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Event:
QFC Tournament 621 Round 3
Date: May 11, 2016 |
#R1#
Rahka moves into range and connects with a jab.
Rahka misses with a body shot.
Rufford changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Rufford swinging wildly here.
Rahka wants to counter the offense by Rufford and move into the clinch position.
Rufford throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Rahka's waist but Rahka gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Rufford off to one side.
Rahka let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Rufford tries for a takedown but Rahka circles away easily
and Rahka counters with a stiff right hand.
Rufford dives in and grabs Rahka's left leg, looking for a takedown. Rahka pushes down on Rufford's head and hops out.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Burley Rufford. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Rufford misses with a right hand
and Rahka counters with a nice body shot.
Rufford with a lazy takedown attempt
enabling Rahka to counter with a crisp jab.
Rufford looks to land a combination but Rahka avoids it well.
Rufford throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Rufford lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Rahka circles away quickly and effectively.
Rufford misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Rahka throws out a counter right but Rufford avoids it with no problem.
Rufford moves out of range of the strikes.
Rahka scores with a jab to the head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Rufford doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Rufford takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles. #T1#
Rahka throws a shot from downtown. Rufford moves away and avoids it.
Rufford fails to land the takedown.
Rahka misses the shot to the body.
Rufford shoots in for a takedown but Rahka shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Rahka throws out a counter right but Rufford avoids it with no problem.
Rufford steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Rahka.
Rufford misses with a takedown
and Rahka cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Rufford misses with a hook
and Rahka counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Rufford is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Rahka cracks Rufford with a right hand to the side of the head.
Rufford takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
No luck for Rufford with that takedown attempt.
It seemed like Rahka was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Rufford is breathing heavily.
Rufford throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Rufford slips under a jab from Rahka.
Rufford tries to counter with a takedown but Rahka is quick to defend against it.
Rahka works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Rahka might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.#T2#
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!
Rahka throws a hook but Rufford blocks it.
A big left from Rahka misses.
Rufford drops down looking for a counter takedown but Rahka sprawls and moves away.
Rahka throws a lazy right hand but Rufford sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Rufford doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Rahka connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Rahka is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Rufford moves out of range of the strikes.
Rahka lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Rufford shoots in but no luck this time.
Rahka stuffs the takedown attempt from Rufford. Rufford gets slowly back to his feet.
Rufford slips a straight right by Rahka.
Rahka paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Rahka misses the shot to the body.
Nice takedown defense from Rahka. No joy for Rufford on that attempt.
Nice defenses there by Rahka.#T3#
Rufford looks for a takedown but Rahka sprawls well.
Rahka is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Rufford with a body shot.
Rahka with a nice cross.
Rahka slips a straight right by Rufford.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Rufford is defended easily by Rahka.
Rufford slips a jab from Rahka.
Rahka misses the jab.
Rufford has his takedown stuffed
and Rahka counters with a left to the body.
Rahka bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Rufford's head backwards.
Rufford throws a sloppy body shot
and Rahka counters with a nice uppercut.
Rufford tries for a takedown but Rahka sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Rahka looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Rahka thows a left - swing and a miss! #T4#
Rahka scores with a jab to the jaw.
Rahka misses with a straight right.
Rahka ducks under a wild hook from Rufford.
Rahka looks to land a left hand but Rufford moved out of range nicely.
Rufford slips under a jab.
Rufford gets cracked there but stands up to it.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Rufford drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Rufford throws a series of punches but Rahka avoids them all with ease.
A little jabbing left from Rahka on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Rufford doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Rahka cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Rufford looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Rufford shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Rahka connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Rahka darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Rufford attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Skyr Rahka dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
#R2#
Rahka with a hook.
Rufford ducks under a wild hook from Rahka.
Rufford misses with a hook.
Rufford slips under a jab from Rahka.
Nice defenses there by Rahka.
Burley Rufford seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Rufford looks to score with a jab to the body but Rahka is just out of range.
A nice side step and Rahka releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Rufford slips a jab from Rahka.
Rahka pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
A telegraphed right hand from Rahka misses the target.
Rahka throws a looping overhand right but Rufford ducks down to avoid it.
Rahka thows a left - swing and a miss!
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Rufford shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Rahka counters with a nice body shot.
Rahka scores with a jab to the body.#TD#
Rufford shoots in and bounces Rahka off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Rufford throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent. #T1#
Rufford working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Rahka's head.
Rufford lands a couple of elbows.
Rufford won't allow Rahka to get back to his feet.
