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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Jimmy Handysnacks (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Benson Henderson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Jimmy Handysnacks!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Benson Henderson!
The judges for this bout are Russell Pearce, Anthony Taglia and Lou da Vinci.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Henderson takes the fight into the clinch.
Handysnacks misses with a knee to the head.
Handysnacks misses with a knee to the head.
Henderson is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Handysnacks to keep the fight standing.
Henderson takes a knee right on the jaw!
It looks like Benson Henderson has been cut.
Handysnacks unloads a knee to the mid-section. Henderson lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Handysnacks working Henderson over with knees to the body.
Henderson tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Handysnacks smiles and moves away.
Henderson moves into range and clinches up with Handysnacks.
Handysnacks putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Henderson in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Handysnacks lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Handysnacks scores a nice knee to the body.
Handysnacks scores a nice knee to the body.
Henderson looks gassed!
Handysnacks putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Henderson in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Handysnacks is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Handysnacks lands a knee to the body.
A knee to the head by Handysnacks.
Handysnacks working Henderson over with knees to the body.
A knee to the head by Handysnacks.
Handysnacks connects with a nasty looking knee right to Henderson's face.
That has opened up Benson Henderson's cut even more.
Knees in the clinch landing for Handysnacks.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A knee to the head by Handysnacks.
Handysnacks connects with a knee to the head.
Handysnacks scores with a knee to the head.
Henderson is rocked!
Handysnacks with a knee to the head.
Henderson is still on wobbly legs! Can Handysnacks finish him?
Handysnacks landing knees to the head.
A knee to the head by Handysnacks.
Handysnacks lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
The cut above Benson Henderson's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Handysnacks lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Handysnacks misses with a knee strike.
Handysnacks scores with a knee to the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Handysnacks tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
A knee to the head by Handysnacks.
Henderson seems to have recovered his senses.
Handysnacks scores a nice knee to the body.
Handysnacks connects with a knee to the head.
Handysnacks is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Handysnacks misses with a knee strike.
Henderson on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Handysnacks keeps control of Henderson as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Handysnacks putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Henderson in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Henderson is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Handysnacks is defending well.
Jimmy Handysnacks has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Benson Henderson.
Handysnacks unloads a knee to the mid-section. Henderson lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Handysnacks with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Handysnacks tries a knee to the head but Henderson blocks it.
Handysnacks lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Handysnacks using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Henderson has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Henderson wants to break free but Handysnacks has control.
Handysnacks working Henderson over with knees to the body.
Handysnacks connects with a nasty looking knee right to Henderson's face.
Handysnacks lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Handysnacks connects with a nasty looking knee right to Henderson's face.
Handysnacks crunches a lovely knee into Henderson's ribcage.
Handysnacks utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Handysnacks tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Handysnacks is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Henderson is defending well for now.
Henderson gets a nice trip takedown into half guard.
Henderson trying to pass the guard but Handysnacks defending well.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Henderson decides to stand up and try his luck on the feet.
Handysnacks throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Henderson.
Henderson gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Handysnacks scores with a knee to the head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Handysnacks lands a knee to the body.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Handysnacks landing knees to the head.
Henderson pushes off an throws an elbow but Handysnacks leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Handysnacks with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jimmy Handysnacks dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Benson Henderson's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!
Henderson moves into the clinch.
Handysnacks landing knees to the body.
Henderson blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Handysnacks tries a knee to the head but Henderson blocks it.
Handysnacks connects with a knee to the head.
Handysnacks tries to land a knee to the head but Henderson blocks with his arms.
Handysnacks lands a knee to the head.
Handysnacks looking to throw knees to the head but Henderson is blocking nicely.
Handysnacks connects with a nasty looking knee right to Henderson's face.
Henderson is trying to break free.
Handysnacks landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Henderson is trying to pull guard but Handysnacks turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Henderson wants to get back to striking at distance but Handysnacks won't allow it.
Jimmy Handysnacks has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Handysnacks landing knees to the head.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Handysnacks tries to land knees in the clinch but Henderson avoids the damage to the body.
Handysnacks avoiding damage as Henderson throws knees to the body.
Henderson is trying to pull guard but Handysnacks has him pressed against the cage.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Henderson takes a knee to the side of the body.
Henderson takes a knee right on the jaw!
Henderson has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Handysnacks avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Jimmy Handysnacks has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Benson Henderson.
A knee to the head by Handysnacks.
Handysnacks throws a knee to the head but misses.
