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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Zeph Frazier (ranked 191 p4p, 30 weight class) and Ed Ruth (ranked 160 p4p, 27 weight class). Frazier comes to the cage accompanied by "Apparently" by J. Cole. This should be fireworks!
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214 lbs
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213 lbs
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World class boxer
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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
18 - 5 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Zeph Frazier!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
24 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Ed Ruth!
The judges for this bout are , Don Winkell and Timothy Bukovac.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Frazier moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Frazier misses with a looping right.
It seemed like Ruth was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Frazier has been working on his boxing with his coaches at LOD:Top Team in the buildup to the fight.
Frazier misses with a right hand
letting Ruth counter with a right hand.
Ruth on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Frazier. Frazier obviously looking to wear him down.
A shot to the body from Frazier misses
enabling Ruth to counter with a crisp jab.
It looks like Zeph Frazier has been cut.
Ruth looks to score with a jab to the body but Frazier is just out of range.
Frazier lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Ruth takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Frazier wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Frazier pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Frazier throws a right hand that misses
and Ruth counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Frazier throws a sloppy body shot
and Ruth counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Ruth takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Frazier thuds his right hand into Ruth's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Ruth tries to bum rush Frazier with a series of wild strikes but Frazier uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Zeph Frazier seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Frazier jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Ruth slips under a jab from Frazier.
Frazier uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Ruth.
Frazier fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Frazier throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Ruth sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Ruth misses the shot to the body.
Frazier jabs Ruth to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Frazier throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Frazier throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Ruth throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Frazier connects with a nice looking jab.
Frazier moves away from the strike by Ruth.
Ruth just misses with a punch to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ruth closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Frazier scores with a hook.
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!
Frazier takes a swing at Ruth's ribcage but misses.
Ruth moves forwards but Frazier connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Frazier showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Ruth.
Ruth waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Frazier.
Ruth takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Ruth throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Zeph Frazier is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Frazier goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Frazier throws a big shot that misses.
Frazier throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Ruth lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Frazier throws an overhand right that lands on Ruth's shoulder, as Ruth tries to avoid the shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ruth fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Frazier manages to avoid it.
Nice shot by Frazier.
Ruth's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Frazier connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Ruth scrambles back to his feet.
Frazier jabbing away but nothing is landing.
A slow jab from Frazier misses its intended target.
Ruth takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Ruth misses with a wild body shot.
A slow jab from Frazier misses its intended target.
Frazier throws a jab when Ruth was well out of range.
Frazier uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Frazier throws the left hand but Ruth avoids the punch easily.
Ruth staying out of range there.
Frazier throws a body shot but no joy.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Frazier throws a sloppy head kick and Ruth moves out of range easily.
Ruth on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Frazier.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Frazier throws an ugly left hook that misses
letting Ruth counter with a right hand.
Frazier blocks a jab.
Frazier throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Frazier avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Ruth tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Frazier was well out of range. Poor timing from Ruth.
Frazier misses with a head kick.
Ruth appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Frazier is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Frazier throws a head kick but Ruth moves out of range.
Ruth looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Frazier.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Ruth takes a body punch but keeps moving.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Zeph Frazier dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Zeph Frazier's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Ruth staying out of range there.
Frazier paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Frazier misses the shot to the body.
Ruth ducks under a wild hook from Frazier.
Ruth tries to bum rush Frazier with a series of wild strikes but Frazier uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Frazier looks to land a left hand but Ruth moved out of range nicely.
Ruth moves away from the strike by Frazier.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Ruth! But no joy.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with eachother but Ruth might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Frazier has got the better of the exchanges.
Frazier connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Frazier throws a head kick but Ruth moves out of range.
Ruth changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Frazier keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Ruth.
Ruth misses with an uppercut. Frazier saw that one coming.
Frazier was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Ruth throws a shot from downtown. Frazier moves away and avoids it.
Frazier is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Ruth can do to turn this around?
Nice defenses there by Frazier.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ruth moves out of range of the strikes.
Ruth swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Frazier uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Ruth has time to react.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Frazier, right into the meat.
Frazier pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Frazier throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Frazier tries a low kick but Ruth avoids it.
Ruth with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Frazier to score with a decent uppercut.
Frazier loads up on a big right hand but Ruth slips the punch.
Frazier scores with a nice body kick.
Ruth has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Frazier.
Frazier swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Ruth lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Frazier throws a jab but it's blocked by Ruth.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ruth avoids the head kick by Frazier.
Ruth throws a right hand that misses
and Frazier counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Frazier throws a lazy right hand but Ruth sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Ruth looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Frazier moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Frazier waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Ruth.
