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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Dave Laston (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Harry Henderson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the 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, Dave Laston!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Harry Henderson!
The judges for this bout are Wagner Zegers, Saam Ante and Paulsen Ambrosius.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
No luck with that takedown attempt from Henderson.
Laston tries to close the distance and clinch up but Henderson swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Dave Laston seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Henderson is trying hard to land a takedown here. Laston sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Henderson displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Laston throws out the jab.
Laston doesn't manage to clinch there - Henderson circles away.
Henderson pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Laston back to the cage. Henderson follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
It looks like Dave Laston has been cut.
Henderson shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Laston sprawls well. Laston wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Henderson gets slowly back to his feet.
Dave Laston has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Harry Henderson.
Laston fails in his attempt to clinch.
The fight stays on the outside here - Laston looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Laston moves out of the way of the counter high kick fromHenderson.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Laston tries to clinch up but Henderson circles away and keeps his distance.
Laston misses with a hook. Henderson ducked under it nicely.
Laston is looking to clinch.
Laston throws an overhand right that lands on Henderson's shoulder, as Henderson tries to avoid the shot.
Laston tries to keep at a distance but Henderson has taken the fight into the clinch.
Henderson managing to block the knees to the body from Laston.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Henderson drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Henderson has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Laston after a bit of a struggle.
Henderson's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Laston fails with an attempt to clinch.
Henderson needs to keep his hands up - Laston had a free shot at his head there.
Henderson fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Laston is out of range.
Henderson dives in and grabs Laston's left leg, looking for a takedown. Laston pushes down on Henderson's head and hops out.
Laston moves in looking to clinch but Henderson pushes him off.
Henderson moves out of range of the strikes.
Henderson defending well as Laston loads up on a big left hand.
Laston wants to clinch up but Henderson keeps it at a distance.
Laston moves in looking to clinch but Henderson pushes him off.
Henderson misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Henderson moves into the clinch.
Laston lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Henderson wants to get back to striking at distance but Laston won't allow it.
Laston wants to stall.
Laston misses with a knee to the head.
Henderson manages to break the clinch.
Laston scores with a jab.
A nice combination there by Henderson.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Laston slaps away a takedown attempt from Henderson, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Laston throws out a loose jab but Henderson uses good head movement to avoid it.
Henderson shoots for a double leg takedown but Laston sprawls well. He's pushed Henderson's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Henderson moves into the clinch.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Henderson tries to circle away but Laston has him pinned against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A head punch on the inside from Henderson fails to land.
Henderson drops down looking for an ankle pick but Laston pulls his leg out and moves away.
Henderson walks into a left hand.
Henderson lands a nice hook to Laston's body. Laston takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Laston throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Henderson sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Laston avoids the head kick by Henderson.
A swing and a miss from Laston.
Dave Laston is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
A slow jab from Laston misses its intended target.
Henderson feints the counter takedown.
Laston wants to clinch.
Henderson steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Laston.
Laston throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Henderson keeps the fight on the outside.
Laston is looking to clinch but Henderson is avoiding it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Henderson circles away from the clinch attempt.
Henderson connects with a right hand. Laston shakes it off.
Dave Laston's cut is getting worse.
Laston moves into range and connects with a jab.
Laston jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Laston wants to clinch.
Laston tries to close the distance and clinch but Henderson swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Laston throws a big shot that misses.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Henderson swats away the attempt to clinch by Laston.
Henderson drives through and clinches with Laston against the cage.
Henderson tries a knee to the head but Laston blocks it.
Henderson jumps guard but Laston turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Laston is struggling to control the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Harry Henderson will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Dave Laston's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Henderson is trying to pull guard but Laston has him pressed against the cage.
Henderson is trying to break the clinch but Laston is controlling him.
Henderson is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Henderson escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Laston connects with a good right hand that stumbles Henderson. Henderson circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
It looks like Harry Henderson has been cut.
Henderson fails to land with a series of punches.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Laston defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Henderson.
Laston with a nice cross.
Henderson forces Laston back against the cage and clinches.
Laston connects with a knee to the head.
Laston is trying to stall.
Laston misses with an elbow strike.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Henderson tries to pull guard but Laston holds him up against the cage and eventually Henderson drops back down to his feet.
Dave Laston has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Harry Henderson.
Laston is leaning against Henderson and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Henderson is breathing heavily.
Laston managing to block the knees to the body from Henderson.
Dave Laston has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Laston wants to stall.
Henderson is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Henderson jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Laston walks away with a smile on his face. Henderson gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Henderson gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Laston putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Henderson in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Henderson is trying to break the clinch but Laston is controlling him.
