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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Peter Pan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Donovan Henderson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Peter Pan has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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177 cm
29
148 lbs
12 - 9 - 0 |
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175 cm
25
145 lbs
3 - 0 - 0 |
BJJ Brown Belt
Good knees
Very quick |
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Heavy handed |
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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
12 - 9 - 0, fighting out of London, Peter Pan! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Donovan Henderson! The judges for this bout are Trevor Gratis, Alec Ball and Ian Loll.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Pan tries to clinch but Henderson moves out of range. Henderson gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Pan thuds his right hand into Henderson's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters. Pan lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Henderson at a distance.
Pan doesn't manage to clinch there - Henderson circles away.
Henderson throws a shot from downtown. Pan moves away and avoids it. Pan takes a swing at Henderson's ribcage but misses. Henderson swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Henderson misses with a jab, cross combination.
Henderson scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business. Henderson uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Pan.
Pan just misses with a punch to the body.
Henderson has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Pan finds it's way round the side to connect with Henderson's head. Pan swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show! Henderson misses with a looping right. Pan wants to clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round. Henderson takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily. Henderson misses with a wild body shot. Pan thuds his right hand into Henderson's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters. Pan scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent. Henderson looks to land a right hand but Pan moved out of range. Pan is looking to take this fight into the clinch. Henderson takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Pan slips a jab from Henderson. Pan tries to counter by clinching up but Henderson breaks away and moves out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Pan is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot. Pan scores with a sloppy right hand. Henderson should have avoided that one. Pan works Henderson's body with a nice hook. A looping hook to the body misses from Pan. Henderson does a little dance to reset his feet. Pan lands a head shot. Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show! Henderson swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Pan wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection. Henderson uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Pan.
Pan looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily. Pan lands a nice shot to the body.
Pan throws a shot to the body.
Peter Pan seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout. Henderson lands with an uppercut that bounces Pan off the cage and back into range. Pan is looking to wear down Henderson with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Henderson takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Pan instigates a clinch. Pan misses with a hook to the ribs.
I was talking to Pan's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight. Pan tries to throw a body punch but Henderson avoids it by throwing Pan back against the cage. Pan tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Pan scores with a shot to the side of Henderson's head. Pan misses with a body punch.
Henderson misses with a punch to the body.
Pan misses with some punches.
Pan is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Henderson to keep the fight standing. Henderson breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Pan misses with a wild body shot. Henderson takes one to the chin there. Pan connects with a body shot. Pan throws a predictable looking body shot
and Henderson counters with a straight right hand.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Henderson gets tackled into the cage by Pan. Pan maintains the clinch. Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show! Pan jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Henderson walks away with a smile on his face. Pan gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head. That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Peter Pan. That's going to take a lot out of him. Henderson lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected. Henderson on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot. Henderson takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt. Pan fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Henderson manages to avoid it. Pan moves to clinch but Henderson breaks away and Henderson cracks him with a counter punch right on the button. We've been informed that Henderson has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight. Pan throws a body shot but no joy. Pan takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Sloppy strikes from Henderson. Those never looked like landing. Henderson takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Pan doesn't manage to clinch there - Henderson circles away.
Donovan Henderson is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs. Henderson throws an overhand right that lands on Pan's shoulder, as Pan tries to avoid the shot. Pan closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Peter Pan dominated that round. That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Pan throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Pan thows a left - swing and a miss! Henderson let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land. Pan misses with a body shot.
Henderson now looks to counter with a shot at the body. Pan misses with a body shot.
Pan lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Pan tries to clinch up. Pan connects with a single shot there. Henderson drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles. Pan has Henderson up against the cage in a clinch.
Henderson slowing the pace effectively. We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Pan tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Henderson blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning. Pan scores with a hook to the body. Pan lands a nice uppercut.
That's one minute gone in the round. Henderson misses with a body punch.
Pan tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage. Henderson has Pan pressed against the cage.
Pan looking to throw knees to the head but Henderson is blocking nicely.
Henderson misses with a punch to the body.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Pan creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut. Henderson can't find room to land a body shot as Pan controls the action.
Pan tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage. Henderson breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Henderson takes a swing at Pan's ribcage but misses. Pan moves to clinch but Henderson breaks away and Henderson counters with a lovely straight right hand! Pan lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent. Henderson takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Pan throws an overhand right that lands on Henderson's shoulder, as Henderson tries to avoid the shot. Pan is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Henderson can do to turn this around? Pan lands a jab to the head.
Henderson looks to land a right hand but Pan moved out of range. Pan tests Henderson's chin there with a solid looking shot. Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show! A looping hook to the body misses from Henderson. Pan does a little dance to reset his feet. Pan connects with a body shot. Henderson swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
A slow jab from Henderson misses its intended target. Henderson scores with a shot to the body.
Pan swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Henderson fails to land with a series of punches.
Pan tries to close the distance and clinch up but Henderson swats him away and circles back towards the center. Pan throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Henderson stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly. Henderson throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Pan sees it coming and avoids it easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Pan connects with a body shot that sends Henderson's belly button to the back. Pan lunges at Henderson with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Henderson's hand. Pan lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent. Pan is looking to take this fight into the clinch. Pan throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd. Pan has Henderson up against the cage in a clinch.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors. The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily. Pan tries to pull guard but Henderson won't allow it.
Pan misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Henderson.
A nice right hand lands inside from Pan. Henderson prevents a body shot from Pan. Peter Pan has scored more points in the clinch so far.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Pan swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Pan with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Pan looking to throw knees to the head but Henderson is blocking nicely.
Pan tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage. Henderson stalling.
Pan tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Pan with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Henderson avoiding damage.
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! Pan being controlled against the cage. Pan putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Henderson in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body. Henderson doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Peter Pan dominated that second round. That's time! Pan's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Pan ducks under a wild hook from Henderson. Henderson looks to land a left hand but Pan moved out of range nicely. Pan tries to counter by clinching up but Henderson breaks away and moves out of range. Pan lands a slapping body shot.
Pan tries to close the distance and clinch up but Henderson swats him away and circles back towards the center. A cross from Pan lands. Henderson swings for the body but Pan moves out of range.
Pan changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Henderson tries to avoid it but Pan manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Henderson to the ground. Henderson escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet. Donk. Pan catches Henderson right on the button with a cross. Henderson will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Pan moves into the clinch. Pan misses with a body punch.
Pan tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Henderson avoids it.
That's one minute gone in the round. Henderson stalling in the clinch.
Pan working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely. Pan with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head. A short right from Henderson on the inside. Pan tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Henderson misses with a body punch.
Knees to the body from Pan.
Henderson blocks a body shot from Pan. Pan tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Henderson avoids it. Pan missing with knees to the body.
Henderson is stalling here.
Pan tries to pull guard but Henderson holds him up against the cage and eventually Pan drops back down to his feet.
Pan tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Still in the clinch, Pan scores with a nice short uppercut. Pan jumps guard.
Pan working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Henderson doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Henderson manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem. The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work. We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out! Henderson has a momentary lapse of concentration, allowing Pan to throw up a leg and lock on what appears to be a pretty tight triangle! Henderson is fighting it off but it's all too little too late - Pan pulls down on the head and he's put Henderson to sleep! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:34 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Peter Pan! Peter Pan got down on his knees post fight and begged the management for a title shot. 'Please, I want that title shot so bad! Give it to me!'
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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
71% |
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