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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Rex Ruger (ranked 1526 p4p, 61 weight class) and Dan Sergeant (ranked 1987 p4p, 90 weight class). Dan Sergeant will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.
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145 lbs
17 - 10 - 0 |
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139 lbs
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Good wrestling
Basic striking
Granite chin |
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Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
17 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Rex Ruger!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
20 - 16 - 1, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Dan Sergeant!
The judges for this bout are Edson Gomes, Paulo Santos and Emerson Jorge.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The crowd cheers as Sergeant lands an impressive looking overhand right. Ruger doesn't seem phased though.
Ruger shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Ruger stops Sergeant from standing up.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Ruger is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Sergeant is trying to keep Ruger in close.
Ruger wants to control from the top but Sergeant keeps moving.
Sergeant is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Ruger is controlling him.
Ruger working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Sergeant's head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Sergeant holds on and takes a little breather.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Sergeant is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Ruger missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ruger working some strikes from top position.
Ruger trying to control the position from guard on top but Sergeant is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Sergeant pulls Ruger in close to prevent any damage.
Sergeant wants to sweep here but Ruger controlling him for the moment.
Ruger cracks Sergeant with a solid left hand.
Sergeant is trying to keep Ruger in close.
Ruger lands a couple of elbows.
Sergeant is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Ruger trying to control but Sergeant is working from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ruger preventing the sweep.
Sergeant trying to keep a closed guard but Ruger is proving a slippery customer.
Ruger scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Sergeant can do anything to dispel that myth.
Sergeant is trying to control the position from the bottom.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Ruger got a little sloppy there for a moment and Sergeant has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Ruger has managed to get both his arms back between Sergeant's legs - danger averted.
Sergeant has Ruger pulled in close to control his posture.
Sergeant keeping moving, preventing Ruger from controlling successfully.
Ruger working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sergeant is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Ruger distracts Sergeant with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Sergeant trying to keep a closed guard but Ruger is proving a slippery customer.
Sergeant has a butterfly guard looking to sweep but Ruger has passed into side control.
Sergeant tries to improve position but can't.
Sergeant wants to control but Ruger postures up.
Sergeant manages to work his way to half guard, despite Ruger's best efforts.
Sergeant is refusing to be controlled, as Ruger sits in half guard.
Sergeant tries to roll over but Ruger keeps him under control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ruger looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Sergeant wants to get back to full guard.
Ruger lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Sergeant taking some punishment here, with Ruger in his half guard.
Sergeant makes some distance and scrambles quickly back to his feet. Nice work!
Ruger shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Sergeant but Sergeant pushes him off and we're back to square one.
And Sergeant tries to counter it with a takedown but Ruger pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Ruger fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Sergeant to the ground. Ruger is now in Sergeant's guard.
Sergeant manages to wriggle out and sneak his way back up to his feet, so the fighters are now clinched up against the cage.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Ruger wants to take the fight to the mat but Sergeant manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Rex Ruger dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Ruger shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Ruger showed some decent athleticism there.
Sergeant keeping control of the leg, stopping his opponent passing to mount.
Sergeant is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Ruger's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Ruger's back!
Ruger is trying to break free.
Sergeant is working hard for the rear naked choke here.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ruger tries to escape the position - he's now mounted. Is that better or worse? Hard to tell!
Ruger keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sergeant looking to control but Ruger is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Ruger wants to hold on but Sergeant pushes him away.
Sergeant looking to control but Ruger is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Sergeant sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Ruger is desperately trying to improve his position but Sergeant has a good base and remains in mount.
Sergeant trying to control but Ruger is having none of it.
Ruger 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.
Ruger tries to lock up and control but Sergeant gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sergeant controlling the pace for now.
Ruger is working to get back to half guard.
Sergeant can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Ruger is looking to escape.
Ruger tries to hold on but Sergeant pushes him away.
Ruger can't escape the position.
Sergeant has control of Ruger's right arm, working for a kimura. It's a bit of a token attempt though and Ruger regains control of the situation pretty easily.
Ruger wants to hold on but Sergeant pushes him away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sergeant trying to control but Ruger is having none of it.
Sergeant scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Ruger?
Sergeant sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Ruger is wriggling around trying to escape.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Sergeant wants to control the pace but Ruger is squirming around nicely.
Sergeant avoids the attempt from Ruger to control.
Sergeant wants to control the pace but Ruger is squirming around nicely.
Ruger tries to hold on but Sergeant postures up.
Sergeant takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Ruger is working to get back to half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dan Sergeant showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Ruger.
No luck for Sergeant with that takedown attempt.
Sergeant is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Ruger's half guard.
Ruger makes some distance and scrambles quickly back to his feet. Nice work!
Sergeant tries to move into range but Ruger moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Sergeant drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Ruger is trying to control Sergeant's posture but Sergeant avoids it.
Sergeant is looking to take a break and control but Ruger is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Ruger gets back to half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ruger is controlling Sergeant's position as best he can from this difficult position.
Ruger is looking to improve his position.
Ruger is looking to escape.
Sergeant sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Ruger defending well though.
Ruger moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Ruger 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.
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.
Sergeant wants to control from the top but Ruger keeps moving.
Sergeant missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Ruger manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Sergeant manages to get himself to full guard.
Sergeant preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Ruger throws a strike but Sergeant rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Sergeant trying to control but Ruger is working from the bottom.
Sergeant controlling from the top position.
Sergeant trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sergeant controlling from the top position.
Ruger keeping moving, preventing Sergeant from controlling successfully.
Ruger is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Sergeant wants to control from the top but Ruger keeps moving.
Sergeant is in close to Ruger's body, working some short punches and elbows.
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.
Ruger has his hands on Sergeant's head, controlling the position.
Sergeant wants to control from the top but Ruger keeps moving.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Sergeant trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Ruger throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Sergeant was covering up waiting for the punch and Ruger finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Sergeant looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Ruger scoring with punches to the head and body.
Ruger passes Sergeant's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Sergeant is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
And that's the end of the fight!
Rex Ruger showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Ruger has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Edson Gomes scores the fight 29:28
Judge Paulo Santos scores the fight 29:28
Judge Emerson Jorge scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Rex Ruger!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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RATING
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