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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Dan Henderson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jean Rubber (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both these guys have solid standup skills and neither is particularly fantastic on the ground, so let's hope for a nice standup war!
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179 cm
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200 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
Solid boxing
Good chin |
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BJJ Blue Belt
Decent boxing
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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
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Dan Henderson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Jean Rubber!
The judges for this bout are Hirohito Nitta, Shirou Masuda and Tatsuya Matsuyama.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Henderson moves to clinch but Rubber breaks away
and Rubber counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Henderson tries to clinch but Rubber moves away
and Rubber counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Henderson tries to clinch up.
Rubber avoids the body shot from Henderson.
Henderson misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Dan Henderson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Rubber uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Henderson has time to react.
It looks like Dan Henderson has been cut.
Henderson closes the distance but Rubber moves to the side
and Rubber holds on and brings the fighters into a 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!
Rubber is working for takedown but Henderson is calmly controlling the position for now.
Rubber gets underhooks to prevent Henderson's takedown attempt.
Henderson fails to pull guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rubber jumps into guard, dragging Henderson to the mat.
Henderson gets to his feet - Rubber follows without any prompting.
Rubber clinches.
Rubber tries to break free but Henderson pushes him back against the cage.
Rubber has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Henderson wants to break free but Rubber has control.
Rubber decides to pull guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Rubber wants to get back to his feet but Henderson is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Henderson would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rubber has butterfly guard. He's looking to stand up here. He pushes Henderson off him and springs to his feet nicely. The crowd applauds.
A slow jab from Henderson misses its intended target.
Rubber lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Rubber.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Sloppy strikes from Henderson. Those never looked like landing.
Rubber lands a two punch combo.
A combination from Rubber does no damage.
Rubber looks gassed!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Henderson misses with the combination.
Rubber tries to clinch up but Henderson circles away and keeps his distance.
Henderson wants to clinch.
Henderson tries to clinch up but Rubber circles away and keeps his distance.
Henderson misses with a takedown attempt - Rubber sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Dan Henderson. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Henderson has a takedown stuffed.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Henderson showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Rubber.
Rubber fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Henderson, pushing him back against the cage.
Rubber is looking for a takedown.
Rubber jumps guard.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Rubber manages to escape and get back to his feet.
Henderson moves to clinch but Rubber breaks away
and Rubber counters with a left to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jean Rubber dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Dan Henderson's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Rubber closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Henderson keeps control of Rubber as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Rubber pulls guard.
Henderson wants to stand and escape but instead Rubber has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard.
Rubber has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Henderson is proving hard to escape from.
Henderson is working an open guard so Rubber takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rubber keeps the fight on the outside.
Henderson tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Rubber counters by clinching up.
Rubber wants to get back to striking at distance but Henderson won't allow it.
Rubber manages to break the clinch.
Henderson fails to land the takedown.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Henderson closes the distance but Rubber moves to the side
and Rubber cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Rubber throws a right hand that Henderson ducks under and follows up with a left that Henderson also avoids with ease.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Henderson tries to clinch but Rubber moves away
and Rubber counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Henderson closes the distance looking to clinch
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
and Rubber counters with a series of strikes. Henderson will be more careful next time no doubt.
Henderson tries to clinch
and Rubber counters with a stiff right hand.
Rubber jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Henderson misses with a wild body shot.
Henderson wants to clinch
and Rubber counters by moving into the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rubber lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Henderson backwards.
Henderson tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Rubber drags the fight down to the ground.
Rubber wriggles free and stands up.
Henderson takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
A looping hook to the body misses from Henderson. Rubber does a little dance to reset his feet.
Henderson looks to clinch
enabling Rubber to counter with a crisp jab.
Dan Henderson is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Henderson avoids a kick to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Henderson sizes up Rubber with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Rubber lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Rubber swats away the attempt to clinch by Henderson.
Henderson lands with an overhand left.
Rubber drives through and clinches with Henderson against the cage.
Rubber drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Henderson gets the underhooks and prevents it.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Rubber lands with a right to the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jean Rubber showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Dan Henderson's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Rubber takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Henderson is looking to clinch but Rubber is avoiding it.
Rubber dodges the punch combination from Henderson.
Rubber slips a jab and a cross from Henderson.
Rubber bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Henderson's head.
Henderson misses with a jab, cross combination.
Henderson tries to clinch but Rubber moves away
enabling Rubber to counter with a crisp jab.
Rubber tries to bum rush Henderson with a series of wild strikes but Henderson uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Henderson tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rubber throws a right and a left that Henderson avoids nicely.
Henderson wants to clinch up but Rubber keeps it at a distance.
Henderson tries to close the distance and clinch up but Rubber swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Henderson throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Henderson tries to clinch
and Rubber counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Rubber looks to land a combination but Henderson avoids it well.
Rubber keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Rubber clinches up with Henderson and pushes him back against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rubber is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Henderson is defending well.
Rubber has picked Henderson up - he's going for a ride! Rubber dumps his opponent to the mat with a thud and settles into half guard.
Rubber seems to have lost interest with the ground game and is thinking about standing back up.
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.
Rubber stands up from half guard.
Henderson moves to clinch but Rubber breaks away
and Rubber holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Rubber is trying to push Henderson away but Henderson has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Henderson is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Rubber gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Rubber pulls guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rubber has his feet on Henderson's hips. He pushes off and gets to his feet. Nice work.
Rubber throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Henderson doesn't manage to clinch there - Rubber circles away.
Henderson darts in trying to clinch
and Rubber counters with a straight right hand.
Rubber closes the distance and clinches.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rubber's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Rubber throws a series of punches but Henderson moves out of range.
Henderson lands a jab.
Rubber swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Henderson counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Rubber!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Henderson wants to get back to his feet but Rubber is holding on tight.
Dan Henderson has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Jean Rubber is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Henderson jumps to the side looking to secure the arm triangle…. Ooooh, that looks tight… Rubber is gargling but he's managed to escape! Nice work there by Rubber and Henderson has given up the dominant position trying to land that submission.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Jean Rubber.
Well Rubber has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Hirohito Nitta scores the fight 27:30
Judge Shirou Masuda scores the fight 27:30
Judge Tatsuya Matsuyama scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jean Rubber!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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RATING
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