Play by Play - Fighter's Fight Commentary

Event: ENIGMA 172
Date: Jun 11, 2023

#R1#
Farfan misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Ruth.
Farfan has been working on his boxing with his coaches at The Rubber Guard Emporium in the buildup to the fight.
Ruth throws a body punch but Farfan moves out of range.
Farfan lands a really nice looking cross but Ruth seems unphased.
A punch combination from Farfan misses.
Ruth throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Farfan ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
The fighters circling - Ruth throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Farfan tried to counter with a leg kick but Ruth avoided it.
Farfan keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Ruth lands a glancing blow to the side of Farfan's head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ruth stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Farfan.
Ruth throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Farfan half committed to a counter leg kick.
Farfan takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Myles Ruth seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Ruth looks to score with a jab to the body but Farfan is just out of range.
Ruth lands with an overhand left.
Ruth looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.#T1#
Farfan goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Ruth misses with a body shot.
Farfan throwing a counter right hand but Ruth manages to avoid it.
A chopping leg kick lands by Farfan.
Ruth slips under a jab.
Farfan throws an overhand right that lands on Ruth's shoulder, as Ruth tries to avoid the shot.
Ruth just misses with a punch to the body.
Ruth dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Ruth is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Farfan rather than just go for the knockout.
Farfan swings widly with a right hand
and Ruth counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Ruth looks to throw the jab but Farfan is out of range.
Ruth throws a jab when Farfan was well out of range.
Ruth lands with a nice body punch.
Farfan takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure. #T2#
Ruth lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Farfan uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Ruth.
Ruth scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Farfan doesn't seem bothered though.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Ruth misses with an uppercut
and Farfan counters with a straight right hand.
Farfan throws the left hand but Ruth avoids the punch easily.
Ruth throws a body punch but Farfan moves out of range.
Farfan fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Ruth.
Ruth bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Farfan throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
A looping hook to the body misses from Ruth. Farfan does a little dance to reset his feet.
Ruth scores with a jab to the head.
Farfan ducks under a wild hook from Ruth.
Farfan is looking to land body kicks.#T3#
Farfan keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Ruth throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Ruth ducks under a wild hook from Farfan.
Ruth misses with a lunging right hand
and Farfan counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Ruth stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Farfan.
Ruth throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Farfan counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Farfan on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Ruth on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Ruth misses the shot to the body.
As Ruth backs away, Farfan returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Ruth uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Farfan.
A nice side step and Ruth releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Farfan lands a leg kick that knocks Ruth off balance momentarily.
Ruth fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Farfan looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.#T4#
Ruth throws a right hand that misses
and Farfan makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Ruth misses the shot to the body.
Farfan half committed to a counter leg kick.
A big right from Ruth misses.
Ruth throws a body punch but Farfan moves out of range.
Farfan is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Farfan misses with a hook. Ruth ducked under it nicely.
Farfan tries to score with a low kick but Ruth moves his leg out of the way.
Ruth ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Farfan moves away.
Farfan throws a leg kick but Ruth moved away.
A big right from Farfan misses.
Ruth misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Farfan counters with a straight right hand.#CUT#It looks like Myles Ruth has been cut.
A looping hook to the body misses from Ruth. Farfan does a little dance to reset his feet.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Myles Ruth will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Myles Ruth's cut.
That's time! Farfan's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.#R2#
Farfan lands with a right hand.
Ruth scores with a nice right hand.
Farfan moves out of range of the strikes.
Farfan throws a low kick but Ruth avoids it.
Ruth throws a shot from downtown. Farfan moves away and avoids it.
Farfan moves out of range of the strikes.
Farfan swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Ruth throws a body punch but Farfan moves out of range.
Farfan fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Ruth on the side of the head.
Ruth misses with a wild body shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A big right from Ruth misses.
Ruth throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Farfan slips under a jab.
Farfan appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Farfan avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Farfan was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.#T1#
Ruth throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Farfan fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Farfan slips under a jab.
Farfan fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Ruth looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Ruth ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Farfan moves away.
Farfan uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Ruth.
Farfan connects with a leg kick.
Farfan misses with a kick to the body.
Farfan misses the shot to the body.
Farfan thuds a left hand into Ruth's body.
Ruth is breathing heavily.
Ruth is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Farfan.
Ruth avoids the body shot from Farfan. #T2#
Farfan connects with a body shot.
Farfan scores with a head kick.
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!
Farfan uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Ruth.
Ruth throws a body punch but Farfan moves out of range.
Farfan throws a half hearted mid kick.
Farfan feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Ruths jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Farfan avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Farfan throws a poor cross that misses
and Ruth counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Farfan slips under a jab.
Farfan swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Farfan misses with a hook.
Ruth swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Farfan counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
A looping hook to the body misses from Ruth. Farfan does a little dance to reset his feet.
Farfan fires out a quick counter leg kick but Ruth just manages to avoid it.#T3#
Good standup being displayed there by Farfan as he connects with a hook.
Ruth throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Farfan sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Iago Farfan is winning the standup battle so far.
Ruth scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Ruth throws a good cross that connects.
A slow jab from Ruth misses its intended target.
Ruth connects with a nice looking jab.
Farfan scores with a jab. Ruth acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Ruth misses with a lunging right hand
and Farfan makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Farfan connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Farfan lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
A jab from Ruth misses. #T4#
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Ruth throws a jab when Farfan was well out of range.
Farfan throwing a counter right hand but Ruth manages to avoid it.
That kick from Farfan tenderised Ruth's leg. Ruth is trying to keep his angry face on.
Ruth fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Farfan manages to avoid it.
Farfan swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
A shot to the body from Ruth misses
and Farfan counters with a nice uppercut.
The fighters circling - Ruth throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Ruth throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Ruth throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect. #KD#
Farfan sends Ruth crashing to the mat with a devastating uppercut! Farfan is motioning to the referee to let Ruth up. He wants to try and finish this one on the feet!#ROC#Ruth is rocked!
Ruth swings widly with a right hand
and Farfan counters with a big right hand! Oh Ruth is in trouble here! Farfan follows up with more strikes and that's it! The ref has stopped it!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:48 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Iago Farfan!
A victorious Iago Farfan thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.

Event: SMASH: Big Mouth vs Morris
Date: Mar 05, 2023

#R1##CL#
Ruth closes the distance and clinches.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Plusnin.
Ruth avoiding damage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Ruth.
Ruth misses with a hook to the ribs.
Plusnin blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Ruth tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Plusnin lands a nice uppercut.
Ruth has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
A head punch on the inside from Ruth fails to land.
Plusnin stalls. #BC2#
Plusnin breaks the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ruth scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Plusnin thuds a left hand into Ruth's body.
Plusnin fails with the takedown
and Ruth counters with a nice body shot.
Plusnin has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.#T1##TD2#
Plusnin throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Ruth was covering up waiting for the punch and Plusnin finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Ruth 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.
Ruth 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#
Plusnin manages to get to full guard.
Ruth advances to half guard.
Ground and pound from Ruth.
Ruth moves into full mount! Plusnin won't be happy about that!
Plusnin tries to reverse the position but Ruth maintains control.#T2#
Ruth lands a couple of good shots and Plusnin has given up his back, trying to escape the position!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!#SUB#
Ruth seems to be going for a rear naked choke. He has an arm under Plusnin's chin but Plusnin turns very nicely into Ruth's guard. Good BJJ skills being displayed there by Plusnin. #SUB#
Ruth looking for a guillotine here but Plusnin defends easily.
Ruth is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Ruth keeping full guard, as Plusnin tries to pass.
Plusnin stands and throws Ruth's legs to the side, diving into side control. #T3#
Ruth is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Plusnin's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.#SUB2#
Plusnin wants to work for an arm triangle but Ruth is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Plusnin is pressing down on Ruth's thigh, looking to free his foot. Ruth is holding on for now. #SUB2#
Plusnin is looking for a kimura here.
Ruth is trying to get back to full guard.#T4#
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Plusnin in particular looking to stall.#SUB2#
Plusnin wants to work for an arm triangle but Ruth is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Ruth won't allow Plusnin to pass to mount. #SUB2#
Plusnin is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Ruth defends it well.
Plusnin is keen to just control but Ruth is a slippery customer.#SUB2#
Plusnin is looking for submissions but instead, Ruth has regained full guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Ruth is trying to control the position but Plusnin postures up.
Plusnin won't allow Ruth to sweep him here.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Myles Ruth dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.#R2#
Plusnin throws a jab when Ruth was well out of range.
Ruth tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Plusnin was well out of range. Poor timing from Ruth.
Ruth will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Ruth just misses with a punch to the body.
Ruth just misses with a punch to the body.
Plusnin changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.#CL#
Ruth instigates a clinch.
Ruth misses with a punch on the inside.
Ruth lands with a short shot to the head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Plusnin is trying to drag Ruth to the mat but Ruth just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Plusnin is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Plusnin is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Ruth gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.#T1##TD2#
Plusnin pulls Ruth into guard. #SUB2#
Plusnin throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Ruth working some strikes from top position.#SUB2#
Ruth got a little sloppy there for a moment and Plusnin has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Ruth has managed to get both his arms back between Plusnin's legs - danger averted.#SUB2#
Plusnin is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Ruth will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.#SUB2#
Plusnin looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Ruth passes into half guard.
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. Ruth connects with a nice short shot to Plusnin's temple. #T2#
Ruth is working hard to pass the guard. He's done it - he's now in full mount! Trouble for Plusnin!
Ruth scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Plusnin?
Ruth controlling his opponent.
Plusnin is working to get back to half guard. #SUB#
Ruth looking for an armbar but decides to keep the dominant position instead.
Ruth is stalling here but it's allowed Plusnin to get half guard.
Plusnin trying to control here.
Plusnin wants to improve his position but Ruth is controlling well.
Ruth with a momentary lay and pray from half guard. #T3#
Plusnin regains full guard. Nicely done.
Ruth is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound. #SUB2#
Plusnin working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Ruth doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Ruth manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Ruth advances position into side control!
Ruth grinds an elbow into Plusnin's temple.
You can see the frustration on Plusnin's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Ruth landing strikes.
Plusnin wants to control but Ruth postures up.
Plusnin tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Ruth happy to just control the position for now. #T4##SUB#
Ruth is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Plusnin knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Check out the look on Ruth's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
Plusnin is not content to let Ruth control the position.
Plusnin tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Ruth wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Ruth is looking to take a break and control but Plusnin is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Plusnin struggling a bit here.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Myles Ruth dominated that second round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!#R3#
Ruth swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Plusnin.
Ruth misses with a wild body shot.
Plusnin tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Ruth was well out of range. Poor timing from Plusnin.
Ruth is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Plusnin can do to turn this around?
Ruth just misses with a punch to the body.
Nice cross by Ruth.
Ruth misses with a wild body shot.
Plusnin throws a right hand that misses
and Ruth connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Ruth swings and misses with a hook to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.#KD#
Ruth cracks Plusnin with a big right hand that sends him to the floor! Plusnin looks wobbly but he's sprung back up to his feet straight away… can Ruth finish him? #ROC#Plusnin is rocked!
Ruth is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Ruth drops Plusnin with a naaaaasty hook - Plusnin is in real trouble here! Ruth dives in to side control and pounds out his opponent for a TKO victory! The crowd goes nuts!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:54 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Myles Ruth!
Myles Ruth decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.

Event: SMASH: Mountain vs Lee
Date: Feb 11, 2023

#R1#
Edmond ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Ruth avoids the head kick by Edmond.
Ruth was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Ruth lands a jab.
Ruth ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Edmond moves away.
Edmond tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Ruth was well out of range. Poor timing from Edmond.
Ruth has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Ruth cracks Edmond with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Ruth connects with a good right hand that stumbles Edmond. Edmond circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Ruth misses with a hook.
Edmond is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Ruth lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Edmond at a distance.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ruth swinging wildly here.
Ruth throws a left and a right that both miss
and Edmond counters with a one-two to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Ruth looks to land a right hand but Edmond moved out of range.#T1#
Ruth takes a swing at Edmond's ribcage but misses.
Myles Ruth seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Ruth takes a swing at Edmond's ribcage but misses.
Edmond defending well as Ruth loads up on a big left hand.
Edmond is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Ruth with a body shot.
Ruth throws a lazy uppercut
and Edmond counters with a stiff right hand.
Ruth misses with a right hand
and Edmond counters with a straight right hand.
Ruth with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Edmond uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Ruth.
Edmond is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Ruth throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Ruth cracks Edmond with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Edmond misses with a low kick.
Ruth throws a body punch but Edmond moves out of range. #T2#
Ruth lands a nice looking body shot.
Edmond tries to move into range but Ruth moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Ruth tries to close the distance and clinch but Edmond swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
A little jabbing left from Edmond on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Edmond wants to clinch.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Ruth swings for the body but Edmond moves out of range.
Ruth connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Ruth scores with a crisp jab that stopped Edmond in his tracks.
Edmond looks to score with a jab to the body but Ruth is just out of range.
Edmond scores with a leg kick. #T3#
Ruth misses the jab.
Good standup being displayed there by Ruth as he connects with a hook.
Ruth fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Edmond avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Ruth swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Ruth uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Edmond.
A quick step to the side and Ruth tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Ruth looks to score with a jab to the body but Edmond is just out of range.
Edmond tries to close the distance and clinch up but Ruth swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Ruth looks to score with a jab to the body but Edmond is just out of range.
A slow jab from Ruth misses its intended target.
Edmond tries to clinch there but Ruth circles away.
It looked like Ruth was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Edmond.
Edmond takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.#T4#
Edmond misses with a series of wild punches.
Edmond throws a head kick that misses
and Edmond takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
A slow jab from Ruth misses its intended target.
Edmond will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Ruth is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Ruth is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Edmond walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Ruth checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Edmond lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Ruth circles away quickly and effectively.
Edmond ducks under a wild hook from Ruth.
Edmond unleashes a big counter combination but Ruth bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Ruth digs a good hook to Edmond's body.
A head kick by Edmond misses
and Ruth counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Myles Ruth dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!#R2#
Ruth ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Ruth swings away with a body shot that misses
and Edmond counters with a nice body shot.
Edmond tries to clinch
enabling Ruth to counter with a crisp jab.
Ruth moves out of range of the strikes.
Ruth is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Edmond can do to turn this around?
Edmond dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Ruth throws a body punch but Edmond moves out of range.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with each other but Edmond might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Ruth has got the better of the exchanges.
Ruth takes a swing at Edmond's ribcage but misses.
Edmond slips a straight right by Ruth.
Edmond wants to counter with a clinch but Ruth pushes him away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ruth scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Edmond uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Ruth.
Ruth misses with a wild body shot.
Edmond slips under a jab from Ruth.#T1#
Edmond ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Ruth moves away.
Edmond avoids the body shot from Ruth.
Edmond let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Ruth throws a hook but Edmond blocks it.
Edmond shapes to counter with a head kick.
Edmond gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Ruth.
Ruth feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Edmonds jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!#KD2#
Edmond lands a big head kick that sends Ruth tumbling to the mat! Edmond takes a step backwards and waves Ruth back to his feet - he wants the finish!#CUT2#It looks like Myles Ruth has been cut.
Edmond takes a shot right to the bread basket.
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 throws a lazy uppercut
and Edmond counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Ruth is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Edmond blocks a jab.
Myles Ruth is winning the standup battle so far.
Edmond tries to clinch but Ruth moves out of range. #T2#
Left hook, right uppercut from Edmond. #CL2#
Edmond moves into the clinch successfully.
Edmond lands a left hand that snaps the head of Ruth backwards.
Edmond wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Ruth has him pressed against the cage.
Edmond gets through Ruth's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Edmond misses with a short punch on the inside.
Edmond is trying to stall. #BC2#
Edmond breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Ruth looks to land a combination but Edmond avoids it well.
Edmond swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Ruth ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.#CL#
Ruth closes the distance and pushes Edmond back into the cage.
Edmond can't find room to land a body shot as Ruth controls the action. #BC2#
Edmond's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Ruth throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Edmond was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.#T3#
Ruth looks to score with a jab to the body but Edmond is just out of range.
Ruth slips a jab and a cross from Edmond.
Edmond tries to clinch but Ruth moves out of range.
Ruth throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Edmond throws a counter combo.
Edmond takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Ruth doesn't manage to clinch there - Edmond circles away.
Ruth takes a swing at Edmond's ribcage but misses.
Edmond is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Ruth lands with a straight right. Edmond didn't see that one coming.
Edmond swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Ruth ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Edmond moves away.
Edmond tries to counter with a clinch but Ruth shakes him off and moves away.#T4#
Ruth keeps the fight on the outside.
Ruth blocks a low kick nicely.
Nice shot by Ruth.
Edmond motions for Ruth to come forward. Edmond throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Ruth misses with a jab to the body
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Ruth misses the shot to the body.
Edmond unleashes a big counter combination but Ruth bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Ruth swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Ruth lands a glancing blow to the side of Edmond's head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Ruth throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A looping hook to the body misses from Ruth. Edmond does a little dance to reset his feet.
Ruth misses with a hook. Edmond ducked under it nicely.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Rayful Edmond will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Myles Ruth'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#
Edmond walks into a stiff left hand from Ruth.
Ruth fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Edmond tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Ruth paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Ruth tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Edmond was well out of range. Poor timing from Ruth.
Edmond throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Edmond avoids the body shot from Ruth.
Ruth throws a right hand that misses
and Ruth takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Edmond slips a straight right by Ruth.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ruth connects with a crisp jab.
Edmond takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Ruth throws a right hand that misses
and Edmond counters with a straight punch to the midsection.#T1#
Ruth takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Ruth's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Edmond connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Ruth scrambles back to his feet.
Edmond misses with a series of wild punches.
Ruth misses with a series of wild punches.
Ruth catches Edmond with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Ruth falls off balance throwing a combination
and Edmond counters with a slapping leg kick.
Ruth misses with a body shot. #T2#
Ruth moves away from the strike by Edmond. #CL2#
Edmond instigates a clinch.
Edmond tries to throw a body punch but Ruth avoids it by throwing Edmond back against the cage. #BC#
Ruth pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Ruth throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Edmond takes one to the chin there.
Edmond has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Ruth takes a swing at Edmond's ribcage but misses.
Ruth moves in looking to clinch but Edmond pushes him off.
Edmond is clearly looking to counter with head kicks.
Edmond uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Ruth.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Edmond! But no joy.
Ruth throws an overhand right that lands on Edmond's shoulder, as Edmond tries to avoid the shot.
Edmond works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.#T3#
Edmond on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Edmond throws a body kick that misses.
A jab from Ruth misses.
Edmond has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Edmond keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Edmond changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Ruth lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Ruth throws a predictable looking body shot
and Edmond counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Ruth throws a sloppy body shot #CL2#
and Edmond counters by clinching up.
Edmond lands with a short head shot on the inside.
A short right from Edmond on the inside. #BC2#
Edmond breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Ruth scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.#T4#
Ruth blocks a head kick by Edmond.
Ruth misses with an uppercut. Edmond saw that one coming.
Edmond throws a counter combo.
Edmond ducks under a wild hook from Ruth.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Edmond.
A swing and a miss from Edmond.
It looked like Ruth wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Ruth misses with a body shot.
Edmond uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Ruth.
Ruth misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Edmond.
A jab from Edmond misses.
Ruth works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.

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 Myles Ruth.
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 Topper Green scores the fight 29:28
Judge Eliza Hachem scores the fight 29:28
Judge Hugh Johnson scores the fight 30:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Myles Ruth!
An out of breath Myles Ruth thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.

Event: SMASH: Big Mouth vs River
Date: Jan 14, 2023

#R1#
Ruth throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Fury fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Ruth manages to avoid it.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Ruth! But no joy.
Fury misses with a body punch
and Ruth counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Fury ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Ruth moves away.
Fury misses the body punch
and Ruth counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.#CUT2#It looks like John Fury has been cut.
Ruth misses with a body shot.
Fury throwing a counter right hand but Ruth manages to avoid it.
Fury cracks Ruth with a right hand to the side of the head.
Fury tries to clinch up but Ruth circles away and keeps his distance.
As Fury backs off Ruth throws a huge counter combo but Fury manages to avoid it all.
Myles Ruth seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Ruth thuds a left hand into Fury's body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ruth scores with a body shot.
Ruth has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Fury throws the left hand but Ruth avoids the punch easily.
Fury scores with a crisp jab that stopped Ruth in his tracks.
Fury bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Ruth's head.#T1#
Donk. Ruth catches Fury right on the button with a cross.
Fury throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Ruth counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
A big left from Fury misses.
Ruth throws a right and a left that Fury avoids nicely.
Fury misses with a shot to the body
and Ruth counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Ruth thows a left - swing and a miss!
Fury with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Ruth misses with a wild combination.
Ruth lands a right hook to the body.
Ruth throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Fury sees it coming and avoids it easily.#T2#
Ruth throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Fury throws a big counter combination but Ruth scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Ruth darts in trying to clinch
and Ruth takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Fury uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Ruth.
Fury dips to his left and cracks Ruth with an uppercut!#CUT#It looks like Myles Ruth has been cut.
Ruth defending well as Fury loads up on a big left hand.
Ruth dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Fury keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Ruth just misses with a punch to the body.
Sloppy strikes from Fury. Those never looked like landing.
Ruth lands with a cross. #T3#
Fury looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Ruth throws a predictable looking body shot
and Fury connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Ruth looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Ruth connects with a looping right hand.
Fury tries to clinch but Ruth moves out of range.
Ruth takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Ruth misses with a straight left.
Ruth lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
It looks like Fury has been trying to sharpen up his punching technique, as it looks crisper than last time we saw him.
Ruth is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Fury had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into mush.
Ruth doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Fury swings away with a body shot that misses
and Ruth cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Ruth walks into a stiff left hand from Fury.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Ruth swings for the body but Fury moves out of range. #T4#
Fury avoids the body shot from Ruth.
Ruth throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Ruth looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Ruth looks to score with a jab to the body but Fury is just out of range.
A quick step to the side and Fury tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Ruth misses with a hook. Fury ducked under it nicely.
Ruth swings for the body but Fury moves out of range.
Ruth throws a hook but Fury avoids it easily.
It looked like Fury wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Fury throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Ruth misses with a combination
enabling Fury to counter with a crisp jab.
Fury scores with a sloppy right hand. Ruth should have avoided that one.
Fury thows a left - swing and a miss!
A countering left hand to the body from Ruth misses.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Myles Ruth dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's time! Fury's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.#R2#
Fury takes a swing at Ruth's ribcage but misses.
Ruth throws out a counter right but Fury avoids it with no problem.
Ruth steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Fury.
Fury swings away with a body shot that misses
letting Ruth counter with a right hand.
Ruth bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Ruth misses with an uppercut.
Fury is looking to counter punch.
Ruth moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Ruth looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ruth walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Fury throws a body punch but Ruth moves out of range.
Ruth ducks under a wild hook from Fury.
Ruth throws a body shot but no joy.
Myles Ruth seems to be getting the better of the standup.#T1#
No joy there for Fury, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Fury uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Ruth.
Fury swings for the body but Ruth moves out of range.
Fury misses with a body punch
and Ruth counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Ruth loads up on a big right hand but Fury slips the punch.
It looked like Fury wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Fury moves away from the strike by Ruth.
Ruth misses with an uppercut.
Fury misses with a hook to the body
and Ruth counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.#CL#
Ruth gets tackled into the cage by Fury. Fury maintains the clinch.
Fury throws a punch but it's blocked by Ruth.
A head punch on the inside from Ruth fails to land.
Fury misses with a punch on the inside.
Ruth wants to break free but Fury has control. #T2#
Fury scores with a shot to the side of Ruth's head. #BC2#
Ruth pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Fury throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Ruth now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Fury keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Fury throws a right and a left that both miss.
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 throws a left and a right that both miss
letting Fury counter with a right hand.
Ruth throws a lazy uppercut
and Fury counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Ruth thinking.
Ruth throws a poor cross that misses
and Fury counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Ruth misses with a right hand
and Fury counters with a huge left! Ruth is in big trouble! He's backing up but Fury isn't giving him chance to recover. Under a barage of punches the ref has to step in to save Ruth from any more damage. A dominating finish by Fury!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:44 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). John Fury!
A relieved looking John Fury thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.

