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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Tyson Axe (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dan Henderson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters will be looking to make this an exciting fight for the fans, I'm sure!
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210 lbs
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215 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
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Decent boxing
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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 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Tyson Axe!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Dan Henderson!
The judges for this bout are Steve Erwin, Bruno Hogan and Winston Howard.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Axe tries to clinch there but Henderson circles away.
The crowd cheers as Henderson lands an impressive looking overhand right. Axe doesn't seem phased though.
Axe takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Henderson misses with a two punch combination.
Henderson misses with a jab, cross combination.
Henderson misses with a series of wild punches.
Axe ducks under a wild hook from Henderson.
Axe keeps Henderson at a distance using the push kick.
Henderson comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Henderson cracks Axe with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Axe on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
A slapping body kick lands there for Axe.
Dan Henderson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Henderson throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Axe counters with a body kick that stops Henderson in his tracks momentarily.
Axe fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Henderson scores with a hook to the body. Axe takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Axe showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Henderson.
Henderson misses with a right hand
and Axe counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Henderson thinking.
Sloppy strikes from Henderson. Those never looked like landing.
Axe with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Henderson to score with a decent uppercut.
Henderson misses with a straight left.
Henderson cracks Axe with a good jab.
Axe moves in looking to clinch but Henderson pushes him off.
Axe staying out of range there.
Axe blocks a jab.
Axe tries to close the distance and clinch but Henderson swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Henderson throws a shot from downtown. Axe moves away and avoids it.
Axe slips a jab from Henderson.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Henderson misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Henderson avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Henderson misses with a looping right.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Nice defenses there by Axe.
Henderson thows a left - swing and a miss!
Henderson throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Henderson jabs Axe to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Henderson fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Henderson 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.
Henderson looks winded!
Axe lands with a nice body kick.
Henderson misses with a hook. Axe ducked under it nicely.
Henderson throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Axe looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Henderson circles away from the clinch attempt.
Axe rushes Henderson and presses him up against the cage.
Henderson misses with a hook to the ribs.
Henderson wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Axe has Henderson pressed against the cage, preventing Henderson from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Axe unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Axe misses with a punch to the body.
Axe prevents Henderson from breaking the clinch.
Axe is looking to control Henderson's arms but Henderson gets an underhook and turns him. Now Axe has his back to the cage.
A nice right hand lands inside from Henderson.
Axe lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Henderson is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Axe is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Axe using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Henderson has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Henderson looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Axe working Henderson over with knees to the body.
Henderson is trying to force a seperation but Axe has the dominant position.
Axe lands an uppercut.
Henderson wants to break the clinch but can't.
Axe utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Axe misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Henderson.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Henderson is trying to push Axe away but Axe has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Henderson softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Axe using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Henderson has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Axe takes a shot to the head.
Axe tries to land a knee to the head but Henderson blocks with his arms.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Henderson is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Henderson tries to circle away but Axe has him pinned against the cage.
Henderson is trying to break the clinch but Axe is controlling him.
Axe working aggressively here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dan Henderson dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Henderson throws a hook to the side of Axe's head but Axe sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Henderson missing with a left hand there. Axe was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Axe scores with a jab to the jaw.
Axe swings for the body but Henderson moves out of range.
Axe lands a head kick!
Henderson with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Axe to score with a decent uppercut.
Henderson avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Henderson fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Henderson has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Axe.
Henderson misses with a straight right.
Henderson moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Henderson throws a left and a right that both miss
and Axe counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Henderson scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Axe doesn't seem bothered though.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Henderson jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Henderson misses with a wild body shot.
Axe showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Henderson.
Dan Henderson seems to be getting the better of the standup.
A telegraphed right hand from Henderson misses the target.
Axe slips under a jab from Henderson.
Henderson misses the shot to the body.
Axe takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Axe bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
A jab from Henderson misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Henderson lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Axe defending well as Henderson loads up on a big left hand.
