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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Andrey Tutov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Johnny Hendricks (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Tutov might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to 7B - Young Winds. Hendricks has chosen Lets get sweattttty betty! as his entrance music. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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144 lbs
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148 lbs
14 - 5 - 0 |
Abu Dhabi Champ
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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
16 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Andrey Tutov!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
14 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Johnny Hendricks!
The judges for this bout are Steve Smith, Alec Ball and Dillan Fox.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tutov lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Tutov keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Tutov uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Hendricks.
Hendricks throws a right and a left that both miss.
Johnny Hendricks seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Tutov is looking to land body kicks.
Hendricks avoids a kick to the body.
Hendricks connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Hendricks scores with a jab to the body.
Hendricks shoots in looking for a takedown but Tutov manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Hendricks's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Tutov lands with a good body shot.
We've been told by Tutov's head coaches at Montreal Fighter's Gym that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Hendricks swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Tutov uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Hendricks.
A leg kick checked by Tutov.
Hendricks throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Hendricks lands a lovely overhand right.
Hendricks catches Tutov with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Tutov misses with a low kick.
Tutov pivots, looking for a leg kick but Hendricks is out of range and Tutov settles back down.
Tutov motions for Hendricks to come forward. Tutov throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hendricks scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Tutov doesn't seem bothered though.
Tutov misses with a body kick.
Hendricks has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Tutov takes a swing at Hendricks's ribcage but misses.
Hendricks displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Tutov throws out the jab.
Tutov lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Hendricks at a distance.
Tutov tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Hendricks darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Tutov lands a slapping body shot.
Tutov throws a leg kick
and Hendricks counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Tutov working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Hendricks doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Hendricks manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Tutov keeping full guard, as Hendricks tries to pass.
Hendricks is looking to work some ground and pound but Tutov has wrist control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hendricks stopping the sweep attempt from Tutov.
Hendricks trying to control but Tutov is working from the bottom.
Hendricks scoring with punches to the head and body.
Tutov manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Hendricks manages to get himself to full guard.
Tutov landing with the ground and pound.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Tutov pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Hendricks is keeping the position for now.
Tutov trying to control but Hendricks is working from the bottom.
Hendricks has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Hendricks manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hendricks avoids the attempt from Tutov to control.
Tutov is desperately trying to improve his position but Hendricks has a good base and remains in mount.
Hendricks landing shots from mount.
Hendricks working the ground and pound effectively.
Tutov tries to hold on but Hendricks pushes him away.
Hendricks punishing his opponent with strikes.
Tutov is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Hendricks lands a big shot there that rocks Tutov but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A nice elbow there by Hendricks.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Hendricks controlling from mount.
Tutov wants to hold on but Hendricks pushes him away.
Hendricks lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Tutov hang on?
Hendricks landing shots from mount.
Hendricks wants to control the pace but Tutov is squirming around nicely.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Hendricks raining down shots from the mount!
Tutov is squirming around, avoiding Hendricks's attempts to control the action.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Johnny Hendricks dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Tutov just misses with a punch to the body.
Tutov feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Hendricks's calf.
Tutov lands a nice hook to Hendricks's body. Hendricks takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Hendricks tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Tutov was well out of range. Poor timing from Hendricks.
Tutov connects with a solid leg kick.
Hendricks throws a looping overhand right but Tutov ducks down to avoid it.
Hendricks has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Tutov.
Hendricks takes a swing at Tutov's ribcage but misses.
Tutov looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Hendricks throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Tutov takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Tutov takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Tutov walks into a straight right hand from Hendricks.
Johnny Hendricks seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Tutov throws a head kick that misses.
Tutov lands a jab-cross combination.
It looks like Johnny Hendricks has been cut.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Hendricks ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Tutov moves away.
Andrey Tutov is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hendricks throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Tutov lands a jab to Hendricks's midsection.
Hendricks misses with a wild body shot.
Tutov lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Tutov throws an overhand right that lands on Hendricks's shoulder, as Hendricks tries to avoid the shot.
A solid leg kick lands there for Hendricks.
Tutov throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Tutov throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Tutov checks a leg kick.
Tutov misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Tutov uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Hendricks.
Tutov throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Hendricks sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Tutov throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Hendricks sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Hendricks walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Tutov checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
A head kick misses from Tutov.
