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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Timi Hendrix (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Babe Truth (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Truth has chosen Saturday Nights Alright ( For Fighting) as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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135 lbs
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130 lbs
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Dangerous GnP
Counter striker
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BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the bantamweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Timi Hendrix!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Babe Truth!
The judges for this bout are Patrick Alders, Daniel Blasius and Saam Ante.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hendrix looks to throw the jab but Truth is out of range.
Hendrix looks to land a body kick but Truth moved away.
Hendrix scores with a shot to the body.
Hendrix swats away the attempt to clinch by Truth.
Hendrix with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Babe Truth seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Hendrix scores with a nice right hand.
Truth tries to move into range but Hendrix moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Truth tries to close the distance and clinch up but Hendrix swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Truth fails in his attempt to clinch.
Hendrix lands with a shot to the body.
Truth takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Truth is looking to clinch.
Hendrix avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Hendrix lands a body shot.
Hendrix scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Hendrix dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Truth looks gassed!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Hendrix pushes Truth up against the cage in a clinch.
Truth gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Hendrix.
Hendrix has Truth pressed up against the cage. He's trying to work for a single leg takedown. Hendrix pulls back from the cage and twists to the side, sending Truth tumbling to the mat - Hendrix dives into Truth's guard.
Truth avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Truth preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Hendrix pushing down on Truth's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Truth blocking the ground and pound attempt from Hendrix.
Hendrix throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Hendrix missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Hendrix drops an elbow to the side of Truth's head.
Hendrix tries to pass to full mount but Truth defends it.
Hendrix looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Truth with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Hendrix controlling the action here.
Hendrix missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Truth avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Hendrix.
Hendrix lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Hendrix thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Hendrix scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Hendrix sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Truth defending well though.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Hendrix thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Truth's head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hendrix not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Truth won't allow Hendrix to pass to mount.
Hendrix working the head and body with strikes.
Hendrix working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Truth is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Hendrix scores with a couple of nice shots.
Hendrix has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Hendrix landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Hendrix missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Hendrix wants to control but Truth is keeping him busy.
Truth taking some punishment here, with Hendrix in his half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hendrix trying to control from half guard but Truth is working away.
Truth wants to improve his position but Hendrix is controlling well.
Hendrix landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Hendrix landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Hendrix slows the pace down in half guard.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Hendrix tries to pass to full mount but Truth defends it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Timi Hendrix dominated that round.
That's time! Hendrix's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Truth closes the distance but Hendrix moves to the side
and Hendrix connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Hendrix throws a nice looking combination but Truth bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Truth tries to clinch up
and Hendrix counters with a straight right hand.
Hendrix changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Hendrix throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Truth sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Hendrix tries a head kick but it misses.
Truth looks to clinch
and Hendrix counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Truth wants to clinch
and Hendrix counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Hendrix really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Truth on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Truth regains full guard, whilst avoiding punches from Hendrix.
Hendrix trying to control but Truth is working from the bottom.
Truth is breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hendrix throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Hendrix is in close to Truth's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Hendrix throws a big right hand that misses.
Hendrix wants to control from the top but Truth keeps moving.
Hendrix with a flurry of punches that miss.
Truth keeping moving, preventing Hendrix from controlling successfully.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Hendrix chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Truth can pounce on him.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Truth clinches but Hendrix breaks the clinch
and Hendrix counters with a nice uppercut.
A chopping leg kick lands by Hendrix.
Truth tries to clinch
and Truth takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Hendrix throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Hendrix shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Hendrix showed some decent athleticism there.
Hendrix is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Truth doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Hendrix.
Truth wants to get back to his feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hendrix thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Truth's head.
Hendrix drops an elbow to the side of Truth's head.
Hendrix drops an elbow to the side of Truth's head.
Hendrix working over Truth with some ground and pound. Truth looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Truth avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Hendrix.
Hendrix scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Hendrix missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Hendrix not landing any meaningful shots this time.
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.
Hendrix thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Hendrix is keen to just control but Truth is a slippery customer.
Hendrix working Truth over with strikes.
Hendrix not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Truth keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Hendrix is trying to control the action in half guard but Truth is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Hendrix scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Hendrix digs a good body shot into Truth's ribs.
Truth tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Hendrix counters with a single leg into guard. Truth didn't expect that.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Timi Hendrix dominated that second 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.
Hendrix misses with a kick to the body.
Truth wants to clinch but Hendrix slips to the side
and Hendrix counters with a takedown into side control.
Hendrix lands a nice forearm strike.
Hendrix is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Truth can do to turn this around?
Truth avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Hendrix.
Truth tries to improve position but can't.
Hendrix is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Truth is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Hendrix looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Truth is avoiding damage well.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Hendrix has knee on belly and moves into mount.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hendrix landing punches.
Hendrix with good strikes from the mount here!
Hendrix in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Truth in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Hendrix with a couple of short strikes.
Hendrix lands a heavy elbow.
Truth is in a horrible position here. Hendrix smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Hendrix lands a big elbow.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Truth taking shots to the head.
The referee warns Truth that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Hendrix punishing his opponent with strikes.
Hendrix landing strikes from the mount.
Hendrix is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Hendrix landing punches.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Hendrix cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Hendrix lands a heavy elbow.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hendrix wants to control the pace but Truth is squirming around nicely.
Hendrix looking to finish Truth with some ground and pound. This is bad for Truth!
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Hendrix cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Hendrix landing strikes from the mount.
Hendrix is landing with some decent strikes but Truth is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Hendrix lands a nice shot to the head.
Truth's corner are shouting for him to stand up but that's bad cornering - how is he meant to stand up when he's mounted? He should be looking to improve his position on the ground before trying to stand back up.
Hendrix lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A nice elbow there by Hendrix.
Hendrix lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Hendrix landing strikes, looking to finish!
Hendrix lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Hendrix is landing with some decent strikes but Truth is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Hendrix working for a submission here. He's tucked his head under his opponent's arm, looking for an arm triangle. He's hopped off into side control, looking to tighten the submission... is it going to work? He's given up a good position looking for it. Truth looks OK. Oh, I spoke too soon, he's out! That must have been tighter than I thought! Excellent work there by Hendrix! Submission of the night perhaps?
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:58 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Arm Triangle). Timi Hendrix!
Timi Hendrix retains his bantamweight title!
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hype
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