Post by The Sandmen on Jan 23, 2013 19:58:58 GMT -5
Ferocious staredown by Darth Bader while John McCarthy recites the rules.
Ferocious staredown by Ruas while John McCarthy recites the rules.
This is the first time they meet inside the cage
It's hard to say who will be winning this fight. The specialized media doesn't have a favourite either.
The referee of the bout is John McCarthy.
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Round 1
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Darth Bader and Ruas move forward as the bell signals the beginning of the fight!
Ryan Bader attempts a sweep single...
Ryan Bader catches Marco Ruas's far ankle and trips him to the mat! Slick takedown by Darth Bader.
Ryan Bader is in closed guard over Ruas
Darth Bader is in closed guard... Ruas tries to roll on the ground!
Ryan Bader uses his leg to keep his position on the ground
Ryan Bader is in closed guard over Ruas
0:36 Round 1 and Ruas is still in good shape. He sure has trained hard for this fight.
Ruas reaches under and rolls for a kneebar!
Darth Bader blocks the attempt and uses the opportunity to seize half guard.
Poorly executed technique. Ryan Bader looks to counter!
Ryan Bader tries to pass Marco Ruas's guard...
Ryan Bader passes momentarily but Marco Ruas regains full guard.
Ryan Bader is in closed guard over Ruas
Ryan Bader tries to better his position on the ground...
Darth Bader breaks the closed guard of Marco Ruas and moves to half guard
The clock says 0:55 in the 1 round
Ryan Bader is in side mount over Marco Ruas
Ryan Bader looks to mount Marco Ruas...
Ryan Bader slides his knee across and gets to mount.
The clock says 1:05 in the 1 round
Ryan Bader is in full mount over Marco Ruas
Ryan Bader wants to finish his opponent on the ground
Darth Bader drills Marco Ruas's face with a huge right hand! What an impact!
Ryan Bader is in full mount over Marco Ruas
Darth Bader launches a barrage of elbows over Ruas's face!
Those elbows may finish the fight soon if Ruas doesn't fight back!
There is a small laceration on Marco Ruas's Forehead
Ryan Bader is in full mount over Marco Ruas
Darth Bader fakes a few punches and after a brief struggle he catches Marco Ruas's arm and tries an armbar!
Ruas hold his own hand and breaks Darth Bader's lock. He rolls over himself and launches over Ryan Bader.
Marco Ruas is in side mount over Ryan Bader
Darth Bader tries to show some ground skills
Ryan Bader put Ruas in half guard.
Marco Ruas is in half guard over Darth Bader
Ryan Bader attempts to move to full guard
Ryan Bader manages to switch to full guard.
Marco Ruas is in closed guard over Darth Bader
Ruas tries to stand up!
he is now on his feet
Darth Bader tries to stand up!
he is now on his feet
Both fighters have climbed to their feet and they continue the fight standing. The people who are watching this in American Airlines Arena (Miami, FL) are cheering for the fighters.
Ryan Bader tries a nice one-two combination
He scores!
The clock says 2:20 in the 1 round
Darth Bader looks for angles as he throws a few jabs that are countered by Marco Ruas's punches
Ruas is on the receiving end of a great combo by Darth Bader.
Ruas launches a stiff jab!
That barely hits Darth Bader's face but it seems like one finger has poked his eye! Does the referee see that?
John McCarthy didn't see the foul!
Darth Bader looks for angles as he throws a few jabs that are countered by Marco Ruas's punches
Ruas is on the receiving end of a great combo by Darth Bader.
The clock says 2:50 in the 1 round
Marco Ruas takes a few seconds to recover his breath...
The clock says 3:00 in the 1 round
Ruas pushes Ryan Bader and moves away from him. He seems to be recovering his breath.
An overhand right from Ryan Bader that looked like it was capable of destroying a brick wall!
Ruas moves forward and closes the distance while blocking the punch.
Ruas steps backwards away from Ryan Bader. He seems to be cooling down the fight a bit.
Marco Ruas fakes a punch and shows some footwork moving aside.
