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PBP Commentary |
Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Bradley Henson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Goran Lovric (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Lovric has chosen Nneka - Heartbeat as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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180 cm
27
153 lbs
11 - 5 - 0 |
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170 cm
25
157 lbs
12 - 3 - 0 |
Abu Dhabi Champ
Excellent boxer
Granite chin |
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Excellent grappler
Good low kicks
Good gas tank |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the featherweight championship of the world! Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner. With a record of
11 - 5 - 0, fighting out of London, Bradley Henson! And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
12 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Goran Lovric! The judges for this bout are Cecil Peabody, Gwen Towbar and Robert Twigg.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Henson throws a body shot but no joy. Lovric throws a fast counter high kick but Henson manages to duck under it in time. Bradley Henson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout. Henson connects with the punch. Henson lands with a shot to the body. Henson thuds a left hand into Lovric's body. Henson has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance. Lovric throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Henson stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly. A cross from Henson lands. Lovric shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in side control! That's better than Lovric was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure! Henson wants to control but Lovric postures up. This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff! Lovric misses with an attempted head punch from side control. The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing. Henson tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Lovric wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control. Henson is trying to control Lovric's posture but Lovric avoids it. Henson tries to bench press Lovric off him but Lovric keeps the position. Lovric scores with punches from side control. Lovric is staying tight to Henson's torso, preventing him from escaping. Henson tries to improve position but can't.
That's one minute gone in the round. Henson can't do much from the bottom here. Henson is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Lovric's leg. He's managed it. Nice work. Lovric moves into full mount! Henson won't be happy about that! Lovric working the ground and pound effectively.
Lovric prevents Henson from getting the reversal. Henson tries to lock up and control but Lovric gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away. Lovric tries to control but Henson wriggling away. Henson wants to hold on but Lovric pushes him away. Henson regains half guard. Henson looking for submissions off his back.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Henson is not content to let Lovric control the position. Lovric is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound. Henson wants to sweep but Lovric has passed to side control! Henson tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Lovric wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control. The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work. Henson takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
Lovric is pausing for a moment. What's he doing? It looks like he's clearing his nose. Oh dude! He's shot a load of snot all down Henson's shoulder. That is not cool. Henson wants to control but Lovric postures up. Henson is looking for a sweep. You can see the frustration on Henson's face as Lovric controls the position. Henson is looking to regain half guard here but Lovric keeps moving and retains side control.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Henson is working hard here to advance position. Henson sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard. Henson wants to get back to full guard. Lovric is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound. Lovric working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that. Lovric working over Henson with some ground and pound. Henson looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable. The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Lovric lands a nice short elbow. Henson is trying to control but can't.
Lovric working the head and body with strikes. Lovric trying to pass the guard but Henson defending well. Well, if Lovric is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
Henson is trying to control but can't.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Henson has hold of Lovric's hands but Lovric slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow. Lovric trying to control from half guard but Henson is working away. Lovric seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime. Lovric moves into full mount! Henson won't be happy about that! Henson is desperately trying to improve his position but Lovric has a good base and remains in mount. Henson wants to hold on but Lovric pushes him away. Henson tries to get back to half guard but can't. Lovric raining down hammerfists from mount. Lovric lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show! Henson tries to reverse the position but Lovric maintains control. Henson regains half guard. Henson tries to get to full guard but Lovric has control of the leg. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Goran Lovric dominated that round. The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Henson scores with a shot to the body.
Lovric pushing out the jab but it's not landing. Henson uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Lovric. Henson scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Henson checks a low kick from Lovric. Lovric has been the more effective fighter overall so far. Henson lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Nice defenses there by Henson. Henson avoids a lazy jab quite easily. Henson has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Lovric. Henson throws a nice looking combination but Lovric bobs and weaves to avoid any damage. Lovric looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it. Bradley Henson is winning the standup battle so far. Lovric drops his hands momentarily and Henson takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head. Lovric throws a right and a left that Henson avoids nicely. Henson avoids a lazy jab quite easily. This has been an exciting period of action! Lovric keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Henson. Lovric walks into a stiff left hand from Henson. Henson misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Lovric.
