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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Ryan Henderson (ranked 3598 p4p, 2505 weight class) and Tatsuya Kimura (ranked 393 p4p, 288 weight class). Tatsuya Kimura has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Ryan Henderson 's chin.
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Solid boxing
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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 4 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Ryan Henderson !
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Tatsuya Kimura!
The judges for this bout are Robert Twigg, Chris Downing and Wesley Smith.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Henderson getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
A big left from Henderson misses.
Nice straight punches there by Henderson . You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Henderson .
Henderson scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Henderson looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Henderson winds up and cracks Kimura with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Kimura looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Henderson is controlling the pace.
Henderson is looking for a kimura but Kimura is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Henderson to get the leverage.
Kimura wants to improve his position but Henderson is controlling well.
Kimura actively working from the bottom here.
Henderson winds up and cracks Kimura with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
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!
Kimura tries to roll over but Henderson keeps him under control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice strikes from Henderson there.
Still in half guard, Henderson seems content to control.
Henderson is nestled in close to Kimura, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Henderson working Kimura over with strikes.
Henderson controlling the action here.
Henderson winds up and cracks Kimura with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Henderson content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
Henderson wants to lay and pray for a moment but Kimura keeps working.
Kimura tries to roll over but Henderson keeps him under control.
Kimura is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Henderson pulls his head out easily.
Kimura looking for submissions off his back.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Henderson is trying to control the action in half guard but Kimura is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Nice strikes from Henderson there.
Henderson working Kimura over with strikes.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Henderson connects with a nice short shot to Kimura's temple.
Henderson takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
We've been hearing good reports from Henderson 's training camp. Apparently he has been rolling around with some good quality BJJ practitioners and has been sharpening his skills. Let's see if that has an impact on the fight today.
Henderson content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
Henderson looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Kimura with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Henderson lands with a punch from half guard.
Henderson perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Henderson stands up from half guard... He's had enough of that ground malarky for the time being.
The fighters circling - Kimura throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Henderson takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Kimura uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Henderson .
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Henderson missing with a left hand there. Kimura was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Henderson throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
The fighters circling - Henderson throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
A slow jab from Henderson misses its intended target.
Ryan Henderson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Henderson scores with a hook to the body. Kimura takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Henderson lands with a hook. Kimura tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Kimura looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Henderson is fending him off so far but Kimura persists. Nope, Henderson circles away and we're back to standing.
Kimura throws a lazy right hand but Henderson sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Henderson shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in side control! That's better than Henderson was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Henderson lands a nice forearm strike.
Henderson cracks Kimura with an elbow. That is naaassty.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Henderson happy to just control the position for now.
Kimura is trying to improve his position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Henderson is putting a hurting on Kimura here, landing some big shots from side control.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Kimura tries to improve position but can't.
Henderson landing a few strikes.
Kimura regains half guard.
Henderson has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Henderson is working for a submission of some sort.
Kimura actively working from the bottom here.
Henderson controlling the pace.
Henderson looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Kimura with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Henderson trying to mount his opponent but Kimura defends it.
Henderson prevents Kimura from improving his position.
Ground and pound from Henderson .
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Ryan Henderson dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Henderson misses with a hook. Kimura ducked under it nicely.
Kimura shoots in and drives through. Henderson sprawls well.
Kimura wants to clinch up but Henderson keeps it at a distance.
Henderson looks to land a combination. Kimura sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Kimura walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Kimura tries to clinch there but Henderson circles away.
Henderson half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Henderson throws a body punch but Kimura moves out of range.
Henderson circles away from the clinch attempt.
A slow jab from Henderson misses its intended target.
Henderson throws a hook to the side of Kimura's head but Kimura sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Henderson throws a right hand that Kimura ducks under and follows up with a left that Kimura also avoids with ease.
Henderson is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Kimura can do to turn this around?
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kimura throws a jab when Henderson was well out of range.
Kimura ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Kimura bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Kimura takes one to the chin there.
Henderson keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Henderson loads up on a big right hand but Kimura slips the punch.
Henderson has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Kimura finds it's way round the side to connect with Henderson 's head.
Kimura misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Henderson uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Henderson misses the jab.
Kimura defending well as Henderson loads up on a big left hand.
Henderson looks to land a right hand but Kimura moved out of range.
Kimura unleashes a big counter combination but Henderson bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Kimura fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Ryan Henderson has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Tatsuya Kimura.
Henderson shoots in for a double leg but Kimura sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Kimura changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Kimura closes the distance and clinches up with Henderson , looking for a takedown. Kimura pushes Henderson against the cage but Henderson circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Henderson jabs Kimura right on the nose. Kimura blinks but takes it well.
Kimura thows a left - swing and a miss!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Henderson closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Kimura did well to prevent Henderson getting side control.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Kimura looking for submissions off his back.
Henderson is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Henderson slips a nice elbow through Kimura's hands, connecting with Kimura's forehead.
Henderson slows the pace down in half guard.
Kimura wants to get back to full guard.
Henderson controlling the action here.
Henderson is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Kimura has hold of Henderson 's hands but Henderson slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Ryan Henderson overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kimura looking for submissions off his back.
Kimura tries to roll over but Henderson keeps him under control.
Henderson performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
Henderson seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Henderson controlling the action here.
Kimura is looking to improve his position.
Henderson seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Kimura wants to get back to full guard.
Kimura looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Nice strikes from Henderson there.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Henderson working Kimura over with strikes.
Henderson working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Kimura looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Henderson stalling.
Kimura is looking to improve his position.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Henderson lands a nice short elbow.
Kimura has hold of Henderson 's hands but Henderson slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Henderson content to control rather than advance.
Kimura tries to roll over but Henderson keeps him under control.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Ryan Henderson dominated that second round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. And we move into the final round!
Henderson closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Kimura did well to prevent Henderson getting side control.
Henderson working Kimura over with strikes.
Kimura is looking to improve his position.
Henderson seems to be working for a kimura but Kimura defends the submission attempt.
Kimura is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Henderson scores with a couple of nice shots.
Henderson wants to lay and pray for a moment but Kimura keeps working.
Kimura actively working from the bottom here.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kimura gets back to full guard.
Henderson trying to control the position from guard on top but Kimura is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Henderson is working Kimura over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Henderson sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Kimura looking for a guillotine here but Henderson defends easily.
Henderson lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Kimura has momentary wrist control but Henderson slips an elbow through the middle.
Henderson trying to control but Kimura is working from the bottom.
Henderson landing some decent shots from guard.
Henderson wants to control from the top but Kimura keeps moving.
Henderson lands a couple of digs.
Kimura is rocked!
Henderson postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Kimura is still in real trouble! Can Henderson finish him?
Henderson sitting in guard here, content to control.
Tatsuya Kimura has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Henderson postures up and lands a big shot to Kimura's brow.
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.
Henderson content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Henderson is in close to Kimura's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Kimura working for a triangle but Henderson defends it easily.
Henderson gets to his feet and stands over Kimura, holding his ankles. He dives in with a big left hand that connects! Kimura felt that one! Henderson unloads more punches and elbows and this one is over! The ref has dived in to save Kimura from any more punishment!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:44 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Ryan Henderson !
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