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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Michael Henry (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Pencil Neck (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Neck has chosen Deep Purple - Bad Attitude as his entrance music. Pencil Neck is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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185 lbs
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178 lbs
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Dangerous GnP
Solid boxing
Very strong |
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BJJ Brown Belt
Excellent MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Michael Henry!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
17 - 22 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Pencil Neck!
The judges for this bout are Aleksandr Martynov, Sergei Dronov and Illya Tyunina.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Henry swings widly with a right hand
and Neck counters with a flying knee. Nice.
A jab from Henry misses.
Neck moves out of range of the strikes.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Neck.
Neck rushes Henry and presses him up against the cage.
Henry tries to break the clinch but Neck is controlling the position.
Henry has double underhooks and is working for a body lock takedown. He's got it. The fighters land in half guard but Neck regains guard immediately.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Neck utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
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!
Neck working a defensive guard here.
Neck preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Neck avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Henry with a flurry of punches that miss.
Neck is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Henry defends well.
Neck has his foot on Henry's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Henry works his way back into a safe position though.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Neck has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Henry can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Neck tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Neck bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Henry's guard.
Neck preventing the sweep.
Neck trying to control the position from guard on top but Henry is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Henry tries to land a sweep but no joy.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neck passes Henry's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Henry is looking to improve his position.
Neck decides to stand up.
Neck lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Henry gets the takedown into side control.
You can see the frustration on Neck's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Neck gets back to half guard.
Neck is trying to get back to full guard.
Neck gets full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Neck is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Henry defends well.
Henry distracts Neck with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Henry postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Neck not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Neck manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Henry manages to get himself to full guard.
Henry utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Henry is working an open guard so Neck takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
Henry misses with a few strikes there.
Neck throws a series of punches but Henry avoids them all with ease.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neck looks for a takedown but Henry sprawls well.
Henry lands a glancing blow to the side of Neck's head.
Some wild striking there from Henry.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Henry slips a jab and a cross from Neck.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Henry.
Neck struggling a bit here.
Neck is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Neck is looking for a sweep.
Henry tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
Henry throws an elbow but Neck slips to the side and avoids it well.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Pencil Neck dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Henry throws the left hand but Neck avoids the punch easily.
Neck shoots in looking for a takedown. Henry tries to sprawl out of it but Neck keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Henry manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Neck stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Neck moves into the clinch.
Neck is looking for a takedown.
Henry wants to break the clinch but can't.
Neck is trying to pull guard but Henry has him pressed against the cage.
Michael Henry has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Pencil Neck.
A frustrated look appears on Henry's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Neck decides to pull guard.
Neck manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Henry manages to get himself to full guard.
Henry keeping moving, preventing Neck from controlling successfully.
Henry wants to control but Neck passes easily into half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Neck stands up out of the half guard.
Neck fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Neck tries to clinch there but Henry circles away.
Henry scores with the left hand. Neck knows he should have avoided that one.
Pencil Neck seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Neck fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Neck blocks a low kick nicely.
Henry blocks a jab.
Henry throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Neck sees it coming and avoids it easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Henry stalks Neck and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Neck's face. Neck staggers backwards, shaken.
Henry lands with a cross.
Henry bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Henry misses with a strike but at least he's keeping busy, looking to cause some damage - that will still help him when it comes to the judges scorecards.
Henry lands a few punches from side control.
Pencil Neck has got the better of the ground game so far.
Henry cracks Neck with a big elbow.
Henry creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
Henry is trying to ground and pound but Neck uses the momentary lack of control by Henry to regain half guard.
Neck has one foot on Henry's thigh - he pushes off and manages to get back to his feet.
Neck fails in his attempt to clinch.
Neck fails with a takedown attempt.
Henry throws a combination that misses
and Neck counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Neck content to stall in guard here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Neck decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
A low kick from Henry is predictable there
and Neck counters by moving into the clinch.
Neck keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Henry's efforts to push away.
Neck wants to take the fight to the mat but Henry manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Neck lands a hook that snaps the head of Henry backwards.
Henry's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Henry misses with a looping left.
Henry takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neck tries to clinch up.
Neck clinches up against the cage.
Neck gets control of Henry's arms and successfully pulls guard. Neck will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
Neck is trying to keep Henry in close.
Henry landing with the ground and pound.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Henry throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Neck is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Neck is looking for a triangle but Henry pushes his legs off easily.
Neck is trying to keep Henry in close.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Henry is looking to work some ground and pound but Neck has wrist control.
Henry throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Neck works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Pencil Neck 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. This is the final round!
Neck shoots in for a takedown but Henry shows good takedown defense.
Neck tries to close the distance and clinch but Henry swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Neck wants to clinch.
Neck shoots in for a takedown but Henry shows good takedown defense.
Neck shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Michael Henry has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Pencil Neck.
Henry looks to land a left hand but Neck moved out of range nicely.
Henry throws a jab but it's blocked by Neck.
Neck has a takedown stuffed.
Neck moves into the clinch successfully.
Neck jumps guard and drags Henry to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
Henry postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Henry tries to free his leg and advance position but Neck is retaining full guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Neck wants to stand and escape but Henry is having none of it.
Neck takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Henry content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Neck keeping full guard, as Henry tries to pass.
Neck is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Henry is aware though and is defending well.
Henry throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Neck has momentary wrist control but Henry slips an elbow through the middle.
Henry trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Neck trying to control the position.
Henry lands a couple of digs.
Henry distracts Neck with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Neck 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. Oh but Neck is tightening it up a little... Henry has to be careful here... He's got his foot tucked under now, this looks tight! Henry reacted too slowly and this one could be over in a matter of seconds! YES! Henry taps out! Nice BJJ there by Neck!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:59 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle Choke). Pencil Neck!
An out of breath Pencil Neck 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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mgr
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