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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Timi Hendrix (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jesh Masilungan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Hendrix comes to the cage accompanied by Are You Experienced- The Jimi Hendrix Experience. Masilungan comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Heaven Hell kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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135 lbs
12 - 4 - 3 |
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142 lbs
22 - 8 - 0 |
Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Very strong |
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World class boxer
Granite chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the bantamweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
12 - 4 - 3, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Timi Hendrix!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
22 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Jesh Masilungan!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Cesar, Emerson Jorge and Mauricio Rocha.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hendrix swinging wildly here.
Masilungan keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Hendrix misses with an uppercut
and Masilungan counters with a right hand to the body.
Masilungan lands a head kick. Hendrix smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Masilungan bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
A good leg kick by Masilungan.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Hendrix.
Masilungan is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Hendrix.
Hendrix really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
A low kick from Hendrix is predictable there
and Masilungan counters with a thumping low kick.
A head kick misses from Masilungan.
Hendrix doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Masilungan counters with a body kick that stops Hendrix in his tracks momentarily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Timi Hendrix. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Hendrix fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Masilungan displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Hendrix.
Masilungan closes the distance and clinches.
Masilungan lands a body shot.
Hendrix being controlled against the cage.
Hendrix goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Masilungan lands with a right to the head.
Hendrix is trying to drag Masilungan to the mat but Masilungan just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Hendrix working hard to break the clinch.
Hendrix wants a takedown but no success here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hendrix tries to stall but Masilungan uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Masilungan lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Hendrix.
Hendrix tries to circle away but Masilungan has him pinned against the cage.
Masilungan lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Hendrix or not.
Hendrix is trying to break the clinch but Masilungan is controlling him.
Masilungan is stalling here.
A left hand lands to the body for Masilungan.
Hendrix can't break the clinch.
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!
Masilungan effectively controlling the action here.
Masilungan is pressed up against the cage. Hendrix has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Masilungan down to the mat. Masilungan avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Masilungan connects with a high kick.
Hendrix takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Masilungan takes one to the chin there.
Masilungan gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Hendrix is trying to push Masilungan away but Masilungan has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A left hand lands to the body for Masilungan.
Masilungan lands a body shot.
Hendrix manages to break the clinch.
Hendrix has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Masilungan.
Hendrix is breathing heavily.
Masilungan scores with a jab to the jaw.
Masilungan pushes Hendrix away with a front kick.
Hendrix avoids the head kick by Masilungan.
Masilungan lands a jab-cross combination.
Hendrix is rocked!
This is turning into a torrid day at the office for Hendrix. He's trying desperately to land a takedown but he's failing miserably and getting slapped silly on the feet to compound his misery.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Masilungan misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Oh Hendrix is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Masilungan misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Masilungan fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Hendrix's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Masilungan connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Hendrix scrambles back to his feet.
Masilungan works Hendrix's body with a nice hook.
Masilungan throws a series of punches but Hendrix avoids them all with ease.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Masilungan rushes Hendrix and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Hendrix wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Masilungan lands a body punch in the clinch.
Masilungan lands a right hand.
A hook to the body from Masilungan.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Masilungan.
Hendrix seems to have got his legs back now.
Nice body punch from Masilungan - that landed with a thud.
Masilungan controlling the action here for a moment.
Nice body punch from Masilungan.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Hendrix looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Hendrix has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
A hook to the body from Masilungan.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jesh Masilungan dominated that round.
That's time! Hendrix's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Hendrix swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Masilungan counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Hendrix shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Hendrix with a flurry of punches that miss.
Masilungan uses the cage to get back to his feet.
Hendrix misses with a body shot
and Masilungan counters with a thumping low kick.
Masilungan scores with a nice body kick.
Masilungan scores with a hook.
Masilungan misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Masilungan throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Masilungan throws a leg kick which misses Hendrix's front leg but catches the back leg as Hendrix tries to avoid it.
Nice body kick from Masilungan.
Masilungan misses with a wild combination.
Masilungan scores with a jab to the head.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hendrix will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Masilungan throws a body punch but Hendrix moves out of range.
Masilungan lands a nice looking body kick.
Masilungan lands a nice hook to Hendrix's body. Hendrix takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Masilungan scores with a jab to the body.
Hendrix misses with a takedown
and Masilungan counters with a leg kick.
Masilungan connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Jesh Masilungan seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Masilungan clobbers Hendrix with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Hendrix takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Masilungan fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Hendrix.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Hendrix shoots and misses
and Masilungan counters with a nice low kick that buckles Hendrix's knee momentarily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Timi Hendrix. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Masilungan throws out a powerful jab.
Hendrix takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Masilungan lands a jab to the head.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Masilungan, right into the meat.
Masilungan has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Masilungan cracks the inside of Hendrix's front leg.
A chopping leg kick lands by Masilungan.
Masilungan connects with a looping right hand.
Masilungan fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Masilungan scores with a one two! Hendrix had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Masilungan connects with a body shot that sends Hendrix's belly button to the back.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hendrix throws a big shot that misses.
Masilungan pushes Hendrix away with a front kick.
Masilungan scores with a hook.
Masilungan throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Hendrix.
Masilungan feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Hendrix's calf.
Masilungan thuds his shin into the meat of Hendrix's side.
Hendrix shoots in looking for a takedown. Masilungan tries to sprawl out of it but Hendrix keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Masilungan manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Masilungan steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Hendrix.
Masilungan scores with a push kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Masilungan chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Masilungan lands with a nice body kick.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Hendrix takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Hendrix gets clipped by a big right hand and goes down spinning to the canvas! Masilungan gets the back mount and begins to drop bombs on his rocked foe! Hendrix is too out of it to defend against the strikes and the referee jumps in to save him from the beatdown!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:22 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Jesh Masilungan!
Jesh Masilungan is the new bantamweight champion!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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