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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Benjamin BK (ranked 262 p4p, 34 weight class) and Ed Ruth (ranked 345 p4p, 47 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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221 lbs
35 - 18 - 1 |
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32
213 lbs
26 - 14 - 0 |
Abu Dhabi Champ
World class boxer
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Olympic wrestler
World class boxer
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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
35 - 18 - 1, fighting out of New York, Benjamin BK!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
26 - 14 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Ed Ruth!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, Frank Antenori and Jack Bonds.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
BK shoots and misses
and Ruth counters with a two punch combo.
BK lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Ruth circles away quickly and effectively.
It seemed like Ruth was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
BK swings and misses with a hook to the body.
BK lands with a kick to the temple. Ruth shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
It looks like Ed Ruth has been cut.
BK jabs at Ruth's body.
BK swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Ruth throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Ruth throws a jab but it's blocked by BK.
BK shoots in but no luck this time.
Ruth takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
BK lands an overhand right.
BK scores with a jab. Ruth acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
BK throws a head kick but Ruth moves out of range.
Ruth appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ruth connects with a looping right hand.
BK looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
BK lands with a good body shot.
BK shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
BK misses with a left hand
and Ruth connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Ruth ducks down and throws a hook to the body but BK moves away.
BK uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Ruth.
BK waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Ruth.
Ruth walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
BK misses with a lunging right hand
and Ruth counters with a straight right hand.
A lazy left from BK finds it's target.
Nice straight punches there by BK. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of BK.
Ruth keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Ruth's hands are dropping dangerously low here and BK connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Ruth scrambles back to his feet.
Good shot there by BK.
BK misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Benjamin BK. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Ruth misses the jab.
Ruth checks the leg kick nicely there.
A chopping leg kick lands by BK.
Ruth thows a left - swing and a miss!
BK drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Ruth has BK pulled in close to control his posture.
Ruth has momentary wrist control but BK slips an elbow through the middle.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
BK with a flurry of punches that miss.
Ruth bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in BK's guard.
BK is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Ruth defends well.
Ruth lands a couple of decent looking shots.
BK wants to sweep here but Ruth controlling him for the moment.
Ruth landing some decent shots from guard.
Ruth pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. BK is keeping the position for now.
Ruth with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
BK wants to sweep here but Ruth controlling him for the moment.
Ruth trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
BK working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Ruth.
BK keeping moving, preventing Ruth from controlling successfully.
Ruth controlling from the top position.
BK looking to control.
Ruth looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
BK utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Benjamin BK dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Ed Ruth's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
A jab from BK misses.
BK slips under a jab.
BK moves away from the strike by Ruth.
BK misses with a takedown
and Ruth counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
BK uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
BK shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Ruth utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Ruth looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ruth manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. BK manages to get himself to full guard.
BK throwing some rather feeble looking strikes off his back.
Ruth trying to control the position from guard on top but BK is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's one minute gone in the round.
BK controlling Ruth's posture.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Ruth's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Ruth stopping the sweep attempt from BK.
Ruth with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Ruth throws a strike but BK rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
BK throws a big elbow that misses.
BK connects with a couple of short punches.
Ruth pulls BK in to control the position.
Benjamin BK overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
BK throwing strikes but missing.
Ruth wants to sweep here but BK controlling him for the moment.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ruth wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
BK with a flurry of punches that miss.
Ruth wants to sweep but no luck.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
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.
Ruth wants to pass the guard but BK is defending well.
BK is looking to improve his position.
Ruth is trying to control the action in half guard but BK is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
BK tries to roll over but Ruth keeps him under control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
BK regains full guard. Nicely done.
Ruth throws a big right hand that misses.
Ruth won't allow BK to sweep him here.
Ruth postures up and lands a big shot to BK's brow.
Ruth with a flurry of punches that miss.
Ruth got a little sloppy there for a moment and BK has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Ruth has managed to get both his arms back between BK's legs - danger averted.
BK keeping moving, preventing Ruth from controlling successfully.
Ruth is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Ruth keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of BK's head.
Ruth sitting in guard doing not very much at all here. BK doesn't need a second invitation though! He's locked up a guillotine and he's squeezing tight! That is tiiiiiiiiight! Ruth paying the price for stalling here - he's pushing hard on the arm trying to free himself but it's no use! He's tapped! WOW, quick submission from BK - great work!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:57 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Benjamin BK!
During a confident post fight interview, Benjamin BK thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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hype
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FIGHT
RATING
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