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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Jordan Hendo (ranked 637 p4p, 88 weight class) and Mike Megaton (ranked 1210 p4p, 166 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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BJJ White Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Jordan Hendo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 4 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Mike Megaton!
The judges for this bout are Michael Johnstone, Daniel Franklin and Winston Alpacca.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hendo takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Good shot there by Megaton.
Good work by Hendo as he checks the leg kick.
Hendo rushes Megaton and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Hendo misses with a hook from the clinch.
Hendo tries to work over Megaton's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Megaton lands a nice uppercut.
Good body shot from Hendo.
Hendo misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A short uppercut from Hendo.
Hendo doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Megaton swings wildly with an uppercut but Hendo uses good head movement to avoid it.
Hendo throws a head punch that misses.
Megaton throws a punch but it's blocked by Hendo.
Megaton throws a punch but it's blocked by Hendo.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hendo working aggressively here.
Megaton lands a right hand.
Megaton tries to work over Hendo's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Megaton tries to throw a body punch but Hendo avoids it by throwing Megaton back against the cage.
Megaton blocks a body shot from Hendo.
Hendo tries to throw a body punch but Megaton avoids it by throwing Hendo back against the cage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Megaton.
Megaton has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Hendo blocking some punches.
Hendo tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Hendo can't find room to land a body shot as Megaton controls the action.
Hendo working aggressively here.
Megaton blocking some punches.
Hendo misses with a body punch.
Hendo swings wildly with an uppercut but Megaton uses good head movement to avoid it.
Hendo struggles to land a body shot inside as Megaton controls his hands.
Hendo definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A nice left hand lands by Hendo.
A head punch on the inside from Hendo fails to land.
Hendo misses with a hook to the ribs.
Megaton scores with a nice hook to the head.
Megaton blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Megaton lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Hendo.
Megaton blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Megaton throws a head punch that misses.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Megaton blocks an uppercut.
Hendo scores with a hook to the body.
Hendo doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Hendo lands a nice shot to the body.
Hendo tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Megaton's elbow.
Megaton blocks an uppercut.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hendo can't find room to land a body shot as Megaton controls the action.
Hendo lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Megaton backwards.
Megaton scores with a nice hook to the head.
Hendo blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Megaton has had enough of the clinch but Hendo keeps him there for the moment.
Megaton lands a right hand that snaps the head of Hendo backwards.
Megaton blocks an uppercut.
Megaton blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Hendo working aggressively here.
Hendo swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Megaton blocking some punches.
Hendo misses with the head strike.
Hendo lands a left hand.
Megaton scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Megaton has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Hendo seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Megaton can turn it around.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Megaton.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A head punch on the inside from Hendo fails to land.
Hendo misses with the head strike.
Hendo gets through Megaton's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Hendo blocks an uppercut.
Hendo cracks Megaton with a nice body shot.
Hendo tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Hendo makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Hendo lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Hendo tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Megaton lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Hendo or not.
Hendo lands with a left to the head.
Megaton blocking some punches.
Hendo misses with a punch on the inside.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Hendo.
Hendo misses with a hook from the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jordan Hendo dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Megaton scores with a nice body kick.
Hendo throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Megaton looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Megaton moves out of range of the strikes.
Hendo misses with a lunging right hand
and Megaton counters with a right hand to the body.
Hendo misses with an uppercut
and Megaton cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Hendo forces Megaton back against the cage and clinches.
Hendo scores with a nice hook to the head.
Hendo has a couple of punches blocked by Megaton.
Hendo tries a body shot but Megaton blocks it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Megaton misses with a body punch.
Hendo scores with a nice hook to the head.
Hendo fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Still in the clinch, Megaton scores with a nice short uppercut.
Megaton blocks a body shot from Hendo.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hendo fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Megaton blocking some punches.
Hendo misses with a body punch.
Hendo gets through Megaton's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Hendo tries to throw a body punch but Megaton avoids it by throwing Hendo back against the cage.
Hendo is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Megaton can do to turn this around?
Megaton misses with a body punch.
Hendo lands a right hand that snaps the head of Megaton backwards.
Hendo misses with the head strike.
Hendo throws a punch but it's blocked by Megaton.
Hendo misses with some punches.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Megaton.
Megaton lands a shoulder strike.
