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Event:
Quick Fight Championship
Date: Oct 09, 2017 |
#R1#
Ruiz tries for a takedown but Kusnikovsky sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Ruiz dives in for a single leg takedown but Kusnikovsky sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.#TD#
Kusnikovsky scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Ruiz gets back to half guard.
Kusnikovsky wants to free his trapped foot but Ruiz is holding on for dear life with his legs.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.#SUB2#
Ruiz actively working from the bottom here.
Kusnikovsky thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kusnikovsky not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Kusnikovsky blocks the strikes from Ruiz .
Kusnikovsky throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Kusnikovsky seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Ruiz does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Ruiz avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Kusnikovsky. #T1#
Kusnikovsky throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Ruiz throws a strike from the bottom that misses.
Kusnikovsky knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Ruiz on the ground.
Kusnikovsky sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Ruiz defending well though.
Ruiz moves into full guard.
Kusnikovsky trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Kusnikovsky missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Ruiz wants to sweep here but Kusnikovsky controlling him for the moment.
Kusnikovsky with a flurry of punches that miss. #SUB2#
Ruiz has his feet on Kusnikovsky's thighs here. He's pushed Kusnikovsky off and worked for a very quick armbar from the bottom! He's flipped onto his stomach and he's cranking hard on the arm! Kusnikovsky screams in pain and taps out! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Alejandro Ruiz !
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Event:
Quick Fight Championship
Date: Sep 15, 2017 |
#R1##CL2#
Roadcap Jr darts in and clinches Ruiz up against the cage.
Ruiz will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Roadcap Jr up against the cage.#BC2#
Roadcap Jr's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Roadcap Jr gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Ruiz counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Ruiz ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Roadcap Jr moves away.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Roadcap Jr is defended easily by Ruiz .#TD#
Ruiz shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Roadcap Jr is looking to stand back up... there's a bit of a scramble and Ruiz dives into side control.
#REVB#
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!#SU#
Ruiz stands up and we're back to a striking position. #T1#
Roadcap Jr goes for a double leg but Ruiz avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Ruiz continues to drive forward.
Roadcap Jr throws a left and a right that both miss
#TD#
and Ruiz counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Ruiz is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Roadcap Jr keeping moving, preventing Ruiz from controlling successfully.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Ruiz wanted to stand there but Roadcap Jr had control of the position. #SUB2#
Roadcap Jr is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Ruiz defends well.#T2#
Roadcap Jr is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
Ruiz controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Roadcap Jr wants to sweep here but Ruiz controlling him for the moment.
Roadcap Jr is controlling Ruiz 's posture.#REF3#
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Roadcap Jr fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Roadcap Jr's coach down at The Island Gym was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Roadcap Jr's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Alejandro Ruiz has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Nick Roadcap Jr.
Ruiz connects with a high kick. #T3##TD#
Ruiz closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Roadcap Jr did well to prevent Ruiz getting side control.
Roadcap Jr looks winded!
Roadcap Jr wants to improve his position but Ruiz is controlling well.
Ruiz passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Roadcap Jr! #SUB#
Ruiz has control of Roadcap Jr's right arm, working for a kimura. It's a bit of a token attempt though and Roadcap Jr regains control of the situation pretty easily.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Ruiz pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.#T4#
Roadcap Jr squirming around on the bottom, looking to escape.
Roadcap Jr takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Roadcap Jr is in a horrible position here. Ruiz smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Roadcap Jr tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Roadcap Jr takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Ruiz controlling the pace for now.
Roadcap Jr tries to lock up and control but Ruiz gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Alejandro Ruiz dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
#R2##CL#
Ruiz gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Roadcap Jr managing to block the knees to the body from Ruiz .
#TD#
Ruiz wants the takedown. Roadcap Jr is fighting it off but Ruiz persists and manages to bring the fight to the ground, ending up in Roadcap Jr's guard against the cage.
Roadcap Jr wants to get back to his feet but Ruiz passes into half guard.
#REVB#
Roadcap Jr trying to keep hold of his opponent's head but Ruiz manages to pass to mount!
Ruiz trying to control but he's not successful this time.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Roadcap Jr wants to hold on but Ruiz pushes him away.
Ruiz controlling the position easily from mount.
Ruiz postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Roadcap Jr looks a forlorn figure.
Ruiz is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Roadcap Jr can do to turn this around?#T1#
Ruiz controlling his opponent. #SUB#
Ruiz with some aggressive grappling here. He's looking for submissions here, rather than waiting for the opportunity to counter.
Roadcap Jr tries to reverse the position but Ruiz maintains control.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.#T2#
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Ruiz in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Roadcap Jr squirming around on the bottom, looking to escape.
#SUB#
Ruiz working for a guillotine from mount but Roadcap Jr is in no mood to give up.
