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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Hager Meister (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Joe Henderson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Meister's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Amazing. Joe Henderson has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Hager Meister's chin.
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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
7 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Hager Meister!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Joe Henderson!
The judges for this bout are , Frank Antenori and Timothy Bukovac.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Meister drives through with a takedown into guard.
Henderson trying to punch from his back but it's not doing any damage.
Meister controlling from the top position.
Meister preventing the sweep.
Henderson striking off his back, scoring a few points.
Meister drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Meister jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Henderson tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Meister is looking to work some ground and pound but Henderson has wrist control.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Meister misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Henderson keeps the fight on the outside.
Henderson lands an overhand right.
Nice body punch from Henderson.
Meister tries to score a power double leg takedown but Henderson sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Meister somewhat.
Henderson lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Meister fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Hager Meister. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Meister is trying hard to land a takedown here. Henderson sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Meister fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Meister is breathing heavily.
Meister shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Henderson as he jumps to the side.
Henderson scores with a nice right hand.
Henderson punishes Meister's body with a nice straight punch.
Henderson misses with a low kick.
Meister takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Henderson circles away from the clinch attempt.
Henderson lands a nice hook to Meister's body. Meister takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Henderson fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Henderson.
Henderson lands with a hook. Meister tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Nice jab there from Henderson.
Henderson connects with the punch.
Henderson lands with an overhand left.
Meister has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Henderson finds it's way round the side to connect with Meister's head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Henderson lands a head shot.
Meister takes one to the chin there.
Henderson is looking to score with low kicks.
Meister tries to clinch but Henderson is having none of it.
Henderson lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Henderson listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Hager Meister seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Meister doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Henderson throws a head kick that misses.
Meister shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Henderson as he jumps to the side.
Henderson lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
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!
Jab, jab by Henderson - just one landing.
Meister ducks right into an uppercut from Henderson.
Henderson tries a head kick but it misses.
Henderson is looking to chop away at Meister's legs.
Henderson scores with a sloppy right hand. Meister should have avoided that one.
Henderson throws a sloppy head kick and Meister moves out of range easily.
Henderson takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Nice uppercut there from Henderson.
Henderson listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Henderson tries to land a leg kick but Meister saw it coming and moves away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Henderson is looking to score with low kicks.
Meister looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Henderson throws a chopping leg kick but Meister manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Henderson with a nice cross.
A big right from Meister misses.
Meister has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Henderson finds it's way round the side to connect with Meister's head.
Henderson defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Meister.
Henderson with a nice cross.
Henderson lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Meister backs up against the cage.
Henderson is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Meister had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Meister fails in his attempt to clinch.
Meister tries to close the distance and clinch but Henderson swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Henderson lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Meister has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Meister and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Meister tries to clinch up.
Meister takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Henderson 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.
Meister avoids the head kick by Henderson.
Henderson connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Meister momentarily.
Meister gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Meister shoots in for a takedown but Henderson shows good takedown defense.
Meister takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Henderson throws a series of punches but Meister moves out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nice straight punches there by Henderson. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Henderson.
Meister drops his hands momentarily and Henderson takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Henderson lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Nice shot by Henderson.
Henderson rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Meister moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Henderson darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Henderson connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Meister momentarily.
Meister keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Meister fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Henderson avoids it really well and circles away.
Henderson throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Meister shoots for a takedown but Henderson saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Henderson is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Meister takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Meister is looking to clinch but Henderson is avoiding it.
Nice cross by Henderson.
Henderson ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Henderson cracks Meister with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Joe Henderson 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.
Meister takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Henderson finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Meister dodges the punch combination from Henderson.
Meister pushes Henderson up against the cage in a clinch.
Meister jumps guard but Henderson stands there with Meister around his waist. Meister gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Henderson gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Meister.
Meister with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Meister wants a takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Hager Meister. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Meister lands a takedown into guard.
Henderson kicks Meister off and gets to his feet.
Henderson dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Henderson throws a front kick aimed at Meister's knee but Meister avoids it well.
Meister checks a leg kick.
Meister fails to land the takedown.
Henderson moves into range and connects with a jab.
Hager Meister is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Henderson lands with a cross.
Henderson misses with a low kick.
Henderson comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Joe Henderson is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Henderson pivots, looking for a leg kick but Meister is out of range and Henderson settles back down.
A clash of legs there as Meister blocks the low kick.
Henderson connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Henderson throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Henderson lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Meister is looking to clinch but Henderson is avoiding it.
Henderson scores with a punch to the head.
Meister tries to close the distance and clinch up but Henderson swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Henderson throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Henderson lands a jab to the head.
Meister avoids the head kick by Henderson.
Meister throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Henderson's waist but Henderson gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Meister off to one side.
Henderson moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Henderson throws a low kick but Meister avoids it.
Henderson cracks Meister with a good jab.
Meister checks a leg kick.
Henderson scores with a hook to the body. Meister takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Meister moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Nice uppercut lands for Henderson. That snapped Meister's head back.
Jab from Henderson.
The crowd cheers as Henderson lands an impressive looking overhand right. Meister doesn't seem phased though.
Henderson swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Henderson connects with a good right hand that stumbles Meister. Meister circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Meister looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Meister slips a jab and a cross from Henderson.
