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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Randy Henderson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Marques Jackson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jackson comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Daylight kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Marques Jackson has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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185 cm
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220 lbs
5 - 2 - 0 |
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202 cm
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265 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Decent elbows
Experienced |
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BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
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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
5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Randy Henderson! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Marques Jackson! The judges for this bout are Shigeki Sano, Yukihiro Yamamoto and Shigeki Fujiwara.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Jackson tries to clinch there but Henderson circles away.
Jackson throws out a leg kick but Henderson moves out of range and Jackson only half commits. Henderson moves away from the strike by Jackson. Jackson throws an overhand right that lands on Henderson's shoulder, as Henderson tries to avoid the shot. Jackson tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion. A slow jab from Jackson misses its intended target. Jackson is looking to take this fight into the clinch. Jackson fails to land with a series of punches.
Jackson tries to clinch but Henderson is having none of it. We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Jackson tries to clinch up but Henderson circles away and keeps his distance. Jackson looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Henderson is fending him off so far but Jackson persists. Nope, Henderson circles away and we're back to standing. Jackson tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target. Henderson fails with an attempt to clinch.
Henderson clinches with his opponent.
That's one minute gone in the round. Henderson lands an elbow that stopped Jackson in his tracks for a moment.
It looks like Marques Jackson has been cut. Henderson lands a damaging elbow. Henderson looking to stall.
Jackson is looking to break free of the clinch but Henderson has double underhooks. Henderson lands an elbow inside that Jackson shrugs off. Henderson lands an elbow inside that Jackson shrugs off. Jackson goes for a takedown in the clinch but Henderson prevents it.
Jackson throws a punch but it's blocked by Henderson. Henderson misses with a body punch.
Henderson comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush. Henderson misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Jackson.
Jackson tries to score a body lock takedown but Henderson shows good agility there to stay on his feet. Randy Henderson has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Marques Jackson. Jackson misses with a short punch on the inside. Henderson is struggling to control the position. Jackson tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Henderson lands an elbow that stopped Jackson in his tracks for a moment. Jackson tries for a takedown. No joy.
Jackson looks gassed! Henderson lands a glancing elbow in the clinch. Henderson lands an elbow inside. Jackson tries to break the clinch but Henderson is controlling the position. Henderson displaying some good clinch control by pressing Jackson up against the cage. Henderson makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut. Henderson is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace. Henderson lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Henderson lands a nice elbow. Henderson lands a nice elbow. Henderson stops a takedown attempt from Jackson.
Henderson lands a nice elbow. Jackson blocking some punches.
Nice elbow from Henderson. Henderson leaning his opponent against the cage. Jackson is looking to break free of the clinch but Henderson has double underhooks. A hook to the body from Henderson.
Henderson throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Jacksons head. Henderson throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Jacksons head. The pace really dropping off here, momentarily. Nice elbow from Henderson. Henderson lands an elbow inside. Henderson lands a nice elbow from the clinch. Henderson tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Jackson avoids it. Henderson tries a knee to the head but Jackson blocks it.
Henderson utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body. Jackson throws a knee to the head but misses.
Jackson takes an elbow to the temple. Henderson stalling in the clinch.
Jackson throws a head punch that misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Henderson is pushing Jackson up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word. Henderson lands an elbow inside that Jackson shrugs off. Henderson lands an elbow just above Jackson 's eye. Henderson gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head. Henderson creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Jackson's defenses. A head punch blocked on the inside by Jackson. Henderson comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush. Henderson missing with knees to the body.
Henderson lands a nice elbow from the clinch. Henderson lands an elbow inside that Jackson shrugs off. Henderson struggles to land a body shot inside as Jackson controls his hands.
Jackson takes an elbow to the temple. Good body shot from Henderson.
Henderson prevents the takedown attempt.
Henderson lands an elbow inside. Henderson controlling the action here for a moment.
Henderson lands an elbow inside. Nice elbow from Henderson. Henderson lands a glancing elbow in the clinch. Henderson missing with knees to the body.
Henderson has a couple of punches blocked by Jackson.
Henderson is struggling to control the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Jackson breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat. Jackson pivots, looking for a leg kick but Henderson is out of range and Jackson settles back down. Jackson throws out a token jab with nothing on it. Henderson takes the fight into the clinch. A bit of stalling here from Henderson.
