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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Gektor Lombard (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mike Henderson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Henderson has chosen American Bad Ass as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the lightweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
13 - 2 - 1, fighting out of St Petersburg, Gektor Lombard!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 1 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Mike Henderson!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Sano, Yukihiro Shimada and Yuuki Gou.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lombard scores with a shot to the body.
Lombard connects with a body shot.
Lombard fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Henderson manages to avoid it.
Lombard ducks under a wild hook from Henderson.
Lombard throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Lombard takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Lombard takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Lombard looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Henderson!
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Lombard looking to control but Henderson is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Lombard wants to take Henderson's back here but Henderson is holding on to an arm, himself looking to escape.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Henderson tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Lombard will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Lombard avoids the attempt from Henderson to control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lombard can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Henderson is looking to escape.
Lombard wants to take Henderson's back but he can't do it this time.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Henderson is looking to get to half guard.
Lombard avoids the attempt from Henderson to control.
Henderson tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Lombard wants to finish this one by submission but Henderson is holding onto his waist, trying to prevent any attacks from Lombard.
Lombard throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Henderson slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.
Lombard really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Lombard is looking for a kimura but Henderson is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Lombard to get the leverage.
Henderson is trying to maintain the position but Lombard is very close to passing his half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Henderson tries to roll over but Lombard keeps him under control.
Henderson keeping control of the position.
Lombard is looking to take a break and control but Henderson is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Henderson wants to control but Lombard is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Lombard is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Henderson doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Lombard.
Lombard stalling.
Lombard is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Lombard is working for a kimura but Henderson is defending it quite comfortably.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lombard wants to work for an arm triangle but Henderson is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Lombard 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 moves into full guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Gektor Lombard will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Lombard closes this distance looking for a takedown but Henderson circles away.
Lombard throws a hook to the side of Henderson's head but Henderson sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
A big right from Henderson misses.
Henderson scores with a jab. Lombard acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Lombard throws a head kick but Henderson moves out of range.
Henderson misses the shot to the body.
Lombard misses with an uppercut. Henderson saw that one coming.
Lombard throws a hook but Henderson avoids it easily.
A jab lands there for Lombard.
Lombard misses with a low kick.
Lombard pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Lombard uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Henderson has time to react.
Henderson misses with a hook.
Henderson throws a body punch but Lombard moves out of range.
Henderson tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Lombard was well out of range. Poor timing from Henderson.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Henderson with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
A cross from Lombard lands.
Lombard throws a lazy right hand but Henderson sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Henderson lands a body shot.
Lombard keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Lombard throws a hook to the side of Henderson's head but Henderson sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Nice uppercut there from Henderson.
Henderson swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Henderson is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Lombard rather than just go for the knockout.
Henderson lands a nice looking kick to the body. Lombard takes a step back to recover.
Henderson looks to score with a jab to the body but Lombard is just out of range.
Lombard misses with a wild body shot.
Gektor Lombard seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Lombard moves out of range of the strikes.
Lombard sizes up Henderson with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Henderson throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Henderson sizes up Lombard with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Lombard throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Lombard avoids the body shot from Henderson.
Henderson wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
A leg kick checked by Henderson.
Henderson stuns Lombard with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Lombard connects with a leg kick. Henderson looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Henderson scores with a hook to the body. Lombard takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Henderson lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Henderson scores with a nice right hand.
Lombard is rocked!
Henderson fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Lombard checks it well.
Oh Lombard is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Lombard throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Lombard looks to score with a jab to the body but Henderson is just out of range.
Lombard seems to have got his legs back now.
Henderson throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Lombard counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Lombard lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A looping hook to the body misses from Lombard. Henderson does a little dance to reset his feet.
Henderson pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Henderson looking to score a takedown here. Lombard is defending well but Henderson drives through and ends up in Lombard's guard.
Henderson stopping the sweep attempt from Lombard.
Gektor Lombard overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Lombard is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Henderson defends well.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Henderson wants to pass the guard but Lombard is keeping the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lombard is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Lombard looking to hit a scissor sweep but Henderson is one step ahead there.
Lombard wants to hit a switch here but Henderson passes into full mount! Oh no, disaster for Lombard there!
