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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Rodney Pitstain (ranked 3418 p4p, 4371 weight class) and Jordan Ruiz (ranked 390 p4p, 464 weight class). Rodney Pitstain has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
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BJJ Blue Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 6 - 0, fighting out of London, Rodney Pitstain!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Jordan Ruiz!
The judges for this bout are Frank Dennis, Stewart Dunkirk and Tiny Johnson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ruiz closes the distance and pushes Pitstain back into the cage.
Ruiz throws a knee to the head but misses.
Ruiz misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Pitstain.
Ruiz misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Pitstain.
Ruiz breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Pitstain tries to bum rush Ruiz with a series of wild strikes but Ruiz uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Pitstain throws a right and a left that Ruiz avoids nicely.
A little jabbing left from Ruiz on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Pitstain throws a sloppy head kick
and Ruiz counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Pitstain misses with a double jab.
Pitstain throws out a leg kick but Ruiz moves out of range and Pitstain only half commits.
Ruiz has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as Pitstain is landing a low percentage of strikes.
Pitstain fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Ruiz looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Pitstain feints a jab promting Ruiz to slip. Pitstain then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Ruiz slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Pitstain misses with a series of wild punches.
Pitstain swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Ruiz counters with a one-two to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pitstain misses with the body kick
and Ruiz counters with a head kick.
Ruiz darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Pitstain lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
It looks like Jordan Ruiz has been cut.
Sloppy strikes from Pitstain. Those never looked like landing.
Pitstain staying out of range there.
Pitstain misses with a double jab
and Ruiz counters with a nice low kick that buckles Pitstain's knee momentarily.
Ruiz tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Pitstain paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Pitstain throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Ruiz counters with an outside leg kick.
Pitstain is breathing heavily.
Pitstain looks to land a combination but Ruiz avoids it well.
Pitstain misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Ruiz uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Pitstain.
Ruiz uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Pitstain.
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!
Pitstain throws a poor cross that misses
and Ruiz counters with an outside leg kick.
Pitstain tries a head kick but it misses.
Ruiz goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Ruiz misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Pitstain throws a head kick that misses
and Ruiz counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Pitstain thows a leg kick but Ruiz checks it
and Ruiz connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Ruiz closes the distance and pushes Pitstain back into the cage.
Ruiz connects with a nasty looking knee right to Pitstain's face.
Ruiz tries a knee to the head but Pitstain blocks it.
Ruiz unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Ruiz tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Ruiz escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Ruiz pushes Pitstain up against the cage in a clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ruiz looking to throw knees to the head but Pitstain is blocking nicely.
Ruiz lands a shot to the body.
Ruiz throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Pitstain blocks it with crossed arms.
Ruiz breaks from the clinch.
Pitstain shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Ruiz eats them both and turns towards Pitstain to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Ruiz throws a sloppy head kick and Pitstain moves out of range easily.
Pitstain throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Ruiz.
Pitstain throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Ruiz counters with a thumping low kick.
Ruiz lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Pitstain tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Pitstain throws a low kick but Ruiz avoids it.
Pitstain lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Ruiz darts in and clinches Pitstain up against the cage.
Pitstain looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Ruiz tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Ruiz lands a knee to the head.
Ruiz tries to land knees in the clinch but Pitstain avoids the damage to the body.
Ruiz throws a knee to the head but misses.
Knees in the clinch landing for Ruiz.
A right hook to the body lands for Ruiz.
Ruiz escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Pitstain throws a head kick but Ruiz moves out of range.
Ruiz throws a big counter head kick but Pitstain avoids it with no problem.
Ruiz cracks Pitstain with a good jab.
Pitstain lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Ruiz circles away quickly and effectively.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Jordan Ruiz dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Jordan Ruiz's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action.
Ruiz connects with a solid leg kick.
Ruiz steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Pitstain.
Pitstain swings widly with a right hand
and Ruiz counters with a nice body shot.
Rodney Pitstain is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Pitstain swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Ruiz throws a counter combo.
We've been told by Pitstain's head coaches at Shut Up & Train! that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Ruiz wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Pitstain throws a leg kick
and Ruiz counters with a nice low kick that buckles Pitstain's knee momentarily.
Pitstain misses with a body kick.
Ruiz counters with a body kick.
Pitstain throws a sloppy head kick
and Ruiz counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Ruiz closes the distance and pushes Pitstain back into the cage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ruiz breaks the clinch.
Ruiz has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Pitstain misses with a body kick.
Pitstain is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Ruiz lands a right hook to the body.
Ruiz has closed the distance and engaged Pitstain in a clinch.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pitstain takes a knee right on the jaw!
Ruiz pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Ruiz connects with a body shot that sends Pitstain's belly button to the back.
Ruiz punishes Pitstain's body with a nice straight punch.
