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TK 4: Joukahainen PBP Commentary |
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Joon Choi (ranked 4480 p4p, 5621 weight class) and William S Burroughs (ranked 567 p4p, 634 weight class). The key to victory for Joon Choi has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Joon Choi!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, William S Burroughs!
The judges for this bout are Marco Blurström, Tarja Halkonen and Roosa Järviläinen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Burroughs scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Choi's coaches at Hitters have been working on his defensive grappling in preparation for this fight so let's see if he can get out of this tricky position.
Burroughs misses with a head shot. Choi uses the momentum to regain guard.
Burroughs trying to move into half guard but instead Choi has managed to sweep!
Choi won't allow Burroughs to sweep him here.
Burroughs working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Choi doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Choi manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Burroughs throws his legs up looking for a submission but Choi uses it to pass to side control.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Burroughs keeping his opponent close.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Choi prevents Burroughs from escaping the position.
Burroughs throws Choi to one side and escapes!
Choi slips under a jab from Burroughs.
Choi is looking to counter with head kicks.
Choi displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Burroughs throws out the jab.
Burroughs misses with a straight left.
Burroughs throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Choi is looking to counter with head kicks.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Burroughs scores with a nice right hand.
Burroughs shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in side control! That's better than Burroughs was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Burroughs 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.
Burroughs misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
Burroughs working the ground and pound but Choi is defending the strikes.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Burroughs cracks Choi with an elbow. That is naaassty.
Burroughs working the head and body with strikes.
Burroughs working the strikes but Choi uses the opportunity to regain half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Burroughs not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Burroughs is keen to just control but Choi is a slippery customer.
Burroughs lands strikes from half guard.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Burroughs lands a nice short elbow.
Choi is not content to let Burroughs control the position.
Burroughs seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Burroughs with the ground and pound but Choi uses the opportunity to regain guard.
Choi is breathing heavily.
Burroughs distracts Choi with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Burroughs trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Burroughs trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Burroughs throws a big right hand that misses.
Burroughs trying to control but Choi is working from the bottom.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Choi can't keep his opponent in guard - Burroughs advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Burroughs is taking a breather. Choi says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Choi is not content to let Burroughs control the position.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Burroughs thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
William S Burroughs dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action.
A telegraphed right hand from Burroughs misses the target.
Choi looked to counter with a high kick but didn't commit.
Burroughs ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
William S Burroughs seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Choi slips under a jab from Burroughs.
Donk. Burroughs catches Choi right on the button with a cross.
Burroughs swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Choi thinks about countering with a head kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Choi keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Choi throws a quick counter head kick but Burroughs was just out of range.
Donk. Burroughs catches Choi right on the button with a cross.
Burroughs swings and misses with a hook to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Burroughs misses with a looping right.
Choi thinks about countering with a head kick.
Burroughs throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Choi sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Burroughs has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Burroughs closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Choi quickly recovers to half guard.
Choi wants to get back to his feet.
Burroughs is looking to take a break and control but Choi is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Burroughs thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Choi's head.
Burroughs not landing any meaningful shots this time.
William S Burroughs has got the better of the ground game so far.
Burroughs passes the guard and advances to mount!
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Choi holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Burroughs tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
Burroughs raining down hammerfists from mount.
Burroughs throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
Choi avoids a series of strikes thrown by Burroughs.
Burroughs punishing his opponent with strikes.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Choi holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Burroughs tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
The referee warns Choi that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Burroughs cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Choi taking shots to the head.
Burroughs breaks from Choi's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Burroughs putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
 Choi is rocked!
Burroughs cracks Choi with a big head shot that has him covering up instantly! He's rolled onto his side and the referee has seen enough - this one is aaaaaaaaaaall over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:43 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). William S Burroughs!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Tahboule Alawi (ranked 3173 p4p, 6336 weight class) and Shadow Legend (ranked 393 p4p, 572 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Alawi might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to The Ruler of Everything. Shadow Legend will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Tahboule Alawi!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Shadow Legend!
The judges for this bout are Tarja Halkonen, Marco Blurström and Matti Vanhoillinen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Legend ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Alawi moves away.
Legend is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Legend checks the leg kick nicely there.
Legend thinks about the counter body kick.
