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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Lucas Samurai (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and War Hendrick (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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190 cm
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270 lbs
4 - 2 - 0 |
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187 cm
28
265 lbs
8 - 1 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
KO power |
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BJJ Purple Belt
Good elbows
Solid chin |
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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
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Lucas Samurai! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
8 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, War Hendrick! The judges for this bout are Felipe Paraventi, Seu Braga and Paulo Santos.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Hendrick drives through and clinches with Samurai against the cage.
Samurai is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage. Samurai breaks from the clinch.
Samurai throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Hendrick. Some wild striking there from Samurai.
Hendrick dodges the punch combination from Samurai.
Hendrick looks to throw the jab but Samurai is out of range. Hendrick showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Samurai.
Samurai ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face. Samurai misses with a combination
and Hendrick counters with a nice uppercut. Samurai misses with a two punch combination.
Samurai misses with a double jab.
Samurai misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Lucas Samurai seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout. Samurai takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness. Samurai throws a right and a left that both miss. Hendrick is looking to clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round. Hendrick misses with a wild combination.
Hendrick throws a hook to the side of Samurai's head but Samurai sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully. Samurai scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
It looks like War Hendrick has been cut. Samurai scores with a hook to the body. Hendrick takes a step back and tries to catch his breath. Samurai swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Hendrick counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Samurai thinking. Hendrick with a jab. 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! Hendrick fails in his attempt to clinch. Samurai fails to land with a series of punches.
Hendrick is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Samurai. Samurai throws a left and a right that both miss
and Hendrick counters with a nice uppercut. Samurai is breathing heavily. Samurai lands with a nice combination. Hendrick backs away looking to recover. Samurai throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Hendrick moves into the clinch. Hendrick is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace. Hendrick gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Samurai blocks the elbow strike.
Samurai breaks the clinch.
Hendrick looks to land a left hand but Samurai moved out of range nicely. Hendrick listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut. Samurai will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Hendrick tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Samurai paws at him with a jab and circles away. Samurai just misses with a punch to the body.
Hendrick misses the jab. Samurai takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness. Samurai misses with an uppercut. Hendrick saw that one coming. Hendrick lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected. Hendrick cracks Samurai with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd. Samurai stalks Hendrick and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Hendrick's face. Hendrick staggers backwards, shaken. Hendrick fakes a jab and then connects with a hook. Hendrick tries to clinch but Samurai moves away and Samurai counters with a series of strikes. Hendrick will be more careful next time no doubt.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Jab by Hendrick. Samurai uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Hendrick. Hendrick darts in and out, connecting with a jab. Samurai avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Hendrick is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Samurai had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté. Samurai looks to land a combination but Hendrick avoids it well. Samurai misses with a two punch combination.
Samurai throws a combination that misses and Hendrick connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle. Samurai will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Samurai keeps the fight on the outside. Samurai lands a jab.
That has opened up War Hendrick's cut even more. Hendrick instigates a clinch. This has been an exciting period of action! Samurai blocks the elbow strike.
Hendrick looking to throw knees to the head but Samurai is blocking nicely.
Hendrick misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Samurai.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Hendrick lands with a left to the head. Hendrick trying to land knees to the body.
Hendrick missing with knees to the body.
Hendrick using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Samurai has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Come on Samurai - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Samurai is looking to break free of the clinch but Hendrick has double underhooks. Hendrick is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage. Samurai takes an elbow to the temple. The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action! Samurai wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Hendrick has him pressed against the cage. Hendrick is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but War Hendrick will probably get the nod. The cut man is working on War Hendrick's cut. OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Hendrick throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Samurai misses with a combination
and Hendrick counters with a straight right hand. Samurai misses with a hook. Hendrick might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable. Samurai misses with a double jab
and Samurai takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles. Samurai steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Hendrick. Hendrick moves in looking to clinch but Samurai pushes him off. Hendrick has closed the distance and engaged Samurai in a clinch.
Hendrick lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
It looks like Lucas Samurai has been cut. Samurai breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Hendrick darts in and out, connecting with a jab. Hendrick misses with a hook. Samurai ducked under it nicely. Samurai misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
War Hendrick seems to be getting the better of the standup. Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show! Samurai swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Hendrick counters with a lovely straight right hand! A combination from Samurai does no damage.
That's one minute gone in the round. A jab from Hendrick does it's job there. Hendrick throws a lazy right hand but Samurai sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily. Samurai throws a combination. Hendrick tries to block but a couple of punches get through. Hendrick takes one on the button. Hendrick connects with a body shot. Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here. The crowd are loving this. Great action here. Hendrick lands a right hook to the body.
Samurai on the wrong end of a nice hook. Samurai avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Samurai avoids a lazy jab quite easily. Lucas Samurai is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things. Hendrick jabbing away but nothing is landing. Hendrick's corner calls for a 1-2. Hendrick obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range. Hendrick looks to land a combination but Samurai avoids it well. Samurai misses with a double jab
and Hendrick counters with a nice uppercut. Samurai misses with a two punch combination.
A slow jab from Hendrick misses its intended target.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Samurai throws a wild combination but nothing lands. Samurai throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Hendrick counters with a quick right hand to the jaw. Hendrick throws a shot from downtown. Samurai moves away and avoids it. Samurai throws a right and a left that Hendrick avoids nicely. Samurai throws a right hand that Hendrick ducks under and follows up with a left that Hendrick also avoids with ease. The fight stays on the outside here - Hendrick looks like he's thinking about clinching though. Hendrick slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range. Hendrick cracks Samurai with an open hand slap.
Samurai is rocked! Hendrick circles and sees the opportunity to plant his feet and throw a really nice straight left hand that drops Samurai to the canvas! Samurai doesn't know where he is but he's trying to survive - Hendrick keeps piling on the pressure and forces the referee to step in! This one is aaaaaall over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:40 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). War Hendrick! War Hendrick thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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