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PBP Commentary |
Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between George Henderson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Matt Mert (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Mert is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Pregador Luo - Bate Pesadão. 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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200 lbs
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190 lbs
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BJJ Brown Belt
Great low kicks
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BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
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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
0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, George Henderson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Matt Mert!
The judges for this bout are Alexandre Firmino, Leandro Rodrigues and Paulo Santos.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mert tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Henderson swivels and escapes.
Mert looks really tired already! That doesn't bode well for a good, competitive fight!
Henderson tries to work over Mert's front leg with a kick but Mert checks it.
A slapping leg kick lands for Henderson.
Henderson drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Henderson sitting in guard here, content to control.
Henderson loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Henderson lands a couple of elbows.
Henderson is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Henderson sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Mert's guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Henderson stalling.
That's one minute gone in the round.
George Henderson has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
Henderson shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Mert as he jumps to the side.
Henderson lands with a kick to the temple. Mert shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mert keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Henderson lands a high kick!
Henderson wants to clinch up but Mert keeps it at a distance.
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!
A head kick misses from Henderson.
Mert keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for George Henderson. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Henderson shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
Henderson has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Henderson stands up from the dominant position, so we're back on the feet.
Henderson tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mert displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Henderson.
Nice body punch from Henderson.
Henderson throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Henderson gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Mert.
Mert closes the distance and pushes Henderson back into the cage.
Henderson jumps into guard, dragging Mert to the mat.
Henderson is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Mert pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Henderson is keeping the position for now.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Henderson working for submissions but it's allowed Mert to get to half guard.
Mert trying to control from Henderson's half guard. Henderson has other ideas though and has regained full guard.
Henderson trying to strike off his back.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Henderson has Mert pulled in close to control his posture.
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.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
George Henderson dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Henderson tries to clinch up.
Henderson rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Mert moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Henderson throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Mert stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Henderson cracks a nice hook into Mert's ribs.
Henderson lands a high kick!
Henderson misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Nice sprawl there from Mert as Henderson shoots in.
Mert has his takedown stuffed
and Henderson counters with a takedown into side control.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Mert is trying to buck Henderson off.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Henderson is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Mert is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Henderson stands up and beckons Mert to his feet.
Henderson shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Mert as he avoids it easily.
Henderson fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Mert has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Mert shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Henderson counters with a left to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Henderson scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
George Henderson is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Henderson shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Mert as he avoids it easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for George Henderson. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Mert is looking to clinch but Henderson is avoiding it.
Henderson tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Mert swivels and escapes.
Mert scores with a takedown into Henderson's guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Mert wants to control from the top but Henderson keeps moving.
Mert missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Mert wants to control from the top but Henderson keeps moving.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mert looking to sit in guard and control but Henderson gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Mert is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Henderson not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Mert has a butterfly guard looking to sweep but Henderson has passed into side control.
Henderson just content to control the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mert wants to get back to his feet but Henderson drags him back down.
The referee tells the fighters to keep busy.
Henderson decides to stand back up. Henderson steps back and let's Mert get back to his feet.
Henderson shoots in but Mert avoids the takedown attempt easily.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Henderson misses with a wild combination.
Henderson shoots in but Mert avoids the takedown attempt easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
George Henderson dominated that second round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Henderson keeps the fight on the outside.
Henderson digs a good body shot into Mert's ribs.
Henderson is looking to wear down Mert with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Henderson drives through with a takedown into guard.
Henderson stays in close to Mert's body and controls the position.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Mert has momentary wrist control but Henderson slips an elbow through the middle.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Henderson pushing down on Mert's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
George Henderson overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Henderson is thwarting Mert's attempts to control the position.
Henderson sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Henderson scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Henderson has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Henderson in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Henderson controlling the pace for now.
Henderson landing punches.
Mert is bucking up trying to escape but Henderson cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Henderson lands with some strikes.
Mert is rocked!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Henderson gets to his feet and calls his opponent to stand. Here come the fireworks!
Mert is still on wobbly legs! Can Henderson finish him?
Henderson fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Mert, pushing him back against the cage.
Henderson has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Mert uses from the top position.
Henderson lands a decent shot there.
Henderson looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Henderson is on top in guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Henderson advances position into side control!
Henderson stands up.
Mert moves to clinch but Henderson breaks away
and Henderson counters with a single leg into guard. Mert didn't expect that.
Mert can't keep his opponent in guard - Henderson advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Henderson works his way into side control.
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!
A control attempt from Mert but he's now mounted!
Henderson controlling the pace for now.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Henderson with some aggressive grappling here. He's looking for submissions here, rather than waiting for the opportunity to counter.
Henderson looking to isolate an arm here. Mert doesn't see it coming and as Henderson extends the arm, he's forced to tap out! Nice submission by Henderson!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:41 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). George Henderson!
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energy
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hype
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