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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Mark Henry (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Hugo Takenoshit (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Henry has a slight injury, which hopefully won't affect the fight too much. I don't know about you partner, but I'm pumped for this one!
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205 lbs
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215 lbs
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Good wrestling
Counter striker
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BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
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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
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Mark Henry!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Hugo Takenoshit!
The judges for this bout are Nard Betker, Patrick Alders and Daniel Blasius.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Takenoshit fails with the takedown
and Henry counters with a straight right hand.
Takenoshit misses the shot to the body.
Takenoshit looks to clinch
and Takenoshit takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Takenoshit misses with a double jab.
Takenoshit tries for a takedown but Henry circles away easily
and Henry connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Henry scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Takenoshit with a lazy takedown attempt
and Takenoshit takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Mark Henry has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Hugo Takenoshit.
Henry looks to land a combination but Takenoshit avoids it well.
Henry misses with a looping right.
Henry misses with a hook.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A jab from Henry misses.
Henry is breathing heavily.
Takenoshit tries to clinch but Henry moves out of range.
Mark Henry is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Henry thows a left - swing and a miss!
Takenoshit scores with a crisp jab that stopped Henry in his tracks.
Henry throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Takenoshit sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Takenoshit misses with a wild combination.
Henry pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Takenoshit throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Henry.
Henry works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Hugo Takenoshit seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Takenoshit fails to land with a series of punches.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Takenoshit throws a series of punches but Henry avoids them all with ease.
Takenoshit throws a right and a left that Henry avoids nicely.
Takenoshit throws a body punch but Henry moves out of range.
Takenoshit shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Takenoshit throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Henry is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Takenoshit.
Takenoshit misses with a double jab.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Henry pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Henry throws a shot from downtown. Takenoshit moves away and avoids it.
Takenoshit catches Henry with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Henry lands a glancing blow to the side of Takenoshit's head.
Henry throws a nice looking combination but Takenoshit bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Takenoshit ducks under a wild hook from Henry.
Takenoshit misses with a wild body shot.
Takenoshit is looking to clinch.
Henry misses with a right hand
and Takenoshit counters with a one-two to the body.
Takenoshit misses with a combination
and Henry connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Henry tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Takenoshit was well out of range. Poor timing from Henry.
Takenoshit is trying desperately to land a takedown but Henry is having absolutely none of it. This is turning into a bit of a nightmare for Takenoshit.
Takenoshit slips a jab from Henry.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Henry connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Takenoshit fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Takenoshit moves to clinch but Henry breaks away
and Henry counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Takenoshit looks to land a combination but Henry avoids it well.
Takenoshit throws a combination that misses
and Henry counters with a nice uppercut.
Henry is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Takenoshit doesn't manage to clinch there - Henry circles away.
A telegraphed right hand from Henry misses the target.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Henry circles away from the clinch attempt.
The fight stays on the outside here - Takenoshit looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Henry is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Henry on the wrong end of a nice hook.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mark Henry dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
A combination from Takenoshit does no damage.
Henry throws an overhand right that lands on Takenoshit's shoulder, as Takenoshit tries to avoid the shot.
Mark Henry is winning the standup battle so far.
Henry takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Henry throws a nice looking combination but Takenoshit bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Takenoshit throws a predictable looking body shot
and Henry connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Takenoshit rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Henry moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
A right-left combo lands from Takenoshit.
Takenoshit tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Henry counters with a stiff right hand.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Takenoshit moves away from the strike by Henry.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Takenoshit misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Takenoshit takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Henry closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Takenoshit wants to clinch.
Takenoshit tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Henry counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Takenoshit thinking.
Takenoshit tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Henry counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Takenoshit misses with a few strikes there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Takenoshit throws a right and a left that Henry avoids nicely.
Henry throws a series of punches but Takenoshit moves out of range.
Takenoshit is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Takenoshit tries to grapple but his opponent circles
letting Henry counter with a right hand.
Henry throws an overhand right that lands on Takenoshit's shoulder, as Takenoshit tries to avoid the shot.
Takenoshit has his takedown stuffed
and Henry connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Takenoshit rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Henry moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Takenoshit moves to clinch but Henry breaks away
and Henry counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Takenoshit rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Henry moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
A slow jab from Henry misses its intended target.
A slow jab from Henry misses its intended target.
Takenoshit misses with a wild combination.
Takenoshit tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Henry counters with a stiff right hand.
A punch combination from Henry misses.
Takenoshit connects with a crisp jab.
Takenoshit throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Henry connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Takenoshit lands a glancing blow to the side of Henry's head.
Takenoshit looks to land a left hand but Henry moved out of range nicely.
Takenoshit lands a jab-cross combination.
Henry throws a looping overhand right but Takenoshit ducks down to avoid it.
Takenoshit wants to clinch
and Henry cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Left hook, right uppercut from Takenoshit.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Nice cross by Henry.
Henry avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Takenoshit throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Henry on the side of the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Hugo Takenoshit will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!
A left and a right from Henry both land. Nice combination.
Takenoshit throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Henry counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Takenoshit lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Henry circles away quickly and effectively.
Takenoshit tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Henry counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Henry looks to land a right hand but Takenoshit moved out of range.
Takenoshit shoots in looking for a takedown but Henry manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Takenoshit's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Takenoshit tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Henry manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Takenoshit tries to clinch but Henry moves away
and Henry counters with a lovely straight right hand!
A punch combination from Takenoshit misses.
Takenoshit slips under a jab.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Some wild striking there from Henry.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Henry dodges the punch combination from Takenoshit.
Takenoshit misses with a double jab.
Takenoshit throws a nice looking combination but Henry bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Takenoshit throws a right and a left that Henry avoids nicely.
Henry throws the left hand but Takenoshit avoids the punch easily.
Henry lunges at Takenoshit with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Takenoshit's hand.
Henry scores with a nice right hand.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheers as Henry lands an impressive looking overhand right. Takenoshit doesn't seem phased though.
Takenoshit wants to clinch
and Henry counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Henry could do with loosing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
Takenoshit looks to clinch
and Henry counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Takenoshit rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Henry moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Takenoshit has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Takenoshit tries to clinch but Henry moves out of range.
Takenoshit throws a nice looking combination but Henry bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Henry misses with a hook. Takenoshit ducked under it nicely.
Takenoshit displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Henry throws out the jab.
Henry avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Henry circles away from the clinch attempt
and Henry counters with a nice body shot.
Takenoshit is looking to clinch.
Henry throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Takenoshit sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Takenoshit bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Takenoshit moves in looking to clinch but Henry pushes him off.
Henry looks to land a right hand but Takenoshit moved out of range.
Takenoshit scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Takenoshit shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Henry pinned against the cage. Henry gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Henry looks to land a right hand but Takenoshit moved out of range.
Takenoshit tries to clinch but fails miserably
letting Henry counter with a right hand.
Takenoshit has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Takenoshit darts in trying to clinch
and Henry counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Henry throws an overhand right that lands on Takenoshit's shoulder, as Takenoshit tries to avoid the shot.
Takenoshit looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Takenoshit shoots for a double leg takedown but Henry sprawls well. He's pushed Takenoshit's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
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 Mark Henry.
Well Henry has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Nard Betker scores the fight 29:28
Judge Patrick Alders scores the fight 29:28
Judge Daniel Blasius scores the fight 30:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Mark Henry!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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