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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Colin Hendry (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mike Puska (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Hendry comes to the cage accompanied by Seed - By Sublime. Puska has chosen Rähinä Räp as his entrance music. This should be fireworks!
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152 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the lightweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
11 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Colin Hendry!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
16 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Mike Puska!
The judges for this bout are Paul Tew, Sam Margolis and Daniel Bishop.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Puska is defended easily by Hendry.
Puska defending well as Hendry loads up on a big left hand.
Puska works the jab nicely.
Hendry lands with a shot to the body.
The fighters circling - Puska throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Good shot there by Puska.
Hendry throws the left hand but Puska avoids the punch easily.
Hendry lands a nice shot that snaps Puska's head back.
Sloppy strikes from Puska. Those never looked like landing.
Hendry jabs Puska right on the nose. Puska blinks but takes it well.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A jab from Puska finds it's way through Hendry's defenses.
Puska shoots in but no luck this time.
Puska lands a glancing blow to the side of Hendry's head.
Hendry takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Hendry slaps away a takedown attempt from Puska, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Colin Hendry has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Mike Puska.
Hendry stuns Puska with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Hendry works the jab nicely.
It looks like Mike Puska has been cut.
Hendry tries to clinch but Puska is having none of it.
Colin Hendry seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Puska uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Hendry.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hendry misses with a series of wild punches.
Hendry misses with a body shot
and Puska counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Hendry lands a nice shot to the body.
Hendry thows a left - swing and a miss!
Hendry throws a big shot that misses.
Hendry scores with a shot to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Hendry scores with a punch to the head.
Puska looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Hendry is fending him off so far but Puska persists. Nope, Hendry circles away and we're back to standing.
Puska smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Puska uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Hendry.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheers as Hendry lands an impressive looking overhand right. Puska doesn't seem phased though.
Hendry misses with a jab, cross combination.
Puska takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Hendry stuffs the takedown.
Decent striking displayed by Hendry there.
Puska ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Puska lands with a good body shot.
Puska closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Hendry quickly recovers to half guard.
Puska trying to advance position but Hendry counters by regaining guard.
Hendry working a defensive guard here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hendry wants to sweep here but Puska controlling him for the moment.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Hendry keeping moving, preventing Puska from controlling successfully.
Puska might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Hendry kaven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Puska looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Mike Puska.
Hendry swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Puska counters with a shoot takedown. Hendry fights it but they end up in guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Colin Hendry dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Mike Puska's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Puska steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Hendry.
A looping hook to the body misses from Hendry. Puska does a little dance to reset his feet.
Hendry misses with a low kick.
Puska feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Hendry's calf.
Puska lands with a nice body punch.
Hendry slaps away a takedown attempt from Puska, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Hendry showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Puska.
Puska throws a shot from downtown. Hendry moves away and avoids it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Puska takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Puska takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Hendry misses with a looping right.
Hendry tests Puska's chin there with a solid looking shot.
A punch lands to the side of Puska 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Hendry ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Puska moves away.
Puska keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Hendry connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Hendry blocks a jab.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hendry misses with a wild body shot.
Hendry bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
A shot to the body from Hendry misses
and Puska counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Hendry!
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!
Puska wants to control the pace but Hendry is squirming around nicely.
Hendry tries to hold on but Puska postures up.
Puska tries to control but Hendry wriggling away.
Hendry working to try and regain half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Puska thowing shots but they're missing.
Hendry is controlling an arm, preventing Puska from taking his back. Although keeping him in mount is no better to be honest.
Hendry on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Hendry tries to get out of the position.
Puska with some aggressive grappling here. He's looking for submissions here, rather than waiting for the opportunity to counter.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Puska looking to control and managing it successfully.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hendry really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Puska avoids the attempt from Hendry to control.
Hendry is squirming around, avoiding Puska's attempts to control the action.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Puska looking for a guillotine from mount but Hendry is having none of it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Colin Hendry will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Mike Puska's cut.
That's time! Hendry's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Hendry looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Hendry wants to clinch.
Puska misses with a body shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Puska swinging wildly here.
Hendry tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Puska paws at him with a jab and circles away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Puska smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Hendry thows a left - swing and a miss!
Puska connects with a solid leg kick.
Puska looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Hendry is fending him off so far but Puska persists. Nope, Hendry circles away and we're back to standing.
Hendry defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Puska.
Hendry misses with an uppercut.
Puska throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Hendry sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Hendry throws a body punch but Puska moves out of range.
Hendry misses with a wild body shot.
Puska changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Hendry tries to avoid it but Puska manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Hendry to the ground. Hendry escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Colin Hendry has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Mike Puska.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hendry scores with a jab to the body.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Puska.
Puska shoots for a takedown but Hendry saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Puska misses with a series of wild punches.
Hendry misses with a wild body shot.
