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Coming up we have a middleweight kickboxing rules bout between Arzlan Bathory (ranked 5020 p4p, 558 weight class) and Thomas Rutherford (ranked 2369 p4p, 313 weight class). Bathory comes to the ring accompanied by Brain Scan. 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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190 lbs
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World class boxer
Cardio machine
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
17 - 15 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Arzlan Bathory!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Thomas Rutherford!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Shimada, Hirohito Nitta and Kenichi Hosakawa.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bathory tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Rutherford walks into a left hand.
Nice body kick there by Rutherford.
Bathory has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Omerta MMA in the buildup to the fight.
Bathory tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in to close the distance. Rutherford manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Bathory takes the fight into the clinch.
Rutherford's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Rutherford 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.
A head kick misses from Rutherford.
Bathory throws a right hand that misses
and Rutherford counters with a nice kick to the body.
Bathory looks to land a right hand but Rutherford moved out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bathory takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
It looks like Arzlan Bathory has been cut.
Bathory gets a clinch.
Rutherford wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Bathory manages to break the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bathory tries to clinch up but Rutherford circles away and keeps his distance.
Rutherford is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Rutherford.
Bathory tries to close the distance and clinch up but Rutherford swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Rutherford let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Arzlan Bathory seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Bathory misses with a looping left.
Bathory throws a hook but Rutherford blocks it.
Rutherford follows through with a counter body kick but it doesn't land.
Rutherford takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Rutherford swats away the attempt to clinch by Bathory.
Rutherford is trying to counter with his kicks.
Rutherford misses with a low kick.
Bathory fails with an attempt to clinch.
Rutherford ducks under a wild hook from Bathory.
Bathory scores a flash knockdown with a right hook that drops Rutherford to his hands and knees! The ref pushes Bathory away as he looks to land an illegal blow. Rutherford got an extra few seconds to recover there, which could have made all the differences as he stumbles back to his feet. The referee looks into his eyes and decides to allow the bout to continue. Can he survive?!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Rutherford!
Both fighters step back and shake their arms out. Bathory engages and cracks Rutherford with a massive lead left hook - Rutherford tumbles to the floor, out cold! What a shot! Bathory is delighted - all that hard work in training paid off!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Arzlan Bathory!
An out of breath and clearly excited Arzlan Bathory thanked Sully's Bar & Grill for their help and support (and free stuff they sent him).
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hype
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pop
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