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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Monty Brown (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bobby Helix (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Brown comes to the cage accompanied by Monster by Skillet. Helix is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Whitechapel - Of Legions. The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!
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191 cm
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270 lbs
21 - 11 - 0 |
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193 cm
33
271 lbs
9 - 5 - 0 |
Abu Dhabi Champ
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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Olympic wrestler
World class MT
Good gas tank |
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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
21 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Monty Brown! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
9 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Bobby Helix! The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Timothy Bukovac and Frank Antenori.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Brown checks a leg kick. Helix takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt. Helix throws an overhand right that lands on Brown's shoulder, as Brown tries to avoid the shot. Helix throws a right hand that misses
and Brown counters with a shoot takedown into half guard. Brown passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Helix! Helix tries to hold on but Brown postures up. Brown cracks Helix with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
It looks like Bobby Helix has been cut. This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff! Helix regains half guard. Brown takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists. Helix wants to get back to his feet.
Brown is thwarting Helix's attempts to control the position. Helix is looking to improve his position.
Brown is keen to just control but Helix is a slippery customer.
That's one minute gone in the round. Brown stalling away here and it's allowed Helix to slip out his trapped foot and regain full guard. Helix trying to keep a closed guard but Brown is proving a slippery customer.
Brown sitting in guard, not really doing much. Helix controls Brown momentarily but Brown frees himself. Brown showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up. Brown missing with a left hand there. Helix was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one. Brown keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Helix. Brown looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight. Helix slips under a jab. Brown misses with an uppercut. Helix saw that one coming.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Helix throws a leg kick which misses Brown's front leg but catches the back leg as Brown tries to avoid it. Brown lands a jab to the head.
Brown blocks a leg kick. Helix looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Brown lands with a shot 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! Brown avoids a punch combination nicely.
Bobby Helix is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs. Brown tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Helix defends well and Brown ends up having to push Helix into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch. Brown taking a breather. Brown is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Helix gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt. Helix blocks an uppercut.
Helix tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Brown avoids it. Helix manages to break the clinch.
Brown scores with a body shot.
Brown jabbing away but nothing is landing. Helix scores with a one two! Brown had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes. Bobby Helix seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Helix scores with a leg kick.
An inside leg kick lands from Helix. Brown uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Helix.
Helix throws a lazy right hand but Brown sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily. Helix connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Brown's hands. Nice uppercut there from Brown. Helix looks to land a left hand but Brown moved out of range nicely. Helix lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin. Brown avoids a punch combination nicely.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show! Helix takes a swing at Brown's ribcage but misses. Nice shot by Helix. Brown misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Helix.
A swing and a miss from Brown. Brown gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Brown softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage. A head punch on the inside from Helix fails to land. Helix prevents a body shot from Brown. Helix tries to land knees in the clinch but Brown avoids the damage to the body. Helix doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Brown misses with some punches.
Brown working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely. Brown swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Helix prevents the takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Monty Brown. That's going to take a lot out of him. A head punch on the inside from Brown fails to land. Brown blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action! Helix utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body. Helix blocking some punches.
Brown wants to stall.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Bobby Helix will probably get the nod. The cut man is working on Bobby Helix's cut. The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Brown shoots in but no luck this time. Brown will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts. Helix throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A big left from Helix misses. Helix scores with a slapping inside leg kick. Bobby Helix seems to be getting the better of the standup. Helix thows a body shot but no joy. A slow jab from Helix misses its intended target. Helix looks to land a left hand but Brown moved out of range nicely. Brown drops his hands momentarily and Helix takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head. Brown lands an overhand right. Brown moves into the clinch. Helix working Brown over with knees to the body. 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! Helix blocks an uppercut.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Helix. Brown avoiding damage as Helix throws knees to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round. Helix throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Browns head. Brown tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Helix's elbow. Brown blocks a body shot from Helix. Helix looking to throw knees to the head but Brown is blocking nicely.
Helix pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat. Helix throws a big shot that misses. Brown looks to throw the jab but Helix is out of range. Brown misses with a takedown attempt - Helix sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses. That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Monty Brown. That's going to take a lot out of him. Helix throws a good cross that connects.
Brown blocks a jab. Brown loads up on a big right hand but Helix slips the punch. Helix uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Brown. Helix throws a lazy uppercut
and Brown counters with a lovely shot to the body. Helix throws a low kick but Brown avoids it. Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd. Brown darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Brown takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position. Helix really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Brown. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out. Helix wants to get back to his feet. Helix wants to control but Brown passes into side.
Brown working away. Helix tries to improve position but can't. Helix avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Brown. You can see the frustration on Helix's face, being in this tough position on the bottom. Brown is staying tight to Helix's torso, preventing him from escaping. Helix manages to work his way to half guard, despite Brown's best efforts.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Helix is defending against the submission attempts here by Brown.
Brown is working for a submission of some sort.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing. Helix wants to control but Brown is keeping busy and won't allow it. Brown is pressing down on Helix's thigh, looking to free his foot. Helix is holding on for now. Helix is looking for a sweep. Brown is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Brown wants to pass the guard but Helix is defending well. Brown thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Helix's head. Helix is not content to let Brown control the position. Helix tries to kick Brown off but Brown keeps his base steady and stays in half guard. Helix preventing any damage for now, controlling his opponent's head. Brown looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up. Helix misses the jab. As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action. Brown uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Helix. Helix does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy. A slow jab from Brown misses its intended target. Brown throws a shot to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Bobby Helix will probably get the nod - 10:9. The cut man is working on Bobby Helix's cut. OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Helix uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Brown. Helix misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Brown counters with a takedown into side control. Brown is chipping away with strikes.
Helix can't do much from the bottom here. Monty Brown overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far. Helix tries to bench press Brown off him but Brown keeps the position. Brown controlling from side mount. Brown lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face. 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! Helix is looking to work his way out of this bad position but Brown is controlling him well. Helix tries to get back to half guard but can't. Brown working the ground and pound from side control. Brown trying to control the action but Helix is working from the bottom. Helix parries the strikes from Brown easily there. Brown is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Helix to escape.
That's one minute gone in the round. Brown in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows. Helix is trying to control Brown's posture but Brown avoids it. Brown tries for a kimura but Helix is defending well. Brown thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead. Helix is looking for a sweep. Brown connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Helix some visible discomfort.
Brown trying to control the position but Helix is working away. Helix tries to buck Brown off but Brown is having none of it. Monty Brown has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round. A bit of a lull in the action. I'm sure it will pick up again soon... even if the ref has to physically pick them up and put them back on their feet. Helix looking for a sweep but Brown has passed into full mount! Oh no! Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd. Helix can't escape the position.
Helix tries to buck Brown off but he can't manage it. Helix takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired. Brown lands with some strikes. Helix is in a horrible position here. Brown smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Brown jumps to side control looking for an arm triangle but Helix manages to avoid the submission attempt. Helix takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Brown trying to control the position but Helix is working away. The ground and pound from Brown seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent. Brown is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Helix is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now. Helix pushes Brown away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, Brown gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control. Brown looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything. Brown misses with the ground and pound. Helix takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
Helix pushes Brown away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, Brown gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control. The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Helix can't do much from the bottom here. Brown has worked his way into a potential kimura here. Helix is trying to get out of the position but his squirming has just got him deeper into trouble. Brown yanks on the arm and Helix is forced to tap due to a very painful looking submission! Nice work by Brown.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:24 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Monty Brown! A relieved looking Monty Brown thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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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
90% |
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