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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Miguel Rojo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Thom Ruff (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ruff is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Tougher than Leather. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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265 lbs
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260 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Miguel Rojo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Thom Ruff!
The judges for this bout are Yves DeLean, Gregory Folan and William Peck.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rojo fails to land with a series of punches.
Rojo feints a jab promting Ruff to slip. Rojo then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Ruff slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Ruff closes the distance and pushes Rojo back into the cage.
Ruff lands a nice knee to the body.
Ruff displaying some good clinch control by pressing Rojo up against the cage.
Rojo missing with knees to the body.
Ruff is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Rojo is breathing heavily.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Ruff lands an elbow inside that Rojo shrugs off.
Rojo can't break the clinch.
Rojo takes a knee right on the jaw!
Ruff putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Rojo in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Ruff takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Rojo is trying to stall.
Rojo prevents the takedown attempt.
Ruff unloads a knee to the mid-section. Rojo lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Ruff crunches a lovely knee into Rojo's ribcage.
Ruff lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ruff landing knees to the head.
Ruff stalling the fight.
Ruff landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Ruff lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Ruff utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Ruff stalling the fight.
Rojo is looking to break free of the clinch but Ruff has double underhooks.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Ruff lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Ruff lands a nice elbow.
A knee to the head by Ruff.
Ruff connects with a nasty looking knee right to Rojo's face.
Ruff pulls guard effortlessly.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Ruff trying to control the position here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
OK we're going to have a standup here. Thom Ruff hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.
Ruff showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Rojo.
Thom Ruff seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Ruff moves into the clinch.
Ruff landing knees to the body.
Ruff connects with a knee to the head.
It looks like Miguel Rojo has been cut.
Rojo takes an elbow to the forehead.
Rojo takes a knee right on the jaw!
Ruff utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Ruff lands a good knee to the midsection. Rojo won't want to take too many of those.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Knees in the clinch landing for Ruff.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Ruff obliges.
Ruff unloads a knee to the mid-section. Rojo lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Ruff unloads a knee to the mid-section.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Ruff will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Rojo up against the cage.
Ruff continues to stall. The referee tells him to work or he's going to break them up.
Ruff pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Nice sprawl there from Rojo as Ruff shoots in.
Rojo throws a head kick that misses.
Rojo scores with a body shot.
Rojo misses with a wild combination.
Ruff fails in his attempt to clinch.
Ruff has managed to clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ruff landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Ruff unloads a knee to the mid-section. Rojo lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Ruff lands a nice knee to the body.
Ruff lands a nice knee to the body.
Ruff with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Ruff crunches a lovely knee into Rojo's ribcage.
Ruff with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Ruff connects with a knee to the head.
Ruff lands a knee to the body.
Ruff connects with a knee to the head.
Rojo takes a knee right on the jaw!
Ruff landing knees to the body.
Ruff using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Ruff.
Ruff escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Ruff moves into the clinch.
Rojo wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Thom Ruff dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Miguel Rojo's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Rojo throws a jab when Ruff was well out of range.
Ruff has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Ruff closes the distance and clinches.
Ruff lands a knee to the head.
Ruff lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Rojo tries a body shot but Ruff blocks it.
Rojo wants to break free but Ruff has control.
Ruff has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Rojo is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Ruff lands an elbow just above Rojo 's eye.
Rojo misses with a hook from the clinch.
Ruff scores a nice knee to the body.
Ruff lands a nice elbow.
Ruff drops down looking for an ankle pick but Rojo pulls his leg out and moves away.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Ruff takes the fight into the clinch.
Ruff lands a nice elbow.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Ruff pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ruff clinches.
Rojo is trying to maintain a safe position but Ruff gets an underhook and turns Rojo into the cage.
Ruff unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Ruff landing knees to the body.
Ruff putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Rojo in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Rojo being controlled against the cage.
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!
Ruff lands a shot to the body.
Ruff scores a nice knee to the body.
Ruff lands an elbow inside.
Ruff holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Rojo looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
The referee is keeping an eye on Ruff - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Ruff connects with a nasty looking knee right to Rojo's face.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ruff is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Ruff landing knees to the head.
