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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Ashi Baray (ranked 2602 p4p, 3763 weight class) and Jun Yong Park (ranked 282 p4p, 390 weight class). There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.
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BJJ Blue Belt
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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 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Ashi Baray!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Jun Yong Park!
The judges for this bout are Ben Zyskovitsi, Johanna Lukiainen and Marco Blurstrm.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Park tries to score a power double leg takedown but Baray sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Park somewhat.
Park shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Baray's guard.
Park trying to control but Baray is working from the bottom.
Baray escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Park gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Park postures up in Baray's guard and throws a big left but Baray blocks it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Park preventing the sweep.
Baray preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Park lands a couple of digs.
Park landing some decent shots from guard.
Baray on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Baray tries to get out of the position.
Baray has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Park postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Park connects with a couple of short punches.
Baray looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Baray is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Park is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Baray is trying to control the position but Park postures up.
Park postures up in Baray's guard and throws a big left but Baray blocks it.
Park has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Park trying to control but Baray is working from the bottom.
Park connects with a couple of short punches.
Park throws a big elbow that misses.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Park accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Baray preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Baray working for a triangle but Park defends it easily.
Park throwing strikes but missing.
Park postures up in Baray's guard and throws a big left but Baray blocks it.
Park postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Park postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Park working some strikes from top position.
Park connects with a couple of short punches.
Baray working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Park.
Park won't allow Baray to sweep him here.
Baray looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Baray is breathing heavily.
Park trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Baray is looking for a triangle but Park pushes his legs off easily.
Park throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Park lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Park keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Baray's head.
Baray keeping moving, preventing Park from controlling successfully.
Baray is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Park trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Park trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Park postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Park 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.
Park wants to control from the top but Baray keeps moving.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Park throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Park sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Baray's guard.
Park throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Park lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Park frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Park with a couple of short strikes.
Baray is looking to improve his position but Park isn't that keen on the idea.
Park putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Park dominating with strikes here.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Park cracks Baray with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Park breaks from Baray's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Baray knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Park on the ground.
Park with the ground and pound from mount.
Park lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Baray hang on?
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Jun Yong Park dominated that round.
That's time! Baray's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Baray defending well as Park loads up on a big left hand.
Jun Yong Park seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
No luck for Baray with that takedown attempt.
Baray shoots in but no luck this time.
Baray ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Park moves away.
Park has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Park feints and as Baray raises his hands in defense, Park changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Park makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Park's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Park connects with a couple of short punches.
Park keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Baray's head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Park throws a big elbow that misses.
Park postures up in Baray's guard and throws a big left but Baray blocks it.
Park working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Baray's head.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Park wants to control from the top but Baray keeps moving.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Park throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Baray works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Baray avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Baray keeping moving, preventing Park from controlling successfully.
Baray avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Baray seems to have improved his submission grappling technique since last time we saw him. Let's see if he can pull off a submission.
Park is stalling in the full guard.
Park working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Park throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Park controls from within his opponent's guard.
Park trying to control but Baray is working from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Park in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Park landing some decent shots from guard.
Park throws a big elbow that misses.
Park looking to pass the guard.
Park working some strikes from top position.
Park slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Jun Yong Park has got the better of the ground game so far.
Baray avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Baray utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Park accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Baray preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Baray looking for a sweep. Not yet Baray, not yet.
Park is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Park advances position into side control!
Baray throws a couple of strikes even though he's not really in a good position to do so.
Park in side control lands a decent elbow.
Baray is looking to regain half guard here but Park keeps moving and retains side control.
Park lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
Park is working Baray over with some ground and pound from side control.
Park lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Baray down.
Park connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Baray some visible discomfort.
Park sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Baray is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
Baray tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Park wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Park in side control lands a decent elbow.
Park working the body and head with strikes.
Baray is rocked!
Park in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
Oh Baray is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Baray on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
Baray being controlled for a moment.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Baray is looking for a sweep.
Baray seems to have got his legs back now.
Park is looking to take a break and control but Baray is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Park landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
Park cracks Baray with an elbow. That is naaassty.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Jun Yong Park showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Baray looks to land a left hand but Park moved out of range nicely.
Park is looking to land body kicks.
Baray changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Park tries to avoid it but Baray manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Park to the ground. Park escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Park shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Baray defends it nicely.
Park jabs Baray to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Baray shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Park napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Park throws Baray to one side and escapes!
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Park tries to clinch there but Baray circles away.
Baray feints a jab promting Park to slip. Baray then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Park slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Park tries to close the distance and clinch but Baray swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Baray gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Baray closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Park's guard.
Park is actively looking for submissions from his back. He's worked himself a little space on the bottom and seems to be going for a triangle. No, he's switched into an armbar! That was slick! Baray rolls with it to try and escape but Park cranks on the arm and Baray is forced to tap out! This one is aaaaaaaaall over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:33 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Jun Yong Park!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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RATING
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