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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Gunnar Madsen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Nicholas Rua (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Man, I cannot wait for this one!
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269 lbs
10 - 3 - 0 |
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275 lbs
6 - 0 - 0 |
Good wrestling
World class boxer
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BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
10 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Gunnar Madsen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Nicholas Rua!
The judges for this bout are Anni Minnemäki, Matti Vanhoillinen and Arvi Lind.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Madsen fails with a takedown attempt.
Madsen moves into the clinch successfully.
Madsen is struggling to control the position.
Madsen lands an uppercut.
Rua is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Rua is persisting with his attempts to control the action in the clinch, rather than do any real damage.
Madsen can't get the takedown.
Madsen lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Madsen scores with a hook to the body.
Madsen lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Madsen lands with a light punch inside.
Rua misses with a knee to the head.
A shot in the inside from Madsen.
A short right from Rua on the inside.
Rua goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Rua misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Madsen.
Rua leaning his opponent against the cage.
Rua goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Rua misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Madsen.
A body shot lands from Madsen.
Madsen blocks an uppercut.
Rua tries a body shot but Madsen blocks it.
Madsen prevents a body shot from Rua.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rua tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Madsen pressing his opponent against the cage.
Rua is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Rua.
The referee is keeping an eye on Madsen - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Madsen lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Rua missing with knees to the body.
Rua throws a head punch that misses.
Rua throws a knee to the head but misses.
Rua throws a knee to the head but misses.
Rua fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Rua looking to throw knees to the head but Madsen is blocking nicely.
Madsen lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Madsen displaying some good clinch control by pressing Rua up against the cage.
Madsen throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Ruas head.
Madsen lands a left hand.
Madsen lands a left hand that snaps the head of Rua backwards.
Rua looks gassed!
Madsen scores with a shoulder strike.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A shot in the inside from Madsen.
Madsen stalling the fight.
A hook to the body from Madsen.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Madsen digs a right hand underneath Rua's ribcage. Rua let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Madsen lands a body punch in the clinch.
Madsen working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Madsen has dropped down and is working for a takedown. Rua is trying to keep an underhook but Madsen manages to get the takedown into half guard.
Madsen is looking to pass the guard... He's managed it - he's now in full mount!
Madsen scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Madsen landing punches.
Madsen trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Madsen pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
It looks like Nicholas Rua has been cut.
Madsen postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Rua looks a forlorn figure.
Madsen looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Madsen controlling the pace for now.
Madsen can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Rua is looking to escape.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Madsen controlling from the full mount.
Madsen connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Madsen landing strikes from the mount.
Rua's corner are shouting for him to stand up but that's bad cornering - how is he meant to stand up when he's mounted? He should be looking to improve his position on the ground before trying to stand back up.
Rua takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Rua is desperately trying to improve his position but Madsen has a good base and remains in mount.
Madsen controlling the pace for now.
Madsen lands a heavy elbow.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Madsen working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Madsen trying to control but Rua is having none of it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Gunnar Madsen dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Nicholas Rua's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Rua throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Rua takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Nicholas Rua seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Madsen will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Madsen moves out of range of the body kick from Rua.
Rua drives through and clinches with Madsen against the cage.
Rua throws a knee to the head but misses.
Rua misses with a hook from the clinch.
Madsen lands a nice shot to the body.
Madsen lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Rua backwards.
Rua letting Madsen take a breather here.
Madsen is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Rua can do to turn this around?
Madsen lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Madsen taking a breather.
Madsen working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Rua doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Madsen pushes Rua back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Madsen.
That has opened up Nicholas Rua's cut even more.
Rua is breathing heavily.
Still in the clinch, Madsen scores with a nice short uppercut.
Madsen gets through Rua's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Madsen has Rua pressed against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Madsen has hold of one of Rua's legs. Rua is fighting the takedown attempt but Madsen gets the trip and lands the takedown into guard.
Madsen content to stall in guard here.
Madsen pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Rua is keeping the position for now.
Madsen trying to control but Rua is working from the bottom.
Gunnar Madsen overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Rua keeping full guard, as Madsen tries to pass.
