Play by Play - Fighter's Fight Commentary

Event: Supernova IX
Date: Apr 28, 2019

#R1#
Correira's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Hellmuth Jr connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Correira scrambles back to his feet.
Correira looks to score with a jab to the body but Hellmuth Jr is just out of range.
Hellmuth Jr digs a good body shot into Correira's ribs.
Correira ducks under a wild hook from Hellmuth Jr.
Hellmuth Jr displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Correira moves forwards but Hellmuth Jr connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Hellmuth Jr pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Hellmuth Jr throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Hellmuth Jr throws a lazy uppercut
and Correira makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
A nice inside leg kick there by Correira. That's going to slow Hellmuth Jr down.
Hellmuth Jr misses with a hook.
Correira on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Correira displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Hellmuth Jr throws out the jab.
Hellmuth Jr throws a hook to the side of Correira's head but Correira sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Correira throws a lazy right hand but Hellmuth Jr sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Correira thows a left - swing and a miss!
Correira uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Hellmuth Jr.
Hellmuth Jr scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.#T1#
Correira uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Correira looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Hellmuth Jr looks to land a left hand but Correira moved out of range nicely.
Correira tried to counter with a leg kick but Hellmuth Jr avoided it.
Hellmuth Jr misses with an uppercut
and Correira counters with a left and a right that stings Hellmuth Jr.
Correira sizes up Hellmuth Jr with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Hellmuth Jr takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Hellmuth Jr misses with a straight right.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Hellmuth Jr, as that shot connected.
A big left from Hellmuth Jr misses.
Correira throws a jab when Hellmuth Jr was well out of range.
Hellmuth Jr might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Hellmuth Jr bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Correira's head.
Correira misses the shot to the body.
Hellmuth Jr throws out a counter right but Correira avoids it with no problem.
Hellmuth Jr lands a jab to Correira's midsection.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Hellmuth Jr throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Hellmuth Jr listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Correira uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Hellmuth Jr.
Hellmuth Jr avoids a low kick by using good footwork.#T2#
Hellmuth Jr moves into range and connects with a jab.
Hellmuth Jr loads up on a big right hand but Correira slips the punch.
Correira throws a poor cross that misses
enabling Hellmuth Jr to counter with a crisp jab.
A cross from Correira lands.
Hellmuth Jr blocks a jab.
Hellmuth Jr looks to land a combination but Correira avoids it well.
Correira has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Correira there as he acknowledges the shot.
Hellmuth Jr loads up on a big right hand but Correira slips the punch.
Hellmuth Jr misses with a lunging right hand
and Correira counters with an outside leg kick.
Correira is looking to score with low kicks.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Hellmuth Jr! But no joy.
A looping hook to the body misses from Hellmuth Jr. Correira does a little dance to reset his feet.
Correira fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Hellmuth Jr lands the left hand.
Donk. Hellmuth Jr catches Correira right on the button with a cross.
Hellmuth Jr lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Hellmuth Jr.#T3#
Correira lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
The fight stays on the outside here - Correira looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Correira is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Hellmuth Jr takes a swing at Correira's ribcage but misses.
Nice defenses there by Correira.
Hellmuth Jr lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Hellmuth Jr misses the jab.
Hellmuth Jr throws the left hand but Correira avoids the punch easily.
Correira takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Hellmuth Jr throws a poor cross that misses
enabling Correira to counter with a crisp jab.
Nice defenses there by Correira.
Hellmuth Jr slips a jab from Correira.
Hellmuth Jr is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Correira had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Hellmuth Jr steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Correira.
Hellmuth Jr looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Correira looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.#T4#
Correira cracks a nice hook into Hellmuth Jr's ribs.
Correira throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Phil Hellmuth Jr seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Hellmuth Jr throws out a loose jab but Correira uses good head movement to avoid it.
Correira fires out a quick counter leg kick but Hellmuth Jr just manages to avoid it.
Hellmuth Jr ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Correira moves away.
Hellmuth Jr lands a lovely overhand right.
Hellmuth Jr throws a left and a right that both miss
and Correira counters with a low kick, right behind Hellmuth Jr 's knee.
Hellmuth Jr fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Hellmuth Jr bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Correira fakes the leg kick and cracks Hellmuth Jr in the body.
Correira lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Nice uppercut there from Hellmuth Jr.
Hellmuth Jr ducks under a wild hook from Correira.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Hellmuth Jr throws a right and a left that Correira avoids nicely.
Correira throws a hook but Hellmuth Jr avoids it easily.
Correira slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Phil Hellmuth Jr dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
#R2#
Hellmuth Jr catches Correira with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Hellmuth Jr takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Hellmuth Jr scores with a nice right hand.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Hellmuth Jr, as that shot connected.
Hellmuth Jr keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Hellmuth Jr misses the jab.
Correira takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Hellmuth Jr tests Correira's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Hellmuth Jr throws a hook but Correira blocks it.
Hellmuth Jr bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Correira's head backwards.
Correira thows a leg kick but Hellmuth Jr checks it
letting Hellmuth Jr counter with a right hand.
Hellmuth Jr fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Correira manages to avoid it.
Correira bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Correira looked to counter with a high kick but didn't commit.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Hellmuth Jr feints a jab promting Correira to slip. Hellmuth Jr then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Correira slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Correira uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Hellmuth Jr.
Nice defenses there by Correira.#T1#
Hellmuth Jr looks to throw the jab but Correira is out of range.
A big right from Hellmuth Jr misses.
Correira avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Correira is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Hellmuth Jr tries to bum rush Correira with a series of wild strikes but Correira uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Correira looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Correira takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Correira avoids the body shot from Hellmuth Jr.
Hellmuth Jr throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Correira is looking to counter with a body kick.
Hellmuth Jr throws a poor cross that misses
and Correira counters with a body kick that stops Hellmuth Jr in his tracks momentarily.
Hellmuth Jr scores with a nice strike.
Hellmuth Jr misses with a straight left.
Correira throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Left hook, right uppercut from Hellmuth Jr.
Correira takes one to the side of the head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Correira ducks under a wild hook from Hellmuth Jr.
Correira ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Hellmuth Jr moves away.#T2#
Hellmuth Jr misses with a hook. Correira ducked under it nicely.
Hellmuth Jr misses with a jab, cross combination.
Nice uppercut there from Hellmuth Jr.
Hellmuth Jr misses with a straight right.
Hellmuth Jr throws a lazy right hand but Correira sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Hellmuth Jr throws an overhand right that lands on Correira's shoulder, as Correira tries to avoid the shot.
Hellmuth Jr misses with a body shot.
Correira went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Hellmuth Jr throws a hook but Correira avoids it easily.
Hellmuth Jr throws a shot to the body.
Correira tries to score with a low kick but Hellmuth Jr moves his leg out of the way.
Nice body kick there by Correira.
Hellmuth Jr is breathing heavily.
Hellmuth Jr misses with a hook. Correira ducked under it nicely.
Correira went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Hellmuth Jr has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Hellmuth Jr lands the left hand.
Hellmuth Jr thows a left - swing and a miss!
Correira misses with an uppercut. Hellmuth Jr saw that one coming.#T3#
Correira attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
The fighters circling - Hellmuth Jr throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Correira thumps Hellmuth Jr with a low kick.
Correira lands a head kick. Hellmuth Jr smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
This entire fight has taken place on the feet so far and you wonder whether Correira might be better served trying to take this one to the ground because he's losing the standup battle so far.
Hellmuth Jr throws a lazy uppercut
and Correira counters with a nice uppercut.
Hellmuth Jr misses with an uppercut
and Correira counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Correira avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Nice defenses there by Correira.#CL#
Hellmuth Jr gets tackled into the cage by Correira. Correira maintains the clinch.
Correira blocks the elbow strike.
Hellmuth Jr fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Hellmuth Jr throws an elbow but it misses.
Hellmuth Jr misses with a hook from the clinch.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Correira.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Correira. #CUT#
It looks like Phil Hellmuth Jr has been cut.
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!
Hellmuth Jr misses with an elbow over the top.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
With the fighters up against the cage, Hellmuth Jr throws an elbow but misses. #T4#
Nice elbow from Correira. #ROC#
Hellmuth Jr is rocked!
Hellmuth Jr working aggressively here.
Hellmuth Jr is still on wobbly legs! Can Correira finish him?#BC#
Correira's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Correira swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Hellmuth Jr seems to have recovered his senses.
Hellmuth Jr looks to throw the jab but Correira is out of range.
Correira throws a wild body kick that Hellmuth Jr sees coming a mile off.
Hellmuth Jr looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Hellmuth Jr misses with an uppercut
letting Correira counter with a right hand.
Hellmuth Jr ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Correira listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Hellmuth Jr throws an overhand right that lands on Correira's shoulder, as Correira tries to avoid the shot.
Correira moves out of range as Hellmuth Jr strikes.
Correira throws a head kick that misses.
It seemed like Hellmuth Jr was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Correira wants to clinch.
It seemed like Hellmuth Jr was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Correira defending well as Hellmuth Jr loads up on a big left hand.
Correira thinks about countering with a head kick.
Hellmuth Jr misses with a straight right.
Correira appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Phil Hellmuth Jr showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Phil Hellmuth Jr's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!
#R3#
Hellmuth Jr scores with a jab to the jaw.
Hellmuth Jr misses with a hook.
Correira delivers a nice body kick.
Correira blocks a jab.
Hellmuth Jr tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Correira was well out of range. Poor timing from Hellmuth Jr.
Correira uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Hellmuth Jr.
Correira is looking to counter with head kicks.
Hellmuth Jr throws a lazy uppercut
and Correira counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Correira jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Hellmuth Jr ducks under a wild hook from Correira.
Hellmuth Jr throws a lazy right hand but Correira sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Hellmuth Jr tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Correira was well out of range. Poor timing from Hellmuth Jr.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Correira keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Correira fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Hellmuth Jr has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Some bone on bone action there as Hellmuth Jr checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Hellmuth Jr throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Correira connects with the punch.#T1#
Correira takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Correira defending well as Hellmuth Jr loads up on a big left hand.
Correira smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
A big right from Correira misses.
Correira drops his hands momentarily and Hellmuth Jr takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Nice uppercut there from Hellmuth Jr.
Hellmuth Jr misses with a looping right.
Hellmuth Jr throws a jab but it's blocked by Correira.
Hellmuth Jr lands a jab to Correira's midsection.
A punch lands to the side of Hellmuth Jr 's head but he takes it in his stride.#CL#
Correira gets a clinch.
Correira gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Hellmuth Jr throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Correira scores with a nice hook to the head.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Hellmuth Jr just misses with a elbow thrown towards Correira's brow. #T2#
Correira lands a nice shot to the body.
Hellmuth Jr takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Correira throws a big uppercut that drops Hellmuth Jr! More strikes from Correira and the referee jumps in to stop the fight! Hellmuth Jr lies dazed against the cage as Correira celebrates with his cornermen!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:12 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Wesley Correira!
Wesley Correira bigged himself up after the win. The crowd seemed to love it.

Event: Pride FC 4
Date: Mar 23, 2019

#R1#
Lansar uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Hellmuth Jr.
Lansar wants to slow Hellmuth Jr down by chopping away at his legs.
Lansar throws an overhand right that lands on Hellmuth Jr's shoulder, as Hellmuth Jr tries to avoid the shot.
Hellmuth Jr throws a body shot but no joy.
Lansar throws a hook but Hellmuth Jr avoids it easily.
Hellmuth Jr throws a jab but it's blocked by Lansar.
Hellmuth Jr on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Hellmuth Jr scores with a body shot.
Lansar looks for the body kick but Hellmuth Jr saw that one coming.
Hellmuth Jr keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
It looked like Hellmuth Jr was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
The fight stays on the outside here - Lansar looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Hellmuth Jr fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Lansar manages to avoid it.#CL#
Hellmuth Jr has Lansar up against the cage in a clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hellmuth Jr lands a body punch in the clinch.
Lansar lands a nice uppercut.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Hellmuth Jr.
A body shot lands from Lansar.
Hellmuth Jr is breathing heavily.
Lansar blocks a body shot from Hellmuth Jr.
Lansar pushes Hellmuth Jr back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.#T1#
With the fighters up against the cage, Hellmuth Jr throws an elbow but misses.
Lansar blocks a body shot from Hellmuth Jr.
Lansar blocks an elbow strike.
Lansar's coach down at XFighter was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Lansar's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Lansar blocks an elbow strike.#TD2#
Lansar lands a takedown into guard.
Lansar pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Hellmuth Jr is keeping the position for now. #SUB2#
Lansar drops back looking for a leg! Hellmuth Jr is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Hellmuth Jr manages to kick Lansar off! Lansar jumps back into Hellmuth Jr's guard.
Hellmuth Jr controls Lansar momentarily but Lansar frees himself.
Lansar stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Hellmuth Jr swivels though and keeps the full guard. #SUB2#
Lansar drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Lansar jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position. #T2#
Lansar stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Hellmuth Jr swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Hellmuth Jr is adopting a defensive guard.
Hellmuth Jr can't keep his opponent in guard - Lansar advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.#SUB2#
Lansar is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.#T3##SUB2#
Lansar is working for a submission of some sort.
Hellmuth Jr is positioning himself well to prevent Lansar advancing to mount.
Hellmuth Jr is trying to get back to full guard.
Hellmuth Jr has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Lansar is working away from the top position though.#SUB2#
Lansar is working for a kimura but Hellmuth Jr is defending it quite comfortably. #T4#
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.#SUB2#
Hellmuth Jr is defending against the submission attempts here by Lansar.
Lansar prevents Hellmuth Jr from improving his position.
Hellmuth Jr trying to control here. #REF3#
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Lansar walks into a straight right hand from Hellmuth Jr.
Hellmuth Jr throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Lansar with the counter takedown but Hellmuth Jr avoids it easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Brad Lansar dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
#R2#
Lansar swings widly with a right hand
and Hellmuth Jr counters with a straight right hand.
Hellmuth Jr dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Hellmuth Jr dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
We've been told by Hellmuth Jr's head coaches at Private Gym that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Hellmuth Jr ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Hellmuth Jr cracks Lansar with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Lansar is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
A jab lands there for Lansar.
Hellmuth Jr throws a hard body shot but it just misses. #CL#
Hellmuth Jr instigates a clinch.
Lansar tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Lansar throws a head punch that misses.
Hellmuth Jr misses with a body punch.
A right hand to the body from Lansar.
Lansar misses with a body punch.
Lansar goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Lansar has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Hellmuth Jr after a bit of a struggle.
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!
Lansar misses with a punch to the body.
Good body shot from Lansar.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.#T1#
Lansar tries to throw a body punch but Hellmuth Jr avoids it by throwing Lansar back against the cage.
Lansar blocks an uppercut.
A short right from Lansar on the inside.
Hellmuth Jr scores with a shoulder strike.
A short body shot lands from Lansar as the two fighters clinch.
Lansar tries to throw a body punch but Hellmuth Jr avoids it by throwing Lansar back against the cage.
Lansar blocks an elbow strike.
Lansar lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Hellmuth Jr.
Lansar drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Lansar lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Lansar lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Hellmuth Jr tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Hellmuth Jr's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
A nice left hand lands by Lansar.
Lansar misses with a hook to the ribs.
Lansar misses with a punch to the body.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Lansar.
Hellmuth Jr prevents a body shot from Lansar. #T2#
Hellmuth Jr looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Hellmuth Jr blocks a body shot from Lansar.
Lansar has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Hellmuth Jr lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Lansar.
Hellmuth Jr lands with a short head shot on the inside.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Hellmuth Jr just misses with a elbow thrown towards Lansar's brow.
Hellmuth Jr swings wildly with an uppercut but Lansar uses good head movement to avoid it.
Lansar tries to throw a body punch but Hellmuth Jr avoids it by throwing Lansar back against the cage.
Hellmuth Jr prevents a body shot from Lansar.
Hellmuth Jr tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Lansar's elbow.
Hellmuth Jr throws a head punch that misses.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Lansar.
Hellmuth Jr lands an elbow that stopped Lansar in his tracks for a moment.
Hellmuth Jr goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A shot in the inside from Lansar.
Lansar lands a hook to the side of the head.
Hellmuth Jr throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Lansar goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Lansar doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Lansar is looking for a takedown.
Phil Hellmuth Jr has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Brad Lansar.
A nice right hand lands inside from Lansar.
Brad Lansar seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.#T3#
Lansar tries to work over Hellmuth Jr's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Lansar misses with a punch to the body.
Hellmuth Jr lands an elbow inside.
Lansar prevents a body shot from Hellmuth Jr.
Hellmuth Jr prevents a body shot from Lansar.
Hellmuth Jr works on Lansar's body with a couple of short punches.
Lansar misses with a hook to the ribs.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Lansar.
Lansar dodges an elbow strike from Hellmuth Jr.
Hellmuth Jr lands with a short shot to the head.
Lansar doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Hellmuth Jr lands a body punch in the clinch.
A head punch on the inside from Lansar fails to land.
Hellmuth Jr lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Hellmuth Jr blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Hellmuth Jr lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Lansar takes an elbow to the temple. #CUT#
It looks like Brad Lansar has been cut.
Lansar misses with a hook to the ribs.
Hellmuth Jr lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Lansar.
Hellmuth Jr lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.#T4#
Hellmuth Jr gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Hellmuth Jr lands an elbow inside.
Hellmuth Jr lands an elbow inside that Lansar shrugs off.
Lansar takes an elbow to the temple.
Hellmuth Jr looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Hellmuth Jr lands a nice elbow.
Hellmuth Jr tries to work over Lansar's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Lansar tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Hellmuth Jr's elbow.
A short right from Hellmuth Jr.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Hellmuth Jr. #CUT#
That has opened up Brad Lansar's cut even more.
Hellmuth Jr working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Lansar takes an elbow to the temple.
Lansar takes an elbow to the temple.
Hellmuth Jr presses Lansar against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A body shot lands from Hellmuth Jr.
Lansar blocks a body shot from Hellmuth Jr.
Hellmuth Jr throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Lansar misses with a hook to the ribs.
Lansar misses with a punch to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Phil Hellmuth Jr dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Brad Lansar's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
#R3#
Hellmuth Jr cracks Lansar with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Hellmuth Jr cracks a nice hook into Lansar's ribs.
Lansar with a poor takedown
and Hellmuth Jr counters with a straight right hand.
Lansar swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Lansar keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
The fighters circle momentarily. Hellmuth Jr darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Hellmuth Jr fails with an attempt to clinch.
A countering left hand to the body from Lansar misses.
Hellmuth Jr swats away the attempt to clinch by Lansar.
A looping hook to the body misses from Hellmuth Jr. Lansar does a little dance to reset his feet.
Hellmuth Jr fails in his attempt to clinch.
Lansar walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Hellmuth Jr checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lansar closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Hellmuth Jr lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Hellmuth Jr displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Lansar throws out the jab.
Horrible takedown attempt by Lansar or perhaps it was just good defense by Hellmuth Jr, which made it look bad.
Phil Hellmuth Jr is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Lansar takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.#T1##CL#
Hellmuth Jr takes the fight into the clinch.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Hellmuth Jr just misses with a elbow thrown towards Lansar's brow.
Lansar doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Hellmuth Jr's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Lansar can't find room to land a body shot as Hellmuth Jr controls the action.
Hellmuth Jr prevents a body shot from Lansar.
Lansar throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Hellmuth Jrs head.
Hellmuth Jr struggles to land a body shot inside as Lansar controls his hands.
Lansar throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
A left hand lands to the body for Lansar.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Lansar creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Lansar lands a body shot.
Lansar misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A short uppercut from Lansar.
Lansar lands on the inside with an uppercut.
A left hand lands to the body for Lansar.
Lansar tries a body shot but Hellmuth Jr blocks it. #T2#
A shot in the inside from Lansar.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A shot in the inside from Lansar.
A right handed body shot lands from Lansar.
A short uppercut from Lansar.
Lansar scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Lansar tries to throw a body punch but Hellmuth Jr avoids it by throwing Lansar back against the cage.
Lansar misses with a punch to the body.
Lansar lands with a short shot to the head.
Hellmuth Jr prevents a body shot from Lansar.
Hellmuth Jr struggles to land a body shot inside as Lansar controls his hands.
A short right from Lansar on the inside.
With the fighters up against the cage, Hellmuth Jr throws an elbow but misses.
Hellmuth Jr's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Lansar misses with a body punch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Lansar.
Lansar lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards. #ROC2#
Hellmuth Jr is rocked!
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Hellmuth Jr just misses with a elbow thrown towards Lansar's brow.
Oh Hellmuth Jr is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Hellmuth Jr tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Hellmuth Jr just misses with a elbow thrown towards Lansar's brow.
Lansar can't find room to land a body shot as Hellmuth Jr controls the action.
Hellmuth Jr seems to have got his legs back now.#T3#
Hellmuth Jr doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Hellmuth Jr misses with a body punch.
A body shot lands from Lansar.
Lansar lands a shoulder strike.
Lansar misses with a body punch.
Hellmuth Jr comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Lansar can't find room to land a body shot as Hellmuth Jr controls the action.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Lansar.
Lansar works on Hellmuth Jr's body with a couple of short punches.
Lansar scores with a shoulder strike.
Lansar cracks Hellmuth Jr with a nice body shot.
Lansar lands a shot to the body.
Lansar works on Hellmuth Jr's body with a couple of short punches.
Lansar lands a shot to the body.#TD2#
Lansar turns his back and goes for a hip toss. It's a bit messy but it gets the job done and Lansar manages to end up in side control.
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!#SUB2#
Lansar is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Hellmuth Jr knows the correct defense though, so he's OK. #SUB2#
Lansar is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Hellmuth Jr is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now. #T4##SUB2#
Lansar is trying to get an arm triangle but Hellmuth Jr is defending well.
You can see the frustration on Hellmuth Jr's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
What's Hellmuth Jr going to do here then? He's in a bit of a pickle.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Brad Lansar really dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Brad Lansar's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
#R4#
Lansar shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Hellmuth Jr but Hellmuth Jr pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Hellmuth Jr lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Lansar at a distance.
Hellmuth Jr swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Hellmuth Jr slips under a jab.
Hellmuth Jr getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Lansar misses with a straight left.
Hellmuth Jr throws a body punch but Lansar moves out of range.
Lansar just misses with a punch to the body.
Lansar misses with a hook. Hellmuth Jr ducked under it nicely.
Hellmuth Jr lands with a nice body punch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.#CL2#
Lansar fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Hellmuth Jr, pushing him back against the cage.
Hellmuth Jr digs a right hand underneath Lansar's ribcage. Lansar let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Lansar tries to throw a body punch but Hellmuth Jr avoids it by throwing Lansar back against the cage.
Hellmuth Jr lands a body punch.
Lansar is absolutely dripping with sweat - he looks exhausted.
Hellmuth Jr lands an uppercut.
Hellmuth Jr pushes Lansar back against the cage and unloads with a body punch. #T1#
Hellmuth Jr gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Hellmuth Jr creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Hellmuth Jr tries to throw a body punch but Lansar avoids it by throwing Hellmuth Jr back against the cage.
Nice body punch from Hellmuth Jr.
Hellmuth Jr scores with a nice hook to the head.
Hellmuth Jr cracks Lansar with a nice body shot.
Hellmuth Jr lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Hellmuth Jr lands a body shot in the clinch.
Hellmuth Jr working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Hellmuth Jr lands with a right to the head.
Hellmuth Jr gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Hellmuth Jr doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Good body shot from Hellmuth Jr.
Hellmuth Jr tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Hellmuth Jr digs a right hand into Lansar's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Lansar's gas tank.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Hellmuth Jr lands a nice elbow.
Hellmuth Jr tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Hellmuth Jr can't find room to land a body shot as Lansar controls the action.
Hellmuth Jr stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.#T2#
Hellmuth Jr gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head. #CUT#
The cut above Brad Lansar's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Hellmuth Jr creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Lansar's defenses.
Hellmuth Jr digs a right hand underneath Lansar's ribcage. Lansar let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Hellmuth Jr lands an elbow inside that Lansar shrugs off.
Lansar takes an elbow to the forehead.
Hellmuth Jr tries to throw a body punch but Lansar avoids it by throwing Hellmuth Jr back against the cage.
A short body shot lands from Hellmuth Jr as the two fighters clinch.
Hellmuth Jr digs a right hand underneath Lansar's ribcage. Lansar let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Hellmuth Jr tries a body shot but Lansar blocks it.
Hellmuth Jr blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Hellmuth Jr lands an elbow inside.
Lansar can't find room to land a body shot as Hellmuth Jr controls the action.
Lansar takes an elbow to the forehead. #CUT#
Brad Lansar's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
Lansar takes an elbow to the temple.
Lansar misses with a short punch on the inside.
Lansar blocks an elbow strike from Hellmuth Jr.
Lansar dodges an elbow strike from Hellmuth Jr.
Hellmuth Jr pushes Lansar back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Hellmuth Jr lands an elbow that stopped Lansar in his tracks for a moment. #T3#
Hellmuth Jr misses with an elbow strike.
Hellmuth Jr lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Hellmuth Jr lands with a light punch inside.
Nice elbow from Hellmuth Jr.

