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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Don Diego (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Steven Rutherford (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Diego might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Tupac - I'm a Soldier. There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.
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195 lbs
27 - 11 - 2 |
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186 lbs
20 - 1 - 1 |
Great wrestler
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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World class MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the middleweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
27 - 11 - 2, fighting out of Montreal, Don Diego!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
20 - 1 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Steven Rutherford!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Frank Antenori and Timothy Bukovac.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Diego misses with a double jab
and Rutherford counters with a lovely straight right hand!
It looks like Don Diego has been cut.
Diego lands a nice looking body shot.
Rutherford dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Diego looks to land a left hand but Rutherford moved out of range nicely.
Diego throws out a powerful jab.
Rutherford lands with a kick to the ribs.
Rutherford lands with a right hand.
Diego forces Rutherford back against the cage and clinches.
Diego blocks a body shot from Rutherford.
Diego misses with some punches.
A nice left hand lands by Rutherford.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Diego misses with the head strike.
Diego swings wildly with an uppercut but Rutherford uses good head movement to avoid it.
Diego slowing the pace effectively.
A short right from Rutherford.
Rutherford lands a right hand.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Diego.
Rutherford blocks a body shot from Diego.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rutherford blocks an uppercut.
Diego swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Rutherford.
Rutherford scores with a hook to the body.
A short uppercut from Diego.
I was talking to Diego's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Diego throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Rutherfords head.
Rutherford lands a nice uppercut.
Diego has a couple of punches blocked by Rutherford.
Rutherford tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Rutherford misses with some punches.
Rutherford tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Rutherford has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Diego seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Rutherford can turn it around.
Diego doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Rutherford makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Diego swings wildly with an uppercut but Rutherford uses good head movement to avoid it.
Rutherford blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Rutherford blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Diego trying to stall but Rutherford improves his position.
A nice right hand lands inside from Rutherford.
Rutherford misses with a body punch.
A right hand to the body from Rutherford.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Rutherford doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Diego softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Diego fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Diego lands a body shot.
Rutherford doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Rutherford tries to throw a body punch but Diego avoids it by throwing Rutherford back against the cage.
Diego pushes Rutherford back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Rutherford misses with some punches.
Diego pushes Rutherford back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Rutherford misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Diego misses with some punches.
Diego fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Diego swings wildly with an uppercut but Rutherford uses good head movement to avoid it.
Rutherford blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Rutherford tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Rutherford scores with a hook to the body.
Rutherford blocks a body shot from Diego.
A nice left hand lands by Rutherford.
A head punch on the inside from Diego fails to land.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Diego.
Rutherford tries to throw a body punch but Diego avoids it by throwing Rutherford back against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Diego scores with a shot to the side of Rutherford's head.
Rutherford pushes Diego back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Diego tries to throw a body punch but Rutherford avoids it by throwing Diego back against the cage.
Rutherford has a couple of punches blocked by Diego.
Rutherford lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Rutherford makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Rutherford tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Diego lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Rutherford backwards.
Diego lands a body shot in the clinch.
Rutherford misses with a hook to the ribs.
Diego tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Rutherford tries to throw a body punch but Diego avoids it by throwing Rutherford back against the cage.
Diego misses with a hook from the clinch.
Rutherford tries to throw a body punch but Diego avoids it by throwing Rutherford back against the cage.
Diego swings wildly with an uppercut but Rutherford uses good head movement to avoid it.
Diego is looking to control Rutherford's arms but Rutherford gets an underhook and turns him. Now Diego has his back to the cage.
Diego softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Rutherford goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Rutherford misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Rutherford throws a punch but it's blocked by Diego.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Diego can't find room to land a body shot as Rutherford controls the action.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Rutherford misses with a hook from the clinch.
Diego lands a body punch.
A short body shot lands from Diego as the two fighters clinch.
Rutherford struggles to land a body shot inside as Diego controls his hands.
Rutherford misses with a hook to the ribs.
Diego misses with the head strike.
Diego misses with a hook to the ribs.
Diego tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Rutherford has a couple of punches blocked by Diego.
Diego makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Rutherford misses with a punch to the body.
Rutherford lands a body punch.
Rutherford struggles to land a body shot inside as Diego controls his hands.
Rutherford tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Diego's elbow.
Rutherford lands with a short head shot on the inside.
A head punch on the inside from Rutherford fails to land.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Rutherford blocking some punches.
Rutherford throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Diegos head.
Rutherford throws a punch but it's blocked by Diego.
Rutherford gets through Diego's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Steven Rutherford will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Don Diego's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Diego scores with a jab to the jaw.
Rutherford misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Diego.
Rutherford rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Rutherford takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Rutherford uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Diego.
Rutherford lands with a right hand.
Diego misses with a wild body shot.
Rutherford throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Rutherford waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Diego.
Rutherford throws out a loose jab but Diego uses good head movement to avoid it.
Rutherford takes one to the chin there.
Diego throws a lazy body kick
and Rutherford connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Rutherford misses with a looping right.
A looping hook to the body misses from Rutherford. Diego does a little dance to reset his feet.
The crowd cheers as Diego lands an impressive looking overhand right. Rutherford doesn't seem phased though.
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!
Diego tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Rutherford manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Rutherford steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Diego.
Diego gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Diego tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Diego softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Rutherford lands a body punch in the clinch.
Diego misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Diego can't find room to land a body shot as Rutherford controls the action.
Diego blocking some punches.
Nice body punch from Rutherford.
Rutherford has a couple of punches blocked by Diego.
Diego scores with a shoulder strike.
Diego can't find room to land a body shot as Rutherford controls the action.
