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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Chevaun Barthus (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Han Denderson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Han Denderson will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.
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BJJ Purple Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Chevaun Barthus!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Han Denderson!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Denderson with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Chevaun Barthus seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Barthus looks exhausted already! Oh dear, he should have come in in better shape than this!
Denderson lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Denderson.
Denderson swinging wildly here.
Denderson throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Barthus on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Barthus shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Denderson manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Denderson controlling the position.
Denderson has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Barthus can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Denderson looking to hit a scissor sweep but Barthus is one step ahead there.
Denderson has butterfly guard. He's looking to stand up here. He pushes Barthus off him and springs to his feet nicely. The crowd applauds.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Denderson throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Denderson fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Barthus doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Denderson throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Barthus avoids a punch combination nicely.
Denderson throws a series of punches but Barthus avoids them all with ease.
Denderson fails to land with a series of punches.
Han Denderson is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Denderson works over Barthus's head and body with a nice combination.
Denderson is a very stocky fighter. Infact he's such a weird shape that he's almost like some sort of comedy character - it's hard to believe he's real.
Denderson throws a series of strikes that have Barthus backpedaling.
Denderson scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Denderson!
Denderson will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Denderson moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Denderson lands with a straight right. Barthus didn't see that one coming.
Denderson scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Denderson misses with the combination.
Denderson connects with a right hand. Barthus shakes it off.
Denderson scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Denderson throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Barthus.
Denderson is working the combinations to good effect here.
Denderson throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Denderson misses with a few strikes there.
Denderson displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Denderson lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Denderson throws a right and a left that both miss.
Barthus with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Denderson to score with a decent uppercut.
Barthus looks for a takedown but Denderson sprawls well.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Barthus avoids a punch combination nicely.
Denderson thuds a left hand into Barthus's body.
Denderson misses with a few strikes there.
Denderson digs a good body shot into Barthus's ribs.
Barthus takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Barthus has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
No joy there for Denderson, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Denderson rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Barthus moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Denderson ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Denderson throws a right and a left that Barthus avoids nicely.
Denderson throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Barthus on the side of the head.
Denderson misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Barthus walks into a stiff left hand from Denderson.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Denderson throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Denderson works over Barthus's head and body with a nice combination.
Denderson has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Denderson misses with a double jab.
Denderson lands a jab to Barthus's midsection.
Denderson throws a series of punches but Barthus moves out of range.
Denderson lands with a cross.
A punch combination from Denderson misses.
Denderson wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Denderson misses with a double jab.
Denderson misses with a few strikes there.
Denderson lands a nice looking body shot.
Denderson throws a right and a left that both miss.
Denderson rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Barthus moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Denderson gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Barthus to score an easy takedown into full guard.
And that�s the end of the round � the fighters go back to their corners.
Han Denderson dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Denderson will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Barthus avoids a punch combination nicely.
Barthus wants to clinch.
Barthus gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Denderson.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Denderson with a body punch. A glancing blow.
No joy there for Denderson, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Denderson looks to land a combination but Barthus avoids it well.
Denderson lands with a nice combination. Barthus backs away looking to recover.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Barthus looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Denderson is fending him off so far but Barthus persists. Nope, Denderson circles away and we're back to standing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Denderson throws a right and a left that Barthus avoids nicely.
Denderson will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Denderson misses with a two punch combination.
Denderson is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Denderson throws a right and a left that both miss.
Denderson misses with a double jab.
Denderson is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Barthus rather than just go for the knockout.
Denderson scores with a punch to the head.
Denderson throws a right and a left that both miss.
Barthus looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Denderson throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Barthus.
Denderson lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Denderson displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Denderson swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Barthus showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Denderson.
Denderson lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Denderson.
Chevaun Barthus is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
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.
Denderson swinging wildly here.
Barthus shoots for a double leg takedown but Denderson sprawls well. He's pushed Barthus's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Denderson moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
No joy there for Denderson, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Denderson misses with a wild combination.
Denderson keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Chevaun Barthus. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Denderson goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Denderson misses with a double jab.
Denderson misses with a jab, cross combination.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Denderson throws a one two combo.
Denderson throws a series of punches but Barthus moves out of range.
A punch combination from Denderson misses.
Denderson looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Barthus showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Denderson.
Barthus scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Barthus is looking to pass the guard... He's managed it - he's now in full mount!
Denderson is squirming around, avoiding Barthus's attempts to control the action.
Denderson tries to get back to half guard but can't.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Denderson manages to regain half guard. Good work.
Barthus wants to pass the guard but Denderson is defending well.
Denderson looks like he's trying to stand up.
Denderson wants to get back to full guard.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Denderson is trying to stand up here but Barthus is controlling him well.
Barthus is stalling here. Denderson is in no mood to hang around though. He's locked up a kimura from the bottom! Barthus seems to be keeping calm but he's forced to roll out of the hold and Denderson has ended up in side control on the top. Nice work.
Denderson decides to take the fight back to the feet.
And that�s the end of the round � the fighters go back to their corners.
Han Denderson showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Barthus drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Barthus trying to control the position from guard on top but Denderson is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Denderson is trying to control the position but Barthus postures up.
Barthus has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Denderson is proving hard to escape from.
Denderson keeping full guard, as Barthus tries to pass.
Denderson wants to stand up but Barthus is controlling him.
Barthus might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Barthus pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Denderson is keeping the position for now.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Denderson is trying to keep Barthus in close.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Denderson looking to hit a scissor sweep but Barthus is one step ahead there.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Barthus takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Denderson stalks Barthus and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Barthus's face. Barthus staggers backwards, shaken.
Denderson swinging wildly here.
Denderson lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Denderson.
Denderson swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Denderson displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Barthus.
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.
Denderson throws a right hand that Barthus ducks under and follows up with a left that Barthus also avoids with ease.
Denderson throws a series of punches but Barthus moves out of range.
Denderson tries to bum rush Barthus with a series of wild strikes but Barthus uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Barthus fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Denderson manages to avoid it.
Barthus on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Barthus slips a jab and a cross from Denderson.
A shot to the liver by Denderson. Beautiful body shot.
A shot to the liver by Denderson. Beautiful body shot.
Barthus slips a jab and a cross from Denderson.
A punch combination from Denderson misses.
Denderson looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Barthus showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Denderson.
Denderson throws a series of strikes that have Barthus backpedaling.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Denderson connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Barthus dodges the punch combination from Denderson.
Barthus dodges the punch combination from Denderson.
Some wild striking there from Denderson.
Denderson lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Denderson slaps away a takedown attempt from Barthus, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Denderson fails to land with a series of punches.
Denderson fails to land with a series of punches.
Han Denderson is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Denderson misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Denderson fails to land with a series of punches.
Denderson scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Denderson stuffs the takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Chevaun Barthus. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Barthus doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
A punch combination from Denderson misses.
Denderson misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Barthus has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Denderson fails to land with a series of punches.
Chevaun Barthus has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Denderson digs a good hook to Barthus's body.
Denderson misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Denderson displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Denderson lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Danga de danga de dang - Denderson scores with a four punch combination!
And that's the end of the fight!
Han Denderson comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Denderson winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 27:30
Judge Gordon Ramsey scores the fight 27:30
Judge Frank Skinner scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Han Denderson!
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