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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Antonio Montana (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Helio James (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Montana comes to the cage accompanied by Push It To The Limit. James has chosen Limp Bizkit Eat You Alive as his entrance music. Helio James told me before the fight that he's been watching a lot of DVDs so let's see if that helps him in this one! I can't wait to find out!
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176 lbs
37 - 18 - 0 |
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190 cm
36
183 lbs
31 - 15 - 0 |
Abu Dhabi Champ
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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Good wrestler
World class MT
Granite chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the welterweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
37 - 18 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Antonio Montana!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
31 - 15 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Helio James!
The judges for this bout are Dillan Fox, Trevor Gratis and Steve Smith.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Montana wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Montana buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
James stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Montana.
Montana bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
James looks to land a body kick but Montana moved away.
Montana blocks a head kick by James.
Montana misses with a few strikes there.
Montana defending well as James loads up on a big left hand.
Montana thows a body shot but no joy.
James moves out of range of the body kick from Montana.
James cracks Montana with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
A low kick from Montana misses
and James counters with a leg kick.
Montana misses with a hook. James ducked under it nicely.
James uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Montana.
James thows a body shot but no joy.
James wants to slow Montana down by chopping away at his legs.
Donk. Montana catches James right on the button with a cross.
That's one minute gone in the round.
James avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
James avoids a punch combination nicely.
James tries to close the distance and clinch but Montana swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
James misses with a low kick as Montana jumps back.
James misses with a low kick.
A swing and a miss from Montana.
Montana connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
James takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
James lands a jab to Montana's midsection.
Montana thows a left - swing and a miss!
James misses with a body kick.
James walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Montana checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Montana throws a leg kick but James sees it coming and moves out of range.
James throws a right and a left that both miss.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
James misses with a two punch combination.
Montana doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
James on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
It looks like Helio James has been cut.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from James. Montana shrugs it off though.
James loads up on a big right hand but Montana slips the punch.
Montana ducks under a wild hook from James.
Montana will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Montana misses with a body kick.
James throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Montana sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Montana connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed James momentarily.
A jab from James finds it's way through Montana's defenses.
James ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Montana moves away.
The crowd cheers as Montana lands an impressive looking overhand right. James doesn't seem phased though.
Montana scores with a body shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Montana misses with a body kick.
James looks to land a right hand but Montana moved out of range.
Montana throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Montana throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
James looks to throw the jab but Montana is out of range.
Nice uppercut lands for James. That snapped Montana's head back.
James moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Montana slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Crunch! Montana slams his shin into James's torso.
James throws a predictable looking body shot
and Montana counters with a stiff right hand.
This has been an exciting period of action!
James throws a head kick that misses.
James looks to score with a jab to the body but Montana is just out of range.
James avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
James throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Montana looks to land a left hand but James moved out of range nicely.
James tries a head kick but it misses.
A combination from James does no damage.
Montana moves out of range as James strikes.
Good exchange - Montana coming out on top.
James takes a swing at Montana's ribcage but misses.
Montana throws a hook to the side of James's head but James sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
A big left from Montana misses.
James lands a nice hook to Montana's body. Montana takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
James misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Montana.
James on the wrong end of a nice jab.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Montana bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of James's head.
James looks for the body kick but Montana saw that one coming.
Montana lands a nice leg kick that just misses James's sensitive parts.
James takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Antonio Montana dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Helio James's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
James throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Montana works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Montana listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
James throws a jab but it's blocked by Montana.
Montana dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Montana works the jab nicely.
James is rocked!
James dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Montana. That did some damage!
James throws a head kick but Montana moves out of range.
Montana lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
James swings for the body but Montana moves out of range.
Montana swings and misses with a hook to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
James throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
James misses with an uppercut. Montana saw that one coming.
Good leg kick by Montana there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
James shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
James throws a head kick that misses.
James moves out of range as Montana strikes.
A low kick from Montana misses
and James counters with a head kick.
A thudding body kick lands there by James!
James jabs at Montana's body.
Montana attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
James will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Montana throws a leg kick which misses James's front leg but catches the back leg as James tries to avoid it.
That kick from Montana tenderised James's leg. James is trying to keep his angry face on.
James misses the body punch
and Montana counters with a solid body kick.
James fakes the leg kick and cracks Montana in the body.
Montana is looking to slow James down with leg kicks.
Montana has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
James is breathing heavily.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
James checks a leg kick nicely.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Montana fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt James.
James misses with a body kick.
James ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Montana moves away.
Montana scores with a decent looking hook.
Montana bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps James's head backwards.
James lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Montana catches James with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Montana fakes high and swings low for a body shot but James manages to avoid it.
Montana avoids the body shot from James.
James is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Montana rather than just go for the knockout.
The fighters circling - James throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
A cross from Montana lands.
James is still on wobbly legs! Can Montana finish him?
Montana moves out of range as James strikes.
James misses with a hook
and Montana counters with a good low kick that James was not able to check.
Antonio Montana is winning the standup battle so far.
Montana ducks under a wild hook from James.
James seems to have recovered his senses.
James fails to land with a series of punches.
Sloppy strikes from James. Those never looked like landing.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Montana stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Montana throws a head kick but James moves out of range.
Montana connects with a combination that backs up James into the cage. Montana lands a flurry of punches that gets past James's guard. James is down and the referee has seen enough. It is all over! Montana bursts into tears - this win obviously means a huge amount to him.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:18 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Antonio Montana!
Antonio Montana is the new welterweight champion!
A victorious Antonio Montana thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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