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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Arthur Pendragon (ranked 450 p4p, 69 weight class) and John Ruth (ranked 517 p4p, 78 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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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
12 - 6 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, Arthur Pendragon!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 7 - 0, fighting out of London, John Ruth!
The judges for this bout are Micheangelo Fripello, Jeff Smith and Paul Gruel.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pendragon misses with a few strikes there.
Nice uppercut lands for Ruth. That snapped Pendragon's head back.
Pendragon tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Ruth was well out of range. Poor timing from Pendragon.
Ruth looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Pendragon tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Ruth is able to avoid easily.
Ruth throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Ruth moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Ruth shoots in and drives through. Pendragon sprawls well.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Ruth takes one to the side of the head.
Ruth misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Pendragon.
Pendragon was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Pendragon fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Ruth on the side of the head.
Ruth misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Pendragon misses with the combination.
Ruth slips under a jab from Pendragon.
Ruth misses the jab.
A little feinted left hand from Pendragon on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
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!
Pendragon uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Ruth.
Pendragon keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Ruth drives through with a takedown into Pendragon's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Ruth throws a big elbow that misses.
Ruth is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ruth scoring with some ground and pound.
Pendragon wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Ruth postures up in Pendragon's guard and throws a big left but Pendragon blocks it.
Ruth has been taking part in the yoga sessions down at Q Club. Presumably he's going to look for a slick submission... Or maybe he's looking to avoid one.
Pendragon will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Ruth postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Ruth lands a couple of elbows.
Ruth throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Ruth connects with a couple of short punches.
Pendragon looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Ruth with a flurry of punches that miss.
Ruth with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Pendragon is trying to keep Ruth in close.
Pendragon is adopting a defensive guard.
Ruth missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Ruth is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ruth scoring with punches to the head and body.
Pendragon tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Ruth stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Pendragon swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Ruth works over Pendragon with some ground and pound from guard.
Ruth cracks Pendragon with a solid left hand.
Ruth is in close to Pendragon's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Ruth works over Pendragon with some ground and pound from guard.
Ruth throws a big right hand that misses.
Ruth is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Ruth loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
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!
Ruth working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Ruth trying to control the position from guard on top but Pendragon is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Ruth postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Ruth landing some decent shots from guard.
Ruth is looking to work some ground and pound but Pendragon has wrist control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pendragon looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Ruth has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Pendragon looking for a guillotine here but Ruth defends easily.
Ruth throwing strikes but missing.
Ruth with a flurry of punches that miss.
Pendragon utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Ruth is working Pendragon over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Ruth trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Pendragon seems keen to control Ruth's posture.
Ruth postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Ruth's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Ruth trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Ruth's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ruth is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Pendragon has Ruth pulled in close to control his posture.
Ruth passes into half guard.
Ruth is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Ruth throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Pendragon wants to improve his position but Ruth is controlling well.
Pendragon is looking to control Ruth's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Pendragon avoid being mounted?
Ruth landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Ruth seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Ruth seems to be working for a kimura but Pendragon defends the submission attempt.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
John Ruth 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.
Ruth takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Ruth tries to bum rush Pendragon with a series of wild strikes but Pendragon uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Pendragon is looking for a counter combo.
Pendragon attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Pendragon slips a jab and a cross from Ruth.
A looping hook to the body misses from Pendragon. Ruth does a little dance to reset his feet.
Ruth wants to clinch up but Pendragon keeps it at a distance.
Ruth dives in and grabs Pendragon's left leg, looking for a takedown. Pendragon pushes down on Ruth's head and hops out.
Pendragon stuns Ruth with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Ruth will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Pendragon slips a straight right by Ruth.
Pendragon swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Ruth.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Pendragon takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Pendragon connects with a nice looking jab.
Pendragon is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Ruth takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Pendragon swings for the body but Ruth moves out of range.
Ruth connects with a body shot.
Ruth takes a shot to the body in his stride.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ruth throws an off balance right hand
and Pendragon counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Ruth has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Pendragon takes one to the chin there.
Pendragon slips under a jab.
Ruth avoids the body shot from Pendragon.
Arthur Pendragon is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Pendragon throws a lazy right hand but Ruth sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
A little jabbing left from Ruth on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Ruth bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Pendragon's head.