The referee calls the doctor in to look at Brad Lansar's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:23 of round 4, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Phil Hellmuth Jr!
Phil Hellmuth Jr was full of energy after the big win and talked about how he thinks he can do big things in this sport. The crowd were appreciative of his determination to succeed.

Event: Ajax Hellmuth vs Puno
Date: Feb 16, 2019

#R1#
Puno slips a jab from Hellmuth Jr.
Puno throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Hellmuth Jr lands with a cross.
Hellmuth Jr lands with a nice body punch.
Hellmuth Jr misses with a wild body shot.
Hellmuth Jr moves away from the strike by Puno.
Hellmuth Jr avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Puno looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Hellmuth Jr checks a leg kick.
Puno scores with a leg kick.
Puno misses with a looping left.
Hellmuth Jr lands with a good body shot.
Puno drops his hands momentarily and Hellmuth Jr takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Hellmuth Jr misses with a body shot.
Hellmuth Jr takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Nice straight punches there by Hellmuth Jr. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Hellmuth Jr.
Puno throws the left hand but Hellmuth Jr avoids the punch easily.#CL#
Hellmuth Jr forces Puno back against the cage and clinches.
Hellmuth Jr comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush. #CUT#
It looks like Kajun Puno has been cut.#T1#
Puno lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Hellmuth Jr backwards.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Hellmuth Jr.
Hellmuth Jr comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Hellmuth Jr goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Hellmuth Jr struggles to land a body shot inside as Puno controls his hands.
Hellmuth Jr blocks an uppercut.
A hook to the body from Hellmuth Jr.
Puno takes an elbow to the temple.
Puno dodges an elbow strike from Hellmuth Jr.
Hellmuth Jr lands a left hand.
A frustrated look appears on Puno's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Puno softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Hellmuth Jr can't find room to land a body shot as Puno controls the action.
Puno goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Hellmuth Jr tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Puno gets through Hellmuth Jr's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Puno doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Hellmuth Jr can't find room to land a body shot as Puno controls the action.
Hellmuth Jr lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A short body shot lands from Hellmuth Jr as the two fighters clinch.
Hellmuth Jr lands an elbow that stopped Puno in his tracks for a moment. #CUT#
That has opened up Kajun Puno's cut even more.#T2#
Hellmuth Jr tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Puno looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Hellmuth Jr creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Puno's defenses.
A nice right hand lands inside from Hellmuth Jr.
Hellmuth Jr is leaning against Puno and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Puno looks winded!
Hellmuth Jr lands an elbow inside.
Hellmuth Jr lands a nice elbow from the clinch. #CUT#
The cut above Kajun Puno's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Hellmuth Jr struggles to land a body shot inside as Puno controls his hands.
Hellmuth Jr misses with a hook to the ribs.
Good body shot from Hellmuth Jr.
Puno blocks an elbow strike from Hellmuth Jr.
Puno blocks an elbow strike.
Hellmuth Jr throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Nice body punch from Puno - that landed with a thud.
Hellmuth Jr misses with a punch to the body.
Hellmuth Jr lands a damaging elbow.
Puno is looking to break free of the clinch but Hellmuth Jr has double underhooks.
Puno tries a body shot but Hellmuth Jr blocks it.
Hellmuth Jr blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Puno tries a body shot but Hellmuth Jr blocks it. #T3#
Hellmuth Jr is leaning against Puno and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Hellmuth Jr tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Hellmuth Jr lands an elbow just above Puno 's eye.
Hellmuth Jr goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Puno wants to break the clinch but can't.
Hellmuth Jr doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Puno throws a head punch that misses.
Hellmuth Jr throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Punos head. #CUT#
Kajun Puno's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Puno.
Hellmuth Jr throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Punos head.
Hellmuth Jr lands an elbow inside.
Hellmuth Jr lands a shot to the body.
Hellmuth Jr scores with a hook to the body.
Hellmuth Jr stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Hellmuth Jr tries to throw a body punch but Puno avoids it by throwing Hellmuth Jr back against the cage.
Hellmuth Jr pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Hellmuth Jr scores with a nice hook to the head.
Puno blocks a body shot from Hellmuth Jr.
Puno misses with a short punch on the inside.
Hellmuth Jr tries to work over Puno's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target. #T4#
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Hellmuth Jr working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Puno blocks the elbow strike.
Hellmuth Jr tries a body shot but Puno blocks it.
Hellmuth Jr misses with a punch to the body.
Hellmuth Jr gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.

The referee calls the doctor in to look at Kajun Puno's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:24 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Phil Hellmuth Jr!
Phil Hellmuth Jr decided to hype himself up post fight. It was going well but he went on about it a bit too long and the crowd turned on him a little.

Event: Showdown in the Downtown #7
Date: Jan 26, 2019

#R1#
A head kick misses from Zuma.
Hellmuth Jr looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Hellmuth Jr is looking to clinch but Zuma is avoiding it.
A nice side step and Zuma releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Hellmuth Jr misses with a body shot.
Hellmuth Jr thows a left - swing and a miss!
Zuma looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Zuma throws a body shot but no joy.
Hellmuth Jr stuns Zuma with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Zuma misses with a body shot.
Hellmuth Jr misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Zuma.
Zuma scores with a head kick. #CUT2#
It looks like Phil Hellmuth Jr has been cut.
Hellmuth Jr missing with a left hand there. Zuma was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Hellmuth Jr scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Zuma with a nice cross.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Zuma throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Zuma bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Hellmuth Jr's head.
Hellmuth Jr bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Hellmuth Jr works Zuma's body with a nice hook.
A jab from Zuma misses.
Zuma throws a body punch but Hellmuth Jr moves out of range.
Hellmuth Jr throws a hard body shot but it just misses. #T1##CL#
Hellmuth Jr closes the distance and clinches.
Zuma can't find room to land a body shot as Hellmuth Jr controls the action.
Hellmuth Jr doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Hellmuth Jr's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Hellmuth Jr doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Hellmuth Jr blocking some punches.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Zuma creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Hellmuth Jr stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Hellmuth Jr can't find room to land a body shot as Zuma controls the action.
Zuma working some nice short punches in the clinch.
A short left from Hellmuth Jr.
Hellmuth Jr misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Hellmuth Jr doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Hellmuth Jr misses with an elbow over the top.
Good body shot from Hellmuth Jr.
Hellmuth Jr pushes off an throws an elbow but Zuma leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Zuma misses with the head strike.
Zuma misses with a short punch on the inside.
Hellmuth Jr doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Zuma scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Zuma blocks a body shot from Hellmuth Jr. #T2#
Hellmuth Jr cracks Zuma with a nice body shot.
A left hand lands to the body for Hellmuth Jr.
Zuma looks winded!
Zuma misses with some punches.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Zuma.
Hellmuth Jr works on Zuma's body with a couple of short punches.
Hellmuth Jr lands a nice elbow. #CUT#
It looks like Monte Zuma has been cut.
Hellmuth Jr cracks Zuma with a nice body shot.
Nice elbow from Hellmuth Jr.
Hellmuth Jr lands a hook that snaps the head of Zuma backwards.
Nice body punch from Hellmuth Jr - that landed with a thud.
Hellmuth Jr lands a body shot.
Hellmuth Jr is leaning against Zuma and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Hellmuth Jr lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Hellmuth Jr misses with a body punch.
Hellmuth Jr lands an elbow that stopped Zuma in his tracks for a moment.
Hellmuth Jr tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Hellmuth Jr pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Hellmuth Jr is leaning against Zuma and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Hellmuth Jr.
Hellmuth Jr stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Hellmuth Jr lands an elbow inside that Zuma shrugs off.
Hellmuth Jr lands a nice elbow from the clinch. #T3#
Hellmuth Jr throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Hellmuth Jr lands an uppercut.
Hellmuth Jr digs a right hand underneath Zuma's ribcage. Zuma let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Hellmuth Jr throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Hellmuth Jr lands on the inside with an uppercut.
A right hook to the body lands for Hellmuth Jr.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Hellmuth Jr. #CUT#
That has opened up Monte Zuma's cut even more.
Hellmuth Jr cracks Zuma with a nice body shot.
Good body shot from Hellmuth Jr.
Hellmuth Jr lands a damaging elbow.
Zuma takes an elbow to the forehead. #ROC#
Zuma is rocked!#CUT#
The cut above Monte Zuma's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Clinched against the cage, Hellmuth Jr lands a big elbow that drops Zuma! The ref dives in to save him from more shots - Zuma is complaining that he's OK but he was done.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:40 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Phil Hellmuth Jr!
Phil Hellmuth Jr retains his heavyweight title!
Phil Hellmuth Jr decided to go for the less than humble approach in his post fight interview, telling everyone how he is going to conquer the world. The crowd seemed to like it when really that sort of approach could have gone either way.

Event: Ajax Worldwide #2
Date: Dec 29, 2018

#R1#
Po throws a body punch but Hellmuth Jr moves out of range.
Hellmuth Jr fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Po looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Hellmuth Jr throws a series of strikes that have Po backpedaling.
Hellmuth Jr seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.#CL#
Hellmuth Jr forces Po back against the cage and clinches.
Hellmuth Jr tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Still in the clinch, Hellmuth Jr scores with a nice short uppercut.
Hellmuth Jr lands with a light punch inside.
Hellmuth Jr gets through Po's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Hellmuth Jr can't find room to land a body shot as Po controls the action.
Po taking a breather.
Hellmuth Jr gets through Po's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Po tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Hellmuth Jr's elbow.
With the fighters up against the cage, Hellmuth Jr throws an elbow but misses.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Hellmuth Jr misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Po controlling the action here for a moment.
Po digs a right hand into Hellmuth Jr's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Hellmuth Jr's gas tank.
Po lands a nice uppercut.
Po blocks a body shot from Hellmuth Jr.
A short left from Po. #T1#
Hellmuth Jr is working Po over against the cage.
Hellmuth Jr creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Po lands a right hand that snaps the head of Hellmuth Jr backwards.
Po swings wildly with an uppercut but Hellmuth Jr uses good head movement to avoid it.
Po wants to break the clinch but can't.
Hellmuth Jr lands a glancing elbow in the clinch. #CUT#
It looks like Tong Po has been cut.
Hellmuth Jr throws an elbow that misses.
Hellmuth Jr pushes Po back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Po looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Po misses with a punch on the inside.
Po misses with some punches.
Hellmuth Jr tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Po stalls.
Still in the clinch, Po scores with a nice short uppercut.
Po can't find room to land a body shot as Hellmuth Jr controls the action.
Hellmuth Jr lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Hellmuth Jr can't find room to land a body shot as Po controls the action.
Po fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Hellmuth Jr lands a glancing elbow in the clinch. #T2#
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Po can't find room to land a body shot as Hellmuth Jr controls the action.
Hellmuth Jr lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Po misses with a shot to the kidneys. #BC2#
Po escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
The crowd cheers as Hellmuth Jr lands an impressive looking overhand right. Po doesn't seem phased though.
Hellmuth Jr lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Po at a distance.
Hellmuth Jr punishes Po's body with a nice straight punch.
Hellmuth Jr cracks Po with a good jab.
Hellmuth Jr scores with a shot to the body.
Po tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Hellmuth Jr was well out of range. Poor timing from Po.
Po takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Hellmuth Jr throws a shot to the body.
Po misses with an uppercut.
Hellmuth Jr punishes Po's body with a nice straight punch.
Hellmuth Jr throws a hard body shot but it just misses. #CL#
Hellmuth Jr closes the distance and clinches.#T3#
Po avoids the elbow strike from Hellmuth Jr, against the cage.
A right hand to the body from Po. #BC2#
Po breaks from the clinch.
Hellmuth Jr lands with a good body shot.
Hellmuth Jr defending well as Po loads up on a big left hand.
Hellmuth Jr misses with a wild combination.
Hellmuth Jr scores with a punch to the head.
Phil Hellmuth Jr seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Po avoids the body shot from Hellmuth Jr.
Some bone on bone action there as Hellmuth Jr checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one. #CL#
Hellmuth Jr has closed the distance and engaged Po in a clinch.
Po scores with a shoulder strike.
Po gets through Hellmuth Jr's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Po doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Po misses with a hook from the clinch.
Po softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.#T4#
Po prevents a body shot from Hellmuth Jr.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Po misses with a hook to the ribs.
Po takes an elbow to the temple.
Hellmuth Jr misses with a punch to the body.
Hellmuth Jr blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Hellmuth Jr tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Hellmuth Jr throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Stalling in the clinch from Po.
Hellmuth Jr blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Po doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Hellmuth Jr struggles to land a body shot inside as Po controls his hands.
Po lands a body shot in the clinch.
Po tries a body shot but Hellmuth Jr blocks it.
Po tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Hellmuth Jr goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Po misses with a hook to the ribs.
Hellmuth Jr lands a damaging elbow.
Hellmuth Jr lands with a right to the head.
A short left from Hellmuth Jr.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Phil Hellmuth Jr dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Tong Po's cut.
That's time! Hellmuth Jr's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
#R2#
Hellmuth Jr moves into range and connects with a jab.
Hellmuth Jr lands a glancing blow to the side of Po's head.#CL#
Hellmuth Jr clinches.
Po blocks the elbow strike.
Hellmuth Jr keeps control of Po as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Phil Hellmuth Jr has scored more points in the clinch so far.
A head punch on the inside from Hellmuth Jr fails to land.
Po throws a punch but it's blocked by Hellmuth Jr.
Hellmuth Jr pushes Po back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Hellmuth Jr tries a body shot but Po blocks it.
Po blocking some punches.
A left hand lands to the body for Hellmuth Jr.
Hellmuth Jr lands an elbow inside that Po shrugs off.
Po blocks an elbow strike.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hellmuth Jr creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Po's defenses.
Po goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Po lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Hellmuth Jr lands a hook that snaps the head of Po backwards.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Hellmuth Jr tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Clinched against the cage, Hellmuth Jr lands a big elbow that drops Po! The ref dives in to save him from more shots - Po is complaining that he's OK but he was done.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:56 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Phil Hellmuth Jr!
Phil Hellmuth Jr retains his heavyweight title!
Phil Hellmuth Jr decided to go for the less than humble approach in his post fight interview, telling everyone how he is going to conquer the world. The crowd seemed to like it when really that sort of approach could have gone either way.

Event: AFC #23
Date: Dec 01, 2018

#R1##CL2#
Muller takes the fight into the clinch.
Hellmuth Jr misses with a hook to the ribs.
Muller lands a damaging elbow. #CUT2#
It looks like Phil Hellmuth Jr has been cut.
Hellmuth Jr lands an uppercut.#CUT#
It looks like Nicolas Muller has been cut.
Muller with a knee to the head.
Hellmuth Jr struggles to land a body shot inside as Muller controls his hands.
Muller throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Hellmuth Jr takes an elbow to the forehead.
Muller's coach down at Lovelair Muay Thai/MMA was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Muller's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Muller blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Muller is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Hellmuth Jr is defending well for now.
Hellmuth Jr scores with a nice hook to the head.
Muller creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Hellmuth Jr's defenses.
Hellmuth Jr misses with an elbow strike.
Muller lands an elbow inside that Hellmuth Jr shrugs off.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Muller misses with an elbow over the top.
With the fighters up against the cage, Muller throws an elbow but misses.
Hellmuth Jr managing to block the knees to the body from Muller. #T1#
A head punch blocked on the inside by Hellmuth Jr.
Hellmuth Jr avoids the elbow strike from Muller, against the cage.
Hellmuth Jr scores with a hook to the body.
Hellmuth Jr can't find room to land a body shot as Muller controls the action.
Hellmuth Jr misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Hellmuth Jr lands a nice shot to the body.
Hellmuth Jr lands a shot to the body.
Hellmuth Jr avoids a wild elbow strike from Muller.
Hellmuth Jr throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Hellmuth Jr lands an elbow inside.
Muller using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Hellmuth Jr has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
A right hook to the body lands for Hellmuth Jr.
Muller looks winded!
Hellmuth Jr tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Muller's elbow.
Muller takes an elbow to the temple.
A short left from Hellmuth Jr. #CUT#
That has opened up Nicolas Muller's cut even more.
Muller creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses. #T2#
Hellmuth Jr lands an elbow that stopped Muller in his tracks for a moment.
Hellmuth Jr on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Muller misses with some punches.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Hellmuth Jr doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Muller with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Muller avoids a wild elbow strike from Hellmuth Jr.
Muller crunches a lovely knee into Hellmuth Jr's ribcage.
Muller blocks an elbow strike.
Muller takes an elbow to the forehead.
Muller struggles to land a body shot inside as Hellmuth Jr controls his hands.
Nice body punch from Hellmuth Jr - that landed with a thud.
Muller tries a knee to the head but Hellmuth Jr blocks it.
Muller creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Hellmuth Jr lands a nice elbow from the clinch. #CUT#
The cut above Nicolas Muller's eye is starting to cause him problems now.

The referee calls the doctor in to look at Nicolas Muller's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Phil Hellmuth Jr!
Phil Hellmuth Jr retains his heavyweight title!
Phil Hellmuth Jr was full of energy after the big win and talked about how he thinks he can do big things in this sport. The crowd were appreciative of his determination to succeed.

Event: AFC #18
Date: Nov 03, 2018

#R1#
Hellmuth Jr tries to close the distance and clinch up but Sylvia swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Hellmuth Jr is looking to clinch.
Sylvia lands with a kick to the temple. Hellmuth Jr shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Hellmuth Jr avoids a kick to the body.
Sylvia slips a straight right by Hellmuth Jr.
Hellmuth Jr fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Sylvia manages to avoid it.
Hellmuth Jr throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Sylvia.
Sylvia avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Sylvia tries a quick counter leg kick but Hellmuth Jr is wise to it.
Sylvia misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
A nice inside leg kick there by Sylvia. That's going to slow Hellmuth Jr down.
Hellmuth Jr throws an overhand right that lands on Sylvia's shoulder, as Sylvia tries to avoid the shot.
Sylvia only half commits to the counter leg kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sylvia throws a shot from downtown. Hellmuth Jr moves away and avoids it.
A quick step to the side and Hellmuth Jr tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
A telegraphed right hand from Sylvia misses the target.
Sylvia circles away from the clinch attempt.
Sylvia throws a head kick that Hellmuth Jr semi-blocks.
Hellmuth Jr moves in looking to clinch but Sylvia pushes him off.
Sylvia avoids the body shot from Hellmuth Jr.
Sylvia has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as Hellmuth Jr is landing a low percentage of strikes.#T1#
Sylvia rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Sylvia takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Hellmuth Jr tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Sylvia paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Sylvia throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Sylvia scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Sylvia looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Hellmuth Jr misses with a wild body shot.
Sylvia misses with the combination.
Hellmuth Jr takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Sylvia takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Sylvia lands a nice looking body kick.
Hellmuth Jr is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.#CUT#
It looks like Slim Sylvia has been cut.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Hellmuth Jr closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Hellmuth Jr misses with a body shot. #T2#
Sylvia defending well as Hellmuth Jr loads up on a big left hand.
Sylvia comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Hellmuth Jr throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Sylvia looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Hellmuth Jr slips a jab from Sylvia.
Hellmuth Jr tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Sylvia manages to circle out of the way.
Sylvia staying out of range there.
Hellmuth Jr swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Hellmuth Jr misses with a jab to the body
letting Sylvia counter with a right hand.
Hellmuth Jr tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Sylvia paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Sylvia looks to land a right hand but Hellmuth Jr moved out of range.
Hellmuth Jr takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Sylvia gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Nice shot by Sylvia.
Hellmuth Jr misses with a jab to the body
enabling Sylvia to counter with a crisp jab.
Sylvia tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Hellmuth Jr is looking to counter punch.
Sylvia misses the body punch
and Hellmuth Jr counters with a stiff right hand. #T3#
A bone on bone clash there as Hellmuth Jr blocks the leg kick.
Sylvia looks to land a right hand but Hellmuth Jr moved out of range.
Hellmuth Jr thows a left - swing and a miss!
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Sylvia! But no joy.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Hellmuth Jr.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Sylvia.
Phil Hellmuth Jr seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Hellmuth Jr throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Hellmuth Jr walks into a jab.
Sylvia throws a body kick that misses.
A head kick misses from Sylvia.
Hellmuth Jr throws a poor cross that misses
and Sylvia connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Hellmuth Jr wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Nice defenses there by Hellmuth Jr.
Hellmuth Jr throws a jab when Sylvia was well out of range.
Sylvia tries a switch kick but it misses it's target. #CL#
Hellmuth Jr clinches with his opponent. #T4#
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Hellmuth Jr throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Sylvias head.
Sylvia goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Hellmuth Jr lands a hook to the side of the head.
Sylvia softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Hellmuth Jr stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Hellmuth Jr digs a right hand into Sylvia's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Sylvia's gas tank.
Sylvia looks winded!
Hellmuth Jr lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Hellmuth Jr lands a body shot in the clinch.
Sylvia blocks an elbow strike from Hellmuth Jr.
Sylvia is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Sylvia blocks the elbow strike.
Sylvia misses with a punch on the inside.
Hellmuth Jr prevents Sylvia from breaking the clinch.
A short body shot lands from Hellmuth Jr as the two fighters clinch.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Nice body punch from Hellmuth Jr.
A right handed body shot lands from Hellmuth Jr.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Slim Sylvia dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Slim Sylvia's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
#R2#
Sylvia on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Hellmuth Jr digs a good body shot into Sylvia's ribs.
Hellmuth Jr paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Hellmuth Jr is throwing punches like he's double parked. Oh my word! Huge right hand from Hellmuth Jr shuts the power down on Sylvia. Lights out, game over! Hellmuth Jr is your winner.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:17 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Phil Hellmuth Jr!
Phil Hellmuth Jr retains his heavyweight title!
Phil Hellmuth Jr was full of energy after the big win and talked about how he thinks he can do big things in this sport. The crowd were appreciative of his determination to succeed.
Slim Sylvia spoke after the fight, saying 'Half of this game is 90% mental.'.