Rahka has momentary wrist control but Rufford slips an elbow through the middle.
Rahka wants to get back to his feet but Rufford is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Rufford postures up and lands a big shot to Rahka's brow.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Rufford loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Rufford postures up and lands a big shot to Rahka's brow.
Rahka not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Rufford postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Rufford postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Rahka wants to stand and escape but Rufford is having none of it.
Rahka is breathing heavily.#T2#
Rufford postures up in Rahka's guard and throws a big left but Rahka blocks it.
Rufford throwing strikes from guard but Rahka blocks nicely.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Rufford accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Rahka pulls Rufford in close to prevent any damage.
Rahka wants to get back to his feet but Rufford is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Rufford has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Rufford postures up and lands a big shot to Rahka's brow.
Rahka is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Rufford connects with a couple of short punches.
Rufford working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound. #T3#
Rufford passes into half guard.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Rufford lands a nice short elbow.
Rahka trying to hold on to Rufford's head to control him but Rufford postures up.
Rufford takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Rufford is nestled in close to Rahka, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Rahka is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Rufford scores with a couple of nice shots.
Nice strikes from Rufford there.
Rufford slips a nice elbow through Rahka's hands, connecting with Rahka's forehead.
Rufford working the head and body with strikes.
Rahka taking some punishment here, with Rufford in his half guard.
Rufford working Rahka over with strikes.
Rufford slips a nice elbow through Rahka's hands, connecting with Rahka's forehead.
Rufford landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent. #T4#
Rahka wants to get back to full guard.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Rahka can do anything to dispel that myth.
Rufford working over Rahka with some ground and pound. Rahka looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Rufford seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
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!
Rufford takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Rufford lands with a punch from half guard.
Rufford working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Rufford lands strikes from half guard.
Rahka taking some punishment here, with Rufford in his half guard.
Rahka taking some punishment here, with Rufford in his half guard.
Rufford winds up and cracks Rahka with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Rufford working Rahka over with strikes.
Nice strikes from Rufford there.
Rufford looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Rufford working Rahka over with strikes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Burley Rufford dominated that second round.
That's time! Rufford's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
#R3##TD#
Rahka gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Rahka is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Rufford might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Rahka is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move. #REVB#
Rahka seems to have lost interest with the ground game and is thinking about standing back up.
Rahka trying to control the pace.
Rufford is controlling Rahka's trapped leg to prevent Rahka from advancing to side control.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Rahka is pressing down on Rufford's thigh, looking to free his foot. Rufford is holding on for now.
Rahka has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Rahka with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Rahka really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Rufford. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Rahka is trying to get back to his feet now but his leg is trapped.
Burley Rufford overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Rahka takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.#T1#
Rufford is looking to improve his position.
Rufford is working hard here to advance position.
Rahka wants to get back to his feet.
Rufford trying to control from the bottom.
Rufford is trying to get back to full guard.
Rufford is controlling Rahka's position as best he can from this difficult position.
Rahka prevents Rufford from improving his position.
Burley Rufford has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!#T2#
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Rufford regains full guard. Nicely done.
Rufford wants to sweep here but Rahka controlling him for the moment.
Rufford pulls Rahka in close to prevent any damage.
Rufford looking for a sweep. Not yet Rufford, not yet.
Rufford keeping moving, preventing Rahka from controlling successfully. #REF3#
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Rufford shoots and misses
letting Rahka counter with a right hand.
Rufford misses with a right hand
and Rahka counters with a lovely straight right hand!#TD#
Rufford looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into side control! Oh, that's bad for Rahka!
Rahka tries to buck Rufford off but Rufford is having none of it.
Rahka is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.#T3#
Rufford scores with punches from side control.
Rufford is chipping away with strikes.
Rahka taking punishment in the form of punches.
Rahka is looking to work his way out of this bad position but Rufford is controlling him well.#SUB#
Rufford wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Rahka, who protects the arm well.
Rufford lands some shots froms side control.#T4#
Rufford working the body and head with strikes.
Check out the look on Rufford's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
Rufford working the ground and pound.
Rufford scores with punches from side control.
Rufford cracks Rahka with a big right hand but Rahka just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
Rufford is working Rahka over with some ground and pound from side control.
Rahka taking a bit of punishment here - Rufford scoring with strikes.
Rufford is working Rahka over with some ground and pound from side control.
Rufford in side control lands a decent elbow.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Rufford cracks Rahka with a big right hand but Rahka just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Rufford scoring with punches and elbows.
Rahka is working to avoid the ground and pound but Rufford connects with a decent elbow.
