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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Dustin Hennings (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Chad Slone (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Hennings might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Braveheart Theme. Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!
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176 cm
25
145 lbs
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175 cm
25
140 lbs
1 - 0 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
Granite chin |
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Good takedowns
Basic striking
Solid chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division. Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner. With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Dustin Hennings! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Chad Slone! The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Frank Antenori and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Slone throws a head kick that misses. Hennings gets a takedown into half guard. The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace. Slone tries to get to full guard but Hennings has control of the leg. The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing. Hennings keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action. Hennings seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Slone for as long as he can get away with. Hennings prevents Slone from improving his position. Hennings not doing much here.
We've been hearing good reports from Hennings's training camp. Apparently he has been rolling around with some good quality BJJ practitioners and has been sharpening his skills. Let's see if that has an impact on the fight today.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Dustin Hennings. Slone closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Hennings to the mat! Hennings manages to get full guard. Hennings avoiding any damage from the ground and pound. Slone looking to pass the guard. Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show! Slone postures up.
Slone pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Hennings is keeping the position for now.
That's one minute gone in the round. Slone stands and throws Hennings's legs to the side, diving into side control. Hennings is looking for a sweep. Slone is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Hennings is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now. Hennings is looking to slip a leg under and get half guard but Slone is one step ahead and moves to full mount! Slone fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Slone is working for a guillotine from mount but Hennings frees his head quite easily.
Slone throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for Hennings because Slone loaded up on that one. Hennings manages to regain half guard. Good work. Hennings works his way to full guard. Good work.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Hennings looking to sweep here. No luck so far. Slone lands a couple of digs. Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show! Slone drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Slone jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position. Hennings is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Slone defends well. Hennings is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent. Hennings working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Slone. Slone has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan. Slone looking to pass the guard. Slone drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Slone jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position. Slone looks winded! Hennings throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Slone drops back, looking for a kneebar! Hennings looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Hennings looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Hennings! Slone is not content to let Hennings control the position. Slone gives up the full mount - oops, sloppy defensive grappling there! Hennings working away from the top, dropping strikes. Hennings breaks from Slone's wrist control and lands an elbow. Hennings can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Slone is looking to escape. Slone working to try and regain half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Hennings content just to control the position here. Hennings gets to his feet and calls his opponent to stand. Here come the fireworks! Hennings shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Slone's guard. Hennings has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player. This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff! Slone looking to sweep here. No luck so far. Hennings slips effortlessly into side control - very nice. Hennings is trying to get an arm triangle but Slone is defending well. Hennings taking a breather here. The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action! Slone wants to control but Hennings postures up. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dustin Hennings dominated that round. The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Hennings throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Slone was covering up waiting for the punch and Hennings finishes the takedown easily into guard. Slone working away from the bottom but not quite defensive enough there because Hennings has passed into half guard!
Slone tries to get to full guard but Hennings has control of the leg. Hennings tries to pass to full mount but Slone defends it. Hennings wants to take a breather but Slone is having none of it. Hennings tries to pass the half guard into mount. Slone knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt. Slone trying to control here.
Slone missing with punches from the bottom.
Slone looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round. Hennings not doing much here.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work. Slone tries to get to full guard but Hennings has control of the leg. Hennings is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position. Hennings trying to control the action but Slone is working from the bottom. Hennings looks to score some points with some ground and pound. Slone is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Hennings pulls his head out easily. Dustin Hennings overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far. Hennings looking to pass the half guard. Not this time. Slone tries to get to full guard but Hennings has control of the leg. Slone is breathing heavily.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Hennings is trying for a kimura here. Slone looks like he's in a lot of pain... and he's tapping out! Hennings wins by kimura!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:24 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Dustin Hennings! After winning the bout, Dustin Hennings thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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RATING
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