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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Nicholas Rua (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jaye Dub (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Nicholas Rua has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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275 lbs
6 - 1 - 0 |
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265 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent MT
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Excellent boxer
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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
6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Nicholas Rua!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Jaye Dub!
The judges for this bout are Roosa Järviläinen, Johanna Lukiainen and Arvi Lind.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dub throws a one two combo.
It looks like Nicholas Rua has been cut.
Rua misses with a kick to the body.
A shot to the liver by Rua. Beautiful body shot.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Dub throws a right and a left that Rua avoids nicely.
Dub swinging wildly here.
Rua lands a head kick. Dub smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
It looks like Jaye Dub has been cut.
Dub displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Rua chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Dub misses with a head kick.
Dub throws a jab but it's blocked by Rua.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dub attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Dub throws a right hand that Rua ducks under and follows up with a left that Rua also avoids with ease.
Rua thumps Dub with a low kick.
Dub avoids the head kick by Rua.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Rua - that will leave a mark!
Dub looks gassed!
Rua throws a wild body kick that Dub sees coming a mile off.
Rua throws a push kick but Dub slaps the foot to one side.
Rua thows a body shot but no joy.
Rua tries to land a front kick but Dub steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dub moves out of range as Rua throws a body kick.
Dub blocks a head kick by Rua.
Dub takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Dub takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
This has been an exciting period of action!
Dub moves out of range of the body kick from Rua.
Rua pushes Dub away with a front kick.
Rua lands a nice leg kick that just misses Dub's sensitive parts.
Rua throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Rua throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Rua looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A slapping body kick lands there for Rua.
Dub walks forward, straight into a front kick from Rua.
Rua looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Rua throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Dub.
Rua misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Dub.
Dub swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Rua counters with a slapping leg kick.
Rua misses with an attempted mid kick.
Rua throws a half hearted mid kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dub moves out of range of the body kick.
Dub shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Rua eats them both and turns towards Dub to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Dub misses with a double jab
and Rua counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Dub thinking.
Dub avoids a kick to the body.
Rua works Dub's body with a nice hook.
Rua throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Rua lands a head kick. Dub smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Rua tries a head kick but it misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Nicholas Rua dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Rua.
That kick from Rua tenderised Dub's leg. Dub is trying to keep his angry face on.
A head kick misses from Rua.
Dub falls off balance throwing a combination
and Rua counters with a low kick, right behind Dub 's knee.
Dub has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Rua.
Rua tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Some wild striking there from Dub.
Dub tries a head kick but it misses.
Dub is breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A punch combination from Dub misses.
Rua looks for the body kick but Dub saw that one coming.
Dub falls off balance throwing a combination
and Rua counters with a slapping leg kick.
Dub throws a right and a left that both miss.
A good leg kick by Rua.
Rua is looking to wear down Dub with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Rua throws a front kick that sends Dub stumbling back into the cage.
Rua misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Dub.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dub blocks the body kick.
Rua with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Rua feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Dub's calf.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Rua fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Dub manages to avoid it.
Nicholas Rua is winning the standup battle so far.
A nice leg kick lands there from Rua.
Rua throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Rua lands a front kick.
Jaye Dub is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Rua feints and then cracks Dub's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Dub down.
Rua lands a nice looking kick to the body. Dub takes a step back to recover.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A head kick misses from Rua.
Rua swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Rua misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Rua misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Rua is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Dub.
Rua throws the kick towards the body but Dub avoids it.
Rua throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
A nice inside leg kick there by Rua. That's going to slow Dub down.
Rua comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Rua is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Dub can do to turn this around?
Dub fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Rua manages to avoid it.
Rua misses with an attempted mid kick.
Dub throws a nice looking combination but Rua bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Dub with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
A low kick from Dub misses
and Rua counters with a body kick.
An inside leg kick lands from Rua.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Nicholas Rua dominated that second round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Rua misses with a head kick.
Dub thuds his right hand into Rua's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Dub throws a poor cross that misses
and Rua counters with a low kick, right behind Dub 's knee.
Both fighters circling a little - Rua finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Rua lands a nice leg kick that just misses Dub's sensitive parts.
Rua throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Rua looks to land a body kick but Dub moved away.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Rua.
Dub takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Dub misses with a two punch combination.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rua lands a nice leg kick that just misses Dub's sensitive parts.
Rua fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Dub has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Rua misses with a head kick.
Rua throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Dub misses with the combination.
Dub takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Dub's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Rua throws a nice outside leg kick.
Jaye Dub has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Nicholas Rua is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dub avoids a kick to the body.
Dub rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Rua counters with a solid body kick.
A nice inside leg kick there by Rua. That's going to slow Dub down.
Rua misses with a body kick.
Dub throws a combination that misses
and Rua counters with a nice body kick.
Rua with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Rua lands a head kick. Dub smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Dub takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dub tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Rua fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Rua throws a sloppy head kick and Dub moves out of range easily.
Rua scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Dub doesn't seem bothered though.
Dub stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Rua.
Rua is looking to slow Dub down with leg kicks.
Rua throws a nice head kick!
Dub fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Rua manages to avoid it.
Rua throws a head kick that misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rua showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Dub.
Dub looks to land a combination but Rua avoids it well.
Rua lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Rua throws a sloppy head kick
and Dub counters with a two punch combo.
Rua misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Rua swings for the body but Dub moves out of range.
Rua lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
And that's the end of the fight!
Nicholas Rua showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Rua 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 Roosa Järviläinen scores the fight 30:27
Judge Johanna Lukiainen scores the fight 30:27
Judge Arvi Lind scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Nicholas Rua!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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