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Lombard is looking to improve his position but Henderson isn't that keen on the idea.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mike Henderson showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Lombard throws a jab but it's blocked by Henderson.
Henderson attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Lombard throws a body punch but Henderson moves out of range.
Henderson walks forward, straight into a front kick from Lombard.
Lombard thuds his shin into the meat of Henderson's side.
Henderson misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Lombard.
A looping hook to the body misses from Henderson. Lombard does a little dance to reset his feet.
Lombard scores with a jab to the head.
Henderson doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Henderson throws an overhand right that lands on Lombard's shoulder, as Lombard tries to avoid the shot.
Donk. Lombard catches Henderson right on the button with a cross.
Lombard just misses with a punch to the body.
Lombard lands with a kick to the ribs.
Henderson throws a front kick that sends Lombard stumbling back into the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Some bone on bone action there as Lombard checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
A big left from Henderson misses.
Henderson misses with a body punch
and Lombard makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Henderson checks a low kick from Lombard.
Lombard moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Henderson misses with a body shot.
Henderson scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Henderson misses with an uppercut
and Lombard counters with a nice body shot.
Lombard looks to land a left hand but Henderson moved out of range nicely.
Lombard bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Henderson's head.
Henderson throws a leg kick but Lombard checks it.
Lombard looks to land a left hand but Henderson moved out of range nicely.
Lombard finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Lombard tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Henderson was well out of range. Poor timing from Lombard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lombard fails to land the takedown.
A slow jab from Henderson misses its intended target.
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!
Henderson swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Lombard's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Henderson connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Lombard scrambles back to his feet.
Henderson lands a nice shot to the body.
A jab lands there for Henderson.
Henderson avoids a kick to the body.
Lombard connects with a body shot.
Lombard throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Lombard takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Lombard moves out of range of the strikes.
Lombard cracks the inside of Henderson's front leg.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lombard scores with a jab to the jaw.
Henderson scores with a jab to the body.
Henderson takes a swing at Lombard's ribcage but misses.
Henderson explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Henderson misses the jab.
Lombard swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Lombard scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Henderson doesn't seem bothered though.
Henderson lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Henderson listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Henderson throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Lombard stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Henderson blocks a leg kick.
Henderson throws a body punch but Lombard moves out of range.
A punch lands to the side of Lombard 's head but he takes it in his stride.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Henderson checks a leg kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Henderson missing with a left hand there. Lombard was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Lombard dodges the punch combination from Henderson.
Henderson with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Lombard to score with a decent uppercut.
Henderson throws a jab but it's blocked by Lombard.
A good leg kick by Lombard.
Henderson comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Lombard avoids a kick to the body.
Lombard takes a swing at Henderson's ribcage but misses.
Henderson throws a lazy right hand but Lombard sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
The fighters circling - Henderson throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Lombard throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Lombard is looking to land body kicks.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mike Henderson really dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Lombard ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Henderson moves away.
Henderson blocks a jab.
Lombard throws a head kick that misses.
Lombard takes a swing at Henderson's ribcage but misses.
Lombard shoots for a double leg takedown but Henderson sprawls well. He's pushed Lombard's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Henderson avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Henderson.
Henderson misses with a hook.
Lombard shoots for a takedown but Henderson saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Lombard looks to land a right hand but Henderson moved out of range.
Lombard misses with a head kick.
Henderson throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Mike Henderson seems to be getting the better of the standup.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
Lombard moves out of range of the leg kick from Henderson.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Henderson tests Lombard's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Lombard avoids a kick to the body.
Henderson takes a swing at Lombard's ribcage but misses.
Henderson stuffs the takedown attempt from Lombard. Lombard gets slowly back to his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Gektor Lombard. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Lombard lands a right hook to the body.
Henderson dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Henderson lands a nice hook to Lombard's body. Lombard takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Nice uppercut lands for Henderson. That snapped Lombard's head back.
Henderson throws the kick towards the body but Lombard avoids it.
Henderson takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Lombard ducks under a wild hook from Henderson.
Lombard is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Henderson.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lombard thows a left - swing and a miss!
Lombard throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Lombard moves away from the strike by Henderson.
Henderson attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Lombard ducks under a wild hook from Henderson.
Henderson moves out of range of the leg kick from Lombard.
Henderson misses the shot to the body.
