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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Akaboshi Aida (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Darren Helm (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Aida's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Iggy Pop - The Passenger. The crowd giving both fighters a great reception on their way into the arena. That's good to see.
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179 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
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BJJ Purple Belt
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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
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Akaboshi Aida!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Darren Helm!
The judges for this bout are Mauricio Rocha, Seu Braga and Luis Engracia.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Aida throws a head kick that misses.
Aida tries to clinch up.
Aida scoring well with a low kick there.
Helm avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Aida rushes Helm and presses him up against the cage.
Helm tries to pull guard but Aida holds him up against the cage and eventually Helm drops back down to his feet.
Aida tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Aida trying to land knees to the body.
Aida landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Aida trying to land knees to the body.
Aida prevents the takedown attempt.
Aida missing with knees to the body.
Aida scores a nice knee to the body.
Helm looks gassed!
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Helm takes a knee to the side of the body.
Aida throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Helm blocks it with crossed arms.
Helm avoiding damage as Aida throws knees to the body.
Aida working Helm over with knees to the body.
Aida misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Helm.
Helm fails to pull guard.
Akaboshi Aida has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Darren Helm.
Aida tries a knee to the head but Helm blocks it.
Aida tries to land knees in the clinch but Helm avoids the damage to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Aida lands a knee to the head.
Aida breaks from the clinch.
Aida tries to clinch there but Helm circles away.
Akaboshi Aida is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Aida is looking to slow Helm down with leg kicks.
Aida instigates a clinch.
Aida lands a knee to the head.
It looks like Darren Helm has been cut.
Aida missing with knees to the body.
Aida putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Helm in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Aida lands a knee to the body.
Aida landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Aida obliges.
Aida breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Aida closes the distance and clinches.
Aida landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Helm managing to block the knees to the body from Aida.
Helm managing to block the knees to the body from Aida.
Helm is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Aida pulls him back up using the underhooks.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Aida obliges.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Aida lands a knee to the head.
Aida connects with a nasty looking knee right to Helm's face.
Aida lands a good knee to the midsection. Helm won't want to take too many of those.
Aida landing knees to the head.
Aida breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Aida with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Akaboshi Aida seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Aida fails with an attempt to clinch.
Aida just misses with a punch to the body.
Aida misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Helm.
Helm avoids the body shot from Aida.
Helm avoids the head kick by Aida.
Helm fails with a takedown attempt.
Helm shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Aida pinned against the cage. Aida gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Helm avoids the head kick by Aida.
Helm shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Helm was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Aida blocking the ground and pound.
Helm moves into side control, trying to work for a kimura. That looks painful! Will he finish!!?? No, Aida has worked his arm free - good work by Aida!
Aida manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
Helm has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Aida is looking to escape.
Aida is looking to get full guard. It looks like he might be successful but at the last minute Helm jumps into side control!
Helm is looking to take a break and control but Aida is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Helm tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Helm has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Akaboshi Aida dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Darren Helm's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Aida throws a head kick that misses.
Aida fails with an attempt to clinch.
Helm shoots for a double leg takedown but Aida sprawls well. He's pushed Helm's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Aida is looking to clinch but Helm is avoiding it.
Helm has a takedown stuffed.
Aida throws a low kick, looking for Helm's leg but Helm calmly moves out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Aida is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Aida rushes Helm and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Helm is trying to trip Aida. He has hold of a leg but Aida is hopping around, keeping his balance for the moment. Helm persists though and gets the takedown into guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Aida keeping full guard, as Helm tries to pass.
Aida is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Helm defends well.
Aida working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Helm.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Aida looking for a guillotine here but Helm defends easily.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Helm trying to control but Aida is working from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Aida looks to be working for a triangle here. Oh, it looks like he might have it! Helm has picked Aida up and slammed him! Aida can't keep hold of the triangle and Helm manages to pass to side control!
Aida is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Helm wants to control but Aida is keeping him busy.
Aida wants to get back to his feet but Helm is dominant here and he's now got Aida's back!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Helm is working the back position looking for the choke. Oh, he's slid into an armbar! Beautiful transition and Aida taps out! Fantastic Jiu Jitsu from Helm.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:29 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Darren Helm!
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energy
A | B |
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hype
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pop
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mgr
A | B |
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FIGHT
RATING
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