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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Viktors Bricis (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Daniel Ruanti (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Daniel Ruanti told me before the fight that he's been watching a lot of DVDs so let's see if that helps him in this one! I can't wait to find out!
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208 lbs
16 - 4 - 0 |
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205 lbs
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Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the light heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
16 - 4 - 0, fighting out of London, Viktors Bricis!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
17 - 5 - 0, fighting out of London, Daniel Ruanti!
The judges for this bout are James Glass, Steven Brown and Colin Fotheringham.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bricis takes one to the chin there.
Ruanti is looking to chop away at Bricis's legs.
Jab from Bricis.
Ruanti misses with a body shot
enabling Bricis to counter with a crisp jab.
Bricis fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Ruanti fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Bricis manages to avoid it.
Ruanti throws a sloppy head kick and Bricis moves out of range easily.
Ruanti buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Bricis looks to land a left hand but Ruanti moved out of range nicely.
Good work by Bricis as he checks the leg kick.
Bricis scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Bricis throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Ruanti sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Bricis tries to land a front kick but Ruanti steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Bricis lands with an overhand left.
Ruanti changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Bricis tries to avoid it but Ruanti manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Bricis to the ground. Bricis escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Ruanti misses with a takedown attempt - Bricis sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Bricis tests Ruanti's chin there with a solid looking shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ruanti fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Bricis is out of range.
Bricis misses with a low kick.
Ruanti swings and misses with a hook to the body.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Bricis.
Ruanti uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Bricis.
Ruanti jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Ruanti swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Bricis bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Bricis is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Ruanti.
Ruanti tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Bricis looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Bricis throws a sloppy body shot
and Ruanti counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ruanti fails with an attempt to clinch.
Bricis paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Ruanti looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Bricis checks a leg kick.
Bricis has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Ruanti.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Bricis throws a big shot that misses.
Ruanti throws a leg kick
and Bricis counters with a straight right hand.
Ruanti blocks a jab.
Ruanti is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Bricis rather than just go for the knockout.
Ruanti thumps Bricis with a low kick.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Bricis, right into the meat.
Ruanti scores with a spinning back kick!
Ruanti throws a jab but it's blocked by Bricis.
Bricis misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Ruanti.
Bricis ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Ruanti fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A jab from Bricis misses.
Ruanti on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Bricis takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Ruanti misses with a leg kick
and Bricis counters with a nice body shot.
Bricis throws a leg kick
and Ruanti makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Ruanti dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Bricis. That did some damage!
Ruanti moves out of range as Bricis strikes.
Ruanti jabs Bricis to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Ruanti gets a clinch.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A short right from Ruanti.
Bricis stops a takedown attempt from Ruanti.
Viktors Bricis has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Daniel Ruanti.
Bricis trying to control the position but instead, Ruanti has worked for underhooks and has pushed Bricis into the cage.
Ruanti throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Briciss head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bricis dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Ruanti manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Bricis goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Bricis lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Bricis is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Ruanti tries for a takedown but Bricis manages to get underhooks.
Bricis is trying to maintain a safe position but Ruanti gets an underhook and turns Bricis into the cage.
Ruanti unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Bricis throws a punch but it's blocked by Ruanti.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Bricis trying to stall but Ruanti improves his position.
Ruanti pushes Bricis back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Ruanti misses with a punch to the body.
Ruanti breaks the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Daniel Ruanti will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Ruanti closes the distance and clinches up with Bricis, looking for a takedown. Ruanti pushes Bricis against the cage but Bricis circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Ruanti misses with a wild body shot.
Bricis misses with an uppercut.
Ruanti tries to score with a low kick but Bricis moves his leg out of the way.
Ruanti misses with a looping right.
Ruanti swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Bricis connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Bricis just misses with a punch to the body.
Ruanti throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Bricis sizes up Ruanti with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Bricis lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Ruanti pivots, looking for a leg kick but Bricis is out of range and Ruanti settles back down.
Bricis checks a low kick from Ruanti.
Bricis lands a nice leg kick that just misses Ruanti's sensitive parts.
Ruanti looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Bricis is fending him off so far but Ruanti persists. Nope, Bricis circles away and we're back to standing.
Ruanti misses with a hook.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bricis is looking to score with low kicks.
Bricis stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Bricis wants it to stay on the feet.
Viktors Bricis has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Daniel Ruanti.
Bricis does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Bricis takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Bricis misses with a wild body shot.
