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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Henry Henbanger (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sebastien Legard (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Legard has chosen Crank That (Travis Barker Remix) as his entrance music. Sebastien Legard has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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215 cm
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266 lbs
3 - 3 - 0 |
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200 cm
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270 lbs
3 - 3 - 0 |
BJJ White Belt
Brawler
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BJJ Purple Belt
Decent boxing
Solid chin |
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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 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Henry Henbanger! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Sebastien Legard! The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Timothy Bukovac and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! A combination from Henbanger does no damage. Legard thows a body shot but no joy. An inside leg kick from Legard misses. Legard bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Henbanger's head backwards. Legard shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Henbanger as he jumps to the side. Legard shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it. Henbanger throws a jab when Legard was well out of range. Legard with a nice cross. Ouch! a nice leg kick from Legard, right into the meat.
Henbanger fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Legard checks it well. Henbanger misses with a head kick.
A combination from Henbanger does no damage. Legard closes this distance looking for a takedown but Henbanger circles away. Henry Henbanger has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Sebastien Legard. Henbanger fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Legard checks it well. Henbanger throws a big shot that misses. Henbanger keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round. Legard gets a takedown into half guard. Henbanger is looking to improve his position.
Legard wants to control but Henbanger is keeping him busy. The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Legard lands a nice short elbow. Henbanger is refusing to be controlled, as Legard sits in half guard. Henbanger knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Legard on the ground. Legard landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent. Legard is trying to work for a kimura but Henbanger is defending well.
Legard has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan. Henbanger wants to get back to full guard. Legard thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Henbanger's head. Legard is looking for a kimura here.
Legard looks gassed! Henbanger misses with some strikes from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Henbanger is trying to control but can't.
Henbanger punching from the bottom.
Henbanger missing with punches from the bottom.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up. Legard scores with a takedown into Henbanger's guard. Legard won't allow Henbanger to sweep him here. Henbanger throws some sloppy strikes off his back.
Henbanger throws a couple of shots from the bottom but they don't land. Legard in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time. Legard wants to control from the top but Henbanger keeps moving. Legard is looking to work some ground and pound but Henbanger has wrist control. Henbanger wants to sweep but no luck.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Henbanger avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up. Henbanger throws a right hand that Legard ducks under and follows up with a left that Legard also avoids with ease. Legard lands with an overhand left. Henbanger misses the body punch and Legard counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Legard. Legard pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Henbanger is keeping the position for now. Legard stopping the sweep attempt from Henbanger. Legard trying to control but Henbanger is working from the bottom. Legard throwing strikes but missing. Henbanger trying to punch from his back but it's not doing any damage. Henbanger 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 four minutes gone in the round. Legard is staying active underneath Henbanger, who seems content to just control the action from this position. Henbanger throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man. Legard trying to hold on to Henbanger's head to control him but Henbanger postures up.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here! Henbanger is trying to control. Legard wants to improve his position but can't escape this time. The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing. Henbanger missing with the ground and pound from half guard. Legard is looking to improve his position.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Henbanger connects with a nice short shot to Legard's temple. Henbanger thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas. The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up. No luck for Legard with that takedown attempt. Henbanger jabbing away but nothing is landing. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Sebastien Legard 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.
Henbanger misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Legard.
Henbanger is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Legard. Henbanger misses with a low kick. Legard shoots in but Henbanger avoids the takedown attempt easily. Legard looks for a takedown but Henbanger sprawls well. Henbanger stuns Legard with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range. Legard ducks right into an uppercut from Henbanger. Henbanger lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
It looks like Sebastien Legard has been cut. Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd. Henbanger throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Legard sees it coming and avoids it easily. Legard is breathing heavily. Henbanger tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Legard is able to avoid easily. Legard misses the shot to the body. Nice defenses there by Henbanger.
That's one minute gone in the round. Henbanger closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Henbanger lands in his opponent's guard. Henbanger content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots. Henbanger working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Legard's head. Legard utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound. Henbanger loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry. Henbanger missing there with some ground and pound from the guard. Henbanger lands a couple of decent looking shots. The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work. Henbanger throwing strikes from guard but Legard blocks nicely. Henbanger trying to control the position from guard on top but Legard is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can. Henbanger postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect. Legard wants to sweep but no luck.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Henbanger trying to control but Legard is working from the bottom. Legard throwing strikes off his back to little effect.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up. Legard walks into a jab. Legard shoots in but doesn't get the takedown and Henbanger counters with a combination of strikes to the head and body that crumple Legard! Henry Henbanger has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Sebastien Legard. We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out! Henbanger working the head and body with strikes. Henbanger scoring with strikes to the body and head. Legard wants to control but Henbanger is keeping busy and won't allow it. Henbanger is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Henbanger will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions. The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Henbanger connects with a nice short shot to Legard's temple. Sebastien Legard has got the better of the ground game so far.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Henbanger is nestled in close to Legard, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure. Henbanger thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Legard's head. Henbanger landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent. Legard tries to get to full guard but Henbanger has control of the leg. Legard trying to control but Henbanger postures up.
