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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Paul Henderson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Haoa Kamakanuiloa (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kamakanuiloa has chosen Hawaiian Night Marchers as his entrance music. The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!
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270 lbs
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278 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
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Counter striker
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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 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Paul Henderson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Haoa Kamakanuiloa!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kamakanuiloa bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Henderson is being controlled here.
Kamakanuiloa working away.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Kamakanuiloa trying to control the position but Henderson is working away.
Henderson manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
Kamakanuiloa should think about turning a few of those tyres round his middle into muscle if he wants people to take him seriously as an athlete.
Kamakanuiloa is trying to get back to full guard.
Henderson is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Kamakanuiloa is looking for a sweep. Henderson is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Henderson trying to control the action but Kamakanuiloa is working from the bottom.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Kamakanuiloa can do anything to dispel that myth.
Henderson is really struggling to control Kamakanuiloa but he's trying to hold on to the position.
Henderson wants to stand up but Kamakanuiloa is controlling the position.
Henderson trying to control the pace.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Henderson moves in looking to clinch but Kamakanuiloa pushes him off.
Kamakanuiloa closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Henderson unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Kamakanuiloa blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Henderson lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Henderson tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Henderson looking to throw knees to the head but Kamakanuiloa is blocking nicely.
Henderson utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Kamakanuiloa looks gassed!
Kamakanuiloa tries to score a body lock takedown but Henderson shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Henderson jumps into guard, dragging Kamakanuiloa to the mat.
Kamakanuiloa wants to pass the guard but Henderson is keeping the position.
Henderson managing to control the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Henderson controls Kamakanuiloa momentarily but Kamakanuiloa frees himself.
Henderson wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Henderson is trying to keep Kamakanuiloa in close.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The referee stands the fighters back up. Paul Henderson just wasn't active enough from the dominant position.
Kamakanuiloa shoots in for a double leg but Henderson sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Kamakanuiloa keeps the fight on the outside.
Henderson wants to clinch but Kamakanuiloa slips to the side
and Kamakanuiloa counters with a nice low kick that buckles Henderson's knee momentarily.
Kamakanuiloa fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Paul Henderson has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Haoa Kamakanuiloa.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Kamakanuiloa.
Kamakanuiloa wants to clinch but Henderson slips to the side
and Henderson counters with a thumping low kick.
Henderson looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Henderson trying to control but Kamakanuiloa is working from the bottom.
Henderson stands up and waves to Kamakanuiloa to follow him.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kamakanuiloa looks to clinch
and Henderson moves into the clinch.
Henderson is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Henderson prevents a takedown attempt there.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Henderson creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Kamakanuiloa's defenses.
Henderson prevents a takedown attempt there.
Henderson lands a knee to the head.
It looks like Haoa Kamakanuiloa has been cut.
Henderson comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Henderson landing knees to the body.
Henderson lands a damaging elbow.
Henderson lands a knee to the head.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Henderson crunches a lovely knee into Kamakanuiloa's ribcage.
Henderson lands an elbow inside that Kamakanuiloa shrugs off.
Henderson unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Henderson pulls guard effortlessly.
Henderson has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Paul Henderson dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Haoa Kamakanuiloa's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Henderson tries to clinch up but Kamakanuiloa circles away and keeps his distance.
Kamakanuiloa gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Henderson counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Henderson scores with a jab to the body.
Kamakanuiloa drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Henderson is trying to control Kamakanuiloa's posture but Kamakanuiloa avoids it.
Henderson is looking to regain half guard here but Kamakanuiloa keeps moving and retains side control.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Henderson struggling a bit here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kamakanuiloa is looking to take a break and control but Henderson is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Henderson is letting Kamakanuiloa control him for a moment.
Henderson is looking to regain half guard here but Kamakanuiloa keeps moving and retains side control.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Kamakanuiloa pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Henderson tries to clinch but Kamakanuiloa moves out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Henderson clinches but Kamakanuiloa breaks the clinch
and Kamakanuiloa counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Henderson is trying to maintain the position but Kamakanuiloa is very close to passing his half guard.
Henderson preventing any damage for now, controlling his opponent's head.
Henderson wants to control but Kamakanuiloa is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Kamakanuiloa uses his free foot to push down on Henderson's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for Henderson.
Kamakanuiloa with some aggressive grappling here. He's looking for submissions here, rather than waiting for the opportunity to counter.
