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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Bubba Price (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dan Henderson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). On his way into the cage it seems that Bubba Price has been attacked by a crazed fan! It looks like it might have been the just bleed guy! Luckily Bubba Price seems to be OK! I thought that lunatic was in prison!?
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210 lbs
7 - 7 - 0 |
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185 cm
24
210 lbs
5 - 5 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Solid boxing
Granite chin |
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Good wrestler
Decent boxing
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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
7 - 7 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Bubba Price!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 5 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Dan Henderson!
The judges for this bout are Fedor Mirinova, Konstantin Menshow and Aleksandr Martynov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Henderson drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Henderson grinds an elbow into Price's temple.
Price is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Henderson off and has taken his back!
Henderson breaks Price's hooks off and manages to turn into his guard.
Price looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Price looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Price utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Price is looking for a triangle but Henderson pushes his legs off easily.
Henderson trying to control but Price is working from the bottom.
Price is looking for a triangle but Henderson pushes his legs off easily.
Price is breathing heavily.
Henderson is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Henderson with a nice head shot there.
Price avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Henderson pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Price is keeping the position for now.
Henderson thows a big elbow that misses.
Price is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Price is pulling down on Henderson's head to control his posture.
Henderson tries to free his leg and advance position but Price is retaining full guard.
Henderson lands a couple of digs.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Price is on top in guard.
Price throws and elbow that misses. Henderson uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Price's guard. Nice move by Henderson!
Henderson scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Henderson trying to control but Price is working from the bottom.
Henderson must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Henderson looking to pass the guard.
Henderson is pushing down on Price's leg trying to pass to half guard. Price is fighting to maintain full guard but Henderson has managed to sneak the leg through.
Henderson takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Henderson working the head and body with strikes.
Henderson thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Price's head.
The fighters are battling for position here. Price manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Henderson with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Henderson content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Henderson really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Price. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Henderson trying to control but Price is working from the bottom.
Price had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Henderson defends it easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Henderson tries to free his leg and advance position but Price is retaining full guard.
Henderson wants to control from the top but Price keeps moving.
Price manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Price jumps to side control looking for an arm triangle but Henderson manages to avoid the submission attempt.
Price throws a strike aimed at the side of Henderson's head but Henderson avoids it well.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Price in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
Price in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
Henderson is looking for a sweep.
Henderson wants to get back to his feet but Price drags him back down.
Price working the ground and pound from side control.
Henderson is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Price's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
Price prevents Henderson from standing back up.
Price wants to free his trapped foot but Henderson is holding on for dear life with his legs.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Price connects with a nice short shot to Henderson's temple.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but 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.
Price thows a left - swing and a miss!
Jab from Henderson.
Henderson steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Price.
Henderson closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Price sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
Henderson throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Price wants to get back to full guard.
Price blocking the ground and pound attempt from Henderson.
Henderson scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Nice strikes from Henderson there.
Price trying to control here.
Price tries to get to full guard but Henderson has control of the leg.
Henderson is trying to control the action in half guard but Price is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Henderson is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Henderson moves into full mount! Price won't be happy about that!
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Henderson can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Price is looking to escape.
Price sneaks a leg back under and regains half guard and is working straight away to try and get back to guard. He hasn't managed just yet though.
Price trying to hold on to Henderson's head to control him but Henderson postures up.
Henderson wants to control but Price is keeping him busy.
Price wants to get back to full guard.
Price looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Price looking for submissions off his back.
Price is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Henderson pulls his head out easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Henderson drops an elbow to the side of Price's head.
Henderson wants to lay and pray for a moment but Price keeps working.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Henderson cracks a nice hook into Price's ribs.
Henderson changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Price looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Henderson lands a nice forearm strike.
Henderson controlling from side mount.
Price tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Henderson wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Henderson lands an elbow.
Price gets back to half guard.
Price is trying to get back to full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Henderson looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Price trying to control from the bottom.
Henderson wants to control but Price is keeping him busy.
Henderson is looking to advance position but Price won't allow it.
Henderson lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Price actively working from the bottom here.
Henderson is looking to pass the guard... He's managed it - he's now in full mount!
A nice elbow there by Henderson.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Price in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Henderson sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Price working to try and regain half guard.
Price is bucking up trying to escape but Henderson cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Price is bucking up trying to escape but Henderson cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Henderson scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Price tries to reverse the position but Henderson maintains control.
Henderson working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Henderson putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dan Henderson showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Price throws a sloppy head kick and Henderson moves out of range easily.
Henderson lands a body shot.
Henderson shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
Henderson lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Henderson controlling the position easily from mount.
Henderson raining down shots from the mount!
Henderson working the ground and pound effectively.
Price tries to reverse the position but Henderson maintains control.
Henderson lands a heavy elbow.
Price tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Henderson avoids the attempt from Price to control.
Henderson with a couple of short strikes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Price is in a horrible position here. Henderson smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Price is in a horrible position here. Henderson smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Henderson lands with some strikes.
Henderson raining down shots from the mount!
Henderson with a couple of short strikes.
Henderson is landing with some decent strikes but Price is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Henderson with good strikes from the mount here!
Henderson scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Price?
Price is looking to improve his position but Henderson isn't that keen on the idea.
Henderson cracks Price with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Henderson working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Henderson connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Price tries to lock up and control but Henderson gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Henderson lands a heavy elbow.
Price is looking to get to half guard.
Henderson landing shots from mount.
Henderson working Price over with strikes here.
Henderson scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Henderson in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Price is in all sorts of trouble here.
Henderson scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Price regains half guard.
Dan Henderson has got the better of the ground game so far.
Henderson wants to control but Price is keeping him busy.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Price actively working from the bottom here.
Ground and pound from Henderson.
Price slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Henderson is sitting in close to Price's body. Price has gone for a guillotine from the bottom. Oh damn, that looks pretty tight! Henderson is panicking - it looks like this one could be all over! Yes, Henderson is tapping! That was a very nice submission by Price.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:42 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Bubba Price!
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energy
A | B |
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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RATING
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