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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Tane Henderson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Yuri Sarbinov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters really staring each other down here, as Yuri Sarbinov enters the cage!
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201 lbs
15 - 3 - 0 |
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182 lbs
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Solid boxing
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
15 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Tane Henderson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Yuri Sarbinov!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Don Winkell and Jack Bonds.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Henderson looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Sarbinov working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Henderson.
Sarbinov is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Sarbinov looking to control.
Henderson throwing strikes from guard but Sarbinov blocks nicely.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Sarbinov is trying to control the position but Henderson postures up.
Sarbinov pulls Henderson in close to prevent any damage.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Yuri Sarbinov was stalling too much, according to the referee.
Henderson gets caught napping as Sarbinov dives in and scores a takedown. Henderson manages to retain guard.
Henderson preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Henderson is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Henderson trying to control the position here.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Sarbinov is working Henderson over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Sarbinov is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Henderson tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Sarbinov with a nice head shot there.
Henderson wants to sweep here but Sarbinov controlling him for the moment.
Sarbinov pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Henderson is keeping the position for now.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Henderson manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Sarbinov manages to get himself to full guard.
Henderson with a flurry of punches that miss.
Henderson scoring with punches to the head and body.
Henderson stopping the sweep attempt from Sarbinov.
Henderson wants to pass the guard but Sarbinov is keeping the position.
Sarbinov is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
Sarbinov is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Henderson is trying to control but can't.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Henderson tries to roll over but Sarbinov keeps him under control.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Henderson keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Sarbinov lands strikes from half guard.
Henderson trying to control from the bottom.
Henderson is looking for a sweep. Sarbinov is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Sarbinov is nestled in close to Henderson, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Henderson is trying to control but can't.
Ground and pound from Sarbinov.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Henderson avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Sarbinov.
Henderson keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Sarbinov has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Henderson moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Henderson controlling the position.
Henderson is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Sarbinov is pressing down on Henderson's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Henderson working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Sarbinov is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Sarbinov has his feet on Henderson's hips. He pushes off and gets to his feet. Nice work.
Sarbinov shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Henderson sprawls well. Henderson wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Sarbinov gets slowly back to his feet.
Sarbinov shoots and misses
and Henderson counters with a takedown into side control.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Sarbinov is trying to improve his position.
Sarbinov looks gassed!
Sarbinov takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sarbinov taking punishment in the form of punches.
Henderson scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Sarbinov to see if he's OK.
Henderson is chipping away with strikes.
Sarbinov gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
Henderson throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Sarbinov regains full guard. Nicely done.
Sarbinov is looking to stand up but Henderson isn't so interested in that idea.
Sarbinov avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Henderson won't allow Sarbinov to get back to his feet.
Henderson throwing strikes but missing.
Sarbinov looking to hit a scissor sweep but Henderson is one step ahead there.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Tane Henderson will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Henderson closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Sarbinov's guard.
Henderson pushes down on Sarbinov's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Sarbinov avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Henderson.
Sarbinov is looking to control Henderson's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Sarbinov avoid being mounted?
Henderson takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Henderson is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Henderson missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Henderson thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Sarbinov's head.
Sarbinov looking for submissions off his back.
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. Henderson connects with a nice short shot to Sarbinov's temple.
Sarbinov works his way to full guard. Good work.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Henderson scoring with punches to the head and body.
Henderson throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Sarbinov works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Sarbinov is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Tane Henderson overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Henderson wants to pass the guard but Sarbinov is keeping the position.
Henderson stopping the sweep attempt from Sarbinov.
Henderson throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Sarbinov works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Henderson's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Henderson throws an elbow that misses. Sarbinov uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Henderson's guard. Nice move by Sarbinov!
Sarbinov is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Sarbinov throwing strikes but missing.
Henderson is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Henderson is trying to keep Sarbinov in close.
Sarbinov with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Henderson trying to control the position.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Sarbinov trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Sarbinov makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Sarbinov lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Henderson is pulling down on Sarbinov's head. It's preventing any offense from Sarbinov, at least for the moment.
Sarbinov is looking to work some ground and pound but Henderson has wrist control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sarbinov working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Henderson's head.
Henderson looking to control.
Sarbinov missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Henderson is adopting a defensive guard.
Henderson has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
Henderson is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Sarbinov throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Henderson controlling Sarbinov's posture.
We're going to have a standup here because Tane Henderson wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Sarbinov changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Henderson tries to avoid it but Sarbinov manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Henderson to the ground. Henderson escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sarbinov will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Nice takedown defense from Henderson. No joy for Sarbinov on that attempt.
Tane Henderson has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Yuri Sarbinov.
Sarbinov is breathing heavily.
Henderson darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Henderson thows a huge punch but Sarbinov dodges it nicely.
Henderson looks to land a strike but Sarbinov avoids it nicely and regains full guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Henderson's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Henderson throwing strikes but missing.
Henderson throws a big elbow that misses.
Henderson tries to free his leg and advance position but Sarbinov is retaining full guard.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Sarbinov lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Henderson!
Sarbinov lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tane 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. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Sarbinov has a takedown stuffed.
Sarbinov misses with a takedown attempt
and Henderson counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Sarbinov!
Henderson scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Henderson in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Henderson looking to finish Sarbinov with some ground and pound. This is bad for Sarbinov!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Henderson with a couple of short strikes.
Sarbinov in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Henderson lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Henderson postures up and lands a whopping elbow - oh that's hurt Sarbinov bigstyle! Two more strikes land for Henderson and the fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:50 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Tane Henderson!
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energy
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hype
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