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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Colby Henderson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Captain Gracie (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The key to victory for Colby Henderson has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.
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BJJ Blue Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Colby Henderson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Captain Gracie!
The judges for this bout are Steve Smith, Elvis Blanc and Ian Loll.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A big right from Henderson misses.
Henderson fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Gracie slips under a jab.
Henderson tries to score with a low kick but Gracie moves his leg out of the way.
A big right from Henderson misses.
A big left from Henderson misses.
Henderson scores with a hook to the body. Gracie takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Gracie avoids the head kick by Henderson.
Henderson moves into range and connects with a jab.
Henderson misses with a series of wild punches.
Gracie tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Henderson swivels and escapes.
Henderson throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Henderson connects with a crisp jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Henderson throws a big overhand right that connects, sending Gracie tumbling to the canvas!
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Gracie is on top in guard.
Gracie content to stall in guard here.
Gracie looking to pass the guard.
Henderson keeping moving, preventing Gracie from controlling successfully.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gracie stops Henderson from standing up.
Henderson being controlled here, momentarily.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Henderson is breathing heavily.
Gracie trying to control but Henderson is working from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Henderson pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Henderson misses with the combination.
Colby Henderson is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Henderson misses the shot to the body.
A big right from Henderson misses.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Gracie is defended easily by Henderson.
Nice straight punches there by Henderson. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Henderson.
Henderson gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gracie controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Colby Henderson dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Gracie shoots in and bounces Henderson off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Gracie seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Henderson is looking to stand up but Gracie isn't so interested in that idea.
Gracie is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Despite being in the dominant position, Captain Gracie just isn't active enough and the referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Gracie takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Gracie slips a straight right by Henderson.
Henderson swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Henderson displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Gracie.
A punch combination from Henderson misses.
Nice takedown defense from Henderson. No joy for Gracie on that attempt.
Nice sprawl there from Henderson as Gracie shoots in.
Colby Henderson has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Captain Gracie.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gracie uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Henderson.
Colby Henderson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Gracie shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Gracie was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Gracie sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Let's hope that Gracie has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gracie trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Gracie takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Despite being in the dominant position, Captain Gracie just isn't active enough and the referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Henderson throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Henderson throws a body kick that misses.
Henderson throws a nice looking combination but Gracie bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
A head kick misses from Henderson.
Gracie tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Henderson swivels and escapes.
Henderson is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Henderson throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Henderson throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Henderson catches Gracie with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Colby Henderson is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Gracie fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Captain Gracie showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, 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.
Henderson works Gracie's body with a nice hook.
Gracie slips a jab and a cross from Henderson.
Gracie avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Henderson looks to land a combination. Gracie sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Gracie keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Henderson.
Gracie moves out of range of the strikes.
Henderson fails to land with a series of punches.
Gracie shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Henderson but Henderson pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Jab from Henderson.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gracie steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Henderson.
Gracie closes the distance and clinches up with Henderson, looking for a takedown. Gracie pushes Henderson against the cage but Henderson circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Gracie closes the distance and clinches up with Henderson, looking for a takedown. Gracie pushes Henderson against the cage but Henderson circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Colby Henderson has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Captain Gracie.
Gracie keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Henderson throws a push kick but Gracie slaps the foot to one side.
Henderson is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Gracie.
Henderson throws a jab when Gracie was well out of range.
Colby Henderson is winning the standup battle so far.
Gracie closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Henderson to the mat! Henderson manages to get full guard.
Gracie wants to pass the guard but Henderson is keeping the position.
Gracie advances position into side control!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gracie controlling the position.
Henderson is pushing Gracie's head away, looking to escape. Gracie manages to hold on to the position though.
Gracie is maintaining the dominant position - no doubt Henderson will start to get frustrated soon if he's not already.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gracie trying to control the action but Henderson is working from the bottom.
Henderson is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Gracie controls the position from side control.
Gracie prevents Henderson from escaping the position.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
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.
Despite being in the dominant position, Captain Gracie just isn't active enough and the referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Henderson throws a series of punches but Gracie avoids them all with ease.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Colby Henderson.
I think Henderson has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Steve Smith scores the fight 29:29
Judge Elvis Blanc scores the fight 29:29
Judge Ian Loll scores the fight 28:29
The fight is ruled a majority draw!
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FIGHT
RATING
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