Play by Play - Fighter's Fight Commentary

Event: EFA 57 Correira vs Randleman
Date: Apr 29, 2018

#R1#
Ruiz misses the shot to the body.
Nathan ducks under a wild hook from Ruiz.
Nathan steps in looking to counter with the mid kick but it doesn't connect.
Ruiz uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Nathan has time to react.
Ruiz misses with a hook
and Nathan makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Ruiz lands a really nice looking cross but Nathan seems unphased.
Nathan keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Nathan flicks out a counter leg kick but Ruiz steps away.
Ruiz throws a left and a right that both miss
and Nathan makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Ruiz really felt that one!
Nathan slips a straight right by Ruiz.
Nathan feints a counter leg kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nathan with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Ruiz to score with a decent uppercut.
Nathan moves away from the strike by Ruiz.
Nathan appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Ruiz misses the shot to the body.
Nathan staying out of range there.#T1#
Ruiz misses with a right hand
and Nathan counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Ruiz throws an off balance right hand
and Nathan counters with a nice low kick that buckles Ruiz's knee momentarily.
Ruiz has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Ruiz throws a right hand that misses
and Nathan counters with a leg kick.
Nathan uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Ruiz.
Nathan moves out of range of the strikes.
Ruiz backing away here, and Nathan unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Ruiz has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Nathan.
Nathan fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Nathan cracks Ruiz with a right hand to the side of the head.
Ruiz lands a right hook to the body.
Ruiz swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Nathan counters with a three punch combo that has Ruiz backing up. Ruiz nods at Nathan to acknowledge the strikes.
Godofredo Ruiz seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Ruiz misses with a series of wild punches. #T2#
Ruiz just misses with a punch to the body.
Ruiz throws a sloppy body shot #CL2#
and Nathan counters by clinching up.
Nathan blocks an uppercut.
Nathan is struggling to control the position.
Ruiz misses with a body punch.
Nathan just leaning against Ruiz, taking a breather.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Ruiz.
Nathan tries to score a body lock takedown but Ruiz shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Ruiz lands with a light punch inside.
A head punch on the inside from Nathan fails to land.
Ruiz misses with a hook from the clinch.
Nathan tries to work over Ruiz's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Nathan misses with a body punch.
Ruiz lands with a short shot to the head. #T3#
Ruiz swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A nice right hand lands inside from Ruiz.
Nathan doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Nathan lands a shoulder strike.
Ruiz misses with the head strike.
Nathan misses with a punch to the body.
Nathan has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Ruiz seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Nathan can turn it around.#BC#
Ruiz breaks from the clinch.
Ruiz misses the shot to the body.
Nathan only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Ruiz pushing out the jab but it's not landing. #CL#
Ruiz instigates a clinch.
Nice body punch from Ruiz - that landed with a thud.
Nathan pressing his opponent against the cage.
Ruiz fails to land with a short punch on the inside. #TD2#
Nathan jumps guard and drags Ruiz to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back. #SUB2#
Nathan looking for a guillotine here but Ruiz defends easily. #T4#
Ruiz wants to pass the guard but Nathan is keeping the position.
Ruiz trying to control but Nathan is working from the bottom. #SUB2#
Nathan looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
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!#SUB2#
Nathan looking for a triangle here. Ruiz is fighting it but it looks tight! Nathan pulls the arm across and this one won't last much longer! Nope, Ruiz is tapping out - this one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:48 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle Choke). Ray Nathan!
During a confident post fight interview, Ray Nathan thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.

