Play by Play - Fighter's Fight Commentary

Event: CEC 641
Date: Feb 08, 2019

#R1#
Abaddon swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Henry misses with a looping left.
Abaddon connects with a jab.
Abaddon misses with a hook. Henry ducked under it nicely.
Abaddon punishes Henry's body with a nice straight punch.
Henry scores with a jab to the jaw.
A head kick misses from Abaddon.
Sloppy strikes from Henry. Those never looked like landing. #TD#
Henry closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Abaddon seems a little lost for a moment, as Henry dominates the positioning.
Abaddon parries the strikes from Henry easily there. Henry is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Abaddon to escape.
Abaddon is trying to get back to half guard.
Henry staying calm.
Henry looks up at the clock and then as Abaddon takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Henry smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude! #T1#
Abaddon trying to remain calm as Henry controls from the top position.
Henry seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Abaddon for as long as he can get away with.
Henry lands an elbow.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.#T2#
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Abaddon can't do much from the bottom here.
Henry landing a few strikes.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Henry landing a few strikes.
Henry controlling the position from side mount.
Henry continues to stall.
Henry has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.#T3#
Henry tries to advance to mount but can't.
Abaddon takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
Abaddon is trying to escape the position but Henry is controlling the position. #T4#
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Henry scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Abaddon to see if he's OK.
Abaddon is letting Henry control him for a moment.
More hug and hope from Henry.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

John Henry dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
#R2#
Abaddon fakes the leg kick and cracks Henry in the body.
Henry connects with a leg kick. Abaddon looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Abaddon darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Henry looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Abaddon tries to move into range but Henry moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Abaddon tries a head kick but it misses. #TD#
Henry closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Abaddon to the mat! Abaddon manages to get full guard.
Abaddon is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
Abaddon being controlled here, momentarily.
Abaddon controls Henry momentarily but Henry frees himself.
Henry engaging in some classic timewasting tactics. #T1#
Abaddon is trying to keep Henry in close.
Henry controls from within his opponent's guard.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.#REF3#
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Abaddon is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Henry is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Abaddon can do to turn this around?#T2#
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Abaddon scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Abaddon ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Henry moves away.
Henry throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
It seemed like Abaddon was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.#TD#
Henry looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
John Henry overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Abaddon manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Henry manages to get himself to full guard. #REVB#
Abaddon stopping the sweep attempt from Henry.
Henry bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Abaddon's guard. #REVR#
Henry content to stall in guard here. #T3#
Henry's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
Henry loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Henry is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long. #T4#
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Abaddon trying to control the position here.
Abaddon trying to keep a closed guard but Henry is proving a slippery customer.
Henry's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Abaddon is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control. #REF3#
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Henry uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Abaddon.
Abaddon lands with a shot to the body.
Abaddon moves away from the strike by Henry.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that John Henry will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action! So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
#R3##TD#
Henry closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Abaddon did well to prevent Henry getting side control.
Henry is looking to pass Abaddon's guard but actually Abaddon recovers to full guard.
Abaddon working a defensive guard here.
Henry scoring with some ground and pound.
Abaddon can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Henry controls the pace.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Abaddon utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound. #T1#
Henry throws a strike but Abaddon rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top. #REVB#
Abaddon preventing the sweep.
Henry seems keen to control Abaddon's posture.
Abaddon is looking to stand up but Henry won't let him. #SU2#
Abaddon stands and steps away. Henry gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
Henry misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Abaddon.
Abaddon throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.#TD#
Henry shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Henry landing some decent shots from guard.
Henry won't allow Abaddon to sweep him here.
Henry content to stall in guard here. #T2#
Abaddon is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Henry postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Abaddon being controlled here, momentarily.
Abaddon keeping full guard, as Henry tries to pass.
Abaddon is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage. #REF3#
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.#T3#
Abaddon throws out a loose jab but Henry uses good head movement to avoid it.
Abaddon uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Henry.
Ezekyle Abaddon is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Abaddon misses with a straight right.
Abaddon throws the kick towards the body but Henry avoids it.
Henry with a hook.
Henry throws out a powerful jab.
Ezekyle Abaddon has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
A swing and a miss from Abaddon.
Ezekyle Abaddon seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Abaddon throws a hook but Henry blocks it.
Henry fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Abaddon on the side of the head.
Henry fails to land the takedown.
Abaddon throws the left hand but Henry avoids the punch easily.
Nice shot lands for Henry.
Henry uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Abaddon.
A head kick misses from Henry. #T4#
Abaddon misses with a hook.
Henry stuns Abaddon with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Henry scores with a nice strike.
Henry feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Abaddons jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Abaddon throws a hard body shot but it just misses. #TD#
Henry feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Henry is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Abaddon looking for a sweep. Not yet Abaddon, not yet.

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 Frank Antenori scores the fight 30:27
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 30:27
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 30:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... John Henry!
A victorious John Henry thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
In defeat, Ezekyle Abaddon stepped up to the mic, saying 'you win or you learn.'.

Event: CEC 631
Date: Dec 05, 2018

#R1#
Henry cracks Heisenberg with a right hand to the side of the head.
Heisenberg moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Henry fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Heisenberg manages to avoid it.
Heisenberg avoids the body shot from Henry.
Heisenberg is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Henry.
Henry lands an overhand right.
Heisenberg throws a head kick but Henry moves out of range.
Henry misses the shot to the body.
Henry throws a looping overhand right but Heisenberg ducks down to avoid it.
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.
Henry tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Heisenberg is able to avoid easily.
A leg kick checked by Henry.#CL2#
Heisenberg instigates a clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Heisenberg.
Henry lands with a short shot to the head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Henry throws a head punch that misses.
Henry tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Heisenberg's elbow.
Heisenberg lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Heisenberg stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Henry misses with a hook from the clinch.
Still in the clinch, Heisenberg scores with a nice short uppercut.
Heisenberg lands with a right to the head.
Heisenberg lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage. #T1#
Henry throws a head punch that misses.
Henry misses with the head strike.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Heisenberg.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Heisenberg. #BC#
Henry pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
A swing and a miss from Heisenberg.
Henry takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Heisenberg stuffs the takedown.
Heisenberg drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Henry defends it well.
A punch lands to the side of Heisenberg 's head but he takes it in his stride.#CL2#
Heisenberg has managed to clinch.
Henry throws a punch but it's blocked by Heisenberg.
Henry throws a punch but it's blocked by Heisenberg. #BC#
Henry escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Henry takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Heisenberg cracks Henry with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
A jab from Heisenberg does it's job there.
Heisenberg thuds a left hand into Henry's body.
Henry shoots in looking for a takedown but Heisenberg manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Henry's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Heisenberg feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Henry's calf.#T2#
Heisenberg lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Nice straight punches there by Heisenberg. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Heisenberg.
Henry misses with an uppercut. Heisenberg saw that one coming.
Heisenberg takes a swing at Henry's ribcage but misses.
Henry moves away from the strike by Heisenberg. #CL2#
Heisenberg closes the distance and clinches.
Heisenberg keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Henry's efforts to push away.
Heisenberg is working Henry over against the cage.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Heisenberg lands a right hand.
A shot in the inside from Heisenberg.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Heisenberg.
Henry misses with a hook from the clinch.
Heisenberg lands with a short shot to the head.
Heisenberg tries to work over Henry's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Henry misses with a short punch on the inside.
Heisenberg tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A left hand lands to the body for Heisenberg.
Henry is trying to maintain a safe position but Heisenberg gets an underhook and turns Henry into the cage.#T3#
Henry softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.#BC2#
Heisenberg breaks the clinch.
Good standup being displayed there by Henry as he connects with a hook.
Henry throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Heisenberg takes a swing at Henry's ribcage but misses.
An attempted straight right counter from Henry misses the target.
Heisenberg takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK. #TD#
Heisenberg gets caught napping as Henry dives in and scores a takedown. Heisenberg manages to retain guard.
Heisenberg bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Henry's guard. #REVB##SUB2#
Heisenberg drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Heisenberg jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Heisenberg postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Heisenberg wants to control from the top but Henry keeps moving.
Henry trying to control the position. #T4#
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Henry managing to control the position.
Henry is trying to control the position from the bottom.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Henry has control of Heisenberg's left arm, preventing Heisenberg from doing any damage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Raphaele Heisenberg dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
#R2#
Henry lands with a good body shot.
A swing and a miss from Henry.
Heisenberg drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Henry defends it well.
Heisenberg moves into range and connects with a jab.
Heisenberg delivers a nice body kick.
Henry scores with a body shot.
Henry throws a head kick that half lands.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Henry.
Heisenberg misses the jab.
Heisenberg scores with a shot to the body.
Heisenberg connects with a leg kick. Henry looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Henry lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Heisenberg swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Henry.
Henry falls off balance throwing a combination
and Heisenberg counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Heisenberg fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Henry is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Heisenberg tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Henry manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Raphaele Heisenberg seems to be getting the better of the standup.#T1#
Heisenberg cracks Henry with a good jab.#TD2#
Heisenberg shoots in and gets a takedown into Henry's guard.
Henry is controlling Heisenberg's posture.
Heisenberg throwing strikes but missing.
My spies in Heavy Metal inform me that Heisenberg has been getting involved in the gym's BJJ sparring sessions. Let's see whether that pays dividends!
Henry pulls Heisenberg in close to his closed guard and prevents Heisenberg from doing any damage or advancing position.
Heisenberg throws an elbow that misses. Henry uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Heisenberg's guard. Nice move by Henry!#REVR##T2#
Heisenberg trying to keep a closed guard but Henry is proving a slippery customer. #SUB2#
Heisenberg looking for a guillotine here but Henry defends easily. #SUB2#
Heisenberg looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Heisenberg wants to sweep but no luck.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.#SUB2#
Heisenberg is looking for a triangle but Henry pushes his legs off easily.
Heisenberg preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Both fighters have adopted an aggressive gameplan on the ground!
Henry showing good wrestling skills to control the position. #T3#
Heisenberg looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Henry seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up. #SUB2#
Heisenberg is looking for a triangle here but Henry uses the submission attempt to pass into side control.
Heisenberg is looking for a sweep.
Heisenberg is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
Henry trying to control the action but Heisenberg is working from the bottom.
Heisenberg is looking to improve his position. #T4#
Henry is stalling here. Heisenberg is in no mood to hang around though. He's locked up a kimura from the bottom! Henry seems to be keeping calm but he's forced to roll out of the hold and Heisenberg has ended up in side control on the top. Nice work. #SUB2#
Heisenberg wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Henry, who protects the arm well.
Heisenberg gets to mount! Henry was on the offensive and wasn't defending properly.
Henry working to try and regain half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Raphaele Heisenberg 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!
#R3#
Heisenberg misses the body punch
enabling Henry to counter with a crisp jab.
Henry ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Raphaele Heisenberg seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Henry misses with a looping right.
Heisenberg scores with a leg kick.
Henry fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Henry shoots for a double leg takedown but Heisenberg sprawls well. He's pushed Henry's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Henry thows a left - swing and a miss!
Heisenberg with a lazy takedown attempt
and Henry counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Heisenberg lands a jab to the head.
Henry misses the body punch
and Heisenberg counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Heisenberg throws a shot from downtown. Henry moves away and avoids it.
Henry looks to throw the jab but Heisenberg is out of range.
Henry connects with a right hand. Heisenberg shakes it off.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Henry defending well as Heisenberg loads up on a big left hand.
Henry stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Heisenberg.
Henry fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Heisenberg manages to avoid it.
Heisenberg feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Henry's calf.
Heisenberg swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches. #T1#
Henry throws a body shot but no joy.
Heisenberg digs a good hook to Henry's body.
A looping hook to the body misses from Heisenberg. Henry does a little dance to reset his feet.
Heisenberg ducks right into an uppercut from Henry.
Henry gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Heisenberg.
Henry ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Decent striking displayed by Henry there.#TD#
Henry gets the takedown into side control.
Henry trying to control the position but Heisenberg is working away.
Raphaele Heisenberg has got the better of the ground game so far.
Heisenberg is positioning himself to get back to half guard. #T2#
This has been an exciting period of action!
Henry is pausing for a moment. What's he doing? It looks like he's clearing his nose. Oh dude! He's shot a load of snot all down Heisenberg's shoulder. That is not cool.
Heisenberg tries to improve position but can't.
Henry advances to mount.
Heisenberg takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Heisenberg is trying desperately to improve position.
Heisenberg slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.
Henry winds up and cracks Heisenberg with a swinging punch to the side of the head. #SUB2#
Heisenberg is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Henry pulls his head out easily.
Heisenberg is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though. #T3#
Heisenberg slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Heisenberg looking for a sweep. Not yet Heisenberg, not yet.
Heisenberg trying to control the position here.
Henry landing with the ground and pound.
Heisenberg not looking particularly offensive just at the moment. #SUB2#
Heisenberg has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Henry can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Henry controls from within his opponent's guard. #T4#
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Henry connects with a couple of short punches.#SUB2#
Heisenberg has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Henry can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself. #SUB2#
Heisenberg is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Henry defends well.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Henry accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
John Henry has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Henry has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Heisenberg is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.#SUB2#
Heisenberg is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Henry defends well.
Henry is in close to Heisenberg's body, working some short punches and elbows.

And that's the end of the fight!
John Henry showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Heisenberg 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 Don Winkell scores the fight 28:29
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 28:29
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Raphaele Heisenberg!
After the fight, Raphaele Heisenberg 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.

Event: CEC 628
Date: Nov 16, 2018

#R1#
Frunze misses with a kick to the body #TD2#
and Henry counters with a takedown into side control! That could mean trouble for Frunze!
Henry is maintaining the dominant position - no doubt Frunze will start to get frustrated soon if he's not already.
Henry wants to lay and pray for a moment but Frunze keeps working.
Henry working away.
Henry is pausing for a moment. What's he doing? It looks like he's clearing his nose. Oh dude! He's shot a load of snot all down Frunze's shoulder. That is not cool.
Frunze can't do much from the bottom here.
Henry controls the position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Frunze defending against the ground and pound.
Frunze wants to control but Henry postures up.
Frunze is trying to escape the position but Henry is controlling the position.
Frunze can't do much from the bottom here. #T1#
Sloppy strikes there by Henry.
Henry slows the pace down.
Frunze can't do much from the bottom here. #REF3#
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Henry on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Frunze misses the shot to the body.
Frunze has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Gym Beam in the buildup to the fight.
John Henry seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.#TD2#
Frunze tries to sprawl but Henry drives through with a takedown into half guard.
Frunze is trying to control but can't.
Henry content to control rather than advance. #T2#
Henry thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Frunze's head.
Henry seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Henry seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Henry not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Frunze is trying to maintain the position but Henry is very close to passing his half guard.
Henry seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense. #T3#
Henry tries to pass the half guard into mount. Frunze knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Henry perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Frunze is concentrating on defense, preventing Henry from advancing position.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Frunze wants to get back to his feet.#REF3#
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Henry blocks the body kick.
Henry loads up on a big right hand but Frunze slips the punch.
Frunze throws a leg kick which misses Henry's front leg but catches the back leg as Henry tries to avoid it.
Frunze uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Frunze avoids the head kick by Henry.
Henry closes this distance looking for a takedown but Frunze circles away.
Frunze appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.#T4#
Frunze misses with an attempted mid kick.
A little jabbing left from Henry on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Henry throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Henry rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Frunze counters with a nice low kick that buckles Henry's knee momentarily.#TD2#
Henry closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Frunze's guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Henry slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Henry in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Henry trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Henry stays in close to Frunze's body and controls the position.
Frunze on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Frunze tries to get out of the position.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Frunze tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Henry controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

John Henry dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
#R2#
Frunze cracks the inside of Henry's front leg.
Frunze missing with a left hand there. Henry was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Frunze moves out of range as Henry strikes.
Henry looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Frunze is fending him off so far but Henry persists. Nope, Frunze circles away and we're back to standing.
A looping hook to the body misses from Henry. Frunze does a little dance to reset his feet.
A little feinted left hand from Frunze on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Frunze pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Henry connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
A decent looking cross lands there for Henry.
Henry moves out of range as Frunze throws a body kick.
Henry throws an off balance right hand
and Henry takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.#TD2#
Henry fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Frunze to the ground. Henry is now in Frunze's guard.
Henry is stalling in the full guard.
Frunze utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound. #T1#
Henry trying to control the position from guard on top but Frunze is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Henry throwing strikes from guard but Frunze blocks nicely.
Henry throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Frunze works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Henry is stalling in the full guard.
John Henry has got the better of the ground game so far.
Frunze wants to get back to his feet but Henry is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Henry sitting in guard here, content to control. #REF3#
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.#T2#
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Henry misses with a body punch
and Frunze counters with a leg kick.
Frunze throws a solid leg kick but Henry takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Frunze.
Frunze throws a looping overhand right but Henry ducks down to avoid it.
Frunze ducks under a wild hook from Henry.
Henry's corner calls for a 1-2. Henry obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Henry.
Henry throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Frunze stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Frunze defending well as Henry loads up on a big left hand.
Frunze with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Frunze scores with a crisp jab that stopped Henry in his tracks.
Frunze connects with the punch.
Frunze lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Henry at a distance. #T3#
Frunze throws a leg kick #TD2#
and Henry counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Henry is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Henry wants to take a breather but Frunze is having none of it.
Henry wants to free his trapped foot but Frunze is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Frunze is trying to control but can't.
Henry missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Frunze wants to get back to full guard.
Henry thows a huge punch but Frunze dodges it nicely.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Frunze is looking for a sweep. Henry is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.#T4#
Frunze manages to get to full guard.
Henry looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Henry in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Frunze avoiding any damage from the ground and pound. #REF3#
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.#TD2#
Henry drives through with a takedown into guard.
Henry stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Frunze swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Henry slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
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 time! Frunze's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
#R3#
Frunze slips a straight right by Henry.
Frunze is looking to counter with a body kick.
Henry lands a nice looking body shot.
Frunze takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Timur Frunze is winning the standup battle so far.
Frunze takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Henry throws a sloppy head kick and Frunze moves out of range easily.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Frunze, as that shot connected.
Henry looks for a takedown but Frunze sprawls well.
Frunze lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Frunze displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Henry throws out the jab.
Frunze thinks about countering with a body kick.
Frunze dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Henry. That did some damage!
The crowd cheers as Henry lands an impressive looking overhand right. Frunze doesn't seem phased though.
Henry avoids a kick to the body.
Henry feints the counter takedown.#T1#
Frunze slips a straight right by Henry.
Frunze on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Frunze throws a leg kick but Henry sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Henry shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Frunze sprawls well. Frunze wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Henry gets slowly back to his feet.
Henry stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Frunze.
Henry slips a straight right by Frunze.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Frunze.
Henry works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Henry swings widly with a right hand
letting Frunze counter with a right hand. #T2#
Henry throws a shot from downtown. Frunze moves away and avoids it.
A jab from Henry misses.
Frunze feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Frunze goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Henry misses with a body shot.
Henry misses with an uppercut. Frunze saw that one coming.
Frunze is looking to counter punch.
A low kick from Henry is predictable there
and Frunze counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Frunze ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Henry throws out a loose jab but Frunze uses good head movement to avoid it.
Frunze is looking for a counter combo.
Frunze throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
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!
Horrible takedown attempt by Henry or perhaps it was just good defense by Frunze, which made it look bad.
Timur Frunze has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of John Henry.
Frunze scores with a body shot.
Henry checks a leg kick. #T3#
Henry fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Frunze manages to avoid it.
Frunze throws a push kick but Henry slaps the foot to one side.
Frunze buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Henry lands a head shot.
Henry throws a sloppy head kick and Frunze moves out of range easily.
Henry's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Frunze tries a low kick but Henry avoids it.
Henry looks to throw the jab but Frunze is out of range.
Frunze is looking to counter punch.
Frunze moves out of range of the strikes.
Frunze is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Frunze fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Henry on the side of the head.
Henry looks to land a left hand but Frunze moved out of range nicely.
A punch combination from Frunze misses.
Henry closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Frunze on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.#T4#
Frunze connects with an inside leg kick.
Henry drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Henry connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Henry walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Henry shoots in and drives through. Frunze sprawls well.
Henry tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Frunze was well out of range. Poor timing from Henry.
Frunze throws an overhand right that lands on Henry's shoulder, as Henry tries to avoid the shot.
A big right from Henry misses.
Henry stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.#TD2#
Henry bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Henry misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
Henry slows the pace down.

And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Timur Frunze.
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 Jack Bonds scores the fight 29:29
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 28:29
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by majority decision... John Henry!
John Henry thanked the fans post fight for their support.

Event: CEC 622
Date: Oct 19, 2018

#R1#
Nice uppercut lands for Henry. That snapped Jones's head back.
Henry misses with a straight left.
Jones flicks out a counter leg kick but Henry steps away.
Henry looks to throw the jab but Jones is out of range.
Jones moves out of range as Henry strikes.
Henry lands a right hook to the body.
Henry throws an overhand right that lands on Jones's shoulder, as Jones tries to avoid the shot.
Henry pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Nice takedown defense from Henry. No joy for Jones on that attempt.
Henry takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Jones misses with a takedown
and Henry counters with a stiff right hand.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jones looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
John Henry has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Brian Jones.
Henry ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Jones moves away.
Jones gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Henry counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Jones thinking. #T1#
Henry lands a nice looking body shot.
Henry scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
A telegraphed right hand from Henry misses the target.
Henry scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Henry throws a poor cross that misses
and Jones counters with a nice body shot.
John Henry seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Henry throws a hook but Jones avoids it easily.
Henry connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Henry scores with a shot to the body.
Henry lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Henry.
Henry misses the jab.
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!
A telegraphed right hand from Henry misses the target. #T2#
Henry loads up on a big right hand but Jones slips the punch.
Henry throws a body shot but no joy.
Jones moves forwards but Henry connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Jones fails with the takedown.#TD2#
Henry gets caught flat footed, as Jones shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Henry is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
Henry keeping moving, preventing Jones from controlling successfully.
Henry has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall. #T3#
Jones looking to pass the guard.
Henry keeping moving, preventing Jones from controlling successfully.
Jones trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet. #SUB2#
Jones drops back, looking for a kneebar! Henry looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Henry looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Henry! #REVR#
Jones stops Henry from passing to mount. #T4#
Henry remains in side control and seems content to stay there. It's a versatile position from which he can work both strikes and submissions, whilst maintaining that control, so maybe he'll sit here for a while.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Henry has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
Henry landing a few strikes.
Henry looks up at the clock and then as Jones takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Henry smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
Henry staying calm.
Jones manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

John Henry dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
#R2#
Jones takes one to the side of the head.
Henry scores with a hook to the body. Jones takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Jones moves away from the strike by Henry.
Henry ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Jones moves away.
Henry pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Henry misses with a straight right.
A slow jab from Henry misses its intended target.
Jones throws a counter combo.
Jones shoots in looking for a takedown but Henry manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Jones's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Henry stuffs the takedown attempt from Jones. Jones gets slowly back to his feet.
John Henry is winning the standup battle so far.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Henry throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Henry lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Henry lunges at Jones with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Jones's hand. #T1#
Henry displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Jones.
John Henry has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Brian Jones.
Henry waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Jones.
Brian Jones is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Henry fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Jones manages to avoid it.
Jones tries a quick counter leg kick but Henry is wise to it.
Henry misses the shot to the body.
Henry misses with a hook
and Jones makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Henry's corner calls for a 1-2. Henry obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Henry throws a lazy right hand but Jones sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Henry throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Jones on the side of the head.
Jones avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Henry backing away here, and Jones unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
John Henry is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Henry misses with a right hand
and Jones counters with a left and a right that stings Henry.
Jones keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Henry.
Jones appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Jones shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Henry as he jumps to the side. #T2#
Jones takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Jones keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Henry.
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 misses the body punch
and Jones counters with a slapping leg kick.
No luck for Jones with that takedown attempt.
Jones defending well as Henry loads up on a big left hand.
Jab, jab by Henry - just one landing.
Henry throws a shot to the body.
A jab lands there for Henry.
Jones shoots in for a takedown but Henry shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.#T3#
Henry throws a predictable looking body shot
and Jones counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Jones fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Henry misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Jones.
Jones darts in looking for a takedown but Henry gets double underhooks and turns Jones into the cage.
Henry stuffs the takedown attempt from Jones. Jones gets slowly back to his feet.
A little feinted left hand from Henry on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Jones slips under a jab.
Jones looks for a takedown but Henry sprawls well.
Henry throws a jab when Jones was well out of range.
Henry throws a looping overhand right but Jones ducks down to avoid it. #T4#
Henry throws a shot from downtown. Jones moves away and avoids it.
Jones displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Henry throws out the jab.
Jones fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Henry throws a hook but Jones blocks it.
As Henry backs off Jones throws a huge counter combo but Henry manages to avoid it all.
Henry misses with a hook. Jones ducked under it nicely.
Henry keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Henry lands a nice hook to Jones's body. Jones takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Jones avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Jones! But no joy.
Jones has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Henry finds it's way round the side to connect with Jones's head.
A slow jab from Henry misses its intended target.
Henry swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Jones counters with a thumping low kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

John Henry dominated that second round.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
#R3##TD2#
Jones darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Jones is looking to stall here but Henry recovers full guard.
Jones trying to control but Henry is working from the bottom.
Jones looking to sit in guard and control but Henry gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top. #REVR#
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Henry controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Henry working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Jones's head.#T1#
Henry controlling from the top position.
Henry wants to pass the guard but Jones is keeping the position.
Henry trying to control but Jones is working from the bottom.
Henry has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Jones has momentary wrist control but Henry slips an elbow through the middle.#SUB2#
Jones throws his legs up looking to secure a triangle. Oh, that looks pretty tight, I gotta say! Henry escapes and throws Jones's legs to the side, diving into side control!
Jones tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Henry is maintaining the dominant position - no doubt Jones will start to get frustrated soon if he's not already.#T2#
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Jones is looking to regain half guard here but Henry keeps moving and retains side control.
Henry is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Jones can do to turn this around?
Jones manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
Henry is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Jones's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Jones's back!
Jones tries to break free.
Jones is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Jones covers up after taking a massive shot to the side of the head.
Henry lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Can Jones hold on?! Henry is landing more strikes to his hapless foe.
Henry keeps control of the position as Jones tries to break free. #T3#
Brian Jones has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Henry is looking cool and calm here, just waiting for a good opportunity to attack and finish the fight from this dominant position.
Henry continues to stall.
Henry keeps control of the position as Jones tries to break free.
Can Jones hold on?! Henry is landing more strikes to his hapless foe. #T4#
So, who will make the next big move? In this position it could be crucial.
Jones staying busy and making it hard for Henry to control.
Jones breaks Henry's hooks off and manages to turn into his guard.
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.
Henry has his hands on Jones's head, controlling the position.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Henry avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.

And that's the end of the fight!
John Henry showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Henry has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Don Winkell scores the fight 30:27
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 30:27
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... John Henry!
Our winner, John Henry, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.

