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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Daniel Monteiro (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dan Ruska (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!
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160 lbs
7 - 2 - 0 |
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170 cm
25
166 lbs
14 - 6 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Solid boxing
Very strong |
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BJJ Brown Belt
Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Daniel Monteiro!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
14 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Dan Ruska!
The judges for this bout are Luis Engracia, Paulo Santos and Emerson Jorge.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Monteiro throws a body punch but Ruska moves out of range.
Ruska displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Monteiro throws out the jab.
Ruska wants to clinch up but Monteiro keeps it at a distance.
Monteiro will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Monteiro will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Monteiro misses with a jab, cross combination.
Monteiro tries to bum rush Ruska with a series of wild strikes but Ruska uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Monteiro has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Monteiro there as he acknowledges the shot.
Ruska is looking to clinch.
Monteiro throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Ruska sizes up Monteiro with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ruska fails in his attempt to clinch.
Ruska jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
A looping hook to the body misses from Ruska. Monteiro does a little dance to reset his feet.
Monteiro misses with a series of wild punches.
No joy there for Monteiro, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Monteiro fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Ruska jabs Monteiro right on the nose. Monteiro blinks but takes it well.
Ruska keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Monteiro with a nice cross.
It looks like Dan Ruska has been cut.
Ruska throws a leg kick which misses Monteiro's front leg but catches the back leg as Monteiro tries to avoid it.
Ruska lands a really nice looking cross but Monteiro seems unphased.
Ruska ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Monteiro moves away.
Monteiro checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Ruska connects with the punch.
Ruska looks to throw the jab but Monteiro is out of range.
Ruska lands a body shot.
Ruska keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Ruska thuds his right hand into Monteiro's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Ruska digs a good body shot into Monteiro's ribs.
Daniel Monteiro is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Ruska lands with a shot to the body.
Ruska fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Monteiro.
Ruska lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Monteiro takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Monteiro gets tackled into the cage by Ruska. Ruska maintains the clinch.
Ruska pushes Monteiro back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
A left hand lands to the body for Ruska.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Ruska blocks an uppercut.
Still in the clinch, Ruska scores with a nice short uppercut.
Ruska looking to throw knees to the head but Monteiro is blocking nicely.
Monteiro can't break the clinch.
Monteiro tries to circle away but Ruska has him pinned against the cage.
Ruska scores with a shot to the side of Monteiro's head.
Ruska has Monteiro pressed against the cage, preventing Monteiro from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Ruska works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Ruska swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Monteiro is trying to force a seperation but Ruska has the dominant position.
Ruska prevents Monteiro from breaking the clinch.
Ruska misses with some punches.
Ruska is leaning against Monteiro and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Monteiro is trying to push Ruska away but Ruska has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Monteiro pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Ruska lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Ruska.
Monteiro missing with a left hand there. Ruska was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Ruska scores with a push kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Ruska, as that shot connected.
Monteiro on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Ruska looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Ruska lands the left hand.
Ruska showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Monteiro.
Ruska fails with an attempt to clinch.
Ruska lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Ruska.
Ruska has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Ruska there as he acknowledges the shot.
Ruska moves out of range of the strikes.
Ruska scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Ruska lands a leg kick that knocks Monteiro off balance momentarily.
Ruska tries to clinch there but Monteiro circles away.
Ruska misses with a hook.
Ruska ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Monteiro moves away.
Ruska chopping away at his opponent's legs.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A jab lands there for Ruska.
Ruska throws a shot from downtown. Monteiro moves away and avoids it.
Dan Ruska seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Monteiro takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Monteiro closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Monteiro waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Ruska.
Ruska getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Good shot there by Ruska.
Ruska scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Monteiro doesn't seem bothered though.
Ruska is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Monteiro had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Ruska has managed to clinch.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Monteiro wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Ruska can't get the takedown.
Ruska keeps control of Monteiro as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Ruska.
Good body shot from Monteiro.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Ruska misses with a hook to the ribs.
Monteiro misses with some punches.
Monteiro misses with a hook to the ribs.
Monteiro prevents a body shot from Ruska.
Ruska blocks an uppercut.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dan Ruska dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Dan Ruska's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Monteiro moves away from the strike by Ruska.
Ruska swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Monteiro throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Ruska.
Ruska avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Monteiro takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Monteiro misses with a combination
and Ruska counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Ruska moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Monteiro misses with a jab, cross combination.
Dan Ruska seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Monteiro scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Monteiro throws a right hand that Ruska ducks under and follows up with a left that Ruska also avoids with ease.
A looping hook to the body misses from Monteiro. Ruska does a little dance to reset his feet.
Monteiro lands a nice looking body shot.
Ruska slips a jab and a cross from Monteiro.
A looping hook to the body misses from Ruska. Monteiro does a little dance to reset his feet.
Ruska scores with a kick to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Monteiro walks into a straight right hand from Ruska.
Ruska lands the left hand.
Ruska scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
A cross from Ruska lands.
A telegraphed right hand from Ruska misses the target.
Ruska wants to clinch.
Ruska showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Monteiro.
Ruska cracks Monteiro with a right hand to the side of the head.
Monteiro throws a combination that misses
and Ruska counters with a nice uppercut.
Ruska closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Ruska tries to cartwheel into mount but he doesn't manage it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Monteiro is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
Monteiro pushes Ruska off looking to stand but Ruska dives back in and keeps control.
Monteiro is looking for a sweep. Ruska is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Ruska working over Monteiro with some ground and pound. Monteiro looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Ruska slips a nice elbow through Monteiro's hands, connecting with Monteiro's forehead.
Ruska tries to pass the half guard into mount. Monteiro knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Ruska controlling the pace.
Ruska is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Monteiro is looking to improve his position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ruska seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Monteiro does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Monteiro tries to get to full guard but Ruska has control of the leg.
Monteiro blocking the ground and pound attempt from Ruska.
Monteiro is staying active underneath Ruska, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Ruska moves into full mount! Monteiro won't be happy about that!
Ruska working to secure an arm triangle but it's not happening for him just yet.
Ruska jumps to the side looking to secure the arm triangle…. Ooooh, that looks tight… Monteiro is gargling but he's managed to escape! Nice work there by Monteiro and Ruska has given up the dominant position trying to land that submission.
Ruska thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ruska is working for what looks like an arm triangle here. Monteiro is trying to escape and Ruska transitions quickly into an armbar! He's slapped it on tight and Monteiro is forced to tap! Nice work there by Ruska! Very nice indeed!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:26 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Dan Ruska!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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FIGHT
RATING
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