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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ed Ruth (ranked 594 p4p, 85 weight class) and Donsone De (ranked 555 p4p, 77 weight class). Donsone De is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples.
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213 lbs
17 - 8 - 0 |
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224 lbs
9 - 2 - 0 |
Great wrestler
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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Olympic wrestler
World class MT
Granite chin |
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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
17 - 8 - 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
9 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Donsone De!
The judges for this bout are Frank Dennis, Alan Glass and Daniel Franklin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
De lands a head kick!
De turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
De avoids the body shot from Ruth.
De shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Ruth sprawls well. Ruth wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. De gets slowly back to his feet.
Ruth misses with an uppercut
and De counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
The fighters circling - Ruth throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
De uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Ruth.
Ruth has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
De misses with a kick to the body
and Ruth counters with a single leg into guard. De didn't expect that.
De wants to sweep but no luck.
Ruth throws a big right hand that misses.
Ruth postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ruth throws a strike but De rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
De lands a couple of digs.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Ruth is on top in guard.
Ruth working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Ruth throws a strike but De rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
De looking to sit in guard and control but Ruth gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Ruth loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Ruth won't allow De to sweep him here.
Ruth postures up and lands a big shot to De's brow.
De tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Ruth stands up over De, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
De doesn't do any damage with a couple of strikes from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ruth with a nice head shot there.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Ruth with a nice head shot there.
Ruth is working De over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Ruth preventing the sweep.
Ruth working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Ruth keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of De's head.
Ruth throws a big elbow that misses.
Ruth lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Ruth's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Ruth slips nicely into half guard.
Ruth throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
De is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
De felt the need to train up his defensive grappling in the buildup to the fight. Presumably he was expecting to be in a difficult position like this, so let's see if he can get out of it.
De avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Ruth.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ruth misses with a head shot. De uses the momentum to regain guard.
De wants to sweep but no luck.
Ruth postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Ruth with a nice head shot there.
Ruth throws a big right hand that misses.
De keeping moving, preventing Ruth from controlling successfully.
Ruth distracts De with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
De working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Ruth.
De bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Ruth's guard.
De landing some decent shots from guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ruth is pulling down on De's head to control his posture.
Ruth wants to sweep but no luck.
Ruth is working hard here to advance position.
Ruth is pulling down on De's head. It's preventing any offense from De, at least for the moment.
Ruth utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
De trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Ruth avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Ruth is trying to keep De in close.
De working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ed Ruth dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
De swinging wildly here.
An attempted straight right counter from Ruth misses the target.
De tries to clinch but Ruth moves out of range.
De decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Ruth trying to control but De postures up.
Ruth is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ruth keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Ruth trying to hold on to De's head to control him but De postures up.
De thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
De sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Ruth defending well though.
That's one minute gone in the round.
De not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
De missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Ruth on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Ruth wants to get back to full guard.
De has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
De not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
De throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Ruth is looking to improve his position.
Nice strikes from De there.
De throwing shots but Ruth is blocking nicely.
Ruth keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
De throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
De thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Ruth's head.
De working the head and body with strikes.
De sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Ruth defending well though.
De scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Ground and pound from De.
De trying to control from half guard but Ruth is working away.
Ruth is trying to get back to full guard.
De throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
De missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
De thows a huge punch but Ruth dodges it nicely.
De prevents Ruth from improving his position.
De scoring with strikes to the body and head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ruth is looking for a sweep. De is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
De is thwarting Ruth's attempts to control the position.
De looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
De scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
De throwing shots but Ruth is blocking nicely.
Ruth moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
De lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
De connects with a couple of short punches.
Ruth is pulling down on De's head to control his posture.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ruth tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Ruth keeping moving, preventing De from controlling successfully.
Ruth wants to sweep but no luck.
De missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
De lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
De throws a big elbow that misses.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Ruth has his hands on De's head, controlling the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Donsone De showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Ruth's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Ruth misses with a double jab
and De counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
De lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
De throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
De connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Ruth's hands.
De lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Ruth throws a lazy uppercut
and De counters with an outside leg kick.
Ruth swings and misses with a hook to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ruth shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts De as he jumps to the side.
De throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
De delivers a nice body kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
De thumps Ruth with a low kick.
A jab from Ruth misses.
A big right from Ruth misses.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by De.
De throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
De connects with a solid leg kick.
Ruth keeps the fight on the outside.
An attempted straight right counter from Ruth misses the target.
Ruth checks a low kick from De.
A little feinted left hand from Ruth on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
De throws a head kick that misses
and Ruth counters with a nice body shot.
Donsone De seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
De lands with a thumping leg kick.
Jab by Ruth.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sloppy strikes from De. Those never looked like landing.
A low kick from De is predictable there
enabling Ruth to counter with a crisp jab.
De moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from De lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Ruth has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Ruth and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
De moves out of range of the strikes.
De has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Ruth tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
De swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
letting Ruth counter with a right hand.
Ruth misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from De.
De throws a lazy head kick
letting Ruth counter with a right hand.
Ruth checks a low kick from De.
A slapping leg kick lands for De.
De throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
De fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Ruth manages to avoid it.
A slapping body kick lands there for De.
Ruth gets caught flat footed, as De shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
De won't allow Ruth to sweep him here.
De throws a strike but Ruth rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Ruth lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
De wants to sweep here but Ruth controlling him for the moment.
Ruth makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Ruth content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Ruth trying to control the position from guard on top but De is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
De manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Ruth manages to get himself to full guard.
De trying to control the position from guard on top but Ruth is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
De is looking to work some ground and pound but Ruth has wrist control.
De loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
De is fighting to break Ruth's control of his arms but Ruth is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Ruth has momentary wrist control but De slips an elbow through the middle.
De with a flurry of punches that miss.
De is looking to pass into half guard but Ruth pushes him away with his feet and jumps on top - now Ruth is in guard.
De throws a couple of weedy looking strikes off his back.
And that's the end of the fight!
Donsone De comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well De 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 Frank Dennis scores the fight 28:29
Judge Alan Glass scores the fight 28:29
Judge Daniel Franklin scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Donsone De!
An out of breath Donsone De thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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energy
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