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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Joe Ruden (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Timothy McGee (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). McGee is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Invaders must die - The prodigy. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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215 lbs
21 - 14 - 0 |
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213 lbs
9 - 6 - 1 |
Abu Dhabi Champ
World class boxer
Very quick |
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Olympic wrestler
World class MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
21 - 14 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Joe Ruden!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 6 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Timothy McGee!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Sano, Ren Mimura and Hirohito Nitta.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ruden 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.
Nice body punch from McGee.
McGee connects with a body shot that sends Ruden's belly button to the back.
McGee has managed to clinch.
Ruden lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Ruden tries to work over McGee's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Ruden gets a nice trip takedown into half guard.
McGee on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Ruden throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
McGee is looking to improve his position.
McGee wants to control but Ruden is keeping busy and won't allow it.
McGee is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
That's one minute gone in the round.
McGee is still trying to improve position.
Ruden thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed McGee's head.
Ruden has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Ruden missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Ruden throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
McGee has hold of Ruden's hands but Ruden slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Ruden trying to control from half guard but McGee is working away.
McGee is looking for a sweep. Ruden is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Ruden is looking to take a break and control but McGee is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
McGee is looking to improve his position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
McGee has found himself in a tricky position here. He's been working his transitions in training so let's see if he can work his way out of it.
McGee has hold of Ruden's hands but Ruden slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Ruden passes to side control.
Ruden tries to score with some ground and pound. McGee controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
Ruden lands a nice forearm strike.
McGee is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Ruden's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
Ruden scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Ruden thows a huge punch but McGee dodges it nicely.
McGee is looking to get back to full guard here but Ruden has managed to pass to side control instead.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ruden is putting a hurting on McGee here, landing some big shots from side control.
Ruden working the ground and pound.
McGee gets back to half guard.
McGee wants to get back to full guard.
Ruden not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
McGee moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
McGee utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Ruden pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. McGee is keeping the position for now.
Ruden with a nice head shot there.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
McGee tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Ruden lands a couple of decent looking shots.
McGee is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. McGee connects with a nice short shot to Ruden's temple.
McGee thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Ruden's head.
Ruden is pressing down on McGee's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
McGee missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
McGee stands up over Ruden, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
McGee with a nice head shot there.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Ruden bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in McGee's guard.
McGee tries to land a sweep but no joy.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Joe Ruden dominated that round.
That's time! Ruden's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Ruden lands a nice shot to the body.
Joe Ruden seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
McGee throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Nice uppercut there from McGee.
McGee darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
McGee throws a hook but Ruden blocks it.
Ruden throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
McGee takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Ruden walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. McGee checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Ruden shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
McGee is looking for a sweep. Ruden is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
McGee slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
McGee looking to hit a scissor sweep but Ruden is one step ahead there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ruden wants to control from the top but McGee keeps moving.
Joe Ruden overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Ruden stands and throws McGee's legs to the side, diving into side control.
McGee is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Ruden is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that McGee can do to turn this around?
Ruden working the body and head with strikes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ruden tries to score with some ground and pound. McGee controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
Ruden wants to take a breather but McGee manages to regain guard - a lesson learnt for Ruden.
Ruden lands a couple of digs.
Ruden advances position into side control!
Ruden tries for a kimura but McGee is defending well.
Ruden tries to score with some ground and pound. McGee controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
McGee manages to get back to half guard.
McGee slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
McGee striking off his back but it's not causing Ruden any problems.
Ruden connects with a couple of short punches.
Ruden postures up in McGee's guard and throws a big left but McGee blocks it.
Ruden landing with the ground and pound.
Ruden with a nice head shot there.
Ruden connects with a couple of short punches.
McGee trying to keep a closed guard but Ruden is proving a slippery customer.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Ruden's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
McGee lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.
Ruden looking for a sweep. Not yet Ruden, not yet.
McGee with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
McGee content to stall in guard here.
Ruden preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Ruden is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
McGee works over Ruden with some ground and pound from guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Joe Ruden dominated that second round.
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!
Ruden misses with a shot to the body
and McGee counters with a shoot takedown. Ruden fights it but they end up in guard.
McGee is looking to work some ground and pound but Ruden has wrist control.
McGee must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
McGee works over Ruden with some ground and pound from guard.
McGee trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Ruden lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.
Ruden trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ruden throwing strikes from guard but McGee blocks nicely.
Ruden postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
McGee wants to improve his position but instead Ruden has moved into half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ruden not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Ruden seems to be working for a kimura but McGee defends the submission attempt.
Ruden working over McGee with some ground and pound. McGee looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Ruden sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. McGee defending well though.
Ruden misses with a head shot. McGee uses the momentum to regain guard.
Ruden won't allow McGee to sweep him here.
Ruden is pushing down on McGee's leg trying to pass to half guard. McGee is fighting to maintain full guard but Ruden has managed to sneak the leg through.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
McGee trying to control but Ruden postures up.
McGee works his way to full guard. Good work.
Ruden throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Ruden slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Ruden tries for a kimura but McGee is defending well.
McGee gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
McGee wants to improve his position but Ruden is controlling well.
McGee moves into full guard.
Ruden with a flurry of punches that miss.
McGee preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
McGee is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
McGee controlling the action here.
Ruden tries to get to full guard but McGee has control of the leg.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ruden trying to control but McGee postures up.
Timothy McGee has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
McGee scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Ruden works his way to full guard. Good work.
McGee looking to pass the guard.
Ruden is trying to keep McGee in close.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Ruden has his foot on McGee's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. McGee works his way back into a safe position though.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Timothy McGee.
I think Ruden 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 Shigeki Sano scores the fight 29:28
Judge Ren Mimura scores the fight 29:28
Judge Hirohito Nitta scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Joe Ruden!
A relieved looking Joe Ruden thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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RATING
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