Event: CEC 614
Date: Sep 12, 2018

#R1#
Cosades throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Henry sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Henry swings for the body but Cosades moves out of range.
Henry displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Cosades throws out the jab.
Henry connects with a body shot that sends Cosades's belly button to the back.
Caius Cosades seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Cosades tried to score with a low kick but Henry checks it.
A countering left hand to the body from Henry misses.
Henry pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Henry takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Cosades misses with a straight right.
Cosades takes one on the button.
Cosades uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Henry.
Cosades slips a jab from Henry.
Cosades lands with an uppercut that bounces Henry off the cage and back into range.
Henry defending well as Cosades loads up on a big left hand.
Henry throws out a loose jab but Cosades uses good head movement to avoid it.
Henry throws a body shot but no joy.
Cosades misses with a shot to the body
and Henry counters with a nice uppercut.
Cosades moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Cosades fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Henry.
Henry misses with a wild body shot.
Cosades lands with a nice body punch.
Henry on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Henry has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Cosades.#T1#
Cosades throws a push kick but Henry slaps the foot to one side.
Cosades swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Henry throws a lazy right hand but Cosades sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Cosades attempts a counter takedown but Henry avoids it well and moves away.
Cosades paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Henry displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Cosades throws out the jab.
Cosades slips a straight right by Henry.
Good leg kick by Cosades there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Cosades - that will leave a mark!
Cosades takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
A looping hook to the body misses from Henry. Cosades does a little dance to reset his feet.
A swing and a miss from Cosades.
Cosades misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Henry throws out a counter right but Cosades avoids it with no problem.
Cosades moves away from the strike by Henry.
A bone on bone clash there as Cosades blocks the leg kick.
John Henry is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Cosades with a nice cross.
Cosades ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Cosades ducks under a wild hook from Henry.
Cosades feinted with a counter takedown.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Cosades is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Henry.
Cosades blocks a head kick by Henry. #T2#
Henry jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Henry throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Henry throws an overhand right that lands on Cosades's shoulder, as Cosades tries to avoid the shot.
Cosades swings and misses with a hook to the body. #TD#
Cosades shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Cosades pushing down on Henry's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Cosades performing his best blanket impression for a moment. #SUB#
Cosades is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Henry defends it well.
Henry is refusing to be controlled, as Cosades sits in half guard. #T3#
Henry tries to get to full guard but Cosades has control of the leg.
Cosades is keen to just control but Henry is a slippery customer.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Ground and pound from Cosades.
Cosades thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
We've been hearing that Cosades has been drilling a lot of ground and pound in training, so let's see if he get the finish.
Henry is trying to control but can't. #T4#
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Cosades wants to pass to mount but Henry is defending the position.
Henry trying to hold on to Cosades's head to control him but Cosades postures up.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Cosades is looking to stall here but Henry recovers full guard.
Cosades wants to control from the top but Henry keeps moving.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Caius Cosades dominated that round.
That's time! Cosades's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
#R2#
Cosades with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Henry to score with a decent uppercut.
Henry keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Cosades tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Henry was well out of range. Poor timing from Cosades.
Henry uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Cosades.
Henry tries to move into range but Cosades moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Henry fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Henry just misses with a punch to the body.
Cosades throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A telegraphed right hand from Henry misses the target.
Cosades throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Cosades jabs Henry right on the nose. Henry blinks but takes it well.
Caius Cosades is winning the standup battle so far.
Cosades misses with a hook. Henry ducked under it nicely.
Henry misses with a head kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
The fighters circling - Henry throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
A solid body kick from Cosades.
Cosades uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Henry.
Henry jabs Cosades right on the nose. Cosades blinks but takes it well.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Cosades swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Henry keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Cosades.
Henry uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Cosades.
Cosades moves out of the way of the counter high kick fromHenry.#T1#
Henry misses with a looping right.
Henry ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Cosades moves away.
Henry throws a shot from downtown. Cosades moves away and avoids it.
Cosades changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Cosades throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Henry's waist but Henry gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Cosades off to one side.
Cosades throws a hook but Henry avoids it easily.
Henry jabs at Cosades's body.
Cosades bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Cosades misses with a looping right.
Henry moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Cosades defending well as Henry loads up on a big left hand.
A low kick from Cosades is predictable there
and Henry counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Cosades wants to slow Henry down by chopping away at his legs.
A lazy left from Henry finds it's target.
Cosades swings for the body but Henry moves out of range.
Henry throws a shot to the body.
Henry misses with an uppercut.
Cosades walks into a straight right hand from Henry.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A jab from Cosades finds it's way through Henry's defenses.
A lazy left from Henry finds it's target.#T2#
Henry looks to throw the jab but Cosades is out of range.
Cosades misses with a low kick.
Henry dips to his left and cracks Cosades with an uppercut!
Henry jabs Cosades to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Henry cracks Cosades with a good jab.
Cosades uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Henry scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Henry throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Cosades misses with an attempted mid kick.
Cosades tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Henry defends well and Cosades ends up having to push Henry into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Henry blocks a low kick nicely.
Cosades on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Cosades takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Cosades slips a jab and a cross from Henry.
Cosades misses with a body shot
and Henry counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Henry has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Cosades.
Henry misses with an uppercut. Cosades saw that one coming.
Cosades lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
A looping hook to the body misses from Henry. Cosades does a little dance to reset his feet.
Cosades drops down looking for a counter takedown but Henry sprawls and moves away.#T3#
A looping hook to the body misses from Cosades. Henry does a little dance to reset his feet.
Cosades ducks under a wild hook from Henry.
Cosades half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Cosades punishes Henry's body with a nice straight punch.
Henry just misses with a punch to the body.
A looping hook to the body misses from Cosades. Henry does a little dance to reset his feet.
A thudding body kick lands there by Cosades!
Henry throws a body shot but no joy.
Cosades swings for the body but Henry moves out of range.
Cosades throws out a loose jab but Henry uses good head movement to avoid it.
Cosades throws a looping overhand right but Henry ducks down to avoid it.
Cosades staying out of range there.
Henry misses with a wild body shot.
Cosades misses with a wild body shot.
Cosades misses with a looping left.
Cosades swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Cosades moves out of the way of the counter high kick fromHenry.
Cosades misses the shot to the body.
Cosades just misses with a punch to the body.
Cosades lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Cosades scores with a slapping inside leg kick.#T4#
Cosades has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Henry finds it's way round the side to connect with Cosades's head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Henry blocks the body kick.
Henry cracks Cosades with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Henry misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Henry lands with a cross.
Henry throws a hook to the side of Cosades's head but Cosades sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Cosades ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Henry moves away.
Cosades throws a lazy right hand but Henry sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Cosades uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Henry has time to react.
Henry has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Cosades.
Cosades uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Henry.
Cosades fails with the takedown.
Henry looks like he wants to counter punch here.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Caius Cosades. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Henry throws a hook to the side of Cosades's head but Cosades sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Henry darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Cosades, right into the meat.
Cosades throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Cosades fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Cosades lands with a hook. Henry tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
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 round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
#R3#
Cosades scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Nice defenses there by Henry.
A swing and a miss from Henry.
Cosades swings for the body but Henry moves out of range.
Cosades closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Henry lands with a right hand.
Cosades throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Cosades chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Henry tries a head kick but it misses.
Henry's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Cosades misses with a hook.
Cosades misses with a takedown attempt - Henry sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Nice defenses there by Henry.
Henry defending well as Cosades loads up on a big left hand.
Cosades scores with a crisp jab that stopped Henry in his tracks.
Henry throws out a powerful jab.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Cosades throws a hook but Henry avoids it easily.
Cosades tries to work over Henry's front leg with a kick but Henry checks it.
Henry throws a shot to the body.
Henry throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.#T1#
Cosades ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Cosades.
Henry takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Henry misses the jab.
Cosades waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Henry.
Cosades missing with a left hand there. Henry was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Cosades fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Henry is out of range.
Henry fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Cosades on the side of the head.
Cosades scores with a leg kick.
Henry tries a head kick but it misses.
Henry moves out of range as Cosades throws a body kick.
Cosades connects with a nice looking jab.
Cosades takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Henry fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Cosades manages to avoid it.
Henry just misses with a punch to the body.
Cosades jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A cross from Cosades lands.
Henry throws a jab when Cosades was well out of range.#T2#
Henry displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Cosades throws out the jab.
Cosades feints and then cracks Henry's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Henry down.
Henry throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Henry misses with a hook. Cosades ducked under it nicely.
Cosades attempts a counter takedown but Henry avoids it well and moves away.
Henry displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Cosades throws out the jab.
Henry misses with a hook. Cosades ducked under it nicely.
Cosades attempts a counter takedown but Henry avoids it well and moves away.
Cosades takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Henry takes a swing at Cosades's ribcage but misses.
Henry throws a body punch but Cosades moves out of range.
Cosades scores with a leg kick.
Cosades throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Henry takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Henry cracks Cosades with a right hand to the side of the head.
Henry throws out a loose jab but Cosades uses good head movement to avoid it.
Cosades tries to counter with a takedown but Henry is quick to defend against it.
A jab lands there for Cosades.
Cosades tries to land a leg kick but Henry saw it coming and moves away.
Henry is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Cosades.
Cosades attempts a counter takedown but Henry avoids it well and moves away.
Cosades throws a shot from downtown. Henry moves away and avoids it.
A low kick from Cosades is predictable there
and Henry counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt. #T3#
Cosades lands with a right hand.
Henry drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Henry takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Cosades works the jab nicely.
Henry drops his hands momentarily and Cosades takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Henry throws a body shot but no joy.
Henry misses the jab.
Henry takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Cosades delivers a nice body kick.
Cosades just misses with a punch to the body.
Henry pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Cosades changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Henry uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Cosades.
Henry drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Both fighters circling a little - Cosades finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Cosades defending well as Henry loads up on a big left hand.
Cosades scores with a jab.
Henry swings for the body but Cosades moves out of range.
Cosades half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Henry digs a good hook to Cosades's body. #T4#
Henry lands a nice shot to the body.
Henry moves away from the strike by Cosades.
It seemed like Henry was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Henry slips under a jab from Cosades.
Henry moves out of range as Cosades strikes.
Nice cross by Henry.
Cosades misses with a body shot.
Henry lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Cosades backs up against the cage.
Jab, jab by Cosades - just one landing.
Henry swings for the body but Cosades moves out of range.
Cosades paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Cosades takes one to the chin there.
Henry misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Cosades.
Cosades half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Henry has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Cosades.
A swing and a miss from Henry.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Cosades swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Henry.
Henry slips a jab from Cosades.
It seemed like Henry was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Henry throws a looping overhand right but Cosades ducks down to avoid it.
Henry lands a really nice looking cross but Cosades seems unphased.
Cosades throws a shot from downtown. Henry moves away and avoids it.

And that's the end of the fight!
Caius Cosades showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Cosades has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Frank Antenori scores the fight 29:28
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 29:28
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Caius Cosades!
Caius Cosades decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.

Event: CEC 607
Date: Aug 10, 2018

#R1#
Henry shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Nicodemo pinned against the cage. Nicodemo gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Nicodemo is looking to counter punch.
Henry misses with a two punch combination.
A lazy left from Henry finds it's target.
Nicodemo takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Nicodemo connects with a solid leg kick.
Henry slips under a jab from Nicodemo.
Henry clobbers Nicodemo with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Henry bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Henry uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Nicodemo.
Henry uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Nicodemo.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nicodemo misses with a left hand
and Henry counters with a stiff right hand.
Nicodemo misses with a hook. Henry ducked under it nicely.
Henry slips under a jab from Nicodemo.
Nicodemo thows a left - swing and a miss!
Nicodemo throws a body punch but Henry moves out of range. #T1#
Henry dives in for a single leg takedown but Nicodemo sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Henry keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Nicodemo throws a shot from downtown. Henry moves away and avoids it.
Nicodemo lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Henry swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Nicodemo takes one to the chin there.
Nicodemo misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Henry counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Giovanni Nicodemo is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Henry jabs Nicodemo right on the nose. Nicodemo blinks but takes it well.
Henry misses with an uppercut. Nicodemo saw that one coming.
A big left from Nicodemo misses.
Henry is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Nicodemo.
Nicodemo swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Nicodemo on the wrong end of a nice hook.
A looping hook to the body misses from Henry. Nicodemo does a little dance to reset his feet.
Henry is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Nicodemo had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Henry uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Nicodemo.
A lazy left from Nicodemo finds it's target.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Nicodemo tests Henry's chin there with a solid looking shot.#T2#
Nicodemo connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Henry looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Nicodemo misses with a hook. Henry ducked under it nicely.
Henry throws a right hand that Nicodemo ducks under and follows up with a left that Nicodemo also avoids with ease.
Henry lands with a straight right. Nicodemo didn't see that one coming.
Henry has a takedown stuffed.
Giovanni Nicodemo has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of John Henry.#TD2#
Henry gets a takedown into half guard.
Nicodemo looks like he's trying to stand up.
Henry controlling the action here.
Nicodemo avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Henry. #T3#
Henry wants to take a breather but Nicodemo is having none of it.
Nicodemo is trying to stand.
Henry trying to control the pace.
Nicodemo is trying to stand back up but Henry is controlling him
Henry seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Nicodemo is trying to stand.
Henry takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Nicodemo tries to kick Henry off but Henry keeps his base steady and stays in half guard. #REF3#
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Henry tries to score a power double leg takedown but Nicodemo sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Henry somewhat.
Nicodemo misses with a looping left.
Henry uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Nicodemo. #T4#
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Henry lands a body shot.
Henry looks to score with a jab to the body but Nicodemo is just out of range.
A little feinted left hand from Nicodemo on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Henry misses with an uppercut. Nicodemo saw that one coming.
Nicodemo throws a lazy uppercut
and Henry counters with a nice body shot.
Henry misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Nicodemo jabs Henry to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Nicodemo misses with a left hand
and Henry cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Henry will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Nicodemo takes a jab right on the kisser.
Henry fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Nicodemo throws out a loose jab but Henry uses good head movement to avoid it.
Henry misses with a hook. Nicodemo ducked under it nicely.
Nicodemo throws a jab but it's blocked by Henry.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

John Henry dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
#R2#
Henry connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Henry lands a nice looking body shot.
Henry scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Henry throws out a loose jab but Nicodemo uses good head movement to avoid it.
Henry throws a body shot but no joy.
An attempted straight right counter from Nicodemo misses the target.
Nicodemo throws the left hand but Henry avoids the punch easily.
Henry works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Henry stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Nice defenses there by Henry.
Nicodemo connects with an inside leg kick.
Henry throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Henry takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Nice sprawl there from Nicodemo as Henry shoots in.
Nicodemo throws the left hand but Henry avoids the punch easily.
Henry throws a body punch but Nicodemo moves out of range.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Nicodemo takes a body punch but keeps moving. #T1#
Nicodemo ducks under a wild hook from Henry.
Nicodemo takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Henry fails with the takedown.
Nicodemo looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Henry shoots in but no luck this time.
Giovanni Nicodemo has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of John Henry.#TD2#
Nicodemo gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Nicodemo keeping moving, preventing Henry from controlling successfully.
Henry won't allow Nicodemo to get back to his feet.
Henry looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Henry prevents Nicodemo from getting back to his feet. #T2#
Nicodemo being controlled here, momentarily.
Henry stops Nicodemo from standing up.
Nicodemo keeping moving, preventing Henry from controlling successfully.
Nicodemo wants to stand up but Henry is controlling him.
Henry stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Nicodemo swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Nicodemo wants to stand but Henry is controlling the position. #REF3#
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Henry throws an overhand right that lands on Nicodemo's shoulder, as Nicodemo tries to avoid the shot.
Henry has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Nicodemo swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches. #TD2#
Nicodemo gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Henry to score an easy takedown into full guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Henry throwing strikes from guard but Nicodemo blocks nicely. #T3#
Nicodemo is looking to stand up but Henry isn't so interested in that idea.
Nicodemo is looking to stand back up... there's a bit of a scramble and Henry dives into side control.
A lull in the action here as Henry stalls from top position.
Nicodemo is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Henry throws an elbow but Nicodemo slips to the side and avoids it well.
Nicodemo is trying to get back to his feet.
A bit of a lull in the action. I'm sure it will pick up again soon... even if the ref has to physically pick them up and put them back on their feet. #T4#
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Henry wants to lay and pray for a moment but Nicodemo keeps working.
Nicodemo trying to remain calm as Henry controls from the top position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Nicodemo is pushing Henry's head away, looking to escape. Henry manages to hold on to the position though.
Henry wants to lay and pray for a moment but Nicodemo keeps working.
Henry landing strikes.
Nicodemo is pushing Henry's head away, looking to escape. Henry manages to hold on to the position though.
John Henry has got the better of the ground game so far.
Nicodemo seems a little lost for a moment, as Henry dominates the positioning.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

John Henry showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!
#R3#
Henry throws a lazy head kick
and Nicodemo counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Nicodemo tries to work over Henry's front leg with a kick but Henry checks it.
Henry let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Nicodemo misses the shot to the body.
Nicodemo works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Nicodemo throws a looping overhand right but Henry ducks down to avoid it.
Henry swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Nicodemo throws a looping overhand right but Henry ducks down to avoid it.
Henry with a poor takedown
and Nicodemo counters with a nice uppercut.
Henry throws a body punch but Nicodemo moves out of range.
Nicodemo is looking to counter punch.
Henry slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Henry shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Nicodemo but Nicodemo pushes him off and we're back to square one.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Henry bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Henry tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Nicodemo was well out of range. Poor timing from Henry.
Henry throws a shot from downtown. Nicodemo moves away and avoids it.
Nicodemo jabbing away but nothing is landing.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Henry! But no joy.#T1##TD2#
Henry shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Henry showed some decent athleticism there. #ES#
Nicodemo kicks Henry off and gets back to his feet.
Henry jabs Nicodemo right on the nose. Nicodemo blinks but takes it well.
Nicodemo misses with a straight right.
Some bone on bone action there as Henry checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
A little jabbing left from Henry on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
A telegraphed right hand from Nicodemo misses the target.
Henry tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Nicodemo was well out of range. Poor timing from Henry.
A punch lands to the side of Nicodemo 's head but he takes it in his stride.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Nicodemo misses the jab.
A little jabbing left from Henry on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Henry misses with a lunging right hand
and Nicodemo counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Nicodemo slips under a jab.
Nicodemo pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Henry lands with a right hand. #T2##TD2#
Henry shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Nicodemo is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Henry is controlling him.
Henry lands a couple of elbows.
Henry with a flurry of punches that miss.
Henry stops Nicodemo from standing up.
Henry slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard. #ES#
Nicodemo scrambles and gets back to his feet.
The fighters circling - Nicodemo throws out the jab but it was never going to land. #TD2#
Henry feints and as Nicodemo raises his hands in defense, Henry changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Nicodemo is looking to stand up but Henry isn't so interested in that idea.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Henry accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand. #ES#
Nicodemo uses the cage to get back to his feet. #T3#
Henry scores with a three punch combo!
Henry throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Nicodemo stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Henry punishes Nicodemo's body with a nice straight punch.
Nicodemo waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Henry.
Nicodemo uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Henry.
Nicodemo throwing a counter right hand but Henry manages to avoid it.
An inside leg kick lands from Nicodemo.
Nice defenses there by Henry.
Nice uppercut lands for Henry. That snapped Nicodemo's head back.
Henry displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Nicodemo throws out the jab.
Nicodemo takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Henry has been working his punching technique in the buildup to the fight and it appears to be paying off.
Nicodemo misses with an uppercut.
Henry throws a hard body shot but it just misses. #TD2#
Henry closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Nicodemo to the mat! Nicodemo manages to get full guard. #T4#
This has been an exciting period of action!
Henry stays in close to Nicodemo's body and controls the position. #ES#
The fighters are working up against the cage. Nicodemo manages to wriggle his way back to his feet, so the fighters are now clinched against the cage.
A short left from Nicodemo.
Henry tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Nicodemo's elbow. #BC2#
Henry pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Nicodemo throws a chopping leg kick but Henry manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Nicodemo lands a right hook to the body.
John Henry seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Nicodemo tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Henry was well out of range. Poor timing from Nicodemo.
Henry throws a sloppy head kick and Nicodemo moves out of range easily.
Nicodemo with a jab.
Nicodemo misses with a left hand
enabling Henry to counter with a crisp jab.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Nicodemo misses the shot to the body.
Some wild striking there from Nicodemo.
Giovanni Nicodemo has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Nicodemo swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.

And that's the end of the fight!
Giovanni Nicodemo 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 Frank Antenori scores the fight 28:29
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 28:29
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... John Henry!
After winning the bout, John Henry thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.

Event: CEC 595
Date: Jun 15, 2018

#R1#
Ballesteros throws a head kick that misses.
Henry misses with a body shot.
Ballesteros misses with a low kick.
A head kick misses from Henry.
Henry has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as Ballesteros is landing a low percentage of strikes.
Henry scores with a hook to the body. Ballesteros takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
A telegraphed right hand from Ballesteros misses the target.
Nice body punch from Henry.
A left lands for Ballesteros.
Ballesteros is looking to score with low kicks.
Henry paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.#TD2#
Henry dives in and scores a takedown into Ballesteros's guard.
Henry trying to control but Ballesteros is working from the bottom.
Henry won't allow Ballesteros to get back to his feet. #ES#
Ballesteros has managed to wall walk up one of the corner posts to get back to his feet. Henry is pushing him up against the cage, looking to control the position.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Henry has Ballesteros pushed against the cage.
Ballesteros lands a left hand. #T1#
Ballesteros throws a head punch that misses. #BC2#
Henry escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Henry takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Henry blocks a jab.
Henry throws the left hand but Ballesteros avoids the punch easily.
Ballesteros will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Good standup being displayed there by Ballesteros as he connects with a hook.
Ballesteros on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Ballesteros moves out of range as Henry strikes.
Ballesteros is looking to counter punch.
Henry jabs Ballesteros right on the nose. Ballesteros blinks but takes it well.
A punch combination from Henry misses.
Seve Ballesteros is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Henry with a nice cross.
Henry pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Ballesteros uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Henry.
Ballesteros throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!#TD2#
Henry shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Henry showed some decent athleticism there. #T2#
Ballesteros is trying to stand up here but Henry is controlling him well.
Henry is keen to just control but Ballesteros is a slippery customer.
Ballesteros wants to get back to his feet.
Henry slows the pace down in half guard.
Henry prevents Ballesteros from standing back up.
Henry working Ballesteros over with strikes.
Ballesteros is staying active underneath Henry, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Henry throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Henry prevents Ballesteros from standing back up.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.#T3##REF3#
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Henry misses with a body punch
and Ballesteros counters with an inside leg kick.
Henry misses the jab.
Ballesteros feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Henry's calf.
Ballesteros throws a hook to the side of Henry's head but Henry sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Ballesteros throws a right and a left that Henry avoids nicely.
Ballesteros throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Henry looks like he wants to counter punch here.#TD2#
Henry shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Ballesteros manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Ballesteros wants to stand up but Henry is controlling him.
Henry showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Ballesteros seems to have improved his submission grappling technique since last time we saw him. Let's see if he can pull off a submission.
Henry's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.#T4#
Ballesteros is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Ballesteros can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Henry controls the pace.
Henry throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Ballesteros wants to stand up but Henry is controlling him.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Henry content to stall in guard here. #REF3#
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Henry misses with a straight left.
Henry fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Ballesteros looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Ballesteros fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Henry.
Ballesteros lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Henry throws an overhand right that lands on Ballesteros's shoulder, as Ballesteros tries to avoid the shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but John Henry will probably get the nod.
That's time! Ballesteros's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
#R2#
Henry uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Ballesteros.
Henry scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
John Henry seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Henry looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
A big right from Henry misses.
Henry lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Ballesteros throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Ballesteros chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Ballesteros thows a leg kick but Henry checks it
and Henry cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Henry throws a jab when Ballesteros was well out of range.
Henry jabs Ballesteros right on the nose. Ballesteros blinks but takes it well.
Ballesteros tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Ballesteros throws a head kick that misses.
Ballesteros gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Henry.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Henry misses with a hook
and Ballesteros counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.#CL#
Ballesteros drives through and clinches with Henry against the cage. #BC2#
Henry pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Ballesteros swings and misses with a hook to the body.
It seemed like Henry was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.#T1#
Ballesteros throws out a powerful jab.
Ballesteros misses with a leg kick
and Henry counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head. #TD2#
Henry closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Henry is looking to take a break and control but Ballesteros is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Ballesteros wants to get back to his feet.
Henry is moving around in side control but his primary objective seems to be to maintain the position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Henry prevents Ballesteros from escaping the position.
John Henry has got the better of the ground game so far.
Henry scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Ballesteros to see if he's OK.
Ballesteros is trying to escape and get back to his feet.#T2#
Ballesteros is letting Henry control him for a moment.
Ballesteros is pushing Henry's head away, looking to escape. Henry manages to hold on to the position though.
Henry grinds an elbow into Ballesteros's temple.
Henry slows the pace down.
Ballesteros pushes Henry away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, Henry gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.
Henry trying to control the action but Ballesteros is working from the bottom.
Ballesteros wants to escape from the position here - easier said than done!
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.#T3#
Henry in side control, throwing shots but Ballesteros defends.
Henry is looking to take a break and control but Ballesteros is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Ballesteros is trying to buck Henry off.#REF3#
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Ballesteros lands with an overhand left.
Ballesteros throws a leg kick
and Henry counters with a three punch combo that has Ballesteros backing up. Ballesteros nods at Henry to acknowledge the strikes.
Henry ducks under a wild hook from Ballesteros.
Henry misses the shot to the body.
Henry cracks a nice hook into Ballesteros's ribs.
Ballesteros misses with a straight right.
Ballesteros lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.#T4#
Henry throws a jab when Ballesteros was well out of range.
Ballesteros scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Henry swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Henry tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
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 scores with a decent looking hook.#TD2#
Henry shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Ballesteros's guard.
Ballesteros keeping moving, preventing Henry from controlling successfully.
Ballesteros is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Henry is controlling him.
Henry sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Henry tries to free his leg and advance position but Ballesteros is retaining full guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

John Henry showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
#R3#
Ballesteros fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Henry manages to avoid it.
The fighters circling - Henry throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Ballesteros uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Henry.#TD2#
Henry shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Ballesteros manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.#ES#
Ballesteros uses the cage to get back to his feet.
Henry with a lazy takedown attempt
and Ballesteros connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Ballesteros lands a head kick. Henry smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Ballesteros lands a right hook to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Ballesteros throws a shot to the body. #TD2#
Henry looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into side control! Oh, that's bad for Ballesteros!
Ballesteros wants to escape from the position here - easier said than done!#T1#
Henry landing a few strikes.
Ballesteros is not content to let Henry control the position.
Ballesteros is pushing Henry's head away, looking to escape. Henry manages to hold on to the position though.
The strikes coming from Henry are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
Henry controls the position from side control.
Seve Ballesteros has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!#T2#
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Henry wants to lay and pray for a moment but Ballesteros keeps working.
Ballesteros tries to get back to his feet but has found himself mounted instead. Damn, that's gotta suck.
Henry controlling from the full mount.
Henry trying to control but he's not successful this time. #T3#
Henry is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Henry is landing with some decent strikes but Ballesteros is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.#ES#
Ballesteros somehow manages to escape the mount and get back to his feet!
Ballesteros is looking to chop away at Henry's legs.
Henry checks a leg kick.
Ballesteros thows a left - swing and a miss!
Good shot there by Henry.
Ballesteros scores with the left hand. Henry knows he should have avoided that one.
Ballesteros avoids a punch combination nicely.
Henry scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Ballesteros doesn't seem bothered though.
Henry throws a predictable looking body shot
and Ballesteros counters with an inside leg kick.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Henry rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Ballesteros moves out of range and avoids them all easily.#T4#
Henry bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Ballesteros throws a hook but Henry blocks it.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Henry! But no joy.
Henry connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Ballesteros thows a left - swing and a miss!
Henry throws out a counter right but Ballesteros avoids it with no problem.
Henry connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Henry ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Henry throws a solid leg kick but Ballesteros takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Henry.
Ballesteros looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
A swing and a miss from Ballesteros.
Ballesteros throws a head kick but Henry moves out of range.
Ballesteros throws a series of punches but Henry avoids them all with ease.
Henry keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Henry lands a jab to the nose.
Ballesteros tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
An inside leg kick lands from Ballesteros.
Ballesteros misses the jab.