Roadcap Jr takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Ruiz lands a big shot there that rocks Roadcap Jr but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Ruiz can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Roadcap Jr is looking to escape.
Ruiz sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment. #T3#
Ruiz wants to control the pace but Roadcap Jr is squirming around nicely.
Ruiz is landing with some decent strikes but Roadcap Jr is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Ruiz controlling from mount.
Roadcap Jr is trying desperately to improve position.#T4#
Ruiz trying to control but Roadcap Jr is having none of it.
Ruiz sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Alejandro Ruiz overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Ruiz can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Roadcap Jr is looking to escape.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Ruiz takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Alejandro Ruiz dominated that second 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. This is the final round!
#R3#
Roadcap Jr avoids a kick to the body.
Roadcap Jr drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Ruiz defends it well.
Roadcap Jr fails with an attempt to clinch.
Ruiz displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Roadcap Jr.
Roadcap Jr is looking to chop away at Ruiz 's legs.
It looked like Ruiz was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Roadcap Jr shoots in for a takedown but Ruiz shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.#CL2#
Roadcap Jr rushes Ruiz and presses him up against the cage.#BC2#
Roadcap Jr pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Roadcap Jr tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Ruiz paws at him with a jab and circles away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ruiz stalks Roadcap Jr and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Roadcap Jr's face. Roadcap Jr staggers backwards, shaken.
Roadcap Jr changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Ruiz tries to avoid it but Roadcap Jr manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Ruiz to the ground. Ruiz escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Alejandro Ruiz has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Nick Roadcap Jr.#CL#
Ruiz instigates a clinch. #TD#
Ruiz pulls guard effortlessly.
Roadcap Jr takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Ruiz is pulling down on Roadcap Jr's head to control his posture. #T1##SUB#
Ruiz is looking for a triangle but Roadcap Jr pushes his legs off easily.
Ruiz working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Roadcap Jr.
Ruiz keeping moving, preventing Roadcap Jr from controlling successfully.
Ruiz bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Roadcap Jr's guard. #REVR#
Roadcap Jr keeping moving, preventing Ruiz from controlling successfully.
Ruiz pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Roadcap Jr is keeping the position for now. #T2#
Roadcap Jr looking to sweep using the butterfly guard but Ruiz puts pay to that idea as he passes nicely into half guard.
Roadcap Jr trying to control from the bottom.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Ruiz is trying to get back to his feet now but his leg is trapped.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Roadcap Jr is trying to maintain the position but Ruiz is very close to passing his half guard.
Roadcap Jr is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though. #T3#
Ground and pound from Ruiz .
Ruiz is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Roadcap Jr is not content to let Ruiz control the position.
Ruiz drops an elbow to the side of Roadcap Jr's head.
Ruiz is nestled in close to Roadcap Jr, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Ruiz lands with a punch from half guard.
Ruiz working the head and body with strikes.
Roadcap Jr is controlling Ruiz 's trapped leg to prevent Ruiz from advancing to side control.#T4##SUB#
Ruiz is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Ruiz wants to lay and pray for a moment but Roadcap Jr keeps working. #SUB#
Ruiz is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Roadcap Jr defends it well.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Ruiz trying to control the pace.
And that's the end of the fight!
Alejandro 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 Bart Greer scores the fight 30:27
Judge Daniel Franklin scores the fight 30:27
Judge Dirk Anderson scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Alejandro Ruiz !
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Event:
Quick Fight Championship
Date: Sep 10, 2017 |
#R1##CL2#
Van Rijn clinches with his opponent.
Ruiz looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Ruiz is trying to push Van Rijn away but Van Rijn has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Van Rijn lands a shot to the body.
Van Rijn lands with a right to the head. #CUT2#
It looks like Alejandro Ruiz has been cut.
Van Rijn scores with a shot to the side of Ruiz 's head.
Ruiz looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Ruiz looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Ruiz is trying to pull guard but Van Rijn has him pressed against the cage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ruiz stalls.
Ruiz is trying to pull guard but Van Rijn turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Ruiz drops down looking for an ankle pick but Van Rijn pulls his leg out and moves away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Alejandro Ruiz . That's going to take a lot out of him.#T1#
Van Rijn throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Ruiz tries to clinch but Van Rijn is having none of it.
Ruiz closes the distance but Van Rijn moves to the side
and Van Rijn cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.#CL2#
Van Rijn closes the distance and pushes Ruiz back into the cage.
Ruiz jumps guard but Van Rijn stands there with Ruiz around his waist. Ruiz gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Ruiz tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Van Rijn smiles and moves away.
Ruiz steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Van Rijn. That one must have hurt.#T2#
Ruiz throws a sloppy head kick
and Van Rijn connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Van Rijn sizes up Ruiz with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle. #CL#
Ruiz moves into the clinch.
