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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Dan Henderson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Hard As Nails (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!
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300 lbs
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285 lbs
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Good wrestling
Brawler
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BJJ Blue Belt
Decent boxing
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Dan Henderson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Hard As Nails!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nails tries to clinch but Henderson moves away
and Henderson counters with a straight right hand.
Nails swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Henderson counters with a straight right hand.
Henderson tries a head kick but it misses.
Nails throws a left and a right that both miss
and Henderson counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Henderson.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Nails bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Henderson's guard.
Nails wants to stand but Henderson is controlling his posture from full guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Nails missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Henderson seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
Henderson knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Nails on the ground.
Nails wants to stand but Henderson has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Henderson doesn't do any damage with a couple of strikes from the bottom.
Nails stopping the sweep attempt from Henderson.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Henderson has Nails pulled in close to control his posture.
Nails is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
The ref stands the fighters back up because Dan Henderson just wasn't active enough.
Nails swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Henderson counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Henderson is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Nails tries to break the clinch but Henderson is controlling the position.
Nails has Henderson pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Henderson manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Henderson has Nails pushed against the cage.
Henderson drops down looking for an ankle pick but Nails pulls his leg out and moves away.
Hard As Nails seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Henderson misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Dan Henderson. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Nails throws a combination that misses
and Henderson counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Nails looks gassed!
Henderson sizes up Nails with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nails swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Henderson decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Nails's guard.
Nails is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Henderson is aware though and is defending well.
Henderson wants to control from the top but Nails keeps moving.
Henderson would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Henderson wants to pass the guard but Nails is keeping the position.
Nails working a defensive guard here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Henderson tries to free his leg and advance position but Nails is retaining full guard.
Dan Henderson has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
Henderson feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Henderson has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Nails keeping moving, preventing Henderson from controlling successfully.
Nails looking to control.
Henderson tries to stand but Nails is controlling from the bottom.
Henderson prevents Nails from getting back to his feet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nails can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Henderson controls the pace.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Dan Henderson.
Henderson has managed to clinch.
Nails tries to break free but Henderson pushes him back against the cage.
Henderson is trying to drag Nails to the mat but Nails just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Good body shot from Nails.
Nails breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Nails stalks Henderson and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Henderson's face. Henderson staggers backwards, shaken.
Henderson scores with a hook to the body. Nails takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Nails misses with a series of wild punches.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Nails stuffs the takedown attempt from Henderson. Henderson gets slowly back to his feet.
Nails throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Henderson moves into the clinch.
Nails has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Nails has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dan Henderson dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Nails connects with a body shot.
Henderson drives through with a takedown into guard.
Nails keeping moving, preventing Henderson from controlling successfully.
Nails is trying to keep Henderson in close.
Nails will have to put a bit more behind his punches if he's going to do any damage from this position.
Henderson controlling from the top position.
Nails looking to hit a scissor sweep but Henderson is one step ahead there.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Dan Henderson wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Nails throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Henderson counters with a single leg into guard. Nails didn't expect that.
Henderson stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Nails swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Nails utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Nails working a defensive guard here.
Henderson would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Nails is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Henderson keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Henderson tries to get to full guard but Nails has control of the leg.
Nails thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Henderson's head.
Nails missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Henderson keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Henderson tries to get to full guard but Nails has control of the leg.
Nails wants to get back to his feet.
Henderson on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Henderson tries to get out of the position.
Henderson trying to control here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Henderson wants to get back to his feet.
Henderson avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Nails.
Nails thows a huge punch but Henderson dodges it nicely.
Henderson is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Nails lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Nails sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Henderson defending well though.
Henderson controlling the position well.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Henderson trying to hold on to Nails's head to control him but Nails postures up.
Henderson wants to improve his position but Nails is controlling well.
Nails lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Nails scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Nails stands up from half guard.
Henderson clinches up with Nails and pushes him back against the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dan 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!
Nails clinches up against the cage.
Nice elbow from Nails.
It looks like Dan Henderson has been cut.
Henderson lands a nice trip takedown into half guard.
Henderson is trying to control the action in half guard but Nails is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Nails looks like he's trying to stand up.
Nails has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Well, if Henderson is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Dan Henderson wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Henderson connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Henderson gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Nails is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Nails stops a takedown attempt from Henderson.
Henderson drops down looking for an ankle pick but Nails pulls his leg out and moves away.
Nails throws a right and a left that Henderson avoids nicely.
Nails misses with a body punch
and Henderson holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
A short right from Henderson.
Henderson stalling in the clinch.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Henderson is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Dan Henderson. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Nails has had enough of the clinch but Henderson keeps him there for the moment.
Henderson fails to pull the fight into his guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nails ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Nails no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.
Henderson trying to control but Nails is working from the bottom.
Henderson is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Nails working a defensive guard here.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Dan Henderson wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Henderson will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Nails blocks the body kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nails swinging wildly here.
Dan Henderson is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Good work by Nails as he checks the leg kick.
Nails swings away with a body shot that misses
and Henderson counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Nails!
Henderson blocks Nails's feeble attempts to strike from the bottom.
Nails is wriggling around trying to escape.
Henderson avoids the attempt from Nails to control.
Nails is looking to improve his position but Henderson isn't that keen on the idea.
Henderson looking to control and managing it successfully.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nails wants to hold on but Henderson pushes him away.
Nails is working to get back to half guard.
BOOM! Henderson connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Nails tries to reverse the position but Henderson maintains control.
Hard As Nails has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Dan Henderson is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Nails throwing hammer fists to the chest of Henderson. What's that going to do exactly?
And that's the end of the fight!
Dan Henderson showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Henderson 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 Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 30:27
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 30:27
Judge Suge Night scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Dan Henderson!
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