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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Bjorn Helgi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Salosen Mara (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Salosen Mara has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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176 lbs
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Good wrestling
World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the welterweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
44 - 17 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Bjorn Helgi!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
23 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Salosen Mara!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, and Jack Bonds.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Helgi throws a sloppy head kick and Mara moves out of range easily.
Mara finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Helgi ducks under a wild hook from Mara.
Mara is looking to slow Helgi down with leg kicks.
Mara misses with a hook
and Helgi counters with a left and a right that stings Mara.
Helgi swings widly with a right hand
enabling Mara to counter with a crisp jab.
It looks like Bjorn Helgi has been cut.
Mara throws out a leg kick but Helgi moves out of range and Mara only half commits.
Helgi cracks a nice hook into Mara's ribs.
Helgi tries to clinch but Mara moves out of range.
Mara lands a nice looking body shot.
Helgi pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Mara throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Helgi sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Mara misses with a leg kick
and Helgi counters by moving into the clinch.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Nice body punch from Mara - that landed with a thud.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Helgi creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Mara misses with the head strike.
Mara wants to get back to striking at distance but Helgi won't allow it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Helgi struggles to land a body shot inside as Mara controls his hands.
Helgi lands a left hand that snaps the head of Mara backwards.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Helgi struggles to land a body shot inside as Mara controls his hands.
Helgi misses with the head strike.
Mara tries to work over Helgi's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Helgi blocks an uppercut.
Helgi blocking some punches.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Mara tries to circle away but Helgi has him pinned against the cage.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Mara takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Mara digs a right hand into Helgi's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Helgi's gas tank.
Mara tries a body shot but Helgi blocks it.
A shot in the inside from Helgi.
Helgi lands a left hand.
Still in the clinch, Helgi scores with a nice short uppercut.
Mara tries to break free but Helgi pushes him back against the cage.
Mara lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Helgi backwards.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Helgi works on Mara's body with a couple of short punches.
Mara misses with a body punch.
Mara's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Helgi throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Helgi lands a nice shot to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Helgi scores with a nice strike.
Helgi plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Helgi, right into the meat.
Mara misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Helgi.
Helgi seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
Helgi throws out a loose jab but Mara uses good head movement to avoid it.
Helgi tries to clinch up
and Mara counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Mara misses with a low kick.
Helgi pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Helgi tries a head kick but it misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A slow jab from Mara misses its intended target.
Helgi stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Mara.
Helgi looks to score with a jab to the body but Mara is just out of range.
Helgi has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Mara.
Helgi walks into a stiff left hand from Mara.
Helgi misses with a hook
and Mara counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Helgi tries to clinch but Mara is having none of it.
Mara lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
A big left from Mara misses.
A little feinted left hand from Helgi on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Helgi swings widly with a right hand
and Mara counters with a good low kick that Helgi was not able to check.
Helgi throws a looping overhand right but Mara ducks down to avoid it.
Mara lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Helgi jabs at Mara's body.
Mara throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Helgi lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A swing and a miss from Mara.
Helgi misses with a head kick.
Mara throws a poor cross that misses
and Helgi counters with a thumping low kick.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Helgi checks a leg kick.
Helgi is really struggling to find his range with his punches. Mara's reach advantage is clearly causing him problems.
Mara avoids a kick to the body.
Nice body kick there by Helgi.
Helgi lands a slapping body shot.
Helgi pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Mara tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Mara throws a hook but Helgi blocks it.
Mara fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Mara listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Helgi misses with a head kick.
Mara avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Bjorn Helgi will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Bjorn Helgi's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Mara slips a jab from Helgi.
Helgi keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Mara finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Helgi misses with an uppercut
and Mara counters with an inside leg kick.
A shot to the liver by Mara. Beautiful body shot.
Helgi misses with a hook.
Mara swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Helgi jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Helgi throws a body shot but no joy.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Mara.
Nice body kick there by Mara.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A decent looking cross lands there for Mara.
Helgi attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Helgi connects with a jab.
Helgi takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Mara cracks the inside of Helgi's front leg.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mara misses with a low kick as Helgi jumps back.
Mara takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Helgi cracks the inside of Mara's front leg.
Helgi misses with a looping left.
Helgi misses with a wild body shot.
Helgi looks to score with a jab to the body but Mara is just out of range.
Mara avoids the body shot from Helgi.
Mara scores with a jab to the body.
Mara misses with a head kick.
Helgi scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Mara blocks a head kick by Helgi.
A solid leg kick lands there for Mara.
Helgi throws a body punch but Mara moves out of range.
Mara throws a head kick that half lands.
Helgi uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Mara.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
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!
Helgi keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Mara.
Mara's corner calls for a 1-2. Mara obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Mara is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Helgi.
Helgi went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Mara throws a front kick that sends Helgi stumbling back into the cage.
Helgi tries to land a body kick
and Mara cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Helgi misses with a low kick as Mara jumps back.
Mara throws a leg kick
and Helgi counters by moving into the clinch.
Helgi is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Mara lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
A hook to the body from Helgi.
Helgi misses with a hook to the ribs.
A short right from Mara.
Bjorn Helgi has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Mara tries to throw a body punch but Helgi avoids it by throwing Mara back against the cage.
Mara working aggressively here.
Mara tries a body shot but Helgi blocks it.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Mara tries to work over Helgi's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mara lands with a left to the head.
Helgi lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Mara lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Helgi blocking some punches.
