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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jay Hendo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Lee Jackson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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265 lbs
3 - 3 - 0 |
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195 cm
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258 lbs
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Good takedowns
Brawler
Granite chin |
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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 - 3 - 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
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Lee Jackson!
The judges for this bout are Felipe Paraventi, Daniel Cesar and Thiago Cunha.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jackson keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Jackson is looking to chop away at Hendo's legs.
Hendo shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Hendo was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Jackson is in all sorts of trouble here.
Jackson is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Hendo thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.
Jackson tries to reverse the position but Hendo maintains control.
Jackson takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Jackson working to try and regain half guard.
Hendo trying to control but Jackson is having none of it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jackson is trying to escape the mount.
Hendo controlling the pace for now.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Jackson tries to lock up and control but Hendo gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Hendo prevents Jackson from getting the reversal.
Hendo manages to capitalize on a mistake by Jackson to take his back!
Jackson tries to escape the position.
Hendo not allowing Jackson to control his hands.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jackson is trying to avoid being dragged into an even worse position than he's already in but Hendo is staying active.
Hendo just keeping the dominant position. He can't wait too long though, otherwise the referee will stand them back up.
Jackson wants to escape the position.
Jackson rolls and manages to get back to half guard. Nicely done.
Jackson looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Hendo prevents Jackson from improving his position.
Hendo wants to stand up but Jackson has a hold of him and won't allow it.
Hendo thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Jackson's head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hendo wants to stand but Jackson has hold of a leg and an arm, so he's trapped for now.
Hendo looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Jackson wants to sweep but Hendo has passed to side control!
Jackson struggling a bit here.
Hendo lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Jackson down.
Hendo slows the pace down.
Hendo wants to lay and pray for a moment but Jackson keeps working.
Jackson is trying to improve his position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jackson trying to remain calm as Hendo controls from the top position.
Hendo is looking to take a break and control but Jackson is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Hendo misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
Hendo postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
Hendo is trying to get an arm triangle but Jackson is defending well.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Jackson tries to improve position but can't.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Hendo wants to control but Jackson is keeping him busy.
Jackson struggling a bit here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jay Hendo dominated that round.
That's time! Hendo's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Jackson throws a push kick but Hendo slaps the foot to one side.
Jay Hendo is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Jackson fails to land with a series of punches.
Jackson looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Jackson tries to free his leg and advance position but Hendo is retaining full guard.
Jackson drops back, looking for a kneebar! Hendo looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Hendo looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Hendo!
Jay Hendo overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Jackson is trying to get back to half guard.
Hendo taking a breather here.
Hendo is trying to get an arm triangle but Jackson is defending well.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jackson tries to bench press Hendo off him but Hendo keeps the position.
Hendo creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Jackson sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
Hendo wants to control but Jackson is keeping him busy.
Jackson looks to move to half guard but instead Hendo has passed into mount! Damn!
Hendo looks like he's working for a submission but he's not found anything just yet.
Jackson is looking to get to half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jackson looking to escape from mount but he's given up his back!
Jackson covers up after that shot from Hendo.
Jackson manages to reverse the position and now he's in Hendo's guard. Nice work there by Jackson.
Jackson trying to control the position from guard on top but Hendo is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Hendo has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Hendo is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Jackson is aware though and is defending well.
Jackson drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but Hendo manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now Jackson has Hendo in his guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Jackson has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Hendo can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jackson is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Hendo is aware though and is defending well.
Hendo is stalling in the full guard.
Jackson working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Hendo doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Hendo manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Jackson controls Hendo momentarily but Hendo frees himself.
Hendo wants to control from the top but Jackson keeps moving.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hendo gets to his feet - Jackson follows without any prompting.
Jackson scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Hendo swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Jackson counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Jackson misses with a double jab.
Jackson throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Hendo throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Hendo shoots in but Jackson avoids the takedown attempt easily.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Hendo looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Lee Jackson will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Hendo.
Hendo moves into the clinch.
Jackson prevents a takedown attempt there.
Jackson tries for a takedown but Hendo manages to get underhooks.
Hendo tries a body shot but Jackson blocks it.
Jackson is trying to break the clinch but Hendo is controlling him.
Hendo breaks the clinch.
Hendo is looking to clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The fighters circle momentarily. Jackson darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Jackson gets a takedown into half guard.
Hendo is defending against the submission attempts here by Jackson.
Jackson is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Jackson is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Hendo is just riding it out for now. Jackson eventually gives up the hold.
Hendo trying to control from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jackson is looking for a kimura but Hendo is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Jackson to get the leverage.
Jackson trying to control the action but Hendo is working from the bottom.
Jackson trying to control from Hendo's half guard. Hendo has other ideas though and has regained full guard.
Jackson has gone for a leg lock! Hendo slips out almost immediately though and dives into Jackson's guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Jackson avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hendo looking to pass the guard.
Jackson has an omoplata and is looking to use it perhaps as a submission or perhaps to transition. Hendo is in a bit of discomfort here, but he's managed to free himself and has dived into side control! That didn't work out too well for Jackson.
Jackson takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Hendo happy to just control the position for now.
Hendo has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
Hendo working the ground and pound from side control.
Jackson tries to improve position but can't.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jackson looking for a sweep but Hendo has passed into full mount! Oh no!
Jackson is desperately trying to improve his position but Hendo has a good base and remains in mount.
Hendo is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Jackson can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Jackson working to try and regain half guard.
Hendo lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Jackson hang on?
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Hendo looking to control but Jackson is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Jackson regains half guard.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Jay Hendo.
I think Hendo has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Felipe Paraventi scores the fight 29:29
Judge Daniel Cesar scores the fight 29:28
Judge Thiago Cunha scores the fight 28:29
The fight is ruled a draw!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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FIGHT
RATING
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