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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Archibald Knox (ranked 100 p4p, 12 weight class) and John Ruth (ranked 155 p4p, 22 weight class). Both fighters look pumped up here. Let's hope this is a good fight!
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190 lbs
23 - 12 - 0 |
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195 lbs
21 - 11 - 0 |
Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
23 - 12 - 0, fighting out of New York, Archibald Knox!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
21 - 11 - 0, fighting out of London, John Ruth!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Fujiwara, Yasuomi Hirokawa and Tatsuya Matsuyama.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Knox lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Knox looks to throw the jab but Ruth is out of range.
Knox misses with an attempted mid kick.
Knox takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Ruth shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Knox takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
A bone on bone clash there as Knox blocks the leg kick.
Good standup being displayed there by Ruth as he connects with a hook.
Knox fails to land with a series of punches.
A combination from Ruth does no damage.
Knox slips a straight right by Ruth.
Ruth uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Knox.
Knox listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
It looks like John Ruth has been cut.
Ruth has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
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!
Knox misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Ruth uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Knox closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Ruth moves out of range of the body kick.
It seemed like Ruth was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Knox seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
Knox misses with an uppercut
and Knox takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Ruth takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ruth throws the left hand but Knox avoids the punch easily.
Ruth connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
A jab from Knox misses.
Knox takes a swing at Ruth's ribcage but misses.
Ruth jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Knox on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Ruth misses with a straight left.
Ruth misses with a hook.
Knox looked to counter with a high kick but didn't commit.
Archibald Knox is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Ruth tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Knox was well out of range. Poor timing from Ruth.
Ruth throws a hook but Knox avoids it easily.
Ruth ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Ruth looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Knox scores with the left hand. Ruth knows he should have avoided that one.
Ruth keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Ruth let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Knox is looking to clinch.
Ruth throws a big shot that misses.
Knox doesn't manage to clinch there - Ruth circles away.
Knox looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Knox connects with a body shot.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Knox looks to land a right hand but Ruth moved out of range.
Knox throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Knox throws a series of punches but Ruth avoids them all with ease.
Jab by Ruth.
Ruth misses with a hook.
A head kick from Knox lands but Ruth takes it in his stride.
Knox fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Ruth on the side of the head.
Knox takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Sloppy strikes from Knox. Those never looked like landing.
Ruth looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Ruth is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Knox had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Ruth shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Knox manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Ruth not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Ruth advances to half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ruth performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
Ruth trying to mount his opponent but Knox defends it.
Ruth trying to control from half guard but Knox is working away.
Ruth tries to pass the half guard into mount. Knox knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Ruth controlling the action here.
Ruth trying to control the action but Knox is working from the bottom.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Knox won't allow Ruth to pass to mount.
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 thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Ruth trying to control the pace.
Ruth working to pass to mount. He's got his hand pressing down on Knox's thigh. Knox counters though and makes it back to full guard.
Ruth looking to pass the guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but John Ruth will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on John Ruth's cut.
That's time! Knox's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Ruth takes a jab right on the kisser.
Knox rushes Ruth and pushes him back against the ropes in a clinch.
Ruth has a couple of punches blocked by Knox.
Knox keeps control of Ruth as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Knox tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Ruth blocks a body shot from Knox.
A bit of stalling here from Knox.
Knox throws a punch but it's blocked by Ruth.
Ruth's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Ruth connects with a nice looking jab.
Ruth keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Knox.
Ruth thuds a left hand into Knox's body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ruth throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Knox was covering up waiting for the punch and Ruth finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Ruth trying to control but Knox is working from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ruth sitting in guard here, content to control.
Knox keeping full guard, as Ruth tries to pass.
Ruth advances position into side control!
Ruth looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Knox is avoiding damage well.
The ground and pound from Ruth seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
Ruth misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
An elbow from Ruth crashes against the mat.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ruth trying to control the action but Knox is working from the bottom.
Knox tries to buck Ruth off but Ruth is having none of it.
Ruth trying to control the position but Knox is working away.
Knox defending against the ground and pound.
Ruth fails to land a wild elbow strike.
Knox knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Ruth on the ground.
Ruth goes for an armbar here - this could be all over! But no, Knox has escaped beautifully and is now on top in side control! Oh, that's unlucky for Ruth but great work by Knox.
Ruth struggling a bit here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ruth sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
Ruth gets full guard.
Ruth is trying to keep Knox in close.
Ruth is pulling down on Knox's head to control his posture.
Ruth trying to control the position.
Knox preventing the sweep.
Ruth is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ruth seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Knox does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Knox wants to get back to full guard.
Ruth wants to free his trapped foot but Knox is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Ruth is looking to take a break and control but Knox is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Ruth thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Knox's head.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Ruth is keen to just control but Knox is a slippery customer.
Ruth is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Ruth seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Knox 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.
John Ruth showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on John Ruth's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!
Ruth lands with a shot to the body.
Knox lands a really nice looking cross but Ruth seems unphased.
Ruth moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Ruth drops his hands momentarily and Knox takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Ruth ducks under a wild hook from Knox.
Ruth looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
The fighters circling - Ruth throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Knox gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Ruth lands with a good body shot.
Ruth scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Knox looks to score with a jab to the body but Ruth is just out of range.
As Knox backs off Ruth throws a huge counter combo but Knox manages to avoid it all.
Ruth lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Ruth lands a jab to the head.
Knox misses with a kick to the body
and Ruth counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Knox slips a straight right by Ruth.
Ruth moves out of range of the body kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Knox throws an off balance right hand
and Ruth counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
A big right from Ruth misses.
Knox avoids the body shot from Ruth.
Knox throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Knox throws a hook but Ruth blocks it.
Ruth throws a right and a left that Knox avoids nicely.
John Ruth seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Ruth keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Knox misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Ruth with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Knox to score with a decent uppercut.
Ruth changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Ruth lands with a shot to the body.
Knox throws a series of strikes that have Ruth backpedaling.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Ruth uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Knox.
Ruth slips under a jab.
Ruth ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Archibald Knox has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jab from Knox.
Knox throws a looping overhand right but Ruth ducks down to avoid it.
Nice defenses there by Knox.
Ruth misses with an uppercut.
Knox rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Ruth counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Ruth lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Knox circles away quickly and effectively.
An inside leg kick from Knox misses.
Ruth scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Ruth lands with a hook. Knox tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Knox ducks under a wild hook from Ruth.
Ruth lands with a cross.
Ruth chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Ruth has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Ruth's jab looks to have found its range, popping Knox under the eye.
Ruth drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Knox misses with a hook.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Knox throws a sloppy head kick and Ruth moves out of range easily.
Ruth throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Knox tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Ruth is in Knox's guard.
Ruth controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Ruth pushing down on Knox's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Ruth works his foot free and advances to mount.
Knox is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
Ruth throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.
Knox blocking the ground and pound.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ruth looking to control but Knox is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Ruth with some aggressive grappling here. He's looking for submissions here, rather than waiting for the opportunity to counter.
John Ruth is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Ruth can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Knox is looking to escape.
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 Shigeki Fujiwara scores the fight 27:30
Judge Yasuomi Hirokawa scores the fight 27:30
Judge Tatsuya Matsuyama scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... John Ruth!
John Ruth seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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RATING
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