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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Tim Sakuragi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and James Helm (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Helm is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Hardcore- Mr. Saul Fuentes. Both fighters look pumped up here. Let's hope this is a good fight!
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270 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
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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
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Tim Sakuragi!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, James Helm!
The judges for this bout are Gwen Towbar, Cecil Peabody and Daniel Franklin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sakuragi tries to bum rush Helm with a series of wild strikes but Helm uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Sakuragi misses with a body shot.
Helm waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Sakuragi.
Sakuragi misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Helm dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Sakuragi lands with a shot to the body.
Sakuragi connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
We've been told by Sakuragi's head coaches at BLKOUT Training Center that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Helm falls off balance throwing a combination
and Sakuragi counters with a one-two to the body.
Helm swings widly with a right hand
and Sakuragi counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Helm.
Sakuragi connects with a jab.
Sakuragi throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Helm stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Helm lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
It looks like Tim Sakuragi has been cut.
Helm has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
Sakuragi jabs Helm right on the nose. Helm blinks but takes it well.
Helm tries to close the distance and clinch up but Sakuragi swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Helm fails with an attempt to clinch.
Helm has taken the fight to the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Helm pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Helm throws a right hand that Sakuragi ducks under and follows up with a left that Sakuragi also avoids with ease.
Helm tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Sakuragi manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Helm scores with a spinning back kick!
Sakuragi is breathing heavily.
Helm tries to clinch there but Sakuragi circles away.
Helm stuffs the takedown attempt from Sakuragi. Sakuragi gets slowly back to his feet.
Sakuragi swats away the attempt to clinch by Helm.
Helm throws a series of punches but Sakuragi moves out of range.
Helm moves in looking to clinch but Sakuragi pushes him off.
Helm throws a combination. Sakuragi tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Helm will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
James Helm seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Sakuragi avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sakuragi walks into a straight right hand from Helm.
Helm is looking to slow Sakuragi down with leg kicks.
Sloppy strikes from Helm. Those never looked like landing.
Helm closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Helm is looking to break free of the clinch but Sakuragi has double underhooks.
Sakuragi has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Sakuragi wants to get back to striking at distance but Helm won't allow it.
Helm lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Sakuragi blocks an elbow strike.
Helm is trying to force a seperation but Sakuragi has the dominant position.
Helm tries to circle away but Sakuragi has him pinned against the cage.
Sakuragi breaks from the clinch.
Helm avoids the body shot from Sakuragi.
Helm tries to clinch but Sakuragi moves away
and Sakuragi counters with a straight right hand.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sakuragi thuds his right hand into Helm's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Helm is looking to chop away at Sakuragi's legs.
Sakuragi dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Helm throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Sakuragi.
Helm forces Sakuragi back against the cage and clinches.
Helm breaks from the clinch.
Helm gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Sakuragi scores with a shot to the side of Helm's head.
Sakuragi breaks the clinch.
Sakuragi motions for Helm to come forward. Sakuragi throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Sakuragi tries to clinch up but Helm circles away and keeps his distance.
Sakuragi keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Sakuragi lands with a shot to the body.
Sakuragi scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Helm fails with an attempt to clinch.
Helm dodges the punch combination from Sakuragi.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Helm tries to keep at a distance but Sakuragi has taken the fight into the clinch.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Helm escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Sakuragi lands a two punch combo.
Helm looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Helm tries to clinch but Sakuragi is having none of it.
Helm throws a right hand that Sakuragi ducks under and follows up with a left that Sakuragi also avoids with ease.
Sakuragi looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Helm closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Helm wants to break the clinch but can't.
Sakuragi wants to get back to striking at distance but Helm won't allow it.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Helm breaks the clinch.
Helm cracks Sakuragi with a right hand to the side of the head.
Helm tries to close the distance and clinch up but Sakuragi swats him away and circles back towards the center.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
James Helm dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Tim Sakuragi's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!
Sakuragi swats away the attempt to clinch by Helm.
A big right from Helm misses.
Helm tries to clinch up but Sakuragi circles away and keeps his distance.
Sakuragi tries a head kick but it misses.
Helm walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Helm tries to clinch but Sakuragi is having none of it.
Helm takes a shot right to the bread basket.
James Helm seems to be getting the better of the standup.
A low kick from Sakuragi is predictable there
and Helm counters with a nice uppercut.
Tim Sakuragi's cut is getting worse.
Sakuragi tries to keep at a distance but Helm has taken the fight into the clinch.
Sakuragi wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Helm has him pressed against the cage.
Sakuragi misses with a knee strike.
Sakuragi has Helm pressed against the cage, preventing Helm from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Sakuragi looking to throw knees to the head but Helm is blocking nicely.
Helm has Sakuragi pressed against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Helm is trying to break the clinch but Sakuragi is controlling him.
Sakuragi lands a nice shot to the body.
Helm is looking to break free of the clinch but Sakuragi has double underhooks.
Helm breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Helm thuds his right hand into Sakuragi's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Helm throws a hook to the side of Sakuragi's head but Sakuragi sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Sakuragi doesn't manage to clinch there - Helm circles away.
