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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Steve Henry (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Johnny Quattro (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Steve Henry has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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270 lbs
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224 lbs
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Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Good chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Steve Henry!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
15 - 16 - 1, fighting out of Sydney, Johnny Quattro!
The judges for this bout are Bruno Hogan, Eliza Hachem and Steve Erwin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Henry misses with a looping left.
Quattro throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Quattro misses with a looping right.
Quattro slips under a jab from Henry.
Henry fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Quattro has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Quattro shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Henry sprawls well. Henry wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Quattro gets slowly back to his feet.
A big right from Quattro misses.
Henry misses with the combination.
Henry throws a right hand that Quattro ducks under and follows up with a left that Quattro also avoids with ease.
A combination from Quattro does no damage.
Henry takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Quattro misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Henry wants to clinch up but Quattro keeps it at a distance.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Henry on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Henry gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Quattro is trying to break free.
Henry keeps control of Quattro as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Henry lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Quattro.
Henry scores with a hook to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Henry keeps control of Quattro as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Henry working aggressively here.
Quattro dodges an elbow strike from Henry.
Quattro changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Henry fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Steve Henry has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Johnny Quattro.
Henry is looking to clinch but Quattro is avoiding it.
Henry throws a left and a right that both miss
and Quattro counters with a stiff right hand.
Quattro takes one to the chin there.
Quattro misses with a jab, cross combination.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
No joy there for Henry, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
A punch combination from Henry misses.
Quattro throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Henry counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Quattro has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Henry drops Quattro with a beautiful combination! Quattro stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Henry is looking for the KO!
Quattro is rocked!
Quattro lands with a right hand.
Quattro is still on wobbly legs! Can Henry finish him?
Henry throws a hook to the side of Quattro's head but Quattro sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Henry throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Quattro seems to have recovered his senses.
Henry throws out a loose jab but Quattro uses good head movement to avoid it.
Some wild striking there from Henry.
Henry avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Henry takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Quattro misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Quattro swinging wildly here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Henry throws a combination. Quattro tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Henry avoids a punch combination nicely.
Quattro is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Henry throws a poor cross that misses
enabling Quattro to counter with a crisp jab.
Quattro tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Henry was well out of range. Poor timing from Quattro.
Quattro scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Henry clinches.
Henry digs a right hand into Quattro's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Quattro's gas tank.
Quattro drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Quattro pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Quattro throws a body punch but Henry moves out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Henry fails to land with a series of punches.
Jab by Henry.
Henry misses with an uppercut. Quattro saw that one coming.
Henry forces Quattro back against the cage and clinches.
Quattro tries to land knees in the clinch but Henry avoids the damage to the body.
Nice body punch from Henry.
Henry takes an elbow to the temple.
Henry can't find room to land a body shot as Quattro controls the action.
Henry struggles to land a body shot inside as Quattro controls his hands.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Henry has Quattro pushed against the cage.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Henry lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Quattro has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Quattro has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Henry is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Steve Henry dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Henry shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Henry lands with a punch from half guard.
Henry prevents Quattro from improving his position.
Henry thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Quattro's head.
Quattro wants to control but Henry is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Quattro is not content to let Henry control the position.
Quattro gets back to full guard.
Henry stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Quattro swivels though and keeps the full guard.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Henry throws a big elbow that misses.
Henry trying to control the position from guard on top but Quattro is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Quattro has a closed guard, preventing Henry from standing up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Quattro looking to hit a scissor sweep but Henry is one step ahead there.
Henry trying to control the position from guard on top but Quattro is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The ref stands the fighters back up because Steve Henry just wasn't active enough.
Quattro misses with a double jab
and Henry counters with a left and a right that stings Quattro.
Henry throws a lazy uppercut
and Quattro counters with a right hand to the body.
Henry tries to clinch up but Quattro circles away and keeps his distance.
Quattro misses with a few strikes there.
