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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Joe Henderson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kyle Van Hook (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Van Hook has chosen The Cure's Close To Me as his entrance music. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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144 lbs
10 - 16 - 0 |
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170 cm
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139 lbs
20 - 7 - 1 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Solid boxing
Granite chin |
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Good wrestler
Good kicks
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
10 - 16 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Joe Henderson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
20 - 7 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Kyle Van Hook!
The judges for this bout are Tiny Johnson, Chris Downing and Alan Glass.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Henderson misses with a lunging right hand
and Van Hook counters with a nice body kick.
A looping hook to the body misses from Henderson. Van Hook does a little dance to reset his feet.
Van Hook moves out of range of the strikes.
Henderson misses with a leg kick
and Van Hook counters with a nice kick to the body.
Van Hook ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
A nice inside leg kick there by Van Hook. That's going to slow Henderson down.
Henderson connects with the punch.
Joe Henderson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Henderson takes a swing at Van Hook's ribcage but misses.
Van Hook lands a nice looking body kick.
A looping hook to the body misses from Henderson. Van Hook does a little dance to reset his feet.
Henderson just misses with a punch to the body.
Henderson swings for the body but Van Hook moves out of range.
Henderson thows a left - swing and a miss!
Henderson lands with an uppercut that bounces Van Hook off the cage and back into range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Henderson shoots in but Van Hook avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Henderson fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Van Hook scores with a nice body kick.
Henderson throws the left hand but Van Hook avoids the punch easily.
Henderson misses with a left hand
and Van Hook counters with a leg kick.
Van Hook takes one to the side of the head.
Henderson fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Van Hook, pushing him back against the cage.
Van Hook breaks the clinch.
A low kick from Henderson is predictable there
and Van Hook makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Van Hook slips under a jab from Henderson.
Henderson has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Van Hook.
Henderson is breathing heavily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Van Hook showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Henderson.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Van Hook. Henderson shrugs it off though.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Henderson listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Henderson lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Van Hook circles away quickly and effectively.
Van Hook lands with a kick to the ribs.
Van Hook feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Henderson's calf.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Henderson crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Van Hook - the referee stops the clock and Henderson gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Van Hook. Henderson manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Van Hook lets loose with a powerful body kick. Henderson will feel that in the morning.
Van Hook scores with a nice body kick.
Van Hook throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Van Hook fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Henderson.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nice body kick from Van Hook.
A thudding body kick lands there by Van Hook!
Van Hook throws a nice inside leg kick.
Henderson sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Henderson sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Henderson will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Van Hook fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Henderson has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Henderson takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Van Hook scores with a nice body kick.
Van Hook explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Van Hook throws a nice inside leg kick.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Van Hook moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Van Hook scores with a push kick.
Van Hook thumps Henderson with a low kick.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Van Hook. Henderson shrugs it off though.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Van Hook. Henderson shrugs it off though.
Van Hook scores with a kick to the midsection.
Van Hook lands with a kick to the ribs.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Van Hook, right into the meat.
Van Hook lands a nice leg kick that just misses Henderson's sensitive parts.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Van Hook. Henderson shrugs it off though.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Van Hook thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Henderson if he has to take too many more of those.
Van Hook moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Van Hook delivers a nice body kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kyle Van Hook dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Van Hook throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Henderson misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Van Hook bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Henderson doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Van Hook counters with a slapping leg kick.
A slapping leg kick lands for Van Hook.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Van Hook - that will leave a mark!
Van Hook delivers a nice body kick.
A chopping leg kick lands by Van Hook.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Van Hook scoring well with a low kick there.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Henderson crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Van Hook - the referee stops the clock and Henderson gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Van Hook. Henderson manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Van Hook thuds his shin into the meat of Henderson's side.
Henderson on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Van Hook. Van Hook obviously looking to wear him down.
Van Hook 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 stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Van Hook.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Van Hook.
Van Hook scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Van Hook pushes Henderson away with a front kick.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Van Hook in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
Van Hook throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Van Hook lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Crunch! Van Hook slams his shin into Henderson's torso.
