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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Dan Henderson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bill Compton (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Dan Henderson is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples... Tweaking his own nipples that is.
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212 lbs
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BJJ White 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
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Dan Henderson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Bill Compton!
The judges for this bout are Sergei Dronov, Konstantin Menshow and Valeri Chadov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Henderson throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Compton blocks a head kick by Henderson.
Henderson misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Henderson pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Henderson lands a big head kick that sends Compton tumbling to the mat! Henderson takes a step backwards and waves Compton back to his feet - he wants the finish!
It looks like Bill Compton has been cut.
Henderson misses with a head kick.
Compton fails with a takedown attempt.
Compton wants to clinch up but Henderson keeps it at a distance.
Compton blocks a head kick by Henderson.
Compton walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Compton wants to clinch.
Compton fails in his attempt to clinch.
Henderson pulls out of a head kick attempt.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Compton.
Compton drives through with a takedown into guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Compton controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
That's one minute gone in the round.
I looks like Compton might be adopting somewhat of a lay and pray gameplan here, which I'm sure won't go down too well with the paying fans in attendance... Or the ring announcers come to think of it.
Compton gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
A head kick misses from Henderson.
Henderson clinches but Compton breaks the clinch
and Compton counters with a nice body shot.
Henderson tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Compton is able to avoid easily.
Compton avoids the head kick by Henderson.
Henderson is breathing heavily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Compton rushes Henderson and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Compton tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Dan Henderson has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Bill Compton.
Compton changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Henderson fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Compton takes the fight into the clinch.
Compton fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Henderson gets underhooks to prevent Compton's takedown attempt.
Compton 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. Compton gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Henderson buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Henderson pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Henderson tries to clinch up
and Compton counters by clinching up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Henderson breaks the clinch.
Henderson lands a big head kick that sends Compton tumbling to the mat! Henderson takes a step backwards and waves Compton back to his feet - he wants the finish!
Compton is rocked!
Henderson moves into the clinch.
Compton is still on wobbly legs! Can Henderson finish him?
Henderson lands an elbow just above Compton 's eye.
Henderson lands a nice elbow.
Henderson lands an elbow just above Compton 's eye.
Compton seems to have recovered his senses.
Henderson working hard to break the clinch.
Henderson lands an elbow inside.
Henderson breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Henderson throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Compton's head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Henderson throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Henderson throws a head kick that misses.
Henderson throws a nice head kick!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A head kick misses from Henderson.
Compton shoots in and drives through. Henderson sprawls well.
Henderson tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Henderson lands a head kick. Compton smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Henderson misses with a head kick.
Compton clinches up with Henderson and pushes him back against the cage.
Compton wants a takedown but no success here.
Henderson wants to break the clinch but can't.
Compton trying to stall but Henderson improves his position.
Henderson breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Henderson throws a sloppy head kick and Compton moves out of range easily.
Henderson throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Compton's head.
Henderson tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dan Henderson dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Bill Compton's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Compton fails with a takedown attempt.
Henderson misses with a head kick.
Compton shoots in looking for a takedown. Henderson tries to sprawl out of it but Compton keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Henderson manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Henderson lands a big head kick that sends Compton tumbling to the mat! Henderson takes a step backwards and waves Compton back to his feet - he wants the finish!
A head kick misses from Henderson.
Henderson throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Compton.
Henderson throws a sloppy head kick and Compton moves out of range easily.
Henderson leaves Compton with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Dan Henderson has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Bill Compton.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Compton.
Compton shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Henderson as he jumps to the side.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Henderson bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Henderson misses with a head kick.
Bill Compton is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Nice sprawl there from Henderson as Compton shoots in.
Compton blocks a head kick by Henderson.
Henderson throws the kick towards the body but Compton avoids it.
Henderson lands a head kick!
Dan Henderson is winning the standup battle so far.
Henderson darts in trying to clinch
and Compton counters with a takedown into side control.
Compton tries to move to mount but Henderson blocks the move with his legs.
Henderson is not content to let Compton control the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Compton in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
Henderson is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.
Compton tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Henderson is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the cage but Compton has just dragged him back down to the mat.
Compton stands up and we're back to a striking position.
Henderson scoring well with a low kick there.
Henderson throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A head kick misses from Henderson.
Henderson throws a jab but it's blocked by Compton.
Henderson lands a head kick. Compton smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Henderson throws a sloppy head kick and Compton moves out of range easily.
Henderson displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Compton.
Henderson scores with a spinning back kick!
Henderson misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Compton avoids the head kick by Henderson.
Compton shoots in for a double leg but Henderson sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Compton blocks a head kick by Henderson.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Henderson darts in trying to clinch
and Compton counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Henderson!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dan Henderson dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Bill Compton's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! And we move into the final round!
Henderson pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Henderson throws a sloppy head kick and Compton moves out of range easily.
Compton shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Compton is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Compton is keen to just control but Henderson is a slippery customer.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Compton not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Compton is trying to control the action in half guard but Henderson is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Compton tries to pass the half guard into mount. Henderson knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Compton wants to take a breather but Henderson is having none of it.
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.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Henderson lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Dan Henderson is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Henderson lands a big head kick that sends Compton tumbling to the mat! Henderson takes a step backwards and waves Compton back to his feet - he wants the finish!
That has opened up Bill Compton's cut even more.
Henderson throws a sloppy head kick and Compton moves out of range easily.
Compton takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Henderson misses with a low kick.
Henderson throws a head kick but Compton moves out of range.
Compton takes a swing at Henderson's ribcage but misses.
Henderson misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Henderson jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Compton misses with a takedown attempt - Henderson sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Henderson throws a head kick that misses.
Henderson pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Henderson dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Compton. That did some damage!
Compton looks for a takedown but Henderson sprawls well.
Compton blocks a head kick by Henderson.
Henderson misses with a head kick.
Henderson throws a head kick but Compton moves out of range.
Henderson throws a sloppy head kick and Compton moves out of range easily.
Compton clinches up with Henderson and pushes him back against the cage.
Henderson lands an elbow that stopped Compton in his tracks for a moment.
Henderson comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Compton fails to pull guard.
Dan Henderson has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Bill Compton.
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.
Henderson breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Henderson throws a lazy head kick
and Compton counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Compton.
Compton prevents Henderson from getting back to his feet.
Compton missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Henderson preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Bill Compton has got the better of the ground game so far.
Compton showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Compton drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Henderson dives on top into guard.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Dan Henderson.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Henderson, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Sergei Dronov scores the fight 30:27
Judge Konstantin Menshow scores the fight 30:27
Judge Valeri Chadov scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Dan Henderson!
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energy
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