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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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Good wrestling
Solid boxing
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Excellent MT
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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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energy
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hype
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pop
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