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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Cornelius Carr (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Thomas Rutherford (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). 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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214 lbs
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201 lbs
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Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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World class boxer
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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
14 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Cornelius Carr!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Thomas Rutherford!
The judges for this bout are Albert Achterberg, Saam Ante and Daniel Blasius.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rutherford scores with a jab. Carr acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Carr throws a leg kick but Rutherford sees it coming and moves out of range.
A jab from Carr misses.
Rutherford tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Carr bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Jab, jab by Rutherford - just one landing.
It looks like Cornelius Carr has been cut.
Carr misses with a body shot
and Rutherford counters with a nice uppercut.
Rutherford tries a head kick but it misses.
Rutherford throws a body punch but Carr moves out of range.
Rutherford tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
A slapping leg kick lands for Carr.
Rutherford slips under a jab from Carr.
Rutherford tries to counter by closing the distance.
Carr throws an off balance right hand
and Rutherford counters with a straight right hand.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Rutherford throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Carr ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rutherford gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Carr.
Rutherford tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Carr manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Rutherford throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Rutherford throws a lazy body kick
and Carr cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Carr takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Carr with a nice cross.
Rutherford throws a body shot but no joy.
Carr throws an overhand right that lands on Rutherford's shoulder, as Rutherford tries to avoid the shot.
Carr swings widly with a right hand
and Rutherford counters with a slapping leg kick.
Carr lands a glancing blow to the side of Rutherford's head.
Carr throws a predictable looking body shot
and Rutherford counters with a nice low kick that buckles Carr's knee momentarily.
Rutherford throws a leg kick
and Carr counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Thomas Rutherford seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Carr takes a shot to the body in his stride.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rutherford will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Carr walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Rutherford punishes Carr's body with a nice straight punch.
Carr dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Rutherford. That did some damage!
Rutherford throws a shot to the body.
A leg kick checked by Carr.
Rutherford has been working his punching technique in the buildup to the fight and it appears to be paying off.
Rutherford throws a half hearted mid kick.
Rutherford looks to throw a body kick
and Carr counters with a left to the body.
Rutherford throws a looping overhand right but Carr ducks down to avoid it.
Rutherford looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Carr appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Rutherford scores with a kick to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rutherford tries a low kick but Carr avoids it.
Carr misses with a body shot.
Carr misses the shot to the body.
Carr instigates a clinch.
A head punch on the inside from Carr fails to land.
Carr lands a nice shot to the body.
Carr lands a nice shot to the body.
Rutherford fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Carr doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Rutherford fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Rutherford lands a shoulder strike.
Rutherford blocks an uppercut.
Rutherford swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Rutherford misses with the head strike.
Carr struggles to land a body shot inside as Rutherford controls his hands.
Carr works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Rutherford.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Carr lands a right hand.
I was talking to Carr's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
A short right from Carr on the inside.
Rutherford throws a head punch that misses.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Rutherford throws a punch but it's blocked by Carr.
Carr prevents a body shot from Rutherford.
Rutherford misses with the head strike.
Rutherford misses with a hook from the clinch.
Rutherford struggles to land a body shot inside as Carr controls his hands.
Rutherford lands with a left to the head.
Carr doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Carr.
Rutherford lands an uppercut.
Rutherford working aggressively here.
Rutherford swings wildly with an uppercut but Carr uses good head movement to avoid it.
Rutherford working aggressively here.
Carr's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Rutherford's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Good body shot from Carr.
Rutherford tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Thomas Rutherford will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Cornelius Carr's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Carr jabs Rutherford to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Carr scores with a hook to the body. Rutherford takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Rutherford fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Carr manages to avoid it.
Rutherford looks to land a right hand but Carr moved out of range.
Rutherford blocks a leg kick.
Carr misses with a hook
and Rutherford counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Rutherford throws a shot from downtown. Carr moves away and avoids it.
Rutherford throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Carr sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Rutherford fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Carr manages to avoid it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Rutherford moves away from the strike by Carr.
Carr is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Rutherford throws a leg kick but Carr sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Rutherford uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Carr.
Rutherford throws a hook but Carr blocks it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rutherford ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Carr moves away.
Carr lands the left hand.
Rutherford lands a nice looking body kick.
Nice jab there from Rutherford.
Carr uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Rutherford.
Carr throws a good cross that connects.
Rutherford ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Carr moves away.
A little feinted left hand from Carr on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Rutherford takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Rutherford is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
A swing and a miss from Carr.
Rutherford let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Rutherford missing with a left hand there. Carr was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Rutherford takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Rutherford is rocked!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Rutherford blocks a jab.
Rutherford is still on wobbly legs! Can Carr finish him?
Rutherford throws an off balance right hand
and Carr counters with a nice right hand that sends Rutherford toppling to the canvas! Rutherford scrambles and gets back to his feet - can Carr finish him?!
Carr drops Rutherford with a naaaaasty hook - Rutherford is in real trouble here! Carr dives in to side control and pounds out his opponent for a TKO victory! The crowd goes nuts!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:16 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Cornelius Carr!
Cornelius Carr decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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FIGHT
RATING
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