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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Big Bertha (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Harry Henderson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Big Bertha is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples... Tweaking his own nipples that is.
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300 lbs
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225 cm
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300 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine |
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Decent wrestler
Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the super heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Big Bertha!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Harry Henderson!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Bishop, Andrew Berry and Paul Tew.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Henderson swats away the attempt to clinch by Bertha.
Henderson cracks Bertha with a right hand to the side of the head.
Bertha doesn't manage to clinch there - Henderson circles away.
Bertha swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
A jab from Henderson misses.
Henderson connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Nice shot by Henderson.
Henderson throws a hook but Bertha blocks it.
Henderson connects with a good right hand that stumbles Bertha. Bertha circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Henderson.
Bertha is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
A telegraphed right hand from Henderson misses the target.
Bertha moves in looking to clinch but Henderson pushes him off.
Bertha throws a hook but Henderson avoids it easily.
Bertha misses with a wild body shot.
Bertha is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Henderson.
Bertha tries to clinch but Henderson moves out of range.
Henderson scores with a nice head shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bertha shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Bertha takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Bertha moves in looking to clinch but Henderson pushes him off.
Nice uppercut lands for Henderson. That snapped Bertha's head back.
Bertha thows a body shot but no joy.
Henderson might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Bertha tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Henderson throws a jab but it's blocked by Bertha.
Bertha tries to clinch but Henderson is having none of it.
Bertha tries to clinch there but Henderson circles away.
Bertha throws a hook to the side of Henderson's head but Henderson sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Bertha takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Henderson keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
The crowd cheers as Henderson lands an impressive looking overhand right. Bertha doesn't seem phased though.
Bertha moves out of range as Henderson strikes.
Bertha misses with a series of wild punches.
Bertha waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Henderson.
Bertha takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Henderson missing with a left hand there. Bertha was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Henderson throws a good cross that connects.
Henderson loads up on a big right hand but Bertha slips the punch.
Bertha is looking to clinch.
Henderson throws a hook to the side of Bertha's head but Bertha sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Henderson avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Henderson moves away from the strike by Bertha.
Henderson is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Bertha takes a swing at Henderson's ribcage but misses.
Bertha takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A slow jab from Henderson misses its intended target.
Bertha moves in looking to clinch but Henderson pushes him off.
Bertha moves into the clinch successfully.
Henderson is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Bertha tries to work over Henderson's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Bertha lands an uppercut.
Henderson lands a left hand that snaps the head of Bertha backwards.
Bertha lands an elbow that stopped Henderson in his tracks for a moment.
It looks like Harry Henderson has been cut.
Bertha scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Bertha fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Bertha misses with some punches.
A right hand to the body from Henderson.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Henderson.
Bertha throws a head punch that misses.
Henderson lands a body punch.
Henderson manages to break the clinch.
Henderson lands a glancing blow to the side of Bertha's head.
Bertha throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Henderson sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Bertha takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Bertha closes the distance and lands a one-two.
A big right from Henderson misses.
Henderson throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Bertha stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Bertha tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Henderson paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Henderson bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Henderson scores with a jab.
Bertha walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Henderson is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Bertha had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Henderson takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Bertha misses with an uppercut.
A slow jab from Henderson misses its intended target.
Bertha is really struggling to find his range with his punches. Henderson's reach advantage is clearly causing him problems.
Nice straight punches there by Henderson. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Henderson.
Bertha pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Henderson with a nice cross.
Bertha throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Henderson sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Bertha throws a hook but Henderson blocks it.
Henderson lands with a cross.
Henderson lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Bertha takes a shot right to the bread basket.
No joy there for Bertha, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Henderson is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Henderson throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Bertha sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Henderson fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Henderson bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Bertha's head.
Bertha drops his hands momentarily and Henderson takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Henderson cracks Bertha with a good jab.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Bertha defending well as Henderson loads up on a big left hand.
Henderson moves out of range of the strikes.
Henderson displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Bertha throws out the jab.
Henderson misses with an uppercut. Bertha saw that one coming.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Harry Henderson dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Harry Henderson'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.
Henderson looks to land a left hand but Bertha moved out of range nicely.
Henderson lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Henderson.
Henderson keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Bertha.
Henderson slips a straight right by Bertha.
Nice defenses there by Henderson.
Bertha tries to close the distance and clinch up but Henderson swats him away and circles back towards the center.
A swing and a miss from Henderson.
