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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Hugh Honey (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Michael Henry (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Honey comes to the cage accompanied by Higher Love. Hugh Honey has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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162 lbs
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165 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent MT
Granite chin |
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BJJ Brown Belt
Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Hugh Honey!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Michael Henry!
The judges for this bout are Tiny Johnson, Wesley Smith and Robert Twigg.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Henry scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Honey has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Henry is thwarting Honey's attempts to control the position.
Honey tries to get to full guard but Henry has control of the leg.
Honey keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Henry takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Honey wants to improve his position but Henry is controlling well.
Honey is in trouble now - Henry has advanced to mount!
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Honey is trying to stand up.
Henry looks like he's working for a submission but he's not found anything just yet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Honey is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Henry scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Henry throwing strikes but Honey recovers to half guard. A much better position.
Henry is looking to advance position but Honey won't allow it.
Honey wants to get back to his feet.
Still in half guard, Henry seems content to control.
Henry is thwarting Honey's attempts to control the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Honey tries to roll over but Henry keeps him under control.
Henry stalling.
Henry is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Honey is just riding it out for now. Henry eventually gives up the hold.
Honey is trying to get back to full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Honey is refusing to be controlled, as Henry sits in half guard.
Henry passes to side control.
Henry working away.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Henry wants to control but Honey is keeping him busy.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Henry has knee on belly and moves into mount.
Henry throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for Honey because Henry loaded up on that one.
Henry controlling the position easily from mount.
Henry looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Henry looking to control but Honey is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Henry lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Honey hang on?
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Michael Henry dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Honey misses with a hook. Henry ducked under it nicely.
Honey swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
A big right from Henry misses.
Henry steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Honey.
A slow jab from Henry misses its intended target.
Henry shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Honey pinned against the cage. Honey gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Henry closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Honey's guard.
Honey is looking to stand back up but Henry counters by passing into half guard. Oops... bit sloppy there by Honey.
Henry has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Honey is trying to get back to full guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Henry trying to control the action but Honey is working from the bottom.
Henry missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Honey is refusing to be controlled, as Henry sits in half guard.
Henry trying to mount his opponent but Honey defends it.
Henry controlling the action here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Henry trying to control the action but Honey is working from the bottom.
Honey is trying to get back to full guard.
Honey is positioning himself well to prevent Henry advancing to mount.
Henry seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Honey wants to control but Henry passes into side.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Honey wants to control but Henry postures up.
Henry has knee on belly and moves into mount.
Honey blocking the ground and pound.
Henry controlling the position easily from mount.
Henry unloads with some shots from mount but Honey bucks and avoids them well.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Honey is desperately trying to improve his position but Henry has a good base and remains in mount.
Honey is working hard here to advance position.
Henry raining down shots from the mount!
Henry looking to finish with strikes here!
Henry controlling the position easily from mount.
Henry throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Henry controlling the pace for now.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Michael Henry showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
Henry throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Honey ducks under a wild hook from Henry.
Honey throwing a counter right hand but Henry manages to avoid it.
Henry takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Honey thows a left - swing and a miss!
Honey gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Henry.
Henry misses with a left hand
enabling Honey to counter with a crisp jab.
Honey throws a jab but it's blocked by Henry.
Henry with the counter takedown but Honey avoids it easily.
Honey throws a jab but it's blocked by Henry.
Henry misses with a takedown attempt
and Honey counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Honey connects with a body shot that sends Henry's belly button to the back.
Henry is really struggling to land any decent head shots against his taller opponent.
Honey fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Henry with a poor takedown
and Henry takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Honey is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Honey paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Jab by Henry.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Honey works Henry's body with a nice hook.
Honey lands with a good body shot.
Hugh Honey is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Honey moves out of range as Henry strikes.
A swing and a miss from Honey.
Honey throws an overhand right that lands on Henry's shoulder, as Henry tries to avoid the shot.
Henry swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Henry fails with the takedown
and Honey counters with a nice uppercut.
It looks like Michael Henry has been cut.
Hugh Honey has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Michael Henry.
Honey thuds a left hand into Henry's body.
Honey fails to land with a series of punches.
Honey gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Henry throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Honey counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Jab, jab by Honey - just one landing.
Hugh Honey has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Hugh Honey is winning the standup battle so far.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Honey with a jab.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
No joy there for Honey, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Honey ducks under a wild hook from Henry.
Honey throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Henry.
Honey gets caught napping as Henry dives in and scores a takedown. Honey manages to retain guard.
Henry missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Henry preventing the sweep.
Honey working a defensive guard here.
Henry passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Henry is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Honey knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Henry tries for a kimura but Honey is defending well.
Honey struggling a bit here.
Honey manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Honey keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Henry takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Honey trying to control from the bottom.
Honey has his hands clasped together around Henry's back. He's all about the action.
Henry controlling the action here.
Henry is looking to take a break and control but Honey is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Henry performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
And that's the end of the fight!
Hugh Honey showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Henry has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Tiny Johnson scores the fight 28:29
Judge Wesley Smith scores the fight 28:29
Judge Robert Twigg scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Michael Henry!
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energy
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hype
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