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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Robert Henry (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ramsey Nijem (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The key to victory for Robert Henry has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.
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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
10 - 6 - 1, fighting out of St Petersburg, Robert Henry!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Ramsey Nijem!
The judges for this bout are Sergei Dronov, Ivan Kurochkin and Valeri Chadov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Nijem is defended easily by Henry.
Henry throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Nice sprawl there from Henry as Nijem shoots in.
Nijem shoots in and drives through. Henry sprawls well.
Robert Henry has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ramsey Nijem.
Henry swinging wildly here.
Nijem misses with a takedown attempt
and Henry counters by moving into the clinch.
Henry breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
A left lands for Nijem.
Henry feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Nijems jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Nijem fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Henry keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Henry tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Henry ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Nijem keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Henry tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Nijem paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Henry tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Nijem tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Henry swivels and escapes.
Henry closes the distance and pushes Nijem back into the cage.
Nijem blocks the elbow strike.
Henry escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Nijem shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Nijem takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Henry tries to close the distance and clinch but Nijem swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
A punch combination from Henry misses.
Henry fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Henry lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Henry tries to sprawl but Nijem drives through with a takedown into half guard.
Nijem missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Nijem wants to take a breather but Henry is having none of it.
Henry makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Henry.
Henry is looking for a triangle but Nijem pushes his legs off easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nijem slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Nijem postures up in Henry's guard and throws a big left but Henry blocks it.
Nijem throws a big right hand that misses.
Nijem tries to free his leg and advance position but Henry is retaining full guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Henry looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Henry trying to keep a closed guard but Nijem is proving a slippery customer.
We're going to have a standup here because Robert Henry wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Henry stuffs the takedown attempt from Nijem. Nijem gets slowly back to his feet.
No luck for Nijem with that takedown attempt.
Henry throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Nijem on the side of the head.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Nijem fails to land the takedown.
Nice sprawl there from Henry as Nijem shoots in.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Robert Henry dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Henry throws a big shot that misses.
Henry swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Nijem fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Nijem's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Henry connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Nijem scrambles back to his feet.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Nijem is defended easily by Henry.
Nijem fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Robert Henry has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ramsey Nijem.
Henry drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Henry looks to land a combination but Nijem avoids it well.
Henry closes this distance looking for a takedown but Nijem circles away.
Henry drops Nijem with a left right combo! Henry follows him down to the ground into side control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Henry working the strikes but Nijem uses the opportunity to regain half guard.
Henry sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Nijem defending well though.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Henry missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Nice strikes from Henry there.
Henry thows a huge punch but Nijem dodges it nicely.
Henry sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Nijem defending well though.
Henry is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Nijem manages to get to full guard.
Nijem has Henry pulled in close to control his posture.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Henry throws a big elbow that misses.
Nijem avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Henry accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Nijem is on top in guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Henry seems keen to control Nijem's posture.
Nijem wants to pass the guard but Henry is keeping the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nijem preventing the sweep.
Robert Henry overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Nijem trying to control but Henry is working from the bottom.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Ramsey Nijem was stalling too much, according to the referee.
Henry misses with a shot to the body
and Nijem counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Henry wants to get back to full guard.
Nijem sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Henry defending well though.
Nijem sitting and controlling from the half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Henry trying to control here.
Henry manages to get to full guard.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Nijem trying to control the position from guard on top but Henry is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Robert Henry dominated that second round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Henry wants to clinch up but Nijem keeps it at a distance.
Henry wants to clinch.
Henry leaves Nijem with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Nijem shoots in for a takedown but Henry shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Henry with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Nijem shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Nijem thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nijem throws a strike but Henry avoids it easily and moves to full guard.
Nijem with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Henry has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Nijem is standing up over Henry. Henry looks to escape but Nijem dives into side control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nijem working away.
Nijem wants to take a breather but Henry manages to regain guard - a lesson learnt for Nijem.
Henry looking for a sweep. Not yet Henry, not yet.
Henry is working hard here to advance position.
Henry is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Robert Henry wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Henry lands with an overhand left.
Henry doesn't manage to clinch there - Nijem circles away.
Henry lands a nice shot that snaps Nijem's head back.
Nijem misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Robert Henry has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ramsey Nijem.
Nijem throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Henry tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Nijem is in Henry's guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Henry is on top in guard.
Henry trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Henry with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Henry throws a strike but Nijem rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Nijem not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Robert Henry clearly takes that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Henry pushes Nijem up against the cage in a clinch.
Henry gets underhooks to prevent Nijem's takedown attempt.
Henry pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Nijem fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Henry avoids it really well and circles away.
Robert Henry is winning the standup battle so far.
Henry paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Henry tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Nijem paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Nijem walks into a jab.
Henry drives through and clinches with Nijem against the cage.
Henry breaks the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nijem shoots in and drives through. Henry sprawls well.
Robert Henry has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ramsey Nijem.
Henry has Nijem up against the cage in a clinch.
Henry lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Henry escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Henry waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Nijem.
Nijem shoots in looking for a takedown but Henry manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Nijem's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Nijem fails with the takedown
and Henry counters with a combination of strikes to the head and body that crumple Nijem!
Nijem is rocked!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Henry scores with a big shot! Nijem's head bounced off the canvas with a huge thud! More strikes land and the referee has jumped in to save Nijem! He was hurt real bad - good stoppage!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:55 of round 4, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Robert Henry!
Robert Henry retains his welterweight title!
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