Ed will be fighting on the main card of Bellator 196 in Budapest televised on Paramount Network tonight at 9pm ET. He’s moving to Welterweight (170 - most stacked division in Bellator) but is fighting at a catchweight of 175 today because his originally scheduled opponent backed out and the best replacement was at a higher weight. Seems like he could be a killer in the Welterweight division with his length.
Bellator 196 - Ed Ruth
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Ed Ruth vs. Ion Pascu
4-0 vs. 17-7 in record, 27 to 35 in age, 6’1” to 5’10” in height, 174.5 to 173.75 in weight, and 77” to 73” reach from Ruth to Pascu. Pascu has the black trunks and blue gloves, fighting out of Dublin, Ireland. Ruth has the black trunks and red gloves, fighting out of Fresno, California. Our referee in charge of the bout is Kevin MacDonald.
Round 1: Touch of the gloves and we are underway. Pascu takes the center and pushes Ruth toward the outer circle. Ruth bounces on his feet and pushes forward. Pascu throws a left high kick and Ruth responds with a right high of his own. Ruth and Pascu keep trying to take the dominant stance. Pascu throws a hard body kick and Ruth ducks as Pascu presses the action. Ruth puts a left on Pascu’s chin and kicks the legs. Pascu with another body kick and a left. Pascu gets caught with a few 1-2 combos and Ruth keeps pressuring looking for the right hand and the uppercut. Ruth slips on a kick but transitions to a single leg and gets the takedown, opening up with right hands from on top with two minutes left in R1. Pascu gets back up with 98 seconds to go. Ruth slips behind Pascu and tries twice to drag him to the ground. He gets it the second time but Pascu stands back up at 3:50. Pascu with a knee to the body and his back to the fence. Both men fight for wrist control and Ruth slips in some dirty boxing uppercuts. Pascu shoots for a takedown but Ruth rolls through it. 10-9 round for Ruth.
Round 2: Ruth charges forward to open R2 and both men trade kicks then trade hands. Ruth widens his hands at 33 seconds to seemingly lure Pascu into throwing at him. He’s walking methodically toward Pascu and practically stalking him. He starts bouncing around on his feet at 1:20. Pascu keeps moving backward constantly. Pascu grazes with a left hook before he’s pushed into the fence. They break at 2:18. Pascu is trying so hard to back up he tries to walk backward through the cage and bounces off. Ruth keeps unloading with rights. Pascu momentarily knocks Ruth off balance with a kick to his leg. Ruth wobbles Pascu with a head kick. Ruth tries to land it again and Pascu gets his hand up. Pascu tags him with a straight right and Ruth smiles. Ruth starts to ground and pound when Pascu slips on a kick. Ruth ends up on top in half guard as the bell sounds. 10-9 again for Ruth.
Round 3: Ruth has his hands on his knees before the bell. It sounds, both men touch gloves, then Pascu shoots for and gets a takedown. Ruth escapes at 35 seconds and gets his own takedown but Pascu is trying to turn it into a guillotine choke. Ruth pops his head out at 1:10. Ruth tries to pass as the clock passes the two minute mark but Pascu puts his knees up to block and keeps him in half guard. Ruth tries to improve again and tags Pascu with a left to the chin. He’s got side control with two minutes left and then jumps to full mount and puts some left elbows on Pascu’s face. He sits up for ground and pound at 3:27 and MacDonald warns him not to throw shots to the back of the head. Pascu tries to get half guard back to slow Ruth’s momentum. MacDonald tells them to work with a minute to go. Pascu moves him to full guard at 4:28. One final 10-9 for Ruth should seal the deal.
4-0 vs. 17-7 in record, 27 to 35 in age, 6’1” to 5’10” in height, 174.5 to 173.75 in weight, and 77” to 73” reach from Ruth to Pascu. Pascu has the black trunks and blue gloves, fighting out of Dublin, Ireland. Ruth has the black trunks and red gloves, fighting out of Fresno, California. Our referee in charge of the bout is Kevin MacDonald.
Round 1: Touch of the gloves and we are underway. Pascu takes the center and pushes Ruth toward the outer circle. Ruth bounces on his feet and pushes forward. Pascu throws a left high kick and Ruth responds with a right high of his own. Ruth and Pascu keep trying to take the dominant stance. Pascu throws a hard body kick and Ruth ducks as Pascu presses the action. Ruth puts a left on Pascu’s chin and kicks the legs. Pascu with another body kick and a left. Pascu gets caught with a few 1-2 combos and Ruth keeps pressuring looking for the right hand and the uppercut. Ruth slips on a kick but transitions to a single leg and gets the takedown, opening up with right hands from on top with two minutes left in R1. Pascu gets back up with 98 seconds to go. Ruth slips behind Pascu and tries twice to drag him to the ground. He gets it the second time but Pascu stands back up at 3:50. Pascu with a knee to the body and his back to the fence. Both men fight for wrist control and Ruth slips in some dirty boxing uppercuts. Pascu shoots for a takedown but Ruth rolls through it. 10-9 round for Ruth.
Round 2: Ruth charges forward to open R2 and both men trade kicks then trade hands. Ruth widens his hands at 33 seconds to seemingly lure Pascu into throwing at him. He’s walking methodically toward Pascu and practically stalking him. He starts bouncing around on his feet at 1:20. Pascu keeps moving backward constantly. Pascu grazes with a left hook before he’s pushed into the fence. They break at 2:18. Pascu is trying so hard to back up he tries to walk backward through the cage and bounces off. Ruth keeps unloading with rights. Pascu momentarily knocks Ruth off balance with a kick to his leg. Ruth wobbles Pascu with a head kick. Ruth tries to land it again and Pascu gets his hand up. Pascu tags him with a straight right and Ruth smiles. Ruth starts to ground and pound when Pascu slips on a kick. Ruth ends up on top in half guard as the bell sounds. 10-9 again for Ruth.
Round 3: Ruth has his hands on his knees before the bell. It sounds, both men touch gloves, then Pascu shoots for and gets a takedown. Ruth escapes at 35 seconds and gets his own takedown but Pascu is trying to turn it into a guillotine choke. Ruth pops his head out at 1:10. Ruth tries to pass as the clock passes the two minute mark but Pascu puts his knees up to block and keeps him in half guard. Ruth tries to improve again and tags Pascu with a left to the chin. He’s got side control with two minutes left and then jumps to full mount and puts some left elbows on Pascu’s face. He sits up for ground and pound at 3:27 and MacDonald warns him not to throw shots to the back of the head. Pascu tries to get half guard back to slow Ruth’s momentum. MacDonald tells them to work with a minute to go. Pascu moves him to full guard at 4:28. One final 10-9 for Ruth should seal the deal.