Event: EFA 49 Farmery vs Vasilevskiy
Date: Apr 11, 2018

#R1#
Donnelly ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Ruiz uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Donnelly.
Ruiz throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Donnelly - that will leave a mark! #CL2#
Ruiz rushes Donnelly and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.#BC#
Donnelly breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Ruiz thows a left - swing and a miss!
Ruiz works over Donnelly's head and body with a nice combination.
A looping hook to the body misses from Ruiz. Donnelly does a little dance to reset his feet.
Ruiz misses with a wild body shot.
Donnelly throws a good cross that connects.
Ruiz stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Donnelly just misses with a punch to the body.
A jab lands there for Ruiz.
Ruiz has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Ruiz there as he acknowledges the shot.
Donnelly ducks under a wild hook from Ruiz.
Donnelly is looking to counter the offense by Ruiz and move into the clinch.
Donnelly tries to bum rush Ruiz with a series of wild strikes but Ruiz uses good footwork to avoid the assault.#T1#
Donnelly throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Donnelly swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Ruiz fails to land with a series of punches.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Donnelly. Ruiz shrugs it off though.
Donnelly misses with a body kick.
Ruiz on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Donnelly lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Donnelly lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
A jab from Ruiz does it's job there.
Donnelly tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Ruiz wants to counter with a clinch but Donnelly pushes him away.
Donnelly lunges at Ruiz with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Ruiz's hand.
Ruiz misses with a jab to the body
and Donnelly counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Donnelly throws a sloppy head kick #CL2#
and Ruiz moves into the clinch.
Donnelly blocking some punches.
Ruiz misses with a short punch on the inside.
I was talking to Donnelly's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.#T2#
Donnelly misses with a hook to the ribs.
Ruiz throws a head punch that misses.
Ruiz lands a left hand that snaps the head of Donnelly backwards.
Donnelly has a couple of punches blocked by Ruiz.
Ruiz stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Donnelly doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Ruiz tries to throw a body punch but Donnelly avoids it by throwing Ruiz back against the cage.
Donnelly lands with a short shot to the head.
Ruiz lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Donnelly backwards.
Donnelly misses with an elbow over the top.
Donnelly lands an elbow inside that Ruiz shrugs off. #CUT#
It looks like Godofredo Ruiz has been cut.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Ruiz.
Ruiz throws a punch but it's blocked by Donnelly.
Ruiz lands a nice uppercut.
Ruiz blocking some punches.
Ruiz has a couple of punches blocked by Donnelly.
Ruiz can't find room to land a body shot as Donnelly controls the action.
Ruiz misses with a punch on the inside.
Donnelly creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses. #BC#
Donnelly escapes the clinch and we're back to striking. #T3#
Donnelly pushes Ruiz away with a front kick.#CL#
Donnelly has closed the distance and engaged Ruiz in a clinch.
Ruiz prevents Donnelly from breaking the clinch.
A nice right hand lands inside from Donnelly. #BC#
Donnelly breaks from the clinch.
Ruiz shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Donnelly eats them both and turns towards Ruiz to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Donnelly throws an ugly left hook that misses #CL2#
and Ruiz holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Donnelly swings wildly with an uppercut but Ruiz uses good head movement to avoid it.
Ruiz tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
A nice left hand lands by Ruiz.
Donnelly fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A short right from Donnelly.
This has been an exciting period of action!#BC2#
Ruiz pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Donnelly throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Donnelly fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss. #T4#
Ruiz just misses with a punch to the body.
Ruiz on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Ruiz lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Ruiz showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Donnelly.
Ruiz misses the shot to the body.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Donnelly, right into the meat.
Donnelly throws a chopping leg kick but Ruiz manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Donnelly looks to throw the jab but Ruiz is out of range.
Ruiz wants to counter the offense by Donnelly and move into the clinch position.
Donnelly digs a good hook to Ruiz's body.
Donnelly misses with a straight right.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Ruiz avoids the body shot from Donnelly.
Donnelly looks to score with a jab to the body but Ruiz is just out of range.
Donnelly lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Donnelly throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Dominic Donnelly will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Godofredo Ruiz's cut.
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.
#R2#
Donnelly with a hook.
A jab from Ruiz finds it's way through Donnelly's defenses.
Ruiz rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Donnelly counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Ruiz is lucky that one didn't land flush.
The fighters circling - Ruiz throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Donnelly wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Ruiz throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Donnelly sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Ruiz keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Donnelly sets himself, and Ruiz steps forward looking for the clinch! Donnelly avoids it this time.
Ruiz misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Ruiz takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Donnelly misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Donnelly slips a jab from Ruiz.
Donnelly digs a good body shot into Ruiz's ribs.
Ruiz throws a right hand that misses #CL#
and Donnelly moves into the clinch.
Ruiz swings wildly with an uppercut but Donnelly uses good head movement to avoid it.
Ruiz misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Ruiz misses with a punch to the body.
Ruiz avoids the elbow strike from Donnelly, against the cage.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Ruiz taking a break, stalling in the clinch. #T1#
A head punch on the inside from Ruiz fails to land.
A short body shot lands from Donnelly as the two fighters clinch.
Godofredo Ruiz seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Donnelly's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Ruiz misses with a hook from the clinch.
Donnelly is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Ruiz is defending well for now.
Donnelly working aggressively here.
Donnelly throws an elbow that misses.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Donnelly.
Ruiz misses with a short punch on the inside.
Donnelly blocks a punch to the side of the head.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Donnelly just misses with a elbow thrown towards Ruiz's brow.
Donnelly pushes Ruiz back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Ruiz doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Donnelly prevents a body shot from Ruiz.
Ruiz misses with the head strike.
Donnelly prevents a body shot from Ruiz.
Donnelly throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Ruiz throws a head punch that misses.
Donnelly lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Ruiz or not. #T2##BC#
Donnelly breaks from the clinch.
Dominic Donnelly is winning the standup battle so far.
Donnelly lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Donnelly scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Ruiz on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Donnelly scores with a sloppy right hand. Ruiz should have avoided that one.
Donnelly slips under a jab from Ruiz.
Nice body kick there by Donnelly.#CL2#
Ruiz clinches up with Donnelly and pushes him back against the cage.
A head punch on the inside from Donnelly fails to land.
Ruiz lands a hook that snaps the head of Donnelly backwards.
Donnelly swings wildly with an uppercut but Ruiz uses good head movement to avoid it.
Ruiz tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Ruiz throws a head punch that misses.
Donnelly blocking some punches.
Ruiz tries to throw a body punch but Donnelly avoids it by throwing Ruiz back against the cage.
Donnelly swings wildly with an uppercut but Ruiz uses good head movement to avoid it. #T3#
Ruiz misses with some punches.
Donnelly tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Donnelly digs a right hand into Ruiz's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Ruiz's gas tank.
Ruiz throws a punch but it's blocked by Donnelly. #BC2#
Ruiz breaks from the clinch.
Donnelly just misses with a punch to the body.
Donnelly fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Ruiz manages to avoid it.
It seemed like Ruiz was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.#CL#
Donnelly has Ruiz up against the cage in a clinch.
Donnelly tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Ruiz working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Ruiz lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage. #BC#
Donnelly's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Ruiz ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Ruiz keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Donnelly.
Donnelly scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Donnelly misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Ruiz. #T4#
Donnelly fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Ruiz has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
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!
Ruiz cracks Donnelly with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.#CL2#
Ruiz gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Ruiz tries to throw a body punch but Donnelly avoids it by throwing Ruiz back against the cage.
Donnelly works on Ruiz's body with a couple of short punches.
Ruiz is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Donnelly throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Donnelly blocks a body shot from Ruiz.
Ruiz swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Ruiz avoids a wild elbow strike from Donnelly.
Donnelly presses Ruiz against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Ruiz digs a right hand into Donnelly's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Donnelly's gas tank.
Donnelly tries to work over Ruiz's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Donnelly lands a nice uppercut.
Ruiz swings wildly with an uppercut but Donnelly uses good head movement to avoid it.
Donnelly blocks a punch to the side of the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Dominic Donnelly dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Godofredo Ruiz's cut.
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. This is the final round!
#R3#
The fighters circling - Ruiz throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Ruiz scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Donnelly lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
A telegraphed right hand from Donnelly misses the target.
Donnelly sets himself, and Ruiz steps forward looking for the clinch! Donnelly avoids it this time.
Donnelly misses with an uppercut. Ruiz saw that one coming.
Donnelly swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Donnelly tries a low kick but Ruiz avoids it.
Ruiz throws a big shot that misses.
Donnelly is looking to counter the offense by Ruiz and move into the clinch.
Donnelly throws a hook but Ruiz avoids it easily.
Ruiz bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Donnelly throws a big shot that misses.
Dominic Donnelly is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Ruiz moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Donnelly steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Ruiz.
Donnelly bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Dominic Donnelly seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Ruiz misses with a hook. Donnelly ducked under it nicely. #T1#
Ruiz scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Ruiz changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Nice defenses there by Donnelly.
Ruiz looks to land a combination but Donnelly avoids it well.
Donnelly takes one on the button.
Donnelly scores with the left hand. Ruiz knows he should have avoided that one.
Donnelly will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Ruiz fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Ruiz just misses with a punch to the body.
Donnelly fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Ruiz.
Donnelly misses with a leg kick.
Ruiz wants to counter the offense by Donnelly and move into the clinch position.
Godofredo Ruiz has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Dominic Donnelly is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.#T2#
Ruiz looks to score with a jab to the body but Donnelly is just out of range.
Ruiz moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Ruiz throws a body punch but Donnelly moves out of range.
Donnelly just misses with a punch to the body.
Ruiz steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Donnelly.
Donnelly throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Donnelly does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Ruiz takes a swing at Donnelly's ribcage but misses. #CL2#
Ruiz has taken the fight to the clinch.
Ruiz is looking to control Donnelly's arms but Donnelly gets an underhook and turns him. Now Ruiz has his back to the cage.
Donnelly lands a nice shot to the body.
Donnelly softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Ruiz blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Ruiz pushes Donnelly back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Ruiz lands with a left to the head.
Donnelly misses with a punch on the inside.
Ruiz throws a punch but it's blocked by Donnelly. #T3#
Ruiz softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
A right hook to the body lands for Ruiz.
Donnelly blocks an uppercut.
Ruiz misses with a punch to the body.
Ruiz makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Donnelly swings wildly with an uppercut but Ruiz uses good head movement to avoid it.
Ruiz throws a head punch that misses.
Donnelly gets through Ruiz's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Ruiz misses with a punch to the body.
Ruiz throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Donnellys head. #BC2#
Ruiz's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Donnelly pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Donnelly sets himself, and Ruiz steps forward looking for the clinch! Donnelly avoids it this time.
Ruiz throws a body punch but Donnelly moves out of range.
As Ruiz tries to get set, Donnelly tries to push him back and clinch up but Ruiz manages to avoid the attempt.
Ruiz avoids a kick to the body.
Ruiz takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Donnelly tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.#T4#
Donnelly lands a nice leg kick that just misses Ruiz's sensitive parts.
Donnelly misses with a body shot.
Ruiz tries to counter with a clinch but Donnelly shakes him off and moves away.#CL2#
Ruiz pushes Donnelly up against the cage in a clinch.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Donnelly tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Ruiz's elbow.
Ruiz's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Donnelly blocks an uppercut.
Donnelly tries to work over Ruiz's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target. #BC#
Donnelly breaks the clinch. #CL#
Donnelly instigates a clinch.
Donnelly blocking some punches.
Ruiz throws a head punch that misses.
Donnelly scores with a shoulder strike.
Donnelly lands with a light punch inside.
Donnelly tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Donnelly throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Ruiz throws a head punch that misses.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Ruiz.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Godofredo Ruiz.
I think Donnelly 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 Winston Howard scores the fight 30:28
Judge Skip Squint scores the fight 29:28
Judge Ron Honeybunn scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Dominic Donnelly!
A relieved looking Dominic Donnelly thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.

