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Event:
Quick Fight Championship
Date: Oct 10, 2016 |
#R1#
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Diaz is defended easily by Ruiz.#CL#
Ruiz closes the distance and clinches. #TD#
Ruiz gets control of Diaz's arms and successfully pulls guard. Ruiz will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
Diaz seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Diaz is looking to stand up but Ruiz won't let him.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ruiz trying to strike from the bottom but really, it's not the best position to be doing that from!
Diaz stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Ruiz swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Ruiz wants to sweep here but Diaz controlling him for the moment. #T1#
Diaz wants to control from the top but Ruiz keeps moving. #ES#
Ruiz kicks Diaz off and gets to his feet. #CL#
Ruiz drives through and clinches with Diaz against the cage.
Diaz misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Ruiz.
Diaz stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Diaz is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Diaz has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Ruiz is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.#BC2#
Diaz's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.#CL2#
Diaz drives through and clinches with Ruiz against the cage.
#T2#
Diaz trying to land knees to the body.
A short uppercut from Ruiz.
A nice left hand lands by Ruiz.
Ruiz tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Diaz's elbow.
Ruiz is pressed up against the cage. Diaz has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Ruiz down to the mat. Ruiz avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Rashad Ruiz has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Mike Diaz.
Diaz misses with a double jab
and Ruiz counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A head kick misses from Diaz. #CL#
Ruiz drives through and clinches with Diaz against the cage.
Ruiz jumps guard but Diaz stands there with Ruiz around his waist. Ruiz gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
#TD#
Ruiz has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Diaz uses from the top position.
Diaz trying to pass the guard. He's being very persistent here but Ruiz manages to land a sweep and now he's on top! #REVR##SUB#
Ruiz thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Diaz working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Ruiz. #T3#
Ruiz is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions. #SUB#
Ruiz drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Ruiz jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position. #SUB#
Ruiz is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Ruiz throws a big elbow that misses.
Diaz is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Ruiz trying to control the position from guard on top but Diaz is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Diaz looks winded!#T4#
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.#SUB#
Ruiz thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Diaz managing to control the position.
Ruiz passes into half guard.
Ruiz will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Ruiz in particular looking to stall.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Diaz pushes Ruiz off looking to stand but Ruiz dives back in and keeps control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Rashad Ruiz dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
#R2#
Ruiz swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Diaz.#CL2#
Diaz has Ruiz up against the cage in a clinch.
#BC#
Ruiz breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Ruiz tries to clinch there but Diaz circles away.
Diaz with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Ruiz is looking to clinch.
A head kick misses from Diaz.
Ruiz was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Ruiz cracks Diaz with a right hand to the side of the head.
Diaz lands with a thumping leg kick.
#CL#
Diaz gets tackled into the cage by Ruiz. Ruiz maintains the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Diaz looking to slow down the pace here.#BC#
Ruiz breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat. #CL2#
Diaz has Ruiz up against the cage in a clinch.
Diaz tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Ruiz avoids it.#T1#
Ruiz scores with a shot to the side of Diaz's head. #BC2#
Diaz manages to break the clinch.
A head kick by Diaz misses
and Ruiz counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Ruiz is looking to clinch.
Diaz lands a high kick!
#CUT2#
It looks like Rashad Ruiz has been cut.
A head kick by Diaz misses
and Ruiz counters with a stiff right hand.
Diaz is breathing heavily.
Diaz will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
#CL#
Ruiz closes the distance and pushes Diaz back into the cage.#TD2#
Diaz pulls guard.
Ruiz wants to control from the top but Diaz keeps moving.
Diaz strikes from his own guard. #T2#
Ruiz working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Diaz's head.
Ruiz trying to control the position from guard on top but Diaz is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Ruiz distracts Diaz with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Ruiz with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
This has been an exciting period of action!#SUB#
Ruiz drops back looking for a leg! Diaz is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Diaz manages to kick Ruiz off! Ruiz jumps back into Diaz's guard.
Diaz keeping moving, preventing Ruiz from controlling successfully.
Ruiz won't allow Diaz to get back to his feet. #T3#
Diaz avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Ruiz landing some decent shots from guard. #SUB#
Ruiz drops back looking for a leg! Diaz is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Diaz manages to kick Ruiz off! Ruiz jumps back into Diaz's guard. #SUB#
Ruiz drops back looking for a leg! Diaz is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Diaz manages to kick Ruiz off! Ruiz jumps back into Diaz's guard.
