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Coming up we have a light heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Kyle Rutherford (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tuco Salamanca (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both these fighters are unbeaten, so somebody's 0 has got to go!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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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the light heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Kyle Rutherford!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Tuco Salamanca!
The judges for this bout are William Gold, Phil Schofield and James Glass.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rutherford avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Rutherford lands a right hook to the body.
A lazy left from Salamanca finds it's target.
Rutherford ducks under a wild hook from Salamanca.
Salamanca pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Good standup being displayed there by Salamanca as he connects with a hook.
Salamanca slips a straight right by Rutherford.
Rutherford has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Salamanca.
Rutherford with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Salamanca stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Rutherford.
Rutherford avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
A jab from Salamanca finds it's way through Rutherford's defenses.
Rutherford has been working on his boxing with his coaches at The Charles Martel School of Greatness in the buildup to the fight.
Tuco Salamanca seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Salamanca lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Rutherford circles away quickly and effectively.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Rutherford uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Salamanca.
Salamanca fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
A big right from Salamanca misses.
Rutherford throws a low kick but Salamanca moves out of range easily.
Salamanca walks into a stiff left hand from Rutherford.
Salamanca misses with a two punch combination.
Salamanca throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Rutherford was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Salamanca 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.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Salamanca ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Salamanca lands with a hook. Rutherford tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Salamanca lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Rutherford misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Salamanca.
Salamanca lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Danga de danga de dang - Rutherford scores with a four punch combination!
Rutherford with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Rutherford throws a wild body kick that Salamanca sees coming a mile off.
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!
Salamanca misses with a low kick.
Rutherford scores with a kick to the midsection.
Rutherford connects with a crisp jab.
Salamanca avoids the body shot from Rutherford.
Salamanca misses with an uppercut. Rutherford saw that one coming.
Salamanca avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
A slow jab from Rutherford misses its intended target.
Salamanca throws out a powerful jab.
Salamanca cracks Rutherford with a good jab.
Salamanca attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
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.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Salamanca misses with a lunging right hand
and Rutherford cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Salamanca throws a hook but Rutherford avoids it easily.
Rutherford keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Salamanca.
Salamanca misses with a double jab.
Salamanca falls off balance throwing a combination
and Rutherford counters with a stiff right hand.
Salamanca lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Rutherford circles away quickly and effectively.
Salamanca throws a leg kick but Rutherford sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Rutherford tried to counter with a leg kick but Salamanca avoided it.
Salamanca misses with a body shot.
Salamanca throws a jab but it's blocked by Rutherford.
Rutherford throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Salamanca is looking to chop away at Rutherford's legs.
Rutherford slips a jab from Salamanca.
Salamanca bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
No joy there for Rutherford, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Salamanca waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Rutherford.
Salamanca scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Salamanca swings for the body but Rutherford moves out of range.
An attempted straight right counter from Rutherford misses the target.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Salamanca misses with a straight left.
A looping hook to the body misses from Salamanca. Rutherford does a little dance to reset his feet.
A bone on bone clash there as Salamanca blocks the leg kick.
Rutherford looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Salamanca looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Salamanca lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Rutherford lands a leg kick that knocks Salamanca off balance momentarily.
Salamanca swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Rutherford.
Rutherford throws a series of punches but Salamanca avoids them all with ease.
Salamanca throws a poor cross that misses
and Rutherford counters with an inside leg kick.
Rutherford scores with a nice head shot.
Salamanca tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Rutherford was well out of range. Poor timing from Salamanca.
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.
Salamanca takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Salamanca throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Salamanca lands with a thumping leg kick.
Rutherford throws an overhand right that lands on Salamanca's shoulder, as Salamanca tries to avoid the shot.
Salamanca checks a low kick from Rutherford.
Salamanca avoids the head kick by Rutherford.
Rutherford bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rutherford showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Salamanca.
Salamanca tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Rutherford on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Salamanca tries to bum rush Rutherford with a series of wild strikes but Rutherford uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
An attempted straight right counter from Rutherford misses the target.
Rutherford throws a series of punches but Salamanca avoids them all with ease.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Salamanca! But no joy.
Rutherford displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Salamanca throws out the jab.
Salamanca throws a jab when Rutherford was well out of range.
Rutherford feinted there with a counter leg kick.
A solid leg kick lands there for Rutherford.
Rutherford throws an overhand right that lands on Salamanca's shoulder, as Salamanca tries to avoid the shot.
Salamanca was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Salamanca takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Nice defenses there by Rutherford.
Rutherford misses with a kick to the body.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Salamanca throws a hook but Rutherford avoids it easily.
Salamanca misses the shot to the body.
Rutherford uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Salamanca.
Rutherford is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Salamanca misses with a wild body shot.
Salamanca misses the body punch
and Salamanca takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Tuco Salamanca will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Rutherford moves out of range of the leg kick from Salamanca.
Rutherford fires out a quick counter leg kick but Salamanca just manages to avoid it.
Rutherford takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
A jab from Salamanca finds it's way through Rutherford's defenses.
Rutherford connects with a leg kick. Salamanca looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Salamanca throws a body shot but no joy.
Rutherford throws a quick counter kick to the body but Salamanca avoids it.