Lovric takes one on the chin but seems OK.
That's one minute gone in the round. Henson is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Lovric. Henson looks to score with a jab to the body but Lovric is just out of range. Henson pushing out the jab but it's not landing. Henson thows a left - swing and a miss! Lovric throws a jab but it's blocked by Henson. Henson just misses with a punch to the body.
Henson cracks Lovric with an open hand slap. A nice leg kick lands there from Lovric. Henson is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches. Lovric moves into the clinch. Lovric misses with a short punch on the inside. Henson throws a punch but it's blocked by Lovric. Henson tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage. Lovric has a couple of punches blocked by Henson.
Lovric pushes Henson back against the cage and unloads with a body punch. Lovric scores with an uppercut up the middle. Lovric breaks the clinch.
Lovric is really struggling to land any decent head shots against his taller opponent. Henson jabs Lovric to the body, keeping him at a distance. Henson connects with a nice looking jab.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show! Henson fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Lovric manages to avoid it.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Henson misses with a body shot.
Henson misses with a double jab
enabling Lovric to counter with a crisp jab. Henson missing with a left hand there. Lovric was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one. Henson misses with a hook. Lovric ducked under it nicely. Lovric takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Henson scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent. Henson takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming. Henson misses with a hook
and Lovric counters with a nice uppercut. Henson throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Lovric counters with a lovely straight right hand! Lovric with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Henson to score with a decent uppercut. Henson lands a lovely overhand right. Henson is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Lovric. Henson loads up on a big right hand but Lovric slips the punch. Henson throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Lovric sees it coming and avoids it easily. Henson looks to score with a jab to the body but Lovric is just out of range. Henson walks into a stiff left hand from Lovric.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Lovric takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away. Henson tries to sprawl but Lovric drives through with a takedown into half guard. Lovric tries to pass the half guard into mount. Henson knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt. Henson is looking to improve his position.
Lovric seems to be looking for submissions.
Lovric content to control rather than advance. Lovric seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Henson does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back. Lovric is thwarting Henson's attempts to control the position. Henson is looking to improve his position.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Henson is staying active underneath Lovric, who seems content to just control the action from this position. Henson slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work. Henson is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Lovric is aware though and is defending well. Henson can't keep his opponent in guard - Lovric advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount. Henson manages to get to full guard.
Henson preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage. Henson has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Lovric can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself. Lovric trying to control but Henson is working from the bottom. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Bradley Henson will probably get the nod. The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Henson swings for the body but Lovric moves out of range.
Lovric doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter. Lovric misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Henson.
Lovric lands a jab to the nose. Lovric jabbing away but nothing is landing. Henson ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Lovric moves away. Lovric throws out a counter right but Henson avoids it with no problem. Henson lands with a hook. Lovric tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head. Lovric dips to his left and cracks Henson with an uppercut! A swing and a miss from Henson. Lovric moves into range and lands a nice leg kick. Henson slips under a jab. Henson throws a hook to the side of Lovric's head but Lovric sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully. Henson cracks Lovric with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd. Henson swings for the body but Lovric moves out of range.
Henson swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Lovric fails in his attempt to clinch. Lovric misses with a straight left. Henson lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head. Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd. Jab from Lovric.
That's one minute gone in the round. Henson scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Lovric doesn't seem bothered though. Henson misses with a wild body shot. Lovric slips a straight right by Henson. Lovric swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target. Henson throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd. Jab from Henson. Henson swings away with a body shot that misses
and Henson takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles. Lovric throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd. Lovric shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard. Lovric is trying to control the action in half guard but Henson is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard. Henson is trying to maintain the position but Lovric is very close to passing his half guard. This has been an exciting period of action! Lovric scoring with strikes to the body and head.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Henson trying to control from the bottom.
