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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Gail Hendrix (ranked 7658 p4p, 0 weight class) and Al Baghdadi (ranked 5579 p4p, 0 weight class). Al Baghdadi will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.
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177 lbs
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170 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Cuts easily |
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Decent boxing
Solid chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Gail Hendrix!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Al Baghdadi!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Timothy Bukovac and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Baghdadi scores with a one two! Hendrix had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
It looks like Gail Hendrix has been cut.
Baghdadi closes the distance and clinches.
Hendrix throws a head punch that misses.
Hendrix drags the fight down to the ground.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Baghdadi trying to control but Hendrix is working from the bottom.
Hendrix manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Baghdadi manages to get himself to full guard.
Baghdadi looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Baghdadi looking to hit a scissor sweep but Hendrix is one step ahead there.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hendrix throwing strikes from guard but Baghdadi blocks nicely.
Baghdadi keeping moving, preventing Hendrix from controlling successfully.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hendrix with a nice head shot there.
Hendrix trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Hendrix throwing strikes but missing.
Hendrix decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
Baghdadi fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Baghdadi has closed the distance and engaged Hendrix in a clinch.
Hendrix has moved round to his opponent's back and is looking for a suplex! Oh snap! He's tossed Baghdadi clear over his head and slammed him to the mat!
Hendrix misses with an elbow to the head.
Hendrix will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Hendrix misses with a punch to the head.
Baghdadi covering up well under a series of strikes from Hendrix.
Baghdadi tries to escape the position - he's now mounted. Is that better or worse? Hard to tell!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Baghdadi wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Hendrix.
Baghdadi is looking to improve his position but Hendrix isn't that keen on the idea.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Hendrix lands a couple of good shots and Baghdadi has given up his back, trying to escape the position!
Hendrix scores with strikes from the back.
Hendrix missing with strikes.
Hendrix punches the canvas rather than the man.
Baghdadi covering up well under a series of strikes from Hendrix.
Hendrix is looking to finish with some ground and pound!
Hendrix throwing sloppy strikes.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Baghdadi trying to control the hands but Hendrix breaks the grip.
Baghdadi wants to get back to his feet.
Hendrix thows a huge left but connects with the canvas and not his opponent.
Hendrix misses with an elbow to the head.
Hendrix punches the canvas rather than the man.
Baghdadi avoids the strikes from Hendrix.
Baghdadi felt the need to train up his defensive grappling in the buildup to the fight. Presumably he was expecting to be in a difficult position like this, so let's see if he can get out of it.
Hendrix 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.
Hendrix has the hooks in. Baghdadi is trying to push off one leg but he has to do so cautiously to avoid being submitted.
Hendrix misses with punches from the back.
Baghdadi avoids the strikes from Hendrix.
Hendrix punishes Baghdadi with strikes from the back mount.
Hendrix scores with some strikes to the side of the head there. Good, points scoring shots.
Baghdadi is in bad spot here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Baghdadi looks winded!
Hendrix scores with a nice shot to the head of his opponent. Baghdadi is looking for a way out.
Hendrix lands a shot to the head.
Baghdadi is trapped and Hendrix is scoring with shots to the head and body.
Hendrix lands punches and elbows.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Baghdadi covers up after taking a massive shot to the side of the head.
Baghdadi is trying to remain composed but Hendrix is hammering down strikes to the side of his head.
Baghdadi wants to escape the position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Hendrix lands a shot to the body.
Baghdadi trying to get back to his feet but Hendrix is in full control for now.
Watch the back of the head! Comes the shout from the referee towards Hendrix.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Gail Hendrix dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Gail Hendrix's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Baghdadi closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Hendrix to the mat! Hendrix manages to get full guard.
Baghdadi is looking to pass into half guard but Hendrix pushes him away with his feet and jumps on top - now Hendrix is in guard.
Baghdadi throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Hendrix cracks Baghdadi with a solid left hand.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Hendrix's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Hendrix throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Hendrix sitting in guard here, content to control.
Hendrix throws an elbow that misses. Baghdadi uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Hendrix's guard. Nice move by Baghdadi!
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Baghdadi wants to control from the top but Hendrix keeps moving.
Hendrix looking for a sweep. Not yet Hendrix, not yet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Baghdadi throws a strike but Hendrix rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Hendrix lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Baghdadi utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Baghdadi preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Baghdadi looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Gail Hendrix overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Baghdadi is breathing heavily.
Baghdadi escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Hendrix gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Hendrix throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Hendrix is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Baghdadi can do to turn this around?