Quattro looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Henry regains full guard. Nicely done.
Henry looking to control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Henry lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Quattro!
Quattro is bucking up trying to escape but Henry cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Quattro is desperately trying to improve his position but Henry has a good base and remains in mount.
Quattro regains half guard.
Quattro gets full guard.
Quattro looking for a guillotine here but Henry defends easily.
Henry trying to control but Quattro is working from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Quattro escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Henry gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Henry gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
Henry fails with a takedown attempt.
Quattro takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Quattro takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Horrible takedown by Henry or perhaps it was just good defense by Quattro which made him look bad.
Henry's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Henry duly obliges.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Henry jabbing away but nothing is landing.
A looping hook to the body misses from Henry. Quattro does a little dance to reset his feet.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Henry throws a lazy uppercut
and Henry takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Henry throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Quattro looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Quattro ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Henry gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Henry misses with a short punch on the inside.
Quattro tries for a takedown. No joy.
Henry struggles to land a body shot inside as Quattro controls his hands.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Quattro gets a nice trip takedown into half guard.
Quattro is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Henry sees it coming and defends easily.
Quattro trying to control from half guard but Henry is working away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Steve Henry dominated that second 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. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Henry misses with a two punch combination.
Quattro tries to close the distance and clinch but Henry swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Quattro avoids a punch combination nicely.
Quattro misses with a wild combination.
Henry throws a left and a right that both miss
and Quattro counters with a left and a right that stings Henry.
Quattro avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Henry throws a sloppy body shot
and Quattro counters with a straight right hand.
Henry has closed the distance and engaged Quattro in a clinch.
A right hook to the body lands for Quattro.
Quattro is looking for a takedown.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Quattro wants a takedown but no success here.
Henry misses with a body punch.
Quattro looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Quattro managing to block the knees to the body from Henry.
Quattro scores with a knee to the head.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Quattro misses with an elbow strike.
Quattro is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Henry pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Steve Henry has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Johnny Quattro.
Henry misses with a punch on the inside.
Quattro looking for a takedown.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Quattro takes a knee to the side of the body.
Henry scores with a hook to the body.
Henry lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Nice body punch from Henry.
Henry on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Henry is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
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!
Henry misses with a shot to the kidneys.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Henry missing with knees to the body.
Quattro blocking some punches.
Henry misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Quattro wants to break free but Henry has control.
Quattro on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Quattro changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Henry fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Quattro ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Johnny Quattro has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Quattro uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Henry.
Henry circles away from the clinch attempt.
Quattro fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Henry tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Quattro paws at him with a jab and circles away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Henry throws a series of punches but Quattro avoids them all with ease.
The fight stays on the outside here - Henry looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Henry pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Quattro back to the cage. Henry follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Henry fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Quattro, pushing him back against the cage.
Quattro looking for a takedown.
Quattro misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Henry.
Henry is trying to maintain a safe position but Quattro gets an underhook and turns Henry into the cage.
Henry lands with a right to the head.
Henry is looking to control Quattro's arms but Quattro gets an underhook and turns him. Now Henry has his back to the cage.
Henry misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Henry on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Henry avoiding damage as Quattro throws knees to the body.
A short body shot lands from Henry as the two fighters clinch.
Henry gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Quattro.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Henry tries to work over Quattro's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Henry is leaning against Quattro and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Quattro on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
The referee is keeping an eye on Henry - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Henry tries to work over Quattro's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Henry throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Quattros head.
Quattro looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Quattro drops down looking for an ankle pick but Henry pulls his leg out and moves away.
Henry uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Quattro has time to react.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Henry lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Quattro circles away quickly and effectively.
Steve Henry is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Henry is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
And that's the end of the fight!
Steve Henry showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Henry, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Bruno Hogan scores the fight 30:27
Judge Eliza Hachem scores the fight 30:27
Judge Steve Erwin scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Steve Henry!
After winning the bout, Steve Henry thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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