Ruiz wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Van Rijn has him pressed against the cage.
Van Rijn doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Van Rijn prevents a takedown attempt there.
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 Van Rijn walks away with a smile on his face. Ruiz gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
No luck with that takedown attempt from Ruiz . #T3##TD#
Ruiz looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Ruiz throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Van Rijn works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Ruiz 's corner is telling him to maintain position.#SU#
Ruiz stands and steps away. Van Rijn gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
Ruiz shoots and misses
and Van Rijn counters with a nice uppercut. #ROC2#
Ruiz is rocked!
Ruiz is breathing heavily.#CL2#
Van Rijn moves into the clinch successfully.
Oh Ruiz is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Van Rijn lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Ruiz is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Van Rijn to keep the fight standing.
Van Rijn lands a left hand that snaps the head of Ruiz backwards.
Still in the clinch, Van Rijn scores with a nice short uppercut.
Van Rijn lands a nice looking hook to the body, 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!
Van Rijn lands a body shot.
Van Rijn digs a right hand underneath Ruiz 's ribcage. Ruiz let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Van Rijn looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Van Rijn pushes Ruiz against the cage. Van Rijn is working some dirty boxing. Van Rijn pushes off with a quick right hook! Ruiz goes down! Ruiz tries to stand but stumbles back to his kness! Van Rijn moves in to finish and the ref steps in to prevent any more damage!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Mike Van Rijn!
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Event:
Quick Fight Championship
Date: Sep 05, 2017 |
#R1##CL2#
Pulin gets tackled into the cage by Ruiz . Ruiz maintains the clinch. #BC2#
Ruiz breaks from the clinch.
Pulin throws a left and a right that both miss
#CL2#
and Ruiz counters by moving into the clinch.
Pulin fails to pull guard.
Ruiz is struggling to control the position.
Still in the clinch, Pulin scores with a nice short uppercut.
Ruiz has Pulin pressed against the cage, preventing Pulin from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Pulin is looking to break free of the clinch but Ruiz has double underhooks. #TD2#
Ruiz turns his hips and lands a very nice judo throw into side control!#SUB2#
Ruiz in side control, working for a kimura. He's got hold of an arm and he's torquing it... Pulin is tapping! That's the end of the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:48 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Alejandro Ruiz !
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Event:
Quick Fight Championship
Date: Aug 30, 2017 |
#R1#
Ruiz misses with a head kick.
Pulin connects with a crisp jab.
Vladimir Pulin seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Pulin throws a combination that misses #TD2#
and Ruiz counters with a single leg into guard. Pulin didn't expect that.
Ruiz stands and throws Pulin's legs to the side, diving into side control. #SUB2#
Ruiz is in a dominant position here, looking for a kimura. Pulin looks calm but he's in trouble here. Ruiz gets his leg over his opponent's head and yanks on the arm. Pulin is tapping like a morse code operator on the titanic! SOS! SOS! Ruiz lets go of the hold and Pulin can pop his arm back in it's socket.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:34 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Alejandro Ruiz !
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Event:
Quick Fight Championship
Date: Aug 25, 2017 |
#R1#
Ruiz throws a sloppy head kick and Leow moves out of range easily.
Leow fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Leow lands with a kick to the temple. Ruiz shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?" #TD#
Ruiz shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Leow napping and manages to drive through into side control!#SUB#
Ruiz tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Ruiz trying to control the action but Leow is working from the bottom. #T1#
Leow is trying to get back to half guard.
Ruiz is looking to take a break and control but Leow is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Ruiz controls the position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.#SU#
Ruiz decides to take the fight back to the feet. #TD#
Ruiz looking for a takedown here - he's got it.#ES2#
Leow has scooted to the edge of the canvas and used the cage to get back to his feet. Ruiz has stuck on his opponent and is forcing him back against the cage.#T2#
A frustrated look appears on Ruiz 's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Leow tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Ruiz working some nice short punches in the clinch.#TD#
Ruiz jumps into guard, dragging Leow to the mat.
Ruiz looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it. #SUB#
Leow got a little sloppy there for a moment and Ruiz has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Leow has managed to get both his arms back between Ruiz 's legs - danger averted.
This has been an exciting period of action!#SUB#
Ruiz throws his legs up looking for a submission but Leow uses it to pass to side control.
#T3#
Ruiz is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.
Ruiz is looking to regain half guard here but Leow keeps moving and retains side control. #SU2#
Leow decides to take the fight back to the feet.
Leow shoots in but Ruiz avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Alejandro Ruiz has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Mao Leow.
Ruiz shoots in but doesn't get the takedown #CL2#
and Leow moves into the clinch.#T4#
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.#TD#
Ruiz decides to pull guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Ruiz is trying to control the position from the bottom.
