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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Donald Henson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sergio Olivia (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Sergio Olivia is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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225 lbs
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278 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
Basic striking
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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
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Donald Henson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Sergio Olivia!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Olivia uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Henson.
No joy there for Olivia, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Olivia stalks Henson and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Henson's face. Henson staggers backwards, shaken.
A punch lands to the side of Henson 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Henson lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Henson tries to bum rush Olivia with a series of wild strikes but Olivia uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Olivia stalks Henson and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Henson's face. Henson staggers backwards, shaken.
Henson throws a sloppy head kick and Olivia moves out of range easily.
Olivia moves out of range as Henson strikes.
Henson fails with a takedown attempt.
Henson doesn't manage to clinch there - Olivia circles away.
Henson misses with an attempted mid kick.
Henson looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Henson scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Henson scoring well with a low kick there.
Olivia fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Olivia misses with the combination.
Henson lands a right hook to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Henson scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Olivia regains half guard there - taking advantage of Henson's attempt to lay and pray for a moment.
Henson not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Henson not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Henson is working for a kimura but Olivia is defending it quite comfortably.
Henson throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Olivia really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Henson. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Henson looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
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.
Still in half guard, Henson seems content to control.
Henson misses with a head shot. Olivia uses the momentum to regain guard.
Henson stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Olivia swivels though and keeps the full guard.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
A jab from Henson does it's job there.
Olivia shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Henson as he jumps to the side.
Henson tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Olivia blocks a leg kick.
Olivia looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Henson is fending him off so far but Olivia persists. Nope, Henson circles away and we're back to standing.
Henson fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Donald Henson. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Olivia lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Olivia displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Olivia avoids the head kick by Henson.
Olivia scores a takedown into full mount!
Olivia looks gassed!
Henson tries to reverse the position but Olivia maintains control.
Henson regains half guard.
Olivia wants to control but Henson is keeping him busy.
Henson moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Henson might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Henson looking for a guillotine here but Olivia defends easily.
Olivia stopping the sweep attempt from Henson.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Olivia lands a couple of digs.
Henson working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Olivia.
Olivia throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Henson controls Olivia momentarily but Olivia frees himself.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Henson is on top in guard.
Henson showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Donald Henson dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Olivia looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Henson looks to score with a jab to the body but Olivia is just out of range.
Olivia lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Henson backs up against the cage.
Donald Henson is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Henson misses with a two punch combination.
Henson lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Olivia fails to land with a series of punches.
Olivia takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Olivia with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
A short uppercut from Henson.
Olivia gets double underhooks and manages to take the fight to the ground.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Henson is trying to control the position from the bottom.
It really doesn't seem like the step up in weight is hurting Henson here at all. He's more than holding his own against the bigger man.
Olivia won't allow Henson to sweep him here.
Henson is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Henson is trying to keep Olivia in close.
Olivia is breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Henson is on top in guard.
Henson trying to control the position from guard on top but Olivia is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Henson is really struggling to control Olivia but he's trying to hold on to the position.
Olivia avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Henson controlling from the top position.
Henson tries to free his leg and advance position but Olivia is retaining full guard.
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 is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Olivia is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Olivia has escaped and now he's on top!
Olivia wants to get up but he can't break Henson's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Olivia makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Henson is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Henson is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Olivia is aware though and is defending well.
Henson is trying to control the position but Olivia postures up.
Henson working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Olivia.
Olivia with a flurry of punches that miss.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Henson is on top in guard.
Henson stops Olivia from standing up.
Henson wants to control from the top but Olivia keeps moving.
Henson in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Henson throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Olivia works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Henson in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Henson passes Olivia's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Henson has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Henson works his way into full mount!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Henson putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Henson controlling his opponent.
Henson punching from mount but Olivia doing a good job of avoiding damage.
Henson thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Henson can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Olivia is looking to escape.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Donald Henson dominated that second round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Henson tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Nice straight punches there by Olivia. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Olivia.
Henson lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Henson closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
The strikes coming from Henson are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
Olivia is not content to let Henson control the position.
Henson works to advance to full mount. Olivia defends for a few seconds but eventually he succumbs.
Olivia takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Olivia wants to hold on but Henson pushes him away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Henson thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.
Henson trying to control but Olivia is having none of it.
Poor strikes thrown by Henson there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Henson landing strikes from the mount.
Henson throwing strikes here but Olivia is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
Henson looking to finish with strikes here!
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Olivia can do anything to dispel that myth.
Henson scoring with strikes but Olivia is staying in there.
Henson tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Henson misses with a series of strikes from mount. He'll no doubt be working on his ground and pound when he gets back to the gym.
Henson throws some wild stikes that Olivia manages to avoid easily.
Henson connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Henson landing strikes from the mount.
Olivia holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Henson tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
Henson lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Olivia hang on?
Henson has control of Olivia's right arm, working for a kimura. It's a bit of a token attempt though and Olivia regains control of the situation pretty easily.
Donald Henson is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Henson lands with some strikes.
Olivia is squirming around, avoiding Henson's attempts to control the action.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Henson controlling from mount.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Henson dominating with strikes here.
Sergio Olivia has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Henson throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.
Henson putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
The referee warns Olivia that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Henson has hold of Olivia's left arm, perhaps looking for a submission. The two fighters tussle over control of the isolated limb and Olivia manages to get his arm back to his side and away from danger.
And that's the end of the fight!
Donald Henson showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Henson 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 Andi Peters scores the fight 30:26
Judge Gordon Ramsey scores the fight 30:26
Judge Frank Skinner scores the fight 30:26
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Donald Henson!
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