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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Hugo Mano (ranked 2991 p4p, 396 weight class) and Jimmy Henderson (ranked 2219 p4p, 309 weight class). The crowd giving both fighters a great reception on their way into the arena. That's good to see.
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205 lbs
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209 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
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BJJ Purple Belt
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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
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Hugo Mano!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 5 - 0, fighting out of New York, Jimmy Henderson!
The judges for this bout are Russell Pearce, Chad Campbell and Dean Styles.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mano lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
It looks like Jimmy Henderson has been cut.
Mano swinging wildly here.
And Henderson tries to counter it with a takedown but Mano pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Mano tries to clinch but Henderson is having none of it.
Henderson feints the counter takedown.
Mano throws a quick inside leg kick.
Mano shoots in and drives through. Henderson sprawls well.
And Henderson tries to counter it with a takedown but Mano pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Mano throws a right and a left that both miss.
Henderson feints the counter takedown.
Mano tries to clinch there but Henderson circles away.
Henderson bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Henderson drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Mano defends it well.
Mano misses with an uppercut.
Henderson with the counter takedown but Mano avoids it easily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mano fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Mano shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Mano not landing any meaningful shots this time.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Henderson is controlling Mano's position as best he can from this difficult position.
Mano misses with a head shot. Henderson uses the momentum to regain guard.
Mano with a flurry of punches that miss.
Mano throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Henderson works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Henderson working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Mano.
Henderson controlling Mano's posture.
Henderson's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Henderson keeping moving, preventing Mano from controlling successfully.
Henderson preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Mano throws a strike but Henderson rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Mano can't keep his opponent in guard - Henderson advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Mano wants to get back to full guard.
Henderson is looking for a kimura but Mano is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Henderson to get the leverage.
Mano is looking for a sweep. Henderson is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mano is working hard here to advance position.
Henderson is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Henderson decides to return to a standing position.
Nice defenses there by Henderson.
Henderson feints the counter takedown.
Jimmy Henderson is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Mano pushes Henderson up against the cage in a clinch.
Mano gets a nice trip takedown into half guard.
Henderson has managed to escape just enough to sneak back to his feet but Mano is on him like a limpet, forcing Henderson back against the cage.
Mano throws a head punch that misses.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Mano.
Mano tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Mano misses with the head strike.
A short left from Mano.
Mano pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Mano misses with an uppercut
and Henderson counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Henderson slips under a jab from Mano.
Mano throws a left and a right that both miss
and Henderson counters with a series of strikes. Mano will be more careful next time no doubt.
Mano misses with a straight left.
Henderson changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Mano misses with the combination.
Henderson feints the counter takedown.
Mano fails to land with a series of punches.
Henderson tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Mano throws a series of punches but Henderson avoids them all with ease.
Henderson tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Mano is breathing heavily.
Mano missing with a left hand there. Henderson was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
And Henderson tries to counter it with a takedown but Mano pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Mano wants to clinch up but Henderson keeps it at a distance.
As Mano backs off Henderson throws a huge counter combo but Mano manages to avoid it all.
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 Hugo Mano will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Jimmy Henderson's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Mano misses with a few strikes there.
Mano misses with a left hand
and Henderson counters with a series of strikes. Mano will be more careful next time no doubt.
Mano lands the left hand.
Nice defenses there by Henderson.
And Henderson tries to counter it with a takedown but Mano pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Mano throws a lazy right hand but Henderson sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Henderson feints the counter takedown.
Hugo Mano is winning the standup battle so far.
Mano misses with a wild combination.
Mano misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Hugo Mano seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mano with a poor takedown
and Henderson counters with a three punch combo that has Mano backing up. Mano nods at Henderson to acknowledge the strikes.
Mano gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Henderson counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Hugo Mano. That's going to take a lot out of him.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Mano misses with a straight right.
Henderson tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Henderson takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Mano throws a hook to the side of Henderson's head but Henderson sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Henderson tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Mano closes the distance looking to clinch
and Henderson decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Mano's guard.
Henderson works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Henderson is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Mano has managed to free his arm - good work.
Henderson is trying to work for a kimura but Mano is defending well.
Mano manages to get to full guard.
Henderson is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Henderson trying to control the position from guard on top but Mano is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Mano keeping full guard, as Henderson tries to pass.
Jimmy Henderson has got the better of the ground game so far.
Mano bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Henderson's guard.
Mano throws a big right hand that misses.
Mano throws a big right hand that misses.
Mano wants to pass the guard but Henderson is keeping the position.
Mano missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Mano throws a strike but Henderson rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Henderson tries to free his leg and advance position but Mano is retaining full guard.
Mano is working an open guard so Henderson takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
Mano fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Henderson defending well as Mano loads up on a big left hand.
As Mano backs off Henderson throws a huge counter combo but Mano manages to avoid it all.
Mano is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Mano shoots in but Henderson avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Despite the aggression on Henderson's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Henderson ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Henderson changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Henderson avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Mano misses with an uppercut. Henderson saw that one coming.
Mano just misses with a punch to the body.
Mano misses with a looping left.
Henderson changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Mano doesn't manage to clinch there - Henderson circles away.
And Henderson tries to counter it with a takedown but Mano pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Mano throws a jab when Henderson was well out of range.
Henderson feints the counter takedown.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mano misses with an uppercut
and Henderson counters with a left to the body.
Mano clinches up with Henderson and pushes him back against the cage.
Mano tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Mano swings wildly with an uppercut but Henderson uses good head movement to avoid it.
Henderson is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Mano to keep the fight standing.
Mano lands with a short shot to the head.
Mano is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Henderson gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Mano missing with knees to the body.
Mano looking to slow down the pace here.
Mano throws a head punch that misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Jimmy Henderson will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Jimmy Henderson's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Mano shoots in but no luck this time.
Mano misses with a few strikes there.
Mano throws a poor cross that misses
and Henderson counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Henderson ducks under a wild hook from Mano.
Henderson feints the counter takedown.
Mano misses with a double jab
and Henderson counters with a series of strikes. Mano will be more careful next time no doubt.
Henderson moves away from the strike by Mano.
Henderson is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Mano throws a right and a left that both miss.
Henderson with the counter takedown but Mano avoids it easily.
Mano moves into the clinch successfully.
I was talking to Mano's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Henderson jumps guard and drags Mano to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
Henderson controls Mano momentarily but Mano frees himself.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Mano throws a strike but Henderson rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mano is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Mano lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.
Henderson is controlling Mano's posture.
Henderson is trying to keep Mano in close.
Henderson is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Mano loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Henderson has Mano pulled in close to control his posture.
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.
Mano is looking to work some ground and pound but Henderson has wrist control.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Mano's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Mano postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! Henderson is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of Mano, into his guard.
Henderson drops back looking for a leg! Mano is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Mano manages to kick Henderson off! Henderson jumps back into Mano's guard.
Henderson pushes down on Mano's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Henderson looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Mano wants to get back to full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mano looking for submissions off his back.
Henderson is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Mano has managed to free his arm - good work.
Mano trying to control from the bottom.
Henderson is working for a kimura but Mano is defending it quite comfortably.
Henderson is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Mano doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Henderson.
Henderson prevents Mano from improving his position.
That's four 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.
Mano is pressing down on Henderson's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Henderson drops back looking for a submission - "I'm sorry sir, but I'm gunna break your leg" says Henderson as he cranks on the unfortunate limb! Mano screams and taps out before any major damage is done! Don't mess with Henderson! Nice submission victory there!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:38 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kneebar). Jimmy Henderson!
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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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