Event: SMASH: Dankovic vs Boomer
Date: Dec 18, 2022

#R1#
Horrible takedown attempt by Weismuller or perhaps it was just good defense by Ruth, which made it look bad.
Weismuller misses with a takedown
and Weismuller takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Ruth has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Weismuller shoots and misses
enabling Ruth to counter with a crisp jab.
Myles Ruth has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Tommy Weismuller.
Weismuller dives in and grabs Ruth's left leg, looking for a takedown. Ruth pushes down on Weismuller's head and hops out.
Weismuller explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Ruth avoids a kick to the body.
Ruth on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Weismuller. Weismuller obviously looking to wear him down.
Ruth tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Weismuller was well out of range. Poor timing from Ruth.
Weismuller moves away from the strike by Ruth.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Good standup being displayed there by Ruth as he connects with a hook.
Weismuller misses with the body kick
and Ruth cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
No luck for Weismuller with that takedown attempt.
Weismuller throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Ruth fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.#CUT#It looks like Tommy Weismuller has been cut.
Ruth is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.#T1#
Weismuller throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Weismuller closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Weismuller gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Weismuller throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Ruth swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
We've been informed that Weismuller has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
Weismuller throws a head kick but Ruth moves out of range.
Weismuller throws a head kick but Ruth moves out of range.
Ruth is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Weismuller steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Ruth.
Ruth sets himself, and Weismuller steps forward looking for the clinch! Ruth avoids it this time.
Ruth slaps away a takedown attempt from Weismuller, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Weismuller shoots in and drives through. Ruth sprawls well.
Weismuller staying out of range there.
Weismuller feints a counter leg kick.
Weismuller tries a head kick but it misses.
Ruth is looking to counter punch.
Ruth avoids a kick to the body.
Ruth throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Weismuller sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Tommy Weismuller seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Weismuller shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.#T2#
Weismuller drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Ruth swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Ruth cracks Weismuller with a good jab.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Weismuller bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Ruth stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Ruth wants it to stay on the feet.
Ruth is looking to counter punch.
Weismuller misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Weismuller takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Ruth paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Weismuller avoids the body shot from Ruth.
Weismuller appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Ruth stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Ruth wants it to stay on the feet.
Ruth has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Weismuller.
Weismuller connects with a body shot that sends Ruth's belly button to the back.
Ruth swinging wildly here.
Ruth tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Weismuller was well out of range. Poor timing from Ruth.
Ruth is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.#T3#
Weismuller misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Ruth stuffs the takedown.
Ruth throws a jab but it's blocked by Weismuller.
Weismuller doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Ruth counters with a nice uppercut.
Ruth lands a nice looking body shot.
Ruth misses the shot to the body.
Weismuller throws a half hearted mid kick.
Weismuller ducks under a wild hook from Ruth.
Weismuller pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Ruth throws a body shot but no joy.
Weismuller throws a body shot but no joy.
Ruth jabs Weismuller to the body, keeping him at a distance.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Ruth.#T4#
Weismuller moves out of range as Ruth strikes.
Weismuller throws the kick towards the body but Ruth avoids it.
Weismuller shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Ruth counters with a straight right hand.#CUT#That has opened up Tommy Weismuller's cut even more.
Ruth misses with an uppercut.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Ruth misses with a hook.
Ruth throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Ruth throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Weismuller looks for a takedown but Ruth sprawls well.
Weismuller shoots for a takedown but Ruth saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Ruth slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Ruth tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Weismuller was well out of range. Poor timing from Ruth.
Weismuller tries to counter by closing the distance.
Ruth thuds a left hand into Weismuller's body.
Ruth tries to close the distance and clinch up but Weismuller swats him away and circles back towards the center.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Myles Ruth dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Tommy Weismuller's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action.#R2#
Weismuller scores with a kick to the midsection.
Ruth throws a jab but it's blocked by Weismuller.
Weismuller misses with a jab, cross combination.
Ruth throws a right and a left that both miss.
Ruth misses with a body shot.
Weismuller tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Ruth misses the shot to the body.
Weismuller fails with a takedown attempt.
Weismuller tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Myles Ruth is winning the standup battle so far.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ruth scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Ruth throws a hook but Weismuller avoids it easily.
Ruth has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Weismuller.
Weismuller misses with a kick to the body
and Ruth counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.#CL#
Ruth has managed to clinch. #T1#
A shot in the inside from Ruth.
Ruth prevents the takedown attempt.
Ruth struggles to land a body shot inside as Weismuller controls his hands.
Ruth lands a nice uppercut.
Weismuller has Ruth pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Ruth manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Myles Ruth has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Tommy Weismuller.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Weismuller.
Ruth lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Ruth working some nice short punches in the clinch.#BC#
Ruth breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Ruth throws a hook but Weismuller blocks it.
Weismuller tries a head kick but it misses.
Ruth throws a shot to the body.
Weismuller avoids the body shot from Ruth.
Ruth is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Weismuller can do to turn this around?
Both fighters circling a little - Weismuller finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Ruth misses with an uppercut. #T2#
Ruth misses with a hook. Weismuller ducked under it nicely.
Ruth will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Weismuller avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Weismuller is looking for the big counter here.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Weismuller scores with a head kick.
Ruth has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
Ruth blocks a head kick by Weismuller.
Weismuller shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Ruth is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Ruth avoids the head kick by Weismuller.
A quick step to the side and Ruth tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
A head kick misses from Weismuller.
It looked like Ruth wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Weismuller with a poor takedown
enabling Ruth to counter with a crisp jab.
Weismuller is breathing heavily.
Ruth misses with a jab, cross combination.
Myles Ruth is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Weismuller throws a head kick that misses
and Ruth counters with a stiff right hand.
Weismuller misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Weismuller throws a sloppy head kick
and Ruth cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Weismuller throws a head kick that misses.
Weismuller moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.#CUT#The cut above Tommy Weismuller's eye is starting to cause him problems now.#T3#
Ruth scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Weismuller doesn't seem bothered though.
Ruth throws a hook to the side of Weismuller's head but Weismuller sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Ruth wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Weismuller staying out of range there.
Tommy Weismuller is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Weismuller will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Ruth swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Ruth connects with a body shot that sends Weismuller's belly button to the back.
Ruth lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Weismuller at a distance.
Ruth fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Ruth scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.#KD#
Ruth drops Weismuller with a beautiful combination! Weismuller stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Ruth is looking for the KO!#ROC#Weismuller is rocked!
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Ruth jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Weismuller is still on wobbly legs! Can Ruth finish him?#CUT#Tommy Weismuller's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
Ruth thows a left - swing and a miss!
Weismuller seems to have recovered his senses.
A head kick misses from Weismuller. #T4#
Ruth throws a series of punches but Weismuller avoids them all with ease.
Weismuller shoots in and drives through. Ruth sprawls well.
Ruth throws a hook but Weismuller blocks it.
Ruth comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Weismuller keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Weismuller darts in looking for a takedown but Ruth gets double underhooks and turns Weismuller into the cage.
Ruth lands with a hook. Weismuller tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Ruth blocks a head kick by Weismuller.
Ruth tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Weismuller was well out of range. Poor timing from Ruth.
Ruth scores with a jab to the head.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Weismuller tries to score with a low kick but Ruth moves his leg out of the way.#CL#
Ruth rushes Weismuller and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.#BC#
Ruth's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.#CL#
Ruth rushes Weismuller and presses him up against the cage.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Myles Ruth dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Tommy Weismuller's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!#R3#
Jab, jab by Ruth - just one landing.
A jab from Ruth misses.
Ruth tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Weismuller was well out of range. Poor timing from Ruth.
Weismuller walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Ruth checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Ruth throws a hard body shot but it just misses. #CL#
Ruth moves into the clinch successfully.
Weismuller is trying desperately to land a takedown but Ruth is having absolutely none of it. This is turning into a bit of a nightmare for Weismuller.
Weismuller blocking some punches.
Ruth swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Ruth pushes Weismuller back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Ruth fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ruth prevents a takedown attempt there.
Ruth swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Ruth misses with some punches.
Ruth swings away with an uppercut that misses. #T1#
Weismuller blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Weismuller blocking some punches. #BC#
Ruth breaks the clinch.
Weismuller tries a head kick but it misses.
Weismuller throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Ruth's head.
Ruth swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Weismuller appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Ruth takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Ruth scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Weismuller darts in looking for a takedown but Ruth gets double underhooks and turns Weismuller into the cage.
Weismuller takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Ruth cracks a nice hook into Weismuller's ribs.
Weismuller throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
A counter left hand to the body from Ruth misses its target.
Weismuller shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Ruth pinned against the cage. Ruth gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Tommy Weismuller has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Myles Ruth has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Tommy Weismuller.#T2#
Weismuller tries to score a power double leg takedown but Ruth sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Weismuller somewhat.
Ruth lands a body shot.
Ruth stuffs the takedown attempt from Weismuller. Weismuller gets slowly back to his feet.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Ruth looks to score with a jab to the body but Weismuller is just out of range.
Ruth throws a nice looking combination but Weismuller bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Nice takedown defense from Ruth. No joy for Weismuller on that attempt.
Weismuller shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Ruth as he jumps to the side.
Ruth appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Ruth lands with a straight right. Weismuller didn't see that one coming.#T3#
A slow jab from Ruth misses its intended target.
Ruth lands with a nice body punch.
Weismuller with a lazy takedown attempt
and Ruth counters with a straight right hand.#KD#
Ruth lands a left and a right that send Weismuller crashing to the mat, dazed. Ruth thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!

The referee calls the doctor in to look at Tommy Weismuller's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:29 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Myles Ruth!
Our winner, Myles Ruth, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.

Event: SMASH: Chaos vs Nurmagomedov
Date: Nov 19, 2022

#R1##KD2#
Dankovich lands a big head kick that sends Ruth tumbling to the mat! Dankovich takes a step backwards and waves Ruth back to his feet - he wants the finish!#CUT2#It looks like Myles Ruth has been cut.#CL#
Ruth clinches up with Dankovich and pushes him back against the cage.
Dankovich stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Ruth tries to circle away but Dankovich has him pinned against the cage.
Dankovich is working Ruth over against the cage.
A right hand to the body from Dankovich.
Ruth is breathing heavily.
Ruth prevents a body shot from Dankovich.
Dankovich has Ruth pressed against the cage, preventing Ruth from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Dankovich tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Dankovich is leaning against Ruth and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Dankovich misses with a short punch on the inside.
Dankovich tries to work over Ruth's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
We've been informed that Dankovich has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
Dankovich lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Ruth backwards.
Dankovich lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Ruth backwards.
Dankovich scores with a shoulder strike.
Dankovich lands with a left to the head.
Dankovich lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Dankovich lands a hook that snaps the head of Ruth backwards.
Dankovich tries to throw a body punch but Ruth avoids it by throwing Dankovich back against the cage.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Dankovich.
Dankovich lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Dankovich lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage. #T1#
Dankovich lands a right hand.
Dankovich scores with a nice hook to the head.#ROC2#Ruth is rocked!
Dankovich lands a right hand that snaps the head of Ruth backwards.
Oh Ruth is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Dankovich pushes Ruth back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Dankovich gets through Ruth's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.#KD2#
Dankovich drops Ruth onto one knee with a big uppercut from the clinch! Ruth is propped up by the cage and works his way back to his feet!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Dankovich lands a nice uppercut.
Dankovich creates some distance for himself and unleashes a massive uppercut that sends Ruth's eyes rolling into the back of his head! Ruth drops to his knees and Dankovich pours it on with more strikes until the referee steps in to end the bout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:31 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Anzor Dankovich!
A less than humble Anzor Dankovich misjudged his post fight interview somewhat and came across a little too arrogant whilst trying to hype up his own abilities.

Event: SMASH: Roy vs Castellana
Date: Oct 29, 2022

#R1#
Gunnarsson lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.#CL#
Gunnarsson drives through and clinches with Ruth against the cage. #BC#
Gunnarsson breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Gunnarsson definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Gunnarsson throws a half hearted mid kick.
Ruth misses with a telegraphed body shot
enabling Gunnarsson to counter with a crisp jab.
Ruth throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Gunnarsson.
Gunnarsson swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Ruth scores with a nice right hand.
Gunnarsson throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
A telegraphed right hand from Ruth misses the target.
Gunnarsson lands a nice looking body kick.
Ruth throws a body punch but Gunnarsson moves out of range.
Ruth has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
A chopping leg kick lands by Gunnarsson.
Ruth pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Gunnarsson back to the cage. Ruth follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Ruth fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Gunnarsson looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Gunnarsson darts in looking for a takedown but Ruth gets double underhooks and turns Gunnarsson into the cage. #T1#
Ruth misses with a punch on the inside.
A shot in the inside from Ruth.
Gunnarsson lands with a short shot to the head.
Ruth tries to throw a body punch but Gunnarsson avoids it by throwing Ruth back against the cage.
Gunnarsson goes for a takedown attempt but Ruth pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Ruth fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Gunnarsson looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Gunnarsson on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Ruth takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Myles Ruth seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Gunnarsson throws out a loose jab but Ruth uses good head movement to avoid it.
Gunnarsson misses with a body shot.
Gunnarsson is looking to take this fight into the clinch.#T2#
Gunnarsson avoids the body shot from Ruth.
Gunnarsson takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Ruth throws a lazy right hand but Gunnarsson sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Ruth throws out a loose jab but Gunnarsson uses good head movement to avoid it.
Gunnarsson on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Ruth throws a good cross that connects.
Ruth throws a body shot but no joy.
Gunnarsson fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Ruth has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Ruth scores with a sloppy right hand. Gunnarsson should have avoided that one.
Gunnarsson loads up on a big right hand but Ruth slips the punch.
Ruth swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Ruth throws a shot to the body.
Ruth lands a right hook to the body. #T3#
Ruth misses with a wild body shot.
Ruth moves out of range as Gunnarsson strikes.
Ruth looks to land a right hand but Gunnarsson moved out of range.
Ruth jabs at Gunnarsson's body.
Good standup being displayed there by Ruth as he connects with a hook.
Ruth throws out a loose jab but Gunnarsson uses good head movement to avoid it.
Gunnarsson is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Ruth takes a swing at Gunnarsson's ribcage but misses.
Gunnarsson walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Ruth checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Myles Ruth is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
A jab from Gunnarsson misses.
Ruth takes a swing at Gunnarsson's ribcage but misses.
Ruth with a hook.
Ruth swings for the body but Gunnarsson moves out of range.
Gunnarsson throwing a counter right hand but Ruth manages to avoid it.#T4#
Ruth throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A big left from Gunnarsson misses.
Ruth is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Gunnarsson rather than just go for the knockout.
Gunnarsson throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Gunnarsson comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Ruth takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
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 misses with a hook
and Gunnarsson counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Gunnarsson misses the jab.
Ruth throws a body shot but no joy.
Gunnarsson dives in for a single leg takedown but Ruth sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Ruth now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Magnus Gunnarsson. That's going to take a lot out of him.
A right handed body shot lands from Ruth.
A short left from Gunnarsson.
Ruth is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Gunnarsson is keeping busy.#BC2#
Ruth's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Myles Ruth dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action.#R2#
Gunnarsson is looking to clinch.
Ruth chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Gunnarsson can pounce on him. #CL#
The fight moves into the clinch position.#BC2#
Ruth breaks the clinch.
Ruth misses with a looping right.
Ruth wants to clinch up but Gunnarsson keeps it at a distance.
Gunnarsson on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Ruth looks to land a right hand but Gunnarsson moved out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ruth misses with a double jab.
Gunnarsson's jab looks to have found its range, popping Ruth under the eye.
Ruth has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Gunnarsson fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Ruth on the side of the head.
Gunnarsson ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Ruth moves away.#T1#
Ruth tries to clinch up.
A combination from Gunnarsson does no damage.
Ruth swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.#CL#
Gunnarsson darts in and clinches Ruth up against the cage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Ruth. #BC2#
Ruth breaks from the clinch.
Ruth misses with a right hand
and Gunnarsson counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Ruth swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Ruth lands with a good body shot.
Ruth moves into range and connects with a jab.
Gunnarsson tries to clinch but Ruth moves out of range.
Myles Ruth seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Ruth avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Ruth misses with a right hand
and Ruth takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Ruth has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Gunnarsson.#T2#
Ruth throws a body punch but Gunnarsson moves out of range.
A looping hook to the body misses from Ruth. Gunnarsson does a little dance to reset his feet.
Ruth lands with a hook. Gunnarsson tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Gunnarsson slips under a jab.#CL#
Gunnarsson takes the fight into the clinch. #BC#
Gunnarsson's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Gunnarsson uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Ruth.
Gunnarsson misses with a kick to the body.
Ruth keeps the fight on the outside.
Ruth thuds a left hand into Gunnarsson's body.
A good leg kick by Gunnarsson. #T3#
Gunnarsson fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Ruth avoids it really well and circles away.#CL2#
Ruth clinches.
Gunnarsson jumps guard but Ruth stands there with Gunnarsson around his waist. Gunnarsson gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Ruth has a couple of punches blocked by Gunnarsson. #BC#
Gunnarsson breaks the clinch.
Gunnarsson misses with a hook.
Ruth jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Gunnarsson looks to score with a jab to the body but Ruth is just out of range.#T4#
Gunnarsson uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Ruth.
Ruth circles away from the clinch attempt.
Gunnarsson takes a jab right on the kisser.
Gunnarsson lands a nice leg kick that just misses Ruth's sensitive parts.
Gunnarsson doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Ruth misses with a hook.
It looked like Gunnarsson was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Ruth.
Gunnarsson connects with a body shot.
Ruth misses with a lunging right hand
and Gunnarsson counters with a good low kick that Ruth was not able to check.
Ruth misses with an uppercut. Gunnarsson saw that one coming.
An attempted straight right counter from Gunnarsson misses the target.
Ruth's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Gunnarsson tries to close the distance and clinch but Ruth swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
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!
Gunnarsson digs a good body shot into Ruth's ribs.
A slow jab from Ruth misses its intended target.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Myles Ruth will probably get the nod - 10:9.
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#
Gunnarsson takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Ruth misses with a body punch
and Ruth takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Nice shot lands for Ruth.
Gunnarsson keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
It looked like Gunnarsson was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Gunnarsson uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Ruth.
Gunnarsson is looking to clinch.
Ruth avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Gunnarsson slips a straight right by Ruth.
Gunnarsson appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gunnarsson lands with a kick to the temple. Ruth shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Ruth tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Gunnarsson was well out of range. Poor timing from Ruth.
Gunnarsson appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
A head kick by Gunnarsson misses
and Ruth counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
The crowd cheers as Ruth lands an impressive looking overhand right. Gunnarsson doesn't seem phased though.#T1#
Gunnarsson keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Ruth checks the leg kick.
Ruth swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.#CL2#
Ruth instigates a clinch.
Ruth working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Ruth lands a right hand that snaps the head of Gunnarsson backwards.
Gunnarsson prevents a body shot from Ruth.
Gunnarsson can't find room to land a body shot as Ruth controls the action.
Ruth misses with a short punch on the inside.
Ruth misses with a body punch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Gunnarsson.
Gunnarsson is looking for a takedown.#BC2#
Ruth's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Gunnarsson connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.#T2#
Ruth misses with a straight left.
A counter left hand to the body from Gunnarsson misses its target.
Gunnarsson throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Ruth sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Ruth with a body punch. A glancing blow.
A lazy left from Ruth finds it's target.
Gunnarsson looks to land a left hand but Ruth moved out of range nicely.
Ruth appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Gunnarsson throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Ruth sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Ruth jabs Gunnarsson right on the nose. Gunnarsson blinks but takes it well.
Ruth tries to clinch up.
Ruth connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Gunnarsson's hands.
Gunnarsson keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Ruth.
Gunnarsson connects with a looping right hand.
Gunnarsson moves away from the strike by Ruth. #T3##CL#
Gunnarsson gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Gunnarsson takes a shot to the head.
Gunnarsson drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
A short uppercut from Ruth.
Ruth swings wildly with an uppercut but Gunnarsson uses good head movement to avoid it.
Myles Ruth is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
A short right from Ruth on the inside.
Ruth lands with a good tight uppercut to the head. #TD#
Gunnarsson has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Ruth uses from the top position.
Ruth wants to control from the top but Gunnarsson keeps moving. #SUB#
Gunnarsson escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Ruth gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance. #T4#
Ruth is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Ruth postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Ruth is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions. #SUB#
Gunnarsson had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Ruth defends it easily.
Ruth wants to control from the top but Gunnarsson keeps moving.
Magnus Gunnarsson has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

And that's the end of the fight!
Myles Ruth comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Ruth winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Ben Watson scores the fight 27:30
Judge Donatello Bradman scores the fight 27:30
Judge Topper Green scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Myles Ruth!
Myles Ruth decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.

Event: SMASH: Mountain vs Chaos 2
Date: Oct 09, 2022

#R1#
The Gaul throws a head kick that misses.
Ruth throws out a counter right but The Gaul avoids it with no problem.
Ruth is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by The Gaul.
The Gaul scores with a head kick. Ruth tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.#CUT#It looks like Myles Ruth has been cut.
The Gaul misses with a head kick.
Ruth scores with a three punch combo!
The Gaul scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Ruth cracks The Gaul with an open hand slap.
The Gaul throws a right hand that misses
and Ruth counters with a lovely shot to the body.
The Gaul avoids the body shot from Ruth.
The Gaul misses with a wild combination.
Ruth throws out a counter right but The Gaul avoids it with no problem.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
The Gaul lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
The Gaul staying out of range there.
Ruth wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
The Gaul throws a head kick that misses.
It seemed like Ruth was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Ruth has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.#T1#
The Gaul misses with a wild combination.
The Gaul misses with a hook.
Ruth connects with a body shot that sends The Gaul's belly button to the back.
Ruth fakes high and swings low for a body shot but The Gaul manages to avoid it.
A shot to the body from The Gaul misses
letting Ruth counter with a right hand.
A decent looking cross lands there for Ruth.
The fighters circle momentarily. The Gaul darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
A jab from Ruth does it's job there.
The Gaul throws a sloppy body shot
and Ruth counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.#ROC2#The Gaul is rocked!
Ruth misses with a body punch
and The Gaul counters with a stiff right hand.
Nice shot lands for Ruth.
Oh The Gaul is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Ruth drops The Gaul with a straight right hand, right on the button! Ruth follows him down to the mat and pounds him out with hammerfists until the referee jumps in to end the fight!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:53 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Myles Ruth!
During a confident post fight interview, Myles Ruth thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.

Event: SMASH: Roy vs Sito 2
Date: Sep 24, 2022

#R1#
Ruth throws out a loose jab but Shabanov uses good head movement to avoid it.
Shabanov steps in looking to counter with the mid kick but it doesn't connect.
Ruth lands with a nice body punch.
Shabanov tries to land a front kick but Ruth steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
An attempted straight right counter from Ruth misses the target.
Ruth looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
A big right from Ruth misses.
Shabanov takes a jab right on the kisser. #CL#
Ruth pushes Shabanov up against the cage in a clinch.
Shabanov scores with a shot to the side of Ruth's head.
Ruth throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Shabanov keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Ruth's efforts to push away.
Ruth lands with a short shot to the head. #CUT#It looks like Fedor Shabanov has been cut.#BC#
Ruth pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Ruth throws a big shot that misses.
It seemed like Shabanov was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Myles Ruth seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Ruth lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.#T1#
Ruth swings for the body but Shabanov moves out of range.
Shabanov throws out a counter right but Ruth avoids it with no problem.
Ruth throws a body punch but Shabanov moves out of range.
Ruth lands a head shot.
Ruth scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Shabanov doesn't seem bothered though.
Shabanov bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Shabanov misses with a hook.#CL#
Ruth moves into range and clinches up with Shabanov.
Shabanov has a couple of punches blocked by Ruth.
Ruth is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Shabanov misses with a punch on the inside.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Ruth.
A head punch on the inside from Shabanov fails to land. #T2#
Ruth misses with a punch on the inside.
Shabanov doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Ruth misses with the head strike.
Ruth lands a nice shot to the body.
A short left from Ruth.
Shabanov lands a nice uppercut.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Shabanov lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.#BC#
Ruth's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Ruth tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Shabanov was well out of range. Poor timing from Ruth.
Ruth slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Nice defenses there by Shabanov.
Shabanov walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Ruth misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Shabanov.
Shabanov takes a swing at Ruth's ribcage but misses. #T3#
Shabanov throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Ruth digs a good body shot into Shabanov's ribs.
Ruth takes a swing at Shabanov's ribcage but misses.
Shabanov throws out a counter right but Ruth avoids it with no problem.
Ruth looks to land a left hand but Shabanov moved out of range nicely.
Ruth throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Shabanov misses with a few strikes there.
Ruth fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Shabanov! But no joy.
Shabanov takes one on the button.
Shabanov uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Ruth.
A little jabbing left from Shabanov on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.#T4#
Ruth swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Shabanov throws out a counter right but Ruth avoids it with no problem.#CL#
Ruth darts in and clinches Shabanov up against the cage.
Shabanov swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Shabanov blocks a body shot from Ruth.
Shabanov tries to work over Ruth's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target. #BC2#
Shabanov breaks from the clinch.
Shabanov takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.#CUT2#It looks like Myles Ruth has been cut.
Ruth just misses with a punch to the body.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Shabanov! But no joy.
Ruth stalks Shabanov and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Shabanov's face. Shabanov staggers backwards, shaken.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Ruth throws a hook but Shabanov avoids it easily.
Shabanov throws out a counter right but Ruth avoids it with no problem.
Ruth connects with a right hand. Shabanov shakes it off.
Ruth misses with a hook.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Myles Ruth dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!#R2#
Ruth scores with a jab to the body.
Ruth connects with a single shot there.#CL#
Ruth rushes Shabanov and presses him up against the cage.
Shabanov misses with a hook from the clinch.
Shabanov lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Shabanov swings wildly with an uppercut but Ruth uses good head movement to avoid it.
Ruth fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Good body shot from Shabanov.
Good body shot from Shabanov.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Ruth.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Shabanov lands a nice shot to the body.
Shabanov 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 Shabanov can turn it around.
Shabanov digs a right hand into Ruth's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Ruth's gas tank.
Ruth takes a shot to the head.
Fedor Shabanov seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Shabanov cracks Ruth with a nice body shot.#BC#
Ruth breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Shabanov throws a nice head kick! #T1#
Ruth throws an overhand right that lands on Shabanov's shoulder, as Shabanov tries to avoid the shot.
Shabanov takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Shabanov slips under a jab from Ruth.
Ruth looks to land a right hand but Shabanov moved out of range.
Ruth throws a poor cross that misses
and Shabanov counters with a straight right hand.
Ruth misses with a hook to the body
and Shabanov counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Ruth ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Shabanov moves away.#KD2#
Shabanov lands a big head kick that sends Ruth tumbling to the mat! Shabanov takes a step backwards and waves Ruth back to his feet - he wants the finish!#ROC2#Ruth is rocked!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Ruth throws a right hand that misses
and Shabanov counters with a flying knee that drops Ruth! Shabanov dives in and finishes the fight with a flurry of strikes from the mount!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:57 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Fedor Shabanov!
A relieved looking Fedor Shabanov thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.

