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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Frank Mir (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Hunter Helmsley (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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260 lbs
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240 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
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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
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Frank Mir!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Hunter Helmsley !
The judges for this bout are William Peck, Dillan Fox and Trevor Gratis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Helmsley connects with a high kick.
Helmsley throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Mir's waist but Mir gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Helmsley off to one side.
Helmsley tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Mir tries to clinch there but Helmsley circles away.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Helmsley .
Helmsley misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Helmsley fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Mir on the side of the head.
Mir throws a series of punches but Helmsley avoids them all with ease.
Mir connects with a right hand. Helmsley shakes it off.
Mir wants to clinch.
Helmsley throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Mir avoids the head kick by Helmsley .
Helmsley connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Mir's hands.
Mir is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Helmsley throws a head kick but Mir moves out of range.
Mir tries to close the distance and clinch up but Helmsley swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Helmsley tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Mir fails with an attempt to clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Helmsley tries a head kick but it misses.
Mir doesn't manage to clinch there - Helmsley circles away.
Helmsley throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Helmsley throws a head kick but Mir moves out of range.
Mir throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Helmsley .
Mir is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Helmsley .
Helmsley lands with a kick to the temple. Mir shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Helmsley tries to score a power double leg takedown but Mir sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Helmsley somewhat.
Frank Mir has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Hunter Helmsley .
Helmsley looks gassed!
Mir forces Helmsley back against the cage and clinches.
Mir misses with a knee strike.
Mir scores with a knee to the head.
Mir throws a knee to the head but misses.
Mir misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Helmsley .
Mir tries to land knees in the clinch but Helmsley avoids the damage to the body.
Mir tries to land knees in the clinch but Helmsley avoids the damage to the body.
Mir throws a knee to the head but misses.
Mir is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Helmsley is defending well for now.
Helmsley tries to break free but Mir pushes him back against the cage.
Mir tries to land knees in the clinch but Helmsley avoids the damage to the body.
Helmsley throws a knee to the head but misses.
Helmsley looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Helmsley wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Helmsley is trying to break the clinch but Mir has him pressed against the cage.
Helmsley wants to break the clinch but can't.
Helmsley is trying to break the clinch but Mir has him pressed against the cage.
Helmsley looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Helmsley wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Mir has him pressed against the cage.
Mir is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Mir missing with knees to the body.
Helmsley with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Helmsley is trying to break free.
Mir with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Helmsley has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Mir is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Helmsley is defending well for now.
Helmsley tries to break the clinch but Mir is controlling the position.
Mir missing with knees to the body.
Mir using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Helmsley has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Helmsley tries to circle away but Mir has him pinned against the cage.
Mir tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Helmsley avoiding damage as Mir throws knees to the body.
Mir is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Helmsley is defending well for now.
Helmsley is trying to break free.
Mir missing with knees to the body.
Helmsley wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Mir with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Mir looking to throw knees to the head but Helmsley is blocking nicely.
Helmsley working hard to break the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Helmsley has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Helmsley wants to break free but Mir has control.
Mir with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Helmsley wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Mir has him pressed against the cage.
Mir misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Helmsley .
Mir lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Mir tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Helmsley avoids it.
Mir with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Mir misses with a knee strike.
Mir tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Mir keeps control of Helmsley as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Helmsley using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Mir has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Mir tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Helmsley avoids it.
Helmsley tries to circle away but Mir has him pinned against the cage.
Mir with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Mir tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Helmsley manages to break the clinch.
Helmsley throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Helmsley tries a head kick but it misses.
Mir clinches up with Helmsley and pushes him back against the cage.
Mir using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Helmsley has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Helmsley misses with a knee strike.
Mir is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Helmsley is trying to break the clinch but Mir is controlling him.
Mir throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Helmsley blocks it with crossed arms.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Mir has Helmsley pressed against the cage, preventing Helmsley from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Helmsley is trying to break free.
Helmsley escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Mir clinches up against the cage.
Mir throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Helmsley blocks it with crossed arms.
Helmsley looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Helmsley wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Mir tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Helmsley avoids it.
Mir misses with a knee to the head.
Mir tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Helmsley avoids it.
Helmsley is trying to break free.
Helmsley is trying to break free.
Mir throws a knee to the head but misses.
Mir tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Mir putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Helmsley in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Mir missing with knees to the body.
Mir blocks an elbow strike from Helmsley .
Helmsley can't break the clinch.
Helmsley wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Mir lands a knee to the head.
Helmsley misses with a knee strike.
Mir tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Helmsley is looking to break free of the clinch but Mir has double underhooks.
Helmsley avoiding damage as Mir throws knees to the body.
Helmsley managing to block the knees to the body from Mir.
Helmsley is trying to force a seperation but Mir has the dominant position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Hunter Helmsley will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action!
Mir takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Helmsley circles away from the clinch attempt.
