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Event:
Quick Fight Championship
Date: Dec 22, 2016 |
#R1#
Ruthless takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.#CL#
Wu instigates a clinch.
Wu softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.#ROC#
Ruthless is rocked!#BC2#
Ruthless breaks from the clinch.
Ruthless is still on wobbly legs! Can Wu finish him?
Wu throws a leg kick which misses Ruthless's front leg but catches the back leg as Ruthless tries to avoid it.
Ruthless lands a head shot.
Ruthless tries to clinch but Wu is having none of it.
Wu swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Ruthless seems to have recovered his senses.
A nice leg kick lands there from Wu.
Ruthless misses with a head kick.
Ruthless takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Wu scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Ruthless doesn't seem bothered though.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Wu throws a series of punches but Ruthless moves out of range. #CL#
Wu closes the distance and pushes Ruthless back into the cage.
Wu lands a body punch. #BC#
Wu manages to break the clinch.
Ruthless tries to clinch up but Wu circles away and keeps his distance.
Ruthless 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.#T1#
Ruthless has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Wu finds it's way round the side to connect with Ruthless's head.
Wu scores with a leg kick.
Wu moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Pannah Wu seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Ruthless on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Ruthless needs to keep his hands up - Wu had a free shot at his head there.
Ruthless walks straight into a right hand from Wu - that's dropped him! Wu jumps into mount and starts pounding away - can he finish?! More strikes go undefended and the referee has to dive in to save Ruthless from any more punishment! Ruthless complains about the stoppage but falls over as he tries to stand back up, so it was clearly a good stoppage.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:32 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Pannah Wu!
Rondo Ruthless spoke after the fight, saying 'I'll be back to kill
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Event:
Quick Fight Championship
Date: Dec 09, 2016 |
#R1#
A jab from Baals misses.
Ruthless lands a head kick!
#CL#
Baals closes the distance and clinches.
A nice left hand lands by Baals.
A short left from Baals. #ROC#
Ruthless is rocked!
Baals lands a big right hand that drops Ruthless! The killer instinct kicks in and Baals finishes his opponent with a series of strikes from mount. A dominating finish by Baals!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:33 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Harry Baals!
Rondo Ruthless was interviewed post fight and said 'I'll be back to kill
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Event:
Quick Fight Championship
Date: Nov 30, 2016 |
#R1#
Ghosh dives in and grabs Ruthless's left leg, looking for a takedown. Ruthless pushes down on Ghosh's head and hops out.
Ghosh misses with a jab, cross combination.
Horrible takedown attempt by Ghosh or perhaps it was just good defense by Ruthless, which made it look bad.
Ghosh stuns Ruthless with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Ghosh fails with the takedown.
Ruthless changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Ruthless has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Avipriyo Ghosh. That's going to take a lot out of him.#CL2#
Ruthless clinches with his opponent.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ghosh tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
#BC2#
Ruthless's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.#CL2#
Ruthless darts in and clinches Ghosh up against the cage.#BC2#
Ruthless breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat. #T1##CL#
Ghosh moves into the clinch.
Ghosh tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
A frustrated look appears on Ghosh's face as he tries to break the clinch. #BC2#
Ruthless breaks the clinch.
Ruthless looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Rondo Ruthless is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Ruthless tries a head kick but it misses.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Ghosh.
Ghosh darts in looking for a takedown but Ruthless gets double underhooks and turns Ghosh into the cage.
Ruthless lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Ghosh fails with the takedown.
Avipriyo Ghosh seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Ruthless lands with an overhand left.#T2##CL2#
Ruthless closes the distance and clinches.#BC2#
Ruthless pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Ghosh looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Ruthless is fending him off so far but Ghosh persists. Nope, Ruthless circles away and we're back to standing.#CL#
Ghosh darts in and clinches Ruthless up against the cage.#BC2#
Ruthless manages to break the clinch.
Ruthless tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Ghosh manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.#CL2#
Ruthless clinches.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!#BC2#
Ruthless manages to break the clinch.
Ruthless swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Ghosh seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.#CL#
Ghosh moves into the clinch.
Ruthless wants to get back to striking at distance but Ghosh won't allow it.