And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Seve Ballesteros.
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 Don Winkell scores the fight 28:29
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 28:29
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by split decision... John Henry!
During a confident post fight interview, John Henry thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.

Event: CEC 584
Date: Apr 25, 2018

#R1#
Vogler connects with a jab.
Henry uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Vogler.
Henry throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Vogler.
Vogler looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.#TD#
Henry gets a takedown into half guard.
Vogler tries to roll over but Henry keeps him under control.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Henry in particular looking to stall.
Henry trying to control from half guard but Vogler is working away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Vogler wants to improve his position but Henry is controlling well.
Henry performing his best blanket impression for a moment. #T1#
Henry wants to free his trapped foot but Vogler is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Henry trying to control the action but Vogler is working from the bottom.
Vogler is trying to control but can't.
Vogler is looking for a sweep. Henry is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Henry performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
Henry trying to control from half guard but Vogler is working away. #REF3#
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Vogler has tried to improve his agility in the runup to this fight.#T2#
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Henry is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Vogler.
Gunter Vogler is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Henry uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Vogler.
Vogler tests Henry's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Vogler defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Henry.#CL2#
Vogler moves into the clinch successfully.
Henry blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Henry lands a shoulder strike.
Henry goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A shot in the inside from Henry.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Henry. #BC#
Henry breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Henry takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Nice shot by Henry.#CL2#
Vogler forces Henry back against the cage and clinches.
Henry tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A head punch on the inside from Vogler fails to land.
Vogler softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Henry misses with some punches. #T3#
Henry is trying to push Vogler away but Vogler has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Henry wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Vogler has him pressed against the cage.
Henry misses with a short punch on the inside.
Vogler prevents a body shot from Henry.
Vogler swings wildly with an uppercut but Henry uses good head movement to avoid it.
Vogler can't find room to land a body shot as Henry controls the action.
Vogler working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Vogler misses with a short punch on the inside.
Henry prevents a body shot from Vogler.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Henry creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Vogler swings away with an uppercut that misses. #BC#
Henry breaks from the clinch.
Henry lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Vogler throws a hook to the side of Henry's head but Henry sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Nice defenses there by Henry.
Henry misses with a body shot.
Vogler uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.#T4#
Vogler catches Henry with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Henry lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A slow jab from Vogler misses its intended target.
Henry swinging wildly here.
Vogler misses with an uppercut. Henry saw that one coming.
Henry lands a jab to the nose.
Vogler with a hook.
Vogler has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Henry finds it's way round the side to connect with Vogler's head.
Henry misses with a combination
and Vogler counters with a good low kick that Henry was not able to check.
Henry tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Vogler defends well and Henry ends up having to push Vogler into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Henry looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Henry throws a jab when Vogler was well out of range.
Henry slips under a jab.
Vogler thows a left - swing and a miss!
Henry throws a hook but Vogler avoids it easily.
Vogler looks like he wanted to counter with a high kick but didn't throw it.
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 John Henry will probably get the nod.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
#R2#
Vogler rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Henry counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Vogler throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
A swing and a miss from Vogler.
A head kick misses from Henry.
Henry fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Henry changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Henry tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Vogler was well out of range. Poor timing from Henry.
Vogler now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
It looks like Henry has been trying to sharpen up his punching technique, as it looks crisper than last time we saw him.
Vogler might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Vogler avoids the body shot from Henry.
John Henry is winning the standup battle so far.
Vogler takes a swing at Henry's ribcage but misses.
Vogler with a nice cross.
Henry lands a head kick!
Henry on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Vogler throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Henry counters with a straight right hand.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Henry throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Henry avoids the head kick by Vogler.
Vogler works the jab nicely.#T1#
Henry swinging wildly here.
Vogler throws a lazy right hand but Henry sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Vogler misses with a head kick.
Vogler throws a looping overhand right but Henry ducks down to avoid it.
Vogler misses the shot to the body.
Henry scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.#TD#
Henry closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Henry lands in his opponent's guard.
Vogler seems keen to control Henry's posture.
Henry lands a couple of elbows.
Vogler 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.
Vogler keeping moving, preventing Henry from controlling successfully. #T2##SUB2#
Henry avoids a guillotine attempt easily. #SUB2#
Vogler looking for subs off his back but Henry has passed one foot through into half guard.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Henry connects with a nice short shot to Vogler's temple.
The fighters are battling for position here. Vogler manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Henry throwing strikes from guard but Vogler blocks nicely. #T3#
Vogler tries to land a sweep but no joy. #SUB2#
Vogler has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Henry can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Vogler being controlled here, momentarily.
Henry seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Vogler for as long as he can get away with.
Henry landing some decent shots from guard. #T4#
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Vogler pulls Henry in to control the position.
Henry throws a big elbow that misses.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Henry tries to free his leg and advance position but Vogler is retaining full guard. #REF3#
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Nice sprawl there from Vogler as Henry shoots in.
Henry lands a really nice looking cross but Vogler seems unphased.
Henry lands a really nice looking cross but Vogler seems unphased.
Vogler scores with a shot to the body.
Henry takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Henry misses the shot to the body. #TD#
Henry bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Vogler is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

John Henry dominated that second round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
#R3#
Vogler takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
A big right from Vogler misses.
A lazy left from Henry finds it's target.
Henry shoots in and drives through. Vogler sprawls well.
Vogler throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Henry on the side of the head.
Vogler misses with a left hand
and Henry cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Henry moves out of range of the strikes.
Vogler cracks Henry with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Vogler throws a shot to the body.
Danga de danga de dang - Henry scores with a four punch combination!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Henry ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Vogler throws a hook but Henry blocks it.
Henry throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Vogler sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Vogler takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Nice cross by Vogler.
Henry throws a nice looking combination but Vogler bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Vogler throws a big counter head kick but Henry avoids it with no problem.#T1#
Henry lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Vogler connects with a looping right hand.
Henry misses with a takedown attempt
and Vogler counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Henry is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Vogler defending well as Henry loads up on a big left hand.
Vogler thows a left - swing and a miss!
Henry closes this distance looking for a takedown but Vogler circles away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for John Henry. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Henry connects with a body shot that sends Vogler's belly button to the back.
Henry moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Vogler lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Jab from Vogler.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Vogler tests Henry's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Vogler takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Vogler lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Henry circles away quickly and effectively.
Henry staying out of range there.
Vogler jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Gunter Vogler has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!#T2#
Henry looks to land a left hand but Vogler moved out of range nicely.
Vogler pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Henry back to the cage. Vogler follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Vogler scores with a punch to the head.
Henry comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Henry throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Vogler lands an overhand right.
A shot to the body from Vogler misses
and Henry counters with a straight right hand.
Nice uppercut there from Vogler.#ROC2#
Henry is rocked!#CUT2#
It looks like John Henry has been cut.
Henry misses the body punch
and Vogler counters with a good low kick that Henry was not able to check.
Oh Henry is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Vogler ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Henry gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Vogler counters with a huge right that knocks Henry out cold! Vogler is running around with a crazed look on his face - you can see how much that meant to him!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:43 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Gunter Vogler!
Gunter Vogler was full of energy after the big win and talked about how he thinks he can do big things in this sport. The crowd were appreciative of his determination to succeed.

Event: CEC 574
Date: Mar 11, 2018

#R1#
Henry throws a hook but Yamamoto blocks it.
Henry has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as Yamamoto is landing a low percentage of strikes.
A looping hook to the body misses from Yamamoto. Henry does a little dance to reset his feet.
It seemed like Henry was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Yamamoto scores with a sloppy right hand. Henry should have avoided that one.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Henry.
Yamamoto tries to close the distance and clinch up but Henry swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Yamamoto gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Henry throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Yamamoto defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Henry.
Yamamoto is looking to counter punch.
Henry stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Henry wants it to stay on the feet.
A looping hook to the body misses from Henry. Yamamoto does a little dance to reset his feet.
Yamamoto moves into range and connects with a jab.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Yamamoto scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
A big left from Henry misses.
A little feinted left hand from Yamamoto on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Yamamoto throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Yamamoto throws a poor cross that misses
and Henry counters with a nice uppercut.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Henry missing with a left hand there. Yamamoto was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one. #T1##CL#
Yamamoto darts in and clinches Henry up against the cage.
Yamamoto working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Yamamoto is looking to take this one to the mat.
Yamamoto lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Yamamoto is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Henry pulls him back up using the underhooks.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Kotetsu Yamamoto. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Henry throws a punch but it's blocked by Yamamoto.
Henry prevents the takedown attempt. #BC2#
Henry breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Henry changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Yamamoto tests Henry's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Henry steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Yamamoto.
Henry is looking for the big counter here.
Henry misses with a double jab
and Yamamoto counters with a straight right hand.
A shot to the body from Yamamoto misses
letting Henry counter with a right hand.
Henry looks to land a body kick but Yamamoto moved away.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Yamamoto ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
The fighters circling - Yamamoto throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Henry slips a jab from Yamamoto.#T2##CL#
Yamamoto takes the fight into the clinch.
Yamamoto can't find room to land a body shot as Henry controls the action.
A right hand to the body from Yamamoto.
Henry doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Yamamoto is working for takedown but Henry is calmly controlling the position for now.
Henry tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Yamamoto's elbow. #BC2#
Henry's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Yamamoto throws a looping overhand right but Henry ducks down to avoid it.
A little jabbing left from Henry on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Henry's jab looks to have found its range, popping Yamamoto under the eye.
Yamamoto ducks under a wild hook from Henry.
A jab from Henry does it's job there.
Yamamoto lunges at Henry with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Henry's hand.
Henry throws a big shot that misses.
Yamamoto ducks under a wild hook from Henry.
Yamamoto throws a body shot but no joy.
Yamamoto needs to keep his hands up - Henry had a free shot at his head there.
Yamamoto tries to move into range but Henry moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.#T3#
Henry ducks under a wild hook from Yamamoto.
A little jabbing left from Henry on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Yamamoto checks a leg kick nicely.
Yamamoto throwing a counter right hand but Henry manages to avoid it.
Yamamoto jabs Henry to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Yamamoto takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Henry thuds a left hand into Yamamoto's body.
Yamamoto moves away from the strike by Henry.
A quick step to the side and Yamamoto tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Yamamoto throws an overhand right that lands on Henry's shoulder, as Henry tries to avoid the shot.
Yamamoto stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Yamamoto wants it to stay on the feet.
Nice takedown defense from Yamamoto. No joy for Henry on that attempt.
Henry swings for the body but Yamamoto moves out of range.
Yamamoto is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Henry.
Henry throws a jab when Yamamoto was well out of range.
Henry keeps the fight on the outside.
Yamamoto lands a nice shot to the body.
Henry misses with a straight left. #T4#
Henry listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Henry drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Yamamoto steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Henry.
Yamamoto will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Yamamoto misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Henry.
A leg kick checked by Yamamoto.
Yamamoto is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Henry.
Yamamoto swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Yamamoto throws the left hand but Henry avoids the punch easily.
Henry ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Henry waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Yamamoto.
As Henry tries to get set, Yamamoto tries to push him back and clinch up but Henry manages to avoid the attempt.
Yamamoto throws a sloppy head kick and Henry moves out of range easily.
Henry tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Yamamoto was well out of range. Poor timing from Henry.
Henry is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Yamamoto had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Yamamoto connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Henry connects with a looping right hand.
Henry keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Yamamoto.
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 Kotetsu Yamamoto will probably get the nod.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
#R2##TD#
Yamamoto gets a takedown into half guard.#ES2#
Henry kicks off Yamamoto and gets to his feet.
Henry throws a combination. Yamamoto tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Henry shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Yamamoto as he avoids it easily.
Henry throws a nice looking combination but Yamamoto bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Henry dives in for a single leg takedown but Yamamoto sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Henry feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Yamamotos jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Henry looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Yamamoto looked to counter with a high kick but didn't commit.
Kotetsu Yamamoto has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of John Henry.
Yamamoto misses with a wild body shot.
Yamamoto cracks a nice hook into Henry's ribs.
Henry dives in for a single leg takedown but Yamamoto sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Henry smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Yamamoto scores with a shot to the body. #T1#
Yamamoto tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Henry was well out of range. Poor timing from Yamamoto.
Yamamoto walks into a stiff left hand from Henry.
Yamamoto uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Henry.
Henry tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Yamamoto was well out of range. Poor timing from Henry.
The fighters circling - Henry throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Yamamoto takes a swing at Henry's ribcage but misses.
Yamamoto darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
A slow jab from Henry misses its intended target.
Yamamoto doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Yamamoto catches Henry with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Yamamoto throws out a loose jab but Henry uses good head movement to avoid it.
Henry shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Yamamoto but Yamamoto pushes him off and we're back to square one.
A little feinted left hand from Yamamoto on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Henry takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.#T2#
A looping hook to the body misses from Henry. Yamamoto does a little dance to reset his feet.
Henry lands a lovely overhand right.
Henry takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Henry throws an off balance right hand
and Yamamoto counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Henry thinking.
Henry avoids the body shot from Yamamoto.
Yamamoto missing with a left hand there. Henry was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Henry looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Yamamoto misses with a looping right.
Nice shot by Henry.
A slow jab from Henry misses its intended target.
Yamamoto throws out a loose jab but Henry uses good head movement to avoid it.
A swing and a miss from Yamamoto.
Yamamoto swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Henry missing with a left hand there. Yamamoto was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one. #TD2#
Henry scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Henry looks to score some points with some ground and pound.#T3#
Henry lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Henry wants to control but Yamamoto is keeping him busy.
Henry controlling the action here.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Henry scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Henry is looking to advance position but Yamamoto won't allow it.
Henry trying to control the pace. #T4#
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Henry trying to control from half guard but Yamamoto is working away.
Still in half guard, Henry seems content to control.
Yamamoto slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Henry trying to control the position from guard on top but Yamamoto is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Henry controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Yamamoto 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.
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.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
#R3#
Henry lands a jab to the head.
Yamamoto misses with a looping right.
Yamamoto misses with a wild body shot.
Henry throws the left hand but Yamamoto avoids the punch easily.
Henry tests Yamamoto's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Decent striking displayed by Yamamoto there.
Henry shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Yamamoto as he jumps to the side.
Henry shoots in looking for a takedown. Yamamoto tries to sprawl out of it but Henry keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Yamamoto manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Henry misses the shot to the body.
Henry fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Kotetsu Yamamoto has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of John Henry.#T1#
Henry fails with the takedown.
Nice defenses there by Henry.
Yamamoto staying out of range there.
Henry lands with a right hand.
Henry throws a body punch but Yamamoto moves out of range.
Henry is trying hard to land a takedown here. Yamamoto sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Yamamoto sizes up Henry with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Henry jabs Yamamoto to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Nice jab there from Henry.
Henry scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Yamamoto doesn't seem bothered though.
Yamamoto cracks Henry with an open hand slap.
Yamamoto throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.#CL#
Yamamoto instigates a clinch. #BC2#
Henry pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.#T2#
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Henry uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Yamamoto.
Henry fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Yamamoto manages to avoid it.
Yamamoto swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Yamamoto scores with a hook.
Henry throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Yamamoto.
Yamamoto misses with a wild body shot.
Kotetsu Yamamoto is winning the standup battle so far.
Yamamoto just misses with a punch to the body.
Henry looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Henry throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Yamamoto half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
A swing and a miss from Henry.
A punch combination from Henry misses.
Yamamoto swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Henry.
A looping hook to the body misses from Henry. Yamamoto does a little dance to reset his feet.
Henry misses with an uppercut. Yamamoto saw that one coming.#T3#
Yamamoto misses with a body shot.
Yamamoto fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Henry manages to avoid it.
Henry scores with a sloppy right hand. Yamamoto should have avoided that one.
Horrible takedown attempt by Henry or perhaps it was just good defense by Yamamoto, which made it look bad.
Yamamoto with a nice cross.
Henry throws a hook to the side of Yamamoto's head but Yamamoto sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Nice jab there from Yamamoto.
Henry ducks under a wild hook from Yamamoto.
Henry defending well as Yamamoto loads up on a big left hand.
Henry walks into a stiff left hand from Yamamoto.
Yamamoto misses with a wild body shot.
A slow jab from Henry misses its intended target.
Henry lands a nice looking body shot. #T4#
Henry tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Yamamoto defends well and Henry ends up having to push Yamamoto into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Yamamoto stuffs the takedown attempt from Henry. Henry gets slowly back to his feet.
Yamamoto is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Nice sprawl there from Yamamoto as Henry shoots in.
Yamamoto throws the left hand but Henry avoids the punch easily.
A lazy left from Yamamoto finds it's target.
Yamamoto throws a body shot but no joy. #TD2#
Henry gets a double leg takedown into Yamamoto's guard.
Yamamoto can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Henry controls the pace.#ES#
Yamamoto scrambles and gets back to his feet.
Yamamoto slips under a jab.
Yamamoto attempts a counter takedown but Henry avoids it well and moves away.

And that's the end of the fight!
Kotetsu Yamamoto showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Yamamoto 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 Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 29:28
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 28:29
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 29:29

The fight is ruled a draw!

Event: CEC 569
Date: Feb 14, 2018

#R1#
Henry misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Crane.
Crane swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Crane misses with a hook to the body
letting Henry counter with a right hand.
Henry tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Crane was well out of range. Poor timing from Henry.
Henry avoids the body shot from Crane.
Nice jab there from Henry.
Crane misses with a two punch combination.
Crane staying out of range there.
Henry slips under a jab from Crane.
Henry takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Henry moves away from the strike by Crane.
Crane uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Henry.
Crane lands with a nice body punch.
Henry takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Crane misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Henry. #T1#
Crane lands a glancing blow to the side of Henry's head.
Crane ducks under a wild hook from Henry.
Crane scores with a nice strike.
Henry misses the shot to the body.
Ichabod Crane seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Henry takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Crane changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
A left lands for Henry.
Henry cracks Crane with a good jab.
Henry throws a head kick but Crane moves out of range.
A telegraphed right hand from Henry misses the target.
Henry uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Crane.
Crane fails to land with a series of punches.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Crane throws a hard body shot but it just misses. #T2#
Crane displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Henry throws out the jab.
It looked like Crane was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Henry.
Crane misses with the combination.
Crane jabs at Henry's body.
Crane throws a big shot that misses.
Ichabod Crane is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Henry takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Henry misses with a straight left.
Crane is looking to wear down Henry with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Crane fails in his attempt to clinch.
Crane dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Crane stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Henry moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Henry has tried to improve his agility in the runup to this fight.#T3#
Crane throws a lazy uppercut
and Henry counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Henry misses with a hook
and Crane counters with a left to the body.
Crane throws a hook but Henry avoids it easily.
Crane cracks Henry with a right hand to the side of the head.
Henry jabs at Crane's body.
Henry misses with a looping left.
The fighters circling - Crane throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Henry let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Crane throws a body punch but Henry moves out of range.
A jab from Henry finds it's way through Crane's defenses.
Crane scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Henry doesn't seem bothered though.
Crane lands a jab.
Crane jabs at Henry's body.#T4#
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Henry throws a lazy uppercut
and Crane counters with a nice body shot.
Crane cracks Henry with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
A slow jab from Crane misses its intended target.
Crane defending well as Henry loads up on a big left hand.
Henry throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Crane sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Henry connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Crane momentarily.
Crane connects with a nice looking jab.
Henry throws a body punch but Crane moves out of range.
Henry is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Crane.
Henry throws a sloppy head kick
and Henry takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Crane scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Henry doesn't seem bothered though.
Henry defending well as Crane loads up on a big left hand.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ichabod Crane dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
#R2#
Henry misses with a hook
and Crane cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Crane dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Crane looks to throw the jab but Henry is out of range.
Crane sizes up Henry with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Ichabod Crane is winning the standup battle so far.
Henry blocks a jab.
As Crane backs off Henry throws a huge counter combo but Crane manages to avoid it all.
Henry throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Henry tries to move into range but Crane moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Henry throws a hook but Crane blocks it.
Crane misses with a hook to the body
and Henry cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Crane looks to score with a jab to the body but Henry is just out of range.
A slow jab from Henry misses its intended target.
Crane ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Henry moves away.
Henry takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.#T1#
Crane wants to clinch
and Henry counters with a nice body shot.
Henry will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Crane throws out a powerful jab.
Henry avoids the body shot from Crane.
Crane looks to score with a jab to the body but Henry is just out of range.
Crane throws a body punch but Henry moves out of range.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with eachother but Henry might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Crane has got the better of the exchanges.
Crane throws a body punch but Henry moves out of range.
A nice side step and Henry releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Crane throws a lazy right hand but Henry sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Crane looks to land a combination but Henry avoids it well.
Crane jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
A right-left combo lands from Henry. #T2#
Crane is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Crane is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Henry can do to turn this around?
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A jab lands there for Crane.
A cross from Henry lands.
Henry waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Crane.
Henry misses the shot to the body.
Crane takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Crane uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Henry.
Henry avoids the body shot from Crane.
Crane throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Henry stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Good shot there by Crane.
Crane throws a body punch but Henry moves out of range.
Crane takes a jab right on the kisser. #T3#
Crane swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Crane steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Henry.
A looping hook to the body misses from Henry. Crane does a little dance to reset his feet.
It looked like Crane wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Henry misses with a body shot.
Crane uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Henry on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Henry's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Crane connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Henry scrambles back to his feet.
Crane looks to land a left hand but Henry moved out of range nicely.
Crane will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Crane looks to land a combination but Henry avoids it well.
Henry just misses with a punch to the body. #T4#
Crane throws a hook but Henry avoids it easily.
Henry walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Crane throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Crane loads up on a big right hand but Henry slips the punch.
Crane ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!#TD2#
Crane tries to sprawl but Henry drives through with a takedown into half guard.
Crane blocking the ground and pound attempt from Henry.
Henry seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Crane does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Crane pushes Henry off looking to stand but Henry dives back in and keeps control.
Henry wants to control but Crane is keeping him busy.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Still in half guard, Henry seems content to control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ichabod Crane dominated that second round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
#R3#
Henry misses with a takedown attempt
and Crane counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Henry takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Henry misses with a takedown attempt - Crane sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Henry throws a hook to the side of Crane's head but Crane sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Crane misses with a hook
and Henry counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Crane is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Henry.
A looping hook to the body misses from Crane. Henry does a little dance to reset his feet.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Crane lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Henry circles away quickly and effectively.
Crane swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Crane throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Henry throws out a counter right but Crane avoids it with no problem.
Henry takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Henry has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.#T1#
A jab from Crane misses.
Crane swings and misses with a hook to the body.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Henry! But no joy.
Henry keeps the fight on the outside.
Crane blocks a jab.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Henry misses with an uppercut
and Crane cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Henry uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Crane.
Crane uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Henry.
A slow jab from Crane misses its intended target.
Crane lands a slapping body shot.
Crane tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Henry was well out of range. Poor timing from Crane.
Crane scores with a hook.
Crane fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Henry manages to avoid it.#T2#
Henry is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Crane.
A swing and a miss from Henry.
Crane digs a good body shot into Henry's ribs.
Crane swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Crane throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Henry.
Crane throws a big shot that misses.
Henry tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Crane was well out of range. Poor timing from Henry.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Henry slips a straight right by Crane.
Crane with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Henry lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Henry avoids the body shot from Crane.
Henry throws a wild combination but nothing lands. #T3#
A looping hook to the body misses from Henry. Crane does a little dance to reset his feet.
Crane has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Crane there as he acknowledges the shot.
Henry on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Nice takedown defense from Crane. No joy for Henry on that attempt.
A quick step to the side and Crane tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Ichabod Crane has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of John Henry.
Henry throws a lazy uppercut
and Crane counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Ichabod Crane is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Crane rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Henry moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
A little jabbing left from Henry on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Crane getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Crane scores with a jab to the body.
Henry's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Crane connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Henry scrambles back to his feet.
Crane misses with a jab to the body
and Henry counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Crane looks to score with a jab to the body but Henry is just out of range.#T4#
Henry swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Crane.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Sloppy strikes from Crane. Those never looked like landing.
Crane waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Henry.
Henry moves away from the strike by Crane.
Henry swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Crane gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Crane lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Henry at a distance.
John Henry has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Crane throws a predictable looking body shot
and Henry makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Henry throws an off balance right hand
letting Crane counter with a right hand.
Henry misses with a lunging right hand
and Crane counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Crane looks to land a left hand but Henry moved out of range nicely.

And that's the end of the fight!
Ichabod Crane showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Crane, 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 Frank Antenori scores the fight 30:27
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 30:27
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ichabod Crane!
After the fight, Ichabod Crane 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.

