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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Matt Henderson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Carmelo Suarez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Henderson comes to the cage accompanied by Confrontation. Suarez has chosen Busta Rhymes - Everything Remains Raw as his entrance music. Rumors backstage are that the fighters have been paid to keep it standing but we know that would never happen in MMA!
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170 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the welterweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Matt Henderson!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Carmelo Suarez!
The judges for this bout are Steve Smith, William Peck and Yves DeLean.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Suarez ducks under a wild hook from Henderson.
Henderson throws a series of punches but Suarez moves out of range.
Henderson blocks a jab.
Henderson is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Suarez.
Suarez is looking to clinch but Henderson is avoiding it.
A looping hook to the body misses from Suarez. Henderson does a little dance to reset his feet.
Suarez takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Suarez walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Suarez tries to move into range but Henderson moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Henderson takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Nice shot lands for Henderson.
Henderson throws a body punch but Suarez moves out of range.
Suarez lunges at Henderson with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Henderson's hand.
Suarez lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Suarez.
Henderson bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Suarez misses with a hook.
Suarez misses the body punch
and Henderson counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
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!
Suarez fails with an attempt to clinch.
Suarez has Henderson up against the cage in a clinch.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
A short uppercut from Suarez.
Suarez presses Henderson against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Suarez lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Henderson wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Suarez has him pressed against the cage.
A head punch on the inside from Henderson fails to land.
Suarez goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A right handed body shot lands from Suarez.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Suarez lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Suarez digs a right hand underneath Henderson's ribcage. Henderson let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Henderson lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Henderson tries a body shot but Suarez blocks it.
Suarez works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
A right hand to the body from Suarez.
Henderson pushes Suarez back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Suarez cracks Henderson with a nice body shot.
Henderson is breathing heavily.
Suarez misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Suarez tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A left hand lands to the body for Suarez.
A right hook to the body lands for Suarez.
Suarez has a couple of punches blocked by Henderson.
Suarez lands a body punch.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Suarez misses with a short punch on the inside.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Suarez.
Suarez misses with some punches.
A nice right hand lands inside from Suarez.
Suarez lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Suarez lands a body shot.
A hook to the body from Suarez.
Suarez lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Suarez digs a right hand into Henderson's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Henderson's gas tank.
Suarez swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Henderson misses with a hook from the clinch.
Suarez lands a hook to the side of the head.
Suarez lands a hook that snaps the head of Henderson backwards.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Henderson misses with the head strike.
A right handed body shot lands from Suarez.
Suarez lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Suarez lands a nice uppercut.
Suarez is pushing Henderson up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Suarez lands an uppercut.
Suarez trying to control the position but instead, Henderson has worked for underhooks and has pushed Suarez into the cage.
Henderson tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Suarez's elbow.
Suarez struggles to land a body shot inside as Henderson controls his hands.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Suarez creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Suarez tries to work over Henderson's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Henderson wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
A right handed body shot lands from Suarez.
Suarez lands with a left to the head.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Suarez as Henderson tries to tie him up.
Suarez cracks Henderson with a nice body shot.
Suarez digs a right hand into Henderson's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Henderson's gas tank.
Suarez lands a shot to the body.
Suarez lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Good body shot from Suarez.
A short body shot lands from Suarez as the two fighters clinch.
Suarez is leaning against Henderson and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Suarez digs a right hand underneath Henderson's ribcage. Henderson let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Suarez presses Henderson against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Suarez lands with a left to the head.
Suarez pushes Henderson back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Suarez lands a nice shot to the body.
Suarez scores with a shoulder strike.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Suarez.
Suarez lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
A short right from Suarez.
A right handed body shot lands from Suarez.
Suarez lands a body shot in the clinch.
Suarez lands a right hand.
Suarez is working Henderson over against the cage.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Suarez throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Henderson working aggressively here.
A shot in the inside from Suarez.
Suarez lands a left hand.
Suarez softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
A shot in the inside from Suarez.
Suarez goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Suarez has a couple of punches blocked by Henderson.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Suarez scores with a nice hook to the head.
Suarez working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Suarez lands a hook that snaps the head of Henderson backwards.
Suarez gets through Henderson's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Suarez lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Suarez scores with a nice hook to the head.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Suarez.
A right handed body shot lands from Suarez.
A right hand to the body from Suarez.
Suarez throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Hendersons head.
A nice right hand lands inside from Suarez.
Suarez lands a nice shot to the body.
A right hand to the body from Suarez.
