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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ricky Henderson (ranked 4295 p4p, 4265 weight class) and Joana Guerra (ranked 507 p4p, 0 weight class). Joana Guerra has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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BJJ White 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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Ricky Henderson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Joana Guerra!
The judges for this bout are Ben Watson, Skip Squint and John Mangel.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Henderson goes for a double leg but Guerra avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Guerra continues to drive forward.
Guerra looks really tired already! That doesn't bode well for a good, competitive fight!
Henderson tries to circle away but Guerra has him pinned against the cage.
Henderson blocks the elbow strike.
Guerra turns his hips and lands a very nice judo throw into side control!
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
Guerra working away.
A lull in the action here.
You can see the frustration on Henderson's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Guerra scores with a couple of short elbows.
Henderson knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Guerra on the ground.
Henderson tries to improve position but can't.
Guerra throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Henderson struggling a bit here.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Henderson is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Guerra is putting a hurting on Henderson here, landing some big shots from side control.
A control attempt from Henderson but he's now mounted!
Henderson wants to control but Guerra is having none of it.
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.
Guerra looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Henderson working to try and regain half guard.
Henderson wants to hold on but Guerra pushes him away.
Guerra raining down shots from the mount!
Henderson tries to lock up and control but Guerra gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Henderson is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Guerra looking to secure an arm triangle but Henderson defends it well.
Guerra controlling the pace for now.
Henderson is working to get back to half guard.
Henderson wants to hold on but Guerra pushes him away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Guerra tries to control but Henderson wriggling away.
The referee warns Henderson that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Guerra lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Henderson is trying desperately to improve position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Henderson tries to lock up and control but Guerra gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Henderson is trying desperately to improve position.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Joana Guerra 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.
Guerra dives in for a single leg takedown but Henderson sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Henderson moves in looking to clinch but Guerra pushes him off.
Guerra closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Henderson throws a combination. Guerra tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Henderson fails with an attempt to clinch.
Joana Guerra seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Guerra looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Henderson misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Henderson tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Guerra paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Henderson fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Henderson moves in looking to clinch but Guerra pushes him off.
Henderson doesn't manage to clinch there - Guerra circles away.
Henderson throws a sloppy head kick and Guerra moves out of range easily.
Guerra is breathing heavily.
Henderson throws a series of punches but Guerra moves out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Henderson darts in looking for a takedown but Guerra gets double underhooks and turns Henderson into the cage.
Henderson wants a takedown but no success here.
Guerra is defending well against a takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ricky Henderson. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Guerra's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Henderson wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Guerra is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Henderson gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Henderson's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Henderson shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Guerra is trying to defend but Henderson finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Henderson is trying to control the action in half guard but Guerra is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Henderson looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Henderson in particular looking to stall.
Guerra moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Henderson wants to stand but Guerra has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Guerra is looking for a triangle but Henderson pushes his legs off easily.
Henderson wants to stand but Guerra is controlling his posture from full guard.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Guerra keeping moving, preventing Henderson from controlling successfully.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Henderson tries a head kick but it misses.
Henderson dodges the punch combination from Guerra.
Henderson appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Henderson shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Guerra sprawls well. Guerra wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Henderson gets slowly back to his feet.
Guerra tries to counter with a clinch but Henderson shakes him off and moves away.
Henderson tries to clinch but Guerra is having none of it.
Guerra has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Henderson is looking to clinch but Guerra is avoiding it.
Horrible takedown attempt by Henderson or perhaps it was just good defense by Guerra, which made it look bad.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Henderson looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Ricky Henderson is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Guerra gets a clinch.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Ricky Henderson dominated that second round.
That's time! Henderson's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Guerra misses with a takedown attempt - Henderson sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Guerra tries to clinch but Henderson is having none of it.
Henderson shoots in looking for a takedown. Guerra tries to sprawl out of it but Henderson keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Guerra manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Henderson tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Guerra fails with an attempt to clinch.
A head kick misses from Henderson.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Henderson looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Henderson tries to clinch but Guerra moves out of range.
Guerra avoids a punch combination nicely.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Guerra tries to move into range but Henderson moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Henderson tries to clinch there but Guerra circles away.
Guerra wants to counter the offense by Henderson and move into the clinch position.
Nice sprawl there from Guerra as Henderson shoots in.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ricky Henderson. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Guerra dives in and grabs Henderson's left leg, looking for a takedown. Henderson pushes down on Guerra's head and hops out.
Henderson seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Guerra stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Guerra wants it to stay on the feet.
Henderson is looking to clinch.
Henderson throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Henderson shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Guerra defends it nicely.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Henderson connects with a single shot there.
Ricky Henderson is winning the standup battle so far.
Henderson throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Henderson tries for a takedown but Guerra circles away easily
and Guerra moves into the clinch.
Henderson is working on a single leg takedown against the cage. Guerra can't fight it off and eventually Henderson manages to take the fight to the floor. Guerra looks annoyed but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Guerra scrambles and gets back to his feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Henderson lands with a good body shot.
Guerra swats away the attempt to clinch by Henderson.
Guerra is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Guerra feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Henderson looking to hit a scissor sweep but Guerra is one step ahead there.
Henderson is working hard here to advance position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Henderson is trying to control the position but Guerra postures up.
Henderson thows some rabbit punches from the bottom but they don't do any damage.
Henderson trying to control the position.
Henderson is looking for a triangle here but Guerra uses the submission attempt to pass into side control.
Henderson is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Guerra scoring with punches from side control.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Joana Guerra.
I think Guerra 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 Ben Watson scores the fight 29:28
Judge Skip Squint scores the fight 28:29
Judge John Mangel scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by split decision... Joana Guerra!
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RATING
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