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PBP Commentary |
Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Martyn Paul Casey (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dan Ruska (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Dan Ruska will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.
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155 lbs
8 - 7 - 0 |
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166 lbs
15 - 8 - 0 |
Good wrestling
Counter striker
Very strong |
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BJJ Brown Belt
Excellent boxer
Granite chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
8 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Martyn Paul Casey!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
15 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Dan Ruska!
The judges for this bout are Luis Engracia, Matheus Silva and Edson Gomes.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ruska throws a right hand that Casey ducks under and follows up with a left that Casey also avoids with ease.
Ruska throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Casey misses with a takedown
and Ruska counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Ruska scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Ruska looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Casey is avoiding damage well.
Ruska is trying to get an arm triangle but Casey is defending well.
Ruska throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
Ruska looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Ruska throwing shots but missing, from side control.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ruska working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
Ruska working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
Ruska postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
Ruska tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
Ruska working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
The ground and pound from Ruska seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
Casey on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Casey tries to get out of the position.
That's two 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.
Ruska thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Ruska landing strikes.
Ruska looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Casey prevents Ruska from moving into mount.
Casey is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Ruska off and has taken his back!
Ruska is in bad spot here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Ruska is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Ruska looks to control his opponent's hands but he's not mananging it at the moment.
Casey keeps control of the position as Ruska tries to break free.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Ruska prevents his opponent from getting back to his feet.
Casey is trying to stick to Ruska's back but Ruska is turning into Casey. He's managed to reverse the position - now he's in Casey's guard. Polite applause from the crowd in appreciation of some nice Jiu Jitsu by Ruska.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Ruska loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dan Ruska 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.
Ruska shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Casey defends it nicely.
Ruska tries to close the distance and clinch but Casey swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Ruska looks to land a left hand but Casey moved out of range nicely.
Ruska fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Casey manages to avoid it.
Casey ducks under a wild hook from Ruska.
Dan Ruska 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.
Ruska lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Casey circles away quickly and effectively.
Casey uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Ruska.
Casey circles away from the clinch attempt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Casey misses with a takedown attempt
and Ruska counters with a series of strikes. Casey will be more careful next time no doubt.
Casey takes one to the chin there.
Ruska throws a looping overhand right but Casey ducks down to avoid it.
Casey avoids a punch combination nicely.
Casey takes one on the button.
Casey takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Ruska tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Casey manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
A swing and a miss from Ruska.
Ruska throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A good leg kick by Ruska.
Martyn Paul Casey is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Ruska connects with a leg kick. Casey looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Ruska tries to clinch up.
Ruska looks to land a combination but Casey avoids it well.
Casey looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Casey uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Ruska.
A punch combination from Ruska misses.
Casey takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Casey with a lazy takedown attempt
and Ruska counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Ruska moves in looking to clinch but Casey pushes him off.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Good work by Casey as he checks the leg kick.
Ruska tries to clinch there but Casey circles away.
Ruska cracks Casey with a good jab.
Ruska throws a head kick that misses.
Ruska looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Ruska throws a leg kick but Casey moved away.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Casey is defended easily by Ruska.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Martyn Paul Casey. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Ruska tries to bum rush Casey with a series of wild strikes but Casey uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
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.
Ruska throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Ruska uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Casey has time to react.
Ruska throws a quick inside leg kick.
Ruska fails to land with a series of punches.
Ruska takes a swing at Casey's ribcage but misses.
Casey takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Ruska buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Casey shoots and misses
and Ruska counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Nice jab there from Ruska.
Ruska cracks Casey with a right hand to the side of the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dan Ruska showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Ruska, as that shot connected.
Ruska connects with a single shot there.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Ruska.
Casey fails with the takedown
and Ruska counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Ruska is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Casey.
Casey fails with the takedown
and Ruska counters with a nice uppercut.
Ruska looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Ruska jabs at Casey's body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The fighters circling - Ruska throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Casey misses with a takedown
and Ruska counters with a low kick, right behind Casey 's knee.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Martyn Paul Casey. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Ruska throws a leg kick which misses Casey's front leg but catches the back leg as Casey tries to avoid it.
Ruska looks to throw the jab but Casey is out of range.
Casey takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
A big left from Ruska misses.
Ruska misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Casey has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Ruska.
Ruska's corner calls for a 1-2. Ruska obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Martyn Paul Casey has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ruska lands a front kick.
Ruska scores with a head kick. Casey tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Casey is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Ruska pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
This is turning into a torrid day at the office for Casey. He's trying desperately to land a takedown but he's failing miserably and getting slapped silly on the feet to compound his misery.
Casey staying out of range there.
Ruska lands a two punch combo.
Ruska scores with a jab to the body.
Nice sprawl there from Ruska as Casey shoots in.
Ruska lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
A jab from Ruska finds it's way through Casey's defenses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ruska throws the kick towards the body but Casey avoids it.
Casey gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Casey takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Casey looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Ruska keeps Casey at a distance using the push kick.
Nice uppercut lands for Ruska. That snapped Casey's head back.
Ruska misses with a jab, cross combination.
Casey shoots for a double leg takedown but Ruska sprawls well. He's pushed Casey's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Ruska scoring well with a low kick there.
Ruska lands a jab to the head.
Ruska throws a right and a left that Casey avoids nicely.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Casey gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Ruska counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Ruska jabs at Casey's body.
Good leg kick by Ruska there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Ruska is looking to slow Casey down with leg kicks.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Casey takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Ruska connects with a jab.
Casey takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Dan Ruska is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Casey is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Ruska feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Casey's calf.
And that's the end of the fight!
Dan Ruska comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Ruska 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 Luis Engracia scores the fight 26:30
Judge Matheus Silva scores the fight 26:30
Judge Edson Gomes scores the fight 26:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Dan Ruska!
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hype
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