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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Gregory Helms (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Anderson Shield (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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191 lbs
2 - 4 - 0 |
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185 lbs
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Good wrestling
Counter striker
Good chin |
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BJJ Blue Belt
Decent boxing
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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 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Gregory Helms!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Anderson Shield!
The judges for this bout are Damien Edna, Hugh Johnson and Winston Howard.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A cross from Shield lands.
Shield misses with a hook. Helms ducked under it nicely.
Helms thows a body shot but no joy.
Helms drops his hands momentarily and Shield takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Shield throws a hook to the side of Helms's head but Helms sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Shield fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Shield punishes Helms's body with a nice straight punch.
Helms walks into a jab.
Shield misses with a hook. Helms ducked under it nicely.
Shield scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Helms throws a head kick that misses.
Helms takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Helms with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Shield to score with a decent uppercut.
Helms defending well as Shield loads up on a big left hand.
Helms on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Shield has a takedown stuffed.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Helms blocks a jab.
Shield misses with an uppercut. Helms saw that one coming.
Shield jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Shield lands a lovely overhand right.
Helms throws a hook but Shield avoids it easily.
Shield wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Helms throws a lazy right hand but Shield sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Shield scores with a jab to the jaw.
Helms misses the shot to the body.
Nice jab there from Shield.
Helms slips a straight right by Shield.
Helms ducks under a wild hook from Shield.
Shield works the jab nicely.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Helms has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Shield finds it's way round the side to connect with Helms's head.
Helms closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Shield lands a glancing blow to the side of Helms's head.
Shield moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Helms gets cracked there but stands up to it.
A shot to the liver by Shield. Beautiful body shot.
Helms takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
A cross from Shield lands.
Helms tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Shield moves out of range of the body kick.
Shield scores with a hook.
Shield lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Shield might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Shield lands a two punch combo.
Helms has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Helms there as he acknowledges the shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Shield ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Helms moves away.
Shield tests Helms's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Shield looks to land a left hand but Helms moved out of range nicely.
Helms gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Nice shot lands for Shield.
Helms moves out of range as Shield strikes.
Helms swats away the attempt to clinch by Shield.
Jab by Shield.
Shield fails with an attempt to clinch.
Shield lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Shield tries to clinch but Helms is having none of it.
Shield smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Shield is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Helms had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Shield tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Helms manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
A cross from Shield lands.
A big left from Shield misses.
Shield is looking to clinch but Helms is avoiding it.
Shield connects with the punch.
Shield throws a shot from downtown. Helms moves away and avoids it.
Shield tries to clinch there but Helms circles away.
Shield misses with a hook. Helms ducked under it nicely.
Helms throws a head kick but Shield moves out of range.
Helms darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Shield manages to get to full guard.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Shield is trying to control the position from the bottom.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Anderson Shield dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Shield swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Helms.
Helms takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Shield moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Shield connects with a right hand. Helms shakes it off.
Helms drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Shield scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Helms throws a leg kick but Shield moved away.
A head kick misses from Helms.
Shield scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
The fight stays on the outside here - Shield looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Helms defending well as Shield loads up on a big left hand.
Helms keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Shield.
Shield scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Helms uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Shield.
Shield is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Shield lands a nice shot to the body.
Shield works Helms's body with a nice hook.
Helms takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Shield tries to close the distance and clinch but Helms swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Shield lands a jab-cross combination.
Shield lands a nice looking body shot.
Shield is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Helms.
Helms gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Shield.
Shield with a poor takedown
and Helms counters with a nice double leg into side control. Shield won't be happy with that.
Shield tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Helms wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Helms creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
Helms working the ground and pound.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Helms working away.
Helms in side control lands a decent elbow.
Helms scoring with punches from side control.
Shield tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Helms wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Helms working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
An elbow from Helms crashes against the mat.
Helms working away.
The ground and pound from Helms seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
Helms working away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Helms trying to control the action but Shield is working from the bottom.
Helms decides to stand up, so the ref orders Shield to his feet.
Helms steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Shield.
Helms drops his hands momentarily and Shield takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Helms throws a wild body kick that Shield sees coming a mile off.
Shield fails with the takedown
and Helms counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Shield looking to hit a scissor sweep but Helms is one step ahead there.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Helms throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Shield works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Shield looking for a sweep. Not yet Shield, not yet.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Shield is trying to hold Helms in close to prevent damage but Helms has managed to pass into half guard.
Helms is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Shield is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Helms's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Helms's back!
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 Gregory Helms will probably get the nod.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Shield lands with a good body shot.
Shield scores with a nice strike.
Shield tests Helms's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Shield has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Shield misses with a hook.
Helms tries to land a front kick but Shield steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Shield throws a jab but it's blocked by Helms.
Shield lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Shield shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Nice straight punches there by Shield. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Shield.
Shield works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Shield dips to his left and cracks Helms with an uppercut!
Shield tries to keep at a distance but Helms has taken the fight into the clinch.
Shield gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Helms.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Shield lands with a light punch inside.
Helms looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Helms turns his back and goes for a hip toss. It's a bit messy but it gets the job done and Helms manages to end up in side control.
Shield is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
Shield is pressing down on Helms's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Helms's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Shield wants to hit a switch here but Helms passes into full mount! Oh no, disaster for Shield there!
Helms looking to finish Shield with some ground and pound. This is bad for Shield!
The referee warns Shield that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Oooooh, big shot lands for Helms! Shield is hurt baaadly! Helms is firing away with more strikes - Shield is covering up... the ref is warning him to do something. He's just covering up though still and the ref has to step in to end the fight! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:05 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Gregory Helms!
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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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