Henson is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Lovric pulls his head out easily. Lovric is thwarting Henson's attempts to control the position. Lovric trying to pass the guard but Henson defending well. Lovric works his way into side control. Henson is trying to get back to half guard. Henson is not content to let Lovric control the position. Lovric looks up at the clock and then as Henson takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Lovric smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
That's three minutes gone in the round. Henson is positioning himself to get back to half guard. Lovric staying calm. Henson is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard. Lovric not landing any meaningful shots this time. Lovric throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage. Henson actively working from the bottom here. Henson wants to improve his position but Lovric is controlling well.
Lovric is controlling the pace.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it. Henson looking to work for a kimura from the bottom. Both fighters are breathing heavily. Lovric working over Henson with some ground and pound. Henson looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable. Lovric not landing any meaningful shots this time. Lovric wants to control but Henson is keeping him busy. Lovric is figuring out what he wants to do next. Lovric is trying to control. Henson wants to improve his position but can't escape this time. We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup. Lovric might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Henson haven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Goran Lovric really dominated that round. That's time! Back to the action!
The fighters circling - Henson throws out the jab but it was never going to land. Henson scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard. Henson misses with a looping left. Lovric uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Henson. Henson with a body punch. A glancing blow. Nice shot by Henson. Lovric finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Henson works Lovric's body with a nice hook. A jab lands there for Henson. A big right from Henson misses. Lovric throws a chopping leg kick but Henson manages to avoid taking any serious damage. Lovric misses with an uppercut
and Lovric takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles. Lovric misses with a series of wild punches.
A little feinted left hand from Henson on the counter but he doesn't commit to it. Lovric misses with a few strikes there.
Henson lands a right hook to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here. Henson jabbing away but nothing is landing.
That's one minute gone in the round. Lovric throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle. Lovric ducks under a wild hook from Henson. Henson misses with a lunging right hand
and Lovric counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Henson thinking. Henson on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those. Lovric lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Henson ducks under a wild hook from Lovric. Lovric attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin. Lovric takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt. Lovric uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Henson.
Henson misses with a body punch
and Henson takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles. Lovric throws a head kick but Henson moves out of range.
Henson bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes. Jab by Henson. Henson misses with a body shot.
Lovric throws a lazy right hand but Henson sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily. Lovric looks to throw the jab but Henson is out of range. It looked like Henson wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Henson scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business. Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show! Lovric swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Henson works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance. Lovric connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head. Lovric scores to the head and body with a nice combination! Lovric uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Henson. A jab lands there for Henson. A cross from Henson lands. Henson misses with a hook
and Lovric counters with a three punch combo that has Henson backing up. Henson nods at Lovric to acknowledge the strikes. Lovric walks into a straight right hand from Henson. Lovric slips under a jab. Lovric blocks a jab. Lovric throws the left hand but Henson avoids the punch easily. Henson misses the jab. Henson loads up on a big right hand but Lovric slips the punch.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Lovric will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Henson loads up on a big right hand but Lovric slips the punch. Bradley Henson is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs. Lovric misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Henson misses with a looping left. Henson scores with a jab. Lovric acknowledges it with a nod of the head. Henson tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Lovric was well out of range. Poor timing from Henson. Henson lands a right hook to the body.
Lovric ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent. Lovric fails with a takedown attempt. Lovric scores with a shot to the body.
Henson fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Lovric manages to avoid it.
That's four minutes gone in the round. A slow jab from Henson misses its intended target. Henson backing away here, and Lovric unleashes a leg kick that just misses. Lovric shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it. Lovric uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Henson. A swing and a miss from Lovric. Henson checks the leg kick nicely there.
Henson drops his hands momentarily and Lovric takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head. Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show! Lovric throws a big shot that misses. Henson throws an overhand right that lands on Lovric's shoulder, as Lovric tries to avoid the shot. Henson swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Henson goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo. Henson throws a lazy right hand but Lovric sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily. Henson swings for the body but Lovric moves out of range.
Lovric looks to throw the jab but Henson is out of range. Lovric lands a jab to the nose. Lovric has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye. The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end. Lovric throws a right hand that Henson ducks under and follows up with a left that Henson also avoids with ease. Henson scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close fourth round but I would say that Bradley Henson will probably get the nod. The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!
