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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between John Ruth (ranked 2146 p4p, 318 weight class) and Cletus McDonald (ranked 2084 p4p, 313 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying McDonald 's choice of entrance music: Merle Haggard - Okie From Muskogee. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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195 lbs
8 - 7 - 0 |
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184 cm
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200 lbs
8 - 3 - 1 |
Abu Dhabi Champ
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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Good wrestler
Lethal high kicks
Good gas tank |
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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
8 - 7 - 0, fighting out of London, John Ruth!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 3 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Cletus McDonald !
The judges for this bout are Gwen Towbar, Frank Dennis and Tiny Johnson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ruth scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
McDonald slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Ruth scoring with punches to the head and body.
McDonald is controlling Ruth's posture.
Ruth working some strikes from top position.
Ruth lands a couple of elbows.
McDonald not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Ruth is fighting to break McDonald 's control of his arms but McDonald is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Ruth definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Ruth working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
McDonald wants to sweep but no luck.
Ruth content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Ruth postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Ruth drops back looking for a leg! McDonald is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and McDonald manages to kick Ruth off! Ruth jumps back into McDonald 's guard.
Ruth postures up and lands a big shot to McDonald 's brow.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ruth stopping the sweep attempt from McDonald .
McDonald controls Ruth momentarily but Ruth frees himself.
Ruth has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
McDonald wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
McDonald looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Ruth slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
McDonald trying to keep a closed guard but Ruth is proving a slippery customer.
Ruth cracks McDonald with a solid left hand.
Ruth trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Ruth working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of McDonald 's head.
Ruth trying to control but McDonald is working from the bottom.
Ruth with a nice head shot there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
McDonald avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
McDonald has his hands on Ruth's head, controlling the position.
McDonald looking to control.
McDonald tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Ruth thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Ruth makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Ruth is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Ruth missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
McDonald working a defensive guard here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ruth makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Ruth chips away with some ground and pound.
McDonald trying to keep a closed guard but Ruth is proving a slippery customer.
Ruth distracts McDonald with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Ruth landing with the ground and pound.
Ruth landing with the ground and pound.
Ruth landing with the ground and pound.
Ruth trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
McDonald trying to keep a closed guard but Ruth is proving a slippery customer.
Ruth keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of McDonald 's head.
McDonald looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ruth scoring with punches to the head and body.
McDonald is trying to control the position but Ruth postures up.
McDonald wants to sweep here but Ruth controlling him for the moment.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Ruth's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Ruth loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Ruth throwing strikes but missing.
McDonald has Ruth pulled in close to control his posture.
McDonald lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.
Ruth is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. McDonald is aware though and is defending well.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
McDonald trying to control but Ruth is working from the bottom.
McDonald must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
McDonald got a little sloppy there for a moment and Ruth has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, McDonald has managed to get both his arms back between Ruth's legs - danger averted.
Ruth is looking for a triangle here but McDonald uses the submission attempt to pass into side control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
John Ruth dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
A shot to the liver by Ruth. Beautiful body shot.
Ruth throws a series of punches but McDonald moves out of range.
McDonald slips a straight right by Ruth.
McDonald unleashes a big counter combination but Ruth bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
McDonald misses with a body shot.
Ruth drops down looking for a counter takedown but McDonald sprawls and moves away.
Ruth is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by McDonald .
McDonald counters with a body kick.
McDonald is looking to clinch.
McDonald staying out of range there.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
McDonald gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Ruth working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
McDonald is pulling down on Ruth's head to control his posture.
Ruth stands up over McDonald , holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
McDonald not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Ruth working some strikes from top position.
Ruth trying to control but McDonald is working from the bottom.
McDonald working a defensive guard here.
McDonald looking to hit a scissor sweep but Ruth is one step ahead there.
Ruth thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Ruth scoring with punches to the head and body.
McDonald wants to sweep here but Ruth controlling him for the moment.
Ruth is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that McDonald can do to turn this around?
McDonald pulls Ruth in to control the position.