Legend lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Alawi checks a leg kick.
Legend tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Alawi seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Legend throws a lazy head kick
and Alawi counters with a nice uppercut.
Alawi dodges the punch combination from Legend.
Alawi looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Legend thows a body kick. Alawi tries to catch it but that hurt him.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Alawi avoids the head kick by Legend.
A quick step to the side and Alawi tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Legend throws a head kick that misses
and Alawi counters with a shoot takedown. Legend fights it but they end up in guard.
Legend looks winded!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Alawi advances to half guard.
Alawi works his foot free and advances to mount.
Legend really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Alawi. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Alawi content just to control the position here.
Legend has left one of his arms exposed and Alawi doesn't need a second invitation. He's isolated it and locked on a tight armbar. Legend screams and taps out, obviously in a lot of pain. Hopefully there isn't permanent damage to that arm.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:38 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Tahboule Alawi!
Tahboule Alawi seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Grappler McGee (ranked 6377 p4p, 3232 weight class) and Elias Lonnrot (ranked 574 p4p, 400 weight class). Rumors backstage are that the fighters have been paid to keep it standing but we know that would never happen in MMA!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Grappler McGee!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Elias Lonnrot!
The judges for this bout are Marco Blurström, Roosa Järviläinen and Arvi Lind.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
McGee missing with a left hand there. Lonnrot was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
McGee throws a series of punches but Lonnrot moves out of range.
McGee throws a big shot that misses.
Lonnrot has a takedown stuffed.
Lonnrot shoots in and drives through. McGee sprawls well.
Lonnrot forces McGee back against the cage and clinches.
McGee tries to pull guard but Lonnrot holds him up against the cage and eventually McGee drops back down to his feet.
Lonnrot tries to work over McGee's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
McGee tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Lonnrot just stands there and leans against the cage.
McGee is trying to pull guard but Lonnrot turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Grappler McGee. That's going to take a lot out of him.
McGee jumps guard but Lonnrot turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
McGee jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Lonnrot walks away with a smile on his face. McGee gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
McGee throws a jab when Lonnrot was well out of range.
As McGee backs off Lonnrot throws a huge counter combo but McGee manages to avoid it all.
Lonnrot shoots in for a takedown but McGee shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
A right-left combo lands from Lonnrot.
Danga de danga de dang - Lonnrot scores with a four punch combination!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
McGee displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Lonnrot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
McGee swinging wildly here.
McGee misses with a double jab.
McGee closes the distance and clinches.
Lonnrot wants to take the fight to the mat but McGee manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
McGee tries to pull guard but Lonnrot won't allow it.
Lonnrot is trying to drag McGee to the mat but McGee just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
McGee fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Lonnrot pulls McGee into guard.
McGee thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
McGee 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.
Lonnrot is looking for a triangle here but McGee uses the submission attempt to pass into side control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lonnrot is looking for a sweep.
McGee tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no McGee has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
McGee has an Americana. Lonnrot didn't react quickly enough there and he's in big trouble now! He tries to squirm out but is forced to tap! McGee is delighted and gyrates in front of the ring girls. They seem to like the attention - it'll be interesting to see if McGee hooks up with any of them at the after show party.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:43 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Americana). Grappler McGee!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Gubba GU (ranked 6709 p4p, 25085 weight class) and Ivan Aure (ranked 607 p4p, 631 weight class). Ivan Aure has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Gubba GU's chin.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Gubba GU!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Ivan Aure!
The judges for this bout are Roosa Järviläinen, Marco Blurström and Matti Vanhoillinen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
GU getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
 It looks like Ivan Aure has been cut.
Aure throws an ugly left hook that misses
and GU counters with a lovely straight right hand!
GU jabs at Aure's body.
Aure misses with a hook to the body
and GU counters with a right hand to the body.
Aure throws an off balance right hand
and GU counters with a crisp right hand that drops Aure! GU lets Aure back up to his feet, looking for a finish!
 Aure is rocked!
This has been an exciting period of action!
GU cracks Aure with a left hook right on the temple and Aure goes down! He's out! Referee! Stop the fight! GU lands a few more punches before the dopey ref steps in - hopefully Aure is OK!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:19 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Gubba GU!
