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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ed Ruth (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jean Paul Mon Ami (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ed Ruth could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Jean Paul Mon Ami's chin.
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213 lbs
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209 lbs
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Good wrestling
Brawler
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Good kicks
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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
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Ed Ruth!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Jean Paul Mon Ami!
The judges for this bout are Ryoma Takatsuka, Chris Saunders and Jeff Smith.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ruth shoots in and drives through. Mon Ami sprawls well.
Ruth backing away here, and Mon Ami unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Nice uppercut lands for Mon Ami. That snapped Ruth's head back.
It looks like Ed Ruth has been cut.
Ruth dives in for a single leg takedown but Mon Ami sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Mon Ami wants to counter with a clinch but Ruth pushes him away.
Mon Ami gets a clinch.
Mon Ami working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Mon Ami lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Ruth or not.
Ruth changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Mon Ami fights it off and pushes away nicely.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ed Ruth. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Ruth misses the shot to the body.
We've been hearing reports that Ruth has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
Ruth darts in looking for a takedown but Mon Ami gets double underhooks and turns Ruth into the cage.
Mon Ami has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Mon Ami feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Ruth's calf.
Mon Ami clinches.
Mon Ami lands a shoulder strike.
Mon Ami lands a nice shot to the body.
Mon Ami lands with a right to the head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Ruth tries for a takedown but Mon Ami manages to get underhooks.
A right hook to the body lands for Mon Ami.
Ruth looking for a takedown.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mon Ami breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Mon Ami lands with a shot to the body.
Mon Ami moves into the clinch.
Mon Ami pushes Ruth back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
The referee is keeping an eye on Mon Ami - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Mon Ami working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Mon Ami scores with a hook to the body.
A nice left hand lands by Mon Ami.
Ruth is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Mon Ami gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Mon Ami lands a right hand that snaps the head of Ruth backwards.
Mon Ami working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Mon Ami lands on the inside with an uppercut.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Ruth is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Mon Ami gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Mon Ami prevents a takedown attempt there.
Ruth has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Mon Ami after a bit of a struggle.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mon Ami gets through Ruth's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Mon Ami lands a shot to the body.
Ruth is breathing heavily.
Ruth has moved round to his opponent's back and is looking for a suplex! Oh snap! He's tossed Mon Ami clear over his head and slammed him to the mat!
Ruth punches Mon Ami on the ear.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Ruth gets his hands free as Mon Ami looks to control.
Mon Ami rolls, trying to escape but Ruth keeps control of the position.
Both fighters have adopted an aggressive gameplan on the ground!
Mon Ami manages to reverse the position and now he's in Ruth's guard. Nice work there by Mon Ami.
Mon Ami is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Mon Ami is looking to stand up but Ruth won't let him.
Mon Ami is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Mon Ami has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Ruth is proving hard to escape from.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mon Ami preventing the sweep.
Ruth has a closed guard, preventing Mon Ami from standing up.
Ruth manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Mon Ami manages to get himself to full guard.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Ruth accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Ruth being controlled here momentarily.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Mon Ami can do anything to dispel that myth.
Mon Ami is continuing to stall.
Mon Ami trying to control the position.
Ruth 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.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Mon Ami holds on and takes a little breather.
Ruth postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ruth distracts Mon Ami with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Mon Ami keeping moving, preventing Ruth from controlling successfully.
Ruth distracts Mon Ami with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Ruth postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Mon Ami holds on and takes a little breather.
The adventures of Mon Ami the control monster continue. Boring.
Ruth wants to control from the top but Mon Ami keeps moving.
Ruth lands a couple of elbows.
Mon Ami pulls Ruth in close to prevent any damage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jean Paul Mon Ami dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Ed Ruth's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Ruth throws a sloppy body shot
enabling Mon Ami to counter with a crisp jab.
Ruth fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Mon Ami sprawls well initially but Ruth persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Mon Ami controlling the position well.
Mon Ami is trying to stand up here but Ruth is controlling him well.
Ruth throwing shots but Mon Ami is blocking nicely.
Ruth looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Mon Ami with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Ruth controlling the pace.
