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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Timi Hendrix (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and pit bull (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Hendrix might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Are You Experienced- The Jimi Hendrix Experience. pit bull has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Timi Hendrix's chin.
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135 lbs
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140 lbs
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Good wrestling
Solid boxing
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BJJ Purple Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 3 - 1, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Timi Hendrix!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, pit bull!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Cesar, Matheus Silva and Mauricio Rocha.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hendrix stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Hendrix wants it to stay on the feet.
Hendrix misses with a body shot.
A decent looking cross lands there for Hendrix.
bull rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Hendrix moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Hendrix shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. bull manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Hendrix content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Hendrix trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Hendrix will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Hendrix postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Hendrix with a nice head shot there.
Hendrix works over bull with some ground and pound from guard.
Hendrix working some strikes from top position.
Hendrix throwing strikes but missing.
Hendrix throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Hendrix missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Hendrix landing with the ground and pound.
Hendrix is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hendrix postures up and lands a big shot to bull's brow.
Hendrix cracks bull with a solid left hand.
Hendrix lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Hendrix postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
bull keeping full guard, as Hendrix tries to pass.
Hendrix passes bull's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
bull avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Hendrix.
Hendrix throws a strike but bull avoids it easily and moves to full guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Hendrix throwing strikes but missing.
bull working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Hendrix.
Hendrix postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Hendrix throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as bull works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
bull is trying to keep Hendrix in close.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Hendrix is looking to work some ground and pound but bull has wrist control.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
bull fails in his attempt to clinch.
Hendrix feints and as bull raises his hands in defense, Hendrix changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
bull utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Hendrix is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Hendrix scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Hendrix is breathing heavily.
Hendrix with a flurry of punches that miss.
bull controls Hendrix momentarily but Hendrix frees himself.
bull has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Hendrix can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Hendrix connects with a couple of short punches.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hendrix trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Hendrix scoring with punches to the head and body.
Hendrix advances position into side control!
Hendrix in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
Hendrix works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
Hendrix scoring with punches from side control.
Hendrix tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Hendrix is working bull over with some ground and pound from side control.
bull managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Hendrix.
bull taking punishment in the form of punches.
Hendrix tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
bull gets back to half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hendrix throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Hendrix not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
bull wants to control but Hendrix is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Hendrix 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.
bull missing with punches from the bottom.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Hendrix throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around bull's waist but bull gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Hendrix off to one side.
bull misses with a takedown
and Hendrix counters with a shoot takedown. bull fights it but they end up in guard.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Hendrix accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
bull looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Hendrix throwing strikes but missing.
Hendrix throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Timi Hendrix dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
bull throws a one two combo.
Hendrix stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
bull fails in his attempt to clinch.
bull takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
bull tries to close the distance and clinch but Hendrix swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Hendrix scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
bull wants to get back to full guard.
bull is in trouble now - Hendrix has advanced to mount!
Hendrix with a couple of short strikes.
bull wants to hold on but Hendrix pushes him away.
Hendrix with a couple of short strikes.
Hendrix fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Hendrix lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Hendrix really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
bull is desperately trying to improve his position but Hendrix has a good base and remains in mount.
That's one minute gone in the round.
bull taking shots to the head.
Hendrix lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Hendrix cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
bull is in a horrible position here. Hendrix smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Hendrix lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Hendrix scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Hendrix lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
bull really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Hendrix looks like he's working for a submission but he's not found anything just yet.
Hendrix scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish bull?
That's two minutes gone in the round.
bull wants to control but Hendrix is having none of it.
Hendrix lands with some strikes.
Hendrix throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.
bull wants to hold on but Hendrix pushes him away.
A nice elbow there by Hendrix.
Hendrix postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. bull looks a forlorn figure.
Hendrix landing strikes from the mount and bull is in trouble!
bull tries to reverse the position but Hendrix maintains control.
bull tries to hold on but Hendrix postures up.
Hendrix lands a big shot there that rocks bull but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Hendrix trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Hendrix landing strikes, looking to finish!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
bull is looking to get to half guard.
Hendrix breaks from bull's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Hendrix lands a nice shot to the head.
bull wants to hold on but Hendrix pushes him away.
Hendrix lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Hendrix looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Hendrix lands a big shot there that rocks bull but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
bull working to try and regain half guard.
Hendrix avoids the attempt from bull to control.
Hendrix is in the full mount, landing strikes.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hendrix working the ground and pound effectively.
bull in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Hendrix cracks bull with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
BOOM! Hendrix connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Hendrix working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Timi Hendrix overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Hendrix landing strikes from the mount.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Hendrix cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Hendrix throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.
bull gets back to half guard.
Hendrix slips a nice elbow through bull's hands, connecting with bull's forehead.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Hendrix drops an elbow to the side of bull's head.
bull avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Hendrix.
bull avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Hendrix.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Timi Hendrix dominated that second round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!
bull fails in his attempt to clinch.
Hendrix showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from bull.
bull misses with a takedown attempt
and Hendrix counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for bull!
Hendrix looking for an armbar but decides to keep the dominant position instead.
Hendrix unloads with some shots from mount but bull bucks and avoids them well.
bull is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Hendrix lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Hendrix raining down shots from the mount!
bull gets back to half guard.
bull manages to get to full guard.
bull preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hendrix throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Hendrix is looking to work some ground and pound but bull has wrist control.
Hendrix thows a big elbow that misses.
bull working a defensive guard here.
Hendrix in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Hendrix stopping the sweep attempt from bull.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Hendrix looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
bull trying to control but Hendrix postures up.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
bull punching from the bottom.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Hendrix connects with a nice short shot to bull's temple.
bull is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Hendrix scores with a couple of nice shots.
Hendrix not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Hendrix looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks bull with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Hendrix is working for a kimura but bull is defending it quite comfortably.
bull is looking to control Hendrix's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can bull avoid being mounted?
Hendrix thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Hendrix is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
bull trying to control from the bottom.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Hendrix fails with the takedown.
bull looks to clinch
and Hendrix counters with a nice double leg into side control. bull won't be happy with that.
Hendrix misses with a strike but at least he's keeping busy, looking to cause some damage - that will still help him when it comes to the judges scorecards.
You can see the frustration on bull's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
bull tries to bench press Hendrix off him but Hendrix keeps the position.
Hendrix tries to score with some ground and pound. bull controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
Hendrix creates some space and throws a big elbow, but bull sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
bull is trying to buck Hendrix off.
bull wants to control but Hendrix postures up.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
bull defending against the ground and pound.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Hendrix closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Hendrix lands in his opponent's guard.
Hendrix is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that bull can do to turn this around?
bull avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
bull is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Hendrix throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Hendrix throwing strikes but missing.
Hendrix scoring with punches to the head and body.
pit bull has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Timi Hendrix is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Hendrix missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
And that's the end of the fight!
Timi Hendrix showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Hendrix, 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 Daniel Cesar scores the fight 30:27
Judge Matheus Silva scores the fight 30:27
Judge Mauricio Rocha scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Timi Hendrix!
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FIGHT
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