Nice body punch from Suarez - that landed with a thud.
Suarez lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Suarez lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Suarez scores with a nice hook to the head.
Suarez misses with a hook from the clinch.
Henderson's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Suarez lands a body punch in the clinch.
Suarez scores with a hook to the body.
Suarez lands with a short shot to the head.
A shot in the inside from Suarez.
Suarez lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Good body shot from Suarez.
Suarez lands a body shot in the clinch.
Suarez lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Henderson.
A right handed body shot lands from Suarez.
Suarez scores with a nice hook to the head.
Suarez lands a body shot in the clinch.
A body shot lands from Suarez.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Carmelo Suarez dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Nice cross by Suarez.
Suarez looks to clinch
and Henderson counters by moving into the clinch.
Suarez tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Suarez has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Henderson blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Henderson has a couple of punches blocked by Suarez.
Henderson lands with a left to the head.
Suarez misses with a body punch.
Henderson softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Suarez blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Henderson is leaning against Suarez and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
A left hand lands to the body for Suarez.
Suarez throws a punch but it's blocked by Henderson.
Henderson tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Suarez lands with a light punch inside.
Suarez lands a left hand.
Suarez lands a nice shot to the body.
Henderson misses with a short punch on the inside.
Suarez tries to work over Henderson's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Henderson pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Jab, jab by Suarez - just one landing.
Suarez looks to throw the jab but Henderson is out of range.
Suarez rushes Henderson and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Henderson blocks a body shot from Suarez.
Henderson throws a head punch that misses.
Suarez can't find room to land a body shot as Henderson controls the action.
Good body shot from Suarez.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Henderson's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Henderson breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Suarez tries to clinch up.
Henderson drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Henderson swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Suarez.
Suarez uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Henderson.
Carmelo Suarez seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Henderson scores with a hook.
Suarez swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Suarez tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Suarez ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Henderson moves away.
Henderson throws a nice looking combination but Suarez bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
A jab lands there for Suarez.
Nice shot by Suarez.
Suarez ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Henderson misses with a wild body shot.
Henderson is looking to clinch but Suarez is avoiding it.
A jab from Henderson misses.
Suarez dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Suarez closes the distance and pushes Henderson back into the cage.
Henderson has a couple of punches blocked by Suarez.
Henderson can't find room to land a body shot as Suarez controls the action.
Suarez lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Suarez lands a body punch.
Suarez softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Suarez lands with a short shot to the head.
Carmelo Suarez seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Suarez lands an uppercut.
A short right from Suarez on the inside.
Suarez lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Suarez works on Henderson's body with a couple of short punches.
Suarez lands a hook to the side of the head.
Suarez lands with a short shot to the head.
Nice body punch from Suarez - that landed with a thud.
Suarez working aggressively here.
Henderson blocking some punches.
Suarez makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Henderson prevents a body shot from Suarez.
Suarez lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Henderson backwards.
Henderson misses with a punch on the inside.
Henderson blocking some punches.
Henderson stalling in the clinch but Suarez improves position.
Nice body punch from Suarez - that landed with a thud.
A right hook to the body lands for Suarez.
Suarez lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Henderson backwards.
Suarez scores with a hook to the body.
Suarez gets through Henderson's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
A right handed body shot lands from Suarez.
A hook to the body from Suarez.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Suarez.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Suarez lands a nice uppercut.
Suarez lands a body punch.
Suarez lands with a left to the head.
Suarez scores with a shot to the side of Henderson's head.
Suarez is working Henderson over against the cage.
Suarez presses Henderson against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Suarez lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
A hook to the body from Suarez.
Suarez lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Henderson or not.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Suarez.
Suarez lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Suarez scores with a shoulder strike.
Suarez lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Henderson backwards.
Henderson's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
A shot in the inside from Suarez.
Suarez lands with a right to the head.
Suarez digs a right hand into Henderson's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Henderson's gas tank.
A right handed body shot lands from Suarez.
Suarez pushes Henderson back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Suarez lands a body shot.
Suarez lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Suarez is leaning against Henderson and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Suarez pushes Henderson back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Suarez lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Suarez working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Suarez misses with some punches.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Suarez.
Suarez lands a body shot in the clinch.
A short body shot lands from Suarez as the two fighters clinch.
Suarez works on Henderson's body with a couple of short punches.
Nice body punch from Suarez - that landed with a thud.
Suarez presses Henderson against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Suarez works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Suarez lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Henderson or not.
