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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Trent Ruta (ranked 4200 p4p, 415 weight class) and Nick Dual (ranked 22812 p4p, 536 weight class). Rumors backstage are that the fighters have been paid to keep it standing but we know that would never happen in MMA!
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157 lbs
4 - 6 - 0 |
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160 lbs
2 - 6 - 0 |
Good takedowns
Solid Muay Thai
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 6 - 0, fighting out of New York, Trent Ruta!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 6 - 0, fighting out of New York, Nick Dual!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Jack Bonds and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dual pushes Ruta up against the ropes in a clinch.
Ruta escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Dual moves into range and clinches up with Ruta.
Ruta definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Ruta trying to land knees to the body.
Ruta breaks the clinch.
Ruta misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Dual closes the distance and pushes Ruta back into the ropes.
A short right from Dual on the inside.
Dual lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Dual tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Ruta has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Dual after a bit of a struggle.
Ruta tries to score a body lock takedown but Dual shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
With the fighters up against the ropes, Dual throws an elbow but misses.
Dual scores with a nice hook to the head.
Ruta lands a right hand.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Ruta tries to pull guard but Dual forces him back to his feet, against the ropes.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Trent Ruta. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Dual makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Ruta stalling in the clinch but Dual improves position.
Dual tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Dual lands with a left to the head.
Dual misses with a knee to the head.
Ruta goes for a takedown attempt but Dual pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dual closes the distance and clinches.
Ruta is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Dual pulls him back up using the underhooks.
A nice right hand lands inside from Dual.
Ruta pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Dual moves into range and clinches up with Ruta.
Ruta can't find room to land a body shot as Dual controls the action.
Dual lands a hook to the side of the head.
Ruta tries for a takedown. No joy.
Dual blocks an uppercut.
Ruta jumps into guard, dragging Dual to the mat.
Ruta striking off his back but it's not causing Dual any problems.
Ruta is controlling Dual's posture.
Ruta 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.
Dual trying to control the position from guard on top but Ruta is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Dual with a flurry of punches that miss.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dual trying to move into half guard but instead Ruta has managed to sweep!
Dual not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Ruta engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Ruta connects with a couple of short punches.
Ruta engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Dual utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Ruta throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Ruta scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dual wants to control but Ruta passes easily into half guard.
Ruta is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Dual defends it well.
Ruta is trying to work for a kimura but Dual is defending well.
Dual wants to get back to full guard.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Dual can do anything to dispel that myth.
Ruta landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Ruta passes to side control.
Dual is trying to improve his position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ruta remains in side control and seems content to stay there. It's a versatile position from which he can work both strikes and submissions, whilst maintaining that control, so maybe he'll sit here for a while.
Ruta in side control, working for a kimura. He's got hold of an arm and he's torquing it... Dual is tapping! That's the end of the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:36 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Trent Ruta!
During a confident post fight interview, Trent Ruta thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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FIGHT
RATING
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