Ruas Throws in the Towel

Former UFC champion Maurice Smtith defeated former UFC Champion Marco Ruas in front of 5,000 fans at last night's IFL Super Fight in Illinois. Durning the rematch of their 1999 fight, Ruas stalked Maurice, scored a few takedowns, and even came close to securing a submission via a north-south choke. For the first three rounds, Ruas appeared to be pitching a shut-out on the judges score card. Unfortunately for Marco, the fight took a major turn in the fourth round when Smith came out fresh and Ruas a bit gassed. Maurice landed an overhand right, a leg kick, and another overhand right that left Ruas dazed and caused him to fall to the mat in hopes of pulling guard. Maurice wanted noting to do with the ground game and waited until the ref made Ruas stand up. Another quick exhange and Ruas falls to the mat to pull guard again. No dice said Smith. Marco was completely gassed and appeard to either not want to continue to fight or didn't have the energy to even stand up. Regardless, his corner threw in the towel giving Smith a fourth round TKO. Maurice has always been known for his cardio and proved that it was king once again (see Smith vs. Coleman).