Lovric ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Henson moves away. Lovric cracks Henson with a good jab. Henson fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Lovric manages to avoid it. Lovric appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick. A jab from Henson misses. Henson swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Lovric keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Henson. Henson connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Lovric momentarily.
Lovric ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face. Henson connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Lovric's hands. Henson misses the body punch and Henson takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles. Henson throws a body punch but Lovric moves out of range. We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Lovric scores with a jab to the head.
Henson lands a body shot.
Lovric throws a jab but it's blocked by Henson. Lovric throws a wild combination but nothing lands. Henson paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
That's one minute gone in the round. A left lands for Henson. Henson with a jab. Lovric lunges at Henson with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Henson's hand. Henson scores with the left hand. Lovric knows he should have avoided that one. Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Henson, as that shot connected.
Henson ducks down and throws a hook to the body. Henson misses with a body shot
and Lovric counters with a low kick, right behind Henson 's knee. A shot to the liver by Lovric. Beautiful body shot. The fighters circling - Lovric throws out the jab but it was never going to land. Henson scores with a nice strike. Henson misses with a hook. Henson throws an overhand right that lands on Lovric's shoulder, as Lovric tries to avoid the shot. This has been an exciting period of action! Lovric misses with a double jab.
Lovric displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Henson throws out the jab. Henson throws a shot to the body.
Henson misses with a hook. Lovric ducked under it nicely.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Lovric swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target. Henson swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Lovric swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made. Good leg kick by Lovric there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Henson misses with a straight left. Henson looks to throw the jab but Lovric is out of range. Henson just misses with a punch to the body.
Lovric throws a low kick but it's checked well by Henson. Henson throws a hook to the side of Lovric's head but Lovric sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully. Lovric shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Henson pinned against the cage. Henson gets the underhooks and manages to circle away. Henson lands a nice shot that snaps Lovric's head back.
Henson with a jab.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Lovric walks into a jab. Henson comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range. Lovric dodges the punch combination from Henson.
Henson fails to land with a series of punches.
Lovric misses with a shot to the body and Henson cracks him with a counter punch right on the button. A telegraphed right hand from Henson misses the target. Lovric let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land. Lovric clobbers Henson with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise. Henson connects with a crisp jab. Lovric tries to clinch but Henson moves out of range. Lovric throws a shot from downtown. Henson moves away and avoids it. Lovric scores to the head and body with a nice combination! Henson takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away. This has been an exciting period of action! Henson digs a good body shot into Lovric's ribs. Henson misses with a looping left. Henson misses with a wild body shot. Lovric is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Henson with a body shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Nice uppercut lands for Henson. That snapped Lovric's head back.
Henson takes a swing at Lovric's ribcage but misses. Henson jabs at Lovric's body. A swing and a miss from Henson. Henson stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Lovric. Henson throws an ugly left hook that misses
enabling Lovric to counter with a crisp jab. Henson connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Lovric's hands. A telegraphed right hand from Lovric misses the target. Lovric throws a lazy right hand but Henson sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily. Henson throws a lazy uppercut
and Lovric counters with a lovely straight right hand! Lovric tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Henson was well out of range. Poor timing from Lovric. Lovric looks to score with a jab to the body but Henson is just out of range. Henson is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Lovric. Henson scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard. The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end. Henson throws a shot from downtown. Lovric moves away and avoids it. Lovric missing with a left hand there. Henson was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
And that's the end of the fight! Bradley Henson showed his dominance in that final round. I think Henson 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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision. Judge Cecil Peabody scores the fight 47:48 Judge Gwen Towbar scores the fight 48:47 Judge Robert Twigg scores the fight 48:47
In favor of your winner, by split decision... Bradley Henson! Bradley Henson retains his featherweight title! A very excited looking Bradley Henson made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction. The defeated Goran Lovric had this to say: 'I'm sorry! I'll back stronger'.
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