Event: EFA 39 Bates vs DeSilva
Date: Mar 18, 2018

#R1#
Adams lands a jab to the head. #CUT2#
It looks like Godofredo Ruiz has been cut.
Adams misses with a looping left.
Ruiz is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Adams.
Adams throws an ugly left hook that misses #CL#
and Ruiz counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Ruiz has Adams pressed against the cage.
Ruiz tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Ruiz lands a right hand.
Adams's coach down at Big Price MMA was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Adams's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Ruiz misses with a punch to the body.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Ruiz creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
A short right from Ruiz on the inside.
Ruiz scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Ruiz has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Adams.
Ruiz working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Ruiz lands with a short shot to the head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A shot in the inside from Ruiz.
Ruiz scores with a shoulder strike.
A hook to the body from Ruiz. #BC#
Ruiz breaks the clinch.
Rielly Adams seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Adams lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.#T1#
Sloppy strikes from Ruiz. Those never looked like landing.
A nice combination there by Adams.
Nice cross by Ruiz.
Adams misses with a lunging right hand
enabling Ruiz to counter with a crisp jab.
Adams looks to throw the jab but Ruiz is out of range.
Ruiz wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Adams misses with a series of wild punches.
Ruiz fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.#T2#
Ruiz avoids a punch combination nicely.
Ruiz on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Some wild striking there from Adams.
Adams thuds a left hand into Ruiz's body.
Adams misses with a looping right.
Ruiz seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.#T3#
Ruiz misses with a hook. Adams ducked under it nicely.
Ruiz takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Ruiz stuns Adams with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Ruiz takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Adams swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Ruiz slips a jab and a cross from Adams.
Adams uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Ruiz has time to react.
Adams throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Adams misses with a wild combination. #T4#
Adams throws a lazy right hand but Ruiz sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Adams scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
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!
Ruiz lands with a shot to the body.
Adams misses with a body shot
and Ruiz counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Ruiz swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Adams lands a head shot.
Adams misses with an uppercut.
Ruiz is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Adams.
Adams throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Ruiz is looking to counter the offense by Adams and move into the clinch.
Adams looks to score with a jab to the body but Ruiz is just out of range.
Ruiz seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Rielly Adams will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Godofredo Ruiz's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
#R2#
Adams throws a wild combination but nothing lands. #CL#
Adams gets tackled into the cage by Ruiz. Ruiz maintains the clinch.
Ruiz lands on the inside with an uppercut.
A short body shot lands from Ruiz as the two fighters clinch.
A right hook to the body lands for Ruiz.
Ruiz lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Adams backwards.
Ruiz is pushing Adams up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Ruiz working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
A hook to the body from Ruiz.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ruiz lands a hook to the side of the head.
Ruiz lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards. #ROC#
Adams is rocked!
Ruiz lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Adams is still on wobbly legs! Can Ruiz finish him?
A nice left hand lands by Ruiz.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Adams's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Ruiz lands a right hand. #T1#
A right handed body shot lands from Ruiz.
Adams is breathing heavily.
The referee calls for Ruiz to work.
Ruiz lands a right hand that snaps the head of Adams backwards.
A hook to the body from Ruiz.
A body shot lands from Ruiz.
Ruiz cracks Adams with a nice body shot.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Ruiz.
Ruiz lands a body punch in the clinch.
Ruiz lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Ruiz pushes Adams against the cage. Ruiz is working some dirty boxing. Ruiz pushes off with a quick right hook! Adams goes down! Adams tries to stand but stumbles back to his kness! Ruiz moves in to finish and the ref steps in to prevent any more damage!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:38 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Godofredo Ruiz!
Godofredo Ruiz decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.

