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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Hank Henry (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Cadian Karskin Jr (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). 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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250 lbs
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285 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
Brawler
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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
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Hank Henry!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Cadian Karskin Jr!
The judges for this bout are , and Timothy Bukovac.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Karskin Jr tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Henry swivels and escapes.
Karskin Jr shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Henry as he jumps to the side.
Karskin Jr fails to land with a series of punches.
Henry uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Karskin Jr.
Karskin Jr lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Henry circles away quickly and effectively.
Karskin Jr shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
Karskin Jr throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
Henry is wriggling around trying to escape.
Karskin Jr looking to finish with strikes here!
Henry is in a horrible position here. Karskin Jr smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Karskin Jr landing strikes from the mount and Henry is in trouble!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Karskin Jr lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Karskin Jr dominating with strikes here.
Karskin Jr throwing strikes but Henry bucks up and reverses the position. He's now in guard on top.
Henry is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Karskin Jr throws a strike but Henry rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Karskin Jr wants to control the position but Henry says "no thanks buddy" and passes to half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Karskin Jr trying to hold on to Henry's head to control him but Henry postures up.
Karskin Jr moves into full guard.
Henry won't allow Karskin Jr to sweep him here.
Karskin Jr is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Karskin Jr wants to sweep here but Henry controlling him for the moment.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Karskin Jr manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Henry manages to get himself to full guard.
Henry tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Karskin Jr scoring with punches to the head and body.
Karskin Jr is looking to work some ground and pound but Henry has wrist control.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Karskin Jr's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Karskin Jr thows a big elbow that misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Karskin Jr pushes down on Henry's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Henry is trying to control but Karskin Jr passes into side control!
Karskin Jr with the ground and pound but Henry regains half guard under the barage of strikes.
Karskin Jr missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Karskin Jr working the head and body with strikes.
Henry regains full guard, whilst avoiding punches from Karskin Jr.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Cadian Karskin Jr dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Karskin Jr throws a hook but Henry avoids it easily.
Karskin Jr swings for the body but Henry moves out of range.
Henry slips a jab and a cross from Karskin Jr.
Karskin Jr looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Henry is fending him off so far but Karskin Jr persists. Nope, Henry circles away and we're back to standing.
Henry clinches with his opponent.
Karskin Jr wants to stall.
Henry gets underhooks to prevent Karskin Jr's takedown attempt.
Henry escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Karskin Jr lands a jab to the head.
Karskin Jr shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Henry pinned against the cage. Henry gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Hank Henry has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Cadian Karskin Jr.
Karskin Jr slips a jab from Henry.
Karskin Jr is breathing heavily.
Henry scores with a nice head shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Karskin Jr misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Henry.
Karskin Jr throws a right and a left that both miss.
Karskin Jr doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Henry throws a combination that misses
and Karskin Jr counters with a left and a right that stings Henry.
Henry stuffs the takedown attempt from Karskin Jr. Karskin Jr gets slowly back to his feet.
Henry throws a leg kick that misses.
Henry ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Karskin Jr moves away.
Karskin Jr steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Henry. That one must have hurt.
Henry looks for the body kick but Karskin Jr saw that one coming.
Some wild striking there from Henry.
Karskin Jr scores with the left hand. Henry knows he should have avoided that one.
Henry lands a nice hook to Karskin Jr's body. Karskin Jr takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Henry throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Karskin Jr stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
A head kick misses from Henry.
Hank Henry is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Henry looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Karskin Jr throws a sloppy body shot
and Henry counters with an outside leg kick.
A left lands for Henry.
Henry throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A nice inside leg kick there by Henry. That's going to slow Karskin Jr down.
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!
Henry works Karskin Jr's body with a nice hook.
Henry lands a nice looking kick to the body. Karskin Jr takes a step back to recover.
Henry has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Karskin Jr moves out of range as Henry strikes.
A big right from Henry misses.
Henry looks to score with a jab to the body but Karskin Jr is just out of range.
Karskin Jr's corner calls for a 1,2 combination and Karskin Jr duly obliges.
