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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Mickey Henson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Pro Ject (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Henson comes into the arena with Hit the Lights by Metallica blaring out of the sound system. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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BJJ Purple Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
12 - 8 - 1, fighting out of London, Mickey Henson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Pro Ject!
The judges for this bout are James Glass, Chris Edwards and James Ackerman.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ject lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Henson backs up against the ropes.
Henson throws a head kick but Ject moves out of range.
Henson shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Henson was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
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.
Ject is not a happy chappy… he wants out of there.
Henson with shots to the head and body - Ject looks very uncomfortable down there.
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!
Ject is looking to get back to his feet - it's going to be hard from this position.
Henson looking to secure an arm triangle but Ject defends it well.
Ject is trying to escape but when you're mounted that's not too easy.
Henson with shots to the head and body - Ject looks very uncomfortable down there.
Henson misses with a head shot.
Henson won't let Ject get back to his feet... He wants to keep the fight where it is for now.
Henson lands a big elbow.
Ject holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Henson tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
Ject wants to try and get back to his feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Henson looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Ject squirming around on the bottom, looking to escape.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Henson trying to control but Ject is having none of it.
Henson throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
Henson postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Ject looks a forlorn figure.
Henson won't let Ject get back to his feet... He wants to keep the fight where it is for now.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Henson tries to control but Ject wriggling away.
Henson dominating with strikes here.
Ject is squirming around, avoiding Henson's attempts to control the action.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ject is trying to get back to his feet but can't.
Henson with shots to the head and body - Ject looks very uncomfortable down there.
Ject wants to get back to his feet.
Ject looks gassed!
Henson wants to control the pace but Ject is squirming around nicely.
Ject is in a horrible position here. Henson smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Henson lands with some strikes.
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.
Ject is trying to escape but when you're mounted that's not too easy.
Henson with good strikes from the mount here!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Ject is looking to get back to his feet - it's going to be hard from this position.
Ject is bucking up trying to escape but Henson cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Henson with shots to the head and body - Ject looks very uncomfortable down there.
A nice elbow there by Henson.
Henson working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Ject wants to try and get back to his feet.
Henson working to secure an arm triangle but it's not happening for him just yet.
Ject is trying to get back to his feet but can't.
Henson lands a big elbow.
Henson unloading with bombs!
Henson throws some wild stikes that Ject manages to avoid easily.
Henson scoring with strikes but Ject is staying in there.
Henson scoring with strikes but Ject is staying in there.
A nice elbow there by Henson.
Henson with shots to the head and body - Ject looks very uncomfortable down there.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Henson in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Henson working to secure an arm triangle but it's not happening for him just yet.
Henson throwing strikes here but Ject is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
Henson won't let Ject get back to his feet... He wants to keep the fight where it is for now.
Henson working Ject over with strikes here.
Henson landing shots from mount.
Ject is not a happy chappy… he wants out of there.
Henson working for a submission but Ject is keeping him at bay.
Ject is not a happy chappy… he wants out of there.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Henson working for a submission but Ject is keeping him at bay.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mickey Henson dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Henson forces Ject back against the ropes and clinches.
Henson doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A frustrated look appears on Ject's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Ject managing to block the knees to the body from Henson.
Henson tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Ject smiles and moves away.
Ject bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ject swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Ject swinging wildly here.
Ject listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Ject stuns Henson with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Henson throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Ject's waist but Ject gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Henson off to one side.
A slow jab from Ject misses its intended target.
Henson slips a jab and a cross from Ject.
Ject takes a swing at Henson's ribcage but misses.
A jab from Henson misses.
Henson throws a shot from downtown. Ject moves away and avoids it.
Mickey Henson is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Henson throws a head kick but Ject moves out of range.
Ject throws a nice outside leg kick.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Ject misses with a looping left.
Henson ducks under a wild hook from Ject.
Henson is looking to clinch.
Ject avoids the head kick by Henson.
Henson thows a body kick. Ject tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Henson takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
An inside leg kick lands from Henson.
Ject throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Henson on the side of the head.
Henson throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Henson wants to clinch.
Henson has taken the fight to the clinch.