Ghosh displaying some good clinch control by pressing Ruthless up against the cage.#T3#
Ghosh jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Ruthless walks away with a smile on his face. Ghosh gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Ghosh tries for a takedown but Ruthless sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Ruthless changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Ruthless is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Ruthless doesn't manage to clinch there - Ghosh circles away.
Ghosh is looking to counter punch.
Ghosh throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Ghosh shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Ruthless moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.#CUT2#
It looks like Avipriyo Ghosh has been cut.
Ruthless tries to bum rush Ghosh with a series of wild strikes but Ghosh uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Ghosh looked to counter with a high kick but didn't commit.#CL#
Ghosh has Ruthless up against the cage in a clinch.
#BC2#
Ruthless manages to break the clinch.
#T4#
Ruthless works over Ghosh's head and body with a nice combination.#ROC2#
Ghosh is rocked!#CL2#
Ruthless has Ghosh up against the cage in a clinch.
Oh Ghosh is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
This has been an exciting period of action!#BC2#
Ruthless escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Ruthless and Ghosh are patiently standing in front of each other looking for an opening. Ruthless throws a head kick. It's landed, knocking Ghosh into next week! Ooooh that was huge! Ruthless knows it - he's on the cage flexing is biceps. That's a bit weird considering he won by kick but whatever.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:18 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Rondo Ruthless!
During a confident post fight interview, Rondo Ruthless thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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Event:
Show Money
Date: Nov 26, 2016 |
#R1#
Morin fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Ruthless manages to avoid it.
No joy there for Ruthless, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Ruthless tries to clinch but Morin is having none of it.
Morin lands a nice shot to the body.
Ruthless is looking to clinch.
Ruthless finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Morin misses with a two punch combination.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ruthless throws a series of punches but Morin avoids them all with ease.
Morin appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Ruthless throws a combination that misses #KD2#
and Morin counters with a crisp one two that drops Ruthless! Morin thinks about following him to the mat for a moment but instead steps back and waves Ruthless to his feet! Ruthless is in big trouble!#ROC2#
Ruthless is rocked!
Morin avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Oh Ruthless is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Morin throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Ruthless. #T1#
Morin throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Morin lands a hook that stumbles Ruthless back into the cage. Morin follows up with a straight and another hook that land right on the button, dropping Ruthless to the canvas! Morin pounces and lands several unanswered shots - Ruthless has had enough and taps out! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:11 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Strikes). Vinny Morin!
Rondo Ruthless spoke after the fight, saying 'I'll be back to kill
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Event:
Quick Fight Championship
Date: Nov 16, 2016 |
#R1##CL2#
Ruthless gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.#BC2#
Ruthless manages to break the clinch.
Penczewski goes for a double leg but Ruthless avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Ruthless continues to drive forward.
Ruthless takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.#TD#
Penczewski shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Ruthless's guard.#ES2#
Ruthless is edging up against the cage. He's using the cage to get back to his feet. Nice work there - the fighters are clinched.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!#BC2#
Ruthless breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Ruthless is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Ruthless stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Ruthless wants it to stay on the feet.#CL2#
Ruthless moves into the clinch successfully.
#BC2#
Ruthless pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Ruthless leaves Penczewski with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Despite the aggression on Ruthless's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Mikolaj Penczewski. That's going to take a lot out of him.#CL2#
Ruthless closes the distance and clinches. #T1##BC2#
Ruthless breaks from the clinch.
#CL2#
Ruthless gets in close and instigates a clinch. #BC2#
Ruthless manages to break the clinch.
#CL#
Penczewski has closed the distance and engaged Ruthless in a clinch.
Penczewski goes for a takedown in the clinch but Ruthless prevents it.
Penczewski wants to break the clinch but can't.
Ruthless has Penczewski pressed against the cage, preventing Penczewski from circling away and getting back to striking at range.#BC2#
Ruthless pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Penczewski dives in and grabs Ruthless's left leg, looking for a takedown. Ruthless pushes down on Penczewski's head and hops out.
Penczewski shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Ruthless sprawls well. Ruthless wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Penczewski gets slowly back to his feet.#T2#
Penczewski throws a head kick but Ruthless moves out of range.
#CL2#
Ruthless instigates a clinch. #BC2#
Ruthless breaks from the clinch.
Penczewski wants to clinch up but Ruthless keeps it at a distance.#CL2#
Ruthless rushes Penczewski and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.#BC2#
Ruthless's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Rondo Ruthless is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.#CL2#
Ruthless drives through and clinches with Penczewski against the cage.
