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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Alex Lew (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Don Henderson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). I'm sure you'll be fascinated to know that I was talking to some pointless Z list celebrity before the fight and he thought that Don Henderson was going to win. Let's see if he was right.
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BJJ Purple Belt
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
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Alex Lew!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Don Henderson!
The judges for this bout are Paul Tew, Richard Clark and Donald Grub.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lew misses with a double jab.
Lew lands a glancing blow to the side of Henderson's head.
Lew drops Henderson with a right and a left! Lew comes rushing in but Henderson regains his composure and manages to keep Lew in guard.
Henderson is rocked!
It looks like Don Henderson has been cut.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Henderson keeping moving, preventing Lew from controlling successfully.
Henderson is still in real trouble! Can Lew finish him?
Lew is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Henderson is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
Henderson seems to have recovered his senses.
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.
Lew postures up in Henderson's guard and throws a big left but Henderson blocks it.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Alex Lew.
No luck for Henderson with that takedown attempt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Henderson has a takedown stuffed.
Lew goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Henderson fails to land the takedown.
Alex Lew has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Don Henderson.
Lew throws a right and a left that Henderson avoids nicely.
Lew tries to bum rush Henderson with a series of wild strikes but Henderson uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Lew misses with a double jab.
Lew gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Henderson to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Lew is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Henderson defends well.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Henderson is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Lew escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Henderson gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Henderson engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Lew has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Henderson can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Lew is breathing heavily.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Henderson is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
OK we're going to have a standup here. Don Henderson hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.
Lew throws a right hand that Henderson ducks under and follows up with a left that Henderson also avoids with ease.
Henderson looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Henderson slows the pace down in half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lew is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Henderson pulls his head out easily.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Still in half guard, Henderson seems content to control.
Lew tries to get to full guard but Henderson has control of the leg.
Henderson controlling the action here.
Don Henderson has forced the referee to step in and restart the fight on the feet.
Henderson shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Lew's guard.
Henderson got a little sloppy there for a moment and Lew has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Henderson has managed to get both his arms back between Lew's legs - danger averted.
Lew looking for a guillotine here but Henderson defends easily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lew being controlled here, momentarily.
It looks like Henderson might be adopting somewhat of a lay and pray gameplan here, which I'm sure won't go down too well with the paying fans in attendance... Or the ring announcers come to think of it.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Henderson preventing the sweep.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Alex Lew dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Don Henderson's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Lew gets caught napping as Henderson dives in and scores a takedown. Lew manages to retain guard.
Henderson looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Don Henderson has got the better of the ground game so far.
Lew is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Lew looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Lew is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Henderson is aware though and is defending well.
Henderson looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Henderson's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
Henderson passes easily into side control. Nice work.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Henderson has knee on belly and moves into mount.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Lew tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Lew in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Henderson looking to control and managing it successfully.
Let's hope that Henderson has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
OK we're going to have a standup here. Don Henderson hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.
Lew fails to land with a series of punches.
Henderson drives through with a takedown into Lew's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Henderson slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Don Henderson.
Lew keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Henderson uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Lew.
Henderson scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Henderson taking a breather here.
Henderson scoring with punches and elbows.
Lew gets back to half guard.
Henderson is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Henderson prevents Lew from improving his position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Henderson keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Lew is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Henderson pulls his head out easily.
Lew wants to get back to full guard.
Henderson sitting and controlling from the half guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Lew is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Henderson scores with a couple of nice shots.
Henderson trying to control the pace.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. Don Henderson wasn't active enough on the ground.
Henderson drives through with a takedown into guard.
Henderson forces his way into half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Don Henderson showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Don Henderson's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Henderson fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Lew sprawls well initially but Henderson persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Lew looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Henderson controlling the action here.
Lew gets back to full guard.
Henderson is stalling in the full guard.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Don Henderson has forced the referee to step in and restart the fight on the feet.
Lew fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Lew throws a right hand that Henderson ducks under and follows up with a left that Henderson also avoids with ease.
Lew throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Henderson needs to keep his hands up - Lew had a free shot at his head there.
A momentary lapse in concentration from Lew enables Henderson to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Lew manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
Henderson sitting in guard here, content to control.
Lew is looking for a triangle but Henderson pushes his legs off easily.
Henderson cracks Lew with a solid left hand.
Lew looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Henderson looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
OK we're going to have a standup here. Don Henderson hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.
Lew fails to land with a series of punches.
Henderson looking to score a takedown here. Lew is defending well but Henderson drives through and ends up in Lew's guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Henderson content to stall in guard here.
Lew is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Henderson pushes down on Lew's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Henderson controlling the pace.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
OK we're going to have a standup here. Don Henderson hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.
Henderson drives through with a takedown into Lew's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
Henderson not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Henderson chips away with some ground and pound.
Henderson avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Henderson content to stall in guard here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lew is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Henderson sitting in guard, not really doing much.
The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Don Henderson.
Henderson shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Henderson was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Henderson sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Lew can't escape the position.
And that's the end of the fight!
Don Henderson comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Henderson 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 Paul Tew scores the fight 28:29
Judge Richard Clark scores the fight 28:29
Judge Donald Grub scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Don Henderson!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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