Rahka taking punishment in the form of punches.
Rufford landing a few strikes.
And that's the end of the fight!
Burley Rufford showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Rufford has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Colin Fotheringham scores the fight for Skyr Rahka!
Judge James Ackerman scores the fight for Burley Rufford!
Judge Daniel Bishop scores the fight for Skyr Rahka!
Skyr Rahka wins by split decision!
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Event:
QFC Tournament 621 Round 2
Date: May 10, 2016 |
#R1#
Magic lands the left hand.
Rufford takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Magic lands with a shot to the body.
Rufford shoots in but no luck this time.
Magic misses with a hook
#TD#
and Rufford counters with a takedown into side control! That could mean trouble for Magic!
Magic takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
Magic is trying to control Rufford's posture but Rufford avoids it.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Magic can do anything to dispel that myth.
Magic is trying to get back to half guard.
Magic takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
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!
Rufford lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
Rufford cracks Magic with a big elbow.
Magic really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Rufford. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Rufford creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
Rufford scores with punches from side control.
Rufford lands some shots froms side control.#T1#
Magic gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
Rufford has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Magic trying to control here.
Rufford working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Rufford takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Nice strikes from Rufford there. #ROC#
Magic is rocked!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Rufford looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Magic is still in real trouble! Can Rufford finish him?
Rufford drops an elbow to the side of Magic's head.
Rufford drops an elbow to the side of Magic's head.
Rufford takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Rufford lands a big elbow from half guard. That looks like it's hurt Magic quite badly. Magic pulls Rufford in close trying to recover. Rufford postures up and lands two really hard shots that put Magic on queer street! The ref takes a look and decides to call an end to the fight! Possibly an early stoppage but Magic doesn't seem to be complaining too much.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Burley Rufford!
Burley Rufford thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Event:
QFC Tournament 621 Round 1
Date: May 09, 2016 |
#R1##TD#
Rufford feints and as Quaid raises his hands in defense, Rufford changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Quaid wants to stand and escape but Rufford is having none of it.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Quaid can do anything to dispel that myth.
Rufford in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Quaid has momentary wrist control but Rufford slips an elbow through the middle.
Rufford throws an elbow that misses. Quaid uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Rufford's guard. Nice move by Quaid!#REVB#
Rufford looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Rufford has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Rufford looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Quaid controlling from the top position.
Quaid in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Rufford bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Quaid's guard. #REVR#
Rufford might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Rufford working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Rufford missing there with some ground and pound from the guard. #T1#
Rufford throws an elbow that misses. Quaid uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Rufford's guard. Nice move by Quaid!#REVB#
Rufford preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Rufford striking off his back but it's not causing Quaid any problems.
Quaid throws a big elbow that misses.
Quaid stopping the sweep attempt from Rufford.
Quaid is fighting to break Rufford's control of his arms but Rufford is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Quaid sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Quaid really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Rufford. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Rufford manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Quaid manages to get himself to full guard.
#REVR#
Quaid utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Rufford working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Quaid is pulling down on Rufford's head to control his posture. #T2#
Quaid is trying to keep Rufford in close.
Rufford throwing strikes but missing.
Rufford working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Rufford throws a big right hand that misses.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Rufford accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Quaid working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Rufford.
Quaid utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Rufford scoring with punches to the head and body.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Rufford throws a big elbow that misses.
Rufford trying to control but Quaid is working from the bottom. #T3#
Rufford throwing strikes from guard but Quaid blocks nicely.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Rufford accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Rufford works over Quaid with some ground and pound from guard.
Rufford has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Rufford throws a big elbow that misses.
Rufford postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Rufford works over Quaid with some ground and pound from guard.
Rufford throwing strikes from guard but Quaid blocks nicely.
Rufford content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Rufford throws a big elbow that misses.
Rufford loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry. #T4#
Rufford lands a couple of digs.
Rufford with a flurry of punches that miss.
Rufford lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Quaid looks winded!
Rufford trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Rufford with a flurry of punches that miss.
Rufford postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Rufford's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Rufford landing some decent shots from guard.
Rufford landing with the ground and pound.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Rufford loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Rufford content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Burley Rufford dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
#R2#
A jab from Quaid misses.
Rufford missing with a left hand there. Quaid was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
A nice side step and Quaid releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Quaid uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Rufford.
A big left from Rufford misses.
Quaid tries to counter by closing the distance.
Rufford walks into a left hand.
Rufford is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Quaid can do to turn this around?
Quaid uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Rufford.
Quaid lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Rufford circles away quickly and effectively.
