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Event:
KING OF THE CAGE #3
Date: Jun 22, 2019 |
#R1#
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Ruth.
Peil swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Peil fails in his attempt to clinch.
Ruth shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Peil as he jumps to the side.
Ruth fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Peil fails in his attempt to clinch.
Ruth shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Peil defends it nicely.
Peil unleashes a big counter combination but Ruth bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Gabe Ruth. That's going to take a lot out of him.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.#CL#
Ruth closes the distance and clinches.
Peil is trying to maintain a safe position but Ruth gets an underhook and turns Peil into the cage.
Ruth blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.#T1#
Ruth slowing the pace effectively.
Peil manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Peil working hard to break the clinch.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Ruth as Peil tries to tie him up.
Peil tries to break the clinch but Ruth is controlling the position.
Peil trying to land knees to the body.
Peil tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Ruth avoids it.
Peil working Ruth over with knees to the body.
Peil connects with a knee to the head.
Peil has a couple of punches blocked by Ruth.
#BC2#
Peil breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Neil Peil is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.#T2#
Ruth keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
#CL#
Ruth has taken the fight to the clinch.
Ruth looking to throw knees to the head but Peil is blocking nicely.
Peil tries to break free but Ruth pushes him back against the cage.
Ruth slows down the pace here.
Ruth misses with an elbow strike.
Peil tries to circle away but Ruth has him pinned against the cage.
Peil gets underhooks to prevent Ruth's takedown attempt.
Ruth is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Peil is defending well for now.
Peil is trying to break the clinch but Ruth has him pressed against the cage.
Ruth can't get the takedown.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Peil looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.#T3#
Ruth stalling.
Peil is trying to push Ruth away but Ruth has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Knees to the body from Peil.
Ruth tries for a takedown but Peil manages to get underhooks.
Ruth on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Ruth blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Peil missing with knees to the body.
Peil tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Ruth avoids it.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Ruth keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Peil's efforts to push away.
Peil manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Ruth tries to land a knee to the head but Peil blocks with his arms.
#T4#
Peil tries to break the clinch but Ruth is controlling the position.
Peil missing with knees to the body.
Peil is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Ruth is defending well for now.#TD#
Ruth ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Ruth no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.
Peil is looking to stand up but Ruth won't let him.
Peil wants to stand and escape but instead Ruth has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard. #REVR#
Peil wants to get back to his feet but Ruth is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Ruth's corner is telling him to maintain position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Neil Peil will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
#R2#
Ruth looks for the body kick but Peil saw that one coming. #CL#
Ruth clinches up against the cage.
Peil trying to stall but Ruth improves his position.
Peil looking to slow down the pace here.
Ruth stalling.
Peil missing with knees to the body.
Peil will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Ruth up against the cage.
Neil Peil seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Peil wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ruth keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Peil's efforts to push away.
Peil stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Peil misses with a punch on the inside.
#T1#
Ruth is working for takedown but Peil is calmly controlling the position for now.
A short right from Ruth.
Ruth displaying some good clinch control by pressing Peil up against the cage.
Ruth is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Peil gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Peil has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Ruth seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Peil can turn it around.
Stalling in the clinch from Peil.
Peil trying to land knees to the body.
Ruth tries to pull guard but Peil won't allow it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Gabe Ruth. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Peil misses with a knee strike.
Ruth working hard to break the clinch.
Ruth is trying to pull guard but Peil has him pressed against the cage.#T2#
Peil looking to slow down the pace here.
Peil wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Ruth has him pressed against the cage.
Peil has Ruth pushed against the cage.
Peil with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
#TD#
Ruth has Peil pressed up against the cage. He's trying to work for a single leg takedown. Ruth pulls back from the cage and twists to the side, sending Peil tumbling to the mat - Ruth dives into Peil's guard.
Peil is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Peil really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Ruth. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.#T3#
Ruth advances position into side control!
Ruth advances nicely into full mount.
Peil is trying to stand but he's not in a good position to be doing that! Ruth has taken his back!#SUB#
Ruth is remaining active here, looking for the choke. The more discerning members of the crowd will appreciate his efforts.
Ruth lands an elbow to the side of the head. #T4#
Good control from Ruth.
Peil trying to get back to his feet but Ruth is in full control for now.
Ruth is riding his opponent, not letting Peil buck him off.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!#SUB#
Ruth is staying calm and holding on to the back position, whilst working on a rear naked choke. Peil is defending well though. Ruth let's go of the attempt for now.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Gabe Ruth dominated that second 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. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
#R3#
A kick lands to the mid section there for Peil.
Ruth shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Peil throws a head kick that half lands.
Ruth does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
No luck for Ruth with that takedown attempt.
Despite the aggression on Peil's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Peil tries to bum rush Ruth with a series of wild strikes but Ruth uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Ruth fails to land the takedown.