Bertha misses with an uppercut.
Bertha slips a jab from Henderson.
Bertha takes one to the chin there.
Henderson scores with a jab to the jaw.
Henderson works the jab nicely.
Henderson's corner calls for a 1-2. Henderson obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Bertha needs to keep his hands up - Henderson had a free shot at his head there.
Henderson has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Henderson misses with an uppercut. Bertha saw that one coming.
Jab from Henderson.
The fighters circle momentarily. Henderson darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Henderson missing with a left hand there. Bertha was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bertha connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Henderson throws out a powerful jab.
Bertha tries to close the distance and clinch up but Henderson swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Bertha throws a shot to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Bertha pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Henderson pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
A decent looking cross lands there for Bertha.
Bertha looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Bertha connects with a nice looking jab.
That has opened up Harry Henderson's cut even more.
A slow jab from Henderson misses its intended target.
Bertha throws the left hand but Henderson avoids the punch easily.
Bertha dodges the punch combination from Henderson.
Henderson defending well as Bertha loads up on a big left hand.
Bertha swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Henderson counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Bertha thinking.
Henderson throws a series of strikes that have Bertha backpedaling.
Henderson scores with a jab to the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Henderson connects with a crisp jab.
Bertha throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Henderson scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
A shot to the body from Bertha misses
and Henderson connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Bertha takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Henderson slips a jab from Bertha.
Henderson throws a shot from downtown. Bertha moves away and avoids it.
Henderson misses with a looping left.
Bertha misses with a double jab
and Henderson counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Henderson fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Bertha misses the shot to the body.
Bertha darts in trying to clinch
and Henderson counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Bertha ducks under a wild hook from Henderson.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Henderson uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Bertha.
Henderson jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Bertha throws a hook to the side of Henderson's head but Henderson sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Bertha takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Bertha throws a series of punches but Henderson avoids them all with ease.
A shot to the body from Bertha misses
and Henderson counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Bertha thinking.
Henderson is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Henderson has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Henderson misses with a straight left.
Henderson misses the jab.
Bertha tries to close the distance and clinch up but Henderson swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Bertha takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Bertha slips under a jab.
Bertha takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
A slow jab from Bertha misses its intended target.
Henderson cracks Bertha with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Henderson darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Henderson throws a hook but Bertha avoids it easily.
Henderson scores with a nice head shot.
Henderson slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Harry Henderson seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Henderson swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Bertha.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Bertha misses with the combination.
A punch lands to the side of Bertha 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Henderson scores with a jab. Bertha acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Henderson avoids the body shot from Bertha.
Bertha walks into a stiff left hand from Henderson.
Bertha ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Henderson looks to throw the jab but Bertha is out of range.
Henderson slips a jab from Bertha.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Henderson dodges the punch combination from Bertha.
Henderson connects with a right hand. Bertha shakes it off.
Bertha drops his hands momentarily and Henderson takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Harry Henderson showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Harry Henderson's cut.
That's time! Bertha's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Henderson fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Bertha throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Bertha throws a hook but Henderson blocks it.
Bertha uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Henderson.
Henderson lands a nice hook to Bertha's body. Bertha takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Bertha throws out a loose jab but Henderson uses good head movement to avoid it.
A swing and a miss from Bertha.
Bertha closes the distance but Henderson moves to the side
enabling Henderson to counter with a crisp jab.
Henderson throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Bertha looks to score with a jab to the body but Henderson is just out of range.
Bertha moves into range and clinches up with Henderson.
Bertha throws a head punch that misses.
Henderson throws a head punch that misses.
Bertha misses with the head strike.
Henderson lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Bertha tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Henderson lands with a right to the head.
Henderson avoids a wild elbow strike from Bertha.
Henderson is trying to break the clinch but Bertha has him pressed against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Henderson lands an uppercut.
Henderson prevents a body shot from Bertha.
Bertha misses with a hook from the clinch.
Henderson scores with a hook to the body.
Henderson blocks an elbow strike.
Bertha blocks a body shot from Henderson.
Henderson lands a left hand.
Henderson takes a shot to the head.
Bertha can't find room to land a body shot as Henderson controls the action.
Henderson lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Nice body punch from Henderson - that landed with a thud.
Henderson breaks the clinch.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Henderson jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Henderson scores with a jab.
Henderson keeps the fight on the outside.
Henderson slips a jab from Bertha.