Laston lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Henderson.
Henderson is trying to push Laston away but Laston has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Laston misses with a knee strike.
Henderson prevents a body shot from Laston.
Henderson drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Laston gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Laston lands a left hand.
Henderson goes for a takedown attempt but Laston pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Dave Laston is winning the standup battle so far.
Henderson avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Henderson is clearly looking to counter with head kicks.
Henderson bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Laston is looking to clinch but Henderson is avoiding it.
Henderson follows through with a counter body kick but it doesn't land.
Laston tries to clinch but Henderson moves out of range.
Henderson keeps the fight on the outside.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Henderson slips a straight right by Laston.
Henderson unleashes a big counter combination but Laston bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Laston with a nice cross.
Henderson changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Laston looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Laston is trying to escape and get back to his feet.
Henderson throwing shots but missing, from side control.
Henderson scoring with punches from side control.
Henderson lands some shots froms side control.
Henderson in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Henderson slows the pace down.
Laston wants to get back to his feet but Henderson drags him back down.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Laston is working to avoid the ground and pound but Henderson connects with a decent elbow.
Henderson stands up and we're back to a striking position.
Laston moves in looking to clinch but Henderson pushes him off.
Henderson swats away the attempt to clinch by Laston.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Henderson tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Laston defends well and Henderson ends up having to push Laston into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Laston misses with a hook. Henderson ducked under it nicely.
A jab from Laston misses.
Laston swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dave Laston dominated that second round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
A punch combination from Henderson misses.
Henderson on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Henderson misses with a body kick.
Laston jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Laston fails in his attempt to clinch.
Laston moves out of the way of the counter high kick fromHenderson.
Henderson has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Henderson there as he acknowledges the shot.
Laston tries to close the distance and clinch up but Henderson swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Laston wants to clinch.
Harry Henderson is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Henderson closes this distance looking for a takedown but Laston circles away.
Laston tries to clinch but Henderson is having none of it.
Laston is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Henderson keeps the fight on the outside.
Henderson takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Laston scores with a crisp jab that stopped Henderson in his tracks.
Laston lands with an uppercut that bounces Henderson off the cage and back into range.
Henderson fails with the takedown.
Henderson takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Laston is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Henderson feints the counter takedown.
Laston drops Henderson with a hook right on the temple. He thinks about going to the ground but Henderson looks back up at him and smiles so Laston waves him back to his feet - he obviously thinks he can knock him out after that shot landed.
Henderson is rocked!
Laston fails with an attempt to clinch.
Henderson fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Laston, pushing him back against the cage.
Laston is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Henderson tries to pull guard but Laston forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Dave Laston has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Harry Henderson.
Henderson tries to pull guard but Laston won't allow it.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Laston throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Hendersons head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Henderson jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Laston walks away with a smile on his face. Henderson gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Henderson throws the kick towards the body but Laston avoids it.
Henderson with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Laston to score with a decent uppercut.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Laston fails in his attempt to clinch.
Henderson shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Laston was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Henderson takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Henderson shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Laston sprawls well. Laston wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Henderson gets slowly back to his feet.
Henderson swats away the attempt to clinch by Laston.
Henderson avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Laston misses with an uppercut.
Laston tries to close the distance and clinch up but Henderson swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Laston fails with an attempt to clinch.
Laston stuffs the takedown attempt from Henderson. Henderson gets slowly back to his feet.
Henderson on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Laston has Henderson up against the cage in a clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Laston is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Henderson can do to turn this around?
Henderson tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Laston smiles and moves away.
Henderson walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Laston leaves Henderson with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Laston smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Laston lands a big right hand that sends Henderson crashing to the mat! Laston stays standing though and waves Henderson back to his feet!
Henderson is still on wobbly legs! Can Laston finish him?
Laston tries to close the distance and clinch but Henderson swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Laston is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Henderson.
Laston moves in looking to clinch but Henderson pushes him off.
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!
Laston tries to keep at a distance but Henderson has taken the fight into the clinch.
Henderson seems to have recovered his senses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Henderson breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Henderson takes the fight into the clinch.
Henderson tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Laston is trying to maintain a safe position but Henderson gets an underhook and turns Laston into the cage.
Henderson tries to circle away but Laston has him pinned against the cage.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Henderson fails to pull guard.
Laston looking to stall.
Henderson is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
And that's the end of the fight!
Dave Laston showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Laston has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Wagner Zegers scores the fight 30:27
Judge Saam Ante scores the fight 29:28
Judge Paulsen Ambrosius scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Dave Laston!
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hype
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