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00:00Here we go, up next Ray Saruja was the first 20-25 victim of current Flyweight champ Joshua Vann
00:06and now the Road to UFC Season 2, Flyweight winner seeks to secure a return to the win dog
00:12when he takes on Luis Gurule.
00:14Following in the footsteps of his friend and training partner Rinya Nakamura
00:18by winning his bracket on Season 2 of Road to UFC,
00:22Ray Saruja pushed his record to 10-0 with a win in his debut
00:26before going the distance with current champ Joshua Vann
00:29in his sophomore outing.
00:31Tonight, the 23-year-old prospect returns for a short-notice pairing up a division
00:35against Luis Gurule.
00:39A member of the esteemed Contender Series Class of 2024,
00:43Gurule halted a three-fight skid with a standout performance just two weeks ago
00:47against Daniel Badez to secure his first UFC win.
00:51Now, Gurule and the good guys make a quick turnaround
00:55and travel to Macau in search of a second win in the month of May.
01:00Coming up next, Ray Saruja faces off with Luis Grim Gurule.
01:14Two wins in the same month in the UFC, never easy.
01:18That's what Luis Gurule is going for now.
01:20Yeah, we did just see him.
01:22Heidi Andrell joins us Octagon side.
01:24I don't want to steal the whole story, so I'll let you color in the details,
01:26but I had a nice conversation with him, too.
01:28It's just like, hey, man, did we just see it?
01:30He said, yeah, I'll turn it around and come up with China and try to get another win.
01:34Most definitely, as you just mentioned, he's coming off of his first UFC win in his career,
01:38a dominant performance just two weeks ago.
01:40He told me he was headed to have some barbecue in Colorado.
01:43It was the Wednesday afterwards.
01:45He had a box full of pastries in his hand.
01:47When Coach Klay called and said, hey, you want to go to China for a short notice opportunity,
01:52he told me he took one more bite of pastry, turned around at the barbecue door,
01:56and went for a run.
01:57He said, let's go.
01:58He said this reminds him a little bit of a Dana White Contender Series opportunity,
02:02also came on short notice just 16 days against a wrestler,
02:05now 14 days after his last fight.
02:07He's facing another guy who's expected to go for the takedowns.
02:10He really told me it feels like a full circle moment for him.
02:13His keys tonight, defend the takedowns, get back to his feet,
02:16and make this crazy expedition a memorable one.
02:19Well, they always say if you stay ready, you don't have to get ready, right?
02:23Two weeks ago, he was in the octagon, and what a performance that was.
02:26I mean, he just went forward, swinging the entire time, pushed the pace,
02:32pure violence from start to finish.
02:34I absolutely love that fight, and the comfortability of being here two weeks ago.
02:38Granted, he is on the other side of the world.
02:40There was a long flight to get here, but I'm telling you,
02:43I'm expecting something big here tonight,
02:45because I don't think he's feeling any pressure.
02:47This is a win-win situation,
02:49and I'm telling you, he's going to show up and put on a heck of a performance.
02:53Stay ready so you don't have to get ready,
02:55but if that call came an hour later, the barbecue would have already been consumed.
02:58And a couple of beers.
02:59And a couple of beers.
03:00Let's be honest, he had a couple of beers.
03:02Well, he's ready for this one, and ready for the oncoming challenge
03:05of the very different-looking Ray Cerulli,
03:07who once had long, dark locks,
03:09and now the short, spiky blonde fighter from Japan,
03:12just 23 years old, rode the UFC season two.
03:15He won that season, Laura.
03:17You were front and center for that.
03:18Oh, yeah.
03:19I mean, I was absolutely front and center,
03:20and I loved watching him fight.
03:23His first win on that season was via Kasutani Kilo,
03:28and that tells you a lot what you need to know about the way that he fights.
03:31He is an absolutely elite-level wrestler
03:34with crazy creative submission skills,
03:38and you see that every single time he comes out in his UC debut.
03:42non-stop scrambles.
03:44I mean, he was trying to hit the twister on Carlos Hernandez
03:47multiple times in that fight.
03:50As you mentioned, last time out against Josh Vann,
03:52just couldn't get going.
03:54He was a 4-for-21 on his takedown attempts.
03:56But we've seen what Josh Vann has become.
03:58No shame in that whatsoever.
04:01When this guy gets his game going,
04:03he is dangerous.
04:05Every single where it,
04:06every single place it can go on the ground.
04:14Welcome back.
04:15This will be a phantom weight matchup
04:17between Ray Saruja and Luis Gurule.
04:20Saruja, one of the youngest fighters on the card,
04:23just 23 years old,
04:25rode the UFC season 2 winner a couple of years ago.
04:28We haven't seen him in a full year.
04:30Luis Gurule, we saw him two weeks ago.
04:32He got his UFC win.
04:34He's 32 years old out of Colorado.
04:36Saruja out of Japan, one inch taller.
04:38Sizable edge and reach of four inches.
04:41Here is Joe Martinez.
04:44And now, fight fans,
04:45we are set to go with the next fight tonight.
04:47Three rounds.
04:48This is the UFC Bantamweight Division.
04:51Introducing to you first,
04:52fighting out of the blue corner.
04:53This mixed martial artist is 5 feet 5 inches tall.
04:57He weighted officially 135 pounds
04:59and holds a professional record of 11 victories.
