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by Play - Fighter's Fight Commentary
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Event:
Quick Fight Championship
Date: Jun 25, 2018 |
#R1##CL#
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Lee changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Ruiz fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Lee shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Ruiz sprawls well. Ruiz wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Lee gets slowly back to his feet.
Ruiz really is a fat lump.
Lee checks a leg kick.
Ruiz slaps away a takedown attempt from Lee, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Wendell Ruiz has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Kwan Lee.
Lee tries for a takedown but Ruiz circles away easily#CL#
and Ruiz counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Ruiz.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ruiz goes for a takedown in the clinch but Lee prevents it.
Ruiz is looking to take this one to the mat.#TD2#
Lee gets control of Ruiz's arms and successfully pulls guard. Lee will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.#T1#
Lee looking for a sweep. Not yet Lee, not yet.
Ruiz throwing strikes from guard but Lee blocks nicely.
Ruiz missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Ruiz with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.#SU#
Ruiz decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
Lee tries to score a power double leg takedown but Ruiz sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Lee somewhat.
Lee stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Lee wants it to stay on the feet.
Ruiz shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Lee as he jumps to the side.
Lee fails with a takedown attempt.#T2#
Lee rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Ruiz moves out of range and avoids them all easily.#TD#
Ruiz darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Lee is looking to escape.
Lee tries to roll over but Ruiz keeps him under control.
Lee pushes Ruiz off looking to stand but Ruiz dives back in and keeps control.
#SUB#
Ruiz is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Lee doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Ruiz.
Ruiz working the head and body with strikes. #T3##SUB2#
Lee looking for submissions off his back.#SUB#
Ruiz is working for a kimura but Lee is defending it quite comfortably.
Ruiz lands strikes from half guard.#T4#
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Ruiz not landing any meaningful shots this time.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Ruiz lands a nice short elbow.
Lee wants to control but Ruiz is keeping busy and won't allow it.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Ruiz lands a nice short elbow.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Ruiz working over Lee with some ground and pound. Lee looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Ruiz is nestled in close to Lee, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Lee has hold of Ruiz's hands but Ruiz slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Wendell Ruiz dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
#R2#
Lee shoots in looking for a takedown but Ruiz manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Lee's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Wendell Ruiz is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Ruiz tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Lee swivels and escapes.
Lee tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Ruiz misses with a takedown attempt - Lee sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Lee fails with a takedown attempt.
Lee misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Kwan Lee seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.#CL2#
Lee closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lee has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Ruiz after a bit of a struggle.
Wendell Ruiz has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Kwan Lee.
Ruiz fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Ruiz throws an elbow but it misses.
Ruiz is working for takedown but Lee is calmly controlling the position for now.#T1#
Ruiz gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Lee.
Ruiz gets underhooks to prevent Lee's takedown attempt.
Lee is breathing heavily.
Ruiz tries to break free but Lee pushes him back against the cage.
Lee stalling.
#TD#
Ruiz has picked Lee up - he's going for a ride! Ruiz dumps his opponent to the mat with a thud and settles into half guard.#ES2#
Lee has managed to escape just enough to sneak back to his feet but Ruiz is on him like a limpet, forcing Lee back against the cage.
Lee working some nice short punches in the clinch.#BC#
Ruiz breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Ruiz shoots in for a takedown but Lee shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Lee fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.#T2#
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.#CL2#
Lee rushes Ruiz and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Ruiz tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Lee smiles and moves away.
Lee has a takedown stuffed.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Lee is defended easily by Ruiz.
Ruiz connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Lee's hands.#T3#
Ruiz misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Lee shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
It looked like Ruiz was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.#CL2#
Lee clinches up with Ruiz and pushes him back against the cage.
Lee tries to pull guard but Ruiz forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Ruiz is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Lee can do to turn this around?
Ruiz looking for a takedown.
Ruiz wants a takedown but no success here.
Lee tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Ruiz smiles and moves away.
Ruiz shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Lee as he avoids it easily.
Lee misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Ruiz.
Lee fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
#T4#
Lee throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Lee has a takedown stuffed.#TD#
Ruiz looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Lee is looking to stand back up but Ruiz counters by passing into half guard. Oops... bit sloppy there by Lee. #REVB#
Lee wants to improve his position but Ruiz is controlling well.
Ruiz looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Kwan Lee will probably get the nod - 10:9.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
#R3#
Ruiz shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Lee pinned against the cage. Lee gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Lee throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
#TD#
Ruiz shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Lee is trying to defend but Ruiz finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.#ES2#
Lee has managed to escape just enough to sneak back to his feet but Ruiz is on him like a limpet, forcing Lee back against the cage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
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 Lee walks away with a smile on his face. Ruiz gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head. #TD#
Ruiz feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.#T1#
Ruiz throwing strikes from guard but Lee blocks nicely.
Lee throws some sloppy strikes off his back.
Ruiz chips away with some ground and pound.
Ruiz throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Ruiz wants to stand but Lee is controlling his posture from full guard.
Ruiz postures up in Lee's guard and throws a big left but Lee blocks it.
Ruiz with a flurry of punches that miss.
Ruiz landing some decent shots from guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.#T2#
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Lee is trying to keep Ruiz in close.
Ruiz throws a big right hand that misses. #SUB2#
Lee working for submissions but it's allowed Ruiz to get to half guard.
Wendell Ruiz overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Lee takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Ruiz lands a nice short elbow.
Ruiz slips a nice elbow through Lee's hands, connecting with Lee's forehead.#SUB#
Ruiz is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Lee doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Ruiz.
Ruiz scores with a couple of good hammerfists.#T3#
Nice strikes from Ruiz there.
Lee is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Ruiz scores with a couple of good hammerfists.#ES2#
Lee kicks off Ruiz and gets to his feet.
Ruiz throws a left and a right that both miss
and Ruiz takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Lee shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Ruiz defends it nicely.#T4#
Ruiz tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Lee tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Ruiz defends well and Lee ends up having to push Ruiz into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Ruiz shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Wendell Ruiz. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Lee stuffs the takedown attempt from Ruiz. Ruiz gets slowly back to his feet. #TD#
Ruiz gets a takedown into half guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Lee is looking to control Ruiz's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Lee avoid being mounted?
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 Wendell Ruiz.
I think Ruiz 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 Jonathan Paton scores the fight 29:28
Judge Joseph Jones scores the fight 29:28
Judge Alyssa Summers scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Wendell Ruiz!
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