Peil is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Gabe Ruth. That's going to take a lot out of him.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ruth dodges the punch combination from Peil.
#CL2#
Peil rushes Ruth and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.#T1#
Ruth is trying to drag Peil to the mat but Peil just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Ruth is trying to break free.
Peil stalling in the clinch.
Ruth wants to break the clinch but can't.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Peil. #TD#
Ruth pulls guard effortlessly.
Ruth is controlling Peil's posture.
Ruth continues to stall.#T2#
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Peil tries to stand but Ruth is controlling from the bottom.
Ruth looking to hit a scissor sweep but Peil is one step ahead there.
Peil has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Ruth is proving hard to escape from.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Ruth is controlling Peil's posture.#T3#
Ruth bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Peil's guard. #REVR#
Ruth is looking to work some ground and pound but Peil has wrist control.
Ruth is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Peil is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Ruth is controlling him. #REF3#
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Peil tries a head kick but it misses.
#T4#
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Ruth shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Peil pinned against the cage. Peil gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Peil tries to clinch but Ruth moves out of range.
Ruth will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Peil tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion. #CL2#
Peil closes the distance and pushes Ruth back into the cage.
Peil scores a nice knee to the body.
Ruth is looking to break free of the clinch but Peil has double underhooks.
Peil trying to land knees to the body.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
The referee calls for Peil to work.
Peil working aggressively here.
And that's the end of the fight!
Neil Peil comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Peil 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 Chris Edwards scores the fight 28:29
Judge James Glass scores the fight 28:29
Judge Donald Grub scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Neil Peil!
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Event:
Quick Fight Championship
Date: May 10, 2019 |
#R1#
Karimi has a takedown stuffed.
Karimi misses with a two punch combination.
A head kick misses from Karimi.
Ruth half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.#CL2#
Karimi moves into the clinch successfully.
Karimi is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Ruth to keep the fight standing.
Ruth manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Karimi tries to pull guard but Ruth holds him up against the cage and eventually Karimi drops back down to his feet.
Gabe Ruth has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Mustafa Karimi.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Karimi has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Ruth after a bit of a struggle.
The referee is keeping an eye on Ruth - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
#BC#
Ruth pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.#T1##CL#
Ruth clinches.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Ruth takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Karimi trying to control the position but instead, Ruth has worked for underhooks and has pushed Karimi into the cage.
Karimi is looking to control Ruth's arms but Ruth gets an underhook and turns him. Now Karimi has his back to the cage.
Ruth is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Karimi to keep the fight standing.
Karimi jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Ruth walks away with a smile on his face. Karimi gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Ruth tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Karimi manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Ruth tries to clinch up but Karimi circles away and keeps his distance.
Ruth tries a head kick but it misses.
Karimi is trying hard to land a takedown here. Ruth sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Ruth tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Karimi swivels and escapes.#T2#
Karimi throws a leg kick that misses.
Ruth has a takedown stuffed.
Karimi steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Ruth.
Ruth pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Karimi back to the cage. Ruth follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.#CUT#
It looks like Mustafa Karimi has been cut.
Karimi swats away the attempt to clinch by Ruth.
Karimi is clearly looking to counter with head kicks.
Karimi shoots in looking for a takedown but Ruth manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Karimi's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Ruth dives in for a single leg takedown but Karimi sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Karimi tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Ruth shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Karimi but Karimi pushes him off and we're back to square one.#T3#
Ruth throws a right hand that Karimi ducks under and follows up with a left that Karimi also avoids with ease.
Karimi shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Ruth sprawls well. Ruth wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Karimi gets slowly back to his feet.
Ruth tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Karimi swivels and escapes.
Karimi lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Ruth throws a body shot but no joy.
Ruth leaves Karimi with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Karimi looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Ruth is fending him off so far but Karimi persists. Nope, Ruth circles away and we're back to standing.
Ruth looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Karimi is fending him off so far but Ruth persists. Nope, Karimi circles away and we're back to standing.
Ruth misses with a wild combination.
#T4#
Karimi looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Karimi tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Ruth swivels and escapes.
Karimi looks winded!
Karimi avoids the head kick by Ruth.
Karimi misses with a two punch combination.
Ruth shoots in for a takedown but Karimi shows good takedown defense.
Karimi shoots in for a takedown but Ruth shows good takedown defense.
Ruth is looking for a counter combo.
Karimi doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Ruth counters with a three punch combo that has Karimi backing up. Karimi nods at Ruth to acknowledge the strikes.
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!
Ruth will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Gabe Ruth dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Mustafa Karimi's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
#R2##CL#
Ruth rushes Karimi and presses him up against the cage.
Ruth is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Ruth stalling.
Karimi is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Ruth gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.#TD#
Ruth manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back. #SU2#
Karimi gets to his feet. Ruth looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ruth shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Karimi pinned against the cage. Karimi gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Karimi fails with a takedown attempt.#T1#
Karimi stuffs the takedown attempt from Ruth. Ruth gets slowly back to his feet.