Sakuragi has closed the distance and engaged Helm in a clinch.
Sakuragi trying to land knees to the body.
A short body shot lands from Sakuragi as the two fighters clinch.
Helm wants to break free but Sakuragi has control.
Sakuragi tries to break the clinch but Helm is controlling the position.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Sakuragi tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Sakuragi throws a knee to the head but misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sakuragi is trying to break the clinch but Helm has him pressed against the cage.
A nice left hand lands by Helm.
Sakuragi slowing the pace effectively.
Helm tries to break free but Sakuragi pushes him back against the cage.
Helm being controlled against the cage.
Sakuragi wants to get back to striking at distance but Helm won't allow it.
A short right from Sakuragi.
Sakuragi tries a knee to the head but Helm blocks it.
Sakuragi working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Nice elbow from Helm.
Helm is trying to push Sakuragi away but Sakuragi has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Helm breaks from the clinch.
Helm tries to clinch up but Sakuragi circles away and keeps his distance.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Helm dives in and scores a takedown into Sakuragi's guard.
Helm wants to get up but he can't break Sakuragi's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Sakuragi looking for a sweep. Not yet Sakuragi, not yet.
Helm must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Helm wants to stand but Sakuragi has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Sakuragi is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
Helm won't allow Sakuragi to sweep him here.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Tim Sakuragi wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Helm takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Helm shoots in and drives through. Sakuragi sprawls well.
Helm tries to bum rush Sakuragi with a series of wild strikes but Sakuragi uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Nice body punch from Sakuragi.
Sakuragi sizes up Helm with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Helm is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Sakuragi.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Sakuragi stuns Helm with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Helm throws a series of punches but Sakuragi moves out of range.
Helm is breathing heavily.
Sakuragi throws a series of strikes that have Helm backpedaling.
Sakuragi circles away from the clinch attempt.
Sakuragi works the jab nicely.
A combination from Helm does no damage.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Sakuragi uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Helm.
Sakuragi scores with a jab to the body.
Sakuragi slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Sakuragi scores with a body shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tim Sakuragi dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Tim Sakuragi's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Sakuragi works Helm's body with a nice hook.
Sakuragi clobbers Helm with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Helm scores with a one two! Sakuragi had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Jab, jab by Sakuragi - just one landing.
Sakuragi slips a jab from Helm.
Sakuragi will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Sakuragi lands a head shot.
Helm is looking to clinch but Sakuragi is avoiding it.
Sakuragi closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Tim Sakuragi is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Helm swinging wildly here.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Helm is defended easily by Sakuragi.
Helm tries a low kick but Sakuragi avoids it.
Helm takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Helm tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Sakuragi manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Sakuragi scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Sakuragi lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Helm fails with an attempt to clinch.
Helm closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Helm keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Sakuragi's efforts to push away.
Sakuragi looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Helm wants to stall.
Sakuragi wants to get back to striking at distance but Helm won't allow it.
Tim Sakuragi has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Helm has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Helm wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Sakuragi has him pressed against the cage.
Sakuragi's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sakuragi scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Sakuragi swinging wildly here.
Sakuragi looks to land a combination but Helm avoids it well.
Sakuragi lands with a good body shot.
Helm wants to clinch.
Sakuragi connects with a high kick.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Sakuragi showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Helm.
Helm loads up on a big right hand but Sakuragi slips the punch.
Tim Sakuragi is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Helm tries to close the distance and clinch up but Sakuragi swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Helm pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Helm cracks Sakuragi with an open hand slap.
Tim Sakuragi's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Helm moves into range and clinches up with Sakuragi.
Sakuragi is trying to break free.
Sakuragi lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Sakuragi lands a nice uppercut.
Helm escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
The fight stays on the outside here - Helm looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Sakuragi throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Helm.
The fight stays on the outside here - Helm looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Helm doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Sakuragi keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Helm.
Sakuragi lands a really nice looking cross but Helm seems unphased.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Sakuragi crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Helm - the referee stops the clock and Sakuragi gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Helm. Sakuragi manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Helm misses with a jab, cross combination.
Sakuragi throws a hook to the side of Helm's head but Helm sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Helm wants to clinch.
Helm connects with a good right hand that stumbles Sakuragi. Sakuragi circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Sakuragi is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Helm.
Jeez, Tim Sakuragi's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.
Sakuragi throws a big shot that misses.
Helm throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Sakuragi keeps the fight on the outside.
Sakuragi pulls out of a head kick attempt.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Sakuragi circles away from the clinch attempt.
Helm drives through with a takedown into guard.
Helm stopping the sweep attempt from Sakuragi.
And that's the end of the fight!
James Helm comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Helm has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Gwen Towbar scores the fight 28:29
Judge Cecil Peabody scores the fight 28:29
Judge Daniel Franklin scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... James Helm!
James Helm really struggled to get his t-shirt on before his hand was raised. Making sure that Last 4 Clothes logo gets some air time is pretty tricky when you're all sweaty.
Tim Sakuragi spoke after the fight, saying 'lets continue fighting in the parking lot!'.
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