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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Leon Henry (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Alikai Drustav (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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188 lbs
8 - 6 - 0 |
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192 cm
27
188 lbs
12 - 7 - 0 |
Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Very quick |
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Dangerous GnP
Excellent boxer
Heavy handed |
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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
8 - 6 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Leon Henry!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 7 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Alikai Drustav!
The judges for this bout are Aleksandr Martynov, Illya Tyunina and Sergei Dronov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Drustav tries for a takedown but Henry circles away easily
and Henry counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Drustav doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Henry counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Drustav misses with a wild combination.
Drustav shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Henry counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Henry.
Leon Henry has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Alikai Drustav.
Henry pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Drustav is keeping the position for now.
Henry chips away with some ground and pound.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Drustav is edging up against the cage. He's using the cage to get back to his feet. Nice work there - the fighters are clinched.
Henry is pressed up against the cage. Drustav has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Henry down to the mat. Henry avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Henry needs to keep his hands up - Drustav had a free shot at his head there.
Henry throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Drustav shoots and misses
so Henry counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Henry in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Drustav is looking for a triangle but Henry pushes his legs off easily.
Henry throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Henry 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.
Drustav keeping full guard, as Henry tries to pass.
Drustav is trying to control the position but Henry postures up.
Henry in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Henry prevents Drustav from getting back to his feet.
Henry pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Drustav is keeping the position for now.
Drustav looking to hit a scissor sweep but Henry is one step ahead there.
Drustav has momentary wrist control but Henry slips an elbow through the middle.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Henry is working Drustav over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Henry is in close to Drustav's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Drustav working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Henry.
Drustav has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Henry can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Henry makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Henry scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Henry lands a couple of digs.
Henry throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Drustav works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Drustav looking for a sweep. Not yet Drustav, not yet.
Henry working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Drustav's head.
Henry is working Drustav over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Henry landing with the ground and pound.
Henry lands a couple of digs.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Drustav wants to stand and escape but Henry is having none of it.
Henry with a flurry of punches that miss.
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.
Drustav pushes Henry off and gets back to his feet.
Sloppy strikes from Drustav. Those never looked like landing.
Drustav dives in and grabs Henry's left leg, looking for a takedown. Henry pushes down on Drustav's head and hops out.
A big left from Henry misses.
Drustav finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Drustav looks to land a combination but Henry avoids it well.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Drustav.
Drustav looks gassed!
Some bone on bone action there as Henry checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Henry uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Drustav.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Henry scores with a sloppy right hand. Drustav should have avoided that one.
Henry dodges the punch combination from Drustav.
Henry lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Henry fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Henry tests Drustav's chin there with a solid looking shot.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Drustav fails with the takedown
and Henry connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Henry lands with a nice combination. Drustav backs away looking to recover.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Henry checks a leg kick.
Henry keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Drustav.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Leon Henry dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Drustav closes the distance and clinches up with Henry, looking for a takedown. Drustav pushes Henry against the cage but Henry circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Drustav tries to bum rush Henry with a series of wild strikes but Henry uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Henry stuffs the takedown.
Drustav takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Drustav tries for a takedown but Henry circles away easily
and Henry decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Drustav's guard.
Leon Henry has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Alikai Drustav.
Henry is looking to work some ground and pound but Drustav has wrist control.
Henry scoring with punches to the head and body.
Drustav keeping full guard, as Henry tries to pass.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Henry with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Henry landing with the ground and pound.
Henry wants to pass the guard but Drustav is keeping the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Henry throwing strikes from guard but Drustav blocks nicely.
Henry throwing strikes but missing.
Henry with a nice head shot there.
Drustav is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Drustav working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Henry.
Henry throws and elbow that misses. Drustav uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Henry's guard. Nice move by Drustav!
Drustav is fighting to break Henry's control of his arms but Henry is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Drustav won't allow Henry to sweep him here.
Drustav trying to control the position from guard on top but Henry is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Drustav lands a couple of digs.
Drustav passes Henry's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Drustav takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Drustav is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Henry sees it coming and defends easily.
Leon Henry overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
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!
Drustav takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Drustav takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Henry is not content to let Drustav control the position.
Drustav is pressing down on Henry's thigh, looking to free his foot. Henry is holding on for now.
Drustav throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Drustav wants to work for an arm triangle but Henry is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Henry makes some distance and scrambles quickly back to his feet. Nice work!
Henry with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Drustav fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Drustav is breathing heavily.
Drustav displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Henry throws out the jab.
Drustav looks to land a combination but Henry avoids it well.
Henry throws a looping overhand right but Drustav ducks down to avoid it.
Sloppy strikes from Henry. Those never looked like landing.
Drustav tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Henry swivels and escapes.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Henry throws out a loose jab but Drustav uses good head movement to avoid it.
Drustav shoots in looking for a takedown but Henry manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Drustav's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Alikai Drustav seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Henry misses with a series of wild punches.
Henry fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Drustav manages to avoid it.
Drustav misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Henry displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Drustav.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Henry lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
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!
Drustav missing with a left hand there. Henry was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Leon Henry dominated that second round.
That's time! Back to the action! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Drustav walks into a straight right hand from Henry.
Henry blocks a head kick by Drustav.
Drustav scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Henry fails with a takedown attempt.
Drustav looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Henry is fending him off so far but Drustav persists. Nope, Henry circles away and we're back to standing.
Henry gets a double leg takedown into Drustav's guard.
Henry is looking to work some ground and pound but Drustav has wrist control.
Henry trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Henry looking to pass the guard.
Henry thows a big elbow that misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Drustav looking to control.
Henry distracts Drustav with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Henry passes Drustav's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Drustav takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Henry landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Henry landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Henry throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Henry drops an elbow to the side of Drustav's head.
Henry scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Henry moves into full mount! Drustav won't be happy about that!
You get the feeling that Drustav really doesn't like being in this position too much.
Drustav is desperately trying to improve his position but Henry has a good base and remains in mount.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
The referee warns Drustav that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Henry with the ground and pound from mount.
Henry cracks Drustav with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Drustav is in a horrible position here. Henry smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Drustav can't escape the position.
Henry is landing with some decent strikes but Drustav is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Drustav is rocked!
Henry lands with some strikes.
Drustav is still in real trouble! Can Henry finish him?
Henry lands a big elbow.
Henry postures up and connects with a big shot that has rocked Drustav badly. He's trying desperately to grab hold of Henry around the waist but Henry pushes him off and unloads with more strikes, forcing the referee to jump in and save him! Henry is the winner by TKO! Henry jumps onto the cage and shouts into the camera. "We did it momma!"
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:39 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Leon Henry!
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energy
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RATING
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