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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Dace Ruben (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Umberto Stone (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.
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212 lbs
2 - 0 - 0 |
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185 cm
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218 lbs
3 - 0 - 0 |
Good takedowns
Basic striking
KO power |
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Basic striking
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Dace Ruben!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Umberto Stone!
The judges for this bout are Wesley Smith, Stewart Dunkirk and Robert Twigg.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Stone lands an overhand right.
Ruben looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Stone is fending him off so far but Ruben persists. Nope, Stone circles away and we're back to standing.
Stone tests Ruben's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Ruben shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Ruben uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Stone.
Stone scores with a nice right hand.
Ruben shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Stone defends it nicely.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Dace Ruben. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Stone looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Ruben wants to stand up but Stone is controlling him.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Stone landing with the ground and pound.
Stone stands up over Ruben, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Stone trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Ruben on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Ruben tries to get out of the position.
Ruben has momentary wrist control but Stone slips an elbow through the middle.
Ruben is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Stone is controlling him.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ruben keeping moving, preventing Stone from controlling successfully.
Stone thows a big elbow that misses.
Ruben bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Stone's guard.
Stone really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Ruben. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Stone is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Ruben is controlling him.
Ruben trying to control but Stone is working from the bottom.
Ruben looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Ruben accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Stone avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Ruben throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Stone works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Stone working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Ruben.
Ruben wants to control from the top but Stone keeps moving.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Left hook, right uppercut from Stone.
Ruben gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Stone counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Stone has clasped his hands together around Ruben's back... aaand, he's got a takedown into side control. Nicely done.
Ruben managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Stone.
Ruben wants to control but Stone postures up.
Ruben is looking to work his way out of this bad position but Stone is controlling him well.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ruben can't do much from the bottom here.
Stone throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
Ruben 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.
Stone trying to control the position but Ruben is working away.
Ruben is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, Stone asserts his dominance and retains side control.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Stone throws a right and a left that both miss.
Stone scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Stone missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Stone throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Ruben is trying to stand back up but Stone is controlling him
Stone trying to control from Ruben's half guard. Ruben has other ideas though and has regained full guard.
Stone stops Ruben from standing up.
Ruben is breathing heavily.
Stone cracks Ruben with a solid left hand.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ruben managing to control the position.
Ruben wants to stand and escape but Stone is having none of it.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Stone throws a hook but Ruben blocks it.
Ruben tries for a takedown but Stone circles away easily
and Stone cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Ruben with a lazy takedown attempt
and Stone counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Stone winds up and cracks Ruben with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Stone tries to stand but his arm is trapped.
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. Stone connects with a nice short shot to Ruben's temple.
Stone thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Stone looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Ruben with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Stone missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Stone stalling.
Stone thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Ruben's head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Umberto Stone dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Stone rushes Ruben and pushes him back against the ropes in a clinch.
Ruben is working for a takedown up against the ropes. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Stone pulls guard successfully.
Ruben in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Ruben works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Ruben trying to control the action but Stone is working from the bottom.
Ruben missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Ruben trying to control from half guard but Stone is working away.
Stone blocking the ground and pound attempt from Ruben.
Ruben not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ruben missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Ruben looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Stone!
Ruben looking to finish with strikes here!
Stone is squirming around, avoiding Ruben's attempts to control the action.
Ruben landing shots from mount.
Stone wants to hold on but Ruben pushes him away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ruben thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.
Ruben can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Stone is looking to escape.
Ruben looking to ground and pound but Stone is blocking nicely.
A nice elbow there by Ruben.
Stone is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
Ruben tries to control but Stone wriggling away.
Ruben controlling from the full mount.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ruben trying to control but Stone is having none of it.
Ruben throwing strikes here but Stone is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
Stone is in a horrible position here. Ruben smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Ruben lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ruben putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Ruben pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Ruben thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.
Stone blocking the ground and pound.
Ruben wants to control the pace but Stone is squirming around nicely.
Stone is in a horrible position here. Ruben smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Stone is breathing heavily.
Ruben wants to control the pace but Stone is squirming around nicely.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dace Ruben 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!
Ruben misses with a takedown
and Stone counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Ruben wants to get back to his feet.
Stone wants to take a breather but Ruben is having none of it.
Stone throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Ruben tries to kick Stone off but Stone keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Stone missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Stone is nestled in close to Ruben, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Stone thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Ruben's head.
Ruben is trying to stand back up but Stone is controlling him
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Ruben misses with a takedown
and Stone counters with a takedown into side control.
Umberto Stone has got the better of the ground game so far.
Stone trying to control the action but Ruben is working from the bottom.
Stone throwing shots but missing, from side control.
Stone misses with a strike but at least he's keeping busy, looking to cause some damage - that will still help him when it comes to the judges scorecards.
Stone is chipping away with strikes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ruben is looking to work his way out of this bad position but Stone is controlling him well.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Ruben shoots and misses
so Stone counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Dace Ruben. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Stone throwing strikes from guard but Ruben blocks nicely.
Stone is in close to Ruben's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Stone scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Ruben preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Ruben kicks Stone off and gets to his feet.
Stone with a hook.
Stone moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Stone shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Stone wants to take a breather but Ruben is having none of it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ruben looks like he's trying to stand up.
Stone thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Ruben's head.
Stone scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Ruben kicks off Stone and gets to his feet.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Stone fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Ruben sprawls well initially but Stone persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Ruben tries to kick Stone off but Stone keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Stone is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Stone looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Ruben with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
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. Stone connects with a nice short shot to Ruben's temple.
Stone scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Stone lands strikes from half guard.
Ruben trying to control here.
Stone looks to land a strike but Ruben avoids it nicely and regains full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ruben avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Ruben kicks Stone off and gets to his feet.
Ruben shoots and misses
and Stone counters with a stiff right hand.
Stone misses with a jab, cross combination.
Stone closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the ropes.
Stone jumps guard.
Ruben with a flurry of punches that miss.
Ruben throwing strikes but missing.
Ruben throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Ruben's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ruben is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Ruben with a flurry of punches that miss.
Ruben throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Stone works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Ruben is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Stone has momentary wrist control but Ruben slips an elbow through the middle.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Ruben postures up in Stone's guard and throws a big left but Stone blocks it.
Ruben throwing strikes but missing.
Ruben throws a big right hand that misses.
And that's the end of the fight!
Umberto Stone comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Stone has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Wesley Smith scores the fight for Umberto Stone!
Judge Stewart Dunkirk scores the fight for Umberto Stone!
Judge Robert Twigg scores the fight for Umberto Stone!
Umberto Stone wins by unanimous decision!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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RATING
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