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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Myles Ruth (ranked 1364 p4p, 2168 weight class) and Jimmy King (ranked 204 p4p, 300 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 11 - 6 - 2, fighting out of Las Vegas, Myles Ruth!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 8 - 2, fighting out of New York, Jimmy King!
The judges for this bout are Phil Schofield, Colin Fotheringham and Paul Tew.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
King connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Ruth digs a good hook to King's body.
Ruth lands with a cross.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that King has been working on his takedowns a lot in the buildup to the fight and we can only assume he's going to look to take this to the mat.
King circles away from the clinch attempt.
Ruth misses with a hook.
King uses good footwork to avoid the strikes 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.
Ruth throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
King doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Ruth is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Ruth misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from King.
Ruth throws an overhand right that lands on King's shoulder, as King tries to avoid the shot.
Ruth misses the shot to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ruth slips a straight right by King.
King takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Ruth gets cracked there but stands up to it.
King looks to land a left hand but Ruth moved out of range nicely.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Ruth looks to score with a jab to the body but King is just out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ruth tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but King was well out of range. Poor timing from Ruth.
King throws a lazy uppercut
enabling Ruth to counter with a crisp jab.
Ruth lands with a good body shot.
Ruth misses with a wild body shot.
Ruth is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
King throws a hook to the side of Ruth's head but Ruth sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
King keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
King bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
King scores with a hook to the body. Ruth takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Ruth with a hook.
King misses with an uppercut
and Ruth counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Ruth misses with a jab, cross combination.
The fighters circling - Ruth throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
King looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Jimmy King seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
King scores with a jab. Ruth acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Myles Ruth is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Ruth closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
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!
King throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
King looks to land a right hand but Ruth moved out of range.
Ruth lunges at King with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by King's hand.
Ruth swings for the body but King moves out of range.
Ruth dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Ruth fakes high and swings low for a body shot but King manages to avoid it.
King uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Ruth.
King lands a jab to the nose.
A looping hook to the body misses from King. Ruth does a little dance to reset his feet.
King scores with a nice right hand.
Ruth works King's body with a nice hook.
King misses with a looping left.
King connects with a body shot.
King scores with the left hand. Ruth knows he should have avoided that one.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jab from King.
King will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
King throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Ruth ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
King misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
King closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Ruth to the mat! Ruth manages to get full guard.
Ruth has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but King can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Ruth working a defensive guard here.
Ruth wants to stand up but King is controlling him.
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 had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. King defends it easily.
King postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
King cracks Ruth with a solid left hand.
Ruth is trying to keep King in close.
King is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Ruth avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
King landing with the ground and pound.
Ruth pulls King in close to prevent any damage.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Jimmy King will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Good exchange - Ruth coming out on top.
Ruth throws a right hand that King ducks under and follows up with a left that King also avoids with ease.
Ruth misses the shot to the body.
King blocks a jab.
A left lands for Ruth.
Ruth dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
A shot to the body from King misses
and Ruth counters with a nice body shot.
Ruth slips under a jab.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ruth tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but King was well out of range. Poor timing from Ruth.
King moves out of range as Ruth strikes.
King needs to keep his hands up - Ruth had a free shot at his head there.
It really doesn't seem like the step up in weight is hurting Ruth here at all. He's more than holding his own against the bigger man.
King lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ruth throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Ruth swings for the body but King moves out of range.
Ruth is looking to wear down King with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Ruth misses with a body shot
and King counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
King throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Ruth checks a leg kick.
Ruth takes a swing at King's ribcage but misses.
Ruth sets himself, and King steps forward looking for the clinch! Ruth avoids it this time.
A cross from King lands.
Ruth lands a right hook to the body.
Ruth dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
King connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Ruth momentarily.
King shoots in for a takedown but Ruth shows good takedown defense.
Ruth misses with a body punch
and King counters with a lovely shot to the body.
King throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
King misses with a two punch combination.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Ruth steps to the side to avoid the strikes from King.
King takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from King.
