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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Mike Turner (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tane Hendersson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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200 lbs
3 - 1 - 0 |
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218 lbs
2 - 2 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Cuts easily |
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Counter striker
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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
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Mike Turner!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Tane Hendersson!
The judges for this bout are George Francis, Alan Glass and Chris Downing.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Turner comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Turner tries to close the distance and clinch but Hendersson swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Turner moves in looking to clinch but Hendersson pushes him off.
Turner moves into the clinch successfully.
Turner wants to stall.
Hendersson is working for takedown but Turner is calmly controlling the position for now.
Turner taking a breather.
Turner has had enough of the clinch but Hendersson keeps him there for the moment.
Hendersson has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Turner is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Turner breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Hendersson scores with a takedown into Turner's guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Turner keeping full guard, as Hendersson tries to pass.
Hendersson is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Turner trying to control the position.
Hendersson throwing strikes but missing.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Hendersson accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Hendersson trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Hendersson postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Hendersson with a flurry of punches that miss.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Turner will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Turner tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Turner pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Turner throws a series of punches but Hendersson avoids them all with ease.
Turner connects with a high kick.
Turner tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Hendersson takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Turner fails with an attempt to clinch.
Turner rushes Hendersson and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Turner landing knees to the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Turner wants a takedown but no success here.
Hendersson has picked Turner up - he's going for a ride! Hendersson dumps his opponent to the mat with a thud and settles into half guard.
Hendersson looks gassed!
Hendersson stops Turner from getting back to his feet.
Hendersson thows a big elbow that misses, also allowing Turner to regain full guard.
Hendersson scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Turner bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Hendersson's guard.
Turner won't allow Hendersson to sweep him here.
Hendersson working a defensive guard here.
Turner controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hendersson looking for a sweep. Not yet Hendersson, not yet.
Hendersson will have to put a bit more behind his punches if he's going to do any damage from this position.
Turner trying to control the position from guard on top but Hendersson is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Turner is looking to stand up but Hendersson won't let him.
Turner won't allow Hendersson to sweep him here.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Hendersson shoots in looking for a takedown. Turner tries to sprawl out of it but Hendersson keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Turner manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Mike Turner has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Tane Hendersson.
Turner clinches up with Hendersson and pushes him back against the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mike Turner 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.
Hendersson avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Hendersson has a takedown stuffed.
Hendersson keeps the fight on the outside.
Turner tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Hendersson paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Hendersson takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Turner misses with a few strikes there.
Turner tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Hendersson paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Turner tries to close the distance and clinch but Hendersson swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Turner chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Hendersson is breathing heavily.
A head kick misses from Turner.
Turner with a poor takedown
and Hendersson counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Turner!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hendersson has control of Turner's right arm, working for a kimura. It's a bit of a token attempt though and Turner regains control of the situation pretty easily.
Turner tries to hold on but Hendersson postures up.
Hendersson punching from mount but Turner doing a good job of avoiding damage.
Turner's corner are shouting for him to stand up but that's bad cornering - how is he meant to stand up when he's mounted? He should be looking to improve his position on the ground before trying to stand back up.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Turner is working to get back to half guard.
Hendersson lands a heavy elbow.
Turner is squirming around, avoiding Hendersson's attempts to control the action.
Hendersson connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Turner is bucking up trying to escape but Hendersson cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hendersson dominating with strikes here.
Hendersson working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Hendersson has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Turner's face.
It looks like Mike Turner has been cut.
Hendersson punching from mount but Turner doing a good job of avoiding damage.
Turner wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Hendersson.
Hendersson unloading with bombs!
Turner tries to buck Hendersson off but he can't manage it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hendersson avoids the attempt from Turner to control.
Hendersson lands a heavy elbow.
Mike Turner's cut is getting worse.
Turner tries to hold on but Hendersson pushes him away.
Turner blocking the ground and pound.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Turner is working to get back to half guard.
Hendersson jumps to the side looking to secure the arm triangle…. Ooooh, that looks tight… Turner is gargling but he's managed to escape! Nice work there by Turner and Hendersson has given up the dominant position trying to land that submission.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tane Hendersson showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Mike Turner's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Turner forces Hendersson back against the cage and clinches.
Hendersson has Turner pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Turner manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Turner controlling the action here for a moment.
Turner breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Hendersson circles away from the clinch attempt
and Hendersson counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Turner's guard now.
Hendersson has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Turner keeping full guard, as Hendersson tries to pass.
Hendersson takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Hendersson accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hendersson stops Turner from standing up.
Turner is trying to keep Hendersson in close.
Turner looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Hendersson throwing strikes from guard but Turner blocks nicely.
Tane Hendersson has got the better of the ground game so far.
Turner is looking to stand up but Hendersson isn't so interested in that idea.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Hendersson works over Turner with some ground and pound from guard.
Hendersson postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Turner clinches but Hendersson breaks the clinch
and Hendersson counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Turner is pressed up against the cage. Hendersson has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Turner down to the mat. Turner avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Turner wants to clinch but Hendersson slips to the side
and Hendersson decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Turner's guard.
Hendersson postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Hendersson showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Turner wants to sweep but no luck.
Turner wants to stand but Hendersson is controlling the position.
Turner working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Hendersson.
Hendersson is looking to work some ground and pound but Turner has wrist control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Hendersson trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Hendersson throwing strikes but missing.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Hendersson circles away from the clinch attempt
and Hendersson counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Hendersson.
Hendersson tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Mike Turner has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Tane Hendersson.
Hendersson tries to score a body lock takedown but Turner shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Turner is looking to break free of the clinch but Hendersson has double underhooks.
Turner wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Turner wants to break free but Hendersson has control.
Hendersson looking for a takedown.
Turner lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Turner using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Turner breaks the clinch.
Turner closes the distance but Hendersson moves to the side
and Hendersson counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Turner!
And that's the end of the fight!
Tane Hendersson comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Hendersson 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 George Francis scores the fight 28:29
Judge Alan Glass scores the fight 28:29
Judge Chris Downing scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Tane Hendersson!
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energy
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hype
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FIGHT
RATING
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