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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Max Henderson (ranked 3529 p4p, 339 weight class) and Chris George (ranked 4230 p4p, 382 weight class). This should be fireworks!
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150 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Max Henderson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Chris George!
The judges for this bout are Andrew Berry, Daniel Bishop and William Gold.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
George showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Henderson.
Henderson misses with a combination
and George counters with a right hand to the body.
Henderson throws a series of punches but George avoids them all with ease.
Henderson fails to land with a series of punches.
Henderson missing with a left hand there. George was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Henderson misses with a wild combination.
George tries to counter with a clinch but Henderson shakes him off and moves away.
George cracks a nice hook into Henderson's ribs.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Henderson lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
George is looking to clinch but Henderson is avoiding it.
Henderson misses with a wild body shot.
George shoots in but no luck this time.
Max Henderson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
George shoots for a takedown but Henderson saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Henderson drops down looking for a counter takedown but George sprawls and moves away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
George shoots in for a double leg but Henderson sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Max Henderson has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Chris George.
Henderson swats away the attempt to clinch by George.
Henderson stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
George walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
George is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Henderson displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from George.
George takes a shot to the body in his stride.
George showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Henderson.
George shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Henderson defends it nicely.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Henderson throws a right hand that George ducks under and follows up with a left that George also avoids with ease.
Some wild striking there from George.
Henderson swinging wildly here.
George changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Henderson will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
The fight stays on the outside here - George looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
George fails with the takedown.
George takes a body punch but keeps moving.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Henderson fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Henderson misses with a jab, cross combination.
George dodges the punch combination from Henderson.
George with the counter takedown but Henderson avoids it easily.
Henderson swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Henderson avoids the head kick by George.
Sloppy strikes from Henderson. Those never looked like landing.
George with the counter takedown but Henderson avoids it easily.
George tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Henderson paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Henderson throws a combination that misses
and George counters with a lovely shot to the body.
No luck with that takedown attempt from George.
Henderson feinted with a counter takedown.
Henderson stalks George and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into George's face. George staggers backwards, shaken.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Henderson swats away the attempt to clinch by George.
Henderson drops down looking for a counter takedown but George sprawls and moves away.
Henderson closes the distance and lands a one-two.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Henderson will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from George is defended easily by Henderson.
George showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Henderson.
George wants to counter the offense by Henderson and move into the clinch position.
Henderson swinging wildly here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Max Henderson 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.
Henderson feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Georges jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
George tries to clinch up but Henderson circles away and keeps his distance.
Max Henderson is winning the standup battle so far.
George shoots in but Henderson avoids the takedown attempt easily.
George has a takedown stuffed.
Henderson misses with a few strikes there.
Henderson is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that George can do to turn this around?
Henderson fails to land with a series of punches.
George tries to clinch but Henderson moves out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
George avoids a punch combination nicely.
George fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Max Henderson has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Chris George.
George fails to land the takedown.
Max Henderson is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
That's one minute gone in the round.
George looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Henderson is fending him off so far but George persists. Nope, Henderson circles away and we're back to standing.
George is breathing heavily.
George takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Henderson swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
George tries to clinch but Henderson is having none of it.
Henderson drops down looking for a counter takedown but George sprawls and moves away.
George showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Henderson.
George throws a half hearted mid kick.
George shoots for a takedown but Henderson saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Henderson swinging wildly here.
A punch combination from Henderson misses.
Henderson scores with a punch to the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Henderson misses with a wild combination.
George tries to counter with a clinch but Henderson shakes him off and moves away.
Henderson getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
George changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Henderson tries to avoid it but George manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Henderson to the ground. Henderson escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Henderson swats away the attempt to clinch by George.
George is trying hard to land a takedown here. Henderson sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Henderson throws a body punch but George moves out of range.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
George shoots in but no luck this time.
Henderson's corner calls for a 1-2. Henderson obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Henderson 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.
Some wild striking there from Henderson.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Henderson fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
George has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
George with a nice cross.
George throws a jab when Henderson was well out of range.
Max Henderson is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Henderson throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Henderson lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Henderson changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Nice sprawl there from Henderson as George shoots in.
Henderson misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Henderson lands a straight punch to the body, keeping George at a distance.
Henderson throws a right and a left that both miss.
Sloppy strikes from Henderson. Those never looked like landing.
Despite the aggression on George's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with eachother but George might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Henderson has got the better of the exchanges.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Henderson swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by George.
Henderson fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Henderson leaves George with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
George slips a jab and a cross from Henderson.
Henderson misses with a few strikes there.
George wants to clinch up but Henderson keeps it at a distance.
Henderson misses the shot to the body.
George lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Henderson throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Henderson closes the distance and lands a one-two.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Max Henderson 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!
George tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Henderson manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Henderson falls off balance throwing a combination
and George counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Henderson just misses with a punch to the body.
George throws a shot to the body.
Henderson throws a right and a left that both miss.
George drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Henderson defends it well.
George lands a glancing blow to the side of Henderson's head.
George tries a head kick but it misses.
Henderson tries to counter with a takedown but George is quick to defend against it.
A combination from Henderson does no damage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Henderson lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
George dives in for a single leg takedown but Henderson sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Henderson rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but George moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
George will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
That's one minute gone in the round.
George tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Henderson manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
George throws a right and a left that both miss.
Henderson lunges at George with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by George's hand.
George throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Henderson lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but George circles away quickly and effectively.
Henderson shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. George eats them both and turns towards Henderson to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Henderson swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
George feints the counter takedown.
George misses with a kick to the body.
George swings and misses with a hook to the body.
George takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
George is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Henderson rather than just go for the knockout.
No luck with that takedown attempt from George.
Max Henderson has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Chris George.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Henderson scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Henderson displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Henderson misses with a combination
and George counters with a low kick, right behind Henderson 's knee.
Henderson stuffs the takedown.
George is trying desperately to land a takedown but Henderson is having absolutely none of it. This is turning into a bit of a nightmare for George.
Henderson misses with the combination.
George has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Henderson throws a series of punches but George moves out of range.
Henderson looks to land a combination but George avoids it well.
George will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Henderson misses with a double jab
and George counters with a nice body shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
George dives in for a single leg takedown but Henderson sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Henderson throws a combination but it was largely blocked by George.
Henderson closes the distance and lands a one-two.
No luck with that takedown attempt from George.
Henderson scores with a one two! George had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
George closes the distance and clinches up with Henderson, looking for a takedown. George pushes Henderson against the cage but Henderson circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Henderson scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
George moves in looking to clinch but Henderson pushes him off.
Sloppy strikes from Henderson. Those never looked like landing.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
George fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Henderson looks to land a combination but George avoids it well.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
George shoots for a takedown but Henderson saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Sloppy strikes from Henderson. Those never looked like landing.
George tries to clinch but Henderson moves out of range.
Henderson lands with a straight right. George didn't see that one coming.
Henderson misses with a straight left.
Henderson fails to land with a series of punches.
George throws a head kick that half lands.
George slips a jab and a cross from Henderson.
Chris George has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Max Henderson is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
No joy there for Henderson, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
And that's the end of the fight!
Max Henderson showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Henderson 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 Andrew Berry scores the fight 30:27
Judge Daniel Bishop scores the fight 30:27
Judge William Gold scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Max Henderson!
Chris George was interviewed post fight and said 'he fought better'.
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energy
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hype
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FIGHT
RATING
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