Henderson is just holding on here. Kamakanuiloa manages to take his back.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kamakanuiloa keeps control of the position as Henderson tries to break free.
Henderson trying to control the hands but Kamakanuiloa breaks the grip.
Kamakanuiloa is looking to finish with some ground and pound!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Kamakanuiloa landing with strikes.
Kamakanuiloa lands shots from the back.
Kamakanuiloa scores with punches from the back.
Henderson covering up well under a barage of strikes.
Kamakanuiloa is landing with strikes from the back.
Henderson tries to roll but Kamakanuiloa sticks to his back.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Henderson trying to control but not successfully.
Kamakanuiloa controlling well, preventing Henderson from escaping the position.
Kamakanuiloa biding his time, looking for the opening.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Henderson trying to control but not successfully.
Kamakanuiloa is looking cool and calm here, just waiting for a good opportunity to attack and finish the fight from this dominant position.
Henderson grimaces as he takes a shot to the body.
Kamakanuiloa working for a choke but Henderson is defending well.
Kamakanuiloa throwing lazy shots from the back mount that aren't doing any damage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Haoa Kamakanuiloa showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Haoa Kamakanuiloa's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Henderson dodges the punch combination from Kamakanuiloa.
Paul Henderson is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Henderson tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Kamakanuiloa counters with a nice double leg into side control. Henderson won't be happy with that.
Kamakanuiloa wants to stand but Henderson has his arm trapped.
Henderson is trying to control Kamakanuiloa's posture but Kamakanuiloa avoids it.
Kamakanuiloa sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Henderson is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
Henderson is trying to improve his position.
Kamakanuiloa controls the position.
Kamakanuiloa is looking to take a break and control but Henderson is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Kamakanuiloa takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Henderson tries to buck Kamakanuiloa off but Kamakanuiloa is having none of it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Henderson wants to clinch
and Kamakanuiloa counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Henderson is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Henderson is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
Kamakanuiloa sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Kamakanuiloa landing with the ground and pound.
Henderson looking to control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Henderson looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
Henderson controls Kamakanuiloa momentarily but Kamakanuiloa frees himself.
Kamakanuiloa must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Henderson controlling Kamakanuiloa's posture.
Henderson is trying to control the position but Kamakanuiloa postures up.
The referee stands the fighters back up. Paul Henderson just wasn't active enough from the dominant position.
Kamakanuiloa doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Henderson counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Henderson tries to land a knee to the head but Kamakanuiloa blocks with his arms.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Henderson lands a knee to the head.
Kamakanuiloa has had enough of the clinch but Henderson keeps him there for the moment.
Kamakanuiloa jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Henderson walks away with a smile on his face. Kamakanuiloa gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Paul Henderson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Kamakanuiloa looks for the body kick but Henderson saw that one coming.
Kamakanuiloa circles away from the clinch attempt
and Kamakanuiloa counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Kamakanuiloa.
Kamakanuiloa wants to control from the top but Henderson keeps moving.
Kamakanuiloa gets to his feet - Henderson follows without any prompting.
Henderson rushes Kamakanuiloa and presses him up against the cage.
Kamakanuiloa just leaning against Henderson, taking a breather.
Kamakanuiloa tries to pull guard but Henderson won't allow it.
Paul Henderson has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Haoa Kamakanuiloa.
Kamakanuiloa tries for a takedown. No joy.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nice elbow from Henderson.
A knee to the head by Henderson.
Henderson unloads a knee to the mid-section. Kamakanuiloa lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Henderson landing knees to the body.
Kamakanuiloa takes a knee right on the jaw!
Kamakanuiloa jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Henderson walks away with a smile on his face. Kamakanuiloa gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Henderson wants to clinch but Kamakanuiloa slips to the side
and Kamakanuiloa counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Henderson thinking.
Kamakanuiloa misses with a takedown attempt - Henderson sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Kamakanuiloa takes a kick to the side of the head.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Henderson is looking to clinch but Kamakanuiloa is avoiding it.
Henderson shoots in but Kamakanuiloa avoids the takedown attempt easily.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Kamakanuiloa looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
And that's the end of the fight!
Haoa Kamakanuiloa comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Kamakanuiloa 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 Andi Peters scores the fight 28:29
Judge Gordon Ramsey scores the fight 28:29
Judge Frank Skinner scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Haoa Kamakanuiloa!
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energy
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