#SUB#
Ruiz looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Ruiz keeping moving, preventing Leow from controlling successfully.
Ruiz manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Leow manages to get himself to full guard.
#REVR#
Ruiz controlling from the top position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Alejandro 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#
Leow lands with an uppercut that bounces Ruiz off the cage and back into range.
Ruiz takes a kick to the side of the head.#CUT2#
It looks like Alejandro Ruiz has been cut.
Ruiz tries to clinch but Leow is having none of it.
Leow throws a nice inside leg kick.
Alejandro Ruiz is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Ruiz misses with a takedown attempt - Leow sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.#CL#
Ruiz gets a clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Leow misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Ruiz working hard to break the clinch.
Ruiz can't break the clinch.
#T1#
Leow prevents the takedown attempt.
Leow tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Ruiz just stands there and leans against the cage.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Ruiz as Leow tries to tie him up.
Leow lands a good knee to the midsection. Ruiz won't want to take too many of those.#BC#
Ruiz manages to break the clinch.
#CL#
Ruiz takes the fight into the clinch.
Ruiz is trying to push Leow away but Leow has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Leow throws a knee to the head but misses.
Leow wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Leow taking a breather.
Ruiz will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Leow up against the cage.#T2#
Ruiz tries to pull guard but Leow forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Alejandro Ruiz . That's going to take a lot out of him.
Leow wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.#TD#
Ruiz decides to pull guard.
Ruiz looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
Ruiz throws a couple of weedy looking strikes off his back.
Leow must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.#SUB#
Leow has a momentary lapse of concentration, allowing Ruiz to throw up a leg and lock on what appears to be a pretty tight triangle! Leow is fighting it off but it's all too little too late - Ruiz pulls down on the head and he's put Leow to sleep! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:59 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Alejandro Ruiz !
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Event:
Quick Fight Championship
Date: Aug 22, 2017 |
#R1#
Stec misses with a takedown #CL#
and Ruiz moves into the clinch.
Stec avoiding damage as Ruiz throws knees to the body.
#BC2#
Stec breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
#CL#
Ruiz closes the distance and clinches.
Stec wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
#TD#
Ruiz jumps guard and drags Stec to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
Ruiz wants to get back to his feet but Stec is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Stec looking to sit in guard and control but Ruiz gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top. #REVR#
Stec is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ruiz stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Stec swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Ruiz is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.#T1#
Stec wants to stand but Ruiz is controlling the position.
Ruiz trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Ruiz is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Ruiz works over Stec with some ground and pound from guard.
Stec looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Ruiz controlling from the top position. #SU#
Ruiz decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow. #T2#
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Stec tries to clinch there but Ruiz circles away.
#TD#
Ruiz closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Stec bucks up and tries to throw Ruiz off but instead Ruiz has got his back!
Ruiz is hanging on to Stec's back as he tries to escape.
So, who will make the next big move? In this position it could be crucial.
Stec manages to reverse the position and now he's in Ruiz 's guard. Nice work there by Stec.
#T3##SUB#
Ruiz has thrown up a leg looking for a triangle. Stec doesn't defend quickly enough and Ruiz has managed to lock this one up! Can Stec escape?! NO! He's tapping out! Damn, that was a quick submission - congrats to Ruiz on a fantastic submission victory.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:23 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Alejandro Ruiz !
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Event:
Quick Fight Championship
Date: Aug 12, 2017 |
#R1##TD#
Ruiz gets caught flat footed, as Ventura shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Ruiz is trying to keep Ventura in close.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Ventura sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Ruiz 's guard.
Ruiz tries to roll over but Ventura keeps him under control.
Ventura thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Ruiz 's head.
Ruiz is looking to improve his position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ventura tries to pass the half guard into mount. Ruiz knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Ruiz wants to control but Ventura is keeping busy.
Ruiz wants to get back to full guard.#T1#
Ventura trying to control from half guard but Ruiz is working away.
Ventura controlling the pace.
Ventura winds up and cracks Ruiz with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Ruiz moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Ruiz is on top in guard.
#REVB#
Ruiz postures up in Ventura's guard and throws a big left but Ventura blocks it. #SUB#
Ventura is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Ruiz is aware though and is defending well.#T2#
Ventura pulls Ruiz in close to prevent any damage.
Ruiz trying to control but Ventura is working from the bottom.
Ventura trying to control the position here.
Ruiz missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Ventura looking for a sweep. Not yet Ventura, not yet. #T3#
Ruiz would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Ruiz scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Ventura has a closed guard, preventing Ruiz from standing up.
Ventura is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move. #REVR#
Ventura slips a nice elbow through Ruiz 's hands, connecting with Ruiz 's forehead.
Ruiz punching from the bottom.
