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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Vic Vinegar (ranked 4486 p4p, 0 weight class) and Alexander Henriksen (ranked 18839 p4p, 0 weight class). Vinegar comes to the cage accompanied by Birds of War. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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215 lbs
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223 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
8 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Vic Vinegar!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 8 - 1, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Alexander Henriksen!
The judges for this bout are Seu Braga, Alexandre Firmino and Matheus Silva.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A jab from Henriksen finds it's way through Vinegar's defenses.
It looks like Vic Vinegar has been cut.
Vinegar lands an overhand right.
Vinegar swings for the body but Henriksen moves out of range.
Henriksen raises up his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick.
Henriksen throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Vinegar sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Vinegar is looking to counter punch.
Vinegar has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Brotherhood MMA in the buildup to the fight.
Vinegar steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Henriksen.
Vinegar punishes Henriksen's body with a nice straight punch.
Henriksen tries to clinch but Vinegar moves out of range.
Vinegar jabs at Henriksen's body.
Henriksen closes the distance and clinches up with Vinegar, looking for a takedown. Henriksen pushes Vinegar against the cage but Vinegar circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Henriksen ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Vinegar keeps the fight on the outside.
A head kick from Henriksen lands but Vinegar takes it in his stride.
Vinegar keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Henriksen.
Henriksen slips a jab from Vinegar.
Henriksen is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Henriksen misses with a left hand
and Vinegar counters with a straight right hand.
Vinegar with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Vinegar misses with a looping left.
Henriksen throws an off balance right hand
and Vinegar connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Henriksen clinches with his opponent.
Henriksen lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A body shot lands from Vinegar.
Vinegar lands a left hand that snaps the head of Henriksen backwards.
Henriksen misses with a short punch on the inside.
Vinegar fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Henriksen fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Vinegar lands with a right to the head.
A head punch on the inside from Vinegar fails to land.
Vinegar works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Henriksen looks winded!
Vinegar misses with a short punch on the inside.
Vinegar is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Vinegar presses Henriksen against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Vinegar has moved round to his opponent's back and is looking for a suplex! Oh snap! He's tossed Henriksen clear over his head and slammed him to the mat!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Vinegar slows the pace down here. Having a little breather whilst he's in a dominant position, looking to rest and regain some energy, ready to go for the finish.
Vinegar has Henriksen flattened out and is raining down punches.
Vinegar really has the hooks in deep now - there seems like no escape for Henriksen.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Vinegar scores with strikes from the back.
Henriksen looks to control his opponent's hands but he's not mananging it at the moment.
Vinegar scores with some strikes to the side of the head there. Good, points scoring shots.
Vinegar has the hooks in. Henriksen is trying to push off one leg but he has to do so cautiously to avoid being submitted.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Henriksen is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Henriksen is trapped and Vinegar is scoring with shots to the head and body.
Henriksen is in bad spot here.
Henriksen is still trying to improve position.
Henriksen has found himself in a tricky position here. He's been working his transitions in training so let's see if he can work his way out of it.
Vinegar lands a punch to the side of the head from the back.
Henriksen can't escape the position.
Vinegar cracks Henriksen with a big shot to body and one to the head - really punishing Henriksen from the back mount here, looking to soften him up.
Henriksen wants to escape the position.
Vinegar landing with strikes.
Henriksen wants to get back to his feet.
You can see the frustration on Henriksen's face… He knows he is in trouble unless he improves his position sooner rather than later.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Vinegar is working the ground and pound. Can Henriksen escape?
Vinegar trying to control momentarily.
Vinegar cracks Henriksen with a big shot to body and one to the head - really punishing Henriksen from the back mount here, looking to soften him up.
Henriksen looks to control his opponent's hands but he's not mananging it at the moment.
Good control from Vinegar.
Henriksen tries to break free.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Vic Vinegar dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Vic Vinegar's cut.
That's time! Vinegar's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Vinegar takes a swing at Henriksen's ribcage but misses.
Vinegar is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Henriksen can do to turn this around?
Vinegar shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Vic Vinegar is winning the standup battle so far.
Henriksen slips a straight right by Vinegar.
Vinegar waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Henriksen.
Henriksen drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Vinegar defends it well.
A big right from Henriksen misses.
Henriksen tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Vinegar was well out of range. Poor timing from Henriksen.
Vinegar half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Henriksen loads up on a big right hand but Vinegar slips the punch.
Henriksen scores with a body shot.
Vinegar connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Henriksen's hands.
Vinegar gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Vinegar throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Vinegar throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Henriksen counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Vinegar takes a body punch but keeps moving.
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!
Vinegar throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Henriksen was covering up waiting for the punch and Vinegar finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Henriksen keeping moving, preventing Vinegar from controlling successfully.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Henriksen is looking for a triangle but Vinegar pushes his legs off easily.
Vinegar preventing the sweep.
Vinegar has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Henriksen is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Vinegar got a little sloppy there for a moment and Henriksen has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Vinegar has managed to get both his arms back between Henriksen's legs - danger averted.
Henriksen looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Henriksen trying to control the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Vinegar postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Vinegar trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Vinegar lands a couple of elbows.
