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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Mark Henderson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jung Sung (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Henderson's entrance music is City Wolf - Where Is My Mind . A fine choice. Mark Henderson has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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205 lbs
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210 lbs
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Counter striker
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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
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Mark Henderson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Jung Sung!
The judges for this bout are Kenichi Hosakawa, Yukihiro Yamamoto and Ren Mimura.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Henderson jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Sung cracks the inside of Henderson's front leg.
Henderson stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Sung finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Sung fails with an attempt to clinch.
Henderson looks to land a left hand but Sung moved out of range nicely.
Sung rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Henderson moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Henderson throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Henderson keeps the fight on the outside.
Henderson closes this distance looking for a takedown but Sung circles away.
Nice defenses there by Sung.
Sung fails to land with a series of punches.
A slapping leg kick lands for Sung.
Sung lands with a nice combination. Henderson backs away looking to recover.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Henderson misses the shot to the body.
Sung lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Henderson throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Henderson lands a body shot.
Sung tries to clinch there but Henderson circles away.
A combination from Sung does no damage.
Sung looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Henderson blocking the ground and pound attempt from Sung.
Sung missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Sung sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Sung seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Henderson does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sung is taking a breather. Henderson says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
Henderson wants to control but Sung is keeping busy.
Sung has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Jung Sung.
Sung moves out of range of the strikes.
Henderson takes a swing at Sung's ribcage but misses.
Sung does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Sung lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Henderson has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Henderson and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sung slips under a jab.
Sung misses with a jab, cross combination.
Henderson avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Henderson tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Sung was well out of range. Poor timing from Henderson.
A combination from Sung does no damage.
Sung rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Henderson moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Sung throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Sung rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Henderson moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Sung uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Henderson.
Sung closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Henderson's guard.
Sung trying to control but Henderson is working from the bottom.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sung looking to sit in guard and control but Henderson gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Henderson wants to pass the guard but Sung is keeping the position.
Sung avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Henderson avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Sung preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Sung manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Henderson manages to get himself to full guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Sung being controlled here momentarily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jung Sung dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Sung connects with an inside leg kick.
Henderson is looking to score with low kicks.
Jung Sung is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Henderson misses with a few strikes there.
Sung avoids the body shot from Henderson.
Henderson dodges the punch combination from Sung.
Sung rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Henderson moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Sung throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Henderson.
Sung turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Jung Sung seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Henderson slips a jab and a cross from Sung.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sung misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Sung misses with a wild combination.
Sung closes the distance and clinches.
Henderson keeps control of Sung as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Sung prevents a takedown attempt there.
Sung jumps into guard, dragging Henderson to the mat.
Sung is trying to keep Henderson in close.
Henderson trying to control the position from guard on top but Sung is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Henderson missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Sung 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.
Sung has his feet on Henderson's hips. He pushes off and gets to his feet. Nice work.
Sung avoids a punch combination nicely.
Henderson throws a jab when Sung was well out of range.
Sung misses with a few strikes there.
Sung shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Henderson's guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Sung throws a big elbow that misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Henderson trying to keep a closed guard but Sung is proving a slippery customer.
Henderson being controlled here, momentarily.
Sung won't allow Henderson to sweep him here.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Henderson keeping moving, preventing Sung from controlling successfully.
OK we're going to have a standup here. Jung Sung hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.
A chopping leg kick lands by Sung.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sung keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Sung keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Sung throws a combination. Henderson tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Henderson fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Sung manages to avoid it.
Henderson misses with a shot to the body
and Sung counters with a one-two to the body.
Henderson showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Sung.
Sung shoots in looking for a takedown but Henderson manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Sung's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
No joy there for Sung, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
A nice inside leg kick there by Sung. That's going to slow Henderson down.
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!
Sung keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jung Sung showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
A right-left combo lands from Sung.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Henderson.
Henderson swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Nice defenses there by Sung.
Sung slaps away a takedown attempt from Henderson, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Sung tries to clinch up but Henderson circles away and keeps his distance.
Sung lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Sung displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Henderson is looking to wear down Sung with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
No joy there for Sung, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Sung looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Henderson shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Sung's guard.
Henderson lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Sung tries to land a sweep but no joy.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Henderson throwing strikes but missing.
Sung 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 land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Henderson throws a big elbow that misses.
Sung trying to keep a closed guard but Henderson is proving a slippery customer.
Henderson looking to sit in guard and control but Sung gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Henderson keeping full guard, as Sung tries to pass.
Sung wants to stand but Henderson is controlling his posture from full guard.
Sung passes Henderson's left leg - he's now in half guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Sung working the head and body with strikes.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Henderson is not content to let Sung control the position.
Henderson blocking the ground and pound attempt from Sung.
Henderson is trying to get back to full guard.
Henderson looking for submissions off his back.
Mark Henderson has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Sung thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Henderson's head.
Sung keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Sung throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sung is trying to control. Henderson wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Sung drops an elbow to the side of Henderson's head.
Henderson is looking to control Sung's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Henderson avoid being mounted?
Sung wants to take a breather but Henderson is having none of it.
Sung looks to land a strike but Henderson avoids it nicely and regains full guard.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Sung passes Henderson's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Henderson makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Henderson.
Jung Sung is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Sung controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
And that's the end of the fight!
Jung Sung comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Sung has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Kenichi Hosakawa scores the fight 27:30
Judge Yukihiro Yamamoto scores the fight 27:30
Judge Ren Mimura scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jung Sung!
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