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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jay Hendo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dexter Fielding (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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265 lbs
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239 lbs
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Good takedowns
Brawler
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BJJ Purple Belt
Decent boxing
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Jay Hendo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Dexter Fielding!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Cesar, Emerson Jorge and Seu Braga.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Fielding wants to clinch.
Hendo tries to clinch there but Fielding circles away.
Hendo moves out of range of the leg kick from Fielding.
Hendo walks into a jab.
Fielding misses with a low kick.
Fielding throws a solid leg kick but Hendo takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Fielding.
Hendo checks the leg kick.
Hendo tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Fielding was well out of range. Poor timing from Hendo.
Hendo fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Fielding checks it well.
Hendo shoots for a double leg takedown but Fielding sprawls well. He's pushed Hendo's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Hendo slips a jab and a cross from Fielding.
Hendo moves forwards but Fielding connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Hendo takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Fielding lands a two punch combo.
Hendo looks to score with a jab to the body but Fielding is just out of range.
Hendo showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Fielding.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hendo throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Fielding throws a nice looking combination but Hendo bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
No luck for Hendo with that takedown attempt.
Hendo gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Fielding counters with a leg kick.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jay Hendo. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Fielding fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Hendo sprawls well initially but Fielding persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Fielding wants to lay and pray for a moment but Hendo keeps working.
Hendo wants to improve his position but Fielding is controlling well.
Hendo might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Fielding seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Hendo does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Fielding working Hendo over with strikes.
Fielding throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Hendo blocking the ground and pound attempt from Fielding.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fielding passes to side control.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Fielding fails to land a wild elbow strike.
Fielding staying calm.
Fielding tries for a kimura but Hendo is defending well.
Hendo tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Check out the look on Fielding's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hendo is not content to let Fielding control the position.
Hendo is looking to regain half guard here but Fielding keeps moving and retains side control.
Fielding stands up and we're back to a striking position.
Hendo shoots for a takedown but Fielding saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Hendo takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Fielding closes this distance looking for a takedown but Hendo circles away.
Fielding closes the distance and pushes Hendo back into the cage.
A frustrated look appears on Hendo's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Fielding breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Fielding ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Fielding uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Hendo.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hendo misses with a takedown
and Fielding counters with a straight right hand.
Fielding has closed the distance and engaged Hendo in a clinch.
Hendo is trying to stall.
Hendo is looking to break free of the clinch but Fielding has double underhooks.
Fielding's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Hendo drops his hands momentarily and Fielding takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Hendo tries to clinch but Fielding is having none of it.
Fielding scores with a hook.
Fielding moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Fielding lands with a nice combination. Hendo backs away looking to recover.
Fielding lands a jab.
Hendo shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dexter Fielding dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Fielding misses with a jab, cross combination.
Fielding lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Fielding tries to sprawl but Hendo drives through with a takedown into half guard.
Fielding gets full guard.
Fielding looking for a sweep. Not yet Fielding, not yet.
Hendo decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Fielding, up you get!
Hendo tries to clinch there but Fielding circles away.
Hendo shoots in but no luck this time.
Hendo takes one to the chin there.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Hendo shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Fielding throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Hendo stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Jay Hendo is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Fielding scores with a nice right hand.
Fielding lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice defenses there by Fielding.
Fielding tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Fielding misses with a jab, cross combination.
Fielding lands a two punch combo.
Fielding has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Hendo fails with an attempt to clinch.
Hendo looks to throw the jab but Fielding is out of range.
Hendo misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jay Hendo. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Hendo fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Hendo uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Fielding.
Fielding tries to land a front kick but Hendo steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Fielding throws a right hand that Hendo ducks under and follows up with a left that Hendo also avoids with ease.
Good work by Fielding as he checks the leg kick.
Fielding fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Fielding misses with a jab, cross combination.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fielding 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.
Fielding scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Dexter Fielding seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Fielding swinging wildly here.
Fielding lands with a hook. Hendo tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Nice takedown defense from Fielding. No joy for Hendo on that attempt.
Fielding instigates a clinch.
Fielding just leaning against Hendo, taking a breather.
Fielding breaks from the clinch.
Fielding rushes Hendo and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Fielding with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Hendo's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Hendo looking for a takedown.
Fielding lands a right hand that snaps the head of Hendo backwards.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hendo has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Fielding has Hendo pressed against the cage, preventing Hendo from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Hendo wants to break free but Fielding has control.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Fielding is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Fielding lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Hendo wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Fielding pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Hendo wants to clinch but Fielding slips to the side
and Fielding counters with a one-two to the body.
Fielding throws a leg kick that misses.
Hendo misses with a head kick.
Fielding lands with a shot to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Fielding drives through and clinches with Hendo against the cage.
Hendo has had enough of the clinch but Fielding keeps him there for the moment.
The referee calls for Fielding to work.
Fielding manages to break the clinch.
Fielding lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Hendo checks a low kick from Fielding.
Fielding throws a body kick that misses.
Fielding takes a swing at Hendo's ribcage but misses.
Hendo avoids a punch combination nicely.
Fielding throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Fielding will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Hendo tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dexter Fielding showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Fielding ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Hendo wants to clinch.
Fielding closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Hendo to the mat! Hendo manages to get full guard.
Fielding trying to control but Hendo is working from the bottom.
Dexter Fielding has got the better of the ground game so far.
Hendo is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Fielding thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Fielding pushes down on Hendo's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Fielding wants to pass to mount but Hendo is defending the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fielding prevents Hendo from standing back up.
Fielding is nestled in close to Hendo, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Fielding prevents Hendo from improving his position.
Fielding has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Hendo wants to control but Fielding is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Fielding winds up and cracks Hendo with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Hendo is looking to control Fielding's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Hendo avoid being mounted?
Fielding lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Fielding throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fielding sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Hendo wants to get back to his feet.
Fielding trying to control the action but Hendo is working from the bottom.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Dexter Fielding was stalling too much, according to the referee.
Hendo is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Fielding scores with a hook.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Hendo.
Fielding regains half guard, as Hendo was trying to land strikes.
Fielding wants to improve his position but Hendo is controlling well.
Fielding is refusing to be controlled, as Hendo sits in half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
The ref stands the fighters back up because Jay Hendo just wasn't active enough.
Fielding fails with the takedown.
Fielding circles away from the clinch attempt.
Hendo tries to clinch there but Fielding circles away.
Fielding is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Fielding fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Hendo.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Fielding fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Hendo checks the leg kick nicely there.
Fielding throws a series of punches but Hendo avoids them all with ease.
Jay Hendo has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Dexter Fielding is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Fielding connects with an inside leg kick.
And that's the end of the fight!
Dexter Fielding comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Fielding 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 Daniel Cesar scores the fight 27:30
Judge Emerson Jorge scores the fight 27:30
Judge Seu Braga scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Dexter Fielding!
Dexter Fielding thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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