An out of breath Gubba GU thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Wu Tseng Yan (ranked 24474 p4p, 24805 weight class) and Pacho Herrera (ranked 707 p4p, 688 weight class). Pacho Herrera has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Wu Tseng Yan!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Pacho Herrera!
The judges for this bout are Arvi Lind, Ben Zyskovitsi and Matti Vanhoillinen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Herrera rushes Yan and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Yan has Herrera pressed up against the cage. He's trying to work for a single leg takedown. Yan pulls back from the cage and twists to the side, sending Herrera tumbling to the mat - Yan dives into Herrera's guard.
Yan postures up.
Herrera doesn't do any damage with a couple of strikes from the bottom.
Herrera is trying to keep Yan in close.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Yan postures up in Herrera's guard and throws a big left but Herrera blocks it.
Herrera is trying to control the position but Yan postures up.
Herrera avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Yan is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Yan throwing strikes from guard but Herrera blocks nicely.
Herrera trying to keep a closed guard but Yan is proving a slippery customer.
Yan 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.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Herrera is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Herrera closes the distance and clinches.
Yan drops down looking for an ankle pick but Herrera pulls his leg out and moves away.
Herrera shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Yan as he avoids it easily.
Herrera instigates a clinch.
Yan prevents a takedown attempt there.
Herrera is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Herrera gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Yan.
Yan turns his back and goes for a hip toss. It's a bit messy but it gets the job done and Yan manages to end up in side control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The referee asks Yan politely if he wouldn't mind getting on with it and actually doing something. Yan prefers to stall for the moment though.
Herrera can't do much from the bottom here.
Herrera is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.
Yan landing a few strikes.
Yan takes a little break here. Herrera wants to take advantage but he is being controlled well.
Herrera tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Yan wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Yan scores with a couple of short elbows.
Herrera struggling a bit here.
Sloppy strikes there by Yan.
Herrera is letting Yan control him for a moment.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Herrera can do anything to dispel that myth.
Herrera taking punishment in the form of punches.
Yan looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.
Yan postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
Yan working away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Herrera is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Herrera is being controlled here.
Yan looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Yan is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Herrera knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Yan moving around in side mount but really he's just happy to control for now.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Yan working the ground and pound but Herrera is defending the strikes.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Wu Tseng Yan dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Herrera moves into the clinch.
Yan drops down looking for an ankle pick but Herrera pulls his leg out and moves away.
A head kick misses from Herrera.
Herrera pivots, looking for a leg kick but Yan is out of range and Herrera settles back down.
Herrera clinches up against the cage.
Yan wants a takedown but no success here.
Yan is looking for a takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Wu Tseng Yan. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Herrera breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Yan drives through with a takedown into guard.
Yan throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Herrera works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Herrera controls Yan momentarily but Yan frees himself.
Yan is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Herrera can do to turn this around?
Yan stopping the sweep attempt from Herrera.
Herrera is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Yan is controlling him.
Yan stays in close to Herrera's body and controls the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Yan lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Yan in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Yan with a flurry of punches that miss.
Yan throws a big elbow that misses.
Yan stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Herrera swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Yan missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Yan looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Wu Tseng Yan overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Herrera is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Yan really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Herrera is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Pacho Herrera seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Yan fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Herrera to the ground. Yan is now in Herrera's guard.
Yan missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Yan throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Yan throws a big right hand that misses.
Yan throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Yan loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Yan passes Herrera's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Yan looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Yan has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Yan looking to control and managing it successfully.
Herrera is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
Herrera is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
Yan content just to control the position here.
Yan avoids the attempt from Herrera to control.
Yan working to secure an arm triangle but it's not happening for him just yet.
Yan is landing with some decent strikes but Herrera is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Herrera is working to get back to half guard.
Yan connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Yan lands a big elbow.
Yan unloading with bombs!
Yan looking to ground and pound but Herrera is blocking nicely.
Herrera wants to hold on but Yan pushes him away.
Herrera avoids a series of strikes thrown by Yan.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Yan working the ground and pound effectively.
Yan breaks from Herrera's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Yan controlling from mount.
Yan throwing strikes here but Herrera is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Wu Tseng Yan dominated that second round.
That's time! Yan's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Yan looking to score a takedown here. Herrera is defending well but Yan drives through and ends up in Herrera's guard.