Henson drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Ject gets the underhooks and prevents it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Mickey Henson. That's going to take a lot out of him.
With the two fighters working up against the ropes, Henson just misses with a elbow thrown towards Ject's brow.
Henson lands an elbow just above Ject 's eye.
Ject pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Ject keeps the fight on the outside.
Ject avoids the head kick by Henson.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Henson takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Henson moves away from the strike by Ject.
Ject swats away the attempt to clinch by Henson.
Henson throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Ject's waist but Ject gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Henson off to one side.
Ject swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Henson chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Ject can pounce on him.
Henson sizes up Ject with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Ject misses with a jab, cross combination.
Henson misses the shot to the body.
Henson misses with a kick to the body.
Good shot there by Ject.
Ject throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Henson misses with a combination
and Ject counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ject uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Henson.
Henson has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Henson there as he acknowledges the shot.
Ject lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Ject checks a leg kick.
Henson checks a leg kick.
Henson gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Henson throws an elbow that misses.
Ject wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Ject can't break the clinch.
Henson lands a hook that snaps the head of Ject backwards.
Ject has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Stalling in the clinch from Henson.
Ject tries to circle away but Henson has him pinned against the ropes.
Henson tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Henson scores with an uppercut up the middle.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Pro Ject showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the ring so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
Ject connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Henson's hands.
Ject throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Henson ducks under a wild hook from Ject.
Ject misses with a low kick.
Henson fails with an attempt to clinch.
Henson thows a left - swing and a miss!
Pro Ject seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Henson checks a leg kick.
Henson tries to score a power double leg takedown but Ject sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Henson somewhat.
Henson misses with an uppercut.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ject takes a swing at Henson's ribcage but misses.
Henson fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Henson has Ject up against the ropes in a clinch.
Ject wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ject is trying to break free.
Ject takes a shot to the head.
Henson tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Henson misses with an elbow over the top.
Henson tries to land a knee to the head but Ject blocks with his arms.
Henson manages to pull guard.
Ject wants to get up but he can't break Henson's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Mickey Henson overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Ject stands up from Henson's guard - Ject perhaps looking for a knockout.
Henson misses with a series of wild punches.
Ject misses with a hook.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ject throws a series of punches but Henson moves out of range.
Ject swats away the attempt to clinch by Henson.
Henson tries a head kick but it misses.
Henson tries to clinch up but Ject circles away and keeps his distance.
A shot to the liver by Ject. Beautiful body shot.
Henson swings for the body but Ject moves out of range.
Pro Ject is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Henson uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Ject.
Ject throws a leg kick but Henson moved away.
Pro Ject seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Ject jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Ject uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Henson.
Ject throws a big shot that misses.
Ject avoids a punch combination nicely.
Ject lands with a nice combination. Henson backs away looking to recover.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ject 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.
Henson clinches up with Ject and pushes him back against the ropes.
Henson drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Mickey Henson. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Henson putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Ject in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Henson just leaning against Ject, taking a breather.
Henson is working for takedown but Ject is calmly controlling the position for now.
Henson working Ject over with knees to the body.
Ject blocks an elbow strike.
Henson wants to stall.
Henson lands an elbow inside that Ject shrugs off.
Henson tries for a takedown but Ject manages to get underhooks.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ject wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Henson connects with a knee to the head.
Ject takes an elbow to the forehead.
Henson throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Ject blocks it with crossed arms.
Ject has had enough of the clinch but Henson keeps him there for the moment.
Henson swings wildly with an uppercut but Ject uses good head movement to avoid it.
Ject is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the ropes.
Ject avoids the elbow strike from Henson, against the ropes.
Henson is really struggling to find his range with his punches. Ject's reach advantage is clearly causing him problems.
Henson keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Ject's efforts to push away.
Ject gets underhooks to prevent Henson's takedown attempt.
Henson using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Ject has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Henson lands an elbow inside.
Henson trying to land knees to the body.
Henson tries to land knees in the clinch but Ject avoids the damage to the body.
And that's the end of the fight!
Pro Ject comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Ject 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 James Glass scores the fight 28:29
Judge Chris Edwards scores the fight 28:29
Judge James Ackerman scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Pro Ject!
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