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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Phillip Henderson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ronuel Natividad (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Natividad is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Hero. There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.
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140 lbs
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180 cm
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140 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
Cuts easily |
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BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
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
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Phillip Henderson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Ronuel Natividad!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Fujiwara, Ren Mimura and Hirohito Nitta.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Henderson closes the distance and clinches.
Natividad breaks from the clinch.
Natividad dives in and grabs Henderson's left leg, looking for a takedown. Henderson pushes down on Natividad's head and hops out.
Nice sprawl there from Natividad as Henderson shoots in.
Natividad keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Henderson really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Henderson gets caught flat footed, as Natividad shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Natividad is in close to Henderson's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Natividad wants to control from the top but Henderson keeps moving.
Natividad stands up from guard. Let's bang!
Henderson misses with a takedown attempt
and Natividad counters with a nice double leg into guard.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Phillip Henderson. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Natividad stopping the sweep attempt from Henderson.
Henderson is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Natividad stays in close to Henderson's body and controls the position.
Natividad throws a strike but Henderson rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Henderson is pushing down on Natividad's leg trying to pass to half guard. Natividad is fighting to maintain full guard but Henderson has managed to sneak the leg through.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ground and pound from Henderson.
Henderson trying to control the action but Natividad is working from the bottom.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Natividad pushes Henderson off looking to stand but Henderson dives back in and keeps control.
Natividad wants to improve his position but Henderson is controlling well.
Natividad wants to control but Henderson is keeping busy and won't allow it.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Henderson wants to clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Natividad stuffs the takedown attempt from Henderson. Henderson gets slowly back to his feet.
Henderson looks for a takedown but Natividad sprawls well.
Natividad shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Henderson's guard.
Henderson is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Natividad tries to free his leg and advance position but Henderson is retaining full guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Natividad stands up from Henderson's guard - Natividad perhaps looking for a knockout.
Henderson shoots in but Natividad avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Henderson is breathing heavily.
Natividad scores with a nice body kick.
Natividad shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Henderson is trying to defend but Natividad finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Natividad prevents Henderson from improving his position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ronuel Natividad dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Henderson misses with a body kick.
Natividad fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Henderson defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Natividad.
Henderson looks for a takedown but Natividad sprawls well.
Natividad shoots in but Henderson avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Phillip Henderson has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ronuel Natividad.
Natividad is looking to clinch but Henderson is avoiding it.
Natividad shoots in and bounces Henderson off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Henderson bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Natividad's guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Natividad keeping moving, preventing Henderson from controlling successfully.
Henderson postures up.
Henderson controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Ronuel Natividad has got the better of the ground game so far.
Henderson avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Natividad is breathing heavily.
Henderson wants to get up but he can't break Natividad's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Natividad is looking to stand back up but Henderson counters by passing into half guard. Oops... bit sloppy there by Natividad.
Natividad is refusing to be controlled, as Henderson sits in half guard.
Henderson performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
Henderson is keen to just control but Natividad is a slippery customer.
Natividad tries to roll over but Henderson keeps him under control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Phillip Henderson.
Henderson falls off balance throwing a combination
and Natividad counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Henderson looking to hit a scissor sweep but Natividad is one step ahead there.
Henderson keeping full guard, as Natividad tries to pass.
Henderson scores with a nice shot.
Henderson is looking to sweep but instead, Natividad has passed into half guard.
Natividad is looking for a kimura here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Henderson tries to roll over but Natividad keeps him under control.
Henderson trying to control from the bottom.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Natividad is working for a submission of some sort.
Henderson slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Ronuel Natividad will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Henderson tries to close the distance and clinch but Natividad swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Natividad fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
No joy there for Henderson, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Henderson moves to clinch but Natividad breaks away
and Natividad counters with a takedown into side control! That could mean trouble for Henderson!
Natividad tries to advance to mount but Henderson denies him.
Natividad tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Natividad has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Henderson is looking for a sweep.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Henderson pushes Natividad away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, Natividad gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.
Natividad looking to control but instead Henderson has slipped a leg in, to regain half guard.
Henderson is looking to control Natividad's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Henderson avoid being mounted?
Natividad is working for a submission of some sort.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Henderson wants to control but Natividad is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Natividad is working for a submission of some sort.
Natividad takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Henderson tries to roll over but Natividad keeps him under control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Henderson looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Natividad seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Henderson is trying to stand up here but Natividad is controlling him well.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Natividad is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Ronuel Natividad was stalling too much, according to the referee.
Henderson gets caught napping as Natividad dives in and scores a takedown. Henderson manages to retain guard.
Henderson controls Natividad momentarily but Natividad frees himself.
Henderson manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Natividad manages to get himself to full guard.
Phillip Henderson has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Ronuel Natividad is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Natividad trying to keep a closed guard but Henderson is proving a slippery customer.
And that's the end of the fight!
Ronuel Natividad comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Natividad winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Shigeki Fujiwara scores the fight 27:30
Judge Ren Mimura scores the fight 27:30
Judge Hirohito Nitta scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ronuel Natividad!
Ronuel Natividad seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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FIGHT
RATING
47% |
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