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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Rob Elsworth (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Andre Hendries (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.
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210 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
Basic striking
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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 London, Rob Elsworth!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Andre Hendries!
The judges for this bout are Steven Brown, Colin Fotheringham and Donald Grub.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hendries fails to land the takedown.
Elsworth moves in looking to clinch but Hendries pushes him off.
Elsworth doesn't manage to clinch there - Hendries circles away.
Elsworth misses with a wild combination.
Hendries tries for a takedown but Elsworth sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Hendries throws the kick towards the body but Elsworth avoids it.
Hendries lands a jab-cross combination.
Elsworth scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Hendries lands with a nice combination. Elsworth backs away looking to recover.
Elsworth keeps Hendries at a distance using the push kick.
Hendries doesn't manage to clinch there - Elsworth circles away.
Elsworth shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Elsworth showed some decent athleticism there.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Elsworth seems to have lost interest with the ground game and is thinking about standing back up.
Hendries wants to get back to full guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hendries is pressing down on Elsworth's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Hendries wants to stand up but Elsworth is controlling him.
Hendries looks gassed!
Hendries is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Hendries looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Elsworth wants to stand but Hendries is controlling his posture from full guard.
Elsworth stands up from guard. Let's bang!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Elsworth moves into the clinch.
Elsworth breaks the clinch.
Elsworth finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Hendries with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Elsworth to score with a decent uppercut.
Hendries closes the distance looking to clinch
and Elsworth counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Hendries throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Hendries gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Elsworth.
Hendries tries to land knees in the clinch but Elsworth avoids the damage to the body.
Elsworth escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Hendries closes the distance but Elsworth moves to the side
enabling Elsworth to counter with a crisp jab.
Elsworth pushes Hendries up against the cage in a clinch.
Hendries avoiding damage.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Hendries.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Hendries just misses with a elbow thrown towards Elsworth's brow.
Elsworth stalling the fight.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hendries pressing his opponent against the cage.
Hendries throws a knee to the head but misses.
Hendries gets underhooks to prevent Elsworth's takedown attempt.
Nice elbow from Hendries.
It looks like Rob Elsworth has been cut.
Hendries lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Hendries looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Hendries keeps control of Elsworth as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Elsworth avoids the elbow strike from Hendries, against the cage.
Hendries pulls guard successfully.
Elsworth trying to stand up but can't free himself from Hendries's guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Elsworth prevents Hendries from getting back to his feet.
Elsworth avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Hendries throws his legs up looking for a submission but Elsworth uses it to pass to side control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Elsworth stands up.
Elsworth closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Hendries stalling the fight.
Elsworth wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Hendries has him pressed against the cage.
Elsworth has Hendries pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Hendries manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Rob Elsworth. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Elsworth trying to land knees to the body.
Hendries tries to pull guard but Elsworth won't allow it.
Hendries gets double underhooks and manages to take the fight to the ground.
Hendries wanted to stand there but Elsworth had control of the position.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Hendries won't allow Elsworth to get back to his feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Rob Elsworth dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Rob Elsworth's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!
Elsworth tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Hendries counters with a nice double leg into side control. Elsworth won't be happy with that.
Hendries decides to take the fight back to the feet.
Elsworth throws a half hearted mid kick.
Hendries fails with an attempt to clinch.
Elsworth darts in trying to clinch
and Hendries counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Hendries postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Hendries decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Elsworth takes a head kick and keeps coming.
A head kick by Elsworth misses
and Hendries counters with a nice double leg into side control. Elsworth won't be happy with that.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Hendries stands up and we're back to a striking position.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Hendries tries to bum rush Elsworth with a series of wild strikes but Elsworth uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hendries clinches up against the cage.
Hendries drags the fight down to the ground.
Hendries is looking to stand up but Elsworth isn't so interested in that idea.
Hendries trying to control the position.
Hendries is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Elsworth is controlling him.
Elsworth stands up from Hendries's guard - Elsworth perhaps looking for a knockout.
Elsworth swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Hendries looks frusrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Elsworth throws a series of punches but Hendries avoids them all with ease.
Hendries closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Hendries prevents a takedown attempt there.
Hendries misses with a punch on the inside.
Hendries connects with a nasty looking knee right to Elsworth's face.
Elsworth wants to break the clinch but can't.
Elsworth escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Elsworth clinches up against the cage.
Elsworth wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Elsworth landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Elsworth tries to pull guard but Hendries won't allow it.
Hendries lands a damaging elbow.
Hendries prevents Elsworth from breaking the clinch.
Elsworth breaks the clinch.
Hendries looks to land a combination but Elsworth avoids it well.
Elsworth falls off balance throwing a combination
and Hendries counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Elsworth tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Hendries just stands there and leans against the cage.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Rob Elsworth. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Elsworth throws an elbow that misses.
Hendries lands an elbow just above Elsworth 's eye.
Hendries unloads a knee to the mid-section. Elsworth lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hendries controlling the action here for a moment.
Hendries landing knees to the body.
Elsworth tries to break the clinch but Hendries is controlling the position.
