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Event:
Empire: Cage Wars
Date: Sep 23, 2020 |
#R1#
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Slade cracks Ruiz with an open hand slap.#CUT#It looks like Glenn Ruiz has been cut.
Slade scores with a body shot.
#KD#
Slade sends Ruiz crashing to the mat with a devastating uppercut! Slade is motioning to the referee to let Ruiz up. He wants to try and finish this one on the feet!
A left lands for Slade.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A head kick misses from Ruiz.
Ruiz looks winded!
Slade throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Ruiz stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Slade digs a good hook to Ruiz's body.
Slade cracks Ruiz with a right hand to the side of the head.#ROC#Ruiz is rocked!
Slade darts in and lands a big hook, right on the button! Ruiz's legs crumble underneath him as he falls to the canvas! The ref tackles Slade before he gets to land any more shots to his stricken foe.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:39 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Simon Slade! |
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Event:
Empire: Midweek Bash
Date: Sep 09, 2020 |
#R1#
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Freibergs tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Ruiz swivels and escapes.#CL2#
Freibergs drives through and clinches with Ruiz against the cage.
#TD#
Ruiz decides to pull guard.
Freibergs must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Freibergs wants to control from the top but Ruiz keeps moving.
Ruiz manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Freibergs manages to get himself to full guard.
#REVR#
Ruiz controlling from the top position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ruiz wants to stand but Freibergs has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Freibergs really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Ruiz. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.#T1#
Ruiz 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.
Ruiz stands and throws Freibergs's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Ruiz cracks Freibergs with an elbow. That is naaassty.
Freibergs is trying to control Ruiz's posture but Ruiz avoids it.
Freibergs tries to buck Ruiz off but Ruiz is having none of it.#T2#
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.#SUB#
Ruiz is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Freibergs knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Ruiz creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Freibergs sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
Ruiz tries to stand but Freibergs is controlling his head.
Ruiz staying calm.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Ruiz scoring with punches from side control. #T3#
Freibergs wants to control but Ruiz postures up.
Freibergs is looking for a sweep.
Freibergs being controlled for a moment.
Ruiz looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.
Freibergs should think about turning a few of those tyres round his middle into muscle if he wants people to take him seriously as an athlete.
Freibergs tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Ruiz wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Ruiz connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Freibergs some visible discomfort.
Freibergs can't do much from the bottom here. #T4#
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Freibergs is trying to escape the position but Ruiz is controlling the position.
Ruiz cracks Freibergs with an elbow. That is naaassty.
Ruiz controls the position.
Freibergs wants to control but Ruiz postures up.
Freibergs gives up the full mount - oops, sloppy defensive grappling there!
Ruiz with the ground and pound from mount.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Freibergs is trying to escape the mount.
Ruiz lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Glenn Ruiz dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.#R2##TD#
Ruiz shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Freibergs's guard.
Freibergs is trying to control the position but Ruiz postures up.
Ruiz sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Freibergs controls Ruiz momentarily but Ruiz frees himself.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ruiz controls the pace of the fight for a moment.#SUB#
Ruiz thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position. #T1#
Ruiz is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Ruiz trying to stand up but can't free himself from Freibergs's guard.#REF3#
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Freibergs tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Ruiz manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Ruiz takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Ruiz takes one on the chin but seems OK.
#TD#
Ruiz shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Freibergs's guard.
Ruiz's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Ruiz being controlled here momentarily. #T2#
Ruiz postures up and lands a big shot to Freibergs's brow.
Freibergs is trying to keep Ruiz in close.
Freibergs can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Ruiz controls the pace.
Ruiz throwing strikes from guard but Freibergs blocks nicely.
Ruiz slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Ruiz is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Freibergs can do to turn this around?
Ruiz in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows. #T3#
Freibergs tries to wriggle free to get back to his feet but he's given up his back! Oops.
Freibergs is in a world of trouble here. He's outmatched on the ground here and he'd better get Ruiz off his back sharpish unless he wants to be submitted.
I would not like to be Freibergs right now.
Ruiz punishes Freibergs with strikes from the back mount.
Ruiz biding his time, controlling Freibergs.
Ruiz landing with strikes. #T4#
Ruiz controls the action.
Ruiz lands a shot to the body. #SUB#
Ruiz working for a choke but Freibergs reverses nicely into Ruiz 's guard.
Ruiz has control of Freibergs's left arm, preventing Freibergs from doing any damage.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.#SUB#
Freibergs is posturing up here but Ruiz has hold of an arm and he's gone for an armbar! Freibergs tries to roll out but it's too tight and Freibergs has to tap! Slick submission there by Ruiz!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:56 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Glenn Ruiz! |
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Event:
Empire: XI
Date: Aug 22, 2020 |
#R1#
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ruiz misses with a takedown attempt
enabling Slade to counter with a crisp jab. #CUT2#It looks like Glenn Ruiz has been cut.
Slade slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Ruiz with a poor takedown
and Slade counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Slade feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Ruizs jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Ruiz misses with a takedown attempt
and Slade scores with a counter punch that sends Ruiz to the canvas! Slade smells blood - he's punishing Ruiz with more strikes and the ref has stopped it! Ruiz has no idea where he is - he's tackled the ref... oh dear, poor guy, the crowd is in hysterics!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:24 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Simon Slade! |
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Event:
Empire: 9
Date: Jul 25, 2020 |
#R1#
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Howard looks to land a combination. Ruiz sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Ruiz dodges the punch combination from Howard.
Ruiz misses with a head kick.
Ruiz throws a hook but Howard blocks it.
Ruiz tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Howard manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Ruiz doesn't manage to clinch there - Howard circles away.