Henderson lands a nice shot that snaps Bertha's head back.
Henderson throws a jab when Bertha was well out of range.
Bertha tries to clinch but Henderson moves away
and Henderson counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Bertha wants to clinch
and Henderson counters with a left to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Henderson cracks a nice hook into Bertha's ribs.
Henderson darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Bertha takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Henderson ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Henderson jabs at Bertha's body.
Henderson lands a really nice looking cross but Bertha seems unphased.
Bertha on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Henderson lands a glancing blow to the side of Bertha's head.
Henderson throws a looping overhand right but Bertha ducks down to avoid it.
Bertha defending well as Henderson loads up on a big left hand.
Henderson works the jab nicely.
Decent striking displayed by Henderson there.
Henderson throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Bertha on the side of the head.
Henderson scores with a shot to the body.
Bertha gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Henderson cracks Bertha with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Henderson misses with a hook. Bertha ducked under it nicely.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Henderson throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Henderson connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Bertha misses with a body punch
and Henderson counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Henderson lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Henderson tests Bertha's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Henderson works the jab nicely.
Bertha uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Henderson.
Bertha takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Henderson looks to land a right hand but Bertha moved out of range.
Bertha ducks right into an uppercut from Henderson.
Henderson connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Bertha moves forwards but Henderson connects with a nice, crisp jab.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A jab from Bertha finds it's way through Henderson's defenses.
Henderson missing with a left hand there. Bertha was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Henderson lands an overhand right.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Henderson swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Bertha.
Left hook, right uppercut from Henderson.
Henderson lands with a right hand.
Henderson connects with a looping right hand.
Henderson swats away the attempt to clinch by Bertha.
Bertha takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Henderson slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Henderson loads up on a big right hand but Bertha slips the punch.
Bertha tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Henderson cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Henderson lands a nice hook to Bertha's body. Bertha takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Bertha takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Henderson steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Bertha.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Henderson connects with a looping right hand.
A swing and a miss from Henderson.
Bertha misses with a jab to the body
and Henderson connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Henderson throws a looping overhand right but Bertha ducks down to avoid it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Harry Henderson really dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Harry Henderson's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Bertha uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Henderson.
Bertha blocks a jab.
Henderson moves away from the strike by Bertha.
Henderson lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Bertha defending well as Henderson loads up on a big left hand.
Henderson takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Henderson throws a jab but it's blocked by Bertha.
Bertha misses with a hook. Henderson ducked under it nicely.
Bertha looks to throw the jab but Henderson is out of range.
Henderson stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Bertha closes the distance looking to clinch
and Henderson counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Henderson scores with a sloppy right hand. Bertha should have avoided that one.
Bertha connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
A big left from Henderson misses.
A left and a right from Bertha both land. Nice combination.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A jab from Henderson misses.
Bertha looks to score with a jab to the body but Henderson is just out of range.
Henderson 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.
Bertha with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Henderson to score with a decent uppercut.
Henderson's corner calls for a 1-2. Henderson obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Henderson misses the jab.
Bertha connects with a solid leg kick.
Bertha misses with an uppercut.
Bertha ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Henderson moves away.
Bertha misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Henderson misses with a hook.
Bertha misses with a combination
and Henderson counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Bertha throws a predictable looking body shot
and Henderson counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Bertha gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Henderson.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bertha drops his hands momentarily and Henderson takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Bertha slips a straight right by Henderson.
Henderson throws a lazy right hand but Bertha sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Henderson lands a glancing blow to the side of Bertha's head.
Bertha looks to score with a jab to the body but Henderson is just out of range.
Henderson throws a jab when Bertha was well out of range.
Bertha moves out of range as Henderson strikes.
Henderson throws out a loose jab but Bertha uses good head movement to avoid it.
Henderson lands a jab to the nose.
Henderson avoids a punch combination nicely.
Bertha wants to clinch up but Henderson keeps it at a distance.
Henderson misses the jab.
Henderson looks to land a right hand but Bertha moved out of range.
Bertha takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Bertha misses with a hook. Henderson ducked under it nicely.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bertha on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Henderson lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Bertha darts in trying to clinch
enabling Henderson to counter with a crisp jab.
Henderson throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Bertha on the side of the head.
Bertha swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Bertha tries to bum rush Henderson with a series of wild strikes but Henderson uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Henderson looks to throw the jab but Bertha is out of range.