Yan lands a couple of elbows.
Yan avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Yan slips nicely into half guard.
Yan seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Herrera trying to control here.
Herrera flails away from the bottom but he's not doing any damage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Yan prevents Herrera from standing back up.
Yan performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
Yan thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Herrera's head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Yan looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Yan wants to free his trapped foot but Herrera is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Yan is nestled in close to Herrera, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Yan not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Still in half guard, Yan seems content to control.
Yan missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Yan missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Herrera pushes Yan off looking to stand but Yan dives back in and keeps control.
Yan has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Yan misses with a head shot.
Yan controlling from mount.
Yan putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Herrera slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.
Yan is looking to pass the guard... He's managed it - he's now in full mount!
Herrera takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Yan has control of Herrera's right arm, working for a kimura. It's a bit of a token attempt though and Herrera regains control of the situation pretty easily.
Yan content just to control the position here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Yan lands with some strikes.
Yan lands with some strikes.
Yan landing strikes, looking to finish!
Yan pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Yan jumps to side control looking for an arm triangle but Herrera manages to avoid the submission attempt.
Yan grinds an elbow into Herrera's temple.
Yan happy to just control the position for now.
Yan working the ground and pound but Herrera is defending the strikes.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Yan prevents Herrera from escaping the position.
Herrera defending against the ground and pound.
Yan misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
Yan taking a breather here.
Yan is trying to get an arm triangle but Herrera is defending well.
Yan 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.
Herrera is looking to reverse the position.
Wu Tseng Yan is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Yan 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.
Pacho Herrera has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Herrera wings away with a couple of strikes but they don't land.
And that's the end of the fight!
Wu Tseng Yan showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Yan, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Arvi Lind scores the fight 30:27
Judge Ben Zyskovitsi scores the fight 30:27
Judge Matti Vanhoillinen scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Wu Tseng Yan!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Sage Jensen (ranked 4536 p4p, 4502 weight class) and Francisco Pizarro (ranked 501 p4p, 499 weight class). Jensen 's entrance music is LMFAO - Sexy and I Know It . A fine choice. The crowd giving both fighters a great reception on their way into the arena. That's good to see.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Sage Jensen !
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Francisco Pizarro!
The judges for this bout are Arvi Lind, Roosa Järviläinen and Anni Minnemäki.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jensen avoids a kick to the body.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Pizarro throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Pizarro creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Jensen 's defenses.
 It looks like Sage Jensen has been cut.
Jensen is trying to drag Pizarro to the mat but Pizarro just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Jensen has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Pizarro after a bit of a struggle.
Jensen avoids a wild elbow strike from Pizarro.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Pizarro.
Jensen wants a takedown.
Our sources have told us that Jensen has been working on his elbows in the gym.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Sage Jensen . That's going to take a lot out of him.
Pizarro lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Pizarro creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Jensen 's defenses.
Sage Jensen 's cut is getting worse.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Pizarro is leaning against Jensen and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Jensen is breathing heavily.
Pizarro lands a shoulder strike.
Pizarro lands an elbow that stopped Jensen in his tracks for a moment.
Pizarro lands with a right to the head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Pizarro gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Pizarro lands a nice elbow.
Sage Jensen 's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
A short right from Pizarro.
Jeez, Sage Jensen 's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pizarro lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Sage Jensen 's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:12 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Francisco Pizarro!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Danny Brook (ranked 3710 p4p, 3423 weight class) and Amsterdam Boy (ranked 442 p4p, 409 weight class). The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Danny Brook!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Amsterdam Boy!
The judges for this bout are Johanna Lukiainen, Arvi Lind and Anni Minnemäki.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Brook slips under a jab.
Brook tries to clinch up.
Boy misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Brook.
We've been hearing reports that Brook has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
Boy connects with the punch.
It looks like Danny Brook has been cut.
Brook wants to clinch but Boy slips to the side
and Boy counters with a crisp one two that drops Brook! Boy thinks about following him to the mat for a moment but instead steps back and waves Brook to his feet! Brook is in big trouble!
Boy misses with a body shot.
Brook tries to clinch but Boy moves out of range.
Brook is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Brook moves out of range of the strikes.
Danny Brook seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Boy lands a head shot.