Ruiz wants to control but Ventura is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Ventura controlling the pace. #T4#
Ruiz wants to control but Ventura is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Ruiz might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Ventura haven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
Ventura is nestled in close to Ruiz , controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Ruiz is trying to control but can't.
Ruiz is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Ventura scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Ruiz has hold of Ventura's hands but Ventura slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Ventura working Ruiz over with strikes. #SUB#
Ventura looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jason Ventura 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#
Ventura gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily #CL2#
and Ruiz counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Ruiz .
Ventura wants to take the fight to the mat but Ruiz manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Ventura has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Ruiz avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jason Ventura. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Ruiz is pressed up against the cage. Ventura 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. #TD#
Ventura fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Ruiz to the ground. Ventura is now in Ruiz 's guard.
Ruiz is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Ventura accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ventura lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Ventura working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Ruiz wants to stand and escape but Ventura is having none of it.
Ruiz is trying to keep Ventura in close.
#T1##SUB2#
Ruiz is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Ventura defends well.
Ventura postures up and lands a big shot to Ruiz 's brow.
Ruiz looking to control.
#SUB2#
Ruiz is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Ventura defends well.
Ventura sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Ventura scoring with punches to the head and body. #T2#
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Ventura slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Ventura with a nice head shot there.
Ventura trying to control the position from guard on top but Ruiz is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Ventura stays in close to Ruiz 's body and controls the position. #T3#
Ventura content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Ruiz working a defensive guard here.
Ruiz wants to sweep but no luck. #REF3#
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Ventura keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Ventura tries to counter by clinching up but Ruiz breaks away and moves out of range.
Ventura doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Ruiz counters with a head kick. That will keep Ventura thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Ruiz takes a swing at Ventura's ribcage but misses. #CL2#
Ruiz darts in and clinches Ventura up against the cage.#TD2#
Ruiz has picked Ventura up - he's going for a ride! Ruiz dumps his opponent to the mat with a thud and settles into half guard.
Ventura gets full guard.
Ruiz is breathing heavily.#T4#
Ventura is controlling Ruiz 's posture.
Ventura looking to control.
Ruiz trying to control the position from guard on top but Ventura is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Ventura looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Ventura is on top in guard.
#REVR#
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Ventura scoring with punches to the head and body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Ventura slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Alejandro Ruiz will probably get the nod - 10:9.
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#
Ventura tries to clinch up but Ruiz circles away and keeps his distance.
Ventura 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 Ventura off to one side.
Ventura changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Ruiz tries to avoid it but Ventura manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Ruiz to the ground. Ruiz escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Ruiz tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Ventura is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Ruiz can do to turn this around?
Ruiz dives in for a single leg takedown but Ventura sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.#CL2#
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Ventura goes for a takedown in the clinch but Ruiz prevents it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jason Ventura. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Ruiz wants a takedown but no success here.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ruiz is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Ventura is trying to drag Ruiz to the mat but Ruiz just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Ruiz tries to work over Ventura's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target. #T1#
Ventura wants to take the fight to the mat but Ruiz manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Ventura tries for a takedown. No joy.
#TD2#
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 Ventura uses from the top position.
Ventura with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Ruiz is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Ruiz controls Ventura momentarily but Ventura frees himself. #T2#
Ruiz keeping full guard, as Ventura tries to pass.
Ventura trying to control the position from guard on top but Ruiz is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Ventura slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Ventura chips away with some ground and pound.
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.
Ruiz working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Ventura. #T3#
Ventura stopping the sweep attempt from Ruiz .
Jason Ventura overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Ventura throws a big right hand that misses. #REF3#
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Ruiz looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Ventura is fending him off so far but Ruiz persists. Nope, Ventura circles away and we're back to standing.
Ruiz takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Ventura stuffs the takedown attempt from Ruiz . Ruiz gets slowly back to his feet. #TD#
Ventura gets a double leg takedown into Ruiz 's guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Ventura trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Ventura pushing down on Ruiz 's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Ventura looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Ruiz with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Ventura keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.#T4#
Ruiz is trying to control but can't.
Ventura working the head and body with strikes.
Ventura drops an elbow to the side of Ruiz 's head.
Ventura is nestled in close to Ruiz , controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Ventura working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Ventura connects with a nice short shot to Ruiz 's temple.
Ventura scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Ventura in particular looking to stall.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Ventura is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound. #SUB#
Ventura is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
And that's the end of the fight!
Jason Ventura showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Ventura has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Sandra Marshall scores the fight 30:27
Judge Dirk Anderson scores the fight 30:28
Judge David Hoff scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jason Ventura!
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Date: Aug 03, 2017 |
#R1#
Ruiz fails with a takedown attempt.
Ruiz misses with a head kick.
Figueredo fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Figueredo fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Ruiz avoids it really well and circles away.