Event: AD515
Date: Jan 03, 2018

#R1#
Henry has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Maynard comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
A looping hook to the body misses from Maynard . Henry does a little dance to reset his feet.
Maynard moves away from the strike by Henry.
Henry with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Maynard thows a left - swing and a miss!
Henry throws out a counter right but Maynard avoids it with no problem.
Maynard lands with a right hand.
Maynard thuds a left hand into Henry's body.
Maynard throws a lazy head kick
and Henry counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Henry drops his hands momentarily and Maynard takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Henry throws the left hand but Maynard avoids the punch easily.
A big right from Henry misses.
Maynard misses with a hook. Henry ducked under it nicely.
Henry now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
A telegraphed right hand from Henry misses the target.
Henry takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Maynard throws a sloppy body shot
and Henry counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.#T1#
Maynard wants to clinch
and Henry counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Henry looks to land a right hand but Maynard moved out of range.
Maynard just misses with a punch to the body.
Henry doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Maynard connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Henry walks into a stiff left hand from Maynard .
Henry throws the left hand but Maynard avoids the punch easily.
Maynard scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Henry on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Maynard . Maynard obviously looking to wear him down.
Maynard thows a left - swing and a miss!
John Henry is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Henry takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Maynard thows a leg kick but Henry checks it
and Henry counters with a nice uppercut.
Gray Maynard seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Maynard lands with a shot to the body. #T2#
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Maynard connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Maynard pulls out of a head kick attempt.
It seemed like Henry was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Maynard getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Henry throws a looping overhand right but Maynard ducks down to avoid it.
A chopping leg kick lands by Maynard .
Maynard defending well as Henry loads up on a big left hand.
Maynard is looking to score with low kicks.
A telegraphed right hand from Maynard misses the target.
Maynard lands with a good body shot.
Maynard throws a quick inside leg kick.
Maynard bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Maynard moves out of range as Henry strikes.
Henry just misses with a punch to the body.
A counter left hand to the body from Maynard misses its target.
Henry misses the shot to the body.
Henry has tried to improve his agility in the runup to this fight.#T3#
Henry walks into a jab.
Maynard walks into a stiff left hand from Henry.
Maynard looks to land a left hand but Henry moved out of range nicely.
Henry throws a chopping leg kick but Maynard manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Maynard fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Henry misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Maynard .
Maynard throws out a loose jab but Henry uses good head movement to avoid it.
Maynard throws a jab but it's blocked by Henry.
Henry avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Henry now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Henry connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Maynard takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Henry cracks Maynard with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.#ROC2#
Maynard is rocked!
Henry thuds a left hand into Maynard 's body.#T4#
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A shot to the body from Henry misses
and Maynard counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Nice defenses there by Maynard .#TD#
Maynard shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in side control! That's better than Maynard was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Henry wants to control but Maynard postures up.
Maynard landing strikes.
Maynard wants to control for a moment but Henry uses the opportunity to move back to half guard.
Henry on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Maynard thows a huge punch but Henry dodges it nicely.
Maynard is looking to pass Henry's guard but actually Henry recovers to full guard.
Maynard throws a big right hand that misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Gray Maynard dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
#R2#
Maynard misses the jab.
Henry is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Maynard fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Henry manages to avoid it.
Maynard looks to land a right hand but Henry moved out of range.
Henry swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Maynard misses with a right hand
enabling Henry to counter with a crisp jab.
Henry avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Maynard uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Henry has time to react.
Maynard misses the body punch
and Henry counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Maynard misses with a wild body shot.
Henry is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Maynard is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Henry can do to turn this around?
Henry scores with a body shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Henry lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Maynard misses with a straight left.
Maynard throws a head kick but Henry moves out of range.
Henry has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Maynard finds it's way round the side to connect with Henry's head. #T1#
Henry misses with a wild body shot.
Maynard throws a big shot that misses.
Henry looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Henry misses the body punch
and Maynard counters with a low kick, right behind Henry 's knee.
Maynard looks to land a left hand but Henry moved out of range nicely.
Maynard moves out of range as Henry strikes.
Henry jabs Maynard to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Maynard pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Henry misses with a hook.
Maynard misses with a jab to the body
and Henry counters with a nice uppercut.
Henry misses with a left hand
and Maynard counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Henry with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Henry throws a poor cross that misses
and Maynard counters with a straight right hand.
Maynard misses the jab.#T2#
Henry jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Maynard lands a jab to Henry's midsection.
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 works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Oh Maynard is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Maynard misses with a body shot.
Maynard swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Henry.
Maynard seems to have got his legs back now.
A cross from Maynard lands.
Maynard scores with a hook to the body. Henry takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Henry connects with a body shot.
Maynard throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Henry tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Maynard was well out of range. Poor timing from Henry.
Maynard throws a leg kick but Henry sees it coming and moves out of range.
Henry throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Maynard sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Maynard moves into range and lands a nice leg kick. #T3#
Maynard misses with a straight left.
Maynard throws a head kick but Henry moves out of range.
Jab from Henry.
Maynard thows a leg kick but Henry checks it
and Henry counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Maynard lands a leg kick that knocks Henry off balance momentarily.
Henry fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Maynard manages to avoid it.
Maynard misses with a lunging right hand
and Henry counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Maynard uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Henry.
Gray Maynard is winning the standup battle so far.
Maynard looks to score with a jab to the body but Henry is just out of range.
Maynard misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Henry.
Henry takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing. #KD2#
Henry lands a big head kick that sends Maynard tumbling to the mat! Henry takes a step backwards and waves Maynard back to his feet - he wants the finish!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Nice body kick there by Maynard .#T4#
Henry checks a leg kick nicely.
Maynard keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Henry lands with a right that hurts Maynard . Maynard looks to clinch but Henry throws a short knee that drops Maynard . This one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:19 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punch and Knee). John Henry!
An out of breath John Henry thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.

Event: AD509
Date: Dec 16, 2017

#R1#
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.#T1#
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. #T2#
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. #T3#
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. #TD2#
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.#T4#
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.#REF3#
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.
#R2#
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.#T1#
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#TD2#
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. #T2#
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. #REF3#
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. #T3#
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.#TD2#
Henry gets a double leg takedown into Ng's guard.#ES#
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. #T4#
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. #TD2#
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!
#R3#
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. #TD2#
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.#T1#
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. #SUB2#
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. #T2#
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. #REF3#
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. #T3#
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. #T4#
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.

Event: AD503
Date: Nov 25, 2017

#R1#
Henry moves out of range of the strikes.
Fu Tu looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Fu Tu ducks right into an uppercut from Henry.
Nice defenses there by Fu Tu.
Henry connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Nice uppercut there from Fu Tu.
Fu Tu cracks Henry with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Fu Tu misses with a low kick.
Henry with the counter takedown but Fu Tu avoids it easily.
Fu Tu lands with a right hand.
Fu Tu uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Henry.
Nice jab there from Fu Tu.
Henry cracks Fu Tu with a right hand to the side of the head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Henry lands with a cross.
Henry shoots and misses
and Fu Tu counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Fu Tu throws a lazy right hand but Henry sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Henry misses with a kick to the body.
Fu Tu keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot. #T1#
Henry avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Fu Tu takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Fu Tu lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Henry ducks right into an uppercut from Fu Tu.
Henry throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Fu Tu sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Henry takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Shi Fu Tu is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Henry fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Fu Tu manages to avoid it.
Fu Tu scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Henry rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Henry takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Fu Tu misses with an uppercut. Henry saw that one coming.
Henry bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
A low kick from Fu Tu is predictable there #TD2#
and Henry counters with a shoot takedown. Fu Tu fights it but they end up in guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Henry with a flurry of punches that miss.
Henry 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.
Fu Tu looking for a sweep. Not yet Fu Tu, not yet. #T2#
Henry seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Henry throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Fu Tu works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Fu Tu looking for a sweep. Not yet Fu Tu, not yet.
Henry 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 ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Fu Tu looking to sweep using the butterfly guard but Henry puts pay to that idea as he passes nicely into half guard.
Fu Tu tries to roll over but Henry keeps him under control.
Henry perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there. #T3#
Henry working over Fu Tu with some ground and pound. Fu Tu looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Fu Tu is looking to improve his position.
Fu Tu looks like he's trying to stand up.
Fu Tu is trying to get back to full guard.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Henry in particular looking to stall.
Fu Tu is trying to get back to full guard.
Fu Tu tries to strike from the bottom but it doesn't land.
Henry drops an elbow to the side of Fu Tu's head.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Henry wants to control but Fu Tu is keeping him busy.
Fu Tu is pressing down on Henry's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Henry 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.
Fu Tu wants to improve his position but instead Henry has moved into half guard.
Fu Tu manages to get to full guard. #T4#
Henry trying to control but Fu Tu is working from the bottom.
Henry looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Henry won't allow Fu Tu to sweep him here.
Henry wants to control from the top but Fu Tu keeps moving.
Fu Tu can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Henry controls the pace.
Fu Tu tries to land a sweep but no joy.
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 Shi Fu Tu will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
#R2#
Fu Tu ducks right into an uppercut from Henry.
Henry throws a right hand that Fu Tu ducks under and follows up with a left that Fu Tu also avoids with ease.
Henry ducks under a wild hook from Fu Tu.
Fu Tu looks to land a body kick but Henry moved away.
Fu Tu misses with a hook. Henry ducked under it nicely.
Fu Tu slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Fu Tu swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Fu Tu lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Henry has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Henry and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Donk. Fu Tu catches Henry right on the button with a cross.
Henry lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Fu Tu backs up against the cage.
Fu Tu looks to score with a jab to the body but Henry is just out of range.
Henry scores with a punch to the head.
John Henry seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Henry swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Fu Tu throwing a counter right hand but Henry manages to avoid it.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Henry fails with the takedown
enabling Fu Tu to counter with a crisp jab. #T1#
A swing and a miss from Fu Tu.
A little jabbing left from Henry on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Henry misses with a body shot.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Fu Tu!
Jab, jab by Henry - just one landing.
Henry with a poor takedown
and Fu Tu counters with a two punch combo.
Fu Tu looks to throw the jab but Henry is out of range.
Henry lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Fu Tu backs up against the cage.
Henry slips a jab from Fu Tu.
Fu Tu throws a chopping leg kick but Henry manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
The fighters circling - Henry throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
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!
Fu Tu throws an overhand right that lands on Henry's shoulder, as Henry tries to avoid the shot.
Henry has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Fu Tu finds it's way round the side to connect with Henry's head.
Henry darts in looking for a takedown but Fu Tu gets double underhooks and turns Henry into the cage.
Shi Fu Tu has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of John Henry.#TD2#
Henry drives through with a takedown into guard. #T2#
Fu Tu tries to strike from the bottom.
Henry lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Henry wants to control from the top but Fu Tu keeps moving.
Henry showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Henry's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
Fu Tu is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move. #REVR#
Fu Tu scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Fu Tu not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Henry manages to get to full guard.
Fu Tu stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Henry swivels though and keeps the full guard. #T3#
Fu Tu with a flurry of punches that miss.
Fu Tu tries to free his leg and advance position but Henry is retaining full guard.
Fu Tu preventing the sweep.
Fu Tu tries to free his leg and advance position but Henry is retaining full guard.
Fu Tu has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Fu Tu is working hard here to advance position.
Henry keeping moving, preventing Fu Tu from controlling successfully.
Henry bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Fu Tu's guard. #REVB#
Henry showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Fu Tu tries to land a sweep but no joy.
John Henry has got the better of the ground game so far.#T4#
Henry pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Fu Tu is keeping the position for now.
Fu Tu bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Henry's guard. #REVR#
Fu Tu trying to control but Henry is working from the bottom.
Fu Tu trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Fu Tu passes Henry's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Henry avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Fu Tu.
Fu Tu throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Henry manages to get to full guard.
Fu Tu is pushing down on Henry's leg trying to pass to half guard. Henry is fighting to maintain full guard but Fu Tu has managed to sneak the leg through.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Shi Fu Tu dominated that second round.
That's time! Fu Tu's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
#R3#
Fu Tu misses with an uppercut.
It seemed like Henry was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Fu Tu throws a chopping leg kick but Henry manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Henry cracks Fu Tu with a right hand to the side of the head.
A jab from Henry does it's job there.
Henry fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Henry shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Fu Tu but Fu Tu pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Henry takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Henry throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Henry feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Fu Tu's calf.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Fu Tu, right into the meat.
Fu Tu looks to land a left hand but Henry moved out of range nicely.
Henry takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.#T1#
Henry scores with a jab to the body.
Fu Tu swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Henry counters with a stiff right hand.
Henry lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Fu Tu at a distance.
Henry scores with a jab to the jaw.
Henry scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Henry swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Fu Tu counters with a nice leg kick.
Henry is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Fu Tu throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Henry tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Fu Tu is looking to land body kicks.
Henry throws a shot to the body.
Henry connects with a looping right hand.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Henry throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Fu Tu throws the kick towards the body but Henry avoids it.
Fu Tu misses with a hook. Henry ducked under it nicely. #T2#
Henry ducks under a wild hook from Fu Tu.
Henry with a lazy takedown attempt
and Fu Tu counters with a nice leg kick.
Fu Tu scores with the left hand. Henry knows he should have avoided that one.
Fu Tu ducks under a wild hook from Henry.
Henry throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Fu Tu appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Good exchange - Fu Tu coming out on top.
Henry scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Henry fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Henry works Fu Tu's body with a nice hook.
Henry shoots in but no luck this time.
Shi Fu Tu has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of John Henry.
Nice shot lands for Henry.
Henry moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Fu Tu thumps Henry with a low kick.
Shi Fu Tu is winning the standup battle so far.#T3#
Henry tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Fu Tu was well out of range. Poor timing from Henry.
As Henry backs away, Fu Tu returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Fu Tu tries to move into range but Henry moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Henry takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Henry jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Fu Tu throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
A chopping leg kick lands by Fu Tu.
Fu Tu throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Fu Tu misses with an uppercut.
Henry darts in looking for a takedown but Fu Tu gets double underhooks and turns Henry into the cage.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Henry checks a leg kick.
Fu Tu lands with a right hand.
Fu Tu slips a straight right by Henry.
Henry misses with a shot to the body
and Fu Tu counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Fu Tu lands with a thumping leg kick. #T4#
Fu Tu throws a leg kick but Henry checks it.
A swing and a miss from Fu Tu.
A big left from Henry misses.
Henry's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Fu Tu tries to score with a low kick but Henry moves his leg out of the way.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Henry connects with a good right hand that stumbles Fu Tu. Fu Tu circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Henry scores with a punch to the head.
Henry keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Henry with a lazy takedown attempt
and Henry takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
John Henry has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Henry sizes up Fu Tu with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Fu Tu moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Fu Tu misses with a straight right.
Fu Tu throws a good cross that connects.
Fu Tu misses with a straight left.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to John Henry.
I think Fu Tu 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 Steve Smith scores the fight 29:28
Judge Ian Loll scores the fight 29:28
Judge Robert Douchet scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Shi Fu Tu!
Shi Fu Tu decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.

Event: AD498: Cro Cop
Date: Nov 05, 2017

#R1#
Henry drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Henry keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Hoshino.
Hoshino uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Henry.
Hoshino fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Henry manages to avoid it.
Hoshino slips a jab from Henry.
Hoshino lands with a hook. Henry tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Hoshino throws out a loose jab but Henry uses good head movement to avoid it.
Hoshino scores with a hook.
Henry steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Hoshino.
Henry drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Hoshino defends it well.
Henry defending well as Hoshino loads up on a big left hand.
Hoshino throws a looping overhand right but Henry ducks down to avoid it.
The fighters circle momentarily. Henry darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Hoshino throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Henry lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Hoshino throws a body shot but no joy.
Henry drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Hoshino defends it well.
Hoshino throws a body shot but no joy.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Hoshino throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Henry misses with a lunging right hand
and Hoshino counters with a nice uppercut.
Henry misses with a body shot.
Hoshino fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Henry manages to avoid it.
Henry scores with a crisp jab that stopped Hoshino in his tracks. #T1#
Hoshino misses with a lunging right hand
and Henry counters with a lovely straight right hand!
We've been informed that Henry has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
Henry fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
An attempted straight right counter from Hoshino misses the target.
Henry lands with a nice body punch.
Henry throws a hook but Hoshino blocks it.
Hoshino definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Henry fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Hoshino on the side of the head.
Henry blocks a jab.
Henry darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Henry connects with a single shot there.
Hoshino misses with a looping right.
Hoshino throws the left hand but Henry avoids the punch easily.
Hoshino jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Hoshino throws the left hand but Henry avoids the punch easily.
Henry misses with a hook. Hoshino ducked under it nicely.
Henry moves out of range of the strikes.
Henry throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A little feinted left hand from Hoshino on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Hoshino throws a hook to the side of Henry's head but Henry sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.#T2#
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Nice defenses there by Henry.
Henry throws a jab but it's blocked by Hoshino.
Hoshino blocks a head kick by Henry.
Henry might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Henry lands a slapping body shot.
Hoshino throws a big shot that misses.
Henry appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Henry takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Hoshino dips to his left and cracks Henry with an uppercut!
Hoshino waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Henry.
Hoshino misses with a looping right.
Henry cracks Hoshino with an open hand slap.
Hoshino misses the jab.
A telegraphed right hand from Hoshino misses the target.
Hoshino misses the body punch
and Henry counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Henry uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Hoshino.
Henry lands with an uppercut that bounces Hoshino off the cage and back into range.
A looping hook to the body misses from Henry. Hoshino does a little dance to reset his feet.
Henry staying out of range there.
Hoshino jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent. #T3#
Henry throws an off balance right hand
and Hoshino cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Hoshino takes a swing at Henry's ribcage but misses.
Henry lands an overhand right.
Nice body punch from Henry.
A looping hook to the body misses from Henry. Hoshino does a little dance to reset his feet.
Henry throws an off balance right hand
and Hoshino counters with a nice uppercut.
Nice defenses there by Hoshino.
Henry slips under a jab from Hoshino.
Hoshino just misses with a punch to the body.
Henry feints the counter takedown.
Hoshino blocks a head kick by Henry.
Kantaro Hoshino seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Hoshino takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Henry looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Henry misses the shot to the body.
Henry ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A swing and a miss from Hoshino.
Hoshino just misses with a punch to the body.
Hoshino misses with a hook #TD2#
so Henry counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Hoshino avoiding any damage from the ground and pound. #T4#
Hoshino keeping moving, preventing Henry from controlling successfully.
Henry must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Henry is looking to work some ground and pound but Hoshino has wrist control.
Henry throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Hoshino works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Henry showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Henry throws an elbow that misses. Hoshino uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Henry's guard. Nice move by Hoshino!#REVR#
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Hoshino looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but John Henry will probably get the nod.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
#R2#
Henry misses with a double jab.
Hoshino takes a swing at Henry's ribcage but misses.
Hoshino listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Hoshino just misses with a punch to the body.
Good leg kick by Henry there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Hoshino rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Henry counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Hoshino misses the shot to the body.
Henry slips a jab from Hoshino.
Henry misses the jab.
Hoshino will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Kantaro Hoshino is winning the standup battle so far.
Hoshino uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Henry.
A swing and a miss from Hoshino.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Henry sizes up Hoshino with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Hoshino misses the shot to the body.
Hoshino is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Henry.
Henry throws out a counter right but Hoshino avoids it with no problem.
Hoshino misses with an uppercut #TD2#
and Henry counters with a shoot takedown into half guard. #ES#
Hoshino kicks Henry off and gets back to his feet.#T1#
Hoshino throws a hook but Henry avoids it easily.
Henry fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Henry moves away from the strike by Hoshino.
Henry has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
A big right from Hoshino misses. #TD2#
Hoshino gets caught napping as Henry dives in and scores a takedown. Hoshino manages to retain guard.
Hoshino controls Henry momentarily but Henry frees himself.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Henry trying to control the position from guard on top but Hoshino is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Hoshino being controlled here, momentarily.
Henry pushing down on Hoshino's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work. #T2#
Henry tries to pass the half guard into mount. Hoshino knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Henry wants to control but Hoshino is keeping him busy.
Henry not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Henry wants to control but Hoshino is keeping him busy.
John Henry has got the better of the ground game so far.
Hoshino wants to get back to full guard.
Henry perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there. #REF3#
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Henry uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Hoshino.
Hoshino thuds a left hand into Henry's body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Hoshino tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Henry was well out of range. Poor timing from Hoshino.#T3#
Hoshino misses with a left hand
and Henry counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Nice body kick there by Henry.
Henry ducks under a wild hook from Hoshino.
Henry tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Hoshino missing with a left hand there. Henry was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Hoshino misses the jab.
Henry swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Hoshino looks to score with a jab to the body but Henry is just out of range.
Hoshino throws a lazy right hand but Henry sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Henry changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Hoshino takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Henry works Hoshino's body with a nice hook.
Hoshino misses with a wild body shot.
Henry is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Hoshino with a body shot.
Henry takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Kantaro Hoshino is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
A decent looking cross lands there for Henry.
Henry shoots in for a takedown but Hoshino shows good takedown defense.
Hoshino takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Henry doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
A jab from Hoshino misses. #T4#
Henry throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Henry closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Hoshino uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Henry.
Henry lands a jab.
Hoshino walks into a stiff left hand from Henry.
Hoshino misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Henry.
Henry swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Hoshino counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Henry misses with a wild body shot.
Hoshino swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Hoshino moves away from the strike by Henry.
Hoshino looks to score with a jab to the body but Henry is just out of range.
Henry changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Henry cracks Hoshino with a right hand to the side of the head.
Hoshino misses with a body shot.
Hoshino just misses with a punch to the body.
Hoshino defending well as Henry loads up on a big left hand.
Henry throws a low kick but it's checked well by Hoshino.
Hoshino moves out of range of the strikes.
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!
#R3#
Hoshino throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Hoshino throws a body shot but no joy.
Henry moves out of range of the strikes.
Hoshino missing with a left hand there. Henry was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
And Henry tries to counter it with a takedown but Hoshino pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Hoshino throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Henry lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Henry walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Hoshino scores with a jab to the jaw.
Hoshino swings and misses with a hook to the body.
The crowd cheers as Henry lands an impressive looking overhand right. Hoshino doesn't seem phased though.
Hoshino on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Henry lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Henry with a jab.
A big left from Henry misses.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Henry keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Hoshino.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Henry.
Henry avoids the body shot from Hoshino. #T1#
Hoshino shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Henry scores with a hook to the body. Hoshino takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Hoshino uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Henry.
It looked like Hoshino wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Hoshino scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Hoshino displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Henry throws out the jab.
Henry shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
A jab from Hoshino misses.
A telegraphed right hand from Hoshino misses the target.
Hoshino swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Henry displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Hoshino throws out the jab.
Hoshino walks into a left hand. #TD2#
Henry drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Henry connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Hoshino some visible discomfort.
Hoshino is trying to get back to half guard.#T2#
Henry moving around in side mount but really he's just happy to control for now.
Henry throws a strike aimed at the side of Hoshino's head but Hoshino avoids it well.
Hoshino is letting Henry control him for a moment.
Kantaro Hoshino has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.#T3#
Henry throwing strikes but Hoshino manages to buck up and roll into a nice reversal - now he's on top in side control!
Hoshino tries to advance to mount but can't.
Henry is looking to reverse the position.
Henry wants to get back to his feet but Hoshino is dominant here and he's now got Henry's back!
Henry is in a world of trouble here. He's outmatched on the ground here and he'd better get Hoshino off his back sharpish unless he wants to be submitted.
Henry wants to get back to his feet. #SUB#
Hoshino working for a choke but Henry reverses nicely into Hoshino 's guard. #T4#
Henry is pushing down on Hoshino's leg trying to pass to half guard. Hoshino is fighting to maintain full guard but Henry has managed to sneak the leg through.
Henry is looking to take a break and control but Hoshino is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
John Henry is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Henry sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Hoshino defending well though.
Henry is nestled in close to Hoshino, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Well, if Henry is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.

And that's the end of the fight!
John Henry comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Henry 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 William Peck scores the fight 28:30
Judge Yves DeLean scores the fight 27:30
Judge Elvis Blanc scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... John Henry!
After winning the bout, John Henry thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.

Event: AD492: BPS
Date: Oct 15, 2017

#R1#
Henry cracks Yaj with a right hand to the side of the head.
Henry fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Henry ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Henry swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Yaj misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Yaj takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
A jab from Henry finds it's way through Yaj's defenses.
Henry lunges at Yaj with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Yaj's hand.
Yaj takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Henry comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
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 throws a body shot but no joy.
Henry scores with a nice strike.
Henry ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Henry is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Henry bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Yaj's head.
Yaj takes one on the button.
Yaj misses with a body shot
letting Henry counter with a right hand.
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.
Henry lands a right hook to the body.
Henry misses with a lunging right hand
and Yaj counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Henry steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Yaj.#T1#
Henry scores with a jab to the body.
Yaj keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Henry.
Yaj unleashes a big counter combination but Henry bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Henry looks to land a left hand but Yaj moved out of range nicely.#CL2#
Yaj takes the fight into the clinch.
Yaj told us before the fight that he's been working on his elbows. An under utilised technique these days - let's see if it can sway the outcome of the fight.
Yaj lands a glancing elbow in the clinch. #CUT2#
It looks like John Henry has been cut.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Henry.
Henry wants to break the clinch but can't.
Henry blocking some punches.
Yaj throws a head punch that misses.
Henry cracks Yaj with a nice body shot.
Yaj tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Henry avoids it.
Yaj prevents a body shot from Henry.
Yaj throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Henry cracks Yaj with a nice body shot.
Still in the clinch, Henry scores with a nice short uppercut.#BC#
Henry manages to break the clinch.
Henry showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Yaj. #T2#
Henry throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Yaj counters with a straight right hand.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A jab lands there for Henry.
Yaj tries to close the distance and clinch but Henry swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Yaj throws a big shot that misses.
John Henry is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Yaj throws a lazy uppercut
and Henry cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Henry uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Yaj has time to react.
Yaj misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Henry.
Yaj throws a body shot but no joy.
Henry circles away from the clinch attempt.
Henry is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Henry lands with a cross.
Henry throws a shot from downtown. Yaj moves away and avoids it.
Henry is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Henry lands a jab to the head.
Yaj has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Henry finds it's way round the side to connect with Yaj's head.
Yaj slips a straight right by Henry.
Yaj misses with a hook to the body
and Henry counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head. #T3#
Henry uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Yaj.
Yaj dives in and grabs Henry's left leg, looking for a takedown. Henry pushes down on Yaj's head and hops out.
Yaj takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Henry misses with a straight right.
Henry showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Yaj.
Henry throwing a counter right hand but Yaj manages to avoid it.
A jab from Henry does it's job there.
Henry misses with a straight right.
Yaj misses the shot to the body.
The fighters circling - Henry throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Yaj throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Henry's waist but Henry gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Yaj off to one side.
Henry cracks Yaj with an open hand slap.
Henry lands with a shot to the body.
Nice defenses there by Henry.
Henry ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Henry lands a jab to Yaj's midsection.#T4#
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Henry just misses with a punch to the body.
Henry throws out a token jab with nothing on it.#TD2#
Henry gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Yaj accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Yaj has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Henry wants to sweep here but Yaj controlling him for the moment.
Yaj throws an elbow that misses. Henry uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Yaj's guard. Nice move by Henry!#REVR#
Henry landing with the ground and pound.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Henry engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

John Henry dominated that round.
The cut man is working on John Henry's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
#R2#
Yaj throws a sloppy body shot
and Henry counters with a nice uppercut.
Yaj takes one to the chin there.
Yaj bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Henry's head.
John Henry is winning the standup battle so far.
Yaj misses with a hook.
Yaj uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Henry.
Yaj let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Henry is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Yaj can do to turn this around?
Henry waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Yaj.
Henry lands with a cross.
Henry uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Henry walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Yaj shoots and misses
and Henry counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Henry looks to land a left hand but Yaj moved out of range nicely.
Henry lands a jab-cross combination.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!#CL2#
Yaj moves into the clinch.
Henry lands on the inside with an uppercut.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Henry.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Yaj.
Henry stalls.
Yaj tries to throw a body punch but Henry avoids it by throwing Yaj back against the cage. #T1#
Still in the clinch, Henry scores with a nice short uppercut.
Yaj just leaning against Henry, taking a breather. #BC#
Henry's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Yaj takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Henry throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Yaj on the side of the head.
Henry cracks Yaj with an open hand slap.
Henry listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Henry misses the jab.
A nice side step and Yaj releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.#CL2#
Yaj clinches with his opponent.
Henry takes a shot to the head.
A hook to the body from Henry.
Yaj misses with some punches.
A frustrated look appears on Henry's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Henry has a couple of punches blocked by Yaj.
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 swings wildly with an uppercut but Yaj uses good head movement to avoid it.
Yaj blocks a punch to the side of the head. #T2#
A short right hand to the side of the head by Henry.
Yaj misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Henry.
Henry takes an elbow to the temple.
A head punch on the inside from Henry fails to land.
A short right from Henry.
Henry is looking to break free of the clinch but Yaj has double underhooks.
Henry throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Yajs head.
John Henry has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Yaj blocking some punches. #TD2#
Yaj has moved round to his opponent's back and is looking for a suplex! Oh snap! He's tossed Henry clear over his head and slammed him to the mat!#ES#
Henry is trying to get back to his feet. He's worked up on to his knees and now he's on his feet with his head on the canvas, trying to shake Yaj off. It looks like it's working - Yaj slides off, much to his dismay, and we're back to standing! Henry displaying calm under pressure there.
Henry with a jab.
Yaj shoots in but no luck this time.
Henry lands a nice looking body shot. #T3#
Yaj fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Henry connects with a right hand. Yaj shakes it off.
Yaj connects with a right hand. Henry shakes it off.
Henry paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Yaj uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Henry.
Henry misses with a looping left.
Henry with a jab.#CL2#
Yaj closes the distance and pushes Henry back into the cage.
Yaj working aggressively here.
Henry lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Yaj backwards. #BC#
Henry breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Henry tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Yaj was well out of range. Poor timing from Henry.
Yaj falls off balance throwing a combination
and Yaj takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Henry misses with a double jab
and Yaj counters with a nice body shot. #T4#
Yaj slips under a jab from Henry.
Henry uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Yaj.
Henry takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Henry lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Henry misses with a body shot.
Yaj throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Henry fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Yaj looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Yaj is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Henry rather than just go for the knockout.
Henry throws a body shot but no joy.
Henry avoids the body shot from Yaj.
Yaj swings away with a body shot that misses
and Henry counters with a nice body shot.
Yaj throws a sloppy body shot
and Yaj takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Yaj lands the left hand.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Yaj tries to clinch but Henry moves out of range.
Yaj on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Henry connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Yaj throws a body punch but Henry moves out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

John Henry dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on John Henry's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
#R3#
Henry throws a series of strikes that have Yaj backpedaling.
Yaj has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Yaj misses with a left hand
and Henry counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Yaj thinking.
Yaj uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Henry.
Yaj bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Henry uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Yaj.
A jab from Henry misses.
Yaj misses with a combination
and Henry counters with a left and a right that stings Yaj.
Yaj thuds a left hand into Henry's body.
Henry tests Yaj's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Yaj on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Henry throws a right and a left that Yaj avoids nicely.
Henry walks into a stiff left hand from Yaj.
Henry takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Yaj digs a good body shot into Henry's ribs.#T1#
Yaj slips a jab and a cross from Henry.
Yaj stuns Henry with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Yaj ducks under a wild hook from Henry.
Yaj closes the distance looking to clinch
and Henry counters with a straight right hand.
Henry throws a hook but Yaj blocks it.
Yaj walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Yaj misses with a wild body shot.
Yaj misses with a few strikes there.
Henry slips a straight right by Yaj.
Henry fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Yaj manages to avoid it.
Henry lands a body shot.
Henry lands a slapping body shot.
Henry throws a big shot that misses.#T2#
Yaj tries to close the distance and clinch but Henry swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Henry looks to land a right hand but Yaj moved out of range.
Yaj closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Good shot there by Henry.
Yaj misses with a wild body shot.
Good exchange - Henry coming out on top.
Yaj cracks Henry with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Yaj ducks under a wild hook from Henry.
Henry clobbers Yaj with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Henry moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Yaj is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Henry throws an overhand right that lands on Yaj's shoulder, as Yaj tries to avoid the shot.
Yaj throws a series of punches but Henry moves out of range.
Horrible takedown attempt by Yaj or perhaps it was just good defense by Henry, which made it look bad. #T3#
Yaj ducks right into an uppercut from Henry.
Henry keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Yaj avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
A nice side step and Yaj releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Henry lands with a straight right. Yaj didn't see that one coming.
Henry lands a jab.
Henry's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Yaj connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Henry scrambles back to his feet.
Henry throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Yaj sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Henry works the jab nicely.
Henry smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Henry moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Yaj slips under a jab from Henry.
Yaj misses with a body punch
and Henry counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Yaj throws a right and a left that both miss.#T4#
Henry throws a body shot but no joy.
Henry avoids the body shot from Yaj.
It looked like Henry was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Yaj.
Henry with a jab.
Henry throws a shot to the body.
Leo Yaj has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Henry throws an overhand right that lands on Yaj's shoulder, as Yaj tries to avoid the shot.
Yaj misses with a body punch
enabling Henry to counter with a crisp jab.
Henry missing with a left hand there. Yaj was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Yaj takes one to the chin there.
Yaj will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
John Henry is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Henry closes the distance and lands a one-two.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Nice defenses there by Yaj.
Henry throws a lazy uppercut
and Henry takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Yaj throws a lazy right hand but Henry sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
A little feinted left hand from Henry on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.

