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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Jackie Henry (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Gerson Antunes (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Henry comes to the cage accompanied by Fighter. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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160 lbs
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153 lbs
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BJJ Brown Belt
Excellent boxer
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Excellent MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Jackie Henry !
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Gerson Antunes!
The judges for this bout are Leandro Rodrigues, Daniel Cesar and Matheus Silva.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Antunes feints and as Henry raises his hands in defense, Antunes changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Henry utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Henry trying to control the position.
Antunes trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Antunes trying to control but Henry is working from the bottom.
Henry is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Antunes trying to control but Henry is working from the bottom.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Antunes decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Henry wants to control but Antunes is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Henry is looking to improve his position.
Antunes wants to lay and pray for a moment but Henry keeps working.
Antunes looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Henry wants to get back to full guard but Antunes has mounted him!
Henry defends a decent attempt at a guillotine from Antunes.
Antunes fails to take his opponent's back.
Antunes get's back to his feet.
Henry misses with a looping right.
Antunes throws a wild body kick that Henry sees coming a mile off.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Henry circles away from the clinch attempt
and Henry counters with a one-two to the body.
Henry tries to bum rush Antunes with a series of wild strikes but Antunes uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Antunes tries to close the distance and clinch up but Henry swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Gerson Antunes seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Antunes tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Henry looks to land a combination but Antunes avoids it well.
Henry avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
The fight stays on the outside here - Antunes looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Antunes pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Both fighters are looking to counter, which isn't making for the most exciting fight in the world.
That's four 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.
Antunes is looking to clinch but Henry is avoiding it.
Antunes tries to clinch but Henry moves out of range.
Antunes 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.
Henry throws a nice looking combination but Antunes bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Antunes tries to close the distance and clinch up but Henry swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Antunes has closed the distance and engaged Henry in a clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Gerson Antunes dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Sloppy strikes from Henry . Those never looked like landing.
Antunes tries to clinch but Henry moves out of range.
Antunes tries to clinch there but Henry circles away.
Antunes tries to clinch there but Henry circles away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Henry misses with a few strikes there.
Henry circles away from the clinch attempt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Henry lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Antunes circles away quickly and effectively.
Antunes fails in his attempt to clinch.
Antunes throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Antunes closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Henry gets back to half guard.
Henry is trying to control but can't.
Antunes is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Antunes is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Antunes is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Henry sees it coming and defends easily.
Antunes is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Henry sees it coming and defends easily.
Henry trying to control but Antunes postures up.
Henry is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Henry is defending against the submission attempts here by Antunes.
Henry trying to control from the bottom.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Henry wants to improve his position but Antunes is controlling well.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Antunes is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Henry wants to control but Antunes is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Antunes is trying to work for a kimura but Henry is defending well.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Henry has a hand on Antunes's thigh, trying to get back to full guard. Antunes takes advantage of the position though and mounts him!
Antunes throwing strikes here but Henry is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
Henry tries to lock up and control but Antunes gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Henry gets back to half guard.
Antunes missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Antunes is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Henry keeping hold of Antunes's head, controlling as best he can.
Henry is trying to control but can't.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Antunes is trying to control. Henry wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Antunes prevents Henry from improving his position.
Henry trying to control here.
The ref stands the fighters back up because Jackie Henry just wasn't active enough.
Antunes tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Antunes feints and as Henry raises his hands in defense, Antunes changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Gerson Antunes showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
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!
Antunes throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Jackie Henry is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Antunes is looking to clinch but Henry is avoiding it.
Antunes wants to clinch up but Henry keeps it at a distance.
Antunes is looking to clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Antunes tries to clinch but Henry moves out of range.
Henry keeps the fight on the outside.
Jackie Henry is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Antunes gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Antunes tightens his grip and picks Henry up, before dumping him to the ground. Henry manages to land in guard.
Henry is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Henry is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Antunes defends well.
Henry has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Henry is looking for a triangle but Antunes pushes his legs off easily.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Antunes missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Henry has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Antunes can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Antunes looking to pass the guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Antunes accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Antunes drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Antunes jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Antunes thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Henry is trying to control the position from the bottom.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Henry is on top in guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Henry trying to control but Antunes is working from the bottom.
Antunes throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Henry got a little sloppy there for a moment and Antunes has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Henry has managed to get both his arms back between Antunes's legs - danger averted.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Henry not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Henry trying to control the position from guard on top but Antunes is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Antunes escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Henry gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Gerson Antunes has got the better of the ground game so far.
Henry trying to control but Antunes is working from the bottom.
Antunes working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Henry doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Henry manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Henry works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Henry controlling the action here.
Antunes tries to roll over but Henry keeps him under control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Henry blocks the strikes from Antunes.
Antunes looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Antunes is defending against the submission attempts here by Henry .
Henry wants to work for an arm triangle but Antunes is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Henry wants to pass to mount but Antunes is defending the position.
Henry wants to control but Antunes is keeping him busy.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Henry takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Henry looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Jackie Henry has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Gerson Antunes is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Antunes misses with some strikes from the bottom.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Gerson Antunes.
Well Antunes 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 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Leandro Rodrigues scores the fight 27:30
Judge Daniel Cesar scores the fight 27:30
Judge Matheus Silva scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Gerson Antunes!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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RATING
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