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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Bender Rodriguez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mickey Henson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Henson has chosen Hit the Lights by Metallica as his entrance music. The key to victory for Bender Rodriguez has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.
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202 lbs
13 - 7 - 0 |
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192 lbs
11 - 8 - 1 |
BJJ Purple Belt
World class boxer
Very strong |
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Excellent boxer
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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
13 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Bender Rodriguez!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 8 - 1, fighting out of London, Mickey Henson!
The judges for this bout are Steven Brown, Andrew Berry and Paul Tew.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rodriguez connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Henson drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
Henson working the ground and pound from side control.
Rodriguez is trying to get back to half guard.
Henson throws a strike aimed at the side of Rodriguez's head but Rodriguez avoids it well.
Henson in side control, throwing shots but Rodriguez defends.
Henson lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
Rodriguez tries to buck Henson off but Henson is having none of it.
You can see the frustration on Rodriguez's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Henson tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
Sloppy strikes there by Henson.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Rodriguez sneaks back into half guard.
Henson not landing any meaningful shots this time.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Henson is thwarting Rodriguez's attempts to control the position.
Henson missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
No joy there for Henson, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Rodriguez cracks a nice hook into Henson's ribs.
Henson shoots in for a takedown but Rodriguez shows good takedown defense.
Nice straight punches there by Rodriguez. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Rodriguez.
Henson shoots in for a takedown but Rodriguez shows good takedown defense.
A big right from Henson misses.
Henson lands with a nice body kick.
Rodriguez misses with a looping left.
Rodriguez scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Henson looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Rodriguez avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Rodriguez lands a nice shot to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fight stays on the outside here - Henson looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Bender Rodriguez is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Rodriguez avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Henson ducks right into an uppercut from Rodriguez.
Henson shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Rodriguez but Rodriguez pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Bender Rodriguez has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Mickey Henson.
Rodriguez checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Rodriguez fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Rodriguez throws a body punch but Henson moves out of range.
Henson fails in his attempt to clinch.
Rodriguez throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Henson moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Henson blocks a jab.
Rodriguez scores with a hook.
Henson swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Henson throws a series of strikes that have Rodriguez backpedaling.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Henson is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Rodriguez.
Rodriguez lands with a good body shot.
Henson takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Henson fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Rodriguez sprawls well initially but Henson persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Rodriguez looks like he's trying to stand up.
Henson missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Henson trying to pass the guard but Rodriguez defending well.
Henson throws a strike but Rodriguez avoids it easily and moves to full guard.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Henson accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Rodriguez wriggles free and stands up.
Rodriguez is breathing heavily.
Rodriguez scores with a body shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Henson throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Rodriguez was covering up waiting for the punch and Henson finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Henson has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Rodriguez trying to keep a closed guard but Henson is proving a slippery customer.
Henson working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Rodriguez working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Henson.
Rodriguez kicks Henson off and gets to his feet.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Henson.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Rodriguez misses with a looping right.
Henson misses with a few strikes there.
Rodriguez misses with a body shot.
The fight stays on the outside here - Henson looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Mickey Henson will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
The fighters circling - Henson throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Henson fails to land the takedown.
Henson steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Rodriguez.
A lazy left from Rodriguez finds it's target.
Rodriguez takes a swing at Henson's ribcage but misses.
Rodriguez moves out of range of the body kick.
Rodriguez misses the shot to the body.
No luck for Henson with that takedown attempt.
Rodriguez lands a nice shot that snaps Henson's head back.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Rodriguez misses with a double jab
and Henson counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Henson is pressing down on Rodriguez's thigh, looking to free his foot. Rodriguez is holding on for now.
Rodriguez is looking for a sweep. Henson is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ground and pound from Henson.
Henson is trying to control the action in half guard but Rodriguez is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Henson not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Henson missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Rodriguez is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Henson sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Rodriguez defending well though.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Henson wants to clinch.
Rodriguez throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Henson sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Rodriguez lands the left hand.
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.
Henson misses with a takedown attempt - Rodriguez sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Bender Rodriguez has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Mickey Henson.
Henson shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Rodriguez sprawls well. Rodriguez wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Henson gets slowly back to his feet.
