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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Robert Helpmann (ranked 206 p4p, 785 weight class) and Jacob Parker (ranked 29 p4p, 106 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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Good wrestling
World class boxer
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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 16 - 9 - 0, fighting out of London, Robert Helpmann!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 28 - 14 - 2, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jacob Parker!
The judges for this bout are Hirohito Nitta, Tatsuya Matsuyama and Taro Takaoka.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Parker lands a jab to the nose.
A shot to the body from Parker misses
and Helpmann counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Parker throws a sloppy body shot
and Helpmann counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
A decent looking cross lands there for Parker.
Helpmann blocks a jab.
Helpmann closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Parker throws a shot from downtown. Helpmann moves away and avoids it.
Parker throws a shot from downtown. Helpmann moves away and avoids it.
Parker swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Helpmann counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Parker uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Helpmann.
Parker keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Parker looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Parker scores with a leg kick.
Helpmann takes a head kick and keeps coming.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Helpmann looks to land a right hand but Parker moved out of range.
Helpmann misses with a straight right.
Helpmann takes a jab right on the kisser.
Parker looks to score with a jab to the body but Helpmann is just out of range.
Helpmann feinted there with a counter leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Parker scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Helpmann misses with a body kick.
Parker sizes up Helpmann with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Helpmann throws a body punch but Parker moves out of range.
Parker tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Helpmann was well out of range. Poor timing from Parker.
Helpmann wants to land a leg kick but Parker is out of range.
Helpmann swings for the body but Parker moves out of range.
A bone on bone clash there as Parker blocks the leg kick.
Parker steps in looking to counter with the mid kick but it doesn't connect.
Helpmann avoids the body shot from Parker.
A looping hook to the body misses from Parker. Helpmann does a little dance to reset his feet.
Helpmann appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Helpmann takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Parker has closed the distance and engaged Helpmann in a clinch.
Parker tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
A short right from Helpmann on the inside.
Parker throws a punch but it's blocked by Helpmann.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Helpmann.
Parker tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Parker creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Parker lands with a right to the head.
A right handed body shot lands from Helpmann.
Helpmann misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Parker misses with a punch on the inside.
Parker throws a head punch that misses.
Helpmann works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Helpmann fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Parker tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Parker throws a head punch that misses.
Helpmann misses with the head strike.
Helpmann doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Helpmann lands with a right to the head.
Helpmann misses with some punches.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Parker lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Parker pushes Helpmann back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Helpmann.
Helpmann tries to throw a body punch but Parker avoids it by throwing Helpmann back against the cage.
A nice left hand lands by Parker.
Parker blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Helpmann misses with a short punch on the inside.
Helpmann swings wildly with an uppercut but Parker uses good head movement to avoid it.
Parker lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Helpmann backwards.
Parker tries to throw a body punch but Helpmann avoids it by throwing Parker back against the cage.
Parker struggles to land a body shot inside as Helpmann controls his hands.
Helpmann is trying to break free.
Parker lands a left hand that snaps the head of Helpmann backwards.
Helpmann blocks an uppercut.
Parker lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Helpmann blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Helpmann goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Parker lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Helpmann backwards.
Helpmann swings wildly with an uppercut but Parker uses good head movement to avoid it.
Helpmann blocks an elbow strike.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Parker misses with some punches.
Helpmann tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Parker working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Helpmann.
Parker misses with the head strike.
Parker works on Helpmann's body with a couple of short punches.
Helpmann misses with a punch on the inside.
Helpmann tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Parker lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Parker throws a head punch that misses.
Parker swings away with an uppercut that misses.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Jacob Parker dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Parker bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Helpmann misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Parker.
Parker scores with the left hand. Helpmann knows he should have avoided that one.
Parker throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Parker misses the shot to the body.
As Parker backs away, Helpmann returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Parker lands with a right hand.
Parker loads up on a big right hand but Helpmann slips the punch.
Helpmann throws out a loose jab but Parker uses good head movement to avoid it.
Parker throws out a counter right but Helpmann avoids it with no problem.
Parker stuns Helpmann with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Helpmann lands a body shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Helpmann thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Parker if he has to take too many more of those.
A lazy body kick from Helpmann
and Parker counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Helpmann thinking.
Parker takes a swing at Helpmann's ribcage but misses.
Parker has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Parker.
Parker misses with a body shot
and Helpmann counters with a body kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Parker throws a shot to the body.
Parker misses with a body shot.
Helpmann throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Parker wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Parker has been working his punching technique in the buildup to the fight and it appears to be paying off.
Parker shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Helpmann eats them both and turns towards Parker to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
A telegraphed right hand from Parker misses the target.
Helpmann displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Parker throws out the jab.
Parker circles away from the clinch attempt.
Parker throws a body shot but no joy.
Parker thows a left - swing and a miss!
Helpmann quickly followed up with a counter body kick but doesn't connect.
Parker misses with a lunging right hand
and Helpmann counters with a stiff right hand.
Helpmann looks for the body kick but Parker saw that one coming.
Parker moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Parker thuds a left hand into Helpmann's body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Parker misses with a hook. Helpmann ducked under it nicely.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Parker needs to keep his hands up - Helpmann had a free shot at his head there.
