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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Phil Hendrix (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Brennan Tierney (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters really staring each other down here, as Brennan Tierney enters the cage!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Phil Hendrix!
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, Brennan Tierney!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, and Frank Antenori.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hendrix decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Hendrix perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
Tierney wants to get back to his feet.
Hendrix throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Hendrix is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Hendrix seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Hendrix takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Tierney looks like he's trying to stand up.
Hendrix not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Hendrix looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Tierney slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Hendrix wants to control from the top but Tierney keeps moving.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hendrix looking to pass the guard.
Tierney is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Tierney working a defensive guard here.
Hendrix lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Hendrix works over Tierney with some ground and pound from guard.
Tierney working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Hendrix.
Hendrix missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Tierney keeping moving, preventing Hendrix from controlling successfully.
Hendrix postures up in Tierney's guard and throws a big left but Tierney blocks it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tierney has momentary wrist control but Hendrix slips an elbow through the middle.
Tierney looking to control.
Hendrix is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Hendrix trying to control but Tierney is working from the bottom.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Hendrix sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Hendrix throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Tierney works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Tierney has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Hendrix can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Hendrix stays in close to Tierney's body and controls the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tierney looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Tierney trying to control the position.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Tierney gets caught flat footed, as Hendrix shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Tierney throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
We've been informed that Tierney has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight.
Hendrix controls from within his opponent's guard.
Tierney throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hendrix avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Hendrix working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Tierney's head.
Hendrix keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Tierney's head.
Hendrix working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Hendrix's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Tierney wants to get back to his feet but Hendrix is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Hendrix throwing strikes but missing.
Hendrix throwing strikes but missing.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Phil Hendrix dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Tierney has his takedown stuffed
enabling Hendrix to counter with a crisp jab.
Hendrix takes the fight into the clinch.
Tierney trying to control the position but instead, Hendrix has worked for underhooks and has pushed Tierney into the cage.
Hendrix prevents a takedown attempt there.
Tierney misses with a hook to the ribs.
Hendrix gets the body lock takedown. After a quick scramble, Tierney regains guard.
Tierney keeping moving, preventing Hendrix from controlling successfully.
Hendrix controlling from the top position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Tierney is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hendrix content to stall in guard here.
Tierney had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Hendrix defends it easily.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Hendrix accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Hendrix scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Hendrix trying to control the position from guard on top but Tierney is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Hendrix has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tierney trying to strike from the bottom but really, it's not the best position to be doing that from!
Hendrix missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Tierney trying to keep a closed guard but Hendrix is proving a slippery customer.
Tierney had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Hendrix defends it easily.
Hendrix wants to control from the top but Tierney keeps moving.
Hendrix not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Hendrix throws a strike but Tierney rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tierney wants to control from the top but Hendrix keeps moving.
Hendrix is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Hendrix has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Tierney can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Hendrix is adopting a defensive guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hendrix is looking to stand up but Tierney isn't so interested in that idea.
Hendrix had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Tierney defends it easily.
Hendrix is looking to stand back up but Tierney counters by passing into half guard. Oops... bit sloppy there by Hendrix.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Tierney trying to control from Hendrix's half guard. Hendrix has other ideas though and has regained full guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Phil Hendrix dominated that second round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Hendrix looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
We've been told by Hendrix's head coaches at MMA Gods - 16 Elites! + Roger Gracie that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Good body shot from Tierney.
Tierney wants a takedown.
Tierney goes for a takedown attempt but Hendrix pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Tierney closes the distance and clinches.
Hendrix turns his hips and lands a very nice judo throw into side control!
Hendrix scores with punches from side control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tierney looks to move to half guard but instead Hendrix has passed into mount! Damn!
Tierney in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Hendrix unloading with bombs!
Hendrix raining down shots from the mount!
Hendrix controlling his opponent.
Tierney is bucking up trying to escape but Hendrix cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Tierney is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Hendrix tries to control but Tierney wriggling away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tierney is working to get back to half guard.
Hendrix content just to control the position here.
Tierney tries to reverse the position but Hendrix maintains control.
Tierney tries to hold on but Hendrix pushes him away.
Hendrix looking to control but Tierney is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Hendrix with shots to the head and body - Tierney looks very uncomfortable down there.
Tierney in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tierney taking shots to the head.
Tierney takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Tierney is trying to escape the mount.
Tierney is in a horrible position here. Hendrix smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Hendrix is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Tierney can do to turn this around?
Hendrix cracks Tierney with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Hendrix lands a couple of good shots and Tierney has given up his back, trying to escape the position!
Hendrix scores with strikes from the back.
Hendrix loading up with punches from the back mount - how long can Tierney hold on?
Tierney just trying to survive but Hendrix is wriggling into a better position, looking to finish.
Tierney is defending well here and trying to improve his position.
Tierney takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tierney wants to control his opponent's hands but Hendrix gets his hands free.
Hendrix slows the pace down here. Having a little breather whilst he's in a dominant position, looking to rest and regain some energy, ready to go for the finish.
Hendrix is landing with strikes from the back.
Hendrix lands shots from the back.
Hendrix lands shots from the back.
Hendrix scores with a nice shot to the head of his opponent. Tierney is looking for a way out.
Tierney covers up after taking a massive shot to the side of the head.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Tierney is trying to get back to his feet but he's not managed it yet.
Brennan Tierney has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Tierney manages to reverse the position and now he's in Hendrix's guard. Nice work there by Tierney.
And that's the end of the fight!
Phil Hendrix showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Hendrix, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 30:27
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 30:27
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Phil Hendrix!
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energy
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hype
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RATING
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