Henson throws a series of punches but Rodriguez moves out of range.
Rodriguez misses the jab.
Henson looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Henson throws a nice head kick!
Rodriguez blocks a head kick by Henson.
Rodriguez swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Henson.
Henson is looking to slow Rodriguez down with leg kicks.
Rodriguez cracks Henson with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Henson lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Henson fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rodriguez throws a hook to the side of Henson's head but Henson sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Rodriguez waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Henson.
Nice defenses there by Henson.
Henson fails to land the takedown.
Rodriguez checks the leg kick nicely there.
Danga de danga de dang - Rodriguez scores with a four punch combination!
Rodriguez ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
A big left from Rodriguez misses.
Rodriguez lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Henson moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Rodriguez avoids the body shot from Henson.
Henson on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
A swing and a miss from Rodriguez.
Henson throws a head kick but Rodriguez moves out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rodriguez sizes up Henson with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Henson slips a straight right by Rodriguez.
Nice uppercut lands for Rodriguez. That snapped Henson's head back.
Henson scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Henson takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Bender Rodriguez is winning the standup battle so far.
Henson tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Rodriguez misses the jab.
Rodriguez swats away the attempt to clinch by Henson.
Rodriguez slaps away a takedown attempt from Henson, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Henson is looking to land body kicks.
Rodriguez thows a body shot but no joy.
Rodriguez misses with a straight left.
Henson misses with a combination
and Rodriguez counters with a stiff right hand.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Bender Rodriguez will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Henson takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
A telegraphed right hand from Rodriguez misses the target.
Henson throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Henson bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Henson fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Mickey Henson is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Rodriguez punishes Henson's body with a nice straight punch.
Henson tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Rodriguez counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Rodriguez tests Henson's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Rodriguez thows a body shot but no joy.
Rodriguez thows a left - swing and a miss!
Rodriguez looks to land a combination but Henson avoids it well.
Henson misses with a kick to the body.
Henson on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Rodriguez fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice body punch from Henson.
Henson has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Henson shoots in looking for a takedown. Rodriguez tries to sprawl out of it but Henson keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Rodriguez manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Jab, jab by Rodriguez - just one landing.
Rodriguez scores with a punch to the head.
Rodriguez throws a hook but Henson blocks it.
Henson works over Rodriguez's head and body with a nice combination.
Donk. Henson catches Rodriguez right on the button with a cross.
A nice inside leg kick there by Henson. That's going to slow Rodriguez down.
Henson fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Henson doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Henson closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Rodriguez to the mat! Rodriguez manages to get full guard.
Rodriguez controls Henson momentarily but Henson frees himself.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Henson makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Henson lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Henson throwing strikes from guard but Rodriguez blocks nicely.
Rodriguez wants to stand and escape but Henson is having none of it.
Henson lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Henson trying to control the position from guard on top but Rodriguez is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Rodriguez working a defensive guard here.
Henson throwing strikes but missing.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Henson drops back looking for a leg! Rodriguez is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Rodriguez manages to kick Henson off! Henson jumps back into Rodriguez's guard.
Rodriguez is trying to control the position from the bottom.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Rodriguez throws a left and a right that both miss
and Henson counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Mickey Henson has got the better of the ground game so far.
Henson thows a big elbow that misses.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Henson's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Henson working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Rodriguez's head.
Henson tries to free his leg and advance position but Rodriguez is retaining full guard.
Henson working some strikes from top position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Henson pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Rodriguez is keeping the position for now.
Rodriguez utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Henson slips nicely into half guard.
Rodriguez wants to improve his position but Henson is controlling well.
Henson is trying to control. Rodriguez wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Henson thows a huge punch but Rodriguez dodges it nicely.
Rodriguez is trying to stand up here but Henson is controlling him well.
Rodriguez is in trouble now - Henson has advanced to mount!
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Henson tries to control but Rodriguez wriggling away.
And that's the end of the fight!
Mickey Henson comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Henson has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Steven Brown scores the fight 27:30
Judge Andrew Berry scores the fight 28:29
Judge Paul Tew scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Mickey Henson!
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energy
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hype
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RATING
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