#BC2#
Ruthless manages to break the clinch.
No luck for Penczewski with that takedown attempt. #T3##CL2#
The fight moves into the clinch position.#BC2#
Ruthless breaks from the clinch.
Penczewski shoots and misses
and Ruthless counters with a two punch combo.
Penczewski is breathing heavily.#CL2#
Ruthless clinches. #BC2#
Ruthless breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Ruthless misses with a head kick.
Ruthless will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
#T4#
Ruthless keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.#CL2#
Ruthless fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Penczewski, pushing him back against the cage.#BC#
Penczewski manages to break the clinch.
#CL2#
Ruthless fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Penczewski, pushing him back against the cage.#BC2#
Ruthless manages to break the clinch.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Penczewski tries to close the distance and clinch up but Ruthless swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Ruthless's coach down at Cozad The Island was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Ruthless's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.#CL2#
Penczewski tries to keep at a distance but Ruthless has taken the fight into the clinch.#BC2#
Ruthless breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Rondo Ruthless 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.
#R2##CL2#
Ruthless clinches. #BC2#
Ruthless breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Penczewski with a lazy takedown attempt
and Ruthless counters with a left and a right that stings Penczewski.
Penczewski fails with an attempt to clinch.
Penczewski shoots in but no luck this time. #CL2#
Ruthless clinches with his opponent.
Penczewski is trying to pull guard but Ruthless has him pressed against the cage.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Mikolaj Penczewski. That's going to take a lot out of him.#BC2#
Ruthless pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.#CL2#
Ruthless clinches up against the cage.
Penczewski is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Ruthless is defending well.#BC2#
Ruthless manages to break the clinch.
Ruthless is breathing heavily.
Penczewski tries a switch kick but it misses it's target. #T1#
Penczewski has his takedown stuffed
and Ruthless counters with a big head kick but Penczewski shrugs it off.
Penczewski takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
#CL2#
Ruthless clinches up against the cage.
Penczewski tries to score a body lock takedown but Ruthless shows good agility there to stay on his feet.#BC2#
Ruthless escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Penczewski tries a switch kick but it misses it's target. #CL2#
Ruthless moves into range and clinches up with Penczewski.#BC2#
Ruthless's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Ruthless lands with a slapping head kick. #TD#
Penczewski shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in side control! That's better than Penczewski was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!#ES2#
Ruthless throws his opponent off and manages to get back to his feet! Nicely done!#T2#
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!#CL2#
Ruthless gets a clinch.
Penczewski looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.#BC2#
Ruthless's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Penczewski takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Penczewski misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.#T3#
Ruthless slaps away a takedown attempt from Penczewski, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Ruthless replies with a solid counter kick to the body but Penczewski blocks it well.
Penczewski shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Ruthless connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Ruthless scores with a leg kick.
Penczewski tries to clinch up but Ruthless circles away and keeps his distance.
Ruthless will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Penczewski feinted with a counter takedown.
No joy there for Ruthless, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Mikolaj Penczewski is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Ruthless uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Penczewski.
#CL2#
Ruthless closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage. #T4##BC2#
Ruthless breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat. #CL2#
Ruthless forces Penczewski back against the cage and clinches.#BC2#
Ruthless breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Penczewski is trying hard to land a takedown here. Ruthless sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Penczewski throws a head kick but Ruthless moves out of range.
#CL2#
Ruthless rushes Penczewski and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.#BC2#
Ruthless breaks the clinch.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Penczewski misses with the body kick
and Ruthless counters with a nice uppercut.
A left and a right from Penczewski both land. Nice combination. #CL2#
Ruthless closes the distance and clinches.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Rondo Ruthless 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. This is the final round!
#R3##CL2#
Ruthless instigates a clinch.
Penczewski tries to pull guard but Ruthless forces him back to his feet, against the cage.#BC2#
Ruthless escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Rondo Ruthless seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Penczewski is looking to clinch. #CL2#
Ruthless moves into range and clinches up with Penczewski.#BC2#
Ruthless's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Penczewski throws a lazy body kick #TD2#
and Ruthless counters with a nice double leg into side control. Penczewski won't be happy with that.