Ruth misses with a lunging right hand
and King counters with a nice uppercut.
Ruth looks to score with a jab to the body but King is just out of range.
Ruth misses the shot to the body.
Ruth closes the distance but King moves to the side
and King counters with a nice uppercut.
Ruth with a nice cross.
Ruth walks forward, straight into a front kick from King.
King walks into a straight right hand from Ruth.
King throws a body punch but Ruth moves out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
King swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Ruth counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Ruth misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from King.
Ruth just misses with a punch to the body.
King gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Ruth lands with a cross.
Ruth tests King's chin there with a solid looking shot.
A shot to the liver by Ruth. Beautiful body shot.
King throws a series of punches but Ruth avoids them all with ease.
King tries to work over Ruth's front leg with a kick but Ruth checks it.
Ruth bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
A swing and a miss from Ruth.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Good shot there by Ruth.
King throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Ruth lands a straight punch to the body, keeping King at a distance.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
King keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A little jabbing left from King on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Ruth keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from King.
Ruth scores with a body shot.
A looping hook to the body misses from Ruth. King does a little dance to reset his feet.
King walks into a straight right hand from Ruth.
King takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Ruth tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but King was well out of range. Poor timing from Ruth.
King takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
King takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Ruth fakes high and swings low for a body shot but King manages to avoid it.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Myles Ruth dominated that second round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
A big right from King misses.
Ruth swings for the body but King moves out of range.
King takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Ruth works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Ruth takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Ruth misses with a hook. King ducked under it nicely.
King misses with a looping left.
King ducks under a wild hook from Ruth.
King misses with a jab, cross combination.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ruth throws a body punch but King moves out of range.
Ruth slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
King has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
King scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Ruth darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Myles Ruth is winning the standup battle so far.
That's one minute gone in the round.
King connects with a body shot.
King connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Some wild striking there from King.
Ruth avoids the body shot from King.
King moves away from the strike by Ruth.
King takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Ruth uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from King.
King missing with a left hand there. Ruth was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Ruth misses with a straight left.
Ruth looks to throw the jab but King is out of range.
Ruth moves forwards but King connects with a nice, crisp jab.
King keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Ruth.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
King digs a good hook to Ruth's body.
King scores with a crisp jab that stopped Ruth in his tracks.
Ruth misses with a hook.
Ruth scores with a sloppy right hand. King should have avoided that one.
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!
King misses with a body punch
and Ruth counters with a stiff right hand.
Ruth keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Ruth just misses with a punch to the body.
King misses with an uppercut.
Ruth misses with a hook. King ducked under it nicely.
A jab from Ruth misses.
A combination from Ruth does no damage.
A looping hook to the body misses from Ruth. King does a little dance to reset his feet.
A looping hook to the body misses from Ruth. King does a little dance to reset his feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
King throws an ugly left hook that misses
letting Ruth counter with a right hand.
Ruth lands a head shot.
Ruth is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that King can do to turn this around?
Ruth connects with a nice looking jab.
King misses the jab.
Ruth on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
A big left from King misses.
Myles Ruth is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
King has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from King there as he acknowledges the shot.
Some wild striking there from King.
As King looks to move away, Ruth throws a big counter combo but King just gets out of the way.
King dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Ruth avoids the body shot from King.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
King ducks under a wild hook from Ruth.
Ruth swings for the body but King moves out of range.
Ruth misses with a body shot.
King is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Ruth.
Ruth throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Ruth lands with an overhand left.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Ruth throws a hook but King avoids it easily.
King swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Ruth uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by King.
Ruth misses with a hook.
A swing and a miss from King.
King misses with a hook.
King shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Jimmy King has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Ruth has his hands clasped together around King's back. He's all about the action.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Myles Ruth.
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 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Phil Schofield scores the fight for Myles Ruth!
Judge Colin Fotheringham scores the fight for Myles Ruth!
Judge Paul Tew scores the fight for Myles Ruth!
Myles Ruth wins by unanimous decision!
Myles Ruth seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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