Helmsley misses with a double jab
and Mir counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Helmsley avoiding damage as Mir throws knees to the body.
Mir tries to land a knee to the head but Helmsley blocks with his arms.
Mir prevents Helmsley from breaking the clinch.
Helmsley wants to get back to striking at distance but Mir won't allow it.
Helmsley can't break the clinch.
Mir unloads a knee to the mid-section. Helmsley lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Helmsley tries to circle away but Mir has him pinned against the cage.
Helmsley looking to throw knees to the head but Mir is blocking nicely.
Mir using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Helmsley has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Helmsley can't break the clinch.
Helmsley is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Mir has Helmsley pressed against the cage, preventing Helmsley from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mir with a knee to the head.
Mir tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Helmsley tries to break free but Mir pushes him back against the cage.
Mir with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Helmsley managing to block the knees to the body from Mir.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Mir throws a knee to the head but misses.
Mir keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Helmsley 's efforts to push away.
Helmsley tries to circle away but Mir has him pinned against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mir trying to land knees to the body.
Helmsley avoiding damage as Mir throws knees to the body.
Helmsley wants to get back to striking at distance but Mir won't allow it.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Mir obliges.
Helmsley avoiding damage as Mir throws knees to the body.
Mir tries a knee to the head but Helmsley blocks it.
Helmsley breaks from the clinch.
Mir tries to clinch but Helmsley is having none of it.
Helmsley throws a head kick but Mir moves out of range.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Helmsley is defended easily by Mir.
Helmsley moves out of range of the body kick from Mir.
Mir throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Mir takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Mir tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Helmsley paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Helmsley lands a head kick!
Helmsley misses with the combination.
Mir tries to clinch up but Helmsley circles away and keeps his distance.
Frank Mir is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's two 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.
Helmsley swats away the attempt to clinch by Mir.
Mir is looking to clinch but Helmsley is avoiding it.
Helmsley lands with a kick to the temple. Mir shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Helmsley pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Helmsley looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Mir is fending him off so far but Helmsley persists. Nope, Mir circles away and we're back to standing.
Helmsley keeps the fight on the outside.
Helmsley throws a sloppy head kick
and Mir counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Mir.
Helmsley is looking to break free of the clinch but Mir has double underhooks.
Helmsley is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Helmsley working hard to break the clinch.
Mir using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Helmsley has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Mir misses with a knee strike.
Mir lands a knee to the body.
Helmsley avoiding damage as Mir throws knees to the body.
Helmsley is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Helmsley is trying to break free.
Helmsley is trying to break the clinch but Mir is controlling him.
Helmsley wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Helmsley is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Helmsley avoiding damage as Mir throws knees to the body.
Helmsley is trying to break the clinch but Mir has him pressed against the cage.
Mir tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Helmsley avoids it.
Helmsley managing to block the knees to the body from Mir.
Helmsley blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Helmsley looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Helmsley is trying to break the clinch but Mir has him pressed against the cage.
Mir tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Helmsley on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Mir trying to land knees to the body.
Mir throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Helmsley blocks it with crossed arms.
Helmsley looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Helmsley is trying to break the clinch but Mir has him pressed against the cage.
Mir throws a knee to the head but misses.
Mir tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Helmsley wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Mir with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Helmsley misses with a knee to the head.
Mir tries to land a knee to the head but Helmsley blocks with his arms.
Helmsley avoiding damage as Mir throws knees to the body.
Helmsley has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Helmsley wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Mir throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Helmsley blocks it with crossed arms.
Mir tries to land a knee to the head but Helmsley blocks with his arms.
Helmsley wants to get back to striking at distance but Mir won't allow it.
Mir blocks the elbow strike.
That's four 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.
Mir trying to land knees to the body.
Helmsley working hard to break the clinch.
Helmsley wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Mir throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Helmsley blocks it with crossed arms.
Mir landing knees to the head.
Mir misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Helmsley .
Mir trying to land knees to the body.
Mir misses with a knee strike.
Helmsley is looking to break free of the clinch but Mir has double underhooks.
Mir looking to throw knees to the head but Helmsley is blocking nicely.
Helmsley has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Mir scores with a knee to the head.
Mir looking to throw knees to the head but Helmsley is blocking nicely.
Mir tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Helmsley avoids it.
Mir tries to land knees in the clinch but Helmsley avoids the damage to the body.
A frustrated look appears on Helmsley 's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Mir has Helmsley pressed against the cage, preventing Helmsley from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Mir using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Mir with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Helmsley tries to circle away but Mir has him pinned against the cage.
Helmsley working hard to break the clinch.
Helmsley wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Mir has him pressed against the cage.
Mir tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Helmsley avoids it.
Mir prevents Helmsley from breaking the clinch.
Mir tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Helmsley avoids it.
Helmsley wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Mir has him pressed against the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Frank Mir will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Mir takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
The fight stays on the outside here - Mir looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Helmsley avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Mir tries to clinch there but Helmsley circles away.