Brook uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Boy.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Brook tries to close the distance and clinch up but Boy swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Brook tries to clinch but Boy moves out of range.
Boy lands a right hook to the body.
Brook is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Brook closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Brook lands in his opponent's guard.
Brook drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Brook jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Boy trying to control the position here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Brook engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Brook trying to control but Boy is working from the bottom.
Brook forces his way into half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Well, if Brook is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
Brook is looking to take a break and control but Boy is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Brook is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Boy is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Brook is working for a submission of some sort.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Boy can do anything to dispel that myth.
Brook is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Boy sees it coming and defends easily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Brook is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Boy has managed to free his arm - good work.
Boy is controlling Brook's position as best he can from this difficult position.
Boy is trying to get back to full guard.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Boy is concentrating on defense, preventing Brook from advancing position.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Amsterdam Boy dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Danny Brook's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Brook shoots in but Boy avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Boy looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Brook scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Brook throws an elbow but Boy slips to the side and avoids it well.
Brook in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
Brook throwing shots but missing, from side control.
Boy really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Brook. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Brook working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Brook in side control, throwing shots but Boy defends.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Brook trying to control the position but Boy is working away.
Brook working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Boy tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Brook wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Danny Brook overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Boy holds on to Brook's head and controls the position momentarily.
We've been informed that Boy has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight.
Brook is looking to take a break and control but Boy is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Brook looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Boy is trying to improve his position.
Brook is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Boy has escaped the position, nice work there.
Brook is putting a hurting on Boy here, landing some big shots from side control.
Brook trying to control the position but Boy is working away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Brook is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Boy has escaped the position, nice work there.
Brook throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
Brook tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Boy is looking for a sweep.
Brook is looking to take a break and control but Boy is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Brook throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
Brook wants to lay and pray for a moment but Boy keeps working.
Brook thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Brook looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Brook is looking to take a break and control but Boy is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Danny Brook dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Danny Brook's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Boy throws a right and a left that both miss.
Brook shoots in but Boy avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Brook tries to close the distance and clinch but Boy swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Brook shoots in but Boy avoids the takedown attempt easily.
A big left from Boy misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Boy misses with a straight left.
Boy has Brook up against the cage in a clinch.
Brook has Boy pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Boy manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Danny Brook. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Come on Boy - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Boy lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Boy escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Boy connects with a looping right hand.
Brook bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Brook drives through and clinches with Boy against the cage.
Brook has Boy pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Boy manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Boy pushes Brook back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Boy lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Brook blocks a body shot from Boy.
Brook tries to score a body lock takedown but Boy shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Boy scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Boy manages to break the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fight stays on the outside here - Brook looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Boy wants to counter with a clinch but Brook pushes him away.
Brook misses with a takedown attempt
and Boy counters with a crisp right hand that drops Brook! Boy lets Brook back up to his feet, looking for a finish!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Boy scores with a body shot.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Boy misses with a body shot.
Boy throws a hook but Brook blocks it.
Amsterdam Boy seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Brook wants to clinch up but Boy keeps it at a distance.
Brook doesn't manage to clinch there - Boy circles away.
Brook fails in his attempt to clinch.
Boy takes a swing at Brook's ribcage but misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Boy circles away from the clinch attempt.
The fighters circle momentarily. Boy darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Brook is rocked!
Danny Brook's cut is getting worse.
Brook is wiping some vaseline out of his eye. Boy doesn't give a rats ass about fair play and cracks him with a massive hook to the side of the head! Brook crumples to the floor out cold! The cornerman is going to be in Brook's bad books for that mishap!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:19 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Amsterdam Boy!
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Co-main event
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Ray Ruthlessness (ranked 1957 p4p, 4019 weight class) and Micah Frank (ranked 276 p4p, 497 weight class). Ruthlessness kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Meek Mill - Going Bad (feat. Drake). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Solid boxing
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Ray Ruthlessness!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Micah Frank!
The judges for this bout are Ben Zyskovitsi, Johanna Lukiainen and Matti Vanhoillinen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ruthlessness misses with a lunging right hand
letting Frank counter with a right hand.
Ruthlessness throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Frank was covering up waiting for the punch and Ruthlessness finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Frank is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Ruthlessness defends well.
