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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Mickey Henson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Antonio Davis (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Henson comes to the ring accompanied by Hit the Lights by Metallica. The crowd seem to be enjoying Davis's choice of entrance music: Deicide - . Well, the cameraman is lingering on a pretty young lady for a bit too long there. Keep your eyes on the fighters buddy or you'll miss the fighter intros!
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198 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the middleweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
10 - 7 - 1, fighting out of London, Mickey Henson!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 8 - 1, fighting out of London, Antonio Davis!
The judges for this bout are Sam Margolis, James Glass and Chris Edwards.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Davis closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Henson tries to roll over but Davis keeps him under control.
Henson moves into full guard.
Henson is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Davis with a flurry of punches that miss.
Henson is trying to keep Davis in close.
Henson is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Davis is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
Davis with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Henson seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Davis postures up in Henson's guard and throws a big left but Henson blocks it.
Henson wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Davis throws and elbow that misses. Henson uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Davis's guard. Nice move by Henson!
Henson trying to control the position from guard on top but Davis is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Henson throws a big right hand that misses.
Henson throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Davis works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Henson throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Henson is looking to work some ground and pound but Davis has wrist control.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Henson throws a front kick aimed at Davis's knee but Davis avoids it well.
Henson looks to land a right hand but Davis moved out of range.
Henson fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Davis manages to avoid it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Henson tried to score with a low kick but Davis checks it.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Henson, right into the meat.
Davis takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Henson tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Davis was well out of range. Poor timing from Henson.
Henson tries to land a leg kick but Davis saw it coming and moves away.
Mickey Henson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Davis avoids a punch combination nicely.
Davis slips under a jab from Henson.
Henson just misses with a punch to the body.
Henson throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Henson is looking to clinch.
A slapping leg kick lands for Henson.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Henson motions for Davis to come forward. Henson throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Henson defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Davis.
Henson looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Davis walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Henson.
Henson misses with an uppercut.
Henson misses with a two punch combination.
Henson misses with a wild combination.
Henson has his takedown stuffed
so Davis counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Henson has momentary wrist control but Davis slips an elbow through the middle.
Henson working a defensive guard here.
Henson preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Henson working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Davis.
Henson working a defensive guard here.
Davis throws and elbow that misses. Henson uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Davis's guard. Nice move by Henson!
Henson stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Davis swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Henson throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Davis works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Davis bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Henson's guard.
Henson is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Davis defends well.
Henson manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Davis manages to get himself to full guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Mickey Henson will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Henson throws a hook to the side of Davis's head but Davis sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Henson misses with a double jab
and Davis counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Davis missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Davis stands up over Henson, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Davis postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Davis throws and elbow that misses. Henson uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Davis's guard. Nice move by Henson!
Henson trying to control the position from guard on top but Davis is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Henson stopping the sweep attempt from Davis.
Davis not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Davis keeping full guard, as Henson tries to pass.
Henson trying to control but Davis is working from the bottom.
Davis being controlled here, momentarily.
Henson trying to control the position from guard on top but Davis is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Henson swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Davis counters with a takedown into side control.
Davis with the ground and pound but Henson regains half guard under the barage of strikes.
Davis misses with a head shot. Henson uses the momentum to regain guard.
Henson looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Henson wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Davis in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Henson avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Henson is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Davis with a flurry of punches that miss.
Davis is looking to work some ground and pound but Henson has wrist control.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Henson throws a right hand that Davis ducks under and follows up with a left that Davis also avoids with ease.
Henson misses with a jab to the body
and Davis counters with a nice double leg into side control. Henson won't be happy with that.
Davis tries to score with some ground and pound. Henson controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
Davis misses with the ground and pound.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Davis misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
Henson is trying to get back to half guard.
Davis sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Henson is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
Davis is breathing heavily.
Davis creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Henson sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
Davis tries to score with some ground and pound. Henson controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
Henson sneaks back into half guard.
Davis looks to land a strike but Henson avoids it nicely and regains full guard.
Henson has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Davis throws and elbow that misses. Henson uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Davis's guard. Nice move by Henson!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Henson thows a big elbow that misses.
Davis keeping moving, preventing Henson from controlling successfully.
Henson throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Davis works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Henson stopping the sweep attempt from Davis.
Henson wants to control from the top but Davis keeps moving.
Henson trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Davis on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Henson. Henson obviously looking to wear him down.
Henson is looking to wear down Davis with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Henson throws a leg kick that is checked
and Davis counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Henson moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Antonio Davis showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Henson's corner calls for a 1,2 combination and Henson duly obliges.
It looks like Antonio Davis has been cut.
Davis has a takedown stuffed.
Henson gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Davis counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Henson is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Davis throws a big right hand that misses.
Davis throws a strike but Henson rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Henson throwing strikes from guard but Davis blocks nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Henson trying to control the position from guard on top but Davis is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Henson throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Davis works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Davis is pulling down on Henson's head to control his posture.
Henson won't allow Davis to sweep him here.
Davis takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Henson lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Henson throwing strikes but missing.