Henderson blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Henderson's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Henderson fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Suarez lands a body punch.
A short left from Suarez.
Henderson's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Suarez is leaning against Henderson and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Good body shot from Suarez.
Suarez lands a body punch in the clinch.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Suarez working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Suarez works on Henderson's body with a couple of short punches.
Suarez gets through Henderson's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Suarez creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Suarez lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Suarez digs a right hand into Henderson's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Henderson's gas tank.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Carmelo Suarez showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Henderson takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
The fight stays on the outside here - Suarez looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Henderson moves out of range of the strikes.
Henderson clinches.
Suarez misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Suarez misses with a body punch.
Suarez tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Suarez goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Henderson is trying to stall.
Suarez misses with a punch on the inside.
Suarez lands a body shot in the clinch.
Suarez tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Nice body punch from Suarez - that landed with a thud.
Suarez softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Suarez working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Suarez works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
A hook to the body from Suarez.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Suarez lands with a right to the head.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Suarez.
Suarez is leaning against Henderson and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Suarez stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Suarez pushes Henderson back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Suarez lands with a right to the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Suarez scores with a nice hook to the head.
Henderson tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Still in the clinch, Suarez scores with a nice short uppercut.
Suarez scores with a nice hook to the head.
Suarez lands a body punch.
Suarez is working Henderson over against the cage.
Suarez lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
A body shot lands from Suarez.
Suarez throws a head punch that misses.
Henderson's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Suarez softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
A right hand to the body from Suarez.
Henderson throws a punch but it's blocked by Suarez.
Suarez lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Henderson misses with some punches.
Henderson blocking some punches.
Suarez lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Henderson backwards.
Henderson throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
A right handed body shot lands from Suarez.
Suarez stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Suarez misses with a short punch on the inside.
Suarez lands a hook that snaps the head of Henderson backwards.
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!
Suarez cracks Henderson with a nice body shot.
Suarez digs a right hand into Henderson's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Henderson's gas tank.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Suarez lands with a right to the head.
A right handed body shot lands from Suarez.
Suarez scores with a hook to the body.
Suarez lands a body punch.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Suarez creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Suarez lands a right hand that snaps the head of Henderson backwards.
Suarez scores with an uppercut up the middle.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Henderson.
A short body shot lands from Suarez as the two fighters clinch.
Suarez lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Nice body punch from Suarez.
Suarez lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Henderson backwards.
Suarez lands a right hand that snaps the head of Henderson backwards.
Henderson blocking some punches.
Suarez fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Henderson tries to work over Suarez's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Henderson.
Suarez presses Henderson against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Suarez scores with a hook to the body.
Suarez lands a hook to the side of the head.
Henderson misses with a punch to the body.
Suarez stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Suarez is pushing Henderson up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Suarez tries a body shot but Henderson blocks it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Suarez lands a nice uppercut.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Suarez creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
A left hand lands to the body for Suarez.
Suarez stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Suarez throws a head punch that misses.
Suarez struggles to land a body shot inside as Henderson controls his hands.
A right hook to the body lands for Suarez.
Nice body punch from Suarez - that landed with a thud.
Suarez lands with a light punch inside.
Suarez misses with a punch on the inside.
A short body shot lands from Suarez as the two fighters clinch.
Suarez lands a right hand.
Suarez lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Henderson or not.
Nice body punch from Suarez.
Suarez lands a right hand that snaps the head of Henderson backwards.
Nice body punch from Suarez.
Suarez doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A right hand to the body from Suarez.
Suarez working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Suarez is working Henderson over against the cage.
Suarez pushes Henderson back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
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!
Suarez misses with a punch to the body.
Suarez lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Henderson backwards.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Suarez lands a shoulder strike.
Suarez lands a body punch in the clinch.
Henderson's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Suarez lands a shot to the body.
Suarez misses with a hook to the ribs.
Nice body punch from Suarez - that landed with a thud.
A hook to the body from Suarez.
A short left from Suarez.
Henderson blocking some punches.
Suarez scores with a nice hook to the head.
Henderson can't find room to land a body shot as Suarez controls the action.
Suarez lands a nice uppercut.
Suarez lands a body punch in the clinch.
A hook to the body from Suarez.
Suarez lands a nice shot to the body.
A hook to the body from Suarez.
Suarez working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Suarez digs a right hand into Henderson's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Henderson's gas tank.
Suarez scores with a nice hook to the head.
