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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Elijah Haley (ranked 25195 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jake Ruth (ranked 5172 p4p, 0 weight class). Elijah Haley has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.
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214 lbs
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215 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
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BJJ Blue Belt
Decent boxing
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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
2 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Elijah Haley!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Jake Ruth!
The judges for this bout are Gregory Folan, Robert Douchet and Ian Loll.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ruth swinging wildly here.
A lazy body kick from Ruth
and Haley counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Haley.
Ruth manages to escape and get back to his feet.
Ruth decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Haley blocking the ground and pound attempt from Ruth.
Haley is looking to improve his position.
Ruth is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Haley is positioning himself well to prevent Ruth advancing to mount.
Haley tries to roll over but Ruth keeps him under control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ruth tries to stand but can't do so whilst Haley controls his leg.
Ruth with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Ruth wants to lay and pray for a moment but Haley keeps working.
Haley is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Ruth is controlling the pace.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Ruth wants to stand up but Haley is controlling the position.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
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.
Ruth shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Haley manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Ruth is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Haley is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Haley scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Haley thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Ruth's head.
Haley thows a huge punch but Ruth dodges it nicely.
Ruth tries to roll over but Haley keeps him under control.
Haley missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Haley throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Haley really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Ruth is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Haley's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Haley's back!
Haley wants to control his opponent's hands but Ruth gets his hands free.
Haley is in bad spot here.
Ruth struggling to keep hold of the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ruth keeps control of the position as Haley tries to break free.
Ruth has his opponent's back and is working for the choke.
Haley has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Ruth is hanging on to Haley's back as he tries to escape.
Ruth throwing lazy shots from the back mount that aren't doing any damage.
Ruth looking for the RNC.
Ruth controls the action.
Ruth has his hand under the chin of his opponent looking for the choke. He's nearly got it! This one could be all over! But no, Haley has freed his hand and lives to survive another… well, another couple of seconds at least!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jake Ruth dominated that round.
That's time! Haley's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Haley misses with a two punch combination.
Ruth goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Ruth drives through and clinches with Haley against the cage.
Haley breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Haley takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Ruth clinches with his opponent.
Ruth is working on a single leg takedown against the cage. Haley can't fight it off and eventually Ruth manages to take the fight to the floor. Haley looks annoyed but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Ruth throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ruth not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Ruth has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Haley not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Haley looking to control but Ruth passes into half guard.
Ruth thows a huge punch but Haley dodges it nicely.
Haley is trying to control but can't.
Ruth slows the pace down in half guard.
Haley flails away from the bottom but he's not doing any damage.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's two 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.
Ruth is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Haley has managed to free his arm - good work.
Ruth decides to stand and escape the position.
Haley walks into a left hand.
It looks like Elijah Haley has been cut.
Jake Ruth seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Ruth bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Haley is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Haley can't do much from the bottom here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Haley is not content to let Ruth control the position.
Ruth working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
Haley is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Ruth off and has taken his back!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Haley misses with an elbow to the head.
Ruth is in bad spot here.
Haley misses with punches from the back.
Ruth tries to roll but Haley sticks to his back.
Ruth covering up well under a series of strikes from Haley.
Haley lands an elbow to the side of the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ruth tries to break free.
Ruth is trying to stand back up.
Haley struggling to land strikes to the head as Ruth covers up.
Haley struggling to land strikes to the head as Ruth covers up.
Jake Ruth has got the better of the ground game so far.
Ruth is defending well here and trying to improve his position.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Haley punches the canvas rather than the man.
Ruth is defending well here and trying to improve his position.
Ruth is breathing heavily.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Ruth wants to control his opponent's hands but Haley gets his hands free.
You can see the frustration on Ruth's face… He knows he is in trouble unless he improves his position sooner rather than later.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jake Ruth showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Elijah Haley's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!
Ruth shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Ruth tries to pass to full mount but Haley defends it.
Haley is looking for a sweep. Ruth is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Ruth is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Haley defends it well.
Haley has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Ruth is working away from the top position though.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Haley moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Ruth must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Haley wants to sweep here but Ruth controlling him for the moment.
Haley trying to keep a closed guard but Ruth is proving a slippery customer.
Haley manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Ruth manages to get himself to full guard.
Ruth has his feet on Haley's hips. He pushes off and gets to his feet. Nice work.
Ruth has taken the fight to the clinch.
Haley just leaning against Ruth, taking a breather.
Ruth is pushing Haley up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ruth missing with knees to the body.
Ruth wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Haley's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Ruth gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Haley wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Ruth has him pressed against the cage.
Ruth lands a takedown into guard.
Ruth trying to control the position from guard on top but Haley is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Haley wants to control but instead he gets his guard passed and Ruth is now in half guard.
Haley works his way to full guard. Good work.
Haley tries to land a sweep but no joy.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ruth working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Haley working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Ruth.
Ruth trying to control the position from guard on top but Haley is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Ruth stands and steps away. Haley gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
Ruth gets a double leg takedown into Haley's guard.
Ruth takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Haley looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Ruth trying to control the position from guard on top but Haley is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Ruth slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Haley wants to control but Ruth postures up.
Haley manages to work his way to half guard, despite Ruth's best efforts.
Ruth content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
Ruth trying to control the action but Haley is working from the bottom.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Haley keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
And that's the end of the fight!
Jake Ruth comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Ruth 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 Gregory Folan scores the fight 27:30
Judge Robert Douchet scores the fight 27:30
Judge Ian Loll scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jake Ruth!
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energy
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hype
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RATING
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