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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jeff Lebowski (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Matt Ruy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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188 cm
23
230 lbs
1 - 1 - 0 |
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198 cm
18
230 lbs
1 - 0 - 0 |
BJJ White Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Good chin |
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BJJ White Belt
Counter striker
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division. Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner. With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Jeff Lebowski! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Matt Ruy! The judges for this bout are Radbod Blank, Daniel Blasius and Wagner Zegers.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Lebowski rushes Ruy and pushes him back against the ropes in a clinch. Lebowski lands a good knee to the midsection. Ruy won't want to take too many of those. Lebowski pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat. Ruy takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Lebowski tries to clinch up but Ruy circles away and keeps his distance. Ruy is looking to clinch but Lebowski is avoiding it.
Ruy tries to keep at a distance but Lebowski has taken the fight into the clinch. Lebowski comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush. Ruy changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Lebowski fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Lebowski lands a leg kick that knocks Ruy off balance momentarily.
That's one minute gone in the round. Ruy stuffs the takedown. Ruy looks to score with a combo but nothing lands. A punch combination from Ruy misses. Lebowski wants to clinch up but Ruy keeps it at a distance. Lebowski misses with the combination.
Ruy is looking to clinch but Lebowski is avoiding it.
Lebowski tries to clinch but Ruy is having none of it. Ruy closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Lebowski's guard. The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up. Ruy trying to stand up but can't free himself from Lebowski's guard. Lebowski wriggles free and stands up. Lebowski is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Ruy tries to clinch but fails miserably and Lebowski counters with a big head kick but Ruy shrugs it off. We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out! Left hook, right uppercut from Ruy. Ruy shoots in for a takedown but Lebowski shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet. Lebowski checks the leg kick. Lebowski closes the distance but Ruy moves to the side and Ruy counters by clinching up. Lebowski tries to throw a body punch but Ruy avoids it by throwing Lebowski back against the ropes. Lebowski breaks the clinch.
Ruy tries to clinch up. Lebowski throws a head kick that misses. Ruy darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Ruy is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Ruy wants to get back to his feet.
Ruy wants to lay and pray for a moment but Lebowski keeps working. Ruy is trying to get back to his feet now but his leg is trapped.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Lebowski is refusing to be controlled, as Ruy sits in half guard. We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup. Ruy wants to get back to his feet.
Matt Ruy has forced the referee to step in and restart the fight on the feet. Ruy tries for a takedown but Lebowski sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily. Jeff Lebowski has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Matt Ruy. Ruy misses with a takedown attempt and Lebowski makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick. Ruy looks gassed! Ruy moves in looking to clinch but Lebowski pushes him off. Ruy wants to clinch up but Lebowski keeps it at a distance. As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action. Lebowski showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Ruy.
Lebowski wants to clinch. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Jeff Lebowski will probably get the nod. That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the ring so we can get back down to business.
Lebowski shoots in and drives through. Ruy sprawls well. Lebowski has taken the fight to the clinch.
A battle for position here, against the ropes. Lebowski is trying to push Ruy away but Ruy has him pressed against the ropes, so he's going nowhere. Ruy tries to circle away but Lebowski has him pinned against the ropes. Lebowski is looking to control Ruy's arms but Ruy gets an underhook and turns him. Now Lebowski has his back to the ropes. Lebowski breaks from the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round. A head kick from Lebowski lands but Ruy takes it in his stride. Lebowski stuffs the takedown attempt from Ruy. Ruy gets slowly back to his feet. Lebowski fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt. Lebowski tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Ruy swivels and escapes. That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jeff Lebowski. That's going to take a lot out of him. Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here. Ruy will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Lebowski moves in looking to clinch but Ruy pushes him off. Ruy fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Lebowski, pushing him back against the ropes. Lebowski breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Lebowski has managed to clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Lebowski wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Ruy has him pressed against the ropes. Lebowski misses with a knee strike.