Penczewski is trying to improve his position.
Penczewski tries to strike but it doesn't land.
Penczewski struggling a bit here.
Penczewski is trying to get back to half guard.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.#T1##SU2#
Ruthless decides to stand up, so the ref orders Penczewski to his feet.
Mikolaj Penczewski seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Penczewski tries to clinch but Ruthless moves out of range. #CL2#
Ruthless has Penczewski up against the cage in a clinch.
#BC2#
Ruthless pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Penczewski is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Penczewski closes the distance and clinches up with Ruthless, looking for a takedown. Penczewski pushes Ruthless against the cage but Ruthless circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.#CL2#
Ruthless has taken the fight to the clinch.
#T2##BC2#
Ruthless manages to break the clinch.
Ruthless keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Ruthless is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Penczewski takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.#CL2#
Ruthless has taken the fight to the clinch.
#BC2#
Ruthless escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
#CL2#
Ruthless moves into the clinch successfully.
#BC2#
Ruthless's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Penczewski throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Ruthless tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Penczewski tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Ruthless manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Ruthless drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Penczewski defends it well.
Penczewski fails with a takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Mikolaj Penczewski. That's going to take a lot out of him.#T3#
Left hook, right uppercut from Ruthless.
Ruthless avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
#CL2#
Ruthless has taken the fight to the clinch.
Penczewski tries to pull guard but Ruthless holds him up against the cage and eventually Penczewski drops back down to his feet.
#BC2#
Ruthless pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Penczewski misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.#T4#
Ruthless throws a combination. Penczewski tries to block but a couple of punches get through.#CL2#
Ruthless instigates a clinch.
Ruthless gets underhooks to prevent Penczewski's takedown attempt.
Ruthless gets underhooks to prevent Penczewski's takedown attempt.
#BC2#
Ruthless escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
#CL2#
Ruthless has closed the distance and engaged Penczewski in a clinch.
This has been an exciting period of action!#BC2#
Ruthless escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Penczewski fails to land the takedown.
Mikolaj Penczewski has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Rondo Ruthless is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Penczewski tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
And that's the end of the fight!
Rondo Ruthless comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Ruthless has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Santiago Holmes scores the fight 27:30
Judge Michael Johnstone scores the fight 27:30
Judge Daniel Franklin scores the fight 26:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Rondo Ruthless!
A victorious Rondo Ruthless thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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Event:
Quick Fight Championship
Date: Nov 12, 2016 |
#R1#
Horrible takedown attempt by Rodriguez or perhaps it was just good defense by Ruthless, which made it look bad.
Ruthless stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Ruthless wants it to stay on the feet.
Ruthless throws a front kick aimed at Rodriguez 's knee but Rodriguez avoids it well.
Rodriguez is looking to counter with head kicks.#TD#
Rodriguez drives through with a takedown into Ruthless's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
Rodriguez might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Rodriguez 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.
Rodriguez sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Ruthless's guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Rodriguez throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Rodriguez controlling the action here.#T1#
Rodriguez has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.#SU#
Rodriguez decides to stand up.
Rodriguez shoots in but no luck this time.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for James Rodriguez . That's going to take a lot out of him.
Rodriguez checks the leg kick nicely there.
Ruthless doesn't manage to clinch there - Rodriguez circles away.
Rodriguez shoots in for a takedown but Ruthless shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Ruthless wants to clinch.#T2#
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Rodriguez throws a right and a left that both miss.#CL#
Rodriguez clinches.
Rodriguez jumps guard but Ruthless stands there with Rodriguez around his waist. Rodriguez gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
The referee calls for Rodriguez to work.
#BC#
Rodriguez breaks the clinch.
#CL#
Rodriguez darts in and clinches Ruthless up against the cage.
Rodriguez has Ruthless pressed against the cage, preventing Ruthless from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Rodriguez has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Ruthless is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.#T3#
Rodriguez is trying to pull guard but Ruthless turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Ruthless is trying to force a seperation but Rodriguez has the dominant position.
Rodriguez jumps guard but Ruthless stands there with Rodriguez around his waist. Rodriguez gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Rodriguez manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Ruthless wants to break free but Rodriguez has control.
Rodriguez is trying to drag Ruthless to the mat but Ruthless just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.#BC#
Rodriguez breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat. #T4#
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Rodriguez throws a body kick that digs right into the meat. #CL2#
Ruthless gets a clinch.