Ruiz lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Ruiz is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Diaz can do to turn this around?#T4#
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.
Ruiz working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Ruiz is stalling in the full guard. #SUB#
Ruiz drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Ruiz jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Ruiz trying to control the position from guard on top but Diaz is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can. #REF3#
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Diaz lands a high kick!
Diaz tries for a takedown but Ruiz circles away easily
and Ruiz counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Rashad Ruiz will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Rashad Ruiz's cut.
That's time! Ruiz's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
#R3##CL#
Ruiz pushes Diaz up against the cage in a clinch.#BC#
Ruiz pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Diaz fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Ruiz has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Diaz throws a leg kick but Ruiz checks it.
Ruiz stuffs the takedown attempt from Diaz. Diaz gets slowly back to his feet.
Diaz misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Diaz throws a leg kick
and Ruiz counters with a nice uppercut.
Diaz tries a switch kick but it misses it's target. #CL#
Ruiz clinches with his opponent.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.#TD#
Ruiz has moved round to his opponent's back and is looking for a suplex! Oh snap! He's tossed Diaz clear over his head and slammed him to the mat!#ES2#
Diaz manages to stand up with Ruiz still on his back. Eventually Ruiz drops to his feet and we're back in the standing position.
Diaz takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!#TD2#
Diaz drives through with a takedown into guard. #ES#
Ruiz is scooting his butt against the cage and has managed to get back to his feet. Diaz presses him back against the cage, presumably looking to take the fight back to the mat. #T1##TD#
Ruiz pulls guard.
Ruiz manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Diaz manages to get himself to full guard.
#REVR##SUB#
Ruiz is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Ruiz is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Ruiz cracks Diaz with a solid left hand.#T2#
Ruiz throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Diaz works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Diaz wants to stand but Ruiz is controlling the position.
Rashad Ruiz overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Ruiz postures up and lands some nice ground and pound. #SUB#
Ruiz is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Ruiz looking to pass the guard. #SU#
Diaz is working an open guard so Ruiz takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.#CL#
Ruiz has Diaz up against the cage in a clinch.
#T3#
Diaz prevents Ruiz from breaking the clinch.
Ruiz drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Diaz gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Ruiz lands a nice knee to the body. #TD#
Ruiz ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Ruiz no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.
Ruiz 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.#ES#
Ruiz has managed to wall walk up one of the corner posts to get back to his feet. Diaz is pushing him up against the cage, looking to control the position.#TD#
Ruiz jumps guard.
Ruiz is controlling Diaz's posture.
Diaz tries to stand but Ruiz is controlling from the bottom. #T4#
Diaz is using up a lot of energy trying to get back to his feet. Perhaps he should improve his position first.
Diaz wants to control from the top but Ruiz keeps moving.
Diaz looking to pass the guard.
Diaz trying to control but Ruiz is working from the bottom. #REF3#
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
And that's the end of the fight!
Rashad Ruiz showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Ruiz, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Don Winkell scores the fight 30:27
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 30:27
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Rashad Ruiz!
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Event:
Quick Fight Championship
Date: Oct 01, 2016 |
#R1#
Ruiz fails in his attempt to clinch.
The fight stays on the outside here - Ruiz looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Ruiz wants to clinch.
Trawn misses with a takedown attempt
and Ruiz counters with a right hand to the body.
Ruiz lands a body shot.
Trawn throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Ruiz cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.#CL#
Ruiz has Trawn up against the cage in a clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Trawn lands a knee to the head.
#CUT2#
It looks like Rashad Ruiz has been cut.#TD2#
Trawn jumps into guard, dragging Ruiz to the mat.
Trawn wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now. #SUB2#
Trawn is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Ruiz is aware though and is defending well.#T1#
Ruiz trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Trawn is adopting a defensive guard.
Trawn is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Ruiz slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.#SUB#
Ruiz working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Trawn avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Ruiz.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Trawn is looking to work his way out of this bad position but Ruiz is controlling him well.#T2#
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Trawn is trying to control Ruiz's posture but Ruiz avoids it. #SUB#
Ruiz tries for a kimura but Trawn is defending well.
You can see the frustration on Trawn's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.#SUB#
Ruiz is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Trawn has escaped the position, nice work there. #SUB#
Ruiz working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it. #T3#
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Trawn manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
Ruiz throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage. #SUB#
Ruiz is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Trawn is doing well to avoid being mounted. He's controlling the position at the moment.
