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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Daniel Ruanti (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Matt Sabre (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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205 lbs
25 - 7 - 0 |
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219 lbs
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Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
25 - 7 - 0, fighting out of London, Daniel Ruanti!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
29 - 6 - 1, fighting out of Tokyo, Matt Sabre!
The judges for this bout are Ben Zyskovitsi, Tarja Halkonen and Johanna Lukiainen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ruanti keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Ruanti misses the jab.
Ruanti uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Sabre.
A slapping leg kick lands for Ruanti.
Ruanti ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Sabre moves away.
Ruanti throws a right and a left that Sabre avoids nicely.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Ruanti.
Sabre does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Ruanti misses with an attempted mid kick.
Sabre throws a wild body kick that Ruanti sees coming a mile off.
Sabre fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Ruanti checks it well.
Ruanti moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Ruanti throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Sabre cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Sabre throws a body punch but Ruanti moves out of range.
Ruanti fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Ruanti connects with a solid leg kick.
Ruanti fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Sabre has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Ruanti looking to land some kicks to the body here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ruanti throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Ruanti fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Sabre.
Ruanti closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Sabre quickly recovers to half guard.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Ruanti with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Ruanti is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Sabre sees it coming and defends easily.
Sabre is concentrating on defense, preventing Ruanti from advancing position.
Ruanti prevents Sabre from standing back up.
Ruanti is trying to control the action in half guard but Sabre is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Sabre is in trouble now - Ruanti has advanced to mount!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Sabre wants to hold on but Ruanti pushes him away.
Ruanti is standing up out of mount! Strange tactic there - he must really want this one on the feet!
Ruanti tries to land a front kick but Sabre steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ruanti throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Ruanti throws a sloppy head kick and Sabre moves out of range easily.
Ruanti walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Sabre checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Ruanti swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Ruanti throws a nice head kick!
It looks like Matt Sabre has been cut.
Sabre uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Ruanti.
Ruanti on the wrong end of a nice hook.
A slow jab from Sabre misses its intended target.
Sabre looks to land a left hand but Ruanti moved out of range nicely.
Ruanti on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Sabre moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Sabre dodges the punch combination from Ruanti.
Sabre thows a body shot but no joy.
Nice uppercut there from Sabre.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ruanti tries to land a front kick but Sabre steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Ruanti misses with a leg kick.
Sabre ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Ruanti moves away.
Sabre throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Crunch! Ruanti slams his shin into Sabre's torso.
Ruanti throws a wild body kick that Sabre sees coming a mile off.
Sabre works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Sabre misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Ruanti.
Ruanti ducks under a wild hook from Sabre.
Sabre tries to bum rush Ruanti with a series of wild strikes but Ruanti uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Sabre misses with a body shot.
Sabre moves in looking to clinch but Ruanti pushes him off.
Ruanti lands a nice shot to the body.
Good work by Ruanti as he checks the leg kick.
Ruanti blocks a jab.
Sabre fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Ruanti has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ruanti looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Sabre scores with a hook to the body. Ruanti takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
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!
Sabre moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Ruanti misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Ruanti shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Sabre but Sabre pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Ruanti turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Ruanti fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Sabre.
Ruanti looks to score with a jab to the body but Sabre is just out of range.
Sabre misses with a looping right.
Ruanti fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Sabre.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Ruanti sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Ruanti.
Good work by Sabre as he checks the leg kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Daniel Ruanti dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Matt Sabre's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Sabre throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Ruanti throws a jab when Sabre was well out of range.
Ruanti throws a leg kick but Sabre sees it coming and moves out of range.
Ruanti blocks a jab.
Sabre pivots, looking for a leg kick but Ruanti is out of range and Sabre settles back down.
Sabre throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Sabre tries to clinch there but Ruanti circles away.
Ruanti throws a low kick, looking for Sabre's leg but Sabre calmly moves out of range.
Sabre uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Ruanti.
Ruanti throws a push kick but Sabre slaps the foot to one side.
Sabre moves out of range of the body kick.
Sabre throws a good cross that connects.
Sabre checks a leg kick nicely.
Ruanti is looking to wear down Sabre with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Sabre feints and then cracks Ruanti's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Ruanti down.
Sabre misses with a low kick as Ruanti jumps back.
Ruanti throws a predictable looking body shot
and Sabre counters with a solid body kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ruanti throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Ruanti shoots in for a double leg but Sabre sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Sabre throws a low kick but Ruanti avoids it.
Sabre on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Ruanti. Ruanti obviously looking to wear him down.
Ruanti throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Ruanti misses with a straight right.
Jab by Sabre.
Sabre tries to clinch up.
Sabre slips a jab from Ruanti.
