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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Dan Henderson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Toa Kiuga (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kiuga has chosen Wish as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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215 lbs
9 - 4 - 0 |
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285 lbs
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Decent wrestler
Solid boxing
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World class boxer
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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
9 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Dan Henderson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Toa Kiuga!
The judges for this bout are Donatello Bradman, Eliza Hachem and Summer Carpenter.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Henderson blocks a head kick by Kiuga.
Henderson lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Kiuga circles away quickly and effectively.
Kiuga moves out of range as Henderson strikes.
Kiuga throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Toa Kiuga seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Kiuga throws a head kick but Henderson moves out of range.
Kiuga takes a shot to the body in his stride.
A head kick misses from Kiuga.
A jab from Henderson misses.
Henderson blocks a head kick by Kiuga.
Kiuga throws a head kick but Henderson moves out of range.
A slow jab from Henderson misses its intended target.
A big right from Henderson misses.
Kiuga throws a sloppy head kick and Henderson moves out of range easily.
Henderson throws a hook but Kiuga avoids it easily.
Kiuga throws a head kick that misses.
Kiuga tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Kiuga misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Kiuga throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Kiuga pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Henderson blocks a head kick by Kiuga.
Kiuga looks winded!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kiuga misses with a head kick.
Kiuga throws a sloppy head kick and Henderson moves out of range easily.
Henderson lands a really nice looking cross but Kiuga seems unphased.
Henderson looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
A head kick misses from Kiuga.
Kiuga misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Kiuga throws a sloppy head kick and Henderson moves out of range easily.
Kiuga throws a sloppy head kick and Henderson moves out of range easily.
Henderson swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Henderson swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Kiuga steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Henderson.
Kiuga throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
A swing and a miss from Henderson.
Nice defenses there by Kiuga.
Good shot there by Henderson.
Henderson avoids the head kick by Kiuga.
Kiuga throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kiuga throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Henderson pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Kiuga misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Kiuga throws a head kick but Henderson moves out of range.
Henderson's jab looks to have found its range, popping Kiuga under the eye.
Kiuga throws a head kick that misses.
Kiuga misses with a head kick.
Henderson misses with a looping right.
Henderson throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Henderson looks to land a right hand but Kiuga moved out of range.
Kiuga throws a head kick that misses.
Henderson misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Kiuga.
Kiuga tries a head kick but it misses.
Henderson blocks a head kick by Kiuga.
Kiuga bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Kiuga slips a jab and a cross from Henderson.
Kiuga tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Henderson misses with the combination.
A head kick misses from Kiuga.
Henderson throws a shot from downtown. Kiuga moves away and avoids it.
A head kick misses from Kiuga.
Kiuga throws a sloppy head kick and Henderson moves out of range easily.
Kiuga misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Kiuga slips a straight right by Henderson.
Henderson misses with a hook. Kiuga ducked under it nicely.
A slow jab from Henderson misses its intended target.
Kiuga tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Kiuga tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
A big left from Henderson misses.
A lazy left from Henderson finds it's target.
Kiuga uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Henderson.
Kiuga uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Henderson.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Henderson blocks a head kick by Kiuga.
Kiuga throws a sloppy head kick and Henderson moves out of range easily.
Henderson tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Kiuga was well out of range. Poor timing from Henderson.
Kiuga avoids the body shot from Henderson.
Henderson avoids the head kick by Kiuga.
Henderson avoids the head kick by Kiuga.
Kiuga throws a head kick that misses.
Henderson blocks a head kick by Kiuga.
Nice defenses there by Kiuga.
Henderson throws a right and a left that Kiuga avoids nicely.
Henderson throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Kiuga.
Kiuga throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Henderson throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Kiuga throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
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!
Kiuga ducks under a wild hook from Henderson.
Kiuga avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Dan Henderson will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Henderson throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Kiuga.
Kiuga tries a head kick but it misses.
Kiuga pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Henderson lands with a right hand.
Kiuga blocks a jab.
Henderson avoids the head kick by Kiuga.
Henderson throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Kiuga stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Kiuga keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Kiuga misses with a head kick.
Henderson just misses with a punch to the body.
Henderson misses with a straight right.
Kiuga misses with a head kick.
Kiuga throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Henderson.
Kiuga avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Henderson throws a right and a left that both miss.
Kiuga uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Henderson.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Kiuga throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kiuga misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Henderson misses with a straight left.
Kiuga misses with a head kick.
Henderson works over Kiuga's head and body with a nice combination.
Kiuga misses with a head kick.
Kiuga uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Henderson.
Kiuga misses with a head kick.
Kiuga ducks under a wild hook from Henderson.
Henderson is really struggling to find his range with his punches. Kiuga's reach advantage is clearly causing him problems.
Kiuga drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Henderson throws out a loose jab but Kiuga uses good head movement to avoid it.
Kiuga misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Kiuga pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Kiuga moves out of range as Henderson strikes.
Henderson misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Kiuga.
Kiuga misses with a head kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A head kick misses from Kiuga.
Henderson scores with a decent looking hook.
Henderson throws an overhand right that lands on Kiuga's shoulder, as Kiuga tries to avoid the shot.
Henderson blocks a head kick by Kiuga.
Henderson throws a looping overhand right but Kiuga ducks down to avoid it.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Henderson misses with a double jab.
