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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Brad Henson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Leo Manta (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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186 lbs
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167 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
World class boxer
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Decent boxing
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Brad Henson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Leo Manta!
The judges for this bout are Cecil Peabody, Stewart Dunkirk and Tiny Johnson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Manta chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Henson can pounce on him.
Henson throws a leg kick but Manta sees it coming and moves out of range.
Manta fails to land with a series of punches.
Henson showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Manta.
Some wild striking there from Manta.
Henson avoids a punch combination nicely.
Manta misses with the combination.
Henson scores with a one two! Manta had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Manta lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Henson misses with a body kick.
Manta fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Henson lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Henson.
Manta throws a series of punches but Henson moves out of range.
Manta takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
A punch combination from Manta misses.
Henson throws the kick towards the body but Manta avoids it.
Manta stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Henson.
Manta misses with a double jab.
Manta looks gassed!
Manta misses with a wild combination.
Henson scores with a one two! Manta had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Henson looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Henson throws a leg kick which misses Manta's front leg but catches the back leg as Manta tries to avoid it.
Henson misses with a head kick.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Henson attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Manta blocks a head kick by Henson.
Manta misses with the combination.
Manta has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Henson lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Manta circles away quickly and effectively.
Henson misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Henson looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Henson will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Manta will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Henson!
Manta sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Manta throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Henson.
Manta throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Henson stalks Manta and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Manta's face. Manta staggers backwards, shaken.
Henson scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Henson lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Henson looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Henson throws a nice head kick!
Manta throws a right and a left that Henson avoids nicely.
Henson scores with a head kick.
Henson scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Henson works over Manta's head and body with a nice combination.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Henson moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Manta misses with a two punch combination.
Left hook, right uppercut from Henson.
Manta avoids the head kick by Henson.
Henson's corner calls for a 1,2 combination and Henson duly obliges.
Henson throws a wild body kick that Manta sees coming a mile off.
Henson throws a head kick but Manta moves out of range.
Henson throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Henson throws a series of strikes that have Manta backpedaling.
Manta avoids a kick to the body.
Henson scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Henson attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Henson looks to land a combination. Manta sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Manta throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Henson slips a jab and a cross from Manta.
Henson throws a right hand that Manta ducks under and follows up with a left that Manta also avoids with ease.
Henson looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Henson dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Manta. That did some damage!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Henson lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Henson displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Manta avoids a punch combination nicely.
Henson scores with a one two! Manta had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
A combination from Manta does no damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Henson displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
A head kick misses from Henson.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Henson, right into the meat.
Manta blocks the body kick.
Manta looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Manta misses with a jab, cross combination.
Henson connects with a high kick.
Henson moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Henson throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Manta.
Manta takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Manta swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Nice body kick from Henson.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Henson - that will leave a mark!
Henson lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Manta backs up against the cage.
Henson looks to land a combination. Manta sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Henson tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Henson scores with a head kick.
Henson displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Henson lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Some wild striking there from Manta.
Manta throws a right and a left that both miss.
Henson works over Manta's head and body with a nice combination.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A nice combination there by Henson.
Henson is working the combinations to good effect here.
Manta will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Henson tries a head kick but it misses.
Henson turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Henson throws a body kick that misses.
Henson looks to land a combination. Manta sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Manta misses with a few strikes there.
A left and a right from Henson both land. Nice combination.
Henson lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Henson lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Some wild striking there from Manta.
Henson scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Henson pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Henson throws a series of strikes that have Manta backpedaling.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Henson scores with a spinning back kick!
Manta has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Henson displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Henson with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Henson scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
A punch combination from Manta misses.
Manta has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Henson.
A right-left combo lands from Henson.
Henson lands with a nice combination. Manta backs away looking to recover.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Brad Henson dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
A combination from Manta does no damage.
A combination from Henson does no damage.
A head kick misses from Henson.
Henson displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Brad Henson is winning the standup battle so far.
Henson displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Manta fails to land with a series of punches.
Henson throws a head kick that Manta semi-blocks.
Manta swinging wildly here.
Manta throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Manta lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Henson circles away quickly and effectively.
Henson lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Henson lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Henson throws a one two combo.
Henson tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Henson lands a two punch combo.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Manta in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
Henson fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Manta checks it well.
Henson displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Henson scores with a three punch combo!
Henson lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Manta misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Henson misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Henson misses with a head kick.
Brad Henson is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Manta avoids the head kick by Henson.
Manta misses with a double jab.
Manta misses with a two punch combination.
Henson works over Manta's head and body with a nice combination.
Manta checks a low kick from Henson.
Henson throws a nice looking combination but Manta bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Henson showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Manta.
Henson throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Manta.
Henson lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Henson looks for the body kick but Manta saw that one coming.
Henson misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Manta misses with a wild combination.
Henson misses with a body kick.
Manta takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Henson avoids a punch combination nicely.
Henson scores with a head kick.
Manta takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Henson connects with a high kick.
Manta throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Henson lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Henson misses with a series of wild punches.
Manta's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Henson lands with a nice combination. Manta backs away looking to recover.
Manta avoids the head kick by Henson.
Henson fails to land with a series of punches.
Manta checks a leg kick.
Manta tries to bum rush Henson with a series of wild strikes but Henson uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Henson lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Manta backs up against the cage.
Manta swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Henson scores with a three punch combo!
