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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between MIchael Henley (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Justin Dime (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Man, I cannot wait for this one!
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186 cm
18
199 lbs
1 - 2 - 0 |
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184 cm
18
188 lbs
2 - 1 - 0 |
BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Good chin |
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BJJ Blue Belt
Decent boxing
Powerful |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division. Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner. With a record of
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, MIchael Henley! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Justin Dime! The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, and Jack Bonds.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Dime throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
It looked like Henley wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit. Henley misses with a wild body shot. Dime looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights. Henley defending well as Dime loads up on a big left hand. Nice shot lands for Dime.
It looks like MIchael Henley has been cut. A head kick misses from Henley. Henley tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion. A jab from Dime misses. Henley throws a head kick that misses. Henley is looking to clinch. Dime is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Henley. Henley cracks Dime with a right hand to the side of the head. Dime connects with a crisp jab. Henley swings widly with a right hand
and Dime counters with a nice uppercut. The fighters circling - Henley throws out the jab but it was never going to land. Dime lands a jab to Henley's midsection. Justin Dime seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout. 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! Henley lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Henley moves into the clinch successfully.
Dime tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
That's one minute gone in the round. Henley breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat. Henley doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body. Henley fails in his attempt to clinch. Dime looks to score with a jab to the body but Henley is just out of range. Henley tried to counter with a leg kick but Dime avoided it. Dime looks to score with a jab to the body but Henley is just out of range. Dime digs a good body shot into Henley's ribs. Henley on the wrong end of a nice hook. Henley tries to clinch up but Dime circles away and keeps his distance. Dime cracks Henley with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business. Dime stuns Henley with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range. Henley tries to bum rush Dime with a series of wild strikes but Dime uses good footwork to avoid the assault. Henley drops his hands momentarily and Dime takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head. Henley bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut. The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here. Dime gets in close and instigates a clinch. Dime just leaning against Henley, taking a breather. An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Dime. Dime lands a hook to the side of the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Dime goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Henley takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life. Henley blocking some punches.
Dime misses with some punches.
Dime lands a right hand. Dime tries to work over Henley's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target. Dime's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not. Dime lands an uppercut. Henley is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage. Henley looking to slow down the pace here. Henley breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Dime lands with a good body shot. Henley has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Dime finds it's way round the side to connect with Henley's head. Dime wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection. Henley on the wrong end of a nice hook. Henley on the wrong end of a nice hook. Henley clinches with his opponent.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Dime takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life. Dime tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage. Henley pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat. Henley looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight. Dime lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Henley at a distance.
Henley is looking to clinch but Dime is avoiding it.
Henley bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes. Henley ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face. Henley appears to be looking for a big counter. Dime is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Henley had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté. Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show! Henley throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Dime swats away the attempt to clinch by Henley. A jab from Dime finds it's way through Henley's defenses. Henley wants to clinch. Dime bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
MIchael Henley's cut is getting worse. Henley throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Dime counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body. Henley takes a swing at Dime's ribcage but misses. Dime connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe. Dime misses with a left hand and Henley counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head. Henley fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Dime, pushing him back against the cage. Henley throws an elbow but it misses.
A head punch on the inside from Dime fails to land. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Justin Dime dominated that round. The cut man is working on MIchael Henley's cut. That's time! Henley's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
A jab from Dime finds it's way through Henley's defenses. Henley tries to close the distance and clinch up but Dime swats him away and circles back towards the center. A countering left hand to the body from Dime misses. Henley takes a body punch but keeps moving. Dime clobbers Henley with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise. Henley fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Dime, pushing him back against the cage. A head punch blocked on the inside by Henley. Henley letting Dime take a breather here. A quick uppercut on the inside from Dime.
MIchael Henley's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it. Justin Dime seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far. Henley is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath. Dime gets through Henley's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head. We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Dime tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked. Dime goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Dime lands on the inside with an uppercut. Dime has Henley pushed against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round. Dime misses with the head strike.
Henley blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Dime misses with a hook from the clinch. Henley holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Henley is trying to maintain a safe position but Dime gets an underhook and turns Henley into the cage. Still in the clinch, Henley scores with a nice short uppercut. A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors. Dime tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Henley's elbow. Dime lands an uppercut. Dime misses with a hook from the clinch. Dime has a couple of punches blocked by Henley.
Dime has been the more effective fighter overall so far. Dime working aggressively here.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Henley breaks the clinch.
Dime avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
It seemed like Dime was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it. Henley throws a jab when Dime was well out of range. Henley tries to clinch up but Dime circles away and keeps his distance. Dime lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected. The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now. Dime is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot. Henley keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Henley throws a lazy right hand but Dime sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily. Henley swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Henley fails with an attempt to clinch.
Dime misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Henley closes the distance looking to clinch and Dime counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt. 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! Dime tests Henley's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Jeez, MIchael Henley's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked. Dime lands a nice hook to Henley's body. Henley takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes. Dime misses with a looping left.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Henley misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Dime.
Some wild striking there from Dime.
A jab from Dime misses. Henley appears to be looking for a big counter. Henley lands a jab to the nose. Henley tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Dime manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat. Henley is looking to clinch. Henley lands with a nice combination. Dime backs away looking to recover. Henley takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it. Dime wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection. Dime scores with a hook.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at MIchael Henley's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:48 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Justin Dime! Justin Dime 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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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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RATING
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