A jab from Parker does it's job there.
Parker pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Parker throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
And Helpmann counters with a quick kick to the body but Parker blocks it.
A leg kick checked by Parker.
Helpmann keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Parker lands a nice shot to the body.
Helpmann explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Parker connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Helpmann misses with a wild body shot.
Parker swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Helpmann moves out of range as Parker throws a body kick.
A bone on bone clash there as Helpmann blocks the leg kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Parker connects with an inside leg kick.
Parker swings for the body but Helpmann moves out of range.
Parker fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Helpmann manages to avoid it.
Parker ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Parker is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Helpmann rather than just go for the knockout.
Helpmann missing with a left hand there. Parker was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Parker lands a glancing blow to the side of Helpmann's head.
Jab from Helpmann.
Parker misses with a double jab.
Helpmann swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Helpmann moves out of range as Parker strikes.
Parker throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Helpmann keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Parker moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Helpmann moves out of range of the strikes.
Jacob Parker seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Helpmann throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Parker stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Parker misses with a series of wild punches.
A big right from Parker misses.
Parker lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Helpmann at a distance.
Parker throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Helpmann's head.
Jacob Parker seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Parker swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
As Parker backs away, Helpmann returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Parker misses with a hook.
Parker throws a hook to the side of Helpmann's head but Helpmann sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Parker throws a right hand that Helpmann ducks under and follows up with a left that Helpmann also avoids with ease.
Helpmann appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Helpmann uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Parker.
Parker misses with an uppercut. Helpmann saw that one coming.
Parker lands a body shot.
Parker moves away from the strike by Helpmann.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Jacob Parker showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Parker's jab looks to have found its range, popping Helpmann under the eye.
Helpmann takes a jab right on the kisser.
Parker misses with a body shot.
An attempted straight right counter from Helpmann misses the target.
Helpmann misses with an uppercut.
Parker dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Parker throws an off balance right hand
and Helpmann counters with a nice low kick that buckles Parker's knee momentarily.
Parker avoids the body shot from Helpmann.
Parker throws out a loose jab but Helpmann uses good head movement to avoid it.
Helpmann half committed to a counter leg kick.
Parker lands with a cross.
Helpmann swings widly with a right hand
and Parker counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Parker lands with a shot to the body.
Parker misses with a body punch
enabling Helpmann to counter with a crisp jab.
Helpmann moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Parker with a hook.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A good leg kick by Parker.
Parker cracks a nice hook into Helpmann's ribs.
Parker misses with an uppercut.
A head kick by Parker misses
and Helpmann cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Parker lands with a hook. Helpmann tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Parker throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Parker scores with a jab.
Parker misses with a lunging right hand
and Helpmann counters with a nice leg kick.
Parker tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Parker rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Helpmann moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Parker misses with a lunging right hand
and Helpmann counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Parker swings for the body but Helpmann moves out of range.
Helpmann tried to counter with a leg kick but Parker avoided it.
Parker misses with an uppercut
letting Helpmann counter with a right hand.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A solid leg kick lands there for Parker.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Parker is looking to clinch.
Parker misses with a looping right.
A leg kick checked by Parker.
Helpmann looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Parker misses with a body punch
and Helpmann counters with a nice uppercut.
Helpmann tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Parker was well out of range. Poor timing from Helpmann.
Parker misses with a left hand
and Helpmann counters with an inside leg kick.
Helpmann takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Parker throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Helpmann counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Helpmann throws a shot to the body.
Helpmann scoring well with a low kick there.
Parker blocks a jab.
Helpmann checks a low kick from Parker.
Parker throws a poor cross that misses
and Helpmann cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Parker throws the left hand but Helpmann avoids the punch easily.
Helpmann throws a quick inside leg kick.
Helpmann avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Parker tries a head kick but it misses.
An attempted straight right counter from Helpmann misses the target.
Parker pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Parker works Helpmann's body with a nice hook.
Parker throws the left hand but Helpmann avoids the punch easily.
Parker slips a jab from Helpmann.
Parker blocks a jab.
Parker throws a predictable looking body shot
and Helpmann counters with a low kick, right behind Parker 's knee.
Parker thows a leg kick but Helpmann checks it
and Helpmann counters with a nice uppercut.
Helpmann walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Helpmann connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Helpmann throws a low kick, looking for Parker's leg but Parker calmly moves out of range.
Parker swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Helpmann misses with an uppercut. Parker saw that one coming.
It seemed like Parker was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Helpmann throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Helpmann misses with an uppercut.
Helpmann misses the jab.
Parker is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Helpmann.
Helpmann misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Parker.
Robert Helpmann has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Parker with the inside leg kick.
Helpmann avoids the body shot from Parker.
Parker ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Helpmann misses with a looping left.
Parker scores with a crisp jab that stopped Helpmann in his tracks.
And that's the end of the fight!
Jacob Parker comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Parker 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 Hirohito Nitta scores the fight 27:30
Judge Tatsuya Matsuyama scores the fight 27:30
Judge Taro Takaoka scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jacob Parker!
Jacob Parker made sure to mention his sponsor, Bloodbath MMA Clothing in his post fight interview.
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energy
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hype
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