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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Thomas Rutherford (ranked 856 p4p, 107 weight class) and Phol Hunt (ranked 1286 p4p, 159 weight class). Phol Hunt has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Thomas Rutherford's chin.
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190 lbs
14 - 15 - 0 |
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180 lbs
49 - 24 - 0 |
Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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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
14 - 15 - 0, fighting out of New York, Thomas Rutherford!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
49 - 24 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Phol Hunt!
The judges for this bout are Steve Smith, Robert Douchet and Alec Ball.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rutherford fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Hunt has closed the distance and engaged Rutherford in a clinch.
Hunt throws a head punch that misses.
Hunt tries a knee to the head but Rutherford blocks it.
Rutherford lands an uppercut.
Rutherford misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Hunt swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Hunt tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Hunt.
Rutherford doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Rutherford is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Hunt is keeping busy.
Hunt misses with a punch to the body.
Rutherford breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Rutherford looks to land a right hand but Hunt moved out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Rutherford throws a head kick but Hunt moves out of range.
Rutherford is looking to chop away at Hunt's legs.
Hunt gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Rutherford is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Rutherford throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
A nice right hand lands inside from Hunt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rutherford working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Hunt blocks an uppercut.
Rutherford blocks an uppercut.
Rutherford misses with a short punch on the inside.
Hunt controlling the action here for a moment.
Rutherford tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Rutherford misses with a punch to the body.
Rutherford swings wildly with an uppercut but Hunt uses good head movement to avoid it.
A short right from Hunt.
A right hook to the body lands for Rutherford.
Rutherford managing to block the knees to the body from Hunt.
Hunt lands a left hand that snaps the head of Rutherford backwards.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Rutherford.
Rutherford softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
A head punch on the inside from Hunt fails to land.
Rutherford wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Hunt has him pressed against the cage.
Hunt with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hunt scores with a nice hook to the head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
With the fighters up against the cage, Rutherford throws an elbow but misses.
Hunt taking a breather.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Hunt.
Hunt blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Rutherford has a couple of punches blocked by Hunt.
Hunt with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Rutherford lands a shoulder strike.
Hunt working aggressively here.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Hunt.
Rutherford stalling against the cage.
Hunt tries to throw a body punch but Rutherford avoids it by throwing Hunt back against the cage.
Rutherford stalling in the clinch but Hunt improves position.
Hunt fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Hunt leaning against his opponent.
Rutherford has Hunt pushed against the cage.
Rutherford breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rutherford attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Hunt looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
A slapping leg kick lands for Rutherford.
Rutherford cracks the inside of Hunt's front leg.
An inside leg kick lands from Rutherford.
Thomas Rutherford is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Rutherford lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Rutherford connects with a leg kick. Hunt looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Hunt blocks a leg kick.
Despite the aggression on Hunt's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Hunt avoids a punch combination nicely.
Rutherford finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Rutherford takes the fight into the clinch.
Hunt blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Hunt lands a right hand that snaps the head of Rutherford backwards.
Hunt working aggressively here.
Hunt blocks an elbow strike.
Rutherford is trying to force a seperation but Hunt has the dominant position.
Hunt taking a breather.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rutherford tries a body shot but Hunt blocks it.
Hunt is pushing Rutherford up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Hunt is working Rutherford over against the cage.
Rutherford lands with a short head shot on the inside.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Rutherford fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Hunt misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Rutherford breaks from the clinch.
Hunt blocks a low kick nicely.
We've been told by Rutherford's head coaches at Big Bear Fight Factory that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Hunt tries to bum rush Rutherford with a series of wild strikes but Rutherford uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Hunt tries to close the distance and clinch up but Rutherford swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Rutherford takes the fight into the clinch.
Hunt blocking some punches.
Hunt lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Hunt scores a nice knee to the body.
Hunt tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Hunt taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
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 Thomas Rutherford will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Hunt fails with an attempt to clinch.
Rutherford lands a nice looking body kick.
Thomas Rutherford is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Hunt tries to clinch up but Rutherford circles away and keeps his distance.
Hunt moves out of range of the leg kick from Rutherford.
Hunt clinches up against the cage.
Hunt throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Rutherfords head.
Stalling in the clinch from Hunt.
Hunt tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Phol Hunt seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Rutherford looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Hunt tries to work over Rutherford's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Rutherford blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Hunt blocking some punches.
Hunt is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Rutherford is keeping busy.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Rutherford breaks the clinch.
Rutherford shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Hunt keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Hunt takes the fight into the clinch.
Rutherford has had enough of the clinch but Hunt keeps him there for the moment.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hunt misses with a hook from the clinch.
Hunt misses with a punch on the inside.
Hunt blocking some punches.
Hunt tries to land knees in the clinch but Rutherford avoids the damage to the body.
Rutherford escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Rutherford tries to keep at a distance but Hunt has taken the fight into the clinch.
Rutherford lands a body punch.
A short uppercut from Hunt.
Hunt digs a right hand into Rutherford's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Rutherford's gas tank.
Rutherford lands a left hand that snaps the head of Hunt backwards.
Rutherford lands with a short shot to the head.
Rutherford lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Rutherford throws a head punch that misses.
Hunt missing with knees to the body.
Rutherford scores with a shoulder strike.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Hunt doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Rutherford has Hunt pushed against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hunt tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Rutherford's elbow.
Rutherford wants to break free but Hunt has control.
Hunt lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Rutherford as Hunt tries to tie him up.
Hunt has Rutherford pressed against the cage.
