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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Tom Henke (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Heiji Endo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Tom Henke could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Heiji Endo's chin.
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195 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
Solid boxing
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BJJ Brown Belt
Counter striker
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Tom Henke!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Heiji Endo!
The judges for this bout are , Timothy Bukovac and Frank Antenori.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Henke rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Endo moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Endo shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Henke pinned against the cage. Henke gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Endo looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
No luck for Endo with that takedown attempt.
Tom Henke has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Heiji Endo.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Henke connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Endo takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
It looks like Heiji Endo has been cut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice sprawl there from Henke as Endo shoots in.
Endo misses with an uppercut. Henke saw that one coming.
Endo shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Henke but Henke pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Endo closes this distance looking for a takedown but Henke circles away.
Endo takes a jab right on the kisser.
Henke tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Endo was well out of range. Poor timing from Henke.
Henke stuffs the takedown attempt from Endo. Endo gets slowly back to his feet.
Henke misses with the combination.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Henke misses with a series of wild punches.
Endo changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Henke tries to avoid it but Endo manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Henke to the ground. Henke escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Henke throws a hook to the side of Endo's head but Endo sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
The fighters circle momentarily. Henke darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Endo just misses with a punch to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Endo misses with an uppercut.
Endo shoots in but no luck this time.
Endo defending well as Henke loads up on a big left hand.
Endo shoots in looking for a takedown. Henke tries to sprawl out of it but Endo keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Henke manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Endo shoots in looking for a takedown. Henke tries to sprawl out of it but Endo keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Henke manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Good exchange - Henke coming out on top.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Henke checks a low kick from Endo.
Henke displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Endo shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Henke as he jumps to the side.
Henke tries to score with a low kick but Endo moves his leg out of the way.
Endo moves out of range of the body kick from Henke.
Endo moves out of range of the body kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tom Henke dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Heiji Endo's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Henke stuffs the takedown attempt from Endo. Endo gets slowly back to his feet.
Henke works the jab nicely.
Henke lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Endo changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Henke tries to avoid it but Endo manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Henke to the ground. Henke escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Endo shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Tom Henke has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Heiji Endo.
Endo fails to land the takedown.
Endo steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Henke.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Endo misses with a takedown attempt - Henke sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Endo closes the distance and clinches up with Henke, looking for a takedown. Endo pushes Henke against the cage but Henke circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Endo shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Henke misses with a double jab.
Henke connects with a high kick.
Endo blocks a jab.
Endo looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Henke is fending him off so far but Endo persists. Nope, Henke circles away and we're back to standing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Endo shoots in but Henke avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Endo is breathing heavily.
Endo changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Henke tries to avoid it but Endo manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Henke to the ground. Henke escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Henke misses with a double jab.
Henke defending well as Endo loads up on a big left hand.
Henke stuffs the takedown attempt from Endo. Endo gets slowly back to his feet.
Endo shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Henke pinned against the cage. Henke gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Henke lands a jab to the head.
Henke connects with a nice looking jab.
Jab, jab by Henke - just one landing.
Henke takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Endo misses with a series of wild punches.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Endo throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Henke's waist but Henke gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Endo off to one side.
Henke keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Henke lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Henke listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Heiji Endo seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Henke throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Henke lands with an overhand left.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tom Henke dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Heiji Endo's cut.
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. This is the final round!
Endo displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Henke throws out the jab.
Endo shoots in looking for a takedown. Henke tries to sprawl out of it but Endo keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Henke manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Endo slips a jab from Henke.
Endo gets the takedown into side control.
Endo wants to lay and pray for a moment but Henke keeps working.
Henke wants to control but Endo postures up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Endo looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Henke parries the strikes from Endo easily there. Endo is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Henke to escape.
Endo tries for a kimura but Henke is defending well.
Endo takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Endo content to control the pace. The referee will try and keep them active though.
Endo looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Endo wants to lay and pray for a moment but Henke keeps working.
Henke isn't going anywhere.
Endo trying to control the position but Henke is working away.
Endo creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Henke sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
Tom Henke is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Endo is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Henke has escaped the position, nice work there.
Henke tries to buck Endo off but Endo is having none of it.
Endo working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Heiji Endo has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Endo tries to advance to mount but Henke denies him.
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.
You can see the frustration on Henke's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Henke ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Endo moves away.
Endo misses with a double jab
and Henke counters with a three punch combo that has Endo backing up. Endo nods at Henke to acknowledge the strikes.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Endo with a poor takedown
and Henke counters with a body kick.
And that's the end of the fight!
Heiji Endo comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Henke has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 29:28
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 29:27
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Tom Henke!
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energy
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hype
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RATING
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