Suarez misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Henderson is trying to maintain a safe position but Suarez gets an underhook and turns Henderson into the cage.
Suarez stalling against the cage.
Suarez digs a right hand underneath Henderson's ribcage. Henderson let out a lung full of air as it connected.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Carmelo Suarez really dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Suarez tries to close the distance and clinch but Henderson swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Suarez misses with an uppercut.
Henderson is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Suarez circles away from the clinch attempt.
Matt Henderson is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Henderson keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Suarez gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Henderson.
Suarez tries to clinch up.
Henderson lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Suarez lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Suarez slips under a jab from Henderson.
Henderson lands a nice shot to the body.
Henderson connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Henderson slips a straight right by Suarez.
Nice jab there from Henderson.
Henderson gets a clinch.
Suarez blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Henderson struggles to land a body shot inside as Suarez controls his hands.
Henderson misses with a short punch on the inside.
A right handed body shot lands from Suarez.
Henderson misses with a punch on the inside.
A short left from Henderson.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
Henderson is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Suarez misses with a shot to the kidneys.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Suarez has a couple of punches blocked by Henderson.
Henderson lands a hook that snaps the head of Suarez backwards.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Suarez digs a right hand underneath Henderson's ribcage. Henderson let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Suarez tries to throw a body punch but Henderson avoids it by throwing Suarez back against the cage.
Suarez lands a shoulder strike.
Suarez presses Henderson against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Suarez throws a punch but it's blocked by Henderson.
Suarez misses with a hook to the ribs.
Suarez lands with a short punch from the clinch.
A right hook to the body lands for Suarez.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Suarez.
Suarez working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Suarez lands a body shot.
Suarez scores with a nice hook to the head.
Suarez scores with a hook to the body.
Suarez scores with a hook to the body.
Suarez lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Henderson backwards.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Suarez gets through Henderson's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Suarez lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Henderson or not.
Suarez is leaning against Henderson and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Suarez is trying to maintain a safe position but Henderson gets an underhook and turns Suarez into the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nice body punch from Suarez.
Suarez lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Henderson throws a head punch that misses.
Suarez works on Henderson's body with a couple of short punches.
Suarez lands a hook to the side of the head.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Suarez creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Suarez lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Suarez lands a hook to the side of the head.
A right hook to the body lands for Suarez.
Suarez lands a nice uppercut.
Suarez presses Henderson against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Suarez is working Henderson over against the cage.
Suarez lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Suarez lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
A left hand lands to the body for Suarez.
Suarez lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Good body shot from Suarez.
Suarez lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Henderson or not.
A right hook to the body lands for Suarez.
Suarez scores with a shot to the side of Henderson's head.
Suarez lands a hook to the side of the head.
Henderson prevents a body shot from Suarez.
Suarez misses with a punch to the body.
Suarez lands a shot to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A head punch on the inside from Suarez fails to land.
Suarez scores with a hook to the body.
Henderson blocking some punches.
A hook to the body from Suarez.
Suarez throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Hendersons head.
Suarez fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Suarez lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Suarez presses Henderson against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Suarez lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Henderson or not.
Suarez lands an uppercut.
Suarez lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Suarez makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Suarez lands with a right to the head.
Suarez pushes Henderson back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Suarez works on Henderson's body with a couple of short punches.
Suarez lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Suarez content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Henderson fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Henderson blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Suarez throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Suarez lands a body punch in the clinch.
Suarez throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Suarez lands a hook to the side of the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Henderson is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Suarez is keeping busy.
Suarez works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Suarez lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Suarez works on Henderson's body with a couple of short punches.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Suarez.
Suarez misses with a punch to the body.
Suarez lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Henderson backwards.
Henderson blocking some punches.
Suarez working aggressively here.
Henderson swings away with an uppercut that misses.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Suarez creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Suarez misses with a body punch.
Suarez misses with a punch to the body.
Henderson holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Henderson misses with a hook from the clinch.
Suarez lands a left hand.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Nice body punch from Suarez.
Suarez digs a right hand into Henderson's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Henderson's gas tank.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Suarez lands with a right to the head.
Suarez is leaning against Henderson and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Suarez lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Suarez works on Henderson's body with a couple of short punches.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Carmelo Suarez dominated that fourth round.
That's time! Henderson's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Suarez connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Suarez moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Henderson is rocked!
Henderson takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Oh Henderson is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Henderson fails in his attempt to clinch.
Suarez misses the shot to the body.
Henderson seems to have got his legs back now.
