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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Erik Helstrom (ranked 4397 p4p, 4289 weight class) and TestD Bounty (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.
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160 cm
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Good takedowns
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Erik Helstrom!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, TestD Bounty!
The judges for this bout are Winston Howard, Ben Hemmingworth and Topper Green.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bounty clinches up against the cage.
Bounty works for the underhooks and manages to get a trip takedown into guard.
Helstrom bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Bounty's guard.
Bounty keeping moving, preventing Helstrom from controlling successfully.
Bounty is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Bounty is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Bounty has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bounty can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Helstrom controls the pace.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Helstrom working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Bounty has an active guard here but Helstrom has managed to pass into half guard.
Bounty is trying to maintain the position but Helstrom is very close to passing his half guard.
Helstrom trying to pass the guard but Bounty defending well.
Helstrom stops Bounty from getting back to his feet.
Bounty is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Bounty is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Helstrom pulls his head out easily.
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.
Helstrom stalling away here and it's allowed Bounty to slip out his trapped foot and regain full guard.
Bounty is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Helstrom wants to pass the guard but Bounty is keeping the position.
Helstrom is stalling in the full guard.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Helstrom closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Helstrom lands in his opponent's guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Bounty holds on and takes a little breather.
Helstrom wants to control from the top but Bounty keeps moving.
Bounty is pulling down on Helstrom's head. It's preventing any offense from Helstrom, at least for the moment.
Bounty is looking for a triangle but Helstrom pushes his legs off easily.
That's four 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.
Helstrom trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Helstrom missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Bounty should think about turning a few of those tyres round his middle into muscle if he wants people to take him seriously as an athlete.
Helstrom tries to free his leg and advance position but Bounty is retaining full guard.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Helstrom has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Bounty is proving hard to escape from.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Bounty shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Helstrom is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Bounty trying to pass the guard but Helstrom defending well.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Erik Helstrom will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action!
Helstrom closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Bounty quickly recovers to half guard.
Helstrom content to control rather than advance.
Helstrom is trying to control the action in half guard but Bounty is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Bounty looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Helstrom wants to pass to mount but Bounty is defending the position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Helstrom perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
Bounty really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Helstrom. 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 one minute gone in the round.
Helstrom wants to pass the guard but Bounty is defending well.
Bounty is staying active underneath Helstrom, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Bounty clinches.
Bounty's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Bounty misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Helstrom.
Helstrom feinted with a counter takedown.
Bounty stuffs the takedown.
Bounty dives in and scores a takedown into Helstrom's guard.
Bounty with a flurry of punches that miss.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Helstrom looking for a sweep. Not yet Helstrom, not yet.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Bounty has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Helstrom is proving hard to escape from.
Helstrom tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Bounty throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Helstrom works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Bounty throws a big right hand that misses.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Bounty looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Helstrom is looking to stand back up... there's a bit of a scramble and Bounty dives into side control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bounty tries to stand but Helstrom is controlling his head.
Helstrom taking a bit of punishment here - Bounty scoring with strikes.
Bounty working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Bounty is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Helstrom knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
TestD Bounty has got the better of the ground game so far.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Helstrom is looking for a sweep.
Bounty throws an elbow but Helstrom slips to the side and avoids it well.
Bounty fails to land a wild elbow strike.
Bounty cracks Helstrom with an elbow. That is naaassty.
Bounty goes for an armbar! This could be all over! Wait, no, Helstrom rolls with the submission and now he's on top in Bounty's guard! Nice work there by Helstrom!
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Helstrom throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Bounty preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
TestD Bounty showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Helstrom closes the distance and pushes Bounty back into the cage.
Helstrom is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Helstrom manages to break the clinch.
Helstrom doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Bounty counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Bounty.
Bounty tries to throw a body punch but Helstrom avoids it by throwing Bounty back against the cage.
Bounty has picked Helstrom up - he's going for a ride! Bounty dumps his opponent to the mat with a thud and settles into half guard.
Bounty is trying to control. Helstrom wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Helstrom won't allow Bounty to pass to mount.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
The fighters are battling for position here. Helstrom manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Helstrom looking to hit a scissor sweep but Bounty is one step ahead there.
Helstrom is pulling down on Bounty's head. It's preventing any offense from Bounty, at least for the moment.
Bounty wants to control from the top but Helstrom keeps moving.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Bounty passes Helstrom's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Bounty takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to 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.
Helstrom works his way to full guard. Good work.
Bounty with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Bounty 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.
Bounty tries to free his leg and advance position but Helstrom is retaining full guard.
Bounty distracts Helstrom with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Bounty is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Helstrom manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Bounty manages to get himself to full guard.
Helstrom trying to control but Bounty is working from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bounty bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Helstrom's guard.
Bounty must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Bounty stops Helstrom from standing up.
Helstrom keeping moving, preventing Bounty from controlling successfully.
Bounty content to stall in guard here.
Bounty trying to control the position from guard on top but Helstrom is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Helstrom wants to stand up but Bounty is controlling him.
Helstrom has a closed guard, preventing Bounty from standing up.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Bounty throws a body punch but Helstrom moves out of range.
Bounty looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Bounty gets a double leg takedown into Helstrom's guard.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Helstrom is on top in guard.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Bounty can do anything to dispel that myth.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Bounty is pulling down on Helstrom's head. It's preventing any offense from Helstrom, at least for the moment.
And that's the end of the fight!
TestD Bounty comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Bounty has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Winston Howard scores the fight 28:29
Judge Ben Hemmingworth scores the fight 28:29
Judge Topper Green scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... TestD Bounty!
TestD Bounty was full of energy after the big win and talked about how he thinks he can do big things in this sport. The crowd were appreciative of his determination to succeed.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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FIGHT
RATING
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