Henson scores with a three punch combo!
A right-left combo lands from Henson.
Manta misses with a series of wild punches.
Left hook, right uppercut from Henson.
Henson scoring well with a low kick there.
Henson misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
A right-left combo lands from Henson.
Manta takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Henson slips a jab and a cross from Manta.
Henson scores with a nice body kick.
Henson fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Manta.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Manta checks a low kick from Henson.
Henson lands with a kick to the temple. Manta shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Henson lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Henson throws a nice head kick!
Henson throws a low kick but it's checked well by Manta.
Manta dodges the punch combination from Henson.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with eachother but Manta might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Henson has got the better of the exchanges.
Manta avoids the head kick by Henson.
Manta throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Henson.
A head kick misses from Henson.
Henson throws a one two combo.
Henson throws a nice inside leg kick.
Manta fails to land with a series of punches.
Manta blocks the body kick.
Henson throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Manta misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Henson stalks Manta and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Manta's face. Manta staggers backwards, shaken.
Henson lands a jab-cross combination.
Manta looks to land a combination but Henson avoids it well.
Henson misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Henson throws a combination. Manta tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Henson throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Henson lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Manta throws a nice looking combination but Henson bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Henson misses with a head kick.
Manta takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Manta throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Left hook, right uppercut from Henson.
Henson pulls out of a head kick attempt.
A chopping leg kick lands by Henson.
Henson scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Henson throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Manta's head.
A right-left combo lands from Henson.
Henson lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Henson.
A punch combination from Manta misses.
Henson lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Henson throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Manta.
Manta slips a jab and a cross from Henson.
Manta looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Henson lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Manta misses with the combination.
Henson throws a sloppy head kick and Manta moves out of range easily.
Henson showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Manta.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Brad Henson dominated that second round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Henson lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Manta backs up against the cage.
Henson scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Henson tries a head kick but it misses.
Henson goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Manta lands a jab-cross combination.
Manta looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Manta fails to land with a series of punches.
Henson misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Henson's corner calls for a 1,2 combination and Henson duly obliges.
Manta misses with a wild combination.
A nice leg kick lands there from Henson.
Henson scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
A head kick misses from Henson.
Henson throws a leg kick which misses Manta's front leg but catches the back leg as Manta tries to avoid it.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Manta has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Henson looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Henson chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Some wild striking there from Henson.
Henson throws a leg kick but Manta moved away.
Manta throws a right and a left that Henson avoids nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Henson feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Manta's calf.
Manta avoids the head kick by Henson.
Henson displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Henson misses with a body kick.
Henson throws a nice looking combination but Manta bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Henson tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Manta tries to bum rush Henson with a series of wild strikes but Henson uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Henson stalks Manta and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Manta's face. Manta staggers backwards, shaken.
Manta misses with a few strikes there.
Manta slips a jab and a cross from Henson.
Henson feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Manta's calf.
A nice combination there by Henson.
Henson lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Henson.
Manta blocks a leg kick.
Henson misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Henson shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Henson scores with a one two! Manta had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Henson moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Henson throws a low kick but Manta avoids it.
A head kick misses from Henson.
Henson throws a sloppy head kick and Manta moves out of range easily.
Manta lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Leo Manta has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Henson lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Henson.
Henson throws a combination. Manta tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Manta fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Manta throws a right hand that Henson ducks under and follows up with a left that Henson also avoids with ease.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Henson. Manta shrugs it off though.
A nice combination there by Henson.
Henson moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
A left and a right from Henson both land. Nice combination.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Henson!
Manta misses with a wild combination.
Henson closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Henson lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Henson slips a jab and a cross from Manta.
Henson throws a head kick that misses.
Manta throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Henson lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Some bone on bone action there as Manta checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Henson misses with a low kick.
Manta swinging wildly here.
Henson throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Manta.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Henson lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Henson.
Manta avoids the head kick by Henson.
Manta misses with a double jab.
Danga de danga de dang - Henson scores with a four punch combination!
Henson lands a jab-cross combination.
Henson throws a sloppy head kick and Manta moves out of range easily.
Manta misses with a wild combination.
Henson lands with a nice combination. Manta backs away looking to recover.
Manta swinging wildly here.
Henson delivers a nice body kick.
Henson stalks Manta and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Manta's face. Manta staggers backwards, shaken.
Henson misses with a two punch combination.
Manta avoids a punch combination nicely.
Henson throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Manta misses with a double jab.
Manta looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Henson misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Henson looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Henson closes the distance and lands a one-two.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Henson lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Manta circles away quickly and effectively.
Manta misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Henson is looking to slow Manta down with leg kicks.
Henson moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Manta misses with a series of wild punches.
Henson feints and then cracks Manta's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Manta down.
A slapping leg kick lands for Henson.
A right-left combo lands from Henson.
Manta misses with a series of wild punches.
Henson scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
A left and a right from Henson both land. Nice combination.
A left and a right from Henson both land. Nice combination.
Henson looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Henson throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Manta's head.
Manta checks the leg kick nicely there.
Manta misses with a jab, cross combination.
Henson misses with a head kick.
Brad Henson is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Henson buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Henson lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
And that's the end of the fight!
Brad Henson showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Henson 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 Cecil Peabody scores the fight 30:27
Judge Stewart Dunkirk scores the fight 30:27
Judge Tiny Johnson scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Brad Henson!
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