Howard throws a right hand that Ruiz ducks under and follows up with a left that Ruiz also avoids with ease.
Howard throws a right hand that Ruiz ducks under and follows up with a left that Ruiz also avoids with ease.
Howard throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Howard is breathing heavily.
A head kick misses from Ruiz.
As Ruiz tries to get set, Howard tries to push him back and clinch up but Ruiz manages to avoid the attempt.
Howard swinging wildly here.
Ruiz shoots in looking for a takedown. Howard tries to sprawl out of it but Ruiz keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Howard manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Ruiz throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Howard's waist but Howard gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Ruiz off to one side.
Ruiz fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Michael Howard has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Glenn Ruiz.#T1#
Howard throws a right and a left that both miss.
Ruiz fails to land with a series of punches.
Howard throws a series of punches but Ruiz moves out of range.
Ruiz looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Ruiz throws a body kick that misses.
Ruiz fails with a takedown attempt. #TD2#
Ruiz shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Howard wants to stand back up but Ruiz manages to pass into side control.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.#SU2#
Ruiz decides to stand back up. #T2#
Howard misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Michael Howard is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Ruiz waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Howard.
Ruiz throws a head kick that misses.
This has been an exciting period of action!#CL2#
Ruiz darts in and clinches Howard up against the cage.
Ruiz is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Howard gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.#BC2#
Ruiz breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Ruiz fails with the takedown.#TD2#
Howard gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Ruiz's corner. There ya go! There ya go! #T3#
Ruiz working some strikes from top position.
Ruiz is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Ruiz has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Ruiz is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Ruiz controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.#SU2#
Ruiz stands up and waves to Howard to follow him. #TD2#
Ruiz drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Howard seems to have improved his submission grappling technique since last time we saw him. Let's see if he can pull off a submission.
Ruiz lands a couple of elbows.#T4#
Ruiz is stalling in the full guard.
Let's hope that Ruiz 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.
A close round but Glenn Ruiz will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!#R2##TD2#
Ruiz shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Ruiz looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Howard knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Ruiz on the ground.
Ruiz controlling the action here.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
We're seeing a lot of stalling here from Ruiz.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.#T1#
Ruiz lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Ruiz is working hard to pass the guard. He's done it - he's now in full mount! Trouble for Howard!
Ruiz controlling from mount. #SUB2#
Ruiz wants to finish this one by submission but Howard is holding onto his waist, trying to prevent any attacks from Ruiz.
Ruiz controlling from mount.
Ruiz has been the more effective fighter overall so far.#T2#
Ruiz lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Ruiz fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
#SUB2#
Ruiz working for a submission here. He's tucked his head under his opponent's arm, looking for an arm triangle. He's hopped off into side control, looking to tighten the submission... is it going to work? He's given up a good position looking for it. Howard looks OK. Oh, I spoke too soon, he's out! That must have been tighter than I thought! Excellent work there by Ruiz! Submission of the night perhaps?
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:56 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Arm Triangle). Glenn Ruiz!
The defeated Michael Howard had this to say: 'I apologize to my fans for this defeat, I will continue training hard and come back stronger.
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Event:
Empire: 6
Date: Jun 14, 2020 |
#R1#
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ruiz circles away from the clinch attempt.
I Pivo could do with losing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
Ruiz throws a body kick that misses.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by I Pivo!
#CUT#It looks like Glenn Ruiz has been cut.
I Pivo fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
I Pivo 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.#TD2#
Ruiz dives in and scores a takedown into I Pivo's guard.
Ruiz is standing up over I Pivo. I Pivo looks to escape but Ruiz dives into side control.
#REVR#
A lull in the action here as Ruiz stalls from top position.#SU2#
Ruiz stands up. #T1##CL2#
Ruiz has closed the distance and engaged I Pivo in a clinch.
I Pivo has had enough of the clinch but Ruiz keeps him there for the moment.
I Pivo drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
#TD2#
Ruiz gets control of I Pivo's arms and successfully pulls guard. Ruiz will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
Ruiz seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.#T2#
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Ruiz is on top in guard.
#REVB#
Ruiz is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.#T3#
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.#T4#
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Ruiz's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.#REF3#
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.#TD2#
Ruiz scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
I Pivo wants to get back to his feet but Ruiz is dominant here and he's now got I Pivo's back!
I Pivo is really stuck here.
Ruiz just keeping the dominant position. He can't wait too long though, otherwise the referee will stand them back up.
I Pivo knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Ruiz on the ground.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Glenn Ruiz dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Glenn Ruiz's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!#R2#
Ruiz takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
I Pivo shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Ruiz is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
I Pivo digs a good hook to Ruiz's body.
#TD2#
Ruiz shoots in and bounces I Pivo off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Ruiz scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ruiz engaging in some classic timewasting tactics. #T1#
More stalling from Ruiz.
Ruiz won't allow I Pivo to sweep him here. #T2#
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Ruiz controlling from the top position. #REF3#
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
I Pivo tries to clinch there but Ruiz circles away.
Ruiz appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
I Pivo goes for a double leg but Ruiz avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Ruiz continues to drive forward.
Ruiz is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.#TD#
I Pivo darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Ruiz is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of I Pivo's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take I Pivo's back!
Ruiz scores with strikes from the back.
I Pivo takes a big shot to the side of the head.
#T3#
Ruiz biding his time, looking for the opening.
#SUB2#
Ruiz has managed to slip his arm under I Pivo's chin. This could be all over... yep, I Pivo is tapping out! Submission win for Ruiz.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:56 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Glenn Ruiz!
Nico I Pivo was interviewed post fight and said 'fuck,I can beat him'. |
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