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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Malik Al-Khaldi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Steven Rutherford (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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186 lbs
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Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
16 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Malik Al-Khaldi!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
19 - 1 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Steven Rutherford!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, Timothy Bukovac and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rutherford throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Rutherford tries to clinch up but Al-Khaldi circles away and keeps his distance.
Rutherford avoids the body shot from Al-Khaldi.
Al-Khaldi misses with a looping right.
Al-Khaldi throws a leg kick which misses Rutherford's front leg but catches the back leg as Rutherford tries to avoid it.
Jab by Rutherford.
It looks like Malik Al-Khaldi has been cut.
Al-Khaldi lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Al-Khaldi.
Al-Khaldi displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Rutherford throws out the jab.
Good leg kick by Al-Khaldi there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Al-Khaldi throws a push kick but Rutherford slaps the foot to one side.
Al-Khaldi throws a leg kick that misses.
Rutherford works the jab nicely.
Al-Khaldi looks to land a body kick but Rutherford moved away.
Rutherford now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Al-Khaldi ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Rutherford moves away.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Rutherford looks to land a body kick but Al-Khaldi moved away.
Rutherford ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Al-Khaldi moves away.
Rutherford avoids the body shot from Al-Khaldi.
Rutherford throws out a counter right but Al-Khaldi avoids it with no problem.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Al-Khaldi is looking to clinch.
A countering left hand to the body from Rutherford misses.
Al-Khaldi slips under a jab.
A shot to the liver by Al-Khaldi. Beautiful body shot.
Al-Khaldi lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Al-Khaldi checks a low kick from Rutherford.
Rutherford moves into range and connects with a jab.
A leg kick checked by Rutherford.
A little jabbing left from Rutherford on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Malik Al-Khaldi seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Rutherford takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Rutherford fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Al-Khaldi manages to avoid it.
Al-Khaldi is looking to wear down Rutherford with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Al-Khaldi 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 thows a left - swing and a miss!
Rutherford slips under a jab from Al-Khaldi.
Al-Khaldi tries to close the distance and clinch but Rutherford swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Al-Khaldi connects with an inside leg kick.
Al-Khaldi jabbing away but nothing is landing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rutherford ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Al-Khaldi moves away.
Rutherford swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Rutherford throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Al-Khaldi plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
A left lands for Al-Khaldi.
A big left from Al-Khaldi misses.
Rutherford takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Rutherford throws a lazy body kick
and Al-Khaldi counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Al-Khaldi.
Rutherford blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Al-Khaldi is stalling here.
Rutherford blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Rutherford lands a body punch.
Al-Khaldi working aggressively here.
Rutherford lands a nice shot to the body.
Rutherford can't find room to land a body shot as Al-Khaldi controls the action.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Al-Khaldi is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Rutherford swings wildly with an uppercut but Al-Khaldi uses good head movement to avoid it.
Rutherford doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Rutherford has a couple of punches blocked by Al-Khaldi.
Al-Khaldi lands a hook to the side of the head.
A right hook to the body lands for Rutherford.
Rutherford throws a head punch that misses.
Al-Khaldi swings wildly with an uppercut but Rutherford uses good head movement to avoid it.
Rutherford misses with a hook to the ribs.
Al-Khaldi has Rutherford pushed against the cage.
Al-Khaldi has a couple of punches blocked by Rutherford.
Al-Khaldi tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Al-Khaldi misses with a body punch.
Rutherford working aggressively here.
Rutherford blocking some punches.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Al-Khaldi blocks a body shot from Rutherford.
Rutherford can't find room to land a body shot as Al-Khaldi controls the action.
Rutherford blocks an uppercut.
Al-Khaldi lands with a short shot to the head.
The referee is keeping an eye on Al-Khaldi - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Al-Khaldi swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Rutherford misses with a punch on the inside.
Al-Khaldi tries a body shot but Rutherford blocks it.
Al-Khaldi misses with a body punch.
Rutherford misses with a body punch.
Stalling in the clinch from Al-Khaldi.
Al-Khaldi swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Al-Khaldi tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Rutherford's elbow.
Rutherford throws a punch but it's blocked by Al-Khaldi.
