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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Hunter Helmsley (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jami Noble (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!
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220 cm
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265 lbs
5 - 4 - 0 |
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225 cm
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280 lbs
2 - 3 - 0 |
BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Very strong |
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BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Granite chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division. Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner. With a record of
5 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Hunter Helmsley! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Jami Noble! The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Helmsley throws a right and a left that Noble avoids nicely. Noble throws a series of strikes that have Helmsley backpedaling.
Helmsley swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Noble counters with a three punch combo that has Helmsley backing up. Helmsley nods at Noble to acknowledge the strikes. Noble lands with a right hand. Helmsley throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Noble. Noble avoids a punch combination nicely.
Helmsley misses the jab. Helmsley feints and then winds up with a huge right hand that connects perfectly and sends Noble sprawling to the canvas! Noble rolls over backwards and springs off the cage and manages to regain his footing - how acrobatic! Oh, he's still wobbly - can Helmsley finish him?!
It looks like Jami Noble has been cut. Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd. Helmsley slips a jab and a cross from Noble.
Helmsley throws a jab but it's blocked by Noble. The fighters circle momentarily. Noble darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch. Noble looks gassed! Helmsley throws a combination that misses and Noble counters with a lovely shot to the body. Noble lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Helmsley backs up against the cage.
It looks like Hunter Helmsley has been cut. Helmsley looks to land a combination but Noble avoids it well. Helmsley takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Some wild striking there from Helmsley.
Helmsley throws a hook but Noble avoids it easily. Noble scores with a three punch combo!
Noble throws a right hand that Helmsley ducks under and follows up with a left that Helmsley also avoids with ease. Helmsley throws the left hand but Noble avoids the punch easily.
That's one minute gone in the round. Helmsley rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Noble moves out of range and avoids them all easily. A combination from Helmsley does no damage. Helmsley swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Noble counters with a lovely straight right hand! Helmsley misses with a series of wild punches.
Helmsley throws a nice looking combination but Noble bobs and weaves to avoid any damage. Noble throws a right and a left that both miss. Helmsley swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Noble counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw. Helmsley takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Helmsley connects with the punch. Noble misses with the combination.
A left and a right from Helmsley both land. Nice combination. Noble misses with a double jab
and Helmsley counters with a nice uppercut. Helmsley looks to land a combination. Noble sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots. Noble lands a really nice looking cross but Helmsley seems unphased.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Helmsley connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt. Helmsley scores with a nice right hand.
Helmsley fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Nice straight punches there by Noble. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Noble. A big left from Helmsley misses. Noble jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Helmsley connects with a looping right hand.
Noble walks into a stiff left hand from Helmsley. Helmsley moves away from the strike by Noble. Hunter Helmsley seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout. Helmsley lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Noble misses with a few strikes there.
Some wild striking there from Helmsley.
Noble scores with a jab. Helmsley acknowledges it with a nod of the head. Helmsley lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Helmsley throws a combination that misses and Noble counters with a right hand to the body. A combination from Noble does no damage. Helmsley avoids the body shot from Noble.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Noble ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face. Helmsley swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Noble counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw. Helmsley fails to land with a series of punches.
Noble lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Helmsley scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent. A combination from Noble does no damage. Noble dodges the punch combination from Helmsley.
Helmsley swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Noble counters with a one-two to the body. Noble ducks under a wild hook from Helmsley. Helmsley misses with a two punch combination.
A jab from Helmsley misses. Noble misses with a wild combination.
Helmsley misses with a double jab
and Noble counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Helmsley thinking. Helmsley misses with a looping left. Helmsley looks to score with a combo but nothing lands. Noble throws a series of strikes that have Helmsley backpedaling.
That's four minutes gone in the round. There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action. Helmsley throws a combination that misses and Noble cracks him with a counter punch right on the button. Nice defenses there by Noble. A punch combination from Noble misses. Helmsley is really peppering his opponent's head with punches. Helmsley misses with a combination
and Noble counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw. Helmsley connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt. Helmsley moves out of range as Noble strikes. Noble closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so. Noble takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt. Noble dodges the punch combination from Helmsley.