Event: EFA 30 Coldbane vs Roscow Jr
Date: Feb 25, 2018

#R1#
Ruiz takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it. #CUT#
It looks like Godofredo Ruiz has been cut.
Ruiz fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Bates looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.#CL#
Bates pushes Ruiz up against the cage in a clinch.
Ruiz gets through Bates's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Bates blocks an uppercut.
Ruiz misses with a punch on the inside.
Bates swings wildly with an uppercut but Ruiz uses good head movement to avoid it.
Ruiz misses with the head strike. #BC#
Bates pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Bates misses with a double jab.
Ruiz wants to counter the offense by Bates and move into the clinch position.
Bates looks to land a right hand but Ruiz moved out of range.
Ruiz tries to counter with a clinch but Bates shakes him off and moves away.
Bates scores with a shot to the body.
A telegraphed right hand from Bates misses the target.
Ruiz tries to counter with a clinch but Bates shakes him off and moves away.
Ruiz ducks under a wild hook from Bates.
Ruiz wants to counter with a clinch but Bates pushes him away.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Bates is looking to score with low kicks.
Bates looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Joel Bates seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Ruiz moves away from the strike by Bates.
Ruiz has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Ruiz keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Bates throws a jab but it's blocked by Ruiz.
Ruiz wants to counter the offense by Bates and move into the clinch position.#T1#
Bates throws a hook but Ruiz blocks it.
Ruiz keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Ruiz throws out a powerful jab.
Ruiz keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Ruiz lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Bates throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Bates is looking to land body kicks.
Ruiz moves away from the strike by Bates.
Ruiz staying out of range there.
Bates throws a hook but Ruiz blocks it.
Ruiz wants to counter the offense by Bates and move into the clinch position.
Bates looks to score with a jab to the body but Ruiz is just out of range.
Bates throws a head kick that misses. #CL2#
Ruiz gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Ruiz takes a shot to the head.
Ruiz throws a punch but it's blocked by Bates.
Ruiz swings wildly with an uppercut but Bates uses good head movement to avoid it. #T2#
A head punch on the inside from Ruiz fails to land.
Ruiz lands a hook to the side of the head.
Ruiz is struggling to control the position.
Ruiz working aggressively here.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Ruiz misses with a hook from the clinch.
Bates misses with a punch on the inside.
Bates wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Ruiz throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Batess head.
Ruiz misses with a punch to the body.
Ruiz throws a head punch that misses.
Bates blocking some punches. #BC#
Bates escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Ruiz uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Bates.
A jab from Bates misses.
Bates misses with an uppercut.
Bates just misses with a punch to the body.
Bates takes a swing at Ruiz's ribcage but misses. #T3#
Bates looks to land a combination but Ruiz avoids it well.
Ruiz tries to counter by closing the distance.
A jab from Bates misses.
Bates throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Ruiz throws a big shot that misses.
Bates throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Bates misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Ruiz.
Decent striking displayed by Bates there.
Bates thows a left - swing and a miss!
Ruiz steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Bates.
Ruiz scores with a nice head shot.
Bates throws the left hand but Ruiz avoids the punch easily.
Ruiz slips a jab from Bates.
Bates throws a right hand that Ruiz ducks under and follows up with a left that Ruiz also avoids with ease.
Ruiz steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Bates.
Ruiz keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Bates scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
No joy there for Bates, who threw a few shots but didn't land. #T4#
Bates tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Bates scores with a nice head shot.
Bates lands with a kick to the temple. Ruiz shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Ruiz wants to clinch up but Bates keeps it at a distance.
Bates attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Bates sets himself, and Ruiz steps forward looking for the clinch! Bates avoids it this time.
A nice leg kick lands there from Bates.
Bates throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Bates just misses with a punch to the body.
The fighters circling - Bates throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Bates throws a head kick that misses.
Ruiz wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Bates swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Bates just misses with a punch to the body.
Bates sets himself, and Ruiz steps forward looking for the clinch! Bates avoids it this time.
Bates throws a big shot that misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Joel Bates dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Godofredo Ruiz'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.
#R2#
Bates throws a body punch but Ruiz moves out of range.
Ruiz wants to counter the offense by Bates and move into the clinch position.
Bates misses with a wild combination.
Ruiz let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
A head kick misses from Bates.
Bates tries to work over Ruiz's front leg with a kick but Ruiz checks it.
Ruiz wants to counter with a clinch but Bates pushes him away.
Bates pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Bates throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Ruiz wants to counter the offense by Bates and move into the clinch position.
Bates takes a swing at Ruiz's ribcage but misses.
Ruiz steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Bates.
Ruiz pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Bates back to the cage. Ruiz follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Bates is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Ruiz can do to turn this around?
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Bates lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Ruiz has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Ruiz and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Ruiz is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bates swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Ruiz steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Bates.
Bates takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Ruiz looks to clinch
and Bates counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Ruiz lands with an overhand left.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A punch combination from Bates misses. #T1#
A looping hook to the body misses from Bates. Ruiz does a little dance to reset his feet.
A big right from Bates misses.
Bates jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Bates throws a predictable looking body shot
and Ruiz counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.#CL#
Bates closes the distance and clinches.
Ruiz throws a head punch that misses.
Ruiz misses with a punch on the inside.
Ruiz tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Ruiz lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Bates prevents a body shot from Ruiz.
Ruiz tries a body shot but Bates blocks it.
Ruiz tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Bates's elbow.
Ruiz misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Bates blocking some punches.
Ruiz has a couple of punches blocked by Bates.
Ruiz prevents a body shot from Bates.
Ruiz blocks an uppercut.
Ruiz fails to land with a short punch on the inside. #T2#
Bates lands a right hand that snaps the head of Ruiz backwards.
Ruiz blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Ruiz lands a body punch.
Ruiz has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Ruiz creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!#BC2#
Ruiz breaks from the clinch.
Bates throws a lazy head kick
and Ruiz counters with a left to the body.
Ruiz uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Bates.
Ruiz tries to clinch up but Bates circles away and keeps his distance.
Bates swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Bates scores with a shot to the body.
Ruiz avoids the head kick by Bates.
Bates uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Ruiz.
Bates misses with an uppercut. Ruiz saw that one coming.
Bates on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Ruiz misses with an uppercut.
Bates tries to counter by clinching up but Ruiz breaks away and moves out of range.
Bates misses with a body shot.
Bates works over Ruiz's head and body with a nice combination.#T3#
Bates on the wrong end of a nice hook.
A lazy left from Bates finds it's target.
Ruiz throws a big shot that misses.
Ruiz blocks a low kick nicely.
Bates has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
Bates takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Bates misses with a head kick.
A swing and a miss from Ruiz.
Bates scores with a hook.
A looping hook to the body misses from Bates. Ruiz does a little dance to reset his feet.
Ruiz punishes Bates's body with a nice straight punch.
Bates just misses with a punch to the body.
Ruiz tries to counter by closing the distance.
Bates throws a jab but it's blocked by Ruiz.
Bates misses with an uppercut. Ruiz saw that one coming.
Ruiz tries to counter with a clinch but Bates shakes him off and moves away.
Bates is looking to land body kicks.
Ruiz tries to counter by closing the distance.#T4#
Bates misses with a straight right.
Donk. Ruiz catches Bates right on the button with a cross.
Joel Bates is winning the standup battle so far.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Bates tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Bates throws out a loose jab but Ruiz uses good head movement to avoid it.
Bates slips a straight right by Ruiz.
Ruiz slips under a jab from Bates.
Ruiz wants to counter with a clinch but Bates pushes him away.
Bates misses with an uppercut
enabling Ruiz to counter with a crisp jab.
Bates misses with a head kick.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Bates misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Ruiz.
A big right from Bates misses.
Bates wants to slow Ruiz down by chopping away at his legs.
Ruiz throws a counter combo.
Bates misses with a straight left. #CL2#
Ruiz clinches up against the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Joel Bates will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Godofredo Ruiz's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
#R3#
A big left from Ruiz misses.
Bates is really struggling to find his range with his punches. Ruiz's reach advantage is clearly causing him problems.
Ruiz drops his hands momentarily and Bates takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Bates throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Ruiz staying out of range there.
Bates misses with a left hand
and Ruiz counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Jab by Bates.
Bates throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Ruiz takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Bates takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
A head kick misses from Bates.
A leg kick checked by Ruiz.
Bates misses with a looping left.
Bates swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Ruiz tries to counter with a clinch but Bates shakes him off and moves away.
Bates loads up on a big right hand but Ruiz slips the punch.#T1#
Bates fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Ruiz manages to avoid it.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Bates throws a head kick that misses.
Ruiz wants to counter with a clinch but Bates pushes him away.
Ruiz lands a slapping body shot.
Bates takes a swing at Ruiz's ribcage but misses.
Ruiz steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Bates.
Ruiz ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Ruiz steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Bates.
Bates throws a sloppy head kick and Ruiz moves out of range easily.
Ruiz scores with a hook.
Bates misses the jab.
Ruiz lands with a nice body punch.
Bates throws a big shot that misses.
Ruiz tries to counter by closing the distance.
Ruiz lands a nice shot to the body.
Ruiz lands a body shot.
Ruiz wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Nice uppercut there from Ruiz.
Godofredo Ruiz has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!#T2#
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Bates thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Ruiz if he has to take too many more of those.
Ruiz throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Bates jabbing away but nothing is landing. #CL2#
Ruiz takes the fight into the clinch.
Ruiz effectively controlling the action here.
Bates misses with some punches.
Ruiz fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Godofredo Ruiz seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Ruiz is leaning against Bates and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Ruiz misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Ruiz tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Ruiz tries to work over Bates's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Ruiz working aggressively here.
Ruiz lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Ruiz blocks an uppercut.
A short right from Ruiz on the inside.
Ruiz throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Batess head. #T3#
Ruiz scores with a nice hook to the head.
Ruiz tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Ruiz is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Bates blocks an uppercut.
Bates blocks an uppercut.
Ruiz lands with a light punch inside.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Ruiz.
A shot in the inside from Ruiz. #BC2#
Ruiz breaks from the clinch.
A swing and a miss from Bates.
Bates throws a poor cross that misses
letting Ruiz counter with a right hand.
Decent striking displayed by Ruiz there.
Bates thuds his shin into the meat of Ruiz's side.
Bates tries a head kick but it misses.
Ruiz takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there. #T4#
This has been an exciting period of action!
Ruiz uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Bates.
A big right from Bates misses.
Bates tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Danga de danga de dang - Ruiz scores with a four punch combination!
Bates takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Bates misses the jab.
Bates throws a hook but Ruiz avoids it easily.#CL2#
Ruiz instigates a clinch. #BC2#
Ruiz manages to break the clinch.
Bates misses with an uppercut
and Ruiz counters with a straight right hand.
The fighters circling - Bates throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Ruiz wants to counter the offense by Bates and move into the clinch position.
Ruiz bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Bates sets himself, and Ruiz steps forward looking for the clinch! Bates avoids it this time.
Nice straight punches there by Ruiz. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Ruiz.

