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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Jake Hendricks (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Andrey Vega (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jake Hendricks has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Solid boxing
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BJJ Blue Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Jake Hendricks!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Andrey Vega!
The judges for this bout are Tarja Halkonen, Ben Zyskovitsi and Arvi Lind.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Vega.
Vega tries to clinch but Hendricks moves away
and Hendricks counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Vega thinking.
Hendricks fails to land with a series of punches.
Vega fails with the takedown
and Hendricks counters with a three punch combo that has Vega backing up. Vega nods at Hendricks to acknowledge the strikes.
Hendricks works over Vega's head and body with a nice combination.
Vega throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Hendricks misses with a series of wild punches.
Hendricks goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Hendricks fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Vega misses with a head kick.
The fight stays on the outside here - Vega looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Vega has his takedown stuffed
and Hendricks counters with a straight right hand.
Jake Hendricks has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Andrey Vega.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hendricks fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Vega wants to clinch.
Decent striking displayed by Hendricks there.
Sloppy strikes from Hendricks. Those never looked like landing.
Vega closes this distance looking for a takedown but Hendricks circles away.
Vega fails to land the takedown.
Vega dodges the punch combination from Hendricks.
Hendricks scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Vega clinches.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Hendricks gets underhooks to prevent Vega's takedown attempt.
Knees to the body from Vega.
Vega tries for a takedown. No joy.
Vega jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Hendricks walks away with a smile on his face. Vega gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Vega looks for the body kick but Hendricks saw that one coming.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Hendricks, as that shot connected.
Hendricks lands a body shot.
Vega throws a hook but Hendricks blocks it.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Hendricks tests Vega's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Vega on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
No joy there for Hendricks, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vega shoots and misses
and Hendricks counters with a left and a right that stings Vega.
Jake Hendricks is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Vega looks winded!
Hendricks leaves Vega with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Hendricks scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Hendricks scores with a jab to the body.
Hendricks throws a right and a left that both miss.
Hendricks moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Hendricks wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Sloppy strikes from Hendricks. Those never looked like landing.
Hendricks misses with an attempted mid kick.
Some wild striking there from Hendricks.
Vega closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Hendricks quickly recovers to half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Vega trying to control the action but Hendricks is working from the bottom.
Hendricks wants to get back to his feet.
Vega wants to stand up but Hendricks is controlling the position.
Vega looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Vega seems to have lost interest with the ground game and is thinking about standing back up.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jake Hendricks dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Hendricks comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Hendricks throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Vega.
Vega tries to clinch but Hendricks moves out of range.
Jake Hendricks is winning the standup battle so far.
Hendricks throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Hendricks scores with a punch to the head.
Hendricks lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Hendricks.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Hendricks misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Hendricks tries a body shot but Vega blocks it.
Vega is looking for a takedown.
Vega changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Hendricks fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Hendricks fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hendricks misses with the combination.
Hendricks defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Vega.
Jake Hendricks has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Andrey Vega.
Vega swinging wildly here.
Vega takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Vega fails in his attempt to clinch.
A left and a right from Hendricks both land. Nice combination.
Hendricks stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Hendricks wants it to stay on the feet.
Hendricks throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Vega needs to keep his hands up - Hendricks had a free shot at his head there.
Hendricks throws a one two combo.
Hendricks is looking to score with low kicks.
Vega closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Vega is looking to take this one to the mat.
A right handed body shot lands from Hendricks.
Hendricks lands a body shot in the clinch.
Hendricks working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Hendricks throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Vegas head.
Hendricks breaks the clinch.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Hendricks works over Vega's head and body with a nice combination.
Vega walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vega changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Hendricks tries to avoid it but Vega manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Hendricks to the ground. Hendricks escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Vega throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Hendricks's waist but Hendricks gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Vega off to one side.
Vega is breathing heavily.
Hendricks scores with a crisp jab that stopped Vega in his tracks.
Vega tries to clinch up but Hendricks circles away and keeps his distance.
Vega shoots in looking for a takedown. Hendricks tries to sprawl out of it but Vega keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Hendricks manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Jake Hendricks is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Vega fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Hendricks avoids it really well and circles away.
Hendricks scores with a one two! Vega had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Vega gets cracked there but stands up to it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hendricks scores with a shot to the body.
Vega throws a body punch but Hendricks moves out of range.
Hendricks throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Vega.
Hendricks looks to land a combination but Vega avoids it well.
Vega tries to clinch up
and Hendricks counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Vega is trying hard to land a takedown here. Hendricks sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Vega tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Hendricks closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Vega tries for a takedown but Hendricks circles away easily
and Hendricks counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jake Hendricks dominated that second 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. This is the final round!
Hendricks lands a two punch combo.
Hendricks misses with a double jab.
Vega slips a jab and a cross from Hendricks.
Hendricks lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Vega misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Vega is looking to clinch but Hendricks is avoiding it.
Vega slips a jab and a cross from Hendricks.
Vega showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Hendricks.
Vega is looking to clinch but Hendricks is avoiding it.
Hendricks throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Vega.
Hendricks scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
No luck for Vega with that takedown attempt.
Hendricks is working the combinations to good effect here.
Vega misses with a double jab
enabling Hendricks to counter with a crisp jab.
Hendricks lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Hendricks swats away the attempt to clinch by Vega.
Hendricks keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Hendricks blocks a head kick by Vega.
Vega tries to clinch but Hendricks moves away
and Hendricks counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Hendricks lands the left hand.
Hendricks scores with a shot to the body.
Hendricks lands a jab-cross combination.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hendricks fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Vega looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Hendricks scores with a three punch combo!
Hendricks lands with a nice combination. Vega backs away looking to recover.
Vega tries to clinch but Hendricks moves out of range.
Vega fails in his attempt to clinch.
Nice sprawl there from Hendricks as Vega shoots in.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Hendricks throws a one two combo.
Hendricks throws a series of punches but Vega moves out of range.
Vega is looking to clinch but Hendricks is avoiding it.
Hendricks is looking to wear down Vega with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Vega shoots in but no luck this time.
Jake Hendricks has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Andrey Vega.
Hendricks swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vega shoots in but Hendricks avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Hendricks lands a jab to Vega's midsection.
Hendricks ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Hendricks swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Vega.
Vega tries to clinch but Hendricks moves out of range.
A left and a right from Hendricks both land. Nice combination.
Hendricks lands an overhand right.
Vega is looking to clinch.
Vega takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Hendricks fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Vega closes the distance and clinches up with Hendricks, looking for a takedown. Vega pushes Hendricks against the cage but Hendricks circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Hendricks moves out of range of the body kick from Vega.
No luck for Vega with that takedown attempt.
Vega showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Hendricks.
Hendricks misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Vega closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Hendricks quickly recovers to half guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Hendricks is looking to escape.
Andrey Vega has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Jake Hendricks is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Vega looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Hendricks with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
And that's the end of the fight!
Jake Hendricks showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Hendricks, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Tarja Halkonen scores the fight 30:27
Judge Ben Zyskovitsi scores the fight 30:27
Judge Arvi Lind scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jake Hendricks!
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FIGHT
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