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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Greater Daemon Of (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Paul Henderson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Of comes to the cage accompanied by Blood For The Blood God. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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260 lbs
2 - 1 - 0 |
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198 cm
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270 lbs
1 - 0 - 0 |
BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Good chin |
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BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Very confident |
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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 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Greater Daemon Of!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Paul Henderson!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Henderson closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Henderson drives through and clinches with Of against the cage.
Henderson misses with a knee to the head.
Of avoids the elbow strike from Henderson, against the cage.
Henderson tries to land knees in the clinch but Of avoids the damage to the body.
Of is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Henderson pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Of has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Henderson is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Henderson misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Of.
Of tries for a takedown but Henderson manages to get underhooks.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Greater Daemon Of. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Of is working for takedown but Henderson is calmly controlling the position for now.
Henderson tries a knee to the head but Of blocks it.
Henderson ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Henderson no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.
Of tries to stand but Henderson is controlling from the bottom.
Of postures up.
Of wants to get up but he can't break Henderson's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Henderson trying to control the position.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Nice uppercut there from Of.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Henderson fails in his attempt to clinch.
Of misses with a looping left.
Of looks to land a right hand but Henderson moved out of range.
Henderson scores with a takedown into Of's guard.
Henderson content to stall in guard here.
Of wants to get back to his feet but Henderson is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Henderson looking to pass the guard.
Henderson trying to control but Of is working from the bottom.
Of wants to stand up but Henderson is controlling him.
Of is breathing heavily.
Henderson sitting in guard here, content to control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Henderson tries to free his leg and advance position but Of is retaining full guard.
Henderson prevents Of from getting back to his feet.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Henderson misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Of circles away from the clinch attempt.
Henderson instigates a clinch.
Henderson misses with a knee to the head.
Of blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Of drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Henderson gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Of has clasped his hands together around Henderson's back... aaand, he's got a takedown into side control. Nicely done.
Of wants to stand but Henderson has his arm trapped.
Henderson is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Henderson sneaks back into half guard.
Henderson controlling the position for now.
Of really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Of wants to stand but Henderson has hold of a leg and an arm, so he's trapped for now.
Henderson wants to get back to full guard.
Of is thwarting Henderson's attempts to control the position.
Of wants to get back to his feet.
Henderson trying to control from the bottom.
Henderson works his way to full guard. Good work.
Of seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Henderson wants to sweep but no luck.
Henderson not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Of is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Of accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Of wants to stand but Henderson is controlling his posture from full guard.
Of decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Henderson, up you get!
Henderson throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Greater Daemon Of seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Henderson lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Of throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Henderson sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Of throws a jab when Henderson was well out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Greater Daemon Of will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action!
Henderson darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Henderson not doing much here.
Henderson stops Of from getting back to his feet.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Henderson works his way into side control.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Of is pushing Henderson's head away, looking to escape. Henderson manages to hold on to the position though.
Henderson wants to control but Of is keeping him busy.
Of is trying to get back to his feet.
Henderson happy to just control the position for now.
Of wants to escape from the position here - easier said than done!
Of is letting Henderson control him for a moment.
Henderson is looking to take a break and control but Of is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Of throws a looping overhand right but Henderson ducks down to avoid it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Of misses with a straight right.
Henderson shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Henderson is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Henderson tries to pass to full mount but Of defends it.
Of manages to escape and get back to his feet!
Of throws a series of punches but Henderson avoids them all with ease.
Of avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Henderson moves out of range of the strikes.
Henderson slips under a jab.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Of takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Henderson forces Of back against the cage and clinches.
Of takes an elbow to the temple.
A knee to the head by Henderson.
Of tries for a takedown but Henderson manages to get underhooks.
Henderson connects with a nasty looking knee right to Of's face.
Henderson stops a takedown attempt from Of.
Henderson decides to pull guard.
Henderson has a closed guard, preventing Of from standing up.
Of preventing the sweep.
Of is looking to stand up but Henderson won't let him.
Henderson has his hands on Of's head, controlling the position.
Henderson has a closed guard, preventing Of from standing up.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Of has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Henderson pulls Of in close to prevent any damage.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Of getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Henderson drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Henderson wants to control but Of is keeping him busy.
Of is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Henderson off and has taken his back!
Good control from Of.
Of avoiding Henderson 's attempts to control his hands.
Of trying to control momentarily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Paul Henderson showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Henderson tries to clinch but Of is having none of it.
Henderson drives through with a takedown into guard.
Henderson not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Of is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Of will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Henderson showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Of kicks Henderson off and gets to his feet.
Henderson ducks under a wild hook from Of.
Of gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Henderson won't allow Of to get back to his feet.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Henderson seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Of is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Henderson looking to pass the guard.
Henderson looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Henderson trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Of looks to land a combination but Henderson avoids it well.
Of keeps the fight on the outside.
Henderson tries to clinch up.
Of keeps the fight on the outside.
Of scores with a jab to the head.
Henderson drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Of pushes Henderson off for just long enough to get back to his feet. Very athletic spring there.
Henderson moves out of range of the strikes.
A big left from Of misses.
Henderson decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Of pushes Henderson off but Henderson dives into side control.
Of is not content to let Henderson control the position.
Of is trying to get back to his feet.
Paul Henderson has got the better of the ground game so far.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Henderson wants to lay and pray for a moment but Of keeps working.
Henderson prevents Of from escaping the position.
Henderson trying to control the position but Of is working away.
Of is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Henderson trying to control the position but Of is working away.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Henderson tries for a takedown but Of sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Of misses with a hook. Henderson ducked under it nicely.
Of throws a lazy right hand but Henderson sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Henderson scores with a jab. Of acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Of swinging wilding here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Henderson tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Of looks to land a right hand but Henderson moved out of range.
Henderson is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Of is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Of's corner calls for a 1,2 combination and Of duly obliges.
Henderson wants to clinch.
Henderson scores with a head kick.
Henderson is looking to clinch.
Henderson throws a head kick that misses.
Of with a nice cross.
Of throws a series of punches but Henderson moves out of range.
Henderson tries to close the distance and clinch but Of swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Of scores with a decent looking hook.
And that's the end of the fight!
Paul Henderson comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Henderson has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Andi Peters scores the fight 28:29
Judge Gordon Ramsey scores the fight 28:29
Judge Frank Skinner scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Paul Henderson!
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energy
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FIGHT
RATING
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