Ruth is in close to McDonald 's body, working some short punches and elbows.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
McDonald has Ruth pulled in close to control his posture.
Ruth with a nice head shot there.
Ruth scoring with punches to the head and body.
McDonald tries to land a sweep but no joy.
McDonald is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Ruth is trying to control but can't.
Ruth is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because McDonald is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
Ruth moves into full guard.
McDonald stopping the sweep attempt from Ruth.
McDonald got a little sloppy there for a moment and Ruth has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, McDonald has managed to get both his arms back between Ruth's legs - danger averted.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
McDonald trying to control but Ruth is working from the bottom.
Ruth working for a triangle but McDonald defends it easily.
Ruth keeping moving, preventing McDonald from controlling successfully.
Ruth can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as McDonald controls the pace.
Ruth is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. McDonald is aware though and is defending well.
McDonald trying to control but Ruth is working from the bottom.
McDonald is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
That's four 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.
McDonald looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
McDonald stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Ruth swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Ruth seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
Ruth looking for a guillotine here but McDonald defends easily.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Ruth looking to hit a scissor sweep but McDonald is one step ahead there.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
John Ruth dominated that second round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
McDonald dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Ruth throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Ruth has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by McDonald .
McDonald will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
McDonald thuds his right hand into Ruth's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
McDonald throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A quick step to the side and Ruth tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
McDonald lands with a nice body punch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
McDonald ducks under a wild hook from Ruth.
Ruth lands with a shot to the body.
Ruth throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Ruth misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from McDonald .
McDonald feints a counter leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
McDonald takes a swing at Ruth's ribcage but misses.
McDonald keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Ruth throws a body punch but McDonald moves out of range.
Good leg kick by McDonald there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Cletus McDonald seems to be getting the better of the standup.
McDonald throws a leg kick that is checked
and Ruth decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in McDonald 's guard.
Ruth with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
McDonald pulls Ruth in close to his closed guard and prevents Ruth from doing any damage or advancing position.
McDonald looking for a sweep. Not yet McDonald , not yet.
McDonald is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Ruth's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
McDonald keeping moving, preventing Ruth from controlling successfully.
John Ruth is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
McDonald trying to keep a closed guard but Ruth is proving a slippery customer.
Ruth scoring with punches to the head and body.
Ruth wants to control from the top but McDonald keeps moving.
Ruth lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
McDonald can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Ruth controls the pace.
McDonald looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Ruth trying to control but McDonald is working from the bottom.
McDonald controls Ruth momentarily but Ruth frees himself.
Ruth trying to control but McDonald is working from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ruth landing some decent shots from guard.
Ruth won't allow McDonald to sweep him here.
McDonald not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Ruth looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Ruth stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. McDonald swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Cletus McDonald has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
McDonald is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Ruth slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
McDonald keeping moving, preventing Ruth from controlling successfully.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
McDonald shoots in and drives through. Ruth sprawls well.
A solid body kick from McDonald .
Ruth is looking to wear down McDonald with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
McDonald throws a body kick that misses.
McDonald throws out a leg kick but Ruth moves out of range and McDonald only half commits.
Some wild striking there from Ruth.
McDonald moves out of range of the strikes.
McDonald steps in looking to counter with the mid kick but it doesn't connect.
McDonald fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Ruth manages to avoid it.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
McDonald takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Ruth throws the left hand but McDonald avoids the punch easily.
McDonald appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
McDonald blocks a jab.
And McDonald responds with a good body kick, but Ruth manages to step out the way in time.
And that's the end of the fight!
John Ruth showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Ruth 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 Gwen Towbar scores the fight 30:27
Judge Frank Dennis scores the fight 30:27
Judge Tiny Johnson scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... John Ruth!
John Ruth took to the microphone after his victory and thanked his sponsors, Zenith Nutrition (160q/$200) for their support in the buildup to the fight.
In defeat, Cletus McDonald stepped up to the mic, saying 'A country boy can survive'.
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energy
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hype
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