Event: SMASH: Perkele vs Cole
Date: Sep 03, 2022

#R1#
Van Hoodonk takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
We've been informed that Ruth has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
Ruth looks to score with a jab to the body but Van Hoodonk is just out of range.
Ruth throws a shot to the body.
No joy there for Ruth, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
It looked like Van Hoodonk wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Van Hoodonk takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Van Hoodonk avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Van Hoodonk lifts his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick.
Ruth throws a hook but Van Hoodonk blocks it.
Ruth pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Van Hoodonk swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ruth takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Ruth throws a predictable looking body shot
letting Van Hoodonk counter with a right hand.
We've been told by Van Hoodonk's head coaches at Casa Steel that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Ruth darts in and out, connecting with a jab. #T1#
Ruth misses with a straight left.
Ruth misses with a wild body shot.
Ruth misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Van Hoodonk.
Van Hoodonk is looking to counter punch.
Ruth is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Van Hoodonk rather than just go for the knockout.
Nice uppercut lands for Ruth. That snapped Van Hoodonk's head back.
Van Hoodonk scores with a head kick. Ruth tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Van Hoodonk connects with a crisp jab.
Ruth misses with a two punch combination.
Ruth throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Van Hoodonk sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Van Hoodonk was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Van Hoodonk connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Ruth throws a shot from downtown. Van Hoodonk moves away and avoids it.#T2#
Ruth lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Van Hoodonk misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Ruth.
Ruth scores with a sloppy right hand. Van Hoodonk should have avoided that one.
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 lands the left hand.
Ruth takes a swing at Van Hoodonk's ribcage but misses.
Ruth lands with a nice body punch.
Van Hoodonk ducks under a wild hook from Ruth.
Van Hoodonk was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Ruth throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Ruth throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Ruth throws a hard body shot but it just misses. #T3#
Sloppy strikes from Ruth. Those never looked like landing.
Van Hoodonk looks to land a right hand but Ruth moved out of range.
Ruth is looking to clinch.
Ruth throws a sloppy body shot
and Van Hoodonk counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Ruth swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Ruth throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
It looked like Van Hoodonk wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Ruth doesn't manage to clinch there - Van Hoodonk circles away.
Ruth misses with a double jab
and Van Hoodonk counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head. #T4#
Van Hoodonk throws a sloppy head kick
and Ruth counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Ruth scores with a body shot.
Ruth throws a body shot but no joy.
Ruth lands a head shot.
Van Hoodonk throws a body kick that misses
and Ruth counters with a nice uppercut. #CL2#
Ruth clinches up against the cage.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Ruth misses with a punch on the inside.
Van Hoodonk is trying to break the clinch but Ruth has him pressed against the cage. #BC2#
Ruth breaks the clinch.
Van Hoodonk misses with a looping left.
Ruth throws out a counter right but Van Hoodonk avoids it with no problem.
Ruth misses with a wild body shot.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Myles Ruth dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.#R2#
Ruth lands with an uppercut that bounces Van Hoodonk off the cage and back into range.
Ruth throws a hook but Van Hoodonk avoids it easily.
Van Hoodonk is looking to counter punch.
A head kick by Van Hoodonk misses
and Van Hoodonk takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Ruth catches Van Hoodonk with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Ruth works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Ruth swings for the body but Van Hoodonk moves out of range.
Ruth connects with a good right hand that stumbles Van Hoodonk. Van Hoodonk circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ruth throws an overhand right that lands on Van Hoodonk's shoulder, as Van Hoodonk tries to avoid the shot.
Ruth has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Ruth jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Ruth scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.#T1#
A left lands for Ruth.
Van Hoodonk steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Ruth.
Van Hoodonk was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Ruth swings away with a body shot that misses
and Van Hoodonk counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Van Hoodonk takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Ruth misses with a looping right.
Van Hoodonk appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Ruth lands a head shot.
Van Hoodonk keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Ruth.
Ruth throws a combination that misses
and Van Hoodonk counters with a nice uppercut. #CUT#It looks like Myles Ruth has been cut.
Ruth throws a jab but it's blocked by Van Hoodonk. #T2#
Ruth swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Van Hoodonk throwing a counter right hand but Ruth manages to avoid it.
Ruth just misses with a punch to the body.
Van Hoodonk tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Nice cross by Ruth.
Ruth misses with a body punch
and Van Hoodonk counters with a lovely straight right hand!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Ruth throws out a powerful jab.
Ruth ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Van Hoodonk moves away.
Van Hoodonk is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Ruth misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Van Hoodonk.
Ruth misses with a wild body shot.
Van Hoodonk tried to counter with a leg kick but Ruth avoided it.
Ruth fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.#T3#
Ruth connects with a body shot.
Van Hoodonk's corner calls for a 1-2. Van Hoodonk obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Van Hoodonk drops his hands momentarily and Ruth takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Ruth wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Ruth swings away with a body shot that misses
and Van Hoodonk counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Ruth jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Van Hoodonk thuds his shin into the meat of Ruth's side.
Ruth is breathing heavily.
Van Hoodonk pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Ruth blocks a head kick by Van Hoodonk. #T4#
Van Hoodonk fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Ruth manages to avoid it.
Van Hoodonk takes a shot to the body in his stride.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Ruth looks to clinch
and Van Hoodonk counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Ruth takes one to the chin there.
Van Hoodonk staying out of range there.
Van Hoodonk uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Ruth.
Van Hoodonk takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Ruth scores with a hook to the body. Van Hoodonk takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Ruth bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Van Hoodonk's head.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Myles Ruth showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Myles Ruth's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!#R3#
Ruth misses with a right hand
enabling Van Hoodonk to counter with a crisp jab.
A combination from Ruth does no damage.
A big left from Van Hoodonk misses.
A countering left hand to the body from Ruth misses.
Ruth throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Van Hoodonk throws a counter high kick but Ruth was just alert enough to avoid it.
Ruth swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Van Hoodonk was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Ruth fails with an attempt to clinch.
Ruth dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Van Hoodonk is looking to land body kicks.
Myles Ruth seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Van Hoodonk uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Ruth.
Van Hoodonk throws a quick counter head kick but Ruth was just out of range.
A swing and a miss from Van Hoodonk.#T1#
Van Hoodonk slips a jab from Ruth.
Van Hoodonk jinks towards his opponent looking like he wants to counter with a mid kick but doesn't commit.
Ruth looks to land a left hand but Van Hoodonk moved out of range nicely.
Ruth throws a jab but it's blocked by Van Hoodonk.
Ruth looks to land a combination but Van Hoodonk avoids it well.
Ruth darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Ruth is looking to clinch.
Ruth scores with a body shot.
Ruth throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Van Hoodonk counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
A jab from Van Hoodonk misses.
Wilhelm Van Hoodonk has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!#T2#
Van Hoodonk jabs at Ruth's body.
Van Hoodonk doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Ruth rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Van Hoodonk moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Ruth misses with a body shot.
Van Hoodonk tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Van Hoodonk connects with a single shot there.
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!
Van Hoodonk misses with a hook. Ruth ducked under it nicely.
Ruth ducks down and throws a hook to the body.#T3#
Ruth throws a body shot but no joy.
Van Hoodonk fires out a quick counter leg kick but Ruth just manages to avoid it.
Ruth swings away with a body shot that misses
and Van Hoodonk counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Van Hoodonk throws a nice inside leg kick.
Ruth closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Van Hoodonk takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Myles Ruth is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Ruth lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Van Hoodonk uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Ruth.
Van Hoodonk moves out of range as Ruth strikes.
Ruth jabs Van Hoodonk right on the nose. Van Hoodonk blinks but takes it well.#T4#
Ruth staying out of range there.
Ruth looks to land a left hand but Van Hoodonk moved out of range nicely.
Ruth scores with a sloppy right hand. Van Hoodonk should have avoided that one.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Ruth looks to land a right hand but Van Hoodonk moved out of range.
Van Hoodonk was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Ruth swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Van Hoodonk throwing a counter right hand but Ruth manages to avoid it.
Van Hoodonk looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Van Hoodonk misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Ruth throws a nice looking combination but Van Hoodonk bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Ruth lands a slapping body shot.
Van Hoodonk misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Ruth.
Ruth now looks to counter with a shot at the body.

And that's the end of the fight!
Myles Ruth comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Ruth has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Robert Douchet scores the fight 27:30
Judge William Peck scores the fight 27:30
Judge Alec Ball scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Myles Ruth!
Myles Ruth seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.

Event: SMASH: Kowalkiewicz vs Borgia
Date: Aug 13, 2022

#R1#
A looping hook to the body misses from Ruth. McCarty does a little dance to reset his feet.
Ruth throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
McCarty swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Ruth misses with a left hand
and McCarty cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Ruth has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
McCarty rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Ruth makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Ruth looks to land a right hand but McCarty moved out of range.
A looping hook to the body misses from Ruth. McCarty does a little dance to reset his feet.
Myles Ruth seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Ruth misses with a wild body shot.
Ruth misses with a looping left.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
McCarty misses with an uppercut
and Ruth counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps McCarty thinking.
McCarty feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Ruths jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Ruth tries to clinch there but McCarty circles away. #T1#
Ruth throws a lazy uppercut
and McCarty counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Ruth throws a lazy uppercut
and McCarty counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Ruth throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
McCarty swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
McCarty swings widly with a right hand
and Ruth counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
McCarty misses with a right hand
and Ruth cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
McCarty takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Ruth cracks a nice hook into McCarty's ribs.
Ruth uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from McCarty.
Ruth rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and McCarty makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.#CL2#
Ruth clinches up with McCarty and pushes him back against the cage.#T2#
This has been an exciting period of action!#BC2#
Ruth breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
McCarty dips to his left and cracks Ruth with an uppercut!
McCarty misses with a left hand
and Ruth counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
McCarty jabbing away but nothing is landing.
McCarty walks into a left hand.
McCarty defending well as Ruth loads up on a big left hand.
Ruth throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
McCarty throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
McCarty waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Ruth.
McCarty throws an overhand right that lands on Ruth's shoulder, as Ruth tries to avoid the shot.
Ruth swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Ruth takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it. #T3#
Ruth ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Ruth dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Ruth misses with a straight right.
McCarty throws a lazy uppercut
enabling Ruth to counter with a crisp jab.
McCarty loads up on a big right hand but Ruth slips the punch.
McCarty throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Ruth misses with an uppercut. McCarty saw that one coming.
Ruth throws a body shot but no joy.
McCarty keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Ruth.
Ruth misses with a lunging right hand
letting McCarty counter with a right hand. #T4#
Ruth thows a left - swing and a miss!
McCarty throwing a counter right hand but Ruth manages to avoid it.
Ruth lunges at McCarty with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by McCarty's hand.
Ruth pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
McCarty misses with a hook.
Ruth throws an ugly left hook that misses
and McCarty counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
McCarty misses with a body shot.
McCarty ducks under a wild hook from Ruth.
Ruth throws out a loose jab but McCarty uses good head movement to avoid it.
An attempted straight right counter from McCarty misses the target.#CL2#
Ruth closes the distance and clinches.
A right hand to the body from McCarty.
Ruth tries a body shot but McCarty blocks it.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Myles Ruth will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!#R2#
Ruth throws an overhand right that lands on McCarty's shoulder, as McCarty tries to avoid the shot.
McCarty swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Ruth misses with a hook
and McCarty counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Ruth thuds a left hand into McCarty's body.
McCarty uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Ruth.
Ruth fakes high and swings low for a body shot but McCarty manages to avoid it.
A little feinted left hand from McCarty on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
McCarty on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Ruth ducks down and throws a hook to the body but McCarty moves away.
McCarty is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ruth tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but McCarty was well out of range. Poor timing from Ruth.
Ruth ducks under a wild hook from McCarty.
McCarty throws an ugly left hook that misses
enabling Ruth to counter with a crisp jab.
McCarty with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Ruth to score with a decent uppercut.#T1#
McCarty steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Ruth.
Ruth scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Ruth lands a nice hook to McCarty's body. McCarty takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Ruth has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
McCarty fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
McCarty is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Ruth takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Ruth throws a series of punches but McCarty avoids them all with ease.
Ruth tries to move into range but McCarty moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Ruth throws a body shot but no joy.
Ruth connects with a right hand. McCarty shakes it off.
McCarty throws a jab but it's blocked by Ruth.
McCarty has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.#T2#
McCarty fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Ruth manages to avoid it.
Ruth punishes McCarty's body with a nice straight punch.
Ruth lands with a hook. McCarty tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Ruth misses with a wild body shot.
McCarty misses with a hook to the body
and Ruth counters with a straight right hand.
Ruth swings and misses with a hook to the body.
McCarty is looking to counter punch.
Ruth uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from McCarty.
Ruth scores with a shot to the body.
Ruth tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. McCarty manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.#T3#
Ruth lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Ruth takes a swing at McCarty's ribcage but misses.
McCarty slips under a jab from Ruth.
McCarty throws an ugly left hook that misses
enabling Ruth to counter with a crisp jab.
McCarty throws a right hand that misses
and Ruth cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Ruth defending well as McCarty loads up on a big left hand.
Ruth swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Ruth throws a hook but McCarty avoids it easily.
McCarty was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Ruth stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
McCarty ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.#T4#
Ruth tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but McCarty was well out of range. Poor timing from Ruth.
McCarty throws a lazy right hand but Ruth sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Ruth misses with a wild body shot.
It looked like McCarty wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
A jab from McCarty misses.
A nice side step and Ruth releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
McCarty throws a poor cross that misses
and Ruth counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
McCarty takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Ruth lands a slapping body shot.
Myles Ruth seems to be getting the better of the standup.
McCarty swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Ruth slips a jab from McCarty.
Ruth swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Ruth scores with a jab.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Myles Ruth showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!#R3#
McCarty is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Ruth.
McCarty cracks Ruth with a right hand to the side of the head.
McCarty ducks right into an uppercut from Ruth. #CUT2#It looks like Darren McCarty has been cut.
Nice body punch from Ruth.
Ruth tries to clinch up.
Ruth throws a body punch but McCarty moves out of range.
It looked like McCarty wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Ruth lands with a nice body punch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
McCarty avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Ruth lands with a right hand.
McCarty misses with a lunging right hand
and Ruth counters with a nice uppercut. #T1#
Ruth works the jab nicely.
McCarty avoids the body shot from Ruth.
Ruth misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from McCarty.
McCarty defending well as Ruth loads up on a big left hand.
Ruth swings for the body but McCarty moves out of range.
An attempted straight right counter from McCarty misses the target.
A cross from Ruth lands.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Ruth.
McCarty thuds his right hand into Ruth's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Ruth throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
McCarty throwing a counter right hand but Ruth manages to avoid it.
McCarty with a body punch. A glancing blow. #T2#
Ruth looks to throw the jab but McCarty is out of range.
Ruth is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by McCarty.
Ruth scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Ruth swings away with a body shot that misses
and McCarty counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Ruth takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
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 misses with a straight right.
McCarty throwing a counter right hand but Ruth manages to avoid it.
Ruth swinging wildly here.
McCarty takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.#T3#
McCarty misses with a looping left.
A little jabbing left from Ruth on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
McCarty throws a shot from downtown. Ruth moves away and avoids it.
McCarty looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
A lazy left from Ruth finds it's target.
Ruth fails with an attempt to clinch.
McCarty steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Ruth.
Darren McCarty has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Myles Ruth is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
McCarty moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Ruth throws a shot from downtown. McCarty moves away and avoids it.
McCarty swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Ruth throws a big shot that misses.
McCarty looks to score with a jab to the body but Ruth is just out of range.
Ruth fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.#T4#
McCarty throws a right hand that misses
and Ruth counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
McCarty takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
McCarty misses with an uppercut. Ruth saw that one coming.
Ruth misses with a wild body shot.
McCarty throws a hook but Ruth avoids it easily.
Ruth steps to the side to avoid the strikes from McCarty.
Ruth tries to clinch but McCarty moves out of range.
McCarty swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Ruth fails with an attempt to clinch.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Ruth cracks McCarty with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.

And that's the end of the fight!
Myles Ruth comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Ruth has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Gregory Folan scores the fight 27:30
Judge Elvis Blanc scores the fight 27:30
Judge Alec Ball scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Myles Ruth!
A relieved looking Myles Ruth thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.

Event: SMASH: Floyd vs Delsarte
Date: Jul 09, 2022

#R1#
Ruth swings away with a body shot that misses
letting Avisu Kona counter with a right hand.
A jab from Avisu Kona misses.
A quick step to the side and Ruth tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Avisu Kona misses with an uppercut.
Ruth wants to clinch up but Avisu Kona keeps it at a distance.
Ruth throws a jab when Avisu Kona was well out of range.
Ruth has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Rollins Fitness in the buildup to the fight.
Ruth has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.#CUT2#It looks like Myles Ruth has been cut.
Avisu Kona misses the shot to the body.
A jab from Ruth does it's job there.
Avisu Kona misses with a two punch combination.
It looked like Ruth wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Avisu Kona keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Avisu Kona throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Ruth loads up on a big right hand but Avisu Kona slips the punch.
Avisu Kona misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
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!
Avisu Kona misses with a leg kick
enabling Ruth to counter with a crisp jab.
Avisu Kona misses the jab.
Avisu Kona misses with a few strikes there.
Ruth was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Ruth ducks right into an uppercut from Avisu Kona.
Ruth moves out of range of the strikes.#T1#
Ruth misses with the combination.
Avisu Kona moves away from the strike by Ruth.
Ruth has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Ruth there as he acknowledges the shot.
Ruth misses with a two punch combination.
Avisu Kona lands a nice leg kick that just misses Ruth's sensitive parts.
Ruth connects with a body shot that sends Avisu Kona's belly button to the back.
Ruth throws an overhand right that lands on Avisu Kona's shoulder, as Avisu Kona tries to avoid the shot.
Ruth tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Avisu Kona was well out of range. Poor timing from Ruth.
Ruth avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Avisu Kona fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Ruth.
Avisu Kona throws a lazy uppercut
and Ruth counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Avisu Kona throws out a loose jab but Ruth uses good head movement to avoid it.
Ruth misses with an uppercut. Avisu Kona saw that one coming.
Avisu Kona avoids the body shot from Ruth.
Avisu Kona looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Avisu Kona misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too. #T2#
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Ruth avoids the body shot from Avisu Kona.
Ruth uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Avisu Kona.
Avisu Kona scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
A combination from Avisu Kona does no damage.
Ruth avoids the body shot from Avisu Kona.
Ruth throws a hook but Avisu Kona avoids it easily.
Avisu Kona misses with a hook
and Ruth cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Santu Avisu Kona seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Avisu Kona slips a straight right by Ruth.
Avisu Kona looks to score with a jab to the body but Ruth is just out of range.
Ruth lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering. #CL#
Ruth pushes Avisu Kona up against the cage in a clinch.
Avisu Kona scores with a shoulder strike.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Ruth.
Ruth tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Avisu Kona swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Ruth misses with a short punch on the inside.
Ruth lands a hook that snaps the head of Avisu Kona backwards.
Ruth tries to throw a body punch but Avisu Kona avoids it by throwing Ruth back against the cage. #T3#
Ruth lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Avisu Kona lands a right hand that snaps the head of Ruth backwards.
Ruth looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Avisu Kona blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Ruth struggles to land a body shot inside as Avisu Kona controls his hands.
Ruth tries to stall but Avisu Kona uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Ruth misses with some punches.
Avisu Kona lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Ruth backwards.
Avisu Kona throws a head punch that misses.
Ruth blocks an uppercut.
Avisu Kona misses with a hook from the clinch.
Ruth pushes Avisu Kona back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Ruth wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
A nice right hand lands inside from Avisu Kona.
Ruth throws a head punch that misses.
Ruth lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Ruth lands with a left to the head.
Avisu Kona misses with a body punch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Ruth. #T4#
Avisu Kona misses with a hook from the clinch.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A head punch on the inside from Ruth fails to land.
Ruth tries to break free but Avisu Kona pushes him back against the cage.
A shot in the inside from Avisu Kona.
Ruth presses Avisu Kona against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
A short left from Ruth.
Avisu Kona tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Ruth's elbow.
Avisu Kona goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Ruth lands a shoulder strike.
Avisu Kona prevents a body shot from Ruth.
Ruth blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Ruth.
Avisu Kona prevents a body shot from Ruth.
Still in the clinch, Avisu Kona scores with a nice short uppercut.
Ruth fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Ruth fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Avisu Kona misses with some punches.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Avisu Kona.
Ruth swings wildly with an uppercut but Avisu Kona uses good head movement to avoid it.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Santu Avisu Kona will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Myles Ruth's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!#R2##CL#
Ruth has Avisu Kona up against the cage in a clinch.
Avisu Kona is leaning against Ruth and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
A head punch on the inside from Ruth fails to land.
Ruth blocks an uppercut.
Ruth misses with a short punch on the inside.
A head punch on the inside from Avisu Kona fails to land.
Ruth throws a punch but it's blocked by Avisu Kona.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Avisu Kona.
Ruth blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Avisu Kona lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Ruth backwards.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Avisu Kona.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ruth prevents a body shot from Avisu Kona.
Ruth's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Avisu Kona misses with some punches.
Avisu Kona takes a shot to the head.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Ruth.
Avisu Kona pushes Ruth back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Avisu Kona swings away with an uppercut that misses. #T1#
Ruth swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A short uppercut from Ruth.
Avisu Kona blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Avisu Kona throws a punch but it's blocked by Ruth.
Ruth blocks an uppercut.
Avisu Kona misses with the head strike.
Ruth throws a punch but it's blocked by Avisu Kona.
Ruth misses with the head strike.
Ruth misses with a hook to the ribs.
Avisu Kona misses with a short punch on the inside.
A frustrated look appears on Ruth's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Avisu Kona misses with a short punch on the inside.
Ruth blocking some punches.
Avisu Kona is working Ruth over against the cage.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Avisu Kona can't find room to land a body shot as Ruth controls the action.
Avisu Kona keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Ruth's efforts to push away.
Avisu Kona misses with a hook from the clinch.
Ruth misses with a short punch on the inside. #T2#
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Ruth.
Avisu Kona cracks Ruth with a nice body shot.
Avisu Kona scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Ruth takes a shot to the head.
Ruth misses with a punch on the inside.
Ruth fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Ruth.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Avisu Kona lands a left hand that snaps the head of Ruth backwards.
Still in the clinch, Avisu Kona scores with a nice short uppercut.
Avisu Kona lands with a right to the head.
Avisu Kona lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Ruth backwards.
Ruth takes a shot to the head.
Ruth wants to break the clinch but can't.
Avisu Kona scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Avisu Kona swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Santu Avisu Kona seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Ruth takes a shot to the head.
Avisu Kona scores with a nice hook to the head.
Ruth misses with a hook to the ribs.
Avisu Kona blocking some punches. #T3#
Avisu Kona lands a hook to the side of the head.
Ruth tries to work over Avisu Kona's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Avisu Kona.
Ruth blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Ruth tries to work over Avisu Kona's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Ruth blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Avisu Kona lands a right hand that snaps the head of Ruth backwards.
Ruth lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Avisu Kona backwards. #BC2#
Avisu Kona manages to break the clinch.
Avisu Kona misses with a wild body shot.
Ruth avoids the body shot from Avisu Kona.
A counter left hand to the body from Ruth misses its target.
Ruth just misses with a punch to the body.
Ruth stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Avisu Kona takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Ruth jabs Avisu Kona to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Avisu Kona thumps Ruth with a low kick.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Avisu Kona lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.#T4#
A leg kick checked by Ruth.
Ruth with a nice cross.
Avisu Kona throws a right hand that Ruth ducks under and follows up with a left that Ruth also avoids with ease.
Avisu Kona attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Avisu Kona cracks a nice hook into Ruth's ribs.
A big right from Avisu Kona misses.
Avisu Kona ducks under a wild hook from Ruth.
Avisu Kona waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Ruth.
Ruth moves out of range of the leg kick from Avisu Kona.
Ruth is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Avisu Kona has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Avisu Kona steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Ruth.
Avisu Kona will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Ruth bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Avisu Kona scores with a crisp jab that stopped Ruth in his tracks.
Avisu Kona misses with a hook. Ruth ducked under it nicely.
Ruth is looking to counter punch.
Ruth will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Santu Avisu Kona showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Myles Ruth's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!#R3#
Avisu Kona lands a nice shot that snaps Ruth's head back.
Santu Avisu Kona seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Avisu Kona avoids the body shot from Ruth.
Ruth misses with a wild body shot.
Ruth keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Nice shot by Avisu Kona.
Ruth lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Avisu Kona thumps Ruth with a low kick.
Avisu Kona keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Avisu Kona slips under a jab from Ruth.
Avisu Kona works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Avisu Kona misses with a low kick.
Ruth swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Avisu Kona ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Ruth moves away.#KD2#
Avisu Kona drops Ruth with a beautiful combination! Ruth stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Avisu Kona is looking for the KO!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Ruth avoids the body shot from Avisu Kona.
Avisu Kona pushing out the jab but it's not landing. #T1#
Avisu Kona misses with a jab to the body
letting Ruth counter with a right hand.
Ruth misses the shot to the body.
Ruth uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Avisu Kona.
A looping hook to the body misses from Avisu Kona. Ruth does a little dance to reset his feet.
Ruth is looking to counter punch.
Avisu Kona moves out of range of the strikes.
Ruth looks to throw the jab but Avisu Kona is out of range.
Ruth with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Avisu Kona to score with a decent uppercut.
Avisu Kona misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Avisu Kona 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.
Ruth is looking to counter punch.
Ruth looks to land a right hand but Avisu Kona moved out of range.
Avisu Kona lands a lovely overhand right.
Ruth throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
A big right from Ruth misses.
Avisu Kona connects with a body shot.
Ruth is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Avisu Kona.#T2#
This has been an exciting period of action!
Ruth misses with a jab, cross combination.
Avisu Kona is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Ruth.
Avisu Kona throws an overhand right that lands on Ruth's shoulder, as Ruth tries to avoid the shot.
Avisu Kona throws a hook to the side of Ruth's head but Ruth sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Avisu Kona misses with a straight right.
Avisu Kona displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Ruth walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.#ROC2#Ruth is rocked!
Ruth throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Avisu Kona looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Avisu Kona lands a body shot.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Avisu Kona avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Avisu Kona lands with a straight right. Ruth didn't see that one coming.
Avisu Kona rushes Ruth with punches - Ruth moves straight backwards instead of circling and gets clipped by the second strike... and the third... and the fourth! Oh, Ruth goes down! Avisu Kona follows up with more strikes and the ref steps in to end the bout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:54 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Santu Avisu Kona!
Santu Avisu Kona tried to hype himself up post fight but didn't word it too well and it ended up with him sounding like a bit of a tool.

