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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 fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.
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Excellent boxer
Cardio machine
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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
8 - 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
8 - 1 - 1, fighting out of London, Tuco Salamanca!
The judges for this bout are Donald Grub, Sam Margolis and James Ackerman.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rutherford missing with a left hand there. Salamanca was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Salamanca with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Salamanca throws a head kick but Rutherford moves out of range.
Salamanca checks a low kick from Rutherford.
Salamanca with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Rutherford scores with a nice body kick.
Rutherford shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Rutherford throws a leg kick but Salamanca moved away.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Salamanca.
Rutherford showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Salamanca.
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.
Rutherford rushes Salamanca and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Rutherford prevents a body shot from Salamanca.
Salamanca tries to throw a body punch but Rutherford avoids it by throwing Salamanca back against the cage.
Salamanca blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Rutherford swings wildly with an uppercut but Salamanca uses good head movement to avoid it.
Rutherford tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Salamanca's elbow.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice body punch from Rutherford - that landed with a thud.
Salamanca misses with a punch on the inside.
Rutherford scores with a shoulder strike.
Salamanca throws a head punch that misses.
Rutherford blocking some punches.
Rutherford lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Salamanca blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A short left from Rutherford.
Salamanca fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Salamanca misses with a hook from the clinch.
A short uppercut from Rutherford.
Rutherford lands with a short shot to the head.
Salamanca lands with a left to the head.
Rutherford blocks a body shot from Salamanca.
Rutherford blocks an uppercut.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Rutherford.
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 throws a punch but it's blocked by Rutherford.
Rutherford can't find room to land a body shot as Salamanca controls the action.
Rutherford swings wildly with an uppercut but Salamanca uses good head movement to avoid it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rutherford throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Salamanca fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Salamanca blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Rutherford lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Salamanca stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Salamanca swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Salamanca misses with some punches.
Rutherford makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Salamanca struggles to land a body shot inside as Rutherford controls his hands.
Salamanca lands a nice shot to the body.
Rutherford blocks an uppercut.
Rutherford misses with a hook to the ribs.
Salamanca lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Rutherford backwards.
Salamanca tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Rutherford tries a body shot but Salamanca blocks it.
Rutherford prevents a body shot from Salamanca.
Rutherford blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Salamanca doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rutherford misses with a punch on the inside.
A head punch on the inside from Rutherford fails to land.
Rutherford misses with some punches.
Salamanca has a couple of punches blocked by Rutherford.
A head punch on the inside from Salamanca fails to land.
Rutherford misses with a punch on the inside.
Rutherford lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Salamanca or not.
Salamanca blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Rutherford misses with a body punch.
Salamanca has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Rutherford lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Salamanca.
Rutherford blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Rutherford makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Rutherford lands a hook to the side of the head.
Salamanca swings wildly with an uppercut but Rutherford uses good head movement to avoid it.
Rutherford lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Rutherford misses with a body punch.
Rutherford pushes Salamanca back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Salamanca tries to throw a body punch but Rutherford avoids it by throwing Salamanca back against the cage.
Salamanca lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Rutherford lands a shoulder strike.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A short right hand to the side of the head by Rutherford.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Rutherford.
Salamanca misses with a punch on the inside.
Salamanca misses with a hook from the clinch.
A head punch on the inside from Rutherford fails to land.
A head punch on the inside from Rutherford fails to land.
Salamanca misses with a short punch on the inside.
Nice body punch from Rutherford - that landed with a thud.
Salamanca scores with a nice hook to the head.
Rutherford can't find room to land a body shot as Salamanca controls the action.
Salamanca misses with a hook from the clinch.
Salamanca's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Rutherford misses with some punches.
Salamanca doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Salamanca misses with a short punch on the inside.
Salamanca lands a nice shot to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kyle Rutherford dominated that round.
That's time! Rutherford's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Salamanca lands a jab.
Salamanca looks to land a body kick but Rutherford moved away.
Salamanca throws a nice head kick!
Rutherford throws a body shot but no joy.
Salamanca misses with a wild body shot.
Salamanca scores with a hook.
Rutherford looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Salamanca misses with a wild body shot.
Salamanca moves out of range as Rutherford strikes.
Salamanca looks to throw the jab but Rutherford is out of range.
A head kick misses from Salamanca.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Salamanca moves out of range of the strikes.
Salamanca slips under a jab from Rutherford.
Rutherford scores with a leg kick.
Tuco Salamanca seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Salamanca tried to score with a low kick but Rutherford checks it.
Rutherford misses with a straight left.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Salamanca looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Rutherford throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Salamanca misses with an uppercut. Rutherford saw that one coming.
Rutherford seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Rutherford throws a looping overhand right but Salamanca ducks down to avoid it.
Rutherford uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Salamanca.
Salamanca looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Rutherford will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Salamanca misses with a head kick.
Rutherford appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Salamanca wants to clinch up but Rutherford keeps it at a distance.
Salamanca blocks a jab.
Salamanca cracks the inside of Rutherford's front leg.
Rutherford scores with a nice strike.
Salamanca fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Rutherford checks it well.
Salamanca throws an off balance right hand
and Rutherford counters with a nice uppercut.
Nice shot by Rutherford.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Salamanca, right into the meat.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rutherford scores with a crisp jab that stopped Salamanca in his tracks.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Rutherford looks to score with a jab to the body but Salamanca is just out of range.
Salamanca throws a jab when Rutherford was well out of range.
Rutherford on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
A cross from Rutherford lands.
Rutherford throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Salamanca doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Rutherford takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Salamanca lands with a good body shot.
The fighters circling - Rutherford throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Rutherford scores with a leg kick.
Salamanca fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Rutherford misses with an uppercut
and Salamanca counters with a nice leg kick.