Karskin Jr throws a combination that misses
and Henry counters with a good low kick that Karskin Jr was not able to check.
Henry tries to bum rush Karskin Jr with a series of wild strikes but Karskin Jr uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Henry sizes up Karskin Jr with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Cadian Karskin Jr seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Karskin Jr avoids a kick to the body.
Karskin Jr throws the left hand but Henry avoids the punch easily.
Henry misses with a straight left.
Henry connects with a looping right hand.
Karskin Jr throws out a loose jab but Henry uses good head movement to avoid it.
Henry throws the kick towards the body but Karskin Jr avoids it.
Karskin Jr throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Karskin Jr takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Henry misses the body punch
and Karskin Jr counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Karskin Jr scores with a takedown into Henry's guard.
Karskin Jr with a flurry of punches that miss.
Karskin Jr missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Karskin Jr throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Henry looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
Karskin Jr loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Karskin Jr has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Karskin Jr working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Henry keeping moving, preventing Karskin Jr from controlling successfully.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Hank Henry dominated that second round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! 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.
Henry misses with a combination
and Karskin Jr connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Henry tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Cadian Karskin Jr is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Karskin Jr throws a nice looking combination but Henry bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Karskin Jr lands with a nice combination. Henry backs away looking to recover.
A big right from Karskin Jr misses.
Hank Henry is winning the standup battle so far.
Henry stuffs the takedown attempt from Karskin Jr. Karskin Jr gets slowly back to his feet.
Karskin Jr swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Karskin Jr swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Henry throws a low kick but it's checked well by Karskin Jr.
Karskin Jr walks into a straight right hand from Henry.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Henry pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Henry connects with a solid leg kick.
Karskin Jr misses with a takedown attempt - Henry sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Henry misses with a wild body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Henry attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
No joy there for Karskin Jr, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Henry thuds a left hand into Karskin Jr's body.
Karskin Jr blocks the body kick.
Karskin Jr throws a right and a left that Henry avoids nicely.
Karskin Jr closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Karskin Jr blocks a head kick by Henry.
Karskin Jr shoots in for a double leg but Henry sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Hank Henry has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Cadian Karskin Jr.
A head kick misses from Henry.
Henry misses with a head kick.
Henry ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Karskin Jr moves away.
Karskin Jr tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Henry swivels and escapes.
Henry takes a swing at Karskin Jr's ribcage but misses.
Karskin Jr takes a kick to the side of the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Henry dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Karskin Jr. That did some damage!
Karskin Jr misses with a looping left.
Henry dodges the punch combination from Karskin Jr.
Henry fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Karskin Jr throws a left and a right that both miss
and Henry counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Henry just misses with a punch to the body.
Karskin Jr with a jab.
Henry just misses with a punch to the body.
A punch combination from Henry misses.
The crowd cheers as Karskin Jr lands an impressive looking overhand right. Henry doesn't seem phased though.
Henry is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Danga de danga de dang - Karskin Jr scores with a four punch combination!
Henry misses with a hook.
Karskin Jr throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A punch combination from Karskin Jr misses.
A combination from Karskin Jr does no damage.
Henry lands with a kick to the ribs.
Karskin Jr's corner calls for a 1-2. Karskin Jr obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Henry throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Henry is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Karskin Jr misses with a double jab
and Henry counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
Henry swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Henry wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Henry fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Karskin Jr bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Karskin Jr gets the takedown into side control.
Cadian Karskin Jr has got the better of the ground game so far.
Karskin Jr connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Henry some visible discomfort.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Henry dodges the ground and pound from Karskin Jr.
Karskin Jr misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
Henry avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Karskin Jr.
Karskin Jr scores with a couple of short elbows.
Karskin Jr misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
Karskin Jr looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Henry is avoiding damage well.
And that's the end of the fight!
Cadian Karskin Jr comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Karskin Jr 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 Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 28:29
Judge Suge Night scores the fight 28:29
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Cadian Karskin Jr!
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