Rutherford prevents a body shot from Al-Khaldi.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Al-Khaldi blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Rutherford misses with a punch to the body.
Al-Khaldi working aggressively here.
Rutherford misses with a short punch on the inside.
A left hand lands to the body for Rutherford.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Malik Al-Khaldi dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Malik Al-Khaldi's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Al-Khaldi moves out of range of the body kick from Rutherford.
Al-Khaldi is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Rutherford can do to turn this around?
Al-Khaldi throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Rutherford.
Rutherford has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
Al-Khaldi misses with a leg kick.
Rutherford throws a lazy right hand but Al-Khaldi sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Al-Khaldi wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Al-Khaldi scores with a spinning back kick!
Al-Khaldi throws a jab when Rutherford was well out of range.
A head kick misses from Al-Khaldi.
Rutherford is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Al-Khaldi blocks a jab.
A punch lands to the side of Al-Khaldi 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Rutherford turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Al-Khaldi lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Al-Khaldi throws a leg kick that misses.
Rutherford looks to score with a jab to the body but Al-Khaldi is just out of range.
A punch lands to the side of Rutherford 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Al-Khaldi throws out a powerful jab.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Al-Khaldi moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rutherford tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
A big right from Al-Khaldi misses.
Rutherford takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Rutherford throws out a loose jab but Al-Khaldi uses good head movement to avoid it.
Al-Khaldi defending well as Rutherford loads up on a big left hand.
Rutherford tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Al-Khaldi tries to land a leg kick but Rutherford saw it coming and moves away.
Al-Khaldi misses with a low kick.
Malik Al-Khaldi is winning the standup battle so far.
Rutherford throws a head kick but Al-Khaldi moves out of range.
Al-Khaldi is looking to counter the offense by Rutherford and move into the clinch.
Rutherford on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Al-Khaldi misses with a kick to the body
and Rutherford cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Al-Khaldi 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.
Al-Khaldi connects with a crisp jab.
A good leg kick by Rutherford.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Al-Khaldi scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A slow jab from Rutherford misses its intended target.
Al-Khaldi just misses with a punch to the body.
Rutherford tries to counter by closing the distance.
Al-Khaldi misses with a leg kick
and Rutherford counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Rutherford fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Rutherford tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Al-Khaldi throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Al-Khaldi misses with an uppercut.
Al-Khaldi misses with a looping right.
Al-Khaldi lets loose with a powerful body kick. Rutherford will feel that in the morning.
Rutherford tries to move into range but Al-Khaldi moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Rutherford swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Al-Khaldi gets a clinch.
Al-Khaldi struggles to land a body shot inside as Rutherford controls his hands.
Al-Khaldi misses with some punches.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Al-Khaldi breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Al-Khaldi throws a body shot but no joy.
Al-Khaldi scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Rutherford's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Rutherford missing with a left hand there. Al-Khaldi was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Al-Khaldi lands a leg kick that knocks Rutherford off balance momentarily.
Nice shot lands for Al-Khaldi.
Rutherford rushes Al-Khaldi and presses him up against the cage.
Rutherford misses with the head strike.
Al-Khaldi tries a body shot but Rutherford blocks it.
Al-Khaldi pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Rutherford throws a leg kick that misses.
Al-Khaldi scores with a push kick.
Al-Khaldi throws a body shot but no joy.
A looping hook to the body misses from Al-Khaldi. Rutherford does a little dance to reset his feet.
Al-Khaldi swings and misses with a hook to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rutherford blocks a head kick by Al-Khaldi.
Rutherford misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Al-Khaldi holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Al-Khaldi trying to stall but Rutherford improves his position.
Al-Khaldi blocks an uppercut.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Al-Khaldi has had enough of the clinch but Rutherford keeps him there for the moment.
Rutherford swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Al-Khaldi breaks the clinch.
Rutherford throws a hook but Al-Khaldi blocks it.
Al-Khaldi looks to land a body kick but Rutherford moved away.
Al-Khaldi throws a half hearted mid kick.
Al-Khaldi lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Al-Khaldi fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Rutherford has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Al-Khaldi walks into a jab.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Rutherford checks a leg kick.