Henderson blocks a head kick by Kiuga.
A head kick misses from Kiuga.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Henderson misses with a straight left.
Kiuga avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Kiuga tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Nice jab there from Henderson.
Kiuga misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Kiuga slips a jab from Henderson.
Henderson cracks Kiuga with a good jab.
It really doesn't seem like the step up in weight is hurting Henderson here at all. He's more than holding his own against the bigger man.
Henderson misses with a hook. Kiuga ducked under it nicely.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kiuga throws a head kick but Henderson moves out of range.
Henderson looks to land a left hand but Kiuga moved out of range nicely.
Henderson lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Henderson lands with a shot to the body.
Henderson throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Kiuga counters with a head kick that drops Henderson to the mat! Henderson scrambles across the canvas and gets back to his feet, still wobbly!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Kiuga throws a sloppy head kick and Henderson moves out of range easily.
Henderson pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Kiuga misses with a head kick.
Kiuga tries a head kick but it misses.
Henderson throws a body punch but Kiuga moves out of range.
Henderson loads up on a big right hand but Kiuga slips the punch.
Henderson misses with an uppercut. Kiuga saw that one coming.
Kiuga throws a head kick that misses.
Kiuga throws a head kick but Henderson moves out of range.
Henderson throws a nice looking combination but Kiuga bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Henderson scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Kiuga throws a head kick that misses.
Henderson throws a jab when Kiuga was well out of range.
Kiuga bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Kiuga avoids the body shot from Henderson.
Kiuga misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Kiuga staying out of range there.
Kiuga avoids the body shot from Henderson.
Henderson blocks a head kick by Kiuga.
Kiuga throws a sloppy head kick and Henderson moves out of range easily.
Kiuga tries a head kick but it misses.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Henderson looks to land a right hand but Kiuga moved out of range.
Henderson throws a right hand that Kiuga ducks under and follows up with a left that Kiuga also avoids with ease.
Henderson misses with the combination.
Henderson blocks a head kick by Kiuga.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Toa Kiuga showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Henderson blocks a head kick by Kiuga.
Kiuga pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Kiuga tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Kiuga defending well as Henderson loads up on a big left hand.
Henderson looks to score with a jab to the body but Kiuga is just out of range.
A head kick misses from Kiuga.
Henderson avoids the head kick by Kiuga.
Henderson works the jab nicely.
A telegraphed right hand from Henderson misses the target.
Kiuga misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Toa Kiuga seems to be getting the better of the standup.
A slow jab from Henderson misses its intended target.
Kiuga defending well as Henderson loads up on a big left hand.
Henderson throws out a loose jab but Kiuga uses good head movement to avoid it.
Kiuga ducks under a wild hook from Henderson.
Kiuga throws a sloppy head kick and Henderson moves out of range easily.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Henderson shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Kiuga eats them both and turns towards Henderson to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kiuga throws a head kick but Henderson moves out of range.
A big right from Henderson misses.
Henderson misses with a looping left.
Henderson throws a jab but it's blocked by Kiuga.
Henderson fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
A head kick misses from Kiuga.
Kiuga misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Kiuga displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Henderson throws out the jab.
A head kick misses from Kiuga.
Kiuga misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Henderson throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Kiuga tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Kiuga defending well as Henderson loads up on a big left hand.
Kiuga misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Kiuga takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Nice body punch from Henderson.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Henderson throws the left hand but Kiuga avoids the punch easily.
Henderson stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Kiuga throws a sloppy head kick and Henderson moves out of range easily.
Kiuga misses with a head kick.
Kiuga tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Kiuga tries a head kick but it misses.
Henderson misses the jab.
A swing and a miss from Henderson.
Kiuga misses with a head kick.
Kiuga throws a sloppy head kick and Henderson moves out of range easily.
Henderson throws a looping overhand right but Kiuga ducks down to avoid it.
Henderson ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Kiuga moves away.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Kiuga throws a head kick but Henderson moves out of range.
A head kick misses from Kiuga.
Henderson misses with an uppercut. Kiuga saw that one coming.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kiuga misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Kiuga walks into a straight right hand from Henderson.
Donk. Henderson catches Kiuga right on the button with a cross.
Kiuga misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Kiuga keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Henderson.
Kiuga throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Henderson throws a series of punches but Kiuga moves out of range.
Kiuga tries a head kick but it misses.
Henderson waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Kiuga.
A swing and a miss from Henderson.
Henderson blocks a head kick by Kiuga.
A head kick misses from Kiuga.
A head kick misses from Kiuga.
A head kick misses from Kiuga.
Kiuga slips a straight right by Henderson.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Henderson avoids the head kick by Kiuga.
Henderson misses with a body shot.
Kiuga throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Henderson misses with a hook.
Henderson blocks a head kick by Kiuga.
Kiuga tries a head kick but it misses.
Henderson throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Kiuga uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Henderson.
Kiuga throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
A head kick misses from Kiuga.
Henderson misses with a looping left.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Henderson fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Kiuga manages to avoid it.
Kiuga tries a head kick but it misses.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Henderson blocks a head kick by Kiuga.
Henderson misses with a jab, cross combination.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Dan Henderson.
Well Henderson 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 Donatello Bradman scores the fight 29:28
Judge Eliza Hachem scores the fight 29:28
Judge Summer Carpenter scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Dan Henderson!
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