Event: AFC #14
Date: Oct 06, 2018

#R1#
Ster uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Hellmuth Jr.
Hellmuth Jr scores with a jab to the jaw.#CUT2#
It looks like Mon Ster has been cut.#KD2#
Hellmuth Jr lands a left and a right that send Ster crashing to the mat, dazed. Hellmuth Jr thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!
Hellmuth Jr misses with a wild body shot.
Hellmuth Jr takes a kick to the side of the head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Ster misses with an uppercut. Hellmuth Jr saw that one coming.
Hellmuth Jr takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
We've been informed that Hellmuth Jr has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
Ster on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Ster changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Ster.
Hellmuth Jr blocks a leg kick.
Hellmuth Jr scores with a hook.#CUT2#
Mon Ster's cut is getting worse.
Ster throws a head kick but Hellmuth Jr moves out of range.
Ster throws a wild body kick that Hellmuth Jr sees coming a mile off.
Ster slips a jab from Hellmuth Jr.
Hellmuth Jr scores with a nice strike.#CUT2#
Mon Ster's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Hellmuth Jr stuns Ster with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.#T1##KD2#
Hellmuth Jr lands a big uppercut and Ster crumbles to the floor! The ref thinks about stopping the fight but Ster looks OK. Hellmuth Jr waves Ster back to his feet!
Hellmuth Jr misses with a wild body shot.
Ster takes one on the chin but keeps coming. #CUT2#
Jeez, Mon Ster's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.
Ster throws an off balance right hand
and Hellmuth Jr scores with a counter punch that sends Ster to the canvas! Hellmuth Jr smells blood - he's punishing Ster with more strikes and the ref has stopped it! Ster has no idea where he is - he's tackled the ref... oh dear, poor guy, the crowd is in hysterics!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:17 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Phil Hellmuth Jr!
Phil Hellmuth Jr is the new heavyweight champion!
Phil Hellmuth Jr spent the whole post fight interview bigging himself up. It didn't go down that well with the fans after a while as they thought it was a bit arrogant.

Event: MMAHelsinki - 181
Date: Jun 09, 2018

#R1#
Bok swings widly with a right hand
and Hellmuth Jr counters with a lovely straight right hand!#CUT#
It looks like Maxim Bok has been cut.
Nice jab there from Hellmuth Jr.
Hellmuth Jr looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.#TD2#
Bok shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Hellmuth Jr's guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Hellmuth Jr is controlling Bok's posture.
Bok stays in close to Hellmuth Jr's body and controls the position.
Hellmuth Jr is trying to control the position from the bottom.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bok is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long. #T1#
Hellmuth Jr is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Bok trying to control but Hellmuth Jr is working from the bottom.
Bok throwing strikes from guard but Hellmuth Jr blocks nicely. #SUB2#
Bok is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there. #REF3#
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
A slow jab from Bok misses its intended target.
Bok takes a shot to the body in his stride. #CL#
Bok tries to keep at a distance but Hellmuth Jr has taken the fight into the clinch.
Hellmuth Jr blocking some punches. #T2#
Bok blocks an elbow strike from Hellmuth Jr.
Hellmuth Jr lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Hellmuth Jr doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Hellmuth Jr prevents a body shot from Bok.
Hellmuth Jr works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Bok misses with a punch to the body.
Hellmuth Jr lands a right hand that snaps the head of Bok backwards.
Bok swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A body shot lands from Bok.
Bok tries to score a body lock takedown but Hellmuth Jr shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Bok is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.#BC2#
Bok's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
A jab from Hellmuth Jr finds it's way through Bok's defenses. #CUT#
That has opened up Maxim Bok's cut even more.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Hellmuth Jr moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Bok lands a nice shot to the body. #T3#
Hellmuth Jr throws a big shot that misses.#TD2#
Bok scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.#SUB2#
Bok tries for a kimura but Hellmuth Jr is defending well. #SUB2#
Bok is trying to get an arm triangle but Hellmuth Jr is defending well.
You can see the frustration on Hellmuth Jr's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Hellmuth Jr tries to improve position but can't. #T4#
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Bok trying to control the position but Hellmuth Jr is working away.
Hellmuth Jr manages to get back to half guard.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Hellmuth Jr has his hands clasped together around Bok's back. He's all about the action.
Hellmuth Jr trying to control here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Phil Hellmuth Jr will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Maxim Bok's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
#R2#
A big left from Hellmuth Jr misses.
Hellmuth Jr misses with a looping right.
Bok moves out of range of the strikes.
Bok throws a series of punches but Hellmuth Jr moves out of range.
Bok misses with a looping right.
Hellmuth Jr throws a body punch but Bok moves out of range.
Hellmuth Jr misses with a wild body shot.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Bok! But no joy.
Hellmuth Jr scores with the left hand. Bok knows he should have avoided that one.
No joy there for Bok, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bok swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Bok throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Hellmuth Jr tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Hellmuth Jr's corner calls for a 1-2. Hellmuth Jr obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Bok throws a body punch but Hellmuth Jr moves out of range. #T1#
Hellmuth Jr takes one on the button.
Hellmuth Jr fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.#CUT#
The cut above Maxim Bok's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Bok fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Hellmuth Jr looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Nice shot by Bok.
Bok throws a good cross that connects. #CL#
Hellmuth Jr clinches up with Bok and pushes him back against the cage.
A hook to the body from Bok.
Bok wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Hellmuth Jr has him pressed against the cage.
Bok tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Hellmuth Jr smiles and moves away.
Bok blocks a jab.
A lazy left from Bok finds it's target.
Hellmuth Jr on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Maxim Bok seems to be getting the better of the standup.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.#KD2#
Bok waves his right hand out in front of him, looking to distract Hellmuth Jr. Oh, he's unloaded a beast of a left hand - it worked! He's dropped Hellmuth Jr to the canvas! Can he finish him!?
Hellmuth Jr knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Bok on the ground.#T2#
Bok postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Bok seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Bok trying to control the position from guard on top but Hellmuth Jr is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Hellmuth Jr is controlling Bok's posture.
Bok is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.#T3#
Hellmuth Jr keeping full guard, as Bok tries to pass.
Hellmuth Jr keeping moving, preventing Bok from controlling successfully. #REF3#
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Hellmuth Jr misses with an uppercut. Bok saw that one coming.
A punch lands to the side of Bok 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Hellmuth Jr throws a body shot but no joy.
Hellmuth Jr drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Hellmuth Jr cracks Bok with a good jab.
Bok throws a looping overhand right but Hellmuth Jr ducks down to avoid it. #T4#
Hellmuth Jr is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Bok.
Bok is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Hellmuth Jr with a body shot.
Bok throws a big shot that misses.
Bok avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Hellmuth Jr dodges the punch combination from Bok.
Some wild striking there from Hellmuth Jr.
Bok moves away from the strike by Hellmuth Jr.
Hellmuth Jr is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Hellmuth Jr swings for the body but Bok moves out of range.
Bok misses with a left hand
and Hellmuth Jr cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Maxim Bok showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Maxim Bok's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!
#R3#
Bok walks into a straight right hand from Hellmuth Jr.
Hellmuth Jr tries to close the distance and clinch up but Bok swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Hellmuth Jr scores with the left hand. Bok knows he should have avoided that one.
Bok scores with a hook to the body. Hellmuth Jr takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Hellmuth Jr tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Bok was well out of range. Poor timing from Hellmuth Jr.
Bok swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Hellmuth Jr takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Hellmuth Jr swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Bok cracks Hellmuth Jr with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Bok lands with a cross.
No joy there for Hellmuth Jr, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Bok throws a jab but it's blocked by Hellmuth Jr.
Bok looks to land a left hand but Hellmuth Jr moved out of range nicely.
Hellmuth Jr dodges the punch combination from Bok. #T1#
Hellmuth Jr misses with a wild body shot.
Hellmuth Jr fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Bok manages to avoid it.
Hellmuth Jr throws a sloppy body shot
and Bok counters with a stiff right hand.
Bok misses with a straight left.
Hellmuth Jr slips a straight right by Bok.
Hellmuth Jr throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Bok misses with the combination.
Bok throws a jab when Hellmuth Jr was well out of range.
Hellmuth Jr swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Bok on the wrong end of a nice jab.#CUT#
Maxim Bok's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
Bok misses with a head kick. #T2#
Hellmuth Jr loads up on a big right hand but Bok slips the punch.
Hellmuth Jr fails in his attempt to clinch.
Bok swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Hellmuth Jr.
Bok takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Some wild striking there from Hellmuth Jr.
Bok throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Hellmuth Jr sees it coming and avoids it easily.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Bok throws a shot to the body.
Phil Hellmuth Jr is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Hellmuth Jr uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Bok.
Bok throws a right hand that misses
and Hellmuth Jr counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Hellmuth Jr looks to land a left hand but Bok moved out of range nicely.
Bok lands with a good body shot.#T3#
Hellmuth Jr staying out of range there.
Hellmuth Jr takes a swing at Bok's ribcage but misses.
Bok defending well as Hellmuth Jr loads up on a big left hand.
Bok throws a right hand that Hellmuth Jr ducks under and follows up with a left that Hellmuth Jr also avoids with ease.
Bok drops his hands momentarily and Hellmuth Jr takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Hellmuth Jr fails with an attempt to clinch.
Hellmuth Jr fails with an attempt to clinch.
Bok takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Bok throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Hellmuth Jr throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Bok goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Hellmuth Jr throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.

The referee calls the doctor in to look at Maxim Bok's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:07 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Phil Hellmuth Jr!
After the fight, Phil Hellmuth Jr was humble in paying tribute to his opponent but made it clear he wants to go on to bigger and better things. It seemed to go down well with the crowd who cheered him loudly.

Event: MMAHelsinki - 178
Date: May 11, 2018

#R1#
Hellmuth Jr throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Valentine sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Hellmuth Jr has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Private Gym in the buildup to the fight.
Valentine throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Hellmuth Jr counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Hellmuth Jr throws a body shot but no joy.
It seemed like Valentine was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Valentine throws a poor cross that misses #KD#
and Hellmuth Jr counters with a nice right hand that sends Valentine toppling to the canvas! Valentine scrambles and gets back to his feet - can Hellmuth Jr finish him?!#ROC#
Valentine is rocked!#CL#
Hellmuth Jr closes the distance and clinches.
Valentine is still on wobbly legs! Can Hellmuth Jr finish him?
Valentine lands a left hand that snaps the head of Hellmuth Jr backwards.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A right hand to the body from Hellmuth Jr.
Hellmuth Jr working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Hellmuth Jr creates a bit of distance and cracks Valentine with a massive left hook! Valentine crumples out of camera shot, completely unconscious! He's been Nelmarked! Hellmuth Jr stares at him for a moment then struts over to his corner, victorious.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:26 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Phil Hellmuth Jr!
Phil Hellmuth Jr decided to go for the less than humble approach in his post fight interview, telling everyone how he is going to conquer the world. The crowd seemed to like it when really that sort of approach could have gone either way.
Remy Valentine was interviewed post fight and said 'I am going to get with my team and rethink a few thinks.'.

Event: MMAHelsinki - 174
Date: Apr 14, 2018

#R1#
Mouth uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Hellmuth Jr.
Hellmuth Jr stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Mouth.
Hellmuth Jr jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Mouth throws a right hand that Hellmuth Jr ducks under and follows up with a left that Hellmuth Jr also avoids with ease.
The fighters circling - Mouth throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Mouth misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Hellmuth Jr cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.#CUT#
It looks like Mush Mouth has been cut.
Mouth tries to score a power double leg takedown but Hellmuth Jr sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Mouth somewhat.
Mouth lands a jab.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
The fighters circling - Mouth throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Mouth circles away from the clinch attempt.
Hellmuth Jr throws a shot from downtown. Mouth moves away and avoids it.
Mouth listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Mouth lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.#CL#
Hellmuth Jr has closed the distance and engaged Mouth in a clinch. #T1#
Hellmuth Jr letting Mouth take a breather here.
Mouth fails to pull guard.
Hellmuth Jr keeps control of Mouth as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
A head punch on the inside from Hellmuth Jr fails to land.
Mouth blocks an elbow strike.
Hellmuth Jr swings wildly with an uppercut but Mouth uses good head movement to avoid it.
A short right from Hellmuth Jr on the inside.
Hellmuth Jr scores with a shoulder strike.
Hellmuth Jr looks to throw an elbow but misses. #T2#
Hellmuth Jr throws an elbow that misses. #TD2#
Mouth pulls Hellmuth Jr into guard.
Mouth wants to stand up but Hellmuth Jr is controlling him.
Mouth keeping full guard, as Hellmuth Jr tries to pass.
Hellmuth Jr slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Hellmuth Jr trying to control but Mouth is working from the bottom. #T3#
Hellmuth Jr slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Hellmuth Jr trying to control the position from guard on top but Mouth is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Hellmuth Jr seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up. #REF3#
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Hellmuth Jr lands with a right hand.
Hellmuth Jr closes the distance looking to clinch
and Mouth counters with a straight right hand.#T4#
Mouth shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Hellmuth Jr sprawls well. Hellmuth Jr wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Mouth gets slowly back to his feet.
Phil Hellmuth Jr has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Mush Mouth.
Hellmuth Jr jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Mouth works Hellmuth Jr's body with a nice hook.
Hellmuth Jr misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Mouth.
Mouth changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Nice defenses there by Mouth.
Mouth misses with a takedown attempt - Hellmuth Jr sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Mouth shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Hellmuth Jr as he avoids it easily.
Mouth cracks Hellmuth Jr with a good jab.
Hellmuth Jr defending well as Mouth loads up on a big left hand.
Hellmuth Jr swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Mouth misses with a jab, cross combination. #CL#
Mouth tries to keep at a distance but Hellmuth Jr has taken the fight into the clinch.
A nice right hand lands inside from Hellmuth Jr.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Phil Hellmuth Jr will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Mush Mouth's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
#R2#
Mouth slips under a jab.
Hellmuth Jr avoids a punch combination nicely. #CL#
Hellmuth Jr instigates a clinch.
A nice left hand lands by Hellmuth Jr.
Hellmuth Jr has a couple of punches blocked by Mouth.
Mouth avoids a wild elbow strike from Hellmuth Jr.
Hellmuth Jr misses with a hook to the ribs.
Hellmuth Jr lands with a short punch from the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hellmuth Jr misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Hellmuth Jr lands with a right to the head.
Mouth prevents a body shot from Hellmuth Jr. #T1#
Hellmuth Jr working aggressively here.
Hellmuth Jr misses with an elbow strike.
Hellmuth Jr misses with the head strike. #BC2#
Mouth escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Hellmuth Jr throws out a loose jab but Mouth uses good head movement to avoid it.
Mouth lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Hellmuth Jr swings for the body but Mouth moves out of range.
Mush Mouth seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Mouth works over Hellmuth Jr's head and body with a nice combination.
Hellmuth Jr on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Mouth bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Hellmuth Jr is looking to clinch but Mouth is avoiding it.
Mouth tries to bum rush Hellmuth Jr with a series of wild strikes but Hellmuth Jr uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Mouth throws a series of punches but Hellmuth Jr moves out of range.
Mouth shoots in looking for a takedown but Hellmuth Jr manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Mouth's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.#T2#
Hellmuth Jr misses with a wild body shot.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!#CL#
Hellmuth Jr gets a clinch.
Hellmuth Jr lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Hellmuth Jr gets underhooks to prevent Mouth's takedown attempt.
Mouth works on Hellmuth Jr's body with a couple of short punches.
Nice elbow from Hellmuth Jr.
Mouth prevents a body shot from Hellmuth Jr.
Hellmuth Jr pushes Mouth back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Mouth tries to pull guard but Hellmuth Jr forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Phil Hellmuth Jr has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Mush Mouth.
Mouth dodges an elbow strike from Hellmuth Jr.
Hellmuth Jr throws an elbow but it misses.
Hellmuth Jr scores with a nice hook to the head.#T3#
Hellmuth Jr doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A right hook to the body lands for Hellmuth Jr.
Hellmuth Jr throws an elbow that misses.
Mouth is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Hellmuth Jr gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Hellmuth Jr scores with a shoulder strike.
Hellmuth Jr lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards. #TD2#
Mouth has Hellmuth Jr pressed up against the cage. He's trying to work for a single leg takedown. Mouth pulls back from the cage and twists to the side, sending Hellmuth Jr tumbling to the mat - Mouth dives into Hellmuth Jr's guard.
Hellmuth Jr is controlling Mouth's posture.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.#T4#
Hellmuth Jr has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
Mouth with a flurry of punches that miss.
Hellmuth Jr looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
Mouth trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Hellmuth Jr managing to control the position. #REF3#
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Phil Hellmuth Jr dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Mush Mouth's cut.
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.
#R3#
Mouth is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Hellmuth Jr looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Mouth throws a series of punches but Hellmuth Jr avoids them all with ease.
Mouth misses the body punch
and Hellmuth Jr counters with a left and a right that stings Mouth.
Mouth throws a series of punches but Hellmuth Jr avoids them all with ease.
Mouth shoots in and drives through. Hellmuth Jr sprawls well.
Mouth looks to land a combination but Hellmuth Jr avoids it well.
Hellmuth Jr throws a good cross that connects. #TD2#
Mouth shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Mouth not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Hellmuth Jr keeps control of the position for the meantime.
Mouth looking to pass the half guard. Not this time. #T1#
Mouth not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Hellmuth Jr knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Mouth on the ground.
Hellmuth Jr is looking to improve his position.
Mouth winds up and cracks Hellmuth Jr with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Mouth lands strikes from half guard.
Hellmuth Jr wants to control but Mouth is keeping busy.
Mouth throws a big elbow that misses, also allowing Hellmuth Jr to regain full guard.
Hellmuth Jr avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Mouth loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Mouth scoring with some ground and pound.
Mouth is looking to work some ground and pound but Hellmuth Jr has wrist control.#T2#
Hellmuth Jr working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Mouth.
Mouth has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Mouth throwing strikes from guard but Hellmuth Jr blocks nicely.
Hellmuth Jr managing to control the position. #REF3#
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Mouth scores with a three punch combo!
Mouth keeps the fight on the outside.
Hellmuth Jr thows a left - swing and a miss!
Phil Hellmuth Jr is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Mouth takes a jab right on the kisser.
A big left from Hellmuth Jr misses.
Mouth lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Hellmuth Jr checks a leg kick.
Mouth shoots in for a takedown but Hellmuth Jr shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Mouth throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Hellmuth Jr. #T3#
Mouth lands an overhand right.
Mouth bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Hellmuth Jr's head backwards.#CL#
Hellmuth Jr moves into range and clinches up with Mouth.
Hellmuth Jr misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Hellmuth Jr tries to work over Mouth's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Hellmuth Jr just misses with a elbow thrown towards Mouth's brow.
Hellmuth Jr doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
With the fighters up against the cage, Hellmuth Jr throws an elbow but misses.
Hellmuth Jr misses with a hook from the clinch.
Hellmuth Jr struggles to land a body shot inside as Mouth controls his hands.
Hellmuth Jr lands an elbow inside that Mouth shrugs off. #T4#
Hellmuth Jr is pressed up against the cage. Mouth has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Hellmuth Jr down to the mat. Hellmuth Jr avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Phil Hellmuth Jr has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Mush Mouth.
Hellmuth Jr checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Mouth swats away the attempt to clinch by Hellmuth Jr.
Mouth tries to score a power double leg takedown but Hellmuth Jr sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Mouth somewhat.
Mush Mouth is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Mouth moves into range and connects with a jab.
Hellmuth Jr just misses with a punch to the body.
Despite the aggression on Mouth's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Hellmuth Jr throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Mouth stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Hellmuth Jr blocks a jab.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!#CL#
Hellmuth Jr closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close third round but Mush Mouth just about did enough to take it.
The cut man is working on Mush Mouth's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
#R4#
Hellmuth Jr tries to clinch up.
Mouth ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Mouth's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Mouth duly obliges.
A slow jab from Hellmuth Jr misses its intended target.
Mouth takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Hellmuth Jr slips under a jab.
Hellmuth Jr throws the left hand but Mouth avoids the punch easily.#CL#
Hellmuth Jr rushes Mouth and presses him up against the cage.
Mouth avoids a wild elbow strike from Hellmuth Jr.
Hellmuth Jr tries to throw a body punch but Mouth avoids it by throwing Hellmuth Jr back against the cage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Hellmuth Jr creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Hellmuth Jr misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Hellmuth Jr misses with an elbow over the top.#T1#
Mouth has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Nice elbow from Hellmuth Jr.
Hellmuth Jr can't find room to land a body shot as Mouth controls the action.
Mouth has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Hellmuth Jr after a bit of a struggle.
A hook to the body from Hellmuth Jr.
Mouth takes an elbow to the forehead.
A short body shot lands from Hellmuth Jr as the two fighters clinch.
Hellmuth Jr gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Mouth blocks a body shot from Hellmuth Jr.
Hellmuth Jr working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.#T2#
Hellmuth Jr tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Mouth's elbow.
Hellmuth Jr makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.#TD2#
Mouth has hold of one of Hellmuth Jr's legs. Hellmuth Jr is fighting the takedown attempt but Mouth gets the trip and lands the takedown into guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Mouth trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Mouth passes Hellmuth Jr's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Mouth wants to take a breather but Hellmuth Jr is having none of it.
Mouth missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Hellmuth Jr is trying to control but can't.
Hellmuth Jr avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Mouth.
Mouth thows a huge punch but Hellmuth Jr dodges it nicely.
Hellmuth Jr keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Hellmuth Jr desperately trying to maintain half guard.
Mouth sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Hellmuth Jr defending well though. #T3#
Hellmuth Jr is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Mouth takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Hellmuth Jr avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Mouth.
Hellmuth Jr has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Mouth is working away from the top position though.
Hellmuth Jr blocking the ground and pound attempt from Mouth.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Mouth throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage. #REF3#
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Mouth jabs at Hellmuth Jr's body.
Mouth misses the jab.
Hellmuth Jr is looking to take this fight into the clinch.#T4#
Hellmuth Jr shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Mush Mouth seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Hellmuth Jr has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Hellmuth Jr wants to clinch.
Mouth tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Hellmuth Jr was well out of range. Poor timing from Mouth.
A leg kick checked by Hellmuth Jr.
Hellmuth Jr tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Mouth manages to circle out of the way.
Hellmuth Jr misses with a hook.
No joy there for Mouth, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Hellmuth Jr swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Mouth throws a lazy uppercut #CL#
and Hellmuth Jr counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Hellmuth Jr.
Hellmuth Jr looks to throw an elbow but misses.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Hellmuth Jr.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close fourth round but Mush Mouth will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Mush Mouth's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
#R5#
Hellmuth Jr tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Mouth throws a low kick but Hellmuth Jr moves out of range easily.
Hellmuth Jr throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Hellmuth Jr ducks under a wild hook from Mouth.
Mouth swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Mouth lands an overhand right.#CL#
Hellmuth Jr has Mouth up against the cage in a clinch.
Mouth is trying to break the clinch but Hellmuth Jr has him pressed against the cage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Hellmuth Jr.
Mouth looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Hellmuth Jr lands a hook that snaps the head of Mouth backwards.
Hellmuth Jr lands an elbow inside. #T1#
A short right from Hellmuth Jr on the inside.
Hellmuth Jr misses with the head strike.
Mouth dodges an elbow strike from Hellmuth Jr.
Hellmuth Jr keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Mouth's efforts to push away.
Nice elbow from Hellmuth Jr. #CUT#
That has opened up Mush Mouth's cut even more.
Mouth prevents a body shot from Hellmuth Jr. #BC2#
Mouth's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Hellmuth Jr listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Hellmuth Jr misses the shot to the body. #T2#
Mouth lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Hellmuth Jr circles away quickly and effectively.
Mouth shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Hellmuth Jr but Hellmuth Jr pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Mouth fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Hellmuth Jr manages to avoid it.
Mouth pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Good shot there by Hellmuth Jr.
Mouth throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Mouth lands with a right hand.
Hellmuth Jr tries to clinch up
and Mouth counters with an inside leg kick.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Mouth misses the shot to the body.
Mouth has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Hellmuth Jr finds it's way round the side to connect with Mouth's head.
Hellmuth Jr scores with a jab to the body.
Mouth avoids the clinch attempt nicely. #T3#
Hellmuth Jr tries to close the distance and clinch up but Mouth swats him away and circles back towards the center.
A punch combination from Hellmuth Jr misses.
Hellmuth Jr keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Mouth scores with a nice strike.
Hellmuth Jr connects with a body shot.#TD2#
Mouth drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Hellmuth Jr is pulling down on Mouth's head. It's preventing any offense from Mouth, at least for the moment.
Mouth postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Hellmuth Jr pulls Mouth in close to his closed guard and prevents Mouth from doing any damage or advancing position.
Mouth won't allow Hellmuth Jr to sweep him here. #T4#
Hellmuth Jr wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Hellmuth Jr is trying to keep Mouth in close.
Hellmuth Jr looking for a sweep. Not yet Hellmuth Jr, not yet.
Hellmuth Jr working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Mouth.
Mouth wants to control from the top but Hellmuth Jr keeps moving. #REF3#
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Mouth misses with an uppercut. Hellmuth Jr saw that one coming.
Left hook, right uppercut from Mouth.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Mouth bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Mouth scoring well with a low kick there.
Mouth's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Hellmuth Jr connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Mouth scrambles back to his feet.