A nice inside leg kick there by Sabre. That's going to slow Ruanti down.
Ruanti lands the left hand.
Sabre swings widly with a right hand
and Ruanti cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A low kick from Ruanti misses
and Sabre counters with a nice leg kick.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Sabre throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Sabre lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sabre lands with a nice body punch.
Ruanti is looking to land body kicks.
Sabre scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Ruanti doesn't seem bothered though.
Ruanti cracks Sabre with an open hand slap.
Ruanti fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Sabre has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Ruanti fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Sabre misses with a head kick.
Ruanti goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Ruanti misses with a wild body shot.
Ruanti thows a body shot but no joy.
Ruanti avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Ruanti throws a half hearted mid kick.
Ruanti takes one on the button.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ruanti shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Sabre's guard.
Ruanti tries to free his leg and advance position but Sabre is retaining full guard.
Sabre wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Sabre working a defensive guard but Ruanti passes into half guard.
Sabre trying to control here.
Ruanti wants to pass to mount but Sabre is defending the position.
Ruanti sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Sabre defending well though.
Sabre trying to hold on to Ruanti's head to control him but Ruanti postures up.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sabre looks like he's trying to stand up.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Sabre is looking to improve his position.
Ruanti seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Sabre does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Sabre stuffs the takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Daniel Ruanti. That's going to take a lot out of him.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Ruanti fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Sabre checks it well.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Sabre ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Ruanti moves away.
Sabre throws a hook but Ruanti blocks it.
Sabre misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Ruanti.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Matt Sabre will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Matt Sabre's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Sabre takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Ruanti uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Sabre.
Sabre avoids the head kick by Ruanti.
Sabre moves in looking to clinch but Ruanti pushes him off.
Sabre finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Ruanti throws a jab when Sabre was well out of range.
Sabre blocks a head kick by Ruanti.
Ruanti is looking to chop away at Sabre's legs.
Ruanti lunges at Sabre with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Sabre's hand.
Ruanti is looking to slow Sabre down with leg kicks.
Ruanti steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Sabre. That one must have hurt.
Ruanti throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Sabre.
Ruanti fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Sabre misses with a hook.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sabre misses with a takedown attempt - Ruanti sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Sabre misses with a head kick.
Ruanti tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Sabre was well out of range. Poor timing from Ruanti.
Sabre takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Ruanti looks for the body kick but Sabre saw that one coming.
Sabre tries a head kick but it misses.
Sabre is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Ruanti.
Sabre takes a swing at Ruanti's ribcage but misses.
A big left from Sabre misses.
Ruanti misses with a low kick.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Ruanti.
Sabre uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Ruanti.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Ruanti 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 Sabre has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Sabre and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Ruanti looks to land a body kick but Sabre moved away.
Ruanti tries to score with a low kick but Sabre moves his leg out of the way.
Sabre throws out a loose jab but Ruanti uses good head movement to avoid it.
Ruanti tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Sabre tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Sabre cracks Ruanti with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Sabre looks to land a combination but Ruanti avoids it well.
Sabre checks a leg kick.
Sabre tries to close the distance and clinch but Ruanti swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Ruanti swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Ruanti blocks a jab.
Sabre's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Sabre blocks a head kick by Ruanti.
Ruanti fails with a takedown attempt.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ruanti thuds his shin into the meat of Sabre's side.
Daniel Ruanti seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Sabre throws a hook to the side of Ruanti's head but Ruanti sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
A head kick by Ruanti misses
and Sabre cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Ruanti looks to land a left hand but Sabre moved out of range nicely.
Ruanti throws a front kick aimed at Sabre's knee but Sabre avoids it well.
Sabre misses with a body shot.
Sabre thumps Ruanti with a low kick.
Ruanti will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Ruanti misses with an uppercut. Sabre saw that one coming.
Ruanti misses with an uppercut. Sabre saw that one coming.
Ruanti lands a nice looking body shot.
Ruanti throws a nice looking combination but Sabre bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sabre avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Sabre has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Ruanti.
Sabre misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Ruanti misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Ruanti goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Ruanti uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Sabre.
A big left from Sabre misses.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Sabre sizes up Ruanti with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Sabre tries to clinch there but Ruanti circles away.
Sabre on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Sabre swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Ruanti keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Ruanti is looking to slow Sabre down with leg kicks.
Sabre keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Ruanti with a hook.
And that's the end of the fight!
Daniel Ruanti showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Ruanti has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Ben Zyskovitsi scores the fight 29:28
Judge Tarja Halkonen scores the fight 29:28
Judge Johanna Lukiainen scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Daniel Ruanti!
A relieved looking Daniel Ruanti thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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RATING
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