Rutherford has a couple of punches blocked by Diego.
Diego working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Rutherford blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Diego swings wildly with an uppercut but Rutherford uses good head movement to avoid it.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Rutherford.
Rutherford misses with a hook from the clinch.
Rutherford lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Diego misses with some punches.
Rutherford fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Diego swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Rutherford working aggressively here.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Rutherford goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Rutherford misses with a punch to the body.
A shot in the inside from Rutherford.
Rutherford has a couple of punches blocked by Diego.
Diego blocks a body shot from Rutherford.
Rutherford prevents a body shot from Diego.
Rutherford lands a shoulder strike.
Diego has a couple of punches blocked by Rutherford.
Diego misses with a hook to the ribs.
Diego lands a nice shot to the body.
Rutherford throws a punch but it's blocked by Diego.
Diego presses Rutherford against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Diego working aggressively here.
Diego blocks an uppercut.
Diego tries to work over Rutherford's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Diego lands on the inside with an uppercut.
A hook to the body from Diego.
Rutherford misses with a hook to the ribs.
A right handed body shot lands from Diego.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Diego misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Diego misses with a short punch on the inside.
Diego working aggressively here.
Rutherford goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Diego swings wildly with an uppercut but Rutherford uses good head movement to avoid it.
Rutherford tries to work over Diego's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Rutherford goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Diego blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Don Diego has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Diego is working Rutherford over against the cage.
Rutherford lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Diego backwards.
Diego tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Diego tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Rutherford.
A short right from Rutherford.
A shot in the inside from Diego.
A short right from Rutherford on the inside.
Diego throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Diego misses with a punch to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rutherford breaks from the clinch.
Diego misses with a jab, cross combination.
Diego looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Rutherford blocks a jab.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Rutherford uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Diego.
Diego throws an off balance right hand
and Rutherford counters with a left to the body.
Steven Rutherford seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Diego tries to bum rush Rutherford with a series of wild strikes but Rutherford uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Good work by Rutherford as he checks the leg kick.
Diego connects with a nice looking jab.
A head kick by Rutherford misses
and Diego counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Diego cracks Rutherford with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Diego steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Rutherford.
Diego clinches.
Diego tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Diego throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Diego digs a right hand underneath Rutherford's ribcage. Rutherford let out a lung full of air as it connected.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Don Diego dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Don Diego's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Rutherford looks to land a left hand but Diego moved out of range nicely.
Diego uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Rutherford.
Diego tries to clinch but Rutherford is having none of it.
It seemed like Rutherford was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Diego has Rutherford up against the cage in a clinch.
Rutherford lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Diego.
Rutherford scores with a nice hook to the head.
Rutherford lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Diego working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Rutherford prevents a body shot from Diego.
Rutherford lands with a right to the head.
Diego working aggressively here.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Rutherford working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Rutherford blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Rutherford tries to work over Diego's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Diego.
Rutherford misses with a punch to the body.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Diego.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A hook to the body from Rutherford.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Diego throws a head punch that misses.
Rutherford prevents a body shot from Diego.
Diego misses with a hook from the clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Rutherford.
Rutherford working aggressively here.
Diego doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Diego takes a shot to the head.
Diego misses with a hook to the ribs.
Rutherford tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Diego misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Rutherford working aggressively here.
Diego swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Diego goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Diego misses with a hook from the clinch.
Diego looking to slow down the pace here.
Diego scores with an uppercut up the middle.
A short left from Diego.
A nice left hand lands by Diego.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rutherford blocking some punches.
Rutherford throws a punch but it's blocked by Diego.
Rutherford prevents a body shot from Diego.
Diego keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Rutherford's efforts to push away.
A shot in the inside from Rutherford.
A short uppercut from Diego.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Rutherford goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Rutherford lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Diego misses with a hook from the clinch.
Rutherford tries a body shot but Diego blocks it.
Rutherford lands a left hand that snaps the head of Diego backwards.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Rutherford.
Rutherford lands with a short shot to the head.
Diego fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Rutherford lands a body shot in the clinch.
Rutherford tries a body shot but Diego blocks it.
Diego stalling in the clinch.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Rutherford creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Diego misses with some punches.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rutherford scores with a shot to the side of Diego's head.
Diego tries to work over Rutherford's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Rutherford.
Rutherford lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Diego backwards.
Rutherford lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Rutherford misses with a body punch.
Rutherford misses with a punch to the body.
Rutherford misses with some punches.
Nice body punch from Rutherford.
A head punch on the inside from Diego fails to land.
Diego struggles to land a body shot inside as Rutherford controls his hands.
Rutherford is working Diego over against the cage.
Rutherford lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Rutherford lands a right hand.
Still in the clinch, Rutherford scores with a nice short uppercut.
Rutherford lands with a light punch inside.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Rutherford.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Nice body punch from Rutherford - that landed with a thud.
Rutherford lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Diego backwards.
Rutherford misses with a body punch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Rutherford.
Rutherford lands a hook that snaps the head of Diego backwards.
Diego tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Rutherford's elbow.
Diego wants to stall.
Rutherford blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Nice body punch from Diego.
Rutherford lands a right hand.
Diego is rocked!
A short right hand to the side of the head by Rutherford.
Oh Diego is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Rutherford unloads with a big right hand that wobbles Diego! He's leaning against the cage trying to keep his feet but Rutherford is unloading with more strikes now! Diego drops to his knees and the referee stops the fight for a TKO!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:38 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Steven Rutherford!
Steven Rutherford is the new middleweight champion!
A victorious Steven Rutherford thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
In defeat, Don Diego stepped up to the mic, saying 'WOW, rematch please.'.
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