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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Jake Souza (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Danny Hendo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.
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BJJ Purple Belt
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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
4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jake Souza!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Danny Hendo!
The judges for this bout are Tiny Johnson, Daniel Franklin and Cecil Peabody.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hendo closes the distance looking to clinch
and Souza counters with a shoot takedown. Hendo fights it but they end up in guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Hendo wants to stand up but Souza is controlling him.
Souza is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Hendo is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Hendo has escaped and now he's on top!
Souza is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Souza is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Hendo trying to control but Souza is working from the bottom.
Hendo wants to stand but Souza has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Souza tries to land a sweep but no joy.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Souza looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Hendo stays in close to Souza's body and controls the position.
Souza had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Hendo defends it easily.
Souza is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Hendo must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Hendo scoring with punches to the head and body.
Hendo scoring with some ground and pound.
Hendo chips away with some ground and pound.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Souza looking to hit a scissor sweep but Hendo is one step ahead there.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Hendo with a nice head shot there.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Hendo wants to control from the top but Souza keeps moving.
Hendo slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Souza wants to sweep but no luck.
Souza is looking for a triangle but Hendo pushes his legs off easily.
Souza is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Hendo stands up over Souza, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Hendo showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Hendo gets to his feet - Souza follows without any prompting.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Souza throws a sloppy head kick and Hendo moves out of range easily.
Hendo moves away from the strike by Souza.
Hendo closes the distance and clinches.
Hendo lands a body shot.
Hendo lands a damaging elbow.
It looks like Jake Souza has been cut.
Hendo landing knees to the head.
Hendo using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Souza is breathing heavily.
Hendo lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Souza has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Hendo is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Souza takes an elbow to the forehead.
Hendo gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Hendo gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Hendo lands a right hand.
Souza tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Hendo smiles and moves away.
Hendo shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Souza keeping moving, preventing Hendo from controlling successfully.
Hendo with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Hendo is working Souza over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Hendo wants to get up but he can't break Souza's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Hendo trying to control the position from guard on top but Souza is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Hendo gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Hendo has taken the fight to the clinch.
Souza tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Hendo just stands there and leans against the cage.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jake Souza. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Hendo comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Danny Hendo dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Jake Souza's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Souza shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Hendo as he jumps to the side.
Jake Souza is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Hendo scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Souza is looking for a sweep.
Hendo decides to stand back up.
Hendo fails with an attempt to clinch.
Hendo closes the distance and clinches.
Hendo comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Nice elbow from Hendo.
Jake Souza's cut is getting worse.
Hendo putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Souza in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Hendo connects with a knee to the head.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Hendo putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Souza in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Hendo crunches a lovely knee into Souza's ribcage.
Hendo wants the takedown. Souza is fighting it off but Hendo persists and manages to bring the fight to the ground, ending up in Souza's guard against the cage.
Hendo with a nice head shot there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hendo sitting in guard here, content to control.
Hendo stands and steps away. Souza gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
Hendo has taken the fight to the clinch.
Hendo scores with a knee to the head.
Hendo with a knee to the head.
Hendo lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Souza tries to pull guard but Hendo forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Hendo lands an elbow just above Souza 's eye.
Hendo lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Hendo lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Hendo lands a knee to the head.
Danny Hendo seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Souza can't break the clinch.
Hendo manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Hendo connects with a knee to the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hendo lands a knee to the head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Hendo utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Knees to the body from Hendo.
Souza takes a knee right on the jaw!
Souza letting Hendo take a breather here.
Hendo scores with a hook to the body.
Hendo unloads a knee to the mid-section. Souza lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Hendo scores with a knee to the head.
Hendo lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Hendo connects with a knee to the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hendo scores with a knee to the head.
Hendo working Souza over with knees to the body.
Hendo landing knees to the head.
Hendo has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Souza fails to pull guard.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jake Souza. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Hendo is stalling here.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Hendo.
Hendo lands an elbow inside.
Souza takes a knee right on the jaw!
Hendo lands an elbow that stopped Souza in his tracks for a moment.
Hendo comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Souza has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Hendo after a bit of a struggle.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Hendo obliges.
Hendo landing knees to the head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Hendo utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hendo lands an elbow that stopped Souza in his tracks for a moment.
Nice elbow from Hendo.
Hendo lands an elbow inside that Souza shrugs off.
Souza goes for a takedown attempt but Hendo pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Hendo moves into the clinch.
Souza takes a knee right on the jaw!
Nice body punch from Hendo.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
A knee to the head by Hendo.
Hendo scores with a knee to the head.
Hendo leaning his opponent against the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Danny Hendo showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Jake Souza'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. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Hendo instigates a clinch.
Hendo comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Hendo gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Souza.
Souza is looking to control Hendo's arms but Hendo gets an underhook and turns him. Now Souza has his back to the cage.
Souza drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Hendo gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Hendo pushes Souza back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Hendo with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Hendo scores with a hook to the body.
Hendo with a knee to the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hendo is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Hendo connects with a nasty looking knee right to Souza's face.
A knee to the head by Hendo.
Hendo unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Souza changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Hendo fights it off and pushes away nicely.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jake Souza. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Hendo rushes Souza and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Hendo lands an elbow that stopped Souza in his tracks for a moment.
Hendo with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Hendo has Souza pushed against the cage.
Souza takes a knee to the side of the body.
Hendo crunches a lovely knee into Souza's ribcage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hendo scores a nice knee to the body.
A bit of stalling here from Hendo.
Hendo landing some nice looking knees to the body.
A hook to the body from Hendo.
Hendo lands a nice knee to the body.
Hendo working Souza over with knees to the body.
Hendo with a knee to the head.
Hendo lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Hendo connects with a knee to the head.
Hendo landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Hendo scores with a knee to the head.
Hendo crunches a lovely knee into Souza's ribcage.
Souza takes an elbow to the temple.
Hendo with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Hendo with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hendo lands a knee to the head.
Hendo scores a nice knee to the body.
Souza is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Hendo to keep the fight standing.
Souza jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Hendo walks away with a smile on his face. Souza gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Hendo pushes Souza up against the cage in a clinch.
Hendo lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Hendo with a knee to the head.
A knee to the head by Hendo.
Souza fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Hendo lands a knee to the head.
Hendo connects with a knee to the head.
Hendo lands an elbow inside that Souza shrugs off.
Danny Hendo is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Souza tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Hendo just stands there and leans against the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hendo landing knees to the body.
Hendo lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Hendo stops a takedown attempt from Souza.
Souza takes a knee to the side of the body.
Hendo lands a knee to the head.
Souza is trying to pull guard but Hendo has him pressed against the cage.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Hendo comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
A knee to the head by Hendo.
Jake Souza's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Hendo scores with a knee to the head.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Hendo connects with a knee to the head.
Souza takes a knee right on the jaw!
Jake Souza has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Hendo lands a hook that snaps the head of Souza backwards.
Hendo softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
And that's the end of the fight!
Danny Hendo comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Hendo 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 Tiny Johnson scores the fight 26:30
Judge Daniel Franklin scores the fight 26:30
Judge Cecil Peabody scores the fight 26:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Danny Hendo!
Danny Hendo decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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FIGHT
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