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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Himash Ruk (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Zwuanga Umbumba (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The key to victory for Himash Ruk has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.
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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
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Himash Ruk!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Zwuanga Umbumba!
The judges for this bout are Chris Downing, Frank Dennis and Daniel Franklin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ruk wants to clinch
and Umbumba connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Umbumba closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Umbumba lands in his opponent's guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Umbumba is working Ruk over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Ruk tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Umbumba throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Umbumba passes Ruk's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Ruk is staying active underneath Umbumba, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Umbumba working Ruk over with strikes.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Ruk gets full guard.
Umbumba throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Ruk works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Umbumba is working Ruk over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Ruk might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Umbumba postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Ruk has momentary wrist control but Umbumba slips an elbow through the middle.
Ruk really is a fat lump.
Ruk is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Umbumba tries to roll over but Ruk keeps him under control.
Umbumba moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Umbumba preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Ruk slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Umbumba has his hands on Ruk's head, controlling the position.
Ruk trying to control but Umbumba is working from the bottom.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Umbumba tries to land a sweep but no joy.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
We're going to have a standup here because Himash Ruk wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Ruk scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Ruk sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Umbumba defending well though.
Umbumba is pressing down on Ruk's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Ruk stopping the sweep attempt from Umbumba.
Ruk tries to free his leg and advance position but Umbumba is retaining full guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Umbumba looking to hit a scissor sweep but Ruk is one step ahead there.
Umbumba looks gassed!
Ruk looking to sit in guard and control but Umbumba gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Ruk not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Umbumba thows a big elbow that misses.
Ruk keeping moving, preventing Umbumba from controlling successfully.
Umbumba has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Umbumba lands a couple of elbows.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Zwuanga Umbumba dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Ruk tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Umbumba manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Umbumba circles away from the clinch attempt.
Ruk gets the takedown into side control.
Ruk working away.
Umbumba is looking to regain half guard here but Ruk keeps moving and retains side control.
Umbumba can't do much from the bottom here.
Ruk has knee on belly momentarily but Umbumba bucks him off and regains half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Umbumba is defending against the submission attempts here by Ruk.
Umbumba moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Umbumba trying to strike from the bottom but really, it's not the best position to be doing that from!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Umbumba keeping moving, preventing Ruk from controlling successfully.
Umbumba is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
Ruk wants to control from the top but Umbumba keeps moving.
Umbumba is breathing heavily.
Umbumba is pulling down on Ruk's head. It's preventing any offense from Ruk, at least for the moment.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ruk trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Himash Ruk has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
Ruk wants to clinch but Umbumba slips to the side
and Umbumba counters with a nice double leg into side control. Ruk won't be happy with that.
Ruk wants to control but Umbumba postures up.
Ruk knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Umbumba on the ground.
Umbumba lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
Umbumba scores with punches from side control.
Umbumba trying to control the position but Ruk is working away.
Ruk struggling a bit here.
Ruk is not content to let Umbumba control the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ruk can't do much from the bottom here.
Umbumba connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Ruk some visible discomfort.
Ruk tries to buck Umbumba off but Umbumba is having none of it.
Umbumba in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
Ruk is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the cage but Umbumba has just dragged him back down to the mat.
Zwuanga Umbumba has got the better of the ground game so far.
Umbumba cracks Ruk with an elbow. That is naaassty.
Umbumba cracks Ruk with an elbow. That is naaassty.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Umbumba working the ground and pound from side control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Zwuanga Umbumba showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Ruk with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Umbumba to score with a decent uppercut.
Ruk doesn't manage to clinch there - Umbumba circles away.
Ruk pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Umbumba blocks the body kick.
Ruk throws a head kick that half lands.
Ruk tries to clinch up but Umbumba circles away and keeps his distance.
Umbumba feints and as Ruk raises his hands in defense, Umbumba changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Umbumba lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Ruk has his foot on Umbumba's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Umbumba works his way back into a safe position though.
Ruk has momentary wrist control but Umbumba slips an elbow through the middle.
Umbumba lands a couple of decent looking shots.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Umbumba passes Ruk's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Ruk on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Ruk has hold of Umbumba's hands but Umbumba slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Umbumba seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Ruk taking some punishment here, with Umbumba in his half guard.
Umbumba slips a nice elbow through Ruk's hands, connecting with Ruk's forehead.
Umbumba is controlling the pace.
Umbumba lands with a punch from half guard.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Umbumba connects with a nice short shot to Ruk's temple.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Umbumba throwing shots but Ruk is blocking nicely.
Umbumba thows a huge punch but Ruk dodges it nicely.
Ruk is refusing to be controlled, as Umbumba sits in half guard.
Umbumba lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Umbumba winds up and cracks Ruk with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Umbumba is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Ruk looks like he's trying to stand up.
Nice strikes from Umbumba there.
The fighters are battling for position here. Ruk manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Umbumba wants to control from the top but Ruk keeps moving.
Ruk has momentary wrist control but Umbumba slips an elbow through the middle.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ruk keeping full guard, as Umbumba tries to pass.
Ruk has his foot on Umbumba's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Umbumba works his way back into a safe position though.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Umbumba accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Umbumba scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Umbumba scoring with punches to the head and body.
Umbumba works over Ruk with some ground and pound from guard.
Umbumba won't allow Ruk to sweep him here.
Ruk trying to control the position here.
Ruk is trying to keep Umbumba in close.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
The ref stands the fighters back up because Himash Ruk just wasn't active enough.
Nice jab there from Umbumba.
Ruk throws a combination that misses
so Umbumba counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Ruk wants to sweep but no luck.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Umbumba throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Ruk works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Himash Ruk has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Zwuanga Umbumba is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Umbumba working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
And that's the end of the fight!
Zwuanga Umbumba comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Umbumba 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 Chris Downing scores the fight 27:30
Judge Frank Dennis scores the fight 27:30
Judge Daniel Franklin scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Zwuanga Umbumba!
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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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