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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between John Ruth (ranked 35 p4p, 6 weight class) and Enzo Perez (ranked 87 p4p, 12 weight class). Man, I cannot wait for this one!
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195 lbs
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203 lbs
18 - 6 - 0 |
Abu Dhabi Champ
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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Good wrestler
World class MT
Good gas tank |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the middleweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
20 - 9 - 0, fighting out of London, John Ruth!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
18 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Enzo Perez!
The judges for this bout are Steven Brown, Andrew Berry and James Atkins.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Perez throws a lazy uppercut
and Ruth connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Perez moves into range and connects with a jab.
Perez misses with a left hand
and Ruth counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Ruth connects with a body shot.
Perez tries a head kick but it misses.
Ruth is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Ruth closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Perez to the mat! Perez manages to get full guard.
Ruth stops Perez from standing up.
Perez can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Ruth controls the pace.
Perez is edging up against the cage. He's using the cage to get back to his feet. Nice work there - the fighters are clinched.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Ruth lands a hook to the side of the head.
Ruth drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Ruth definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Perez misses with a shot to the kidneys.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A head punch on the inside from Perez fails to land.
Ruth gets a trip takedown into half guard.
Ruth lands strikes from half guard.
Perez looks like he's trying to stand up.
Ruth is looking to take a break and control but Perez is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Perez is trying to stand up here but Ruth is controlling him well.
Ruth passes to side control.
Perez wants to escape from the position here - easier said than done!
Ruth in side control lands a decent elbow.
Perez throws Ruth to one side and escapes!
Perez looks to land a right hand but Ruth moved out of range.
Ruth swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Ruth slips under a jab.
Ruth paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Enzo Perez is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Perez on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Perez throws the left hand but Ruth avoids the punch easily.
Ruth looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
A telegraphed right hand from Perez misses the target.
Ruth was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Ruth avoids the body shot from Perez.
Perez throws a shot from downtown. Ruth moves away and avoids it.
A slow jab from Perez misses its intended target.
Ruth throws a right hand that misses
and Perez counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
A telegraphed right hand from Perez misses the target.
Ruth connects with a body shot that sends Perez's belly button to the back.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Perez rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Ruth counters with a left to the body.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Ruth.
Check out the look on Ruth's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
Perez wants to get back to his feet but Ruth drags him back down.
Ruth cracks Perez with a big elbow.
Ruth working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Ruth working the ground and pound from side control.
Perez pushes Ruth away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, Ruth gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.
Ruth in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
Ruth prevents Perez from escaping the position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Ruth working the ground and pound.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ruth lands a few punches from 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!
Perez pushes Ruth away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, Ruth gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.
Ruth working the body and head with strikes.
Perez is trying to escape and get back to his feet.
Ruth trying to control the action but Perez is working from the bottom.
Ruth taking a breather here.
Perez is looking to work his way out of this bad position but Ruth is controlling him well.
Ruth in side control lands a decent elbow.
Ruth scoring with punches and elbows.
Perez is trying to buck Ruth off.
Perez is using up a lot of energy trying to get back to his feet. Perhaps he should improve his position first.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
John Ruth dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Perez swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Perez throws an overhand right that lands on Ruth's shoulder, as Ruth tries to avoid the shot.
Ruth looks to score with a jab to the body but Perez is just out of range.
Ruth throws a nice looking combination but Perez bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Ruth connects with a crisp jab.
Perez throws a body shot but no joy.
Ruth lands a head shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Perez throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Ruth with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Perez to score with a decent uppercut.
Ruth misses with a looping left.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ruth blocks a jab.
John Ruth is winning the standup battle so far.
A slapping leg kick lands for Ruth.
Perez throws a poor cross that misses
and Ruth counters with a right hand to the body.
Ruth digs a good hook to Perez's body.
Ruth takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Ruth ducks under a wild hook from Perez.
Perez gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Perez tries to clinch but Ruth moves out of range.
