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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ray Johnson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dan Hendoson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Dan Hendoson will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.
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BJJ Blue Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Ray Johnson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Dan Hendoson!
The judges for this bout are David Schapiro, Russell Pearce and Lou da Vinci.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hendoson throws a body punch but Johnson moves out of range.
Hendoson misses the shot to the body.
Some wild striking there from Johnson.
Johnson throws a series of punches but Hendoson avoids them all with ease.
Hendoson shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Johnson as he avoids it easily.
Johnson avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Hendoson misses with a takedown attempt - Johnson sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Johnson swats away the attempt to clinch by Hendoson.
Johnson will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Hendoson is looking to clinch but Johnson is avoiding it.
Johnson closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Hendoson wants to get back to full guard.
Johnson postures up and decides to stand up, from the half guard. The ref calls for Hendoson to stand up.
Johnson swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Hendoson counters with a single leg into guard. Johnson didn't expect that.
Hendoson is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Hendoson wants to stand but Johnson has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Johnson pushes Hendoson off for just long enough to get back to his feet. Very athletic spring there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hendoson shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Johnson's guard.
Johnson is looking to stand up but Hendoson isn't so interested in that idea.
Hendoson pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Johnson is keeping the position for now.
Johnson scrambles and gets back to his feet.
Hendoson scores a takedown into full mount!
Hendoson looking to control but Johnson is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The referee warns Johnson that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Johnson in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Hendoson wants to control the pace but Johnson is squirming around nicely.
Hendoson working some short elbows here. He postures up to throw some more ground and pound but Johnson slips a leg through to get back to half guard. Nice work.
Johnson wants to get back to his feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hendoson wants to stand but his hand is trapped. Johnson uses the opportunity to regain full guard.
Johnson pushes Hendoson off and scrambles back to his feet.
Hendoson drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Johnson is breathing heavily.
Hendoson trying to control but Johnson is working from the bottom.
Hendoson stops Johnson from standing up.
Hendoson must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Hendoson trying to control but Johnson is working from the bottom.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hendoson pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Johnson is keeping the position for now.
Hendoson trying to control the position from guard on top but Johnson is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dan Hendoson dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Hendoson scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Johnson might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Johnson regains half guard, as Hendoson was trying to land strikes.
Johnson is refusing to be controlled, as Hendoson sits in half guard.
Hendoson is working for a kimura but Johnson is defending it quite comfortably.
Hendoson stops Johnson from getting back to his feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hendoson landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Johnson is trying to stand up here but Hendoson is controlling him well.
Hendoson is just content to waste time from the top position. Johnson takes advantage of the situation and regains full guard.
Hendoson trying to control but Johnson is working from the bottom.
Hendoson trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Johnson wants to get back to his feet but Hendoson is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Hendoson in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Johnson keeping moving, preventing Hendoson from controlling successfully.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Johnson misses with a combination
and Hendoson counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Hendoson.
Hendoson connects with a couple of short punches.
Johnson is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hendoson thows a big elbow that misses.
Hendoson wants to control from the top but Johnson keeps moving.
Hendoson won't allow Johnson to get back to his feet.
Johnson keeping moving, preventing Hendoson from controlling successfully.
Johnson wants to stand up but Hendoson is controlling him.
Hendoson trying to stand up but can't free himself from Johnson's guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Johnson gets caught flat footed, as Hendoson shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Hendoson trying to control the position from guard on top but Johnson is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Hendoson pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Johnson is keeping the position for now.
Hendoson in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Hendoson tries to free his leg and advance position but Johnson is retaining full guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dan Hendoson showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Hendoson closes the distance and clinches.
Johnson wants to break free but Hendoson has control.
Hendoson jumps guard and drags Johnson to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
Johnson lands a couple of digs.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Johnson working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Johnson gets to his feet - Hendoson follows without any prompting.
Hendoson is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Johnson doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Hendoson counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Johnson's guard now.
Hendoson in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Hendoson wants to pass the guard but Johnson is keeping the position.
Johnson is looking to stand up but Hendoson isn't so interested in that idea.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Johnson keeping moving, preventing Hendoson from controlling successfully.
Johnson wants to stand but Hendoson is controlling the position.
Hendoson throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
That's two 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.
Hendoson wants to control from the top but Johnson keeps moving.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Hendoson drives through with a takedown into guard.
Hendoson trying to control but Johnson is working from the bottom.
Hendoson is in close to Johnson's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Hendoson looking to pass the guard.
Hendoson wanted to stand there but Johnson had control of the position.
Hendoson postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hendoson trying to control but Johnson is working from the bottom.
Hendoson wants to stand but Johnson has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Hendoson tries to free his leg and advance position but Johnson is retaining full guard.
Hendoson wants to control from the top but Johnson keeps moving.
Hendosonis looking to pass into half guard but Johnson pushes him away with his feet and jumps on top - now Johnson is in guard.
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.
Johnson would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Johnson avoids the head kick by Hendoson.
Johnson gets caught flat footed, as Hendoson shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Hendoson is looking to stand up but Johnson won't let him.
Hendoson wants to control from the top but Johnson keeps moving.
Hendoson throws and elbow that misses. Johnson uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Hendoson's guard. Nice move by Johnson!
Ray Johnson has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Dan Hendoson is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Johnson postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
And that's the end of the fight!
Dan Hendoson comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Hendoson 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 David Schapiro scores the fight 27:30
Judge Russell Pearce scores the fight 27:30
Judge Lou da Vinci scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Dan Hendoson!
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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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