Hendries scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Elsworth lands an elbow inside.
Elsworth has Hendries pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Hendries manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Hendries lands an elbow just above Elsworth 's eye.
Elsworth breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Elsworth connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Hendries momentarily.
Elsworth pushes Hendries up against the cage in a clinch.
Elsworth stalling the fight.
Elsworth breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Elsworth scores with the left hand. Hendries knows he should have avoided that one.
Hendries is rocked!
Hendries shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Hendries is still on wobbly legs! Can Elsworth finish him?
Elsworth drops Hendries with a left right combo! Elsworth follows him down to the ground into side control.
Hendries sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
Hendries is looking to control Elsworth's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Hendries avoid being mounted?
Hendries kicks off Elsworth and gets to his feet.
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 leaving it all in the cage!
Elsworth darts in trying to clinch
and Hendries finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
Hendries seems to have recovered his senses.
Hendries lands a nice looking body kick.
Hendries tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
A lazy body kick from Elsworth
and Hendries counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Hendries looking for a takedown.
A short body shot lands from Hendries as the two fighters clinch.
Elsworth wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Hendries has him pressed against the cage.
Elsworth letting Hendries take a breather here.
Hendries lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Elsworth or not.
Elsworth misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Hendries.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Hendries manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Elsworth lands a nice elbow.
Elsworth tries to break the clinch but Hendries is controlling the position.
Elsworth lands a right hand.
Elsworth avoiding damage as Hendries throws knees to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Andre Hendries showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Rob Elsworth's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Elsworth gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Hendries makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Elsworth misses with a takedown
and Hendries counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Elsworth!
Hendries swings around for an armbar but it's a sloppy attempt and Elsworth is now in Hendries's guard. A big mistake from Hendries there, giving up the dominant position!
Hendries looking to sweep using the butterfly guard but Elsworth puts pay to that idea as he passes nicely into half guard.
Elsworth stands up from half guard... He's had enough of that ground malarky for the time being.
Elsworth just misses with a punch to the body.
Hendries has Elsworth up against the cage in a clinch.
Hendries throws an elbow but it misses.
Elsworth is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Hendries pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Elsworth is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Rob Elsworth. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Elsworth takes an elbow to the temple.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The referee calls for Hendries to work.
Hendries prevents Elsworth from breaking the clinch.
Elsworth is looking to control Hendries's arms but Hendries gets an underhook and turns him. Now Elsworth has his back to the cage.
Elsworth has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Hendries avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Hendries keeps control of Elsworth as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Elsworth drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Hendries gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Hendries pulls guard.
Hendries scrambles and gets back to his feet.
Elsworth wants to clinch but Hendries slips to the side
and Hendries counters with a single leg into guard. Elsworth didn't expect that.
Elsworth wants to stand up but Hendries is controlling him.
Hendries wants to pass the guard but Elsworth is keeping the position.
Hendries gets to his feet. Elsworth looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hendries moves into the clinch.
Elsworth lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Elsworth fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Hendries prevents a takedown attempt there.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Elsworth wants to get back to striking at distance but Hendries won't allow it.
Elsworth breaks from the clinch.
Rob Elsworth seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Elsworth misses with a double jab
and Hendries counters with a nice body kick.
Hendries throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Elsworth's waist but Elsworth gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Hendries off to one side.
Elsworth wants to clinch but Hendries slips to the side
and Hendries counters with a nice uppercut.
Elsworth moves into range and clinches up with Hendries.
Hendries breaks the clinch.
Hendries throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
A head kick by Elsworth misses
and Hendries counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Hendries stands up from half guard... He's had enough of that ground malarky for the time being.
Hendries lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Rob Elsworth is winning the standup battle so far.
Hendries with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
A head kick misses from Hendries.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hendries tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Hendries clinches up with Elsworth and pushes him back against the cage.
Hendries lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Elsworth backwards.
Elsworth trying to stall but Hendries improves his position.
Hendries pulls guard effortlessly.
Elsworth stands up and waves to Hendries to follow him.
Elsworth fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Hendries.
Elsworth closes the distance but Hendries moves to the side
and Hendries counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Elsworth fails in his attempt to clinch.
Elsworth shoots in for a takedown but Hendries shows good takedown defense.
Hendries shoots in for a double leg but Elsworth sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Hendries avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Elsworth circles away from the clinch attempt.
Elsworth keeps the fight on the outside.
Hendries avoids a punch combination nicely.
Hendries drives through and clinches with Elsworth against the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hendries blocks the elbow strike.
Nice body punch from Hendries - that landed with a thud.
Hendries is trying to stall.
Hendries gets a nice trip takedown into half guard.
Hendries controlling the action here.
Hendries is keen to just control but Elsworth is a slippery customer.
Hendries working the head and body with strikes.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Hendries trying to control from half guard but Elsworth is working away.
Hendries stands up out of the half guard.
And that's the end of the fight!
Andre Hendries comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Hendries 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 Steven Brown scores the fight 28:29
Judge Colin Fotheringham scores the fight 28:29
Judge Donald Grub scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Andre Hendries!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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