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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Bobby Dean (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tom Helo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Dean comes to the cage accompanied by You're the Best. We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.
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BJJ Blue Belt
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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
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Bobby Dean!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Tom Helo!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Helo misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Helo scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
It looks like Bobby Dean has been cut.
Helo throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Dean shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Helo as he jumps to the side.
Dean looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Helo is not content to let Dean control the position.
Helo on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Helo is staying active underneath Dean, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Dean sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Helo defending well though.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dean throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Dean is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Helo has managed to free his arm - good work.
Dean frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Dean fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Helo takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Dean lands a nice shot to the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The referee warns Helo that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Helo is squirming around, avoiding Dean's attempts to control the action.
Helo holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Dean tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Dean throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
Dean throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
Dean 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.
Dean is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Dean working for a submission but Helo is keeping him at bay.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A nice elbow there by Dean.
Dean tries to control but Helo wriggling away.
Helo defends a decent attempt at a guillotine from Dean.
Helo blocking the ground and pound.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dean cracks Helo with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Dean thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!
Helo takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Helo holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Dean tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
Dean landing shots from mount.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Dean trying to control but Helo is having none of it.
Dean is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Helo is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Bobby Dean dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Bobby Dean's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!
Helo closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Helo swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Dean counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Dean is looking to take a break and control but Helo is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Dean thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Helo blocking the ground and pound attempt from Dean.
Helo is staying active underneath Dean, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Still in half guard, Dean seems content to control.
Helo keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Bobby Dean overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Dean is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dean thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Dean looks to land a strike but Helo avoids it nicely and regains full guard.
Helo working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Dean.
Dean with a flurry of punches that miss.
Dean wants to control from the top but Helo keeps moving.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Helo preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Dean in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Dean accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Dean drops back, looking for a kneebar! Helo looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Helo looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Helo!
Helo is breathing heavily.
Dean sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dean wants to control but Helo is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Dean moves into full guard.
Dean lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Helo!
Dean landing strikes from the mount.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
You get the feeling that Helo really doesn't like being in this position too much.
Dean landing punches.
Dean can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Helo is looking to escape.
Dean controlling the position easily from mount.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Dean throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Bobby Dean dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Bobby Dean's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Dean.
Helo is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Dean.
Helo throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Dean.
Helo swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
so Dean counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Dean throwing strikes from guard but Helo blocks nicely.
Dean trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Dean seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Dean wants to control from the top but Helo keeps moving.
Helo takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Bobby Dean.
Helo lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Dean circles away quickly and effectively.
Dean drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Helo utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Dean working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Dean throwing strikes but missing.
Helo preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Dean missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dean working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Dean distracts Helo with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Dean throws a big right hand that misses.
Dean trying to control but Helo is working from the bottom.
Dean with a nice head shot there.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Dean thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Dean is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Helo can do to turn this around?
Dean trying to control the position from guard on top but Helo is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Bobby Dean is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dean in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Dean wants to control from the top but Helo keeps moving.
Dean is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Dean loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Dean slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Tom Helo has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bobby Dean has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
Helo fails to land with a series of punches.
Dean looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Helo leaves Dean with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Helo looks to land a combination but Dean avoids it well.
A momentary lapse in concentration from Helo enables Dean to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Helo manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
Dean postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Dean slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Dean with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
And that's the end of the fight!
Bobby Dean showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Dean, 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 Andi Peters scores the fight 30:27
Judge Gordon Ramsey scores the fight 30:27
Judge Frank Skinner scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Bobby Dean!
Bobby Dean spent the whole post fight interview bigging himself up. It didn't go down that well with the fans after a while as they thought it was a big arrogant.
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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
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