Al-Khaldi has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Rutherford.
Rutherford slips a jab from Al-Khaldi.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Malik Al-Khaldi dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Malik Al-Khaldi's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Rutherford misses with a body shot.
Rutherford throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Al-Khaldi counters with a thumping low kick.
Rutherford tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Al-Khaldi was well out of range. Poor timing from Rutherford.
Al-Khaldi lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Al-Khaldi throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Al-Khaldi has closed the distance and engaged Rutherford in a clinch.
Rutherford lands a nice shot to the body.
Rutherford struggles to land a body shot inside as Al-Khaldi controls his hands.
Malik Al-Khaldi has scored more points in the clinch so far.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
A head punch on the inside from Rutherford fails to land.
Al-Khaldi throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Rutherfords head.
Rutherford has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Al-Khaldi.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Al-Khaldi breaks from the clinch.
Al-Khaldi misses with a straight left.
Rutherford cracks Al-Khaldi with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Al-Khaldi misses with a leg kick
and Rutherford cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Al-Khaldi misses with a leg kick
letting Rutherford counter with a right hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Al-Khaldi throws a series of punches but Rutherford avoids them all with ease.
Rutherford swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Rutherford missing with a left hand there. Al-Khaldi was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Al-Khaldi throws a hook but Rutherford avoids it easily.
Al-Khaldi pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Al-Khaldi throws a right hand that Rutherford ducks under and follows up with a left that Rutherford also avoids with ease.
Al-Khaldi defending well as Rutherford loads up on a big left hand.
Al-Khaldi tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Rutherford manages to circle out of the way.
Al-Khaldi lands a nice shot that snaps Rutherford's head back.
Rutherford avoids the body shot from Al-Khaldi.
Rutherford misses the shot to the body.
A head kick misses from Al-Khaldi.
Al-Khaldi connects with a good right hand that stumbles Rutherford. Rutherford circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Rutherford takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Rutherford connects with a looping right hand.
A swing and a miss from Rutherford.
Rutherford bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Al-Khaldi moves out of range of the leg kick from Rutherford.
Al-Khaldi lands a nice leg kick that just misses Rutherford's sensitive parts.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Rutherford rushes Al-Khaldi and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Rutherford tries to throw a body punch but Al-Khaldi avoids it by throwing Rutherford back against the cage.
A head punch on the inside from Rutherford fails to land.
Rutherford swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Rutherford lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Rutherford can't find room to land a body shot as Al-Khaldi controls the action.
Al-Khaldi goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Rutherford lands with a light punch inside.
Al-Khaldi lands with a short head shot on the inside.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Rutherford.
Rutherford tries to throw a body punch but Al-Khaldi avoids it by throwing Rutherford back against the cage.
Rutherford swings wildly with an uppercut but Al-Khaldi uses good head movement to avoid it.
Rutherford lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Malik Al-Khaldi's cut is getting worse.
Rutherford blocking some punches.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Al-Khaldi fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Al-Khaldi tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Al-Khaldi misses with some punches.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Al-Khaldi.
Rutherford swings wildly with an uppercut but Al-Khaldi uses good head movement to avoid it.
Rutherford tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Al-Khaldi misses with a short punch on the inside.
Al-Khaldi lands with a light punch inside.
Rutherford misses with a hook to the ribs.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Rutherford.
Al-Khaldi misses with a punch on the inside.
Al-Khaldi blocks an uppercut.
A left hand lands to the body for Rutherford.
Rutherford swings wildly with an uppercut but Al-Khaldi uses good head movement to avoid it.
Rutherford tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Al-Khaldi's elbow.
Al-Khaldi escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Rutherford throws a leg kick but Al-Khaldi moved away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Al-Khaldi wants to land a leg kick but Rutherford is out of range.
Rutherford lands a head kick. Al-Khaldi smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Al-Khaldi keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Rutherford.
A looping hook to the body misses from Rutherford. Al-Khaldi does a little dance to reset his feet.
It looked like Al-Khaldi was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Rutherford.
Al-Khaldi walks forward, straight into a front kick from Rutherford.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Nice defenses there by Al-Khaldi.