Henderson tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Jackson goes for a takedown in the clinch but Henderson prevents it.
Henderson tries to land a knee to the head but Jackson blocks with his arms.
Henderson lands an elbow inside. Jackson takes an elbow to the temple. Jackson takes an elbow to the forehead. Jackson takes an elbow to the temple. Henderson lands a nice uppercut. Henderson creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Jackson's defenses. Jackson on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Henderson gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head. Henderson creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Jackson's defenses. Henderson lands a glancing elbow in the clinch. Henderson lands an elbow just above Jackson 's eye. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Randy Henderson dominated that round. The cut man is working on Marques Jackson's cut. The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Jackson swats away the attempt to clinch by Henderson. Jackson tries to clinch up and Henderson counters by clinching up. Jackson looking for a takedown. Jackson tries to stall but Henderson uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Henderson has a couple of punches blocked by Jackson.
Henderson lands an elbow that stopped Jackson in his tracks for a moment. Henderson gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head. Henderson pressing his opponent against the cage. Jackson can't find room to land a body shot as Henderson controls the action.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Henderson creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Jackson's defenses. Henderson gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head. Henderson lands a hook that snaps the head of Jackson backwards. A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors. Jackson swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Jackson is breathing heavily. Jackson avoiding damage as Henderson throws knees to the body.
Henderson lands a nice elbow. Henderson has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ. Jackson pushes off an throws an elbow but Henderson leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage. Henderson lands a nice elbow.
That's one minute gone in the round. Jackson has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Henderson is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet. Jackson tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage. Jackson is trying to break free. Henderson gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head. Henderson trying to land knees to the body.
Henderson lands a nice elbow from the clinch. Henderson misses with the head strike.
Henderson has Jackson pushed against the cage. Jackson tries to break the clinch but Henderson is controlling the position. The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Henderson takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life. Jackson takes an elbow to the forehead. A shot in the inside from Henderson. Henderson lands a nice elbow from the clinch. Jackson wants to stall.
Henderson is pushing Jackson up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word. Henderson creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Jackson's defenses. Henderson lands an elbow that stopped Jackson in his tracks for a moment. Henderson lands an elbow just above Jackson 's eye. Nice elbow from Henderson. Jackson takes an elbow to the forehead. Henderson trying to land knees to the body.
Henderson leaning his opponent against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Henderson with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Jackson looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now. Henderson lands an elbow that stopped Jackson in his tracks for a moment. Jackson misses with some punches.
Henderson is pushing Jackson up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word. A head punch on the inside from Jackson fails to land. Jackson takes an elbow to the forehead. Henderson lands an elbow inside. Jackson stalling in the clinch but Henderson improves position. Henderson blocks an uppercut.
Randy Henderson has scored more points in the clinch so far. Jackson looks to throw an elbow but misses. Jackson takes a knee to the side of the body. Henderson lands a glancing elbow in the clinch. Henderson lands an elbow just above Jackson 's eye. Henderson lands a nice uppercut. Henderson lands an elbow inside. Henderson lands a damaging elbow. Jackson takes an elbow to the temple. Henderson avoids a wild elbow strike from Jackson. Henderson lands an elbow inside. Henderson stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Henderson gets a warning from the ref for wasting time. Jackson takes an elbow to the temple. Henderson swings wildly with an uppercut but Jackson uses good head movement to avoid it. Henderson is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace. The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Randy Henderson. Henderson has closed the distance and engaged Jackson in a clinch.
Both guys are working to get underhooks. Henderson trying to land knees to the body.
Henderson is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Jackson is keeping busy. Jackson is trying to break the clinch but Henderson is controlling him. Henderson slows down the pace here.
Jackson is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though. Randy Henderson has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Marques Jackson. Henderson holding his opponent close, against the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round. The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action. Henderson misses with a knee to the head. Jackson takes an elbow to the forehead. Henderson lands an elbow just above Jackson 's eye. Jackson takes an elbow to the forehead. Jackson can't break the clinch.
Henderson is struggling to control the position. Henderson lands a left hand that snaps the head of Jackson backwards. Jackson takes an elbow to the temple. Jackson takes an elbow to the temple. The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows. Henderson prevents the takedown attempt.
Henderson creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Jackson's defenses. Henderson tries to land a knee to the head but Jackson blocks with his arms.
Jackson throws a punch but it's blocked by Henderson. Henderson lands an elbow just above Jackson 's eye. Jackson blocking some punches.