Puska looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Hendry looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hendry keeping moving, preventing Puska from controlling successfully.
Hendry knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Puska on the ground.
Puska is fighting to break Hendry's control of his arms but Hendry is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Hendry keeping moving, preventing Puska from controlling successfully.
Hendry is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
We're going to have a standup here because Colin Hendry wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Hendry swings for the body but Puska moves out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hendry closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Puska shoots in and drives through. Hendry sprawls well.
Puska throws a combination. Hendry tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Puska misses with an uppercut.
Puska fails with the takedown.
Puska cracks Hendry with a good jab.
Hendry looks to score with a jab to the body but Puska is just out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but Colin Hendry did the better work so I'd imagine he'll take it.
The cut man is working on Mike Puska's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Puska shoots in for a double leg but Hendry sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Hendry looks to score with a jab to the body but Puska is just out of range.
Hendry cracks Puska with a good jab.
Hendry takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Puska lands a jab.
Hendry throws a left and a right that both miss
and Puska connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Hendry swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
A telegraphed right hand from Hendry misses the target.
Puska shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
Puska wants to take his opponent's back but Hendry doesn't allow it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Puska has hold of Hendry's left arm, perhaps looking for a submission. The two fighters tussle over control of the isolated limb and Hendry manages to get his arm back to his side and away from danger.
Puska misses with a head shot.
Hendry keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Puska is in full mount, looking to secure a guillotine but Hendry is surviving well by controlling Puska's body position as best he can.
Hendry is squirming around, avoiding Puska's attempts to control the action.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hendry is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Hendry reaches up to try and control the position but Puska seems to have an arm triangle now! Uh oh! Hendry rolls and tries to escape and now Puska has his back!
You know, I was talking to some of our celebrities at ringside tonight and they were split right down the middle on who was going to win this fight.
Puska is working really hard to secure the rear naked choke. Hendry defends successfully for a significant amount of time. Both fighters are looking very determined.
Well, with Puska on his back, surely it's only a matter of time before Hendry is tapping out... Can he escape the position?
Hendry tries to escape but Puska has the hooks in and won't let him break free.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Puska has good solid back control here.
Puska somehow managing to miss with a strike from the back.
Hendry trying to control the hands but Puska breaks the grip.
Puska is persistently looking for the submission but Hendry is defending it well.
Hendry tries to break free.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Puska working for a choke but Hendry is defending well.
Hendry tries to escape the position.
Hendry preventing the rear naked choke attempt from Puska.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Puska is controlling his opponent, waiting for an opportunity to finish.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mike Puska dominated that fourth round.
The cut man is working on Mike Puska's cut.
That's time! Hendry's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Hendry is looking to clinch.
Puska misses with a straight right.
Puska moves forwards but Hendry connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Hendry throws a jab but it's blocked by Puska.
Puska connects with a single shot there.
Hendry slips a jab from Puska.
Puska circles away from the clinch attempt.
Puska scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Colin Hendry is winning the standup battle so far.
Puska looks to score with a jab to the body but Hendry is just out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A punch lands to the side of Puska 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Hendry connects with a good right hand that stumbles Puska. Puska circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Puska swinging wildly here.
Hendry blocks a jab.
Nice takedown defense from Hendry. No joy for Puska on that attempt.
Hendry fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Hendry throws a body punch but Puska moves out of range.
A right-left combo lands from Puska.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hendry looks to score with a jab to the body but Puska is just out of range.
Hendry with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Puska takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Puska is wobbling all over the place through exhaustion. Will he make it to the final bell?
Hendry thows a leg kick but Puska checks it
letting Puska counter with a right hand.
Hendry dips to his left and cracks Puska with an uppercut!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Hendry throws a hook but Puska avoids it easily.
Hendry lands a body shot.
Hendry stuffs the takedown.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Puska closes this distance looking for a takedown but Hendry circles away.
Colin Hendry has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Mike Puska.
Hendry with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Colin Hendry is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Puska on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Hendry jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Puska missing with a left hand there. Hendry was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
A big left from Hendry misses.
Hendry misses with a jab, cross combination.
Hendry pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Hendry misses with a hook. Puska ducked under it nicely.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hendry clobbers Puska with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Puska showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Hendry.
Mike Puska has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Hendry swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Hendry looks to score with a jab to the body but Puska is just out of range.
Puska keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Hendry.
Colin Hendry is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Hendry tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Puska was well out of range. Poor timing from Hendry.
Puska slips under a jab.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Hendry, as that shot connected.
And that's the end of the fight!
Colin Hendry showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Hendry 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 Paul Tew scores the fight 49:46
Judge Sam Margolis scores the fight 48:48
Judge Daniel Bishop scores the fight 49:47
In favor of your winner, by majority decision... Colin Hendry!
Colin Hendry is the new lightweight champion!
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