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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Rockson Rua (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ed Gein (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rua comes into the arena with Travis Barker Remix Soulja Boy blaring out of the sound system. Gein has chosen Dead Skin Mask as his entrance music. This should be a great matchup!
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186 cm
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183 lbs
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177 cm
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162 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
World class boxer
Good chin |
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Decent wrestler
World class MT
Granite chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division. Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner. With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Rockson Rua! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Ed Gein! The judges for this bout are Jonathan Paton, David Schapiro and Reed Andrews.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Rua throws a poor cross that misses
and Gein counters with a good low kick that Rua was not able to check. Rua tries a head kick but it misses.
Rua fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Gein manages to avoid it. Gein pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Rua blocks the body kick.
Rua is looking to land body kicks. Gein looks to throw the jab but Rua is out of range. We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Gein steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Rua. Rua keeps the fight on the outside. Gein tries to close the distance and clinch but Rua swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
That's one minute gone in the round. Gein tries to clinch up but Rua circles away and keeps his distance. Gein is looking to clinch. Rua fails to land with a series of punches.
Rua bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes. Rua misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Rua takes a swing at Gein's ribcage but misses. Gein loads up on a big right hand but Rua slips the punch. A slow jab from Rua misses its intended target. Rua thows a body shot but no joy. Rua tries to land a body kick and Gein counters with a big head kick but Rua shrugs it off. Ed Gein seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Gein throws an off balance right hand
and Rua counters with a two punch combo. A head kick by Rua misses and Gein counters by moving into the clinch. The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows. Rua can't find room to land a body shot as Gein controls the action.
Gein tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage. Rua stalling in the clinch.
Gein is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Rua is defending well for now. Rua misses with a hook to the ribs.
Rua lands an uppercut. Gein lands with a right to the head. Rua displaying some good clinch control by pressing Gein up against the cage. Rua swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A shot in the inside from Rua. Gein looks to throw an elbow but misses. Gein misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Rua.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Gein landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Gein scores a nice knee to the body.
Rua tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked. Gein lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage. Rua dodges an elbow strike from Gein.
Rua blocks an elbow strike from Gein.
Rua prevents a body shot from Gein. Gein works on Rua's body with a couple of short punches. Gein looking to throw knees to the head but Rua is blocking nicely.
Rua fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Rua tries a body shot but Gein blocks it.
Gein prevents a body shot from Rua. Gein throws a punch but it's blocked by Rua. Rua tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Gein's elbow. Rua tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Gein's elbow. Rua tries to work over Gein's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target. Rua effectively controlling the action here. Gein misses with an elbow strike.
Rua tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked. Gein throws a knee to the head but misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Both guys are working to get underhooks. Gein misses with an elbow strike.
Gein misses with a knee strike.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Gein as Rua tries to tie him up. Gein crunches a lovely knee into Rua's ribcage. Gein scores with a nice hook to the head. Rua blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Gein using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Rua is breathing heavily. Gein misses with the head strike.
Gein lands with a left to the head. Gein presses Rua against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot. This has been an exciting period of action! Gein connects with a nasty looking knee right to Rua's face.
Gein lands with a light punch inside. Gein throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Ruas head. Gein misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Rua.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end. Gein lands an uppercut. Gein presses Rua against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot. Rua takes a knee right on the jaw!
A short left from Gein. Gein scores with a knee to the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ed Gein dominated that round. The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Gein throws a jab when Rua was well out of range. Gein tries to clinch up. Rua thows a leg kick but Gein checks it and Gein counters with a stiff right hand. Rua thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Gein if he has to take too many more of those.
Rua throws out a token jab with nothing on it. Gein throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Gein misses with a straight right. Gein tries to clinch up but Rua circles away and keeps his distance. Rua circles away from the clinch attempt.
That's one minute gone in the round. Rua misses with a body shot
and Gein counters with a stiff right hand. Rua tries to move into range but Gein moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand. Rua swings for the body but Gein moves out of range.
Gein misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Rua.
Gein scores with a nice head shot. Gein misses with a low kick. A nice inside leg kick there by Gein. That's going to slow Rua down. Gein swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target. Gein fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Rua moves into the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round. A right handed body shot lands from Gein.