Hendo has a couple of punches blocked by Megaton.
Hendo misses with a hook from the clinch.
Jordan Hendo has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Megaton blocks a punch to the side of the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hendo misses with the head strike.
Megaton lands a hook to the side of the head.
Hendo swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Hendo lands a nice uppercut.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Megaton escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Jordan Hendo seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Hendo misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Megaton.
A jab from Hendo misses.
Hendo throws a hook to the side of Megaton's head but Megaton sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Hendo has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Megaton.
Megaton avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Hendo catches Megaton with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
It looks like Mike Megaton has been cut.
Hendo throws a big shot that misses.
Hendo misses with an uppercut
and Megaton counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hendo avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Megaton fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Hendo has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Hendo misses with a wild body shot.
Hendo misses the jab.
Megaton swings away with a body shot that misses
and Hendo connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
A lazy left from Megaton finds it's target.
Megaton throws a leg kick but Hendo sees it coming and moves out of range.
Megaton connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Megaton keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Hendo.
Megaton slips a jab from Hendo.
Megaton slips a straight right by Hendo.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hendo works Megaton's body with a nice hook.
Hendo misses with a right hand
and Megaton counters with a nice uppercut.
Megaton on the wrong end of a nice jab.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Hendo scores with a nice head shot.
Nice uppercut lands for Megaton. That snapped Hendo's head back.
Megaton lands a nice leg kick that just misses Hendo's sensitive parts.
Hendo throws a body punch but Megaton moves out of range.
Hendo tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Megaton was well out of range. Poor timing from Hendo.
Megaton steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Hendo.
Megaton lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Megaton.
Hendo throws a looping overhand right but Megaton ducks down to avoid it.
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 Jordan Hendo will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Mike Megaton'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!
Hendo fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Megaton on the side of the head.
Megaton moves out of range of the strikes.
Megaton only half commits to the counter leg kick.
A big right from Hendo misses.
Hendo is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Megaton does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Hendo throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Megaton sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Hendo on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Megaton. Megaton obviously looking to wear him down.
Megaton keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Megaton throws a leg kick which misses Hendo's front leg but catches the back leg as Hendo tries to avoid it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A slow jab from Hendo misses its intended target.
Megaton misses with a lunging right hand
and Hendo counters with a right hand to the body.
Hendo checks the leg kick.
It looked like Hendo wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Hendo moves away from the strike by Megaton.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hendo moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Hendo lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Megaton uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Hendo.
Hendo takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Hendo throws out a loose jab but Megaton uses good head movement to avoid it.
Hendo throws an overhand right that lands on Megaton's shoulder, as Megaton tries to avoid the shot.
Hendo misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Megaton.
Hendo throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Megaton feints a counter leg kick.
Hendo takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Good leg kick by Megaton there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Jordan Hendo is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Megaton tries to work over Hendo's front leg with a kick but Hendo checks it.
Megaton looks to score with a jab to the body but Hendo is just out of range.
Hendo 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.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Megaton drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Megaton uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Hendo.
Hendo lunges at Megaton with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Megaton's hand.
Megaton throws a nice outside leg kick.
Hendo misses with a straight left.
Megaton misses with an uppercut. Hendo saw that one coming.
Megaton swats away the attempt to clinch by Hendo.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Megaton connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Megaton fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Hendo manages to avoid it.
Hendo lands with a good body shot.
Megaton avoids the body shot from Hendo.
Mike Megaton has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Hendo getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Megaton jabs at Hendo's body.
Megaton fakes the leg kick and cracks Hendo in the body.
Hendo misses with a combination
and Hendo takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Megaton slips under a jab.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hendo misses with a right hand
and Hendo takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Megaton stuns Hendo with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Megaton dodges the punch combination from Hendo.
Megaton appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
A jab from Hendo finds it's way through Megaton's defenses.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Megaton chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Megaton throws a wild body kick that Hendo sees coming a mile off.
Hendo throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Megaton only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Megaton circles away from the clinch attempt.
Hendo scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Jordan Hendo.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Hendo, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Michael Johnstone scores the fight 30:27
Judge Daniel Franklin scores the fight 30:27
Judge Winston Alpacca scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jordan Hendo!
After winning the bout, Jordan Hendo thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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