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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Bryant Helix (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Anders Tolborg (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Helix comes to the cage accompanied by Impending Doom - Anything Goes. Tolborg is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Because I Got High. 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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215 lbs
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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 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Bryant Helix!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 7 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Anders Tolborg!
The judges for this bout are Alan Glass, Gwen Towbar and Cecil Peabody.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Helix uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Tolborg.
Helix jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Sloppy strikes from Tolborg. Those never looked like landing.
Tolborg pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Helix has Tolborg up against the cage in a clinch.
Tolborg dodges an elbow strike from Helix.
Helix lands an elbow just above Tolborg 's eye.
Helix pushes off an throws an elbow but Tolborg leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Tolborg avoids the elbow strike from Helix, against the cage.
Helix tries to land knees in the clinch but Tolborg avoids the damage to the body.
Tolborg blocks an elbow strike from Helix.
Helix creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Helix keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Tolborg's efforts to push away.
A nice right hand lands inside from Helix.
Helix tries to land knees in the clinch but Tolborg avoids the damage to the body.
Helix misses with an elbow over the top.
Helix tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Tolborg avoids it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tolborg swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Tolborg breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Tolborg throws a body punch but Helix moves out of range.
Helix digs a good hook to Tolborg's body.
Helix will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Helix throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Tolborg jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Tolborg scores with a punch to the head.
Helix slips a jab and a cross from Tolborg.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Tolborg.
Tolborg with a jab.
Helix throws a head kick that misses.
Tolborg scores with a body shot.
Helix misses with a straight right.
Anders Tolborg is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Tolborg takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Tolborg throws a lazy uppercut
and Helix counters with an outside leg kick.
Tolborg throws a jab when Helix was well out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tolborg lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Helix at a distance.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A nice combination there by Tolborg.
Helix looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Helix is looking to advance position but Tolborg has hit a scissor sweep - now he's on top in mount!
Helix wants to control but Tolborg is having none of it.
Tolborg raining down hammerfists from mount.
Helix bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done!
Helix trying to control but Tolborg is working from the bottom.
Helix throwing strikes from guard but Tolborg blocks nicely.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tolborg bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Helix's guard.
Helix looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Helix working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Tolborg.
Tolborg loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Helix wants to sweep here but Tolborg controlling him for the moment.
Helix working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Tolborg doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Tolborg manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Helix looks to be working for a triangle here. Oh, it looks like he might have it! Tolborg has picked Helix up and slammed him! Helix can't keep hold of the triangle and Tolborg manages to pass to side control!
Helix is not content to let Tolborg control the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tolborg lands an elbow.
Tolborg looks up at the clock and then as Helix takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Tolborg smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Helix struggling a bit here.
Helix sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
Tolborg wants to get back to his feet.
Tolborg is looking to take a break and control but Helix is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Helix looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Tolborg prevents Helix from improving his position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Bryant Helix will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Tolborg moves out of range of the body kick from Helix.
Tolborg blocks a head kick by Helix.
Helix pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Helix looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Tolborg is fending him off so far but Helix persists. Nope, Tolborg circles away and we're back to standing.
Tolborg throws a lazy right hand but Helix sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Helix avoids the body shot from Tolborg.
Tolborg waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Helix.
Tolborg throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Helix pivots, looking for a leg kick but Tolborg is out of range and Helix settles back down.
Helix showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Tolborg.
Helix keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Helix throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Tolborg was covering up waiting for the punch and Helix finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Bryant Helix overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Tolborg is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Helix working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Helix stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Tolborg swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Tolborg has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Helix looking to sit in guard and control but Tolborg gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Tolborg wants to control from the top but Helix keeps moving.
Helix is looking for a triangle but Tolborg pushes his legs off easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Helix 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.
Tolborg wants to control from the top but Helix keeps moving.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Helix is on top in guard.
Tolborg manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Helix manages to get himself to full guard.
Tolborg must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Helix throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Helix is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Tolborg defends well.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Helix lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Tolborg!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Helix breaks from Tolborg's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Tolborg tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Tolborg is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Helix lands with some strikes.
Helix raining down hammerfists from mount.
Helix lands a heavy elbow.
Helix landing strikes from the mount and Tolborg is in trouble!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Helix breaks from Tolborg's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Poor strikes thrown by Helix there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
Helix landing strikes, looking to finish!
Tolborg is in all sorts of trouble here.
Helix wants to control the pace but Tolborg is squirming around nicely.
Helix postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Tolborg looks a forlorn figure.
Helix scoring with strikes but Tolborg is staying in there.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Tolborg wants to hold on but Helix pushes him away.
Helix with some aggressive grappling here. He's looking for submissions here, rather than waiting for the opportunity to counter.
Helix sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Bryant Helix dominated that second round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Helix connects with a nice looking jab.
Helix lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Tolborg lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Helix at a distance.
Horrible takedown by Helix or perhaps it was just good defense by Tolborg which made him look bad.
Helix slips a jab from Tolborg.
Tolborg uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Helix.
Helix doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Tolborg slips a jab from Helix.
Helix avoids the body shot from Tolborg.
Helix ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Helix looks to score with a jab to the body but Tolborg is just out of range.
Helix pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Helix lands a head kick!
Tolborg lands with a cross.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tolborg throws a series of punches but Helix moves out of range.
Tolborg throws a jab but it's blocked by Helix.
Tolborg throws a series of punches but Helix avoids them all with ease.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Helix, right into the meat.
Helix looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Anders Tolborg seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Tolborg throws out a loose jab but Helix uses good head movement to avoid it.
A big left from Tolborg misses.
Helix connects with a leg kick. Tolborg looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Helix tries to work over Tolborg's front leg with a kick but Tolborg checks it.
Helix throws a low kick but it's checked well by Tolborg.
Helix pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Helix takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Helix throws a leg kick but Tolborg checks it.
Tolborg throws an overhand right that lands on Helix's shoulder, as Helix tries to avoid the shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tolborg throws a good cross that connects.
Helix throws a chopping leg kick but Tolborg manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Tolborg throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Tolborg misses with a right hand
and Helix counters with a shoot takedown. Tolborg fights it but they end up in guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Tolborg looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Helix pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Tolborg is keeping the position for now.
Helix is working hard here to advance position.
Anders Tolborg has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Helix working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Helix throws a big right hand that misses.
Tolborg has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Helix pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Tolborg is keeping the position for now.
Helix has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Helix thows a big elbow that misses.
Helix wants to control from the top but Tolborg keeps moving.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Tolborg looks to score with a jab to the body but Helix is just out of range.
Tolborg works Helix's body with a nice hook.
Tolborg loads up on a big right hand but Helix slips the punch.
Tolborg misses with a wild combination.
Tolborg throws an off balance right hand
and Helix counters with a good low kick that Tolborg was not able to check.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Helix scores with a jab to the body.
Tolborg lands with a cross.
Tolborg misses with a looping left.
A nice inside leg kick there by Helix. That's going to slow Tolborg down.
Anders Tolborg seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Helix will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Tolborg misses with a hook.
Helix throws a jab but it's blocked by Tolborg.
Bryant Helix is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Tolborg misses with an uppercut.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Helix tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Tolborg swivels and escapes.
Helix moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Helix closes the distance and clinches.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Helix tries to land knees in the clinch but Tolborg avoids the damage to the body.
Helix blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Helix throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Tolborg dodges an elbow strike from Helix.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Bryant Helix.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Helix, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Alan Glass scores the fight 30:27
Judge Gwen Towbar scores the fight 30:27
Judge Cecil Peabody scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by split decision... Bryant Helix!
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