Ruth scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Pendragon manages to get back to half guard.
Pendragon wants to get back to his feet.
Pendragon actively working from the bottom here.
Ruth looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Pendragon wants to control but Ruth is keeping busy and won't allow it.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Ruth slips a nice elbow through Pendragon's hands, connecting with Pendragon's forehead.
Ruth thows a huge punch but Pendragon dodges it nicely.
Pendragon avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Ruth.
Ruth takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pendragon trying to control from the bottom.
Ruth thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Pendragon is looking to improve his position.
Ruth lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Ruth wants to pass to mount but Pendragon is defending the position.
Ruth scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Pendragon taking some punishment here, with Ruth in his half guard.
Ruth is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Pendragon is trying to get back to full guard.
Ruth is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Ruth thows a huge punch but Pendragon dodges it nicely.
Ruth is keen to just control but Pendragon is a slippery customer.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ruth is nestled in close to Pendragon, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
John Ruth has got the better of the ground game so far.
Ruth wants to work for an arm triangle but Pendragon is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Pendragon on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Ruth working Pendragon over with strikes.
Pendragon avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Ruth.
Ruth is trying to work for a kimura but Pendragon is defending well.
Ruth sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Pendragon defending well though.
Ground and pound from Ruth.
Ruth slips a nice elbow through Pendragon's hands, connecting with Pendragon's forehead.
Ruth not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Ruth working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Ruth sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Pendragon defending well though.
Ruth prevents Pendragon from improving his position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pendragon is pressing down on Ruth's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Ruth throwing strikes but missing.
Ruth lands a couple of digs.
Pendragon is trying to keep Ruth in close.
Pendragon is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Ruth is aware though and is defending well.
Ruth makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Ruth postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Pendragon avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Ruth scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Pendragon keeping full guard, as Ruth tries to pass.
Ruth lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Pendragon not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Ruth postures up in Pendragon's guard and throws a big left but Pendragon blocks it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
John Ruth showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
A looping hook to the body misses from Pendragon. Ruth does a little dance to reset his feet.
Pendragon 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.
A big left from Ruth misses.
Pendragon slips a jab from Ruth.
Pendragon throws a right hand that Ruth ducks under and follows up with a left that Ruth also avoids with ease.
Pendragon swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Ruth throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Pendragon misses with a two punch combination.
Pendragon gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Ruth throws the left hand but Pendragon avoids the punch easily.
Ruth scores with a shot to the body.
Pendragon with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Ruth fails with a takedown attempt.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ruth lands with a nice body punch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ruth keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Pendragon.
Arthur Pendragon is winning the standup battle so far.
Pendragon throws a big shot that misses.
Pendragon looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Pendragon throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Pendragon takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Ruth lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Pendragon at a distance.
A left lands for Ruth.
Pendragon drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Ruth throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Pendragon on the side of the head.
A leg kick checked by Ruth.
Ruth scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Ruth is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Pendragon is trying to get back to full guard.
Pendragon slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ruth in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Ruth works over Pendragon with some ground and pound from guard.
Ruth throws an elbow that misses. Pendragon uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Ruth's guard. Nice move by Pendragon!
Ruth is looking for a triangle but Pendragon pushes his legs off easily.
Ruth trying to keep a closed guard but Pendragon is proving a slippery customer.
Ruth wants to sweep but no luck.
Pendragon passes Ruth's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Ruth trying to control here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pendragon tries to pass to full mount but Ruth defends it.
Pendragon moves into full mount! Ruth won't be happy about that!
Pendragon jumps to side control looking for an arm triangle but Ruth manages to avoid the submission attempt.
Ruth manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
Arthur Pendragon has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Ruth trying to control here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pendragon is working for a kimura but Ruth is defending it quite comfortably.
Ruth looking for submissions off his back.
Ruth controlling the leg, holding on to half guard.
Ruth looking for submissions off his back.
And that's the end of the fight!
John Ruth comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Ruth winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Micheangelo Fripello scores the fight 27:30
Judge Jeff Smith scores the fight 27:30
Judge Paul Gruel scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... John Ruth!
John Ruth took to the microphone after his victory and thanked his sponsors, Hell's Balls Recovery (160) for their support in the buildup to the fight.
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energy
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hype
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