Quaid slips under a jab from Rufford.#TD#
Rufford closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Quaid's guard.
Rufford throwing strikes from guard but Quaid blocks nicely.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Rufford with a nice head shot there.
Rufford is pushing down on Quaid's leg trying to pass to half guard. Quaid is fighting to maintain full guard but Rufford has managed to sneak the leg through.
Nice strikes from Rufford there. #T1#
Rufford throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Rufford winds up and cracks Quaid with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Quaid blocking the ground and pound attempt from Rufford.
Rufford is nestled in close to Quaid, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Nice strikes from Rufford there.
Quaid is breathing heavily.
Nice strikes from Rufford there.
Quaid blocking the ground and pound attempt from Rufford.
Rufford wants to free his trapped foot but Quaid is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Rufford sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Quaid defending well though.
Burley Rufford overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Rufford takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Rufford thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Quaid's head.
Quaid taking some punishment here, with Rufford in his half guard. #T2#
Rufford working the head and body with strikes.
Rufford scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Rufford winds up and cracks Quaid with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Quaid taking some punishment here, with Rufford in his half guard.
Rufford slips a nice elbow through Quaid's hands, connecting with Quaid's forehead.
Rufford throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Rufford winds up and cracks Quaid with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Rufford is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Rufford working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Quaid avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Rufford.
Ground and pound from Rufford. #T3#
Rufford working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Rufford lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Quaid is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Rufford scores with a couple of nice shots.
Rufford scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Rufford missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Rufford lands strikes from half guard.
Ground and pound from Rufford.
Rufford lands with a punch from half guard.
Rufford working the head and body with strikes.
Rufford slips a nice elbow through Quaid's hands, connecting with Quaid's forehead.#T4#
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Rufford connects with a nice short shot to Quaid's temple.
Rufford scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Rufford is nestled in close to Quaid, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Rufford wants to take a breather but Quaid is having none of it.
Rufford missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Rufford looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Quaid with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Quaid on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Rufford seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Quaid taking some punishment here, with Rufford in his half guard.
Nice strikes from Rufford there.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Rufford lands a nice short elbow.
Rufford looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Burley Rufford dominated that second round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
#R3##TD#
Rufford closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Quaid to the mat! Quaid manages to get full guard.
Quaid trying to control the position.
Rufford throws a big elbow that misses.
Rufford connects with a couple of short punches.
Rufford with a flurry of punches that miss.
Rufford with a nice head shot there.
Rufford content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Rufford throws a big right hand that misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Rufford makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Rufford scoring with some ground and pound.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Rufford's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Quaid working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Rufford.
Quaid takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.#T1#
Rufford makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Rufford content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Rufford connects with a couple of short punches.#ROC#
Quaid is rocked!
Rufford landing with the ground and pound.
Quaid is still in real trouble! Can Rufford finish him?
Rufford working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Quaid's head.
Rufford is in close to Quaid's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Quaid seems to have recovered his senses.
Rufford content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Rufford lands a couple of elbows.
Rufford works over Quaid with some ground and pound from guard.
Rufford is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact. #T2#
Rufford content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Rufford trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Rufford with a nice head shot there.
Rufford postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Rufford throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Rufford distracts Quaid with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Rufford trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Rufford landing some decent shots from guard.
Quaid avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Rufford working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Rufford working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Quaid's head.#T3#
Rufford missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Rufford's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Rufford working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Rufford landing with the ground and pound.
Rufford scoring with some ground and pound.
Rufford scoring with punches to the head and body.
Rufford landing with the ground and pound.
Rufford scoring with some ground and pound.
Rufford scoring with punches to the head and body. #T4#
Rufford sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Quaid's guard.
Ground and pound from Rufford.
Rufford is nestled in close to Quaid, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Quaid has hold of Rufford's hands but Rufford slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Rufford winds up and cracks Quaid with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Rufford working over Quaid with some ground and pound. Quaid looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Quaid trying to hold on to Rufford's head to control him but Rufford postures up.
Rufford looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Quaid with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Rufford slips a nice elbow through Quaid's hands, connecting with Quaid's forehead.
Rufford is nestled in close to Quaid, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Douglas Quaid has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Burley Rufford is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Rufford lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
And that's the end of the fight!
Burley Rufford showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Rufford, 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 Phil Schofield scores the fight for Burley Rufford!
Judge William Gold scores the fight for Burley Rufford!
Judge James Glass scores the fight for Burley Rufford!
Burley Rufford wins by unanimous decision!
Burley Rufford seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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