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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Jorn Anthriel (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mike Henderson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Henderson comes into a darkened arena with his song building. American Bad Ass kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!
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145 lbs
11 - 1 - 0 |
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176 cm
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146 lbs
14 - 3 - 1 |
Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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World class boxer
Good gas tank |
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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
11 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Jorn Anthriel!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
14 - 3 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Mike Henderson!
The judges for this bout are Alan Glass, Daniel Franklin and Wesley Smith.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Henderson connects with a jab.
Henderson misses with a straight right.
Anthriel loads up on a big right hand but Henderson slips the punch.
Mike Henderson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Anthriel keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Henderson buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Henderson uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Anthriel.
Henderson uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Anthriel.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Henderson is defended easily by Anthriel.
Henderson tries to clinch up but Anthriel circles away and keeps his distance.
Henderson moves out of range as Anthriel strikes.
Anthriel takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Anthriel takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Henderson misses with a body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice uppercut lands for Henderson. That snapped Anthriel's head back.
Nice straight punches there by Henderson. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Henderson.
Anthriel moves away from the strike by Henderson.
Anthriel ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Anthriel tests Henderson's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Anthriel moves out of range of the body kick.
Anthriel tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Henderson was well out of range. Poor timing from Anthriel.
Anthriel moves away from the strike by Henderson.
Anthriel defending well as Henderson loads up on a big left hand.
Jab, jab by Henderson - just one landing.
A looping hook to the body misses from Anthriel. Henderson does a little dance to reset his feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Henderson moves out of range of the strikes.
Henderson showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Anthriel.
Anthriel throws a jab but it's blocked by Henderson.
Anthriel keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Henderson does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Anthriel takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Anthriel ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Henderson moves away.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Henderson throws a hook but Anthriel blocks it.
Henderson slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Henderson uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Anthriel.
Anthriel misses with a looping right.
Henderson jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Jorn Anthriel is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Henderson throws an ugly left hook that misses
letting Anthriel counter with a right hand.
Henderson throws a chopping leg kick but Anthriel manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Anthriel tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Henderson was well out of range. Poor timing from Anthriel.
Anthriel slips under a jab.
Anthriel misses with a wild body shot.
Anthriel moves out of range as Henderson throws a body kick.
Henderson moves out of range of the strikes.
Henderson throws a looping overhand right but Anthriel ducks down to avoid it.
Henderson scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Nice defenses there by Anthriel.
Anthriel slips a jab from Henderson.
The fighters circling - Anthriel throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Anthriel takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Anthriel drops his hands momentarily and Henderson takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Henderson misses with a few strikes there.
Henderson keeps Anthriel at a distance using the push kick.
Anthriel displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Henderson throws out the jab.
Anthriel scores with a jab. Henderson acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Anthriel throws a body punch but Henderson moves out of range.
Anthriel just misses with a punch to the body.
Henderson misses with a right hand
and Anthriel counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Anthriel thows a body shot but no joy.
Henderson misses the shot to the body.
Henderson misses with a body shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mike Henderson dominated that round.
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.
Anthriel misses with a right hand
and Henderson counters with a nice uppercut.
Henderson throws a lazy uppercut
and Anthriel connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Anthriel moves out of range of the strikes.
Henderson looks to land a right hand but Anthriel moved out of range.
The fighters circling - Anthriel throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Anthriel looks to score with a jab to the body but Henderson is just out of range.
Anthriel lands with a straight right. Henderson didn't see that one coming.
Anthriel throws a hook but Henderson avoids it easily.
Henderson avoids the body shot from Anthriel.
Henderson lands with an overhand left.
A jab from Anthriel misses.
Anthriel throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Henderson sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Anthriel displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Henderson throws out the jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Henderson misses with an attempted mid kick.
Anthriel uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Henderson.
Anthriel slips a straight right by Henderson.
Anthriel just misses with a punch to the body.
Henderson doesn't manage to clinch there - Anthriel circles away.
Henderson gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Anthriel.
Henderson misses the jab.
Anthriel misses with a few strikes there.
Anthriel misses with a hook.
A solid leg kick lands there for Henderson.
Nice shot by Henderson.