Ruthless wants to break free but Rodriguez has control.
Ruthless is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Ruthless wants to get back to striking at distance but Rodriguez won't allow it.
Rodriguez working Ruthless over with knees to the body.
Ruthless wants to break the clinch but can't.
Ruthless is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Ruthless is trying to break the clinch but Rodriguez has him pressed against the cage.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Rodriguez is looking to take this one to the mat.
Ruthless is trying to force a seperation but Rodriguez has the dominant position.
Ruthless tries to circle away but Rodriguez has him pinned against the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
James Rodriguez dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
#R2#
Rodriguez shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Ruthless as he avoids it easily.
Despite the aggression on Ruthless's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Ruthless fails to land with a series of punches.
Rodriguez tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Ruthless fails to land with a series of punches.
Ruthless shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Rodriguez eats them both and turns towards Ruthless to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Rodriguez looks for a takedown but Ruthless sprawls well.
James Rodriguez seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.#CL#
Ruthless gets tackled into the cage by Rodriguez . Rodriguez maintains the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ruthless gets underhooks to prevent Rodriguez 's takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for James Rodriguez . That's going to take a lot out of him.
Ruthless gets underhooks to prevent Rodriguez 's takedown attempt.
Rodriguez stalling against the cage.
#T1#
Ruthless can't break the clinch.
#BC2#
Ruthless breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Rodriguez misses with a wild combination.
Despite the aggression on Ruthless's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Rodriguez fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Ruthless has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Rodriguez takes a swing at Ruthless's ribcage but misses.
Ruthless walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Rodriguez checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
A nice combination there by Ruthless.
#CL#
Ruthless tries to keep at a distance but Rodriguez has taken the fight into the clinch.#T2##BC2#
Ruthless breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Rodriguez looks to land a combination but Ruthless avoids it well.
Rondo Ruthless is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Rodriguez is trying hard to land a takedown here. Ruthless sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Ruthless tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Ruthless throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
As Ruthless tries to get set, Rodriguez tries to push him back and clinch up but Ruthless manages to avoid the attempt.
Ruthless slaps away a takedown attempt from Rodriguez , before circling back to the center of the mat.#CL2#
Ruthless darts in and clinches Rodriguez up against the cage.
Ruthless wants to get back to striking at distance but Rodriguez won't allow it.
Ruthless is trying to break the clinch but Rodriguez is controlling him.#T3#
Ruthless is trying to push Rodriguez away but Rodriguez has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Rodriguez fails to pull guard.
#BC#
Rodriguez 's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.#CL2#
Ruthless darts in and clinches Rodriguez up against the cage.
Ruthless wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.#BC2#
Ruthless breaks the clinch.
#CL2#
Ruthless has closed the distance and engaged Rodriguez in a clinch.
Rodriguez prevents Ruthless from breaking the clinch.
Rodriguez has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Ruthless avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Rodriguez effectively controlling the action here.#TD#
Rodriguez successfully pulls guard.
#T4#
Ruthless wants to stand but Rodriguez has a closed guard, so he can't escape. #ES#
Rodriguez is edging up against the cage. He's using the cage to get back to his feet. Nice work there - the fighters are clinched.
Rodriguez is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Ruthless gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.#BC#
Rodriguez escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Rodriguez fails to land the takedown.
Ruthless drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Rodriguez defends it well.
A head kick from Ruthless lands but Rodriguez takes it in his stride.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Rodriguez tries a head kick but it misses.
Rodriguez on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Ruthless. Ruthless obviously looking to wear him down.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Rondo Ruthless 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.
#R3#
Nice takedown defense from Ruthless. No joy for Rodriguez on that attempt.
Ruthless moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
James Rodriguez is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Rodriguez tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Ruthless is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Ruthless is looking to clinch.
Rodriguez doesn't manage to clinch there - Ruthless circles away.
Ruthless changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Ruthless tries to clinch but Rodriguez is having none of it.
Rodriguez misses with a few strikes there.
Rodriguez shoots for a double leg takedown but Ruthless sprawls well. He's pushed Rodriguez 's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.#CL2#
Ruthless closes the distance and clinches.