Ruiz wants to slow Figueredo down by chopping away at his legs.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Figueredo stuffs the takedown.#CL#
Ruiz gets tackled into the cage by Figueredo. Figueredo maintains the clinch. #TD2#
Ruiz jumps guard and drags Figueredo to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
Ruiz is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Figueredo is controlling him. #T1#
Figueredo postures up in Ruiz 's guard and throws a big left but Ruiz blocks it. #SUB#
Figueredo drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Ruiz dives on top into guard.#REVB#
Ruiz pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Figueredo is keeping the position for now.
Ruiz is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Figueredo keeping moving, preventing Ruiz from controlling successfully.
Ruiz pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Figueredo is keeping the position for now. #T2#
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Ruiz is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Ruiz trying to control but Figueredo is working from the bottom.
My spies in 10th Planet Islanders inform me that Ruiz has been getting involved in the gym's BJJ sparring sessions. Let's see whether that pays dividends!#SUB#
Figueredo is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Ruiz defends well.
Ruiz tries to stand but Figueredo is controlling from the bottom. #REF3#
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.#T3#
Ruiz darts in looking for a takedown but Figueredo gets double underhooks and turns Ruiz into the cage.
Carlos Figueredo has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Alejandro Ruiz .
A looping hook to the body misses from Ruiz . Figueredo does a little dance to reset his feet.
A combination from Ruiz does no damage.
Figueredo 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 Figueredo off to one side.
Ruiz flicks out a counter leg kick but Figueredo steps away.#TD2#
Figueredo tries to sprawl but Ruiz drives through with a takedown into half guard.
Ruiz content to control rather than advance. #SUB#
Ruiz moves into side control, avoiding a weak kimura attempt from Figueredo.
Ruiz is maintaining the dominant position - no doubt Figueredo will start to get frustrated soon if he's not already.#T4#
Ruiz tries to move into full mount but can't pass Figueredo's legs.
Ruiz wants to control but Figueredo is keeping him busy.
Figueredo might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Ruiz in side control, just content to control the action for now.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Ruiz tries to get to his feet but he's trapped momentarily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Alejandro Ruiz dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
#R2##TD#
Figueredo shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Figueredo showed some decent athleticism there.
Well, if Figueredo is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
The fighters are battling for position here. Ruiz manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Figueredo wants to stand and escape but instead Ruiz has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard. #REVB##SUB#
Figueredo working for submissions but it's allowed Ruiz to get to half guard.
Ruiz is pressing down on Figueredo's thigh, looking to free his foot. Figueredo is holding on for now. #T1#
Ruiz content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
Ruiz has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Figueredo is trying to control but can't.
Ruiz seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Figueredo does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Nice strikes from Ruiz there.
Ruiz is stalling here. Figueredo is in no mood to hang around though. He's locked up a kimura from the bottom! Ruiz seems to be keeping calm but he's forced to roll out of the hold and Figueredo has ended up in side control on the top. Nice work. #T2#
Figueredo working away.
Ruiz sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.#SUB2#
Ruiz looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Ruiz is trying to stand.
Ruiz slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Figueredo advances to half guard.
Alejandro Ruiz has got the better of the ground game so far.#T3#
Ruiz is controlling Figueredo's position as best he can from this difficult position.
Ruiz has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Figueredo is working away from the top position though.
Ruiz is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.#SUB2#
Ruiz looking for submissions off his back.
Figueredo not landing any meaningful shots this time. #T4#
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.#SUB2#
Ruiz looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Ruiz flails away from the bottom but he's not doing any damage.
Ruiz wants to get back to his feet.
#REF3#
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Figueredo keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Ruiz tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Ruiz closes the distance and clinches up with Figueredo, looking for a takedown. Ruiz pushes Figueredo against the cage but Figueredo circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Figueredo shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Ruiz as he avoids it easily.
Ruiz with the counter takedown but Figueredo avoids it easily.
Ruiz tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Figueredo defends well and Ruiz ends up having to push Figueredo into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Carlos Figueredo has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Alejandro Ruiz .
Ruiz is breathing heavily.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Ruiz .
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 Carlos Figueredo will probably get the nod.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
#R3##CL#
Figueredo gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Ruiz wants to take the fight to the mat but Figueredo manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Ruiz tries to pull guard but Figueredo holds him up against the cage and eventually Ruiz drops back down to his feet.
Figueredo tries to pull guard but Ruiz won't allow it.
Ruiz is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Figueredo is defending well for now.
Ruiz is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Figueredo pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Carlos Figueredo has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Alejandro Ruiz .#BC#
Figueredo breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.#CL#
Figueredo closes the distance and pushes Ruiz back into the cage.
Figueredo changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Ruiz fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Ruiz fails in his attempt to clinch.