Axe avoids a punch combination nicely.
Henderson misses with a straight right.
Henderson throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Axe sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Axe fails to land with a series of punches.
A slow jab from Henderson misses its intended target.
Axe tries to close the distance and clinch up but Henderson swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Henderson throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Henderson throws a right and a left that Axe avoids nicely.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Henderson tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Axe is looking to clinch but Henderson is avoiding it.
Axe takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Axe jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Henderson dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Henderson waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Axe.
Henderson has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Axe.
Henderson misses with a right hand
and Axe counters with a nice body kick.
Henderson comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Henderson rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Axe counters with a body kick.
Axe steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Henderson.
A swing and a miss from Henderson.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A telegraphed right hand from Henderson misses the target.
Axe moves out of range as Henderson strikes.
Henderson throws a looping overhand right but Axe ducks down to avoid it.
Henderson jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Axe drops his hands momentarily and Henderson takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
A telegraphed right hand from Henderson misses the target.
Henderson lands with a shot to the body.
Henderson misses with a right hand
and Axe counters with a nice body kick.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Henderson misses with a straight left.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Axe tries to clinch up but Henderson circles away and keeps his distance.
Axe chopping away at his opponent's legs.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dan Henderson showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Axe tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Henderson manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Henderson has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Axe.
Axe just misses with a punch to the body.
Henderson misses with a body shot
and Axe connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Henderson rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Axe moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Crunch! Axe slams his shin into Henderson's torso.
Henderson scores with a jab. Axe acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Henderson misses with a series of wild punches.
Henderson throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Axe sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Henderson takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Henderson moves into range and connects with a jab.
Henderson throws a big shot that misses.
Henderson takes one to the chin there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Some wild striking there from Henderson.
Henderson takes a swing at Axe's ribcage but misses.
Henderson throws out a loose jab but Axe uses good head movement to avoid it.
Axe uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Henderson.
Axe getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Henderson throws a jab when Axe was well out of range.
A shot to the liver by Axe. Beautiful body shot.
Nice uppercut there from Henderson.
Henderson cracks Axe with a good jab.
Axe moves out of range of the strikes.
Axe throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Axe tries to close the distance and clinch but Henderson swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Henderson throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Jab from Axe.
Axe scores with a leg kick.
Henderson swats away the attempt to clinch by Axe.
Axe tries to close the distance and clinch but Henderson swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Henderson misses with a right hand
and Axe counters with a nice leg kick.
Henderson misses the jab.
Henderson throws a poor cross that misses
and Axe counters with an inside leg kick.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Henderson misses with a lunging right hand
and Axe makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Henderson misses with a hook
and Axe makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Henderson really felt that one!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Axe tries to clinch but Henderson is having none of it.
Axe is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Henderson misses with a double jab
and Axe counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Axe fakes the leg kick and cracks Henderson in the body.
Henderson swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Axe connects with a looping right hand.
A swing and a miss from Axe.
Axe looks to land a combination but Henderson avoids it well.
Henderson throws a combination that misses
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Henderson throws a poor cross that misses
and Axe counters with a head kick. That will keep Henderson thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Henderson keeps the fight on the outside.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Henderson throws an overhand right that lands on Axe's shoulder, as Axe tries to avoid the shot.
Axe tries to clinch up but Henderson circles away and keeps his distance.
Axe thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Henderson if he has to take too many more of those.
Axe has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Henderson finds it's way round the side to connect with Axe's head.
Henderson misses with the combination.
Axe lands with a slapping head kick.
Axe uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Henderson.
Henderson just misses with a punch to the body.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Axe scores with a push kick.
Tyson Axe has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Dan Henderson is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Axe lands a leg kick that knocks Henderson off balance momentarily.
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 Tyson Axe.
I think Henderson has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Steve Erwin scores the fight 28:29
Judge Bruno Hogan scores the fight 28:29
Judge Winston Howard scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Dan Henderson!
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