Bertha on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Bertha throws a left and a right that both miss
and Henderson counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Henderson uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Bertha.
Henderson stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Henderson lands a nice shot that snaps Bertha's head back.
Bertha has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Bertha there as he acknowledges the shot.
Bertha wants to clinch
and Henderson counters with a stiff right hand.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Henderson throws a jab but it's blocked by Bertha.
Bertha swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Henderson counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Henderson scores with a hook to the body. Bertha takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Henderson connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Henderson lands a glancing blow to the side of Bertha's head.
Bertha throws a sloppy body shot
enabling Henderson to counter with a crisp jab.
Henderson misses with an uppercut.
Henderson scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Bertha tries to move into range but Henderson moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Bertha displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Henderson throws out the jab.
A shot to the liver by Henderson. Beautiful body shot.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
A cross from Henderson lands.
Bertha takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Henderson lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Henderson jabs Bertha right on the nose. Bertha blinks but takes it well.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Harry Henderson dominated that fourth round.
The cut man is working on Harry Henderson's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! And we move into the final round!
Henderson missing with a left hand there. Bertha was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Henderson thuds a left hand into Bertha's body.
Henderson pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Henderson ducks under a wild hook from Bertha.
Henderson lands a head shot.
Bertha takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
A cross from Henderson lands.
Bertha fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Henderson manages to avoid it.
A shot to the liver by Henderson. Beautiful body shot.
Henderson throws a jab but it's blocked by Bertha.
Henderson cracks Bertha with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Bertha throws a sloppy body shot
and Henderson counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Henderson slips a straight right by Bertha.
Both of our modern day gladiators look out of it here - an gruelling 5 rounds of action taking it's toll on them, no doubt.
Bertha with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Henderson to score with a decent uppercut.
Henderson connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Henderson scores with a body shot.
Henderson slips a straight right by Bertha.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bertha darts in trying to clinch
and Henderson connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Bertha slips a straight right by Henderson.
Decent striking displayed by Henderson there.
Bertha has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Bertha there as he acknowledges the shot.
Henderson lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Henderson.
Bertha throws a jab when Henderson was well out of range.
Henderson scores with a jab.
Jab, jab by Henderson - just one landing.
Henderson swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Bertha.
Henderson keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Bertha takes one to the side of the head.
Bertha is rocked!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Henderson throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Henderson lands a really nice looking cross but Bertha seems unphased.
Bertha tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Henderson counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Oh Bertha is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bertha throws a jab but it's blocked by Henderson.
Bertha seems to have got his legs back now.
Bertha on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Bertha thows a body shot but no joy.
Henderson looks to land a left hand but Bertha moved out of range nicely.
Bertha fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Henderson with a jab.
Henderson uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Bertha.
Bertha takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Henderson connects with a single shot there.
No joy there for Bertha, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Henderson slips under a jab.
Henderson lands with a right hand.
Henderson misses with a hook.
Bertha swings away with a body shot that misses
and Henderson cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Bertha has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Bertha there as he acknowledges the shot.
Henderson throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Bertha on the side of the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bertha has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Henderson finds it's way round the side to connect with Bertha's head.
Henderson scores with the left hand. Bertha knows he should have avoided that one.
Bertha gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Henderson.
Bertha on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Henderson uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Bertha.
Jab, jab by Henderson - just one landing.
Henderson lands a nice shot to the body.
A telegraphed right hand from Henderson misses the target.
Henderson circles away from the clinch attempt
and Henderson counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Henderson scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Henderson lands a jab to Bertha's midsection.
Henderson digs a good body shot into Bertha's ribs.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Bertha takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Henderson lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Henderson getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Bertha takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Henderson connects with a nice looking jab.
Henderson sizes up Bertha with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Henderson jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Henderson takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Henderson moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
A cross from Henderson lands.
Bertha throws a hook to the side of Henderson's head but Henderson sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Henderson connects with a crisp jab.
Bertha walks into a left hand.
Bertha uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Henderson.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Bertha takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Henderson steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Bertha.
Henderson scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Bertha doesn't seem bothered though.
Big Bertha has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Bertha takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
And that's the end of the fight!
Harry Henderson comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Henderson has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Daniel Bishop scores the fight 43:50
Judge Andrew Berry scores the fight 43:50
Judge Paul Tew scores the fight 43:50
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Harry Henderson!
Harry Henderson is the new super heavyweight champion!
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