Henderson lands an elbow just above Jackson 's eye. Henderson stalling the fight.
Henderson is looking to control Jackson's arms but Jackson gets an underhook and turns him. Now Henderson has his back to the cage. Henderson lands an elbow inside that Jackson shrugs off. Henderson stalls. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Randy Henderson dominated that second round. The cut man is working on Marques Jackson's cut. The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Jackson takes the fight into the clinch. Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Henderson obliges. Jackson lands with a short head shot on the inside. Henderson tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Both guys are working to get underhooks. Jackson takes an elbow to the temple. Henderson is pressed up against the cage. Jackson has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Henderson down to the mat. Henderson avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance. Henderson closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage. Henderson looking to throw knees to the head but Jackson is blocking nicely.
Henderson lands a glancing elbow in the clinch. Jackson blocks an uppercut.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Jackson. Henderson creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Jackson's defenses. Both fighters are breathing heavily. Jackson misses with a short punch on the inside. Henderson creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Jackson's defenses. Henderson lands a nice elbow. Henderson comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
That's one minute gone in the round. A bit of stalling here from Henderson.
Jackson is looking to control Henderson's arms but Henderson gets an underhook and turns him. Now Jackson has his back to the cage. Jackson wants to get back to striking at distance but Henderson won't allow it.
Henderson lands an uppercut. Jackson takes an elbow to the temple. Henderson lands an elbow inside. Henderson lands an elbow inside that Jackson shrugs off. Henderson scores with an uppercut up the middle. Henderson stalls. Jackson blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning. Henderson misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Jackson.
Henderson lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Jackson avoiding damage as Henderson throws knees to the body.
Henderson creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Jackson's defenses. Henderson looking to slow down the pace here. An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Henderson. Jackson misses with some punches.
Henderson stops a takedown attempt from Jackson.
Jackson drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Henderson gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Randy Henderson has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Marques Jackson. Come on Henderson - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Henderson scores with a knee to the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Jackson has had enough of the clinch but Henderson keeps him there for the moment. Stalling in the clinch from Henderson.
Jackson is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage. Henderson pressing his opponent against the cage. Jackson tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Henderson smiles and moves away.
Henderson tries to clinch but Jackson is having none of it. Henderson tries to close the distance and clinch up but Jackson swats him away and circles back towards the center. Jackson tries to clinch up and Henderson counters by clinching up.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Jackson looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now. Henderson lands a damaging elbow. Henderson tries to land knees in the clinch but Jackson avoids the damage to the body. Henderson lands an elbow just above Jackson 's eye. Henderson comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush. Henderson lands a glancing elbow in the clinch. Henderson lands an elbow inside. Jackson on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Henderson comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush. Henderson lands an elbow just above Jackson 's eye. Henderson gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head. Randy Henderson is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach. Henderson lands an elbow inside. Henderson lands a nice elbow from the clinch. Henderson lands an elbow inside. Henderson lands a nice elbow. Henderson fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Jackson creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses. Jackson tries to stall but Henderson uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Henderson lands a body punch in the clinch. Henderson dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage. Henderson lands an elbow that stopped Jackson in his tracks for a moment.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Henderson creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Jackson's defenses. Henderson lands an elbow inside that Jackson shrugs off. Jackson has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Henderson is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet. Henderson lands an elbow just above Jackson 's eye. Henderson lands an elbow inside that Jackson shrugs off. Henderson creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Jackson's defenses. Henderson taking a breather. Henderson lands an elbow inside that Jackson shrugs off. Henderson avoids a wild elbow strike from Jackson. Henderson misses with a short punch on the inside. Marques Jackson has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here! Jackson is trying to break the clinch but Henderson has him pressed against the cage. Henderson lands a nice elbow from the clinch. Henderson lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage. Henderson misses with the head strike.
Henderson lands a damaging elbow. Henderson has Jackson pushed against the cage. Nice elbow from Henderson. Henderson with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Henderson dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage. A head punch on the inside from Jackson fails to land.
And that's the end of the fight! Randy Henderson showed his dominance in that final round. Well Henderson has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Shigeki Sano scores the fight 30:26 Judge Yukihiro Yamamoto scores the fight 30:27 Judge Shigeki Fujiwara scores the fight 30:26
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Randy Henderson!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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RATING
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