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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between James Henson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tyler Griffiths (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.
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140 lbs
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140 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
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BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, James Henson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Tyler Griffiths!
The judges for this bout are James Ackerman, Paul Tew and Richard Clark.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Henson instigates a clinch.
Henson lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Griffiths.
Griffiths is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Henson holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Griffiths tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Henson smiles and moves away.
Henson moves into the clinch.
Henson landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Henson tries to land knees in the clinch but Griffiths avoids the damage to the body.
Henson lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Henson blocking some punches.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Henson obliges.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Griffiths tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Henson creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Henson lands a hook that snaps the head of Griffiths backwards.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Henson crunches a lovely knee into Griffiths's ribcage.
Henson gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Henson lands a nice knee to the body.
Griffiths looks gassed!
Henson breaks the clinch.
Henson has Griffiths up against the cage in a clinch.
Henson misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Griffiths.
Henson is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Henson lands a nice knee to the body.
Henson connects with a nasty looking knee right to Griffiths's face.
Henson working Griffiths over with knees to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Good body shot from Henson.
Henson's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Henson closes the distance and pushes Griffiths back into the cage.
A short uppercut from Henson.
Henson avoiding damage.
Griffiths takes a knee to the side of the body.
Henson lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Griffiths backwards.
Henson lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
It looks like Tyler Griffiths has been cut.
Griffiths wants a takedown.
Griffiths has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Henson avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
James Henson has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Tyler Griffiths.
Griffiths takes an elbow to the forehead.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Knees in the clinch landing for Henson.
Henson lands an elbow just above Griffiths 's eye.
Henson has Griffiths pushed against the cage.
Henson lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Griffiths is trying to drag Henson to the mat but Henson just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Griffiths is trying to pull guard but Henson has him pressed against the cage.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Griffiths is trying to pull guard but Henson has him pressed against the cage.
Henson lands an elbow that stopped Griffiths in his tracks for a moment.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Henson blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Henson landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Griffiths is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Henson dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Henson landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
The referee calls for Henson to work.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Griffiths takes a knee to the side of the body.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Henson lands a nice knee to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
James Henson dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Tyler Griffiths's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Henson throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Henson lands a damaging elbow.
Henson has Griffiths pressed against the cage, preventing Griffiths from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Henson lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Griffiths being controlled against the cage.
Henson lands a nice knee to the body.
Griffiths is breathing heavily.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Henson obliges.
Henson landing knees to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Henson comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Griffiths letting Henson take a breather here.
Henson is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Henson lands a knee to the body.
Henson escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Henson drives through and clinches with Griffiths against the cage.
Knees to the body from Henson.
Henson stalling.
Henson crunches a lovely knee into Griffiths's ribcage.
Knees in the clinch landing for Henson.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Henson is struggling to control the position.
Henson lands a nice elbow.
Henson effectively controlling the action here.
Nice elbow from Henson.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Henson lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Henson lands an elbow inside that Griffiths shrugs off.
Griffiths takes a knee right on the jaw!
That has opened up Tyler Griffiths's cut even more.
Henson stalls.
Henson throws a knee to the head but misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Henson just leaning against Griffiths, taking a breather.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by James Henson.
Henson clinches up against the cage.
Henson lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Henson blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Henson's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Henson clinches.
Griffiths can't break the clinch.
Henson landing knees to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Henson lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Griffiths manages to pull guard.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Griffiths not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Henson trying to control the position from guard on top but Griffiths is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Henson throwing strikes from guard but Griffiths blocks nicely.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Griffiths keeping moving, preventing Henson from controlling successfully.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Griffiths tries to land a sweep but no joy.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
James Henson dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Tyler Griffiths's cut.
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!
Henson closes the distance and clinches.
Henson lands an elbow just above Griffiths 's eye.
Henson is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Griffiths can do to turn this around?
Still in the clinch, Henson scores with a nice short uppercut.
Henson landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Henson landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Henson with a knee to the head.
Griffiths throws a head punch that misses.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Henson.
Griffiths is rocked!
A right handed body shot lands from Henson.
Griffiths is still on wobbly legs! Can Henson finish him?
Henson tries a knee to the head but Griffiths blocks it.
Griffiths seems to have recovered his senses.
Henson scores with a knee to the head.
Griffiths tries to score a body lock takedown but Henson shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Griffiths takes a knee to the side of the body.
Come on Henson - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Henson lands a body punch in the clinch.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Henson.
Henson is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Griffiths is defending well for now.
Henson has Griffiths pushed against the cage.
Henson tries to land knees in the clinch but Griffiths avoids the damage to the body.
Come on Henson - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Griffiths is looking to take this one to the mat.
Griffiths is trying to pull guard but Henson has him pressed against the cage.
James Henson has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Tyler Griffiths.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Henson is pushing Griffiths up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Griffiths blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Henson lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Griffiths.
Henson unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Henson misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Griffiths.
Henson just leaning against Griffiths, taking a breather.
Henson misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Griffiths.
Henson with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Henson missing with knees to the body.
Henson taking a breather.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Griffiths working aggressively here.
Henson misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Griffiths.
Griffiths tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Henson just stands there and leans against the cage.
Griffiths managing to block the knees to the body from Henson.
Griffiths wants to take the fight to the mat but Henson manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
James Henson is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Griffiths gets control of Henson's arms and successfully pulls guard. Griffiths will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
Griffiths is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Griffiths wants to sweep but no luck.
Henson controlling from the top position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Griffiths trying to keep a closed guard but Henson is proving a slippery customer.
The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. Tyler Griffiths wasn't active enough on the ground.
Henson has closed the distance and engaged Griffiths in a clinch.
Griffiths is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Henson to keep the fight standing.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Henson is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Tyler Griffiths has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Griffiths tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Henson's elbow.
And that's the end of the fight!
James Henson showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Henson, 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 James Ackerman scores the fight 30:27
Judge Paul Tew scores the fight 30:27
Judge Richard Clark scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... James Henson!
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