Rua throws a head punch that misses. Gein working aggressively here.
Gein manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Rua throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Geins head. Rua doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Gein blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A head punch on the inside from Gein fails to land. Rua tries to stall but Gein uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Gein. Gein throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Rua blocks it with crossed arms. Rua misses with a punch to the body.
Gein stalling.
Rua working aggressively here.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Gein just misses with a elbow thrown towards Rua's brow. Gein unloads a knee to the mid-section. The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here. Gein blocks an uppercut.
Rua working hard to break the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Gein works on Rua's body with a couple of short punches. Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here. Gein lands a glancing elbow in the clinch. Gein lands an uppercut. Rua goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Gein scores with a knee to the head.
Gein lands a hook that snaps the head of Rua backwards. Gein lands a shot to the body. A knee to the head by Gein.
A right hook to the body lands for Gein.
Gein stalling against the cage.
Gein is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body. Gein just leaning against Rua, taking a breather. A quick uppercut on the inside from Gein. Rua misses with a punch to the body.
Rua breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat. Rua checks the leg kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Gein misses with a looping right. Gein fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Rua manages to avoid it. Rua is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Gein. Gein missing with a left hand there. Rua was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one. Rua connects with a leg kick. Gein looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it. Gein swinging wildly here.
Gein closes the distance and clinches. The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here. The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end. Rua is trying to maintain a safe position but Gein gets an underhook and turns Rua into the cage. Gein working aggressively here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ed Gein showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards. The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Gein misses with a looping left. Rua uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Gein. Gein cracks Rua with a right hand to the side of the head. Gein throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Rua counters with a nice kick to the body. Rua tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Gein was well out of range. Poor timing from Rua. Rua staying out of range there. Gein scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one. We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. A looping hook to the body misses from Rua. Gein does a little dance to reset his feet. Rua lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Rua. The step up in weight doesn't seem to be a problem for Gein. He's performing admirably here against the bigger man. An inside leg kick from Rua misses.
That's one minute gone in the round. Gein gets tackled into the cage by Rua. Rua maintains the clinch. Gein has Rua pressed against the cage.
Rua blocking some punches.
Gein lands a left hand that snaps the head of Rua backwards. Gein lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage. Rua blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Gein lands a nice uppercut. Rua takes a knee to the side of the body. A head punch blocked on the inside by Rua. Rua looking to slow down the pace here. A short right hand to the side of the head by Gein. The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch. Gein misses with some punches.
A short body shot lands from Rua as the two fighters clinch.
Rua has a couple of punches blocked by Gein.
Rua tries to work over Gein's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target. Rockson Rua has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round. Gein throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Rua blocks it with crossed arms. Gein misses with a short punch on the inside. Rua throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges. A nice left hand lands by Rua.
Gein trying to stall but Rua improves his position.
Gein blocking some punches.
Gein pushes off an throws an elbow but Rua leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage. Rua can't break the clinch.
Gein leaning his opponent against the cage. Rua breaks the clinch.
Rua defending well as Gein loads up on a big left hand. Gein wants to clinch. Gein jabs Rua right on the nose. Rua blinks but takes it well.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Rua throws a good cross that connects.
Rua takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness. Gein moves out of range as Rua strikes. Rua loads up on a big right hand but Gein slips the punch. Gein fakes a head shot and lands one to the body. Gein moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot. Gein tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Rua paws at him with a jab and circles away.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Gein buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Gein keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Rua gets off balance looking for a body kick and Gein cracks him with a counter punch right on the button. An inside leg kick lands from Gein. Gein punishes Rua's body with a nice straight punch. Gein missing with a left hand there. Rua was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one. Gein misses the shot to the body. Gein uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Rua.
Rua tries to keep at a distance but Gein has taken the fight into the clinch.
And that's the end of the fight! Ed Gein comfortably won the final round on my scorecard. Well Gein has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Jonathan Paton scores the fight 27:30 Judge David Schapiro scores the fight 27:30 Judge Reed Andrews scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ed Gein!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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RATING
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