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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Roman The Russian (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Hercules Henderson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Roman The Russian could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Hercules Henderson's chin.
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230 lbs
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273 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
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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
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Roman The Russian!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Hercules Henderson!
The judges for this bout are Eddie Farnsworth, Russell Pearce and John Kavanagh.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Henderson throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Henderson throws a nice looking combination but The Russian bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
The Russian shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Henderson but Henderson pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Henderson ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Henderson misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Henderson looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Henderson throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
The Russian uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Henderson.
The Russian closes this distance looking for a takedown but Henderson circles away.
The Russian drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Henderson is looking for a sweep.
The Russian is putting a hurting on Henderson here, landing some big shots from side control.
The Russian wants to lay and pray for a moment but Henderson keeps working.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The Russian working the body and head with strikes.
The Russian creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
The Russian lands a decent elbow from side control.
Henderson tries to escape but The Russian is in control.
The strikes coming from The Russian are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
Henderson manages to get back to half guard.
Henderson scrambles, trying to get to his feet, but The Russian manages to mount him!
The Russian raining down shots from the mount!
A nice elbow there by The Russian.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
You get the feeling that Henderson really doesn't like being in this position too much.
Henderson looks gassed!
The Russian lands a heavy elbow.
Henderson takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Henderson wants to get back to his feet.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Henderson wants to hold on but The Russian pushes him away.
The Russian working away from the top, dropping strikes.
The Russian 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.
The referee warns Henderson that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
The Russian cracks Henderson with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Henderson is looking to get back to his feet - it's going to be hard from this position.
The Russian with the ground and pound from mount.
The Russian in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The Russian tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
The Russian cracks Henderson with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
The Russian cracks Henderson with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
The Russian breaks from Henderson's wrist control and lands an elbow.
The Russian postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Henderson looks a forlorn figure.
The Russian won't let Henderson get back to his feet... He wants to keep the fight where it is for now.
The Russian can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Henderson is looking to escape.
Henderson regains half guard.
Henderson makes some distance and scrambles quickly back to his feet. Nice work!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Henderson throws a series of punches but The Russian moves out of range.
Henderson doesn't manage to clinch there - The Russian circles away.
A punch combination from Henderson misses.
The Russian tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Henderson counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
Henderson is looking to slow The Russian down with leg kicks.
The Russian walks forward, straight into a front kick from Henderson.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
The Russian closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
The Russian not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Henderson tries to kick The Russian off but The Russian keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Henderson pushes The Russian off and gets back to his feet.
Henderson fails to land with a series of punches.
The Russian changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Henderson looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Henderson wants to get back to his feet but The Russian drags him back down.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Roman The Russian dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
The Russian uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Henderson.
The Russian gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Henderson counters with a left to the body.
The Russian moves out of range of the body kick from Henderson.
It really doesn't seem like the step up in weight is hurting The Russian here at all. He's more than holding his own against the bigger man.
Henderson misses with a series of wild punches.
The Russian gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Henderson counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Henderson tests The Russian's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Henderson misses with a double jab.
Henderson throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Henderson throws a hook but The Russian blocks it.
The Russian shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Henderson counters with a series of strikes. The Russian will be more careful next time no doubt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Roman The Russian. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Henderson lands a jab-cross combination.
The Russian is rocked!
That's one minute gone in the round.
The Russian with a lazy takedown attempt
and Henderson counters with a nice uppercut.
Oh The Russian is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Henderson is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down The Russian rather than just go for the knockout.
The Russian tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Henderson paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Hercules Henderson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from The Russian.
Decent striking displayed by The Russian there.
The Russian keeps the fight on the outside.
Nice sprawl there from Henderson as The Russian shoots in.
Henderson misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
The Russian seems to have got his legs back now.
The Russian fails with the takedown.
The Russian scores with a takedown into Henderson's guard.
The Russian is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
The Russian throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Henderson works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The Russian trying to control but Henderson is working from the bottom.
The Russian stopping the sweep attempt from Henderson.
The Russian is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
The Russian pushes down on Henderson's leg and manages to get into half guard.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. The Russian lands a nice short elbow.
Henderson taking some punishment here, with The Russian in his half guard.
Henderson is controlling The Russian's position as best he can from this difficult position.
Henderson pushes The Russian off looking to stand but The Russian dives back in and keeps control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The Russian wants to lay and pray for a moment but Henderson keeps working.
Henderson pushes The Russian off and gets back to his feet.
The Russian showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Henderson.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! The Russian crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Henderson - the referee stops the clock and The Russian gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Henderson. The Russian manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Henderson throws a left jab followed by a right to the body, Oh The Russian colapses and takes a barrage of punches from Henderson as he moves to mount! the ref stops the fight and The Russian is left battered and dazed whilst Henderson and his camp cheer!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:32 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Hercules Henderson!
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hype
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FIGHT
RATING
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