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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Jordan Henderson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Hideki Masada (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Masada has chosen "Tokyo Drift (Restage Remix)" by Teriyaki Boyz as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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150 lbs
13 - 14 - 0 |
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176 cm
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155 lbs
5 - 9 - 0 |
BJJ Brown Belt
Solid boxing
Insanely flexible |
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BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Solid chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
13 - 14 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Jordan Henderson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Hideki Masada!
The judges for this bout are Hirohito Nitta, Yasuomi Hirokawa and Kenichi Hosakawa.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Henderson throws a leg kick but Masada moved away.
No joy there for Masada, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
A bone on bone clash there as Henderson blocks the leg kick.
Masada looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Masada shoots and misses
enabling Henderson to counter with a crisp jab.
Henderson lands with a nice body punch.
We've been informed that Masada has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
Masada misses with a takedown attempt - Henderson sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Jordan Henderson has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Hideki Masada.
Henderson moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Henderson pivots, looking for a leg kick but Masada is out of range and Henderson settles back down.
Masada checks a low kick from Henderson.
Henderson scores with a nice head shot.
Henderson looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Masada takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Masada fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Henderson connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Henderson lands with a cross.
Henderson lands a lovely overhand right.
Henderson connects with a body shot.
Masada checks a low kick from Henderson.
Masada drops his hands momentarily and Henderson takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Masada fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Henderson misses with a two punch combination.
Henderson connects with a right hand. Masada shakes it off.
Henderson fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Masada checks it well.
Masada tries to clinch up but Henderson circles away and keeps his distance.
Masada drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
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!
Masada throws the kick towards the body but Henderson avoids it.
As Masada backs away, Henderson returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Henderson finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Masada is defended easily by Henderson.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Henderson lands an overhand right.
Nice straight punches there by Henderson. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Henderson.
Masada pushes Henderson away with a front kick.
Masada is trying hard to land a takedown here. Henderson sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Masada doesn't succeed with the takedown
letting Henderson counter with a right hand.
Masada tries to grapple but his opponent circles
letting Henderson counter with a right hand.
Henderson scores with a body shot.
Henderson is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Henderson catches Masada with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
A right-left combo lands from Henderson.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Masada.
Henderson half committed to a counter leg kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Henderson throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Masada on the side of the head.
An inside leg kick from Henderson misses.
Henderson drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Henderson is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Henderson in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Henderson working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Masada's head.
Masada being controlled here, momentarily.
Henderson with a flurry of punches that miss.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Henderson postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Henderson controlling from the top position.
Henderson with a flurry of punches that miss.
Henderson sitting in guard here, content to control.
Masada preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
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 advances to half guard.
Henderson trying to control the pace.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jordan Henderson dominated that round.
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 shoots in and bounces Masada off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Henderson slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Henderson controlling the position from side mount.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Henderson working the body and head with strikes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Henderson decides to stand up, so the ref orders Masada to his feet.
Henderson scores with a jab to the body.
Masada tries to sprawl but Henderson drives through with a takedown into half guard.
Henderson thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Masada's head.
Henderson passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Masada!
Henderson lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Henderson is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Masada can do to turn this around?
Henderson scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Henderson content just to control the position here.
Henderson dominating with strikes here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
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 nice elbow there by Henderson.
Masada really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Henderson controlling his opponent.
Henderson lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Henderson controlling the pace for now.
Masada really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Henderson cracks Masada with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Henderson controlling the position easily from mount.
Masada really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Henderson. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Henderson lands a couple of good shots and Masada has given up his back, trying to escape the position!
Henderson controls the action.
I really don't envy Masada right now.
Henderson is riding his opponent, not letting Masada buck him off.
Henderson cracks Masada with a big shot to body and one to the head - really punishing Masada from the back mount here, looking to soften him up.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Henderson loading up with punches from the back mount - how long can Masada hold on?
Masada wants to control his opponent's hands but Henderson gets his hands free.
Jordan Henderson overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Masada is breathing heavily.
Masada breaks Henderson's hooks off and manages to turn into his guard.
Masada looking to sit in guard and control but Henderson gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Henderson is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Henderson content to stall in guard here.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Henderson in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jordan 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!
Masada has his takedown stuffed
enabling Henderson to counter with a crisp jab.
Masada drops his hands momentarily and Henderson takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Masada with a lazy takedown attempt
and Henderson counters with a nice uppercut.
Masada misses with a body shot
and Henderson cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Henderson lands a nice shot that snaps Masada's head back.
Masada tries for a takedown but Henderson circles away easily
and Henderson counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Jordan Henderson has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Hideki Masada.
A bone on bone clash there as Masada blocks the leg kick.
Masada gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Nice uppercut lands for Henderson. That snapped Masada's head back.
Masada darts in looking for a takedown but Henderson gets double underhooks and turns Masada into the cage.
Henderson seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A jab lands there for Henderson.
Masada takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Masada shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Henderson sprawls well. Henderson wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Masada gets slowly back to his feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Henderson throws a combination. Masada tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Masada takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Masada misses with a double jab
letting Henderson counter with a right hand.
Henderson ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Henderson connects with a body shot.
Henderson connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Hideki Masada is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Henderson uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Henderson connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Henderson scores with a crisp jab that stopped Masada in his tracks.
Masada is rocked!
Masada is trying desperately to land a takedown but Henderson is having absolutely none of it. This is turning into a bit of a nightmare for Masada.
Henderson moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Masada is still on wobbly legs! Can Henderson finish him?
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Henderson lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Masada gets clipped by a big right hand and goes down spinning to the canvas! Henderson gets the back mount and begins to drop bombs on his rocked foe! Masada is too out of it to defend against the strikes and the referee jumps in to save him from the beatdown!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:55 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Jordan Henderson!
An out of breath Jordan Henderson thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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RATING
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