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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Micah Spinks (ranked 2209 p4p, 3711 weight class) and Harry Henderson (ranked 130 p4p, 216 weight class). Both fighters will be looking to make this an exciting fight for the fans, I'm sure!
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135
5 - 3 - 0 |
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159 cm
28
135
5 - 8 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Solid boxing
Big right hand |
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Good wrestler
Basic striking
Good gas tank |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Micah Spinks!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 8 - 0, fighting out of London, Harry Henderson!
The judges for this bout are William Gold, Paul Tew and James Atkins.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Henderson showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Spinks.
Spinks misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Spinks lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Henderson circles away quickly and effectively.
Spinks 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.
Spinks misses the shot to the body.
Spinks clinches.
Henderson has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Spinks uses from the top position.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
Henderson is pulling down on Spinks's head to control his posture.
Spinks wants to get up but he can't break Henderson's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Spinks controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Spinks is fighting to break Henderson's control of his arms but Henderson is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Henderson looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Spinks wants to stand and escape but instead Henderson has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard.
Henderson slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Henderson slips nicely into half guard.
Spinks trying to control here.
Henderson uses his free foot to push down on Spinks's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for Spinks.
Spinks tries to control Henderson's body but Henderson pushes him off. Spinks squirms to his side and now Henderson has his back!
Spinks can't escape the position.
Henderson just keeping the dominant position. He can't wait too long though, otherwise the referee will stand them back up.
Spinks tries to roll but Henderson sticks to his back.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Spinks is trying to get back to his feet but Henderson has full control of the position and if anything, Spinks has just worked his way into a worse spot.
Henderson has the hooks in. Spinks is trying to push off one leg but he has to do so cautiously to avoid being submitted.
Spinks tries to escape but he's let his defenses down in doing so and Henderson has slipped in the rear naked choke! Oh, that's tiiiiiiiiight! Spinks is tapping! This one is aaaaaaaaaaaall over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:46 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Harry Henderson!
An out of breath Harry Henderson thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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energy
A | B |
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hype
A | B |
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pop
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mgr
A | B |
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FIGHT
RATING
38% |
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