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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between William Ernest Henley (ranked 3813 p4p, 24110 weight class) and Tee Naught (ranked 386 p4p, 488 weight class). Naught has chosen Cruisin' for a Contusion as his entrance music. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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195 cm 20 240 2 - 1 - 0 |
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195 cm 21 265 1 - 4 - 0 |
Good wrestling Excellent boxer KO power |
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Decent wrestler Excellent MT Good gas tank |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division. Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner. With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, William Ernest Henley! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of 1 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Tee Naught! The judges for this bout are Frank Dennis, Stewart Dunkirk and Cecil Peabody.
 The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Naught lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt. Naught tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Henley paws at him with a jab and circles away. A head kick misses from Naught. Henley stuns Naught with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range. Henley tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Naught was well out of range. Poor timing from Henley. Henley blocks a head kick by Naught.
Henley appears to be looking for a counter takedown. Henley tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Naught was well out of range. Poor timing from Henley. Naught pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Henley looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight. Henley throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Naught stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly. Henley lands with a nice body punch. Henley looks to land a combination but Naught avoids it well. Naught lands a head kick. Henley smiles back at him and beckons him forward. Henley has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Naught. The crowd are loving this. Great action here. Naught pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Henley 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. Henley trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat. Naught has momentary wrist control but Henley slips an elbow through the middle. Henley wants to control from the top but Naught keeps moving.
 That's one minute gone in the round. Henley pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Naught is keeping the position for now. Henley in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time. Henley is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control. The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work. Naught working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Henley. Henley postures up and lands some nice ground and pound. Henley prevents Naught from getting back to his feet. Henley lands a couple of decent looking shots. Naught is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
 That's two minutes gone in the round. Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless. Henley 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. Henley lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard. Naught is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Henley is controlling him. Naught can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Henley controls the pace. Naught keeping full guard, as Henley tries to pass.
 The referee decides to stand the fighters back up. Naught fails in his attempt to clinch.
Henley shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Naught napping and manages to drive through into side control!
 That's three minutes gone in the round. Naught tries to escape but Henley is in control. Henley is looking to take a break and control but Naught is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom. Henley sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Naught is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
Naught is pushing Henley's head away, looking to escape. Henley manages to hold on to the position though. Henley wants to control but Naught is keeping him busy. We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Naught can do anything to dispel that myth. Naught is being controlled here.
 That's four minutes gone in the round. 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. Henley working the ground and pound. The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily. Henley is chipping away with strikes.
Henley scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Naught to see if he's OK. Henley throws a strike aimed at the side of Naught's head but Naught avoids it well. Henley tries to land with some ground and pound but misses. Henley 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. Henley trying to control the position but Naught is working away. Naught takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better. Henley misses with the ground and pound. And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
William Ernest Henley dominated that round. The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action.
Naught misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Naught throws a head kick that half lands.
Tee Naught seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout. Henley misses the shot to the body. Naught pulls out of a head kick attempt.
We've been informed that Naught has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight. Henley throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd. Henley misses with a wild body shot. Naught tries a switch kick but it misses it's target. Naught throws a head kick but Henley moves out of range.
Henley appears to be looking for a counter takedown. Naught throws a head kick that misses. Naught pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Henley throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd. Naught throws a head kick but Henley moves out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Naught has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him. Henley avoids the head kick by Naught.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show! Naught throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Henley tries to counter with a takedown but Naught is quick to defend against it. Naught tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Henley is able to avoid easily. Naught tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Henley counters with a nice double leg into side control. Naught won't be happy with that. The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing. Henley trying to control the position but Naught is working away.
 That's one minute gone in the round. Henley landing strikes. Henley wants to control but Naught is keeping him busy. Naught really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Henley. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out. Henley working the ground and pound. Henley is staying tight to Naught's torso, preventing him from escaping. Henley is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Naught can do to turn this around? Naught pushes Henley away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, Henley gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control. Naught on the wrong end of some ground and pound. Henley lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face. A lull in the action here.
 That's two minutes gone in the round. Henley sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Naught is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
Naught is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the cage but Henley has just dragged him back down to the mat. Naught takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
Naught takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
Naught seems a little lost for a moment, as Henley dominates the positioning. Naught is not content to let Henley control the position. William Ernest Henley overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far. Henley sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Naught is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
 That's three minutes gone in the round. Henley is putting a hurting on Naught here, landing some big shots from side control. Henley cracks Naught with a big right hand but Naught just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
Henley looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Naught is avoiding damage well.
Naught parries the strikes from Henley easily there. Henley is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Naught to escape.
Henley moves into full mount! Henley lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
 Naught is rocked! Henley postures up and lands a whopping elbow - oh that's hurt Naught bigstyle! Two more strikes land for Henley and the fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:58 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). William Ernest Henley!
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hype
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