Event: SMASH: KillsInWater vs Hoodonk
Date: Jun 18, 2022

#R1#
Cobb circles away from the clinch attempt.
Cobb with a hook.
Ruth connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Cobb momentarily.
Ruth looks to score with a jab to the body but Cobb is just out of range.
Ruth dodges the punch combination from Cobb.
Cobb blocks a jab.
Cobb throwing a counter right hand but Ruth manages to avoid it.
Ruth uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Cobb.
Cobb throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ruth cracks a nice hook into Cobb's ribs.
A swing and a miss from Cobb.
A little jabbing left from Ruth on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Cobb looks to throw the jab but Ruth is out of range.
Semmy Cobb seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Ruth throws a hook but Cobb avoids it easily.
Ruth has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.#T1#
Cobb looks to land a right hand but Ruth moved out of range.
Ruth misses with a body shot.
Ruth lands with a right hand.
Cobb takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Cobb throws a left and a right that both miss
and Ruth counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Cobb throws a body shot but no joy.
Cobb misses with a wild body shot.
Ruth is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Cobb with a body shot.
Ruth throws a shot to the body.
Cobb lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Ruth circles away quickly and effectively.
Ruth wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Nice shot by Ruth.
Cobb looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Cobb throws a right and a left that both miss.
Ruth looks to throw the jab but Cobb is out of range. #T2#
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Nice body punch from Cobb.
Cobb needs to keep his hands up - Ruth had a free shot at his head there.
Cobb takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Cobb throws a leg kick but Ruth moved away.
Cobb throws out a loose jab but Ruth uses good head movement to avoid it.
Cobb misses with a combination
and Ruth counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Cobb jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Ruth tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Cobb was well out of range. Poor timing from Ruth.
Ruth ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Cobb moves away.
A little feinted left hand from Cobb on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Ruth swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A little feinted left hand from Cobb on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Ruth misses with an uppercut. Cobb saw that one coming.#T3#
Cobb needs to keep his hands up - Ruth had a free shot at his head there.
Ruth misses with a left hand
and Cobb counters with a left to the body.
Ruth is looking to clinch but Cobb is avoiding it.
Ruth looks to land a left hand but Cobb moved out of range nicely.
Ruth looks to land a left hand but Cobb moved out of range nicely.
Cobb takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Cobb throws a jab but it's blocked by Ruth.
Ruth misses the shot to the body.
Ruth misses with a hook to the body
and Cobb counters with a two punch combo.
Cobb looks to throw the jab but Ruth is out of range.
A countering left hand to the body from Ruth misses.
Ruth is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Cobb rather than just go for the knockout.
Cobb takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.#T4#
A jab from Ruth finds it's way through Cobb's defenses.
Ruth throws a body shot but no joy.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Ruth cracks Cobb with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Ruth throws a sloppy body shot
and Cobb counters with a left and a right that stings Ruth.
Ruth tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Cobb was well out of range. Poor timing from Ruth.
Cobb closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Cobb dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Cobb fails to land with a series of punches.
Ruth misses with a looping right.
Ruth takes a swing at Cobb's ribcage but misses.
As Ruth looks to move away, Cobb throws a big counter combo but Ruth just gets out of the way.
Cobb fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Ruth manages to avoid it.
A countering left hand to the body from Ruth misses.
Cobb throws a predictable looking body shot
and Ruth counters with a right hand to the body.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Myles Ruth will probably get the nod.
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#
Ruth stuns Cobb with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Ruth keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Cobb.
Ruth takes a jab right on the kisser.
A looping hook to the body misses from Ruth. Cobb does a little dance to reset his feet.
Ruth rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Ruth takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Ruth throws a shot to the body.
Ruth slips a jab from Cobb.
Ruth misses with a straight left.
Cobb was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Cobb doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Ruth takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Ruth fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Cobb manages to avoid it.
Cobb was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Cobb moves out of range as Ruth strikes.#T1#
Cobb ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Ruth swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Cobb throws a hook to the side of Ruth's head but Ruth sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Cobb fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Ruth has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Cobb ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Ruth moves away.
Ruth looks to land a right hand but Cobb moved out of range.
Ruth throws a body shot but no joy.
Ruth fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Cobb manages to avoid it.
Cobb misses with a body punch
and Ruth counters with a nice uppercut.
Ruth uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Cobb.
Cobb takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Ruth tries to clinch but Cobb is having none of it.
Cobb swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.#T2#
Ruth dodges the punch combination from Cobb.
Cobb cracks Ruth with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Cobb changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Cobb throws a hook to the side of Ruth's head but Ruth sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
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 scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Cobb doesn't seem bothered though.
Cobb throws a hook to the side of Ruth's head but Ruth sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Ruth throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Cobb on the side of the head.
Cobb takes one on the button.
A telegraphed right hand from Cobb misses the target. #T3#
A looping hook to the body misses from Cobb. Ruth does a little dance to reset his feet.
Ruth appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Semmy Cobb is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
A swing and a miss from Ruth.
Cobb blocks a jab.
Cobb looks to land a left hand but Ruth moved out of range nicely.
Ruth is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Cobb with a body shot.
Cobb throws a sloppy body shot
and Ruth counters with a nice uppercut.
Ruth fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Cobb bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Ruth throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Cobb sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Ruth misses with a body shot.
Ruth looks to score with a jab to the body but Cobb is just out of range.
A big right from Ruth misses.
Cobb throwing a counter right hand but Ruth manages to avoid it.
Cobb throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Ruth counters with a stiff right hand. #T4#
Ruth thows a left - swing and a miss!
Cobb ducks under a wild hook from Ruth.
Ruth blocks a jab.
Cobb swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Ruth lands a right hook to the body.
This entire fight has taken place on the feet so far and you wonder whether Cobb might be better served trying to take this one to the ground because he's losing the standup battle so far.
Cobb throws a poor cross that misses
and Ruth connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Ruth wants to clinch up but Cobb keeps it at a distance.
Cobb misses the shot to the body.
Myles Ruth seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Cobb throws a shot to the body.
Ruth avoids the body shot from Cobb.
Ruth throws out a counter right but Cobb avoids it with no problem.
Cobb slips under a jab.
Cobb went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Myles Ruth showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!#R3#
Ruth misses the body punch
and Cobb counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Ruth throws a shot from downtown. Cobb moves away and avoids it.
Cobb is looking for a counter combo.
Ruth cracks Cobb with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Cobb misses with a few strikes there.
Ruth bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
The fight stays on the outside here - Ruth looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Cobb lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ruth looks to score with a jab to the body but Cobb is just out of range.
Cobb throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Ruth is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Ruth throws a hard body shot but it just misses. #T1#
Ruth cracks a nice hook into Cobb's ribs.#CL2#
Ruth closes the distance and clinches.#BC#
Cobb breaks the clinch.
A looping hook to the body misses from Cobb. Ruth does a little dance to reset his feet.
Cobb misses with a wild combination.
Cobb throws a left and a right that both miss
and Ruth makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Cobb staying out of range there.
Cobb swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Ruth counters with a stiff right hand.
Cobb takes one to the chin there.
Cobb avoids the body shot from Ruth.
Ruth looks to score with a jab to the body but Cobb is just out of range.
An attempted straight right counter from Cobb misses the target.#T2#
Cobb throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Ruth thows a left - swing and a miss!
The fighters circling - Ruth throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Ruth loads up on a big right hand but Cobb slips the punch.
Cobb went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Ruth throws a hook but Cobb blocks it.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Ruth swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Ruth lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
A big left from Ruth misses.
Cobb lands a nice looking body shot.
Ruth avoids the body shot from Cobb.
Ruth walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.#T3#
Cobb throws a hook but Ruth avoids it easily.
A nice side step and Ruth releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Cobb slips under a jab.
Cobb was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Cobb swings for the body but Ruth moves out of range.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Ruth! But no joy.
Ruth avoids the body shot from Cobb.
Cobb throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Myles Ruth is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Cobb throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Ruth sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Ruth thows a left - swing and a miss!
Cobb misses with an uppercut
letting Ruth counter with a right hand.
Ruth lands a right hook to the body.
Cobb misses with a looping right.
Ruth on the wrong end of a nice jab.#T4#
Ruth fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Ruth keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Cobb.
Ruth moves away from the strike by Cobb.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Ruth! But no joy.
Nice defenses there by Ruth.
Ruth looks like he wants to counter punch here.#CL2#
Ruth gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Semmy Cobb has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Ruth throws a punch but it's blocked by Cobb.
Cobb lands with a short punch from the clinch.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Cobb lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Ruth backwards.
Ruth misses with some punches.
Ruth misses with a punch on the inside.
Cobb looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Ruth prevents a body shot from Cobb.
Ruth misses with a punch to the body.
Cobb misses with the head strike.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Myles Ruth.
Well Ruth has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Summer Carpenter scores the fight 29:29
Judge Bruno Hogan scores the fight 28:30
Judge Skip Squint scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by majority decision... Myles Ruth!
Our winner, Myles Ruth, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
Semmy Cobb was interviewed post fight and said 'I like ice cream and cookies'.

Event: BB 50 - Obaminator vs Adam 3
Date: May 21, 2022

#R1#
King connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Ruth digs a good hook to King's body.
Ruth lands with a cross.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that King has been working on his takedowns a lot in the buildup to the fight and we can only assume he's going to look to take this to the mat.
King circles away from the clinch attempt.
Ruth misses with a hook.
King uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Ruth.
Ruth has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Ruth throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
King doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Ruth is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Ruth misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from King.
Ruth throws an overhand right that lands on King's shoulder, as King tries to avoid the shot.
Ruth misses the shot to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ruth slips a straight right by King.
King takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Ruth gets cracked there but stands up to it.
King looks to land a left hand but Ruth moved out of range nicely.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Ruth looks to score with a jab to the body but King is just out of range.#T1#
Ruth tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but King was well out of range. Poor timing from Ruth.
King throws a lazy uppercut
enabling Ruth to counter with a crisp jab.
Ruth lands with a good body shot.
Ruth misses with a wild body shot.
Ruth is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
King throws a hook to the side of Ruth's head but Ruth sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
King keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
King bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
King scores with a hook to the body. Ruth takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Ruth with a hook.
King misses with an uppercut
and Ruth counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Ruth misses with a jab, cross combination.
The fighters circling - Ruth throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
King looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Jimmy King seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
King scores with a jab. Ruth acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Myles Ruth is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Ruth closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so. #T2#
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!
King throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
King looks to land a right hand but Ruth moved out of range.
Ruth lunges at King with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by King's hand.
Ruth swings for the body but King moves out of range.
Ruth dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Ruth fakes high and swings low for a body shot but King manages to avoid it.
King uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Ruth.
King lands a jab to the nose.
A looping hook to the body misses from King. Ruth does a little dance to reset his feet.
King scores with a nice right hand.
Ruth works King's body with a nice hook.
King misses with a looping left.
King connects with a body shot.
King scores with the left hand. Ruth knows he should have avoided that one. #T3#
Jab from King.
King will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
King throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Ruth ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
King misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too. #TD2#
King closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Ruth to the mat! Ruth manages to get full guard. #SUB#
Ruth has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but King can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Ruth working a defensive guard here.
Ruth wants to stand up but King is controlling him.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.#T4##SUB#
Ruth had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. King defends it easily.
King postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
King cracks Ruth with a solid left hand.
Ruth is trying to keep King in close.
King is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Ruth avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
King landing with the ground and pound.
Ruth pulls King in close to prevent any damage.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Jimmy King will probably get the nod.
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#
Good exchange - Ruth coming out on top.
Ruth throws a right hand that King ducks under and follows up with a left that King also avoids with ease.
Ruth misses the shot to the body.
King blocks a jab.
A left lands for Ruth.
Ruth dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
A shot to the body from King misses
and Ruth counters with a nice body shot.
Ruth slips under a jab.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ruth tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but King was well out of range. Poor timing from Ruth.
King moves out of range as Ruth strikes.
King needs to keep his hands up - Ruth had a free shot at his head there.
It really doesn't seem like the step up in weight is hurting Ruth here at all. He's more than holding his own against the bigger man.
King lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.#T1#
Ruth throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Ruth swings for the body but King moves out of range.
Ruth is looking to wear down King with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Ruth misses with a body shot
and King counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
King throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Ruth checks a leg kick.
Ruth takes a swing at King's ribcage but misses.
Ruth sets himself, and King steps forward looking for the clinch! Ruth avoids it this time.
A cross from King lands.
Ruth lands a right hook to the body.
Ruth dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
King connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Ruth momentarily.
King shoots in for a takedown but Ruth shows good takedown defense.
Ruth misses with a body punch
and King counters with a lovely shot to the body.
King throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
King misses with a two punch combination. #T2#
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Ruth steps to the side to avoid the strikes from King.
King takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from King.
Ruth misses with a lunging right hand
and King counters with a nice uppercut.
Ruth looks to score with a jab to the body but King is just out of range.
Ruth misses the shot to the body.
Ruth closes the distance but King moves to the side
and King counters with a nice uppercut.
Ruth with a nice cross.
Ruth walks forward, straight into a front kick from King.
King walks into a straight right hand from Ruth.
King throws a body punch but Ruth moves out of range. #T3#
King swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Ruth counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Ruth misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from King.
Ruth just misses with a punch to the body.
King gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Ruth lands with a cross.
Ruth tests King's chin there with a solid looking shot.
A shot to the liver by Ruth. Beautiful body shot.
King throws a series of punches but Ruth avoids them all with ease.
King tries to work over Ruth's front leg with a kick but Ruth checks it.
Ruth bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
A swing and a miss from Ruth.#T4#
Good shot there by Ruth.
King throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Ruth lands a straight punch to the body, keeping King at a distance.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
King keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A little jabbing left from King on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Ruth keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from King.
Ruth scores with a body shot.
A looping hook to the body misses from Ruth. King does a little dance to reset his feet.
King walks into a straight right hand from Ruth.
King takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Ruth tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but King was well out of range. Poor timing from Ruth.
King takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
King takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Ruth fakes high and swings low for a body shot but King manages to avoid it.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Myles Ruth dominated that second round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!#R3#
A big right from King misses.
Ruth swings for the body but King moves out of range.
King takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Ruth works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Ruth takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Ruth misses with a hook. King ducked under it nicely.
King misses with a looping left.
King ducks under a wild hook from Ruth.
King misses with a jab, cross combination.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ruth throws a body punch but King moves out of range.
Ruth slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
King has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
King scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Ruth darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Myles Ruth is winning the standup battle so far.#T1#
King connects with a body shot.
King connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Some wild striking there from King.
Ruth avoids the body shot from King.
King moves away from the strike by Ruth.
King takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Ruth uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from King.
King missing with a left hand there. Ruth was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Ruth misses with a straight left.
Ruth looks to throw the jab but King is out of range.
Ruth moves forwards but King connects with a nice, crisp jab.
King keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Ruth.#T2#
King digs a good hook to Ruth's body.
King scores with a crisp jab that stopped Ruth in his tracks.
Ruth misses with a hook.
Ruth scores with a sloppy right hand. King should have avoided that one.
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!
King misses with a body punch
and Ruth counters with a stiff right hand.
Ruth keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Ruth just misses with a punch to the body.
King misses with an uppercut.
Ruth misses with a hook. King ducked under it nicely.
A jab from Ruth misses.
A combination from Ruth does no damage.
A looping hook to the body misses from Ruth. King does a little dance to reset his feet.
A looping hook to the body misses from Ruth. King does a little dance to reset his feet.#T3#
King throws an ugly left hook that misses
letting Ruth counter with a right hand.
Ruth lands a head shot.
Ruth is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that King can do to turn this around?
Ruth connects with a nice looking jab.
King misses the jab.
Ruth on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
A big left from King misses.
Myles Ruth is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
King has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from King there as he acknowledges the shot.
Some wild striking there from King.
As King looks to move away, Ruth throws a big counter combo but King just gets out of the way.
King dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Ruth avoids the body shot from King. #T4#
King ducks under a wild hook from Ruth.
Ruth swings for the body but King moves out of range.
Ruth misses with a body shot.
King is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Ruth.
Ruth throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Ruth lands with an overhand left.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Ruth throws a hook but King avoids it easily.
King swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Ruth uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by King.
Ruth misses with a hook.
A swing and a miss from King.
King misses with a hook.#TD2#
King shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Jimmy King has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Ruth has his hands clasped together around King's back. He's all about the action.

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 Myles Ruth.
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 Phil Schofield scores the fight for Myles Ruth!
Judge Colin Fotheringham scores the fight for Myles Ruth!
Judge Paul Tew scores the fight for Myles Ruth!

Myles Ruth wins by unanimous decision!
Myles Ruth seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.

Event: BB 43 - Paris vs Nakagawa
Date: Apr 25, 2022

#R1#
Ruth will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
King keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
King swings for the body but Ruth moves out of range.
As King looks to move away, Ruth throws a big counter combo but King just gets out of the way.
Ruth connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed King momentarily.
A big left from Ruth misses.
A swing and a miss from King.
Ruth lands a body shot.
King has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
King throws a body shot but no joy.
A counter left hand to the body from Ruth misses its target.
Ruth throws a series of punches but King moves out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ruth looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
King throws a series of punches but Ruth moves out of range.
King uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Ruth.
Ruth uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from King.
Ruth has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Rollins Fitness in the buildup to the fight.
Ruth misses with a series of wild punches. #T1#
King lands a body shot.
A decent looking cross lands there for King.
King keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
King misses with a straight left.
King bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Ruth ducks under a wild hook from King.
Jimmy King seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
King uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Ruth.
King takes one to the chin there.
Ruth pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Ruth throws a combination but it was largely blocked by King.
Ruth takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Ruth takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.#T2#
King throws a body punch but Ruth moves out of range.
King fails to land with a series of punches.
A big left from Ruth misses.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Nice shot lands for Ruth.
A punch combination from Ruth misses.
Ruth fakes high and swings low for a body shot but King manages to avoid it.
Ruth slips a straight right by King.
Ruth is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
King lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Ruth keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from King.
Nice shot by Ruth.
Ruth throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
King tries to bum rush Ruth with a series of wild strikes but Ruth uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
The fighters circling - King throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
A jab from Ruth misses. #T3#
King defending well as Ruth loads up on a big left hand.
King is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Ruth with a body shot.
King scores with a nice head shot.
King pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Ruth back to the cage. King follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Ruth ducks down and throws a hook to the body but King moves away.
King throws a big shot that misses.
King lands a head shot.
Ruth misses with an uppercut.
King throws out a counter right but Ruth avoids it with no problem.
Ruth ducks right into an uppercut from King.
Ruth misses with a body shot.
King lands with a good body shot.
King takes a swing at Ruth's ribcage but misses.
King fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Myles Ruth is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
King lands a lovely overhand right.#T4#
This has been an exciting period of action!
Ruth throws a body punch but King moves out of range.
Ruth gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
King throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Ruth counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
King throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
King is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Ruth.
Ruth misses with a left hand
and King counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Ruth's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Ruth duly obliges.
King throws a leg kick but Ruth sees it coming and checks it nicely.
King tries to move into range but Ruth moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Nice straight punches there by King. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of King.
King connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Ruth momentarily.
Ruth throws a jab but it's blocked by King.
Ruth misses with a straight left.
A big right from King misses.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Jimmy King dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!#R2#
Ruth darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
King throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Ruth counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Ruth with a jab.
A slow jab from King misses its intended target.
Ruth avoids a lazy jab quite easily.#TD2#
King throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Ruth was covering up waiting for the punch and King finishes the takedown easily into guard. #SUB#
Ruth looking for a guillotine here but King defends easily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ruth working a defensive guard here.
King throws a big right hand that misses. #T1#
King connects with a couple of short punches.
King must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
King throws a big right hand that misses.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Ruth wants to sweep but no luck.
King lands a couple of elbows.
King working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Ruth is pulling down on King's head. It's preventing any offense from King, at least for the moment.
Ruth preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Ruth is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Ruth looking to sweep using the butterfly guard but King puts pay to that idea as he passes nicely into half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.#T2#
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Ruth tries to roll over but King keeps him under control.
King lands strikes from half guard.
Ruth missing with punches from the bottom.
Ruth has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. King is working away from the top position though.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. King lands a nice short elbow.
King prevents Ruth from improving his position.
Ruth has hold of King's hands but King slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
King scoring with strikes to the body and head. #T3##SUB#
Ruth looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
King is trying to control the action in half guard but Ruth is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Ruth trying to control from the bottom.
King prevents Ruth from improving his position.
King is looking to take a break and control but Ruth is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom. #REF3#
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
King takes one to the side of the head.
Nice defenses there by Ruth.
Ruth scores with a jab to the body.
Ruth slips a jab and a cross from King. #T4#
King misses with a left hand
and Ruth counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Ruth throws a right and a left that both miss.
Ruth throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Ruth misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from King.
Ruth ducks down and throws a hook to the body but King moves away.
King throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Ruth sees it coming and avoids it easily.
King needs to keep his hands up - Ruth had a free shot at his head there.
Nice straight punches there by King. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of King.
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!
King comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
King tries to land a front kick but Ruth steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
King misses with a series of wild punches.
King ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Ruth moves away.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Jimmy King will probably get the nod - 10:9.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!#R3#
Ruth goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Ruth ducks under a wild hook from King.
Jimmy King seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Ruth jabbing away but nothing is landing.
King ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
King takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
King works over Ruth's head and body with a nice combination.
King misses with a body shot.
Ruth staying out of range there.
Ruth ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Ruth throws a body shot but no joy.
Ruth bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps King's head backwards.
King ducks under a wild hook from Ruth.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
King on the wrong end of a nice jab.#T1#
King swings for the body but Ruth moves out of range.
King misses with a straight right.
King throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
King throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
It looked like Ruth wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
A punch lands to the side of King 's head but he takes it in his stride.
King uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Ruth.
King looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Ruth throws a jab when King was well out of range.
King will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
King looks to land a body kick but Ruth moved away.
King looks to land a right hand but Ruth moved out of range.
King walks into a jab.
Ruth throws a right and a left that both miss.#T2#
Ruth smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
King misses with a double jab
and Ruth counters with a right hand to the body.
Ruth throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
King tries to land a body kick
and Ruth cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
King lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
King throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Ruth displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
King throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Ruth on the side of the head.
The fighters circling - King throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Ruth takes a shot to the body in his stride. #TD2#
King bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.

