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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Archie Moore (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ed Ruth (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Archie Moore is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples... Tweaking his own nipples that is.
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205 lbs
19 - 5 - 0 |
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185 cm
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213 lbs
14 - 5 - 0 |
Good wrestling
World class MT
Insanely flexible |
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Olympic wrestler
Excellent boxer
Good gas tank |
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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
19 - 5 - 0, fighting out of New York, Archie Moore!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
14 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Ed Ruth!
The judges for this bout are Chris Edwards, Daniel Bishop and Richard Clark.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Moore. Ruth shrugs it off though.
Moore just misses with a punch to the body.
Archie Moore seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Ruth avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Moore tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Ruth was well out of range. Poor timing from Moore.
Moore throws a body shot but no joy.
Moore takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
It looks like Ed Ruth has been cut.
A nice leg kick lands there from Moore.
Moore misses with a wild body shot.
Moore lands a front kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Moore scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Ruth has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Moore finds it's way round the side to connect with Ruth's head.
Ruth looks to land a left hand but Moore moved out of range nicely.
Moore ducks under a wild hook from Ruth.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ruth takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Ruth avoids the body shot from Moore.
A swing and a miss from Ruth.
Ruth takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Moore throws a body shot but no joy.
Moore lands with a kick to the ribs.
Moore gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Moore darts in and clinches Ruth up against the cage.
Ruth turns his back and goes for a hip toss. It's a bit messy but it gets the job done and Ruth manages to end up in side control.
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!
Moore is working to avoid the ground and pound but Ruth connects with a decent elbow.
Ruth 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.
Ruth misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ruth trying to control the action but Moore is working from the bottom.
The ground and pound from Ruth seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
Moore tries to improve position but can't.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
The strikes coming from Ruth are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
Ruth scoring with punches and elbows.
Ruth working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
Ruth working the head with strikes.
Moore is letting Ruth control him for a moment.
Ruth lands a decent elbow from side control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ruth tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
Moore regains half guard, as Ruth was trying to land strikes.
Moore trying to control here.
Ruth is controlling the pace.
Ground and pound from Ruth.
Ruth thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Ruth thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Ruth throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Ruth is trying to control the action in half guard but Moore is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Still in half guard, Ruth seems content to control.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Archie Moore is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Nice uppercut there from Ruth.
Moore staying out of range there.
Ruth takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Moore is looking to wear down Ruth with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Moore throws the kick towards the body but Ruth avoids it.
Ruth lands a head shot.
The fighters circling - Moore throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
It seemed like Ruth was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Moore throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Ruth is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Moore.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Archie Moore dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Ed Ruth's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Ruth walks into a jab.
Ruth takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Moore looks to score with a jab to the body but Ruth is just out of range.
Ruth with the counter takedown but Moore avoids it easily.
Moore looks to throw a body kick
and Ruth cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Moore slips a jab from Ruth.
Ruth swinging wildly here.
Moore keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Moore throws a body punch but Ruth moves out of range.
Ruth is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Moore uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Ruth.
Archie Moore is winning the standup battle so far.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ruth misses with a body shot.
Moore fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Moore just misses with a punch to the body.
Moore lands a nice shot to the body.
A jab from Ruth finds it's way through Moore's defenses.
Moore scores with the left hand. Ruth knows he should have avoided that one.
Ruth might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
A swing and a miss from Ruth.
It looks like Moore has been trying to sharpen up his punching technique, as it looks crisper than last time we saw him.
Ruth swings widly with a right hand
and Moore makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Ruth really felt that one!
Ruth uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Moore.
Ruth looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Moore fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ruth pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Moore closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Moore is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Ruth can do to turn this around?
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!
Ruth swings wildly with an uppercut but Moore uses good head movement to avoid it.
Ruth tries for a takedown but Moore manages to get underhooks.
Moore lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Ruth.
Ruth is looking to take this one to the mat.
Ruth is breathing heavily.
Ruth misses with the head strike.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Moore obliges.
Moore with a knee to the head.
Moore lands a left hand.
Moore pressing his opponent against the cage.
Moore lands a good knee to the midsection. Ruth won't want to take too many of those.
Moore lands a body shot in the clinch.
Moore lands a body punch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A body shot lands from Moore.
Moore digs a right hand into Ruth's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Ruth's gas tank.
Moore misses with a hook to the ribs.
Moore digs a right hand into Ruth's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Ruth's gas tank.
Moore lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Ruth backwards.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Moore takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Moore lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Ruth as Moore tries to tie him up.
Moore lands a right hand that snaps the head of Ruth backwards.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Moore.
Moore putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Ruth in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Moore prevents a takedown attempt there.
Archie Moore has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ed Ruth.
Ruth is looking for a takedown.
Moore throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Moore putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Ruth in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A short left from Moore.
Moore misses with a knee strike.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Moore lands a good knee to the midsection. Ruth won't want to take too many of those.
Ruth takes a shot to the head.
Moore has Ruth pressed against the cage.
Moore misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Ruth wants to take the fight to the mat but Moore manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Moore controlling the action here for a moment.
Moore lands with a left to the head.
Ruth goes for a takedown attempt but Moore pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Moore swings for the body but Ruth moves out of range.
Moore is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Moore ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Ruth moves away.
Ruth throws out a counter right but Moore avoids it with no problem.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Archie Moore dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Ed Ruth's cut.
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. This is the final round!
Moore bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Ruth's head.
Moore lands a nice leg kick that just misses Ruth's sensitive parts.
Moore fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Ruth manages to avoid it.
Moore throws a push kick but Ruth slaps the foot to one side.
Moore lands a jab to Ruth's midsection.
Ruth keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Ruth shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Moore tries to land a body kick
and Ruth makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Moore lands a brutal head kick. Ruth looks out on his feet and Moore throws more strikes until the ref is forced to stop the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:52 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Kick and Punches). Archie Moore!
Archie Moore looked relieved post fight as he said the following; 'I am the best young fighter on planet. I am the Barbarian!'.
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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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