And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Phil Hellmuth Jr.
I think Hellmuth Jr 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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Arvi Lind scores the fight 47:48
Judge Tarja Halkonen scores the fight 47:48
Judge Ben Zyskovitsi scores the fight 48:48

In favor of your winner, by majority decision... Mush Mouth!
Mush Mouth was full of energy after the big win and talked about how he thinks he can do big things in this sport. The crowd were appreciative of his determination to succeed.

Event: MMAHelsinki - 170
Date: Mar 10, 2018

#R1#
Hellmuth Jr cracks Frazier with a good jab.#CUT#
It looks like Zeph Frazier has been cut.#KD#
Oooooh!!! Hellmuth Jr has knocked Frazier down with a huge combo! Hellmuth Jr steps away and waves a wobbly Frazier back to his feet! This one might not go much longer!
Hellmuth Jr misses with a left hand
and Frazier counters with a thumping low kick.
Hellmuth Jr throws a jab when Frazier was well out of range.
Hellmuth Jr has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Private Gym in the buildup to the fight.
Frazier takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
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!
Hellmuth Jr misses with a hook.
Frazier scores with a crisp jab that stopped Hellmuth Jr in his tracks.
Nice defenses there by Frazier.
Frazier walks into a straight right hand from Hellmuth Jr.
Hellmuth Jr pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Frazier throws out a counter right but Hellmuth Jr avoids it with no problem.
Hellmuth Jr throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Frazier counters with an inside leg kick.
Hellmuth Jr misses with a body punch
and Frazier counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Frazier takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Hellmuth Jr lands a glancing blow to the side of Frazier's head.#T1#
A telegraphed right hand from Hellmuth Jr misses the target.
Frazier misses with a body kick.
Hellmuth Jr throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Hellmuth Jr lands a nice hook to Frazier's body. Frazier takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Frazier misses with a body shot
and Hellmuth Jr counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.#CUT#
That has opened up Zeph Frazier's cut even more.
A big left from Hellmuth Jr misses.
Hellmuth Jr takes a kick to the side of the head.
Hellmuth Jr throws a hook to the side of Frazier's head but Frazier sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Hellmuth Jr throws a predictable looking body shot
and Frazier counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Hellmuth Jr misses with the combination.
Frazier looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.#T2#
Frazier lands a lovely overhand right.
Hellmuth Jr ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Hellmuth Jr throws a poor cross that misses
and Frazier connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Hellmuth Jr lands a body shot.
Frazier slips a straight right by Hellmuth Jr.
A left lands for Frazier.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Frazier.
Frazier uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Hellmuth Jr.
Frazier swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Hellmuth Jr throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Frazier bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
A slow jab from Hellmuth Jr misses its intended target. #T3#
Frazier throws a shot to the body.
Hellmuth Jr bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Frazier's head.
Hellmuth Jr lands with a good body shot.
Frazier avoids a punch combination nicely.
Frazier looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Hellmuth Jr swings for the body but Frazier moves out of range.
Frazier displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Hellmuth Jr throws out the jab.
Frazier uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Hellmuth Jr.
A leg kick checked by Hellmuth Jr.
Hellmuth Jr throws a predictable looking body shot
and Frazier connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.#CUT2#
It looks like Phil Hellmuth Jr has been cut.
Hellmuth Jr ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Frazier moves away.#T4#
A big right from Hellmuth Jr misses.
Frazier moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Frazier lands a slapping body shot.
Hellmuth Jr is breathing heavily.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Frazier takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Hellmuth Jr throws a body shot but no joy.
Hellmuth Jr throws a jab when Frazier was well out of range.
Phil Hellmuth Jr seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Nice uppercut lands for Hellmuth Jr. That snapped Frazier's head back.
Hellmuth Jr rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Frazier counters with a nice uppercut.
Frazier misses with a hook.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Hellmuth Jr lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Frazier uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Hellmuth Jr.
Frazier throws a shot from downtown. Hellmuth Jr moves away and avoids it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Phil Hellmuth Jr dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's time! Back to the action!
#R2#
Hellmuth Jr lands a glancing blow to the side of Frazier's head.
Hellmuth Jr throws a right and a left that Frazier avoids nicely.
The fighters circling - Hellmuth Jr throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Frazier tries to land a front kick but Hellmuth Jr steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Hellmuth Jr rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Frazier counters with a nice body shot.
Hellmuth Jr uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Frazier.
Hellmuth Jr is looking for a counter combo.
Hellmuth Jr throws a poor cross that misses
and Frazier counters with a solid body kick.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with eachother but Frazier might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Hellmuth Jr has got the better of the exchanges.
Hellmuth Jr looks to score with a jab to the body but Frazier is just out of range.
Frazier is trying to counter with his kicks.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Frazier takes one on the button.
Frazier throws a shot from downtown. Hellmuth Jr moves away and avoids it.
Frazier waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Hellmuth Jr.
A jab from Hellmuth Jr misses. #T1#
Hellmuth Jr looks to throw the jab but Frazier is out of range.
Frazier slips under a jab.
Frazier slips under a jab.
Frazier jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Hellmuth Jr misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Frazier.
Hellmuth Jr lands with a straight right. Frazier didn't see that one coming.
Frazier scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
A lazy left from Hellmuth Jr finds it's target.
Frazier misses with a head kick.
Phil Hellmuth Jr is winning the standup battle so far.
Hellmuth Jr throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Frazier keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Hellmuth Jr avoids the head kick by Frazier.
Hellmuth Jr is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Frazier can do to turn this around?#T2#
Hellmuth Jr misses with a telegraphed body shot
enabling Frazier to counter with a crisp jab.
Hellmuth Jr takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Frazier takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Hellmuth Jr throws the left hand but Frazier avoids the punch easily.
Hellmuth Jr misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Frazier counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Hellmuth Jr jabs at Frazier's body.
Sloppy strikes from Hellmuth Jr. Those never looked like landing.
A slow jab from Frazier misses its intended target.
Frazier lands a nice shot that snaps Hellmuth Jr's head back.
Hellmuth Jr misses the jab.
Frazier swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Hellmuth Jr misses with a hook. Frazier ducked under it nicely. #T3#
Frazier on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Hellmuth Jr swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A lazy left from Hellmuth Jr finds it's target.
Hellmuth Jr throws a body punch but Frazier moves out of range.
Frazier fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Hellmuth Jr looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Frazier lands a nice shot that snaps Hellmuth Jr's head back.
Hellmuth Jr misses with a lunging right hand
and Frazier counters with a huge left! Hellmuth Jr is in big trouble! He's backing up but Frazier isn't giving him chance to recover. Under a barage of punches the ref has to step in to save Hellmuth Jr from any more damage. A dominating finish by Frazier!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:43 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Zeph Frazier!
Zeph Frazier decided to go for the less than humble approach in his post fight interview, telling everyone how he is going to conquer the world. The crowd seemed to like it when really that sort of approach could have gone either way.

Event: MMAHelsinki - 165
Date: Jan 28, 2018

#R1#
Mikeli lands a nice shot that snaps Hellmuth Jr's head back.
Hellmuth Jr darts in and out, connecting with a jab. #CUT#
It looks like Bo Mikeli has been cut.
Hellmuth Jr gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Mikeli with a jab.
Mikeli keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A slow jab from Hellmuth Jr misses its intended target.
Some wild striking there from Hellmuth Jr.
Mikeli just misses with a punch to the body.
Hellmuth Jr lands a nice hook to Mikeli's body. Mikeli takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Mikeli slips under a jab from Hellmuth Jr.
Mikeli tries to counter by closing the distance.
Hellmuth Jr fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Mikeli manages to avoid it.
Hellmuth Jr sets himself, and Mikeli steps forward looking for the clinch! Hellmuth Jr avoids it this time.
Mikeli looks to clinch
and Hellmuth Jr counters with a stiff right hand.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Hellmuth Jr thuds his right hand into Mikeli's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Hellmuth Jr moves out of range of the strikes.
Hellmuth Jr throws a body punch but Mikeli moves out of range.
Hellmuth Jr uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.#CUT#
That has opened up Bo Mikeli's cut even more.
Hellmuth Jr avoids a punch combination nicely.
Hellmuth Jr avoids the body shot from Mikeli. #T1#
Mikeli misses the jab.
Mikeli wants to clinch
letting Hellmuth Jr counter with a right hand.
Nice uppercut there from Mikeli.
Hellmuth Jr throws a hook to the side of Mikeli's head but Mikeli sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.#KD#
Hellmuth Jr lands a big right hand that sends Mikeli crashing to the mat! Hellmuth Jr stays standing though and waves Mikeli back to his feet!#CUT#
The cut above Bo Mikeli's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Mikeli fails with an attempt to clinch.
Bo Mikeli seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Hellmuth Jr steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Mikeli.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Hellmuth Jr drops a shoulder and throws an uppercut that cracks Mikeli right on the button. Mikeli goes down! Hellmuth Jr follows him to the mat and finishes the job with more strikes! Hellmuth Jr gets the win via TKO!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:35 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Phil Hellmuth Jr!
A less than humble Phil Hellmuth Jr misjudged his post fight interview somewhat and came across a little too arrogant whilst trying to hype up his own abilities.

Event: MMAHelsinki - 160
Date: Dec 30, 2017

#R1#
Hellmuth Jr throws a right and a left that both miss.
Suh looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Suh ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Hellmuth Jr has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Private Gym in the buildup to the fight.
A right-left combo lands from Suh. #CL#
Hellmuth Jr gets a clinch.
Hellmuth Jr lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Suh tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A short right from Hellmuth Jr on the inside.
Suh misses with a body punch.
Suh goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Suh can't find room to land a body shot as Hellmuth Jr controls the action.
Suh lands a hook that snaps the head of Hellmuth Jr backwards.
Hellmuth Jr lands an uppercut.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Hellmuth Jr lands an elbow inside. #CUT#
It looks like Suyoung Suh has been cut.
Suh swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Suh swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Suh takes an elbow to the forehead.
Hellmuth Jr lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Suh takes an elbow to the temple. #ROC#
Suh is rocked!#T1#
Hellmuth Jr pulls back and lands a big elbow that stuns Suh! Hellmuth Jr unloads with more strikes and Suh sinks to his knees! This one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:10 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Phil Hellmuth Jr!
Phil Hellmuth Jr bigged himself up after the win. The crowd seemed to love it.

Event: MMAHelsinki - 153
Date: Nov 12, 2017

#R1#
Tua misses with a two punch combination.
Hellmuth Jr swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.#CL#
Hellmuth Jr rushes Tua and presses him up against the cage.#BC2#
Tua 's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
A big left from Hellmuth Jr misses.
Tua unleashes a big counter combination but Hellmuth Jr bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Tua throws a right and a left that both miss.
Tua throws a lazy right hand but Hellmuth Jr sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Tua .
Hellmuth Jr misses with a wild body shot.
Tua cracks Hellmuth Jr with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Hellmuth Jr misses with an uppercut.
Hellmuth Jr throws out a loose jab but Tua uses good head movement to avoid it.
Tua moves out of range as Hellmuth Jr strikes.
Some wild striking there from Hellmuth Jr.
Tua misses with a looping left.
Hellmuth Jr tries to counter by clinching up but Tua breaks away and moves out of range.#T1#
Hellmuth Jr throws a jab but it's blocked by Tua .
Hellmuth Jr misses with an uppercut.
Tua throws an off balance right hand
letting Hellmuth Jr counter with a right hand.
Hellmuth Jr has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Private Gym in the buildup to the fight.
Tua lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Hellmuth Jr moves into range and connects with a jab.
Hellmuth Jr is looking to clinch.
Tua is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Hellmuth Jr.
Hellmuth Jr moves out of range as Tua strikes.
Hellmuth Jr is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Tua .
Hellmuth Jr swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Tua .
The fighters circling - Hellmuth Jr throws out the jab but it was never going to land. #CL#
Hellmuth Jr pushes Tua up against the cage in a clinch.
Hellmuth Jr misses with an elbow strike.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Hellmuth Jr. #CUT#
It looks like David Tua has been cut.#T2#
Hellmuth Jr lands a left hand.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Tua blocks an elbow strike from Hellmuth Jr.
Hellmuth Jr digs a right hand underneath Tua 's ribcage. Tua let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Hellmuth Jr lands an elbow just above Tua 's eye.
Hellmuth Jr fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Tua avoids the elbow strike from Hellmuth Jr, against the cage.
Hellmuth Jr blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Hellmuth Jr scores with a shot to the side of Tua 's head.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Hellmuth Jr.
Hellmuth Jr blocks an elbow strike.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Tua .
Hellmuth Jr avoids the elbow strike from Tua , against the cage. #T3#
Tua will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Hellmuth Jr up against the cage.
Tua is trying to force a seperation but Hellmuth Jr has the dominant position.
Hellmuth Jr lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Tua blocks an uppercut.
Hellmuth Jr works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Hellmuth Jr cracks Tua with a nice body shot.
Hellmuth Jr misses with a short punch on the inside.
Tua working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
A short right from Hellmuth Jr. #T4#
Hellmuth Jr throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Tua blocks an elbow strike from Hellmuth Jr.
Hellmuth Jr misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Hellmuth Jr tries to work over Tua 's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Knees to the body from Tua .
Tua presses Hellmuth Jr against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
A short right from Hellmuth Jr on the inside.
Hellmuth Jr scores with a shot to the side of Tua 's head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Hellmuth Jr lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Hellmuth Jr pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Hellmuth Jr misses with an elbow strike.
Tua avoids the elbow strike from Hellmuth Jr, against the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Phil Hellmuth Jr dominated that round.
The cut man is working on David Tua 's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
#R2#
Tua connects with a nice looking jab.
Tua lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Hellmuth Jr slips under a jab from Tua .
A big right from Hellmuth Jr misses.
Tua lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Hellmuth Jr.
Tua throws a lazy right hand but Hellmuth Jr sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Decent striking displayed by Hellmuth Jr there.
Tua works the jab nicely.
Tua misses with a hook.#KD#
Hellmuth Jr cracks Tua with a big right hand that sends him crashing to the floor. Hellmuth Jr has the opportunity to follow him to the ground but instead he's beckoning Tua to stand back up!#ROC#
Tua is rocked!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Nice body punch from Tua . #KD2#
Oooooh!!! Tua has knocked Hellmuth Jr down with a huge combo! Tua steps away and waves a wobbly Hellmuth Jr back to his feet! This one might not go much longer!
Hellmuth Jr works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Tua is still on wobbly legs! Can Hellmuth Jr finish him?#KD#
Hellmuth Jr lands a left and a right that send Tua crashing to the mat, dazed. Hellmuth Jr thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!#T1#
Tua misses with a hook
and Hellmuth Jr counters with a right hand to the body.
Hellmuth Jr misses with a straight left.
Tua seems to have recovered his senses.
Tua lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Hellmuth Jr circles away quickly and effectively.
Tua throws a nice inside leg kick.
A decent looking cross lands there for Tua .
Tua on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Tua uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Hellmuth Jr.
Phil Hellmuth Jr is winning the standup battle so far.#CL#
Hellmuth Jr clinches.
Hellmuth Jr misses with the head strike.
Tua blocks a body shot from Hellmuth Jr.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Tua .
Tua throws a punch but it's blocked by Hellmuth Jr. #T2#
Tua dodges an elbow strike from Hellmuth Jr.
Hellmuth Jr is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Tua can do to turn this around?
Tua blocks a body shot from Hellmuth Jr.
A head punch on the inside from Tua fails to land.
Hellmuth Jr lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Hellmuth Jr swings away with an uppercut that misses.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Tua blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Hellmuth Jr swings wildly with an uppercut but Tua uses good head movement to avoid it.
Tua blocks an elbow strike.
Hellmuth Jr scores with a shot to the side of Tua 's head. #T3#
Hellmuth Jr throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Tua stalling in the clinch.
Tua tries to break free but Hellmuth Jr pushes him back against the cage.
Hellmuth Jr misses with a short punch on the inside.
Tua avoids the elbow strike from Hellmuth Jr, against the cage.
Hellmuth Jr has a couple of punches blocked by Tua .
Hellmuth Jr pushes Tua back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Hellmuth Jr lands a right hand. #KD#
Hellmuth Jr drops Tua onto one knee with a big uppercut from the clinch! Tua is propped up by the cage and works his way back to his feet!
Hellmuth Jr throws a punch but it's blocked by Tua .
Hellmuth Jr tries a body shot but Tua blocks it. #T4#
Hellmuth Jr throws a punch but it's blocked by Tua .
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Hellmuth Jr working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Hellmuth Jr throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Hellmuth Jr misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Hellmuth Jr lands on the inside with an uppercut. #BC2#
Tua breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance. #CL#
Hellmuth Jr moves into the clinch successfully.
Hellmuth Jr goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Tua blocks an elbow strike from Hellmuth Jr.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Tua wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Tua has had enough of the clinch but Hellmuth Jr keeps him there for the moment.
Tua avoids the elbow strike from Hellmuth Jr, against the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Phil Hellmuth Jr dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on David Tua 's cut.
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.
#R3#
Hellmuth Jr fails with an attempt to clinch.
Tua uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Hellmuth Jr.
A big right from Tua misses.
Tua scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Hellmuth Jr on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Tua uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Hellmuth Jr.
Some wild striking there from Tua .
Tua moves out of range of the strikes.
Tua throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tua misses the shot to the body.
Hellmuth Jr lands a body shot.
Tua slips a straight right by Hellmuth Jr.
Tua is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight. #T1#
Hellmuth Jr throws a lazy right hand but Tua sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Hellmuth Jr loads up on a big right hand but Tua slips the punch.
Hellmuth Jr is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Tua lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Tua .
Tua throws a solid leg kick but Hellmuth Jr takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Tua .
Hellmuth Jr has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
A jab lands there for Hellmuth Jr.#CL#
Hellmuth Jr moves into range and clinches up with Tua .
Hellmuth Jr throws an elbow but it misses.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Hellmuth Jr just misses with a elbow thrown towards Tua 's brow.
Hellmuth Jr misses with a short punch on the inside. #BC2#
Tua escapes the clinch and we're back to striking. #CL#
Hellmuth Jr clinches. #BC2#
Tua escapes the clinch and we're back to striking. #T2#
Hellmuth Jr on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Tua swings widly with a right hand
and Hellmuth Jr counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Jab from Hellmuth Jr.#CL#
Hellmuth Jr clinches up with Tua and pushes him back against the cage.
A nice left hand lands by Tua .
A body shot lands from Hellmuth Jr.
Tua avoids the elbow strike from Hellmuth Jr, against the cage.
Hellmuth Jr throws an elbow that misses.
Hellmuth Jr misses with a body punch.
Hellmuth Jr swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Tua throws an elbow but it misses. #T3#
Hellmuth Jr throws a head punch that misses.
Hellmuth Jr lands a shoulder strike.
Tua blocks the elbow strike.
Hellmuth Jr misses with an elbow over the top.#BC2#
Tua manages to break the clinch.
Good exchange - Hellmuth Jr coming out on top.
Hellmuth Jr looks to score with a jab to the body but Tua is just out of range.
Hellmuth Jr lands a jab to the head.
Hellmuth Jr throws an overhand right that lands on Tua 's shoulder, as Tua tries to avoid the shot.
Hellmuth Jr with a body punch. A glancing blow. #CL#
Hellmuth Jr clinches with his opponent.
Hellmuth Jr throws a punch but it's blocked by Tua . #T4#
A head punch blocked on the inside by Hellmuth Jr.
Hellmuth Jr avoids the elbow strike from Tua , against the cage.
Hellmuth Jr lands with a right to the head.
Hellmuth Jr pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A nice left hand lands by Tua .
Hellmuth Jr misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Tua 's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Phil Hellmuth Jr has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Hellmuth Jr struggles to land a body shot inside as Tua controls his hands.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Phil Hellmuth Jr clearly takes that round.
The cut man is working on David Tua 's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
#R4#
Hellmuth Jr scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Tua slips a jab from Hellmuth Jr.
Hellmuth Jr swings for the body but Tua moves out of range.
Hellmuth Jr uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Tua .
Tua lands an overhand right.#CUT2#
It looks like Phil Hellmuth Jr has been cut.
Hellmuth Jr lands a nice hook to Tua 's body. Tua takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Hellmuth Jr connects with a right hand. Tua shakes it off.#KD#
Hellmuth Jr lands a left and a right that send Tua crashing to the mat, dazed. Hellmuth Jr thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!
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!
Hellmuth Jr closes the distance and lands a brutal uppercut that knocks Tua out! We're looking at the replay now - he was out before he hit the floor!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:42 of round 4, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Phil Hellmuth Jr!
Phil Hellmuth Jr was full of energy after the big win and talked about how he thinks he can do big things in this sport. The crowd were appreciative of his determination to succeed.

