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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between John Henry (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Borys Grabowski (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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34
151 lbs
25 - 18 - 0 |
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155 lbs
34 - 27 - 0 |
Great wrestler
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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Good wrestler
Lethal high kicks
Heavy handed |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
25 - 18 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, John Henry!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
34 - 27 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Borys Grabowski!
The judges for this bout are Trevor Gratis, Yves DeLean and Elvis Blanc.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A telegraphed right hand from Henry misses the target.
Henry on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Henry throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Henry looks to land a left hand but Grabowski moved out of range nicely.
Henry 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.
Horrible takedown attempt by Henry or perhaps it was just good defense by Grabowski, which made it look bad.
Henry chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Grabowski can pounce on him.
Henry scores with a sloppy right hand. Grabowski should have avoided that one.
Henry closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Still in half guard, Henry seems content to control.
Henry trying to control the action but Grabowski is working from the bottom.
Henry landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Grabowski manages to escape and get back to his feet!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Grabowski paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Grabowski waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Henry.
Good exchange - Henry coming out on top.
Henry scores with a nice head shot.
Henry getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Henry misses with a looping left.
Grabowski tried to score with a low kick but Henry checks it.
Henry swings for the body but Grabowski moves out of range.
A punch lands to the side of Grabowski 's head but he takes it in his stride.
The crowd cheers as Grabowski lands an impressive looking overhand right. Henry doesn't seem phased though.
Grabowski fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Henry has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Henry dives in and scores a takedown into Grabowski's guard.
Grabowski is looking to stand back up... there's a bit of a scramble and Henry dives into side control.
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!
Henry in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Henry throwing shots but missing, from side control.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Henry wants to control but Grabowski is keeping him busy.
Henry throws an elbow but Grabowski slips to the side and avoids it well.
Grabowski dodges the ground and pound from Henry.
Henry has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Henry working the body and head with strikes.
Henry is chipping away with strikes.
Henry wants to control but Grabowski is keeping him busy.
Henry staying calm.
Henry has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Grabowski dodges the ground and pound from Henry.
Henry lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
Henry trying to control the position but Grabowski is working away.
Henry tries to move to mount but Grabowski blocks the move with his legs.
Henry is working hard here to advance position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
The strikes coming from Henry are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
Henry fails to land a wild elbow strike.
Henry working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
Henry creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
Henry trying to control the action but Grabowski is working from the bottom.
Henry working the ground and pound but Grabowski is defending the strikes.
Sloppy strikes there by Henry.
Henry scores with punches from side control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
John Henry dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Henry steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Grabowski.
A head kick by Henry misses
and Grabowski counters with a body kick that stops Henry in his tracks momentarily.
Henry ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Grabowski moves away.
Henry takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Grabowski takes a swing at Henry's ribcage but misses.
Henry scoring well with a low kick there.
A jab lands there for Henry.
Henry jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Grabowski looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Grabowski blocks a head kick by Henry.
Grabowski looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Henry misses with a wild body shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A jab lands there for Grabowski.
Grabowski misses the jab.
Grabowski takes a kick to the side of the head.
Some wild striking there from Henry.
That's one minute gone in the round.
An inside leg kick lands from Grabowski.
Henry is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Grabowski.
Grabowski swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Grabowski takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Grabowski throws a looping overhand right but Henry ducks down to avoid it.
And Henry counters with a quick kick to the body but Grabowski blocks it.
Grabowski is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Henry gets a takedown into half guard.
Henry missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Henry missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Henry drops an elbow to the side of Grabowski's head.
Grabowski keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Grabowski is pressing down on Henry's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Henry wants to control from the top but Grabowski keeps moving.
Henry postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Grabowski is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
Henry working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
John Henry overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Henry won't allow Grabowski to sweep him here.
Henry distracts Grabowski with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Henry is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Henry postures up and lands a big shot to Grabowski's brow.
Henry throws an elbow that misses. Grabowski uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Henry's guard. Nice move by Grabowski!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Grabowski preventing the sweep.
Henry is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
Grabowski's corner is telling him to maintain position.
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 is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Grabowski controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Henry wants to sweep but no luck.
Grabowski trying to control the position from guard on top but Henry is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Henry ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Grabowski moves away.
Grabowski only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Henry throws a big shot that misses.
Henry fails with a takedown attempt.
Henry misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
John Henry dominated that second round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Grabowski misses with a wild body shot.
Henry swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Henry fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Grabowski scores with the left hand. Henry knows he should have avoided that one.
Grabowski lands a jab to Henry's midsection.
Henry slips a jab from Grabowski.
Left hook, right uppercut from Grabowski.
Grabowski smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Henry dives in for a single leg takedown but Grabowski sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
It seemed like Grabowski was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Grabowski throws a hook to the side of Henry's head but Henry sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
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!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Grabowski is trying to control Henry's posture but Henry avoids it.
Grabowski takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Grabowski is trying to escape the position but Henry is controlling the position.
Grabowski defending against the ground and pound.
Henry working the ground and pound but Grabowski is defending the strikes.
Henry creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Grabowski sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
Grabowski on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
Henry trying to control the action but Grabowski is working from the bottom.
Henry gets to mount! Grabowski was on the offensive and wasn't defending properly.
Grabowski avoids a series of strikes thrown by Henry.
Borys Grabowski has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Henry in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Henry with shots to the head and body - Grabowski looks very uncomfortable down there.
Henry working the ground and pound effectively.
BOOM! Henry connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Henry punishing his opponent with strikes.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Grabowski is desperately trying to improve his position but Henry has a good base and remains in mount.
Henry landing punches.
Henry can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Grabowski is looking to escape.
Henry raining down shots from the mount!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Henry scoring with strikes but Grabowski is staying in there.
Grabowski tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Henry looking to control but Grabowski is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Henry throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for Grabowski because Henry loaded up on that one.
Henry postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Grabowski looks a forlorn figure.
Henry misses with a series of strikes from mount. He'll no doubt be working on his ground and pound when he gets back to the gym.
Henry is landing with some decent strikes but Grabowski is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Grabowski tries to hold on but Henry postures up.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Henry is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Henry is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Grabowski can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Henry looking to control but Grabowski is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Grabowski tries to hold on but Henry pushes him away.
Henry lands a big elbow.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Grabowski really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Henry lands a big shot there that rocks Grabowski but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Henry scoring with strikes but Grabowski is staying in there.
And that's the end of the fight!
John Henry showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Henry, 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 Trevor Gratis scores the fight 30:27
Judge Yves DeLean scores the fight 30:27
Judge Elvis Blanc scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... John Henry!
A relieved looking John Henry thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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