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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Danny Henderson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ham Xu (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters will be looking to make this an exciting fight for the fans, I'm sure!
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205 lbs
13 - 3 - 0 |
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180 cm
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215 lbs
14 - 4 - 0 |
Powerful takedowns
World class boxer
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Good wrestler
Excellent boxer
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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
13 - 3 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Danny Henderson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
14 - 4 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Ham Xu!
The judges for this bout are Aleksei Zolotukhin, Viktor Lagutenko and Aleksandr Martynov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Henderson lands with a cross.
The fight stays on the outside here - Xu looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Xu gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Xu thuds his right hand into Henderson's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Xu looks to land a combination but Henderson avoids it well.
Xu decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Xu throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Henderson looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Xu thows a huge punch but Henderson dodges it nicely.
Henderson looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Henderson is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Xu pulls his head out easily.
Xu looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Henderson with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Xu trying to control from half guard but Henderson is working away.
Henderson has hold of Xu's hands but Xu slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Xu wants to pass the guard but Henderson is defending well.
Henderson taking some punishment here, with Xu in his half guard.
Xu thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Nice strikes from Xu there.
Xu not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Xu thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Henderson's head.
Xu prevents Henderson from improving his position.
Xu throwing shots but Henderson is blocking nicely.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Xu wants to control but Henderson is keeping him busy.
Xu performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
Xu throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Henderson is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Xu's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Xu's back!
Henderson looking for the RNC.
Henderson doesn't have the hooks in and Xu manages to turn into his guard.
Xu throwing strikes but missing.
Xu thows a big elbow that misses.
Xu working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Henderson looking for a guillotine here but Xu defends easily.
Henderson looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Xu trying to control the position from guard on top but Henderson is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Xu thows a big elbow that misses.
Henderson working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Xu doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Xu manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Henderson has his foot on Xu's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Xu works his way back into a safe position though.
Xu with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Henderson utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Henderson manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Xu is trying to stand but he's just given Henderson his back.
Henderson has his opponent's back and is working for the choke.
Xu tries to roll but Henderson sticks to his back.
Xu is trying to get back to his feet but he's not managed it yet.
Henderson looking for the choke from the back.
Xu trying to control but he's just got himself in more trouble.
Xu tries to escape the position - he's now mounted. Is that better or worse? Hard to tell!
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Xu is in all sorts of trouble here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Ham Xu will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action!
Xu avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Xu is looking to clinch but Henderson is avoiding it.
Xu throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Henderson.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Xu wants to break the clinch but can't.
Xu tries to break the clinch but Henderson is controlling the position.
Henderson pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Nice sprawl there from Xu as Henderson shoots in.
Henderson throws a nice looking combination but Xu bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Xu looks for the body kick but Henderson saw that one coming.
Henderson fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Xu manages to avoid it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Henderson lands a nice shot to the body.
Henderson gets the takedown into side control.
Xu gets back to half guard.
Henderson is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Xu has managed to free his arm - good work.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Henderson is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Xu has managed to free his arm - good work.
Henderson is pressing down on Xu's thigh, looking to free his foot. Xu is holding on for now.
Henderson is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Xu trying to control but Henderson postures up.
Xu wants to get back to full guard.
Xu slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Xu is looking to stand up but Henderson isn't so interested in that idea.
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.
Henderson trying to control the position from guard on top but Xu is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Henderson stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Xu swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Xu wriggles free and stands up.
Xu throws a head kick that misses.
Henderson changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Xu tries to avoid it but Henderson manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Xu to the ground. Xu escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Xu pushes Henderson up against the cage in a clinch.
Henderson tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Xu smiles and moves away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Danny Henderson. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Henderson ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Xu thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Henderson if he has to take too many more of those.
Henderson lunges at Xu with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Xu's hand.
Xu shoots and misses
and Henderson counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Xu tries to clinch but Henderson moves away
and Henderson counters with a straight right hand.
Xu gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Henderson counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Xu is breathing heavily.
Xu looking to hit a scissor sweep but Henderson is one step ahead there.
Xu throws his legs up looking to secure a triangle. Oh, that looks pretty tight, I gotta say! Henderson escapes and throws Xu's legs to the side, diving into side control!
Xu tries to buck Henderson off but Henderson is having none of it.
Henderson working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Henderson tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Henderson has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Henderson wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Xu, who protects the arm well.
Henderson tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Xu is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Danny Henderson dominated that second 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. This is the final round!
Henderson lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Xu backs up against the cage.
Henderson stuns Xu with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Henderson takes a swing at Xu's ribcage but misses.
Henderson shoots in and bounces Xu off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Henderson is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Xu is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Xu has escaped and now he's on top!
Xu works over Henderson with some ground and pound from guard.
Xu works over Henderson with some ground and pound from guard.
Henderson throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Xu with a flurry of punches that miss.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Henderson wants to sweep here but Xu controlling him for the moment.
Xu thows a big elbow that misses.
Xu looking to pass the guard.
Henderson keeping moving, preventing Xu from controlling successfully.
Xu is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Xu missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Xu is looking to work some ground and pound but Henderson has wrist control.
Xu throws a big right hand that misses.
Xu throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Henderson works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
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.
Henderson keeping moving, preventing Xu from controlling successfully.
Henderson escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Xu gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Henderson is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Henderson throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Henderson can't keep his opponent in guard - Xu advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Henderson looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Henderson is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Xu scores with a couple of nice shots.
Xu landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Xu is stalling here. Henderson is in no mood to hang around though. He's locked up a kimura from the bottom! Xu seems to be keeping calm but he's forced to roll out of the hold and Henderson has ended up in side control on the top. Nice work.
Xu is trying to get back to his feet.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Xu gets back to half guard.
Xu moves into full guard.
Xu wants to stand but Henderson is controlling the position.
Xu lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Henderson!
Henderson regains half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nice strikes from Xu there.
Xu looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Xu not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Xu prevents Henderson from improving his position.
Henderson actively working from the bottom here.
Xu trying to control the pace.
Xu not landing any meaningful shots this time.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Ham Xu.
I think Xu 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 Aleksei Zolotukhin scores the fight 30:28
Judge Viktor Lagutenko scores the fight 28:29
Judge Aleksandr Martynov scores the fight 29:29
The fight is ruled a draw!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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RATING
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