Event: MMAHelsinki - 148
Date: Oct 11, 2017

#R1#
A telegraphed right hand from Hellmuth Jr misses the target.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Thorn! But no joy.
A slow jab from Hellmuth Jr misses its intended target.
Thorn throws out a counter right but Hellmuth Jr avoids it with no problem.
Hellmuth Jr throws a hook but Thorn avoids it easily.
Thorn connects with a leg kick. Hellmuth Jr looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Hellmuth Jr cracks Thorn with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
A slow jab from Hellmuth Jr misses its intended target.
Hellmuth Jr takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
A low kick from Thorn misses
and Hellmuth Jr counters with a nice uppercut.
Thorn misses with a head kick.
Thorn lands an overhand right.
Hellmuth Jr swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Hellmuth Jr misses with a straight left.
Thorn keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Hellmuth Jr.
Thorn lands with an uppercut that bounces Hellmuth Jr off the cage and back into range.
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!
Thorn throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Hellmuth Jr throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Hellmuth Jr throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.#CL#
Thorn tries to keep at a distance but Hellmuth Jr has taken the fight into the clinch.#T1#
Hellmuth Jr scores with a shot to the side of Thorn's head.
Hellmuth Jr misses with the head strike.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Thorn.
Hellmuth Jr misses with an elbow strike.
Hellmuth Jr tries to throw a body punch but Thorn avoids it by throwing Hellmuth Jr back against the cage.
Hellmuth Jr avoiding damage as Thorn throws knees to the body.
Thorn misses with a short punch on the inside.
Thorn misses with some punches.
Thorn lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Hellmuth Jr.
Hellmuth Jr blocking some punches.
Thorn swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Thorn scores with a shoulder strike.
Thorn can't find room to land a body shot as Hellmuth Jr controls the action.
Thorn tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Hellmuth Jr lands a nice elbow. #T2#
Hellmuth Jr blocks an uppercut.
Thorn is looking to take this one to the mat.
Thorn lands a shot to the body.
Thorn has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Hellmuth Jr seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Thorn can turn it around.
Thorn lands on the inside with an uppercut.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Hellmuth Jr lands a nice uppercut.
Hellmuth Jr tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Thorn lands a right hand.
A right handed body shot lands from Thorn.
Hellmuth Jr is breathing heavily.
Hellmuth Jr lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Thorn working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Thorn working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Thorn scores with a shot to the side of Hellmuth Jr's head.
Our sources have told us that Hellmuth Jr has been working on his elbows in the gym.
Thorn scores with a hook to the body.
Thorn is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Hellmuth Jr pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Thorn wants a takedown but no success here.
Phil Hellmuth Jr has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Damien Thorn.
Thorn using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Hellmuth Jr has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike. #T3#
Thorn trying to land knees to the body.
Thorn tries a knee to the head but Hellmuth Jr blocks it.
Hellmuth Jr blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Thorn.
Hellmuth Jr is really struggling to find his range with his punches. Thorn's reach advantage is clearly causing him problems.
Thorn pushes Hellmuth Jr back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Thorn misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Hellmuth Jr tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Hellmuth Jr throws an elbow that misses.
Hellmuth Jr's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Thorn can't find room to land a body shot as Hellmuth Jr controls the action.
Thorn swings wildly with an uppercut but Hellmuth Jr uses good head movement to avoid it.
Thorn throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Hellmuth Jr blocks it with crossed arms.
Thorn misses with a punch to the body.
Thorn avoids a wild elbow strike from Hellmuth Jr.
Thorn trying to land knees to the body. #T4#
Thorn lands a left hand that snaps the head of Hellmuth Jr backwards.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Hellmuth Jr.
Thorn tries a knee to the head but Hellmuth Jr blocks it.
Thorn is looking to take this one to the mat.
Thorn takes an elbow to the forehead.
Thorn struggles to land a body shot inside as Hellmuth Jr controls his hands.
Thorn misses with the head strike.
Thorn throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Hellmuth Jr blocks it with crossed arms.
Hellmuth Jr tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
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!
Hellmuth Jr creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Thorn tries to throw a body punch but Hellmuth Jr avoids it by throwing Thorn back against the cage.
Thorn is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Hellmuth Jr is defending well for now.
Thorn tries a body shot but Hellmuth Jr blocks it.
With the fighters up against the cage, Hellmuth Jr throws an elbow but misses.
Hellmuth Jr avoids the elbow strike from Thorn, against the cage.
Hellmuth Jr gets underhooks to prevent Thorn's takedown attempt.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Damien Thorn dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
#R2#
Thorn shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Hellmuth Jr throws a hook but Thorn avoids it easily.
Thorn rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Hellmuth Jr counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Hellmuth Jr on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Hellmuth Jr is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Hellmuth Jr looks to throw the jab but Thorn is out of range.
Hellmuth Jr throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Thorn lands a body shot.
Thorn is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Hellmuth Jr.
A jab from Thorn misses.
Hellmuth Jr wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Hellmuth Jr tries to close the distance and clinch up but Thorn swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Thorn keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Hellmuth Jr.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hellmuth Jr throws a hook to the side of Thorn's head but Thorn sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Thorn uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Hellmuth Jr.
Thorn slips a jab from Hellmuth Jr.
A slow jab from Thorn misses its intended target.
Thorn connects with a right hand. Hellmuth Jr shakes it off.#T1#
A big left from Hellmuth Jr misses.
Damien Thorn seems to be getting the better of the standup.#CL#
Hellmuth Jr clinches with his opponent.
Nice body punch from Hellmuth Jr.
Hellmuth Jr swings wildly with an uppercut but Thorn uses good head movement to avoid it.
Thorn using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Thorn is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Hellmuth Jr is defending well for now.
Hellmuth Jr lands with a left to the head.
Thorn avoids the elbow strike from Hellmuth Jr, against the cage.
Thorn scores with a shot to the side of Hellmuth Jr's head.
Thorn dodges an elbow strike from Hellmuth Jr.
Thorn avoids the elbow strike from Hellmuth Jr, against the cage.
Thorn struggles to land a body shot inside as Hellmuth Jr controls his hands.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Hellmuth Jr.
Hellmuth Jr lands an elbow just above Thorn 's eye. #CUT#
It looks like Damien Thorn has been cut.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Hellmuth Jr. #T2#
Thorn misses with a hook to the ribs.
Hellmuth Jr working aggressively here.
Thorn blocks an elbow strike from Hellmuth Jr.
Thorn comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Thorn avoids a wild elbow strike from Hellmuth Jr.
Hellmuth Jr fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Hellmuth Jr managing to block the knees to the body from Thorn.
Hellmuth Jr blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Thorn wants to take the fight to the mat but Hellmuth Jr manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Hellmuth Jr blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Thorn swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Hellmuth Jr blocks a body shot from Thorn.
A head punch on the inside from Hellmuth Jr fails to land. #TD2#
Thorn is working on a single leg takedown against the cage. Hellmuth Jr can't fight it off and eventually Thorn manages to take the fight to the floor. Hellmuth Jr looks annoyed but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Hellmuth Jr has his hands on Thorn's head, controlling the position. #T3#
Thorn controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Thorn's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
Thorn lands a couple of elbows.
Hellmuth Jr managing to control the position.
Thorn landing some decent shots from guard. #T4#
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Thorn postures up in Hellmuth Jr's guard and throws a big left but Hellmuth Jr blocks it.
Hellmuth Jr looking to control.
Thorn content to stall in guard here.
Thorn has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Hellmuth Jr has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall. #REF3#
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Thorn on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Thorn lands a nice shot to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Damien Thorn will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Damien Thorn's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!
#R3#
Thorn fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Hellmuth Jr.
Hellmuth Jr slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Thorn fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Hellmuth Jr scores with a jab. Thorn acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Hellmuth Jr throws the left hand but Thorn avoids the punch easily.
That kick from Thorn tenderised Hellmuth Jr's leg. Hellmuth Jr is trying to keep his angry face on.
Hellmuth Jr throws a big shot that misses.
Thorn connects with a leg kick. Hellmuth Jr looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Thorn lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Thorn throws a head kick that Hellmuth Jr semi-blocks.
Thorn walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Hellmuth Jr checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Hellmuth Jr tries to clinch up but Thorn circles away and keeps his distance.
Thorn looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Hellmuth Jr stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Thorn.
Thorn moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Hellmuth Jr, as that shot connected.
Hellmuth Jr misses with a hook. Thorn ducked under it nicely. #T1#
Hellmuth Jr misses the jab.
Hellmuth Jr misses with a looping left.
A decent looking cross lands there for Hellmuth Jr.
A big left from Hellmuth Jr misses.
Hellmuth Jr blocks a leg kick.
Thorn bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Hellmuth Jr throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
A telegraphed right hand from Hellmuth Jr misses the target.
Hellmuth Jr takes a jab right on the kisser.
Thorn throws a low kick, looking for Hellmuth Jr's leg but Hellmuth Jr calmly moves out of range.
Hellmuth Jr checks a leg kick nicely.
Thorn blocks a jab.
Hellmuth Jr is looking to clinch but Thorn is avoiding it.
Thorn ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Thorn turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.#T2#
Thorn circles away from the clinch attempt
and Thorn counters with a left to the body.
Thorn scores with a jab to the body.
Hellmuth Jr is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Thorn misses with a head kick.
Thorn throws a low kick but Hellmuth Jr moves out of range easily.
Thorn slips a jab from Hellmuth Jr.
Hellmuth Jr steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Thorn.
Thorn misses with a straight right.
It looked like Hellmuth Jr wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Thorn keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Hellmuth Jr lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Hellmuth Jr on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Thorn ducks under a wild hook from Hellmuth Jr.
Hellmuth Jr throws a lazy uppercut
and Hellmuth Jr takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
A jab from Thorn misses. #T3#
Hellmuth Jr is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Thorn.
Hellmuth Jr tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Thorn was well out of range. Poor timing from Hellmuth Jr.
Hellmuth Jr moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Thorn throws a leg kick but Hellmuth Jr sees it coming and moves out of range.
Hellmuth Jr wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Hellmuth Jr missing with a left hand there. Thorn was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Thorn thumps Hellmuth Jr with a low kick.
Thorn throws a body punch but Hellmuth Jr moves out of range.
Thorn bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Thorn throws a front kick aimed at Hellmuth Jr's knee but Hellmuth Jr avoids it well.
Hellmuth Jr rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Thorn moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Hellmuth Jr closes the distance but Thorn moves to the side
and Thorn counters with a straight right hand.
Thorn misses with an attempted mid kick.
Thorn missing with a left hand there. Hellmuth Jr was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
It looked like Hellmuth Jr was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Thorn.
Thorn scores with a push kick.#T4#
Thorn throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A chopping leg kick lands by Thorn.
Thorn misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Thorn takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A looping hook to the body misses from Hellmuth Jr. Thorn does a little dance to reset his feet.
A punch combination from Hellmuth Jr misses.
A big left from Hellmuth Jr misses.
Hellmuth Jr misses with a straight left.
Thorn cracks the inside of Hellmuth Jr's front leg.
A solid leg kick lands there for Thorn.
Hellmuth Jr misses with a straight left.
A jab from Thorn misses.
Hellmuth Jr walks into a jab.
Thorn walks into a left hand.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Damien Thorn really dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Damien Thorn's cut.
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.
#R4#
Hellmuth Jr swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Hellmuth Jr jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Hellmuth Jr avoids a kick to the body.
A big left from Hellmuth Jr misses.
Thorn missing with a left hand there. Hellmuth Jr was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Hellmuth Jr is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Thorn.
Hellmuth Jr jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Thorn misses with a shot to the body
enabling Hellmuth Jr to counter with a crisp jab. #CL#
Hellmuth Jr rushes Thorn and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Thorn tries to work over Hellmuth Jr's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Thorn is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Hellmuth Jr gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hellmuth Jr is pressed up against the cage. Thorn has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Hellmuth Jr down to the mat. Hellmuth Jr avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance. #CL#
Hellmuth Jr drives through and clinches with Thorn against the cage.
Thorn missing with knees to the body.
Thorn tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A hook to the body from Thorn. #T1#
Hellmuth Jr blocks an uppercut.
Hellmuth Jr takes a knee to the side of the body.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
Thorn is trying to drag Hellmuth Jr to the mat but Hellmuth Jr just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Phil Hellmuth Jr has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Damien Thorn.
Thorn unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Thorn throws a punch but it's blocked by Hellmuth Jr.
Hellmuth Jr lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Thorn backwards.
Thorn wants a takedown but no success here.
Damien Thorn seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Thorn with a knee to the head.
Hellmuth Jr managing to block the knees to the body from Thorn.
Thorn lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Hellmuth Jr backwards.
Thorn lands with a right to the head.
A short right from Thorn on the inside.
Hellmuth Jr blocking some punches. #T2#
Thorn is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Hellmuth Jr pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Thorn throws a knee to the head but misses.
Hellmuth Jr lands a body shot.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Hellmuth Jr fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Thorn misses with a short punch on the inside.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Hellmuth Jr.
Hellmuth Jr works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Hellmuth Jr goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Thorn lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Thorn avoids a wild elbow strike from Hellmuth Jr.
Hellmuth Jr avoiding damage as Thorn throws knees to the body.
Thorn misses with some punches.
Thorn misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Hellmuth Jr blocks a punch to the side of the head. #T3#
Thorn putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Hellmuth Jr in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Hellmuth Jr misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Hellmuth Jr.
Hellmuth Jr is pressed up against the cage. Thorn has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Hellmuth Jr down to the mat. Hellmuth Jr avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
A punch lands to the side of Thorn 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Hellmuth Jr tries to bum rush Thorn with a series of wild strikes but Thorn uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Thorn connects with a solid leg kick.
Hellmuth Jr is looking to clinch.
Hellmuth Jr loads up on a big right hand but Thorn slips the punch.
Thorn bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Thorn.
Thorn throws a low kick but Hellmuth Jr moves out of range easily. #CL#
Hellmuth Jr moves into the clinch.
Hellmuth Jr gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Thorn. #T4#
Thorn looking for a takedown.
Hellmuth Jr blocks an uppercut.
Thorn working aggressively here.
Thorn is looking to take this one to the mat.
Thorn is trying to drag Hellmuth Jr to the mat but Hellmuth Jr just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Hellmuth Jr takes an elbow to the forehead.
A nice right hand lands inside from Hellmuth Jr.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Thorn misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Hellmuth Jr creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Thorn creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Hellmuth Jr's defenses.
Thorn can't get the takedown.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close fourth round but Damien Thorn will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Damien Thorn's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!
#R5#
Jab from Thorn.
Hellmuth Jr moves out of range of the leg kick from Thorn.
Thorn throws a body shot but no joy.
Thorn lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Thorn slips a jab from Hellmuth Jr.
Thorn displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Hellmuth Jr throws out the jab.
Hellmuth Jr throws a jab but it's blocked by Thorn.
Hellmuth Jr stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Thorn.
Thorn displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Hellmuth Jr throws out the jab.
Thorn is looking to land body kicks.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Thorn works the jab nicely.
Thorn has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Thorn lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Hellmuth Jr swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Thorn thows a left - swing and a miss!
Good work by Hellmuth Jr as he checks the leg kick.#T1#
Hellmuth Jr misses with a straight right.
Hellmuth Jr looks to land a right hand but Thorn moved out of range.
Thorn blocks a jab.
Thorn looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Hellmuth Jr ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Thorn moves away.
Thorn throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Hellmuth Jr lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Thorn circles away quickly and effectively.
A decent looking cross lands there for Hellmuth Jr.
Thorn ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Hellmuth Jr moves away.
That kick from Thorn tenderised Hellmuth Jr's leg. Hellmuth Jr is trying to keep his angry face on.
Thorn missing with a left hand there. Hellmuth Jr was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Thorn is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Hellmuth Jr.
Thorn moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Thorn chopping away at his opponent's legs. #T2#
Nice defenses there by Hellmuth Jr.
Thorn throws a jab when Hellmuth Jr was well out of range.
Hellmuth Jr misses with a hook. Thorn ducked under it nicely.
Thorn throws out a counter right but Hellmuth Jr avoids it with no problem.
Sloppy strikes from Thorn. Those never looked like landing.
Thorn chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Hellmuth Jr looks to land a left hand but Thorn moved out of range nicely.
Thorn scores with a decent looking hook.
Hellmuth Jr misses with an uppercut.
Hellmuth Jr ducks under a wild hook from Thorn.
Hellmuth Jr tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Thorn manages to circle out of the way.
Thorn avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Thorn slips a jab from Hellmuth Jr.
A little jabbing left from Thorn on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Thorn misses with a looping left.
Thorn misses with a looping left.
Thorn misses with a low kick as Hellmuth Jr jumps back.
Hellmuth Jr misses with a looping right.
Damien Thorn is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.#T3#
Nice defenses there by Hellmuth Jr.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Thorn, right into the meat.
Good shot there by Hellmuth Jr.
Hellmuth Jr blocks a head kick by Thorn.
Thorn cracks the inside of Hellmuth Jr's front leg.
Hellmuth Jr tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Hellmuth Jr throws a combination. Thorn tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Hellmuth Jr on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
A big right from Thorn misses.
Thorn scores with a leg kick.
Hellmuth Jr comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
A big right from Thorn misses.
Thorn takes a body punch but keeps moving.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Hellmuth Jr connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.#T4#
Hellmuth Jr misses with a straight right.
Hellmuth Jr throws a shot from downtown. Thorn moves away and avoids it.
Hellmuth Jr throws a right and a left that both miss.
Thorn throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
A decent looking cross lands there for Thorn.
Thorn moves out of range of the strikes.
Hellmuth Jr slips under a jab from Thorn.
Hellmuth Jr tries to close the distance and clinch but Thorn swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Thorn throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Thorn throws an overhand right that lands on Hellmuth Jr's shoulder, as Hellmuth Jr tries to avoid the shot.
Thorn bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Hellmuth Jr throws a jab when Thorn was well out of range.
Thorn fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Hellmuth Jr manages to avoid it.
Phil Hellmuth Jr has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Hellmuth Jr wants to clinch.
Thorn is looking for the big counter here.

And that's the end of the fight!
Damien Thorn comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Thorn 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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Anni Minnemäki scores the fight 45:50
Judge Matti Vanhoillinen scores the fight 45:50
Judge Tarja Halkonen scores the fight 45:50

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Damien Thorn!
Damien Thorn is the new heavyweight champion!
Damien Thorn very nearly forgot to thank Urban Fighter amongst all the excitement of his win but just as the interview came to a close, he screamed their name. Hopefully he'll get a few nice freebies in the mail as a thank you.