Rutherford breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Rutherford turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Rutherford thows a leg kick but Hunt checks it
and Hunt counters with an inside leg kick.
Hunt tries to close the distance and clinch up but Rutherford swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Hunt is looking to clinch but Rutherford is avoiding it.
Rutherford attempts a counter takedown but Hunt avoids it well and moves away.
A chopping leg kick lands by Rutherford.
A bone on bone clash there as Hunt blocks the leg kick.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Rutherford throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Hunt misses with a kick to the body.
Rutherford throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hunt is looking to clinch but Rutherford is avoiding it.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Rutherford - that will leave a mark!
Hunt moves in looking to clinch but Rutherford pushes him off.
Hunt's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Hunt misses with a kick to the body.
Hunt rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Rutherford moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Hunt tries to clinch there but Rutherford circles away.
Rutherford half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Rutherford drives through and clinches with Hunt against the cage.
Rutherford tries to work over Hunt's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Hunt is working Rutherford over against the cage.
Rutherford has a couple of punches blocked by Hunt.
Rutherford's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Hunt throws a right and a left that Rutherford avoids nicely.
Rutherford pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Hunt instigates a clinch.
Rutherford manages to break the clinch.
Hunt checks a leg kick nicely.
Hunt clinches with his opponent.
Rutherford misses with a hook from the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rutherford throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Rutherford misses with a hook from the clinch.
A right hand to the body from Rutherford.
A left hand lands to the body for Rutherford.
Hunt lands a hook to the side of the head.
Rutherford lands a right hand.
Rutherford effectively controlling the action here.
Rutherford just leaning against Hunt, taking a breather.
Rutherford blocking some punches.
Rutherford misses with a body punch.
Hunt misses with a punch on the inside.
Rutherford lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Hunt.
Hunt tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Rutherford tries a body shot but Hunt blocks it.
Rutherford breaks from the clinch.
Rutherford will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Nice body kick there by Rutherford.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Thomas Rutherford dominated that second round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!
Rutherford tries a head kick but it misses.
A nice leg kick lands there from Rutherford.
Rutherford misses with a low kick.
Hunt doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Hunt tries to bum rush Rutherford with a series of wild strikes but Rutherford uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Hunt throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Rutherford counters with a three punch combo that has Hunt backing up. Hunt nods at Rutherford to acknowledge the strikes.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Rutherford.
Hunt moves to clinch but Rutherford breaks away
and Rutherford counters with a left and a right that stings Hunt.
Rutherford misses with a low kick as Hunt jumps back.
Hunt misses with a series of wild punches.
Hunt looks for a takedown but Rutherford sprawls well.
Rutherford drops down looking for a counter takedown but Hunt sprawls and moves away.
Rutherford swats away the attempt to clinch by Hunt.
Rutherford looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Rutherford is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Hunt can do to turn this around?
This has been an exciting period of action!
A low kick from Rutherford is predictable there
and Hunt counters with a two punch combo.
Thomas Rutherford is winning the standup battle so far.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hunt tries to close the distance and clinch up but Rutherford swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Rutherford connects with a high kick.
Hunt moves in looking to clinch but Rutherford pushes him off.
Rutherford scores with a leg kick.
Rutherford misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Hunt closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Rutherford blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A short right from Hunt.
Hunt is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Hunt lands a right hand that snaps the head of Rutherford backwards.
Rutherford manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Rutherford breaks from the clinch.
Rutherford bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Rutherford feints and then cracks Hunt's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Hunt down.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rutherford throws a head kick that misses.
Hunt fails with a takedown attempt.
Hunt forces Rutherford back against the cage and clinches.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Rutherford swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Hunt works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Rutherford doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Hunt blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Rutherford swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Hunt slowing the pace effectively.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Rutherford tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Hunt's elbow.
Hunt lands a nice uppercut.
Rutherford manages to break the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rutherford 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.
Rutherford throws a sloppy head kick and Hunt moves out of range easily.
Rutherford fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Hunt checks it well.
Hunt wants to clinch.
Hunt blocks a head kick by Rutherford.
Rutherford throws a low kick but Hunt avoids it.
Hunt moves in looking to clinch but Rutherford pushes him off.
Phol Hunt has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Hunt moves out of range of the body kick from Rutherford.
Hunt avoids the head kick by Rutherford.
Rutherford wants to slow Hunt down by chopping away at his legs.
Hunt avoids the head kick by Rutherford.
Hunt gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Rutherford lands a shoulder strike.
Hunt lands a shoulder strike.
Hunt displaying some good clinch control by pressing Rutherford up against the cage.
Hunt with a knee to the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rutherford misses with a punch to the body.
Rutherford has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Rutherford on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Hunt lands with a left to the head.
A short right from Hunt.
Rutherford is rocked!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Hunt effectively controlling the action here.
Oh Rutherford is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Hunt struggles to land a body shot inside as Rutherford controls his hands.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Rutherford seems to have got his legs back now.
Hunt lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Rutherford lands a shoulder strike.
Hunt just leaning against Rutherford, taking a breather.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Rutherford.
Thomas Rutherford is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
A nice right hand lands inside from Rutherford.
Rutherford breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Jab from Hunt.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Thomas Rutherford.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Rutherford, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Steve Smith scores the fight 30:27
Judge Robert Douchet scores the fight 30:27
Judge Alec Ball scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Thomas Rutherford!
Thomas Rutherford made sure to mention his sponsor, Riner Clothing and Laundry (85%) in his post fight interview.
Phol Hunt spoke after the fight, saying 'vittu'.
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