Bricis scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Ruanti looks for the body kick but Bricis saw that one coming.
A bone on bone clash there as Ruanti blocks the leg kick.
Bricis throws a low kick, looking for Ruanti's leg but Ruanti calmly moves out of range.
Bricis misses the body punch
and Bricis takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Bricis looks for the body kick but Ruanti saw that one coming.
Ruanti ducks right into an uppercut from Bricis.
Ruanti throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Bricis looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Ruanti is fending him off so far but Bricis persists. Nope, Ruanti circles away and we're back to standing.
Ruanti throws a nice looking combination but Bricis bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bricis scores with the left hand. Ruanti knows he should have avoided that one.
Ruanti throws a half hearted mid kick.
Bricis misses with a head kick.
Ruanti fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Bricis has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
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!
Bricis fails with an attempt to clinch.
Ruanti scores with a nice right hand.
Ruanti throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Ruanti misses with a body shot.
Ruanti tries to score with a low kick but Bricis moves his leg out of the way.
Ruanti closes the distance and clinches up with Bricis, looking for a takedown. Ruanti pushes Bricis against the cage but Bricis circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Viktors Bricis is winning the standup battle so far.
Bricis connects with a body shot.
Bricis stuffs the takedown.
Ruanti misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Ruanti is breathing heavily.
Ruanti staying out of range there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ruanti tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Ruanti throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Ruanti tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Bricis paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Ruanti throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Bricis swings for the body but Ruanti moves out of range.
Ruanti throws a right hand that misses
and Bricis makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Ruanti throws a leg kick
and Bricis counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Ruanti defending well as Bricis loads up on a big left hand.
Ruanti lands with a thumping leg kick.
Good work by Bricis as he checks the leg kick.
Bricis ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Ruanti throws a leg kick but Bricis sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Ruanti takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Ruanti misses with a body shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bricis throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Ruanti misses with a body kick.
A jab from Bricis does it's job there.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Jab by Bricis.
Ruanti throws a sloppy head kick
and Bricis counters with a leg kick.
Ruanti circles away from the clinch attempt.
Bricis throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Bricis scores with a punch to the head.
Bricis fails in his attempt to clinch.
Bricis takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Good shot there by Bricis.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Ruanti throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Bricis is looking to clinch but Ruanti is avoiding it.
Ruanti shoots for a takedown but Bricis saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Viktors Bricis dominated that second round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Nice defenses there by Ruanti.
Bricis gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Ruanti looking to pass the guard.
Ruanti stopping the sweep attempt from Bricis.
Ruanti looking to pass the guard.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Ruanti accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Ruanti throwing strikes from guard but Bricis blocks nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ruanti scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Ruanti works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Bricis has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Ruanti is working away from the top position though.
Ruanti is looking for a kimura but Bricis is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Ruanti to get the leverage.
Ruanti throwing shots but Bricis is blocking nicely.
Ruanti is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Bricis sees it coming and defends easily.
Bricis is refusing to be controlled, as Ruanti sits in half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bricis wants to improve his position but Ruanti is controlling well.
Ruanti content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
Bricis won't allow Ruanti to pass to mount.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Ruanti passes to full mount!
Ruanti working Bricis over with strikes here.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Ruanti looking to control and managing it successfully.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ruanti tries to control but Bricis wriggling away.
Ruanti in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Ruanti wants to control the pace but Bricis is squirming around nicely.
Ruanti is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.
Ruanti sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Let's hope that Ruanti has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.
Daniel Ruanti has got the better of the ground game so far.
Bricis is squirming around, avoiding Ruanti's attempts to control the action.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
OK we're going to have a standup here. Daniel Ruanti hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.
Bricis moves out of range as Ruanti throws a body kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Daniel Ruanti really 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.
Ruanti throws a half hearted mid kick.
Bricis swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Bricis shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Ruanti counters with a nice double leg into side control. Bricis won't be happy with that.
A bit of a lull in the action. I'm sure it will pick up again soon... even if the ref has to physically pick them up and put them back on their feet.
Ruanti tries to move into full mount but can't pass Bricis's legs.
Ruanti has worked his way into a potential kimura here. Bricis is trying to get out of the position but his squirming has just got him deeper into trouble. Ruanti yanks on the arm and Bricis is forced to tap due to a very painful looking submission! Nice work by Ruanti.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:47 of round 4, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Daniel Ruanti!
Daniel Ruanti is the new light heavyweight champion!
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