Van Hook throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Van Hook explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Henderson on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Henderson sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Van Hook thuds his shin into the meat of Henderson's side.
Van Hook keeps Henderson at a distance using the push kick.
Henderson is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Henderson takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Van Hook lands with a kick to the ribs.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Van Hook.
Van Hook thumps Henderson with a low kick.
Van Hook cracks the inside of Henderson's front leg.
Van Hook scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Kyle Van Hook is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Van Hook scores with a spinning back kick!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Van Hook scores with a push kick.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Henderson crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Van Hook - the referee stops the clock and Henderson gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Van Hook. Henderson manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Van Hook pushes Henderson away with a front kick.
Nice body kick there by Van Hook.
Van Hook buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Henderson on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Van Hook moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Henderson on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
A slapping body kick lands there for Van Hook.
Van Hook lands a nice looking kick to the body. Henderson takes a step back to recover.
Van Hook scores with a push kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Henderson looks to land a combination but Van Hook avoids it well.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Henderson crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Van Hook - the referee stops the clock and Henderson gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Van Hook. Henderson manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Van Hook fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Henderson has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Van Hook thuds his shin into the meat of Henderson's side.
Henderson sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Van Hook - that will leave a mark!
Both fighters circling a little - Van Hook finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Van Hook lands a nice looking kick to the body. Henderson takes a step back to recover.
Van Hook throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kyle Van Hook showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
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.
Van Hook throws a nice outside leg kick.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Van Hook.
Henderson throws a right and a left that Van Hook avoids nicely.
Henderson shoots in but no luck this time.
Henderson with a lazy takedown attempt
and Van Hook counters with a leg kick.
Van Hook lands a front kick.
Van Hook lands a nice leg kick that just misses Henderson's sensitive parts.
Van Hook has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Henderson sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Crunch! Van Hook slams his shin into Henderson's torso.
Van Hook scores with a kick to the midsection.
Van Hook lands a front kick.
Kyle Van Hook seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Van Hook scores with a kick to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Van Hook moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Van Hook moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Henderson steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Van Hook. That one must have hurt.
Van Hook fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Henderson.
Van Hook throws a quick inside leg kick.
Van Hook dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Henderson. That did some damage!
Henderson on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Van Hook, right into the meat.
Van Hook keeps Henderson at a distance using the push kick.
A slapping body kick lands there for Van Hook.
A nice inside leg kick there by Van Hook. That's going to slow Henderson down.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A nice inside leg kick there by Van Hook. That's going to slow Henderson down.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Van Hook scores with a kick to the midsection.
A chopping leg kick lands by Van Hook.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Van Hook, right into the meat.
Henderson takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Henderson has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Van Hook.
Van Hook throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Henderson takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Henderson walks forward, straight into a front kick from Van Hook.
Henderson walks forward, straight into a front kick from Van Hook.
Henderson takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Henderson throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Van Hook makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Henderson clinches with his opponent.
Van Hook breaks the clinch.
Nice body kick there by Van Hook.
Henderson tests Van Hook's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Henderson misses with an uppercut
and Van Hook counters with a nice body kick.
Van Hook scores with a spinning back kick!
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Van Hook. Henderson shrugs it off though.
Van Hook throws a nice inside leg kick.
Van Hook explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Henderson takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Henderson misses with a left hand
and Van Hook counters with a good, hard body kick but Henderson shrugs it off.
Van Hook thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Henderson if he has to take too many more of those.
Van Hook thows a body kick. Henderson tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Van Hook explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Van Hook lets loose with a powerful body kick. Henderson will feel that in the morning.
Van Hook lands a front kick.
Joe Henderson has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Van Hook lands a nice leg kick that just misses Henderson's sensitive parts.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Van Hook keeps Henderson at a distance using the push kick.
Henderson tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
And that's the end of the fight!
Kyle Van Hook comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Van Hook winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Tiny Johnson scores the fight 26:30
Judge Chris Downing scores the fight 26:30
Judge Alan Glass scores the fight 26:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Kyle Van Hook!
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energy
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FIGHT
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