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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Peter Alb (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Matt Henderson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Henderson has chosen Confrontation as his entrance music. Matt Henderson has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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175 lbs
8 - 0 - 0 |
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175 lbs
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Good wrestling
World class MT
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Good wrestler
World class boxer
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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
8 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Peter Alb!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
13 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Matt Henderson!
The judges for this bout are Gregory Folan, Trevor Gratis and Yves DeLean.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Alb lands a head kick. Henderson smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Alb throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Alb thows a body shot but no joy.
Nice uppercut there from Henderson.
Henderson tries to bum rush Alb with a series of wild strikes but Alb uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Alb lands with a nice body kick.
Alb wants to slow Henderson down by chopping away at his legs.
Henderson swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Henderson connects with the punch.
Henderson shoots in but no luck this time.
Henderson misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Alb avoids a punch combination nicely.
Alb misses with a leg kick.
Henderson misses with an uppercut. Alb saw that one coming.
Alb throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Henderson looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Alb is fending him off so far but Henderson persists. Nope, Alb circles away and we're back to standing.
Henderson throws the left hand but Alb avoids the punch easily.
A left lands for Henderson.
Alb attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Henderson checks a low kick from Alb.
Peter Alb seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Henderson takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Henderson closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Alb's guard.
Henderson wants to pass the guard but Alb is keeping the position.
Henderson throwing strikes from guard but Alb blocks nicely.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Henderson accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Alb wants to stand but Henderson is controlling the position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Henderson is looking to work some ground and pound but Alb has wrist control.
Alb keeping full guard, as Henderson tries to pass.
Alb can't keep his opponent in guard - Henderson advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Henderson wants to pass to mount but Alb is defending the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Henderson looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Henderson sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Alb defending well though.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Henderson wants to free his trapped foot but Alb is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Henderson prevents Alb from standing back up.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Matt Henderson dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Henderson jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Alb tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Henderson is able to avoid easily.
Alb stuffs the takedown attempt from Henderson. Henderson gets slowly back to his feet.
Henderson throws out a loose jab but Alb uses good head movement to avoid it.
Alb walks into a stiff left hand from Henderson.
Henderson is looking to chop away at Alb's legs.
Henderson avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Matt Henderson is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Alb fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Henderson is out of range.
Alb misses with a body kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Alb uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Henderson.
Henderson rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Alb counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Alb looks to land a left hand but Henderson moved out of range nicely.
A solid leg kick lands there for Alb.
Alb takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
A combination from Henderson does no damage.
Alb looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Henderson throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Alb fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Henderson connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Peter Alb is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Henderson slips a jab from Alb.
Henderson dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Alb. That did some damage!
Henderson takes one on the button.
Henderson throws a solid leg kick but Alb takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Henderson.
Henderson shoots in for a takedown but Alb shows good takedown defense.
Alb throws a leg kick but Henderson sees it coming and checks it nicely.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Henderson closes the distance and clinches up with Alb, looking for a takedown. Henderson pushes Alb against the cage but Alb circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Peter Alb has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Matt Henderson.
Alb lands a lovely overhand right.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Henderson lands with a hook. Alb tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Alb feints and then cracks Henderson's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Henderson down.
Henderson misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Alb.
Henderson misses the shot to the body.
Henderson throws a big shot that misses.
Alb tries to clinch but Henderson is having none of it.
Henderson avoids the head kick by Alb.
Alb misses with a hook
and Henderson counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Alb lands with a thumping leg kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Alb swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Alb misses with a low kick as Henderson jumps back.
A shot to the body from Henderson misses
and Alb counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Alb throws a leg kick
and Henderson counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Alb misses with a body kick.
Henderson has his takedown stuffed
and Alb counters with a leg kick.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Henderson missing with a left hand there. Alb was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Henderson checks a low kick from Alb.
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 Peter Alb will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Henderson closes this distance looking for a takedown but Alb circles away.
Alb throws a leg kick
enabling Henderson to counter with a crisp jab.
Henderson looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
A looping hook to the body misses from Henderson. Alb does a little dance to reset his feet.
Alb tries to work over Henderson's front leg with a kick but Henderson checks it.
Henderson clobbers Alb with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Sloppy strikes from Henderson. Those never looked like landing.
Henderson misses with a few strikes there.
Alb tries to score with a low kick but Henderson moves his leg out of the way.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Henderson uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Alb.
Alb is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Henderson.
Henderson misses with a body shot.
Alb lands with a hook. Henderson tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Alb throws a leg kick that is checked
and Henderson counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Good work by Henderson as he checks the leg kick.
A head kick misses from Alb.
Alb misses with a body kick.
Henderson thows a left - swing and a miss!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Henderson swats away the attempt to clinch by Alb.
Henderson takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Alb misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Alb defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Henderson.
Peter Alb has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Matt Henderson.
Alb 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.
Henderson just misses with a punch to the body.
Alb keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Henderson.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Alb looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Henderson looks to land a combination but Alb avoids it well.
Henderson fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Alb avoids it really well and circles away.
Alb punishes Henderson's body with a nice straight punch.
Henderson moves out of range of the strikes.
Henderson misses with a looping right.
Alb tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Henderson is able to avoid easily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Alb missing with a left hand there. Henderson was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Alb misses with a low kick.
Alb ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Alb throws a leg kick but Henderson sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Henderson avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Henderson throws a hook but Alb blocks it.
A looping hook to the body misses from Henderson. Alb does a little dance to reset his feet.
Alb throws a low kick but Henderson moves out of range easily.
Alb thows a leg kick but Henderson checks it
and Henderson counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Peter Alb.
I think Alb 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 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Gregory Folan scores the fight 29:28
Judge Trevor Gratis scores the fight 29:28
Judge Yves DeLean scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Peter Alb!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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FIGHT
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