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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Harry Henderson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Boris Volchenkov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). 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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296 lbs
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Excellent boxer
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BJJ White Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
14 - 4 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Harry Henderson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Boris Volchenkov!
The judges for this bout are Dmitry Maklakov, Valeri Chadov and Illya Tyunina.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Volchenkov misses with a head kick.
Henderson throws a hook but Volchenkov blocks it.
A combination from Volchenkov does no damage.
Volchenkov throws a wild body kick that Henderson sees coming a mile off.
Volchenkov throws a leg kick
and Henderson counters with a lovely straight right hand!
It looks like Boris Volchenkov has been cut.
Henderson lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Volchenkov at a distance.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Henderson lands a jab.
Volchenkov moves forwards but Henderson connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Volchenkov throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Henderson takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Volchenkov fails to land with a series of punches.
Volchenkov misses with a body shot.
Henderson's jab looks to have found its range, popping Volchenkov under the eye.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Volchenkov takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Volchenkov on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Volchenkov looks gassed!
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Volchenkov.
Volchenkov ducks under a wild hook from Henderson.
Henderson checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Henderson takes a swing at Volchenkov's ribcage but misses.
A good leg kick by Volchenkov.
Henderson misses the shot to the body.
Volchenkov gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Volchenkov tries to clinch but Henderson moves away
and Henderson cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Volchenkov throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Henderson moves out of range of the body kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Volchenkov ducks under a wild hook from Henderson.
A decent looking cross lands there for Henderson.
Volchenkov throws a low kick but Henderson moves out of range easily.
Volchenkov throws a low kick but Henderson avoids it.
Henderson is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Henderson pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Henderson takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Volchenkov has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Volchenkov there as he acknowledges the shot.
Boris Volchenkov seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Henderson with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Henderson throws a shot from downtown. Volchenkov moves away and avoids it.
Henderson throws a shot from downtown. Volchenkov moves away and avoids it.
Volchenkov throws a low kick, looking for Henderson's leg but Henderson calmly moves out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Volchenkov throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Henderson throws a hook but Volchenkov avoids it easily.
Henderson misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Volchenkov.
Volchenkov throws a sloppy head kick and Henderson moves out of range easily.
Volchenkov chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Volchenkov wants to land a leg kick but Henderson is out of range.
Volchenkov defending well as Henderson loads up on a big left hand.
Henderson misses with a hook. Volchenkov ducked under it nicely.
Henderson ducks under a wild hook from Volchenkov.
Volchenkov tries to clinch but Henderson is having none of it.
Volchenkov takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Volchenkov thuds his shin into the meat of Henderson's side.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Volchenkov, right into the meat.
Volchenkov wants to clinch up but Henderson keeps it at a distance.
Henderson swings and misses with a hook to the body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Volchenkov wants to clinch up but Henderson keeps it at a distance.
Henderson on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Volchenkov throws a leg kick which misses Henderson's front leg but catches the back leg as Henderson tries to avoid it.
A clash of legs there as Henderson blocks the low kick.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Volchenkov blocks a jab.
Henderson throws a jab but it's blocked by Volchenkov.
Volchenkov misses with a leg kick.
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 Boris Volchenkov'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 blocks a low kick nicely.
Volchenkov throws a low kick but Henderson moves out of range easily.
Henderson misses with an uppercut.
Henderson misses with an uppercut. Volchenkov saw that one coming.
Henderson throws a hook but Volchenkov blocks it.
Henderson throws out a powerful jab.
Henderson lands with a right hand.
Volchenkov throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Henderson works the jab nicely.
Volchenkov ducks under a wild hook from Henderson.
Volchenkov throws a low kick but Henderson moves out of range easily.
Volchenkov slips a straight right by Henderson.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Henderson with a nice cross.
Boris Volchenkov is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Volchenkov lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Henderson looks to throw the jab but Volchenkov is out of range.
Henderson blocks the body kick.
Henderson cracks Volchenkov with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Henderson is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Henderson misses with a straight left.
