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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Otis Gein (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mikal Helio (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Helio comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Brazil National Anthem kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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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
41 - 25 - 2, fighting out of New York, Otis Gein!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
29 - 13 - 0, fighting out of London, Mikal Helio!
The judges for this bout are Bruno Lombardi, Reed Andrews and Dean Styles.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gein connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Gein misses with a hook. Helio ducked under it nicely.
A left and a right from Gein both land. Nice combination.
Gein looks to score with a jab to the body but Helio is just out of range.
Helio with a poor takedown
and Gein counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Gein shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Helio sprawls well. Helio wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Gein gets slowly back to his feet.
Helio ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Gein moves away.
Gein throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Gein jabs at Helio's body.
Good standup being displayed there by Gein as he connects with a hook.
Gein throws a body shot but no joy.
Gein catches Helio with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Gein seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gein throws a lazy uppercut
and Helio counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Helio lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Gein backwards.
Helio prevents Gein from breaking the clinch.
A body shot lands from Gein.
Gein lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Helio prevents a body shot from Gein.
Gein has a couple of punches blocked by Helio.
Gein content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Helio has a couple of punches blocked by Gein.
Gein breaks the clinch.
Gein takes a swing at Helio's ribcage but misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Helio shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Gein pinned against the cage. Gein gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Gein fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Gein throws a lazy uppercut
and Helio counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
A slow jab from Gein misses its intended target.
Helio shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Gein as he avoids it easily.
Otis Gein has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Mikal Helio.
Gein throws a jab but it's blocked by Helio.
Gein swings widly with a right hand
and Helio counters with an inside leg kick.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Gein throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Helio shoots in and drives through. Gein sprawls well.
Gein throws a hook but Helio avoids it easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A punch combination from Gein misses.
Gein with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Helio to score with a decent uppercut.
Gein looks to land a left hand but Helio moved out of range nicely.
Gein just misses with a punch to the body.
Gein misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Helio throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Gein was covering up waiting for the punch and Helio finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Helio stops Gein from standing up.
Gein has his feet on Helio's hips. He pushes off and gets to his feet. Nice work.
Otis Gein seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Helio stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Helio wants it to stay on the feet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Helio shoots in for a takedown but Gein shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Gein fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Nice takedown defense from Helio. No joy for Gein on that attempt.
Gein scores with a nice right hand.
Gein throws a body punch but Helio moves out of range.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Helio misses with a takedown attempt - Gein sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Gein misses with a jab, cross combination.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Gein looks to land a left hand but Helio moved out of range nicely.
Gein scores with a jab. Helio acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Helio shoots in but no luck this time.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Otis Gein dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Gein looking to score a takedown here. Helio is defending well but Gein drives through and ends up in Helio's guard.
Helio looking for a guillotine here but Gein defends easily.
Gein is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Gein wants to control from the top but Helio keeps moving.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Gein stopping the sweep attempt from Helio.
Gein lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Gein wants to control from the top but Helio keeps moving.
Helio escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Gein gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Gein keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Helio's head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Helio working for a triangle but Gein defends it easily.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Helio is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Helio has his foot on Gein's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Gein works his way back into a safe position though.
Gein got a little sloppy there for a moment and Helio has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Gein has managed to get both his arms back between Helio's legs - danger averted.
Helio had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Gein defends it easily.
Gein wants to control from the top but Helio keeps moving.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gein avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Gein loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Gein trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Gein trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Helio has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Gein can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Gein's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Helio utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Helio is looking for a triangle here but Gein uses the submission attempt to pass into side control.
Gein landing a few strikes.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Helio tries to improve position but can't.
Gein is looking to take a break and control but Helio is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Gein taking a breather here.
Helio on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
Gein trying to control the action but Helio is working from the bottom.
Helio tries to improve position but can't.
Gein postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Helio sneaks back into half guard.
Gein performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
Helio is trying to get back to full guard.
Gein winds up and cracks Helio with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Helio tries to get to full guard but Gein has control of the leg.
Gein is looking to take a break and control but Helio is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Gein is looking to pass the guard... He's managed it - he's now in full mount!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Helio regains half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Otis Gein dominated that second round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Gein tests Helio's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Gein fails with a takedown attempt.
Gein throws a series of punches but Helio moves out of range.
Helio avoids the body shot from Gein.
Gein looks to land a left hand but Helio moved out of range nicely.
Gein jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Helio ducks under a wild hook from Gein.
Gein throws a series of punches but Helio moves out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gein throws a jab when Helio was well out of range.
Helio moves away from the strike by Gein.
Gein missing with a left hand there. Helio was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Gein misses with a hook. Helio ducked under it nicely.
Helio with a poor takedown
and Gein counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Gein swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Gein tests Helio's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Helio fails with a takedown attempt.
The fighters circling - Gein throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Helio uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Gein.
Gein throws a jab when Helio was well out of range.
Gein ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Helio moves away.
Helio with a poor takedown
and Gein counters with a stiff right hand.
Otis Gein has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Mikal Helio.
Gein is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Helio.
Gein misses with the combination.
Gein misses with a hook
and Helio counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Mikal Helio is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Gein misses with a body shot
and Helio counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
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!
Helio in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Gein manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Helio manages to get himself to full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Helio has an omoplata and is looking to use it perhaps as a submission or perhaps to transition. Gein is in a bit of discomfort here, but he's managed to free himself and has dived into side control! That didn't work out too well for Helio.
Gein trying to control the action but Helio is working from the bottom.
Helio struggling a bit here.
Helio is looking for a sweep.
Gein scoring with punches from side control.
Helio tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Gein wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Gein is chipping away with strikes.
Gein is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Helio has escaped the position, nice work there.
Gein cracks Helio with a big elbow.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Helio is trying to improve his position.
Gein controlling the position from side mount.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Helio is looking to regain half guard here but Gein keeps moving and retains side control.
Otis Gein is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Helio is not content to let Gein control the position.
Mikal Helio has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Helio is trying to get back to half guard.
And that's the end of the fight!
Otis Gein showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Gein has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Bruno Lombardi scores the fight 30:27
Judge Reed Andrews scores the fight 30:27
Judge Dean Styles scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Otis Gein!
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