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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Josh Henrichs (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jonny Zurp (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jonny Zurp is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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179 lbs
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175 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Granite chin |
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Good kicks
Solid chin |
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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 Amsterdam, Josh Henrichs!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Jonny Zurp!
The judges for this bout are Wagner Zegers, Daniel Blasius and Patrick Alders.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Henrichs clinches with his opponent.
Zurp wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Henrichs leaning against his opponent.
Henrichs softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Henrichs leaning his opponent against the cage.
Zurp has Henrichs pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Henrichs manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Henrichs lands a good knee to the midsection. Zurp won't want to take too many of those.
Henrichs lands an elbow inside that Zurp shrugs off.
It looks like Jonny Zurp has been cut.
Henrichs landing knees to the body.
Zurp looking for a takedown.
Henrichs scores with a hook to the body.
Henrichs throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Zurps head.
Henrichs content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Henrichs with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Henrichs lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Zurp or not.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Zurp goes for a takedown attempt but Henrichs pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Josh Henrichs has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jonny Zurp.
Henrichs moves into range and clinches up with Zurp.
Knees in the clinch landing for Henrichs.
Henrichs avoiding damage as Zurp throws knees to the body.
Zurp fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Still in the clinch, Henrichs scores with a nice short uppercut.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Zurp creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Zurp has had enough of the clinch but Henrichs keeps him there for the moment.
Henrichs lands with a short shot to the head.
Henrichs lands with a light punch inside.
Zurp has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Henrichs after a bit of a struggle.
Henrichs is working Zurp over against the cage.
Henrichs is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Henrichs lands a knee to the body.
Nice body punch from Henrichs - that landed with a thud.
Zurp has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Henrichs is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Zurp looks winded!
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Henrichs.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Henrichs.
Henrichs connects with a nasty looking knee right to Zurp's face.
Henrichs connects with a knee to the head.
A right hook to the body lands for Henrichs.
Henrichs has Zurp pressed against the cage.
Henrichs lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A body shot lands from Henrichs.
A short right from Henrichs on the inside.
Zurp tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Henrichs smiles and moves away.
Henrichs rushes Zurp and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Henrichs lands a hook that snaps the head of Zurp backwards.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Zurp has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Henrichs after a bit of a struggle.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Henrichs scores with a knee to the head.
Henrichs prevents Zurp from breaking the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Josh Henrichs dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Jonny Zurp's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!
Henrichs scores with a three punch combo!
Henrichs rushes Zurp and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Henrichs lands a left hand that snaps the head of Zurp backwards.
Henrichs keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Zurp's efforts to push away.
Henrichs scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Henrichs lands a knee to the head.
Zurp successfully pulls guard.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Henrichs controls from within his opponent's guard.
Henrichs stops Zurp from standing up.
Henrichs showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Henrichs throwing strikes from guard but Zurp blocks nicely.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Zurp utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Zurp is trying to control the position but Henrichs postures up.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Zurp changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Henrichs tries to avoid it but Zurp manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Henrichs to the ground. Henrichs escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Henrichs clinches.
Henrichs connects with a nasty looking knee right to Zurp's face.
Zurp takes a knee right on the jaw!
Henrichs crunches a lovely knee into Zurp's ribcage.
Zurp is breathing heavily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Henrichs.
Henrichs effectively controlling the action here.
Henrichs lands a left hand.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Henrichs seems to have come into the fight with the intention of avoiding any damage in the clinch, rather than actually showing any aggression.
Zurp tries to break free but Henrichs pushes him back against the cage.
Zurp is looking for a takedown.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
The referee calls for Henrichs to work.
Zurp jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Henrichs walks away with a smile on his face. Zurp gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Josh Henrichs has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jonny Zurp.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Zurp fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Henrichs forces Zurp back against the cage and clinches.
Zurp takes a knee right on the jaw!
That has opened up Jonny Zurp's cut even more.
Henrichs lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Henrichs's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Henrichs gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Henrichs scores with a knee to the head.
Henrichs gets through Zurp's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Henrichs stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
A short uppercut from Henrichs.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Henrichs pushes Zurp back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Henrichs prevents Zurp from breaking the clinch.
Zurp tries to break the clinch but Henrichs is controlling the position.
Zurp being controlled against the cage.
Henrichs lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Henrichs landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Henrichs landing knees to the head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Henrichs manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Henrichs working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Josh Henrichs dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Jonny Zurp's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Henrichs closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Zurp misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Henrichs connects with a nice looking jab.
Decent striking displayed by Henrichs there.
Henrichs gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Zurp wants a takedown but no success here.
Zurp trying to stall but Henrichs improves his position.
A shot in the inside from Henrichs.
Henrichs has Zurp pressed against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Henrichs breaks from the clinch.
Henrichs scores with a jab to the jaw.
Henrichs clinches.
Henrichs lands a nice knee to the body.
Zurp has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Henrichs avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Josh Henrichs has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Zurp throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Henrichs is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Zurp can do to turn this around?
A short uppercut from Henrichs.
Henrichs prevents the takedown attempt.
Josh Henrichs has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jonny Zurp.
Zurp takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Henrichs effectively controlling the action here.
Henrichs scores with a knee to the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Henrichs is struggling to control the position.
Zurp jumps guard but Henrichs stands there with Zurp around his waist. Zurp gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Still in the clinch, Henrichs scores with a nice short uppercut.
Henrichs pushes Zurp back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Henrichs with a knee to the head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Henrichs crunches a lovely knee into Zurp's ribcage.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Henrichs takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Henrichs with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
The cut above Jonny Zurp's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Zurp is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Henrichs's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Josh Henrichs is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Zurp is working for takedown but Henrichs is calmly controlling the position for now.
A knee to the head by Henrichs.
Zurp is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Henrichs gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Henrichs escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Henrichs landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Zurp is looking to break free of the clinch but Henrichs has double underhooks.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Zurp takes an elbow to the temple.
Henrichs just leaning against Zurp, taking a breather.
Zurp can't break the clinch.
Henrichs lands an elbow that stopped Zurp in his tracks for a moment.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Knees in the clinch landing for Henrichs.
And that's the end of the fight!
Josh Henrichs showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Henrichs 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 Wagner Zegers scores the fight 30:27
Judge Daniel Blasius scores the fight 30:27
Judge Patrick Alders scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Josh Henrichs!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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RATING
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