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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Charles Ng (ranked 675 p4p, 70 weight class) and John Henry (ranked 660 p4p, 68 weight class). Ng comes to the cage accompanied by Wedlock - I'm The Fuck You Man. I don't know about you partner, but I'm pumped for this one!
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145 lbs
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151 lbs
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World class boxer
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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
17 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Charles Ng!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
30 - 20 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, John Henry!
The judges for this bout are Sosuke Kotani, Yukihiro Yamamoto and Shirou Masuda.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Henry throws a looping overhand right but Ng ducks down to avoid it.
Ng thows a left - swing and a miss!
Henry is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Charles Ng seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A telegraphed right hand from Henry misses the target.
Ng misses with a kick to the body.
Henry has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as Ng is landing a low percentage of strikes.
Henry misses with a few strikes there.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Henry checks a leg kick.
Henry ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Ng moves away.
Ng is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Ng looks to score with a jab to the body but Henry is just out of range.
Henry throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
A slapping leg kick lands for Ng.
Ng throws a series of punches but Henry avoids them all with ease.
A slow jab from Henry misses its intended target.
Ng throws out a leg kick but Henry moves out of range and Ng only half commits.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A nice leg kick lands there from Ng.
Ng uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Henry.
A swing and a miss from Henry.
Ng lands with a nice body punch.
Henry avoids the body shot from Ng.
Henry keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
And Henry tries to counter it with a takedown but Ng pushes his down on his head and steps out.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Henry moves away from the strike by Ng.
Jab from Henry.
Henry throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Ng's waist but Ng gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Henry off to one side.
Henry jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Ng swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Henry tries a quick counter leg kick but Ng is wise to it.
An inside leg kick from Ng misses.
Ng throws a leg kick but Henry checks it.
Henry lands a glancing blow to the side of Ng's head.
Charles Ng is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Ng swings for the body but Henry moves out of range.
Ng swings for the body but Henry moves out of range.
Henry keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Henry cracks Ng with a good jab.
Henry swings for the body but Ng moves out of range.
Ng dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Henry waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Ng.
Ng connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Henry momentarily.
Jab, jab by Ng - just one landing.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Henry takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Henry tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Ng swivels and escapes.
Henry throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Ng sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Henry dives in and grabs Ng's left leg, looking for a takedown. Ng pushes down on Henry's head and hops out.
Ng is looking to counter punch.
Charles Ng has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of John Henry.
Ng throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Henry lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Ng backs up against the cage.
Ng thuds a left hand into Henry's body.
Henry looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Henry throws a leg kick which misses Ng's front leg but catches the back leg as Ng tries to avoid it.
Henry tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Ng throws out a leg kick but Henry moves out of range and Ng only half commits.
Ng walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Ng swings widly with a right hand
and Henry counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Henry swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Ng looks to land a body kick but Henry moved away.
Henry checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Ng ducks under a wild hook from Henry.
Ng lands a two punch combo.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Henry moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Henry ducks right into an uppercut from Ng.
Henry is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Ng's half guard.
Henry controlling the action here.
Ng tries to get to full guard but Henry has control of the leg.
Ng might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Henry is keen to just control but Ng is a slippery customer.
Henry is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.
Henry is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Henry's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Henry thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Henry wants to take a breather but Ng is having none of it.
Ng is doing well to avoid being mounted. He's controlling the position at the moment.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Ng uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Henry.
Henry defending well as Ng loads up on a big left hand.
Henry will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Ng throws an overhand right that lands on Henry's shoulder, as Henry tries to avoid the shot.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Henry checks a low kick from Ng.
Ng throws a head kick that misses.
Henry feints the counter takedown.
Ng connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Charles Ng will probably get the nod.
That's time! Ng's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Ng throws a body punch but Henry moves out of range.
Ng is looking to score with low kicks.
Henry moves out of range of the body kick.
Henry looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Henry lands a body shot.
Nice shot lands for Ng.
Ng misses with a wild body shot.
Ng uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Henry.
Ng wants to land a leg kick but Henry is out of range.
Henry drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Ng defends it well.
Henry is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Ng.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Henry uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Ng.
Ng showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Henry.
Charles Ng is winning the standup battle so far.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A swing and a miss from Ng.
Henry is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Ng misses with a body shot.
Henry throws an ugly left hook that misses
letting Ng counter with a right hand.
Henry thows a left - swing and a miss!
A jab from Henry finds it's way through Ng's defenses.
Henry tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Ng was well out of range. Poor timing from Henry.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ng bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Henry feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Ngs jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Ng ducks under a wild hook from Henry.