Event: MMAHelsinki - 142
Date: Sep 10, 2017

#R1#
Hellmuth Jr lands a nice looking body shot.
A slow jab from Hellmuth Jr misses its intended target.
Hellmuth Jr throws a right hand that misses
and Thorn counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Thorn digs a good hook to Hellmuth Jr's body.
Hellmuth Jr throws a right hand that misses
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Thorn shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Hellmuth Jr counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Jab from Hellmuth Jr.
Hellmuth Jr on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Thorn takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Hellmuth Jr checks a low kick from Thorn.
Thorn throws a low kick, looking for Hellmuth Jr's leg but Hellmuth Jr calmly moves out of range.
Hellmuth Jr is looking for the big counter here.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Hellmuth Jr misses with a lunging right hand
and Thorn counters with a good low kick that Hellmuth Jr was not able to check.
Hellmuth Jr looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Hellmuth Jr looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Thorn cracks Hellmuth Jr with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Thorn is looking to score with low kicks.
Hellmuth Jr looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Hellmuth Jr tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Thorn was well out of range. Poor timing from Hellmuth Jr.#T1#
Thorn ducks under a wild hook from Hellmuth Jr.
Hellmuth Jr on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Thorn throws out a powerful jab.
Phil Hellmuth Jr is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Hellmuth Jr throws a jab but it's blocked by Thorn.
Hellmuth Jr takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Hellmuth Jr throws a shot to the body.
Hellmuth Jr misses with a combination
and Thorn counters with a stiff right hand.
Thorn uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Hellmuth Jr.
Hellmuth Jr misses with a looping left.
It looked like Thorn wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Thorn looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Jab, jab by Thorn - just one landing.
Hellmuth Jr slips under a jab.
Hellmuth Jr moves out of range of the strikes.
Hellmuth Jr misses with a hook. Thorn ducked under it nicely.
Hellmuth Jr keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot. #T2#
Hellmuth Jr throws a hook to the side of Thorn's head but Thorn sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Thorn throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Thorn throws a poor cross that misses
enabling Hellmuth Jr to counter with a crisp jab.
Hellmuth Jr works the jab nicely.
Thorn moves away from the strike by Hellmuth Jr.
Hellmuth Jr throws a lazy uppercut
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Hellmuth Jr throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Thorn sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Hellmuth Jr is really struggling to land any decent head shots against his taller opponent.
Hellmuth Jr misses the body punch
letting Thorn counter with a right hand.
Thorn tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Hellmuth Jr was well out of range. Poor timing from Thorn.
Thorn lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Thorn is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
The fighters circling - Hellmuth Jr throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Hellmuth Jr throws a looping overhand right but Thorn ducks down to avoid it.
Thorn ducks under a wild hook from Hellmuth Jr.
Thorn moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.#CUT2#
It looks like Damien Thorn has been cut.
A swing and a miss from Hellmuth Jr.
Thorn throws a big counter combination but Hellmuth Jr scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.#T3#
Hellmuth Jr is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Thorn.
Thorn throws a leg kick which misses Hellmuth Jr's front leg but catches the back leg as Hellmuth Jr tries to avoid it.
Thorn needs to keep his hands up - Hellmuth Jr had a free shot at his head there.
Hellmuth Jr fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Thorn manages to avoid it.
A swing and a miss from Hellmuth Jr.
Thorn avoids the body shot from Hellmuth Jr.
Hellmuth Jr drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Thorn paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Hellmuth Jr rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
enabling Thorn to counter with a crisp jab.
Hellmuth Jr looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.#TD#
Thorn closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Thorn lands in his opponent's guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Thorn's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Hellmuth Jr wants to sweep here but Thorn controlling him for the moment. #T4#
Thorn slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Hellmuth Jr is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
Thorn controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Hellmuth Jr keeping moving, preventing Thorn from controlling successfully.
Hellmuth Jr working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Thorn. #REF3#
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Thorn turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Damien Thorn will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Damien Thorn's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
#R2#
Thorn smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Hellmuth Jr misses with a hook.
Hellmuth Jr's corner calls for a 1-2. Hellmuth Jr obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
A jab lands there for Thorn.
Hellmuth Jr misses the shot to the body.
Thorn cracks Hellmuth Jr with a right hand to the side of the head.
Damien Thorn is winning the standup battle so far.
Thorn lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Nice uppercut lands for Hellmuth Jr. That snapped Thorn's head back.
Hellmuth Jr keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Hellmuth Jr throws a counter combo.
Some wild striking there from Hellmuth Jr.
Hellmuth Jr stuns Thorn with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Thorn ducks under a wild hook from Hellmuth Jr.
Thorn fires out a quick counter leg kick but Hellmuth Jr just manages to avoid it.
Hellmuth Jr lands with a straight right. Thorn didn't see that one coming.
Hellmuth Jr throws out a token jab with nothing on it.#T1#
Thorn moves out of range of the strikes.
Thorn scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Thorn is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Thorn uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Hellmuth Jr.
Hellmuth Jr looks to land a right hand but Thorn moved out of range.
Thorn lands a leg kick that knocks Hellmuth Jr off balance momentarily.
Thorn uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Hellmuth Jr.
Hellmuth Jr ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Thorn moves away.
Hellmuth Jr jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Thorn throwing a counter right hand but Hellmuth Jr manages to avoid it.
Hellmuth Jr jabs at Thorn's body.
Thorn uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Hellmuth Jr.
Hellmuth Jr is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Thorn lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Thorn works over Hellmuth Jr's head and body with a nice combination.
Thorn scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut! #T2#
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Hellmuth Jr slips under a jab from Thorn.
A head kick from Thorn lands but Hellmuth Jr takes it in his stride. #KD2#
Hellmuth Jr cracks Thorn with a big right hand that sends him to the floor! Thorn looks wobbly but he's sprung back up to his feet straight away… can Hellmuth Jr finish him?
Thorn throws a hook to the side of Hellmuth Jr's head but Hellmuth Jr sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Thorn has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Hellmuth Jr finds it's way round the side to connect with Thorn's head.
Thorn slips under a jab.
Hellmuth Jr throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Thorn sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Thorn lands with an uppercut that bounces Hellmuth Jr off the cage and back into range.
Hellmuth Jr thows a left - swing and a miss!
Thorn misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Hellmuth Jr falls off balance throwing a combination #TD#
and Thorn counters with a takedown into side control! That could mean trouble for Hellmuth Jr!
Hellmuth Jr holding on.
Thorn postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly. #T3#
Thorn slows the pace down.
Thorn landing strikes.
Thorn misses with the ground and pound.
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Thorn trying to control the position but Hellmuth Jr is working away.
Thorn misses with a strike but at least he's keeping busy, looking to cause some damage - that will still help him when it comes to the judges scorecards.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Thorn creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Hellmuth Jr sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike. #T4#
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Thorn remains in side control and seems content to stay there. It's a versatile position from which he can work both strikes and submissions, whilst maintaining that control, so maybe he'll sit here for a while.
Hellmuth Jr takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
Sloppy strikes there by Thorn.
Thorn 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.
Hellmuth Jr is trying to get back to half guard.
Thorn working the ground and pound.
Hellmuth Jr holds on to Thorn's head and controls the position momentarily.
Hellmuth Jr taking punishment in the form of punches.
Hellmuth Jr is trying to control Thorn's posture but Thorn avoids it.
Hellmuth Jr is looking for a sweep.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Damien Thorn will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Damien Thorn's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
#R3#
Hellmuth Jr misses with an uppercut.
Thorn ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Thorn lands a leg kick that knocks Hellmuth Jr off balance momentarily.
Hellmuth Jr looks to throw the jab but Thorn is out of range.
Thorn throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Hellmuth Jr stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Thorn closes this distance looking for a takedown but Hellmuth Jr circles away.
Hellmuth Jr wants to counter the offense by Thorn and move into the clinch position.
A big left from Hellmuth Jr misses.
Thorn needs to keep his hands up - Hellmuth Jr had a free shot at his head there.
Thorn throws a head kick that Hellmuth Jr semi-blocks.
Thorn scores with a sloppy right hand. Hellmuth Jr should have avoided that one.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A big right from Hellmuth Jr misses.
Thorn throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Hellmuth Jr stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Thorn has his takedown stuffed
and Hellmuth Jr counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.#TD#
Thorn fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Hellmuth Jr to the ground. Thorn is now in Hellmuth Jr's guard.#T1#
Thorn with a flurry of punches that miss.
Hellmuth Jr managing to control the position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Hellmuth Jr is continuing to stall.
Hellmuth Jr wants to sweep but no luck.
Hellmuth Jr preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Hellmuth Jr controls Thorn momentarily but Thorn frees himself.
Hellmuth Jr looking to hit a scissor sweep but Thorn is one step ahead there.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Thorn throwing strikes but missing. #REF3#
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.#T2#
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Hellmuth Jr getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Thorn bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Hellmuth Jr fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Thorn drops down looking for a counter takedown but Hellmuth Jr sprawls and moves away.
Hellmuth Jr throws a looping overhand right but Thorn ducks down to avoid it.
Hellmuth Jr throws a lazy right hand but Thorn sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Thorn ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Thorn closes this distance looking for a takedown but Hellmuth Jr circles away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Damien Thorn. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Hellmuth Jr misses with a combination
and Thorn counters with a straight right hand.
Hellmuth Jr misses with an uppercut. Thorn saw that one coming.
Hellmuth Jr jabbing away but nothing is landing. #T3#
Hellmuth Jr throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Thorn sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Thorn fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
A big right from Hellmuth Jr misses.
Thorn is looking for a counter combo.
Hellmuth Jr's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Hellmuth Jr with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Thorn to score with a decent uppercut.
Thorn slips under a jab.
Hellmuth Jr throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Thorn counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Thorn swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Thorn just misses with a punch to the body.
Thorn misses the body punch
and Hellmuth Jr counters with a straight right hand.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Thorn, right into the meat.
Thorn uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Hellmuth Jr.
Thorn was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Thorn's corner calls for a 1-2. Thorn obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Hellmuth Jr might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Thorn slips a straight right by Hellmuth Jr.#T4#
Hellmuth Jr throws a jab but it's blocked by Thorn.
Thorn throws a body punch but Hellmuth Jr moves out of range.
Thorn sets himself, and Hellmuth Jr steps forward looking for the clinch! Thorn avoids it this time.
Hellmuth Jr has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Thorn fails with a takedown attempt.
Hellmuth Jr throws a shot to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Hellmuth Jr dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Nice straight punches there by Hellmuth Jr. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Hellmuth Jr.
Thorn misses with a low kick.
Thorn throws a one two combo.
Thorn steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Hellmuth Jr.
A slow jab from Hellmuth Jr misses its intended target.
Thorn throws a body shot but no joy.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but Damien Thorn did the better work so I'd imagine he'll take it.
The cut man is working on Damien Thorn's cut.
That's time! Thorn's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
#R4#
Thorn tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Hellmuth Jr swivels and escapes.
Nice cross by Hellmuth Jr.
Thorn uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Hellmuth Jr.
Thorn slips a straight right by Hellmuth Jr.
Thorn catches Hellmuth Jr with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Hellmuth Jr fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Jab by Thorn.
A bone on bone clash there as Hellmuth Jr blocks the leg kick.
Hellmuth Jr looks to land a combination but Thorn avoids it well.
Thorn swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Thorn scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Thorn slips a jab from Hellmuth Jr.
Hellmuth Jr connects with a body shot that sends Thorn's belly button to the back.
Hellmuth Jr throws a hook to the side of Thorn's head but Thorn sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Hellmuth Jr pushing out the jab but it's not landing. #T1#
Hellmuth Jr throws a lazy uppercut
and Thorn counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Thorn connects with a body shot.
Thorn throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Hellmuth Jr stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Hellmuth Jr throws a looping overhand right but Thorn ducks down to avoid it.
Hellmuth Jr throws a big shot that misses.
No joy there for Hellmuth Jr, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Hellmuth Jr is absolutely dripping with sweat - he looks exhausted.
Hellmuth Jr swings widly with a right hand
and Thorn counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Hellmuth Jr misses with a combination
and Thorn counters with a nice body kick.
Thorn throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Hellmuth Jr bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Thorn's head backwards.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Thorn.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Hellmuth Jr missing with a left hand there. Thorn was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Thorn lands a nice leg kick that just misses Hellmuth Jr's sensitive parts. #T2#
Thorn fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Thorn lands a head kick!
Thorn blocks a jab.
Thorn rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Hellmuth Jr moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
A jab lands there for Thorn.
Hellmuth Jr pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Hellmuth Jr swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Thorn lands a really nice looking cross but Hellmuth Jr seems unphased.
Hellmuth Jr takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Hellmuth Jr misses with an uppercut. Thorn saw that one coming.
Hellmuth Jr throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Thorn counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Hellmuth Jr thinking.
Thorn cracks Hellmuth Jr with an open hand slap.
Thorn looks to score with a jab to the body but Hellmuth Jr is just out of range.#T3#
Thorn cracks Hellmuth Jr with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Hellmuth Jr ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Thorn moves into range and connects with a jab.
Hellmuth Jr misses with a hook. Thorn ducked under it nicely.
Thorn connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Hellmuth Jr momentarily.
Thorn displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Hellmuth Jr throws out the jab.
Thorn takes one to the side of the head.
Hellmuth Jr throws a nice looking combination but Thorn bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Thorn tests Hellmuth Jr's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Thorn throws a nice outside leg kick.
Thorn works Hellmuth Jr's body with a nice hook.
Jab by Thorn.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Thorn has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Thorn there as he acknowledges the shot.#T4#
Thorn lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Hellmuth Jr on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Thorn. Thorn obviously looking to wear him down.
Thorn connects with a jab.
Thorn throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Hellmuth Jr swings for the body but Thorn moves out of range.
Hellmuth Jr is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Thorn.
Thorn keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Hellmuth Jr.
Thorn moves out of range of the strikes.
Thorn buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Thorn throws a nice looking combination but Hellmuth Jr bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Hellmuth Jr loads up on a big right hand but Thorn slips the punch.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Thorn throws a good cross that connects.
Thorn shoots in looking for a takedown but Hellmuth Jr manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Thorn's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Damien Thorn had his way with Phil Hellmuth Jr in that round.
The cut man is working on Damien Thorn's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
#R5#
Nice defenses there by Hellmuth Jr.
Hellmuth Jr scores with a jab. Thorn acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Hellmuth Jr moves out of range of the leg kick from Thorn.
Hellmuth Jr swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Thorn cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Thorn throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Hellmuth Jr steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Thorn.
Thorn avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Thorn takes a swing at Hellmuth Jr's ribcage but misses.
Hellmuth Jr lands a body shot.
Hellmuth Jr misses with an uppercut.
A telegraphed right hand from Thorn misses the target.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jab by Thorn.
Hellmuth Jr takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Nice cross by Hellmuth Jr.
Thorn takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing. #ROC2#
Thorn is rocked!#T1#
Hellmuth Jr throws out a powerful jab.
Oh Thorn is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Hellmuth Jr lands hard precision jab right on the jaw that stiffens Thorn up and sends him tumbling to the mat! The ref grabs Hellmuth Jr from behind before he can pounce. Some folks in the crowd didn't like that stoppage, but I saw Thorn's eyes roll way back in his head, he was done.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:11 of round 5, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Phil Hellmuth Jr!
Phil Hellmuth Jr is the new heavyweight champion!
In his post fight interview, Phil Hellmuth Jr started talking himself up. Luckily his charisma kept the crowd on side and gave him a good reception.

Event: MMAHelsinki - 136
Date: Aug 05, 2017

#R1#
Ysengrin displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Hellmuth Jr throws out the jab.
Ysengrin slips under a jab from Hellmuth Jr.
Ysengrin went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Nice defenses there by Ysengrin.
Ysengrin steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Hellmuth Jr.
Ysengrin scores with a jab. Hellmuth Jr acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Hellmuth Jr ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Ysengrin moves away.
Ysengrin swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Nice jab there from Ysengrin.
Hellmuth Jr uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Hellmuth Jr defending well as Ysengrin loads up on a big left hand.
Ysengrin's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Ysengrin duly obliges.
Ysengrin's corner calls for a 1-2. Ysengrin obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Ysengrin moves into range and connects with a jab.
Ysengrin scores with a body shot.
Hellmuth Jr throws a body shot but no joy.
Ysengrin avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Ysengrin uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Hellmuth Jr.
Hellmuth Jr pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
A quick step to the side and Ysengrin tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.#T1#
Ysengrin looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Hellmuth Jr lands the left hand.
Hellmuth Jr throws a poor cross that misses
and Ysengrin counters with a left to the body.
Ysengrin lands a body shot.
Ysengrin misses with a straight left.
Ysengrin ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Ysengrin connects with the punch.
Hellmuth Jr moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
A shot to the liver by Ysengrin. Beautiful body shot.
Ysengrin misses the shot to the body.
Dave Ysengrin seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Ysengrin turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Ysengrin has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Mello MMA in the buildup to the fight.
Hellmuth Jr throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Ysengrin cracks Hellmuth Jr with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Jab by Ysengrin.
Ysengrin throws out a powerful jab.#T2#
Hellmuth Jr misses with a hook.
Hellmuth Jr bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Ysengrin throws a series of punches but Hellmuth Jr avoids them all with ease.
Hellmuth Jr swings for the body but Ysengrin moves out of range.
Ysengrin dips to his left and cracks Hellmuth Jr with an uppercut!
Ysengrin misses with a series of wild punches.
Ysengrin changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Ysengrin throws a low kick but Hellmuth Jr avoids it.
Hellmuth Jr thuds his right hand into Ysengrin's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Ysengrin loads up on a big right hand but Hellmuth Jr slips the punch.
Ysengrin misses with a looping left.
Good leg kick by Ysengrin there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Ysengrin slips under a jab from Hellmuth Jr.
Hellmuth Jr throws a poor cross that misses
and Ysengrin counters with a left to the body. #T3#
Hellmuth Jr swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Ysengrin counters with a stiff right hand.
Ysengrin is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Hellmuth Jr is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Ysengrin.
Ysengrin swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Ysengrin lands a head shot.
Ysengrin throws a quick inside leg kick.
Ysengrin throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Hellmuth Jr looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Ysengrin sizes up Hellmuth Jr with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Ysengrin moves out of range as Hellmuth Jr strikes.
The fighters circling - Hellmuth Jr throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Ysengrin throws a looping overhand right but Hellmuth Jr ducks down to avoid it.
Ysengrin fails to land with a series of punches.
Ysengrin changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Ysengrin swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Hellmuth Jr uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Ysengrin.
Hellmuth Jr unleashes a big counter combination but Ysengrin bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Hellmuth Jr rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Ysengrin counters with a leg kick. #T4#
Ysengrin lands a nice hook to Hellmuth Jr's body. Hellmuth Jr takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Ysengrin fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Ysengrin pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Hellmuth Jr steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Ysengrin.
Ysengrin displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Hellmuth Jr throws out the jab.
Ysengrin fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Hellmuth Jr on the side of the head.
Hellmuth Jr displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Ysengrin throws out the jab.
Ysengrin throws a big shot that misses.
Hellmuth Jr might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Ysengrin loads up on a big right hand but Hellmuth Jr slips the punch.
A slow jab from Ysengrin misses its intended target.
Hellmuth Jr swings for the body but Ysengrin moves out of range. #KD2#
Hellmuth Jr drops Ysengrin with a hook right on the temple. He thinks about going to the ground but Ysengrin looks back up at him and smiles so Hellmuth Jr waves him back to his feet - he obviously thinks he can knock him out after that shot landed. #CUT2#
It looks like Dave Ysengrin has been cut.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Hellmuth Jr missing with a left hand there. Ysengrin was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Hellmuth Jr swings for the body but Ysengrin moves out of range.
Hellmuth Jr chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Ysengrin can pounce on him.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Dave Ysengrin dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Dave Ysengrin's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
#R2#
Hellmuth Jr rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Ysengrin counters with a nice body shot.
Hellmuth Jr throws a lazy uppercut
letting Ysengrin counter with a right hand.
Ysengrin waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Hellmuth Jr.
Hellmuth Jr avoids the head kick by Ysengrin.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Ysengrin - that will leave a mark!
Hellmuth Jr throws a poor cross that misses
and Hellmuth Jr takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Hellmuth Jr throws a jab when Ysengrin was well out of range.
Hellmuth Jr ducks right into an uppercut from Ysengrin.
Ysengrin throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Hellmuth Jr tries to counter by closing the distance.
Ysengrin lands a high kick!
A cross from Hellmuth Jr lands.
Ysengrin rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Hellmuth Jr counters with a straight right hand.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Hellmuth Jr avoids the head kick by Ysengrin.
Ysengrin missing with a left hand there. Hellmuth Jr was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Ysengrin scores with a hook to the body. Hellmuth Jr takes a step back and tries to catch his breath. #T1#
Ysengrin connects with the punch.
Hellmuth Jr misses with a hook.
Hellmuth Jr's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Ysengrin connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Hellmuth Jr scrambles back to his feet.
Ysengrin connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Hellmuth Jr takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Hellmuth Jr on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Ysengrin cracks Hellmuth Jr with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Ysengrin scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Hellmuth Jr throws a hook but Ysengrin avoids it easily.
Hellmuth Jr throws out a loose jab but Ysengrin uses good head movement to avoid it.
Ysengrin stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Ysengrin fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Hellmuth Jr is out of range.
Ysengrin sizes up Hellmuth Jr with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Nice cross by Ysengrin.
Ysengrin is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Hellmuth Jr can do to turn this around?
A shot to the liver by Ysengrin. Beautiful body shot.#T2#
Ysengrin showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Hellmuth Jr.
Ysengrin throws a nice inside leg kick.
Ysengrin throws a hook to the side of Hellmuth Jr's head but Hellmuth Jr sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Ysengrin moves away from the strike by Hellmuth Jr.
Hellmuth Jr misses with an uppercut.
Ysengrin fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Ysengrin lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Ysengrin.
Hellmuth Jr takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Hellmuth Jr misses with a looping left.
Hellmuth Jr slips a jab from Ysengrin.
Nice body kick from Ysengrin.
Ysengrin blocks a jab.#T3#
Ysengrin throws a lazy uppercut
and Hellmuth Jr counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Ysengrin staying out of range there.
Hellmuth Jr misses with a body shot.
Ysengrin lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Hellmuth Jr moves out of range of the strikes.
Hellmuth Jr misses the jab.
Ysengrin thumps Hellmuth Jr with a low kick.
Ysengrin looks to throw the jab but Hellmuth Jr is out of range.
Ysengrin lands with a good body shot.
Ysengrin throws a sloppy head kick and Hellmuth Jr moves out of range easily.
Hellmuth Jr on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Dave Ysengrin is winning the standup battle so far.
Ysengrin throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Hellmuth Jr counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Ysengrin throws a big shot that misses.
Decent striking displayed by Ysengrin there.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Good exchange - Hellmuth Jr coming out on top.#T4#
A shot to the liver by Ysengrin. Beautiful body shot.#KD2#
Hellmuth Jr drops Ysengrin with a hook right on the temple. He thinks about going to the ground but Ysengrin looks back up at him and smiles so Hellmuth Jr waves him back to his feet - he obviously thinks he can knock him out after that shot landed. #ROC2#
Ysengrin is rocked!
Ysengrin lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Hellmuth Jr circles away quickly and effectively.
Oh Ysengrin is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Hellmuth Jr fakes the body blow, causing Ysengrin to drop his hands! Left hook to the temple! Ysengrin goes stiff, and falls face first into the mat. Goodnight!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:21 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Phil Hellmuth Jr!
After the fight, Phil Hellmuth Jr was humble in paying tribute to his opponent but made it clear he wants to go on to bigger and better things. It seemed to go down well with the crowd who cheered him loudly.

Event: HFC 99:Curran vs Hellmuth Jr 2
Date: May 13, 2017

#R1#
A head kick misses from Curran.
Curran lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Curran takes one on the button.
Hellmuth Jr throws an off balance right hand
and Curran counters with a nice low kick that buckles Hellmuth Jr's knee momentarily.
Nice body kick from Curran.
Curran lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross. #CUT#
It looks like Phil Hellmuth Jr has been cut.
Curran scores with a jab to the head.
Hellmuth Jr loads up on a big right hand but Curran slips the punch.
Curran swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Curran lands a head shot.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Curran lands an uppercut out of nowhere! Hellmuth Jr falls backwards - clearly groggy! Curran dives in and finishes the fight with more strikes for a TKO finish!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:39 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Randy Curran!
Randy Curran retains his heavyweight title!
A victorious Randy Curran thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.

Event: HFC 96: Ragnarson vs Hellmuth
Date: Apr 22, 2017

#R1#
Ragnarson walks into a left hand.
Good leg kick by Ragnarson there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Hellmuth Jr fails in his attempt to clinch.
Ragnarson throws a leg kick which misses Hellmuth Jr's front leg but catches the back leg as Hellmuth Jr tries to avoid it.
Bragi Ragnarson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Ragnarson throws a front kick aimed at Hellmuth Jr's knee but Hellmuth Jr avoids it well.
Ragnarson bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Ragnarson misses with a body kick.
Ragnarson throws a half hearted mid kick.
A nice leg kick lands there from Ragnarson.
Ragnarson feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Hellmuth Jrs jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Ragnarson lands a nice shot that snaps Hellmuth Jr's head back.
Ragnarson ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Ragnarson keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Hellmuth Jr is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Ragnarson dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Hellmuth Jr. That did some damage!#T1#
Ragnarson scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Hellmuth Jr moves out of range of the body kick.
Ragnarson takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Ragnarson misses with a leg kick #CL2#
and Hellmuth Jr moves into the clinch.
Hellmuth Jr prevents a body shot from Ragnarson.
Ragnarson's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Hellmuth Jr just misses with a elbow thrown towards Ragnarson's brow.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Hellmuth Jr.
Hellmuth Jr lands a glancing elbow in the clinch. #CUT2#
It looks like Bragi Ragnarson has been cut.
Hellmuth Jr lands a body shot in the clinch.
Hellmuth Jr misses with some punches.
Ragnarson is pushing Hellmuth Jr up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Hellmuth Jr tries to work over Ragnarson's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Ragnarson lands a left hand.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!#BC#
Ragnarson manages to break the clinch. #T2#
Hellmuth Jr has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Ragnarson.#CL#
Ragnarson takes the fight into the clinch.
Hellmuth Jr throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Ragnarsons head.
Hellmuth Jr presses Ragnarson against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.#BC#
Ragnarson breaks from the clinch.
Hellmuth Jr keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Ragnarson misses with a leg kick.
Nice uppercut lands for Hellmuth Jr. That snapped Ragnarson's head back.
Hellmuth Jr staying out of range there.
Hellmuth Jr with a body punch. A glancing blow. #CL#
Ragnarson takes the fight into the clinch.
Ragnarson avoids a wild elbow strike from Hellmuth Jr.
Hellmuth Jr looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Ragnarson.#T3#
Ragnarson has a couple of punches blocked by Hellmuth Jr.
Hellmuth Jr tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
With the fighters up against the cage, Hellmuth Jr throws an elbow but misses.
Ragnarson doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Hellmuth Jr has a couple of punches blocked by Ragnarson.
Ragnarson tries to stall but Hellmuth Jr uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Ragnarson tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Ragnarson tries to break free but Hellmuth Jr pushes him back against the cage.
Ragnarson is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Ragnarson working aggressively here.
Hellmuth Jr throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Hellmuth Jr blocks a body shot from Ragnarson. #BC#
Ragnarson manages to break the clinch.
Ragnarson lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Hellmuth Jr circles away quickly and effectively.
Ragnarson scores with a nice head shot.
Hellmuth Jr misses with a left hand
and Ragnarson counters with a low kick, right behind Hellmuth Jr 's knee. #T4##CL#
Ragnarson rushes Hellmuth Jr and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Ragnarson lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Hellmuth Jr or not.
A head punch on the inside from Ragnarson fails to land.
Hellmuth Jr tries to throw a body punch but Ragnarson avoids it by throwing Hellmuth Jr back against the cage.
Hellmuth Jr pushes off an throws an elbow but Ragnarson leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Ragnarson tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Hellmuth Jr lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Ragnarson misses with a punch to the body.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Hellmuth Jr.
Hellmuth Jr works on Ragnarson's body with a couple of short punches.
Hellmuth Jr throws an elbow but it misses.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Hellmuth Jr just misses with a elbow thrown towards Ragnarson's brow.
Ragnarson swings wildly with an uppercut but Hellmuth Jr uses good head movement to avoid it.
Ragnarson doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Hellmuth Jr lands an elbow inside.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Bragi Ragnarson will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Bragi Ragnarson's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
#R2#
Ragnarson takes one on the chin but seems OK.
A jab from Ragnarson misses.
Hellmuth Jr uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Ragnarson.
Ragnarson misses with an uppercut
and Hellmuth Jr counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.#KD2#
Hellmuth Jr cracks Ragnarson with a big right hand that sends him crashing to the floor. Hellmuth Jr has the opportunity to follow him to the ground but instead he's beckoning Ragnarson to stand back up!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Ragnarson throws a chopping leg kick but Hellmuth Jr manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Hellmuth Jr on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.#CL#
Ragnarson closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Hellmuth Jr can't find room to land a body shot as Ragnarson controls the action.
Ragnarson avoids a wild elbow strike from Hellmuth Jr.
Hellmuth Jr misses with the head strike.
Ragnarson fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Ragnarson swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Ragnarson blocks a body shot from Hellmuth Jr.
Ragnarson tries a body shot but Hellmuth Jr blocks it.
A body shot lands from Hellmuth Jr. #T1#
Ragnarson lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Hellmuth Jr backwards.
Ragnarson trying to stall but Hellmuth Jr improves his position.
Hellmuth Jr misses with a punch to the body.
Ragnarson has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
Hellmuth Jr swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A short right from Hellmuth Jr.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Ragnarson.
Phil Hellmuth Jr seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Hellmuth Jr blocking some punches.
Ragnarson is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Hellmuth Jr just misses with a elbow thrown towards Ragnarson's brow.
Ragnarson avoids the elbow strike from Hellmuth Jr, against the cage.
I was talking to Ragnarson's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Ragnarson struggles to land a body shot inside as Hellmuth Jr controls his hands.
Ragnarson misses with some punches.
Ragnarson blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Hellmuth Jr throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Ragnarson tries to throw a body punch but Hellmuth Jr avoids it by throwing Ragnarson back against the cage.
Ragnarson misses with a hook to the ribs.
Ragnarson lands with a short head shot on the inside.
The referee is keeping an eye on Ragnarson - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters. #T2#
A shot in the inside from Ragnarson.
Hellmuth Jr throws a punch but it's blocked by Ragnarson.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Hellmuth Jr.
Ragnarson avoids the elbow strike from Hellmuth Jr, against the cage.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
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!
Ragnarson's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
A head punch blocked on the inside by Hellmuth Jr.
Hellmuth Jr misses with some punches.
Hellmuth Jr misses with a hook from the clinch.
Ragnarson lands a hook that snaps the head of Hellmuth Jr backwards.
Hellmuth Jr works on Ragnarson's body with a couple of short punches.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Ragnarson tries to circle away but Hellmuth Jr has him pinned against the cage.
Hellmuth Jr lands with a left to the head.
Ragnarson struggles to land a body shot inside as Hellmuth Jr controls his hands. #T3#
Hellmuth Jr tries a body shot but Ragnarson blocks it.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Hellmuth Jr.
Hellmuth Jr blocks a body shot from Ragnarson.
Hellmuth Jr scores with a shoulder strike.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Hellmuth Jr lands a damaging elbow.
Ragnarson misses with the head strike.
Ragnarson misses with the head strike.
Ragnarson blocks an uppercut.
Ragnarson throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Ragnarson misses with the head strike.
Hellmuth Jr lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Hellmuth Jr swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A short left from Hellmuth Jr.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Ragnarson. #T4#
Hellmuth Jr gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Ragnarson tries to break free but Hellmuth Jr pushes him back against the cage.
Hellmuth Jr lands a right hand.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A right handed body shot lands from Hellmuth Jr.
Hellmuth Jr misses with an elbow strike.
Hellmuth Jr lands a nice elbow.
Hellmuth Jr throws a head punch that misses.
Hellmuth Jr creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Ragnarson's defenses.
Hellmuth Jr softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Ragnarson misses with the head strike.
Hellmuth Jr softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Ragnarson dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Hellmuth Jr lands a left hand.
Hellmuth Jr lands with a right to the head.
Ragnarson tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Hellmuth Jr's elbow.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Phil Hellmuth Jr showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Bragi Ragnarson's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
#R3#
Hellmuth Jr fails in his attempt to clinch. #KD2#
Hellmuth Jr cracks Ragnarson with a big right hand that sends him to the floor! Ragnarson looks wobbly but he's sprung back up to his feet straight away… can Hellmuth Jr finish him? #ROC2#
Ragnarson is rocked!
Danga de danga de dang - Ragnarson scores with a four punch combination!
Oh Ragnarson is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Ragnarson throws an off balance right hand
and Hellmuth Jr counters with a massive hook, right on the button! He's out cold! Damn, that was naaaaaasty! Hopefully he'll be OK.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:21 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Phil Hellmuth Jr!
After the fight, Phil Hellmuth Jr was humble in paying tribute to his opponent but made it clear he wants to go on to bigger and better things. It seemed to go down well with the crowd who cheered him loudly.