Noble is working the combinations to good effect here. Helmsley swinging wilding here.
Helmsley gets cracked there but stands up to it.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action. Helmsley throws a right hand that Noble ducks under and follows up with a left that Noble also avoids with ease. Noble throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Jab by Helmsley. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Jami Noble will probably get the nod. Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval. That's time! Helmsley's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Helmsley falls off balance throwing a combination
and Noble counters with a nice body shot. Helmsley looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple. Noble drops his hands momentarily and Helmsley takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head. A left and a right from Helmsley both land. Nice combination. Helmsley throws an overhand right that lands on Noble's shoulder, as Noble tries to avoid the shot. A big left from Helmsley misses. Noble misses with a series of wild punches.
Helmsley is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all. Helmsley misses with the combination.
Good standup being displayed there by Helmsley as he connects with a hook. Helmsley throws an overhand right that lands on Noble's shoulder, as Noble tries to avoid the shot. Jab from Helmsley. Helmsley fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here. Noble slips a jab and a cross from Helmsley.
Noble misses with a few strikes there.
Helmsley misses with a double jab
and Noble counters with a one-two to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round. Noble lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Helmsley circles away quickly and effectively. Helmsley throws a combination that misses and Noble counters with a three punch combo that has Helmsley backing up. Helmsley nods at Noble to acknowledge the strikes. Noble misses with a jab, cross combination.
Helmsley looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that. Helmsley will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Noble fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Helmsley manages to avoid it. Hunter Helmsley is winning the standup battle so far. Helmsley lands an overhand right. A slow jab from Helmsley misses its intended target. Helmsley throws a looping overhand right but Noble ducks down to avoid it. Noble rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Helmsley moves out of range and avoids them all easily. Helmsley falls off balance throwing a combination
enabling Noble to counter with a crisp jab. Helmsley misses with a wild combination.
Helmsley throws a jab when Noble was well out of range. Noble closes the distance and lands a one-two. Helmsley lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Noble keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Helmsley. Noble misses with a hook. Helmsley throws a combination that misses and Noble makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range. Noble on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily. Helmsley throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Noble lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent. Helmsley misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Noble throws a right and a left that Helmsley avoids nicely. Noble blocks a jab. Noble avoids the body shot from Helmsley.
Noble lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin. Helmsley throws a combination that misses and Noble counters with a series of strikes. Helmsley will be more careful next time no doubt. Helmsley looks to throw the jab but Noble is out of range. Helmsley scores with a nice strike. Helmsley slips a jab and a cross from Noble.
Helmsley bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Noble's head backwards. Noble works over Helmsley's head and body with a nice combination.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Helmsley lunges at Noble with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Noble's hand. Helmsley really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape. Helmsley swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target. Helmsley takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Helmsley throws a right and a left that Noble avoids nicely. Noble misses with a two punch combination.
A jab from Noble misses. Helmsley works the jab nicely. Noble fails to land with a series of punches.
Hunter Helmsley is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things. Helmsley connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head. Noble lunges at Helmsley with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Helmsley's hand. Helmsley misses the jab. Noble is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Noble lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Helmsley looks to score with a combo but nothing lands. Helmsley throws a combination that misses and Noble counters with a series of strikes. Helmsley will be more careful next time no doubt. Helmsley throws a big shot that misses. Helmsley misses with a series of wild punches.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it. Helmsley takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming. Helmsley fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Noble fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done. Noble throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Helmsley sees it coming and avoids it easily. Noble misses with a double jab.
Helmsley misses with a straight left. Noble walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush. Helmsley missing with a left hand there. Noble was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one. Noble scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent. Helmsley slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range. Noble showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Helmsley.
Helmsley has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him. Helmsley throws a combination that misses and Noble counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Helmsley thinking. Helmsley getting the better of the striking in that exchange. Noble misses with a wild combination.