Ruiz wants to stand but Trawn has hold of a leg and an arm, so he's trapped for now. #REF3#
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.#T4#
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Trawn is defended easily by Ruiz.
Ruiz stuffs the takedown attempt from Trawn. Trawn gets slowly back to his feet.
Rashad Ruiz has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Dem Trawn.
Ruiz fails in his attempt to clinch. #TD2#
Trawn shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Trawn is trying to control the action in half guard but Ruiz is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Rashad Ruiz dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Rashad Ruiz's cut.
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.
#R2#
Trawn throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Ruiz's waist but Ruiz gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Trawn off to one side.
Trawn swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
#CL2#
Trawn gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Trawn blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
#TD#
Ruiz jumps guard and drags Trawn to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
Trawn controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Ruiz has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Trawn trying to pass the guard. He's being very persistent here but Ruiz manages to land a sweep and now he's on top! #REVR##T1#
Ruiz throws a big right hand that misses.
Trawn keeping full guard, as Ruiz tries to pass.
Trawn not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
#SU#
Ruiz stands and steps away. Trawn gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
Rashad Ruiz is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.#CL2#
Ruiz gets tackled into the cage by Trawn. Trawn maintains the clinch. #BC2#
Trawn breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat. #TD2#
Trawn looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Ruiz is looking to control Trawn's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Ruiz avoid being mounted?#T2#
Trawn passes to full mount!
Rashad Ruiz overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.#SUB2#
Trawn goes for an armbar but he's fallen flat on his backside there and now Ruiz is on top in guard.
Ruiz is looking to work some ground and pound but Trawn has wrist control.
Ruiz with a nice head shot there.
This has been an exciting period of action!#SUB#
Ruiz is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Trawn is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Trawn has escaped and now he's on top! #REVB#
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Ruiz is on top in guard.
#REVR#
Ruiz has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.#T3#
Trawn controls Ruiz momentarily but Ruiz frees himself. #SUB2#
Trawn looking for a triangle here. Ruiz is fighting it but it looks tight! Trawn pulls the arm across and this one won't last much longer! Nope, Ruiz is tapping out - this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:51 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle Choke). Dem Trawn!
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Event:
Quick Fight Championship
Date: Sep 18, 2016 |
#R1#
Ruiz tries to close the distance and clinch up but Strokum swats him away and circles back towards the center. #CL2#
Strokum closes the distance and clinches.#BC#
Ruiz breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Ruiz wants to clinch
and Strokum counters with a three punch combo that has Ruiz backing up. Ruiz nods at Strokum to acknowledge the strikes.
Ruiz is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Ruiz tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Strokum counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head. #CUT2#
It looks like Rashad Ruiz has been cut.
Ruiz tries to close the distance and clinch but Strokum swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ruiz tries to clinch there but Strokum circles away.
Strokum lands with a right and another and another! Ruiz is in big trouble! Strokum lands again and this time it's lights out for Ruiz! A quality knockout there for Strokum.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:52 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Lex Strokum!
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Event:
Quick Fight Championship
Date: Aug 11, 2016 |
#R1#
Nice cross by Posterizer.
Posterizer looks really tired already! That doesn't bode well for a good, competitive fight!#CL#
Ruiz pushes Posterizer up against the cage in a clinch.#TD#
Ruiz ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Ruiz no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.
Ruiz pulls Posterizer in close to his closed guard and prevents Posterizer from doing any damage or advancing position.
Posterizer stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Ruiz swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Posterizer trying to control the position from guard on top but Ruiz is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Posterizer pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Ruiz is keeping the position for now.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Posterizer stopping the sweep attempt from Ruiz.
Posterizer wants to control from the top but Ruiz keeps moving.
Ruiz 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.#T1#
Ruiz manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Posterizer manages to get himself to full guard.
#REVR#
Ruiz cracks Posterizer with a solid left hand.
Ruiz trying to control but Posterizer is working from the bottom.
Posterizer looking for a sweep. Not yet Posterizer, not yet.
Ruiz scoring with punches to the head and body.
Ruiz wants to control from the top but Posterizer keeps moving.
Ruiz landing some decent shots from guard.
Ruiz trying to control the position from guard on top but Posterizer is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Posterizer wants to sweep but no luck. #T2##SUB2#
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Posterizer escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Ruiz gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Ruiz controlling from the top position.
