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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Steven Rutherford (ranked 5236 p4p, 3652 weight class) and Chad Strdoza (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Steven Rutherford has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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World class boxer
Granite chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 33 - 14 - 3, fighting out of Las Vegas, Steven Rutherford!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 15 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Chad Strdoza!
The judges for this bout are Tiny Johnson, Stewart Dunkirk and Cecil Peabody.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rutherford throws a body punch but Strdoza moves out of range.
Strdoza stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Rutherford.
Rutherford really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Rutherford lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Strdoza doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Rutherford fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Strdoza, pushing him back against the cage.
Rutherford escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Rutherford is looking to land body kicks.
A countering left hand to the body from Strdoza misses.
Rutherford tries to land a body kick
and Strdoza counters with a lovely shot to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Rutherford just misses with a punch to the body.
Strdoza looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Rutherford swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Rutherford looks to throw the jab but Strdoza is out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rutherford throws a hook but Strdoza blocks it.
It seemed like Strdoza was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Rutherford throws a looping overhand right but Strdoza ducks down to avoid it.
Despite the aggression on Strdoza's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Rutherford moves in looking to clinch but Strdoza pushes him off.
Steven Rutherford seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Rutherford is looking to clinch but Strdoza is avoiding it.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Strdoza! But no joy.
Rutherford looks to score with a jab to the body but Strdoza is just out of range.
Rutherford moves in looking to clinch but Strdoza pushes him off.
Strdoza avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Strdoza is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
A nice combination there by Rutherford.
Rutherford misses with an uppercut
and Strdoza counters with a one-two to the body.
Rutherford connects with a nice looking jab.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rutherford scores with a leg kick.
Rutherford misses with an uppercut
and Strdoza counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Rutherford tries to clinch but Strdoza moves out of range.
Strdoza is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Rutherford misses with a combination
and Strdoza counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Rutherford throws a sloppy body shot
and Strdoza counters with a three punch combo that has Rutherford backing up. Rutherford nods at Strdoza to acknowledge the strikes.
Rutherford loads up on a big right hand but Strdoza slips the punch.
Strdoza is looking for the big counter here.
Rutherford has closed the distance and engaged Strdoza in a clinch.
Strdoza looking for a takedown.
Strdoza manages to break the clinch.
Rutherford rushes Strdoza and presses him up against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Strdoza manages to break the clinch.
Good leg kick by Rutherford.
Rutherford throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Despite the aggression on Strdoza's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Rutherford digs a good body shot into Strdoza's ribs.
Strdoza moves out of range of the body kick from Rutherford.
Strdoza is looking for the big counter here.
Rutherford misses with an uppercut.
Rutherford tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Strdoza counters with a one-two to the body.
Rutherford misses with a body shot.
Strdoza is looking for the big counter here.
Strdoza takes one to the side of the head.
Rutherford attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Strdoza throws out a counter right but Rutherford avoids it with no problem.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rutherford lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Rutherford looks to land a right hand but Strdoza moved out of range.
Rutherford definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Rutherford changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Rutherford with the inside leg kick.
Strdoza uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Rutherford.
As Rutherford backs off Strdoza throws a huge counter combo but Rutherford manages to avoid it all.
Rutherford lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Rutherford wants to slow Strdoza down by chopping away at his legs.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Strdoza! But no joy.
Rutherford waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Strdoza.
Rutherford fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Strdoza keeps the fight on the outside.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Steven Rutherford dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Rutherford misses with a wild combination.
Despite the aggression on Strdoza's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
A low kick from Rutherford misses
and Strdoza counters with a one-two to the body.
Rutherford darts in trying to clinch
and Strdoza counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
No joy there for Rutherford, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Rutherford tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Rutherford misses with the combination.
Despite the aggression on Strdoza's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Strdoza moves out of range of the body kick from Rutherford.
A little jabbing left from Strdoza on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Rutherford misses the jab.
Despite the aggression on Strdoza's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Rutherford throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Strdoza counters with a left and a right that stings Rutherford.
A chopping leg kick lands by Rutherford.
Rutherford fails in his attempt to clinch.
Despite the aggression on Strdoza's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Steven Rutherford is winning the standup battle so far.
Rutherford lands a nice looking body shot.
A head kick misses from Rutherford.
It seemed like Strdoza was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Rutherford lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Rutherford misses the body punch
and Strdoza counters with a right hand to the body.
Rutherford swings and misses with a hook to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rutherford misses with a wild body shot.
Strdoza steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Rutherford.
Strdoza is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Rutherford with a body shot.
Rutherford throws a right hand that Strdoza ducks under and follows up with a left that Strdoza also avoids with ease.
Strdoza is looking for the big counter here.
Rutherford misses with a body kick.
Strdoza is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Rutherford throws a leg kick but Strdoza sees it coming and moves out of range.
Strdoza is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Rutherford tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Strdoza manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Despite the aggression on Strdoza's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Rutherford is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Strdoza can do to turn this around?
