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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Sabin Figaro (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dunch Henry (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Figaro comes to the cage accompanied by Prospect - Warrior. Dunch Henry has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Sabin Figaro's chin.
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175 lbs
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Good wrestling
Lethal high kicks
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the welterweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
15 - 4 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Sabin Figaro!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 5 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Dunch Henry!
The judges for this bout are Konstantin Menshow, Valeri Chadov and Dmitry Maklakov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Henry throws the left hand but Figaro avoids the punch easily.
An inside leg kick lands from Figaro.
Figaro moves out of range of the strikes.
A nice leg kick lands there from Figaro.
Figaro throws a sloppy body shot
and Henry counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Figaro scores with a sloppy right hand. Henry should have avoided that one.
Henry misses with a double jab
and Figaro counters with a nice uppercut.
Henry moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Figaro throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Henry takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Figaro takes one to the chin there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A leg kick checked by Henry.
Figaro fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Henry manages to avoid it.
Figaro throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Henry sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Henry scores with a hook to the body. Figaro takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Figaro misses with a wild body shot.
Figaro tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Figaro throws a leg kick
enabling Henry to counter with a crisp jab.
Figaro buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Henry ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Figaro moves away.
Figaro turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Figaro fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Henry has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Figaro works Henry's body with a nice hook.
Henry tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Figaro was well out of range. Poor timing from Henry.
Henry shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Figaro as he jumps to the side.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Henry bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Henry takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Figaro fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Henry.
Henry looks gassed!
A nice inside leg kick there by Figaro. That's going to slow Henry down.
Figaro thows a body kick. Henry tries to catch it but that hurt him.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Figaro dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Henry. That did some damage!
Figaro throws a leg kick which misses Henry's front leg but catches the back leg as Henry tries to avoid it.
Figaro scores with a jab to the body.
Figaro scores with a leg kick.
Figaro scores with a leg kick.
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!
Figaro connects with a leg kick. Henry looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
An inside leg kick lands from Figaro.
Henry looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Figaro lands a nice leg kick that just misses Henry's sensitive parts.
Henry 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.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
That kick from Figaro tenderised Henry's leg. Henry is trying to keep his angry face on.
Henry's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Figaro throws a leg kick which misses Henry's front leg but catches the back leg as Henry tries to avoid it.
Sabin Figaro is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Figaro lands with an overhand left.
Figaro lands a leg kick that knocks Henry off balance momentarily.
Figaro fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Henry has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Sabin Figaro seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Good standup being displayed there by Figaro as he connects with a hook.
Figaro is looking to slow Henry down with leg kicks.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Figaro feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Henry's calf.
Good exchange - Figaro coming out on top.
Figaro lands with an uppercut that bounces Henry off the cage and back into range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Sabin Figaro dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Figaro uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Henry.
Figaro fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Henry manages to avoid it.
Figaro is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Henry can do to turn this around?
Henry 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.
Henry lands a nice shot that snaps Figaro's head back.
Figaro jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Figaro throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Henry stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
A bone on bone clash there as Henry blocks the leg kick.
Figaro throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Henry scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Figaro keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Figaro slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Figaro controls Henry momentarily but Henry frees himself.
Figaro has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Henry lands a couple of digs.
Henry must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Henry is looking to work some ground and pound but Figaro has wrist control.
Figaro bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Henry's guard.
Figaro postures up and lands a big shot to Henry's brow.
Figaro wants to control from the top but Henry keeps moving.
Figaro postures up.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Figaro engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Figaro working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Henry keeping moving, preventing Figaro from controlling successfully.
Figaro seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
An inside leg kick lands from Figaro.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Figaro throws a body punch but Henry moves out of range.
Figaro takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Henry misses with a series of wild punches.
Henry takes one on the button.
Figaro fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Henry checks it well.
Figaro scores with a push kick.
Henry is breathing heavily.
Figaro changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Sabin Figaro is winning the standup battle so far.
Henry looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Figaro misses with a body shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Henry takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Figaro misses with a wild body shot.
Figaro fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Henry checks it well.
Henry checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Figaro throws a head kick that misses.
A good leg kick by Figaro.
Figaro lands an overhand right.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Figaro dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Henry. That did some damage!
Henry uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Figaro.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Sabin Figaro dominated that second round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Henry keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Henry chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Figaro can pounce on him.
Figaro displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Henry.
Henry checks a leg kick nicely.
Figaro throws a nice inside leg kick.
Figaro throws a low kick, looking for Henry's leg but Henry calmly moves out of range.
Figaro misses with a kick to the body.
Figaro misses the shot to the body.
Henry throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Henry tries to move into range but Figaro moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Figaro scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Henry takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Henry missing with a left hand there. Figaro was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Figaro - that will leave a mark!
Figaro looks to score with a jab to the body but Henry is just out of range.
