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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Randy Rutheford (ranked 6573 p4p, 251 weight class) and Markus Haland (ranked 1488 p4p, 84 weight class). Randy Rutheford has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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135 lbs
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135 lbs
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Decent wrestler
Solid boxing
Good chin |
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Basic striking
Good gas tank |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Randy Rutheford!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Markus Haland!
The judges for this bout are Chris Edwards, Colin Fotheringham and Andrew Berry.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rutheford waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Haland.
A big right from Haland misses.
Rutheford throws a lazy right hand but Haland sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Haland uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Rutheford has time to react.
Haland throws a lazy right hand but Rutheford sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Rutheford fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Haland looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Haland lands with a straight right. Rutheford didn't see that one coming.
Rutheford takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
A big left from Haland misses.
Decent striking displayed by Haland there.
Rutheford motions for Haland to come forward. Rutheford throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Rutheford throws an overhand right that lands on Haland's shoulder, as Haland tries to avoid the shot.
Haland slips a jab and a cross from Rutheford.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Haland ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Haland missing with a left hand there. Rutheford was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Rutheford misses with an uppercut.
Haland throws a good cross that connects.
Haland throws a jab when Rutheford was well out of range.
Nice cross by Haland.
Haland bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Rutheford's head backwards.
Haland checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
A little jabbing left from Haland on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Haland bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Haland misses with a series of wild punches.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rutheford moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Haland scores with a jab to the body.
Rutheford keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Haland keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Haland misses with an uppercut.
It looked like Rutheford wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Rutheford fails to land with a series of punches.
Rutheford tries to keep at a distance but Haland has taken the fight into the clinch.
Haland tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Rutheford's elbow.
Haland lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Rutheford backwards.
Haland tries to throw a body punch but Rutheford avoids it by throwing Haland back against the cage.
Haland blocking some punches.
Rutheford prevents a body shot from Haland.
A nice right hand lands inside from Haland.
Haland lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Rutheford.
Rutheford takes a shot to the head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A head punch on the inside from Rutheford fails to land.
Rutheford misses with a punch on the inside.
Haland misses with a short punch on the inside.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Haland.
Haland lands a body shot in the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rutheford blocking some punches.
Rutheford lands with a light punch inside.
Rutheford blocking some punches.
Rutheford pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Haland clinches up with Rutheford and pushes him back against the cage.
Rutheford pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Rutheford is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Haland.
Rutheford misses the jab.
Rutheford takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Rutheford misses with a few strikes there.
Haland has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Haland there as he acknowledges the shot.
Rutheford takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Rutheford takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Haland moves away from the strike by Rutheford.
Haland paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Haland ducks under a wild hook from Rutheford.
Rutheford throws a right hand that Haland ducks under and follows up with a left that Haland also avoids with ease.
Haland misses with a hook. Rutheford ducked under it nicely.
Haland throws a lazy right hand but Rutheford sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Rutheford missing with a left hand there. Haland was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Rutheford takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Haland throws a body punch but Rutheford moves out of range.
Haland has tried to improve his agility in the runup to this fight.
Haland cracks Rutheford with a right hand to the side of the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Haland checks the leg kick.
Haland sizes up Rutheford with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Nice jab there from Haland.
A big left from Haland misses.
Rutheford throws a jab when Haland was well out of range.
Rutheford pivots, looking for a leg kick but Haland is out of range and Rutheford settles back down.
Rutheford moves out of range as Haland strikes.
Rutheford waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Haland.
Haland uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Rutheford has time to react.
Haland is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Rutheford had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Haland smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Rutheford takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Haland digs a good body shot into Rutheford's ribs.
Rutheford ducks under a wild hook from Haland.
A punch combination from Rutheford misses.
Haland connects with a looping right hand.
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!
Haland throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Rutheford stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Haland throws a body punch but Rutheford moves out of range.
Haland scores with a jab.
Haland uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Rutheford.
Haland slips under a jab.
Haland misses with a wild body shot.
A little feinted left hand from Rutheford on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
A jab from Haland misses.
Haland throws the left hand but Rutheford avoids the punch easily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nice straight punches there by Haland. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Haland.
Haland checks a leg kick.
Haland cracks Rutheford with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Haland throws a shot from downtown. Rutheford moves away and avoids it.
Haland scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Haland throws out a powerful jab.
Rutheford steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Haland.
Haland gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Rutheford tries to work over Haland's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Rutheford breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Haland throws a lazy right hand but Rutheford sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Good standup being displayed there by Haland as he connects with a hook.
Rutheford walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Haland checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Haland throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Haland slips under a jab.