Mara lands a body shot.
Mara lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Mara lands a hook to the side of the head.
Mara blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Mara doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Mara throws a punch but it's blocked by Helgi.
Helgi throws a head punch that misses.
Mara tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Helgi stalls.
Helgi tries a body shot but Mara blocks it.
Helgi prevents a body shot from Mara.
Helgi has Mara pressed against the cage, preventing Mara from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Helgi misses with a punch to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mara misses with a punch on the inside.
Mara lands a hook to the side of the head.
A short right from Mara.
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!
Mara blocks an uppercut.
Mara being controlled against the cage.
Mara misses with a short punch on the inside.
A short right from Helgi on the inside.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Mara.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Mara creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Helgi tries a body shot but Mara blocks it.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Mara.
A short body shot lands from Helgi as the two fighters clinch.
Helgi lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Mara or not.
Mara working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Helgi tries a body shot but Mara blocks it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Salosen Mara showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Bjorn Helgi'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.
Mara misses with a right hand
and Helgi counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Mara just misses with a punch to the body.
Mara explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Salosen Mara seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Helgi throws out a powerful jab.
Helgi throws a body kick that misses
and Mara counters with a solid body kick.
Mara fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Helgi has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
A looping hook to the body misses from Helgi. Mara does a little dance to reset his feet.
A looping hook to the body misses from Helgi. Mara does a little dance to reset his feet.
Helgi wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Helgi is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Mara.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Helgi slips a jab from Mara.
Mara lands a leg kick that knocks Helgi off balance momentarily.
Helgi throws a head kick but Mara moves out of range.
Mara throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Helgi checks a leg kick nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Helgi clinches with his opponent.
Helgi scores with a shot to the side of Mara's head.
Helgi lands an uppercut.
Helgi lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Mara can't break the clinch.
Mara blocks an uppercut.
Helgi misses with the head strike.
Mara breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Helgi cracks Mara with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Mara avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Helgi misses with a body shot.
Helgi has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Helgi there as he acknowledges the shot.
Helgi throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Mara blocks the body kick.
Nice defenses there by Helgi.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mara tests Helgi's chin there with a solid looking shot.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Mara throws a low kick but Helgi avoids it.
Mara lands a leg kick that knocks Helgi off balance momentarily.
Helgi throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Mara chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Helgi can pounce on him.
Helgi tests Mara's chin there with a solid looking shot.
A decent looking cross lands there for Mara.
Mara fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Helgi has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Helgi throws a sloppy body shot
and Mara counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Mara scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Helgi lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Mara throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Helgi tries to clinch there but Mara circles away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A big left from Mara misses.
Helgi wants to clinch up but Mara keeps it at a distance.
Helgi misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Helgi uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Mara.
Mara throws a body kick that misses.
Helgi throws a head kick that misses
and Mara counters with a left and a right that stings Helgi.
Helgi blocks a jab.
Mara throws a body punch but Helgi moves out of range.
Helgi looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Mara with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Helgi takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Mara fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Helgi checks it well.
Helgi tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Helgi tries a head kick but it misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Helgi looks to clinch
letting Mara counter with a right hand.
A bone on bone clash there as Helgi blocks the leg kick.
Mara throws a sloppy body shot
and Helgi counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Mara takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Helgi chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Mara can pounce on him.
Helgi misses with a head kick.
Helgi goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Helgi misses with a series of wild punches.
Helgi scores with a crisp jab that stopped Mara in his tracks.
Helgi fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Mara manages to avoid it.
A nice leg kick lands there from Mara.
Good leg kick by Mara there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close third round but Salosen Mara just about did enough to take it.
The cut man is working on Bjorn Helgi's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!
Mara blocks a head kick by Helgi.
Helgi lands a nice looking body kick.
Mara throws a low kick but it's checked well by Helgi.
A quick step to the side and Helgi tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Helgi throws a low kick, looking for Mara's leg but Mara calmly moves out of range.
Nice body kick from Mara.
Mara tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Helgi misses with a wild body shot.
Mara tests Helgi's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Mara ducks under a wild hook from Helgi.
Mara connects with a crisp jab.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Helgi looks for the body kick but Mara saw that one coming.
Helgi misses the body punch
and Mara counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Helgi checks the leg kick.
Helgi misses with a straight left.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mara throws a hook to the side of Helgi's head but Helgi sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Mara just misses with a punch to the body.
Helgi takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Helgi is rocked!
Helgi throws a poor cross that misses
and Mara counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Mara misses with a double jab
and Helgi counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Helgi.
Helgi will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Mara's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Helgi connects with a body shot that sends Mara's belly button to the back.
The fighters circle momentarily. Mara darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Helgi with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Helgi cracks a nice hook into Mara's ribs.
A lazy body kick from Helgi
enabling Mara to counter with a crisp jab.
Helgi tries to close the distance and clinch up but Mara swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Mara fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Mara looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
The fighters circle momentarily. Mara darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Mara lands the left hand.
Oh Helgi is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Good leg kick by Mara there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Helgi throws a hook to the side of Mara's head but Mara sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Mara keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Helgi.
Mara pounces like a tiger and cracks Helgi with a vicious hook! Helgi is down but not out! Mara follows up with more strikes forcing the ref to jump in and stop it!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:28 of round 4, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Salosen Mara!
Salosen Mara is the new welterweight champion!
After winning the bout, Salosen Mara thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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