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Rutherford throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Strdoza is looking for the big counter here.
Rutherford looks to land a combination. Strdoza sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Rutherford tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Strdoza paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Strdoza throws a counter combo.
Strdoza blocks a jab.
Strdoza unleashes a big counter combination but Rutherford bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rutherford throws a jab but it's blocked by Strdoza.
Despite the aggression on Strdoza's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Rutherford misses with a body shot.
Rutherford misses with a body shot
and Strdoza counters with a two punch combo.
Rutherford swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Strdoza counters with a left and a right that stings Rutherford.
Rutherford swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Strdoza counters with a straight right hand.
Chad Strdoza is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Rutherford misses with a low kick.
Strdoza is looking for the big counter here.
Strdoza blocks a jab.
Strdoza throws a counter combo.
Rutherford misses with a hook. Strdoza ducked under it nicely.
Strdoza is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Rutherford with a body shot.
Strdoza ducks right into an uppercut from Rutherford.
Strdoza takes one on the chin but seems OK.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Strdoza circles away from the clinch attempt.
Strdoza throws a counter combo.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A jab from Rutherford misses.
Rutherford throws a leg kick
and Strdoza counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Rutherford misses with a straight left.
Strdoza is looking for the big counter here.
Rutherford misses with a hook to the body
and Strdoza counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Rutherford thinking.
Rutherford swings for the body but Strdoza moves out of range.
As Rutherford backs off Strdoza throws a huge counter combo but Rutherford manages to avoid it all.
Rutherford throws a lazy uppercut
and Strdoza counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Rutherford throws a right hand that misses
and Strdoza counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Rutherford misses with a wild body shot.
Strdoza circles away from the clinch attempt.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Chad Strdoza will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Rutherford clinches up with Strdoza and pushes him back against the cage.
Rutherford escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Rutherford swings widly with a right hand
and Strdoza counters with a right hand to the body.
Rutherford misses with a lunging right hand
and Strdoza counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Strdoza blocks a leg kick.
Rutherford missing with a left hand there. Strdoza was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Rutherford turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Rutherford tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Rutherford fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Strdoza manages to avoid it.
Strdoza lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Rutherford throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Strdoza counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rutherford wants to clinch
and Strdoza counters with a two punch combo.
Strdoza circles away from the clinch attempt
and Strdoza counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Strdoza ducks under a wild hook from Rutherford.
A nice side step and Strdoza releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Strdoza avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Strdoza unleashes a big counter combination but Rutherford bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Rutherford swings for the body but Strdoza moves out of range.
Despite the aggression on Strdoza's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
A nice leg kick lands there from Rutherford.
Rutherford thows a leg kick but Strdoza checks it
and Strdoza counters with a left and a right that stings Rutherford.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Strdoza takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Rutherford throws a body kick that misses.
Rutherford tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Strdoza unleashes a big counter combination but Rutherford bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Rutherford misses with a left hand
and Strdoza counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Rutherford tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Strdoza was well out of range. Poor timing from Rutherford.
Rutherford throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
As Rutherford backs off Strdoza throws a huge counter combo but Rutherford manages to avoid it all.
Rutherford attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
As Rutherford backs off Strdoza throws a huge counter combo but Rutherford manages to avoid it all.
Rutherford throws an off balance right hand
and Strdoza counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Strdoza's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Rutherford misses with a leg kick
and Rutherford takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
A low kick from Rutherford misses
and Strdoza counters with a three punch combo that has Rutherford backing up. Rutherford nods at Strdoza to acknowledge the strikes.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rutherford tries to clinch up.
Strdoza tries to keep at a distance but Rutherford has taken the fight into the clinch.
Rutherford prevents Strdoza from breaking the clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Rutherford.
Strdoza has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Rutherford lands with a right to the head.
Rutherford breaks from the clinch.
Strdoza is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Rutherford rather than just go for the knockout.
Rutherford swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Strdoza now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Rutherford takes a swing at Strdoza's ribcage but misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rutherford misses with a double jab.
Strdoza is looking for the big counter here.
Strdoza moves out of range as Rutherford strikes.
Despite the aggression on Strdoza's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Strdoza slips under a jab.
Rutherford lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Strdoza at a distance.
Rutherford tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Strdoza is able to avoid easily.
Rutherford tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Strdoza counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Rutherford swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Strdoza throws a counter combo.
Rutherford misses with a lunging right hand
and Strdoza counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
A clash of legs there as Strdoza blocks the low kick.
Rutherford misses with a wild combination.
And that's the end of the fight!
Chad Strdoza comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Strdoza has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Tiny Johnson scores the fight 28:29
Judge Stewart Dunkirk scores the fight 28:29
Judge Cecil Peabody scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Chad Strdoza!
Our winner, Chad Strdoza, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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energy
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hype
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