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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Everett Hart (ranked 24433 p4p, 0 weight class) and Gary Hennessy (ranked 4677 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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177 lbs
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170 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Cuts easily |
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BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Tends to cut |
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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 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Everett Hart!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Gary Hennessy!
The judges for this bout are Patrick Alders, Nard Betker and Paul Aken.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hennessy looking to score a takedown here. Hart is defending well but Hennessy drives through and ends up in Hart's guard.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
Hart keeping moving, preventing Hennessy from controlling successfully.
Hart keeping full guard, as Hennessy tries to pass.
Hart is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
Hennessy tries to free his leg and advance position but Hart is retaining full guard.
Hennessy is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Hennessy postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hennessy won't allow Hart to sweep him here.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Hennessy tries to free his leg and advance position but Hart is retaining full guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Hart utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Hart pulls Hennessy in close to his closed guard and prevents Hennessy from doing any damage or advancing position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hennessy slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Hennessy shoots in and bounces Hart off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Hennessy pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Hart is keeping the position for now.
Hart controlling the position.
Hennessy showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Hart has Hennessy pulled in close to control his posture.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hennessy preventing the sweep.
Hennessy wants to pass the guard but Hart is keeping the position.
Hart managing to control the position.
Hennessy preventing the sweep.
Hennessy trying to control but Hart is working from the bottom.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Hart shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Hennessy closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hennessy has picked Hart up - he's going for a ride! Hennessy dumps his opponent to the mat with a thud and settles into half guard.
Hennessy trying to control from half guard but Hart is working away.
Hennessy wants to pass the guard but Hart is defending well.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Hart controlling the position well.
Hennessy is pressing down on Hart's thigh, looking to free his foot. Hart is holding on for now.
Hart trying to control here but he's found himself mounted! Oh no!
Hennessy throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hart tries to control Hennessy's body but Hennessy pushes him off. Hart squirms to his side and now Hennessy has his back!
Hennessy is looking to control Hart but Hart is wriggling around and keeping busy.
Hart tries to roll but Hennessy sticks to his back.
Hennessy throwing sloppy strikes.
Hart is really stuck here.
Hennessy scores with punches from the back.
Hennessy controlling the position well here. Hart rolled but Hennessy kept the hooks locked in and stayed in the dominant position.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Hart tries to roll but Hennessy sticks to his back.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Gary Hennessy dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Hennessy gets a takedown into half guard.
Hennessy thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Hart's head.
Hennessy sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Hart defending well though.
Hennessy thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Hennessy sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Hart defending well though.
Hart is staying active underneath Hennessy, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Hennessy controlling the action here.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hennessy throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Hennessy controlling the action here.
Hennessy sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Hart defending well though.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hennessy is looking to pass the guard... He's managed it - he's now in full mount!
Hennessy trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Hennessy landing strikes from the mount and Hart is in trouble!
Hennessy controlling from the full mount.
Hart tries to hold on but Hennessy pushes him away.
Hennessy looking to land elbow strikes but Hart uses the position to regain half guard.
Hart is looking to control Hennessy's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Hart avoid being mounted?
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hart is doing well to control the position and prevent Hennessy from advancing to side control.
Hennessy is taking a breather. Hart says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
Hart trying to control from the bottom.
Gary Hennessy has got the better of the ground game so far.
Hart looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Hennessy frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hennessy throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for Hart because Hennessy loaded up on that one.
Hennessy is in full mount, looking to secure a guillotine but Hart is surviving well by controlling Hennessy's body position as best he can.
Hennessy jumps to side control looking for an arm triangle but Hart manages to avoid the submission attempt.
Hart is not content to let Hennessy control the position.
Hennessy has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Hennessy decides to take the fight back to the feet.
Hart gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hart has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Hennessy can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Hart manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Hennessy manages to get himself to full guard.
Hart tries to stand but Hennessy is controlling from the bottom.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Hennessy manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Hart manages to get himself to full guard.
Hart pulls Hennessy in close to his closed guard and prevents Hennessy from doing any damage or advancing position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Gary Hennessy showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Hart's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Hart is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Hennessy drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Hart is trying to hold Hennessy in close to prevent damage but Hennessy has managed to pass into half guard.
The fighters are battling for position here. Hart manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Hennessy wants to control from the top but Hart keeps moving.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hennessy won't allow Hart to sweep him here.
Hennessy wants to pass the guard but Hart is keeping the position.
Hennessy engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hart pulls Hennessy in close to prevent any damage.
Hart tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Hennessy passes Hart's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Hart wants to get back to full guard.
Hennessy thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Hart trying to control here.
Hennessy is controlling the pace.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Hennessy's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
Hennessy is looking to take a break and control but Hart is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Hart clinches.
Hennessy pulls guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hennessy wants to sweep but no luck.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Hart accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Hart is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Hennessy looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Hennessy had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Hart defends it easily.
Hennessy takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Hennessy not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Hart with a nice head shot there.
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.
Hennessy isolates an arm and boxes in a triangle. Hart stacks Hennessy on his neck as he steps over and passes to the side. He's now in a much more dominant position where he can look to do some serious damage. Nice move by Hart!
Hart tries for a kimura but Hennessy is defending well.
Hennessy wants to get back to his feet but Hart is dominant here and he's now got Hennessy's back!
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Hennessy wants to escape the position.
Hart doesn't have the hooks in and Hennessy manages to turn into his guard.
And that's the end of the fight!
Gary Hennessy comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Hennessy has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Patrick Alders scores the fight 27:30
Judge Nard Betker scores the fight 27:30
Judge Paul Aken scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Gary Hennessy!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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FIGHT
RATING
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