Ruth bucks up and manages to escape back to his feet!#T3#
King throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
King swings away with a leg kick that misses.
A jab from King finds it's way through Ruth's defenses.
Ruth connects with a crisp jab.
King lands with a thumping leg kick.
King walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
King on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Ruth swings for the body but King moves out of range.
Ruth throws a right hand that misses
and Ruth takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Ruth is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
King swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
King throws a hook but Ruth blocks it.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Ruth misses with a two punch combination. #T4#
A looping hook to the body misses from King. Ruth does a little dance to reset his feet.
King lands with a right hand.
A nice inside leg kick there by King. That's going to slow Ruth down.
King misses with a hook
and King takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Ruth jabs at King's body.
Ruth takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Ruth loads up on a big right hand but King slips the punch.
King throws out a counter right but Ruth avoids it with no problem.
Ruth throws a jab when King was well out of range.
The fighters circling - Ruth throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Ruth feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Kings jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
King misses with a lunging right hand
and Ruth counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps King thinking.
Ruth lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
King throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.

And that's the end of the fight!
Myles Ruth showed his dominance in that final round.
I think King 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 Darius Henderson scores the fight as a draw!
Judge Chris Dean scores the fight for Myles Ruth!
Judge Damien Edna scores the fight for Jimmy King!

The fight ends as a draw!

Event: BB 36 - Land vs Pavlek
Date: Mar 19, 2022

#R1#
Ruth connects with a body shot that sends King's belly button to the back.
Jimmy King seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
King falls off balance throwing a combination
and King takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Ruth digs a good body shot into King's ribs.
King connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Ruth throws a body punch but King moves out of range.
Good shot there by Ruth.
Ruth moves out of range of the strikes.
King throws a sloppy body shot
and Ruth makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
King misses with an uppercut
and Ruth counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Ruth just misses with a punch to the body.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that King has been working on his takedowns a lot in the buildup to the fight and we can only assume he's going to look to take this to the mat.
King misses with a jab, cross combination.
A little feinted left hand from Ruth on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Ruth cracks King with a good jab.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Ruth feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Kings jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
King cracks Ruth with an open hand slap.
Ruth on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there. #T1#
King throws a left and a right that both miss
and Ruth counters with a nice uppercut.
King misses with a hook to the body
and Ruth cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Ruth throws a hook but King avoids it easily.
King looks to throw a body kick
and Ruth counters with a nice uppercut.
Ruth takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Ruth is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
A slow jab from Ruth misses its intended target.
King uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Ruth.
King throws an off balance right hand
enabling Ruth to counter with a crisp jab.
Ruth waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract King.
Ruth sets himself, and King steps forward looking for the clinch! Ruth avoids it this time.
Ruth throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
King jabbing away but nothing is landing.
King tests Ruth's chin there with a solid looking shot.
It looks like Ruth has been trying to sharpen up his punching technique, as it looks crisper than last time we saw him.
Ruth is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
King misses with a straight left. #T2#
A big right from King misses.
Ruth rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
letting King counter with a right hand.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
King throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Ruth counters with a left to the body.
Ruth throws an overhand right that lands on King's shoulder, as King tries to avoid the shot.
King avoids the body shot from Ruth.
A big right from King misses.
Ruth misses with a body shot.
King throws a leg kick but Ruth sees it coming and checks it nicely.
King misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Ruth counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
King throws a series of strikes that have Ruth backpedaling.
Ruth leaves King with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
An attempted straight right counter from Ruth misses the target.
King throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Ruth connects with a nice looking jab. #T3#
King with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Ruth to score with a decent uppercut.
Ruth on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by King. King obviously looking to wear him down.
A looping hook to the body misses from Ruth. King does a little dance to reset his feet.
Ruth loads up on a big right hand but King slips the punch.#TD2#
King shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
King postures up. #SUB#
Ruth is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
King throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Ruth works some decent striking defense from the bottom. #SUB#
King got a little sloppy there for a moment and Ruth has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, King has managed to get both his arms back between Ruth's legs - danger averted.
Ruth looking to control.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.#T4#
Ruth wants to sweep here but King controlling him for the moment.
Ruth is working hard here to advance position.
King trying to control but Ruth is working from the bottom.
King slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
King working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
King must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
King is in close to Ruth's body, working some short punches and elbows.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Myles Ruth dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!#R2#
Ruth throws an overhand right that lands on King's shoulder, as King tries to avoid the shot.
Ruth throws a body shot but no joy.
Ruth looks to throw the jab but King is out of range.
A swing and a miss from King.
King misses with a two punch combination.
Ruth keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Ruth throws out a loose jab but King uses good head movement to avoid it.
Ruth swings and misses with a hook to the body.
King getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
King displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Ruth throws out the jab.
Ruth throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
King dodges the punch combination from Ruth.
King throws a big shot that misses.
A little feinted left hand from Ruth on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.#T1#
Ruth throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
King keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Ruth rushes in with a sloppy looking punch #CL2#
and King holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Ruth is pressed up against the cage. King has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Ruth down to the mat. Ruth avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
King pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Ruth fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches King on the side of the head.
Ruth lands a straight punch to the body, keeping King at a distance.
Ruth defending well as King loads up on a big left hand.
It really doesn't seem like the step up in weight is hurting Ruth here at all. He's more than holding his own against the bigger man.
King takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
King misses with an uppercut.
King misses with a low kick.
Ruth misses with a looping left.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from King! But no joy.
Ruth misses the jab.#T2#
Ruth ducks down and throws a hook to the body but King moves away.
Ruth throws a hook but King blocks it.
Ruth's corner calls for a 1-2. Ruth obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Ruth ducks down and throws a hook to the body but King moves away.
Ruth tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but King was well out of range. Poor timing from Ruth.
King throws a half hearted mid kick.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Ruth swings for the body but King moves out of range.
King cracks Ruth with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
King lands the left hand.
Ruth bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
King lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Ruth at a distance.
King swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Ruth throws an ugly left hook that misses
and King counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.#T3#
Ruth takes a body punch but keeps moving.
King swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Ruth.
King misses with a body shot.
Ruth swings for the body but King moves out of range.
Ruth checks a low kick from King.
King uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Ruth.
King tries to counter with a clinch but Ruth shakes him off and moves away.
King throws a sloppy body shot
and King takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Ruth throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Ruth throws a sloppy body shot
and King cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.#TD2#
King drives through with a takedown into guard.
King scoring with some ground and pound.
Ruth 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.#T4#
Ruth 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#
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Ruth is looking to stall here but King recovers full guard.
Ruth trying to control but King is working from the bottom.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
King wants to stand up but Ruth is controlling him.
Ruth is looking to work some ground and pound but King has wrist control.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Jimmy King will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!#R3#
Ruth moves away from the strike by King.
Ruth misses with a straight right.
Ruth avoids the body shot from King.
Ruth throwing a counter right hand but King manages to avoid it.
Ruth lands with a hook. King tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
King lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Ruth backs up against the cage.
King throws a big shot that misses.
Ruth lands a lovely overhand right.
Ruth moves out of range of the strikes.
Ruth takes a swing at King's ribcage but misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ruth ducks down and throws a hook to the body but King moves away.
King wants to counter with a clinch but Ruth pushes him away.
King moves away from the strike by Ruth.
Ruth avoids the body shot from King.
Ruth rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and King cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.#T1#
Ruth misses with a hook to the body
and King counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
King misses with a lunging right hand
and Ruth counters with a straight right hand.
King bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Ruth uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from King.
King misses with a lunging right hand
and Ruth counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Ruth misses with an uppercut.
King looks to land a right hand but Ruth moved out of range.
A counter left hand to the body from Ruth misses its target.
King avoids the body shot from Ruth.
King throws a lazy uppercut
and Ruth counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps King thinking. #TD2#
Excellent takedown into side control there by King.
Ruth tries to bench press King off him but King keeps the position.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!#T2#
King in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
Ruth struggling a bit here.
Jimmy King has got the better of the ground game so far.
Ruth taking punishment in the form of punches.
Ruth sneaks back into half guard.
The fighters are battling for position here. Ruth manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Ruth wants to sweep here but King controlling him for the moment.
Ruth striking off his back.
King throws a strike but Ruth rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top. #REVR##T3#
Ruth sitting in guard, not really doing much.
King wants to stand but Ruth is controlling the position.
Ruth trying to control but King is working from the bottom.
Ruth working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
King is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Ruth is controlling him. #T4#
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Ruth wants to control from the top but King keeps moving.
Ruth won't allow King to get back to his feet. #REF3#
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
King throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Ruth sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Ruth throws a hook to the side of King's head but King sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Ruth ducks down and throws a hook to the body but King moves away.
King works over Ruth's head and body with a nice combination.
King throws an off balance right hand
and Ruth counters with a lovely shot to the body.
King misses with an uppercut. Ruth saw that one coming.
Ruth was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
King misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
King keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Jimmy King.
I think King 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 Francis DeMontford scores the fight as a draw!
Judge Winston Howard scores the fight for Jimmy King!
Judge Francis DeMontford scores the fight as a draw!

The fight ends as a draw!

Event: BB 29 - Kong vs McWrestler
Date: Feb 24, 2022

#R1#
Champion throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Ruth bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Champion throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Champion fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Ruth checks it well.
Champion throws a head kick that misses.
Champion pulls out of a head kick attempt.
A little jabbing left from Ruth on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Champion throws a quick inside leg kick.
Ruth throws a body punch but Champion moves out of range.
Ruth keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Champion.
Champion scores with a push kick.
Peoples Champion seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ruth throws the left hand but Champion avoids the punch easily.
Champion tries a head kick but it misses.
Champion throws a head kick but Ruth moves out of range.
Good exchange - Ruth coming out on top.
A head kick from Champion lands but Ruth takes it in his stride. #T1#
Ruth bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Champion's head.
A slapping leg kick lands for Champion.
Ruth misses with a body punch
and Champion counters with a stiff right hand.
We've been informed that Ruth has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
Ruth has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Champion.
Ruth blocks a head kick by Champion.
Ruth moves out of range of the body kick from Champion.
Champion throws a lazy head kick
and Ruth counters with a right hand to the body.
A left lands for Ruth.
Ruth connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Champion's hands.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Ruth crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Champion - the referee stops the clock and Ruth gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Champion. Ruth manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Champion throws a lazy head kick
and Ruth counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Ruth lands a slapping body shot.
Champion scores with a nice strike.#T2#
Ruth moves into range and connects with a jab.
Ruth misses with a looping left.
Champion misses with a kick to the body.
Ruth digs a good hook to Champion's body.
Champion throws a low kick but it's checked well by Ruth.
Ruth connects with a body shot.
Ruth takes one on the button.
Nice cross by Ruth.
A nice leg kick from Champion, right into the meat of the thigh.
A head kick by Champion misses
and Ruth counters with a right hand to the body.
Champion throws a head kick that misses.
Ruth avoids the head kick by Champion.
It seemed like Ruth was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Ruth throws a hook to the side of Champion's head but Champion sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.#T3#
Champion tries to land a body kick
and Ruth connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
A left lands for Ruth.
Champion throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Champion takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Ruth is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Champion had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into mush.
Champion throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Champion throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Ruth counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Ruth avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Champion pivots, looking for a leg kick but Ruth is out of range and Champion settles back down.
Champion thows a body kick. Ruth tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Ruth scores with a hook to the body. Champion takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Champion takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
A low kick from Champion misses
letting Ruth counter with a right hand.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Ruth fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.#T4#
Ruth just misses with a punch to the body.
Champion throwing a counter right hand but Ruth manages to avoid it.
Ruth throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Champion sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Ruth blocks the body kick.
Champion misses with a head kick.
Champion takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Ruth checks a low kick from Champion.
Champion throws a lazy uppercut
and Ruth counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Champion throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Ruth misses with a straight right.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Champion tries a head kick but it misses.
Champion throws a sloppy head kick
and Ruth counters with a left to the body.
Ruth misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Champion.
Champion misses with a hook
and Ruth makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Myles Ruth will probably get the nod.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!#R2#
Champion misses with a hook.
A little jabbing left from Ruth on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Champion tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Champion tries a head kick but it misses.
Champion slips a straight right by Ruth.
Champion looked to counter with a high kick but didn't commit.
A slow jab from Ruth misses its intended target.
Myles Ruth seems to be getting the better of the standup.
A lazy body kick from Champion
and Ruth counters with a one-two to the body.
Champion throws a lazy head kick
and Ruth counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Ruth throws a body shot but no joy.
Ruth lands a jab to Champion's midsection.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A big right from Ruth misses.
A head kick misses from Champion.
Ruth now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Ruth slips under a jab.
Despite the aggression on Ruth's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Champion throws a sloppy head kick and Ruth moves out of range easily.
Ruth misses with an uppercut. #T1#
Ruth misses with a straight left.
Ruth lands a nice shot to the body.
Ruth blocks a head kick by Champion.
A little jabbing left from Ruth on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Ruth throws a big shot that misses.
Ruth avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Ruth scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Ruth misses with a wild body shot.
Champion tries a head kick but it misses.
Ruth ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Ruth tests Champion's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Ruth throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Ruth moves out of range as Champion throws a body kick.
Ruth scores with a nice head shot.#T2#
Champion uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Ruth.
Champion keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Ruth.
Champion tried to score with a low kick but Ruth checks it.
Ruth looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Ruth lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Ruth has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Ruth takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Ruth misses with a looping left.
Champion thinks about countering with a body kick.
Ruth blocks a head kick by Champion.
Ruth lands a glancing blow to the side of Champion's head.
Champion throws a jab but it's blocked by Ruth.
Ruth now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
This entire fight has taken place on the feet so far and you wonder whether Champion might be better served trying to take this one to the ground because he's losing the standup battle so far.
Ruth throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Nice defenses there by Champion.
Champion misses with a hook. Ruth ducked under it nicely.
Champion has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Ruth finds it's way round the side to connect with Champion's head. #T3#
Ruth throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Ruth throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Champion sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Champion misses with a head kick.
Ruth lands with a good body shot.
Ruth ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Champion moves away.
Ruth just misses with a punch to the body.
Champion uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Ruth.
Champion throws a sloppy head kick and Ruth moves out of range easily.
Ruth misses with a looping left.
Champion throws a right hand that misses
and Ruth counters with a nice uppercut.
Ruth misses the shot to the body.
Champion looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.#T4#
Champion throws a sloppy head kick
and Ruth counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Champion walks into a stiff left hand from Ruth.
Ruth misses with a looping left.
Champion misses with a head kick.
Ruth avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Ruth scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Champion takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Champion chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Champion throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Ruth takes one on the button.
Champion throws a body kick that misses.
Champion throws a chopping leg kick but Ruth manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Ruth lunges at Champion with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Champion's hand.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Myles Ruth showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!#R3#
Champion gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Ruth.
Champion looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Ruth fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Champion looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Ruth takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Ruth avoids the head kick by Champion.
Champion bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Ruth throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Champion on the side of the head.
Champion throws a lazy head kick
and Ruth counters with a stiff right hand. #CUT2#It looks like Peoples Champion has been cut.
Champion staying out of range there.
Champion tried to counter with a leg kick but Ruth avoided it.
Champion throws a head kick that misses
and Ruth counters with a lovely straight right hand!
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Champion throws a head kick that misses.
Ruth misses with a shot to the body
and Champion counters with a big head kick but Ruth shrugs it off.
Champion throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
A slow jab from Ruth misses its intended target. #T1#
A leg kick checked by Ruth.
Ruth misses with a wild body shot.
Champion takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Ruth uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Ruth lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Ruth scores with a hook to the body. Champion takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Ruth ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Champion moves away.
Champion feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Champion throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Champion looks to throw a body kick
and Ruth counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Ruth loads up on a big right hand but Champion slips the punch.
Champion on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
A swing and a miss from Ruth.
Nice jab there from Ruth. #T2#
Champion throws a head kick that misses.
Champion tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Ruth throws the left hand but Champion avoids the punch easily.
Ruth ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Champion throws a sloppy head kick
enabling Ruth to counter with a crisp jab.
Ruth misses with a looping left.
Ruth misses with a wild body shot.
A low kick from Champion is predictable there
and Ruth counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Champion tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Champion throws a leg kick that is checked
and Ruth counters with a right hand to the body.
A low kick from Champion is predictable there
and Ruth counters with a stiff right hand.
A looping hook to the body misses from Ruth. Champion does a little dance to reset his feet.#T3#
Champion keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Ruth with a body punch. A glancing blow.
A head kick misses from Champion.
A jab from Ruth misses.
Ruth lands a really nice looking cross but Champion seems unphased.
Ruth looks to score with a jab to the body but Champion is just out of range.
Myles Ruth is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Champion misses with a kick to the body.
Champion misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Ruth doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Ruth swings for the body but Champion moves out of range.
Champion slips a straight right by Ruth.
A big left from Ruth misses.
Champion tries a head kick but it misses.
Champion throws the kick towards the body but Ruth avoids it.#T4#
Ruth throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Champion gets off balance looking for a body kick
enabling Ruth to counter with a crisp jab.
Champion misses with a head kick.
Champion looks to land a body kick but Ruth moved away.
Champion takes a body punch but keeps moving.
The fighters circling - Champion throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Champion pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Champion misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Champion chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Ruth cracks Champion with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Champion throws a head kick that misses
and Ruth counters with a nice uppercut.
Peoples Champion has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Ruth connects with a nice looking jab.

And that's the end of the fight!
Myles Ruth comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Ruth has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Seu Braga scores the fight 27:30
Judge Emerson Jorge scores the fight 27:30
Judge Daniel Cesar scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Myles Ruth!
Myles Ruth bigged himself up after the win. The crowd seemed to love it.

Event: BB 18 - Obaminator vs Dias 2
Date: Dec 25, 2021

#R1#
Long tries a head kick but it misses.
We've been informed that Ruth has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
Long walks into a left hand.
Long throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Ruth moves out of range of the body kick.#CL#
Long drives through and clinches with Ruth against the cage.
Ruth misses with the head strike.
Long tries to land knees in the clinch but Ruth avoids the damage to the body.
Long utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Ruth lands a nice uppercut.#BC#
Long manages to break the clinch. #CL2#
Ruth instigates a clinch.
Ruth effectively controlling the action here.
Long can't find room to land a body shot as Ruth controls the action.
Ruth throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Long scores a nice knee to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Ruth blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.#T1#
Long tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Ruth smiles and moves away.
Ruth cracks Long with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.#CL2#
Ruth has managed to clinch.
Ruth gets through Long's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Long's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Ruth blocks a punch to the side of the head. #BC#
Long breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Long swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Long pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Ruth steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Long.
Ruth swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Long throws a counter high kick but Ruth was just alert enough to avoid it.
Long ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Long misses with a series of wild punches. #T2#
Ruth cracks Long with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Long tries to clinch but Ruth moves out of range.
Long throws a leg kick that misses.
Ruth tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Long takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
A decent looking cross lands there for Ruth.
Ruth getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Long misses with a low kick. #CL2#
Ruth pushes Long up against the cage in a clinch.
Long misses with a knee strike.
Long lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
A short right from Long.
Long tries a knee to the head but Ruth blocks it.
Ruth fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Long blocks a body shot from Ruth. #T3#
Ruth controlling the action here for a moment. #BC#
Long breaks the clinch.
A punch combination from Long misses.
A low kick from Long misses #CL2#
and Ruth counters by moving into the clinch.
Long misses with a shot to the kidneys. #BC#
Long's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Long is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Ruth punishes Long's body with a nice straight punch.
Long fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Long throws a right and a left that Ruth avoids nicely. #CL2#
Ruth has taken the fight to the clinch. #BC2#
Ruth breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance. #T4#
Long throws a leg kick but Ruth sees it coming and moves out of range.
Ruth let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Ruth lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Long at a distance.
Long misses with a body kick.
Long looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Ruth blocks a jab.
Long throws a head kick but Ruth moves out of range.
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!
Long misses with the body kick
and Ruth counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Long thinking.
Long wants to land a leg kick but Ruth is out of range.
Ruth cracks Long with a good jab.
Ruth scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Long doesn't seem bothered though. #CL2#
Ruth has closed the distance and engaged Long in a clinch.
Long doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Ruth goes for a body shot but it's blocked. #BC2#
Ruth's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Long misses with a low kick.
Long takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Good leg kick by Long.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Myles Ruth will probably get the nod.
That's time! Long's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.#R2##CL2#
Ruth moves into the clinch.
Long with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Myles Ruth seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Long misses with a hook to the ribs.
Long tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Ruth avoids it.#BC2#
Ruth manages to break the clinch.
Long misses with a wild combination.
Long throws a lazy right hand but Ruth sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Ruth throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Ruth dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Ralph Long is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Long fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Ruth is out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Long tries to clinch but Ruth is having none of it.
Ruth wants to counter with a clinch but Long pushes him away.
Ruth stuns Long with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Ruth thuds his right hand into Long's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Ruth is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
A leg kick checked by Ruth.
Long pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Ruth is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.#T1##CL#
Long fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Ruth, pushing him back against the cage.
Long tries to land knees in the clinch but Ruth avoids the damage to the body. #BC2#
Ruth breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Long throws a head kick but Ruth moves out of range.
Myles Ruth seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Long tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Ruth counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Ruth takes one to the chin there.
Ruth swings for the body but Long moves out of range.
Ruth lands with a good body shot.
Long throws a solid leg kick but Ruth takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Long.
A looping hook to the body misses from Ruth. Long does a little dance to reset his feet.
Ruth comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Ruth connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Long dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Ruth. That did some damage!#T2#
Ruth slips a jab from Long.
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 lands a nice hook to Long's body. Long takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Ruth is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Long rather than just go for the knockout.
Ruth lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Ruth changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.#CL2#
Ruth darts in and clinches Long up against the cage.
Ruth doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Long lands an uppercut.
Ruth tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Long's elbow.
Long tries to pull guard but Ruth forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Ruth just leaning against Long, taking a breather.
Ruth goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Ruth lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Long backwards.
A right hook to the body lands for Ruth.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Long blocking some punches.
A short left from Ruth. #BC2#
Ruth pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.#T3#
Long misses with a double jab
and Ruth counters with a nice uppercut.
Ruth takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Long sets himself, and Ruth steps forward looking for the clinch! Long avoids it this time.
Long pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Ruth steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Long.
Long takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Ruth lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Long at a distance.
Ruth scores with a jab to the head. #ROC2#Long is rocked!
Ruth fakes the body blow, causing Long to drop his hands! Left hook to the temple! Long goes stiff, and falls face first into the mat. Goodnight!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:35 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Myles Ruth!
Our winner, Myles Ruth, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.

Event: KoF:IW - New Contenders
Date: Oct 02, 2021

#R1#
Ruth avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Acosta scores with a shot to the body.
Nice body punch from Ruth.
Acosta falls off balance throwing a combination
and Ruth counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Acosta thinking.
Ruth lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Acosta takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Acosta takes a swing at Ruth's ribcage but misses.
Acosta looks to land a left hand but Ruth moved out of range nicely.
Ruth throws a jab but it's blocked by Acosta.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Acosta falls off balance throwing a combination #TD#
and Ruth counters with a takedown into side control.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Acosta is looking to reverse the position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Ruth lands some shots froms side control.
Acosta tries to get back to half guard but can't.#T1#
Acosta gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Ruth landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Ruth is thwarting Acosta's attempts to control the position.
Ruth seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Acosta does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Acosta is looking for a sweep. Ruth is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.#SUB2#
Acosta looking for submissions off his back.#T2#
Ruth wants to take a breather but Acosta is having none of it.
Ruth working Acosta over with strikes.
Acosta taking some punishment here, with Ruth in his half guard.
Ruth controlling the pace.
Acosta keeping control of the leg, stopping his opponent passing to mount.
Acosta tries to get to full guard but Ruth has control of the leg.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Ruth passes to side control. #T3#
Ruth trying to control the action but Acosta is working from the bottom.
Ruth working away.
Ruth cracks Acosta with an elbow. That is naaassty.
Ruth advances to full mount.
Acosta is looking to improve his position but Ruth isn't that keen on the idea.
Ruth controlling the position easily from mount.
Acosta is wriggling around trying to escape. #T4#
Ruth landing strikes, looking to finish!
Acosta is wriggling around trying to escape.
Acosta gets back to half guard.
Ruth looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Ruth slows the pace down in half guard.
Acosta gets back to full guard.
Ruth passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Ruth trying to control the position but Acosta is working away.
Ruth is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Acosta is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Myles Ruth dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.#R2#
Acosta misses with a lunging right hand
and Ruth counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Nice defenses there by Ruth.
No joy there for Acosta, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Acosta swinging wildly here.
Hunter Acosta is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
A looping hook to the body misses from Ruth. Acosta does a little dance to reset his feet.
Ruth throws a series of punches but Acosta avoids them all with ease.
Acosta looks to throw the jab but Ruth is out of range.
Acosta misses with a combination
and Ruth counters with a stiff right hand.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Acosta misses the jab.
Ruth moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Acosta feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Ruths jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Ruth moves forwards but Acosta connects with a nice, crisp jab.#T1#
Ruth bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Acosta slips a straight right by Ruth.
Myles Ruth is winning the standup battle so far.
Ruth slips under a jab.
Acosta fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Ruth manages to avoid it.
The crowd cheers as Ruth lands an impressive looking overhand right. Acosta doesn't seem phased though.
A nice combination there by Ruth. #CL#
Ruth closes the distance and pushes Acosta back into the cage.
Ruth stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Ruth throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Ruth is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Ruth creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Acosta misses with a short punch on the inside.
Acosta tries to circle away but Ruth has him pinned against the cage.#T2#
A hook to the body from Ruth.
Ruth is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Acosta can do to turn this around?
Acosta is breathing heavily.
Ruth scores with a nice hook to the head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Ruth lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Acosta backwards.
Ruth lands with a good tight uppercut to the head. #ROC#Acosta is rocked!
Ruth dips a shoulder and cracks Acosta with a mighty uppercut! Acosta falls back against the cage and Ruth unloads with a barrage of strikes! Acosta is completely out with his eyes open, only supported by the cage! Save him ref! Eventually the ref decides to do his job and jumps in - Ruth screams abuse at the incompetent official before going over to celebrate with his corner. Brutal stuff!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:24 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Myles Ruth!
After winning the bout, Myles Ruth thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.

