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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Walter White (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Colby Henderson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). White comes to the cage accompanied by Wanted Dead Or Alive. Henderson has chosen Waka Flocka Flame- Hard in The Paint as his entrance music. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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187 cm
22
215 lbs
5 - 0 - 0 |
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191 cm
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210 lbs
22 - 16 - 1 |
Powerful takedowns
Solid boxing
Granite chin |
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Decent wrestler
Excellent boxer
Heavy handed |
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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
5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Walter White! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
22 - 16 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Colby Henderson! The judges for this bout are Yves DeLean, Trevor Gratis and Elvis Blanc.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Henderson looks to land a right hand but White moved out of range. Henderson throws an off balance right hand
and White makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range. White will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts. Henderson throws an overhand right that lands on White's shoulder, as White tries to avoid the shot. White tries to score a power double leg takedown but Henderson sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten White somewhat. Sloppy strikes from Henderson. Those never looked like landing. White closes the distance and clinches up with Henderson, looking for a takedown. White pushes Henderson against the cage but Henderson circles to the side and manages to break the clinch. That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Walter White. That's going to take a lot out of him. Henderson swings and misses with a hook to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round. White scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
It looks like Colby Henderson has been cut. A swing and a miss from Henderson. Henderson throws an off balance right hand
and White counters with a left to the body. White shoots in but Henderson avoids the takedown attempt easily. Henderson misses with a looping left. Colby Henderson is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs. Henderson displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from White. Henderson lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Henderson ducks down and throws a hook to the body but White moves away. Henderson lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head. This has been an exciting period of action! Henderson stuffs the takedown attempt from White. White gets slowly back to his feet. White misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out. Nice body punch from Henderson. White takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
That's three minutes gone in the round. White has a takedown stuffed. White looking for a takedown here - he's got it. The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work. Henderson wants to stand but White is controlling the position. Henderson keeping moving, preventing White from controlling successfully. White missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Henderson seems keen to control White's posture. White trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet. Henderson is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Colby Henderson. White takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness. As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action. White connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Henderson momentarily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Colby Henderson will probably get the nod. The cut man is working on Colby Henderson's cut. The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
White fails to land the takedown. White fails with a takedown attempt from distance. Henderson throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Walter White is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things. Henderson throws a lazy right hand but White sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily. Henderson stuffs the takedown attempt from White. White gets slowly back to his feet. That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Walter White. That's going to take a lot out of him. White changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Henderson tries to avoid it but White manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Henderson to the ground. Henderson escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet. Excellent takedown into side control there by White.
That's one minute gone in the round. White is trying to get an arm triangle but Henderson is defending well. Henderson avoids any damage from the ground and pound of White. White wants to lay and pray for a moment but Henderson keeps working. White tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
That's two minutes gone in the round. White takes a little break here. Henderson wants to take advantage but he is being controlled well. Henderson regains half guard there - taking advantage of White's attempt to lay and pray for a moment.
That's three minutes gone in the round. White is trying to control. Henderson wants to improve his position but can't escape this time. White missing with the ground and pound from half guard. Henderson really doesn't want to stay on the ground with White. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out. White wants to lay and pray for a moment but Henderson keeps working.
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.
Walter White has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet. White lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Henderson backs up against the cage.
Henderson misses with a series of wild punches.
Henderson scores with a punch to the head. White ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Henderson moves away. White avoids the body shot from Henderson.
White shoots in but doesn't get the takedown and Henderson counters with a left and a right that stings White. Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd. The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end. Horrible takedown by White or perhaps it was just good defense by Henderson which made him look bad. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Walter White will probably get the nod. The cut man is working on Colby Henderson's cut. The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Henderson pushing out the jab but it's not landing. White fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Henderson on the side of the head. White has his takedown stuffed letting Henderson counter with a right hand. White shoots in for a takedown and gets it. White missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round. White is figuring out what he wants to do next. White trying to control from Henderson's half guard. Henderson has other ideas though and has regained full guard. White trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet. White lands a couple of elbows. White wants to control from the top but Henderson keeps moving. We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Henderson can do anything to dispel that myth.
That's two minutes gone in the round. White is really struggling to control Henderson but he's trying to hold on to the position. We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon. White not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
The ref stands the fighters back up because Walter White just wasn't active enough. Henderson lands a body shot.
Colby Henderson seems to be getting the better of the standup. White fails with a takedown attempt from distance. Henderson misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from White.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Henderson stuffs the takedown attempt from White. White gets slowly back to his feet. That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Walter White. That's going to take a lot out of him. White ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face. Nice sprawl there from Henderson as White shoots in. A jab from Henderson misses. Henderson looks to land a right hand but White moved out of range. Jab, jab by Henderson - just one landing. White shoots in for a takedown but Henderson shows good takedown defense.
That's four minutes gone in the round. White looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Henderson is fending him off so far but White persists. Nope, Henderson circles away and we're back to standing. Henderson throws a lazy uppercut
and White counters with a straight right hand. White looks to score with a jab to the body but Henderson is just out of range. White shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat. Walter White overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far. We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out! Henderson wants to get back to his feet but White is in a dominant position and won't allow it. As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action. White trying to control the position from guard on top but Henderson is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
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 Walter White. I think White 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 Yves DeLean scores the fight 29:29 Judge Trevor Gratis scores the fight 29:28 Judge Elvis Blanc scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by majority decision... Walter White! Walter White managed to slip a mention for his sponsors, xXx - Fight Club Clothing est. 09™, into his post fight interview.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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RATING
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