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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Helio James (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Antonio Montana (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). James comes to the cage accompanied by Limp Bizkit Eat You Alive. Montana has chosen Push It To The Limit as his entrance music. Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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197 lbs
28 - 14 - 0 |
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176 lbs
33 - 16 - 0 |
Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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TWGC Champion
World class MT
Granite chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
28 - 14 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Helio James!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
33 - 16 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Antonio Montana!
The judges for this bout are William Peck, Steve Smith and Yves DeLean.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
James misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Montana.
Montana lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
James throws out a loose jab but Montana uses good head movement to avoid it.
James tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Montana swivels and escapes.
Montana throws a head kick but James moves out of range.
James misses the shot to the body.
James takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Montana wants to slow James down by chopping away at his legs.
James fails with an attempt to clinch.
Montana uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before James has time to react.
James looks to score with a jab to the body but Montana is just out of range.
James bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Montana's head backwards.
James throws a solid leg kick but Montana takes the impact on his shin and smiles at James.
Montana ducks down and throws a hook to the body but James moves away.
James looks to land a body kick but Montana moved away.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Montana scores with a jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Montana with a jab.
It looks like Helio James has been cut.
Montana bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of James's head.
Good standup being displayed there by James as he connects with a hook.
James moves out of range of the strikes.
James bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
A big left from James misses.
Montana moves out of range of the strikes.
James tries to clinch but Montana is having none of it.
Montana lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
James throws a good cross that connects.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A shot to the body from James misses
and Montana counters with a nice leg kick.
James slips under a jab from Montana.
James ducks right into an uppercut from Montana.
James thows a left - swing and a miss!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
James misses with a straight right.
James thows a left - swing and a miss!
James looks to land a body kick but Montana moved away.
James lunges at Montana with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Montana's hand.
Montana uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by James.
Montana comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Antonio Montana is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
James lands a nice shot that snaps Montana's head back.
Montana takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Montana works James's body with a nice hook.
Montana swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
James misses with a lunging right hand
and Montana counters with a nice leg kick.
James avoids the head kick by Montana.
James looks to throw a body kick
and Montana counters with a thumping low kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
James checks a leg kick nicely.
James scores with a hook to the body. Montana takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
James swings for the body but Montana moves out of range.
Montana works the jab nicely.
James on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Montana. Montana obviously looking to wear him down.
James swings widly with a right hand
and Montana counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Montana avoids the body shot from James.
James blocks a jab.
Nice uppercut lands for James. That snapped Montana's head back.
James lands with a nice body kick.
Montana avoids the head kick by James.
Montana is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! James had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
James lands a really nice looking cross but Montana seems unphased.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
James throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
James scores with a hook to the body. Montana takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Montana connects with a single shot there.
James takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Montana. James shrugs it off though.
An inside leg kick from Montana misses.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as James checks a leg kick.
James throws a shot from downtown. Montana moves away and avoids it.
Montana ducks under a wild hook from James.
Montana connects with a leg kick. James looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
James looks to land a body kick but Montana moved away.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
James throws a push kick but Montana slaps the foot to one side.
Montana lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
James loads up on a big right hand but Montana slips the punch.
James staying out of range there.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Antonio Montana will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Helio James's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Montana looks to score with a jab to the body but James is just out of range.
Montana moves out of range as James strikes.
James connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
James attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Jab, jab by Montana - just one landing.
James scores with a hook.
The step up in weight doesn't seem to be a problem for Montana. He's performing admirably here against the bigger man.
James misses with a two punch combination.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Montana in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
Montana pivots, looking for a leg kick but James is out of range and Montana settles back down.
Montana takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
A looping hook to the body misses from Montana. James does a little dance to reset his feet.
James takes a swing at Montana's ribcage but misses.
James finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
James gets cracked there but stands up to it.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
James defending well as Montana loads up on a big left hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
James connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
James uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Montana has time to react.
James misses with a low kick.
James throws a leg kick
and Montana connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Montana connects with a right hand. James shakes it off.
A big left from James misses.
James lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
James works Montana's body with a nice hook.
Montana ducks down and throws a hook to the body but James moves away.
James buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
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!
Montana avoids the body shot from James.
Montana rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but James moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Montana uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by James.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Montana is looking to land body kicks.
James tries to land a front kick but Montana steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Montana moves out of range as James throws a body kick.
Montana moves out of range as James strikes.
James avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Jab from James.
Helio James seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
James misses with a low kick as Montana jumps back.
Montana circles away from the clinch attempt.
The fighters circling - James throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
James misses with a looping right.
James misses with a lunging right hand
and Montana counters with a good low kick that James was not able to check.
Montana ducks under a wild hook from James.
James checks a leg kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Montana chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before James can pounce on him.
Montana slips a straight right by James.
James getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
A big left from James misses.
Montana swings away with a leg kick that misses.
James dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Montana lands a jab to the nose.
Nice jab there from James.
James misses the body punch
and Montana counters with a thumping low kick.
James is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
James misses with a low kick.
Montana scoring well with a low kick there.
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!
Montana swings for the body but James moves out of range.
Montana fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. James looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
James moves out of range of the strikes.
Montana swats away the attempt to clinch by James.
Montana scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
James keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Montana.
James bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Montana keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
James cracks Montana with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Montana smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Nice shot by Montana.
James lands with a shot to the body.
Montana tries to move into range but James moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Helio James dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Helio James's cut.
That's time! James's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
James loads up on a big right hand but Montana slips the punch.
Montana catches James with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Montana checks a low kick from James.
Montana fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches James on the side of the head.
Montana connects with a looping right hand.
James has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Montana finds it's way round the side to connect with James's head.
James goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Montana throws a head kick that James semi-blocks.
Montana throws a head kick that James semi-blocks.
James is rocked!
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!
Nice body kick there by Montana.
Oh James is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Montana scores with the left hand. James knows he should have avoided that one.
James throws a right hand that misses
and Montana counters with a big right hand! Oh James is in trouble here! Montana follows up with more strikes and that's it! The ref has stopped it!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:53 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Antonio Montana!
Our winner, Antonio Montana, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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energy
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hype
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