Salamanca throws a head kick that Rutherford semi-blocks.
Rutherford walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Salamanca checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Salamanca follows through with a counter body kick but it doesn't land.
Rutherford looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Rutherford pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nice uppercut there from Rutherford.
A solid leg kick lands there for Rutherford.
Salamanca throws a low kick, looking for Rutherford's leg but Rutherford calmly moves out of range.
Salamanca lands a nice leg kick that just misses Rutherford's sensitive parts.
Salamanca misses with a looping right.
Rutherford tried to counter with a leg kick but Salamanca avoided it.
Salamanca pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Salamanca throws a head kick but Rutherford moves out of range.
A little feinted left hand from Rutherford on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Salamanca goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Rutherford throws an overhand right that lands on Salamanca's shoulder, as Salamanca tries to avoid the shot.
Salamanca with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Salamanca tries to clinch up.
Salamanca misses the shot to the body.
Salamanca misses with an attempted mid kick.
Rutherford fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Salamanca.
A nice leg kick lands there from Salamanca.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rutherford throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Salamanca.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Rutherford throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Rutherford checks a low kick from Salamanca.
A chopping leg kick lands by Rutherford.
Salamanca chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Rutherford can pounce on him.
Rutherford misses with a hook.
Salamanca slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Salamanca lands a front kick.
Rutherford misses the jab.
Salamanca throws a sloppy head kick and Rutherford moves out of range easily.
Rutherford throws the left hand but Salamanca avoids the punch easily.
Rutherford tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Rutherford uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Salamanca.
As Salamanca backs away, Rutherford returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Rutherford throws a shot from downtown. Salamanca moves away and avoids it.
Rutherford walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Tuco Salamanca will probably get the nod - 10:9.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Salamanca is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Rutherford.
Salamanca lands with a thumping leg kick.
Salamanca thumps Rutherford with a low kick.
Salamanca connects with an inside leg kick.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Rutherford.
Salamanca throws a jab when Rutherford was well out of range.
Salamanca takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Rutherford is looking to chop away at Salamanca's legs.
Rutherford fails to land with a series of punches.
A decent looking cross lands there for Salamanca.
Rutherford ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Rutherford checks a leg kick nicely.
Rutherford fires out a quick counter leg kick but Salamanca just manages to avoid it.
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 throws a nice head kick!
Rutherford swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Rutherford darts in and clinches Salamanca up against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Salamanca throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Rutherfords head.
Rutherford misses with a body punch.
Salamanca tries to work over Rutherford's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Rutherford misses with a body punch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Salamanca.
Rutherford lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Rutherford lands a nice uppercut.
Salamanca blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Salamanca blocks a body shot from Rutherford.
Rutherford has a couple of punches blocked by Salamanca.
Salamanca throws a punch but it's blocked by Rutherford.
Salamanca prevents a body shot from Rutherford.
Salamanca misses with some punches.
Rutherford pushes Salamanca back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Rutherford tries a body shot but Salamanca blocks it.
Salamanca struggles to land a body shot inside as Rutherford controls his hands.
Kyle Rutherford has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Salamanca fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Rutherford prevents a body shot from Salamanca.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Salamanca is trying to break free.
Rutherford gets through Salamanca's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Rutherford throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Rutherford pushes Salamanca back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Rutherford lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Salamanca takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
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 throws a punch but it's blocked by Rutherford.
Rutherford tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Salamanca lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Rutherford lands a body shot.
Rutherford lands a hook that snaps the head of Salamanca backwards.
Rutherford digs a right hand underneath Salamanca's ribcage. Salamanca let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Salamanca has a couple of punches blocked by Rutherford.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Rutherford creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Rutherford presses Salamanca against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
A right handed body shot lands from Rutherford.
Rutherford presses Salamanca against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Rutherford lands with a short shot to the head.
A shot in the inside from Rutherford.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rutherford lands a body punch in the clinch.
Rutherford goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A right hand to the body from Rutherford.
Rutherford tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Salamanca's elbow.
Rutherford lands with a light punch inside.
Rutherford lands a left hand that snaps the head of Salamanca backwards.
A nice left hand lands by Rutherford.
Rutherford lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Salamanca's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Rutherford tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Salamanca struggles to land a body shot inside as Rutherford controls his hands.
Rutherford has a couple of punches blocked by Salamanca.
Rutherford tries to work over Salamanca's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Rutherford is working Salamanca over against the cage.
Rutherford throws a head punch that misses.
Rutherford throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Salamancas head.
Rutherford swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Rutherford goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Salamanca swings wildly with an uppercut but Rutherford uses good head movement to avoid it.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Rutherford.
Rutherford throws a head punch that misses.
Rutherford lands a right hand that snaps the head of Salamanca backwards.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Rutherford scores with a shoulder strike.
Salamanca is rocked!
Rutherford misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Rutherford digs a right hand underneath Salamanca's ribcage. Salamanca let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Salamanca working aggressively here.
Rutherford is leaning against Salamanca and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Rutherford tries to work over Salamanca's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Rutherford lands a right hand that snaps the head of Salamanca backwards.
A right hook to the body lands for Rutherford.
Rutherford lands with a light punch inside.
Rutherford prevents a body shot from Salamanca.
Rutherford gets through Salamanca's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Salamanca is still on wobbly legs! Can Rutherford finish him?
A body shot lands from Rutherford.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kyle Rutherford clearly takes that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Rutherford scores with a big combo that sends Salamanca crashing to the mat! He's still conscious but the referee has seen enough as Salamanca flops around uncontrollably and he's called an end to the fight! Rutherford jumps onto the cage and throws his mouthpiece into the crowd. Gross.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:05 of round 4, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Kyle Rutherford!
Kyle Rutherford retains his light heavyweight title!
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energy
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hype
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