Anthriel cracks Henderson with a good jab.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Henderson lands a body shot.
Nice shot lands for Henderson.
Anthriel swings for the body but Henderson moves out of range.
Anthriel misses the jab.
A swing and a miss from Henderson.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Henderson lands with a straight right. Anthriel didn't see that one coming.
Henderson connects with a looping right hand.
Anthriel misses the shot to the body.
Anthriel throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
A swing and a miss from Henderson.
Henderson lands a jab.
Henderson throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Henderson jabs at Anthriel's body.
Henderson tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
No luck for Henderson with that takedown attempt.
Henderson thows a leg kick but Anthriel checks it
letting Anthriel counter with a right hand.
Anthriel throws a big shot that misses.
Nice defenses there by Henderson.
Anthriel tries to move into range but Henderson moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Anthriel closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Anthriel blocks a jab.
Mike Henderson seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Anthriel jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Jab, jab by Henderson - just one landing.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Anthriel defending well as Henderson loads up on a big left hand.
Anthriel defending well as Henderson loads up on a big left hand.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Henderson misses with a hook.
Henderson scores with a three punch combo!
Henderson throws a shot to the body.
A telegraphed right hand from Anthriel misses the target.
Anthriel misses with a looping left.
Nice shot lands for Henderson.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Henderson takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Anthriel swings for the body but Henderson moves out of range.
Anthriel lands with an uppercut that bounces Henderson off the cage and back into range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Jorn Anthriel will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Henderson just misses with a punch to the body.
Anthriel just misses with a punch to the body.
Henderson throws a lazy right hand but Anthriel sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
A telegraphed right hand from Henderson misses the target.
Anthriel fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Anthriel throws a hook but Henderson avoids it easily.
Anthriel looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Anthriel slips under a jab from Henderson.
Anthriel throws a hook but Henderson blocks it.
Henderson tries to clinch there but Anthriel circles away.
Anthriel clobbers Henderson with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Henderson.
Henderson will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Anthriel throws a right and a left that both miss.
A shot to the liver by Anthriel. Beautiful body shot.
Anthriel lands with a good body shot.
A looping hook to the body misses from Anthriel. Henderson does a little dance to reset his feet.
Anthriel ducks under a wild hook from Henderson.
A jab from Henderson misses.
Anthriel has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Anthriel connects with a looping right hand.
Henderson lands with an overhand left.
Anthriel throws a body punch but Henderson moves out of range.
Anthriel takes a swing at Henderson's ribcage but misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A solid leg kick lands there for Henderson.
Anthriel throws a hook but Henderson avoids it easily.
Anthriel throws a poor cross that misses
and Henderson counters with a stiff right hand.
Anthriel throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Henderson sees it coming and avoids it easily.
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!
Anthriel slips under a jab from Henderson.
Anthriel avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Henderson thows a body shot but no joy.
Henderson swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Anthriel ducks under a wild hook from Henderson.
Henderson fails with an attempt to clinch.
Anthriel takes a swing at Henderson's ribcage but misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Anthriel misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Henderson.
Anthriel throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Henderson misses with a hook to the body
and Anthriel counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Henderson is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Henderson looks to land a combination but Anthriel avoids it well.
Anthriel swinging wildly here.
Henderson misses with a straight right.
Anthriel thuds his right hand into Henderson's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
A looping hook to the body misses from Anthriel. Henderson does a little dance to reset his feet.
Anthriel keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Henderson.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Anthriel pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Anthriel lands a slapping body shot.
Henderson turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Henderson lands with a shot to the body.
Henderson throws a shot from downtown. Anthriel moves away and avoids it.
Anthriel throws a jab but it's blocked by Henderson.
Henderson goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Anthriel checks a low kick from Henderson.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
A decent looking cross lands there for Anthriel.
Henderson looks to land a left hand but Anthriel moved out of range nicely.
Anthriel has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Henderson.
And that's the end of the fight!
Jorn Anthriel showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Anthriel 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 Alan Glass scores the fight 29:28
Judge Daniel Franklin scores the fight 29:28
Judge Wesley Smith scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jorn Anthriel!
An out of breath Jorn Anthriel thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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