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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Pac Roids (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and James Hellwig (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Roids's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Edit Mix. Pac Roids could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to James Hellwig's chin.
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185 cm
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170 lbs
4 - 3 - 0 |
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180 cm
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175 lbs
4 - 2 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Good knees
Granite chin |
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Good wrestler
Counter striker
Knockout power |
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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
4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Pac Roids! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, James Hellwig! The judges for this bout are Donald Grub, Richard Clark and Paul Tew.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Roids gets caught flat footed, as Hellwig shoots in with a quick takedown into guard. Hellwig pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Roids is keeping the position for now. Hellwig tries to stand but Roids is controlling from the bottom. The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing. Hellwig gets to his feet. Roids looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son! Hellwig misses with a body kick. Hellwig misses the shot to the body. Roids tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion. Roids lands a nice leg kick that just misses Hellwig's sensitive parts. Hellwig fails miserably with a takedown attempt. Roids tries to clinch up. Hellwig closes the distance and clinches.
That's one minute gone in the round. Hellwig has double underhooks and is working for a body lock takedown. He's got it. The fighters land in half guard but Roids regains guard immediately. Hellwig wants to control from the top but Roids keeps moving. Hellwig preventing the sweep. Hellwig wants to stand but Roids is controlling his posture from full guard. Roids is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent. Roids looking to sweep here. No luck so far. Hellwig stands and steps away. Roids gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game. Roids tries to clinch but fails miserably and Hellwig counters with a nice uppercut. Hellwig thows a left - swing and a miss! Roids closes the distance but Hellwig moves to the side and Hellwig counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Roids's guard now.
That's two minutes gone in the round. The crowd are loving this. Great action here. Roids lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Hellwig! Roids moves into side control, trying to work for a kimura. That looks painful! Will he finish!!?? No, Hellwig has worked his arm free - good work by Hellwig!
Roids tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though. Hellwig is looking to regain half guard here but Roids keeps moving and retains side control. Roids thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Hellwig tries to bench press Roids off him but Roids keeps the position. Roids is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Hellwig has escaped the position, nice work there. Roids working away. Hellwig tries to improve position but can't. Roids looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything. Hellwig wants to get back to his feet. Hellwig struggling a bit here. Hellwig is trying to get back to his feet.
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.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground. Roids closes the distance but Hellwig moves to the side and Hellwig counters into the clinch. Nicely done. Hellwig pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat. Roids tries to clinch but fails miserably and Hellwig counters by moving into the clinch. Hellwig has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Roids avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch. A short right from Hellwig. Roids with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Hellwig tightens his grip and picks Roids up, before dumping him to the ground. Roids manages to land in guard. Hellwig trying to stand up but can't free himself from Roids's guard. Hellwig looks gassed! Hellwig stands up and waves to Roids to follow him. Roids stuffs the takedown attempt from Hellwig. Hellwig gets slowly back to his feet. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
James Hellwig dominated that round. The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Roids wants to clinch and Hellwig counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Hellwig. Roids is pressed up against the cage. Hellwig has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Roids down to the mat. Roids avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance. Hellwig is looking to clinch but Roids is avoiding it.
Hellwig takes a swing at Roids's ribcage but misses. Pac Roids seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout. Roids tries to clinch and Hellwig counters with a nice double leg into guard. Hellwig throwing strikes from guard but Roids blocks nicely. Roids is trying to control the position but Hellwig postures up. Hellwig missing there with some ground and pound from the guard. Roids is trying to control the position from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round. Hellwig pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Roids is keeping the position for now. James Hellwig has got the better of the ground game so far. Roids wants to sweep here but Hellwig controlling him for the moment.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up. Roids tries to clinch up and Hellwig counters with a nice double leg into side control. Roids won't be happy with that. Hellwig is breathing heavily. Hellwig looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything. You can see the frustration on Roids's face, being in this tough position on the bottom. Roids sneaks back into half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Hellwig stops Roids from getting back to his feet.
Roids trying to control from the bottom.
