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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between hillbilly george (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Viktor Helsberg (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). I can't wait for this one - let's get the fighter introductions out of the way and get this one started!
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215 lbs
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195 cm
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200 lbs
0 - 0 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
Experienced |
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Solid chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, hillbilly george!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Viktor Helsberg!
The judges for this bout are Gregory Folan, Ian Loll and Yves DeLean.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
george changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Helsberg tries to avoid it but george manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Helsberg to the ground. Helsberg escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Helsberg fails with an attempt to clinch.
george looks to clinch
and Helsberg holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Helsberg taking a breather.
Knees in the clinch landing for Helsberg.
Helsberg landing knees to the head.
Helsberg lands an elbow inside that george shrugs off.
Helsberg leaning against his opponent.
Helsberg landing knees to the body.
Helsberg with a knee to the head.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Helsberg continues to stall. The referee tells him to work or he's going to break them up.
Helsberg dodges an elbow strike from george.
george is looking to break free of the clinch but Helsberg has double underhooks.
george wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Helsberg has him pressed against the cage.
Helsberg landing knees to the head.
It looks like hillbilly george has been cut.
A knee to the head by Helsberg.
Helsberg just leaning against george, taking a breather.
george fails to pull the fight into his guard.
george is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Helsberg pulls him back up using the underhooks.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for hillbilly george. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Helsberg slows down the pace here.
The crowd are getting on Helsberg's back here. They're not happy about his lack of aggression in the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Helsberg scores with a knee to the head.
Helsberg unloads a knee to the mid-section. george lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
george is breathing heavily.
george fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by george as Helsberg tries to tie him up.
Helsberg lands a knee to the head.
george takes an elbow to the forehead.
Come on Helsberg - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Viktor Helsberg.
Helsberg tries to clinch up
so george counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
george is pushing down on Helsberg's leg trying to pass to half guard. Helsberg is fighting to maintain full guard but george has managed to sneak the leg through.
Helsberg is trying to stand back up but george is controlling him
george winds up and cracks Helsberg with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
george is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Helsberg defends it well.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Helsberg is trying to stand.
Helsberg blocking the ground and pound attempt from george.
george performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
george prevents Helsberg from standing back up.
Still in half guard, george seems content to control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Helsberg is trying to stand.
Helsberg tries to kick george off in order to stand up. george Avoids the leg push though and dives into side control.
george happy to just control the position for now.
george has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
Helsberg wants to get back to his feet but george is dominant here and he's now got Helsberg's back!
george biding his time, looking for the opening.
Helsberg is trying to stand back up.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
george really has the hooks in deep now - there seems like no escape for Helsberg.
Helsberg is trying to get back to his feet but he's not managed it yet.
george is riding his opponent, not letting Helsberg buck him off.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Viktor Helsberg will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on hillbilly george's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!
Helsberg wants to clinch
and george counters with a nice uppercut.
Helsberg darts in trying to clinch
and george counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by george.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as george accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
george stands up from guard. Let's bang!
george circles away from the clinch attempt
and george counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
george working Helsberg over with strikes.
Helsberg really doesn't want to stay on the ground with george. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
george works his way into full mount!
george controlling from the full mount.
hillbilly george overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
That's one minute gone in the round.
george in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
george controlling his opponent.
The referee stands the fighters back up. hillbilly george just wasn't active enough from the dominant position.
Helsberg closes the distance and pushes george back into the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
george wants the takedown. Helsberg is fighting it off but george persists and manages to bring the fight to the ground, ending up in Helsberg's guard against the cage.
george slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Helsberg wants to stand and escape but george is having none of it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
george trying to control the position from guard on top but Helsberg is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
george stands up from guard. Let's bang!
george shoots in for a double leg but Helsberg sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
george looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Helsberg!
Helsberg is trying to get back to his feet but can't.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
george stands up from the dominant position, so we're back on the feet.
george circles away from the clinch attempt
and george counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
george lands with a punch from half guard.
george prevents Helsberg from standing back up.
george content to control rather than advance.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
hillbilly george dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on hillbilly george'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!
george tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Helsberg counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
Helsberg tries to clinch but george is having none of it.
george gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Helsberg holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
george tries to score a body lock takedown but Helsberg shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
george takes a knee right on the jaw!
Helsberg manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
george tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Helsberg just stands there and leans against the cage.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for hillbilly george. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Helsberg has george pushed against the cage.
Knees to the body from Helsberg.
Helsberg landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Helsberg stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Helsberg lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Knees to the body from Helsberg.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Helsberg unloads a knee to the mid-section. george lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Helsberg is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Helsberg lands a knee to the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
george has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Helsberg is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
george wants a takedown but no success here.
george lands an elbow inside.
Helsberg stalling in the clinch but george improves position.
george is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Helsberg pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Knees in the clinch landing for Helsberg.
george looking for a takedown.
Helsberg is looking to control george's arms but george gets an underhook and turns him. Now Helsberg has his back to the cage.
george is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Helsberg lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
george is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
george tries to pull guard but Helsberg holds him up against the cage and eventually george drops back down to his feet.
Helsberg scores a nice knee to the body.
george tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Helsberg just stands there and leans against the cage.
Helsberg taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
george tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Helsberg lands a nice knee to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
george has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Helsberg is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
george tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Helsberg smiles and moves away.
Helsberg closes the distance and clinches.
george gets control of Helsberg's arms and successfully pulls guard. george will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
Helsberg wanted to stand there but george had control of the position.
george 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.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
george lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Helsberg!
george controlling the position easily from mount.
Helsberg is really trying hard to get back to his feet.
george takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
george scores with a couple of good head shots there.
george has hold of Helsberg's left arm, perhaps looking for a submission. The two fighters tussle over control of the isolated limb and Helsberg manages to get his arm back to his side and away from danger.
Helsberg is trying to get to the cage to help him get back to his feet.
george controlling from mount.
Helsberg wants to try and get back to his feet.
And that's the end of the fight!
Viktor Helsberg comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Helsberg 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 Gregory Folan scores the fight 29:27
Judge Ian Loll scores the fight 28:28
Judge Yves DeLean scores the fight 28:28
The fight is ruled a majority draw!
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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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