Ruiz passes Posterizer's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Ruiz trying to control from half guard but Posterizer is working away. #SUB#
Ruiz maintaining the dominant position here and is working for a kimura. He's locked it up! Posterizer could be in real trouble here! He's trying to wriggle out but Ruiz has cracked it and Posterizer is screaming in pain - he's tapped out! Great finish by Ruiz!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Rashad Ruiz!
Moncan Posterizer spoke after the fight, saying 'Ay thanks man,this is a preview of many fights to come between us.'.
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Event:
Quick Fight Championship
Date: Aug 04, 2016 |
#R1##CL#
Ruiz has closed the distance and engaged Wilder in a clinch.
Wilder looks winded!
Ruiz tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Wilder just stands there and leans against the cage.#TD#
Ruiz drags the fight down to the ground.
Ruiz trying to control the position here.
Ruiz wants to stand but Wilder is controlling the position.
Wilder throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Ruiz works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Wilder throws a strike but Ruiz rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top. #REVR#
Ruiz tries to free his leg and advance position but Wilder is retaining full guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ruiz throws an elbow that misses. Wilder uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Ruiz's guard. Nice move by Wilder!#REVB#
Wilder throws an elbow that misses. Ruiz uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Wilder's guard. Nice move by Ruiz!#REVR##SUB#
Ruiz drops back looking for a leg! Wilder is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Wilder manages to kick Ruiz off! Ruiz jumps back into Wilder's guard. #T1#
Ruiz works over Wilder with some ground and pound from guard.
Ruiz content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Ruiz is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.#SUB#
Ruiz is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there. #SUB#
Ruiz is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Ruiz prevents Wilder from getting back to his feet. #T2#
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.#SU#
Ruiz gets to his feet - Wilder follows without any prompting. #CL#
Ruiz clinches with his opponent.
Ruiz jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Wilder walks away with a smile on his face. Ruiz gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head. #CL#
Ruiz rushes Wilder and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Ruiz wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Wilder has him pressed against the cage.
Ruiz is pushing Wilder up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word. #BC#
Ruiz breaks from the clinch.
#CL#
Ruiz clinches.
Ruiz scores with a shoulder strike. #BC#
Ruiz breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
No joy there for Ruiz, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
#T3#
A looping hook to the body misses from Ruiz. Wilder does a little dance to reset his feet.
Rob Wilder seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.#CL#
Ruiz instigates a clinch.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Ruiz.
Ruiz tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Wilder just stands there and leans against the cage.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Rashad Ruiz. That's going to take a lot out of him.#BC#
Ruiz manages to break the clinch.
#CL#
The fight moves into the clinch position.#TD#
Ruiz decides to pull guard.
Ruiz wants to stand but Wilder is controlling the position.
Wilder trying to control the position from guard on top but Ruiz is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can. #ES#
The fighters are working up against the cage. Ruiz manages to wriggle his way back to his feet, so the fighters are now clinched against the cage.
Ruiz has Wilder pushed against the cage.#T4#
Ruiz will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Wilder up against the cage.
Ruiz is trying to pull guard but Wilder turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.#TD#
Ruiz has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Wilder uses from the top position.
Wilder postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Ruiz preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Wilder throws an elbow that misses. Ruiz uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Wilder's guard. Nice move by Ruiz!#REVR#
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.#ES2#
Wilder scrambles and gets back to his feet.
Ruiz lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Rashad Ruiz 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.
#R2#
Ruiz tries to clinch but Wilder is having none of it. #CL#
Wilder tries to keep at a distance but Ruiz has taken the fight into the clinch.
Ruiz tries to pull guard but Wilder forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Ruiz fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Wilder is trying to break the clinch but Ruiz is controlling him.
Ruiz tries to pull guard but Wilder holds him up against the cage and eventually Ruiz drops back down to his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Rashad Ruiz. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Ruiz just leaning against Wilder, taking a breather.
Ruiz is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Ruiz is trying to pull guard but Wilder has him pressed against the cage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.#TD#
Ruiz successfully pulls guard.
Ruiz preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Ruiz is adopting a defensive guard.#T1#
Wilder throws an elbow that misses. Ruiz uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Wilder's guard. Nice move by Ruiz!#REVR#
Ruiz landing with the ground and pound. #SU#
Ruiz stands and steps away. Wilder gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
Wilder takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Ruiz lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Wilder swats away the attempt to clinch by Ruiz.
