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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between John Danaher (ranked 6184 p4p, 4191 weight class) and Anthony Jenkins (ranked 586 p4p, 437 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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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 New York, John Danaher!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Anthony Jenkins!
The judges for this bout are Mauricio Rocha, Leandro Rodrigues and Daniel Cesar.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Danaher throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Danaher pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Jenkins forces Danaher back against the cage and clinches.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Jenkins.
Danaher working hard to break the clinch.
Jenkins working aggressively here.
Jenkins lands with a right to the head.
A frustrated look appears on Danaher's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Jenkins with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Jenkins prevents Danaher from breaking the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jenkins tries to land knees in the clinch but Danaher avoids the damage to the body.
Jenkins tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Danaher avoids it.
A hook to the body from Danaher.
Danaher tries to throw a body punch but Jenkins avoids it by throwing Danaher back against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Danaher tries to break free but Jenkins pushes him back against the cage.
Jenkins avoiding damage as Danaher throws knees to the body.
Danaher looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Danaher wants to break the clinch but can't.
Jenkins connects with a nasty looking knee right to Danaher's face.
It looks like John Danaher has been cut.
Danaher has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Jenkins prevents Danaher from breaking the clinch.
Jenkins has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Danaher seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Jenkins can turn it around.
Jenkins landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Jenkins lands a hook to the side of the head.
Danaher on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Jenkins tries to land knees in the clinch but Danaher avoids the damage to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Danaher is trying to break free.
Danaher managing to block the knees to the body from Jenkins.
Jenkins keeps control of Danaher as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Danaher definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Danaher tries to circle away but Jenkins has him pinned against the cage.
Jenkins misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Danaher.
Danaher has had enough of the clinch but Jenkins keeps him there for the moment.
Jenkins lands with a right to the head.
Danaher is trying to break the clinch but Jenkins has him pressed against the cage.
Danaher has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Jenkins missing with knees to the body.
Jenkins keeps control of Danaher as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Danaher working hard to break the clinch.
Danaher tries to break the clinch but Jenkins is controlling the position.
Danaher looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Danaher is trying to maintain a safe position but Jenkins gets an underhook and turns Danaher into the cage.
Jenkins avoids a wild elbow strike from Danaher.
Jenkins lands a shot to the body.
Danaher tries to break free but Jenkins pushes him back against the cage.
Danaher has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Jenkins trying to land knees to the body.
Danaher breaks the clinch.
Danaher tries a head kick but it misses.
Jenkins gets in close and instigates a clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Danaher misses with a knee to the head.
Danaher has had enough of the clinch but Jenkins keeps him there for the moment.
Jenkins dodges an elbow strike from Danaher.
Danaher working hard to break the clinch.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Danaher is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Jenkins is keeping busy.
Jenkins misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Danaher is trying to force a seperation but Jenkins has the dominant position.
Danaher is trying to break the clinch but Jenkins is controlling him.
Danaher has had enough of the clinch but Jenkins keeps him there for the moment.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Anthony Jenkins dominated that round.
The cut man is working on John Danaher's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Jenkins clinches up against the cage.
Danaher avoids the elbow strike from Jenkins, against the cage.
Danaher wants to break free but Jenkins has control.
Danaher wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Jenkins has him pressed against the cage.
Jenkins keeps control of Danaher as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Jenkins misses with a punch on the inside.
Jenkins is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Danaher is defending well for now.
Danaher wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Good body shot from Jenkins.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jenkins taking a breather.
Danaher swings away with an uppercut that misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Danaher wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Jenkins taking a breather.
Danaher missing with knees to the body.
Danaher can't break the clinch.
Knees in the clinch landing for Jenkins.
A short uppercut from Jenkins.
Danaher is looking to break free of the clinch but Jenkins has double underhooks.
Jenkins has Danaher pressed against the cage, preventing Danaher from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Jenkins misses with a hook to the ribs.
Jenkins is leaning against Danaher and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Danaher can't break the clinch.
Danaher wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Jenkins has him pressed against the cage.
Jenkins lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Danaher wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Jenkins misses with a knee to the head.
Danaher tries to circle away but Jenkins has him pinned against the cage.
Jenkins taking a breather.
Jenkins keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Danaher's efforts to push away.
Danaher working hard to break the clinch.
Danaher on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Danaher is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Danaher is trying to push Jenkins away but Jenkins has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Jenkins with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Danaher breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Anthony Jenkins is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Jenkins rushes Danaher and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Danaher has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Danaher pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Jenkins softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Jenkins misses with an elbow strike.
A short left from Jenkins.
Anthony Jenkins seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Jenkins struggles to land a body shot inside as Danaher controls his hands.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Danaher tries to break free but Jenkins pushes him back against the cage.
Danaher is trying to push Jenkins away but Jenkins has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Danaher has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Danaher manages to break the clinch.
Jenkins has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Danaher misses with a head kick.
Jenkins gets a clinch.
Jenkins looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Jenkins tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Danaher's elbow.
Knees to the body from Jenkins.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
A quick uppercut on the inside from Jenkins.
Danaher breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Jenkins avoids the head kick by Danaher.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Anthony Jenkins showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on John Danaher's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Jenkins gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Jenkins has Danaher pushed against the cage.
Danaher misses with a body punch.
Danaher misses with a hook from the clinch.
Jenkins tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Danaher avoids it.
Danaher wants to break the clinch but can't.
Jenkins stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Danaher working hard to break the clinch.
Danaher is trying to break free.
Jenkins has Danaher pressed against the cage, preventing Danaher from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Danaher looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Jenkins takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Danaher manages to break the clinch.
Danaher throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Jenkins moves into range and clinches up with Danaher.
Jenkins tries a body shot but Danaher blocks it.
Jenkins tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Danaher avoids it.
Jenkins misses with a punch to the body.
Jenkins is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Danaher is defending well for now.
Danaher breaks from the clinch.
Jenkins has taken the fight to the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Danaher can't break the clinch.
Jenkins misses with a short punch on the inside.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Jenkins just misses with a elbow thrown towards Danaher's brow.
Danaher tries to circle away but Jenkins has him pinned against the cage.
Jenkins throws a punch but it's blocked by Danaher.
Come on Jenkins - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Jenkins tries to land knees in the clinch but Danaher avoids the damage to the body.
Danaher misses with a hook from the clinch.
Jenkins lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Danaher is trying to break free.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Jenkins.
Danaher wants to break free but Jenkins has control.
Jenkins tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Danaher is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Jenkins is keeping busy.
Danaher tries to break free but Jenkins pushes him back against the cage.
Jenkins misses with an elbow over the top.
Jenkins pushes Danaher back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
A head punch on the inside from Danaher fails to land.
Danaher wants to get back to striking at distance but Jenkins won't allow it.
Danaher breaks the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jenkins closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Danaher misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Jenkins avoiding damage.
Jenkins blocks a body shot from Danaher.
Jenkins creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
John Danaher has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Danaher swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Danaher is trying to break the clinch but Jenkins has him pressed against the cage.
Jenkins keeps control of Danaher as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Nice body punch from Jenkins.
Danaher creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Anthony Jenkins is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Jenkins managing to block the knees to the body from Danaher.
Jenkins is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Danaher is defending well for now.
And that's the end of the fight!
Anthony Jenkins comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Jenkins winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Mauricio Rocha scores the fight 27:30
Judge Leandro Rodrigues scores the fight 27:30
Judge Daniel Cesar scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Anthony Jenkins!
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