Event: KoF:IW - Garbowa x Mandiang
Date: Aug 28, 2021

#R1#
Ruth lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Ruth misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Buga.
It looked like Buga was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Ruth.
Ruth changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Buga fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Buga swinging wildly here.
Ruth lands a really nice looking cross but Buga seems unphased.
Uga Buga seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Buga keeps the fight on the outside.
Buga avoids the body shot from Ruth.
Buga lands with a nice combination. Ruth backs away looking to recover.#CUT#It looks like Myles Ruth has been cut.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Ruth moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Ruth is looking to clinch. #CL2#
Ruth clinches up with Buga and pushes him back against the cage.
Ruth misses with a hook to the ribs.
Ruth keeps control of Buga as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks. #T1#
Ruth tries a body shot but Buga blocks it.
Buga blocks a punch to the side of the head.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Buga lands a body punch in the clinch.
Buga blocks an uppercut.
Ruth can't find room to land a body shot as Buga controls the action.
Ruth can't find room to land a body shot as Buga controls the action.
Buga blocks an uppercut.
A right hook to the body lands for Ruth.
Buga struggles to land a body shot inside as Ruth controls his hands.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
A right hook to the body lands for Buga.
Buga misses with some punches. #T2#
A short left from Buga.
Ruth has Buga pressed against the cage, preventing Buga from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Buga misses with the head strike.
Ruth blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Ruth makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Buga misses with a punch to the body.
A bit of stalling here from Ruth.
Ruth blocks a body shot from Buga.
Ruth taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Buga tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Buga working aggressively here.
Ruth lands a right hand that snaps the head of Buga backwards.
Buga throws a punch but it's blocked by Ruth.
Buga wants to stall.
Buga tries a body shot but Ruth blocks it. #T3#
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Ruth.
The referee is keeping an eye on Ruth - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Buga misses with the head strike.
Ruth has Buga pressed against the cage.
Ruth stalling the fight.
Buga swings away with an uppercut that misses. #BC2#
Ruth breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Buga misses with a series of wild punches.
A punch combination from Buga misses. #CL2#
Ruth rushes Buga and presses him up against the cage.
Buga lands a nice shot to the body.
Buga taking a breather.#T4#
Ruth prevents Buga from breaking the clinch.
Ruth doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Buga misses with some punches.
Buga tries to work over Ruth's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Buga tries to throw a body punch but Ruth avoids it by throwing Buga back against the cage.
Ruth scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Buga prevents a body shot from Ruth.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Buga working aggressively here.
Ruth lands a right hand that snaps the head of Buga backwards. #BC2#
Ruth breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
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 is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Buga.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Myles Ruth will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Myles Ruth's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!#R2#
Buga tries to bum rush Ruth with a series of wild strikes but Ruth uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Buga scores with a three punch combo!
Ruth lands a body shot.
Nice jab there from Ruth.
Ruth rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Buga moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Uga Buga is winning the standup battle so far.
Ruth works the jab nicely.
Ruth wants to clinch up but Buga keeps it at a distance.
Ruth takes a swing at Buga's ribcage but misses.
Buga lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Ruth circles away quickly and effectively.
A slow jab from Ruth misses its intended target.
Buga jabs Ruth to the body, keeping him at a distance.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Buga misses with a lunging right hand
and Ruth counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Ruth lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Buga lands a two punch combo. #T1#
Buga scores with a jab. Ruth acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Ruth tries to clinch but Buga moves away
and Buga counters with a straight right hand.
Buga drops Ruth with a straight right hand, right on the button! Buga follows him down to the mat and pounds him out with hammerfists until the referee jumps in to end the fight!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:18 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Uga Buga!
A relieved looking Uga Buga thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.

Event: KoF:IW - Dome
Date: Jul 31, 2021

#R1#
Manivong with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Ruth throws a series of punches but Manivong avoids them all with ease.
Manivong tries to close the distance and clinch up but Ruth swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Ruth throws a looping overhand right but Manivong ducks down to avoid it.
Manivong looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Ruth looks to land a right hand but Manivong moved out of range.
Manivong scores with a leg kick.
Manivong takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Ruth scores with a jab to the body.
Ruth looks to score with a jab to the body but Manivong is just out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ruth scores with a hook.
Manivong throws a shot to the body.
Ruth ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Manivong moves away.#T1#
Manivong misses with a right hand
and Ruth counters with a stiff right hand.
Ruth connects with a body shot that sends Manivong's belly button to the back.
Ruth ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Ruth lands with a shot to the body. #CL#
Manivong darts in and clinches Ruth up against the cage.
Ruth misses with a hook from the clinch.
Manivong wants a takedown but no success here.
A right hand to the body from Ruth.
Ruth lands with a short punch from the clinch.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Manivong.
Ruth misses with some punches.
Manivong lands on the inside with an uppercut.
A shot in the inside from Ruth.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Ruth blocks an uppercut.
Ruth tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Ruth misses with a hook to the ribs. #T2#
Manivong lands a left hand.
Ruth blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Manivong has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Ruth tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Ruth misses with the head strike.
Ruth lands a shoulder strike.
Ruth is trying to stall.
Manivong lands a shoulder strike.
Ruth gets through Manivong's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Manivong lands a left hand.
Ruth working aggressively here.
Manivong lands an uppercut.
Manivong lands a shoulder strike. #BC2#
Ruth's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Manivong takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Ruth misses with a hook.
Ruth misses with an uppercut
and Manivong counters with a leg kick. #T3#
Ruth throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Myles Ruth seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Ruth waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Manivong.
Ruth swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Ruth takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Nice cross by Ruth.
Manivong swings for the body but Ruth moves out of range. #CL#
Manivong moves into the clinch.
Manivong fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Manivong can't find room to land a body shot as Ruth controls the action.
Ruth softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Manivong lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Manivong tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Manivong tries for a takedown but Ruth manages to get underhooks.
Manivong softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.#T4##BC#
Manivong breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Manivong takes a body punch but keeps moving.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Ruth lands with a good body shot.
Manivong takes a jab right on the kisser.
Ruth connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Manivong momentarily.
Ruth throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Manivong ducks under a wild hook from Ruth.
A nice leg kick lands there from Manivong.
Ruth takes a swing at Manivong's ribcage but misses.
Ruth tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Manivong was well out of range. Poor timing from Ruth.
Good standup being displayed there by Manivong as he connects with a hook.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Myles Ruth 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#
Manivong takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Ruth throws a combination that misses
and Manivong counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head. #CL#
Manivong has taken the fight to the clinch.
Ruth trying to stall but Manivong improves his position.
Manivong drops down looking for an ankle pick but Ruth pulls his leg out and moves away.
Ruth throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Ruth tries to bum rush Manivong with a series of wild strikes but Manivong uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Nice jab there from Ruth.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ruth lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Manivong circles away quickly and effectively.
Ruth slips under a jab from Manivong.
Manivong looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks. #T1#
Manivong throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Ruth stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Manivong fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Ruth has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Manivong tries to work over Ruth's front leg with a kick but Ruth checks it.
Myles Ruth seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Manivong scores with a kick to the midsection.
No joy there for Ruth, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
It appears Manivong was looking to counter with a kick there.
Ruth clobbers Manivong with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Ruth takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Ruth misses with a wild body shot.
Ruth throws a series of punches but Manivong avoids them all with ease.
An attempted straight right counter from Manivong misses the target.
Ruth jabs Manivong right on the nose. Manivong blinks but takes it well.#T2##CL#
Manivong has closed the distance and engaged Ruth in a clinch.
Ruth makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Ruth lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Ruth misses with a short punch on the inside.
A head punch on the inside from Ruth fails to land.
Manivong blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Ruth misses with the head strike. #TD#
Manivong lands a takedown into guard.
Manivong would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Ruth looking to hit a scissor sweep but Manivong is one step ahead there.
Manivong wants to stand but Ruth has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Ruth looking to control but Manivong passes into half guard. #T3#
Manivong thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Manivong blocks the strikes from Ruth.
Ruth works his way to full guard. Good work.
Ruth looking to control.
Manivong trying to control the position from guard on top but Ruth is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Ruth is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
Ruth is trying to keep Manivong in close.
Manivong engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Ruth holds on and takes a little breather.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.#T4#
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Manivong wants to stand but Ruth has a closed guard, so he can't escape. #REF3#
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
A nice combination there by Ruth.
Manivong is looking to clinch.
Ruth looks to land a left hand but Manivong moved out of range nicely.
Manivong moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Ruth misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Manivong.
Manivong looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Ruth misses with a body shot.
Manivong appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Myles Ruth will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!#R3#
Ruth moves out of range of the strikes.
Ruth swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Ruth on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Manivong takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Manivong slips under a jab.
Ruth misses with a left hand
and Manivong counters with a nice uppercut.
Ruth takes a swing at Manivong's ribcage but misses.
Manivong feinted there with a counter leg kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Manivong takes a jab right on the kisser. #CL#
Manivong drives through and clinches with Ruth against the cage.
Manivong lands a shoulder strike.
Ruth lands with a short head shot on the inside. #T1#
Ruth misses with a punch on the inside.
Manivong working aggressively here.
A nice left hand lands by Manivong. #BC#
Manivong breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Ruth swinging wildly here.
Manivong fires out a quick counter leg kick but Ruth just manages to avoid it.
Manivong throws a leg kick
and Ruth connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Manivong pushes Ruth away with a front kick.
Ruth just misses with a punch to the body.
Manivong connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Ruth momentarily.
Manivong connects with a crisp jab.
Ruth throws a predictable looking body shot
and Manivong counters with a huge left! Ruth is in big trouble! He's backing up but Manivong isn't giving him chance to recover. Under a barage of punches the ref has to step in to save Ruth from any more damage. A dominating finish by Manivong!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:55 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Akuma Manivong!
Akuma Manivong retains his heavyweight title!
Akuma Manivong was full of energy after the big win and talked about how he thinks he can do big things in this sport. The crowd were appreciative of his determination to succeed.

Event: KoF:IW - Okongwu x Manivong
Date: Jun 20, 2021

#R1#
Ruth takes a swing at Zurauskas's ribcage but misses.
Zurauskas throws out a counter right but Ruth avoids it with no problem.
Zurauskas throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Ruth misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Zurauskas wants to counter the offense by Ruth and move into the clinch position.
A jab from Zurauskas misses.
Ruth throwing a counter right hand but Zurauskas manages to avoid it.
Zurauskas jabs Ruth to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Ruth throws a jab when Zurauskas was well out of range.
Ruth throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Ruth slips a jab from Zurauskas.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ruth circles away from the clinch attempt
and Ruth counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head. #T1#
Zurauskas swings for the body but Ruth moves out of range.
It looked like Ruth wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Ruth avoids a kick to the body.
Ruth throwing a counter right hand but Zurauskas manages to avoid it.
Zurauskas keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Ruth.
Zurauskas looks to land a right hand but Ruth moved out of range.
Zurauskas steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Ruth.
Zurauskas throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Ruth throwing a counter right hand but Zurauskas manages to avoid it.
A swing and a miss from Zurauskas.
Ruth throwing a counter right hand but Zurauskas manages to avoid it.
Ruth connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Ruth lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Zurauskas at a distance.
Ruth throws a lazy uppercut
and Zurauskas counters with an inside leg kick.
Ruth with a body punch. A glancing blow. #T2#
A big left from Ruth misses.
Zurauskas cracks Ruth with a right hand to the side of the head.#CUT2#It looks like Myles Ruth has been cut.
Zurauskas misses with a telegraphed body shot
enabling Ruth to counter with a crisp jab.
Zurauskas throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Ruth.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Ruth thuds his right hand into Zurauskas's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Ruth pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Zurauskas slips under a jab.
Ruth misses with a body shot.
Zurauskas on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Zurauskas misses with a hook.
Ruth was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.#T3#
Ruth will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Ruth throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Ruth throws a lazy uppercut
letting Zurauskas counter with a right hand.
Ruth looks to score with a jab to the body but Zurauskas is just out of range.
Ruth uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Zurauskas misses with a looping right.
Zurauskas keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Zurauskas flicks out a counter leg kick but Ruth steps away.
Ruth's jab looks to have found its range, popping Zurauskas under the eye.#T4#
Ruth fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Ruth swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Zurauskas throws out a counter right but Ruth avoids it with no problem.
Zurauskas tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Ruth was well out of range. Poor timing from Zurauskas.
Myles Ruth is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Ruth takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Zurauskas connects with a solid leg kick.
Zurauskas misses with a kick to the body
and Ruth cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Ruth scores with a decent looking hook.
Zurauskas tries to close the distance and clinch up but Ruth swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Nice shot lands for Zurauskas.
Zurauskas takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Myles Ruth dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Myles Ruth's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.#R2#
Ruth drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Zurauskas takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
A big right from Ruth misses.
Zurauskas is trying to counter with his kicks.
Ruth stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Zurauskas.
Zurauskas scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
A swing and a miss from Ruth.
Ruth misses with the combination.
Myles Ruth seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ruth lands with a right hand.
Zurauskas just misses with a punch to the body. #T1#
Ruth fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Zurauskas manages to avoid it.
Zurauskas flicks out a counter leg kick but Ruth steps away.
Zurauskas works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Zurauskas has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Zurauskas there as he acknowledges the shot.
Ruth throws a shot from downtown. Zurauskas moves away and avoids it.
Ruth looks to score with a jab to the body but Zurauskas is just out of range.
Zurauskas tries a low kick but Ruth avoids it.
Ruth just misses with a punch to the body.
Zurauskas throws a leg kick which misses Ruth's front leg but catches the back leg as Ruth tries to avoid it.
A nice leg kick from Zurauskas, right into the meat of the thigh.
Ruth throws out a loose jab but Zurauskas uses good head movement to avoid it. #T2#
Nice uppercut there from Ruth.
Ruth with a hook.
A slow jab from Ruth misses its intended target.
Zurauskas throws a big counter head kick but Ruth avoids it with no problem.
Ruth throws the left hand but Zurauskas avoids the punch easily.
Zurauskas flicks out a counter leg kick but Ruth steps away.
A head kick misses from Zurauskas.
Ruth is looking to counter punch.
Ruth avoids the body shot from Zurauskas.
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!
Zurauskas defending well as Ruth loads up on a big left hand.
Ruth tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Zurauskas was well out of range. Poor timing from Ruth.
Ruth connects with a body shot that sends Zurauskas's belly button to the back.#T3#
Ruth throws a lazy uppercut
and Zurauskas connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.#TD2#
Zurauskas bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Ruth tries to buck Zurauskas off but Zurauskas is having none of it.
Ruth is trying to control Zurauskas's posture but Zurauskas avoids it. #SUB2#
Zurauskas is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Ruth is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Ruth tries to buck Zurauskas off but Zurauskas is having none of it.
Ruth sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
Zurauskas trying to pass the guard but Ruth defending well. #T4#
Zurauskas wants to lay and pray for a moment but Ruth keeps working.
Zurauskas keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Ruth trying to control here.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Ruth regains full guard. Nicely done.
Zurauskas seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up. #SUB#
Ruth looking for a guillotine here but Zurauskas defends easily.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Paulius Zurauskas will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Myles Ruth's cut.
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#
Good leg kick by Zurauskas.
Ruth works the jab nicely.
Zurauskas throws a lazy head kick
and Ruth counters with a stiff right hand.
Zurauskas throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Zurauskas cracks Ruth with a right hand to the side of the head.
Ruth jabbing away but nothing is landing.
A swing and a miss from Zurauskas.#T1#
Zurauskas keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
No joy there for Ruth, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Myles Ruth is winning the standup battle so far.
Zurauskas just misses with a punch to the body.
Ruth misses with a jab, cross combination.
Zurauskas is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Zurauskas.
A counter left hand to the body from Ruth misses its target.
Ruth throws a body punch but Zurauskas moves out of range.
Ruth waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Zurauskas.
And Zurauskas responds with a good body kick, but Ruth manages to step out the way in time.
A telegraphed right hand from Zurauskas misses the target.
Nice straight punches there by Ruth. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Ruth.
Ruth throws a big shot that misses.#T2#
Ruth throws a nice looking combination but Zurauskas bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Zurauskas tries to bum rush Ruth with a series of wild strikes but Ruth uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Zurauskas pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Zurauskas connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Ruth just misses with a punch to the body.
Zurauskas only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Zurauskas misses with a low kick.
Ruth throws a series of punches but Zurauskas avoids them all with ease.
Ruth backing away here, and Zurauskas unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Zurauskas showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Ruth. #T3#
Zurauskas fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Ruth misses with an uppercut. Zurauskas saw that one coming.
Zurauskas misses with a takedown attempt
and Ruth counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Zurauskas thinking.
Ruth lands a jab-cross combination.
Ruth misses the shot to the body.
A little jabbing left from Zurauskas on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Ruth misses with a series of wild punches.
Ruth comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Zurauskas with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row. #T4#
Ruth throws a body punch but Zurauskas moves out of range.
Zurauskas motions for Ruth to come forward. Zurauskas throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Ruth misses the shot to the body.
A punch lands to the side of Zurauskas 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Ruth tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Zurauskas was well out of range. Poor timing from Ruth.
Zurauskas tries to counter by closing the distance.
Ruth misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Zurauskas.
Zurauskas swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Ruth throws a hook to the side of Zurauskas's head but Zurauskas sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Ruth moves out of range of the strikes.

And that's the end of the fight!
Myles 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 Reed Andrews scores the fight 29:28
Judge Lou da Vinci scores the fight 29:28
Judge Anthony Taglia scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Myles Ruth!
Myles Ruth seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.

Event: KoF:IW II - Wright X Atckinson
Date: May 16, 2021

#R1#
Nokkau's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Nokkau duly obliges. #CUT#It looks like Myles Ruth has been cut.
Nokkau misses with a shot to the body
and Ruth connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Nokkau lands a high kick!
Ruth ducks under a wild hook from Nokkau.
Ruth rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Nokkau moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Nokkau swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Nokkau misses with a head kick.
Nokkau throws a leg kick
and Ruth counters with a straight right hand.
Nokkau throws an off balance right hand
and Ruth counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Nokkau has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Nokkau scores with a three punch combo!
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 jabs Nokkau to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Nokkau connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Nokkau takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Nokkau rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Ruth counters with a stiff right hand.
Nokkau ducks under a wild hook from Ruth.
Nokkau thinks about countering with a body kick.
Nokkau misses with an uppercut. Ruth saw that one coming.
Nokkau throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Ruth throws a hard body shot but it just misses. #T1#
Ruth fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Nokkau on the side of the head.
We've been informed that Ruth has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
Nokkau misses the jab.
Ruth throws out a powerful jab.
Ruth has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Nokkau throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped #TD2#
and Ruth counters with a shoot takedown. Nokkau fights it but they end up in guard. #SUB#
Ruth avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Ruth wants to control from the top but Nokkau keeps moving.
Nokkau will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Ruth stops Nokkau from standing up.
Nokkau 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.
Ruth lands a couple of decent looking shots.#T2#
Nokkau throws some sloppy strikes off his back.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
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!
Nokkau will have to put a bit more behind his punches if he's going to do any damage from this position. #SUB2#
Ruth is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Ruth wants to control from the top but Nokkau keeps moving.
Ruth wants to pass the guard but Nokkau is keeping the position.
Ruth trying to control but Nokkau is working from the bottom.
Ruth trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Nokkau holds on and takes a little breather. #REF3#
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.#T3#
Nokkau misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Nokkau swings for the body but Ruth moves out of range.
Ruth misses with a looping left.
It looked like Nokkau was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Nokkau throws a right and a left that both miss.
Nokkau drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Some wild striking there from Nokkau.
Nokkau lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Ruth circles away quickly and effectively.
Nokkau fails to land with a series of punches.
Ruth let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Nokkau lands a nice looking kick to the body. Ruth takes a step back to recover.
Ruth uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Ruth steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Nokkau.
Ruth moves away from the strike by Nokkau.
Ruth's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Nokkau connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Ruth scrambles back to his feet.#T4#
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Ruth dodges the punch combination from Nokkau.
Ruth appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Ruth connects with a body shot that sends Nokkau's belly button to the back.
Ruth lands a right hook to the body.
Ruth is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Nokkau had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into mush.
Nokkau misses with a jab, cross combination.
Nokkau swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Ruth counters with a straight right hand.
Ruth dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Ruth comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Nokkau looks to score with a jab to the body but Ruth is just out of range.
Both fighters circling a little - Nokkau finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
A big left from Nokkau misses.
Nokkau throws a jab but it's blocked by Ruth.
Ruth jabs Nokkau to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Ruth scores with a body shot.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Kamalu Nokkau will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Myles Ruth's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.#R2#
Ruth connects with a body shot that sends Nokkau's belly button to the back.
Nokkau tests Ruth's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Nokkau connects with a right hand. Ruth shakes it off.
Nokkau avoids the body shot from Ruth.
Nokkau thows a leg kick but Ruth checks it
and Nokkau takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Kamalu Nokkau is winning the standup battle so far.
Nokkau throws a series of punches but Ruth moves out of range.
Nokkau looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Nokkau lands with an uppercut that bounces Ruth off the cage and back into range.
Ruth defending well as Nokkau loads up on a big left hand.
Ruth tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Ruth throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Nokkau throws a head kick but Ruth moves out of range.
Nokkau slips a jab and a cross from Ruth.
Nokkau is looking to land body kicks.
A nice side step and Ruth releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Nokkau throws a head kick that misses
letting Ruth counter with a right hand.
Kamalu Nokkau seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.#T1#
Nokkau cracks Ruth with a good jab.
Nokkau throws a left and a right that both miss
and Ruth counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Nokkau thinking.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Nokkau looks to score with a jab to the body but Ruth is just out of range.
Ruth looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Nokkau rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Ruth moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Ruth throws a counter combo.
Ruth throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Nokkau looks to land a combination but Ruth avoids it well.
Ruth tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Ruth lands a slapping body shot.
Ruth lands a jab.
Nokkau throws a leg kick that is checked
and Ruth counters with a right hand to the body.
Nokkau misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Ruth.
Ruth thows a left - swing and a miss!
Nokkau throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Ruth counters with a straight right hand.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Ruth connects with a body shot that sends Nokkau's belly button to the back.
Ruth lands a nice shot to the body.
Nokkau takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.#T2#
Nokkau tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Ruth was well out of range. Poor timing from Nokkau.
A shot to the liver by Ruth. Beautiful body shot.
Nokkau throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Nokkau throws an off balance right hand
and Ruth counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Ruth lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Ruth fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Nokkau on the side of the head.
Ruth comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Ruth is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.#ROC2#Nokkau is rocked!
Ruth closes the distance and lands a vicious right hand that drops Nokkau! Ruth dives in looking to finish! Nokkau is still trying to defend himself but he's taking too many shots and the referee has no choice but to stop the fight!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:43 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Myles Ruth!
A relieved looking Myles Ruth thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.

