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PBP Commentary |
Coming up we have a welterweight kickboxing rules bout between Goldie Rufige (ranked 4022 p4p, 428 weight class) and Tim Allen (ranked 8017 p4p, 634 weight class). Both these guys have solid standup skills and neither is particularly fantastic on the ground, so let's hope for a nice standup war!
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182 lbs
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183 lbs
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Solid boxing
Very quick
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Powerful
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Goldie Rufige!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Tim Allen!
The judges for this bout are Jorge Garcia, Franklyn Lucas and David Schapiro.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A lazy left from Rufige finds it's target.
Rufige throws a series of strikes that have Allen backpedaling.
Allen rushes Rufige and pushes him back against the ropes in a clinch.
Rufige tries to land knees in the clinch but Allen avoids the damage to the body.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Allen.
Allen keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Rufige's efforts to push away.
Rufige lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the ropes.
Rufige missing with knees to the body.
Allen misses with some punches.
Rufige blocks a body shot from Allen.
Rufige has had enough of the clinch but Allen keeps him there for the moment.
Allen lands a left hand that snaps the head of Rufige backwards.
Allen lands a hook that snaps the head of Rufige backwards.
Rufige manages to break the clinch.
Rufige lands an overhand right.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Allen closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the ropes.
Allen keeps control of Rufige as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Rufige manages to break the clinch.
Allen fails in his attempt to clinch.
Allen has Rufige up against the ropes in a clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rufige tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Allen's elbow.
Rufige prevents a body shot from Allen.
Allen tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Allen misses with a hook to the ribs.
Allen tries to throw a body punch but Rufige avoids it by throwing Allen back against the ropes.
Allen misses with a hook from the clinch.
Rufige slowing the pace effectively.
A head punch on the inside from Allen fails to land.
Rufige stalling against the ropes.
Allen tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Rufige's elbow.
Allen fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Rufige wants to break free but Allen has control.
Rufige slows down the pace here.
Rufige blocking some punches.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Rufige takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Rufige lands a body shot in the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Allen lands with a right to the head.
Rufige blocking some punches.
Rufige lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Allen backwards.
Allen lands a right hand that snaps the head of Rufige backwards.
Rufige cracks Allen with a nice body shot.
Allen throws a punch but it's blocked by Rufige.
Allen blocks a body shot from Rufige.
Allen letting Rufige take a breather here.
Rufige taking a breather.
Allen keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Rufige's efforts to push away.
Rufige tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Allen lands with a left to the head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Allen lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Allen misses with a hook from the clinch.
Allen working aggressively here.
Rufige breaks the clinch.
Allen misses with a two punch combination.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rufige tries to keep at a distance but Allen has taken the fight into the clinch.
Rufige lands a left hand.
Allen has a couple of punches blocked by Rufige.
A short right from Rufige.
Rufige struggles to land a body shot inside as Allen controls his hands.
Allen digs a right hand underneath Rufige's ribcage. Rufige let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Allen misses with a punch to the body.
Allen tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Rufige.
Allen throws a punch but it's blocked by Rufige.
Allen tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Allen.
Rufige breaks from the clinch.
Allen takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Rufige lands the left hand.
Rufige lands the left hand.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Allen showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Rufige.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
No joy there for Rufige, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Rufige uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Allen.
Rufige connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Allen checks a leg kick.
Rufige cracks a nice hook into Allen's ribs.
Rufige rushes Allen and pushes him back against the ropes in a clinch.
Rufige is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the ropes.
A short uppercut from Allen.
Rufige tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Allen softening up his opponent with strikes, against the ropes.
Rufige misses with a punch to the body.
Rufige throws a head punch that misses.
Allen keeps control of Rufige as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Allen misses with a punch to the body.
Allen digs a right hand underneath Rufige's ribcage. Rufige let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Rufige tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Allen's elbow.
Rufige looking to slow down the pace here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Goldie Rufige will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Allen closes the distance and clinches.
Allen swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A hook to the body from Allen.
A short uppercut from Allen.
Allen misses with a punch on the inside.
Rufige wants to break free but Allen has control.
A shot in the inside from Allen.
Allen swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A nice right hand lands inside from Rufige.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Rufige.
Rufige has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Allen has a couple of punches blocked by Rufige.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Rufige blocking some punches.
Allen tries to work over Rufige's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Allen takes a shot to the head.
Allen misses with a hook from the clinch.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Rufige scores with a hook to the body.
Allen scores with an uppercut up the middle.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Allen throws a punch but it's blocked by Rufige.
Rufige misses with a hook to the ribs.
Allen has a couple of punches blocked by Rufige.
Allen lands with a light punch inside.
Allen lands with a short shot to the head.
Rufige is rocked!
Rufige tries to land knees in the clinch but Allen avoids the damage to the body.
Oh Rufige is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Rufige breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Allen stuns Rufige with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Rufige throws an overhand right that lands on Allen's shoulder, as Allen tries to avoid the shot.
Rufige seems to have got his legs back now.
Rufige instigates a clinch.
Rufige misses with a punch to the body.
Allen softening up his opponent with strikes, against the ropes.
Allen cracks Rufige with a big uppercut, right up the middle and Rufige goes down! Oh, he's hurt! He's bigtime hurt! The referee is giving him a chance to get back to his feet - 4,5,6,7, no, he's called it off! Rufige wasn't going to make it and the fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:46 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punch). Tim Allen!
A very excited looking Tim Allen made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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RATING
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