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PBP Commentary |
Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Dwain Henderson (ranked 24194 p4p, 0 weight class) and Hudson Gabriel Fernandes (ranked 5588 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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278 lbs
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265 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Cuts easily |
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Good takedowns
Brawler
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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
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Dwain Henderson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Hudson Gabriel Fernandes!
The judges for this bout are Felipe Paraventi, Emerson Jorge and Seu Braga.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Fernandes looking to score a takedown here. Henderson is defending well but Fernandes drives through and ends up in Henderson's guard.
Fernandes with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Fernandes pushes down on Henderson's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Fernandes not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Fernandes content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
Henderson makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Henderson.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Fernandes tries to stand but Henderson is controlling from the bottom.
Henderson keeping full guard, as Fernandes tries to pass.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fernandes stays in close to Henderson's body and controls the position.
Henderson seems keen to control Fernandes's posture.
Fernandes has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Fernandes's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Fernandes is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Henderson looking to control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Fernandes makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Fernandes postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Henderson being controlled here, momentarily.
Henderson knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Fernandes on the ground.
It looks like Fernandes 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.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Fernandes drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Henderson has managed to wall walk up one of the corner posts to get back to his feet. Fernandes is pushing him up against the cage, looking to control the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fernandes misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Henderson.
Fernandes breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Henderson could do with losing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
Fernandes gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Fernandes will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Henderson up against the cage.
Fernandes pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Henderson looking for a takedown.
Henderson manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
Fernandes not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fernandes drops back looking for a leg! Henderson is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Henderson manages to kick Fernandes off! Fernandes jumps back into Henderson's guard.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Fernandes tries to stand but Henderson is controlling from the bottom.
Fernandes forces his way into half guard.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Henderson wants to improve his position but Fernandes is controlling well.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Hudson Gabriel Fernandes dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Fernandes throws a series of punches but Henderson avoids them all with ease.
Fernandes throws a head kick that misses.
Henderson moves into range and clinches up with Fernandes.
Fernandes stalling against the cage.
Fernandes breaks the clinch.
Fernandes misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Henderson lifts his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Fernandes drives through with a takedown into guard.
Fernandes would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Fernandes is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
That's one minute gone in the round.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Henderson is on top in guard.
Fernandes throws a couple of shots from the bottom but they don't land.
Henderson wants to stand but Fernandes is controlling his posture from full guard.
Henderson with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Fernandes is trying to control the position but Henderson postures up.
Hudson Gabriel Fernandes has got the better of the ground game so far.
Henderson is looking to work some ground and pound but Fernandes has wrist control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Henderson throws a big right hand that misses.
Fernandes seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
Fernandes working for a triangle but Henderson defends it easily.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Fernandes throwing strikes off his back to little effect.
Fernandes has his foot on Henderson's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Henderson works his way back into a safe position though.
Henderson seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Henderson's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fernandes trying to strike off his back.
Fernandes wants to stand but Henderson is controlling the position.
Fernandes looking to hit a scissor sweep but Henderson is one step ahead there.
Fernandes throws a couple of shots from the bottom but they don't land.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Fernandes drives through and clinches with Henderson against the cage.
Fernandes breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Henderson tries to keep at a distance but Fernandes has taken the fight into the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fernandes is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Henderson gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Fernandes gets control of Henderson's arms and successfully pulls guard. Fernandes will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
Henderson trying to control but Fernandes is working from the bottom.
Fernandes looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Fernandes has his hands on Henderson's head, controlling the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Hudson Gabriel Fernandes showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Fernandes gets a double leg takedown into Henderson's guard.
Fernandes slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Henderson looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Henderson is trying to control the position from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fernandes wants to stand but Henderson has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Fernandes is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Fernandes scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Fernandes is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Fernandes has his takedown stuffed
and Henderson counters by clinching up.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Fernandes manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
Henderson throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Henderson stops Fernandes from standing up.
Henderson sitting in guard here, content to control.
Fernandes looking for a sweep. Not yet Fernandes, not yet.
Henderson trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Fernandes throws some sloppy strikes off his back.
Henderson not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Henderson trying to control the position from guard on top but Fernandes is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fernandes drives through with a takedown into Henderson's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
Fernandes would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Fernandes postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Henderson keeping full guard, as Fernandes tries to pass.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fernandes throws a big right hand that misses.
Henderson is trying to control the position from the bottom.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Fernandes shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Henderson napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Fernandes misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
Dwain Henderson has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Hudson Gabriel Fernandes is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Fernandes taking a breather here.
And that's the end of the fight!
Hudson Gabriel Fernandes comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Fernandes has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Felipe Paraventi scores the fight 27:30
Judge Emerson Jorge scores the fight 27:30
Judge Seu Braga scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Hudson Gabriel Fernandes!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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FIGHT
RATING
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