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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Buff Lyons (ranked 25068 p4p, 25094 weight class) and Kenny Hendricks (ranked 688 p4p, 704 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Hendricks's choice of entrance music: This Fire Burns. Buff Lyons is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples... Tweaking his own nipples that is.
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BJJ White Belt
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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 1 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Buff Lyons!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Kenny Hendricks!
The judges for this bout are Stewart Dunkirk, Cecil Peabody and George Francis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lyons gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Hendricks distracts Lyons with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Lyons working a defensive guard here.
Hendricks is in close to Lyons's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Hendricks sitting in guard here, content to control.
Lyons wants to stand but Hendricks is controlling the position.
Lyons being controlled here, momentarily.
Lyons seems to have improved his submission grappling technique since last time we saw him. Let's see if he can pull off a submission.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hendricks lands a couple of elbows.
Hendricks lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Hendricks is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hendricks keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Lyons's head.
Lyons has momentary wrist control but Hendricks slips an elbow through the middle.
Hendricks scoring with punches to the head and body.
Lyons knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Hendricks on the ground.
Hendricks distracts Lyons with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Hendricks tries to free his leg and advance position but Lyons is retaining full guard.
Hendricks with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Hendricks lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Hendricks slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Hendricks content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Hendricks working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Hendricks is in close to Lyons's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Hendricks pushes down on Lyons's leg and manages to get into half guard.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Let's hope that Hendricks has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.
Hendricks slips a nice elbow through Lyons's hands, connecting with Lyons's forehead.
Well, if Hendricks is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
Lyons has hold of Hendricks's hands but Hendricks slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Hendricks frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Hendricks controlling from mount.
Lyons defends a decent attempt at a guillotine from Hendricks.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hendricks landing strikes, looking to finish!
Hendricks connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Hendricks landing shots from mount.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Hendricks lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Lyons hang on?
Hendricks dominating with strikes here.
Hendricks connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
My spies in Cozad MMA Las Vegas inform me that Hendricks has been getting involved in the gym's BJJ sparring sessions. Let's see whether that pays dividends!
Hendricks raining down shots from the mount!
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 pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Lyons is rocked!
Hendricks controlling the position easily from mount.
Hendricks unloading with bombs!
Oh Lyons is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hendricks is landing with some decent strikes but Lyons is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Lyons seems to have got his legs back now.
Hendricks wants to finish this one by submission but Lyons is holding onto his waist, trying to prevent any attacks from Hendricks.
Hendricks controlling the pace for now.
Hendricks raining down shots from the mount!
A nice elbow there by Hendricks.
Lyons in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Hendricks in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Hendricks looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Hendricks looking to secure an arm triangle but Lyons defends it well.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Kenny Hendricks dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Lyons is trying hard to land a takedown here. Hendricks sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Lyons gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Hendricks landing with the ground and pound.
Hendricks's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Kenny Hendricks has got the better of the ground game so far.
Hendricks forces his way into half guard.
Hendricks is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Nice strikes from Hendricks there.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hendricks working the head and body with strikes.
Hendricks is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Lyons strikes from the bottom but Hendricks passes into mount!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hendricks with the ground and pound from mount.
Hendricks with a couple of short strikes.
Hendricks scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Lyons is working to get back to half guard.
Hendricks lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Hendricks postures up and lands a whopping elbow - oh that's hurt Lyons bigstyle! Two more strikes land for Hendricks and the fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:58 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Kenny Hendricks!
In his post fight interview, Kenny Hendricks gave a big smile as he said 'This is everything I predicted. Assad is strong with his Muay Thai but my grappling is just so much better. He's a hell of a competitor and he will be back!'.
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FIGHT
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