Mon Ami is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Ruth's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Ruth's back!
Mon Ami really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Ruth. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Mon Ami is riding his opponent, not letting Ruth buck him off.
Ruth turns into Mon Ami and is now in his guard.
Mon Ami has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ruth with a nice head shot there.
Mon Ami has Ruth pulled in close to control his posture.
Mon Ami working a defensive guard here.
Mon Ami is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
Mon Ami is looking to stand up but Ruth isn't so interested in that idea.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Ruth accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Ruth throws a big elbow that misses.
Ruth chips away with some ground and pound.
Mon Ami not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Mon Ami keeping moving, preventing Ruth from controlling successfully.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ruth wants to pass the guard but Mon Ami is keeping the position.
Mon Ami seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
Mon Ami has momentary wrist control but Ruth slips an elbow through the middle.
Mon Ami is adopting a defensive guard.
Ruth throwing strikes from guard but Mon Ami blocks nicely.
Ruth throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Mon Ami works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Ruth working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Ruth postures up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mon Ami seems keen to control Ruth's posture.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Ruth shoots in for a takedown but Mon Ami shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Mon Ami throws a big counter head kick but Ruth avoids it with no problem.
Ruth shoots and misses
and Mon Ami counters with a three punch combo that has Ruth backing up. Ruth nods at Mon Ami to acknowledge the strikes.
Ruth fails with the takedown
and Mon Ami counters with a head kick.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ed Ruth. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Mon Ami has Ruth up against the cage in a clinch.
Ruth drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Mon Ami gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Mon Ami is pushing Ruth up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Mon Ami.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A short right from Mon Ami on the inside.
Ruth is looking for a takedown.
Mon Ami lands a nice uppercut.
Mon Ami pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Ruth takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Ruth takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Ruth fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Mon Ami avoids it really well and circles away.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Ruth fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Mon Ami throws a nice outside leg kick.
Ruth takes a body punch but keeps moving.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jean Paul Mon Ami showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Ed Ruth's cut.
That's time! Ruth's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Ruth avoids the head kick by Mon Ami.
Ruth closes the distance and clinches up with Mon Ami, looking for a takedown. Ruth pushes Mon Ami against the cage but Mon Ami circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Decent striking displayed by Mon Ami there.
Ruth shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Mon Ami defends it nicely.
Mon Ami stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Mon Ami wants it to stay on the feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ed Ruth. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Ruth fails with the takedown
and Mon Ami counters with a left to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mon Ami throws a nice outside leg kick.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Ruth is defended easily by Mon Ami.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ruth shoots for a takedown but Mon Ami saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Mon Ami clinches with his opponent.
Ruth tries for a takedown. No joy.
Ruth is trying to drag Mon Ami to the mat but Mon Ami just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Mon Ami throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Ruths head.
Mon Ami scores with a nice hook to the head.
Ruth looking for a takedown.
Mon Ami breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Mon Ami pushes Ruth up against the cage in a clinch.
Mon Ami is pressed up against the cage. Ruth has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Mon Ami down to the mat. Mon Ami avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Jean Paul Mon Ami seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Mon Ami thuds a left hand into Ruth's body.
Mon Ami fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Ruth, pushing him back against the cage.
Mon Ami gets through Ruth's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ruth has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Mon Ami avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Mon Ami lands with a short shot to the head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Mon Ami lands a body shot.
Mon Ami lands a left hand.
Mon Ami lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Jean Paul Mon Ami is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
A shot in the inside from Mon Ami.
Ruth is rocked!
Mon Ami scores with a hook to the body.
Oh Ruth is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Mon Ami stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Mon Ami lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Ruth backwards.
Nice body punch from Mon Ami - that landed with a thud.
Mon Ami lands a nice shot to the body.
Mon Ami lands a left hand that snaps the head of Ruth backwards.
Jean Paul Mon Ami seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Mon Ami lands a big right hand that drops Ruth! The killer instinct kicks in and Mon Ami finishes his opponent with a series of strikes from mount. A dominating finish by Mon Ami!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:44 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Jean Paul Mon Ami!
Jean Paul Mon Ami decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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