Ruth leaves Karimi with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Gabe Ruth has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Mustafa Karimi.
Karimi throws a sloppy head kick and Ruth moves out of range easily.
Gabe Ruth is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.#CL#
Ruth forces Karimi back against the cage and clinches.
The referee is keeping an eye on Karimi - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
#BC2#
Karimi pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.#CL2#
Karimi closes the distance and pushes Ruth back into the cage.#T2#
Karimi tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Ruth smiles and moves away.
Ruth shoots in and drives through. Karimi sprawls well.
Karimi feints the counter takedown.
Ruth dives in and grabs Karimi's left leg, looking for a takedown. Karimi pushes down on Ruth's head and hops out.
Karimi tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Ruth defends well and Karimi ends up having to push Ruth into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Ruth shoots in but no luck this time.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Nice sprawl there from Ruth as Karimi shoots in.
Karimi fails to land the takedown.
Ruth misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
#CL2#
Karimi instigates a clinch.
Ruth wants to take the fight to the mat but Karimi manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Karimi is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Ruth is defending well.#T3#
Ruth lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Karimi or not.
Ruth wants a takedown.
Ruth wants to break free but Karimi has control.
#BC2#
Karimi breaks from the clinch.
Karimi shoots for a takedown but Ruth saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Karimi's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Karimi duly obliges. #CL#
Ruth gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Ruth jumps guard but Karimi stands there with Ruth around his waist. Ruth gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Ruth displaying some good clinch control by pressing Karimi up against the cage.
Karimi blocks an elbow strike from Ruth.
#T4#
Karimi tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Ruth lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Ruth fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Ruth tries to break the clinch but Karimi is controlling the position.
Karimi managing to block the knees to the body from Ruth.
#BC2#
Karimi's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Karimi slips under a jab.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Karimi tries a head kick but it misses.
Ruth fires out a quick counter leg kick but Karimi just manages to avoid it.
No joy there for Karimi, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Ruth darts in trying to clinch
and Karimi counters with a one-two to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Mustafa Karimi will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Mustafa Karimi's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
#R3#
Ruth leaves Karimi with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Horrible takedown attempt by Karimi or perhaps it was just good defense by Ruth, which made it look bad.
Karimi defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Ruth.
Karimi is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Karimi tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Ruth is able to avoid easily.#CL#
Ruth moves into the clinch.#TD2#
Karimi jumps guard and drags Ruth to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
Ruth is stalling in the full guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.#T1#
Ruth trying to control the position from guard on top but Karimi is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can. #SU#
Ruth stands up from guard. Let's bang!
Ruth is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Karimi has a takedown stuffed.
Gabe Ruth has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Mustafa Karimi.
Ruth misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Ruth throws a low kick, looking for Karimi's leg but Karimi calmly moves out of range. #T2#
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Karimi throws a series of punches but Ruth moves out of range.
Ruth went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Ruth tries a head kick but it misses.
#CL#
Ruth rushes Karimi and presses him up against the cage.#BC2#
Karimi breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Karimi throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Horrible takedown attempt by Karimi or perhaps it was just good defense by Ruth, which made it look bad.
Karimi takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
A head kick misses from Ruth.
Karimi tries to counter by closing the distance.
Ruth stuffs the takedown attempt from Karimi. Karimi gets slowly back to his feet.
Ruth changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Karimi tries to avoid it but Ruth manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Karimi to the ground. Karimi escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet. #T3#
Ruth shoots in for a double leg but Karimi sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Ruth tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Karimi manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Ruth stuffs the takedown.
Ruth is looking to clinch. #CL2#
Karimi clinches up with Ruth and pushes him back against the cage.#BC#
Ruth breaks from the clinch.
Ruth fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
A head kick misses from Ruth.
Ruth tries to land a front kick but Karimi steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Gabe Ruth is winning the standup battle so far.
Karimi doesn't succeed with the takedown
enabling Ruth to counter with a crisp jab. #CL2#
Karimi moves into the clinch.#T4#
Karimi jumps guard but Ruth stands there with Karimi around his waist. Karimi gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Ruth has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Karimi avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.#BC#
Ruth's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Nice takedown defense from Karimi. No joy for Ruth on that attempt.
Karimi throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Ruth's waist but Ruth gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Karimi off to one side.
Ruth tried to counter with a leg kick but Karimi avoided it.
Ruth stuffs the takedown.#CL#
Ruth closes the distance and pushes Karimi back into the cage.
This has been an exciting period of action!
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.#TD2#
Karimi successfully pulls guard.
Ruth looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
And that's the end of the fight!
Gabe Ruth showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Ruth 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 Micheangelo Fripello scores the fight 30:28
Judge Paul Gruel scores the fight 29:28
Judge Chris Saunders scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Gabe Ruth!
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