Ruff lands a shot to the body.
Ruff breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Rojo misses with a double jab.
Ruff closes the distance and clinches.
Rojo takes a knee to the side of the body.
Ruff lands a knee to the head.
Ruff digs a right hand underneath Rojo's ribcage. Rojo let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Ruff crunches a lovely knee into Rojo's ribcage.
Ruff manages to break the clinch.
Rojo tries to bum rush Ruff with a series of wild strikes but Ruff uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Ruff moves into the clinch.
Rojo takes a knee right on the jaw!
Ruff landing knees to the head.
Ruff comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Ruff.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ruff scores a nice knee to the body.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Ruff.
Ruff unloads a knee to the mid-section. Rojo lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Ruff using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Ruff crunches a lovely knee into Rojo's ribcage.
Ruff is looking for a takedown.
Miguel Rojo has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Thom Ruff.
Ruff scores a nice knee to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Ruff is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Nice body punch from Ruff.
Rojo tries to break the clinch but Ruff is controlling the position.
Rojo misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Ruff.
Ruff unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Ruff gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
A knee to the head by Ruff.
Rojo takes a knee to the side of the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ruff effectively controlling the action here.
Rojo tries to break the clinch but Ruff is controlling the position.
Rojo is trying to force a seperation but Ruff has the dominant position.
Ruff lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Ruff lands a damaging elbow.
Rojo takes an elbow to the temple.
Ruff lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Ruff unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Ruff controlling the action here for a moment.
Rojo is trying to break the clinch but Ruff has him pressed against the cage.
Thom Ruff seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Ruff will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Rojo up against the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Thom Ruff showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Miguel Rojo's cut.
That's time! Rojo's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Ruff forces Rojo back against the cage and clinches.
Rojo misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Ruff.
Ruff taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Ruff connects with a knee to the head.
Rojo is trying to force a seperation but Ruff has the dominant position.
Ruff lands an elbow that stopped Rojo in his tracks for a moment.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Ruff.
Ruff unloads a knee to the mid-section. Rojo lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Ruff scores with a knee to the head.
Miguel Rojo's cut is getting worse.
Ruff has dropped down and is working for a takedown. Rojo is trying to keep an underhook but Ruff manages to get the takedown into half guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Ruff in particular looking to stall.
Ruff thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Rojo's head.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ruff not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Ruff looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Rojo won't allow Ruff to pass to mount.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Ruff with the ground and pound but Rojo uses the opportunity to regain guard.
Ruff tries to free his leg and advance position but Rojo is retaining full guard.
Ruff's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Thom Ruff has forced the referee to step in and restart the fight on the feet.
Ruff fails in his attempt to clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ruff is looking to clinch.
Rojo moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Ruff moves into the clinch.
Ruff leaning against his opponent.
Ruff with a knee to the head.
Ruff lands an elbow that stopped Rojo in his tracks for a moment.
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!
Ruff crunches a lovely knee into Rojo's ribcage.
Ruff has Rojo pressed against the cage.
Ruff is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Ruff dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Ruff lands a nice elbow.
Ruff lands a damaging elbow.
Ruff pulls guard effortlessly.
Rojo might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Rojo trying to control the position from guard on top but Ruff is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rojo stopping the sweep attempt from Ruff.
Rojo wants to pass the guard but Ruff is keeping the position.
Rojo wants to stand and escape but instead Ruff has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard.
Ruff loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Ruff trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ruff slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Ruff preventing the sweep.
Miguel Rojo has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Rojo avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Ruff tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Ruff lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Rojo looks to land a combination but Ruff avoids it well.
Rojo throws a poor cross that misses
and Ruff counters with a big head kick but Rojo shrugs it off.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Ruff closes the distance and clinches.
Thom Ruff is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Ruff unloads a knee to the mid-section.
And that's the end of the fight!
Thom Ruff comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Ruff 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 Yves DeLean scores the fight 25:30
Judge Gregory Folan scores the fight 26:30
Judge William Peck scores the fight 25:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Thom Ruff!
Our winner, Thom Ruff, 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.
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