Henson stopping the sweep attempt from Davis.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Henson buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
A low kick from Henson misses
and Davis counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Henson 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.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Henson controls Davis momentarily but Davis frees himself.
Davis loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Henson is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Henson has momentary wrist control but Davis slips an elbow through the middle.
Davis throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Henson keeping full guard, as Davis tries to pass.
Davis working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Henson bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Davis's guard.
Henson trying to control but Davis is working from the bottom.
Henson loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Davis looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Henson wants to control from the top but Davis keeps moving.
Henson throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Davis works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Davis avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Henson postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Davis wants to sweep here but Henson controlling him for the moment.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Henson throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Henson swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Davis counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Henson keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Henson is looking for a sweep. Davis is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Davis winds up and cracks Henson with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Davis working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Davis thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Henson's head.
Davis throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Henson manages to get to full guard.
Davis throws a strike but Henson rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Davis working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Henson.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Henson throwing strikes but missing.
Henson postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Henson throwing strikes but missing.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Antonio Davis really dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Antonio Davis's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the ring so we can get back down to business.
Henson closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Davis circles away from the clinch attempt
and Davis counters with a nice double leg into side control. Henson won't be happy with that.
Henson regains half guard, as Davis was trying to land strikes.
Henson trying to hold on to Davis's head to control him but Davis postures up.
Davis thows a big elbow that misses, also allowing Henson to regain full guard.
Henson working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Davis.
Davis is absolutely dripping with sweat - he looks exhausted.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Henson wants to sweep but no luck.
Davis postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Henson bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Davis's guard.
Davis tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Henson lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Henson throwing strikes from guard but Davis blocks nicely.
Henson trying to control the position from guard on top but Davis is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Henson trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Davis has his hands on Henson's head, controlling the position.
Davis preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Henson trying to control the position from guard on top but Davis is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Davis slips a jab from Henson.
Henson is really struggling to find his range with his punches. Davis's reach advantage is clearly causing him problems.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Davis gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Henson counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Davis moves away from the strike by Henson.
Davis decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Henson tries to roll over but Davis keeps him under control.
Henson keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Ground and pound from Davis.
Antonio Davis has got the better of the ground game so far.
Henson manages to get to full guard.
Davis being controlled here momentarily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Davis landing with the ground and pound.
Henson trying to control the position here.
Davis throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Henson works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Henson is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Henson throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Henson is thwarting Davis's attempts to control the position.
Henson landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Henson trying to pass the guard but Davis defending well.
Davis has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Henson is working away from the top position though.
Henson works his way into side control.
Henson trying to control the position but Davis is working away.
Davis parries the strikes from Henson easily there. Henson is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Davis to escape.
Henson throws a strike aimed at the side of Davis's head but Davis avoids it well.
Davis manages to work his way to half guard, despite Henson's best efforts.
Davis wants to improve his position but Henson is controlling well.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close fourth round but I would say that Mickey Henson will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Antonio Davis's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Davis checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Henson throws a leg kick which misses Davis's front leg but catches the back leg as Davis tries to avoid it.
Davis doesn't succeed with the takedown
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Henson throws a right and a left that both miss.
Davis with a lazy takedown attempt
and Henson counters with a good low kick that Davis was not able to check.
Henson cracks the inside of Davis's front leg.
Henson misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Davis.
Henson fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Davis.
Henson darts in trying to clinch
and Davis counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Henson's guard now.
Davis is wobbling all over the place through exhaustion. Will he make it to the final bell?
That's one minute gone in the round.
Henson has his hands on Davis's head, controlling the position.
Davis throws a strike but Henson rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Henson wants to control from the top but Davis keeps moving.
Davis working a defensive guard but Henson manages to pass into side control anyway.
Henson scores with punches from side control.
Henson tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Henson wants to control but Davis is keeping him busy.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Davis managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Henson.
Henson tries to score with some ground and pound. Davis controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
Henson throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
Check out the look on Henson's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
Davis struggling a bit here.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Davis misses with a takedown
and Henson makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Mickey Henson has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Antonio Davis.
Henson scores with a leg kick.
Henson swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Henson throws a big shot that misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Henson misses with a low kick as Davis jumps back.
Davis looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Henson misses with a low kick.
Henson goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Henson does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
A swing and a miss from Henson.
Henson throws a series of punches but Davis avoids them all with ease.
Henson lands a jab.
Davis ducks under a wild hook from Henson.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Henson finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Henson throws a big shot that misses.
Davis displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Henson throws out the jab.
Henson throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Davis takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Davis shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Henson counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Henson.
Henson trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Henson stopping the sweep attempt from Davis.
Davis has Henson pulled in close to control his posture.
And that's the end of the fight!
Mickey Henson showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Henson has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Sam Margolis scores the fight 48:47
Judge James Glass scores the fight 48:47
Judge Chris Edwards scores the fight 47:49
In favor of your winner, by split decision... Mickey Henson!
Mickey Henson retains his middleweight title!
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