Ruiz rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Pitstain moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Pitstain swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Pitstain misses with a shot to the body
enabling Ruiz to counter with a crisp jab.
A low kick from Pitstain misses
and Ruiz counters with an outside leg kick.
Pitstain takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Ruiz clinches.
Ruiz tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Pitstain's elbow.
Ruiz pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Pitstain thows a leg kick but Ruiz checks it
and Ruiz counters with a stiff right hand.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Ruiz closes the distance and clinches.
Jordan Ruiz seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Ruiz utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Ruiz is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Pitstain is defending well for now.
Ruiz missing with knees to the body.
Ruiz breaks the clinch.
Pitstain looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
A punch combination from Pitstain misses.
Ruiz was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Ruiz clinches up with Pitstain and pushes him back against the cage.
Ruiz tries to land knees in the clinch but Pitstain avoids the damage to the body.
Ruiz connects with a knee to the head.
Ruiz breaks the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pitstain throws a series of punches but Ruiz avoids them all with ease.
As Pitstain backs off Ruiz throws a huge counter combo but Pitstain manages to avoid it all.
Pitstain throws a sloppy body shot
and Ruiz counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Ruiz misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
As Ruiz looks to move away, Pitstain throws a big counter combo but Ruiz just gets out of the way.
Pitstain throws a right hand that misses
and Ruiz counters with a low kick, right behind Pitstain 's knee.
Pitstain closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Ruiz closes the distance and clinches.
Ruiz with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Ruiz pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Pitstain takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Ruiz feints and then cracks Pitstain's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Pitstain down.
Pitstain lands a nice looking body kick.
Ruiz moves into the clinch successfully.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ruiz with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Ruiz connects with a nasty looking knee right to Pitstain's face.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Ruiz lands a knee to the body.
Ruiz tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Ruiz putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Pitstain in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Ruiz with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Good body shot from Ruiz.
A frustrated look appears on Pitstain's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Ruiz breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Ruiz forces Pitstain back against the cage and clinches.
Ruiz breaks from the clinch.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Jordan Ruiz showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Jordan Ruiz's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Pitstain throws a leg kick
and Ruiz counters with a good low kick that Pitstain was not able to check.
Pitstain misses with a few strikes there.
Ruiz moves out of range as Pitstain throws a body kick.
Ruiz with the inside leg kick.
Pitstain throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Ruiz counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Ruiz moves into the clinch.
Ruiz works on Pitstain's body with a couple of short punches.
Ruiz lands a knee to the head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ruiz manages to break the clinch.
Ruiz gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Ruiz escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Pitstain throws a left and a right that both miss
letting Ruiz counter with a right hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A low kick from Pitstain misses
and Ruiz counters with a nice leg kick.
Ruiz throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Ruiz clinches up against the cage.
Ruiz lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Pitstain or not.
Ruiz landing knees to the head.
Ruiz tries to land a knee to the head but Pitstain blocks with his arms.
Ruiz's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Ruiz with a nice calf kick.
Pitstain misses the shot to the body.
Pitstain falls off balance throwing a combination
and Ruiz counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Ruiz forces Pitstain back against the cage and clinches.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ruiz breaks from the clinch.
Pitstain on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
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!
Ruiz connects with a solid leg kick.
Ruiz throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Jordan Ruiz seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Pitstain 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 Ruiz has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Ruiz and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Pitstain misses with a head kick.
Ruiz looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Pitstain tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Ruiz avoids the head kick by Pitstain.
Ruiz throws a nice head kick!
Pitstain avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ruiz instigates a clinch.
Pitstain wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Ruiz has him pressed against the cage.
Ruiz escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Ruiz lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Pitstain misses with a hook
and Ruiz counters with a slapping leg kick.
Pitstain throws a series of punches but Ruiz moves out of range.
Rodney Pitstain has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Ruiz throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Ruiz plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Ruiz dodges the punch combination from Pitstain.
Ruiz tries a quick counter leg kick but Pitstain is wise to it.
A nice leg kick lands there from Ruiz.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pitstain looks to land a combination but Ruiz avoids it well.
Jordan Ruiz is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Pitstain throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Ruiz counters with a leg kick.
Pitstain doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Ruiz gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Ruiz breaks from the clinch.
Ruiz clinches up against the cage.
Pitstain is trying to break free.
Ruiz keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Pitstain's efforts to push away.
And that's the end of the fight!
Jordan Ruiz comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Ruiz 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 27:30
Judge Stewart Dunkirk scores the fight 26:30
Judge Tiny Johnson scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jordan Ruiz!
The defeated Rodney Pitstain had this to say: 'You can't hang and bang with everyone, but I did my best tonight. Screw the haters, I love you all, though.'.
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energy
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hype
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RATING
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