Lebowski tries to break the clinch but Ruy is controlling the position. Lebowski landing knees to the body.
Lebowski looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now. This has been an exciting period of action! Ruy lands a nice trip takedown into half guard.
Ruy sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Lebowski defending well though. Lebowski on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound. Ground and pound from Ruy.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Ruy wants to take a breather but Lebowski is having none of it. Ruy is working hard to pass the guard. He's done it - he's now in full mount! Trouble for Lebowski! Ruy with a couple of short strikes. Ruy has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan. Ruy controlling from the full mount. Ruy looking to control but Lebowski is working nicely, looking to advance position himself. Ruy looks like he's working for a submission but he's not found anything just yet.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Ruy with some aggressive grappling here. He's looking for submissions here, rather than waiting for the opportunity to counter.
Lebowski wants to use the ropes to get back to his feet here.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves. Ruy controlling the pace for now. Ruy cracks Lebowski with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out! As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action. Ruy lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Lebowski hang on? Ruy putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound! Lebowski is trying to stand. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Matt Ruy showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards. The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Ruy wants to clinch. Ruy avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Ruy is looking to take this fight into the clinch. Lebowski tries a head kick but it misses.
Lebowski takes the fight into the clinch. Lebowski pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat. Ruy moves in looking to clinch but Lebowski pushes him off. Lebowski closes the distance looking to clinch and Ruy counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Lebowski thinking. Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round. Ruy tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion. Lebowski throws an off balance right hand
and Ruy counters into the clinch. Nicely done. Ruy has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Lebowski is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet. Ruy is trying to break the clinch but Lebowski is controlling him. Ruy wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee. Lebowski escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Ruy blocks a head kick by Lebowski.
Lebowski throws a half hearted mid kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Ruy closes the distance and pushes Lebowski back into the ropes. Ruy tries to pull guard but Lebowski won't allow it.
Ruy has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Lebowski is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet. Jeff Lebowski has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Matt Ruy. Ruy has had enough of the clinch but Lebowski keeps him there for the moment. Ruy tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Lebowski just stands there and leans against the ropes. Ruy has Lebowski pressed up against the ropes and is working for takedown. Lebowski manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing. Ruy avoids the elbow strike from Lebowski, against the ropes.
Ruy fails to pull guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Lebowski breaks from the clinch.
Ruy throws a sloppy head kick and Lebowski moves out of range easily. Lebowski scores with a head kick.
Jeff Lebowski seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout. Ruy throws a sloppy head kick and Lebowski moves out of range easily. Ruy tries a low kick but Lebowski avoids it. A swing and a miss from Lebowski. Ruy misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Lebowski throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Ruy's waist but Ruy gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Lebowski off to one side. Lebowski tries to clinch but fails miserably and Ruy counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground. Matt Ruy has got the better of the ground game so far. The crowd are loving this. Great action here. Ruy throws a big right hand that misses. Ruy prevents Lebowski from getting back to his feet.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Ruy is standing up over Lebowski. Lebowski looks to escape but Ruy dives into side control.
Ruy stands up and we're back to a striking position. Ruy closes the distance and clinches. Ruy changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Lebowski fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Jeff Lebowski is winning the standup battle so far. Ruy looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Lebowski is fending him off so far but Ruy persists. Nope, Lebowski circles away and we're back to standing. As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action. Lebowski throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Ruy's waist but Ruy gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Lebowski off to one side. Ruy shoots in and drives through. Lebowski sprawls well.
And that's the end of the fight! Matt Ruy comfortably won the final round on my scorecard. I think Ruy has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Radbod Blank scores the fight for Matt Ruy! Judge Daniel Blasius scores the fight for Matt Ruy! Judge Wagner Zegers scores the fight for Matt Ruy!
Matt Ruy wins by unanimous decision!
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energy
A | B |
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hype
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pop
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mgr
A | B |
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RATING
65% |
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