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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Mike Henderson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Juan Tamad (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Henderson kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is American Bad Ass. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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151 lbs
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163 lbs
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Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
13 - 3 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Mike Henderson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Juan Tamad!
The judges for this bout are Kenichi Hosakawa, Taro Takaoka and Hirohito Nitta.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tamad throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Henderson lunges at Tamad with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Tamad's hand.
Henderson throws a body punch but Tamad moves out of range.
Tamad throws a low kick but Henderson moves out of range easily.
Good leg kick by Henderson there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Tamad misses with a head kick.
Henderson throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Tamad will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Nice jab there from Henderson.
Tamad ducks right into an uppercut from Henderson.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tamad on the wrong end of a nice hook.
A solid leg kick lands there for Henderson.
Henderson throws a jab when Tamad was well out of range.
Henderson is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Henderson misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Tamad misses with a body shot.
Henderson uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Tamad has time to react.
Henderson lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Henderson showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Tamad.
Tamad takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Nice jab there from Henderson.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Henderson punishes Tamad's body with a nice straight punch.
Henderson throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
A big left from Tamad misses.
Mike Henderson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Henderson with a jab.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tamad takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Henderson throws a low kick, looking for Tamad's leg but Tamad calmly moves out of range.
Henderson looks to throw the jab but Tamad is out of range.
Tamad shoots in for a takedown but Henderson shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Henderson swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Tamad.
Tamad moves out of range as Henderson strikes.
Henderson jabs Tamad right on the nose. Tamad blinks but takes it well.
A combination from Tamad does no damage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Henderson swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Tamad pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Henderson scores with a jab. Tamad acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Tamad steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Henderson.
Henderson tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Tamad paws at him with a jab and circles away.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Tamad throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Tamad tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Henderson swivels and escapes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mike Henderson dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Tamad swinging wildly here.
Henderson scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Henderson throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Tamad on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Henderson throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Tamad takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Henderson throws a quick inside leg kick.
Juan Tamad is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A telegraphed right hand from Henderson misses the target.
Tamad swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Henderson counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Henderson looks to score with a jab to the body but Tamad is just out of range.
A swing and a miss from Henderson.
Henderson looks to land a right hand but Tamad moved out of range.
Henderson throws out a loose jab but Tamad uses good head movement to avoid it.
Henderson swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Tamad throws a head kick but Henderson moves out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Henderson lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Henderson throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Henderson takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Henderson attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Jab from Henderson.
Tamad shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Tamad showed some decent athleticism there.
Tamad tries to pass to full mount but Henderson defends it.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Henderson moves into full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tamad is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Henderson looking for a sweep. Not yet Henderson, not yet.
Henderson controls Tamad momentarily but Tamad frees himself.
Henderson wants to sweep here but Tamad controlling him for the moment.
Tamad stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Henderson swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Tamad is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Henderson has his hands on Tamad's head, controlling the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tamad sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Henderson's guard.
Tamad wants to free his trapped foot but Henderson is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Tamad is thwarting Henderson's attempts to control the position.
Tamad throwing shots but Henderson is blocking nicely.
Tamad wants to control but Henderson is keeping him busy.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Tamad tries to stand and escape but Henderson is controlling the position.
Tamad prevents Henderson from improving his position.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Tamad is thwarting Henderson's attempts to control the position.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Tamad looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mike Henderson dominated that second round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Henderson throws a low kick but Tamad moves out of range easily.
Henderson misses with a straight left.
Henderson takes a swing at Tamad's ribcage but misses.
A swing and a miss from Henderson.
Tamad shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Henderson as he jumps to the side.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Henderson throws a nice inside leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Some wild striking there from Tamad.
Some wild striking there from Tamad.
Tamad slips a jab from Henderson.
A combination from Tamad does no damage.
Henderson misses with a series of wild punches.
Henderson fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Henderson throws a hook but Tamad avoids it easily.
Tamad misses with a body kick.
Tamad misses with a body shot.
Henderson throws a hook but Tamad blocks it.
Henderson misses with a body kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A nice combination there by Henderson.
A telegraphed right hand from Henderson misses the target.
Henderson throws out a loose jab but Tamad uses good head movement to avoid it.
Mike Henderson is winning the standup battle so far.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Henderson misses with an uppercut. Tamad saw that one coming.
Tamad avoids the body shot from Henderson.
Tamad slips a straight right by Henderson.
Henderson thows a body shot but no joy.
A big left from Henderson misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Henderson checks the leg kick.
Henderson ducks under a wild hook from Tamad.
Tamad tries for a takedown but Henderson circles away easily
and Henderson counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Henderson scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Tamad misses with a leg kick
and Henderson counters with a right hand to the body.
Juan Tamad has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Mike Henderson is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Tamad on the wrong end of a nice jab.
And that's the end of the fight!
Mike Henderson showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Henderson, 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 Kenichi Hosakawa scores the fight 30:27
Judge Taro Takaoka scores the fight 30:27
Judge Hirohito Nitta scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Mike Henderson!
A very excited looking Mike Henderson made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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hype
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RATING
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