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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Dunch Henry (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Chopper Harley (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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175 cm
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175 lbs
15 - 11 - 1 |
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184 cm
24
180 lbs
5 - 1 - 1 |
Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Very strong |
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Good wrestler
World class boxer
Heavy handed |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division. Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner. With a record of
15 - 11 - 1, fighting out of St Petersburg, Dunch Henry! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
5 - 1 - 1, fighting out of St Petersburg, Chopper Harley! The judges for this bout are Aleksei Zolotukhin, Fedor Mirinova and Valeri Chadov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Harley throws a leg kick but Henry moved away. Harley ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face. Henry shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it. Chopper Harley seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout. Henry walks into a stiff left hand from Harley. Harley moves out of range as Henry strikes. Henry throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Henry just misses with a punch to the body.
Harley clinches up against the ropes. Harley drags the fight down to the ground.
Henry in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time. Henry throws a big elbow that misses. Henry throwing strikes but missing. Henry postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect. Harley avoiding any damage from the ground and pound. Harley wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
That's one minute gone in the round. Harley is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle. A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Henry accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand. Henry working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Harley's head. Henry throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Harley works some decent striking defense from the bottom. Henry passes into half guard. Henry thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas. Nice strikes from Henry there. Henry thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Harley's head. Harley keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Harley wants to get back to his feet.
Harley makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Harley. Harley controlling Henry's posture. Henry throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent. 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 working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage. Harley looking to sweep here. No luck so far. Henry postures up.
Henry postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Harley wriggles free and stands up. Harley lands a head shot. Henry lands a jab to Harley's midsection. Harley swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Henry. Henry closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Harley did well to prevent Henry getting side control. Henry throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man. Henry has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission. Henry thows a huge punch but Harley dodges it nicely.
Henry not throwing his punches with enough precision this time. Harley blocking the ground and pound attempt from Henry. Henry thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas. Harley is looking to escape. Henry prevents Harley from improving his position. The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
That's four minutes gone in the round. 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 thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas. Henry throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man. Henry missing with the ground and pound from half guard. Harley is looking to control Henry's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Harley avoid being mounted? Henry thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas. Harley keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound. Harley wants to get back to his feet. As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action. Henry missing with the ground and pound from half guard. Harley avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Henry. Henry missing with some ground and pound from the half guard. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dunch Henry dominated that round. That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the ring so we can get back down to business.
Harley fails with an attempt to clinch.
Henry avoids the body shot from Harley.
Harley scores with a jab to the jaw. Harley lets loose with a powerful body kick. Henry will feel that in the morning. Harley stuffs the takedown. Henry looks to throw the jab but Harley is out of range. Harley ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face. Harley throws a right hand that misses
and Henry counters with a left to the body. A right-left combo lands from Harley. Nice takedown defense from Harley. No joy for Henry on that attempt. Henry closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Harley quickly recovers to half guard. Henry missing with some ground and pound from the half guard. Henry working Harley over with strikes. The crowd are loving this. Great action here. Harley wants to get back to full guard.
That's one minute gone in the round. Henry thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Harley's head. Henry thows a huge punch but Harley dodges it nicely.
Henry throwing shots but Harley is blocking nicely. Dunch Henry overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far. Henry sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Harley defending well though. Henry not landing any meaningful shots this time. Henry missing with the ground and pound from half guard. Henry slips a nice elbow through Harley's hands, connecting with Harley's forehead. Henry missing with some ground and pound from the half guard. Henry winds up and cracks Harley with a swinging punch to the side of the head. Henry thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Harley's head. Henry stops Harley from getting back to his feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Harley controlling the leg, holding on to half guard. Henry looks to land a strike but Harley avoids it nicely and regains full guard. Henry missing there with some ground and pound from the guard. Harley trying to control the position here. Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show! Henry trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat. Henry landing with the ground and pound. Henry throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Henry cracks Harley with a solid left hand. Henry missing there with some ground and pound from the guard. A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Harley holds on and takes a little breather. Henry keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Harley's head. Henry postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head. Henry throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Harley works some decent striking defense from the bottom. Harley avoiding any damage from the ground and pound. Henry throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent. Henry throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Harley works some decent striking defense from the bottom. Harley has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall. Harley tries to land a sweep but no joy.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd. Harley wants to stand and escape but Henry is having none of it. The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring. Henry postures up in Harley's guard and throws a big left but Harley blocks it. Harley is looking to stand up but Henry isn't so interested in that idea. Henry throws a big right hand that misses. Henry wants to pass the guard but Harley is keeping the position. Henry throwing strikes but missing. As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action. Henry is looking to work some ground and pound but Harley has wrist control. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dunch Henry dominated that second round. OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Henry on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere. A punch combination from Harley misses. Harley connects with a looping right hand.
Henry uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Harley.
Harley scores with a crisp jab that stopped Henry in his tracks. Henry is trying hard to land a takedown here. Harley sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet. Harley tries to clinch there but Henry circles away.
Harley scores with a shot to the body.
Henry moves out of range as Harley throws a body kick.
Harley cracks Henry with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business. Harley moves away from the strike by Henry. Henry shoots in for a takedown but Harley shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet. Harley lands a glancing blow to the side of Henry's head. Harley tests Henry's chin there with a solid looking shot.
That's one minute gone in the round. Henry keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Harley takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming. Harley paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button. Henry misses with an uppercut. Harley saw that one coming. Harley tries a switch kick but it misses it's target. Henry throws a lazy uppercut
letting Harley counter with a right hand. Harley will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Henry moves into the clinch. Henry fails to pull the fight into his guard.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Dunch Henry. That's going to take a lot out of him. Harley lands a right hand that snaps the head of Henry backwards. With the fighters clinched against the ropes, Harley creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut. Harley has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Henry wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee. Harley misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Henry has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Harley uses from the top position. Henry looking for a sweep. Not yet Henry, not yet. Harley must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu. Harley content to stall in guard here. Let's hope that Harley has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight. We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out! Henry working a defensive guard here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. Chopper Harley wasn't active enough on the ground. Henry looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily. Chopper Harley is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things. No joy there for Harley, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Henry scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground. Henry throwing shots but Harley is blocking nicely. Henry wants to pass to mount but Harley is defending the position. Harley is looking to escape. Henry prevents Harley from improving his position.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Henry throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage. Henry looks to land a strike but Harley avoids it nicely and regains full guard. Henry postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect. Harley not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Henry is looking to work some ground and pound but Harley has wrist control. Henry stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Harley swivels though and keeps the full guard. Henry is working hard here to advance position. As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action. Henry throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Harley works some decent striking defense from the bottom. Henry is looking to work some ground and pound but Harley has wrist control.
And that's the end of the fight! I would just about give that final round to Chopper Harley. I think Henry has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Aleksei Zolotukhin scores the fight for Dunch Henry! Judge Fedor Mirinova scores the fight for Dunch Henry! Judge Valeri Chadov scores the fight for Dunch Henry!
Dunch Henry wins by unanimous decision!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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RATING
56% |
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