And that's the end of the fight!
Godofredo Ruiz comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Bates 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 Paulsen Ambrosius scores the fight 29:28
Judge Daniel Blasius scores the fight 29:28
Judge Saam Ante scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Joel Bates!
During a confident post fight interview, Joel Bates thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.

Event: TRFC106
Date: Jan 14, 2018

#R1#
Ruiz misses with a hook. Mann ducked under it nicely.
A combination from Mann does no damage.
Mann throws a body shot but no joy.
Ruiz tries to counter with a clinch but Mann shakes him off and moves away.
Mann cracks Ruiz with a good jab.#CL#
Mann gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Ruiz lands a hook that snaps the head of Mann backwards.
A short uppercut from Ruiz.
Ruiz gets through Mann's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Ruiz swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Ruiz misses with a body punch.
Ruiz working some nice short punches in the clinch.#CUT2#
It looks like Carter Mann has been cut.
Mann blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Ruiz throws a head punch that misses.
Nice body punch from Ruiz - that landed with a thud.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Ruiz throws a punch but it's blocked by Mann. #T1#
Ruiz goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Ruiz lands a right hand.
Mann wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Ruiz has him pressed against the cage.
Mann blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Ruiz lands a nice uppercut.
Ruiz swings wildly with an uppercut but Mann uses good head movement to avoid it.
Ruiz misses with some punches.
Ruiz throws a punch but it's blocked by Mann.
Ruiz gets through Mann's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
I was talking to Mann's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Ruiz struggles to land a body shot inside as Mann controls his hands.
Ruiz lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Mann is trying to break the clinch but Ruiz has him pressed against the cage.
Ruiz scores with a shoulder strike.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Mann. #T2#
Ruiz swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Ruiz lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Ruiz misses with a short punch on the inside.
Ruiz tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
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!
Mann blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Ruiz gets through Mann's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
A short right from Ruiz.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Ruiz creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Ruiz can't find room to land a body shot as Mann controls the action.
Ruiz misses with a body punch.
Ruiz fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Ruiz tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Ruiz misses with the head strike.
Mann wants to get back to striking at distance but Ruiz won't allow it.
Ruiz has Mann pressed against the cage, preventing Mann from circling away and getting back to striking at range.#T3#
Mann working hard to break the clinch.
Mann is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Ruiz goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Ruiz can't find room to land a body shot as Mann controls the action.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Ruiz.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Ruiz.
A frustrated look appears on Mann's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Ruiz scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Ruiz misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A head punch on the inside from Ruiz fails to land.
Ruiz is working Mann over against the cage.
Ruiz lands a body shot.
Ruiz pushes Mann back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Mann is breathing heavily.
Mann wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch. #T4#
Mann blocks an uppercut.
A head punch on the inside from Ruiz fails to land.
Ruiz misses with a short punch on the inside.
Ruiz lands a left hand.
A short right from Ruiz on the inside.
Ruiz tries a body shot but Mann blocks it.
Ruiz goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Ruiz misses with the head strike.
Ruiz keeps control of Mann as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Ruiz throws a punch but it's blocked by Mann.
Mann blocking some punches.
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!
Mann blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Still in the clinch, Ruiz scores with a nice short uppercut.
A short left from Ruiz.
Ruiz has a couple of punches blocked by Mann.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Godofredo Ruiz dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Carter Mann's cut.
That's time! Mann's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
#R2#
Ruiz uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Mann.
Mann misses with a double jab
enabling Ruiz to counter with a crisp jab.
Ruiz has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Mann throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Mann throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Ruiz tries to counter with a clinch but Mann shakes him off and moves away.
Mann with a body punch. A glancing blow.
A looping hook to the body misses from Mann. Ruiz does a little dance to reset his feet.
Mann misses with a series of wild punches.
Ruiz is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mann with a nice cross.
Mann throws a lazy right hand but Ruiz sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Mann throws a right hand that misses #CL2#
and Ruiz counters by clinching up. #T1#
Ruiz struggles to land a body shot inside as Mann controls his hands.
Mann blocks an uppercut.
Ruiz's coach down at FIERCE was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Ruiz's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Ruiz digs a right hand into Mann's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Mann's gas tank.
Ruiz throws a head punch that misses.
Mann blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Ruiz misses with a punch to the body.
Ruiz lands with a right to the head.
Mann is trying to break free.
Mann blocking some punches.
Ruiz doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Ruiz misses with some punches.
Ruiz keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Mann's efforts to push away.
Ruiz has a couple of punches blocked by Mann.
Mann blocks an uppercut. #T2#
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Ruiz.
Ruiz prevents Mann from breaking the clinch.
Ruiz misses with a body punch.
Ruiz misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A hook to the body from Ruiz.
Ruiz throws a punch but it's blocked by Mann.
Ruiz has a couple of punches blocked by Mann.
Mann blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Ruiz lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Ruiz lands a shot to the body.
Ruiz tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Ruiz lands an uppercut.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Mann tries to circle away but Ruiz has him pinned against the cage.
Ruiz lands with a light punch inside. #T3#
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Ruiz.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
A head punch on the inside from Ruiz fails to land.
Mann can't break the clinch.
Ruiz lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Mann.
Ruiz lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Ruiz has a couple of punches blocked by Mann.
Ruiz lands with a short shot to the head.
Ruiz lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Ruiz stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Ruiz swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Ruiz scores with a nice hook to the head.
Mann's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
A right hand to the body from Ruiz.
Ruiz tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Mann's elbow. #T4#
Ruiz misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Ruiz has a couple of punches blocked by Mann.
Ruiz misses with a punch on the inside.
Ruiz misses with the head strike.
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!
Ruiz throws a head punch that misses.
Still in the clinch, Ruiz scores with a nice short uppercut.
A head punch on the inside from Ruiz fails to land.
Ruiz lands a right hand.
Ruiz lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Ruiz pushes Mann back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Ruiz misses with a hook from the clinch.
Ruiz misses with some punches.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Ruiz.
Ruiz tries a body shot but Mann blocks it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Godofredo Ruiz showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Carter Mann's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
#R3#
A right-left combo lands from Mann.
Mann takes a swing at Ruiz's ribcage but misses.
Mann misses with a wild combination.
Ruiz scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Ruiz looks to land a left hand but Mann moved out of range nicely.
Mann lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Ruiz dips to his left and cracks Mann with an uppercut!
Mann misses with a jab, cross combination.
Ruiz staying out of range there.
Sloppy strikes from Mann. Those never looked like landing.
Ruiz tries to counter by closing the distance.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Ruiz staying out of range there.
Mann sets himself, and Ruiz steps forward looking for the clinch! Mann avoids it this time.#T1#
Mann throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Mann listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Mann misses the body punch
and Ruiz counters with a nice uppercut.
Ruiz lands a nice shot to the body.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Ruiz throws an overhand right that lands on Mann's shoulder, as Mann tries to avoid the shot.
Mann misses with the combination.
Ruiz works Mann's body with a nice hook.
A swing and a miss from Ruiz.
No joy there for Mann, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Ruiz steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Mann.
Ruiz throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Mann stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.#T2#
Mann throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Ruiz sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Ruiz is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Mann on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Mann throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Ruiz counters with a lovely straight right hand!#CUT2#
Carter Mann's cut is getting worse.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Mann throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Ruiz stuns Mann with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Donk. Ruiz catches Mann right on the button with a cross.
Ruiz fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Ruiz throws a body punch but Mann moves out of range.
Mann defending well as Ruiz loads up on a big left hand.
Mann takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Mann misses with a looping right.
Ruiz tries to counter by closing the distance.
A decent looking cross lands there for Ruiz.
Godofredo Ruiz is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.#ROC2#
Mann is rocked!#T3#
Ruiz misses with a double jab.
Oh Mann is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Mann swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
letting Ruiz counter with a right hand.
Ruiz scores with a punch to the head.
Mann throws a right and a left that both miss.
Ruiz tries to counter with a clinch but Mann shakes him off and moves away.
Ruiz slips a jab from Mann.
Mann seems to have got his legs back now.
Ruiz misses with a body shot.
Mann appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Mann misses with a jab, cross combination.
Ruiz ducks under a wild hook from Mann.
Ruiz connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Ruiz uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Mann.#T4#
Ruiz throws out a powerful jab.
Ruiz misses with a body shot.
Mann misses with a looping right.
Ruiz showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Mann.
Jab by Mann.
Carter Mann has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Ruiz lands a jab to Mann's midsection.
Mann's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Ruiz connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Mann scrambles back to his feet.
Carter Mann is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Mann fails to land with a series of punches.
Ruiz slips a jab and a cross from Mann.
Ruiz connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.

