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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Andy Souwer (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kesigan Hendricks (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Souwer comes to the ring accompanied by Shakira & Rihanna - Can't Remember To Forget You. Both fighters will be looking to make this an exciting fight for the fans, I'm sure!
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220 lbs
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Basic striking
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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
1 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Andy Souwer!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Kesigan Hendricks!
The judges for this bout are Seu Braga, Emerson Jorge and Daniel Cesar.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hendricks shoots in and gets a takedown into Souwer's guard.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Souwer trying to keep a closed guard but Hendricks is proving a slippery customer.
Souwer preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Hendricks cracks Souwer with a solid left hand.
Hendricks throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Souwer avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Hendricks throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Souwer works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Souwer tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Hendricks with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Hendricks cracks Souwer with a solid left hand.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Hendricks throws a big elbow that misses.
Hendricks throws a big right hand that misses.
Souwer knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Hendricks on the ground.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Hendricks accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Hendricks throws a big right hand that misses.
Souwer wants to sweep here but Hendricks controlling him for the moment.
Hendricks has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Souwer not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hendricks throwing strikes from guard but Souwer blocks nicely.
Hendricks content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Souwer preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Souwer wants to sweep but no luck.
Souwer is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Souwer looking for a sweep. Not yet Souwer, not yet.
Souwer is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Hendricks lands a couple of digs.
Hendricks lands a couple of elbows.
Souwer is trying to control the position but Hendricks postures up.
Souwer looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.
Souwer wants to sweep but no luck.
Hendricks loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Hendricks stands up over Souwer, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Souwer on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Souwer tries to get out of the position.
Hendricks with a nice head shot there.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Hendricks connects with a couple of short punches.
Hendricks trying to control the position from guard on top but Souwer is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Souwer wants to sweep here but Hendricks controlling him for the moment.
Hendricks stands up over Souwer, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Hendricks scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Souwer manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Hendricks manages to get himself to full guard.
Souwer throws an elbow that misses. Hendricks uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Souwer's guard. Nice move by Hendricks!
Hendricks is working Souwer over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Hendricks loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Souwer trying to keep a closed guard but Hendricks is proving a slippery customer.
Souwer throwing some rather feeble looking strikes off his back.
Hendricks chips away with some ground and pound.
Souwer controls Hendricks momentarily but Hendricks frees himself.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hendricks works over Souwer with some ground and pound from guard.
Hendricks is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Hendricks lands a couple of elbows.
Souwer is rocked!
Hendricks throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Oh Souwer is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Souwer avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Souwer seems to have got his legs back now.
Hendricks working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Hendricks landing some decent shots from guard.
Hendricks working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Souwer wants to sweep but no luck.
Hendricks makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Hendricks throwing strikes from guard but Souwer blocks nicely.
Hendricks throwing strikes from guard but Souwer blocks nicely.
Souwer looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Souwer not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Souwer preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Hendricks lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Hendricks postures up and lands a big shot to Souwer's brow.
Souwer looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Hendricks postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Hendricks lands a couple of elbows.
Souwer looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Hendricks scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Souwer managing to control the position.
Hendricks lands a couple of elbows.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Hendricks preventing the sweep.
Souwer preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kesigan Hendricks dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Souwer closes the distance and clinches up with Hendricks, looking for a takedown. Souwer pushes Hendricks against the ropes but Hendricks circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Hendricks tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Souwer was well out of range. Poor timing from Hendricks.
Souwer shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Hendricks's guard.
Souwer throws an elbow that misses. Hendricks uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Souwer's guard. Nice move by Hendricks!
Hendricks throws a strike but Souwer rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Souwer throws an elbow that misses. Hendricks uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Souwer's guard. Nice move by Hendricks!
Hendricks lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Hendricks stands up over Souwer, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Hendricks working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Hendricks trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Hendricks postures up in Souwer's guard and throws a big left but Souwer blocks it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hendricks landing some decent shots from guard.
Hendricks won't allow Souwer to sweep him here.
Hendricks connects with a couple of short punches.
Souwer avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Souwer working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Hendricks.