Perez walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ruth digs a good hook to Perez's body.
Perez uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Ruth.
Nice defenses there by Ruth.
Ruth changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Perez throws an off balance right hand
and Ruth counters with a right hand to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Perez swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Ruth moves out of range as Perez strikes.
Ruth scores with a punch to the head.
Perez looks to land a right hand but Ruth moved out of range.
Perez rushes Ruth and presses him up against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Perez tries to throw a body punch but Ruth avoids it by throwing Perez back against the cage.
Ruth blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Ruth has a couple of punches blocked by Perez.
Ruth is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Perez can do to turn this around?
Ruth tries to pull guard but Perez forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Perez throws a head punch that misses.
Perez tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Perez blocking some punches.
Ruth misses with a punch on the inside.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Perez.
Ruth is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Perez is defending well.
Perez misses with a short punch on the inside.
Ruth tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Ruth misses with a hook from the clinch.
Perez misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A short uppercut from Perez.
Ruth blocks a body shot from Perez.
Ruth blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Ruth blocks an uppercut.
Ruth lands with a light punch inside.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Perez tries to throw a body punch but Ruth avoids it by throwing Perez back against the cage.
Ruth misses with a short punch on the inside.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Ruth.
Ruth working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Ruth pushes Perez back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Ruth drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for John Ruth. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Perez lands a nice uppercut.
Ruth blocking some punches.
Nice body punch from Perez.
Perez has a couple of punches blocked by Ruth.
Ruth is trying to pull guard but Perez turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Perez blocks an uppercut.
Perez struggles to land a body shot inside as Ruth controls his hands.
Perez is fighting off a takedown attempt but Ruth is just too persistent for him and manages to trip Perez to the mat. Perez regains guard as soon as the fighters hit the mat.
Ruth scoring with some ground and pound.
Ruth prevents Perez from getting back to his feet.
Ruth chips away with some ground and pound.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
John Ruth dominated that second round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Perez throws a head kick that half lands.
It looks like John Ruth has been cut.
Perez misses with a head kick.
It looked like Ruth was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Perez.
Ruth misses with the combination.
Ruth gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Perez.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Perez lands a jab.
Perez lands with a good body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ruth has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Perez finds it's way round the side to connect with Ruth's head.
Perez drops his hands momentarily and Ruth takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Perez throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Ruth's head.
Perez throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Perez misses with an uppercut
and Ruth counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Perez thinking.
Ruth scores with a hook.
Perez throws a hook to the side of Ruth's head but Ruth sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Perez on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Perez has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Ruth finds it's way round the side to connect with Perez's head.
Perez is rocked!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Perez goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Ruth misses the body punch
and Ruth takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Ruth throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Ruth looks to land a left hand but Perez moved out of range nicely.
Perez looks to throw the jab but Ruth is out of range.
A counter left hand to the body from Ruth misses its target.
Ruth throws a jab but it's blocked by Perez.
Perez moves forwards but Ruth connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Ruth looks to throw the jab but Perez is out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Perez connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Ruth shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Perez but Perez pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Ruth misses with a hook.
Perez fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Ruth misses with a hook. Perez ducked under it nicely.
Perez 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.
Sloppy strikes from Ruth. Those never looked like landing.
Ruth tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Perez was well out of range. Poor timing from Ruth.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A decent looking cross lands there for Ruth.
Ruth takes a shot right to the bread basket.
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.
Perez misses with a hook.
Ruth swings away with a body shot that misses
and Perez counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Ruth is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Perez.
Ruth sets himself, and Perez steps forward looking for the clinch! Ruth avoids it this time.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Ruth moves out of range as Perez strikes.
Ruth seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Ruth throws a lazy right hand but Perez sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Ruth ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Perez moves away.
Perez looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close third round but Enzo Perez just about did enough to take it.
The cut man is working on John Ruth's cut.
That's time! Ruth's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Perez blocks a jab.
Perez let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
A head kick misses from Perez.