Rodriguez throws a knee to the head but misses.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Rodriguez is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Ruthless gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for James Rodriguez . That's going to take a lot out of him.
Ruthless wants to break free but Rodriguez has control.
#T1#
Ruthless tries to circle away but Rodriguez has him pinned against the cage.
Ruthless is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Ruthless is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Rodriguez keeps control of Ruthless as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Rodriguez tries to pull guard but Ruthless forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Ruthless is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.#TD#
Rodriguez drags the fight down to the ground.
Rodriguez manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Ruthless manages to get himself to full guard.
#REVR#
Rodriguez stops Ruthless from standing up.
Rodriguez trying to control the position from guard on top but Ruthless is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can. #T2##ES2#
Ruthless has butterfly guard. He's looking to stand up here. He pushes Rodriguez off him and springs to his feet nicely. The crowd applauds.
Ruthless swats away the attempt to clinch by Rodriguez .
Rodriguez shoots in for a double leg but Ruthless sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Rondo Ruthless seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Ruthless tries to clinch but Rodriguez is having none of it.
Rodriguez fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Rodriguez fails with a takedown attempt from distance.#T3##CL2#
Ruthless rushes Rodriguez and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.#BC2#
Ruthless breaks from the clinch.
Rodriguez fails with the takedown
and Ruthless counters with a head kick. That will keep Rodriguez thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Ruthless ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Rodriguez moves away.
Ruthless throws a solid leg kick but Rodriguez takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Ruthless.#CL2#
Ruthless has taken the fight to the clinch.
#BC2#
Ruthless breaks from the clinch.
Rodriguez just misses with a punch to the body.
Ruthless has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Rodriguez shoots and misses
and Ruthless counters with a straight right hand.#CL2#
Ruthless fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Rodriguez , pushing him back against the cage.#T4#
Rodriguez looking for a takedown. #BC2#
Ruthless escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Rodriguez avoids the head kick by Ruthless.
Ruthless throws a front kick aimed at Rodriguez 's knee but Rodriguez avoids it well.
Rodriguez appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Rodriguez misses with a leg kick
letting Ruthless counter with a right hand.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Ruthless tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Rodriguez manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Horrible takedown attempt by Rodriguez or perhaps it was just good defense by Ruthless, which made it look bad.
Ruthless turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
And that's the end of the fight!
Rondo Ruthless comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Ruthless has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Bart Greer scores the fight 28:29
Judge Winston Alpacca scores the fight 28:29
Judge Peter Branson scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Rondo Ruthless!
Rondo Ruthless 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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Event:
Quick Fight Championship
Date: Nov 06, 2016 |
#R1#
McGregor on the wrong end of a nice jab.#CL2#
Ruthless has taken the fight to the clinch.
McGregor is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.#BC2#
Ruthless escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
#CL2#
The fight moves into the clinch position.#BC2#
Ruthless breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Ruthless avoids the head kick by McGregor.
Ruthless throws a counter combo.#CL2#
Ruthless clinches up against the cage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
McGregor has had enough of the clinch but Ruthless keeps him there for the moment.#BC2#
Ruthless's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
McGregor pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Ruthless throws a left and a right that both miss
and McGregor counters with a three punch combo that has Ruthless backing up. Ruthless nods at McGregor to acknowledge the strikes.#T1#
A head kick misses from McGregor. #CL2#
Ruthless takes the fight into the clinch. #BC2#
Ruthless manages to break the clinch.
McGregor connects with a leg kick. Ruthless looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it. #CL2#
Ruthless has taken the fight to the clinch.
#BC2#
Ruthless pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Some wild striking there from Ruthless.
#CL2#
Ruthless darts in and clinches McGregor up against the cage.#T2#
McGregor tries to break the clinch but Ruthless is controlling the position. #BC2#
Ruthless escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
#CL2#
Ruthless has closed the distance and engaged McGregor in a clinch.
McGregor looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
McGregor is trying to break free.#BC2#
Ruthless escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
McGregor throws a shot from downtown. Ruthless moves away and avoids it.#CL2#
Ruthless moves into the clinch successfully.
#BC2#
Ruthless breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A punch combination from McGregor misses.
Ruthless feints the counter takedown.#T3##CL2#
Ruthless closes the distance and clinches.#BC2#
Ruthless breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Ruthless lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but McGregor circles away quickly and effectively.#CL2#
Ruthless fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with McGregor, pushing him back against the cage.#BC2#
Ruthless breaks from the clinch.