And that's the end of the fight!
John Henry showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Henry has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Dillan Fox scores the fight 30:27
Judge Trevor Gratis scores the fight 30:27
Judge William Peck scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... John Henry!
A victorious John Henry thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.

Event: AD486: In the shadow
Date: Sep 24, 2017

#R1#
Hapitchou cracks the inside of Henry's front leg.
Henry throws a good cross that connects.
Hapitchou blocks a jab.
Henry works the jab nicely.
Henry scores with the left hand. Hapitchou knows he should have avoided that one.
Henry lands a jab.
Henry on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Henry ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Hapitchou moves away.
Henry cracks Hapitchou with a good jab.
Hapitchou lands with a cross.
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!
Hapitchou 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.
Hapitchou throws a lazy right hand but Henry sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Henry looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Henry throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Hapitchou uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Henry.
Henry scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Hapitchou doesn't seem bothered though.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Henry checks a leg kick.
Henry scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Hapitchou has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Hapitchou there as he acknowledges the shot.#T1#
Henry tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Hapitchou was well out of range. Poor timing from Henry.
Hapitchou lands with a right hand.
Henry moves out of range of the body kick.
Hapitchou tests Henry's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Hapitchou uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
We've been informed that Henry has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
Henry lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Hapitchou backs up against the cage.
An inside leg kick lands from Hapitchou.
Henry pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Hapitchou quickly followed up with a counter body kick but doesn't connect.
Hapitchou slips a jab from Henry.
Hapitchou swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Hapitchou uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Henry.
Hapitchou is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Henry connects with a nice looking jab.
Henry scores with a jab. Hapitchou acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Henry on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Hapitchou. Hapitchou obviously looking to wear him down. #T2#
A looping hook to the body misses from Henry. Hapitchou does a little dance to reset his feet.
Hapitchou defending well as Henry loads up on a big left hand.
Hapitchou ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Henry moves away.
Hapitchou connects with the punch.
Hapitchou loads up on a big right hand but Henry slips the punch.
Henry is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Hapitchou had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Henry looks to land a right hand but Hapitchou moved out of range.
Henry misses with a body shot.
A little feinted left hand from Hapitchou on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Hapitchou lands a body shot.
A jab from Henry finds it's way through Hapitchou's defenses.
Henry lands a jab to the head.
Hapitchou throws a hook but Henry avoids it easily.
Hapitchou moves out of range of the strikes.
Hapitchou lands with an overhand left.
Henry tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Hapitchou was well out of range. Poor timing from Henry.
Hapitchou fires out a quick counter leg kick but Henry just manages to avoid it.
Hapitchou scores with a nice right hand.
The fighters circling - Henry throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Hapitchou cracks a nice hook into Henry's ribs.#T3#
Henry throws out a loose jab but Hapitchou uses good head movement to avoid it.
Hapitchou fails with an attempt to clinch.
Hapitchou is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Hapitchou dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Hapitchou with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Henry misses the jab.
Hapitchou takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Henry cracks Hapitchou with a good jab.
Henry looks to throw the jab but Hapitchou is out of range.
Hapitchou bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Henry's head backwards.
Hapitchou shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Henry swats away the attempt to clinch by Hapitchou.
Hapitchou takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Henry looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple. #T4#
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 blocks a jab.
Hapitchou ducks under a wild hook from Henry.
An attempted straight right counter from Hapitchou misses the target.
Henry lands a body shot.
Hapitchou takes a swing at Henry's ribcage but misses.
Hapitchou tries to score with a low kick but Henry moves his leg out of the way.
Henry misses with a straight left.
Nice defenses there by Henry.
Hapitchou's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Henry connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Hapitchou scrambles back to his feet.
Hapitchou looks to throw the jab but Henry is out of range.
Hapitchou takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Henry throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Henry thuds a left hand into Hapitchou's body.
Hapitchou looks to score with a jab to the body but Henry is just out of range.
A little jabbing left from Henry on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Henry is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Hapitchou.
An attempted straight right counter from Hapitchou misses the target.
Hapitchou motions for Henry to come forward. Hapitchou throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Henry scores with a crisp jab that stopped Hapitchou in his tracks.
Hapitchou is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

John Henry dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
#R2#
Henry rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Hapitchou counters with a nice uppercut.
Hapitchou drops his hands momentarily and Henry takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Henry has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Hapitchou moves out of range of the strikes.
A looping hook to the body misses from Henry. Hapitchou does a little dance to reset his feet.
Henry misses with a hook. Hapitchou ducked under it nicely.
Henry avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Henry walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Henry missing with a left hand there. Hapitchou was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Hapitchou rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Henry counters with a stiff right hand.
A punch lands to the side of Hapitchou 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Henry looks to land a left hand but Hapitchou moved out of range nicely.
Hapitchou throwing a counter right hand but Henry manages to avoid it.
Henry misses with a straight left.
Henry misses with a looping left.
Henry uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Hapitchou.
Hapitchou throws out a loose jab but Henry uses good head movement to avoid it.
Henry looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Hapitchou finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
A swing and a miss from Henry.#T1#
Hapitchou fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Henry scores with a jab to the head.
Hapitchou uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Henry.
Henry throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Some wild striking there from Henry.
Hapitchou looks to land a right hand but Henry moved out of range.
Henry fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Hapitchou on the side of the head.
Henry tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Hapitchou was well out of range. Poor timing from Henry.
A jab from Henry misses.
Hapitchou throwing a counter right hand but Henry manages to avoid it.
Henry blocks a head kick by Hapitchou.
Hapitchou scores with a shot to the body.
Jab by Hapitchou.
Henry throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Hapitchou bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Nice body punch from Henry. #T2#
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!
Hapitchou scores with a body shot.
Hapitchou looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Henry scores with a sloppy right hand. Hapitchou should have avoided that one.
Hapitchou misses with a left hand
and Henry counters with a nice uppercut.
A low kick from Hapitchou misses
and Henry cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
The fighters circle momentarily. Hapitchou darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Hapitchou throws a hook to the side of Henry's head but Henry sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Henry misses with a hook
and Hapitchou makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Henry fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Hapitchou manages to avoid it.
Henry misses with a straight left.
Nice straight punches there by Hapitchou. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Hapitchou.
A jab from Hapitchou misses.
Henry is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Hapitchou with a body shot.
Hapitchou walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Henry misses with a hook
enabling Hapitchou to counter with a crisp jab.
Henry doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Hapitchou scores with a punch to the head.
Hapitchou throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Henry sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Henry swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.#T3#
Hapitchou ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Henry moves away.
Hapitchou misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Henry.
Hapitchou lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Hapitchou throws a jab but it's blocked by Henry.
Hapitchou fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Henry looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Hapitchou wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Henry scores with a jab.
Hapitchou cracks Henry with an open hand slap.
Henry throws a big shot that misses.
It looked like Hapitchou was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Henry.
Henry throws out a loose jab but Hapitchou uses good head movement to avoid it.
Henry listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
A jab from Hapitchou misses.
Nice straight punches there by Hapitchou. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Hapitchou.
The fighters circling - Henry throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
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!
Hapitchou staying out of range there.
Hapitchou avoids the body shot from Henry. #T4#
Henry waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Hapitchou.
Hapitchou attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
A jab from Hapitchou finds it's way through Henry's defenses.
Hapitchou tries to move into range but Henry moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Henry misses the shot to the body.
Henry scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Henry misses with a straight right.
Hapitchou slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Hapitchou is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Henry ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
It seemed like Henry was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Henry misses with a left hand
and Hapitchou counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Hapitchou scores with a jab to the head.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A looping hook to the body misses from Henry. Hapitchou does a little dance to reset his feet.
Henry lands with a shot to the body.
Hapitchou lands with a shot to the body.
Hapitchou defending well as Henry loads up on a big left hand.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that PePe Hapitchou will probably get the nod.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
#R3#
Hapitchou digs a good hook to Henry's body.
Henry lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Hapitchou circles away quickly and effectively.
Hapitchou looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Henry avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Henry thows a left - swing and a miss!
Hapitchou takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Henry takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Nice cross by Henry.
Henry jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Henry waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Hapitchou.
Hapitchou misses with a wild body shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Henry throws a sloppy body shot
and Hapitchou cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Henry throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect. #CL#
Hapitchou has managed to clinch.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Henry throws a punch but it's blocked by Hapitchou.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Hapitchou. #T1#
Henry tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Hapitchou tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Hapitchou lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Henry or not.
Hapitchou blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Henry tries a body shot but Hapitchou blocks it.
Hapitchou blocking some punches. #BC2#
Henry breaks the clinch.
Henry has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Hapitchou.
Hapitchou wants to clinch.
A slow jab from Henry misses its intended target.
Hapitchou swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Hapitchou throws a low kick but Henry avoids it.#CL#
Hapitchou has Henry up against the cage in a clinch.
Hapitchou pushes Henry back against the cage and unloads with a body punch. #T2#
Henry lands a right hand that snaps the head of Hapitchou backwards.
Henry blocks a body shot from Hapitchou.
Hapitchou lands a right hand.
Henry misses with a body punch.
Henry misses with the head strike.
Henry wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Hapitchou has him pressed against the cage.
Henry presses Hapitchou against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Hapitchou lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Hapitchou lands a body punch in the clinch.
Hapitchou misses with a short punch on the inside. #BC2#
Henry breaks from the clinch.
John Henry seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Henry fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Hapitchou manages to avoid it.
Henry misses with a hook.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Henry.
Henry misses the shot to the body.
Henry takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
A telegraphed right hand from Hapitchou misses the target. #T3#
Hapitchou swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Henry.
Hapitchou sizes up Henry with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Henry scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Hapitchou avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
As Henry backs away, Hapitchou returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Henry throws a jab but it's blocked by Hapitchou.
Hapitchou works the jab nicely.
Hapitchou throws out a powerful jab.
Henry misses with a body punch
and Hapitchou counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Henry thinking.
Hapitchou bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
A telegraphed right hand from Hapitchou misses the target.
Hapitchou tries to close the distance and clinch but Henry swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Hapitchou misses with a looping right.
Henry connects with a crisp jab.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Henry throws out a powerful jab.
Hapitchou throws a lazy uppercut
and Henry counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Hapitchou throws a shot from downtown. Henry moves away and avoids it.#T4#
Henry ducks under a wild hook from Hapitchou.
Henry scores with a crisp jab that stopped Hapitchou in his tracks.
Hapitchou moves out of range of the strikes.
Hapitchou misses with a straight right.
Hapitchou scores with a push kick.
Henry waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Hapitchou.
Hapitchou wants to clinch up but Henry keeps it at a distance.
Hapitchou thuds his shin into the meat of Henry's side.
Henry throws a body punch but Hapitchou moves out of range.
Hapitchou slips under a jab from Henry.
Hapitchou misses with a body shot.
Hapitchou slips a straight right by Henry.
Hapitchou lands with an uppercut that bounces Henry off the cage and back into range.
Hapitchou thows a left - swing and a miss!
Henry scores with a sloppy right hand. Hapitchou should have avoided that one.

And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to PePe Hapitchou.
I think Hapitchou 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 Elvis Blanc scores the fight 29:28
Judge William Peck scores the fight 29:28
Judge Steve Smith scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... PePe Hapitchou!
After winning the bout, PePe Hapitchou thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.

Event: AD478: Prime selection
Date: Aug 30, 2017

#R1#
Henry ducks under a wild hook from Hays.
Hays misses with a head kick.
Henry attempts a counter takedown but Hays avoids it well and moves away.
Henry shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Hays sprawls well. Hays wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Henry gets slowly back to his feet.#CL2#
Hays instigates a clinch.
Hays misses with a short punch on the inside.
Henry prevents a body shot from Hays.
Henry is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Hays tries to throw a body punch but Henry avoids it by throwing Hays back against the cage.
Hays blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Henry tries to work over Hays's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Hays misses with a hook from the clinch.
We've been informed that Hays has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.#BC2#
Hays breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Hays scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Henry doesn't seem bothered though.
Hays misses with a hook
enabling Henry to counter with a crisp jab.
Henry circles away from the clinch attempt
enabling Henry to counter with a crisp jab. #T1#
Hays uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Hays pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Hays tried to score with a low kick but Henry checks it.
Henry blocks a leg kick.#TD#
Henry fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Hays to the ground. Henry is now in Hays's guard.
Hays working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Henry.
Henry wants to control from the top but Hays keeps moving.
Henry advances position into side control!
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.
Hays takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
Henry wants to control but Hays is keeping him busy.
Henry looks up at the clock and then as Hays takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Henry smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude! #T2#
Hays is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Henry working the ground and pound.
Henry is staying tight to Hays's torso, preventing him from escaping.
Henry cracks Hays with a big right hand but Hays just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Henry sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Hays is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
Hays looks to move to half guard but instead Henry has passed into mount! Damn!
Hays tries to get back to half guard but can't. #T3#
Henry is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Hays can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Henry landing strikes from the mount and Hays is in trouble!
Henry is landing with some decent strikes but Hays is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Henry scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Henry controlling the position easily from mount.
Henry landing strikes from the mount and Hays is in trouble!
Hays taking shots to the head.
Henry is landing with some decent strikes but Hays is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
A nice elbow there by Henry.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Hays is trying desperately to improve position.
Henry is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Hays can't stay in a position like this for much longer. #T4#
Henry tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Hays manages to regain half guard. Good work.
Henry looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Henry seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Hays is staying active underneath Henry, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

John Henry dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
#R2#
Henry thows a left - swing and a miss!
Henry ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Hays moves away.
Henry takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Henry shoots in and drives through. Hays sprawls well.
Henry fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Henry throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Hays misses with a looping right.
A cross from Henry lands.#TD#
Henry closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Hays quickly recovers to half guard.#ES2#
Hays has managed to escape just enough to sneak back to his feet but Henry is on him like a limpet, forcing Hays back against the cage.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Hays throws a punch but it's blocked by Henry.
Henry tries to throw a body punch but Hays avoids it by throwing Henry back against the cage.
Hays tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Hays goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Henry fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Henry blocking some punches.
Henry is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Hays can do to turn this around?
Henry misses with a short punch on the inside.
Henry tries to throw a body punch but Hays avoids it by throwing Henry back against the cage. #T1#
Hays misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Henry goes for a takedown in the clinch but Hays prevents it.
Henry changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Hays fights it off and pushes away nicely.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for John Henry. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Henry misses with a body shot.
Henry avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Micah Hays is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
No luck for Henry with that takedown attempt.
Micah Hays seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
The fighters circle momentarily. Henry darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Henry throws a head kick that misses.
Hays throws a leg kick
and Henry connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Hays jabs Henry to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Henry swats away the attempt to clinch by Hays.
Henry takes a swing at Hays's ribcage but misses.
Henry slips a straight right by Hays.
Hays throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Henry's head.#T2##CL2#
Hays rushes Henry and presses him up against the cage.#BC2#
Hays pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.#TD#
Henry drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A lull in the action here.
Hays regains half guard there - taking advantage of Henry's attempt to lay and pray for a moment.
Henry looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Hays with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Henry thows a huge punch but Hays dodges it nicely.
John Henry overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.#T3#
Henry is trying to control the action in half guard but Hays is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Henry scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Ground and pound from Henry.
Henry is looking to take a break and control but Hays is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Henry lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Hays blocking the ground and pound attempt from Henry. #SUB#
Henry is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Hays is trying to get back to full guard.#T4#
Henry is looking to take a break and control but Hays is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Hays is trying to get back to full guard.
Hays is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Hays is in trouble now - Henry has advanced to mount!
Hays is squirming around, avoiding Henry's attempts to control the action.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that John Henry will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
#R3##CL#
Henry closes the distance and clinches.
Henry lands a left hand that snaps the head of Hays backwards.
Hays tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Hays swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Hays lands with a short shot to the head.
Hays throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Henrys head.
Henry blocks a body shot from Hays.
Henry content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Henry swings wildly with an uppercut but Hays uses good head movement to avoid it.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Hays creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Henry drops down looking for an ankle pick but Hays pulls his leg out and moves away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Henry lands a jab to Hays's midsection.
Hays misses with an uppercut
and Henry counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Henry connects with a jab.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Hays tries a switch kick but it misses it's target. #T1#
Henry lands a slapping body shot.
A combination from Hays does no damage.
Hays throws a right and a left that Henry avoids nicely. #TD#
Henry feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Henry landing with the ground and pound.
Henry advances to half guard.
Henry is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Henry is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Hays wants to get back to his feet.
Hays moves into full guard. #T2#
Henry postures up and lands a big shot to Hays's brow.
Henry won't allow Hays to get back to his feet.
Henry chips away with some ground and pound.
Henry throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Hays works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Henry controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Henry trying to control the position from guard on top but Hays is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Henry is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Henry's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Hays is looking to stand back up but Henry counters by passing into half guard. Oops... bit sloppy there by Hays. #T3#
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Henry lands a nice short elbow.
Henry keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Henry is nestled in close to Hays, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Henry is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Hays is refusing to be controlled, as Henry sits in half guard.
Henry working to pass to mount. He's got his hand pressing down on Hays's thigh. Hays counters though and makes it back to full guard.
Henry trying to control but Hays is working from the bottom. #T4#
Henry sitting in guard here, content to control.
Henry stands and throws Hays's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Henry cracks Hays with an elbow. That is naaassty.
Hays trying to remain calm as Henry controls from the top position.
Henry in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
Micah Hays has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
John Henry is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Henry working the ground and pound.
Henry is pausing for a moment. What's he doing? It looks like he's clearing his nose. Oh dude! He's shot a load of snot all down Hays's shoulder. That is not cool.
Henry wants to lay and pray for a moment but Hays keeps working.

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 Elvis Blanc scores the fight 30:27
Judge Yves DeLean scores the fight 30:28
Judge Robert Douchet 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.

Event: AD473: Outside The Box
Date: Aug 12, 2017

#R1#
Henry scores with a body shot.
Henry swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A nice side step and Stark releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Henry thows a left - swing and a miss!
Henry throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Henry throws a series of punches but Stark avoids them all with ease.
Stark moves away from the strike by Henry.
Stark looks to land a combination. Henry sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Stark scores with a head kick. Henry tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Stark looks to throw the jab but Henry is out of range.
Stark misses with a leg kick.
Henry checks a leg kick.
Stark throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Henry scores with a sloppy right hand. Stark should have avoided that one.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Henry just misses with a punch to the body.
Stark looks to land a body kick but Henry moved away.
Henry is looking for a counter combo.
Stark swings for the body but Henry moves out of range.
A big left from Stark misses.
A telegraphed right hand from Henry misses the target.
Stark throws a nice outside leg kick.
Stark misses with a kick to the body
and Henry counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.#T1#
Stark throws a good cross that connects.
Stark has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Henry throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Stark throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Henry sees it coming and avoids it easily.
A big left from Henry misses.
Henry misses with a hook
and Stark counters with a nice body kick.
Henry uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Stark.
Henry fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Stark looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Henry throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Henry cracks Stark with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Henry lands a really nice looking cross but Stark seems unphased.
Henry ducks under a wild hook from Stark.
Henry blocks the body kick.
Henry misses with a hook. Stark ducked under it nicely.
Henry looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.
Henry throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Stark.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Henry tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Stark was well out of range. Poor timing from Henry.
Stark shoots in for a takedown but Henry shows good takedown defense.
Henry slips under a jab.
Henry moves out of range as Stark strikes.
A big left from Stark misses.
Henry appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.#T2#
Henry blocks a head kick by Stark.
Henry throws a jab when Stark was well out of range.
Stark is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Henry.
A punch combination from Henry misses.
Henry misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Stark scores with a hook.
Stark throws a leg kick but Henry moved away.
An attempted straight right counter from Henry misses the target.
Jab by Henry.
Stark defending well as Henry loads up on a big left hand.
Henry misses the shot to the body.
Stark throws a jab when Henry was well out of range.
Henry throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
A looping hook to the body misses from Stark. Henry does a little dance to reset his feet.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Stark.
Henry loads up on a big right hand but Stark slips the punch.
Stark misses with a straight right.
Stark misses with an uppercut. Henry saw that one coming.#T3#
Henry misses with a hook.
Stark looks like he wanted to counter with a high kick but didn't throw it.
Henry lands a body shot.
A head kick from Henry lands but Stark takes it in his stride.
John Henry is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Stark throws a jab when Henry was well out of range.
Stark slips under a jab from Henry.
Henry tests Stark's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Henry cracks Stark with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Sloppy strikes from Stark. Those never looked like landing.
Henry buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Stark cracks Henry with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Henry moves out of range of the body kick from Stark.
Stark drops his hands momentarily and Henry takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Henry dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Stark. That did some damage!
Henry misses with a straight right.
Stark shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Henry as he avoids it easily.
Stark throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Henry misses with a double jab. #T4#
Nice uppercut there from Henry.
Henry is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Stark.
Henry moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Henry lands a jab to the nose.
A slow jab from Stark misses its intended target.
A nice inside leg kick there by Stark. That's going to slow Henry down.
Steven Stark seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Henry lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Stark circles away quickly and effectively.
Stark fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Henry manages to avoid it.
Stark doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Henry takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Stark dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Henry. That did some damage!
A head kick misses from Stark.
A counter left hand to the body from Henry misses its target.
Henry takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Jab, jab by Stark - just one landing.
Stark shoots in looking for a takedown but Henry manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Stark's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
John Henry has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Steven Stark.
Henry tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Stark was well out of range. Poor timing from Henry.
And Stark responds with a good body kick, but Henry manages to step out the way in time.
Stark misses with an uppercut.
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 John Henry will probably get the nod.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
#R2#
Henry blocks a jab.
Stark catches Henry with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
John Henry is winning the standup battle so far.
A head kick misses from Stark.
Henry connects with a body shot that sends Stark's belly button to the back.
Stark throws a hook to the side of Henry's head but Henry sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Stark lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Stark swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Stark swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Some wild striking there from Henry.
Stark is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Henry.
Stark misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Henry!
Henry throws a head kick but Stark moves out of range.
Stark throws the left hand but Henry avoids the punch easily.
Henry connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Stark throws a wild body kick that Henry sees coming a mile off.
Henry seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Stark has a takedown stuffed.#T1#
Henry lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Stark takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Henry throws a quick inside leg kick.
Stark with a poor takedown
and Henry counters with a flying knee. Nice. #CUT#
It looks like Steven Stark has been cut.
Stark misses the shot to the body.
Stark lands a glancing blow to the side of Henry's head.
Henry scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Henry throws a half hearted mid kick.
A swing and a miss from Henry.
Stark takes a jab right on the kisser.
Henry misses with a two punch combination.
Stark looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Stark uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Henry.
Stark throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Henry throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Stark throws a shot from downtown. Henry moves away and avoids it.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Stark tries to move into range but Henry moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.#T2#
Henry slips under a jab from Stark.
Stark throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Henry throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Nice body punch from Stark.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Stark.
Henry getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Henry uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Stark.
Stark thuds his shin into the meat of Henry's side.
Stark throws a poor cross that misses
and Henry counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Henry moves out of range as Stark throws a body kick.
Henry misses with a straight right.
Henry throws a sloppy head kick and Stark moves out of range easily.
A jab from Stark misses.
Stark throws a sloppy head kick and Henry moves out of range easily.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Henry moves into range and connects with a jab.
Stark throws a leg kick but Henry checks it. #T3#
Henry connects with a looping right hand.
Stark avoids the body shot from Henry.
Henry looks to score with a jab to the body but Stark is just out of range.
Stark throws a head kick but Henry moves out of range.
Henry was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Henry misses with a wild body shot.
Henry loads up on a big right hand but Stark slips the punch.
Henry lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Stark circles away quickly and effectively.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Henry.
Good work by Stark as he checks the leg kick.
Henry misses the shot to the body.
Stark punishes Henry's body with a nice straight punch.
Henry throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Stark throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Henry stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Stark throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Henry takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Henry tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Stark was well out of range. Poor timing from Henry.
Henry will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Stark looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.#T4#
Henry takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Stark slips under a jab from Henry.
Henry throws a right and a left that Stark avoids nicely.
Henry misses with a hook.
A leg kick checked by Henry.
Henry lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Stark avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Stark tries a quick counter leg kick but Henry is wise to it.
Stark misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Stark scores with a kick to the body.
Henry throws a hook to the side of Stark's head but Stark sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Stark flicks out a counter leg kick but Henry steps away.
Henry throws a leg kick that misses.
A looping hook to the body misses from Stark. Henry does a little dance to reset his feet.
Henry misses with a hook.
A slow jab from Henry misses its intended target.
Stark keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Henry.
Stark takes a head kick and keeps coming.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

John Henry dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Steven Stark's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
#R3#
Henry tries a head kick but it misses.
Henry pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Stark back to the cage. Henry follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Stark feints and then cracks Henry's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Henry down.
Henry looks to land a combination but Stark avoids it well.
Stark lands a head shot.
Good standup being displayed there by Stark as he connects with a hook.
Henry is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Stark.
Henry keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Stark throws a lazy right hand but Henry sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Henry moves away from the strike by Stark.
Henry swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
A looping hook to the body misses from Henry. Stark does a little dance to reset his feet.
Stark tries to land a leg kick but Henry saw it coming and moves away.
Henry looked to counter with a high kick but didn't commit.
Henry scores with a body shot.
Stark misses with a head kick.
It looked like Henry was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Stark.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Stark connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Henry misses with a looping right.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with eachother but Stark might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Henry has got the better of the exchanges.#T1#
Stark misses with a looping right.
Stark scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Stark throws a sloppy head kick and Henry moves out of range easily.
It looked like Henry wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Stark throws the kick towards the body but Henry avoids it.
Henry throwing a counter right hand but Stark manages to avoid it.
Henry throws a jab but it's blocked by Stark.
Henry slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Stark fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Stark misses the jab.
Henry walks into a jab.
A jab from Stark does it's job there.
Stark swings for the body but Henry moves out of range.
Stark stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Henry.
Henry moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Henry uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Stark.
Stark throws an off balance right hand
and Henry counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
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 takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Henry misses with a hook. Stark ducked under it nicely. #T2#
Stark moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Henry throws a hook but Stark blocks it.
Henry dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Stark. That did some damage!
Stark misses the shot to the body.
Henry missing with a left hand there. Stark was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Stark swings widly with a right hand
and Henry counters with a stiff right hand.
Henry sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Henry works the jab nicely.
A looping hook to the body misses from Henry. Stark does a little dance to reset his feet.
Stark moves forwards but Henry connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Henry throws a nice looking combination but Stark bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Stark loads up on a big right hand but Henry slips the punch.
Henry is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
A head kick misses from Stark. #TD2#
Stark darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.#ES#
Henry has one foot on Stark's thigh - he pushes off and manages to get back to his feet.
Steven Stark has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!#T3#
Henry misses with a looping right.
Stark throws a head kick that misses.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Stark.
Henry throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Stark sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Henry ducks right into an uppercut from Stark.
Stark keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Henry.
Henry swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Stark slips a jab from Henry.
A nice side step and Stark releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Stark has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Jab from Stark.
Stark misses with a straight left.
Stark takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Stark takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Stark throws a half hearted mid kick.#T4#
Stark lands a jab to the nose.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Stark is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Stark's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Henry looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Henry misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Henry staying out of range there.
Sloppy strikes from Henry. Those never looked like landing.
Henry motions for Stark to come forward. Henry throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Stark misses with a jab, cross combination.
Stark misses the shot to the body.
A lazy left from Henry finds it's target.
Henry bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Stark gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Henry.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Henry ducks under a wild hook from Stark.
A decent looking cross lands there for Stark.
Stark misses the jab.
Jab by Henry.