Hellwig decides to stand and escape the position. Hellwig is looking to clinch. Hellwig lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Roids circles away quickly and effectively. Roids tries a switch kick but it misses it's target. Roids tries to grapple but his opponent circles and Hellwig counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Hellwig.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Hellwig has moved round to his opponent's back and is looking for a suplex! Oh snap! He's tossed Roids clear over his head and slammed him to the mat! Roids wants to control his opponent's hands but Hellwig gets his hands free. Hellwig tries to get the hooks in deep but Roids pushed the leg off. Roids turns into Hellwig and is now in his guard.
Hellwig looking for a sweep. Not yet Hellwig, not yet. Roids is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there. Hellwig isolates an arm and boxes in a triangle. Roids stacks Hellwig on his neck as he steps over and passes to the side. He's now in a much more dominant position where he can look to do some serious damage. Nice move by Roids! Roids advances to full mount. Hellwig tries to hold on but Roids pushes him away. Roids jumps to the side looking to secure the arm triangle…. Ooooh, that looks tight… Hellwig is gargling but he's managed to escape! Nice work there by Hellwig and Roids has given up the dominant position trying to land that submission.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Hellwig is trying to control Roids's posture but Roids avoids it. Roids wants to take a breather but Hellwig manages to regain guard - a lesson learnt for Roids. Roids trying to control the position from guard on top but Hellwig is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can. Hellwig has a closed guard, preventing Roids from standing up. Hellwig working a defensive guard here.
Hellwig has butterfly guard. He's looking to stand up here. He pushes Roids off him and springs to his feet nicely. The crowd applauds. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
James Hellwig showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards. OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Hellwig ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Roids moves away. Roids tries to clinch up and Hellwig counters by moving into the clinch. Roids with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Hellwig lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Roids backwards. Hellwig escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Hellwig shoots in for a takedown but Roids shows good takedown defense. We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Some wild striking there from Hellwig.
Roids clinches but Hellwig breaks the clinch and Hellwig counters by moving into the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round. Hellwig avoiding damage as Roids throws knees to the body.
Roids tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Hellwig avoids it. Hellwig lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage. Hellwig avoiding damage as Roids throws knees to the body.
Roids tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Roids using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Hellwig has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Roids misses with a knee to the head. Hellwig jumps guard.
Roids tries to free his leg and advance position but Hellwig is retaining full guard. Both fighters are breathing heavily. Hellwig keeping moving, preventing Roids from controlling successfully. Roids avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Hellwig is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
That's two 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. Roids drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Roids jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position. Hellwig wants to stand but Roids is controlling the position. Well,Roids is on his way to losing a decision here. Can he use his experience to pull something off in the closing minutes? Roids trying to control but Hellwig is working from the bottom.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up. Roids throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Roids clinches but Hellwig breaks the clinch and Hellwig moves into the clinch. Roids misses with a knee to the head. Hellwig tries to score a body lock takedown but Roids shows good agility there to stay on his feet. Roids with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Hellwig tries to pull guard but Roids holds him up against the cage and eventually Hellwig drops back down to his feet.
Pac Roids has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of James Hellwig. Hellwig pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat. Hellwig drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard. Hellwig missing there with some ground and pound from the guard. Roids can't keep his opponent in guard - Hellwig advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount. Roids wants to improve his position but Hellwig is controlling well.
Pac Roids has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here! Hellwig is working for a submission of some sort.
Roids regains full guard. Nicely done. Hellwig wants to pass the guard but Roids is keeping the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Hellwig tries to stand but Roids is controlling from the bottom. Hellwig preventing the sweep. Roids trying to keep a closed guard but Hellwig is proving a slippery customer.
Hellwig wants to get up but he can't break Roids's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up. Roids lands with a slapping head kick. Roids closes the distance looking to clinch and Hellwig counters by clinching up. James Hellwig is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach. Hellwig tries to pull guard but Roids holds him up against the cage and eventually Hellwig drops back down to his feet.
And that's the end of the fight! James Hellwig comfortably won the final round on my scorecard. I've got Hellwig winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Donald Grub scores the fight for James Hellwig! Judge Richard Clark scores the fight for James Hellwig! Judge Paul Tew scores the fight for James Hellwig!
James Hellwig wins by unanimous decision!
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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
60% |
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