Event: HFC 93:Hellmuth Jr vs Curran
Date: Apr 01, 2017

#R1#
Curran lands a jab to the head.
Hellmuth Jr fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Curran manages to avoid it.
Randy Curran seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Hellmuth Jr misses with a looping right.
Curran doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Curran scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Hellmuth Jr throws the left hand but Curran avoids the punch easily.
Curran throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Curran's corner calls for a 1-2. Curran obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Hellmuth Jr jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent. #CUT#
It looks like Randy Curran has been cut.
Curran lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
No joy there for Curran, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Curran misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Hellmuth Jr.
Curran walks into a left hand.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Hellmuth Jr is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Curran.
Curran stuns Hellmuth Jr with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Hellmuth Jr tries to clinch but Curran is having none of it.
Curran throws a hook to the side of Hellmuth Jr's head but Hellmuth Jr sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Hellmuth Jr connects with the punch.#T1#
Hellmuth Jr keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Curran.
Hellmuth Jr uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Curran.
Hellmuth Jr uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Curran.
Curran waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Hellmuth Jr.
Hellmuth Jr throws a series of punches but Curran avoids them all with ease.
Curran throws a lazy right hand but Hellmuth Jr sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
As Curran tries to get set, Hellmuth Jr tries to push him back and clinch up but Curran manages to avoid the attempt.
Curran lands a slapping body shot.
Curran uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Hellmuth Jr.
Hellmuth Jr tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Curran was well out of range. Poor timing from Hellmuth Jr.
Curran connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Hellmuth Jr throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Curran swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Hellmuth Jr uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Curran.
Hellmuth Jr gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Curran missing with a left hand there. Hellmuth Jr was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Curran steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Hellmuth Jr.#T2#
A jab from Curran finds it's way through Hellmuth Jr's defenses.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Curran bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Hellmuth Jr moves out of range as Curran strikes.
Curran lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Curran misses with a wild body shot.
Curran lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Curran misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Hellmuth Jr slips under a jab from Curran.
The fighters circling - Curran throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Curran with a hook.
Curran lands a right hook to the body.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Hellmuth Jr, as that shot connected.
Curran keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Hellmuth Jr.
Curran displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Hellmuth Jr throws out the jab.
Curran looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Hellmuth Jr was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.#T3#
Curran fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Hellmuth Jr manages to avoid it.
Curran throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Hellmuth Jr throws a right hand that misses
and Curran counters with a nice uppercut.
Hellmuth Jr slips a straight right by Curran.
Curran misses with a hook
and Hellmuth Jr counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Curran misses with an uppercut. Hellmuth Jr saw that one coming.
Hellmuth Jr is looking to counter the offense by Curran and move into the clinch.
Curran misses with a left hand
and Hellmuth Jr cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Curran just misses with a punch to the body.
Hellmuth Jr is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Curran swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Hellmuth Jr.
Curran misses with a straight left.
Curran pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Hellmuth Jr lands with a right hand.
Hellmuth Jr looks to score with a jab to the body but Curran is just out of range.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Hellmuth Jr lands a slapping body shot.
Curran lands a slapping body shot. #T4#
Nice shot lands for Curran.
Hellmuth Jr keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot. #CL#
Hellmuth Jr instigates a clinch.
Hellmuth Jr blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Still in the clinch, Curran scores with a nice short uppercut.
Hellmuth Jr throws an elbow but it misses.
Curran tries a body shot but Hellmuth Jr blocks it.
Our sources have told us that Hellmuth Jr has been working on his elbows in the gym.
Hellmuth Jr's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Nice elbow from Hellmuth Jr.
Curran misses with a punch to the body.
Hellmuth Jr working aggressively here.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Hellmuth Jr goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Curran makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Nice body punch from Curran.
Hellmuth Jr prevents Curran from breaking the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Randy Curran dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Randy Curran's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!
#R2#
Nice shot by Curran.
Hellmuth Jr scores with a punch to the head.
Curran scores with a jab.
Hellmuth Jr throws a poor cross that misses
and Curran counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Curran digs a good body shot into Hellmuth Jr's ribs.
Curran displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Hellmuth Jr throws out the jab.
Hellmuth Jr takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Hellmuth Jr darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Some wild striking there from Curran.
Curran looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Hellmuth Jr was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Curran fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Hellmuth Jr is out of range.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Hellmuth Jr tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Curran manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Hellmuth Jr takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Curran throws a shot to the body. #T1#
Curran scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Hellmuth Jr doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Curran ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Hellmuth Jr moves away.#CL2#
Curran darts in and clinches Hellmuth Jr up against the cage.
Hellmuth Jr tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Curran lands with a light punch inside.
Curran struggles to land a body shot inside as Hellmuth Jr controls his hands.
Curran misses with a punch on the inside.
Hellmuth Jr blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Curran stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Curran has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Curran tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Hellmuth Jr's elbow.
Hellmuth Jr struggles to land a body shot inside as Curran controls his hands.
A right hook to the body lands for Curran.
Curran misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Curran doesn't land with the attempted body shot. #T2#
Curran lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
A short left from Curran.
Curran goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Curran gets through Hellmuth Jr's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Hellmuth Jr swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A short right from Hellmuth Jr on the inside.
Curran lands a left hand that snaps the head of Hellmuth Jr backwards.
Hellmuth Jr pushes off an throws an elbow but Curran leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.#BC2#
Curran breaks the clinch. #CL2#
Curran moves into the clinch.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Curran blocks an uppercut.
Hellmuth Jr lands with a light punch inside.
Curran lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Curran misses with a body punch.
Hellmuth Jr lands with a light punch inside.
A left hand lands to the body for Curran. #T3#
Curran lands with a short shot to the head.
Curran can't find room to land a body shot as Hellmuth Jr controls the action.
Curran throws a head punch that misses.
Hellmuth Jr throws an elbow but it misses.
Curran works on Hellmuth Jr's body with a couple of short punches.
Curran doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Curran tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Curran throws a punch but it's blocked by Hellmuth Jr.
Curran tries a body shot but Hellmuth Jr blocks it.
Curran lands a body punch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Curran.
Curran misses with a hook to the ribs.
Curran lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Hellmuth Jr or not.
Curran lands with a right to the head.
Curran lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Curran lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Hellmuth Jr backwards. #T4#
A short right hand to the side of the head by Curran.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Curran.
Curran lands a nice uppercut.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Curran lands a shoulder strike.
Curran scores with a hook to the body.
A short uppercut from Curran.
Curran lands a body punch in the clinch.
Curran is leaning against Hellmuth Jr and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Curran tries a body shot but Hellmuth Jr blocks it.
Hellmuth Jr has a couple of punches blocked by Curran.
Curran stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Curran lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
A left hand lands to the body for Curran.
Curran misses with a body punch.
Nice body punch from Curran - that landed with a thud.
Curran lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Randy Curran showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Randy Curran's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
#R3#
Curran circles and sees the opportunity to plant his feet and throw a really nice straight left hand that drops Hellmuth Jr to the canvas! Hellmuth Jr doesn't know where he is but he's trying to survive - Curran keeps piling on the pressure and forces the referee to step in! This one is aaaaaall over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:05 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Randy Curran!
Randy Curran is the new heavyweight champion!
Randy Curran decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.

Event: HFC 77:Hellmuth vs Tsuruta 2
Date: Dec 31, 2016

#R1#
Tsuruta shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Tsuruta has been working on his takedowns a lot in the buildup to the fight and we can only assume he's going to look to take this to the mat.
Nice defenses there by Tsuruta.
Hellmuth Jr tries to clinch up.
Tsuruta is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Hellmuth Jr waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Tsuruta.
Hellmuth Jr misses with a looping left.
Tsuruta looks to land a left hand but Hellmuth Jr moved out of range nicely.
Hellmuth Jr throws an off balance right hand
and Tsuruta cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Tsuruta takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Hellmuth Jr misses with an uppercut.
Tsuruta swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Tsuruta throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Tsuruta doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Hellmuth Jr counters with a stiff right hand.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hellmuth Jr throws a hook but Tsuruta blocks it.#KD#
Hellmuth Jr sends Tsuruta crashing to the mat with a devastating uppercut! Hellmuth Jr is motioning to the referee to let Tsuruta up. He wants to try and finish this one on the feet!#ROC#
Tsuruta is rocked!#CUT#
It looks like Tomomi Tsuruta has been cut.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Hellmuth Jr avoids the body shot from Tsuruta.
Hellmuth Jr is looking to counter punch.#CL#
Hellmuth Jr rushes Tsuruta and presses him up against the cage.#T1#
Tsuruta wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Hellmuth Jr misses with a short punch on the inside.
Hellmuth Jr lands a shoulder strike. #BC2#
Tsuruta breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Hellmuth Jr misses the jab.
Hellmuth Jr stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Hellmuth Jr wants it to stay on the feet.
Phil Hellmuth Jr has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Tomomi Tsuruta.
Tsuruta dives in and grabs Hellmuth Jr's left leg, looking for a takedown. Hellmuth Jr pushes down on Tsuruta's head and hops out.
Tsuruta misses with a hook. Hellmuth Jr ducked under it nicely.
Tsuruta looks to score with a jab to the body but Hellmuth Jr is just out of range.
Hellmuth Jr throws a looping overhand right but Tsuruta ducks down to avoid it. #KD#
Hellmuth Jr lands a big right hand that sends Tsuruta crashing to the mat! Hellmuth Jr stays standing though and waves Tsuruta back to his feet!
Tsuruta is still on wobbly legs! Can Hellmuth Jr finish him?
Tomomi Tsuruta seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Tsuruta ducks under a wild hook from Hellmuth Jr.
Tsuruta seems to have recovered his senses.
Tsuruta circles to his right, straight into a beautiful hook by Hellmuth Jr. Tsuruta falls face first into the canvas - great knockout victory for Hellmuth Jr!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Phil Hellmuth Jr!
Phil Hellmuth Jr retains his heavyweight title!
In his post fight interview, Phil Hellmuth Jr started talking himself up. Luckily his charisma kept the crowd on side and gave him a good reception.

Event: HFC 71:Hellmuth vs Ragnarson
Date: Nov 27, 2016

#R1#
Ragnarson moves out of range as Hellmuth Jr strikes.
Hellmuth Jr waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Ragnarson.
Ragnarson feints a counter leg kick.#CL2#
Ragnarson closes the distance and clinches.
Hellmuth Jr lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Hellmuth Jr tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Ragnarson misses with a short punch on the inside.
Hellmuth Jr lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
A right hook to the body lands for Hellmuth Jr.
Hellmuth Jr lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Ragnarson lands a body shot in the clinch.
Hellmuth Jr looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Hellmuth Jr lands a left hand. #BC2#
Ragnarson manages to break the clinch.
Ragnarson moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Ragnarson connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Ragnarson swings away with a body shot that misses #CL#
and Hellmuth Jr holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Ragnarson swings wildly with an uppercut but Hellmuth Jr uses good head movement to avoid it. #T1#
Ragnarson misses with a short punch on the inside.
Ragnarson avoids the elbow strike from Hellmuth Jr, against the cage.
Ragnarson blocks the elbow strike.
Ragnarson has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Hellmuth Jr seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Ragnarson can turn it around.
Good body shot from Ragnarson.
Ragnarson scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Ragnarson avoids the elbow strike from Hellmuth Jr, against the cage.
Hellmuth Jr struggles to land a body shot inside as Ragnarson controls his hands.
Ragnarson has Hellmuth Jr pushed against the cage.
Ragnarson lands with a short shot to the head.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Ragnarson.
Ragnarson has a couple of punches blocked by Hellmuth Jr.
Ragnarson misses with a punch to the body.
Ragnarson lands with a good tight uppercut to the head. #BC2#
Ragnarson escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Ragnarson throws a series of punches but Hellmuth Jr avoids them all with ease. #T2#
Ragnarson lands a head kick. Hellmuth Jr smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Ragnarson throws a head kick but Hellmuth Jr moves out of range.
Ragnarson throws a half hearted mid kick.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Ragnarson throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
A thudding body kick lands there by Ragnarson!
Ragnarson throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Hellmuth Jr counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Ragnarson throws a leg kick which misses Hellmuth Jr's front leg but catches the back leg as Hellmuth Jr tries to avoid it.
Bragi Ragnarson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Ragnarson tried to score with a low kick but Hellmuth Jr checks it.
Ragnarson misses with a body kick.
Hellmuth Jr throws a series of punches but Ragnarson avoids them all with ease.
Ragnarson pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Ragnarson pulls out of a head kick attempt. #CL#
Hellmuth Jr pushes Ragnarson up against the cage in a clinch.
I was talking to Hellmuth Jr's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Hellmuth Jr just misses with a elbow thrown towards Ragnarson's brow.
Hellmuth Jr blocks a couple of punches on the inside. #T3#
Hellmuth Jr blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Hellmuth Jr comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Hellmuth Jr pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Hellmuth Jr pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Hellmuth Jr tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Ragnarson swings wildly with an uppercut but Hellmuth Jr uses good head movement to avoid it.
Ragnarson dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Ragnarson.
Hellmuth Jr throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Hellmuth Jr lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Ragnarson blocks a body shot from Hellmuth Jr.
A head punch on the inside from Ragnarson fails to land.
Hellmuth Jr lands a shot to the body.
Ragnarson blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Hellmuth Jr blocks a punch to the side of the head. #T4#
Hellmuth Jr working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Ragnarson throws a head punch that misses.
Hellmuth Jr blocking some punches.
Nice body punch from Hellmuth Jr - that landed with a thud.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Hellmuth Jr.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Hellmuth Jr lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Ragnarson content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Hellmuth Jr lands a glancing elbow in the clinch. #CUT#
It looks like Bragi Ragnarson has been cut.
Hellmuth Jr pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Hellmuth Jr struggles to land a body shot inside as Ragnarson controls his hands.
Hellmuth Jr lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Ragnarson misses with a hook from the clinch.
Hellmuth Jr misses with a punch on the inside.
Hellmuth Jr scores with a shot to the side of Ragnarson's head.
Ragnarson blocks an uppercut.
Ragnarson avoids the elbow strike from Hellmuth Jr, against the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Phil Hellmuth Jr will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Bragi Ragnarson's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
#R2#
Ragnarson moves out of range as Hellmuth Jr strikes.
Hellmuth Jr fails in his attempt to clinch.
Hellmuth Jr throws a hook but Ragnarson avoids it easily.
Ragnarson throws out a counter right but Hellmuth Jr avoids it with no problem.
Hellmuth Jr works Ragnarson's body with a nice hook.
Hellmuth Jr jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Ragnarson thuds his shin into the meat of Hellmuth Jr's side.
Hellmuth Jr swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Ragnarson looks like he wanted to counter with a high kick but didn't throw it.#CL2#
Ragnarson rushes Hellmuth Jr and presses him up against the cage.
Phil Hellmuth Jr has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Hellmuth Jr blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Ragnarson's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hellmuth Jr digs a right hand into Ragnarson's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Ragnarson's gas tank.
A right handed body shot lands from Hellmuth Jr.
Ragnarson throws a punch but it's blocked by Hellmuth Jr.
Ragnarson is breathing heavily.
Hellmuth Jr blocks a body shot from Ragnarson. #T1#
Ragnarson looking to stall.
Hellmuth Jr lands with a left to the head.
Ragnarson misses with a hook to the ribs.
Ragnarson takes an elbow to the forehead.
Hellmuth Jr comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Ragnarson throws a punch but it's blocked by Hellmuth Jr.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Hellmuth Jr just misses with a elbow thrown towards Ragnarson's brow.
Ragnarson swings wildly with an uppercut but Hellmuth Jr uses good head movement to avoid it.
Ragnarson tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Hellmuth Jr lands a shot to the body.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Hellmuth Jr just misses with a elbow thrown towards Ragnarson's brow.
Hellmuth Jr is really struggling to find his range with his punches. Ragnarson's reach advantage is clearly causing him problems.
Hellmuth Jr swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Hellmuth Jr lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Hellmuth Jr lands an elbow just above Ragnarson 's eye. #T2#
Hellmuth Jr working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Hellmuth Jr gets through Ragnarson's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Ragnarson takes a shot to the head.
Both guys are working to get underhooks. #KD#
Hellmuth Jr drops Ragnarson onto one knee with a big uppercut from the clinch! Ragnarson is propped up by the cage and works his way back to his feet!
Hellmuth Jr throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.#KD#
Hellmuth Jr drops Ragnarson onto one knee with a big uppercut from the clinch! Ragnarson is propped up by the cage and works his way back to his feet!#ROC#
Ragnarson is rocked!
Ragnarson tries to circle away from danger but Hellmuth Jrcatches him off guard and hits him in the side of the head with a sharp elbow. Ragnarson looks like he's been hit by a taser charge, he's shivering as he falls to the canvas! I bet he can't even remember his own name right now - he's in bits!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:35 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Elbow). Phil Hellmuth Jr!
Phil Hellmuth Jr retains his heavyweight title!
Phil Hellmuth Jr decided to go for the less than humble approach in his post fight interview, telling everyone how he is going to conquer the world. The crowd seemed to like it when really that sort of approach could have gone either way.

Event: HFC 65:Hellmuth Jr vs Zorrande
Date: Oct 28, 2016

#R1#
Zorrander ducks under a wild hook from Hellmuth Jr.#CL2#
Zorrander clinches with his opponent.
Hellmuth Jr misses with a punch to the body.
Hellmuth Jr lands a left hand that snaps the head of Zorrander backwards.
Hellmuth Jr throws an elbow that misses.
A left hand lands to the body for Zorrander.
Zorrander fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Zorrander makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Zorrander avoids the elbow strike from Hellmuth Jr, against the cage.
Zorrander blocking some punches.
With the fighters up against the cage, Hellmuth Jr throws an elbow but misses.
Zorrander misses with a punch on the inside.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Zorrander misses with some punches. #BC#
Hellmuth Jr breaks the clinch.
A slow jab from Zorrander misses its intended target.
The fighters circling - Zorrander throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Hellmuth Jr throwing a counter right hand but Zorrander manages to avoid it.
Hellmuth Jr misses with a lunging right hand
and Zorrander counters with a stiff right hand. #T1##CL2#
Zorrander forces Hellmuth Jr back against the cage and clinches.
A head punch on the inside from Zorrander fails to land.
Hellmuth Jr throws an elbow that misses.
A short left from Hellmuth Jr.
Hellmuth Jr gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head. #CUT#
It looks like Zeus Zorrander has been cut.
I was talking to Hellmuth Jr's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Hellmuth Jr throws an elbow that misses.
Zorrander misses with a short punch on the inside.
Hellmuth Jr throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Zorranders head.
Hellmuth Jr fails to land with a short punch on the inside. #BC#
Hellmuth Jr breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Hellmuth Jr sizes up Zorrander with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
A low kick from Zorrander misses
and Hellmuth Jr counters with a nice uppercut. #ROC#
Zorrander is rocked!
Zorrander get stunned by a cross and takes another one on the button. Zorrander stumbles backwards and tries to bounce back off the cage but Hellmuth Jr runs in and jumps on him with a leaping lead hook that puts him out! Wow, that was highlight reel stuff! Awesome finish!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:54 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Phil Hellmuth Jr!
Phil Hellmuth Jr retains his heavyweight title!
Phil Hellmuth Jr decided to go for the less than humble approach in his post fight interview, telling everyone how he is going to conquer the world. The crowd seemed to like it when really that sort of approach could have gone either way.