Haland lands a nice hook to Rutheford's body. Rutheford takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Rutheford connects with a crisp jab.
Haland moves into the clinch successfully.
Haland swings wildly with an uppercut but Rutheford uses good head movement to avoid it.
Rutheford is trying to force a seperation but Haland has the dominant position.
Rutheford misses with some punches.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Markus Haland dominated that round.
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.
Haland jabs at Rutheford's body.
Rutheford throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
A punch combination from Rutheford misses.
Haland drives through and clinches with Rutheford against the cage.
Haland lands with a left to the head.
Haland lands a hook to the side of the head.
Haland pushes Rutheford back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Haland misses with a hook to the ribs.
Haland lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Rutheford or not.
A hook to the body from Haland.
Rutheford throws an elbow but it's blocked.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Haland in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
Haland softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Haland.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A short right from Haland on the inside.
Haland digs a right hand into Rutheford's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Rutheford's gas tank.
Markus Haland seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Haland lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Rutheford fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Haland blocks an uppercut.
Haland doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Rutheford looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Haland gets through Rutheford's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Haland lands an uppercut.
Haland softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Rutheford is looking to break free of the clinch but Haland has double underhooks.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Haland lands a right hand.
Rutheford has a couple of punches blocked by Haland.
Haland throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Ruthefords head.
A short right from Haland.
Rutheford prevents a body shot from Haland.
Rutheford misses with the head strike.
Rutheford misses with some punches.
A hook to the body from Haland.
A hook to the body from Haland.
Haland lands a left hand.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Haland creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Rutheford's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Haland lands a hook to the side of the head.
Haland lands a shoulder strike.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Still in the clinch, Haland scores with a nice short uppercut.
Haland can't find room to land a body shot as Rutheford controls the action.
Haland lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Rutheford backwards.
Haland lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Rutheford working aggressively here.
Rutheford misses with some punches.
Rutheford misses with the head strike.
Haland lands a shoulder strike.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rutheford breaks the clinch.
A telegraphed right hand from Haland misses the target.
Haland closes the distance and lands a one-two.
The crowd cheers as Haland lands an impressive looking overhand right. Rutheford doesn't seem phased though.
Haland paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Haland misses with a hook.
Haland jabs Rutheford right on the nose. Rutheford blinks but takes it well.
Randy Rutheford is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Haland darts in and clinches Rutheford up against the cage.
A right hand to the body from Haland.
Haland goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Haland tries to throw a body punch but Rutheford avoids it by throwing Haland back against the cage.
Haland lands with a short shot to the head.
Haland blocks an uppercut.
Haland misses with a hook to the ribs.
Rutheford is trying to force a seperation but Haland has the dominant position.
Haland throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Haland scores with a nice hook to the head.
Haland lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
A short body shot lands from Haland as the two fighters clinch.
Haland cracks Rutheford with a nice body shot.
Haland throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Ruthefords head.
Haland digs a right hand underneath Rutheford's ribcage. Rutheford let out a lung full of air as it connected.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rutheford misses with a punch on the inside.
Haland misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Haland lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Rutheford backwards.
Haland lands a body punch.
Haland lands a right hand that snaps the head of Rutheford backwards.
Haland lands a left hand that snaps the head of Rutheford backwards.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Haland.
Haland lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Haland works on Rutheford's body with a couple of short punches.
Good body shot from Haland.
A nice left hand lands by Haland.
Haland lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Haland lands a hook that snaps the head of Rutheford backwards.
Rutheford is rocked!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Haland lands a nice shot to the body.
Oh Rutheford is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Haland is leaning against Rutheford and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Rutheford seems to have got his legs back now.
A short body shot lands from Haland as the two fighters clinch.
Haland has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Haland tries a body shot but Rutheford blocks it.
Haland lands a right hand.
Rutheford takes a shot to the head.
Haland scores with a nice hook to the head.
A left hand lands to the body for Haland.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Haland creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Haland is leaning against Rutheford and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Haland lands with a right to the head.
Haland presses Rutheford against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Haland lands a body punch in the clinch.
Haland pushes Rutheford back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Haland pushes Rutheford back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
A short right from Haland.
Haland lands with a left to the head.
Haland digs a right hand underneath Rutheford's ribcage. Rutheford let out a lung full of air as it connected.
A short right from Haland.
Haland lands with a right to the head.
Haland lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Haland lands an uppercut.
Haland lands an uppercut in the clinch that drops Rutheford to his knees! Haland keeps firing more shots against his stricken opponent and the referee jumps in to save him!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:50 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Markus Haland!
During a confident post fight interview, Markus Haland thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
Randy Rutheford was interviewed post fight and said 'Well fuck'.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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FIGHT
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