Ruas steps backwards away from Ryan Bader. He seems to be cooling down the fight a bit.
Darth Bader is holding Marco Ruas's right leg... He's trying to take him down.
Marco Ruas loses balance and goes to the ground.
Ryan Bader is in side mount over Marco Ruas
Terrible one sided match... Ruas was not ready to fight a fighter of Ryan Bader caliber.
Ryan Bader looks to mount Marco Ruas...
Marco Ruas sees an opening and locks his opponent in half guard.
Ryan Bader is in half guard over Ruas
Ryan Bader tries to pass Marco Ruas's guard...
Ryan Bader passes momentarily but Marco Ruas sees and opening and traps him in full guard.
Ryan Bader is in open guard over Ruas
Ruas reaches under and rolls for a kneebar!
Darth Bader struggles to free himself
That Kneebar looks tight...
Crippling lock!
Darth Bader struggles to free himself
Ruas is locking that Kneebar...
Ruas secures the lock while Ryan Bader taps... John McCarthy jumps in and breaks the lock!
Winner is Marco Ruas by Submission (Kneebar) at 4:33 Round 1
Statistics: Ryan Bader
Punches 8/11 (73%)
Kicks 0/0 (0%)
Clinch strikes 0/0 (0%)
Takedowns 2/2 (100%)
GnP strikes 4/6 (67%)
Submissions 1/1 (100%)
Clinch Attempts 0/0 (0%)
Time on the ground 128 s
Statistics: Marco Ruas
Punches 0/2 (0%)
Kicks 0/0 (0%)
Clinch strikes 1/1 (100%)
Takedowns 0/0 (0%)
GnP strikes 0/0 (0%)
Submissions 2/2 (100%)
Clinch Attempts 0/0 (0%)
Time on the ground 128 s
This is one of the best submission wins I have seen in ManMMA. Ever. Ruas is getting dominated: out-grounded, out-struck, out-wrestled, just simply outclassed. So he just grabs a knee and sinks in a kneebar and wins the fight. Love it.
Ferocious staredown by Ruas while John McCarthy recites the rules.
This is the first time they meet inside the cage
It's hard to say who will be winning this fight. The specialized media doesn't have a favourite either.
The referee of the bout is John McCarthy.
=========================================
Round 1
=========================================
Darth Bader and Ruas move forward as the bell signals the beginning of the fight!
Ryan Bader attempts a sweep single...
Ryan Bader catches Marco Ruas's far ankle and trips him to the mat! Slick takedown by Darth Bader.
Ryan Bader is in closed guard over Ruas
Darth Bader is in closed guard... Ruas tries to roll on the ground!
Ryan Bader uses his leg to keep his position on the ground
Ryan Bader is in closed guard over Ruas
0:36 Round 1 and Ruas is still in good shape. He sure has trained hard for this fight.
Ruas reaches under and rolls for a kneebar!
Darth Bader blocks the attempt and uses the opportunity to seize half guard.
Poorly executed technique. Ryan Bader looks to counter!
Ryan Bader tries to pass Marco Ruas's guard...
Ryan Bader passes momentarily but Marco Ruas regains full guard.
Ryan Bader is in closed guard over Ruas
Ryan Bader tries to better his position on the ground...
Darth Bader breaks the closed guard of Marco Ruas and moves to half guard
The clock says 0:55 in the 1 round
Ryan Bader is in side mount over Marco Ruas
Ryan Bader looks to mount Marco Ruas...
Ryan Bader slides his knee across and gets to mount.
The clock says 1:05 in the 1 round
Ryan Bader is in full mount over Marco Ruas
Ryan Bader wants to finish his opponent on the ground
Darth Bader drills Marco Ruas's face with a huge right hand! What an impact!
Ryan Bader is in full mount over Marco Ruas
Darth Bader launches a barrage of elbows over Ruas's face!
Those elbows may finish the fight soon if Ruas doesn't fight back!