Event: KoF: GC HW
Date: Apr 17, 2021

#R1#
Okongwu misses with the combination.
Ruth looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.#CL#
Okongwu gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Okongwu lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Okongwu misses with a punch on the inside.
Ruth can't find room to land a body shot as Okongwu controls the action.
Ruth blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Okongwu tries a body shot but Ruth blocks it.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Okongwu.
Okongwu misses with a punch to the body.
Ruth is trying to break the clinch but Okongwu has him pressed against the cage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ruth blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Ruth blocking some punches.
Okongwu tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A short body shot lands from Okongwu as the two fighters clinch.
A head punch on the inside from Okongwu fails to land.
Ruth blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Okongwu lands a nice uppercut.
We've been informed that Ruth has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.#T1#
Okongwu lands a right hand.
Ruth working hard to break the clinch.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Okongwu.
Ruth wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Ruth manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Okongwu misses with a punch to the body.
Okongwu throws a head punch that misses.
Okongwu misses with a short punch on the inside.
Okongwu tries to work over Ruth's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Okongwu gets through Ruth's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Okongwu lands a left hand.
A nice left hand lands by Okongwu.
Ruth is trying to break the clinch but Okongwu has him pressed against the cage.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Okongwu works on Ruth's body with a couple of short punches.
Okongwu throws a head punch that misses.
Okongwu tries to work over Ruth's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Ruth is trying to break free.#T2#
Okongwu throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Ruths head.
Okongwu swings wildly with an uppercut but Ruth uses good head movement to avoid it.
Okongwu lands with a short head shot on the inside.
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!
Okongwu scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Nice body punch from Okongwu - that landed with a thud.
Ruth looks winded!
Okongwu misses with a punch to the body.
A head punch on the inside from Okongwu fails to land.
Okongwu throws a head punch that misses.
Okongwu misses with some punches.
Okongwu has Ruth pressed against the cage, preventing Ruth from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Ruth blocks an uppercut.
Okongwu can't find room to land a body shot as Ruth controls the action.
Okongwu lands a nice shot to the body.
Okongwu throws a head punch that misses.
Ruth is trying to break the clinch but Okongwu is controlling him.
Okongwu lands a left hand.
Still in the clinch, Okongwu scores with a nice short uppercut.
Ruth throws a punch but it's blocked by Okongwu. #T3#
A short body shot lands from Okongwu as the two fighters clinch.
Okongwu lands a left hand that snaps the head of Ruth backwards.
A shot in the inside from Okongwu.
Okongwu makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Okongwu lands with a light punch inside.
A nice right hand lands inside from Okongwu.
Okongwu working aggressively here.
Okongwu gets through Ruth's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Okongwu lands a nice shot to the body.
Okongwu scores with a shot to the side of Ruth's head.
Okongwu scores with a nice hook to the head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Okongwu scores with a shot to the side of Ruth's head.
A nice left hand lands by Okongwu.
Okongwu softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.#ROC#Ruth is rocked!
Okongwu goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Okongwu working aggressively here. #KD#
Okongwu drops Ruth onto one knee with a big uppercut from the clinch! Ruth is propped up by the cage and works his way back to his feet!
Ruth is still on wobbly legs! Can Okongwu finish him?
Okongwu swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Okongwu lands a big right hand that drops Ruth! The killer instinct kicks in and Okongwu finishes his opponent with a series of strikes from mount. A dominating finish by Okongwu!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Mauro Okongwu!
Mauro Okongwu is the new heavyweight champion!
Mauro Okongwu tried to hype himself up post fight but didn't word it too well and it ended up with him sounding like a bit of a tool.
Myles Ruth was interviewed post fight and said 'I came up from 205 to challenge for the title, what happened to the heavyweights?? Yall scared to fight and I'll be back to fight for the title again '.

Event: KoF:IW St.Paddy's Triple Crown
Date: Mar 20, 2021

#R1#
Wagner slips a jab from Ruth.
Ruth misses with a looping right.#CL2#
Wagner clinches up with Ruth and pushes him back against the cage.
Wagner landing knees to the head.
A frustrated look appears on Ruth's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Ruth blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Wagner trying to land knees to the body.
Ruth takes a knee to the side of the body.
Wagner misses with a knee strike.
Wagner goes for a body shot but it's blocked. #BC#
Ruth escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Wagner tries to close the distance and clinch but Ruth swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ruth misses with a wild body shot.
Ruth misses with a hook. Wagner ducked under it nicely.
Wagner has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as Ruth is landing a low percentage of strikes.
Wagner dodges the punch combination from Ruth. #T1#
Wagner moves in looking to clinch but Ruth pushes him off.
Ruth sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Ruth definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Wagner wants to clinch.
Wagner doesn't manage to clinch there - Ruth circles away.
Wagner throws a leg kick
and Ruth counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
A big left from Ruth misses.
Wagner ducks under a wild hook from Ruth.
Wagner wants to clinch up but Ruth keeps it at a distance.
Ruth throws an ugly left hook that misses
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Ruth displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Wagner throws out the jab.
Ruth shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Ruth throws a jab but it's blocked by Wagner. #T2#
Ruth throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Wagner sees it coming and avoids it easily.
A head kick misses from Wagner. #CL2#
Wagner moves into the clinch.
A right handed body shot lands from Ruth.
Wagner leaning his opponent against the cage.
Wagner missing with knees to the body.
Wagner is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Ruth misses with a punch on the inside.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Ruth has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Wagner stalling in the clinch.
Ruth scores with a shoulder strike.
Wagner blocking some punches. #BC#
Ruth breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat. #T3##CL2#
Wagner moves into the clinch successfully.
Wagner prevents a body shot from Ruth.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
A short right from Ruth. #CUT#It looks like Dennis Wagner has been cut.
Wagner tries a body shot but Ruth blocks it.
Wagner misses with a knee to the head.
Wagner misses with a knee to the head.
Ruth works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Wagner blocking some punches.
Wagner blocks a body shot from Ruth.
Wagner tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Ruth avoids it.
Ruth swings away with an uppercut that misses. #BC#
Ruth manages to break the clinch.
Ruth comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Ruth misses with a straight right.
Wagner tries a quick counter leg kick but Ruth is wise to it.#CL2#
Wagner closes the distance and clinches. #T4#
Ruth digs a right hand into Wagner's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Wagner's gas tank.
Ruth lands a right hand that snaps the head of Wagner backwards.
Ruth has a couple of punches blocked by Wagner.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Ruth is trying to break free.
Wagner is pushing Ruth up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Wagner throws an elbow but it misses.
Wagner prevents a body shot from Ruth.
Wagner holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Wagner swings wildly with an uppercut but Ruth uses good head movement to avoid it. #BC#
Ruth breaks the clinch.
Wagner is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Ruth half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Myles Ruth will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Dennis Wagner's cut.
That's time! Ruth's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.#R2#
Ruth takes a swing at Wagner's ribcage but misses.
Wagner is clearly looking to counter with head kicks.
The fight stays on the outside here - Wagner looks like he's thinking about clinching though.#CL2#
Wagner clinches up with Ruth and pushes him back against the cage.
Wagner trying to stall but Ruth improves his position.
Wagner goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Dennis Wagner seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.#BC#
Ruth manages to break the clinch.
Wagner moves in looking to clinch but Ruth pushes him off.
Wagner moves away from the strike by Ruth.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ruth throws a shot from downtown. Wagner moves away and avoids it.
Wagner tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Ruth throws a shot from downtown. Wagner moves away and avoids it.
Wagner tries to clinch up
and Ruth counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.#T1#
Ruth jabs Wagner to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Wagner connects with a solid leg kick.
Wagner fails in his attempt to clinch. #CL2#
Wagner gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Wagner misses with a short punch on the inside. #BC#
Ruth breaks the clinch.
Wagner ducks under a wild hook from Ruth.
Dennis Wagner seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.#CL2#
Wagner takes the fight into the clinch.
Ruth tries to break free but Wagner pushes him back against the cage.
Wagner tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Ruth scores with an uppercut up the middle.
A short left from Ruth. #T2#
Ruth looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Wagner looking to throw knees to the head but Ruth is blocking nicely.
Ruth misses with the head strike.
Wagner tries to land a knee to the head but misses. #BC#
Ruth's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Myles Ruth is winning the standup battle so far.
Ruth punishes Wagner's body with a nice straight punch.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Wagner.
A looping hook to the body misses from Ruth. Wagner does a little dance to reset his feet.
Wagner moves to clinch but Ruth breaks away
and Ruth counters with a stiff right hand.
Wagner moves in looking to clinch but Ruth pushes him off.
Ruth swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Wagner attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Ruth throws a lazy right hand but Wagner sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Wagner steps in looking to counter with the mid kick but it doesn't connect.
Wagner ducks under a wild hook from Ruth.
Wagner feints a counter leg kick.#T3#
A chopping leg kick lands by Wagner.
Wagner tries to close the distance and clinch up but Ruth swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Wagner takes one on the button.
Wagner moves to clinch but Ruth breaks away
letting Ruth counter with a right hand.
Ruth looks to score with a jab to the body but Wagner is just out of range.#CL2#
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Wagner scores a nice knee to the body. #BC#
Ruth pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Wagner tried to score with a low kick but Ruth checks it.#CL2#
Wagner rushes Ruth and presses him up against the cage.
Wagner throws a head punch that misses. #T4#
Knees in the clinch landing for Wagner.
Ruth lands with a light punch inside.
Ruth lands a left hand.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Wagner tries to stall but Ruth uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
A knee to the head by Wagner. #BC#
Ruth breaks the clinch.
Wagner is looking to clinch but Ruth is avoiding it.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Ruth.
Ruth misses the shot to the body.
Wagner tries to close the distance and clinch but Ruth swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Wagner wants to clinch.
Wagner tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Myles Ruth dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Dennis Wagner's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!#R3##CL2#
Wagner clinches.
Wagner gets through Ruth's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Ruth working hard to break the clinch.
Ruth blocks an uppercut.
Ruth misses with a punch on the inside.
Ruth is pushing Wagner up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Ruth misses with the head strike.
Wagner stalling.
Ruth lands a right hand that snaps the head of Wagner backwards.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Wagner throws a knee to the head but misses.
A short right from Ruth on the inside.
Wagner connects with a knee to the head.
Ruth working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Wagner 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.
Ruth misses with the head strike. #T1#
Wagner stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
The referee calls for Ruth to work.
Ruth wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Wagner prevents a body shot from Ruth.
Ruth is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Wagner is keeping busy.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Wagner obliges.
Wagner misses with a knee to the head.
Wagner keeps control of Ruth as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Wagner tries to stall but Ruth uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Wagner using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Ruth has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Ruth tries to work over Wagner's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Wagner tries a knee to the head but Ruth blocks it.
Wagner with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time. #T2#
Wagner blocking some punches.
Wagner tries a knee to the head but Ruth blocks it.
Wagner looking to stall.
Wagner throws a knee to the head but misses.
Wagner missing with knees to the body.
Ruth misses with the head strike.
Wagner scores with a knee to the head.
Wagner throws a knee to the head but misses. #BC#
Ruth escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Wagner tries to clinch but Ruth is having none of it.
Wagner steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Ruth.
Nice uppercut there from Ruth.
Ruth throws a hook but Wagner avoids it easily.
Wagner throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle. #T3#
A chopping leg kick lands by Wagner.
Ruth lands a nice shot to the body.
Ruth circles away from the clinch attempt.
Wagner takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Wagner takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Ruth misses with a left hand
and Wagner counters with a slapping leg kick.
Wagner closes the distance but Ruth moves to the side
and Ruth counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
A slow jab from Ruth misses its intended target.
And Wagner responds with a good body kick, but Ruth manages to step out the way in time.
Wagner doesn't manage to clinch there - Ruth circles away.
Ruth blocks a low kick nicely.#CL2#
Wagner gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Myles Ruth is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.#T4#
Wagner tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Ruth fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Ruth is trying to force a seperation but Wagner has the dominant position.
Wagner is trying to maintain a safe position but Ruth gets an underhook and turns Wagner into the cage.
Ruth lands a body shot in the clinch.
Wagner takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Wagner tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Ruth scores with a shot to the side of Wagner's head.
Dennis Wagner has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Ruth misses with a hook from the clinch. #BC#
Ruth breaks the clinch.
A bone on bone clash there as Ruth blocks the leg kick.
Ruth appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Wagner throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Wagner throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle. #CL2#
Wagner has closed the distance and engaged Ruth in a clinch.
Ruth tries to break the clinch but Wagner is controlling the position.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Dennis Wagner.
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 Lou da Vinci scores the fight 28:29
Judge Alyssa Summers scores the fight 30:27
Judge Steve Montenegro scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by split decision... Myles Ruth!
During a confident post fight interview, Myles Ruth thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.

Event: KoF:IW GC XXIX
Date: Feb 20, 2021

#R1#
Ruth lands a nice shot that snaps Harrington's head back.
Ruth scores with a nice right hand.
Harrington is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Harrington takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Harrington has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Ruth tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Harrington was well out of range. Poor timing from Ruth.
Ruth dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ruth dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Harrington wants to clinch
enabling Ruth to counter with a crisp jab. #T1#
Harrington with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Ruth to score with a decent uppercut.
Harrington on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
A jab lands there for Ruth.
Myles Ruth seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Harrington takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Ruth connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe. #TD#
Harrington shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Ruth napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Harrington trying to control the action but Ruth is working from the bottom.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Ruth can't do much from the bottom here.
Harrington creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Ruth sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike. #T2#
Ruth struggling a bit here.
Ruth tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Harrington working away.
Harrington works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
The referee asks Harrington politely if he wouldn't mind getting on with it and actually doing something. Harrington prefers to stall for the moment though.
Harrington lands an elbow.
Harrington working away.
Harrington throwing strikes but Ruth manages to buck up and roll into a nice reversal - now he's on top in side control!
Harrington is trying to control Ruth's posture but Ruth avoids it. #T3#
Harrington is looking for a sweep.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.#SUB2#
Ruth tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Harrington is not content to let Ruth control the position.
You can see the frustration on Harrington's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Harrington seems a little lost for a moment, as Ruth dominates the positioning.#T4#
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Ruth in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
Harrington managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Ruth. #SUB2#
Ruth tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Ruth has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Ruth misses with the ground and pound.#SUB2#
Ruth is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Harrington is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Harrington is looking to reverse the position.
Ruth is looking to take a break and control but Harrington is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Harrington tries to bench press Ruth off him but Ruth keeps the position.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Myles Ruth dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.#R2#
Ruth lands with a shot to the body.
Myles Ruth seems to be getting the better of the standup.#CL#
Harrington has closed the distance and engaged Ruth in a clinch.
Harrington is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Ruth gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
The referee calls for Harrington to work.
Harrington wants to stall.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Ruth as Harrington tries to tie him up.
Harrington fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Ruth makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Harrington taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Ruth has Harrington pushed against the cage.
Harrington is trying to stall.
A right hook to the body lands for Ruth. #T1#
Ruth holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Ruth working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Ruth cracks Harrington with a nice body shot.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Ruth as Harrington tries to tie him up.
Ruth has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.#BC2#
Ruth manages to break the clinch.
Ruth with a jab.
Harrington closes the distance looking to clinch
and Ruth makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Ruth connects with a body shot that sends Harrington's belly button to the back.
Harrington takes a shot to the body in his stride. #T2#
Harrington takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing. #TD#
Harrington closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Ruth is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Ruth is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.
Harrington working away.
Ruth is positioning himself to get back to half guard. #T3#
Ruth sneaks back into half guard.
Ruth trying to control here.
Tony Harrington overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Ruth is staying active underneath Harrington, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Harrington is taking a breather. Ruth says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
Harrington prevents Ruth from improving his position.
Ruth looks like he's trying to stand up.
Ruth is trying to maintain the position but Harrington is very close to passing his half guard.#T4#
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Harrington is looking to stall here but Ruth recovers full guard. #SUB2#
Ruth is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Ruth looking for a sweep. Not yet Ruth, not yet.
Ruth is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
Ruth 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.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Harrington wants to control from the top but Ruth keeps moving. #REF3#
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Ruth swats away the attempt to clinch by Harrington.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Myles Ruth showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!#R3#
Harrington doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Harrington tries to close the distance and clinch up but Ruth swats him away and circles back towards the center.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Ruth! But no joy.
Ruth has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Nice straight punches there by Ruth. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Ruth.
Ruth scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Harrington takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK. #CL#
Ruth tries to keep at a distance but Harrington has taken the fight into the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ruth has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Harrington has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Ruth is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Harrington controlling the action here for a moment. #T1#
A nice left hand lands by Ruth.
Harrington is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Ruth avoids the elbow strike from Harrington, against the cage.
Ruth is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.#BC2#
Ruth's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Harrington takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Harrington takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Ruth throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Harrington shoots and misses
and Ruth counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Donk. Ruth catches Harrington right on the button with a cross.#T2#
Ruth clobbers Harrington with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Harrington tries for a takedown but Ruth circles away easily
and Ruth connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Tony Harrington. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Nice shot by Ruth.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Ruth smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Ruth connects with a body shot that sends Harrington's belly button to the back.
Harrington takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Ruth lands a jab to the nose.
Harrington looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Harrington tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Ruth paws at him with a jab and circles away.#T3#
Harrington misses with a takedown attempt
and Ruth counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Harrington thinking.
Harrington closes this distance looking for a takedown but Ruth circles away.
A little jabbing left from Ruth on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.#TD#
Harrington changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Ruth looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Ruth is trying to improve his position.
Harrington cracks Ruth with a big elbow.
Harrington in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
Ruth gets back to half guard.#SUB2#
Ruth looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Ruth is looking for a sweep. Harrington is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Myles Ruth is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.#T4#
Ruth moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Ruth throws a couple of weedy looking strikes off his back.
Ruth thows some rabbit punches from the bottom but they don't do any damage. #SUB2#
Harrington got a little sloppy there for a moment and Ruth has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Harrington has managed to get both his arms back between Ruth's legs - danger averted.
Ruth keeping moving, preventing Harrington from controlling successfully. #SUB2#
Ruth has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Harrington can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Tony Harrington has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Harrington throwing strikes from guard but Ruth blocks nicely.

And that's the end of the fight!
Myles Ruth comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Ruth winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Joseph Jones scores the fight 27:30
Judge Jonathan Paton scores the fight 27:30
Judge Dean Styles scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Myles Ruth!
Myles Ruth decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.

Event: KoF:IW Golden Claws XIII
Date: Dec 12, 2020

#R1#
Stroker lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Ruth backs up against the cage.
Ruth fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Stroker manages to avoid it.
Stroker avoids the body shot from Ruth.
Stroker goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Ruth connects with a good right hand that stumbles Stroker. Stroker circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Stroker is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Ruth scores with the left hand. Stroker knows he should have avoided that one.
Ruth misses with an uppercut. Stroker saw that one coming.
Ruth tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Stroker was well out of range. Poor timing from Ruth.
Stroker is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Stroker tries to bum rush Ruth with a series of wild strikes but Ruth uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Ruth scores with a shot to the body. #T1#
Good exchange - Ruth coming out on top.
Stroker looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.#TD#
Ruth shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Stroker is trying to defend but Ruth finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Ruth content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
Ruth missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Stroker has hold of Ruth's hands but Ruth slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Stroker has found himself in a tricky position here. He's been working his transitions in training so let's see if he can work his way out of it.
Ruth wants to pass the guard but Stroker is defending well. #T2#
Ruth not doing much here.
Ruth is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Ruth scoring with strikes to the body and head. #SUB#
Ruth is working for a kimura but Stroker is defending it quite comfortably.
Ruth is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound. #T3##SUB#
Ruth wants to work for an arm triangle but Stroker is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Ruth has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Ruth wants to pass to mount but Stroker is defending the position.
Ruth controlling the pace. #T4#
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.#SUB#
Ruth is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Stroker doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Ruth.
Stroker tries to get to full guard but Ruth has control of the leg.
Ruth content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Stroker is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Ruth scores with a couple of nice shots.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Myles Ruth 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#
Nice shot by Ruth.
Stroker tries to bum rush Ruth with a series of wild strikes but Ruth uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Stroker takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Ruth punishes Stroker's body with a nice straight punch.
Stroker misses with a series of wild punches.
Ruth lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Stroker displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Ruth throws out the jab.
Ruth is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Stroker can do to turn this around?
Stroker blocks a jab.#T1#
Stroker throws a right and a left that Ruth avoids nicely.
Stroker avoids the body shot from Ruth.
Ruth looks to land a combination but Stroker avoids it well.
Ruth throws a shot from downtown. Stroker moves away and avoids it.
Stroker moves away from the strike by Ruth.
A swing and a miss from Ruth.
Ruth misses with a hook.
Stroker lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Ruth throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
A big right from Ruth misses. #T2#
Stroker misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
A quick step to the side and Ruth tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Stroker throws a series of punches but Ruth avoids them all with ease.
Ruth is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
A big left from Ruth misses.
Despite the aggression on Stroker's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Myles Ruth is winning the standup battle so far.
Ruth goes for a double leg but Stroker avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Stroker continues to drive forward.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Ruth.
Ruth looking for a takedown.
Stroker scores with an uppercut up the middle.#BC2#
Stroker's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Ruth misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Stroker.
Stroker lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Stroker.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Stroker throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air. #T3#
Ruth dodges the punch combination from Stroker.
Stroker throws a series of punches but Ruth avoids them all with ease.
Ruth drops down looking for a counter takedown but Stroker sprawls and moves away.
Ruth sizes up Stroker with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Ruth with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Ruth throws a jab when Stroker was well out of range.
Ruth works Stroker's body with a nice hook.
Ruth throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Stroker stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Ruth throws a lazy right hand but Stroker sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Stroker unleashes a big counter combination but Ruth bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.#T4#
Ruth is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Stroker.
Willie Stroker is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Nice shot by Ruth.
Stroker steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Ruth.
Ruth lands a jab.
Ruth just misses with a punch to the body.
Stroker throws a series of punches but Ruth avoids them all with ease.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A jab from Stroker misses.
Myles Ruth seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Ruth scores with a hook to the body. Stroker takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
The fighters circle momentarily. Ruth darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Myles Ruth dominated that second round.
That's time! Ruth's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!#R3#
Stroker keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Ruth loads up on a big right hand but Stroker slips the punch.
Despite the aggression on Stroker's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Ruth jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Stroker's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Stroker duly obliges.
Ruth scores with a jab to the body.
Willie Stroker is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Ruth swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Stroker keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Stroker gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Ruth loads up on a big right hand but Stroker slips the punch.
Stroker throws a wild combination but nothing lands. #T1#
Ruth avoids a punch combination nicely.
Ruth scores with a decent looking hook.
Stroker ducks under a wild hook from Ruth.
Ruth fails with the takedown.
As Ruth backs off Stroker throws a huge counter combo but Ruth manages to avoid it all.
Ruth has been working on his balance at Brooklyn MMA & Fitness, so perhaps that has help him stuff some of the takedown attempts by Stroker.
Ruth misses with a few strikes there.
Good standup being displayed there by Ruth as he connects with a hook.#T2#
Stroker throws a series of punches but Ruth moves out of range.
Ruth changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Ruth changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Stroker tries to avoid it but Ruth manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Stroker to the ground. Stroker escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Stroker throws a combination that misses #TD#
and Ruth counters with a nice double leg into side control. Stroker won't be happy with that.
Myles Ruth overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Ruth working the head with strikes.
Ruth working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
Ruth lands a few punches from side control.#SUB#
Ruth looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Stroker tries to bench press Ruth off him but Ruth keeps the position. #T3#
Ruth trying to control the position but Stroker is working away.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Stroker can do anything to dispel that myth.
Ruth in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
Ruth is pausing for a moment. What's he doing? It looks like he's clearing his nose. Oh dude! He's shot a load of snot all down Stroker's shoulder. That is not cool.
Ruth is putting a hurting on Stroker here, landing some big shots from side control. #SUB#
Ruth is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Stroker is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Ruth works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
Myles Ruth is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.#T4#
Ruth works to advance to full mount. Stroker defends for a few seconds but eventually he succumbs.
Willie Stroker has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Ruth controlling from the full mount.
Ruth lands a big elbow.
Ruth content just to control the position here. #SUB#
Ruth is thinking about an arm triangle here, looking to tighten it up before moving to side control. Stroker can see it coming though and defends well with a couple of strikes to the head and some good arm positioning.
Ruth lands a big shot there that rocks Stroker but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.

And that's the end of the fight!
Myles Ruth showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Ruth, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Eddie Farnsworth scores the fight 30:27
Judge Steve Montenegro scores the fight 30:27
Judge Reed Andrews scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Myles Ruth!
A relieved looking Myles Ruth thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.