A combination from Ruiz does no damage. #T2#
Donk. Ruiz catches Wilder right on the button with a cross.#CL#
Ruiz closes the distance and clinches.
Ruiz is trying to pull guard but Wilder has him pressed against the cage.#TD#
Ruiz jumps guard and drags Wilder to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
Ruiz 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.
Wilder tries to free his leg and advance position but Ruiz is retaining full guard.
Wilder loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Wilder missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Wilder missing there with some ground and pound from the guard. #T3#
Ruiz is trying to keep Wilder in close.
Ruiz working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Wilder. #REF3#
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Ruiz swings for the body but Wilder moves out of range.
Wilder is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Ruiz cracks Wilder with a right hand to the side of the head.
Wilder looks to land a combination but Ruiz avoids it well.
It looked like Ruiz was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.#CL2#
Wilder clinches with his opponent.
#TD#
Ruiz jumps guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Ruiz wants to stand but Wilder is controlling the position. #SUB#
Ruiz looking for a guillotine here but Wilder defends easily.
#T4#
Wilder throws a big elbow that misses.
Ruiz is looking to stand up but Wilder isn't so interested in that idea.
Rashad Ruiz overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Wilder missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Wilder throws a strike but Ruiz rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top. #REVR#
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Wilder wants to stand but Ruiz is controlling the position. #SUB#
Ruiz drops back looking for a leg! Wilder is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Wilder manages to kick Ruiz off! Ruiz jumps back into Wilder's guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Rashad Ruiz dominated that second round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
#R3#
Wilder misses with a combination
and Ruiz counters with a straight punch to the midsection.#CL#
Wilder tries to keep at a distance but Ruiz has taken the fight into the clinch.#BC#
Ruiz breaks the clinch.
Ruiz throws a right and a left that both miss.
Ruiz tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Ruiz pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Wilder back to the cage. Ruiz follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Ruiz is looking to clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ruiz wants to clinch.#CL#
Ruiz moves into the clinch.
Wilder takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.#T1#
Ruiz jumps guard but Wilder stands there with Ruiz around his waist. Ruiz gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
#TD#
Ruiz drags the fight down to the ground.
Ruiz is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Wilder is controlling him.
Ruiz is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
Wilder throws a strike but Ruiz rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top. #REVR#
Ruiz prevents Wilder from getting back to his feet.
Wilder keeping full guard, as Ruiz tries to pass.
Ruiz throwing strikes but missing. #T2#
Ruiz passes into half guard.
Ruiz trying to control from half guard but Wilder is working away.
Wilder is trying to stand back up but Ruiz is controlling him
#ES2#
Wilder kicks Ruiz off and gets back to his feet.#CL#
Ruiz moves into the clinch.#TD#
Ruiz jumps into guard, dragging Wilder to the mat.
Wilder throws an elbow that misses. Ruiz uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Wilder's guard. Nice move by Ruiz!#REVR##T3##ES2#
Wilder kicks Ruiz off and gets to his feet. #CL#
Ruiz moves into the clinch.
Wilder working hard to break the clinch.
Ruiz fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Ruiz is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Rob Wilder has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Wilder takes a knee to the side of the body.
Ruiz is trying to pull guard but Wilder has him pressed against the cage.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Rashad Ruiz. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Wilder throws an elbow but it misses.
Wilder looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Ruiz tries to pull guard but Wilder won't allow it.
Ruiz tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Ruiz misses with a knee strike.
Wilder pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Ruiz keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Wilder's efforts to push away.#T4#
Ruiz tries to pull guard but Wilder forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Wilder can't break the clinch.
#BC#
Ruiz pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.#CL#
Ruiz moves into the clinch.
Ruiz working hard to break the clinch.
Ruiz dodges an elbow strike from Wilder.
Ruiz jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Wilder walks away with a smile on his face. Ruiz gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Wilder fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
#CL2#
Wilder clinches up with Ruiz and pushes him back against the cage.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Ruiz fails to pull guard.
Wilder lands a body shot in the clinch.
Wilder throws an elbow that misses.
Wilder works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Rashad Ruiz is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Wilder creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
And that's the end of the fight!
Rashad Ruiz showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Ruiz has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Don Winkell scores the fight 30:27
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 30:27
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Rashad Ruiz!
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