Hendrix distracts Baghdadi with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Baghdadi trying to punch from his back but it's not doing any damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hendrix controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Hendrix postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Hendrix with a flurry of punches that miss.
Baghdadi is working an open guard so Hendrix takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
Baghdadi lands with a slapping head kick.
Hendrix is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Baghdadi's half guard.
Hendrix stands up and beckons Baghdadi to join him on the feet.
Baghdadi misses with a wild combination.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Baghdadi swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Hendrix counters with a straight right hand.
Baghdadi throws a series of punches but Hendrix avoids them all with ease.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hendrix shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Baghdadi is trying to defend but Hendrix finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Ground and pound from Hendrix.
Hendrix not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Hendrix is trying to control the action in half guard but Baghdadi is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Hendrix thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Hendrix thows a huge punch but Baghdadi dodges it nicely.
Hendrix thows a huge punch but Baghdadi dodges it nicely.
Hendrix stands, ready to strike. The ref makes him back up and allows Baghdadi to get to his feet.
Baghdadi lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Hendrix circles away quickly and effectively.
Hendrix shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Hendrix lands with a punch from half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hendrix slips a nice elbow through Baghdadi's hands, connecting with Baghdadi's forehead.
Hendrix missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Hendrix escapes and gets back to his feet.
A combination from Baghdadi does no damage.
As Baghdadi looks to move away, Hendrix throws a big counter combo but Baghdadi just gets out of the way.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Baghdadi swings for the body but Hendrix moves out of range.
Hendrix closes the distance and clinches.
Baghdadi throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Hendrix drags the fight down to the ground.
Hendrix looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Gail Hendrix dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Gail Hendrix's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Baghdadi has Hendrix up against the cage in a clinch.
Hendrix has Baghdadi pressed against the cage, preventing Baghdadi from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Hendrix takes a knee right on the jaw!
Hendrix misses with some punches.
Baghdadi with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Hendrix breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Hendrix slips a jab and a cross from Baghdadi.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Baghdadi throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Hendrix.
Hendrix shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in side control! That's better than Hendrix was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Hendrix stands up and we're back to a striking position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hendrix walks into a stiff left hand from Baghdadi.
Baghdadi takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Sloppy strikes from Baghdadi. Those never looked like landing.
Hendrix uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Baghdadi.
Hendrix looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into side control! Oh, that's bad for Baghdadi!
Baghdadi managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Hendrix.
Hendrix cracks Baghdadi with a big right hand but Baghdadi just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
Hendrix wants to lay and pray for a moment but Baghdadi keeps working.
Sloppy strikes there by Hendrix.
Hendrix decides to take the fight back to the feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Baghdadi throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Baghdadi lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Hendrix circles away quickly and effectively.
Hendrix jinks towards his opponent looking like he wants to counter with a mid kick but doesn't commit.
Baghdadi throws a lazy head kick
and Hendrix counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Hendrix's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Hendrix gets the takedown into side control.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Baghdadi regains half guard.
Hendrix looks to land a strike but Baghdadi avoids it nicely and regains full guard.
Hendrix throwing strikes but missing.
Hendrix in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Hendrix postures up in Baghdadi's guard and throws a big left but Baghdadi blocks it.
Hendrix stands up from Baghdadi's guard - Hendrix perhaps looking for a knockout.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Baghdadi gets caught napping as Hendrix dives in and scores a takedown. Baghdadi manages to retain guard.
Baghdadi pushes Hendrix off and scrambles back to his feet.
Al Baghdadi is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Baghdadi misses with a kick to the body.
Hendrix looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into side control! Oh, that's bad for Baghdadi!
You can see the frustration on Baghdadi's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Hendrix decides to stand up, so the ref orders Baghdadi to his feet.
Hendrix shoots in and gets a takedown into Baghdadi's guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Baghdadi looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Hendrix throws a big right hand that misses.
Hendrix is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Baghdadi avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Hendrix stands up over Baghdadi, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Baghdadi tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Hendrix gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
Hendrix throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Baghdadi tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Hendrix is in Baghdadi's guard.
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 Gail Hendrix.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Hendrix, 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 Frank Antenori scores the fight 30:27
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 30:27
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Gail Hendrix!
Al Baghdadi was interviewed post fight and said 'Shout out to Dunder Mifflin, what's up Abu!! I'm sorry to the all people who had to witness this boring fighter get a "win" Fuck you!'.
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energy
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FIGHT
RATING
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