Henderson lands a jab.
Jab, jab by Henderson - just one landing.
Nice uppercut there from Henderson.
Meister has a takedown stuffed.
Henderson scores with a hook to the body. Meister takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Henderson throws out a powerful jab.
Henderson clobbers Meister with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Henderson scores with a crisp jab that stopped Meister in his tracks.
Henderson swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Henderson closes the distance and lands a one-two.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Henderson lands with an uppercut that bounces Meister off the cage and back into rage.
Henderson lands with an uppercut that bounces Meister off the cage and back into rage.
Henderson jabs Meister right on the nose. Meister blinks but takes it well.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Meister.
Joe Henderson seems to be getting the better of the standup.
A jab from Henderson does it's job there.
The fighters circle momentarily. Henderson darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Henderson lands with a hook. Meister tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Henderson with a nice cross.
Henderson throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Meister throws a head kick but Henderson moves out of range.
Meister tries to clinch up.
Henderson keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Nice cross by Henderson.
Meister gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Henderson.
Meister shoots in for a double leg but Henderson sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Henderson punishes Meister's body with a nice straight punch.
Henderson tests Meister's chin there with a solid looking shot.
The fighters circle momentarily. Henderson darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Good standup being displayed there by Henderson as he connects with a hook.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Meister is defended easily by Henderson.
Meister on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Henderson jabs Meister right on the nose. Meister blinks but takes it well.
Henderson sizes up Meister with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Meister tries to clinch there but Henderson circles away.
Henderson throws a head kick but Meister moves out of range.
Meister tries to clinch there but Henderson circles away.
Nice body punch from Henderson.
A leg kick checked by Meister.
Henderson scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Henderson scores with a sloppy right hand. Meister should have avoided that one.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Henderson throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Meister on the side of the head.
Henderson misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Meister walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Left hook, right uppercut from Henderson.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Joe Henderson showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Meister's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. And we move into the final round!
A lazy left from Henderson finds it's target.
Henderson throws a series of punches but Meister moves out of range.
Henderson connects with a body shot.
Meister has a takedown stuffed.
A punch lands to the side of Meister 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Meister tries to close the distance and clinch up but Henderson swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Meister takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Meister shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Henderson pinned against the cage. Henderson gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Meister walks into a stiff left hand from Henderson.
Henderson looks to land a combination but Meister avoids it well.
Henderson walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Meister checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Meister shoots in but Henderson avoids the takedown attempt easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Hager Meister. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Henderson pivots, looking for a leg kick but Meister is out of range and Henderson settles back down.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Jab, jab by Henderson - just one landing.
Meister checks the leg kick nicely there.
Henderson stalks Meister and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Meister's face. Meister staggers backwards, shaken.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Meister looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Henderson bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Meister's head backwards.
Henderson connects with a single shot there.
Henderson stuffs the takedown attempt from Meister. Meister gets slowly back to his feet.
Henderson will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Henderson lands a jab-cross combination.
A nice combination there by Henderson.
A punch lands to the side of Meister 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Meister takes a jab right on the kisser.
Henderson keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Henderson works over Meister's head and body with a nice combination.
Henderson lands a head shot.
Henderson defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Meister.
Henderson paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
A nice combination there by Henderson.
Henderson cracks Meister with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Henderson scores with a jab.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Henderson dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Meister has a takedown stuffed.
Henderson changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Henderson fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Henderson is working the combinations to good effect here.
Horrible takedown by Meister or perhaps it was just good defense by Henderson which made him look bad.
Henderson tries to land a leg kick but Meister saw it coming and moves away.
Henderson lands a slapping body shot.
Henderson lands with a nice combination. Meister backs away looking to recover.
Henderson moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Henderson.
Meister takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Henderson misses with a low kick as Meister jumps back.
A decent looking cross lands there for Henderson.
Nice shot by Henderson.
Henderson goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Meister shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Henderson as he avoids it easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Henderson lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Henderson throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Hager Meister has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Henderson tried to score with a low kick but Meister checks it.
Henderson has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Henderson looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Henderson lands a jab to the nose.
Meister checks a low kick from Henderson.
Henderson connects with a right hand. Meister shakes it off.
Meister walks into a jab.
Henderson digs a good hook to Meister's body.
Meister takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Henderson jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Henderson tries to land a leg kick but Meister saw it coming and moves away.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Henderson, as that shot connected.
Henderson lands with a hook. Meister tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Meister moves forwards but Henderson connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Henderson bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Meister's head.
Meister walks into a jab.
Henderson lands a lovely overhand right.
Henderson connects with a nice looking jab.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Meister shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Henderson sprawls well. Henderson wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Meister gets slowly back to his feet.
Henderson tries a low kick but Meister avoids it.
Henderson swings away with a leg kick that misses.
A combination from Henderson does no damage.
Joe Henderson is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Meister looks for a takedown but Henderson sprawls well.
Henderson with a jab.
Meister fails with a takedown attempt.
Meister takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Henderson moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Meister is trying hard to land a takedown here. Henderson sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Henderson lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Meister backs up against the cage.
Henderson fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Henderson clobbers Meister with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
And that's the end of the fight!
Joe Henderson comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Henderson winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Suge Night scores the fight 26:30
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 26:30
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 26:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Joe Henderson!
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