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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between John Ruth (ranked 155 p4p, 16 weight class) and Bartholomäus Wolff (ranked 564 p4p, 80 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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195 lbs
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226 lbs
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Abu Dhabi Champ
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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Good wrestler
World class MT
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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
16 - 8 - 0, fighting out of London, John Ruth!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
14 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Bartholomäus Wolff!
The judges for this bout are Colin Fray, Ryoma Takatsuka and Paul Gruel.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Wolff scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Ruth moves out of range of the strikes.
Wolff tries to work over Ruth's front leg with a kick but Ruth checks it.
Ruth was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Wolff fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Ruth manages to avoid it.
A little feinted left hand from Ruth on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Wolff cracks Ruth with a right hand to the side of the head.
Ruth shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Wolff pinned against the cage. Wolff gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Wolff throws a sloppy head kick and Ruth moves out of range easily.
Wolff throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Ruth swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Wolff has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as Ruth is landing a low percentage of strikes.
Wolff throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Wolff lands with a right hand.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Wolff uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Ruth has time to react.
Ruth keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Ruth takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Wolff is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Ruth takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Wolff lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Bartholomäus Wolff is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ruth just misses with a punch to the body.
Wolff stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Ruth uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Wolff.
Ruth swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Ruth has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Ruth there as he acknowledges the shot.
Ruth slips under a jab.
A quick step to the side and Ruth tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Wolff connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Ruth's hands.
Ruth with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Wolff to score with a decent uppercut.
Ruth is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
A chopping leg kick lands by Wolff.
Wolff fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Ruth.
Ruth has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Ruth's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Wolff connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Ruth scrambles back to his feet.
Wolff moves out of range as Ruth strikes.
Wolff scores with a kick to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Wolff fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Ruth is out of range.
Ruth swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wolff connects with an inside leg kick.
Wolff misses the shot to the body.
Ruth was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Wolff closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Wolff connects with a body shot.
Ruth takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Wolff misses with a kick to the body.
Wolff throws a leg kick that is checked
and Ruth counters with a takedown into side control.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Wolff prevents Ruth from improving position.
Sloppy strikes there by Ruth.
Ruth connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Wolff some visible discomfort.
Ruth working away.
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.
The ground and pound from Ruth seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
Ruth is maintaining the dominant position - no doubt Wolff will start to get frustrated soon if he's not already.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ruth fails to land a wild elbow strike.
Wolff is not content to let Ruth control the position.
Wolff managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Ruth.
Ruth is trying to get an arm triangle but Wolff is defending well.
Ruth wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Wolff, who protects the arm well.
Wolff is not content to let Ruth control the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Ruth scoring with punches from side control.
Ruth thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Ruth is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Wolff is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Ruth scores with a couple of short elbows.
Ruth is trying to ground and pound but Wolff uses the momentary lack of control by Ruth to regain half guard.
Wolff blocking the ground and pound attempt from Ruth.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Bartholomäus Wolff dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Wolff lands a body shot.
Ruth shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Wolff but Wolff pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Ruth cracks Wolff with a right hand to the side of the head.
Wolff moves out of range of the strikes.
Wolff throws a quick inside leg kick.
Wolff pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Wolff with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Wolff scores with a nice right hand.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A good leg kick by Wolff.
Wolff darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Nice straight punches there by Wolff. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Wolff.
Wolff lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
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!
Wolff throws a solid leg kick but Ruth takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Wolff.
As Wolff tries to get set, Ruth tries to push him back and clinch up but Wolff manages to avoid the attempt.
Wolff has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A slow jab from Wolff misses its intended target.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Wolff.
Wolff moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Wolff swings widly with a right hand
and Ruth counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Wolff lands a jab to the nose.
Wolff lands with a kick to the temple. Ruth shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Ruth fails with an attempt to clinch.
Wolff scores with a spinning back kick!
Wolff cracks the inside of Ruth's front leg.
Wolff misses with a body kick.
Ruth on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Wolff lands a front kick.
A looping hook to the body misses from Ruth. Wolff does a little dance to reset his feet.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Ruth works Wolff's body with a nice hook.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wolff tries a head kick but it misses.
Ruth wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Ruth is looking to clinch.
Wolff 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.
Wolff connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Bartholomäus Wolff seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That kick from Wolff tenderised Ruth's leg. Ruth is trying to keep his angry face on.
Ruth takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Ruth digs a good hook to Wolff's body.
Ruth keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Wolff.
Wolff misses with a shot to the body
and Ruth connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Ruth steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Wolff. That one must have hurt.
Ruth throws a jab but it's blocked by Wolff.
A good leg kick by Wolff.
Wolff has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Wolff throws a nice inside leg kick.
Ruth takes one to the chin there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ruth throws a body punch but Wolff moves out of range.
Ruth throws a hook but Wolff avoids it easily.
Wolff misses with a looping right.
Ruth checks the leg kick nicely there.
Wolff connects with a jab.
Wolff is looking to land body kicks.
Ruth moves out of range of the strikes.
Wolff buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
A punch lands to the side of Ruth 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Wolff scoring well with a low kick there.
Ruth slips under a jab from Wolff.
Wolff throws the kick towards the body but Ruth avoids it.
Ruth is looking to counter punch.
Wolff throws a nice looking combination but Ruth bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
As Wolff tries to get set, Ruth tries to push him back and clinch up but Wolff manages to avoid the attempt.
Ruth takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ruth shoots in for a takedown and gets 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!
Wolff is defending against the submission attempts here by Ruth.
Ruth trying to control the action but Wolff is working from the bottom.
Ruth prevents Wolff from improving his position.
Ruth seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Wolff does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Bartholomäus Wolff showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
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.
Wolff tries to land a body kick
and Ruth counters with a takedown into side control.
Ruth working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Wolff dodges the ground and pound from Ruth.
Ruth lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
Ruth grinds an elbow into Wolff's temple.
Wolff wants to control but Ruth postures up.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ruth cracks Wolff with a big elbow.
Ruth works to advance to full mount. Wolff defends for a few seconds but eventually he succumbs.
Wolff working to try and regain half guard.
Ruth scores with a couple of good head shots there.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ruth takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Ruth postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Wolff looks a forlorn figure.
Ruth working Wolff over with strikes here.
Ruth has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Wolff's face.
Ruth connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Ruth loads up on a couple of big shots to the head that have Wolff scrambling to escape. He can't get free though and several more unanswered shots from Ruth land to the head. The referee has no choice but to stop the fight. Ruth stands and salutes the crowd.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:57 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). John Ruth!
John Ruth retains his light heavyweight title!
John Ruth managed to slip a mention for his sponsors, Zenith Nutrition (160q/$200), into his post fight interview.
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