Event: HFC 60:Tsuruta vs Hellmuth Jr
Date: Oct 01, 2016

#R1#
Tsuruta moves out of range of the strikes.
Hellmuth Jr lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.#CUT2#
It looks like Tomomi Tsuruta has been cut.
Hellmuth Jr throws an off balance right hand #TD#
and Tsuruta counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Tsuruta.
Hellmuth Jr is pulling down on Tsuruta's head. It's preventing any offense from Tsuruta, at least for the moment.
Hellmuth Jr tries to land a sweep but no joy.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hellmuth Jr is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Hellmuth Jr managing to control the position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.#T1#
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Tsuruta accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Tsuruta postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Hellmuth Jr is adopting a defensive guard.
Tsuruta throwing strikes but missing.
Hellmuth Jr pulls Tsuruta in close to prevent any damage.
Tsuruta scoring with some ground and pound.
Tsuruta lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Tsuruta with a nice head shot there.
Tsuruta scores with a decent looking elbow strike.#T2#
Tsuruta cracks Hellmuth Jr with a solid left hand.
Tsuruta wants to control from the top but Hellmuth Jr keeps moving.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Hellmuth Jr can do anything to dispel that myth.
Hellmuth Jr not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Hellmuth Jr wants to sweep here but Tsuruta controlling him for the moment.
Tsuruta is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Tsuruta landing some decent shots from guard.
We've been hearing that Tsuruta has been drilling a lot of ground and pound in training, so let's see if he get the finish.
Hellmuth Jr trying to control the position.
Tsuruta 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.
Tsuruta throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Tsuruta is working Hellmuth Jr over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Hellmuth Jr looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it. #T3#
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Hellmuth Jr looking to control.
Tsuruta trying to control but Hellmuth Jr is working from the bottom.
Tsuruta throwing strikes from guard but Hellmuth Jr blocks nicely.
Tsuruta landing some decent shots from guard.
Hellmuth Jr pulls Tsuruta in close to prevent any damage.
Tsuruta postures up in Hellmuth Jr's guard and throws a big left but Hellmuth Jr blocks it.
Hellmuth Jr trying to keep a closed guard but Tsuruta is proving a slippery customer.
Hellmuth Jr seems keen to control Tsuruta's posture.
Tsuruta distracts Hellmuth Jr with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.#T4#
Tsuruta wants to pass the guard but Hellmuth Jr is keeping the position.
Hellmuth Jr controls Tsuruta momentarily but Tsuruta frees himself.
Hellmuth Jr managing to control the position.
Hellmuth Jr keeping moving, preventing Tsuruta from controlling successfully.
Hellmuth Jr is controlling Tsuruta's posture.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Tsuruta loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Hellmuth Jr keeping moving, preventing Tsuruta from controlling successfully.
Tsuruta postures up in Hellmuth Jr's guard and throws a big left but Hellmuth Jr blocks it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Tomomi Tsuruta dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Tomomi Tsuruta's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!
#R2#
Tsuruta slips a straight right by Hellmuth Jr.
Hellmuth Jr bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Tsuruta's head backwards.
Tsuruta staying out of range there.
Tsuruta shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Hellmuth Jr! But no joy.
Tsuruta gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
A big right from Hellmuth Jr misses.
Tsuruta's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Hellmuth Jr connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Tsuruta scrambles back to his feet.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.#KD2#
Hellmuth Jr lands a big uppercut and Tsuruta crumbles to the floor! The ref thinks about stopping the fight but Tsuruta looks OK. Hellmuth Jr waves Tsuruta back to his feet!#ROC2#
Tsuruta is rocked!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Hellmuth Jr throws a big shot that misses.
Oh Tsuruta is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
A looping hook to the body misses from Hellmuth Jr. Tsuruta does a little dance to reset his feet.
Tsuruta seems to have got his legs back now.#T1##KD2#
Hellmuth Jr lands a big right hand that sends Tsuruta crashing to the mat! Hellmuth Jr stays standing though and waves Tsuruta back to his feet!
Horrible takedown attempt by Tsuruta or perhaps it was just good defense by Hellmuth Jr, which made it look bad.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Hellmuth Jr! But no joy.
Hellmuth Jr misses the jab.
A quick step to the side and Tsuruta tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.#KD2#
Hellmuth Jr lands a big right hand that sends Tsuruta crashing to the mat! Hellmuth Jr stays standing though and waves Tsuruta back to his feet!
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!
Hellmuth Jr finds Tsuruta's off switch, with a big overhand right that connects perfectly to the side of the head! Tsuruta flops back against the cage, eyes gazing into the distance. Hellmuth Jr lands an unnecessary shot before the referee has time to step in and end the fight. Brutal stuff but I'm sure Tsuruta will be OK.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:37 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Phil Hellmuth Jr!
Phil Hellmuth Jr is the new heavyweight champion!
Phil Hellmuth Jr spent the whole post fight interview bigging himself up. It didn't go down that well with the fans after a while as they thought it was a bit arrogant.

Event: Highland Games 203
Date: Sep 04, 2016

#R1#
Karelin swings for the body but Hellmuth Jr moves out of range.
Karelin shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Hellmuth Jr throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Hellmuth Jr cracks Karelin with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.#CUT2#
It looks like Vitaly Karelin has been cut.
Hellmuth Jr lands a jab-cross combination.
Phil Hellmuth Jr seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Hellmuth Jr misses with an uppercut. Karelin saw that one coming.
Hellmuth Jr throws a jab when Karelin was well out of range.
Hellmuth Jr misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Karelin.
Hellmuth Jr throws a body punch but Karelin moves out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hellmuth Jr takes a swing at Karelin's ribcage but misses.
Hellmuth Jr scores with a jab to the head.
A punch combination from Karelin misses.
We've been hearing reports that Karelin has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
Hellmuth Jr ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Karelin moves away.#T1#
Karelin throws a hard body shot but it just misses. #CL#
Karelin closes the distance and pushes Hellmuth Jr back into the cage.
Karelin swings wildly with an uppercut but Hellmuth Jr uses good head movement to avoid it.
Hellmuth Jr misses with an elbow strike.
Karelin wants a takedown.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Karelin creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Karelin's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
A nice right hand lands inside from Hellmuth Jr. #CUT2#
Vitaly Karelin's cut is getting worse.
Hellmuth Jr lands an elbow just above Karelin 's eye.
Karelin wants to break the clinch but can't.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Karelin.
Karelin lands a shot to the body.
Karelin pushes Hellmuth Jr back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.#T2#
Hellmuth Jr looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Karelin misses with a hook from the clinch.
Karelin throws a punch but it's blocked by Hellmuth Jr.
Hellmuth Jr gets through Karelin's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Karelin dodges an elbow strike from Hellmuth Jr.
Karelin misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Karelin has a couple of punches blocked by Hellmuth Jr.
Karelin takes an elbow to the temple. #CUT2#
Vitaly Karelin's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.#BC#
Karelin pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Hellmuth Jr stuns Karelin with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Karelin misses with a wild body shot.
Hellmuth Jr misses with an uppercut.
A big right from Hellmuth Jr misses.
Karelin takes a jab right on the kisser.
Hellmuth Jr has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as Karelin is landing a low percentage of strikes.#T3#
Hellmuth Jr steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Karelin.
Hellmuth Jr appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Hellmuth Jr misses with an uppercut. Karelin saw that one coming.
Hellmuth Jr throws out a loose jab but Karelin uses good head movement to avoid it.
Karelin attempts a counter takedown but Hellmuth Jr avoids it well and moves away.
Hellmuth Jr jabs Karelin right on the nose. Karelin blinks but takes it well.
Karelin with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Hellmuth Jr to score with a decent uppercut.#CUT2#
Jeez, Vitaly Karelin's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.

The referee calls the doctor in to look at Vitaly Karelin's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:32 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Phil Hellmuth Jr!
After the fight, Phil Hellmuth Jr was humble in paying tribute to his opponent but made it clear he wants to go on to bigger and better things. It seemed to go down well with the crowd who cheered him loudly.

Event: Highland Games 198
Date: Aug 07, 2016

#R1#
Hellmuth Jr tests Holmes's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Hellmuth Jr moves forwards but Holmes connects with a nice, crisp jab.#CUT2#
It looks like Phil Hellmuth Jr has been cut.
Holmes connects with a body shot that sends Hellmuth Jr's belly button to the back.
Holmes lands a head shot.
Holmes on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Holmes misses with a straight right.
A punch combination from Holmes misses. #CL#
Hellmuth Jr forces Holmes back against the cage and clinches.
Hellmuth Jr lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Hellmuth Jr doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
This has been an exciting period of action!#TD2#
Holmes has picked Hellmuth Jr up - he's going for a ride! Holmes dumps his opponent to the mat with a thud and settles into half guard.
Holmes is thwarting Hellmuth Jr's attempts to control the position.#SUB2#
Holmes is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Hellmuth Jr doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Holmes.
Hellmuth Jr knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Holmes on the ground.
Holmes trying to mount his opponent but Hellmuth Jr defends it. #T1##SUB2#
Holmes is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Hellmuth Jr is just riding it out for now. Holmes eventually gives up the hold.
Holmes seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Hellmuth Jr does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back. #SUB2#
Holmes seems to be working for a kimura but Hellmuth Jr defends the submission attempt.
Hellmuth Jr tries to roll over but Holmes keeps him under control.#SUB2#
Holmes is working for a kimura but Hellmuth Jr is defending it quite comfortably.
Hellmuth Jr is doing well to control the position and prevent Holmes from advancing to side control.#T2#
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Hellmuth Jr is looking to improve his position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.#SUB2#
Holmes is looking for a kimura but Hellmuth Jr is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Holmes to get the leverage.
Holmes is looking to pass the guard... He's managed it - he's now in full mount! #SUB2#
Holmes looking for a guillotine from mount but Hellmuth Jr is having none of it. #SUB2#
Holmes working to secure an arm triangle but it's not happening for him just yet.
Hellmuth Jr wants to control but Holmes is having none of it.
Holmes looking to control but Hellmuth Jr is working nicely, looking to advance position himself. #T3##SUB2#
Holmes looking for an armbar but decides to keep the dominant position instead. #SUB2#
Holmes is going oldschool here, as he tries to force Hellmuth Jr to tap using a forearm choke. This isn't 1993 though, so Hellmuth Jr shrugs it off. #SUB2#
Holmes is in full mount, looking to secure a guillotine but Hellmuth Jr is surviving well by controlling Holmes's body position as best he can.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Hellmuth Jr wants to control but Holmes is having none of it.#SUB2#
Holmes looking for a guillotine from mount but Hellmuth Jr is having none of it.
Hellmuth Jr tries to lock up and control but Holmes gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Hellmuth Jr sneaks a leg back under and regains half guard and is working straight away to try and get back to guard. He hasn't managed just yet though.
Holmes is thwarting Hellmuth Jr's attempts to control the position.#T4#
Hellmuth Jr has his hands clasped together around Holmes's back. He's all about the action.#SUB2#
Holmes is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Hellmuth Jr has managed to free his arm - good work. #SUB2#
Holmes is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Hellmuth Jr has managed to free his arm - good work. #SUB2#
Holmes is looking for a kimura but Hellmuth Jr is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Holmes to get the leverage.
Hellmuth Jr is trying to control but can't.
My spies in Holding Cell inform me that Holmes has been getting involved in the gym's BJJ sparring sessions. Let's see whether that pays dividends!#SUB2#
Holmes is looking for a kimura but Hellmuth Jr is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Holmes to get the leverage.
Hellmuth Jr controlling the position for now.
Hellmuth Jr on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Hellmuth Jr tries to get out of the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Hank Holmes dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Phil Hellmuth Jr's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
#R2#
Hellmuth Jr ducks under a wild hook from Holmes.
Hellmuth Jr is looking light on his feet compared to last time was saw him fight.
Hellmuth Jr ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Holmes thows a left - swing and a miss!
Hellmuth Jr takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Holmes throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Hellmuth Jr sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Hellmuth Jr darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
No joy there for Holmes, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
A telegraphed right hand from Holmes misses the target.
Holmes has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Hellmuth Jr tries to clinch there but Holmes circles away.
Hellmuth Jr stuffs the takedown.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hellmuth Jr tries to clinch but Holmes is having none of it.
Hellmuth Jr clobbers Holmes with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Hellmuth Jr tries to clinch there but Holmes circles away.
Hellmuth Jr throws a series of strikes that have Holmes backpedaling. #CUT#
It looks like Hank Holmes has been cut.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Holmes connects with a good right hand that stumbles Hellmuth Jr. Hellmuth Jr circles away out of range and recomposes himself.#T1#
Holmes swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Hellmuth Jr cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Hellmuth Jr throws a series of punches but Holmes avoids them all with ease.
Holmes misses with an uppercut. Hellmuth Jr saw that one coming.
Holmes misses with a hook. Hellmuth Jr ducked under it nicely.
Some wild striking there from Holmes.
Hellmuth Jr lands a jab to Holmes's midsection.
Hellmuth Jr throws out a powerful jab.
Phil Hellmuth Jr is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.#KD#
Hellmuth Jr cracks Holmes with a big right hand that sends him to the floor! Holmes looks wobbly but he's sprung back up to his feet straight away… can Hellmuth Jr finish him? #ROC#
Holmes is rocked!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Holmes throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Hellmuth Jr sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Holmes is still on wobbly legs! Can Hellmuth Jr finish him?
Holmes misses with a lunging right hand
and Hellmuth Jr counters with a massive hook, right on the button! He's out cold! Damn, that was naaaaaasty! Hopefully he'll be OK.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:51 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Phil Hellmuth Jr!
A very excited looking Phil Hellmuth Jr rambled incoherently for about 5 minutes post fight about how awesome he is. It was kinda funny for a while but then everyone got annoyed.

Event: Highland Games 188
Date: Jul 03, 2016

#R1#
Hellmuth Jr cracks Gumble with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.#CUT2#
It looks like Barney Gumble has been cut.
Hellmuth Jr scores with a crisp jab that stopped Gumble in his tracks.
Phil Hellmuth Jr seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Hellmuth Jr throws a hook to the side of Gumble's head but Gumble sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Hellmuth Jr drops his hands momentarily and Gumble takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head. #CUT#
It looks like Phil Hellmuth Jr has been cut.
Gumble takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Hellmuth Jr misses with a looping right.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Hellmuth Jr.
Gumble keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Hellmuth Jr.
Gumble takes one on the button.#CUT2#
Barney Gumble's cut is getting worse.
Hellmuth Jr scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Gumble ducks under a wild hook from Hellmuth Jr.
Hellmuth Jr throws an off balance right hand #CL#
and Gumble holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Hellmuth Jr working aggressively here.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Gumble.
Hellmuth Jr misses with a punch to the body.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Gumble. #T1#
Gumble's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Gumble misses with a punch on the inside.
Gumble is working Hellmuth Jr over against the cage.
Gumble tries to work over Hellmuth Jr's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Gumble lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Hellmuth Jr backwards.
Hellmuth Jr lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Gumble backwards.
Gumble working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Gumble has a couple of punches blocked by Hellmuth Jr.
Gumble scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Hellmuth Jr throws an elbow but it misses.
Gumble tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Hellmuth Jr's elbow.
Hellmuth Jr blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A right hand to the body from Gumble.
Gumble throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Hellmuth Jrs head.
Gumble swings wildly with an uppercut but Hellmuth Jr uses good head movement to avoid it.
Hellmuth Jr lands a left hand that snaps the head of Gumble backwards.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Gumble misses with a punch on the inside.
Hellmuth Jr comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Gumble misses with a hook from the clinch. #T2#
A head punch on the inside from Hellmuth Jr fails to land.
A nice right hand lands inside from Hellmuth Jr.
Gumble lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Gumble has a couple of punches blocked by Hellmuth Jr.
Still in the clinch, Gumble scores with a nice short uppercut.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Gumble.
Hellmuth Jr throws an elbow but it's blocked.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Hellmuth Jr just misses with a elbow thrown towards Gumble's brow.
Gumble works on Hellmuth Jr's body with a couple of short punches.
Gumble misses with a punch to the body.
Gumble working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Hellmuth Jr tries to throw a body punch but Gumble avoids it by throwing Hellmuth Jr back against the cage.
Gumble lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Hellmuth Jr looks winded!
Gumble doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A body shot lands from Gumble.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Gumble.
Gumble working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Good body shot from Gumble.
Gumble misses with a short punch on the inside.
Gumble can't find room to land a body shot as Hellmuth Jr controls the action. #T3#
Gumble lands an uppercut.
Hellmuth Jr throws an elbow but it's blocked.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Hellmuth Jr.
Hellmuth Jr lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Gumble misses with a short punch on the inside.
Hellmuth Jr gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Gumble lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Gumble working aggressively here.
A short right from Gumble on the inside.
A short right from Gumble.
Gumble lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Gumble lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Hellmuth Jr backwards.
Gumble misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Gumble lands a left hand.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Gumble tries a body shot but Hellmuth Jr blocks it.
Gumble cracks Hellmuth Jr with a nice body shot.
Gumble working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Gumble lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Hellmuth Jr.
Gumble lands a hook that snaps the head of Hellmuth Jr backwards.
Hellmuth Jr blocking some punches. #T4#
A body shot lands from Gumble.
Gumble can't find room to land a body shot as Hellmuth Jr controls the action.
A hook to the body from Gumble.
Gumble misses with a hook to the ribs.
Hellmuth Jr prevents a body shot from Gumble.
Gumble working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Gumble misses with a hook to the ribs.
Gumble blocks the elbow strike.
Hellmuth Jr blocks a couple of punches on the inside. #KD#
Gumble drops Hellmuth Jr onto one knee with a big uppercut from the clinch! Hellmuth Jr is propped up by the cage and works his way back to his feet!#ROC#
Hellmuth Jr is rocked!
Gumble unloads with a big right hand that wobbles Hellmuth Jr! He's leaning against the cage trying to keep his feet but Gumble is unloading with more strikes now! Hellmuth Jr drops to his knees and the referee stops the fight for a TKO!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:40 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Barney Gumble!
Barney Gumble is the new heavyweight champion!
A relieved looking Barney Gumble thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.

Event: Highland Games 180
Date: Jun 05, 2016

#R1#
Schneeger ducks under a wild hook from Hellmuth Jr.
Good work by Hellmuth Jr as he checks the leg kick.
Hellmuth Jr works Schneeger's body with a nice hook.
Hellmuth Jr misses the jab.
Hellmuth Jr throws a shot from downtown. Schneeger moves away and avoids it.
Schneeger takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Schneeger takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Phil Hellmuth Jr seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Hellmuth Jr misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Schneeger is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Hellmuth Jr throws a jab when Schneeger was well out of range.
Schneeger is looking to clinch but Hellmuth Jr is avoiding it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Schneeger tries to clinch there but Hellmuth Jr circles away.
Hellmuth Jr looks to throw the jab but Schneeger is out of range. #CL2#
Hellmuth Jr has Schneeger up against the cage in a clinch.
Schneeger blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Schneeger dodges an elbow strike from Hellmuth Jr. #T1#
Schneeger lands a left hand that snaps the head of Hellmuth Jr backwards.
With the fighters up against the cage, Schneeger throws an elbow but misses.
Schneeger misses with a hook from the clinch.
Our sources have told us that Schneeger has been working on his elbows in the gym.
Hellmuth Jr swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Hellmuth Jr goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Hellmuth Jr blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Hellmuth Jr is really struggling to land any decent head shots against his taller opponent.
Schneeger misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Hellmuth Jr.
Hellmuth Jr lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Hellmuth Jr blocks a body shot from Schneeger.
Schneeger trying to land knees to the body.
Hellmuth Jr throws an elbow but it misses.
Schneeger missing with knees to the body.
Hellmuth Jr scores with a shoulder strike.
Hellmuth Jr lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Hellmuth Jr lands with a right to the head.
A left hand lands to the body for Hellmuth Jr.
Hellmuth Jr told us before the fight that he's been working on his elbows. An under utilised technique these days - let's see if it can sway the outcome of the fight.
Hellmuth Jr throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Schneegers head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Hellmuth Jr lands an elbow that stopped Schneeger in his tracks for a moment. #ROC2#
Schneeger is rocked!#CUT2#
It looks like Dick Schneeger has been cut.
Schneeger pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Oh Schneeger is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Hellmuth Jr blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Hellmuth Jr lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Hellmuth Jr lands a big right hand that drops Schneeger! The killer instinct kicks in and Hellmuth Jr finishes his opponent with a series of strikes from mount. A dominating finish by Hellmuth Jr!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Phil Hellmuth Jr! Phil Hellmuth Jr retains his heavyweight title!
After the fight, Phil Hellmuth Jr was humble in paying tribute to his opponent but made it clear he wants to go on to bigger and better things. It seemed to go down well with the crowd who cheered him loudly.

Event: Highland Games 173
Date: May 12, 2016

#R1#
Juravlev swats away the attempt to clinch by Hellmuth Jr.
Hellmuth Jr tries to clinch there but Juravlev circles away.
Hellmuth Jr has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Private Gym in the buildup to the fight.
A shot to the body from Hellmuth Jr misses
and Juravlev cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.#CUT2#
It looks like Phil Hellmuth Jr has been cut.
Hellmuth Jr uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Juravlev.
Juravlev slips under a jab from Hellmuth Jr.
Juravlev moves out of range as Hellmuth Jr strikes.
Hellmuth Jr throws a body shot but no joy.
Juravlev wants to counter the offense by Hellmuth Jr and move into the clinch position.
Hellmuth Jr misses with a straight left. #CL#
Hellmuth Jr closes the distance and clinches.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Hellmuth Jr just misses with a elbow thrown towards Juravlev's brow.
Hellmuth Jr working aggressively here.
Juravlev blocks an elbow strike from Hellmuth Jr.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Still in the clinch, Hellmuth Jr scores with a nice short uppercut.#CUT#
It looks like Alexey Juravlev has been cut.
Hellmuth Jr throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Hellmuth Jr lands a nice uppercut.
Juravlev lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Hellmuth Jr throws an elbow but it misses.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Still in the clinch, Juravlev scores with a nice short uppercut.
Juravlev takes an elbow to the forehead. #T1#
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Juravlev.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Hellmuth Jr.
Juravlev lands a hook that snaps the head of Hellmuth Jr backwards.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Juravlev.
Hellmuth Jr misses with a hook from the clinch.
Juravlev dodges an elbow strike from Hellmuth Jr.
Hellmuth Jr creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Juravlev's defenses.
Hellmuth Jr misses with a punch to the body.
Juravlev stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Hellmuth Jr pushes off an throws an elbow but Juravlev leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Juravlev tries to throw a body punch but Hellmuth Jr avoids it by throwing Juravlev back against the cage.
Juravlev takes an elbow to the forehead.
Hellmuth Jr throws a head punch that misses.
Juravlev throws a head punch that misses.
Juravlev throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Hellmuth Jrs head.
A nice left hand lands by Juravlev.
Juravlev misses with a punch to the body.
Juravlev lands a right hand that snaps the head of Hellmuth Jr backwards.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Both guys are working to get underhooks. #T2#
Hellmuth Jr lands a glancing elbow in the clinch. #CUT#
That has opened up Alexey Juravlev's cut even more.
Juravlev lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Juravlev lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Hellmuth Jr pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Hellmuth Jr blocking some punches.
Juravlev lands a nice uppercut.
Hellmuth Jr pushes Juravlev back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.#CUT#
The cut above Alexey Juravlev's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
With the fighters up against the cage, Hellmuth Jr throws an elbow but misses.
Hellmuth Jr throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Hellmuth Jr misses with a punch to the body.
Juravlev's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Hellmuth Jr softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.#BC2#
Juravlev escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
A swing and a miss from Hellmuth Jr.
Hellmuth Jr takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Jab from Hellmuth Jr.
Juravlev keeps the fight on the outside.
Juravlev scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.#T3##CL2#
Juravlev gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Hellmuth Jr working some nice short punches in the clinch.#CUT#
Alexey Juravlev's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
Juravlev blocks an uppercut.
Juravlev blocks an elbow strike from Hellmuth Jr.
Hellmuth Jr gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.

The referee calls the doctor in to look at Alexey Juravlev's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:25 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Phil Hellmuth Jr!
Phil Hellmuth Jr is the new heavyweight champion!
Phil Hellmuth Jr spent the whole post fight interview bigging himself up. It didn't go down that well with the fans after a while as they thought it was a bit arrogant.

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