Henbanger is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position. Henbanger thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Legard's head. Legard is refusing to be controlled, as Henbanger sits in half guard. Henbanger blocks the strikes from Legard.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up. Henbanger connects with a single shot there.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Legard changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Henbanger looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better. Henbanger is trying to get back to half guard. Legard avoids the strikes from the bottom by Henbanger. Henbanger wants to control but Legard postures up. Henbanger tries to get back to half guard but can't. Legard throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage. Henbanger manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu! Henbanger lands with a punch from half guard. Legard is trying to stand up here but Henbanger is controlling him well.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up. Legard uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Henbanger. As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action. Henbanger tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Legard was well out of range. Poor timing from Henbanger. Henbanger rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Legard moves out of range and avoids them all easily. Henry Henbanger seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout. Henbanger gets caught flat footed, as Legard shoots in with a quick takedown into guard. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Henry Henbanger dominated that second round. The cut man is working on Sebastien Legard's cut. The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
A low kick from Henbanger is predictable there and Legard counters with a three punch combo that has Henbanger backing up. Henbanger nods at Legard to acknowledge the strikes. Some wild striking there from Henbanger.
Henbanger tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Legard was well out of range. Poor timing from Henbanger. Henry Henbanger is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things. Legard looks to score with a combo but nothing lands. Legard drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard. Henbanger wants to sweep but no luck. Henbanger looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Legard landing with the ground and pound. Legard trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat. Henbanger scores with a couple of body punches from the bottom.
Both fighters are breathing heavily. Legard stands and throws Henbanger's legs to the side, diving into side control. Henbanger is looking to reverse the position.
That's one minute gone in the round. Legard lands an elbow. Henbanger is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard. Legard trying to control the action but Henbanger is working from the bottom. Legard throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage. Henbanger actively working from the bottom here. Henbanger avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Legard. Legard missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up. Legard ducks under a wild hook from Henbanger. Henbanger throws a nice looking combination but Legard bobs and weaves to avoid any damage. Henbanger scores with a crisp jab that stopped Legard in his tracks. Legard doesn't succeed with the takedown and Henbanger counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Henbanger lands a nice hook to Legard's body. Legard takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes. Legard tries to clinch there but Henbanger circles away.
Henbanger misses with a straight right. Legard shoots and misses and Henbanger counters with a nice double leg into half guard. Legard is looking to control Henbanger's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Legard avoid being mounted? Legard tries to roll over but Henbanger keeps him under control. Henbanger throwing shots but Legard is blocking nicely. Henbanger working over Legard with some ground and pound. Legard looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable. Henbanger lands strikes from half guard. Legard landing rabbit punches to the side of Henbanger's head. Not doing much damage but still scoring a few points. Henbanger missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Legard looking for submissions from an awkward position here. Henbanger trying to mount his opponent but Legard defends it. Henbanger is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position. Legard is looking for a sweep. Henbanger is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position. Legard is looking to sinch up a gullotine here but Henbanger pulls his head out easily. Legard is looking for a sweep. Henbanger is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up. The fighters circle momentarily. Henbanger darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch. Henbanger throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Legard counters with a nice double leg into guard. Henbanger keeping moving, preventing Legard from controlling successfully. Legard looking to pass the guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Henbanger looking to sweep here. No luck so far. Henbanger scores with a couple of body punches from the bottom.
Henbanger trying to strike from the bottom but really, it's not the best position to be doing that from! Henbanger preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage. Henbanger throwing rabbit punches from the bottom - showing the judges that he's keeping busy. Henbanger 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.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground. Henbanger misses with a combination
and Legard counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw. Legard throws a series of strikes that have Henbanger backpedaling.
Legard avoids the head kick by Henbanger.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end. Henbanger moves into range and connects with a jab. Henbanger shoots for a takedown but Legard saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily. Legard looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
And that's the end of the fight! I would just about give that final round to Sebastien Legard. I think Legard 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 Jack Bonds scores the fight 28:29 Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 28:29 Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Sebastien Legard!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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RATING
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