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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Hank Henry (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jack Spat (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Hank Henry!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Jack Spat!
The judges for this bout are Igor Prikhodko, Aleksandr Martynov and Aleksei Zolotukhin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Henry lands a really nice looking cross but Spat seems unphased.
Henry cracks Spat with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
It looks like Jack Spat has been cut.
Henry circles away from the clinch attempt.
Spat misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Nice shot by Henry.
Spat keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Henry with a lazy takedown attempt
and Spat counters with a single leg into guard. Henry didn't expect that.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Henry preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Henry is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Spat is controlling him.
Henry uses the cage to get back to his feet.
Spat on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Henry scores with a jab to the head.
Spat tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Henry paws at him with a jab and circles away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Henry misses with a combination
and Spat counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Henry gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Spat.
Henry wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Spat can't get the takedown.
Hank Henry has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jack Spat.
Henry wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Spat keeps control of Henry as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Henry wants to break the clinch but can't.
Henry breaks the clinch.
Henry lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Henry swings away with a body shot that misses
and Spat counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Henry!
Spat can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Henry is looking to escape.
Spat has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Spat has hold of Henry's left arm, perhaps looking for a submission. The two fighters tussle over control of the isolated limb and Henry manages to get his arm back to his side and away from danger.
Spat is looking to secure an arm. He's managed it! He's pivoting for an armbar - that looks tight! But Henry has managed to get out of it and now he's in a dominant position. Nice work from Henry!
Spat looks gassed!
Henry is looking to stand up but Spat won't let him.
Henry postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Spat pulls Henry in close to prevent any damage.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Henry won't allow Spat to sweep him here.
Henry scoring with punches to the head and body.
Henry in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Henry postures up.
Henry is looking to work some ground and pound but Spat has wrist control.
Henry works over Spat with some ground and pound from guard.
Henry in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Spat is on top in guard.
Henry wants to stand up but Spat is controlling him.
Spat in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Spat wants to control from the top but Henry keeps moving.
Spat wants to stand and escape but instead Henry has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard.
Henry throwing strikes but missing.
Spat looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
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 Spat is retaining full guard.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Spat preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Hank Henry dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Jack Spat's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Spat with a poor takedown
and Henry counters with a left to the body.
Henry falls off balance throwing a combination
enabling Spat to counter with a crisp jab.
Henry circles away from the clinch attempt.
Henry throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Spat counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Spat scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Henry working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Spat.
Henry is looking to stand back up but Spat counters by passing into half guard. Oops... bit sloppy there by Henry.
Spat is looking to advance position but Henry won't allow it.
Henry is trying to stand back up but Spat is controlling him
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Spat is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Henry is trying to stand up here but Spat is controlling him well.
Spat wants to work for an arm triangle but Henry is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Spat thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Henry's head.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
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.
That's two 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.
Henry misses with a wild body shot.
Spat doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Henry counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Spat thinking.
Hank Henry is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Henry bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Spat's head.
Henry will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Henry displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Spat.
Hank Henry has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jack Spat.
Spat takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Spat is looking to slow Henry down with leg kicks.
Henry lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Spat shoots in for a double leg but Henry sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Henry tests Spat's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Spat tries to clinch but Henry moves away
and Henry counters with a one-two to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Henry doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Spat counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Henry!
Henry wants to use the cage to get back to his feet here.
Spat trying to control but Henry is having none of it.
Henry is trying to escape but when you're mounted that's not too easy.
Spat looking to control and managing it successfully.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Henry is really trying hard to get back to his feet.
Spat takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jack Spat showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Jack Spat'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!
Spat slips a straight right by Henry.
Spat shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Henry misses with a combination
and Spat counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Spat trying to control from half guard but Henry is working away.
Henry scrambles, trying to get to his feet, but Spat manages to mount him!
Spat goes for an armbar but he's not got it… Henry turns into him and now he's in Spat's guard.
Henry trying to control the position from guard on top but Spat is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Spat looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Spat is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Henry with a flurry of punches that miss.
Henry postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Henry stopping the sweep attempt from Spat.
Spat is trying to control the position but Henry postures up.
Spat is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Henry is aware though and is defending well.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Henry tries to clinch there but Spat circles away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Henry goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Henry closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Spat slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Henry postures up in Spat's guard and throws a big left but Spat blocks it.
Henry thows a big elbow that misses.
Henry wants to control from the top but Spat keeps moving.
Henry trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Henry trying to control the position from guard on top but Spat is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Spat tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Henry scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Jack Spat has got the better of the ground game so far.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Spat slips a jab and a cross from Henry.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Spat misses with a takedown
letting Henry counter with a right hand.
Henry defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Spat.
Hank Henry has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jack Spat.
Spat takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Spat takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Henry falls off balance throwing a combination
and Spat counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Henry!
Henry is trying to stand up.
Spat trying to control but he's not successful this time.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Henry is not a happy chappy… he wants out of there.
Spat cracks Henry with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
You get the feeling that Henry really doesn't like being in this position too much.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Jack Spat.
I think Spat 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 Igor Prikhodko scores the fight 28:29
Judge Aleksandr Martynov scores the fight 28:29
Judge Aleksei Zolotukhin scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jack Spat!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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FIGHT
RATING
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