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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Samuel Dalembert (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Doc Henry (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Dalembert kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Remember The Name. We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.
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Good takedowns
Excellent boxer
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
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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
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Samuel Dalembert!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Doc Henry!
The judges for this bout are Chris Edwards, Donald Grub and Richard Clark.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Henry gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Dalembert.
A telegraphed right hand from Dalembert misses the target.
Dalembert misses with a straight right.
Dalembert looks to score with a jab to the body but Henry is just out of range.
Dalembert dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Dalembert throws an off balance right hand
and Henry counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Henry.
Henry breaks the clinch.
A looping hook to the body misses from Dalembert. Henry does a little dance to reset his feet.
No luck for Henry with that takedown attempt.
Henry wants to clinch
letting Dalembert counter with a right hand.
Henry moves out of range of the strikes.
Dalembert jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Dalembert throws a chopping leg kick but Henry manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Henry tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Dalembert throws a leg kick but Henry checks it.
Henry scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Henry trying to control the position but Dalembert is working away.
Dalembert wants to escape from the position here - easier said than done!
Henry decides to stand back up. Henry steps back and let's Dalembert get back to his feet.
Henry throws a sloppy head kick and Dalembert moves out of range easily.
Henry is looking to clinch but Dalembert is avoiding it.
Henry fails with an attempt to clinch.
Henry shoots in but Dalembert avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Henry falls off balance throwing a combination
and Dalembert counters with a lovely straight right hand!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dalembert throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Henry sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Dalembert connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Henry momentarily.
Dalembert throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
A slow jab from Dalembert misses its intended target.
Dalembert scores with a jab to the head.
Henry ducks under a wild hook from Dalembert.
Henry steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Dalembert.
Dalembert connects with a nice looking jab.
Samuel Dalembert is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Dalembert throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Henry lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Dalembert lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Henry tries to close the distance and clinch but Dalembert swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Dalembert waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Henry.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dalembert misses with an uppercut. Henry saw that one coming.
Dalembert is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Dalembert is breathing heavily.
Dalembert scores with a crisp jab that stopped Henry in his tracks.
Dalembert jabbing away but nothing is landing.
A right-left combo lands from Dalembert.
Dalembert throws a low kick but Henry avoids it.
Henry shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in side control! That's better than Henry was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Henry misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
Henry wants to control but Dalembert is keeping him busy.
Dalembert wants to get back to his feet but Henry is dominant here and he's now got Dalembert's back!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Henry controlling from the back.
Henry is persistently looking for the submission but Dalembert is defending it well.
Even with his hooks in, Henry manages to miss with strikes from the back.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Samuel Dalembert dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Henry shoots in but no luck this time.
Henry clinches up against the cage.
Henry escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Samuel Dalembert seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Henry ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Henry shoots in for a takedown but Dalembert shows good takedown defense.
Henry uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Dalembert.
Dalembert is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Henry can do to turn this around?
Dalembert looks to land a right hand but Henry moved out of range.
Henry fails with a takedown attempt.
Samuel Dalembert has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Doc Henry.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dalembert misses with an uppercut.
Henry doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Dalembert counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Henry is breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Henry avoids a punch combination nicely.
Henry has a takedown stuffed.
Dalembert throws a chopping leg kick but Henry manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Dalembert with a jab.
Dalembert takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Dalembert tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Henry takes one to the chin there.
Decent striking displayed by Dalembert there.
Dalembert walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Henry checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Dalembert shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Dalembert scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A swing and a miss from Dalembert.
Dalembert is looking to score with low kicks.
Henry ducks under a wild hook from Dalembert.
Dalembert lands a jab.
Dalembert swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Henry blocks a leg kick.
Dalembert throws a poor cross that misses
enabling Henry to counter with a crisp jab.
Dalembert looks to land a left hand but Henry moved out of range nicely.
Henry shoots in looking for a takedown. Dalembert tries to sprawl out of it but Henry keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Dalembert manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Doc Henry is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Dalembert wants to slow Henry down by chopping away at his legs.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nice shot lands for Dalembert.
Henry scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Donk. Dalembert catches Henry right on the button with a cross.
Dalembert throws a hook but Henry blocks it.
Nice cross by Dalembert.
Dalembert throws a hook but Henry blocks it.
Henry bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
A right-left combo lands from Dalembert.
Henry keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Henry works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Henry scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Henry blocks a jab.
Dalembert pivots, looking for a leg kick but Henry is out of range and Dalembert settles back down.
Henry checks the leg kick.
Henry moves in looking to clinch but Dalembert pushes him off.
Dalembert misses with a looping left.
Henry shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
letting Dalembert counter with a right hand.
Dalembert swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Henry.
Dalembert misses the jab.
Henry keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Dalembert.
Dalembert misses with a wild body shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Samuel Dalembert dominated that second round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Dalembert darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Samuel Dalembert is winning the standup battle so far.
Henry has Dalembert up against the cage in a clinch.
Dalembert is trying to break the clinch but Henry has him pressed against the cage.
Dalembert breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Dalembert will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Dalembert tries to score with a low kick but Henry moves his leg out of the way.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Henry tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Henry will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Henry shoots in but no luck this time.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Dalembert throws a poor cross that misses
and Henry counters by clinching up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Henry manages to break the clinch.
Dalembert jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Dalembert catches Henry with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Dalembert swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Henry counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Dalembert thinking.
Dalembert motions for Henry to come forward. Dalembert throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Dalembert connects with a looping right hand.
Henry shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Dalembert defends it nicely.
Samuel Dalembert has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Doc Henry.
Dalembert jabs at Henry's body.
Dalembert looks to throw the jab but Henry is out of range.
No luck for Henry with that takedown attempt.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sloppy strikes from Dalembert. Those never looked like landing.
Henry shoots and misses
and Dalembert counters with a straight right hand.
Dalembert throws a leg kick but Henry moved away.
Dalembert throws a hook to the side of Henry's head but Henry sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Dalembert throws a shot from downtown. Henry moves away and avoids it.
Henry has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Dalembert misses with an uppercut.
Henry fails to land the takedown.
Dalembert is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Henry.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Henry changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Dalembert tries to avoid it but Henry manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Dalembert to the ground. Dalembert escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dalembert comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Dalembert scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Henry fails with the takedown.
Henry shoots in but Dalembert avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Dalembert tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Samuel Dalembert is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Dalembert punishes Henry's body with a nice straight punch.
Henry tries for a takedown but Dalembert sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
A left lands for Dalembert.
Dalembert misses with a straight right.
Dalembert moves into range and connects with a jab.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Good work by Henry as he checks the leg kick.
Henry changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Dalembert tries to avoid it but Henry manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Dalembert to the ground. Dalembert escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Dalembert keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Henry doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Dalembert counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
A looping hook to the body misses from Dalembert. Henry does a little dance to reset his feet.
Dalembert throws a series of strikes that have Henry backpedaling.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Dalembert connects with a good right hand that stumbles Henry. Henry circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Dalembert lands with a hook. Henry tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Henry on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Henry wants to clinch.
Doc Henry has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Dalembert misses with a low kick.
And that's the end of the fight!
Samuel Dalembert showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Dalembert, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Chris Edwards scores the fight for Samuel Dalembert!
Judge Donald Grub scores the fight for Samuel Dalembert!
Judge Richard Clark scores the fight for Samuel Dalembert!
Samuel Dalembert wins by unanimous decision!
After the fight, Samuel Dalembert was humble in paying tribute to his opponent but made it clear he wants to go on to bigger and better things. It seemed to go down well with the crowd who cheered him loudly.
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