Al-Khaldi misses with an uppercut.
Rutherford takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
A cross from Rutherford lands.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Rutherford.
Rutherford slips a jab and a cross from Al-Khaldi.
Rutherford throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Al-Khaldi blocks a jab.
Al-Khaldi misses with the combination.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close third round but Steven Rutherford just about did enough to take it.
The cut man is working on Malik Al-Khaldi's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Rutherford throws a shot from downtown. Al-Khaldi moves away and avoids it.
Rutherford ducks under a wild hook from Al-Khaldi.
Al-Khaldi takes a jab right on the kisser.
Rutherford dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Al-Khaldi. That did some damage!
Al-Khaldi scores with a punch to the head.
Al-Khaldi is looking to land body kicks.
Al-Khaldi does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Al-Khaldi displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Rutherford throws out the jab.
Rutherford throws the left hand but Al-Khaldi avoids the punch easily.
Rutherford uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Al-Khaldi.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Al-Khaldi lands a body shot.
Al-Khaldi looks for the body kick but Rutherford saw that one coming.
The fighters circling - Al-Khaldi throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
A slapping leg kick lands for Al-Khaldi.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Al-Khaldi misses with a body shot.
Al-Khaldi thows a left - swing and a miss!
Rutherford darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Al-Khaldi steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Rutherford. That one must have hurt.
Rutherford feints and then cracks Al-Khaldi's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Al-Khaldi down.
Rutherford throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Al-Khaldi stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
Al-Khaldi scoring well with a low kick there.
Al-Khaldi finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Rutherford steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Al-Khaldi.
Nice defenses there by Al-Khaldi.
Al-Khaldi thinks about countering with a body kick.
Rutherford closes the distance and pushes Al-Khaldi back into the cage.
A short left from Al-Khaldi.
Rutherford tries a body shot but Al-Khaldi blocks it.
Rutherford tries a body shot but Al-Khaldi blocks it.
Al-Khaldi manages to break the clinch.
The fighters circling - Rutherford throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rutherford avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Al-Khaldi takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Good leg kick by Al-Khaldi there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Al-Khaldi bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
That kick from Al-Khaldi tenderised Rutherford's leg. Rutherford is trying to keep his angry face on.
Rutherford throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Al-Khaldi is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Rutherford.
Al-Khaldi scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Al-Khaldi misses with a kick to the body.
Nice defenses there by Rutherford.
Rutherford gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Rutherford misses with some punches.
Rutherford struggles to land a body shot inside as Al-Khaldi controls his hands.
Al-Khaldi tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Al-Khaldi controlling the action here for a moment.
Rutherford has a couple of punches blocked by Al-Khaldi.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rutherford cracks Al-Khaldi with a nice body shot.
Rutherford misses with a body punch.
Al-Khaldi misses with a short punch on the inside.
Good body shot from Rutherford.
Rutherford tries to throw a body punch but Al-Khaldi avoids it by throwing Rutherford back against the cage.
Rutherford lands with a short shot to the head.
Rutherford misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Rutherford lands with a short shot to the head.
Rutherford misses with a body punch.
A nice left hand lands by Rutherford.
Al-Khaldi misses with a body punch.
Rutherford gets through Al-Khaldi's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Al-Khaldi goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Al-Khaldi is working Rutherford over against the cage.
Al-Khaldi misses with a hook to the ribs.
Rutherford stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rutherford can't find room to land a body shot as Al-Khaldi controls the action.
Al-Khaldi tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Al-Khaldi escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Good exchange - Rutherford coming out on top.
Rutherford throws a head kick but Al-Khaldi moves out of range.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Al-Khaldi throws an ugly left hook that misses
enabling Rutherford to counter with a crisp jab.
Rutherford checks a leg kick nicely.
Al-Khaldi lands with a hook. Rutherford tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Al-Khaldi moves out of range as Rutherford strikes.
Al-Khaldi is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Rutherford.
Rutherford walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Al-Khaldi checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Rutherford moves in looking to clinch but Al-Khaldi pushes him off.
A low kick from Al-Khaldi is predictable there
and Rutherford counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Al-Khaldi thinking.