Frank utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Ruthlessness has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ruthlessness lands a couple of digs.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Ruthlessness accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Ruthlessness connects with a couple of short punches.
Ruthlessness loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ruthlessness throwing strikes but missing.
Frank not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Frank avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
We've been hearing that Ruthlessness has been drilling a lot of ground and pound in training, so let's see if he get the finish.
Frank has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Ruthlessness in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Ruthlessness working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Frank has momentary wrist control but Ruthlessness slips an elbow through the middle.
Ruthlessness postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Frank really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Ruthlessness. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ruthlessness scoring with some ground and pound.
Ruthlessness throws a big elbow that misses.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Ruthlessness accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Ruthlessness throwing strikes from guard but Frank blocks nicely.
Ruthlessness missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Ruthlessness postures up in Frank's guard and throws a big left but Frank blocks it.
Frank working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Ruthlessness.
Ruthlessness lands a couple of elbows.
Ruthlessness loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Frank looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ruthlessness throws a big elbow that misses.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Frank can do anything to dispel that myth.
Ruthlessness with a nice head shot there.
Frank preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Ruthlessness throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Frank working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Ruthlessness.
Ruthlessness content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Ruthlessness in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Ruthlessness throwing strikes but missing.
Ruthlessness postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ruthlessness cracks Frank with a solid left hand.
Ruthlessness lands a couple of digs.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Ruthlessness postures up in Frank's guard and throws a big left but Frank blocks it.
Ruthlessness with a flurry of punches that miss.
Ruthlessness in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Ruthlessness throwing strikes from guard but Frank blocks nicely.
Ruthlessness throws a big elbow that misses.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Ruthlessness throwing strikes but missing.
Ruthlessness throwing strikes from guard but Frank blocks nicely.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Ray Ruthlessness dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action.
Ruthlessness shoots and misses
and Frank counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Ruthlessness closes this distance looking for a takedown but Frank circles away.
Frank tries a quick counter leg kick but Ruthlessness is wise to it.
Ruthlessness scores with a punch to the head.
Frank displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Ruthlessness throws out the jab.
Ruthlessness throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Frank on the side of the head.
Ruthlessness throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Frank now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Ruthlessness fails with the takedown
and Frank counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ray Ruthlessness. That's going to take a lot out of him.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Frank gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Ruthlessness.
Frank slips a jab from Ruthlessness.
Frank defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Ruthlessness.
Ruthlessness lands with an uppercut that bounces Frank off the cage and back into range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ruthlessness closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Frank did well to prevent Ruthlessness getting side control.
Ray Ruthlessness overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Ruthlessness missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Ruthlessness thows a huge punch but Frank dodges it nicely.
Ruthlessness lands strikes from half guard.
Frank keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Ruthlessness throwing shots but Frank is blocking nicely.
Frank blocking the ground and pound attempt from Ruthlessness.
Ruthlessness working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Frank blocking the ground and pound attempt from Ruthlessness.
Ruthlessness is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Frank can do to turn this around?
Ruthlessness thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Frank regains full guard, whilst avoiding punches from Ruthlessness.
Ruthlessness throws a big right hand that misses.
Ruthlessness trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Ruthlessness postures up in Frank's guard and throws a big left but Frank blocks it.
Ruthlessness postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Ruthlessness working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Ruthlessness postures up in Frank's guard and throws a big left but Frank blocks it.
Ruthlessness throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Frank works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Frank preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ruthlessness wants to control from the top but Frank keeps moving.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Ruthlessness takes a swing at Frank's ribcage but misses.
Ruthlessness closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Frank to the mat! Frank manages to get full guard.
Frank utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Ruthlessness throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Ruthlessness trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Ruthlessness stands up over Frank, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Ruthlessness throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Frank works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Frank pulls Ruthlessness in close to prevent any damage.
Ruthlessness throws a strike but Frank rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Frank postures up.
Ruthlessness managing to control the position.
Ruthlessness continues to stall.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Ray Ruthlessness dominated that second round.
That's time! Ruthlessness's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Ruthlessness instigates a clinch.
Ruthlessness is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
A head punch on the inside from Frank fails to land.
Ruthlessness is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Frank pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Frank misses with a hook from the clinch.