Salamanca misses with a double jab
and Rutherford connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Rutherford misses with a kick to the body.
Salamanca throws a lazy right hand but Rutherford sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Tuco Salamanca seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Rutherford throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Salamanca throws a hook but Rutherford avoids it easily.
Nice cross by Salamanca.
Salamanca throws a hook but Rutherford avoids it easily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Salamanca is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Rutherford.
Rutherford throws a jab when Salamanca was well out of range.
Salamanca swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Rutherford throwing a counter right hand but Salamanca manages to avoid it.
Salamanca lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Salamanca throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Rutherford on the side of the head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Rutherford misses with a low kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Salamanca throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Rutherford sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Salamanca looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Rutherford connects with an inside leg kick.
Rutherford tries a head kick but it misses.
Rutherford stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Salamanca.
Rutherford slips a jab from Salamanca.
Rutherford staying out of range there.
Salamanca throws a quick inside leg kick.
Salamanca lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Rutherford throws a leg kick but Salamanca moved away.
Salamanca is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Salamanca throws a body kick that misses.
Rutherford lands a glancing blow to the side of Salamanca's head.
Salamanca misses with a lunging right hand
and Rutherford counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Rutherford scores with a jab to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Salamanca misses with a double jab
and Rutherford counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Rutherford throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
A little jabbing left from Salamanca on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Rutherford avoids the head kick by Salamanca.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Salamanca pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Salamanca throws a low kick but Rutherford avoids it.
Salamanca takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Rutherford moves out of range of the leg kick from Salamanca.
A swing and a miss from Salamanca.
Rutherford lands with a thumping leg kick.
Rutherford lands a head kick!
Rutherford throws a head kick that misses.
Nice defenses there by Salamanca.
Salamanca's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Salamanca uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Rutherford.
Salamanca lands a jab to the nose.
Salamanca throws an off balance right hand
and Rutherford counters with an inside leg kick.
Salamanca connects with a solid leg kick.
Salamanca motions for Rutherford to come forward. Salamanca throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Salamanca throws a solid leg kick but Rutherford takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Salamanca.
Salamanca waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Rutherford.
Rutherford throws a half hearted mid kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Salamanca throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Rutherford sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Salamanca tries to bum rush Rutherford with a series of wild strikes but Rutherford uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Rutherford waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Salamanca.
Salamanca lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
That kick from Rutherford tenderised Salamanca's leg. Salamanca is trying to keep his angry face on.
Rutherford throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A looping hook to the body misses from Salamanca. Rutherford does a little dance to reset his feet.
Rutherford thinks about countering with a body kick.
Rutherford defending well as Salamanca loads up on a big left hand.
Rutherford throws an overhand right that lands on Salamanca's shoulder, as Salamanca tries to avoid the shot.
Rutherford scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Salamanca wants to slow Rutherford down by chopping away at his legs.
Salamanca takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Salamanca swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Rutherford.
Salamanca misses with an uppercut. Rutherford saw that one coming.
Salamanca comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Rutherford slips a jab from Salamanca.
A telegraphed right hand from Salamanca misses the target.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A shot to the liver by Rutherford. Beautiful body shot.
Salamanca is breathing heavily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rutherford with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Salamanca misses with a left hand
and Rutherford makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Rutherford tests Salamanca's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Rutherford throws a head kick that misses.
Rutherford chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Salamanca misses with a looping right.
Rutherford digs a good body shot into Salamanca's ribs.
Salamanca misses with an uppercut.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Rutherford checks a leg kick.
Salamanca loads up on a big right hand but Rutherford slips the punch.
Salamanca staying out of range there.
Rutherford scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Salamanca takes a swing at Rutherford's ribcage but misses.
Rutherford appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Salamanca throws a right and a left that Rutherford avoids nicely.
Nice straight punches there by Rutherford. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Rutherford.
Rutherford walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Salamanca checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Rutherford lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
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.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Salamanca scores with a push kick.
Nice defenses there by Rutherford.
Salamanca misses with an uppercut.
Rutherford ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Salamanca moves away.
Nice shot by Rutherford.
Salamanca keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Rutherford.
Salamanca misses with an uppercut
letting Rutherford counter with a right hand.
Salamanca shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Rutherford moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
A looping hook to the body misses from Rutherford. Salamanca does a little dance to reset his feet.
Rutherford throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Rutherford bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Salamanca misses with a hook
and Rutherford counters with a nice uppercut.
Rutherford tries to move into range but Salamanca moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Rutherford takes a swing at Salamanca's ribcage but misses.
Salamanca lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
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!
Salamanca misses with a lunging right hand
and Rutherford counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Salamanca is rocked!
Salamanca throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
An attempted straight right counter from Rutherford misses the target.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Salamanca misses with the combination.
Salamanca takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Rutherford keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Salamanca.
Jab by Rutherford.
Salamanca is still on wobbly legs! Can Rutherford finish him?
Rutherford knocks out Salamanca with a massive right hand! The ref tackles Rutherford before he can follow up with any more strikes and that's it everyone. Rutherford picks up the big W with a huge KO!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:23 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Kyle Rutherford!
Kyle Rutherford is the new light heavyweight champion!
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