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PBP Commentary |
Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Bob Suf (ranked 2604 p4p, 322 weight class) and Thomas Rutherford (ranked 1204 p4p, 174 weight class). 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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179 cm
35
188 lbs
21 - 13 - 0 |
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187 cm
40
190 lbs
26 - 26 - 0 |
Great wrestler
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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Excellent grappler
World class MT
Good gas tank |
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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
21 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Bob Suf! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
26 - 26 - 0, fighting out of New York, Thomas Rutherford! The judges for this bout are Tatsuya Matsuyama, Yasuomi Hirokawa and Sosuke Kotani.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Rutherford lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook. Rutherford lands a nice leg kick that just misses Suf's sensitive parts. Rutherford throws a push kick but Suf slaps the foot to one side. Rutherford throws a head kick that misses. Rutherford moves into the clinch. Rutherford breaks the clinch.
Suf swings for the body but Rutherford moves out of range.
Rutherford throws a body punch but Suf moves out of range. Rutherford takes one to the chin there. Rutherford slips a straight right by Suf. Rutherford misses with a straight right. Rutherford attempts a low kick but it misses it's target. Rutherford misses with a leg kick and Suf counters with a slapping leg kick. The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here. Suf works the jab nicely. Rutherford looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it. Suf lands with a good body shot. Rutherford needs to keep his hands up - Suf had a free shot at his head there. A looping hook to the body misses from Rutherford. Suf does a little dance to reset his feet.
That's one minute gone in the round. Rutherford moves away from the strike by Suf. Good shot there by Suf.
Rutherford is rocked! We've been told by Suf's head coaches at Hey Steves Fight Shack that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight. Thomas Rutherford seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout. Rutherford is looking to slow Suf down with leg kicks. Suf dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Rutherford. That did some damage! The fighters circle momentarily. Rutherford darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch. Rutherford fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Bob Suf is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs. Suf thumps Rutherford with a low kick. A nice combination there by Rutherford.
It looks like Bob Suf has been cut. Rutherford takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards. Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show! Rutherford shoots in and drives through. Suf sprawls well. Suf misses with a hook. Rutherford only half commits to the counter leg kick. Rutherford shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Suf as he jumps to the side. Suf keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Suf dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Rutherford. That did some damage! Rutherford misses with a lunging right hand
and Suf counters with a crisp right that sends Rutherford to the canvas! Suf follows up with punches from the mount and this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:11 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Bob Suf! A relieved looking Bob Suf thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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G |
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G |
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energy
A | B |
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hype
A | B |
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pop
A | B |
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mgr
A | B |
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FIGHT
RATING
68% |
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