And that's the end of the fight!
Godofredo Ruiz comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Ruiz 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 Tatsuya Matsuyama scores the fight for Godofredo Ruiz!
Judge Yasuomi Hirokawa scores the fight for Godofredo Ruiz!
Judge Hirohito Nitta scores the fight for Godofredo Ruiz!

Godofredo Ruiz wins by unanimous decision!
Godofredo Ruiz seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
Carter Mann was interviewed post fight and said 'Wow, just...wow.'.

Event: TRFC101
Date: Dec 10, 2017

#R1#
Ruiz cracks a nice hook into Kyo's ribs.
Kyo ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Ruiz uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Kyo.
Ruiz throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Kyo throws a jab but it's blocked by Ruiz.
The fighters circle momentarily. Kyo darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.#CUT#
It looks like Godofredo Ruiz has been cut.
Ruiz thows a left - swing and a miss!
The crowd cheers as Kyo lands an impressive looking overhand right. Ruiz doesn't seem phased though.
Rokurou Kyo seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Kyo throws a jab when Ruiz was well out of range.
Ruiz misses with a body shot.
Ruiz throws a shot to the body.
Kyo throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Kyo keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Kyo ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Kyo misses with a looping left.
Ruiz has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Kyo lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Ruiz backs up against the cage.
Kyo misses the jab.#T1#
Nice uppercut lands for Kyo. That snapped Ruiz's head back.
Kyo jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Kyo throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Kyo takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
A swing and a miss from Ruiz.
Ruiz lands the left hand.
Kyo ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Kyo uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Kyo lands with an uppercut that bounces Ruiz off the cage and back into range.#CUT#
That has opened up Godofredo Ruiz's cut even more.
A swing and a miss from Kyo.
Ruiz slips under a jab from Kyo.
Ruiz ducks right into an uppercut from Kyo.
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!
Kyo throws a shot from downtown. Ruiz moves away and avoids it.
Kyo throws a right hand that misses
letting Ruiz counter with a right hand.
Kyo throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Ruiz stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.#T2#
Ruiz's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Kyo connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Ruiz scrambles back to his feet.#ROC#
Ruiz is rocked!
Ruiz is aggressively charging in as Kyo backs up avoiding any damage. Kyo tosses out a jab and Ruiz runs right into it face first! Ruiz is out cold! Kyo dropped down on all fours and is barking in Ruiz's face like a pit bull in celebration until the ref was finally able to pull him away!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:10 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Rokurou Kyo!
Rokurou Kyo retains his middleweight title!
Rokurou Kyo seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.