Helmsley throws out a token jab with nothing on it. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Hunter Helmsley dominated that second round. Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval. That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Helmsley falls off balance throwing a combination
enabling Noble to counter with a crisp jab. Helmsley is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot. Noble blocks a jab. Noble uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Helmsley. Helmsley looks to land a combination but Noble avoids it well. Helmsley misses with a hook. Helmsley moves forwards but Noble connects with a nice, crisp jab. Noble throws a lazy right hand but Helmsley sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily. Helmsley throws an overhand right that lands on Noble's shoulder, as Noble tries to avoid the shot. A combination from Noble does no damage. Noble blocks a jab. We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Helmsley misses with a double jab
and Noble counters with a two punch combo. Helmsley throws a series of punches but Noble avoids them all with ease. Helmsley drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles. Noble displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Helmsley throws out the jab. Both fighters are breathing heavily. Nice jab there from Helmsley.
That's one minute gone in the round. Helmsley fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Noble manages to avoid it. Some wild striking there from Noble.
Helmsley swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Noble cracks him with a counter punch right on the button. Some wild striking there from Noble.
Noble throws a series of punches but Helmsley moves out of range. Helmsley swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Noble scores with a hook. Helmsley scores with a jab. Nice defenses there by Noble. Noble rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Helmsley moves out of range and avoids them all easily. Helmsley fails to land with a series of punches.
Noble moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination. Noble showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Helmsley.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Helmsley!
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. Noble throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Helmsley throws a combination. Noble tries to block but a couple of punches get through. Helmsley uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Noble.
Helmsley misses the jab. Noble uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Helmsley. Helmsley looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple. Helmsley misses with a body shot
and Noble counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw. Helmsley throws a combination. Noble tries to block but a couple of punches get through. Noble avoids a punch combination nicely.
Helmsley throws a nice looking combination but Noble bobs and weaves to avoid any damage. A jab from Noble does it's job there. Noble bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes. Helmsley throws a series of punches but Noble avoids them all with ease. Helmsley misses with a two punch combination.
Helmsley throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Noble counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head. Noble throws a nice looking combination but Helmsley bobs and weaves to avoid any damage. Helmsley misses the jab.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Helmsley throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Helmsley takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles. Helmsley looks to land a right hand but Noble moved out of range. Noble uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Helmsley. Nice uppercut lands for Noble. That snapped Helmsley's head back.
Noble looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple. Noble throws a hook but Helmsley blocks it. Noble ducks under a wild hook from Helmsley. Noble lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
A nice combination there by Noble.
Helmsley just misses with a punch to the body.
Noble throws a wild combination but nothing lands. Helmsley misses with a double jab
and Noble counters with a series of strikes. Helmsley will be more careful next time no doubt. Helmsley missing with a left hand there. Noble was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one. Left hook, right uppercut from Noble. Helmsley lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Helmsley misses with a looping left.
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. Helmsley throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Noble counters with a series of strikes. Helmsley will be more careful next time no doubt. Helmsley throws a left and a right that both miss
and Noble counters with a nice uppercut. Helmsley throws a combination that misses letting Noble counter with a right hand. Noble misses with a wild combination.
Helmsley moves into range and connects with a jab. Helmsley ducks right into an uppercut from Noble. Noble ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Helmsley moves away. Helmsley throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Helmsley takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles. Helmsley sizes up Noble with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle. Noble throws a nice looking combination but Helmsley bobs and weaves to avoid any damage. A slow jab from Noble misses its intended target. Helmsley connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Noble momentarily.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over. A combination from Helmsley does no damage. A punch combination from Noble misses. A slow jab from Helmsley misses its intended target. Helmsley throws a hook but Noble avoids it easily.
And that's the end of the fight! I would just about give that final round to Jami Noble. I think Noble 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 Andi Peters scores the fight 28:29 Judge Gordon Ramsey scores the fight 28:29 Judge Frank Skinner scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jami Noble!
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energy
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hype
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RATING
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