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PBP Commentary |
Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Matteo Ruffy (ranked 2229 p4p, 3468 weight class) and Dechlan Tomsett (ranked 221 p4p, 309 weight class). There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
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BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, for the lightweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Matteo Ruffy!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Dechlan Tomsett!
The judges for this bout are Richard Clark, Daniel Bishop and Paul Tew.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ruffy showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Tomsett.
Tomsett rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Ruffy moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Ruffy instigates a clinch.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Ruffy.
A shot in the inside from Ruffy.
Ruffy gets through Tomsett's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Ruffy struggles to land a body shot inside as Tomsett controls his hands.
Ruffy lands with a left to the head.
Tomsett wants to take the fight to the mat but Ruffy manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Tomsett working hard to break the clinch.
Ruffy lands a hook that snaps the head of Tomsett backwards.
Ruffy working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Ruffy works on Tomsett's body with a couple of short punches.
Ruffy works on Tomsett's body with a couple of short punches.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Ruffy goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Ruffy creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Ruffy lands with a left to the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ruffy is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Ruffy lands a hook to the side of the head.
Ruffy lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Ruffy lands a body shot.
Still in the clinch, Ruffy scores with a nice short uppercut.
Tomsett tries a body shot but Ruffy blocks it.
Ruffy misses with a body punch.
Ruffy is leaning against Tomsett and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Tomsett looks winded!
Ruffy lands a hook that snaps the head of Tomsett backwards.
Ruffy lands an uppercut.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Ruffy.
A right hand to the body from Ruffy.
Ruffy lands a nice uppercut.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Ruffy.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Ruffy throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Tomsetts head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ruffy lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Tomsett backwards.
Ruffy lands with a light punch inside.
A body shot lands from Ruffy.
Ruffy lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Tomsett.
Ruffy lands a hook that snaps the head of Tomsett backwards.
Ruffy works on Tomsett's body with a couple of short punches.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Ruffy.
Ruffy lands a nice shot to the body.
Ruffy lands a left hand.
Ruffy scores with a shot to the side of Tomsett's head.
Ruffy lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Ruffy lands an uppercut.
Tomsett's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Ruffy lands with a short shot to the head.
Ruffy lands a hook that snaps the head of Tomsett backwards.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A short right from Ruffy on the inside.
A left hand lands to the body for Ruffy.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Ruffy creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
A nice left hand lands by Ruffy.
Tomsett's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Ruffy blocks an uppercut.
Still in the clinch, Ruffy scores with a nice short uppercut.
Ruffy scores with a shot to the side of Tomsett's head.
Ruffy lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
A right hand to the body from Ruffy.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Ruffy.
Ruffy lands a hook to the side of the head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Ruffy scores with a shoulder strike.
Ruffy lands with a right to the head.
Ruffy throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Tomsetts head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tomsett's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Ruffy lands a shoulder strike.
Tomsett is rocked!
Ruffy working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Tomsett is still on wobbly legs! Can Ruffy finish him?
Ruffy digs a right hand underneath Tomsett's ribcage. Tomsett let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Tomsett seems to have recovered his senses.
A short uppercut from Ruffy.
Ruffy working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Ruffy working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Ruffy misses with a hook from the clinch.
Ruffy lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
A short left from Ruffy.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Ruffy lands a right hand that snaps the head of Tomsett backwards.
Ruffy lands a right hand.
Ruffy tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A nice right hand lands inside from Ruffy.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Matteo Ruffy dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Ruffy thuds a left hand into Tomsett's body.
Ruffy drops Tomsett with a beautiful combination! Tomsett stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Ruffy is looking for the KO!
Ruffy has closed the distance and engaged Tomsett in a clinch.
Tomsett blocks a body shot from Ruffy.
Ruffy scores with a nice hook to the head.
Ruffy misses with the head strike.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
A nice left hand lands by Ruffy.
Ruffy tries a body shot but Tomsett blocks it.
Matteo Ruffy has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Ruffy tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Tomsett's elbow.
Ruffy makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Ruffy lands a hook to the side of the head.
Tomsett wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Ruffy scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Ruffy lands a nice uppercut.
Ruffy lands an uppercut.
A shot in the inside from Ruffy.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tomsett blocks an uppercut.
A head punch on the inside from Tomsett fails to land.
Tomsett tries to work over Ruffy's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Ruffy lands with a left to the head.
Ruffy keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Tomsett's efforts to push away.
Ruffy misses with a body punch.
Tomsett blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Tomsett blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Ruffy works on Tomsett's body with a couple of short punches.
Ruffy gets through Tomsett's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Ruffy lands a body shot in the clinch.
Ruffy pushes Tomsett back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Tomsett is breathing heavily.
A short left from Ruffy.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ruffy working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Ruffy lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Ruffy lands with a right to the head.
Ruffy scores with an uppercut up the middle.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Ruffy lands a left hand that snaps the head of Tomsett backwards.
Ruffy cracks Tomsett with a nice body shot.
Ruffy is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Tomsett can do to turn this around?
Tomsett is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Ruffy is keeping busy.
Ruffy lands with a right to the head.
A frustrated look appears on Tomsett's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Ruffy scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Ruffy lands a hook to the side of the head.
Ruffy pushes Tomsett back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Ruffy lands a right hand that snaps the head of Tomsett backwards.
Ruffy makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A body shot lands from Ruffy.
Tomsett misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Ruffy lands a body punch.
A frustrated look appears on Tomsett's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Nice body punch from Ruffy - that landed with a thud.
Ruffy lands a right hand that snaps the head of Tomsett backwards.
Ruffy lands a right hand that snaps the head of Tomsett backwards.
Ruffy lands a body shot.
Ruffy scores with a shoulder strike.
Ruffy lands with a short shot to the head.
Ruffy lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Ruffy throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Ruffy lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Tomsett backwards.
Ruffy lands a left hand that snaps the head of Tomsett backwards.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Ruffy lands a hook that snaps the head of Tomsett backwards.
A shot in the inside from Ruffy.
Ruffy lands a big right hand that drops Tomsett! The killer instinct kicks in and Ruffy finishes his opponent with a series of strikes from mount. A dominating finish by Ruffy!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:18 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Matteo Ruffy!
Matteo Ruffy retains his lightweight title!
Our winner, Matteo Ruffy, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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FIGHT
RATING
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