And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to John Henry.
Well Henry has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Elvis Blanc scores the fight 30:27
Judge Gregory Folan scores the fight 30:27
Judge Dillan Fox scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... John Henry!
John Henry thanked the fans post fight for their support.

Event: AD465: Nobody's perfect
Date: Jul 19, 2017

#R1#
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. #TD#
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!#ES2#
Grabowski manages to escape and get back to his feet! #T1#
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.#TD#
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!#REVB#
Henry in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time. #T2#
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.#T3#
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.#T4#
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!
#R2#
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. #T1#
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. #TD#
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. #T2#
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!#REVB##T3#
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.#T4#
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. #REF3#
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!
#R3#
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.#TD#
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.#T1#
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!#T2#
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!#T3#
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.#T4#
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.

Event: AD459: The great phenom
Date: Jun 28, 2017

#R1#
Valente thuds his right hand into Henry's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Henry with a hook.
Henry throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Valente's head.
Valente swings for the body but Henry moves out of range.
Henry throws a series of strikes that have Valente backpedaling.
Henry blocks a jab.
Valente with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Henry to score with a decent uppercut.
A lazy left from Henry finds it's target.
Henry bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Valente's head backwards.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Valente misses with a series of wild punches.
Valente throws a right and a left that both miss.
We've been informed that Henry has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
Valente tries to close the distance and clinch up but Henry swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Henry shoots in for a takedown but Valente shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Valente is looking to clinch but Henry is avoiding it.
Henry throws a series of punches but Valente moves out of range.
Valente fires out a quick counter leg kick but Henry just manages to avoid it.
Henry works Valente's body with a nice hook.
Henry connects with the punch.
Henry jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent. #T1#
Valente listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Henry on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Valente takes a swing at Henry's ribcage but misses.
It seemed like Henry was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Valente throws a poor cross that misses
and Henry counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Valente waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Henry.
Valente scores with a sloppy right hand. Henry should have avoided that one.
Valente lands a right hook to the body.
Henry misses with a wild combination.
Henry keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Valente.
John Henry seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Valente misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Valente takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Henry throws a right and a left that both miss.
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 shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Valente sprawls well. Valente wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Henry gets slowly back to his feet.#T2#
Henry tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Valente swivels and escapes.
Valente is looking light on his feet compared to last time was saw him fight.
Carlinhos Valente has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of John Henry.
Henry shoots in looking for a takedown. Valente tries to sprawl out of it but Henry keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Valente manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Henry fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Valente works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Valente misses with a right hand
and Henry counters with a head kick.
Henry goes for a double leg but Valente avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Valente continues to drive forward.
Valente keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Valente misses with an uppercut.
Valente fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Henry manages to avoid it.
Valente scores with a hook to the body. Henry takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Henry 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.
Valente tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Henry manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.#T3#
Henry throws a solid leg kick but Valente takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Henry.
Henry misses with an uppercut
and Valente counters with a stiff right hand.
Henry takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Henry fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
The fighters circle momentarily. Henry darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.#CL#
Valente fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Henry, pushing him back against the cage.
Henry scores with a shoulder strike.
Valente lands a shoulder strike. #BC2#
Henry pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Henry needs to keep his hands up - Valente had a free shot at his head there.
Henry connects with a jab.
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!
Valente stuffs the takedown attempt from Henry. Henry gets slowly back to his feet.
Valente slaps away a takedown attempt from Henry, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Henry walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.#T4#
Henry ducks under a wild hook from Valente.
Valente takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Valente walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Valente bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Henry's head.
Valente gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Valente staying out of range there.
Valente uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Henry.
A slow jab from Valente misses its intended target.
Valente is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Henry misses with an uppercut
and Valente counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Valente throws a right and a left that both miss.
Henry stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Carlinhos Valente is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Valente throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Henry fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Henry looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but John Henry will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action!
#R2#
Valente tries to clinch up.
Valente throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Valente looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Valente rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Henry counters with a right hand to the body.
Henry misses with a low kick.
Valente walks into a jab.
Valente is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Henry.
Henry cracks Valente with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Henry misses with a head kick.
Valente throws a jab but it's blocked by Henry. #TD2#
Henry throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Valente tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Henry is in Valente's guard.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Valente is on top in guard. #REVR#
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Valente trying to control but Henry is working from the bottom.
Henry working a defensive guard here. #T1#
Valente 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.
Henry is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Valente is looking to advance position but Henry has hit a scissor sweep - now he's on top in mount!#REVB#
Henry looking to finish Valente with some ground and pound. This is bad for Valente!
Valente tries to hold on but Henry pushes him away.
Henry landing strikes from the mount and Valente is in trouble!
Valente is wriggling around trying to escape.
Henry with good strikes from the mount here!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Valente wants to control but Henry is having none of it.
Valente tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Henry raining down shots from the mount!#T2#
Valente keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Valente is working hard here to advance position.
The referee warns Valente that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Henry can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Valente is looking to escape.
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!
Valente wants to hold on but Henry pushes him away.
Henry content just to control the position here.
Henry pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
John Henry has got the better of the ground game so far.
Valente can't escape the position.
Henry breaks from Valente's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Valente really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Henry is in the full mount, landing strikes. #T3#
Henry pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Henry lands with some strikes.
Valente can't escape the position.
Henry with a couple of short strikes.
Henry looking to finish Valente with some ground and pound. This is bad for Valente!
Henry fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there! #ROC2#
Valente is rocked!
Valente tries to lock up and control but Henry gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Oh Valente is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Henry cracks Valente with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Henry unloads with some vicious shots from mount and Valente wants out - he looks towards the referee who steps in to save him! Henry celebrates on the cage and the crowd goes wild!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:48 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). John Henry!
A very excited looking John Henry made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.

Event: AD453: Konfrontacja
Date: Jun 07, 2017

#R1#
Henry closes this distance looking for a takedown but Turkinen circles away.
Turkinen avoids a punch combination nicely.
Henry slips a jab and a cross from Turkinen.
Henry throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Turkinen was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Jaako Turkinen seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Turkinen loads up on a big right hand but Henry slips the punch.
Turkinen lands a glancing blow to the side of Henry's head.
Turkinen throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
A telegraphed right hand from Turkinen misses the target.
Henry appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Turkinen scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Henry doesn't seem bothered though.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.#TD#
Turkinen shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Henry napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Henry is in a bad spot here and he knows it... just holding on for now.
Henry struggling a bit here.#T1#
Turkinen working the body and head with strikes.
Turkinen wants to control but Henry is keeping him busy.
Henry tries to buck Turkinen off but Turkinen is having none of it.
Turkinen wants to control but Henry is keeping him busy.
Henry is trying to control Turkinen's posture but Turkinen avoids it. #T2#
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Henry tries to bench press Turkinen off him but Turkinen keeps the position.
Turkinen sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Henry is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position. #SU#
Turkinen decides to stand back up.
Turkinen just misses with a punch to the body.
Turkinen smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Henry bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Henry slips under a jab from Turkinen.
Turkinen slips under a jab from Henry.
Henry shoots in looking for a takedown but Turkinen manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Henry's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Turkinen lands with a shot to the body.
Turkinen digs a good body shot into Henry's ribs.#T3#
Turkinen lands with an uppercut that bounces Henry off the cage and back into range.
Turkinen lands with a right hand.
Turkinen misses with a straight right.
Turkinen loads up on a big right hand but Henry slips the punch.
Turkinen misses with a looping right.
Turkinen looks to score with a jab to the body but Henry is just out of range.
Turkinen throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Turkinen moves out of the way of the counter high kick fromHenry.
Turkinen misses with a body punch
letting Henry counter with a right hand.
Turkinen throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Henry on the side of the head.
Turkinen pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Henry lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Henry connects with a jab.
Turkinen is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.#T4#
Henry throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Turkinen throws a shot to the body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Henry misses with a takedown attempt - Turkinen sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Jaako Turkinen has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of John Henry.
Turkinen connects with a jab.
Turkinen cracks Henry with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Turkinen misses with a jab, cross combination.
We've been informed that Henry has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight.
Henry misses with a kick to the body.
Turkinen lands a nice shot that snaps Henry's head back.
Turkinen takes a swing at Henry's ribcage but misses.
It looks like Turkinen has been trying to sharpen up his punching technique, as it looks crisper than last time we saw him.
Turkinen feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Henrys jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jaako Turkinen dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
#R2#
Turkinen missing with a left hand there. Henry was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Turkinen misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Henry.
Turkinen swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Turkinen takes a swing at Henry's ribcage but misses.
Turkinen cracks Henry with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
The fighters circling - Turkinen throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Turkinen misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Henry.
Henry doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Henry cracks Turkinen with a right hand to the side of the head.
Henry takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Turkinen scores with a jab to the body.
Henry closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Henry throws a head kick that misses.
Henry throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Turkinen counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head. #T1#
Henry throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Turkinen counters with a nice uppercut.
Henry uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Turkinen.
A nice side step and Henry releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Henry keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
The fighters circle momentarily. Henry darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Henry takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Turkinen dives in for a single leg takedown but Henry sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Turkinen uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Henry.
A slow jab from Turkinen misses its intended target.
It seemed like Henry was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Turkinen jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Henry fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Turkinen manages to avoid it.
Turkinen misses with a lunging right hand
and Henry makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Turkinen throws a good cross that connects. #T2#
Turkinen catches Henry with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Henry on the wrong end of a nice jab.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Turkinen thows a left - swing and a miss!
Turkinen misses with a hook
and Henry counters with a straight right hand.
Turkinen takes a swing at Henry's ribcage but misses.
Henry throws out a counter right but Turkinen avoids it with no problem.
Henry misses with a head kick.
Turkinen jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Turkinen scores with a hook.
Turkinen lands a jab to the nose.
A jab from Turkinen misses.
Turkinen throws out a powerful jab.
Henry takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.#T3#
Henry avoids the body shot from Turkinen.
Henry shoots in looking for a takedown but Turkinen manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Henry's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Nice defenses there by Henry.
Turkinen just misses with a punch to the body.
Turkinen throws a hook but Henry blocks it.
Turkinen jabs Henry to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Henry throws a hook but Turkinen blocks it.
Turkinen lands a nice shot to the body.
Nice shot by Henry.
Turkinen misses with a looping right.
Turkinen misses with a straight right.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Henry! But no joy.
Henry shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down. #T4#
A shot to the body from Turkinen misses
and Henry counters with a left to the body.
Henry misses with a two punch combination.
Turkinen jabs Henry right on the nose. Henry blinks but takes it well.
Henry looks to land a right hand but Turkinen moved out of range.
Turkinen tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Henry was well out of range. Poor timing from Turkinen.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Henry on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Turkinen misses with a looping right.
The fighters circle momentarily. Turkinen darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Turkinen lands a head shot.
Henry throws a shot from downtown. Turkinen moves away and avoids it.
Turkinen is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Turkinen ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Henry moves away.
Turkinen throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jaako Turkinen dominated that second round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
#R3#
Turkinen fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Henry manages to avoid it.
A little jabbing left from Henry on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Turkinen is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Henry can do to turn this around?
Turkinen rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Henry counters with a good low kick that Turkinen was not able to check.
Turkinen jabs Henry to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Turkinen looks to throw the jab but Henry is out of range.
Turkinen takes a shot right to the bread basket.
A telegraphed right hand from Turkinen misses the target.
Henry blocks a jab.
Turkinen slips a jab and a cross from Henry.
Henry takes a swing at Turkinen's ribcage but misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Henry looks to land a right hand but Turkinen moved out of range.
Turkinen lands with a hook. Henry tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Turkinen swinging wildly here. #T1#
Henry displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Turkinen throws out the jab.
Henry throws a series of punches but Turkinen moves out of range.
Turkinen was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Turkinen throws a jab when Henry was well out of range.
Turkinen misses with an uppercut.
Turkinen scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Turkinen lands an overhand right.
Turkinen throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Henry now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Turkinen paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Henry will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Turkinen misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Henry.
A shot to the liver by Turkinen. Beautiful body shot.#T2#
Turkinen's corner calls for a 1-2. Turkinen obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Turkinen darts in looking for a takedown but Henry gets double underhooks and turns Turkinen into the cage.
The fighters circling - Turkinen throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Turkinen pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Turkinen misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Henry.
Henry is looking for the big counter here.
Turkinen cracks Henry with a good jab.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Turkinen fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
A left lands for Turkinen.
Turkinen swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Turkinen stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Turkinen wants it to stay on the feet.
Turkinen swings and misses with a shot to the body
enabling Henry to counter with a crisp jab.
Turkinen misses with a jab to the body
and Henry counters with a thumping low kick. #T3#
Henry misses with a hook.
Turkinen rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Henry counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Turkinen jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Henry looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Turkinen lands a really nice looking cross but Henry seems unphased.
Turkinen misses with a hook
and Henry counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Henry on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Henry staying out of range there.
Henry defending well as Turkinen loads up on a big left hand.
Henry misses with a body shot.
Turkinen lands a body shot.
Turkinen misses with a hook.
Henry looks like he wanted to counter with a high kick but didn't throw it.#T4#
Nice uppercut there from Turkinen.
Turkinen bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Henry's head backwards.
Turkinen tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Henry was well out of range. Poor timing from Turkinen.
Henry throws a jab but it's blocked by Turkinen.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Turkinen tests Henry's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Turkinen scores with a jab to the body.
Turkinen shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Henry but Henry pushes him off and we're back to square one.
John Henry has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!#TD2#
Turkinen tries to sprawl but Henry drives through with a takedown into half guard.
Jaako Turkinen is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.#SUB2#
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.

And that's the end of the fight!
Jaako Turkinen showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Turkinen has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 William Peck scores the fight 30:27
Judge Alec Ball scores the fight 30:27
Judge Robert Douchet scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jaako Turkinen!
During a confident post fight interview, Jaako Turkinen thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.

Event: AD445: Blood, Sweat & Beer
Date: May 13, 2017

#R1#
Jamison misses with an uppercut. Henry saw that one coming.
Henry appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Henry on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Jamison really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Henry throws a hook to the side of Jamison's head but Jamison sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Jamison thinks about countering with a body kick.
Jamison misses with a body punch
and Henry counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Henry lands a slapping body shot.
Henry misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Jamison.
An attempted straight right counter from Jamison misses the target.
Jamison scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Jamison throws a shot from downtown. Henry moves away and avoids it.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Henry! But no joy.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jamison swings for the body but Henry moves out of range.
Henry lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Jamison lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Henry uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Jamison. #T1#
Jamison punishes Henry's body with a nice straight punch.
Henry looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Jab by Jamison.
Jamison lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Henry's coach down at Samran Muay Thai was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Henry's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Henry misses with a straight right.
Jamison throws a lazy uppercut
and Henry counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Jamison is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Henry! But no joy.
Henry checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Henry feints a jab promting Jamison to slip. Henry then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Jamison slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Henry throws a hook to the side of Jamison's head but Jamison sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Jamison throws a leg kick which misses Henry's front leg but catches the back leg as Henry tries to avoid it. #T2#
Henry avoids the body shot from Jamison.
Jamison scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Henry misses with a hook
and Jamison counters with a leg kick.
Jamison scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Henry lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Jamison backs up against the cage.
Henry moves out of range of the body kick from Jamison.
Henry throws a left and a right that both miss
enabling Jamison to counter with a crisp jab.
Jamison throws a body punch but Henry moves out of range.
A little jabbing left from Henry on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Jamison connects with a good right hand that stumbles Henry. Henry circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Nice jab there from Jamison.
Jamison throws a nice inside leg kick. #T3#
Jamison thumps Henry with a low kick.
Jamison lands with a shot to the body.
Jamison throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Jamison throws a head kick that misses.
Donk. Henry catches Jamison right on the button with a cross.
Jamison scores with a leg kick.
Jamison throws a head kick that misses.
Jamison throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Henry counters with a nice uppercut.
Jamison throws a front kick that sends Henry stumbling back into the cage.
Jamison catches Henry with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Jamison scores with a nice head shot.
Henry might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.#T4#
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Jamison walks into a jab.
Jamison throws a hook to the side of Henry's head but Henry sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Henry! But no joy.
Jamison throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Jamison waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Henry.
Jamison wants to clinch but Henry slips to the side
and Henry cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Jamison looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Jamison loads up on a big right hand but Henry slips the punch.
A solid leg kick lands there for Jamison.
Jamison is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Henry with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Jamison to score with a decent uppercut.
Henry misses with an uppercut.
Jamison misses with a right hand
and Henry counters with a nice uppercut. #ROC2#
Jamison is rocked!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Carl Jamison dominated that round.
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.
#R2#
A clash of legs there as Henry blocks the low kick.
Henry appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Jamison will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Henry in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
Henry takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Jamison throws a head kick that half lands.
Jamison swings for the body but Henry moves out of range.
Jamison connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
A looping hook to the body misses from Jamison. Henry does a little dance to reset his feet.
Jamison scores with a hook to the body. Henry takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Jamison is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Henry can do to turn this around?
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A chopping leg kick lands by Henry.
Henry defending well as Jamison loads up on a big left hand.
Jamison misses with a low kick.
Henry misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Henry's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.#T1#
Jamison shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Henry doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Henry throws a hook but Jamison avoids it easily.
Carl Jamison is winning the standup battle so far.
Jamison tries a head kick but it misses.
Jamison lands with a kick to the ribs.
Jamison tries to score with a low kick but Henry moves his leg out of the way.
Henry on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Jamison. Jamison obviously looking to wear him down.
Henry misses with a body shot.
Henry blocks a low kick nicely.
Henry throws a jab but it's blocked by Jamison.
Jamison throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Jamison throws a leg kick but Henry sees it coming and checks it nicely. #T2#
Jamison walks into a stiff left hand from Henry.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with eachother but Henry might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Jamison has got the better of the exchanges.
Jamison avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Henry lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Henry tests Jamison's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Jamison throws a wild body kick that Henry sees coming a mile off.
Jamison's corner calls for a 1-2. Jamison obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Henry fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Henry gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Henry just misses with a punch to the body.
A counter left hand to the body from Jamison misses its target.
Jamison waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Henry.
A telegraphed right hand from Henry misses the target. #T3#
Jamison just misses with a punch to the body.
Jamison takes a swing at Henry's ribcage but misses.
Jamison lands a glancing blow to the side of Henry's head.
Henry walks into a straight right hand from Jamison.
Henry throws a hook to the side of Jamison's head but Jamison sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Henry takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Jamison slips a straight right by Henry.
It appears Jamison was looking to counter with a kick there.
Jamison throws a good cross that connects.
Jamison throws a head kick but Henry moves out of range.
Jamison avoids a lazy jab quite easily.#T4#
Jamison dodges the punch combination from Henry.
Jamison tried to counter with a leg kick but Henry avoided it.
Jamison scores with a jab. Henry acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Jamison cracks Henry with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Henry slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Henry throws a body punch but Jamison moves out of range.
Jamison swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
A head kick misses from Henry.
Jamison misses with a low kick.
Jamison misses with a leg kick.
Jamison dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Carl Jamison dominated that second round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
#R3#
Henry lands with a shot to the body.
Henry lands a lovely overhand right.
Jamison missing with a left hand there. Henry was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Jamison throws a shot from downtown. Henry moves away and avoids it.
Henry circles away from the clinch attempt
and Henry counters with a low kick, right behind Jamison 's knee.
Jamison takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Henry throws a shot from downtown. Jamison moves away and avoids it.
Jamison misses with a shot to the body
and Henry counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Henry misses with a body shot. #T1#
Henry takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Jamison tests Henry's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Jamison tries a head kick but it misses.
Henry looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Henry misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Jamison.
Carl Jamison seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Jamison tries to clinch up.
Henry checks the leg kick.
Henry avoids the body shot from Jamison.
Henry throws a counter combo.
Jamison dips to his left and cracks Henry with an uppercut!
Jamison misses the jab.
Henry ducks under a wild hook from Jamison.
Jamison misses with an uppercut.
Carl Jamison is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.#T2#
Henry avoids the head kick by Jamison.
Henry throws out a counter right but Jamison avoids it with no problem.
A head kick by Jamison misses
and Henry counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Jamison slips under a jab from Henry.
Henry misses with a hook. Jamison ducked under it nicely.
Jamison lands a jab to the nose.
Nice uppercut there from Jamison.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Jamison bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Jamison throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Henry walks into a jab.
Jamison lands with a straight right. Henry didn't see that one coming.#T3#
Jamison throws a poor cross that misses
and Henry counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
A nice leg kick lands there from Jamison.
Donk. Jamison catches Henry right on the button with a cross.
Jamison lands with a right hand.
Henry doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Henry throws a leg kick but Jamison checks it.
Jamison slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
A telegraphed right hand from Jamison misses the target.
Henry swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Jamison misses with an uppercut.
Henry looks to throw the jab but Jamison is out of range.
Henry throws a good cross that connects. #T4#
Henry moves forwards but Jamison connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Henry moves away from the strike by Jamison.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Jamison ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Henry moves away.
Henry throws a jab but it's blocked by Jamison.
A bone on bone clash there as Henry blocks the leg kick.
Henry takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Jamison uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Henry has time to react.
John Henry has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Jamison throws a leg kick but Henry sees it coming and checks it nicely.
A chopping leg kick lands by Jamison.
Jamison throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Henry on the side of the head.
Jamison throws an off balance right hand
and Henry counters with a nice leg kick.

And that's the end of the fight!
Carl Jamison showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Jamison has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Steve Smith scores the fight 30:27
Judge Elvis Blanc scores the fight 30:27
Judge William Peck scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Carl Jamison!
Carl Jamison made sure to give a little speech post fight, saying 'You been hit by, you been struck by - a smooth criminal!'.

Event: AD439: Triple-Double
Date: Apr 22, 2017

#R1#
Blye tries to clinch but Henry is having none of it.
Henry steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Blye.
Blye uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Henry.
Blye misses with a straight left.
An attempted straight right counter from Henry misses the target.
Blye walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Blye lands with a nice combination. Henry backs away looking to recover.#CUT2#
It looks like John Henry has been cut.
Blye connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Henry swings widly with a right hand
and Blye counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Blye cracks Henry with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Blye is defended easily by Henry.
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!
Blye throws an off balance right hand
enabling Henry to counter with a crisp jab.
Henry misses with the body kick
and Blye counters with a stiff right hand. #T1#
Blye swings widly with a right hand
and Henry counters with a lovely straight right hand!#ROC#
Blye is rocked!#CL2#
Blye clinches up with Henry and pushes him back against the cage.
Henry lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Blye backwards.
Blye is still on wobbly legs! Can Henry finish him?#BC#
Henry breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Blye swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Henry counters with a big right hand! Oh Blye is in trouble here! Henry follows up with more strikes and that's it! The ref has stopped it!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:20 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). John Henry!
A very excited looking John Henry made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.

