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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Bobby Hendricks (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Manuel Estevan Payan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Hendricks comes to the cage accompanied by A Type Away. We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.
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BJJ Blue Belt
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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
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Bobby Hendricks!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Manuel Estevan Payan!
The judges for this bout are Paulo Santos, Seu Braga and Daniel Cesar.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nice shot lands for Payan.
Nice takedown defense from Payan. No joy for Hendricks on that attempt.
Bobby Hendricks seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Hendricks fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Payan scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Hendricks shoots in but Payan avoids the takedown attempt easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Bobby Hendricks. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Hendricks misses with a takedown
and Payan counters with a stiff right hand.
Payan cracks Hendricks with a right hand to the side of the head.
Hendricks closes this distance looking for a takedown but Payan circles away.
Payan tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Hendricks paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Payan takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Payan lands a two punch combo.
Hendricks takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Hendricks ducks right into an uppercut from Payan.
Payan with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Hendricks checks a low kick from Payan.
Nice takedown defense from Payan. No joy for Hendricks on that attempt.
Payan fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Hendricks checks it well.
Payan throws a sloppy head kick and Hendricks moves out of range easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice body punch from Payan.
Hendricks is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Payan.
Payan scores with a crisp jab that stopped Hendricks in his tracks.
Hendricks dives in for a single leg takedown but Payan sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Hendricks is breathing heavily.
Hendricks tries to score a body lock takedown but Payan shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Payan is looking to break free of the clinch but Hendricks has double underhooks.
Payan has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Payan gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Hendricks.
Payan jumps into guard, dragging Hendricks to the mat.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Payan wants to stand but Hendricks is controlling the position.
Payan pulls Hendricks in close to prevent any damage.
Payan wants to get back to his feet but Hendricks is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Payan uses the cage to get back to his feet.
Payan is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Hendricks's half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Payan working over Hendricks with some ground and pound. Hendricks looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Hendricks is not content to let Payan control the position.
Hendricks wants to control but Payan is keeping busy and won't allow it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Payan is trying to control the action in half guard but Hendricks is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Payan content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
Payan wants to lay and pray for a moment but Hendricks keeps working.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Manuel Estevan Payan was stalling too much, according to the referee.
Hendricks throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Payan tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Hendricks is in Payan's guard.
Payan controlling Hendricks's posture.
Hendricks stops Payan from standing up.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hendricks thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Hendricks won't allow Payan to sweep him here.
Hendricks drops back looking for a leg! Payan is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Payan manages to kick Hendricks off! Hendricks jumps back into Payan's guard.
Payan really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Hendricks. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Payan wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Payan manages to wriggle out and sneak his way back up to his feet, so the fighters are now clinched up against the cage.
Payan taking a breather.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Payan is trying to break free.
Hendricks wants to take the fight to the mat but Payan manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Payan is trying to break free.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Manuel Estevan Payan dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Payan shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Payan is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Payan pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Hendricks is keeping the position for now.
Payan scoring with punches to the head and body.
Payan postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Payan content to stall in guard here.
Hendricks looking for a sweep. Not yet Hendricks, not yet.
Hendricks might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Payan scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Payan trying to control but Hendricks is working from the bottom.
Payan is working Hendricks over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Payan is looking to stand up but Hendricks won't let him.
Payan stands up over Hendricks, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Hendricks working for a triangle but Payan defends it easily.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Payan postures up in Hendricks's guard and throws a big left but Hendricks blocks it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Payan would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Payan is working Hendricks over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Payan distracts Hendricks with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Payan accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Payan tries to free his leg and advance position but Hendricks is retaining full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hendricks has a closed guard, preventing Payan from standing up.
Hendricks keeping moving, preventing Payan from controlling successfully.
Payan throws a big elbow that misses.
Payan must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Hendricks working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Payan.
Payan working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Hendricks's head.
Manuel Estevan Payan has got the better of the ground game so far.
Hendricks avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Payan lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Payan connects with a couple of short punches.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Payan accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Payan postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Payan stands up over Hendricks, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Payan postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Payan distracts Hendricks with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Payan postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Payan pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Hendricks is keeping the position for now.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Manuel Estevan Payan showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Payan closes the distance and lands a one-two.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Hendricks.
Payan has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Hendricks takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Hendricks takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Hendricks fails to land the takedown.
Payan cracks Hendricks with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Hendricks takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Payan connects with the punch.
Payan throws a one two combo.
A right-left combo lands from Payan.
Payan is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Payan gets a clinch.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Hendricks is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Payan pulls him back up using the underhooks.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Bobby Hendricks. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Payan misses with some punches.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Payan has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Payan is trying to slow the pace down but that's a couple of times in a row that he's tried to get underhooks and Hendricks has denied him.
Payan is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Payan is trying to break the clinch but Hendricks is controlling him.
Payan wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Payan has had enough of the clinch but Hendricks keeps him there for the moment.
Payan wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Hendricks has him pressed against the cage.
Hendricks keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Payan's efforts to push away.
Payan wants to get back to striking at distance but Hendricks won't allow it.
Manuel Estevan Payan is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hendricks drops down looking for an ankle pick but Payan pulls his leg out and moves away.
Nice straight punches there by Payan. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Payan.
Hendricks takes one to the side of the head.
Hendricks shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Payan defends it nicely.
Hendricks avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Hendricks shoots in looking for a takedown. Payan tries to sprawl out of it but Hendricks keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Payan manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Payan jabs Hendricks right on the nose. Hendricks blinks but takes it well.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Payan moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Hendricks checks a leg kick.
Payan lands with a right hand.
Payan slaps away a takedown attempt from Hendricks, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Hendricks on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Payan lands the left hand.
Bobby Hendricks is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Payan digs a good body shot into Hendricks's ribs.
Payan throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Payan goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Hendricks tries to score a power double leg takedown but Payan sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Hendricks somewhat.
Payan closes the distance and lands a one-two.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hendricks takes one to the side of the head.
Hendricks shoots for a double leg takedown but Payan sprawls well. He's pushed Hendricks's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Payan lands with a nice body punch.
Hendricks gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Payan distracts Hendricks with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Hendricks has his foot on Payan's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Payan works his way back into a safe position though.
Payan sitting in guard, not really doing much.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Payan works over Hendricks with some ground and pound from guard.
And that's the end of the fight!
Manuel Estevan Payan comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Payan 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 Paulo Santos scores the fight for Manuel Estevan Payan!
Judge Seu Braga scores the fight for Manuel Estevan Payan!
Judge Daniel Cesar scores the fight for Manuel Estevan Payan!
Manuel Estevan Payan wins by unanimous decision!
Bobby Hendricks spoke after the fight, saying 'I will comeback better i promise'.
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