There is a small laceration on Marco Ruas's Forehead
Ryan Bader is in full mount over Marco Ruas
Darth Bader fakes a few punches and after a brief struggle he catches Marco Ruas's arm and tries an armbar!
Ruas hold his own hand and breaks Darth Bader's lock. He rolls over himself and launches over Ryan Bader.
Marco Ruas is in side mount over Ryan Bader
Darth Bader tries to show some ground skills
Ryan Bader put Ruas in half guard.
Marco Ruas is in half guard over Darth Bader
Ryan Bader attempts to move to full guard
Ryan Bader manages to switch to full guard.
Marco Ruas is in closed guard over Darth Bader
Ruas tries to stand up!
he is now on his feet
Darth Bader tries to stand up!
he is now on his feet
Both fighters have climbed to their feet and they continue the fight standing. The people who are watching this in American Airlines Arena (Miami, FL) are cheering for the fighters.
Ryan Bader tries a nice one-two combination
He scores!
The clock says 2:20 in the 1 round
Darth Bader looks for angles as he throws a few jabs that are countered by Marco Ruas's punches
Ruas is on the receiving end of a great combo by Darth Bader.
Ruas launches a stiff jab!
That barely hits Darth Bader's face but it seems like one finger has poked his eye! Does the referee see that?
John McCarthy didn't see the foul!
Darth Bader looks for angles as he throws a few jabs that are countered by Marco Ruas's punches
Ruas is on the receiving end of a great combo by Darth Bader.
The clock says 2:50 in the 1 round
Marco Ruas takes a few seconds to recover his breath...
The clock says 3:00 in the 1 round
Ruas pushes Ryan Bader and moves away from him. He seems to be recovering his breath.
An overhand right from Ryan Bader that looked like it was capable of destroying a brick wall!
Ruas moves forward and closes the distance while blocking the punch.
Ruas steps backwards away from Ryan Bader. He seems to be cooling down the fight a bit.
Marco Ruas fakes a punch and shows some footwork moving aside.
Ruas steps backwards away from Ryan Bader. He seems to be cooling down the fight a bit.
Darth Bader is holding Marco Ruas's right leg... He's trying to take him down.
Marco Ruas loses balance and goes to the ground.
Ryan Bader is in side mount over Marco Ruas
Terrible one sided match... Ruas was not ready to fight a fighter of Ryan Bader caliber.
Ryan Bader looks to mount Marco Ruas...
Marco Ruas sees an opening and locks his opponent in half guard.
Ryan Bader is in half guard over Ruas
Ryan Bader tries to pass Marco Ruas's guard...
Ryan Bader passes momentarily but Marco Ruas sees and opening and traps him in full guard.
Ryan Bader is in open guard over Ruas
Ruas reaches under and rolls for a kneebar!
Darth Bader struggles to free himself
That Kneebar looks tight...
Crippling lock!
Darth Bader struggles to free himself
Ruas is locking that Kneebar...
Ruas secures the lock while Ryan Bader taps... John McCarthy jumps in and breaks the lock!
Winner is Marco Ruas by Submission (Kneebar) at 4:33 Round 1
Statistics: Ryan Bader
Punches 8/11 (73%)
Kicks 0/0 (0%)
Clinch strikes 0/0 (0%)
Takedowns 2/2 (100%)
GnP strikes 4/6 (67%)
Submissions 1/1 (100%)
Clinch Attempts 0/0 (0%)
Time on the ground 128 s
Statistics: Marco Ruas
Punches 0/2 (0%)
Kicks 0/0 (0%)
Clinch strikes 1/1 (100%)
Takedowns 0/0 (0%)
GnP strikes 0/0 (0%)
Submissions 2/2 (100%)
Clinch Attempts 0/0 (0%)
Time on the ground 128 s
This is one of the best submission wins I have seen in ManMMA. Ever. Ruas is getting dominated: out-grounded, out-struck, out-wrestled, just simply outclassed. So he just grabs a knee and sinks in a kneebar and wins the fight. Love it.
Have 9 points in celebration of this monumental achievement!