Ng uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Henry.
Ng steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Henry.
Henry takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Ng scores with a shot to the body.
Henry avoids the head kick by Ng.
Ng throws a leg kick that is checked
so Henry counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Henry accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Henry is stalling in the full guard.
Henry trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ng being controlled here, momentarily.
Henry postures up.
Ng is pulling down on Henry's head. It's preventing any offense from Henry, at least for the moment.
Ng avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Ng throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Ng tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Henry was well out of range. Poor timing from Ng.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Henry loads up on a big right hand but Ng slips the punch.
Henry scores with a sloppy right hand. Ng should have avoided that one.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Henry fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Ng misses with a low kick.
Ng on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Ng throws a leg kick but Henry checks it.
Ng connects with a solid leg kick.
Ng swings for the body but Henry moves out of range.
Ng is looking to wear down Henry with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Ng 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.
Ng misses the shot to the body.
Henry connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Ng swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Henry uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Ng misses with a leg kick.
Henry is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Henry throws a series of punches but Ng avoids them all with ease.
An attempted straight right counter from Ng misses the target.
Henry gets a double leg takedown into Ng's guard.
Ng has scooted to the edge of the canvas and used the cage to get back to his feet. Henry has stuck on his opponent and is forcing him back against the cage.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Ng tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Henry's elbow.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nice body punch from Ng.
Ng goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Ng misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Henry.
Ng tries to land a knee to the head but Henry blocks with his arms.
Ng can't find room to land a body shot as Henry controls the action.
Ng tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Henry avoids it.
Ng tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Henry is working on a single leg takedown against the cage. Ng can't fight it off and eventually Henry manages to take the fight to the floor. Ng looks annoyed but at least he's managed to land in guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Henry engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Henry landing with the ground and pound.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but John Henry will probably get the nod - 10:9.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!
A left lands for Ng.
A looping hook to the body misses from Ng. Henry does a little dance to reset his feet.
Ng misses with a wild body shot.
Ng throws a low kick but it's checked well by Henry.
Ng misses with a low kick as Henry jumps back.
Henry takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Henry loads up on a big right hand but Ng slips the punch.
Henry needs to keep his hands up - Ng had a free shot at his head there.
Henry walks into a left hand.
Henry looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into side control! Oh, that's bad for Ng!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Ng is trying to get back to half guard.
You can see the frustration on Ng's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ng gets back to half guard.
Henry has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Henry not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Henry thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Ng's head.
Henry looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Ng regains full guard. Nicely done.
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 throws a big elbow that misses.
Henry working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Henry trying to control but Ng is working from the bottom.
Henry is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Ng is trying to control the position but Henry postures up.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Henry jabs at Ng's body.
Henry lands a glancing blow to the side of Ng's head.
Ng stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Ng wants it to stay on the feet.
Ng fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Henry manages to avoid it.
Ng scores with the left hand. Henry knows he should have avoided that one.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ng ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Ng does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Ng is looking to land body kicks.
A head kick misses from Ng.
A good leg kick by Ng.
Henry changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Henry connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Ng momentarily.
An inside leg kick from Ng misses.
Henry moves away from the strike by Ng.
Ng throws a hook to the side of Henry's head but Henry sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Ng fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Henry moves away from the strike by Ng.
Ng tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Henry is able to avoid easily.
Ng misses with a body kick.
Henry lands with an overhand left.
Ng chopping away at his opponent's legs.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ng misses with a leg kick
and Henry counters with a straight right hand.
Ng swings for the body but Henry moves out of range.
Henry now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Ng moves out of range of the strikes.
Henry just misses with a punch to the body.
Henry lands with a thumping leg kick.
Ng takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Henry throws a body punch but Ng moves out of range.
Ng with a jab.
A telegraphed right hand from Ng misses the target.
Henry feints the counter takedown.
Henry avoids the head kick by Ng.
And Henry tries to counter it with a takedown but Ng pushes his down on his head and steps out.
A head kick misses from Ng.
And Henry tries to counter it with a takedown but Ng pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Ng throws a leg kick which misses Henry's front leg but catches the back leg as Henry tries to avoid it.
Henry's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Henry keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Henry gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Henry takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
And that's the end of the fight!
Charles Ng showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Ng has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Sosuke Kotani scores the fight 29:28
Judge Yukihiro Yamamoto scores the fight 30:27
Judge Shirou Masuda scores the fight 30:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Charles Ng!
An out of breath Charles Ng 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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