Henderson is trying to break free.
Handysnacks scores with a knee to the head.
Henderson takes a knee to the side of the body.
Handysnacks tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Henderson blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Handysnacks landing knees to the body.
Henderson has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Handysnacks avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Handysnacks connects with a knee to the head.
Henderson is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Handysnacks landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Handysnacks prevents a takedown attempt there.
A knee to the head by Handysnacks.
Handysnacks is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Handysnacks lands a knee to the head.
Henderson tries for a takedown but Handysnacks manages to get underhooks.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Handysnacks prevents the takedown attempt.
Henderson tries to land knees in the clinch but Handysnacks avoids the damage to the body.
Handysnacks utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Handysnacks connects with a knee to the head.
Handysnacks is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Henderson can do to turn this around?
Handysnacks connects with a knee to the head.
Handysnacks scores a nice knee to the body.
Henderson has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Handysnacks uses from the top position.
Henderson working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Handysnacks.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Handysnacks accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Handysnacks distracts Henderson with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Henderson looking for a sweep. Not yet Henderson, not yet.
Handysnacks postures up.
Handysnacks has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Handysnacks gets to his feet. Henderson looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
Jimmy Handysnacks seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Henderson closes the distance and clinches.
Henderson throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Handysnacks obliges.
Handysnacks has Henderson pressed against the cage, preventing Henderson from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Handysnacks working Henderson over with knees to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Handysnacks using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Handysnacks gets underhooks to prevent Henderson's takedown attempt.
Knees in the clinch landing for Handysnacks.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Henderson stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Handysnacks unloads a knee to the mid-section.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jimmy Handysnacks dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Benson Henderson's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!
Handysnacks lands a head kick!
Handysnacks displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Handysnacks clinches up with Henderson and pushes him back against the cage.
Henderson pulls guard.
Henderson bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Handysnacks's guard.
Henderson trying to control but Handysnacks is working from the bottom.
Henderson wants to get up but he can't break Handysnacks's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Handysnacks is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
That's one minute gone in the round.
OK we're going to have a standup here. Benson Henderson hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.
Henderson falls off balance throwing a combination
and Handysnacks finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
Handysnacks throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Handysnacks tries to clinch up but Henderson circles away and keeps his distance.
Henderson has taken the fight to the clinch.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Handysnacks scores a nice knee to the body.
Handysnacks utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Henderson tries to circle away but Handysnacks has him pinned against the cage.
Handysnacks connects with a knee to the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Henderson is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Handysnacks to keep the fight standing.
Handysnacks with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Handysnacks lands a knee to the head.
Handysnacks lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
A knee to the head by Handysnacks.
Handysnacks blocks a body shot from Henderson.
Handysnacks unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Henderson has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Handysnacks avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Henderson tries to pull guard but Handysnacks won't allow it.
Jimmy Handysnacks has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Benson Henderson.
Handysnacks connects with a nasty looking knee right to Henderson's face.
Henderson looking for a takedown.
Handysnacks landing knees to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Handysnacks with a knee to the head.
Handysnacks landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Handysnacks lands a nice knee to the body.
Handysnacks misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Henderson.
Handysnacks connects with a knee to the head.
A knee to the head by Handysnacks.
Henderson is stalling here.
Handysnacks throws a knee to the head but misses.
Handysnacks lands a good knee to the midsection. Henderson won't want to take too many of those.
Handysnacks tries to land knees in the clinch but Henderson avoids the damage to the body.
Handysnacks lands a good knee to the midsection. Henderson won't want to take too many of those.
Handysnacks is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Henderson is defending well for now.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Henderson has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Handysnacks avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Handysnacks lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Handysnacks using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Handysnacks crunches a lovely knee into Henderson's ribcage.
Handysnacks unloads a knee to the mid-section. Henderson lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Handysnacks using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Henderson has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Handysnacks scores with a knee to the head.
Handysnacks tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Handysnacks connects with a nasty looking knee right to Henderson's face.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Handysnacks tries to land a knee to the head but Henderson blocks with his arms.
Handysnacks connects with a nasty looking knee right to Henderson's face.
Handysnacks utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Benson Henderson has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Jimmy Handysnacks is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Henderson is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Handysnacks is defending well for now.
And that's the end of the fight!
Jimmy Handysnacks showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Handysnacks, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Russell Pearce scores the fight 30:27
Judge Anthony Taglia scores the fight 30:27
Judge Lou da Vinci scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jimmy Handysnacks!
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