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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Joe Henderson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kino no Tabi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). This should be fireworks!
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130 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Joe Henderson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Kino no Tabi!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, and Frank Antenori.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
no Tabi fails with a takedown attempt.
Henderson keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
no Tabi closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - no Tabi lands in his opponent's guard.
no Tabi working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Henderson looking to control.
Henderson trying to punch from his back but it's not doing any damage.
Henderson knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for no Tabi on the ground.
no Tabi lands a couple of elbows.
no Tabi stopping the sweep attempt from Henderson.
Henderson avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Henderson utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Henderson trying to punch from his back but it's not doing any damage.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
no Tabi fails in his attempt to clinch.
Henderson wants to land a leg kick but no Tabi is out of range.
no Tabi shoots in but Henderson avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Joe Henderson has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Kino no Tabi.
no Tabi closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
no Tabi wants to control but Henderson is keeping him busy.
no Tabi landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Henderson tries to strike from the bottom but it doesn't land.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. no Tabi connects with a nice short shot to Henderson's temple.
Henderson looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Henderson tries to strike from the bottom but it doesn't land.
Henderson on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Henderson striking from half guard on the bottom.
no Tabi blocks the strikes from Henderson.
Nice strikes from no Tabi there.
no Tabi winds up and cracks Henderson with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
no Tabi is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
no Tabi seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Henderson is not content to let no Tabi control the position.
Henderson throws a strike from the bottom that misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Henderson wants to improve his position but no Tabi is controlling well.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
no Tabi lands with a punch from half guard.
no Tabi has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Henderson tries to roll over but no Tabi keeps him under control.
no Tabi uses his free foot to push down on Henderson's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for Henderson.
Henderson is breathing heavily.
no Tabi raining down shots from the mount!
Henderson on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Henderson tries to get out of the position.
Henderson really wants to buck no Tabi off and get back to his feet.
no Tabi lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Henderson is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
no Tabi is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Henderson throwing punches from his back but nothing is landing.
no Tabi has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Henderson's face.
no Tabi breaks from Henderson's wrist control and lands an elbow.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
no Tabi lands a nice shot to the head.
no Tabi lands a big elbow.
no Tabi looking to control but Henderson is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
The referee warns Henderson that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
BOOM! no Tabi connects with a massive shot to the dome!
no Tabi cracks Henderson with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
no Tabi lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
no Tabi scoring with strikes but Henderson is staying in there.
Henderson taking shots to the head.
no Tabi lands a big shot there that rocks Henderson but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
no Tabi raining down shots from the mount!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
no Tabi has hold of an arm here, looking to extend it. He's committed to the armbar attempt here! Will he get it?! Yes! Henderson is forced to tap!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:02 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Kino no Tabi!
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FIGHT
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