Ruth misses with a two punch combination.
Perez looks like he wanted to counter with a high kick but didn't throw it.
Ruth takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Perez stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Ruth avoids the head kick by Perez.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ruth fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Perez lands a nice hook to Ruth's body. Ruth takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Perez swings widly with a right hand
and Ruth counters with a left to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Perez keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Ruth throws an overhand right that lands on Perez's shoulder, as Perez tries to avoid the shot.
Ruth keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Perez.
Ruth throws a looping overhand right but Perez ducks down to avoid it.
Ruth scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Ruth misses with a looping right.
Ruth tries for a takedown but Perez sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Ruth with a lazy takedown attempt
and Perez counters with a nice uppercut.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Perez misses the jab.
Ruth works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Perez displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Ruth throws out the jab.
A little jabbing left from Perez on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Ruth on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Ruth throws out a loose jab but Perez uses good head movement to avoid it.
Good exchange - Perez coming out on top.
Ruth fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Perez moves out of range of the strikes.
Perez wants to counter the offense by Ruth and move into the clinch position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Perez dips to his left and cracks Ruth with an uppercut!
Ruth jabs Perez right on the nose. Perez blinks but takes it well.
Ruth looks to throw the jab but Perez is out of range.
Ruth gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Ruth misses the jab.
Nice cross by Ruth.
Ruth slips a jab from Perez.
Perez misses with a hook
and Ruth counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Perez is still on wobbly legs! Can Ruth finish him?
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ruth lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Perez at a distance.
Ruth looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Perez seems to have recovered his senses.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for John Ruth. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Ruth lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Perez at a distance.
Ruth scores with a hook.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Ruth with a lazy takedown attempt
and Perez cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Ruth gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Perez.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close fourth round but I would say that John Ruth will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on John Ruth's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
Ruth feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Perezs jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Perez tests Ruth's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Perez throws a hook but Ruth avoids it easily.
Good exchange - Ruth coming out on top.
Good standup being displayed there by Ruth as he connects with a hook.
Perez looks to throw the jab but Ruth is out of range.
Perez has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ruth throws a shot from downtown. Perez moves away and avoids it.
Perez throws out a counter right but Ruth avoids it with no problem.
Ruth misses with a hook.
Perez throws a poor cross that misses
and Ruth counters with a nice uppercut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ruth scores with a jab to the head.
Ruth scores with a jab to the head.
Perez lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Perez takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Ruth looks to score with a jab to the body but Perez is just out of range.
Ruth tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Perez was well out of range. Poor timing from Ruth.
Perez is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Perez takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Perez tries to clinch but Ruth moves out of range.
Ruth loads up on a big right hand but Perez slips the punch.
Ruth with a poor takedown
and Perez connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Perez avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Nice defenses there by Perez.
Perez appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Ruth scores with a shot to the body.
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 lands the left hand.
Ruth works Perez's body with a nice hook.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Perez digs a good hook to Ruth's body.
Ruth throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Ruth lands an overhand right.
Perez fails in his attempt to clinch.
The crowd cheers as Ruth lands an impressive looking overhand right. Perez doesn't seem phased though.
Ruth rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Perez cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Perez throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Ruth on the side of the head.
Ruth scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ruth misses the shot to the body.
Some wild striking there from Ruth.
Perez is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Ruth with a body shot.
Ruth ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Perez moves away.
Perez throws a fast counter high kick but Ruth manages to duck under it in time.
Ruth misses with a looping left.
Ruth lands with a cross.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Ruth lands with a good body shot.
Enzo Perez has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Ruth scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
And that's the end of the fight!
John Ruth showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Ruth has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Steven Brown scores the fight 48:47
Judge Andrew Berry scores the fight 49:46
Judge James Atkins scores the fight 49:46
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... John Ruth!
John Ruth retains his middleweight title!
Jumping up and down and very excited, John Ruth waved his t-shirt featuring Arcticus University: London's logo in front of the cameras.
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