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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Joe Ruthless (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Terry Acton (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ruthless kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Bodybag by Hit The Lights. Fingers crossed for an exciting fight - I'm sure both fighters are looking for a nice under the table bonus!
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205 lbs
5 - 2 - 0 |
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190 cm
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215 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
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BJJ Purple Belt
Decent knees
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Joe Ruthless!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Terry Acton!
The judges for this bout are Frank Dennis, Alan Glass and Wesley Smith.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ruthless throws a head kick that misses.
Ruthless shoots in for a double leg but Acton sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Ruthless throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Ruthless moves out of range of the strikes.
Acton throws a series of punches but Ruthless moves out of range.
Ruthless throws a sloppy head kick and Acton moves out of range easily.
Ruthless avoids the body shot from Acton.
Acton ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Ruthless moves away.
Acton misses with a double jab.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Ruthless.
Acton rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Ruthless moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Acton throws a right and a left that Ruthless avoids nicely.
Acton swings for the body but Ruthless moves out of range.
Acton moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
It looks like Joe Ruthless has been cut.
Ruthless is trying hard to land a takedown here. Acton sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Joe Ruthless. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ruthless throws a solid leg kick but Acton takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Ruthless.
Acton will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Acton is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Ruthless.
A cross from Acton lands.
Ruthless keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Acton swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Acton misses with the combination.
Acton gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Ruthless to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Acton uses the cage to get back to his feet.
Ruthless is breathing heavily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ruthless throws a nice head kick!
Ruthless tries to close the distance and clinch but Acton swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
A swing and a miss from Acton.
Terry Acton seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Ruthless tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Ruthless ducks under a wild hook from Acton.
Ruthless takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Ruthless avoids a punch combination nicely.
Acton tries to bum rush Ruthless with a series of wild strikes but Ruthless uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Acton misses with an uppercut. Ruthless saw that one coming.
Donk. Acton catches Ruthless right on the button with a cross.
Acton throws a right and a left that Ruthless avoids nicely.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Acton misses with a series of wild punches.
Ruthless slips a jab and a cross from Acton.
Acton misses with a series of wild punches.
The fight stays on the outside here - Ruthless looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Ruthless misses with a head kick.
Ruthless throws a sloppy head kick and Acton moves out of range easily.
No joy there for Acton, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Some wild striking there from Acton.
Ruthless misses with a head kick.
Acton misses with a wild combination.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Acton throws a big shot that misses.
A nice combination there by Acton.
Acton fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Ruthless swinging wilding here.
Acton keeps the fight on the outside.
Ruthless lands with a kick to the temple. Acton shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Acton looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Ruthless shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Acton as he jumps to the side.
A combination from Acton does no damage.
Ruthless drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Terry Acton dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Joe Ruthless's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!
Ruthless slips a jab and a cross from Acton.
Ruthless steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Acton.
Ruthless misses with a wild combination.
Acton blocks a head kick by Ruthless.
Acton swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Ruthless counters with a shoot takedown. Acton fights it but they end up in guard.
Acton pushes Ruthless off for just long enough to get back to his feet. Very athletic spring there.
Acton throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Acton misses with a wild combination.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Acton misses with a double jab
and Ruthless finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ruthless tries to clinch but Acton moves out of range.
Ruthless throws a head kick that Acton semi-blocks.
Ruthless tries a head kick but it misses.
The fighters circling - Acton throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Ruthless connects with a high kick.
Acton throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Ruthless counters with a head kick.
Acton throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Acton misses the jab.
Acton missing with a left hand there. Ruthless was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Acton throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Ruthless misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Acton misses with a jab, cross combination.
Ruthless misses with a head kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Ruthless plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Ruthless keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Acton.
Acton takes a swing at Ruthless's ribcage but misses.
Acton misses with a two punch combination.
Ruthless tries to clinch but Acton moves out of range.
Ruthless wants to clinch up but Acton keeps it at a distance.
Acton throws a lazy right hand but Ruthless sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Acton ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Ruthless moves away.
Ruthless throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Acton misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Ruthless counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Acton is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Acton throws a left and a right that both miss
and Ruthless counters with a good low kick that Acton was not able to check.
Ruthless lands a head kick!
Acton falls off balance throwing a combination
and Ruthless counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Acton is looking to stand up but Ruthless isn't so interested in that idea.
Acton is looking to stand back up... there's a bit of a scramble and Ruthless dives into side control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
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.
Acton is pushing Ruthless's head away, looking to escape. Ruthless manages to hold on to the position though.
Acton throws Ruthless to one side and escapes!
Ruthless throws a sloppy head kick and Acton moves out of range easily.
Acton falls off balance throwing a combination
and Ruthless counters with a big head kick but Acton shrugs it off.
Acton misses with a few strikes there.
Acton misses with a double jab.
Ruthless misses with an attempted mid kick.
Acton stuffs the takedown attempt from Ruthless. Ruthless gets slowly back to his feet.
Acton rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Ruthless moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Joe Ruthless dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Joe Ruthless's cut.
That's time! Ruthless's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Acton throws a series of punches but Ruthless avoids them all with ease.
Ruthless gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Acton.
Acton fails to land with a series of punches.
Ruthless tries to clinch up but Acton circles away and keeps his distance.
Ruthless shoots for a double leg takedown but Acton sprawls well. He's pushed Ruthless's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Acton throws a combination that misses
and Ruthless counters with a slapping leg kick.
Acton tries to bum rush Ruthless with a series of wild strikes but Ruthless uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Acton avoids the head kick by Ruthless.
Ruthless tries to clinch but Acton moves out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ruthless is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Acton's half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Acton has one foot on Ruthless's thigh - he pushes off and manages to get back to his feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Acton misses with a double jab.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Jab, jab by Acton - just one landing.
Acton blocks a head kick by Ruthless.
Acton looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Ruthless lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Acton misses with a double jab
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Acton takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Acton throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Ruthless.
Ruthless throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Acton's head.
Ruthless blocks a jab.
Ruthless goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Acton swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Ruthless counters with a flying knee. Nice.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Acton looks to throw the jab but Ruthless is out of range.
Ruthless tries to clinch but Acton is having none of it.
Acton lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Ruthless circles away quickly and effectively.
Ruthless looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Ruthless goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
No joy there for Acton, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
A head kick misses from Ruthless.
Acton throws a combination. Ruthless tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Acton looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Acton throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
The fight stays on the outside here - Ruthless looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Acton throws a right and a left that Ruthless avoids nicely.
Ruthless is trying hard to land a takedown here. Acton sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Joe Ruthless. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Acton throws a looping overhand right but Ruthless ducks down to avoid it.
Jab, jab by Acton - just one landing.
Acton throws a combination that misses
and Ruthless counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Acton is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Ruthless has a takedown stuffed.
Acton thuds a left hand into Ruthless's body.
Acton throws a series of punches but Ruthless avoids them all with ease.
Acton moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Ruthless tries to clinch up.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Acton misses with a double jab
and Ruthless counters with a nice body kick.
Terry Acton seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Acton throws a hook but Ruthless blocks it.
Acton fails to land with a series of punches.
Ruthless misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Acton tries to bum rush Ruthless with a series of wild strikes but Ruthless uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
A big left from Acton misses.
Ruthless avoids a punch combination nicely.
Acton takes a kick to the side of the head.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Ruthless fails with a takedown attempt.
Acton misses with a jab, cross combination.
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 Joe Ruthless.
I think Ruthless 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 Frank Dennis scores the fight 29:28
Judge Alan Glass scores the fight 29:28
Judge Wesley Smith scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Joe Ruthless!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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