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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Rupert Helenius (ranked 593 p4p, 1238 weight class) and Mac Ryan (ranked 80 p4p, 155 weight class). Mac Ryan has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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World class boxer
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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 21 - 14 - 2, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Rupert Helenius!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Mac Ryan!
The judges for this bout are Aleksandr Martynov, Sergei Dronov and Dmitry Maklakov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Helenius throws a nice inside leg kick.
Ryan drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Helenius lands with a nice body punch.
Helenius lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
It looks like Mac Ryan has been cut.
Ryan looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Nice uppercut lands for Helenius. That snapped Ryan's head back.
Helenius scores with a decent looking hook.
Helenius scores with a body shot.
Ryan on the wrong end of a nice jab.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Helenius dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Ryan shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Helenius wants to control but Ryan is keeping busy.
Helenius wants to get back to full guard.
Ryan drops an elbow to the side of Helenius's head.
Helenius tries to roll over but Ryan keeps him under control.
Ryan is trying to work for a kimura but Helenius is defending well.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Helenius wants to control but Ryan is keeping busy.
Helenius is in trouble now - Ryan has advanced to mount!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Ryan trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Ryan throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.
Ryan looking to control but Helenius is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Ryan is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.
Helenius is working to get back to half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ryan looking to control but Helenius is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Helenius is in all sorts of trouble here.
Ryan looking to control but Helenius is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Helenius is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Helenius prevents Ryan from taking his back.
Ryan controlling the pace for now.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ryan trying to control but Helenius is having none of it.
Helenius tries to hold on but Ryan postures up.
Ryan tries to control but Helenius wriggling away.
Helenius is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Ryan tries to control but Helenius wriggling away.
Helenius is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Ryan looking to control but Helenius is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
That's four 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.
Ryan is looking to secure an arm. He's managed it! He's pivoting for an armbar - that looks tight! But Helenius has managed to get out of it and now he's in a dominant position. Nice work from Helenius!
Ryan wants to control but instead he gets his guard passed and Helenius is now in half guard.
Ryan is trying to control but can't.
Helenius controlling the pace.
Ryan is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Ryan trying to control but Helenius postures up.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Rupert Helenius dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Mac Ryan's cut.
That's time! Helenius's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Ryan.
Ryan is looking to take a break and control but Helenius is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Helenius being controlled for a moment.
Ryan thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Helenius regains half guard.
Helenius has his hands clasped together around Ryan's back. He's all about the action.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ryan moves nicely into side control.
Ryan tries for a kimura but Helenius is defending well.
Helenius tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Ryan tries to stand but Helenius is controlling his head.
Helenius tries to buck Ryan off but Ryan is having none of it.
Ryan controlling the position from side mount.
Helenius is not content to let Ryan control the position.
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.
You can see the frustration on Helenius's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Ryan staying calm.
Helenius sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
Ryan tries to pass to full mount but Helenius defends it.
Helenius is concentrating on defense, preventing Ryan from advancing position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ryan stalling away here and it's allowed Helenius to slip out his trapped foot and regain full guard.
Helenius looking for a sweep. Not yet Helenius, not yet.
Helenius keeping moving, preventing Ryan from controlling successfully.
Ryan looking to pass the guard.
Ryan is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Ryan scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Ryan is looking to take a break and control but Helenius is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Ryan is trying to get an arm triangle but Helenius is defending well.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ryan tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Helenius tries to buck Ryan off but Ryan is having none of it.
Ryan working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Ryan wants to lay and pray for a moment but Helenius keeps working.
Ryan thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Mac Ryan showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Mac Ryan's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Helenius smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Helenius lands the left hand.
Ryan bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Ryan is trying to get an arm triangle but Helenius is defending well.
The strikes coming from Ryan are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
Helenius wants to control but Ryan postures up.
Ryan tries for a kimura but Helenius is defending well.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Helenius tries to buck Ryan off but Ryan is having none of it.
Ryan is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Helenius is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Helenius is looking for a sweep.
Helenius wants to control but Ryan postures up.
Ryan moving around in side mount but really he's just happy to control for now.
Ryan throws a strike aimed at the side of Helenius's head but Helenius avoids it well.
Helenius is trying to improve his position.
Helenius dodges the ground and pound from Ryan.
Ryan is trying to get an arm triangle but Helenius is defending well.
Ryan wants to control for a moment but Helenius uses the opportunity to move back to half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ryan is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Helenius doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Ryan.
Ryan wants to lay and pray for a moment but Helenius keeps working.
Helenius controlling the leg, holding on to half guard.
Ryan stalling.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ryan is pressing down on Helenius's thigh, looking to free his foot. Helenius is holding on for now.
Ryan wants to lay and pray for a moment but Helenius keeps working.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up.
Helenius scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Ryan manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Helenius on his heels. He'll look to pass Helenius's guard now, I'm sure.
Ryan looking to pass the guard.
Ryan is fighting to break Helenius's control of his arms but Helenius is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Helenius wants to sweep here but Ryan controlling him for the moment.
Ryan looking to pass the guard.
Ryan forces his way into half guard.
Helenius is looking to improve his position.
Ryan content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Helenius is trying to control but can't.
And that's the end of the fight!
Mac Ryan comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Ryan has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Aleksandr Martynov scores the fight 28:29
Judge Sergei Dronov scores the fight 28:29
Judge Dmitry Maklakov scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Mac Ryan!
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mgr
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