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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Tony Hendricks (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Horace Buckle (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Tony Hendricks could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Horace Buckle's chin.
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BJJ Brown Belt
Solid Muay Thai
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
8 - 8 - 1, fighting out of New York, Tony Hendricks!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 8 - 1, fighting out of New York, Horace Buckle!
The judges for this bout are Franklyn Lucas, Dean Styles and Bruno Lombardi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hendricks connects with a solid leg kick.
Hendricks throws a right and a left that Buckle avoids nicely.
Hendricks misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Hendricks.
A nice inside leg kick there by Hendricks. That's going to slow Buckle down.
Hendricks shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Buckle as he avoids it easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Tony Hendricks. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Hendricks throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Buckle sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Buckle throws a head kick but Hendricks moves out of range.
Hendricks avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Hendricks bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Hendricks really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Hendricks gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Hendricks tries a body shot but Buckle blocks it.
Buckle has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Hendricks is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Buckle is defending well for now.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Buckle's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Buckle throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Hendricks throws a low kick but Buckle moves out of range easily.
Hendricks tries a head kick but it misses.
Buckle catches Hendricks with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Hendricks uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Buckle.
Hendricks throws a low kick but Buckle moves out of range easily.
Hendricks wants to slow Buckle down by chopping away at his legs.
Buckle gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Hendricks to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Buckle utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Buckle looking for a sweep. Not yet Buckle, not yet.
Hendricks looking to pass the guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Buckle utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Buckle not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Hendricks throwing strikes from guard but Buckle blocks nicely.
Hendricks throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Buckle works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Hendricks stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Buckle swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Buckle utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Hendricks connects with a couple of short punches.
Hendricks with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Hendricks trying to control but Buckle is working from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hendricks in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Hendricks throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Buckle works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Hendricks makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Hendricks missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Hendricks is working Buckle over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Buckle utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Hendricks trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Hendricks wants to pass the guard but Buckle is keeping the position.
Hendricks makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Buckle is adopting a defensive guard.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Buckle utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Buckle seems keen to control Hendricks's posture.
Buckle utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Buckle is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Hendricks working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Hendricks 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.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Horace Buckle was stalling too much, according to the referee.
Buckle takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
A nice inside leg kick there by Hendricks. That's going to slow Buckle down.
Hendricks turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Buckle throws a head kick that misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tony Hendricks dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Buckle darts in trying to clinch
and Hendricks counters with a low kick, right behind Buckle 's knee.
Buckle tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Buckle throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Hendricks tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Hendricks scores with a push kick.
Buckle takes one to the side of the head.
Buckle pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Buckle slips a jab and a cross from Hendricks.
Hendricks looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Buckle is fending him off so far but Hendricks persists. Nope, Buckle circles away and we're back to standing.
Buckle takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Buckle misses with a wild combination.
Buckle stuffs the takedown attempt from Hendricks. Hendricks gets slowly back to his feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hendricks finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Hendricks throws a low kick but Buckle avoids it.
Hendricks sizes up Buckle with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Hendricks throws out a powerful jab.
Buckle ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Hendricks moves away.
Buckle looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Hendricks is fending him off so far but Buckle persists. Nope, Hendricks circles away and we're back to standing.
Hendricks scoring well with a low kick there.
Buckle shoots in for a takedown but Hendricks shows good takedown defense.
Buckle takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Tony Hendricks is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Buckle misses with a head kick.
Buckle avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hendricks tries to work over Buckle's front leg with a kick but Buckle checks it.
Hendricks lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Buckle moves out of range of the body kick from Hendricks.
Buckle throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Hendricks leaves Buckle with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Tony Hendricks has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Horace Buckle.
Buckle checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Hendricks dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Buckle. That did some damage!
Buckle tries to score a power double leg takedown but Hendricks sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Buckle somewhat.
Hendricks circles away from the clinch attempt.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Buckle swings widly with a right hand
and Hendricks counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hendricks throws a lazy right hand but Buckle sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Buckle just misses with a punch to the body.
Buckle tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Hendricks throws a series of punches but Buckle moves out of range.
Buckle throws a sloppy head kick
and Hendricks counters with a low kick, right behind Buckle 's knee.
Tony Hendricks is winning the standup battle so far.
Hendricks blocks a head kick by Buckle.
Hendricks shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
It really doesn't seem like the step up in weight is hurting Hendricks here at all. He's more than holding his own against the bigger man.
Buckle wants to control but Hendricks is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Tony Hendricks overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Hendricks winds up and cracks Buckle with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Hendricks throwing shots but Buckle is blocking nicely.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hendricks is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Buckle is looking for a sweep. Hendricks is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Nice strikes from Hendricks there.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Hendricks drops an elbow to the side of Buckle's head.
Buckle wants to get back to full guard.
Buckle tries to push off, looking to stand up, but Hendricks manages to move to mount!
Hendricks lands a big elbow.
Buckle wants to control but Hendricks is having none of it.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
BOOM! Hendricks connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Buckle taking shots to the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tony Hendricks dominated that second round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Hendricks gets a takedown into half guard.
Hendricks working the head and body with strikes.
Hendricks is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Buckle is rocked!
Buckle pushes Hendricks off looking to stand but Hendricks dives back in and keeps control.
Buckle is still in real trouble! Can Hendricks finish him?
Buckle moves into full guard.
Buckle seems to have recovered his senses.
Buckle working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Hendricks doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Hendricks manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Hendricks throws an elbow that misses. Buckle uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Hendricks's guard. Nice move by Buckle!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hendricks wants to sweep but no luck.
Hendricks had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Buckle defends it easily.
Hendricks working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Buckle doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Buckle manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Buckle trying to control the position from guard on top but Hendricks is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Hendricks manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Buckle manages to get himself to full guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Buckle controls Hendricks momentarily but Hendricks frees himself.
Hendricks with a flurry of punches that miss.
Hendricks landing with the ground and pound.
Hendricks postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Buckle is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Hendricks throwing strikes from guard but Buckle blocks nicely.
Hendricks postures up in Buckle's guard and throws a big left but Buckle blocks it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hendricks in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Hendricks seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Buckle tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Buckle is edging up against the cage. He's using the cage to get back to his feet. Nice work there - the fighters are clinched.
Tony Hendricks is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Buckle is trying to force a seperation but Hendricks has the dominant position.
Buckle escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Buckle throws a right and a left that both miss.
Hendricks fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Buckle has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Hendricks throws a head kick but Buckle moves out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hendricks fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Buckle has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Buckle tries to clinch up.
Hendricks shoots in for a takedown but Buckle shows good takedown defense.
A chopping leg kick lands by Hendricks.
Buckle takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Buckle pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Hendricks throws a leg kick that misses.
Hendricks cracks Buckle with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Hendricks lands a leg kick that knocks Buckle off balance momentarily.
Horace Buckle has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Buckle takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Hendricks looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Hendricks lands a nice leg kick that just misses Buckle's sensitive parts.
And that's the end of the fight!
Tony Hendricks showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Hendricks has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Franklyn Lucas scores the fight 30:27
Judge Dean Styles scores the fight 30:27
Judge Bruno Lombardi scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Tony Hendricks!
An out of breath Tony Hendricks thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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