Ruth changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Ruth thows a left - swing and a miss!
Frazier misses the body punch
and Ruth counters with a nice uppercut.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Frazier. Ruth shrugs it off though.
Nice defenses there by Frazier.
Ruth thows a left - swing and a miss!
Ruth slips under a jab from Frazier.
Ruth stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Frazier.
Frazier throws a hook but Ruth avoids it easily.
A nice side step and Ruth releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Frazier lands a lovely overhand right.
Ruth lands a nice shot that snaps Frazier's head back.
Frazier just misses with a punch to the body.
A head kick misses from Frazier.
Ruth uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Frazier has time to react.
Ruth fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
A cross from Frazier lands.
A head kick from Frazier lands but Ruth takes it in his stride.
Ruth has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Frazier lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Ruth uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Frazier.
Frazier misses the jab.
Frazier misses with a hook.
Ruth doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Frazier throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Frazier lands with a good body shot.
Frazier tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
A little jabbing left from Ruth on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Frazier connects with a single shot there.
Frazier throws a jab but it's blocked by Ruth.
Ruth with the counter takedown but Frazier avoids it easily.
Frazier swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Ruth throws a lazy right hand but Frazier sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Ruth looks to land a left hand but Frazier moved out of range nicely.
Ruth falls off balance throwing a combination
and Ruth takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Frazier rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
enabling Ruth to counter with a crisp jab.
Zeph Frazier's cut is getting worse.
Ruth misses with a hook
and Frazier counters with a slapping leg kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Zeph Frazier dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Zeph Frazier's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Ruth misses with a two punch combination.
Ruth slips a straight right by Frazier.
A big right from Frazier misses.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Ruth! But no joy.
Frazier feints a jab promting Ruth to slip. Frazier then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Ruth slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Frazier throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Ruth sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Ruth looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Frazier throws a nice outside leg kick.
Frazier misses with a wild body shot.
Frazier lands a head kick. Ruth smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
A jab from Ruth misses.
Frazier thinks about countering with a body kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Frazier throws a lazy uppercut
letting Ruth counter with a right hand.
Frazier avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Ruth drops his hands momentarily and Frazier takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Ruth throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Frazier.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ruth avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Ruth's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Good shot there by Frazier.
Frazier scores with a leg kick.
Ruth misses with a few strikes there.
Ruth ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Frazier lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Ruth lands a body shot.
Ruth rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Frazier moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Frazier just misses with a punch to the body.
Frazier misses with a straight right.
Ruth throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Frazier sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Frazier throws a looping overhand right but Ruth ducks down to avoid it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Frazier steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Ruth.
Frazier misses the body punch
and Ruth counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Ruth moves away from the strike by Frazier.
Frazier digs a good body shot into Ruth's ribs.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Ruth moves out of range of the leg kick from Frazier.
Ruth is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
A big right from Frazier misses.
Ruth throws out a counter right but Frazier avoids it with no problem.
Ruth uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Frazier.
Nice straight punches there by Frazier. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Frazier.
Ruth works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Jab from Frazier.
Frazier moves away from the strike by Ruth.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Frazier scores with a crisp jab that stopped Ruth in his tracks.
Frazier throws a poor cross that misses
and Ruth counters with a stiff right hand.
Frazier ducks under a wild hook from Ruth.
Frazier misses with a body kick.
Frazier looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Frazier misses with a right hand
and Ruth counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Ruth throws a hook but Frazier blocks it.
Frazier jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Frazier lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Frazier punishes Ruth's body with a nice straight punch.
Frazier goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Ruth slips under a jab from Frazier.
Ruth swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ruth throws the left hand but Frazier avoids the punch easily.
An attempted straight right counter from Frazier misses the target.
Frazier throws a leg kick but Ruth sees it coming and moves out of range.
Nice uppercut lands for Frazier. That snapped Ruth's head back.
Frazier misses with a looping left.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Ruth checks a leg kick.
Frazier pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Ruth moves out of range as Frazier strikes.
It seemed like Ruth was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Ruth misses the jab.
Frazier is looking to counter punch.
Ruth misses the shot to the body.
Ruth throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Frazier lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Ed Ruth has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Danga de danga de dang - Ruth scores with a four punch combination!
And that's the end of the fight!
Zeph Frazier showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Frazier has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 30:27
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 30:27
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Zeph Frazier!
After the fight, Zeph Frazier was humble in paying tribute to his opponent but made it clear he wants to go on to bigger and better things. It seemed to go down well with the crowd who cheered him loudly.
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