Rutherford lands a nice leg kick that just misses Al-Khaldi's sensitive parts.
Al-Khaldi throws a body shot but no joy.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Steven Rutherford dominated that fourth round.
The cut man is working on Malik Al-Khaldi's cut.
That's time! Al-Khaldi's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Al-Khaldi fails to land with a series of punches.
An inside leg kick lands from Al-Khaldi.
Al-Khaldi throws a leg kick
and Rutherford counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
Rutherford chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Al-Khaldi can pounce on him.
Al-Khaldi throws out a leg kick but Rutherford moves out of range and Al-Khaldi only half commits.
Al-Khaldi ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Rutherford moves away.
Al-Khaldi moves out of range of the body kick from Rutherford.
Rutherford moves into the clinch.
Al-Khaldi pushes Rutherford back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Al-Khaldi lands a shoulder strike.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Rutherford lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
A short body shot lands from Rutherford as the two fighters clinch.
Rutherford tries to work over Al-Khaldi's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Both of our modern day gladiators look out of it here - a gruelling 5 rounds of action taking it's toll on them, no doubt.
A nice right hand lands inside from Rutherford.
Rutherford tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A short left from Rutherford.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rutherford lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Al-Khaldi.
Al-Khaldi misses with a hook from the clinch.
Al-Khaldi misses with a punch to the body.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Al-Khaldi.
Rutherford pushes Al-Khaldi back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Rutherford struggles to land a body shot inside as Al-Khaldi controls his hands.
Al-Khaldi swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Rutherford tries to throw a body punch but Al-Khaldi avoids it by throwing Rutherford back against the cage.
A short uppercut from Rutherford.
Rutherford lands a body shot.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Rutherford.
Al-Khaldi trying to stall but Rutherford improves his position.
Rutherford lands with a right to the head.
Rutherford lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Malik Al-Khaldi's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Rutherford doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Al-Khaldi tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Rutherford misses with a short punch on the inside.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Al-Khaldi is trying to break the clinch but Rutherford has him pressed against the cage.
Rutherford lands a body punch.
Rutherford scores with a shot to the side of Al-Khaldi's head.
Al-Khaldi has a couple of punches blocked by Rutherford.
Al-Khaldi misses with a shot to the kidneys.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Al-Khaldi swings wildly with an uppercut but Rutherford uses good head movement to avoid it.
Rutherford has a couple of punches blocked by Al-Khaldi.
Al-Khaldi prevents a body shot from Rutherford.
A short left from Al-Khaldi.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Rutherford.
A short body shot lands from Rutherford as the two fighters clinch.
A right hand to the body from Rutherford.
Rutherford is working Al-Khaldi over against the cage.
Rutherford doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Al-Khaldi's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Al-Khaldi struggles to land a body shot inside as Rutherford controls his hands.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rutherford scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Al-Khaldi fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Al-Khaldi wants to break free but Rutherford has control.
Al-Khaldi misses with a hook to the ribs.
Al-Khaldi lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Rutherford backwards.
Al-Khaldi prevents a body shot from Rutherford.
Rutherford is working Al-Khaldi over against the cage.
Rutherford lands with a light punch inside.
A right hook to the body lands for Rutherford.
Al-Khaldi throws a punch but it's blocked by Rutherford.
Rutherford misses with a hook to the ribs.
Rutherford lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Jeez, Malik Al-Khaldi's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.
A short uppercut from Rutherford.
Al-Khaldi misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Rutherford lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Al-Khaldi is rocked!
Rutherford tries to throw a body punch but Al-Khaldi avoids it by throwing Rutherford back against the cage.
Al-Khaldi tries to work over Rutherford's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Al-Khaldi fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Al-Khaldi is looking to break free of the clinch but Rutherford has double underhooks.
Rutherford lands a left hand.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Rutherford cracks Al-Khaldi with a nice body shot.
Rutherford misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Al-Khaldi pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
A left and a right from Al-Khaldi both land. Nice combination.
Rutherford with a jab.
Oh Al-Khaldi is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Malik Al-Khaldi's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:32 of round 5, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Steven Rutherford!
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