Madsen trying to control the position from guard on top but Rua is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Madsen won't allow Rua to sweep him here.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Gunnar Madsen wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Rua fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Madsen, pushing him back against the cage.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Madsen lands a body shot.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Madsen.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Madsen.
Come on Madsen - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Madsen scores with a nice hook to the head.
Madsen is working Rua over against the cage.
Madsen scores with a nice hook to the head.
Madsen holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Rua misses with a punch to the body.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rua tries to land knees in the clinch but Madsen avoids the damage to the body.
Rua fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A short left from Madsen.
Rua tries to stall but Madsen uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Madsen lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Madsen digs a right hand underneath Rua's ribcage. Rua let out a lung full of air as it connected.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
A short left from Madsen.
Madsen scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Madsen stalling.
Rua swings wildly with an uppercut but Madsen uses good head movement to avoid it.
Madsen lands a shoulder strike.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Madsen lands an uppercut.
Rua misses with the head strike.
Madsen stalling against the cage.
Rua is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Madsen changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Rua fights it off and pushes away nicely.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rua swings away with a body shot that misses
and Madsen counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Rua explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Madsen closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Madsen closes the distance and clinches.
Rua stalling against the cage.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Madsen.
Rua is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Madsen lands with a left to the head.
Rua gets underhooks to prevent Madsen's takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Gunnar Madsen. That's going to take a lot out of him.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Madsen lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Rua backwards.
A nice left hand lands by Madsen.
Madsen lands with a short shot to the head.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Rua misses with a short punch on the inside.
A head punch on the inside from Rua fails to land.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Gunnar Madsen dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Nicholas Rua's cut.
That's time! Madsen's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Madsen fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
A low kick from Rua misses
and Madsen counters with a straight right hand.
Rua throws a leg kick
and Madsen counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Rua trying to control here.
Rua is not content to let Madsen control the position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Rua takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rua is looking to escape.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Madsen controlling the action here.
The ref stands the fighters back up because Gunnar Madsen just wasn't active enough.
Rua misses with the body kick
and Madsen counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Rua misses with a leg kick
letting Madsen counter with a right hand.
Madsen lands a right hook to the body.
Madsen scores with a jab to the head.
Rua has Madsen up against the cage in a clinch.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Nicholas Rua has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rua tries a knee to the head but Madsen blocks it.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Rua.
Rua tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Madsen lands a nice shot to the body.
Madsen softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Madsen avoiding damage.
Madsen has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Rua is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
A shot in the inside from Madsen.
Madsen working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Rua throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Madsen blocks it with crossed arms.
Gunnar Madsen has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Madsen lands a right hand that snaps the head of Rua backwards.
Madsen working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Madsen is working Rua over against the cage.
Madsen lands a right hand that snaps the head of Rua backwards.
Madsen working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Madsen lands a right hand that snaps the head of Rua backwards.
Madsen has moved round to his opponent's back and is looking for a suplex! Oh snap! He's tossed Rua clear over his head and slammed him to the mat!
Madsen is working the ground and pound. Can Rua escape?
Madsen lands a shot to the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rua is taking damage to the body and head.
Madsen punches Rua on the ear.
Madsen lands with a nice looking elbow that stuns Rua.
Madsen is riding his opponent, not letting Rua buck him off.
Rua is staying cool under pressure, defending well against the rear naked choke attempt from his opponent.
A bit of a pause in the action here. Madsen controlling the positon.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Madsen lands strikes to the head.
Rua is being controlled on the ground here - he must escape this position otherwise surely the end is near.
Rua covering up well under a barage of strikes.
Gunnar Madsen is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Madsen 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.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Madsen just keeping the dominant position. He can't wait too long though, otherwise the referee will stand them back up.
Madsen seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Rua for as long as he can get away with.
And that's the end of the fight!
Gunnar Madsen showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Madsen has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Anni Minnemäki scores the fight 30:24
Judge Matti Vanhoillinen scores the fight 30:24
Judge Arvi Lind scores the fight 30:24
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Gunnar Madsen!
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hype
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FIGHT
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