Event: TGC Crucible
Date: Aug 02, 2017

#R1#
Gilmore goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Ruiz lands a glancing blow to the side of Gilmore's head.
Gilmore takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Ruiz misses with a left hand #TD#
and Gilmore counters with a takedown into side control.
Ruiz avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Gilmore.
Gilmore is looking to take a break and control but Ruiz is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Gilmore lands an elbow.
Gilmore throwing shots but missing, from side control.
Ruiz tries to escape but Gilmore is in control. #T1#
Gilmore working the ground and pound but Ruiz is defending the strikes.
Ruiz wants to get back to his feet but Gilmore drags him back down.
Gilmore wants to lay and pray for a moment but Ruiz keeps working. #SUB#
Gilmore is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Ruiz has escaped the position, nice work there.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Gilmore tries to land with some ground and pound but misses. #T2#
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Gilmore trying to control the position but Ruiz is working away.
Ruiz tries to get back to his feet but has found himself mounted instead. Damn, that's gotta suck. #SUB#
Ruiz defends a decent attempt at a guillotine from Gilmore.
Ruiz is trying to get back to his feet but can't. #SUB#
Gilmore looking to secure an arm triangle but Ruiz defends it well.
Ruiz is bucking up trying to escape but Gilmore cracks him with another couple of good strikes.#T3#
Gilmore can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Ruiz is looking to escape.
Gilmore throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for Ruiz because Gilmore loaded up on that one. #SUB#
Gilmore is working on an americana here. Ooh, that looks pretty nasty! Nope, Ruiz has managed to escape the submission attempt. #SUB#
Gilmore looks like he's working for a submission but he's not found anything just yet.#T4#
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Gilmore thowing shots but they're missing.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Ruiz can do anything to dispel that myth.
Gilmore takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Gilmore throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for Ruiz because Gilmore loaded up on that one.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Gilmore thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Anthony Gilmore dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
#R2#
Ruiz keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Gilmore misses with a head kick.
Gilmore wants to clinch up but Ruiz keeps it at a distance.
Ruiz fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
The fighters circling - Ruiz throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Ruiz throws the left hand but Gilmore avoids the punch easily.
Ruiz fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Gilmore manages to avoid it.
Ruiz has tried to improve his agility in the runup to this fight.
Anthony Gilmore is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Gilmore tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Gilmore steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Ruiz.
Gilmore avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
We've been told by Gilmore's head coaches at Iron Fist Gym that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ruiz bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Gilmore's head.
Ruiz just misses with a punch to the body.
Gilmore is looking to counter the offense by Ruiz and move into the clinch.
Ruiz scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Gilmore doesn't seem bothered though.
Ruiz swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Gilmore.
Gilmore shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.#T1#
Gilmore ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Ruiz moves away.
Ruiz keeps the fight on the outside.
Gilmore slips under a jab from Ruiz.
Gilmore steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Ruiz.
Ruiz just manages to avoid a counter high kick fromGilmore.
Ruiz lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Gilmore shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Ruiz counters with a nice uppercut.
Gilmore takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Ruiz scores with a punch to the head.
Ruiz cracks Gilmore with an open hand slap.
Ruiz feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Gilmores jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Gilmore tries to clinch but Ruiz is having none of it.
Gilmore connects with the punch.
That kick from Gilmore tenderised Ruiz's leg. Ruiz is trying to keep his angry face on.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A big left from Ruiz misses. #T2#
Ruiz takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Good exchange - Ruiz coming out on top.
Ruiz throws a shot from downtown. Gilmore moves away and avoids it.
Gilmore appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Gilmore fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Anthony Gilmore. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Gilmore moves forwards but Ruiz connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Gilmore with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Ruiz to score with a decent uppercut.
Godofredo Ruiz is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Ruiz scores with a jab.
Godofredo Ruiz seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Gilmore takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Ruiz might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Ruiz misses with an uppercut.
Ruiz fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Gilmore shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Nice defenses there by Gilmore.
Gilmore tries to counter by clinching up but Ruiz breaks away and moves out of range.#T3#
Gilmore moves to clinch but Ruiz breaks away
and Ruiz counters with a nice uppercut.
Gilmore slips a jab from Ruiz.
Gilmore seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Ruiz is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Gilmore.
A slow jab from Ruiz misses its intended target.
Ruiz lands with a nice body punch.
Godofredo Ruiz seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Nice shot by Ruiz.
Gilmore walks into a stiff left hand from Ruiz.
Ruiz has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Ruiz throws an overhand right that lands on Gilmore's shoulder, as Gilmore tries to avoid the shot.
Gilmore ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Gilmore is looking to counter with a body kick.
Gilmore throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Decent striking displayed by Ruiz there.
Gilmore looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Ruiz lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Gilmore bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Gilmore connects with the punch.#T4#
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!
Gilmore moves out of range of the strikes.
Gilmore wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Gilmore fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Ruiz checks it well.
Ruiz throws a hook but Gilmore blocks it.
Ruiz lands a lovely overhand right.
Gilmore takes one to the chin there.
Ruiz throws a shot to the body.
Jab by Ruiz.
Gilmore throws a body shot but no joy.
Gilmore throws a solid leg kick but Ruiz takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Gilmore.
Gilmore ducks right into an uppercut from Ruiz.
Ruiz misses with a lunging right hand
and Gilmore counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Ruiz thinking.
Gilmore takes a shot right to the bread basket.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Gilmore shoots in looking for a takedown but Ruiz manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Gilmore's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Gilmore avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Godofredo Ruiz showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
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. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
#R3#
Gilmore shoots in and drives through. Ruiz sprawls well.
Gilmore walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Gilmore tries to score a power double leg takedown but Ruiz sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Gilmore somewhat.
A head kick misses from Gilmore.
Gilmore moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Ruiz swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Gilmore throws a push kick but Ruiz slaps the foot to one side.
Gilmore tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Ruiz defends well and Gilmore ends up having to push Ruiz into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Anthony Gilmore. That's going to take a lot out of him.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ruiz connects with a body shot.
Gilmore takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Ruiz paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
The fighters circle momentarily. Ruiz darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Ruiz moves out of range as Gilmore strikes.#T1#
Ruiz ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Good standup being displayed there by Ruiz as he connects with a hook.
Gilmore bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Gilmore is looking for a counter combo.
Ruiz jabs at Gilmore's body.
Gilmore loads up on a big right hand but Ruiz slips the punch.
Ruiz appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Gilmore scores with a shot to the body.
Ruiz avoids the head kick by Gilmore.
Ruiz lands with a hook. Gilmore tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Gilmore shoots in but Ruiz avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Gilmore will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Ruiz looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Gilmore displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Ruiz throws out the jab.
As Ruiz tries to get set, Gilmore tries to push him back and clinch up but Ruiz manages to avoid the attempt.
A looping hook to the body misses from Ruiz. Gilmore does a little dance to reset his feet.#T2#
Gilmore uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Ruiz.
Gilmore's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Ruiz connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Gilmore scrambles back to his feet.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Gilmore bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Ruiz throws a big shot that misses.
A left lands for Ruiz.
Ruiz fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Gilmore manages to avoid it.
The crowd cheers as Ruiz lands an impressive looking overhand right. Gilmore doesn't seem phased though.
Ruiz lands a lovely overhand right.
Ruiz moves out of range of the leg kick from Gilmore.
Ruiz lands a jab to the head.
Ruiz lands a glancing blow to the side of Gilmore's head.
Ruiz throws a good cross that connects.
Ruiz misses with a straight right.
Ruiz throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Ruiz throws a good cross that connects. #T3#
Nice uppercut there from Ruiz.
Gilmore avoids the body shot from Ruiz.
Ruiz thuds his right hand into Gilmore's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Ruiz loads up on a big right hand but Gilmore slips the punch.
Gilmore drops down looking for a counter takedown but Ruiz sprawls and moves away.
Ruiz misses with a straight right.
Ruiz jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Gilmore tries a head kick but it misses.
Gilmore is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Gilmore cracks Ruiz with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Ruiz cracks Gilmore with a good jab.
Gilmore moves out of range of the strikes.
Ruiz throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
A cross from Ruiz lands.#T4#
Ruiz scores with a body shot.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Ruiz lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Gilmore steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Ruiz.
An attempted straight right counter from Gilmore misses the target.
Gilmore takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Ruiz's corner calls for a 1-2. Ruiz obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Ruiz's jab looks to have found its range, popping Gilmore under the eye.
Gilmore fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Ruiz manages to avoid it.
Ruiz connects with a crisp jab.
Ruiz dips to his left and cracks Gilmore with an uppercut!
Ruiz thuds a left hand into Gilmore's body.
Gilmore is looking to chop away at Ruiz's legs.
Gilmore takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Gilmore lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A decent looking cross lands there for Ruiz.

And that's the end of the fight!
Godofredo Ruiz comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Ruiz has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Tiny Johnson scores the fight 28:29
Judge Stewart Dunkirk scores the fight 28:29
Judge Gwen Towbar scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Godofredo Ruiz!
A very excited looking Godofredo Ruiz rambled incoherently for about 5 minutes post fight about how awesome he is. It was kinda funny for a while but then everyone got annoyed.

