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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Karol Zimny (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Chuck Henderson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Karol Zimny has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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200 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Good chin |
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Decent wrestler
Brawler
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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 Helsinki, Karol Zimny!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Chuck Henderson!
The judges for this bout are Tarja Halkonen, Roosa Järviläinen and Marco Blurström.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Henderson walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Zimny connects with the punch.
Zimny rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Henderson moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Zimny tries to bum rush Henderson with a series of wild strikes but Henderson uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Henderson doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Zimny circles away from the clinch attempt.
Karol Zimny seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Horrible takedown attempt by Henderson or perhaps it was just good defense by Zimny, which made it look bad.
A jab from Zimny does it's job there.
Zimny lands with a nice body punch.
Zimny stuns Henderson with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Henderson tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Zimny defends well and Henderson ends up having to push Zimny into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Zimny tries to keep at a distance but Henderson has taken the fight into the clinch.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Zimny working hard to break the clinch.
Henderson's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Zimny has Henderson pressed against the cage.
Henderson tries to pull guard but Zimny won't allow it.
Karol Zimny has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Chuck Henderson.
Henderson manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
Henderson trying to control the position here.
Henderson had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Zimny defends it easily.
Henderson is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Henderson winds up and cracks Zimny with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
It looks like Henderson might be adopting somewhat of a lay and pray gameplan here, which I'm sure won't go down too well with the paying fans in attendance... Or the ring announcers come to think of it.
Nice strikes from Henderson there.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Henderson controlling the action here.
Henderson winds up and cracks Zimny with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Henderson is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Zimny sees it coming and defends easily.
Henderson thows a huge punch but Zimny dodges it nicely.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Karol Zimny will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Zimny works Henderson's body with a nice hook.
Henderson tries to clinch up but Zimny circles away and keeps his distance.
Zimny ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Zimny looks to score with a jab to the body but Henderson is just out of range.
Zimny misses with a series of wild punches.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Henderson.
Karol Zimny is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Zimny throws a shot to the body.
Zimny scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Henderson fails in his attempt to clinch.
Zimny connects with a body shot.
Henderson misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Henderson changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Zimny tries to avoid it but Henderson manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Zimny to the ground. Zimny escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Karol Zimny has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Chuck Henderson.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Zimny scores with a three punch combo!
Henderson takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Henderson throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Zimny closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Karol Zimny is winning the standup battle so far.
Zimny throws a right and a left that both miss.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Henderson has taken the fight to the clinch.
Zimny misses with a body punch.
Henderson lands a damaging elbow.
It looks like Karol Zimny has been cut.
Henderson tries to pull guard but Zimny won't allow it.
Zimny is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Henderson is keeping busy.
Henderson tries to pull guard but Zimny holds him up against the cage and eventually Henderson drops back down to his feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Henderson pulls guard successfully.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Henderson managing to control the position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Henderson lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.
Henderson controls from within his opponent's guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Henderson stands up from Zimny's guard - Henderson perhaps looking for a knockout.
Henderson drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Zimny on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Zimny tries to get out of the position.
Henderson controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Henderson passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Henderson is staying tight to Zimny's torso, preventing him from escaping.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Henderson is chipping away with strikes.
Henderson just content to control the position.
Henderson advances nicely into full mount.
Henderson controlling the pace for now.
Henderson scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Zimny?
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 Karol Zimny will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Karol Zimny's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!
Henderson bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Henderson decides to stand up, so the ref orders Zimny to his feet.
Henderson clinches up with Zimny and pushes him back against the cage.
Henderson breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Zimny throws out a powerful jab.
Henderson pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Zimny lands with a nice combination. Henderson backs away looking to recover.
Henderson shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Zimny but Zimny pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Zimny moves into range and connects with a jab.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Henderson fails with a takedown attempt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A jab lands there for Zimny.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Zimny tests Henderson's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Zimny misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Henderson.
Zimny tries to bum rush Henderson with a series of wild strikes but Henderson uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Henderson uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Zimny.
Henderson misses with a looping right.
Henderson fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Zimny to the ground. Henderson is now in Zimny's guard.
Zimny is looking to stand back up but Henderson counters by passing into half guard. Oops... bit sloppy there by Zimny.
Henderson is figuring out what he wants to do next.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Henderson looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Zimny with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Henderson lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Henderson moves into full mount! Zimny won't be happy about that!
Henderson lands a couple of good shots and Zimny has given up his back, trying to escape the position!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Henderson has got one arm under Zimny's chin. This could be trouble... Zimny trying to control the other hand but Henderson gets it free and sqeezes tight - just a matter of time now! Yep, Zimny has tapped out! The fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:59 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Chuck Henderson!
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hype
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