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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Mike Henderson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Juan Tamad (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Henderson comes to the cage accompanied by American Bad Ass. I'm sure you'll be fascinated to know that I was talking to some pointless Z list celebrity before the fight and he thought that Juan Tamad was going to win. Let's see if he was right.
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151 lbs
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163 lbs
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Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
12 - 2 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Mike Henderson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Juan Tamad!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Sano, Yukihiro Yamamoto and Sosuke Kotani.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tamad on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Henderson missing with a left hand there. Tamad was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Henderson scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Henderson with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Henderson looks to land a right hand but Tamad moved out of range.
Henderson is looking to land body kicks.
Henderson misses with a body shot.
Henderson throws a sloppy head kick and Tamad moves out of range easily.
Sloppy strikes from Tamad. Those never looked like landing.
Henderson ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Tamad moves away.
Tamad uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Henderson.
Mike Henderson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Henderson throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Tamad shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Henderson napping and manages to drive through into side control!
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Tamad thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Tamad creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
Tamad misses with a strike but at least he's keeping busy, looking to cause some damage - that will still help him when it comes to the judges scorecards.
Tamad has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Henderson tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Tamad wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Henderson stops Tamad from passing to mount.
Tamad advances to mount.
Tamad prevents Henderson from getting the reversal.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tamad landing strikes from the mount and Henderson is in trouble!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Henderson tries to get back to half guard but can't.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Tamad misses with a head shot.
Poor strikes thrown by Tamad there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
Tamad looking to ground and pound but Henderson is blocking nicely.
Henderson really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Tamad thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!
Tamad throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
Tamad throws some wild stikes that Henderson manages to avoid easily.
Tamad pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Tamad breaks from Henderson's wrist control and lands an elbow.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Henderson tries to lock up and control but Tamad gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Henderson holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Tamad tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
Tamad sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
Henderson tries to hold on but Tamad pushes him away.
Henderson tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Tamad throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for Henderson because Tamad loaded up on that one.
Henderson keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Tamad lands a heavy elbow.
Henderson defends a decent attempt at a guillotine from Tamad.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Tamad wants to control the action but instead Henderson gets a body lock and reverses into Tamad's guard! Nice work!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Henderson not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Henderson throws a big elbow that misses.
Henderson working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Tamad avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Henderson throwing strikes from guard but Tamad blocks nicely.
Henderson engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Henderson passes easily into side control. Nice work.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Juan Tamad will probably get the nod.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Tamad misses with a few strikes there.
Juan Tamad is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Henderson misses with a body shot
and Tamad counters with a nice body shot.
Henderson misses the shot to the body.
Henderson misses the shot to the body.
Henderson is looking to wear down Tamad with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Henderson tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Tamad was well out of range. Poor timing from Henderson.
Tamad throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Henderson misses the shot to the body.
Tamad misses with a jab, cross combination.
Henderson throws out a loose jab but Tamad uses good head movement to avoid it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tamad moves out of range of the strikes.
Henderson avoids a kick to the body.
Tamad moves out of range of the body kick.
Tamad throws a sloppy head kick and Henderson moves out of range easily.
Mike Henderson is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Henderson misses with a hook. Tamad ducked under it nicely.
Henderson misses with a hook.
Tamad moves out of range as Henderson strikes.
Henderson throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Henderson tries a low kick but Tamad avoids it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A thudding body kick lands there by Henderson!
Henderson throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Tamad shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Henderson but Henderson pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Henderson swings for the body but Tamad moves out of range.
Henderson thows a body shot but no joy.
Henderson throws a hook to the side of Tamad's head but Tamad sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Henderson looks to score with a jab to the body but Tamad is just out of range.
A bone on bone clash there as Tamad blocks the leg kick.
Tamad keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Henderson.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Henderson looks to score with a jab to the body but Tamad is just out of range.
A telegraphed right hand from Henderson misses the target.
Tamad slips under a jab.
Tamad shoots in for a takedown but Henderson shows good takedown defense.
Henderson connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Tamad's hands.
Mike Henderson is winning the standup battle so far.
Henderson attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Tamad shoots in for a takedown but Henderson shows good takedown defense.
Mike Henderson has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Juan Tamad.
Henderson dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Tamad. That did some damage!
Henderson throws a body punch but Tamad moves out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Henderson is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Henderson takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
A jab from Henderson finds it's way through Tamad's defenses.
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!
A head kick misses from Henderson.
Henderson misses with an uppercut. Tamad saw that one coming.
Henderson misses with a body shot.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Henderson scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Tamad doesn't seem bothered though.
Henderson throws out a loose jab but Tamad uses good head movement to avoid it.
Tamad tries to land a body kick
and Henderson counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mike Henderson dominated that second round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Henderson throws a low kick but Tamad moves out of range easily.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Henderson, right into the meat.
Tamad throws a nice looking combination but Henderson bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Henderson fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
A slapping leg kick lands for Henderson.
Tamad throws a head kick that misses.
Henderson misses with a body kick.
A bone on bone clash there as Tamad blocks the leg kick.
Tamad staying out of range there.
Tamad throws a body kick that misses
and Henderson counters with a nice leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tamad takes a jab right on the kisser.
Tamad shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Henderson but Henderson pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Henderson swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Tamad.
Henderson blocks a head kick by Tamad.
Henderson thuds a left hand into Tamad's body.
Henderson jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Henderson lands a glancing blow to the side of Tamad's head.
Henderson connects with a leg kick. Tamad looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Henderson misses the shot to the body.
Henderson throws a hook but Tamad blocks it.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Henderson throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Henderson looks to land a combination but Tamad avoids it well.
Henderson slaps away a takedown attempt from Tamad, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Henderson misses the shot to the body.
Henderson throws a jab when Tamad was well out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tamad takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
A telegraphed right hand from Henderson misses the target.
A telegraphed right hand from Henderson misses the target.
A slow jab from Henderson misses its intended target.
Tamad gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Henderson misses with a wild body shot.
An inside leg kick lands from Henderson.
Henderson throws a leg kick but Tamad sees it coming and checks it nicely.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tamad will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Henderson keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Mike Henderson has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Juan Tamad.
Henderson misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Tamad.
Henderson throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Henderson misses with a body shot.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A shot to the liver by Henderson. Beautiful body shot.
A big left from Henderson misses.
And that's the end of the fight!
Mike Henderson showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Henderson has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Shigeki Sano scores the fight 29:28
Judge Yukihiro Yamamoto scores the fight 29:28
Judge Sosuke Kotani scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Mike Henderson!
After winning the bout, Mike Henderson thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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