Vinegar is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Henriksen keeping moving, preventing Vinegar from controlling successfully.
Henriksen has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Vinegar can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Vinegar with a nice head shot there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vinegar postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Vinegar trying to control but Henriksen is working from the bottom.
Vinegar chips away with some ground and pound.
Vinegar trying to control but Henriksen is working from the bottom.
Vic Vinegar overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Henriksen is pulling down on Vinegar's head to control his posture.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Henriksen has his foot on Vinegar's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Vinegar works his way back into a safe position though.
That's four 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.
Vinegar with a nice head shot there.
Vinegar lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Vinegar scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Vinegar postures up.
Vinegar trying to control the position from guard on top but Henriksen is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Vinegar cracks Henriksen with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Vinegar just misses with a punch to the body.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Vinegar ducks under a wild hook from Henriksen.
Vinegar misses with a wild body shot.
Henriksen keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
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 Vic Vinegar will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Vic Vinegar's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Vinegar misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Henriksen.
Vinegar misses with a straight right.
Vinegar needs to keep his hands up - Henriksen had a free shot at his head there.
Henriksen throws a hook to the side of Vinegar's head but Vinegar sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
A quick step to the side and Vinegar tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Henriksen clinches up against the cage.
Vinegar misses with a hook from the clinch.
Vinegar lands with a right to the head.
Vinegar is looking to control Henriksen's arms but Henriksen gets an underhook and turns him. Now Vinegar has his back to the cage.
Vinegar lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Vinegar lands a hook to the side of the head.
Henriksen's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Jab from Vinegar.
Henriksen throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Vinegar.
Vinegar throws out a loose jab but Henriksen uses good head movement to avoid it.
A slow jab from Vinegar misses its intended target.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Vinegar throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Vinegar catches Henriksen with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Henriksen takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Henriksen throws a lazy right hand but Vinegar sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Henriksen throws a hook but Vinegar blocks it.
A slow jab from Vinegar misses its intended target.
Henriksen uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Vinegar.
Henriksen throws a big shot that misses.
Henriksen connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Henriksen closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Vinegar explodes and escapes back to his feet! Nice escape there!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Henriksen pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Vinegar throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Henriksen misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Henriksen throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Vinegar misses with a straight left.
Vinegar bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Nice sprawl there from Henriksen as Vinegar shoots in.
A telegraphed right hand from Henriksen misses the target.
Henriksen moves in looking to clinch but Vinegar pushes him off.
Alexander Henriksen has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Henriksen misses with a left hand
and Vinegar counters with a nice uppercut.
Henriksen scores with a jab.
Henriksen staying out of range there.
Henriksen with a hook.
Vic Vinegar's cut is getting worse.
Vinegar listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
A head kick misses from Vinegar.
Henriksen might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Vinegar misses with a looping right.
Henriksen looks to land a left hand but Vinegar moved out of range nicely.
Henriksen moves out of range as Vinegar throws a body kick.
Vinegar slips under a jab.
Vinegar tries to score with a low kick but Henriksen moves his leg out of the way.
Henriksen lands a nice shot to the body.
Henriksen walks into a left hand.
Henriksen tries to clinch up.
Henriksen displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Vinegar.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Henriksen takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Vinegar throws a hook to the side of Henriksen's head but Henriksen sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Henriksen misses with a body punch
and Vinegar counters with a stiff right hand.
Nice jab there from Henriksen.
Henriksen forces Vinegar back against the cage and clinches.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Henriksen.
Henriksen is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Good body shot from Vinegar.
Henriksen takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Henriksen is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Vinegar gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
A short right from Vinegar.
Vinegar softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Vinegar scores with a shot to the side of Henriksen's head.
A shot in the inside from Vinegar.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Vinegar tries to throw a body punch but Henriksen avoids it by throwing Vinegar back against the cage.
Henriksen has a couple of punches blocked by Vinegar.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Vinegar scores with a shot to the side of Henriksen's head.
Henriksen misses with some punches.
Vinegar misses with a punch on the inside.
Henriksen blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A head punch on the inside from Vinegar fails to land.
Vinegar lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Henriksen backwards.
Henriksen blocking some punches.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Henriksen.
Good body shot from Vinegar.
Henriksen has a couple of punches blocked by Vinegar.
Still in the clinch, Vinegar scores with a nice short uppercut.
Vinegar lands a right hand.
Henriksen doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Henriksen misses with a punch to the body.
Henriksen is leaning against Vinegar and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Vinegar tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Henriksen's elbow.
A right hand to the body from Vinegar.
Henriksen throws a punch but it's blocked by Vinegar.
Vic Vinegar is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Vinegar has double underhooks and is working for a body lock takedown. He's got it. The fighters land in half guard but Henriksen regains guard immediately.
And that's the end of the fight!
Vic Vinegar showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Vinegar has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Seu Braga scores the fight 30:27
Judge Alexandre Firmino scores the fight 30:27
Judge Matheus Silva scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Vic Vinegar!
Vic Vinegar thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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energy
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hype
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mgr
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RATING
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