Event: AD433: April Fools' Day 2017
Date: Apr 01, 2017

#R1#
Silver fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Henry manages to avoid it.
Silver throws a sloppy head kick
and Silver takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Nice takedown defense from Silver. No joy for Henry on that attempt.
Henry has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as Silver is landing a low percentage of strikes.
Henry is trying hard to land a takedown here. Silver sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
A jab from Silver misses.
Henry pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Silver back to the cage. Henry follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Henry shoots in but no luck this time.
Nathan Silver has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of John Henry.
Henry misses with a takedown
and Henry takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Silver just misses with a punch to the body.
Henry lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Silver connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Henry momentarily.
Silver misses with an uppercut.
Silver 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.#T1#
Silver blocks a jab.
Silver missing with a left hand there. Henry was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Silver misses with a straight left.
Henry misses with a series of wild punches.
Silver with a hook.
Henry throws a right hand that misses
and Silver counters with a head kick.
Henry blocks the body kick.
Henry let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Silver misses with a head kick.
Henry avoids the head kick by Silver.
Henry listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.#T2#
Silver misses the shot to the body.
Silver throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Silver misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Henry.
Silver misses with a wild combination.
Silver throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Henry throws a head kick that misses.
Silver tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
It seemed like Henry was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Silver tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Henry manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Henry! But no joy.
A big right from Silver misses.
Silver misses with a double jab.
Nathan Silver is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.#T3#
Silver cracks Henry with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Henry displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Silver throws out the jab.
Henry unleashes a big counter combination but Silver bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Silver looks to land a combination but Henry avoids it well.
Silver takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Henry lands a two punch combo.
Silver scores with a spinning back kick!
Henry connects with a leg kick. Silver looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Silver loads up on a big right hand but Henry slips the punch.
Silver tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Henry lands with a right hand. #CUT2#
It looks like Nathan Silver has been cut.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Silver swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
It seemed like Henry was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Silver throws a jab when Henry was well out of range.#T4#
Silver scores with a hook to the body. Henry takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Henry stuns Silver with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Henry misses with an uppercut.
Silver misses the body punch
and Henry counters with a straight right hand.
Silver lands with a hook. Henry tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Henry steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Silver.
Henry throws out a counter right but Silver avoids it with no problem.
Henry misses with a straight left.
A jab from Henry does it's job there.
Henry slips under a jab.
Silver throws out a loose jab but Henry uses good head movement to avoid it.
A nice side step and Henry releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Silver throws a head kick that misses
and Henry counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
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 Nathan Silver will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Nathan Silver's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
#R2#
Silver tries a head kick but it misses.
Silver with a nice cross.
Silver misses with a right hand
enabling Henry to counter with a crisp jab.
Silver throws a body punch but Henry moves out of range.
Silver lands an overhand right.
Henry moves away from the strike by Silver.
Henry looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Silver throws a head kick that misses
and Henry cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Nathan Silver is winning the standup battle so far.
Silver misses with a straight left.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Silver throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Henry sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Henry blocks a head kick by Silver.
A nice side step and Henry releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Silver fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Henry looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Silver throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Henry doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Nathan Silver seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.#T1#
Silver slips a jab from Henry.
Silver misses with an uppercut. Henry saw that one coming.
Henry unleashes a big counter combination but Silver bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Silver jabs Henry right on the nose. Henry blinks but takes it well.
Silver misses with a wild body shot.
A slapping body kick lands there for Silver.
Henry takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Silver throws a head kick that misses
and Henry counters with a straight right hand.
Some wild striking there from Silver.
A looping hook to the body misses from Silver. Henry does a little dance to reset his feet.
Henry has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Silver waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Henry.
Henry throws out a counter right but Silver avoids it with no problem.#T2#
The fighters circling - Henry throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Henry takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Silver moves away from the strike by Henry.
Henry shoots in for a double leg but Silver sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Silver misses with a right hand
letting Henry counter with a right hand.
Henry might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Silver scores with the left hand. Henry knows he should have avoided that one.
A head kick misses from Silver.
A telegraphed right hand from Silver misses the target.
Silver throws a jab when Henry was well out of range.
Silver throws a hook to the side of Henry's head but Henry sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Henry throws a nice looking combination but Silver bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.#T3#
Silver throws a sloppy head kick
and Henry counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Henry throws a head kick that looked like it stung. #CL#
Silver has Henry up against the cage in a clinch.
Silver misses with the head strike.
Henry misses with some punches.
Silver lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Henry gets through Silver's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.#BC2#
Henry breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Silver throws a hook but Henry avoids it easily.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Silver. Henry shrugs it off though.
Silver throws an overhand right that lands on Henry's shoulder, as Henry tries to avoid the shot. #T4#
Good shot there by Silver.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Silver throws out a loose jab but Henry uses good head movement to avoid it.
Henry tries a quick counter leg kick but Silver is wise to it.
Silver ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Henry moves away.
Silver looks to land a combination but Henry avoids it well.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Henry.
Henry ducks under a wild hook from Silver.
Silver misses with a body shot
and Henry makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Henry ducks under a wild hook from Silver.
Henry doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.#CL#
Silver gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Henry blocking some punches.
Silver goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Henry doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Nathan Silver dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Nathan Silver's cut.
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!
#R3#
Silver throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Silver ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Henry moves away.
Henry swings for the body but Silver moves out of range.
Silver fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Henry manages to avoid it.
Henry showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Silver.
Henry scores with a jab.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
The fighters circle momentarily. Henry darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Henry lands a jab to the nose.
Silver tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Henry counters with a stiff right hand. #T1#
Silver misses with a low kick.
Silver lands with a hook. Henry tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
A big right from Silver misses.
Silver fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Henry manages to avoid it.
Silver cracks Henry with an open hand slap.
Henry throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Henry swings for the body but Silver moves out of range.
Silver throws a wild body kick that Henry sees coming a mile off.
Silver throws a body kick that misses. #T2#
Silver pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Henry scores with a jab.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Henry.
Silver lands an overhand right.
Silver ducks right into an uppercut from Henry.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.#CL#
Silver clinches up with Henry and pushes him back against the cage.
Silver lands a right hand.
Henry misses with a hook from the clinch. #BC2#
Henry breaks the clinch.
Henry takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Henry on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Sloppy strikes from Silver. Those never looked like landing.
Henry swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.#T3#
Silver throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Nice shot by Henry.
Silver tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Henry was well out of range. Poor timing from Silver.
Henry throws a nice looking combination but Silver bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Henry defending well as Silver loads up on a big left hand.
A slow jab from Silver misses its intended target.
Silver works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Silver darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Silver fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Henry manages to avoid it.
Henry looks to land a combination but Silver avoids it well. #T4#
Henry steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Silver.
Henry is trying to counter with his kicks.
Silver throws a head kick that misses.
Silver is looking to land body kicks.
Henry keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Silver.
Silver keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Silver stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Henry.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Silver misses with a hook
letting Henry counter with a right hand.
John Henry has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Silver throws a head kick but Henry moves out of range.
An inside leg kick lands from Henry.
A swing and a miss from Silver.
Henry slips under a jab from Silver.

And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Nathan Silver.
Well Silver has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 William Peck scores the fight 30:27
Judge Ian Loll scores the fight 30:27
Judge Yves DeLean scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Nathan Silver!
A loyal slave to those sponsorship dollars, Nathan Silver made sure he mentioned Sully's Bar & Grill, along with how happy he was to win his fight.

Event: AD426: First Down
Date: Mar 11, 2017

#R1#
Henry keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Henry swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Henry misses with a head kick.
Smith shoots for a double leg takedown but Henry sprawls well. He's pushed Smith's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Smith uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Henry.
Smith defending well as Henry loads up on a big left hand.
Smith tries for a takedown but Henry circles away easily
and Henry counters with a stiff right hand.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jimmy Smith. That's going to take a lot out of him.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nice cross by Smith.
Henry on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.#T1#
Nice defenses there by Smith.#KD2#
Henry lands a left and a right that send Smith crashing to the mat, dazed. Henry thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!#ROC2#
Smith is rocked!
Henry goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Oh Smith is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Jab from Henry.
Henry drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Henry swinging wildly here.
Smith seems to have got his legs back now.
Henry loads up on a big right hand but Smith slips the punch.
Smith misses the jab.#T2#
Smith tries for a takedown but Henry sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Smith throws a low kick but Henry moves out of range easily.
A decent looking cross lands there for Smith.#TD#
Smith closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Smith lands in his opponent's guard.
Smith throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Henry works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Smith accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Smith in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Henry is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.#T3#
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Henry is on top in guard. #REVB#
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Henry with a flurry of punches that miss.
Henry landing with the ground and pound.
Smith working a defensive guard here.
Henry postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Henry seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Henry trying to control the position from guard on top but Smith is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can. #T4#
Henry preventing the sweep.
Smith is working hard here to advance position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Smith keeping moving, preventing Henry from controlling successfully.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Henry 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. #REF3#
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Henry misses with an uppercut.
Smith was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Smith ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Henry moves away.
Henry misses with the combination.
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!
#R2#
Smith lands a nice looking body kick.
No luck for Smith with that takedown attempt.
Henry rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Smith moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Henry ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Smith moves away.
Henry takes one to the chin there.
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.
Smith throws a low kick, looking for Henry's leg but Henry calmly moves out of range.
Henry fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Smith lands a two punch combo. #T1#
Smith missing with a left hand there. Henry was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Smith throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A little jabbing left from Henry on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Henry misses with a body kick. #TD#
Smith changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Henry looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Henry tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Smith wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
You can see the frustration on Henry's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Henry tries to improve position but can't.
Smith is looking to take a break and control but Henry is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Henry taking punishment in the form of punches. #T2#
Henry is trying to improve his position.
Smith staying calm.
Henry dodges the ground and pound from Smith.
Smith tries to cartwheel into mount but he doesn't manage it.
Henry has found himself in a tricky position here. He's been working his transitions in training so let's see if he can work his way out of it.
Henry can't do much from the bottom here. #T3#
Henry takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
Smith scoring with punches and elbows.
Smith cracks Henry with an elbow. That is naaassty.
Henry manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
Smith regains full guard, whilst avoiding punches from Henry.
Smith keeping moving, preventing Henry from controlling successfully.
Henry slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard. #T4#
Henry chips away with some ground and pound.
Henry trying to control but Smith is working from the bottom.
Henry controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Henry missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jimmy Smith dominated that second round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
#R3#
Smith throws a body punch but Henry moves out of range.
Henry walks into a jab.
Henry fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Henry misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Smith connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Henry throws a looping overhand right but Smith ducks down to avoid it.
Smith jinks towards his opponent looking like he wants to counter with a mid kick but doesn't commit.
Jimmy Smith seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Smith throws a wild body kick that Henry sees coming a mile off.
Henry throws a sloppy head kick and Smith moves out of range easily.
Good shot there by Henry.#T1#
Henry throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Henry scores with a head kick.
Smith throws a hook to the side of Henry's head but Henry sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Henry lands a jab to the nose.
Henry tries to bum rush Smith with a series of wild strikes but Smith uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Smith avoids a punch combination nicely. #KD2#
Henry drops Smith with a beautiful combination! Smith stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Henry is looking for the KO!#T2#
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!
Smith throws a big shot that misses.
Henry uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Smith.
Henry tests Smith's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Henry misses with a straight right.
Smith motions for Henry to come forward. Smith throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Smith buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Smith staying out of range there.
Henry takes one to the chin there.
Smith shoots and misses
and Henry cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.#T3#
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Smith!
Smith throws a big shot that misses.
Smith tests Henry's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Good shot there by Henry.
Smith throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Henry throws out a counter right but Smith avoids it with no problem.
Smith throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Smith fails with an attempt to clinch.
Henry moves out of range as Smith strikes.
Henry throws a counter combo.#T4#
Henry swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Henry throws a looping overhand right but Smith ducks down to avoid it.
Henry comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Henry pushes Smith away with a front kick.
Smith cracks a nice hook into Henry's ribs.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Henry scores with a nice right hand.
Smith swings widly with a right hand
enabling Henry to counter with a crisp jab.
Smith with a poor takedown
and Henry counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.

And that's the end of the fight!
John Henry comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
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 Robert Douchet scores the fight 28:29
Judge Steve Smith scores the fight 28:29
Judge Trevor Gratis scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... John Henry!
John Henry thanked the fans post fight for their support.

Event: AD419: All you need is love
Date: Feb 15, 2017

#R1#
Idea fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Henry manages to avoid it.
Henry displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Idea throws out the jab.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Idea.
Idea misses with a lunging right hand
and Henry counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Henry takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Idea throws a lazy head kick
and Henry connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.#CL#
Henry has managed to clinch.
Henry misses with the head strike.
Idea tries to break the clinch but Henry is controlling the position.
Henry misses with a body punch.
Henry swings wildly with an uppercut but Idea uses good head movement to avoid it.
Idea blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Henry lands a left hand. #T1#
Henry misses with a punch on the inside.
Idea blocking some punches.
Idea is trying to break the clinch but Henry has him pressed against the cage.
Idea lands a body punch in the clinch.
Henry tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Henry swings wildly with an uppercut but Idea uses good head movement to avoid it.
Henry tries to throw a body punch but Idea avoids it by throwing Henry back against the cage.
Henry lands with a short shot to the head.
Idea blocking some punches.
Idea blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Henry misses with a hook from the clinch.
Henry works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Idea.
Idea fails to land with a short punch on the inside. #T2#
Idea is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Henry misses with the head strike.
Idea blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Henry softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Henry manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment. #BC2#
Idea breaks from the clinch.
Idea thuds a left hand into Henry's body.
Henry stuffs the takedown.
Idea swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Henry.
This has been an exciting period of action!#CL#
Henry darts in and clinches Idea up against the cage.#T3#
Henry fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Henry tries to throw a body punch but Idea avoids it by throwing Henry back against the cage.
Henry lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Henry fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Idea lands a shoulder strike.
Henry prevents a body shot from Idea.
Idea looking to stall.
Nice body punch from Henry - that landed with a thud.
Idea blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Idea blocking some punches.
Henry lands a body punch.
Henry tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Idea working aggressively here. #T4#
Idea lands a nice uppercut.
Nice body punch from Idea - that landed with a thud.
Idea blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Idea trying to control the position but instead, Henry has worked for underhooks and has pushed Idea into the cage.
Idea tries to throw a body punch but Henry avoids it by throwing Idea back against the cage.
Henry throws a punch but it's blocked by Idea.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Henry.
Henry goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Idea throws a head punch that misses.
Henry throws a head punch that misses.
Idea wants to get back to striking at distance but Henry won't allow it.
Henry goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

John Henry dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
#R2#
Henry throws a head kick that half lands.
Henry is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Idea can do to turn this around?
Idea moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.#ROC#
Idea is rocked!
Idea digs a good hook to Henry's body.
Idea showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Henry.
Idea throws out a counter right but Henry avoids it with no problem.
Idea with a poor takedown #KD#
and Henry counters with a crisp one two that drops Idea! Henry thinks about following him to the mat for a moment but instead steps back and waves Idea to his feet! Idea is in big trouble!
Idea is still on wobbly legs! Can Henry finish him?
Henry throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
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!
Idea lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Idea seems to have recovered his senses.
Henry scoring well with a low kick there.
Idea shoots in and drives through. Henry sprawls well.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Idea.
Henry swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Idea misses with an uppercut
and Henry connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Idea misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Henry.
Henry throwing a counter right hand but Idea manages to avoid it.#T1#
Idea uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Henry has time to react.
Idea smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Idea avoids the head kick by Henry.
Idea looks like he wants to counter punch here.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Idea.
Idea scores with a jab to the head.
Idea misses with a looping left.
John Henry is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Idea is looking to land body kicks.
Idea throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
A lazy body kick from Idea
and Henry counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Nice shot by Henry.
Idea tries to score with a low kick but Henry moves his leg out of the way.
Henry slips a straight right by Idea.#T2#
Henry pulls out of a head kick attempt.
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!
Idea keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Idea delivers a nice body kick.
Idea walks into a jab.
Idea bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Idea throws a poor cross that misses
and Henry counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Idea throws a leg kick but Henry checks it.
Henry throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
A decent looking cross lands there for Idea.
Henry takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK. #TD2#
Idea manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Henry on his heels. He'll look to pass Henry's guard now, I'm sure.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Henry controlling the position.#T3#
Idea trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Henry is controlling Idea's posture.
Idea throwing strikes from guard but Henry blocks nicely.
Henry is pulling down on Idea's head to control his posture.
Idea throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Henry works some decent striking defense from the bottom. #T4#
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Henry holds on and takes a little breather. #REF3#
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Henry blocks a leg kick.
Henry throwing a counter right hand but Idea manages to avoid it.
Idea takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Idea throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Henry sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Idea misses with a takedown attempt
and Henry counters with a one-two to the body.
John Henry has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Bad Idea.
Henry lunges at Idea with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Idea's hand.
Idea throws the kick towards the body but Henry avoids it.
Henry feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Ideas jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Bad Idea seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.#KD#
Henry lands a big head kick that sends Idea tumbling to the mat! Henry takes a step backwards and waves Idea back to his feet - he wants the finish!
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Henry walks forward and throws a big overhand right! Idea drops to the floor like a sack of potatoes! Henry swarms on him with more punches until the referee wrestles him away from Idea's unconscious body! Wow, that was brutal!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:55 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). John Henry!
A very excited looking John Henry made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.

Event: Quick Fight Championship
Date: Jan 07, 2017

#R1#
Jones has a takedown stuffed.
Henry feints the counter takedown.
Jones looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Jones looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple. #TD2#
Henry shoots in and gets a takedown into Jones's guard.
Henry throwing strikes from guard but Jones blocks nicely.
Henry passes Jones's left leg - he's now in half guard.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Henry lands a nice short elbow.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jones is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Henry scores with a couple of nice shots.
Jones regains full guard, whilst avoiding punches from Henry.
Henry is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long. #T1#
Henry's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
Henry lands a couple of digs.
Henry has been taking part in the yoga sessions down at Samran Muay Thai. Presumably he's going to look for a slick submission... Or maybe he's looking to avoid one.
Henry postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Henry chips away with some ground and pound.
Jones keeping moving, preventing Henry from controlling successfully.
Henry 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. #T2#
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.#REF3#
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Jones pulls out of a head kick attempt.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Jones.
Jones is breathing heavily.
Jab from Henry.
Henry lands with a nice combination. Jones backs away looking to recover.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Jones.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Craig Jones. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Henry blocks a head kick by Jones.
Jones tries a switch kick but it misses it's target. #T3##TD2#
Henry shoots in and gets a takedown into Jones's guard.
Henry is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Henry landing some decent shots from guard.
Henry not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up. #SUB#
Jones throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Jones controls Henry momentarily but Henry frees himself. #T4#
Henry scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Henry looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Henry lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Henry showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Henry passes Jones's left leg - he's now in half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

John Henry dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
#R2#
Jones throws a sloppy head kick and Henry moves out of range easily.
Henry lands with a straight right. Jones didn't see that one coming.
Jones shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Henry but Henry pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Jones has a takedown stuffed.
Henry throws a series of strikes that have Jones backpedaling.
Henry's jab looks to have found its range, popping Jones under the eye.
Jones misses with a head kick.
Nice cross by Henry.
Jones looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Henry is fending him off so far but Jones persists. Nope, Henry circles away and we're back to standing.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Craig Jones. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Jones on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.#TD2#
Henry closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Jones quickly recovers to half guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Henry keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
More stalling from Henry.
Henry takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.#T1#
Jones on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Nice strikes from Henry there.
Henry controlling the pace.
Henry working the head and body with strikes.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Henry in particular looking to stall.#T2#
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Jones wants to improve his position but Henry is controlling well.
Henry is nestled in close to Jones, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Henry wants to pass the guard but Jones is defending well.
Henry keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Henry with more of the same as he continues to hold on.
Jones is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Henry scores with a couple of nice shots.#T3#
Henry slows the pace down in half guard.
Henry works his way into full mount!
Henry controlling the pace for now.
Henry working the ground and pound effectively.
Henry controlling the pace for now. #T4#
Jones wants to control but Henry is having none of it.
BOOM! Henry connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Henry is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Jones can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Henry looking to control and managing it successfully.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Jones is looking to improve his position but Henry isn't that keen on the idea.
Henry controlling the pace for now.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

John Henry showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
#R3#
Henry lands a nice shot that snaps Jones's head back. #TD2#
Jones gets caught napping as Henry dives in and scores a takedown. Jones manages to retain guard.
Henry landing some decent shots from guard.
Henry is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Henry scoring with punches to the head and body.
Henry 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.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Henry scoring with punches to the head and body.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Henry 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.
Let's hope that Henry has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.#T1#
Henry has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Henry postures up and lands a big shot to Jones's brow.
Henry content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Henry keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Jones's head.
Henry controls from within his opponent's guard.
John Henry has got the better of the ground game so far.
Henry is continuing to stall.#T2#
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Henry chips away with some ground and pound.
Henry controls from within his opponent's guard. #REF3#
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.#TD2#
Henry is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Jones's half guard.
Jones is in trouble now - Henry has advanced to mount!
Henry controlling the position easily from mount.
Henry dominating with strikes here.#T3#
Henry takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Henry punishing his opponent with strikes.
Jones can't escape the position.
Henry content just to control the position here.
Henry lands with some strikes.
Henry raining down shots from the mount!#T4#
Henry controlling his opponent.
Henry putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Henry punishing his opponent with strikes.
Henry takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Henry looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Henry controlling the position easily from mount.
Craig Jones has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Henry lands a big shot there that rocks Jones but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.

And that's the end of the fight!
John Henry comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Henry 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 Gwen Towbar scores the fight 25:30
Judge Wesley Smith scores the fight 25:30
Judge Cecil Peabody scores the fight 25:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... John Henry!
A very excited looking John Henry made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.

Event: kilo 14 ???
Date: Oct 09, 2016

#R1#
Henry keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick. #TD#
Henry shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Henry showed some decent athleticism there.
Henry sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Henry is stalling here. Robinson is in no mood to hang around though. He's locked up a kimura from the bottom! Henry seems to be keeping calm but he's forced to roll out of the hold and Robinson has ended up in side control on the top. Nice work.
Henry is in a bad spot here and he knows it... just holding on for now.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Henry tries to buck Robinson off but Robinson is having none of it.
Henry parries the strikes from Robinson easily there. Robinson is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Henry to escape. #T1#
Henry regains half guard there - taking advantage of Robinson 's attempt to lay and pray for a moment. #SUB2#
Robinson seems to be working for a kimura but Henry defends the submission attempt.
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.
Henry is looking to improve his position. #SUB2#
Robinson is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Henry defends it well.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Henry is looking to control Robinson 's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Henry avoid being mounted?#T2#
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Robinson with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Henry is looking to improve his position. #SU2#
Robinson stands up out of the half guard.
Robinson throws a lazy right hand but Henry sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.#CL#
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Robinson lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Henry works on Robinson 's body with a couple of short punches.
Henry managing to block the knees to the body from Robinson . #T3#
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Henry as Robinson tries to tie him up.
Robinson lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Robinson using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Henry has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Robinson leaning his opponent against the cage.
Robinson trying to stall but Henry improves his position.
Henry swings wildly with an uppercut but Robinson uses good head movement to avoid it. #TD#
Henry has double underhooks and is working for a body lock takedown. He's got it. The fighters land in half guard but Robinson regains guard immediately.
Henry stopping the sweep attempt from Robinson .
Henry wants to control from the top but Robinson keeps moving. #SUB2#
Robinson looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening. #T4#
Henry won't allow Robinson to sweep him here. #ES2#
The fighters are working up against the cage. Robinson manages to wriggle his way back to his feet, so the fighters are now clinched against the cage.
Henry cracks Robinson with a nice body shot.
Robinson throws a head punch that misses.
Henry tries to work over Robinson 's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Nice body punch from Robinson .
Henry is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Robinson pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Henry scores with a shoulder strike.
A bit of stalling here from Robinson .
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Robinson lands a nice shot to the body.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
A head punch on the inside from Robinson fails to land.
Henry goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Henry tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Allen Robinson dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
#R2#
Robinson stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Henry.#TD#
Henry looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Henry wants to pass the guard but Robinson is keeping the position.#ES2#
Robinson pushes Henry off and gets back to his feet.
Henry takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Henry avoids the head kick by Robinson .
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Henry shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Robinson eats them both and turns towards Henry to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
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!
Robinson takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Robinson throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Henry misses with a hook. Robinson ducked under it nicely.
Robinson dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Henry. That did some damage!
Henry checks a leg kick nicely.#T1#
Henry throws a body punch but Robinson moves out of range.
Henry tries to clinch up but Robinson circles away and keeps his distance.
Henry tries to clinch up.
Robinson wants to clinch but Henry slips to the side#TD#
and Henry counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Henry working Robinson over with strikes.
Henry content to sit in half guard and control for a moment. #SUB2#
Robinson actively working from the bottom here.
Henry wants to take a breather but Robinson is having none of it.
Henry not doing much here.
Robinson is trying to stand. #T2##SUB#
Robinson is defending against the submission attempts here by Henry.
Robinson pushes Henry off looking to stand but Henry dives back in and keeps control.
Robinson wants to get back to full guard.#SUB2#
Robinson looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Henry slows the pace down in half guard.
Robinson wants to get back to full guard.#T3#
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Henry connects with a nice short shot to Robinson 's temple.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Henry in particular looking to stall.
Robinson makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Robinson .
Henry trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Robinson looking for a sweep. Not yet Robinson , not yet.
Henry trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.#SUB2#
Robinson working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Henry doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Henry manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem. #REF3#
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Allen Robinson is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Henry connects with a jab.
Henry tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Robinson defends well and Henry ends up having to push Robinson into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.#T4#
Henry tries to bum rush Robinson with a series of wild strikes but Robinson uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Robinson moves forwards but Henry connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Robinson lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Henry at a distance.
Robinson throws a half hearted mid kick.
Henry shoots for a double leg takedown but Robinson sprawls well. He's pushed Henry's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Henry takes one on the button.
Robinson throws a leg kick that is checked#TD#
and Henry counters with a nice double leg into guard. #ES2#
Robinson has his feet on Henry's hips. He pushes off and gets to his feet. Nice work.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Robinson throws a nice looking combination but Henry bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.#TD#
Henry closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Robinson to the mat! Robinson manages to get full guard. #SUB2#
Robinson is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Henry is aware though and is defending well.
Henry advances position into side control!
Robinson is looking to reverse the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that John Henry will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
#R3#
Henry cracks the inside of Robinson 's front leg.
Henry closes the distance and clinches up with Robinson , looking for a takedown. Henry pushes Robinson against the cage but Robinson circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Henry misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Robinson throws a series of punches but Henry avoids them all with ease.
Henry half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Henry connects with a body shot.
Robinson lands a jab to the nose.
Robinson throws a chopping leg kick but Henry manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Henry lands with a good body shot.
Henry shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Robinson sprawls well. Robinson wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Henry gets slowly back to his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for John Henry. That's going to take a lot out of him.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Robinson swings for the body but Henry moves out of range.
Henry dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Some bone on bone action there as Henry checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one. #T1#
Henry lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Robinson scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Robinson swings away with a leg kick that misses.#CL#
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Robinson lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Henry working aggressively here.
Robinson doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Robinson stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Robinson tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Robinson lands an uppercut.
Come on Robinson - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Henry misses with a punch to the body.
Henry misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Robinson lands a hook that snaps the head of Henry backwards.
Robinson is pressed up against the cage. Henry has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Robinson down to the mat. Robinson avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance. #T2#
Robinson misses with a body shot.
Henry drops down looking for a counter takedown but Robinson sprawls and moves away.
Robinson keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Robinson scores with a spinning back kick!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Robinson tests Henry's chin there with a solid looking shot.
A slapping body kick lands there for Robinson .
Robinson scores with a sloppy right hand. Henry should have avoided that one.
Robinson tries a low kick but Henry avoids it.
Robinson buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Robinson scores with a leg kick.
Robinson swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A head kick misses from Robinson .
Henry appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Robinson misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Henry.
Henry tries to clinch up but Robinson circles away and keeps his distance.#TD#
Henry throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Robinson tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Henry is in Robinson 's guard.#T3##SUB2#
Henry avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Henry is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Henry wants to control from the top but Robinson keeps moving. #SUB2#
Henry got a little sloppy there for a moment and Robinson has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Henry has managed to get both his arms back between Robinson 's legs - danger averted.
Robinson keeping moving, preventing Henry from controlling successfully.
Henry is really struggling to control Robinson but he's trying to hold on to the position.#T4#
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Robinson wants to get back to his feet but Henry is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Henry 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. #REF3#
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
John Henry seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Henry fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Robinson throws a nice outside leg kick.
Nice takedown defense from Robinson . No joy for Henry on that attempt.
Robinson moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Robinson throws a head kick but Henry moves out of range.
Henry throws a sloppy body shot
and Robinson counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Henry fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.

