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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ronald Kray (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mick Helm (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). 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 Purple Belt
Improved boxing
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BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
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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 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Ronald Kray!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Mick Helm!
The judges for this bout are William Gold, James Glass and Chris Edwards.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Helm has managed to clinch.
Helm pulls guard.
Kray avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Kray forces his way into half guard.
Kray seems to have lost interest with the ground game and is thinking about standing back up.
Kray wants to pass the guard but Helm is defending well.
Helm is looking to escape.
Kray is looking to take a break and control but Helm is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Kray is looking for a kimura here.
Kray is pressing down on Helm's thigh, looking to free his foot. Helm is holding on for now.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Helm looks like he's trying to stand up.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Kray looks to score with a jab to the body but Helm is just out of range.
Helm stuffs the takedown.
Kray wants to clinch but Helm slips to the side
and Helm counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Helm pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Kray is keeping the position for now.
Kray is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Kray is breathing heavily.
Helm advances to half guard.
Kray tries to roll over but Helm keeps him under control.
Helm is controlling the pace.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Kray looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Kray has hold of Helm's hands but Helm slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Helm decides to return to a standing position.
Helm tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Kray swivels and escapes.
Helm circles away from the clinch attempt.
Mick Helm seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Kray scores with a nice head shot.
Helm is looking to clinch.
Kray misses with a jab, cross combination.
A jab from Kray does it's job there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Helm has Kray up against the cage in a clinch.
Helm lands a knee to the body.
Helm tries for a takedown. No joy.
Kray fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Helm breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Kray throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Kray keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Ronald Kray has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Mick Helm.
Helm tries for a takedown but Kray sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Helm shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Helm gets to his feet - Kray follows without any prompting.
Kray throws a nice looking combination but Helm bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Kray misses with a two punch combination.
Kray avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Kray looks to land a combination but Helm avoids it well.
Helm keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Helm gets a clinch.
Kray tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Kray is trying to break free.
A nice right hand lands inside from Helm.
Helm working aggressively here.
Helm has hold of one of Kray's legs. Kray is fighting the takedown attempt but Helm gets the trip and lands the takedown into guard.
Helm wants to stand but Kray is controlling his posture from full guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Kray wants to get back to his feet but Helm is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Helm working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Kray escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Helm gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Kray looking for a guillotine here but Helm defends easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mick Helm dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Kray tries to clinch but Helm moves out of range.
Kray digs a good body shot into Helm's ribs.
Horrible takedown by Helm or perhaps it was just good defense by Kray which made him look bad.
Helm fails to land with a series of punches.
A punch combination from Kray misses.
Kray tries to clinch but Helm is having none of it.
Kray throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A jab-cross combination lands for Kray and sends Helm crashing to the mat! Kray follows him down to the mat - Helm regains half guard but he's not out of trouble yet!
Helm is rocked!
It looks like Mick Helm has been cut.
Helm is breathing heavily.
Kray is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Helm is just riding it out for now. Kray eventually gives up the hold.
Helm missing with punches from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kray tries to pass the half guard into mount. Helm knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Helm looks like he's trying to stand up.
Kray wants to take a breather but Helm is having none of it.
Helm is trying to maintain the position but Kray is very close to passing his half guard.
Kray is looking to take a break and control but Helm is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Helm gets a takedown into half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kray looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Kray might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Helm is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Kray doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Helm.
Helm working over Kray with some ground and pound. Kray looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Helm trying to control from half guard but Kray is working away.
Helm postures up and decides to stand up, from the half guard. The ref calls for Kray to stand up.
Ronald Kray is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Kray throws a right hand that Helm ducks under and follows up with a left that Helm also avoids with ease.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Helm takes the fight into the clinch.
Helm manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
Kray drops back, looking for a kneebar! Helm looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Helm looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Helm!
Helm prevents Kray from escaping the position.
Kray looking for a sweep but Helm has passed into full mount! Oh no!
Helm is in full mount, looking to secure a guillotine but Kray is surviving well by controlling Helm's body position as best he can.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Helm wants to finish this one by submission but Kray is holding onto his waist, trying to prevent any attacks from Helm.
Kray regains half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Helm throwing shots but Kray is blocking nicely.
Helm is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Kray is refusing to be controlled, as Helm sits in half guard.
Helm passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Kray!
Kray is looking to get to half guard.
Helm lands a nice shot to the head.
Helm looks like he's working for a submission but he's not found anything just yet.
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 Ronald Kray will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Mick Helm's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Kray throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Kray looks to land a combination. Helm sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
No joy there for Kray, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Helm scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Kray regains full guard. Nicely done.
Kray has his foot on Helm's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Helm works his way back into a safe position though.
Helm wants to control from the top but Kray keeps moving.
Kray has his hands on Helm's head, controlling the position.
Kray had isolated an arm as going for an omaplata. Helm is defending the submission well but is in a very vulnerable position. Kray Is leaning forward trying to finish the omaplata but decides to abandon it, and take Helm's back instead.
Helm takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Helm defending nicely against the rear naked choke attempt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kray controlling well, preventing Helm from escaping the position.
Helm defending nicely against the rear naked choke attempt.
Kray working for a choke but Helm is defending well.
Helm breaks Kray's hooks off and manages to turn into his guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kray keeping full guard, as Helm tries to pass.
Helm avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Helm pushes down on Kray's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Kray is trying to stand up here but Helm is controlling him well.
Helm missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Helm is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Helm is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Helm stops Kray from getting back to his feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Helm tries to clinch but Kray is having none of it.
Helm shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Some wild striking there from Kray.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Kray.
Good standup being displayed there by Kray as he connects with a hook.
Helm steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Kray.
Helm avoids a punch combination nicely.
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.
Helm takes the fight into the clinch.
Helm has Kray pressed against the cage.
Kray fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Helm breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
The crowd cheers as Kray lands an impressive looking overhand right. Helm doesn't seem phased though.
Kray lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Kray works the jab nicely.
A punch combination from Kray misses.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Helm shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Helm is looking to take a break and control but Kray is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
And that's the end of the fight!
Ronald Kray showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Kray has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Gold scores the fight 28:29
Judge James Glass scores the fight 29:28
Judge Chris Edwards scores the fight 29:29
The fight is ruled a draw!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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RATING
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