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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Arron Gillespie (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Justin Ruiz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Gillespie comes to the cage accompanied by Destroy Rebuild Until God Shows Scream If You're Crazy. Ruiz has chosen jukebox hero as his entrance music. Justin Ruiz has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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200 lbs
7 - 1 - 0 |
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170 cm
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205 lbs
5 - 0 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
KO power |
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Decent wrestler
Counter striker
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the light heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Arron Gillespie!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Justin Ruiz!
The judges for this bout are Hirohito Nitta, Ren Mimura and Shigeki Sano.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ruiz closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Gillespie quickly recovers to half guard.
Ruiz stops Gillespie from getting back to his feet.
Ruiz trying to control the action but Gillespie is working from the bottom.
Gillespie wants to get back to his feet.
Well, if Ruiz is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
Ruiz working the head and body with strikes.
Ruiz is looking to advance position but Gillespie won't allow it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gillespie is trying to stand back up but Ruiz is controlling him
Ruiz wants to lay and pray for a moment but Gillespie keeps working.
Ruiz thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Gillespie's head.
Ruiz is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Ruiz thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Gillespie's head.
Ruiz lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ruiz throwing shots but Gillespie is blocking nicely.
Ruiz with the ground and pound but Gillespie uses the opportunity to regain guard.
Gillespie keeping moving, preventing Ruiz from controlling successfully.
Ruiz postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Gillespie preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Ruiz with a flurry of punches that miss.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ruiz trying to control the position from guard on top but Gillespie is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Gillespie is working an open guard so Ruiz takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
Ruiz looks to score with a jab to the body but Gillespie is just out of range.
A momentary lapse in concentration from Gillespie enables Ruiz to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Gillespie manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
Ruiz wants to control from the top but Gillespie keeps moving.
Gillespie avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Gillespie is breathing heavily.
Ruiz missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Ruiz working some strikes from top position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ruiz trying to control the position from guard on top but Gillespie is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Ruiz throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Ruiz throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Gillespie works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Ruiz is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Gillespie will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
It looks like Ruiz might be adopting somewhat of a lay and pray gameplan here, which I'm sure won't go down too well with the paying fans in attendance... Or the ring announcers come to think of it.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Ruiz wanted to stand there but Gillespie had control of the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Justin Ruiz dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Ruiz shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Ruiz throwing strikes but missing.
Gillespie working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Ruiz.
Ruiz pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Gillespie is keeping the position for now.
Ruiz trying to control but Gillespie is working from the bottom.
Ruiz is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Ruiz is in close to Gillespie's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Ruiz trying to control the position from guard on top but Gillespie is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Ruiz throwing strikes from guard but Gillespie blocks nicely.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Ruiz accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Ruiz content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ruiz working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Ruiz throws an elbow that misses. Gillespie uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Ruiz's guard. Nice move by Gillespie!
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Ruiz is pulling down on Gillespie's head. It's preventing any offense from Gillespie, at least for the moment.
The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. Justin Ruiz wasn't active enough on the ground.
Ruiz looks to land a combination but Gillespie avoids it well.
Gillespie scores with a jab to the body.
Gillespie swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Ruiz shoots in and drives through. Gillespie sprawls well.
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!
Gillespie swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gillespie looks to clinch
and Ruiz counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Ruiz slows the pace down in half guard.
Gillespie avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Ruiz.
Gillespie blocking the ground and pound attempt from Ruiz.
Ruiz sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Gillespie defending well though.
Ruiz takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Ruiz throwing shots but Gillespie is blocking nicely.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gillespie regains full guard, whilst avoiding punches from Ruiz.
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!
Ruiz is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Ruiz stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Gillespie swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Ruiz trying to control the position from guard on top but Gillespie is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Ruiz throwing strikes but missing.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Justin Ruiz 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!
Gillespie throws a lazy uppercut
and Ruiz counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Ruiz wants to control from the top but Gillespie keeps moving.
Ruiz missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Ruiz has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Ruiz stands up over Gillespie, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Ruiz trying to control but Gillespie is working from the bottom.
Ruiz trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Ruiz pushing down on Gillespie's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Gillespie avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Ruiz.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ruiz wants to pass the guard but Gillespie is defending well.
Gillespie is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Ruiz scores with a couple of nice shots.
Ruiz throwing shots but Gillespie is blocking nicely.
Ruiz lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Gillespie regains full guard, whilst avoiding punches from Ruiz.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ruiz slips nicely into half guard.
Ruiz with the ground and pound but Gillespie uses the opportunity to regain guard.
Ruiz scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Ruiz loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Ruiz pushes down on Gillespie's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Ruiz is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nice strikes from Ruiz there.
Ruiz missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Ruiz thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Gillespie's head.
Ruiz decides to stand and escape the position.
Ruiz shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Gillespie napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Ruiz is looking to take a break and control but Gillespie is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ruiz fails to land a wild elbow strike.
Ruiz in side control, throwing shots but Gillespie defends.
Ruiz creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Gillespie sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
The strikes coming from Ruiz are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
Ruiz working the ground and pound.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
The referee tells the fighters to keep busy.
Ruiz lands a decent elbow from side control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Justin Ruiz really dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Ruiz closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Ruiz misses with a strike but at least he's keeping busy, looking to cause some damage - that will still help him when it comes to the judges scorecards.
Ruiz slows the pace down.
Ruiz stands up and we're back to a striking position.
Gillespie misses with a hook
and Ruiz counters with a shoot takedown. Gillespie fights it but they end up in guard.
Gillespie is rocked!
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!
Ruiz connects with a couple of short punches.
Oh Gillespie is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Ruiz postures up from his opponent's guard, before exploding into some vicious ground and pound! Gillespie covers up, he's hurt! Ruiz keeps throwing the strikes, glancing at the referee... Will he stop it?? One more big shot from Ruiz and the ref steps in to end the fight! Ruiz can't hide his delight as he celebrates with his corner.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:57 of round 4, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Justin Ruiz! Justin Ruiz retains his light heavyweight title!
As Justin Ruiz got his breath back, he grabbed the microphone and managed to blurt out the following: I wanna thank no one but myself.'.
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energy
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hype
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