And that's the end of the fight!
Allen Robinson comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Robinson 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 Jeff Smith scores the fight 28:29
Judge Micheangelo Fripello scores the fight 28:29
Judge Colin Fray scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Allen Robinson !
Allen Robinson was full of energy after the big win and talked about how he thinks he can do big things in this sport. The crowd were appreciative of his determination to succeed.

Event: MFN 340
Date: Aug 21, 2016

#R1#
Henry slips a jab and a cross from Blyer.
Blyer takes a jab right on the kisser.
Blyer takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Henry has his takedown stuffed
and Blyer connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Blyer looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.#CL2#
Henry has Blyer up against the cage in a clinch.
Henry looking to stall.
Blyer throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Henrys head.
Blyer stalling in the clinch. #BC#
Blyer's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Henry throws a nice looking combination but Blyer bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.#TD2#
Henry fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Blyer sprawls well initially but Henry persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Henry stops Blyer from getting back to his feet.
Henry throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Blyer is trying to stand up here but Henry is controlling him well. #T1#
Henry not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Henry prevents Blyer from standing back up.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Henry is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.#REF3#
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Henry slips a jab and a cross from Blyer.
Henry darts in looking for a takedown but Blyer gets double underhooks and turns Henry into the cage.
Blyer blocks the body kick.
Henry tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Henry takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Henry fails with an attempt to clinch.
Henry with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Henry tries to clinch but Blyer is having none of it.
Rocky Blyer is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Blyer cracks Henry with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Henry moves in looking to clinch but Blyer pushes him off.#T2#
Blyer throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Henry shoots in but Blyer avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Rocky Blyer has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of John Henry.
Nice shot by Henry.
Henry lands with a right hand.
Blyer thows a left - swing and a miss!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Henry looks to score with a jab to the body but Blyer is just out of range.
Blyer was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Henry scores with the left hand. Blyer knows he should have avoided that one.
Henry scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Blyer misses with a double jab. #CL2#
Henry closes the distance and clinches.
A frustrated look appears on Blyer's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Henry tries for a takedown. No joy.
Blyer is looking to break free of the clinch but Henry has double underhooks.
Henry has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Blyer avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Blyer blocks a body shot from Henry. #T3#
Henry misses with a punch to the body.
Blyer blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Henry blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Henry will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Blyer up against the cage.
Henry lands a body shot in the clinch.
Blyer wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Blyer blocks a body shot from Henry.
Blyer tries to break free but Henry pushes him back against the cage.#BC#
Blyer breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Blyer looks to land a left hand but Henry moved out of range nicely.#TD2#
Henry drives through with a takedown into guard.
Henry showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Henry's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.#T4#
Henry stops Blyer from standing up.
Blyer will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Henry has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Blyer being controlled here, momentarily.
Henry stops Blyer from standing up.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.#REF3#
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Blyer takes a swing at Henry's ribcage but misses. #CL2#
Henry closes the distance and clinches.
Blyer is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Henry looking for a takedown.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

John Henry dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
#R2#
Blyer misses with a hook.
Blyer misses with a body shot.
Henry staying out of range there.
Henry's corner calls for a 1-2. Henry obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Henry takes one to the side of the head. #CUT#
It looks like John Henry has been cut.
Henry looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Blyer is fending him off so far but Henry persists. Nope, Blyer circles away and we're back to standing.
Henry misses with a low kick.
Blyer dodges the punch combination from Henry.
Henry takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Henry scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Blyer doesn't seem bothered though.
A slow jab from Blyer misses its intended target.
Blyer throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Henry.
Henry misses with a wild body shot.
Henry takes a swing at Blyer's ribcage but misses.
Blyer misses with a hook.#T1#
Henry bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Henry slips a jab from Blyer.
Henry throws a right hand that Blyer ducks under and follows up with a left that Blyer also avoids with ease.
Blyer throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Rocky Blyer is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Blyer throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Blyer keeps the fight on the outside.
Henry dives in and grabs Blyer's left leg, looking for a takedown. Blyer pushes down on Henry's head and hops out.
Blyer is looking to counter punch.
Henry moves out of range as Blyer strikes.
Blyer swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Blyer misses with a looping left.#CL2#
Henry has taken the fight to the clinch.
Blyer's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Blyer is trying to break the clinch but Henry is controlling him.
Henry goes for a body shot but it's blocked. #T2#
Blyer working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Henry wants a takedown but no success here.
Rocky Blyer has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of John Henry.
Blyer blocks a body shot from Henry. #BC#
Blyer breaks from the clinch.
Blyer takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Henry is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Blyer rather than just go for the knockout.
Henry moves out of range of the strikes.
Blyer misses with a body shot.
Blyer lands a nice looking body shot.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Good exchange - Blyer coming out on top.
John Henry seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Henry scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Blyer doesn't seem bothered though.
Henry ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Blyer lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Henry circles away quickly and effectively.
Rocky Blyer is winning the standup battle so far.
Blyer throws a series of punches but Henry avoids them all with ease.
Henry tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Blyer manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Blyer throws a big counter combination but Henry scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.#TD2#
Henry fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Blyer to the ground. Henry is now in Blyer's guard.#T3#
Blyer wants to stand but Henry is controlling the position.
Henry with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Henry loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Henry stops Blyer from standing up.
Henry trying to control but Blyer is working from the bottom.
Henry missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Henry stops Blyer from standing up.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.#REF3#
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Blyer fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Henry manages to avoid it.
Henry scores with a leg kick.
Henry throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Henry misses the shot to the body. #T4#
Henry fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Blyer on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Henry. Henry obviously looking to wear him down.
Henry misses the shot to the body.
Henry throws a body punch but Blyer moves out of range.
Henry moves in looking to clinch but Blyer pushes him off.
Blyer looks to score with a jab to the body but Henry is just out of range.
Henry takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
The fighters circling - Blyer throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Blyer ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Henry moves away.
Blyer misses with a few strikes there.
Henry ducks under a wild hook from Blyer.
Henry digs a good hook to Blyer's body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Henry swings for the body but Blyer moves out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Rocky Blyer will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on John Henry's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
#R3#
Blyer looks to land a right hand but Henry moved out of range.
Henry tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
The fighters circling - Henry throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Henry ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Henry misses with a hook.
Blyer throws a body punch but Henry moves out of range.
Henry is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Blyer misses the jab.
Blyer misses with a wild body shot.
Blyer swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Blyer throws a body shot but no joy.
Blyer ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Henry moves away.
Henry moves away from the strike by Blyer.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Blyer on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Blyer jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Blyer misses the shot to the body.
Blyer takes a swing at Henry's ribcage but misses.
Blyer lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Henry circles away quickly and effectively.#T1##TD2#
Henry shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Blyer manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.#ES#
Blyer is scooting his butt against the cage and has managed to get back to his feet. Henry presses him back against the cage, presumably looking to take the fight back to the mat.
Blyer has had enough of the clinch but Henry keeps him there for the moment.
A left hand lands to the body for Henry.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.#BC#
Blyer escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Blyer stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Blyer wants it to stay on the feet.
Henry connects with a body shot.
Blyer swings for the body but Henry moves out of range.
Henry goes for a double leg but Blyer avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Blyer continues to drive forward.
Blyer misses the jab.#CL2#
Blyer tries to keep at a distance but Henry has taken the fight into the clinch.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Henry misses with a hook from the clinch.
Henry tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Blyer's elbow. #T2#
Blyer is trying to push Henry away but Henry has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Henry fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Henry tries to work over Blyer's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Henry digs a right hand into Blyer's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Blyer's gas tank.
Blyer will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Henry up against the cage.
Henry trying to control the position but instead, Blyer has worked for underhooks and has pushed Henry into the cage.
Henry digs a right hand into Blyer's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Blyer's gas tank.
Henry lands with a right to the head. #BC#
Blyer breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Henry lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Blyer on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Henry misses with a body shot.
Blyer swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.#T3#
Blyer cracks Henry with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Henry shoots in looking for a takedown. Blyer tries to sprawl out of it but Henry keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Blyer manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Blyer throwing a counter right hand but Henry manages to avoid it.
Rocky Blyer has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of John Henry.
Blyer throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Henry.
Blyer fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
A looping hook to the body misses from Henry. Blyer does a little dance to reset his feet.
An attempted straight right counter from Blyer misses the target.
Henry tries to clinch up.
Blyer missing with a left hand there. Henry was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Henry fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Blyer misses with a wild body shot.
Blyer misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Blyer throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Henry feints the counter takedown.
Blyer scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Blyer throws a hook but Henry avoids it easily.#T4##TD2#
Henry shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Henry trying to control but Blyer is working from the bottom.
Blyer being controlled here, momentarily.
Blyer keeping moving, preventing Henry from controlling successfully.
Henry is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.

And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Rocky Blyer.
I think Blyer 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 Frank Antenori scores the fight 29:28
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 29:28
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Rocky Blyer!
Rocky Blyer tried to hype himself up post fight but didn't word it too well and it ended up with him sounding like a bit of a tool.

Event: MFN 329
Date: Jul 10, 2016

#R1#
LeBlanc misses with a kick to the body.
Henry is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Henry tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. LeBlanc manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
A nice inside leg kick there by Henry. That's going to slow LeBlanc down.
Henry chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Henry scores with a nice head shot.
Henry wants to clinch.
LeBlanc is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
LeBlanc wants to land a leg kick but Henry is out of range.
LeBlanc blocks the body kick. #T1#
LeBlanc connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Henry showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from LeBlanc.
Henry works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Henry walks into a stiff left hand from LeBlanc.#CUT#
It looks like John Henry has been cut.
Henry lands with a right hand.
LeBlanc throws the left hand but Henry avoids the punch easily.
LeBlanc looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Henry misses with an uppercut
and LeBlanc counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Henry on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.#T2#
LeBlanc scores with a nice right hand.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Henry, right into the meat.
Henry lands with a right hand.
Henry displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as LeBlanc throws out the jab.
Henry only half commits to the counter leg kick.
LeBlanc feints and then cracks Henry's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Henry down.
LeBlanc throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Henry misses the jab.#KD#
LeBlanc lands a big head kick that sends Henry tumbling to the mat! LeBlanc takes a step backwards and waves Henry back to his feet - he wants the finish!#ROC#
Henry is rocked!
Ohhhhhhhhhh, brutal head kick from LeBlanc! This one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Claude LeBlanc!
Claude LeBlanc thanked the fans post fight for their support.

Event: MFN 322:Gravius v Mangrove Jr
Date: Jun 12, 2016

#R1#
Henry rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Animai counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Henry misses with a low kick as Animai jumps back.
Animai throws a leg kick
and Henry counters with a nice uppercut.
Henry throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Keimah Animai seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Henry lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Animai lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook. #CUT#
It looks like John Henry has been cut.
Henry cracks Animai with a good jab.
Henry takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Animai cracks the inside of Henry's front leg.
Henry misses with an uppercut.
Animai throwing a counter right hand but Henry manages to avoid it.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Henry throws a low kick but it's checked well by Animai.
Animai looks for the body kick but Henry saw that one coming.
Animai tries a switch kick but it misses it's target. #T1#
Henry looks for the body kick but Animai saw that one coming.
Animai connects with a looping right hand.
Animai lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Henry has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Animai.
Animai throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Animai keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Animai lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Henry misses with a body kick.
Henry throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Animai takes one on the chin but keeps coming. #CUT2#
It looks like Keimah Animai has been cut.
Animai thows a left - swing and a miss!
Henry misses with a looping right.
Animai swings for the body but Henry moves out of range. #T2#
Animai lands with a thumping leg kick.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Animai misses with a leg kick
and Henry counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Henry throws a leg kick which misses Animai's front leg but catches the back leg as Animai tries to avoid it.
Animai doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Henry throws a hook to the side of Animai's head but Animai sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Good leg kick by Animai there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Henry misses with a low kick as Animai jumps back.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Animai. Henry shrugs it off though.
Henry takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Animai closes the distance but Henry moves to the side
and Henry counters with a leg kick.
Animai scores with a crisp jab that stopped Henry in his tracks. #T3#
Animai scores with a jab to the jaw.
Henry jabs Animai to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Henry blocks the body kick.
Henry walks forward, straight into a front kick from Animai.
Animai's corner calls for a 1-2. Animai obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Animai misses with a body kick.
Animai bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Henry misses with a body kick.
Henry throws a body punch but Animai moves out of range.
Good work by Animai as he checks the leg kick.
A low kick from Henry misses
and Animai counters with a stiff right hand.
Animai looks to land a combination. Henry sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.#T4#
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Henry circles away from the clinch attempt.
Henry replies with a solid counter kick to the body but Animai blocks it well.
Animai lands with a thumping leg kick.
Henry tries to land a leg kick but Animai saw it coming and moves away.
Animai swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Henry now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Animai ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Henry throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Henry's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Animai tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Henry manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Animai fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Henry manages to avoid it.
A little jabbing left from Henry on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Animai checks a leg kick.
Henry cracks Animai with an open hand slap.
Animai looks to land a body kick but Henry moved away.
Animai lands a slapping body shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Keimah Animai dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
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.
#R2#
Animai slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Henry uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Animai.
Despite the aggression on Henry's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Animai on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Henry is looking to slow Animai down with leg kicks.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Animai.
Animai is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Henry can do to turn this around?
Henry avoids the head kick by Animai.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with eachother but Henry might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Animai has got the better of the exchanges.
Henry fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
A left lands for Animai.#KD2#
Henry lands a big uppercut and Animai crumbles to the floor! The ref thinks about stopping the fight but Animai looks OK. Henry waves Animai back to his feet!#ROC2#
Animai is rocked!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Animai misses the jab.
Oh Animai is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Animai moves away from the strike by Henry.
Animai seems to have got his legs back now.
Animai stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Henry uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Animai.#T1#
Henry misses with a kick to the body.
Animai throws out a leg kick but Henry moves out of range and Animai only half commits.
Animai scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Animai throws a nice inside leg kick.
Henry thumps Animai with a low kick.
A swing and a miss from Animai.
Animai tries to land a leg kick but Henry saw it coming and moves away.
Henry shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Henry throws a body shot but no joy.
As Henry backs away, Animai returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Henry on the wrong end of a nice hook.
A thudding body kick lands there by Henry! #T2#
Animai takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Animai closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Henry swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Animai throws a counter high kick but Henry was just alert enough to avoid it.
Henry throws a nice looking combination but Animai bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Henry lands a slapping body shot.
Animai throws a good cross that connects.
Animai lands a right hook to the body. #KD2#
Henry lands a big right hand that sends Animai crashing to the mat! Henry stays standing though and waves Animai back to his feet!
Animai throws a leg kick
and Henry counters with a left to the body.
Henry changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Henry misses the jab.
Animai is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Henry fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Animai manages to avoid it.#T3#
Henry changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Animai avoids the body shot from Henry.
A left and a right from Animai both land. Nice combination.
Henry misses with a right hand
and Animai counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Nice straight punches there by Henry. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Henry.
A jab from Animai misses.
A looping hook to the body misses from Animai. Henry does a little dance to reset his feet.
Animai is looking to slow Henry down with leg kicks.
Animai looks to land a right hand but Henry moved out of range.
It seemed like Henry was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Henry on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
A telegraphed right hand from Henry misses the target. #T4#
Animai chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Animai lands with a thumping leg kick.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Animai slips under a jab from Henry.
Animai tried to counter with a leg kick but Henry avoided it.
Animai scores with a crisp jab that stopped Henry in his tracks. #CUT#
That has opened up John Henry's cut even more.
Henry stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Animai.
Animai lands with an overhand left.
Henry throws a low kick, looking for Animai's leg but Animai calmly moves out of range.
Animai is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Henry fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Animai manages to avoid it.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Henry throws a low kick but it's checked well by Animai.
Henry scores with a hook.
Henry throws an overhand right that lands on Animai's shoulder, as Animai tries to avoid the shot.
Animai jinks towards his opponent looking like he wants to counter with a mid kick but doesn't commit.
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.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!
#R3#
A jab from Henry does it's job there.
Animai throws a head kick but Henry moves out of range.
A swing and a miss from Animai.
Animai swings widly with a right hand
and Henry counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
A chopping leg kick lands by Henry.
Henry drops Animai with a big left hand! Animai is injured, injured bad! Henry jumps in and finished him with strikes! The fight is over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:32 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). John Henry!
A victorious John Henry thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.

Event: MFN 318: Falling Like Dominoes
Date: May 29, 2016

#R1#
Tikkanen avoids the body shot from Henry.
We've been informed that Tikkanen has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
Henry throws a series of punches but Tikkanen moves out of range.
Tikkanen chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Tikkanen chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Henry attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Henry takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
A lazy body kick from Tikkanen
and Henry counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Tikkanen throws a predictable looking body shot
and Henry counters with an inside leg kick.
Henry swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Tikkanen looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Henry lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Tikkanen at a distance.
Henry takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Tikkanen lands with a cross.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Henry walks forward, straight into a front kick from Tikkanen.
Tikkanen connects with a right hand. Henry shakes it off.#T1#
Henry uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Tikkanen.
Tikkanen throws a solid leg kick but Henry takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Tikkanen.
Henry tried to counter with a leg kick but Tikkanen avoided it.
Tikkanen scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Henry throws a chopping leg kick but Tikkanen manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Henry misses with a hook to the body
and Tikkanen counters with a nice uppercut.
Tikkanen scores with a nice strike.
Tikkanen scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Tikkanen has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Tikkanen tests Henry's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Henry misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Tikkanen.
Tikkanen misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Henry.
Henry throws out a leg kick but Tikkanen moves out of range and Henry only half commits.
Henry scores with a hook.
We've been told by Henry's head coaches at Mello MMA that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Tikkanen wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.#T2#
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Henry takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Tikkanen connects with a crisp jab.
Henry thows a leg kick but Tikkanen checks it
and Tikkanen counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Tikkanen works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Tikkanen takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Tikkanen throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Henry tries a head kick but it misses.
Henry blocks the body kick.
Henry scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Tikkanen doesn't seem bothered though.
Tikkanen shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Henry pinned against the cage. Henry gets the underhooks and manages to circle away. #T3#
Tikkanen feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Henry's calf.
Good shot there by Tikkanen.
Henry swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Henry throws a sloppy head kick and Tikkanen moves out of range easily.
Tikkanen uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Henry.
Tikkanen throws a series of strikes that have Henry backpedaling. #CUT2#
It looks like John Henry has been cut.
A decent looking cross lands there for Tikkanen.
Tikkanen takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Tikkanen throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Tikkanen swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Henry throws a leg kick
and Tikkanen counters with a lovely shot to the body.#T4#
Tikkanen tries a low kick but Henry avoids it.
Henry throws a leg kick which misses Tikkanen's front leg but catches the back leg as Tikkanen tries to avoid it.
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 ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Tikkanen moves away.
Henry throws a low kick but Tikkanen avoids it.
Tikkanen is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Tikkanen tries a head kick but it misses.
As Tikkanen backs away, Henry returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Tikkanen scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Henry misses with a right hand
and Tikkanen counters with a body kick that stops Henry in his tracks momentarily.
Tikkanen throws out a leg kick but Henry moves out of range and Tikkanen only half commits.
Tikkanen wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Tikkanen takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Henry is looking to wear down Tikkanen with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Henry throws a leg kick but Tikkanen moved away.
Tikkanen connects with a good right hand that stumbles Henry. Henry circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Esa Tikkanen dominated that round.
The cut man is working on John Henry's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!
#R2#
Henry throws a leg kick which misses Tikkanen's front leg but catches the back leg as Tikkanen tries to avoid it.
Tikkanen shoots in and drives through. Henry sprawls well.
A nice leg kick lands there from Henry.
This entire fight has taken place on the feet so far and you wonder whether Henry might be better served trying to take this one to the ground because he's losing the standup battle so far.
Henry tried to score with a low kick but Tikkanen checks it.
Henry looks for the body kick but Tikkanen saw that one coming.
Tikkanen takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Henry throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Henry shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
A low kick from Tikkanen is predictable there
and Henry finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tikkanen misses with a body punch
and Tikkanen takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Henry uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Henry on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Tikkanen. Tikkanen obviously looking to wear him down.
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!
Tikkanen misses with a two punch combination. #T1#
Henry throws a solid leg kick but Tikkanen takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Henry.
Esa Tikkanen seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Tikkanen lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Some bone on bone action there as Henry checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Tikkanen throws a leg kick but Henry sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Tikkanen has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Tikkanen chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Tikkanen 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.
Henry takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Tikkanen avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Esa Tikkanen seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Henry scores with a nice strike.
Tikkanen swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Henry counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Tikkanen avoids the head kick by Henry.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Tikkanen. #T2#
Tikkanen misses with an attempted mid kick.
Tikkanen lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Tikkanen connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Henry avoids the head kick by Tikkanen.
Henry fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Tikkanen checks it well.
Tikkanen throws out a counter right but Henry avoids it with no problem.
Henry throws a nice outside leg kick.
Tikkanen throws a quick inside leg kick.
Henry swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Tikkanen cracks a nice hook into Henry's ribs.
Tikkanen lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Henry scores with a head kick. Tikkanen tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.#CUT#
It looks like Esa Tikkanen has been cut.#T3#
Tikkanen ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Henry moves away.
Henry tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
John Henry is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Henry works Tikkanen's body with a nice hook.
Tikkanen scores with a push kick.
Tikkanen keeps the fight on the outside.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Henry lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Tikkanen has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Tikkanen and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
It seemed like Tikkanen was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Tikkanen misses with a wild body shot.
Tikkanen lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Henry with a jab.
Tikkanen connects with a single shot there.
A combination from Tikkanen does no damage.
A little feinted left hand from Henry on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Tikkanen scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.#T4#
Henry scores with a body shot.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A good leg kick by Tikkanen.
Tikkanen is looking to score with low kicks.
That kick from Tikkanen tenderised Henry's leg. Henry is trying to keep his angry face on.
Tikkanen walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Henry throws a hook but Tikkanen blocks it.
Henry tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Henry walks into a jab.
Tikkanen throws a left and a right that both miss
and Henry counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Tikkanen thinking.
Henry attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Tikkanen misses with a shot to the body
and Henry counters with a stiff right hand.
Henry throws a monster overhand right that drops Tikkanen! Henry follows up with more strikes from mount and the fight is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:56 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). John Henry!
John Henry thanked the fans post fight for their support.

Event: MFN 313: Danger Zone
Date: May 11, 2016

#R1#
Henry throws a right hand that misses
letting Kuzmejniev counter with a right hand. #CUT#
It looks like John Henry has been cut.
Henry works the jab nicely.
Henry misses the shot to the body.
Kuzmejniev on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
The fighters circling - Henry throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
We've been informed that Henry has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
Kuzmejniev tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Henry throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Kuzmejniev stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Kuzmejniev misses with a low kick.
Henry tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Kuzmejniev was well out of range. Poor timing from Henry.
Henry is looking to slow Kuzmejniev down with leg kicks.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Henry, as that shot connected.
Henry misses with a jab to the body
and Kuzmejniev counters with a good low kick that Henry was not able to check.
Kuzmejniev avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Henry with a poor takedown
and Kuzmejniev counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Henry blocks the body kick.
A nice side step and Henry releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.#T1#
Henry takes a swing at Kuzmejniev's ribcage but misses.
Henry throws a low kick but it's checked well by Kuzmejniev.
Henry looks to throw a body kick
and Kuzmejniev counters with a stiff right hand.
Kuzmejniev throws a right and a left that both miss.
Kuzmejniev lands a front kick.
Henry blocks the body kick.
Kuzmejniev lands with a thumping leg kick.
Kuzmejniev blocks a jab.
Kuzmejniev avoids the head kick by Henry.
A head kick misses from Henry.
Henry throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Kuzmejniev fires out a quick counter leg kick but Henry just manages to avoid it.
Kuzmejniev dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Henry scores with a leg kick. #T2#
Kuzmejniev keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Kuzmejniev swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Henry feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Kuzmejniev's calf.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Kuzmejniev takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Henry misses with a low kick.
Kuzmejniev lands with a nice body punch.
Henry is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Kuzmejniev rather than just go for the knockout.
Kuzmejniev lands a body shot.
Kuzmejniev plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Henry throws out a leg kick but Kuzmejniev moves out of range and Henry only half commits.
Kuzmejniev sizes up Henry with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Zlato Kuzmejniev is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Kuzmejniev scores with a kick to the body.
Henry looks winded!
Kuzmejniev goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Kuzmejniev swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Henry appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Henry fails with the takedown.#T3#
Henry misses with a body kick.
Kuzmejniev fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Kuzmejniev thumps Henry with a low kick.
Henry wants to land a leg kick but Kuzmejniev is out of range.
Henry drops his hands momentarily and Kuzmejniev takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Jab from Kuzmejniev.#CUT#
That has opened up John Henry's cut even more.
Kuzmejniev throws a body punch but Henry moves out of range.
Kuzmejniev throws a head kick that half lands. #ROC#
Henry is rocked!
Kuzmejniev tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
A solid leg kick lands there for Kuzmejniev.
Henry misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Henry throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Kuzmejniev's waist but Kuzmejniev gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Henry off to one side.
Kuzmejniev is looking for a counter combo.
Zlato Kuzmejniev has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of John Henry.
Kuzmejniev chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Henry can pounce on him. #T4#
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Henry scores with a hook to the body. Kuzmejniev takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Henry throws a looping overhand right but Kuzmejniev ducks down to avoid it.
Kuzmejniev paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Kuzmejniev uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Henry.
Kuzmejniev throws a body shot but no joy.
Kuzmejniev backing away here, and Henry unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
A head kick misses from Kuzmejniev.
Henry scoring well with a low kick there.
Henry lands a jab.
Kuzmejniev is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Kuzmejniev closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Henry fails to land the takedown.
Kuzmejniev steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Henry.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Zlato Kuzmejniev dominated that round.
The cut man is working on John Henry's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
#R2#
Kuzmejniev throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Henry listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Kuzmejniev fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Henry.
Henry throws a head kick that misses.
Kuzmejniev looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with eachother but Henry might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Kuzmejniev has got the better of the exchanges.
The fighters circle momentarily. Kuzmejniev darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
An inside leg kick lands from Henry.
Kuzmejniev drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Kuzmejniev keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Kuzmejniev looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
A thudding body kick lands there by Henry!
Zlato Kuzmejniev is winning the standup battle so far.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Henry buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Kuzmejniev looks to land a body kick but Henry moved away.
Kuzmejniev takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.#T1##KD#
Kuzmejniev lands a big head kick that sends Henry tumbling to the mat! Kuzmejniev takes a step backwards and waves Henry back to his feet - he wants the finish!
Henry throws a low kick but it's checked well by Kuzmejniev.
Kuzmejniev throws a counter high kick but Henry was just alert enough to avoid it.
Henry throws a head kick that misses.
Kuzmejniev is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Henry with a lazy takedown attempt
and Kuzmejniev counters with a left and a right... And another left! Henry is down! He's done! The ref dives in to save him and that's the end of the fight!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:23 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Zlato Kuzmejniev!
Zlato Kuzmejniev took to the mic in his post fight interview and said 'I came for the KO, thank you for your support.'.

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