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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Amarillo Brillo (ranked 1695 p4p, 2936 weight class) and Jack Hakansson (ranked 223 p4p, 359 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
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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 5 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Amarillo Brillo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Jack Hakansson!
The judges for this bout are John Kavanagh, John Roberts and Russell Pearce.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
No joy there for Hakansson, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Hakansson throws a right and a left that both miss.
Brillo scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Brillo dives in and grabs Hakansson's left leg, looking for a takedown. Hakansson pushes down on Brillo's head and hops out.
Hakansson steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Brillo.
Hakansson thows a left - swing and a miss!
Brillo closes this distance looking for a takedown but Hakansson circles away.
Amarillo Brillo seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Brillo lands a nice hook to Hakansson's body. Hakansson takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Brillo avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Hakansson throws a looping overhand right but Brillo ducks down to avoid it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Brillo misses with a left hand
enabling Hakansson to counter with a crisp jab.
Hakansson looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Brillo drives through with a takedown into Hakansson's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Hakansson preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Hakansson is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Hakansson has his hands on Brillo's head, controlling the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Brillo trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Brillo missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Brillo landing some decent shots from guard.
Hakansson looking to hit a scissor sweep but Brillo is one step ahead there.
Brillo throws a big elbow that misses.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Hakansson looking for a guillotine here but Brillo defends easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Hakansson utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Hakansson looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
Brillo makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Brillo 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.
Hakansson looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Hakansson had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Brillo defends it easily.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Brillo prevents Hakansson from getting back to his feet.
Brillo lands a couple of digs.
Brillo content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hakansson working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Brillo.
Brillo in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Hakansson is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Brillo defends well.
Brillo working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Brillo postures up in Hakansson's guard and throws a big left but Hakansson blocks it.
Brillo works over Hakansson with some ground and pound from guard.
Brillo keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Hakansson's head.
Brillo trying to control but Hakansson is working from the bottom.
Brillo throwing strikes from guard but Hakansson blocks nicely.
Brillo loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Brillo scoring with some ground and pound.
Hakansson controlling Brillo's posture.
Brillo loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Brillo avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Brillo stands up over Hakansson, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Brillo scoring with some ground and pound.
Brillo working some strikes from top position.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Hakansson wants to stand up but Brillo is controlling him.
Brillo is working Hakansson over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Hakansson controls Brillo momentarily but Brillo frees himself.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Amarillo Brillo dominated that round.
That's time! Brillo's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
A jab from Hakansson misses.
A combination from Hakansson does no damage.
Brillo takes the fight into the clinch.
Hakansson is trying to break the clinch but Brillo is controlling him.
Hakansson prevents the takedown attempt.
Hakansson's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Brillo moves into the clinch.
Hakansson is trying to break the clinch but Brillo is controlling him.
Brillo successfully pulls guard.
Brillo wants to sweep here but Hakansson controlling him for the moment.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hakansson trying to control but Brillo is working from the bottom.
Hakansson won't allow Brillo to sweep him here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Brillo is working hard here to advance position.
Hakansson works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Hakansson is working for a kimura but Brillo is defending it quite comfortably.
Brillo slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Brillo had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Hakansson defends it easily.
Hakansson postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! Brillo is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of Hakansson, into his guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hakansson working for a triangle but Brillo defends it easily.
Brillo won't allow Hakansson to sweep him here.
Brillo is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Hakansson is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Brillo connects with a couple of short punches.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Brillo won't allow Hakansson to get back to his feet.
Hakansson avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Brillo is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Hakansson can do to turn this around?
Brillo cracks Hakansson with a solid left hand.
Hakansson has his foot on Brillo's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Brillo works his way back into a safe position though.
Brillo throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Hakansson works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Brillo scoring with some ground and pound.
Hakansson has his foot on Brillo's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Brillo works his way back into a safe position though.
Brillo with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Brillo landing some decent shots from guard.
Brillo is working Hakansson over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Hakansson has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Brillo can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Brillo keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Hakansson's head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Brillo postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Brillo trying to control but Hakansson is working from the bottom.
Hakansson has his foot on Brillo's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Brillo works his way back into a safe position though.
Hakansson throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Brillo trying to control but Hakansson is working from the bottom.
Brillo connects with a couple of short punches.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Brillo lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Hakansson is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Amarillo Brillo dominated that second round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
Brillo dives in and grabs Hakansson's left leg, looking for a takedown. Hakansson pushes down on Brillo's head and hops out.
Hakansson stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Hakansson wants it to stay on the feet.
Hakansson misses with a two punch combination.
Hakansson leaves Brillo with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Hakansson let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Amarillo Brillo. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Brillo lands a jab to the head.
Hakansson throws a shot from downtown. Brillo moves away and avoids it.
Brillo closes the distance and clinches.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hakansson wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Brillo has him pressed against the cage.
Hakansson prevents a takedown attempt there.
Brillo turns his hips and lands a very nice judo throw into side control!
Hakansson is trying to buck Brillo off.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Brillo is chipping away with strikes.
Brillo scores with a couple of short elbows.
Hakansson gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
Hakansson is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Brillo looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Hakansson is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Brillo pulls his head out easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Brillo 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.
Hakansson trying to control but Brillo postures up.
Brillo seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Brillo seems to be working for a kimura but Hakansson defends the submission attempt.
Brillo prevents Hakansson from improving his position.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Brillo connects with a nice short shot to Hakansson's temple.
Hakansson is looking to control Brillo's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Hakansson avoid being mounted?
Amarillo Brillo overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Brillo working Hakansson over with strikes.
Brillo looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Brillo looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Hakansson moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Brillo scoring with some ground and pound.
Hakansson is adopting a defensive guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Brillo stops Hakansson from standing up.
Brillo connects with a couple of short punches.
Brillo scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Brillo stands up over Hakansson, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Hakansson has his hands on Brillo's head, controlling the position.
Brillo wants to control from the top but Hakansson keeps moving.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Hakansson pulls Brillo in close to prevent any damage.
Jack Hakansson has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Hakansson working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Brillo doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Brillo manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
And that's the end of the fight!
Amarillo Brillo showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Brillo, 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 John Kavanagh scores the fight 30:27
Judge John Roberts scores the fight 30:27
Judge Russell Pearce scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Amarillo Brillo!
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hype
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