Henderson bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Henderson throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Suarez.
Suarez forces Henderson back against the cage and clinches.
Henderson misses with some punches.
Suarez lands a body punch.
Suarez lands a body shot.
Suarez stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
A hook to the body from Suarez.
Suarez lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Henderson backwards.
A short right from Suarez.
A left hand lands to the body for Suarez.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A right handed body shot lands from Suarez.
Suarez scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Suarez scores with a shoulder strike.
Suarez tries to work over Henderson's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Both of our modern day gladiators look out of it here - an gruelling 5 rounds of action taking it's toll on them, no doubt.
A short right from Suarez on the inside.
Suarez lands a body shot in the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Suarez lands a nice uppercut.
Suarez is working Henderson over against the cage.
A nice right hand lands inside from Suarez.
A left hand lands to the body for Suarez.
Suarez working some nice short punches in the clinch.
A short body shot lands from Suarez as the two fighters clinch.
Suarez lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Henderson backwards.
Suarez lands a left hand.
Suarez lands with a light punch inside.
Suarez struggles to land a body shot inside as Henderson controls his hands.
Suarez gets through Henderson's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Henderson misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A right hand to the body from Suarez.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Suarez.
Suarez lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Henderson backwards.
A short right from Suarez on the inside.
Suarez lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Henderson backwards.
Suarez is working Henderson over against the cage.
Suarez lands a hook that snaps the head of Henderson backwards.
Suarez gets through Henderson's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Suarez misses with a body punch.
Suarez digs a right hand underneath Henderson's ribcage. Henderson let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Nice body punch from Suarez.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Henderson throws a punch but it's blocked by Suarez.
A nice right hand lands inside from Suarez.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Suarez.
Henderson can't find room to land a body shot as Suarez controls the action.
Suarez works on Henderson's body with a couple of short punches.
Suarez lands a left hand.
Nice body punch from Suarez - that landed with a thud.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Suarez lands a left hand.
Suarez lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Henderson or not.
A right hand to the body from Suarez.
Suarez cracks Henderson with a nice body shot.
Suarez lands a nice shot to the body.
Suarez lands a nice shot to the body.
A hook to the body from Suarez.
Suarez works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Suarez lands with a light punch inside.
Suarez digs a right hand underneath Henderson's ribcage. Henderson let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Suarez lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Suarez lands a body shot in the clinch.
Suarez lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Henderson.
Suarez misses with the head strike.
Suarez stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Henderson tries to work over Suarez's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Suarez cracks Henderson with a nice body shot.
Matt Henderson has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Suarez works on Henderson's body with a couple of short punches.
Nice body punch from Suarez.
Suarez lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Henderson backwards.
Suarez working aggressively here.
Suarez blocking some punches.
Suarez lands a body punch.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Suarez creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Suarez lands a right hand.
Henderson goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Henderson's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Suarez misses with some punches.
Nice body punch from Suarez - that landed with a thud.
Suarez throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Suarez lands a shot to the body.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Suarez.
Suarez lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Suarez lands a body shot in the clinch.
Suarez lands a body shot.
Suarez stalling in the clinch but Henderson improves position.
Henderson tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Suarez lands a hook that snaps the head of Henderson backwards.
Suarez stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
A hook to the body from Suarez.
Suarez works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Suarez lands with a right to the head.
Carmelo Suarez is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A body shot lands from Suarez.
Henderson tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Suarez pushes Henderson back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Suarez working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Suarez lands a nice shot to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Suarez scores with a nice hook to the head.
A nice right hand lands inside from Suarez.
Suarez lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Henderson.
Suarez lands a body shot.
Suarez works on Henderson's body with a couple of short punches.
Nice body punch from Suarez.
Suarez works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Suarez lands a left hand that snaps the head of Henderson backwards.
Suarez lands with a short punch from the clinch.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Suarez.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Suarez.
Suarez lands a hook to the side of the head.
A hook to the body from Suarez.
Suarez lands on the inside with an uppercut.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Suarez lands a body punch.
Suarez scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Suarez cracks Henderson with a nice body shot.
Suarez stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Good body shot from Suarez.
A right hand to the body from Suarez.
A left hand lands to the body for Suarez.
And that's the end of the fight!
Carmelo Suarez comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Suarez 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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Steve Smith scores the fight 41:50
Judge William Peck scores the fight 41:50
Judge Yves DeLean scores the fight 41:50
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Carmelo Suarez!
Carmelo Suarez is the new welterweight champion!
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