Ruthless misses with a low kick as McGregor jumps back.
McGregor throws a big counter combination but Ruthless scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
McGregor lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
McGregor tries a head kick but it misses.
McGregor looks for the body kick but Ruthless saw that one coming.
Ruthless pulls out of a head kick attempt.
As Ruthless looks to move away, McGregor throws a big counter combo but Ruthless just gets out of the way.#T4#
Ruthless misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Some wild striking there from McGregor.
McGregor throws a head kick that Ruthless semi-blocks.
#CL2#
Ruthless clinches up against the cage.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
McGregor is looking to break free of the clinch but Ruthless has double underhooks. #BC2#
Ruthless pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
McGregor misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
#CL2#
Ruthless fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with McGregor, pushing him back against the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Rondo Ruthless dominated that round.
That's time! McGregor's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
#R2#
Ruthless lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as McGregor backs up against the cage.
#CL2#
Ruthless closes the distance and clinches.#BC2#
Ruthless breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Conor McGregor is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Ruthless misses with a wild combination.
Ruthless looks to land a combination but McGregor avoids it well.
It looked like McGregor was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Ruthless.
Rondo Ruthless seems to be getting the better of the standup.
McGregor throws a sloppy head kick and Ruthless moves out of range easily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
McGregor dodges the punch combination from Ruthless.
Ruthless avoids the head kick by McGregor.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Ruthless in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.#CL2#
McGregor gets tackled into the cage by Ruthless. Ruthless maintains the clinch. #T1#
A frustrated look appears on McGregor's face as he tries to break the clinch.
A frustrated look appears on McGregor's face as he tries to break the clinch. #BC2#
Ruthless manages to break the clinch.
Ruthless misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
McGregor half committed to a counter leg kick.
McGregor throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Ruthless attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
McGregor is looking to counter with head kicks.
McGregor uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Ruthless.
McGregor lands a leg kick that knocks Ruthless off balance momentarily.
McGregor takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.#T2##CL2#
Ruthless moves into the clinch.
McGregor wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Rondo Ruthless seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
McGregor working hard to break the clinch.#BC2#
Ruthless breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat. #CL2#
Ruthless instigates a clinch. #BC2#
Ruthless escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
McGregor throws a nice looking combination but Ruthless bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.#CL2#
Ruthless forces McGregor back against the cage and clinches.#BC2#
Ruthless breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
McGregor misses with a head kick.
Ruthless has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
McGregor blocks a head kick by Ruthless.
McGregor appears to be looking for a big counter.#T3#
Ruthless lands a jab-cross combination.
McGregor slips a jab and a cross from Ruthless.
#KD2#
Oooh a lovely combination from Ruthless sends McGregor down but not out. Ruthless dives into side control looking to finish. #ROC2#
McGregor is rocked!
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!#SU2#
Ruthless decides to take the fight back to the feet.
Oh McGregor is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
McGregor misses with a head kick.
#CL2#
Ruthless closes the distance and clinches.
McGregor tries to break free but Ruthless pushes him back against the cage.#BC2#
Ruthless escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
#CL2#
Ruthless clinches with his opponent.
#BC2#
Ruthless manages to break the clinch.
McGregor throws a right and a left that both miss.
Ruthless feints the counter takedown.
McGregor looks to land a body kick but Ruthless moved away.
McGregor misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Ruthless misses with a body shot.
Ruthless is breathing heavily.
McGregor buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
#T4##CL2#
Ruthless clinches up against the cage.#BC2#
Ruthless breaks the clinch.
Ruthless works the jab nicely.#CL2#
Ruthless moves into the clinch.#BC2#
Ruthless's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
McGregor tries a low kick but Ruthless avoids it.
McGregor fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Ruthless checks it well.
Ruthless throws a counter combo.
McGregor looks up at the clock. Bad move! Ruthless lands a right hand from hell, dropping McGregor. Ruthless pounces and finishes the fight with a flurry of punches and elbows.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:29 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Rondo Ruthless!
Conor McGregor was interviewed post fight and said 'Sometimes you lose sometimes you win. I am sorry the Irish but I will comeback and prove why I am the p4p number one.'.
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