Henderson misses with an uppercut. Lombard saw that one coming.
A slow jab from Henderson misses its intended target.
Lombard lands with a right hand.
Lombard swings for the body but Henderson moves out of range.
Lombard lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Henderson throws a jab but it's blocked by Lombard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lombard takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Lombard pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Lombard lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Henderson fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Lombard looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Henderson scores with a leg kick.
Lombard throws a lazy right hand but Henderson sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
A looping hook to the body misses from Lombard. Henderson does a little dance to reset his feet.
Lombard lets loose with a powerful body kick. Henderson will feel that in the morning.
Lombard throws a head kick that misses.
Lombard keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Henderson.
Lombard throws a leg kick but Henderson sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Henderson misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Lombard.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Lombard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A jab from Lombard finds it's way through Henderson's defenses.
Henderson throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
A low kick from Lombard misses
and Henderson counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Lombard thinking.
Henderson ducks under a wild hook from Lombard.
Henderson wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Henderson changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Henderson lands with a straight right. Lombard didn't see that one coming.
Henderson throws a body kick that misses.
Henderson throws the left hand but Lombard avoids the punch easily.
Henderson lands a lovely overhand right.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
A lazy left from Henderson finds it's target.
Lombard moves out of range of the body kick from Henderson.
Henderson misses with a body shot
and Lombard counters with a series of strikes. Henderson will be more careful next time no doubt.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mike Henderson dominated that fourth round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
Lombard throws a looping overhand right but Henderson ducks down to avoid it.
Henderson misses with a body shot.
Lombard misses with a head kick.
Lombard tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Henderson misses with a body shot.
Henderson throws a body punch but Lombard moves out of range.
Lombard scores with a nice strike.
Lombard scores with a punch to the head.
Some wild striking there from Lombard.
Henderson throws an overhand right that lands on Lombard's shoulder, as Lombard tries to avoid the shot.
Henderson looks to score with a jab to the body but Lombard is just out of range.
Lombard thuds his shin into the meat of Henderson's side.
Henderson walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Lombard checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lombard chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Henderson jabs at Lombard's body.
Jab, jab by Lombard - just one landing.
Henderson swings for the body but Lombard moves out of range.
Henderson looks to score with a jab to the body but Lombard is just out of range.
Henderson instigates a clinch.
Henderson makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Henderson misses with a punch to the body.
Lombard blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Henderson working aggressively here.
Henderson lands a right hand that snaps the head of Lombard backwards.
Henderson working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Henderson throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Henderson tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Henderson is fighting off a takedown attempt but Lombard is just too persistent for him and manages to trip Henderson to the mat. Henderson regains guard as soon as the fighters hit the mat.
Lombard stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Henderson swivels though and keeps the full guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Lombard sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Henderson managing to control the position.
Lombard wants to control from the top but Henderson keeps moving.
Gektor Lombard has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lombard not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
We're going to have a standup here because Gektor Lombard wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Henderson avoids the head kick by Lombard.
Lombard throws a big shot that misses.
Henderson misses with an uppercut.
Lombard fails to land with a series of punches.
Henderson blocks a head kick by Lombard.
Lombard scores with a shot to the body.
Henderson stuffs the takedown.
Both of our modern day gladiators look out of it here - an gruelling 5 rounds of action taking it's toll on them, no doubt.
Lombard throws a jab but it's blocked by Henderson.
Lombard moves forwards but Henderson connects with a nice, crisp jab.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A looping hook to the body misses from Henderson. Lombard does a little dance to reset his feet.
Lombard swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Lombard steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Henderson.
Lombard takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Lombard just misses with a punch to the body.
Lombard throws a hook but Henderson blocks it.
Henderson uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Lombard.
Nice defenses there by Lombard.
Lombard avoids the body shot from Henderson.
Henderson swings and misses with a hook to the body.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Good leg kick by Henderson there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Henderson drops his hands momentarily and Lombard takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Mike Henderson is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Henderson lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Mike Henderson.
I think Henderson has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Shigeki Sano scores the fight 47:49
Judge Yukihiro Shimada scores the fight 46:49
Judge Yuuki Gou scores the fight 46:49
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Mike Henderson!
Mike Henderson is the new lightweight champion!
Mike Henderson seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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