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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Alvaro Merida (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Christian Henderson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.
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BJJ White Belt
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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 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Alvaro Merida!
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, Christian Henderson!
The judges for this bout are Reed Andrews, Jorge Garcia and Lou da Vinci.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Henderson stuffs the takedown attempt from Merida. Merida gets slowly back to his feet.
Merida shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Henderson keeping moving, preventing Merida from controlling successfully.
Merida wants to pass the guard but Henderson is keeping the position.
Merida wants to stand and escape but instead Henderson has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard.
Henderson throws and elbow that misses. Merida uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Henderson's guard. Nice move by Merida!
Merida in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Merida tries to stand but Henderson is controlling from the bottom.
Henderson wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Merida wanted to stand there but Henderson had control of the position.
Merida wants to stand and escape but instead Henderson has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard.
Merida is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Henderson loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Henderson controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Henderson with a flurry of punches that miss.
Henderson thows a big elbow that misses.
Merida wants to stand and escape but Henderson is having none of it.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Henderson closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Henderson is keen to just control but Merida is a slippery customer.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Ground and pound from Henderson.
Henderson slows the pace down in half guard.
Henderson trying to control from half guard but Merida is working away.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Merida wants to improve his position but Henderson is controlling well.
Henderson is thwarting Merida's attempts to control the position.
Merida is breathing heavily.
Henderson seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Henderson looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Merida blocking the ground and pound attempt from Henderson.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Henderson in particular looking to stall.
Henderson looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Henderson is nestled in close to Merida, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Henderson lands with a punch from half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Merida has hold of Henderson's hands but Henderson slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Merida knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Henderson on the ground.
Merida is trying to stand.
Henderson has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Henderson won't let Merida get back to his feet... He wants to keep the fight where it is for now.
Henderson pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Henderson with good strikes from the mount here!
Henderson dominating with strikes here.
Henderson scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Merida can't escape the position.
Henderson punishing his opponent with strikes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Christian Henderson dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Henderson shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Merida is trying to defend but Henderson finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Merida wants to get back to his feet.
Merida keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Henderson thows a huge punch but Merida dodges it nicely.
Still in half guard, Henderson seems content to control.
Henderson lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Henderson thows a huge punch but Merida dodges it nicely.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Ground and pound from Henderson.
Henderson lands with a punch from half guard.
Henderson works his foot free and advances to mount.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Henderson dominating with strikes here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Merida trying desperately to get to his feet.
Henderson punishing his opponent with strikes.
Henderson lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Merida hang on?
Henderson landing strikes from the mount.
Henderson is landing with some decent strikes but Merida is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
A nice elbow there by Henderson.
Henderson lands a big elbow.
Henderson tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Henderson trying to control but Merida is having none of it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Merida working to try and regain half guard.
Henderson lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Merida hang on?
Christian Henderson has got the better of the ground game so far.
Henderson scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Merida takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Merida is trying desperately to improve position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Henderson is in full mount, looking to secure a guillotine but Merida is surviving well by controlling Henderson's body position as best he can.
Henderson sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Henderson swings around for an armbar but it's a sloppy attempt and Merida is now in Henderson's guard. A big mistake from Henderson there, giving up the dominant position!
Henderson has a closed guard, preventing Merida from standing up.
That's four 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.
Merida looking to sit in guard and control but Henderson gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Merida tries to land a sweep but no joy.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Henderson accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Henderson landing with the ground and pound.
Merida preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Christian Henderson showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Henderson looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Merida is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Henderson is controlling him.
Henderson is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Henderson landing with the ground and pound.
Merida looking for a guillotine here but Henderson defends easily.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Henderson missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Merida wants to control the position but Henderson says "no thanks buddy" and passes to half guard.
Merida is looking to control Henderson's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Merida avoid being mounted?
Henderson lands with a punch from half guard.
Henderson moves into full mount! Merida won't be happy about that!
Henderson working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Merida'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.
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.
Henderson trying to control but Merida is having none of it.
Merida tries to lock up and control but Henderson gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Henderson landing punches.
Henderson lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Merida is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Henderson looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Merida wants to hold on but Henderson pushes him away.
Henderson scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Merida?
Henderson lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Merida hang on?
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Henderson unloading with bombs!
Henderson controlling the position easily from mount.
Merida tries to hold on but Henderson pushes him away.
Henderson with the ground and pound from mount.
Henderson lands a nice shot to the head.
Henderson lands a big elbow.
Merida really wants to buck Henderson off and get back to his feet.
Henderson looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Henderson raining down shots from the mount!
Merida is trying to get to the cage to help him get back to his feet.
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.
The referee warns Merida that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Merida is desperately trying to improve his position but Henderson has a good base and remains in mount.
Henderson scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Merida is trying desperately to improve position.
Christian Henderson is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Henderson avoids the attempt from Merida to control.
Merida working to try and regain half guard.
And that's the end of the fight!
Christian Henderson comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Henderson 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 Reed Andrews scores the fight 27:30
Judge Jorge Garcia scores the fight 27:30
Judge Lou da Vinci scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Christian Henderson!
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energy
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hype
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