05:02With three defeats,
05:04fighting out of Sheridan, Colorado, USA.
05:08Here is Luis Grim Gurule.
05:17And across the octagon,
05:19his opponent in the red corner.
05:21At 5 feet 6 inches tall,
05:23this mixed martial artist also weighed in 135 pounds.
05:27In 11 fights,
05:28his record stands at 10 victories.
05:30With one defeat,
05:32he fights at Achiba, Japan.
05:34Here is
05:36Ray Saruja!
05:41And Jeffrey in charge of the action,
05:44Mark Goddard.
05:45First trip inside the octagon tonight
05:48for Mark Goddard.
05:50Serve as the referee in the co-main event.
05:53And John Mignon tangles with Alonzo Mennefield.
05:56Later on,
05:57pronounced Luis Gurule.
05:59Gurule, excuse me.
06:00And Ray Saruja.
06:01Both of them flyweights.
06:02But due to the nature of this bout
06:04coming together on short notice,
06:06it's contested at 135 pounds.
06:08No glove touch for Gurule,
06:09who's in black.
06:11Saruja in red.
06:12No touch.
06:13I'll touch you in a second.
06:17I'll touch you in a second.
06:19So Gurule,
06:20obviously taking this on such short notice,
06:22probably hasn't had
06:23a lot of time to construct a game plan,
06:26meaning work on the takedown defense,
06:29the submission defense.
06:30Because Saruja...
06:35Saruja, there we go.
06:36We got it in the end.
06:38I mean, he is dangerous on the ground,
06:40but that left-handed just threw
06:42very, very sharp.
06:43Yeah, I like how Saruja is
06:45controlling the lead hands of Gurule.
06:48He's got a pretty big reach advantage,
06:50so if you can control that lead hand,
06:51you can be able to land your power side.
06:57What's your open hand?
06:58What's your open hand?
07:00Oh!
07:02Ratu, man,
07:03it kind of glanced,
07:04but it had a big effect,
07:05and now Saruja going to work on the ground.
07:08Saruja transitions beautifully
07:09to the back here.
07:16Well,
07:18it would still be legal.
07:21His shin wasn't down at the time.
07:27Trying to get the hook in,
07:29Saruja Gurule able to defend.
07:35So far, Saruja just sort of slowly
07:37working Gurule to the ground.
07:39He's going to
07:40ride that right leg here briefly.
07:43Watch for him to look up
07:45for this crucifix.
07:46Yeah, there's a modified guillotine there as well.
07:48But he can drop down to know he let it go.
07:54Yeah, there's a big difference as well
07:55for Saruja last time in there
07:58with the current flyweight champion.
08:03Big shots, nasty elbows.
08:07Oh, people like covering up.
08:08Saruja ended up getting
08:10danglessly close to a finish here.
08:13Well, a lot of these are getting blocked
08:15on the arm.
08:17Mark got off watching closely,
08:19seeing that a lot of them
08:20weren't necessarily landing.
08:31both hooks in now.
08:34So he was a foot battle going on.
08:36Yeah, he was looking to lock up the body triangle.
08:38Gurule did a good job of blocking it.
08:40Gurule, very strapped.
08:41Yeah, he's almost here.
08:43Very strapped.
08:43Yeah, now he's just going to fight the hands.
08:47Let's separate that grip.
08:48But he hasn't gone long.
08:50But he's back up.
08:51Don't accept the takedown.
08:52Pop immediately back up.
08:56So he laces the legs there,
08:58but good balance from Gurule.
09:01Drop that over with.
09:05Can I accept this?
09:07If Gurule goes down,
09:08oh, oh.
09:09It's a face crank right now,
09:11but that is a tight squeeze.
09:12Oh, my goodness.
09:13It runs up the legs, too.
09:14It doesn't matter.
09:15Sometimes it doesn't matter.
09:18That is so tight.
09:20It's time to try and grab it.
09:23That is tough.
09:24Round one.
09:25Submission for Ray Saru.
09:27You're welcome back to the Octagon.
09:29And this 23-year-old back on the rise.
09:35I tell you what,
09:36he is so creative
09:38when it comes to the submissions.
09:40A lot of times people are like,
09:41oh, you're not going to tap to a face crank.
09:43Yes, you absolutely will
09:44when it is applied correctly.
09:46That was beautiful.
09:51Well, Ray Saruio is about a coin flip
09:53odds-wise when he fought Joshua Vann last year.
09:56Shows her what he might be capable of in the future.
09:59It's still just 23 years old.
10:00The future is bright.
10:01Let's take a look here.
10:02Gets to the back.
10:04Rips Gurule down
10:05and immediately starts going to work.
10:07Look here.
10:08The way that he has his forearm across the jaw.
10:11Ladies and gentlemen,
10:12you can't breathe,
10:13especially if your teeth are not together.
10:16It completely shuts down your ability to breathe.
10:19And it is incredibly painful
10:21when that face crank is applied correctly.
10:23That was awesome.
10:26Fifth career win by submission
10:28for the Road to UFC Season 2 winner.
10:32He's back in the winner's circle.
10:3430-second break.
10:35We'll make it official next.
10:4130-second break.
10:4330-second break.
10:4430-second break.
10:4830-second break.
10:59Antonio Lear to UFC jacket.
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