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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Steven Stone (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Andy Henderson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Henderson has chosen Open The Floodgate as his entrance music. Steven Stone has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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145 lbs
8 - 4 - 0 |
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145 lbs
4 - 5 - 0 |
Good wrestling
Solid boxing
Granite chin |
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BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Powerful |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
8 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Steven Stone!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Andy Henderson!
The judges for this bout are Matti Vanhoillinen, Arvi Lind and Tarja Halkonen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A nice combination there by Henderson.
Henderson fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Stone tries to clinch but Henderson is having none of it.
Stone shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Henderson as he jumps to the side.
No joy there for Henderson, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Henderson circles away from the clinch attempt.
Stone avoids a punch combination nicely.
Henderson misses with the combination.
Henderson scores with a nice head shot.
Stone fails to land the takedown.
Henderson misses with a two punch combination.
Stone lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Stone gets the takedown into side control.
The ground and pound from Stone seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
Henderson takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
Stone in side control, throwing shots but Henderson defends.
Stone throwing ground and pound but whilst doing so, he forgets to control position and Henderson works his way back to half guard. Good composure under pressure.
Henderson is trying to stand.
Stone throws a big elbow that misses, also allowing Henderson to regain full guard.
Stone trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Stone trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Stone prevents Henderson from getting back to his feet.
Stone working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Stone throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Henderson works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Stone looking to pass the guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Henderson working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Stone.
Stone trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Henderson utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Henderson uses the cage to get back to his feet.
Stone tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Henderson swivels and escapes.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Steven Stone. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Henderson connects with a nice looking jab.
Stone throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Henderson's waist but Henderson gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Stone off to one side.
Stone lands a head shot.
No joy there for Henderson, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stone shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Henderson manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Henderson looks gassed!
Henderson wants to get back to his feet but Stone is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Stone throws a big elbow that misses.
Stone postures up in Henderson's guard and throws a big left but Henderson blocks it.
Stone throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Stone throwing strikes but missing.
Stone loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Stone wants to pass the guard but Henderson is keeping the position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Stone throwing strikes from guard but Henderson blocks nicely.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Stone throws a strike but Henderson rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Henderson stops Stone from standing up.
Henderson decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
Stone tries for a takedown but Henderson circles away easily
and Henderson counters with a two punch combo.
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.
Stone wants to clinch up but Henderson keeps it at a distance.
Andy Henderson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Henderson slips a straight right by Stone.
Henderson stuffs the takedown attempt from Stone. Stone gets slowly back to his feet.
Henderson throws a combination that misses
and Stone decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Henderson's guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Steven Stone dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
No joy there for Henderson, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Henderson throws a series of punches but Stone avoids them all with ease.
Stone misses with a takedown attempt
and Henderson counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Stone shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Henderson pinned against the cage. Henderson gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Henderson misses with a two punch combination.
Stone fails to land the takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Steven Stone. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Stone shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Henderson pinned against the cage. Henderson gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Stone is looking to clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Stone tries to score a power double leg takedown but Henderson sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Stone somewhat.
Henderson defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Stone.
Stone fails with a takedown attempt.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Stone is defended easily by Henderson.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Henderson throws a nice looking combination but Stone bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Henderson misses with a wild combination.
Henderson tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Henderson misses with a double jab
and Stone counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Henderson throws out a loose jab but Stone uses good head movement to avoid it.
Henderson misses with a jab, cross combination.
Stone shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Henderson as he avoids it easily.
Andy Henderson is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Stone.
Henderson misses with the combination.
Stone dives in and scores a takedown into Henderson's guard.
Stone postures up in Henderson's guard and throws a big left but Henderson blocks it.
Stone loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stone works over Henderson with some ground and pound from guard.
Stone throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Stone with a flurry of punches that miss.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Stone scoring with some ground and pound.
Stone has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Henderson avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Steven Stone overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Henderson utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Stone postures up in Henderson's guard and throws a big left but Henderson blocks it.
Stone throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Henderson works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Henderson working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Stone.
Stone throwing strikes but missing.
Stone in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Stone postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Stone throws a big elbow that misses.
Stone chips away with some ground and pound.
Stone postures up in Henderson's guard and throws a big left but Henderson blocks it.
Stone scoring with punches to the head and body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Henderson is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Stone is controlling him.
Henderson working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Stone.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Stone loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Stone throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Steven Stone dominated that second round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Henderson will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Henderson throws a combination. Stone tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
A decent looking cross lands there for Stone.
Stone shoots in for a takedown but Henderson shows good takedown defense.
Henderson connects with a good right hand that stumbles Stone. Stone circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Stone looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Henderson!
Henderson blocking the ground and pound.
Henderson can't escape the position.
Stone is landing with some decent strikes but Henderson is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Stone throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.
Stone has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Henderson's face.
Henderson takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Stone lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Henderson is rocked!
Stone landing strikes from the mount and Henderson is in trouble!
Henderson is still in real trouble! Can Stone finish him?
Stone landing punches.
Oooooh, big shot lands for Stone! Henderson is hurt baaadly! Stone is firing away with more strikes - Henderson is covering up... the ref is warning him to do something. He's just covering up though still and the ref has to step in to end the fight! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:37 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Steven Stone!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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RATING
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