Event: Quick Fight Championship
Date: Jul 16, 2017

#R1#
Some wild striking there from Lock.
Ruiz scores with a jab. Lock acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Ruiz missing with a left hand there. Lock was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Ruiz swats away the attempt to clinch by Lock.
Ruiz misses with a hook. Lock ducked under it nicely.
Ruiz looks to land a right hand but Lock moved out of range.
A jab lands there for Ruiz.
Lock scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Lock takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lock slips under a jab from Ruiz.
Ruiz swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Lock fails to land the takedown.
Ruiz looks to land a right hand but Lock moved out of range.#T1#
Ruiz throws out a loose jab but Lock uses good head movement to avoid it.
Danga de danga de dang - Lock scores with a four punch combination!
Ruiz throws out a loose jab but Lock uses good head movement to avoid it.
Godofredo Ruiz is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Lock misses with a takedown attempt
and Ruiz counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Ruiz connects with the punch.
Ruiz cracks Lock with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Lock misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Lock drops his hands momentarily and Ruiz takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Ruiz connects with a body shot that sends Lock's belly button to the back.
Ruiz connects with a looping right hand.
Ruiz is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Lock misses with a few strikes there.
A shot to the liver by Ruiz. Beautiful body shot.
Ruiz is looking light on his feet compared to last time was saw him fight.
Lock avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Lock on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Lock doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Donk. Ruiz catches Lock right on the button with a cross.#T2#
Lock drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Lock has a takedown stuffed.
Godofredo Ruiz has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ralphy Lock.
Lock looks winded!
Lock takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Nice uppercut there from Ruiz.
A decent looking cross lands there for Ruiz.#ROC#
Lock is rocked!
BAM! Ruiz delivers a spinning backfist that drops Lock like a ragdoll! This is all oooooveeeer! He was out before he hit the ground!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:37 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Spinning Backfist). Godofredo Ruiz!
In his post fight interview, Godofredo Ruiz started talking himself up. Luckily his charisma kept the crowd on side and gave him a good reception.

Event: Quick Fight Championship
Date: Jul 13, 2017

#R1#
Jab, jab by Ruiz - just one landing. #CUT2#
It looks like Whitney Workman has been cut.
Ruiz lands a jab.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Ruiz, as that shot connected.
Workman on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Ruiz's jab looks to have found its range, popping Workman under the eye.
Nice cross by Ruiz.
Workman misses with a takedown attempt - Ruiz sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Ruiz swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Workman.#ROC2#
Workman is rocked!
Ruiz throws a monster overhand right that drops Workman! Ruiz follows up with more strikes from mount and the fight is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:48 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Godofredo Ruiz!
In his post fight interview, Godofredo Ruiz started talking himself up. Luckily his charisma kept the crowd on side and gave him a good reception.

Event: Quick Fight Championship
Date: Jul 11, 2017

#R1#
Frost moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Good exchange - Ruiz coming out on top.
Frost drops his hands momentarily and Ruiz takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Frost takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Ruiz fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Frost dives in and grabs Ruiz's left leg, looking for a takedown. Ruiz pushes down on Frost's head and hops out.
A countering left hand to the body from Ruiz misses.
Ruiz lands an uppercut out of nowhere! Frost falls backwards - clearly groggy! Ruiz dives in and finishes the fight with more strikes for a TKO finish!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:26 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Godofredo Ruiz!
Godofredo Ruiz was full of energy after the big win and talked about how he thinks he can do big things in this sport. The crowd were appreciative of his determination to succeed.

Event: Quick Fight Championship
Date: Jul 09, 2017

#R1#
Meyers takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Ruiz lands a slapping body shot.
Ruiz lands with a cross. #CUT2#
It looks like Wilmer Meyers has been cut.
Meyers takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Godofredo Ruiz seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Ruiz misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Meyers.
Ruiz scores with a sloppy right hand. Meyers should have avoided that one.
Meyers has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Meyers there as he acknowledges the shot.
Meyers on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Meyers really is a fat lump.
Ruiz scores with a jab.#ROC2#
Meyers is rocked!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Ruiz lunges at Meyers with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Meyers's hand.
Oh Meyers is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Ruiz cracks Meyers on the jaw with a powerful right hand and Meyers falls backwards against the cage. Ruiz follows up with more strikes that drop Meyers to his knees. Ruiz keeps the pressure on and the referee jumps in to save Meyers! This one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:39 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Godofredo Ruiz!

Event: Quick Fight Championship
Date: Jul 05, 2017

#R1#
Ruiz avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Ruiz clobbers Washington with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Washington on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Ruiz's jab looks to have found its range, popping Washington under the eye.#ROC2#
Washington is rocked!#CUT2#
It looks like Gerardo Washington has been cut.
Ruiz moves in close and cracks Washington with a massive right hand! Washington, frozen momentarily in time, tumbles to the canvas, already out cold! A brutal knockout by Ruiz!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:23 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Godofredo Ruiz!

Event: Quick Fight Championship
Date: Jun 28, 2017

#R1#
Ruiz wants to clinch.
Trudeau looks to score with a jab to the body but Ruiz is just out of range.
Ruiz throws a front kick aimed at Trudeau's knee but Trudeau avoids it well.
Trudeau throws a big counter combination but Ruiz scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Ruiz walks into a straight right hand from Trudeau.#CUT#
It looks like Godofredo Ruiz has been cut.
Trudeau tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Ruiz was well out of range. Poor timing from Trudeau.
Ruiz avoids the body shot from Trudeau.
Ruiz feints a counter leg kick.
Trudeau avoids the body shot from Ruiz.
It looked like Trudeau wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Ruiz wants to clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ruiz throws a chopping leg kick but Trudeau manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Trudeau will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Ruiz displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Trudeau throws out the jab.
Ruiz shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Trudeau as he avoids it easily.
Ruiz throws a leg kick but Trudeau sees it coming and moves out of range.
Trudeau is looking to counter with a shot to the body.#T1#
Ruiz closes this distance looking for a takedown but Trudeau circles away.
Trudeau swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Ruiz fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Trudeau is out of range.
Trudeau was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Ruiz is looking to chop away at Trudeau's legs.
Trudeau is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Ruiz slips a straight right by Trudeau.
Horrible takedown attempt by Ruiz or perhaps it was just good defense by Trudeau, which made it look bad.
Trudeau was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Justin Trudeau has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Godofredo Ruiz.
Trudeau swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches. #CL2#
Ruiz clinches up with Trudeau and pushes him back against the cage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Ruiz.
Trudeau tries to work over Ruiz's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target. #BC2#
Ruiz escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Trudeau scores with a nice right hand.
Ruiz shoots and misses
and Trudeau counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Ruiz thinking.
A decent looking cross lands there for Trudeau.
Ruiz tried to score with a low kick but Trudeau checks it.
Trudeau smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.#T2#
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Ruiz is looking to chop away at Trudeau's legs.
Ruiz throws out a leg kick but Trudeau moves out of range and Ruiz only half commits.
Ruiz thuds a left hand into Trudeau's body.
A right-left combo lands from Trudeau.
Ruiz throws a leg kick
letting Trudeau counter with a right hand.
Trudeau misses the shot to the body.
Trudeau connects with a body shot.
Ruiz tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Trudeau uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Ruiz takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing. #ROC#
Ruiz is rocked!#CUT#
That has opened up Godofredo Ruiz's cut even more.
Trudeau is looking for an opening here. He's unloaded a big left hand that catches Ruiz flush on the jaw and sends him tumbling to the canvas! Ruiz is out cold! Trudeau holds back from landing any unnecessary shots to his unconscious opponent, as the referee reacts slowly to the situation. A brutal knockout and then some excellent sportsmanship - this guy is my new favorite fighter!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:44 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Justin Trudeau!

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