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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Gaiul Henry (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Daniel Dean (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Daniel Dean looks lathargic as he enters the arena. Wake up son, you're about to have a fight!
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194 lbs
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190 lbs
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Good wrestling
Brawler
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BJJ Brown Belt
Counter striker
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Gaiul Henry!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Daniel Dean!
The judges for this bout are Robert Douchet, Trevor Gratis and Yves DeLean.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dean fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Dean looks really tired already! That doesn't bode well for a good, competitive fight!
Henry scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Henry slows the pace down in half guard.
Henry has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
Dean tries to roll over but Henry keeps him under control.
Henry sitting and controlling from the half guard.
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.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The referee stands the fighters back up. Gaiul Henry just wasn't active enough from the dominant position.
Henry fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Dean keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Henry throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Henry scores a takedown into full mount!
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.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The referee stands the fighters back up. Gaiul Henry just wasn't active enough from the dominant position.
Henry swinging wilding here.
Dean fails to land the takedown.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Henry wants to clinch.
Henry feints and as Dean raises his hands in defense, Henry changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Henry content to stall in guard here.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Dean 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.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dean is working an open guard so Henry takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
Henry closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Dean did well to prevent Henry getting side control.
Dean looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Henry is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Dean is refusing to be controlled, as Henry sits in half guard.
Dean tries to get to full guard but Henry has control of the leg.
Henry is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Gaiul Henry dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Henry misses with an uppercut.
Henry tries to bum rush Dean with a series of wild strikes but Dean uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Dean keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Henry.
Henry misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Dean.
Dean closes the distance and clinches up with Henry, looking for a takedown. Dean pushes Henry against the cage but Henry circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Henry takes a swing at Dean's ribcage but misses.
Gaiul Henry is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
The fight stays on the outside here - Henry looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Henry throws a jab when Dean was well out of range.
Henry wants to clinch.
Henry will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dean keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Henry.
Henry leaves Dean with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Henry has managed to clinch.
Dean tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Henry smiles and moves away.
Gaiul Henry has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Daniel Dean.
Dean slips a straight right by Henry.
Henry scores with a takedown into Dean's guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Henry slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Dean looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Henry content to stall in guard here.
Dean looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Henry stays in close to Dean's body and controls the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dean is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Henry sitting in guard here, content to control.
The referee stands the fighters back up. Gaiul Henry just wasn't active enough from the dominant position.
Henry looks to land a combination but Dean avoids it well.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
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 hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Henry will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Henry misses with the combination.
Henry just misses with a punch to the body.
Gaiul Henry seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Dean uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Henry.
Dean shoots in but no luck this time.
Nice takedown defense from Henry. No joy for Dean on that attempt.
Henry looks to land a left hand but Dean moved out of range nicely.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Henry tries to clinch there but Dean circles away.
Dean uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Henry.
Dean shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Dean showed some decent athleticism there.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Gaiul Henry dominated that second round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
A punch combination from Henry misses.
Henry misses with a two punch combination.
A big left from Henry misses.
Henry throws a right and a left that both miss.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Dean.
Dean shoots in but Henry avoids the takedown attempt easily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Henry darts in and clinches Dean up against the cage.
Henry has picked Dean up - he's going for a ride! Henry dumps his opponent to the mat with a thud and settles into half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dean is pressing down on Henry's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Henry showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Dean is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Henry is aware though and is defending well.
Henry is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Henry wants to control from the top but Dean keeps moving.
Henry not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Henry trying to control the position from guard on top but Dean is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Henry knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Dean on the ground.
Henry stopping the sweep attempt from Dean.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dean escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Henry gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Dean is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Henry defends well.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Dean misses with a takedown attempt - Henry sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Gaiul Henry has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Daniel Dean.
Dean displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Henry throws out the jab.
Nice defenses there by Dean.
Henry misses with a double jab.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Henry throws an overhand right that lands on Dean's shoulder, as Dean tries to avoid the shot.
Dean leaves Henry with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Dean shoots for a double leg takedown but Henry sprawls well. He's pushed Dean's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Henry swinging wilding here.
Henry throws a hook but Dean blocks it.
Henry dives in and grabs Dean's left leg, looking for a takedown. Dean pushes down on Henry's head and hops out.
Henry misses with a takedown attempt
and Dean counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Dean is trying to work for a kimura but Henry is defending well.
Henry is trying to control but can't.
Gaiul Henry is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Henry keeps control of the position for the meantime.
Gaiul Henry overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Henry trying to control but Dean postures up.
Henry gets full guard.
Henry is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
Dean stands and throws Henry's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Dean is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Henry knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Daniel Dean.
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 Robert Douchet scores the fight 29:28
Judge Trevor Gratis scores the fight 29:28
Judge Yves DeLean scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Gaiul Henry!
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energy
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hype
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RATING
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