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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Drew Henson (ranked 25615 p4p, 25537 weight class) and Arne Slot (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters will be looking to make this an exciting fight for the fans, I'm sure!
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BJJ White Belt
Solid boxing
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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 0 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Drew Henson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Arne Slot!
The judges for this bout are Eliza Hachem, Darius Henderson and Damien Edna.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Henson avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Slot fails in his attempt to clinch.
Henson appears to be looking for a big counter.
Slot clinches with his opponent.
Slot throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Slot gets control of Henson's arms and successfully pulls guard. Slot will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Henson showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Slot looking for a sweep. Not yet Slot, not yet.
Slot wants to stand up but Henson is controlling him.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Henson pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Slot is keeping the position for now.
Henson sitting in guard here, content to control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Slot is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Henson working some strikes from top position.
Henson loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Slot working a defensive guard here.
Our spies down at at Bigfoot BJJ inform us that Slot has really been working on his submissions in the buildup to this fight. Will it pay off?
Slot can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Henson controls the pace.
Slot wants to sweep but no luck.
Slot is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Henson has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Slot is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Henson defends well.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Slot tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Slot looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Henson passes into half guard.
Henson looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.
Slot is trying to control but can't.
Slot is trying to avoid being dragged into an even worse position than he's already in but Henson is staying active.
Slot moves into full guard.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Henson wanted to stand there but Slot had control of the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Slot working a defensive guard here.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Slot tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Slot changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Henson tries to avoid it but Slot manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Henson to the ground. Henson escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Slot tries to work over Henson's front leg with a kick but Henson checks it.
Slot displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Henson.
Arne Slot seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Henson is breathing heavily.
Slot throws a series of punches but Henson moves out of range.
Henson throws a low kick, looking for Slot's leg but Slot calmly moves out of range.
Slot moves into the clinch.
Henson wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Slot obliges.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Slot is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Slot is working for takedown but Henson is calmly controlling the position for now.
Slot lands a nice knee to the body.
Slot scores with a knee to the head.
Henson takes a knee to the side of the body.
Slot lands a nice knee to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Slot is pressed up against the cage. Henson has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Slot down to the mat. Slot avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Henson avoids the body shot from Slot.
A bone on bone clash there as Henson blocks the leg kick.
Slot shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Henson but Henson pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Drew Henson has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Arne Slot.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Slot moves out of range of the body kick from Henson.
Slot has closed the distance and engaged Henson in a clinch.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Arne Slot dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Henson checks a leg kick.
Henson uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Slot.
Henson tries to keep at a distance but Slot has taken the fight into the clinch.
Slot connects with a nasty looking knee right to Henson's face.
Slot scores with a knee to the head.
Henson fails to pull guard.
Slot with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Slot landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Slot unloads a knee to the mid-section.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Henson takes a knee right on the jaw!
Slot cracks Henson with a nice body shot.
Slot putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Henson in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Slot lands a knee to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Slot connects with a nasty looking knee right to Henson's face.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Slot scores a nice knee to the body.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Slot using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Slot working Henson over with knees to the body.
Slot with a knee to the head.
Slot lands a damaging elbow.
Slot landing knees to the body.
Knees to the body from Slot.
Slot landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Slot landing knees to the head.
Henson takes a knee right on the jaw!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Slot landing knees to the head.
Slot tries a knee to the head but Henson blocks it.
Slot tries for a takedown but Henson manages to get underhooks.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Henson wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Henson avoiding damage as Slot throws knees to the body.
Henson is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Slot gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Slot has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Slot unloads a knee to the mid-section.
With the fighters up against the cage, Slot throws an elbow but misses.
Slot landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Slot unloads a knee to the mid-section. Henson lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Slot with a knee to the head.
Knees to the body from Slot.
Slot is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Henson successfully pulls guard.
Slot forces his way into half guard.
Henson is looking to control Slot's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Henson avoid being mounted?
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Slot not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Henson is trying to control but can't.
Slot passes to side control.
Henson wants to escape from the position here - easier said than done!
Slot wants to lay and pray for a moment but Henson keeps working.
Slot is maintaining the dominant position - no doubt Henson will start to get frustrated soon if he's not already.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Slot wants to control but Henson is keeping him busy.
Henson manages to work his way to half guard, despite Slot's best efforts.
Henson wants to control but Slot is keeping busy.
Henson is staying active underneath Slot, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Slot is figuring out what he wants to do next.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up.
Slot clinches up with Henson and pushes him back against the cage.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Arne Slot showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!
Henson ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Henson shoots in looking for a takedown. Slot tries to sprawl out of it but Henson keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Slot manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Henson shoots for a takedown but Slot saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Slot gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Slot with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Slot manages to pull guard.
Slot is trying to control the position from the bottom.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Slot tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Slot bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Henson's guard.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Slot slips nicely into half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Henson is staying active underneath Slot, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Henson has a hand on Slot's thigh, trying to get back to full guard. Slot takes advantage of the position though and mounts him!
Slot punching from mount but Henson doing a good job of avoiding damage.
Slot won't let Henson get back to his feet... He wants to keep the fight where it is for now.
Slot avoids the attempt from Henson to control.
Slot can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Henson is looking to escape.
Slot prevents Henson from getting the reversal.
Arne Slot is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Slot trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Slot controlling the position easily from mount.
Henson really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Slot controlling the pace for now.
Henson is squirming around, avoiding Slot's attempts to control the action.
Henson working to try and regain half guard.
Slot tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Henson is looking to improve his position but Slot isn't that keen on the idea.
Slot controlling from the full mount.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Henson is squirming around, avoiding Slot's attempts to control the action.
Slot controlling the pace for now.
Slot trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Slot looking to control and managing it successfully.
And that's the end of the fight!
Arne Slot comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Slot has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Eliza Hachem scores the fight 26:30
Judge Darius Henderson scores the fight 25:30
Judge Damien Edna scores the fight 26:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Arne Slot!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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FIGHT
RATING
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