Good work by Henderson as he checks the leg kick.
Volchenkov scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Henderson misses the jab.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Volchenkov looks to land a body kick but Henderson moved away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Henderson misses with an uppercut. Volchenkov saw that one coming.
Volchenkov takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Henderson has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Volchenkov.
A low kick from Volchenkov misses
and Henderson connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Henderson is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Henderson avoids the head kick by Volchenkov.
Volchenkov ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Henderson moves away.
Volchenkov attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Volchenkov fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Henderson lands a nice shot that snaps Volchenkov's head back.
Henderson jabs Volchenkov to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Henderson throws a right hand that misses
and Volchenkov counters with a slapping leg kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Volchenkov moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Volchenkov throws a head kick that misses.
Nice body punch from Henderson.
Henderson throws a body punch but Volchenkov moves out of range.
Henderson throws a poor cross that misses
and Volchenkov counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
Volchenkov misses with a two punch combination.
Henderson blocks a head kick by Volchenkov.
Henderson connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Volchenkov fails in his attempt to clinch.
Henderson takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Volchenkov avoids the body shot from Henderson.
Henderson throws a right hand that misses
and Volchenkov counters with a low kick, right behind Henderson 's knee.
Volchenkov is looking to score with low kicks.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Henderson.
Henderson keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Henderson throws a looping overhand right but Volchenkov ducks down to avoid it.
Volchenkov is looking to score with low kicks.
Henderson jabbing away but nothing is landing.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Volchenkov darts in trying to clinch
and Volchenkov takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Harry Henderson dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Boris Volchenkov's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Volchenkov tries to land a leg kick but Henderson saw it coming and moves away.
Nice defenses there by Volchenkov.
Volchenkov walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Henderson checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Volchenkov closes the distance looking to clinch
and Henderson counters with a nice uppercut.
Volchenkov buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Henderson tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Volchenkov throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Volchenkov misses with a hook
and Henderson counters with a nice uppercut.
Henderson checks a leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Volchenkov throws a leg kick which misses Henderson's front leg but catches the back leg as Henderson tries to avoid it.
The fighters circling - Henderson throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Volchenkov is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Henderson rather than just go for the knockout.
Volchenkov looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Henderson checks a low kick from Volchenkov.
Henderson pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Volchenkov lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Henderson has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Henderson and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Henderson throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Volchenkov on the side of the head.
Volchenkov doesn't manage to clinch there - Henderson circles away.
Henderson fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Henderson loads up on a big right hand but Volchenkov slips the punch.
Henderson lands a head shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Volchenkov dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Henderson. That did some damage!
Volchenkov tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Henderson manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Volchenkov closes the distance looking to clinch
and Henderson cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Volchenkov misses with a low kick.
Volchenkov fails with an attempt to clinch.
Volchenkov is looking to clinch.
Volchenkov has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Henderson is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Volchenkov.
Henderson takes a kick to the side of the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Volchenkov!
It looks like Harry Henderson has been cut.
Volchenkov closes the distance looking to clinch
and Henderson counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Volchenkov takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Volchenkov throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Volchenkov chopping away at his opponent's legs.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Henderson checks a leg kick.
Volchenkov fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Henderson catches Volchenkov with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Volchenkov slips under a jab from Henderson.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Volchenkov is looking to clinch.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A nice inside leg kick there by Volchenkov. That's going to slow Henderson down.
Harry Henderson is winning the standup battle so far.
Henderson swinging wildly here.
Volchenkov looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Volchenkov.
Boris Volchenkov has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Volchenkov tries a head kick but it misses.
Henderson works the jab nicely.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Volchenkov looks to throw a body kick
and Volchenkov takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Henderson avoids the head kick by Volchenkov.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Boris Volchenkov.
Well Henderson 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 Dmitry Maklakov scores the fight 29:28
Judge Valeri Chadov scores the fight 29:28
Judge Illya Tyunina scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Harry Henderson!
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