford blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Gallagher throws a knee to the head but misses.
Rutherford lands a hook that snaps the head of Gallagher backwards.
Gallagher manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Gallagher obliges.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Rutherford tries a body shot but Gallagher blocks it.
Rutherford misses with some punches.
Rutherford is trying to break the clinch but Gallagher has him pressed against the cage.
Gallagher misses with a knee to the head.
Gallagher blocks a body shot from Rutherford.
Rutherford misses with some punches.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rutherford tries a body shot but Gallagher blocks it.
Gallagher prevents a body shot from Rutherford.
Rutherford tries to work over Gallagher's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Gallagher misses with a knee strike.
Rutherford avoiding damage as Gallagher throws knees to the body.
Rutherford misses with a short punch on the inside.
Rutherford is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Gallagher can do to turn this around?
Rutherford takes a knee to the side of the body.
Gallagher lands a nice knee to the body.
Gallagher tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Rutherford avoids it.
Rutherford struggles to land a body shot inside as Gallagher controls his hands.
A short left from Rutherford.
Johnny Gallagher seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Gallagher tries to land knees in the clinch but Rutherford avoids the damage to the body.
Gallagher trying to stall but Rutherford improves his position.
Rutherford blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
A hook to the body from Rutherford.
Rutherford tries to break the clinch but Gallagher is controlling the position.
Gallagher stalling the fight.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rutherford misses with the head strike.
Gallagher missing with knees to the body.
Gallagher tries to land knees in the clinch but Rutherford avoids the damage to the body.
Gallagher missing with knees to the body.
Rutherford misses with a short punch on the inside.
Rutherford doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Gallagher blocks a body shot from Rutherford.
Rutherford misses with a hook to the ribs.
Rutherford on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Gallagher keeps control of Rutherford as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Gallagher blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Gallagher landing knees to the head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Gallagher trying to control the position but instead, Rutherford has worked for underhooks and has pushed Gallagher into the cage.
Rutherford misses with a punch to the body.
Rutherford lands a right hand.
Rutherford can't find room to land a body shot as Gallagher controls the action.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rutherford blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Rutherford fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Rutherford tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Gallagher has Rutherford pressed against the cage, preventing Rutherford from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Rutherford lands a shot to the body.
Rutherford takes a knee right on the jaw!
Rutherford managing to block the knees to the body from Gallagher.
Rutherford misses with a hook from the clinch.
Gallagher blocking some punches.
Gallagher lands a knee to the head.
Rutherford lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Gallagher.
Gallagher tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Rutherford avoids it.
Gallagher 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.
Gallagher trying to land knees to the body.
Rutherford lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Rutherford on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Rutherford tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Gallagher's elbow.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rutherford misses with a punch to the body.
Gallagher 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 managing to block the knees to the body from Gallagher.
Gallagher blocks a body shot from Rutherford.
Gallagher 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.
Gallagher missing with knees to the body.
Rutherford avoiding damage as Gallagher throws knees to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Rutherford lands a right hand.
Gallagher misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Rutherford.
Rutherford scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Rutherford lands with a short shot to the head.
Rutherford takes a knee to the side of the body.
Rutherford can't find room to land a body shot as Gallagher controls the action.
Rutherford lands with a short shot to the head.
Rutherford goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Rutherford avoiding damage as Gallagher throws knees to the body.
Gallagher misses with a knee to 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 Kyle Rutherford will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Johnny Gallagher's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Rutherford works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Rutherford stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Rutherford lands a nice looking body shot.
Gallagher on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Rutherford misses with a right hand
and Gallagher counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Rutherford misses with a body punch.
Rutherford working hard to break the clinch.
Gallagher with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Gallagher misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Rutherford.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Rutherford working aggressively here.
A right handed body shot lands from Rutherford.
Rutherford breaks from the clinch.
Gallagher takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Rutherford sizes up Gallagher with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Gallagher drives through and clinches with Rutherford against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rutherford on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
A head punch on the inside from Rutherford fails to land.
Gallagher taking a breather.
Gallagher trying to land knees to the body.
Rutherford misses with a body punch.
Rutherford tries to break the clinch but Gallagher is controlling the position.
Rutherford managing to block the knees to the body from Gallagher.
Rutherford misses with a hook to the ribs.
Gallagher landing knees to the body.
Rutherford tries to work over Gallagher's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Rutherford pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
A jab from Rutherford finds it's way through Gallagher's defenses.
Rutherford works over Gallagher's head and body with a nice combination.
Gallagher tries to close the distance and clinch but Rutherford swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Rutherford half committed to a counter leg kick.
Gallagher has taken the fight to the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rutherford on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Gallagher with a knee to the head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Gallagher prevents Rutherford from breaking the clinch.
Rutherford lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Rutherford scores with a shot to the side of Gallagher's head.
Gallagher tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Johnny Gallagher has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Rutherford swings wildly with an uppercut but Gallagher uses good head movement to avoid it.
Gallagher blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Gallagher throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Rutherford blocks it with crossed arms.
Gallagher stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Rutherford lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Gallagher or not.
Gallagher takes a shot to the head.
Kyle Rutherford is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Gallagher blocks a body shot from Rutherford.
A head punch on the inside from Rutherford fails to land.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rutherford doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A right handed body shot lands from Rutherford.
Rutherford throws a punch but it's blocked by Gallagher.
Rutherford managing to block the knees to the body from Gallagher.
Rutherford lands with a right to the head.
A frustrated look appears on Rutherford's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Rutherford misses with a hook to the ribs.
Gallagher with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Gallagher missing with knees to the body.
Still in the clinch, Rutherford scores with a nice short uppercut.
Gallagher tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Rutherford avoids it.
Rutherford lands a nice shot to the body.
Rutherford misses with a hook from the clinch.
Gallagher tries to land knees in the clinch but Rutherford avoids the damage to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gallagher's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Gallagher misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Rutherford.
Gallagher tries a knee to the head but Rutherford blocks it.
Gallagher missing with knees to the body.
Gallagher missing with knees to the body.
Rutherford tries a body shot but Gallagher blocks it.
Gallagher keeps control of Rutherford as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Knees in the clinch landing for Gallagher.
Gallagher tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Rutherford avoids it.
Rutherford lands a body shot.
Gallagher tries a knee to the head but Rutherford blocks it.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Gallagher 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.
Gallagher tries to land knees in the clinch but Rutherford avoids the damage to the body.
Gallagher tries a knee to the head but Rutherford blocks it.
And that's the end of the fight!
Kyle Rutherford showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Rutherford, 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 James Ackerman scores the fight 30:27
Judge Richard Clark scores the fight 29:28
Judge Colin Fotheringham scores the fight 30:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Kyle Rutherford!
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