Figueredo shoots in but Ruiz avoids the takedown attempt easily.#T1#
Ruiz shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Figueredo as he jumps to the side.
Ruiz blocks a head kick by Figueredo.
Ruiz looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Figueredo is fending him off so far but Ruiz persists. Nope, Figueredo circles away and we're back to standing.
Ruiz takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Nice takedown defense from Ruiz . No joy for Figueredo on that attempt.
Figueredo fails with a takedown attempt. #CL#
Figueredo moves into the clinch.
Ruiz has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Figueredo is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Ruiz misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Figueredo.
#T2#
Ruiz tries to pull guard but Figueredo forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Figueredo is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Ruiz tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Figueredo smiles and moves away.
Ruiz throws a sloppy head kick #CL#
and Figueredo moves into the clinch.#BC#
Figueredo's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.#CL#
Figueredo fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Ruiz , pushing him back against the cage.
Ruiz trying to land knees to the body.
Figueredo is trying to pull guard but Ruiz turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Ruiz is looking to take this one to the mat.
Ruiz has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Figueredo scores with a shoulder strike.
Figueredo fails to pull guard.
#T3#
Ruiz tries to pull guard but Figueredo forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Figueredo is struggling to control the position.#BC#
Figueredo breaks the clinch.
Carlos Figueredo is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
No joy there for Ruiz , who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Ruiz fails to land the takedown.
Figueredo looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Ruiz is fending him off so far but Figueredo persists. Nope, Ruiz circles away and we're back to standing.
Ruiz tries to counter by closing the distance.
Figueredo fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Ruiz misses with a takedown attempt - Figueredo sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.#T4#
Ruiz keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Figueredo moves out of range of the body kick.#TD#
Figueredo gets a takedown into half guard.
Ruiz has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Figueredo is working away from the top position though.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.#SUB2#
Ruiz actively working from the bottom here.
And that's the end of the fight!
Carlos Figueredo showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Figueredo has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Sandra Marshall scores the fight 29:28
Judge Daniel Franklin scores the fight 29:28
Judge Dirk Anderson scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Carlos Figueredo!
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Date: Jul 27, 2017 |
#R1##TD#
Finnbogoson drives through with a takedown into guard.
Finnbogoson is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Finnbogoson throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Ruiz works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Ruiz wants to stand but Finnbogoson is controlling the position.
Finnbogoson looking to pass the guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Finnbogoson is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.#SUB2#
Ruiz had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Finnbogoson defends it easily.#T1#
Ruiz is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Ruiz can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Finnbogoson controls the pace.
Ruiz working a defensive guard here.
#REF3#
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Finnbogoson tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Ruiz manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.#CL#
Finnbogoson gets a clinch. #T2#
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.
Finnbogoson avoiding damage.
Ruiz is working for takedown but Finnbogoson is calmly controlling the position for now.
Ruiz misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Finnbogoson.
#BC2#
Ruiz pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Ruiz looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Finnbogoson is fending him off so far but Ruiz persists. Nope, Finnbogoson circles away and we're back to standing.
Finnbogoson dives in for a single leg takedown but Ruiz sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Ruiz only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Ruiz shoots for a takedown but Finnbogoson saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Finnbogoson seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Thalmor Finnbogoson has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Alejandro Ruiz .
Ruiz misses with a body shot.
Finnbogoson shoots for a double leg takedown but Ruiz sprawls well. He's pushed Finnbogoson's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Finnbogoson fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Finnbogoson ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Finnbogoson moves in looking to clinch but Ruiz pushes him off.#T3##CL#
Finnbogoson rushes Ruiz and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.#BC2#
Ruiz breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat. #TD2#
Ruiz manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Finnbogoson on his heels. He'll look to pass Finnbogoson's guard now, I'm sure.
Ruiz trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Finnbogoson is trying to control the position but Ruiz postures up.
Finnbogoson looking to hit a scissor sweep but Ruiz is one step ahead there.
Ruiz trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Finnbogoson pulls Ruiz in close to prevent any damage. #T4#
Ruiz wants to control from the top but Finnbogoson keeps moving. #REF3#
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Ruiz shoots in for a double leg but Finnbogoson sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Finnbogoson was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Ruiz doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Finnbogoson counters with a left and a right that stings Ruiz .
Ruiz looks winded!#TD2#
Ruiz looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Ruiz 's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Finnbogoson might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Finnbogoson wants to stand up but Ruiz is controlling him.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Thalmor Finnbogoson will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action!
#R2#
Finnbogoson tries to clinch up but Ruiz circles away and keeps his distance.
Finnbogoson feints a jab promting Ruiz to slip. Finnbogoson then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Ruiz slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.#CL#
Finnbogoson closes the distance and clinches.