Tutov checks a low kick from Hendricks.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hendricks takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Tutov misses with a head kick.
Tutov connects with a jab.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Tutov lands a jab to Hendricks's midsection.
A solid leg kick lands there for Tutov.
Hendricks moves out of range as Tutov strikes.
Hendricks uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Tutov has time to react.
Tutov tries to sprawl but Hendricks drives through with a takedown into half guard.
Tutov is looking to control Hendricks's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Tutov avoid being mounted?
Tutov makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Tutov.
Tutov controls Hendricks momentarily but Hendricks frees himself.
Hendricks keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Tutov's head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tutov is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Hendricks slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Tutov is trying to keep Hendricks in close.
Hendricks preventing the sweep.
Tutov is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Hendricks controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Tutov lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Hendricks circles away quickly and effectively.
Hendricks fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Tutov manages to avoid it.
Hendricks looks to land a right hand but Tutov moved out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hendricks comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Tutov fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Hendricks is out of range.
Tutov displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Hendricks throws out the jab.
Hendricks misses with a wild body shot.
Hendricks looks to score with a jab to the body but Tutov is just out of range.
Hendricks connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Tutov feints and then cracks Hendricks's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Hendricks down.
Hendricks lands an overhand right.
Hendricks bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Hendricks takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Hendricks tries to work over Tutov's front leg with a kick but Tutov checks it.
Hendricks avoids a punch combination nicely.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Hendricks throws out a leg kick but Tutov moves out of range and Hendricks only half commits.
Tutov tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Hendricks was well out of range. Poor timing from Tutov.
Hendricks avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Andrey Tutov will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Johnny Hendricks's cut.
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. This is the final round!
Hendricks misses with a wild body shot.
That kick from Hendricks tenderised Tutov's leg. Tutov is trying to keep his angry face on.
Hendricks looks to land a right hand but Tutov moved out of range.
A head kick misses from Tutov.
Tutov thuds his shin into the meat of Hendricks's side.
Tutov dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Hendricks. That did some damage!
Hendricks fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Hendricks fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Tutov checks it well.
Hendricks fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Tutov throws a shot from downtown. Hendricks moves away and avoids it.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Tutov, as that shot connected.
Hendricks blocks a leg kick.
Tutov connects with a leg kick. Hendricks looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Tutov tries a low kick but Hendricks avoids it.
Tutov keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Tutov throws a wild body kick that Hendricks sees coming a mile off.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tutov thumps Hendricks with a low kick.
Hendricks takes a swing at Tutov's ribcage but misses.
Hendricks takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
A good leg kick by Tutov.
Hendricks misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Tutov.
Tutov scores with a punch to the head.
A punch combination from Tutov misses.
Tutov throws a right hand that misses
and Hendricks decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Tutov's guard.
Hendricks trying to control the position from guard on top but Tutov is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Hendricks chips away with some ground and pound.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Tutov controls Hendricks momentarily but Hendricks frees himself.
Tutov has momentary wrist control but Hendricks slips an elbow through the middle.
Hendricks pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Tutov is keeping the position for now.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hendricks lands a couple of elbows.
Hendricks is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Tutov trying to keep a closed guard but Hendricks is proving a slippery customer.
Tutov keeping moving, preventing Hendricks from controlling successfully.
Hendricks content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Tutov utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Hendricks throws a strike but Tutov rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Hendricks manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hendricks avoids the attempt from Tutov to control.
Tutov in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Tutov keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Tutov tries to hold on but Hendricks pushes him away.
Tutov is working to get back to half guard.
Hendricks raining down hammerfists from mount.
Tutov regains half guard.
Hendricks prevents Tutov from improving his position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hendricks thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Tutov's head.
Tutov is looking for a sweep. Hendricks is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Tutov is working hard here to advance position.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Hendricks controlling the action here.
Tutov taking some punishment here, with Hendricks in his half guard.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Tutov works his way to full guard. Good work.
Hendricks wants to control from the top but Tutov keeps moving.
Hendricks avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
And that's the end of the fight!
Johnny Hendricks comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Hendricks 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 Steve Smith scores the fight 28:29
Judge Alec Ball scores the fight 28:29
Judge Dillan Fox scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Johnny Hendricks!
Johnny Hendricks took to the mic after the fight and begged the organizational hierarchy for a shot at the title.
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energy
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hype
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