Event: KoF:IW Golden Claws IX
Date: Nov 07, 2020

#R1#
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ruth walks into a stiff left hand from Payton.
Ruth throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Payton sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Payton cracks Ruth with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.#CUT#It looks like Myles Ruth has been cut.
Ruth throws a jab but it's blocked by Payton.
Ruth misses with a straight left.
Ruth moves forwards but Payton connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Ruth swings for the body but Payton moves out of range.
Ruth throws a shot from downtown. Payton moves away and avoids it.
Payton scores with a jab. Ruth acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Payton throws a jab when Ruth was well out of range.
Ruth tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Payton swivels and escapes.
Payton misses with an uppercut. Ruth saw that one coming.
Ruth throws a poor cross that misses
and Payton counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Ruth thinking.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A swing and a miss from Ruth.
Ruth throws a hook but Payton avoids it easily.
Payton catches Ruth with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Payton moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.#ROC#Ruth is rocked!
Payton swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.#T1#
Payton misses with a straight left.
Payton ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Payton fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Payton keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Ruth.#KD#
Payton lands a big uppercut and Ruth crumbles to the floor! The ref thinks about stopping the fight but Ruth looks OK. Payton waves Ruth back to his feet!
Ruth is still on wobbly legs! Can Payton finish him?
Ruth swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Ruth seems to have recovered his senses.
Walter Payton is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Ruth uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Payton.
A jab lands there for Payton.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A shot to the body from Payton misses #TD2#
and Ruth counters with a takedown into side control.
Ruth throwing ground and pound but whilst doing so, he forgets to control position and Payton works his way back to half guard. Good composure under pressure.
Ruth throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Payton is trying to stand back up but Ruth is controlling him #T2#
Payton avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Ruth.
Payton tries to kick Ruth off but Ruth keeps his base steady and stays in half guard. #SUB2#
Ruth is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Ruth throwing shots but Payton is blocking nicely.
Ruth trying to control from half guard but Payton is working away.
Ruth thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Payton's head.
Payton is trying to stand up here but Ruth is controlling him well.
Payton trying desperately to get back to his feet here but he's not having any joy at all. He's going to tire himself out if he's not careful.#REF3#
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.#T3#
Payton misses with a hook
and Ruth counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Ruth scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Ruth takes one to the side of the head.
Ruth shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Payton as he jumps to the side.
Ruth moves away from the strike by Payton.
Ruth changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Ruth swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Payton looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Payton is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Payton just misses with a punch to the body.
Payton throws a lazy uppercut
enabling Ruth to counter with a crisp jab.
The fighters circling - Payton throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Ruth shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Payton pinned against the cage. Payton gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Walter Payton has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Myles Ruth.
Ruth walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.#T4#
Payton misses with an uppercut
and Ruth cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Ruth throws a big shot that misses.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Nice straight punches there by Payton. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Payton.
Payton throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Ruth counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Payton is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Ruth moves out of range as Payton strikes.
Ruth let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Payton throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Payton throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Ruth sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Ruth changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Ruth staying out of range there.
Walter Payton seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Ruth throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Payton pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Payton keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Ruth.
Ruth swings for the body but Payton moves out of range.
Ruth throws a hook to the side of Payton's head but Payton sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Ruth throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Walter Payton dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Myles Ruth's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!#R2#
Payton looks to land a left hand but Ruth moved out of range nicely.
Ruth jabs Payton to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Payton throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Payton throws a poor cross that misses
and Ruth counters with a nice uppercut.
Payton is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Ruth can do to turn this around?
Payton uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Ruth.
Ruth throws a body shot but no joy.
Payton uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Ruth.
Ruth gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Payton cracks Ruth with a right hand to the side of the head.
Ruth avoids a lazy jab quite easily.#KD#
Payton lands a big right hand that sends Ruth crashing to the mat! Payton stays standing though and waves Ruth back to his feet!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Payton fakes the leg kick and throws a superman punch. It's knocked Ruth out cold! Brutal finish!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:48 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Superman Punch). Walter Payton!
A very excited looking Walter Payton made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.

Event: KoF: Golden Claws V
Date: Sep 19, 2020

#R1#
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ruth throws a hook to the side of Corcoran's head but Corcoran sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
As Ruth backs off Corcoran throws a huge counter combo but Ruth manages to avoid it all.
Ruth takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.#CL2#
Corcoran has closed the distance and engaged Ruth in a clinch.
Ruth wants to stall.
Ruth throws a head punch that misses.
Corcoran lands a hook that snaps the head of Ruth backwards.
Corcoran lands a right hand that snaps the head of Ruth backwards.
Ruth's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Corcoran pushes Ruth back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Ruth blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Ruth is pushing Corcoran up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Ruth misses with a punch to the body.
Ruth misses with a punch to the body.
Ruth scores with a nice hook to the head.
Corcoran blocking some punches. #T1#
A quick uppercut on the inside from Corcoran.
Corcoran tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Ruth's elbow.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Ruth.
Ruth misses with a punch on the inside.
Corcoran's coach down at Paris & Sons Training Yard was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Corcoran's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Corcoran misses with an elbow strike.
Ruth definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Corcoran throws a head punch that misses.
A right handed body shot lands from Corcoran.
A body shot lands from Corcoran.
Corcoran lands with a right to the head.
Ruth misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A head punch on the inside from Ruth fails to land.
Ruth doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Corcoran pushes Ruth back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Corcoran cracks Ruth with a nice body shot.
Ruth is breathing heavily.
Good body shot from Corcoran.
Corcoran cracks Ruth with a nice body shot.
Corcoran gets through Ruth's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Corcoran lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Corcoran.
Corcoran gets through Ruth's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Corcoran softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.#T2#
Corcoran scores with a nice hook to the head.
Corcoran lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
A short right from Corcoran on the inside.
Ruth's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Ruth on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Ruth is trying to drag Corcoran to the mat but Corcoran just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Corcoran lands a hook to the side of the head.
Corcoran lands a hook to the side of the head.
Ruth throws a punch but it's blocked by Corcoran.
Corcoran gets through Ruth's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Corcoran lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Corcoran lands with a short shot to the head.
Corcoran digs a right hand underneath Ruth's ribcage. Ruth let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Ruth's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Corcoran throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Ruths head.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Corcoran.
Corcoran lands a nice uppercut.#T3#
Corcoran pushes Ruth back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Corcoran lands a right hand.
Corcoran lands a left hand. #KD2#
Corcoran drops Ruth onto one knee with a big uppercut from the clinch! Ruth is propped up by the cage and works his way back to his feet!#ROC2#Ruth is rocked!
Corcoran scores with a nice hook to the head.
Oh Ruth is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Corcoran scores with a nice hook to the head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A left hand lands to the body for Corcoran.
A hook to the body from Corcoran.
Corcoran scores with a nice hook to the head.
Corcoran scores with a shoulder strike.
Corcoran lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Ruth backwards.
Corcoran lands with a light punch inside.
Corcoran lands a big right hand that drops Ruth! The killer instinct kicks in and Corcoran finishes his opponent with a series of strikes from mount. A dominating finish by Corcoran!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:40 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Vinny Corcoran!
Vinny Corcoran was full of energy after the big win and talked about how he thinks he can do big things in this sport. The crowd were appreciative of his determination to succeed.

Event: King of Fighters: Round 7
Date: Aug 08, 2020

#R1#
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Barnes misses with a telegraphed body shot
enabling Ruth to counter with a crisp jab.
Ruth tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Barnes was well out of range. Poor timing from Ruth.
A quick step to the side and Barnes tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Ruth throws out a powerful jab.
Ruth lands with a good body shot.
Barnes throws a body shot but no joy.
Ruth keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A jab lands there for Ruth.
Ruth jabbing away but nothing is landing.
A leg kick checked by Ruth.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ruth takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Barnes throws a leg kick
letting Ruth counter with a right hand.
Barnes looks to land a left hand but Ruth moved out of range nicely.
Ruth pushing out the jab but it's not landing. #T1#
Barnes tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Barnes fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Ugo Barnes seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Barnes throws a leg kick #TD2#
and Ruth counters with a nice double leg into half guard. #ES#
Barnes makes some distance and scrambles quickly back to his feet. Nice work!
A swing and a miss from Ruth.
Barnes swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Ruth counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Ruth throws a body shot but no joy.
A counter left hand to the body from Barnes misses its target.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Barnes throws a one two combo.
Barnes defending well as Ruth loads up on a big left hand.
Ruth chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Barnes can pounce on him.
Barnes takes a shot right to the bread basket.#T2#
Barnes misses with a shot to the body
and Ruth counters with a nice uppercut.
Barnes throws a leg kick that is checked
and Barnes takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Barnes throws a sloppy body shot
and Ruth counters with a nice uppercut.
Ruth thows a left - swing and a miss!
Nice shot lands for Ruth.
Barnes throws out a loose jab but Ruth uses good head movement to avoid it.
Barnes misses the shot to the body.
Ruth moves out of range of the body kick.
Ruth is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Barnes throws a lazy right hand but Ruth sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Despite the aggression on Ruth's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Barnes takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Barnes misses with a telegraphed body shot
letting Ruth counter with a right hand.
Barnes is looking to wear down Ruth with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Barnes with a jab.#T3#
Barnes throws a left and a right that both miss
and Ruth counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Barnes throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped #TD2#
and Ruth counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.#SUB2#
Ruth is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Barnes is just riding it out for now. Ruth eventually gives up the hold.
Ruth takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Ruth sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Ruth is pressing down on Barnes's thigh, looking to free his foot. Barnes is holding on for now. #T4#
Ruth takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Barnes avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Ruth.
Barnes trying to control but Ruth postures up.
Ruth is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Barnes trying to control here.
Ruth has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Ruth is nestled in close to Barnes, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Barnes blocking the ground and pound attempt from Ruth.
Ruth is nestled in close to Barnes, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Myles Ruth dominated that round.
That's time! Barnes's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.#R2#
Barnes throws a combination that misses
and Ruth counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
A big right from Ruth misses.
Barnes waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Ruth.
Barnes throws a combination that misses
and Ruth counters with a nice body shot.
Barnes chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Ruth connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Barnes misses with a lunging right hand
and Ruth counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Myles Ruth seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Ruth thuds a left hand into Barnes's body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Barnes moves away from the strike by Ruth.
Barnes walks into a stiff left hand from Ruth.
Ruth is looking to take this fight into the clinch.#T1#
Barnes just misses with a punch to the body.
Barnes scores with a three punch combo!
Ruth uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Barnes.
Barnes misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Ruth looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Ruth moves out of range of the strikes.
Barnes throws a body punch but Ruth moves out of range.
A lazy body kick from Barnes
and Ruth counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Ruth throws a body punch but Barnes moves out of range.
The fighters circling - Ruth throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Ruth ducks under a wild hook from Barnes.
It seemed like Ruth was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Barnes throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped #TD2#
and Ruth counters with a shoot takedown. Barnes fights it but they end up in guard. #T2#
Ruth in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Ruth landing some decent shots from guard.
Ruth with a nice head shot there.
Ruth throws a big elbow that misses.
Ruth slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Barnes looking to hit a scissor sweep but Ruth is one step ahead there.
Ruth has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Barnes looking to control but Ruth passes into half guard.
Ruth slips a nice elbow through Barnes's hands, connecting with Barnes's forehead.#T3#
Barnes is looking to improve his position.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Ruth in particular looking to stall.
Barnes is trying to stand up here but Ruth is controlling him well.
Barnes is not content to let Ruth control the position.
Ruth throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Ruth looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Barnes blocking the ground and pound attempt from Ruth.
Barnes is looking to get back to is feet but Ruth passes into side control.
Barnes tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Ruth controlling from side mount. #T4#
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Ruth cracks Barnes with a big right hand but Barnes just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
Ruth lands a nice forearm strike.
Ruth scores with a couple of short elbows.#ROC2#Barnes is rocked!
Barnes tries to slip a leg under to move to half guard but Ruth presses down on the leg and jumps into full mount!
Oh Barnes is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Ruth lands a big elbow - Barnes is in trouble! More strikes from the mount and Barnes is forced to tap out!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:49 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Strikes). Myles Ruth!
A very excited looking Myles Ruth made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.

Event: KoF: Golden Claws I Part 2
Date: Jul 18, 2020

#R1#
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Schafer just misses with a punch to the body.
The fight stays on the outside here - Ruth looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
As Ruth backs off Schafer throws a huge counter combo but Ruth manages to avoid it all.
The fight stays on the outside here - Ruth looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Schafer! But no joy.
Ruth looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Ruth blocks a jab.
Ruth tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Schafer paws at him with a jab and circles away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ruth throws a body punch but Schafer moves out of range.
Schafer is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Ruth.
Ruth throws a body shot but no joy.
It seemed like Schafer was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.#T1#
Schafer blocks a jab.
Schafer looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Schafer scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Ruth doesn't manage to clinch there - Schafer circles away.
Ruth dips to his left and cracks Schafer with an uppercut!
Ruth lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Schafer circles away quickly and effectively.
Schafer connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Ruth's hands.
Schafer uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Ruth.
Ruth throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Schafer on the wrong end of a nice hook.
A telegraphed right hand from Ruth misses the target. #T2#
Ruth moves out of range of the strikes.
Schafer lands with a nice body punch.
Ruth lands a lovely overhand right.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Schafer looks to land a body kick but Ruth moved away.
Schafer connects with a nice looking jab.
Schafer defending well as Ruth loads up on a big left hand.
Nice defenses there by Schafer.
Schafer lands a right hook to the body.
Schafer gets cracked there but stands up to it. #T3#
Ruth takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Ruth misses with a two punch combination.
Ruth throws the left hand but Schafer avoids the punch easily.
Ruth throws a hook but Schafer blocks it.
A little jabbing left from Schafer on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Ruth misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Schafer.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Schafer! But no joy.
Ruth misses with an uppercut
and Schafer counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Ruth misses with a right hand
and Schafer cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Ruth doesn't manage to clinch there - Schafer circles away.
Schafer appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Ruth throws a jab but it's blocked by Schafer.
It seemed like Schafer was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.#T4#
Schafer throws a looping overhand right but Ruth ducks down to avoid it. #CL#
Ruth forces Schafer back against the cage and clinches.
Ruth blocking some punches.
We've been informed that Schafer has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight.
Schafer goes for a body shot but it's blocked. #BC2#
Schafer breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance. #CL#
Ruth fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Schafer, pushing him back against the cage.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Schafer goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Ruth swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Ruth misses with a hook from the clinch.
Schafer lands a body punch in the clinch. #BC#
Ruth pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Schafer cracks Ruth with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Robert Schafer will probably get the nod.
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#
Ruth throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Ruth lands with an uppercut that bounces Schafer off the cage and back into range.
Robert Schafer seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Ruth keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Schafer.
Ruth drops his hands momentarily and Schafer takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Schafer misses with an uppercut
and Ruth counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Schafer swats away the attempt to clinch by Ruth.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ruth tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Schafer was well out of range. Poor timing from Ruth.
Schafer jabs Ruth to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Schafer's jab looks to have found its range, popping Ruth under the eye.#CUT2#It looks like Myles Ruth has been cut.#T1#
Ruth throws a sloppy body shot
and Schafer counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Ruth tries to clinch up.
Schafer throws the left hand but Ruth avoids the punch easily.
Schafer misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Ruth.
Schafer missing with a left hand there. Ruth was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Myles Ruth seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Schafer misses with a hook.#CL#
Ruth takes the fight into the clinch.
Schafer working hard to break the clinch.#T2#
Schafer misses with a punch to the body.
Schafer prevents a body shot from Ruth. #BC#
Ruth manages to break the clinch.
Schafer keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Schafer throws an overhand right that lands on Ruth's shoulder, as Ruth tries to avoid the shot.
Ruth misses with an uppercut.
Schafer doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Schafer misses with a hook. Ruth ducked under it nicely.
Nice cross by Ruth.
Schafer swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Ruth swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Schafer walks into a left hand.
Schafer keeps the fight on the outside.#T3#
Ruth throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
A punch combination from Schafer misses.
Ruth throws a sloppy body shot
and Schafer counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Schafer uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Ruth.
Ruth clobbers Schafer with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Nice shot by Ruth.
The fight stays on the outside here - Ruth looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Schafer moves out of range of the strikes.
Schafer swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.#T4#
Sloppy strikes from Ruth. Those never looked like landing.
Schafer cracks Ruth with a right hand to the side of the head.
Schafer lands a jab-cross combination.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Ruth walks into a jab.
Ruth tries to clinch but Schafer moves away #KD2#
and Schafer counters with a beautiful punch that sends Ruth to the canvas! #ROC2#Ruth is rocked!
Schafer controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Let's hope that Schafer has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Robert Schafer showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Myles Ruth's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!#R3#
Schafer thows a left - swing and a miss!
Ruth scores with a sloppy right hand. Schafer should have avoided that one.
Ruth feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Schafers jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Ruth is looking to clinch but Schafer is avoiding it.
Schafer thuds a left hand into Ruth's body.
Ruth moves forwards but Schafer connects with a nice, crisp jab.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ruth lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Schafer throws a hook but Ruth avoids it easily.
Ruth is looking to clinch. #T1#
The fighters circling - Ruth throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Schafer has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Jab by Schafer.
Ruth defending well as Schafer loads up on a big left hand.
It looked like Ruth was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Schafer showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Ruth.
Ruth throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Schafer misses with an uppercut.
Ruth dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Schafer misses with the combination. #T2#
Schafer just misses with a punch to the body.
Ruth tests Schafer's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Ruth fails with an attempt to clinch.
Schafer blocks a jab.
Schafer moves out of range as Ruth strikes.
Schafer throws out a counter right but Ruth avoids it with no problem.
Ruth misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Schafer.
Schafer missing with a left hand there. Ruth was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Ruth throws a body punch but Schafer moves out of range. #T3#
Schafer throws a hook but Ruth avoids it easily.
Schafer throws a hook but Ruth blocks it.
Schafer swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Ruth counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
A jab lands there for Schafer.
Schafer misses with a hook
and Ruth counters with a straight right hand.
The crowd cheers as Ruth lands an impressive looking overhand right. Schafer doesn't seem phased though.
Schafer blocks a jab.
Schafer looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Schafer on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot. #T4##CL#
Ruth takes the fight into the clinch.
Ruth lands with a good tight uppercut to the head. #BC#
Ruth escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Schafer takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Schafer throws a right hand that misses
and Ruth connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Ruth moves in looking to clinch but Schafer pushes him off.
Ruth misses the jab.
It seemed like Schafer was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Schafer ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Myles Ruth has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Ruth throws a jab but it's blocked by Schafer.
Schafer lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.

And that's the end of the fight!
Myles Ruth showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Schafer 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 Franklyn Lucas scores the fight 28:29
Judge Jorge Garcia scores the fight 28:29
Judge Steve Montenegro scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Robert Schafer!
Robert Schafer decided to go for the less than humble approach in his post fight interview, telling everyone how he is going to conquer the world. The crowd seemed to like it when really that sort of approach could have gone either way.

Event: KOF: IW PROVING GROUNDS 2
Date: Jun 06, 2020

#R1#
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ameobi misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
An attempted straight right counter from Ruth misses the target.
Ameobi swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Ruth displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Ameobi throws out the jab.
Ruth looks to throw the jab but Ameobi is out of range.
Ruth jabs at Ameobi's body.
Nice shot by Ameobi.
Ameobi gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
enabling Ruth to counter with a crisp jab.
Ameobi throws a hook but Ruth blocks it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ameobi has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Ameobi there as he acknowledges the shot.
Ameobi misses with a two punch combination.
Ruth lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Shola Ameobi seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Ruth stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.#T1#
Ruth scores with a nice head shot.
Ruth throws a lazy right hand but Ameobi sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Ameobi now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Ameobi tries to move into range but Ruth moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Ameobi takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
No joy there for Ameobi, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Ruth thuds his right hand into Ameobi's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Ruth misses with an uppercut.
Ameobi wants to counter with a clinch but Ruth pushes him away.
Ameobi misses with a jab to the body
and Ruth counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Ruth lands with a nice body punch.
Ameobi on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Ameobi gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Ruth counters with a lovely straight right hand!#T2#
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Ameobi misses with a double jab
and Ruth counters with a straight right hand.
Ameobi swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
enabling Ruth to counter with a crisp jab.
Ruth misses with a hook. Ameobi ducked under it nicely.
Ruth definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Ruth throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Ameobi sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Ruth throws a hook but Ameobi blocks it.
Ruth lands with a good body shot.
Ruth throws a looping overhand right but Ameobi ducks down to avoid it.
Ruth sizes up Ameobi with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Ameobi takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Ameobi throws a head kick that misses
and Ruth counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Ameobi misses with a lunging right hand
and Ruth counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Ruth is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.#T3#
Ruth lands with a straight right. Ameobi didn't see that one coming.
Ameobi falls off balance throwing a combination
and Ruth counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.#ROC#Ameobi is rocked!
Ameobi takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Ameobi is still on wobbly legs! Can Ruth finish him?
We've been informed that Ameobi has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight.
Ruth scores with a jab to the body.
Ameobi seems to have recovered his senses.
Ruth scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Ameobi doesn't seem bothered though.
Ameobi looks winded!
Ruth tests Ameobi's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Ameobi throws an off balance right hand #KD#
and Ruth counters with a beautiful punch that sends Ameobi to the canvas!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Ruth wants to control from the top but Ameobi keeps moving.
Ruth throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Ameobi works some decent striking defense from the bottom. #ES2#
Ameobi pushes Ruth off and gets back to his feet. #T4#
A cross from Ruth lands.
Ruth with a jab.
Ruth misses the jab.
Ruth connects with the punch.
The fighters circling - Ruth throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Ruth moves into range and connects with a jab.
Ruth swings and misses with a hook to the body.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Ruth throws a shot from downtown. Ameobi moves away and avoids it.
Ameobi lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Ruth circles away quickly and effectively.
Ameobi fails to land with a series of punches.
It looked like Ruth wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Myles Ruth dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!#R2#
A telegraphed right hand from Ruth misses the target.
Myles Ruth is winning the standup battle so far.
Ameobi rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Ruth moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
It looked like Ruth wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Ameobi takes one on the chin but seems OK.
A jab from Ruth misses.
Ruth throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Shola Ameobi is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Ameobi swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Ruth connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Ameobi misses with a double jab
and Ruth counters with a straight right hand.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ameobi misses with a wild combination.
Nice shot lands for Ruth.#T1#
Ameobi steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Ruth.
Ruth connects with a single shot there.
Ruth pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Ruth misses with a wild body shot.
Ameobi takes a jab right on the kisser.
Some wild striking there from Ameobi.
Ameobi throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Ruth is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Ameobi can do to turn this around?
Ameobi misses with a lunging right hand
and Ruth counters with a left to the body.
Ameobi throws a nice looking combination but Ruth bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Ruth appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Ruth lands a nice shot to the body.
Ameobi is breathing heavily.
Ameobi fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss. #T2#
Ruth bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Ameobi uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Ruth.
Nice body punch from Ruth.
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!
A lazy left from Ruth finds it's target.
Ruth lands with a hook. Ameobi tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Ameobi looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Ameobi walks straight into a right hand from Ruth - that's dropped him! Ruth jumps into mount and starts pounding away - can he finish?! More strikes go undefended and the referee has to dive in to save Ameobi from any more punishment! Ameobi complains about the stoppage but falls over as he tries to stand back up, so it was clearly a good stoppage.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:37 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Myles Ruth!

Event: KING OF FIGHTERS: ROUND FIVE
Date: May 23, 2020

#R1#
Fisher fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
It looked like Ruth wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Fisher doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Ruth counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Ruth punishes Fisher's body with a nice straight punch.
Ruth bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Fisher's head.
Ruth cracks Fisher with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Ruth stuns Fisher with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Fisher tries to close the distance and clinch up but Ruth swats him away and circles back towards the center. #TD2#
Fisher decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Ruth is looking to improve his position.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Fisher with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Ruth trying to control but Fisher postures up.
Ruth is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Fisher's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Fisher's back!#T1#
Fisher rolls and manages to get back to half guard. Nicely done.
Fisher tries to get to full guard but Ruth has control of the leg.
Well, if Ruth 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.
Fisher regains full guard. Nicely done. #SU#
Ruth gets to his feet - Fisher follows without any prompting.
Fisher looks for a takedown but Ruth sprawls well.
Myles Ruth has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Oakley Fisher.
Jab by Ruth.#T2#
Fisher shoots in for a takedown but Ruth shows good takedown defense.
Ruth dips to his left and cracks Fisher with an uppercut!
Fisher takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Nice jab there from Ruth.
Ruth changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Fisher shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Ruth pinned against the cage. Ruth gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Ruth lands a nice hook to Fisher's body. Fisher takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Fisher gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Ruth counters with a stiff right hand. #T3#
Fisher needs to keep his hands up - Ruth had a free shot at his head there.
Fisher misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Myles Ruth is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Fisher drops his hands momentarily and Ruth takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Ruth throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Fisher stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Ruth listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Fisher with a lazy takedown attempt
and Ruth counters with a nice uppercut.
Fisher looks winded!
Jab, jab by Ruth - just one landing.
Ruth slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Fisher has his takedown stuffed
and Ruth counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Ruth slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Fisher shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Ruth counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.#ROC#
Fisher is rocked!#T4#
Ruth finds Fisher's off switch, with a big overhand right that connects perfectly to the side of the head! Fisher flops back against the cage, eyes gazing into the distance. Ruth lands an unnecessary shot before the referee has time to step in and end the fight. Brutal stuff but I'm sure Fisher will be OK.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:08 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Myles Ruth!
Oakley Fisher spoke after the fight, saying 'I would like to thank my opponent for this good fight'.

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