Ruiz has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Finnbogoson avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.#BC2#
Ruiz manages to break the clinch.
Ruiz throws a sloppy head kick and Finnbogoson moves out of range easily.
Finnbogoson fails to land the takedown.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Finnbogoson tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Finnbogoson stuns Ruiz with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Finnbogoson dives in for a single leg takedown but Ruiz sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Ruiz feints the counter takedown.
Thalmor Finnbogoson is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Finnbogoson fails with a takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Thalmor Finnbogoson. That's going to take a lot out of him.#T1#
Finnbogoson throws a right and a left that both miss.
Ruiz stuffs the takedown.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Finnbogoson fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Ruiz tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Finnbogoson swivels and escapes.#TD2#
Finnbogoson gets caught napping as Ruiz dives in and scores a takedown. Finnbogoson manages to retain guard.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Ruiz 's corner. There ya go! There ya go! #SU2#
Ruiz stands up and waves to Finnbogoson to follow him. #TD2#
Ruiz looking for a takedown here - he's got it.#T2#
Ruiz is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Ruiz being controlled here momentarily. #SU2#
Ruiz stands and steps away. Finnbogoson gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
Ruiz stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Ruiz wants it to stay on the feet.
Ruiz lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.#T3#
Finnbogoson scores with a shot to the body.
Finnbogoson tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Ruiz defends well and Finnbogoson ends up having to push Ruiz into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Ruiz misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.#CL#
Finnbogoson fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Ruiz , pushing him back against the cage.
Ruiz tries to pull guard but Finnbogoson forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Ruiz tries to land knees in the clinch but Finnbogoson avoids the damage to the body. #BC2#
Ruiz breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat. #TD2#
Ruiz closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Finnbogoson's guard.#SUB#
Finnbogoson working away from the bottom but not quite defensive enough there because Ruiz has passed into half guard!
#T4#
Ruiz looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Finnbogoson with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Finnbogoson looks like he's trying to stand up.
#SUB#
Finnbogoson looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Finnbogoson keeping control of the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Alejandro Ruiz showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
#R3#
Ruiz looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Finnbogoson is fending him off so far but Ruiz persists. Nope, Finnbogoson circles away and we're back to standing.
Finnbogoson shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Ruiz sprawls well. Ruiz wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Finnbogoson gets slowly back to his feet.#TD2#
Ruiz fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Finnbogoson sprawls well initially but Ruiz persists and gets the takedown into half guard. #ES#
Finnbogoson has managed to escape just enough to sneak back to his feet but Ruiz is on him like a limpet, forcing Finnbogoson back against the cage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Finnbogoson is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Ruiz is looking to take this one to the mat.#BC2#
Ruiz escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Finnbogoson changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Ruiz tries to avoid it but Finnbogoson manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Ruiz to the ground. Ruiz escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet. #T1#
Finnbogoson closes the distance and clinches up with Ruiz , looking for a takedown. Finnbogoson pushes Ruiz against the cage but Ruiz circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Ruiz tries to counter with a clinch but Finnbogoson shakes him off and moves away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Thalmor Finnbogoson. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Finnbogoson fails in his attempt to clinch.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Finnbogoson 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 Finnbogoson off to one side.
Ruiz fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Finnbogoson lifts his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick.
Finnbogoson swinging wildly here.
Finnbogoson takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Ruiz fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Alejandro Ruiz seems to be getting the better of the standup.#T2#
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Ruiz is defended easily by Finnbogoson.
Finnbogoson will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Ruiz is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Finnbogoson.
Finnbogoson moves in looking to clinch but Ruiz pushes him off.#CL#
Finnbogoson gets a clinch.
Finnbogoson is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Ruiz is defending well for now.#TD2#
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.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Ruiz can't keep his opponent in guard - Finnbogoson advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Ruiz preventing any damage for now, controlling his opponent's head. #T3##SU#
Finnbogoson stands up from half guard.
Ruiz defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Finnbogoson.#CL2#
Ruiz clinches up with Finnbogoson and pushes him back against the cage.
Finnbogoson gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Ruiz .
#TD2#
Ruiz manages to pull guard.
#T4##SU#
Finnbogoson stands and steps away. Ruiz gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game. #CL2#
Ruiz takes the fight into the clinch.
Ruiz fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Ruiz avoids the elbow strike from Finnbogoson, against the cage.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Finnbogoson gets underhooks to prevent Ruiz 's takedown attempt.
Finnbogoson wants a takedown but no success here.
Finnbogoson lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Ruiz tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Finnbogoson smiles and moves away.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Thalmor Finnbogoson.
I think Finnbogoson has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Sandra Marshall scores the fight 28:29
Judge Michael Johnstone scores the fight 29:28
Judge Daniel Franklin scores the fight 29:29
The fight is ruled a draw!
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