Frank manages to break the clinch.
Ruthlessness lands a jab.
Ruthlessness looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ray Ruthlessness. That's going to take a lot out of him.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ruthlessness looking to score a takedown here. Frank is defending well but Ruthlessness drives through and ends up in Frank's guard.
Ruthlessness throwing strikes but missing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Frank is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Ruthlessness postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Ruthlessness throws an elbow that misses. Frank uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Ruthlessness's guard. Nice move by Frank!
Frank must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Ruthlessness pulls Frank in to control the position.
Frank trying to control but Ruthlessness is working from the bottom.
Ruthlessness working a defensive guard here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Ruthlessness bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Frank's guard.
Ruthlessness in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Frank trying to control the position.
Ruthlessness is in close to Frank's body, working some short punches and elbows.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Ruthlessness accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Ruthlessness is looking to work some ground and pound but Frank has wrist control.
Ruthlessness throws a strike but Frank rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ruthlessness throws some sloppy strikes off his back.
Ruthlessness working a defensive guard here.
Ruthlessness has control of Frank's left arm, preventing Frank from doing any damage.
Ruthlessness thows some rabbit punches from the bottom but they don't do any damage.
Ruthlessness pulls Frank in close to prevent any damage.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Micah Frank has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Ruthlessness throws a couple of shots from the bottom but they don't land.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Ruthlessness is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Frank flicks out a counter leg kick but Ruthlessness steps away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Ruthlessness gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
letting Frank counter with a right hand.
Ruthlessness scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Ruthlessness dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Ruthlessness has managed to clinch.
Ruthlessness has Frank pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Frank manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Frank breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Ruthlessness lands a jab to the nose.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Ruthlessness digs a good body shot into Frank's ribs.
Ruthlessness wants to clinch.
Frank appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
And that's the end of the fight!
Ray Ruthlessness showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Ruthlessness has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Ben Zyskovitsi scores the fight 30:27
Judge Johanna Lukiainen scores the fight 30:27
Judge Matti Vanhoillinen scores the fight 30:26
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ray Ruthlessness!
Ray Ruthlessness tried to hype himself up post fight but didn't word it too well and it ended up with him sounding like a bit of a tool.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Jack Phillips (ranked 2453 p4p, 3038 weight class) and Mucak Shanikov (ranked 366 p4p, 442 weight class). Jack Phillips could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Mucak Shanikov's chin.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, for the middleweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Jack Phillips!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Mucak Shanikov!
The judges for this bout are Anni Minnemäki, Tarja Halkonen and Arvi Lind.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The fighters circling - Shanikov throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Shanikov scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Phillips is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Shanikov.
Shanikov throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Shanikov fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Phillips manages to avoid it.
Shanikov lands with a nice body punch.
Phillips staying out of range there.
Shanikov throws a lazy right hand but Phillips sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Shanikov misses the jab.
It looked like Phillips wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Phillips rushes Shanikov and presses him up against the cage.
Shanikov drags the fight down to the ground.
Phillips got a little sloppy there for a moment and Shanikov has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Phillips has managed to get both his arms back between Shanikov's legs - danger averted.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Shanikov is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Phillips avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Phillips stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Shanikov swivels though and keeps the full guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Phillips passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Phillips thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Phillips is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Shanikov is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Phillips working away.
Shanikov is looking to reverse the position.
Phillips is trying to get an arm triangle but Shanikov is defending well.
Phillips thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Shanikov really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Phillips. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Phillips thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Shanikov can do anything to dispel that myth.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Phillips is trying to get an arm triangle but Shanikov is defending well.
Phillips is trying to get an arm triangle but Shanikov is defending well.
Shanikov is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Phillips is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Shanikov knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Shanikov struggling a bit here.
Phillips tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Phillips has hold of Shanikov's arm here. He's working for an Americana. It looks like he might have it! Shanikov tries to escape but he's just digging himself in deeper - Phillips cranks the arm and Shanikov screams in pain! The ref makes a decision and ends the fight before the tap - no complains from Shanikov, who is just happy to have his arm attached to his body.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Americana). Jack Phillips!
Jack Phillips retains his middleweight title!
In his post fight interview, Jack Phillips started talking himself up. Luckily his charisma kept the crowd on side and gave him a good reception.
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