Figaro lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Henry tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Figaro swivels and escapes.
A jab from Figaro does it's job there.
Henry tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
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!
Figaro connects with a leg kick. Henry looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Henry takes a jab right on the kisser.
A chopping leg kick lands by Figaro.
Figaro throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Figaro lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Figaro lands a head kick. Henry smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Henry shoots in but no luck this time.
Sabin Figaro has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Dunch Henry.
Figaro lands with a nice body punch.
A left lands for Figaro.
Figaro scores with a hook to the body. Henry takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Figaro connects with a solid leg kick.
Henry takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Figaro scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Figaro cracks the inside of Henry's front leg.
A nice inside leg kick there by Figaro. That's going to slow Henry down.
Figaro turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Figaro scores with a kick to the body.
Figaro connects with a single shot there.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Figaro scores with a nice head shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Henry drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Figaro lands a nice looking body shot.
Figaro lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Figaro walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Henry checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Figaro connects with a nice looking jab.
Figaro digs a good body shot into Henry's ribs.
Figaro with a nice cross.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Figaro feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Henry's calf.
A solid leg kick lands there for Figaro.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Sabin Figaro clearly takes that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Figaro swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Henry has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Figaro.
Henry on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Henry throws a shot from downtown. Figaro moves away and avoids it.
Henry tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Henry has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Henry getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Henry just misses with a punch to the body.
Some bone on bone action there as Henry checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Henry avoids the body shot from Figaro.
Nice shot lands for Figaro.
Henry fails with a takedown attempt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Figaro connects with a looping right hand.
Figaro tries to sprawl but Henry drives through with a takedown into half guard.
Figaro wants to get back to full guard.
Henry sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Figaro defending well though.
Figaro keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Figaro trying to hold on to Henry's head to control him but Henry postures up.
Figaro gets back to full guard.
Henry postures up in Figaro's guard and throws a big left but Figaro blocks it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Figaro wants to sweep but no luck.
Henry pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Figaro is keeping the position for now.
Figaro is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Henry trying to control but Figaro is working from the bottom.
Figaro tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Figaro is looking for a triangle but Henry pushes his legs off easily.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Henry chips away with some ground and pound.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Henry throws a big right hand that misses.
Henry postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Figaro avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Henry trying to control but Figaro is working from the bottom.
Figaro trying to keep a closed guard but Henry is proving a slippery customer.
Henry throws a big right hand that misses.
Henry stands up over Figaro, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Dunch Henry has got the better of the ground game so far.
Figaro throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Henry throws a big elbow that misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Figaro throws his legs up looking to secure a triangle. Oh, that looks pretty tight, I gotta say! Henry escapes and throws Figaro's legs to the side, diving into side control!
Henry with the ground and pound but Figaro regains half guard under the barage of strikes.
Figaro is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Henry's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Henry's back!
Figaro controls the action.
Henry trying to control but he's just got himself in more trouble.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Figaro struggling to keep hold of the position.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Henry covers up after taking a massive shot to the side of the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Sabin Figaro had his way with Dunch Henry in that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Henry misses with a combination
and Figaro makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Henry really felt that one!
Figaro connects with an inside leg kick.
Figaro throws a half hearted mid kick.
Figaro just misses with a punch to the body.
Henry cracks Figaro with a right hand to the side of the head.
Figaro dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Nice body punch from Henry.
Figaro misses with a looping right.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Figaro throws a low kick but Henry moves out of range easily.
A thudding body kick lands there by Figaro!
Figaro with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Figaro throws a solid leg kick but Henry takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Figaro.
Henry takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Henry shoots in and bounces Figaro off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Henry is wobbling all over the place through exhaustion. Will he make it to the final bell?
Figaro utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Henry postures up.
Sabin Figaro is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Henry throws an elbow that misses. Figaro uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Henry's guard. Nice move by Figaro!
Figaro not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Dunch Henry has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Figaro's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Sabin Figaro wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Figaro defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Henry.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Figaro lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Henry swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Figaro fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Henry is out of range.
Figaro swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Figaro thumps Henry with a low kick.
Figaro scores with a spinning back kick!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Figaro bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Henry's head backwards.
A nice leg kick lands there from Figaro.
Figaro connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Henry tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Figaro was well out of range. Poor timing from Henry.
Henry misses with a two punch combination.
Figaro digs a good body shot into Henry's ribs.
Figaro fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Henry on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Figaro. Figaro obviously looking to wear him down.
Figaro's corner calls for a 1-2. Figaro obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
And that's the end of the fight!
Sabin Figaro showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Figaro 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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Konstantin Menshow scores the fight 50:44
Judge Valeri Chadov scores the fight 50:44
Judge Dmitry Maklakov scores the fight 50:44
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Sabin Figaro!
Sabin Figaro retains his welterweight title!
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