Hendricks lands a couple of elbows.
Hendricks postures up in Souwer's guard and throws a big left but Souwer blocks it.
Hendricks chips away with some ground and pound.
Hendricks throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Souwer works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Souwer looking to hit a scissor sweep but Hendricks is one step ahead there.
Hendricks landing some decent shots from guard.
Hendricks scoring with some ground and pound.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Souwer is trying to control the position but Hendricks postures up.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Souwer working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Hendricks.
Souwer is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Hendricks is looking to work some ground and pound but Souwer has wrist control.
Hendricks postures up.
Hendricks postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Hendricks being controlled here momentarily.
Hendricks distracts Souwer with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Souwer is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Hendricks throws a big right hand that misses.
Kesigan Hendricks has got the better of the ground game so far.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Hendricks content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Hendricks landing with the ground and pound.
Hendricks trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hendricks cracks Souwer with a solid left hand.
Hendricks is in close to Souwer's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Hendricks throwing strikes from guard but Souwer blocks nicely.
Souwer wants to sweep here but Hendricks controlling him for the moment.
Hendricks working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Souwer's head.
Souwer utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Hendricks throws a big elbow that misses.
Souwer wants to sweep here but Hendricks controlling him for the moment.
Souwer is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
Hendricks stands up over Souwer, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Souwer working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Hendricks.
Hendricks is in close to Souwer's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Souwer avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hendricks scoring with punches to the head and body.
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!
Hendricks in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Hendricks is breathing heavily.
Hendricks preventing the sweep.
Hendricks trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Hendricks with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Souwer wants to sweep here but Hendricks controlling him for the moment.
Hendricks landing some decent shots from guard.
Hendricks keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Souwer's head.
Hendricks throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Hendricks throwing strikes but missing.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Souwer looking to hit a scissor sweep but Hendricks is one step ahead there.
Souwer is trying to keep Hendricks in close.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kesigan Hendricks showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Souwer's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Souwer shoots for a double leg takedown but Hendricks sprawls well. He's pushed Souwer's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Souwer shoots in looking for a takedown but Hendricks manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Souwer's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Hendricks defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Souwer.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Andy Souwer. That's going to take a lot out of him.
No luck for Hendricks with that takedown attempt.
Hendricks shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Souwer pinned against the ropes. Souwer gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Souwer fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Hendricks sprawls well initially but Souwer persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Souwer prevents Hendricks from standing back up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hendricks blocking the ground and pound attempt from Souwer.
Hendricks takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Souwer throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Souwer missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Hendricks regains full guard, whilst avoiding punches from Souwer.
Hendricks has butterfly guard. He's looking to stand up here. He pushes Souwer off him and springs to his feet nicely. The crowd applauds.
Hendricks misses with a head kick.
Some wild striking there from Hendricks.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Souwer slaps away a takedown attempt from Hendricks, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Hendricks looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Souwer shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Hendricks manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Souwer postures up and lands a big shot to Hendricks's brow.
Souwer lands a couple of digs.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Souwer throws a big elbow that misses.
Hendricks preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Souwer throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Souwer throws an elbow that misses. Hendricks uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Souwer's guard. Nice move by Hendricks!
Hendricks is looking to work some ground and pound but Souwer has wrist control.
Hendricks trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Souwer is trying to control the position but Hendricks postures up.
Souwer utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Souwer utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Hendricks is working Souwer over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Hendricks throwing strikes from guard but Souwer blocks nicely.
Hendricks throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Souwer works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Souwer wants to sweep here but Hendricks controlling him for the moment.
Souwer is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hendricks with a flurry of punches that miss.
Souwer wants to sweep but no luck.
Hendricks postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Hendricks postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Souwer manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Souwer throws a strike there. Hendricks manages to avoid it well and slips a leg under to get to half guard.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Hendricks tries to kick Souwer off but Souwer keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
And that's the end of the fight!
Andy Souwer showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Hendricks has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 28:29
Judge Emerson Jorge scores the fight 28:29
Judge Daniel Cesar scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Kesigan Hendricks!
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