Helmsley moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Helmsley connects with a high kick.
Helmsley lands with a slapping head kick.
Mir tries to clinch but Helmsley is having none of it.
Helmsley circles away from the clinch attempt.
Helmsley throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Mir avoids the head kick by Helmsley .
Helmsley circles away from the clinch attempt.
Mir avoids the head kick by Helmsley .
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Mir goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Mir wants to clinch.
Mir swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Helmsley counters with a flying knee. Nice.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A head kick misses from Helmsley .
Helmsley tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Mir is looking to clinch.
Mir avoids the head kick by Helmsley .
Frank Mir is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Mir drives through and clinches with Helmsley against the cage.
Helmsley is trying to break free.
Mir lands a good knee to the midsection. Helmsley won't want to take too many of those.
Helmsley is looking to break free of the clinch but Mir has double underhooks.
Mir misses with a knee strike.
Mir throws a knee to the head but misses.
Helmsley wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Mir is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Helmsley is defending well for now.
A knee to the head by Mir.
Helmsley has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Helmsley working hard to break the clinch.
Helmsley wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Helmsley can't break the clinch.
Helmsley tries to circle away but Mir has him pinned against the cage.
Mir misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Helmsley .
Mir missing with knees to the body.
Mir tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Helmsley avoids it.
Mir is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Helmsley is defending well for now.
Mir tries a knee to the head but Helmsley blocks it.
Mir is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Helmsley is defending well for now.
That's two 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 wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Mir misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Helmsley .
Mir throws a knee to the head but misses.
Helmsley wants to break the clinch but can't.
Mir is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Helmsley is defending well for now.
Helmsley tries to break free but Mir pushes him back against the cage.
Mir misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Helmsley .
Mir misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Helmsley .
Mir throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Helmsley blocks it with crossed arms.
Mir has Helmsley pressed against the cage, preventing Helmsley from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Helmsley wants to break the clinch but can't.
Mir misses with a knee to the head.
Mir throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Helmsley blocks it with crossed arms.
Mir tries a knee to the head but Helmsley blocks it.
Helmsley managing to block the knees to the body from Mir.
Helmsley has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Mir with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Mir tries to land knees in the clinch but Helmsley avoids the damage to the body.
Helmsley can't break the clinch.
Mir has Helmsley pressed against the cage, preventing Helmsley from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Helmsley wants to break free but Mir has control.
Mir tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Helmsley avoids it.
Helmsley managing to block the knees to the body from Mir.
Helmsley is looking to break free of the clinch but Mir has double underhooks.
Helmsley is trying to break free.
Mir misses with a knee to the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Helmsley tries a knee to the head but Mir blocks it.
Mir keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Helmsley 's efforts to push away.
Mir misses with a knee strike.
A frustrated look appears on Helmsley 's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Mir missing with knees to the body.
Helmsley tries to break the clinch but Mir is controlling the position.
Mir lands a good knee to the midsection. Helmsley won't want to take too many of those.
Helmsley wants to get back to striking at distance but Mir won't allow it.
Mir throws a knee to the head but misses.
Helmsley wants to break free but Mir has control.
Mir misses with a knee to the head.
Helmsley working hard to break the clinch.
Mir with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Mir throws a knee to the head but misses.
Mir tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Helmsley avoids it.
Mir tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Helmsley avoids it.
Mir misses with a knee to the head.
Mir using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Mir trying to land knees to the body.
Helmsley is trying to break the clinch but Mir is controlling him.
Mir using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Helmsley has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Helmsley avoiding damage as Mir throws knees to the body.
Mir scores a nice knee to the body.
Helmsley is trying to break free.
Helmsley tries to break free but Mir pushes him back against the cage.
Mir prevents Helmsley from breaking the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Helmsley is trying to force a seperation but Mir has the dominant position.
Helmsley wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Helmsley has had enough of the clinch but Mir keeps him there for the moment.
Helmsley misses with an elbow strike.
Helmsley is trying to break the clinch but Mir has him pressed against the cage.
Mir with an attempt at a knee that misses.
A frustrated look appears on Helmsley 's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Mir misses with a knee strike.
Helmsley on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Helmsley is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Helmsley on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Helmsley has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Mir trying to land knees to the body.
Helmsley blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Mir trying to land knees to the body.
Mir prevents Helmsley from breaking the clinch.
Helmsley managing to block the knees to the body from Mir.
Helmsley escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Helmsley misses with a head kick.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Helmsley shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Mir sprawls well. Mir wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Helmsley gets slowly back to his feet.
A head kick misses from Helmsley .
And that's the end of the fight!
Hunter Helmsley comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Helmsley 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 William Peck scores the fight 28:30
Judge Dillan Fox scores the fight 28:29
Judge Trevor Gratis scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Hunter Helmsley !
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FIGHT
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