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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between John Henry (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Steven Stark (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Stark's choice of entrance music: Sledgehammer!. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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151 lbs
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156 lbs
24 - 14 - 0 |
Great wrestler
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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Excellent grappler
World class boxer
Good gas tank |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
26 - 18 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, John Henry!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
24 - 14 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Steven Stark!
The judges for this bout are Elvis Blanc, Gregory Folan and Dillan Fox.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Henry scores with a body shot.
Henry swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A nice side step and Stark releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Henry thows a left - swing and a miss!
Henry throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Henry throws a series of punches but Stark avoids them all with ease.
Stark moves away from the strike by Henry.
Stark looks to land a combination. Henry sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Stark scores with a head kick. Henry tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Stark looks to throw the jab but Henry is out of range.
Stark misses with a leg kick.
Henry checks a leg kick.
Stark throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Henry scores with a sloppy right hand. Stark should have avoided that one.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Henry just misses with a punch to the body.
Stark looks to land a body kick but Henry moved away.
Henry is looking for a counter combo.
Stark swings for the body but Henry moves out of range.
A big left from Stark misses.
A telegraphed right hand from Henry misses the target.
Stark throws a nice outside leg kick.
Stark misses with a kick to the body
and Henry counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Stark throws a good cross that connects.
Stark has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Henry throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Stark throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Henry sees it coming and avoids it easily.
A big left from Henry misses.
Henry misses with a hook
and Stark counters with a nice body kick.
Henry uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Stark.
Henry fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Stark looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Henry throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Henry cracks Stark with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Henry lands a really nice looking cross but Stark seems unphased.
Henry ducks under a wild hook from Stark.
Henry blocks the body kick.
Henry misses with a hook. Stark ducked under it nicely.
Henry looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.
Henry throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Stark.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Henry tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Stark was well out of range. Poor timing from Henry.
Stark shoots in for a takedown but Henry shows good takedown defense.
Henry slips under a jab.
Henry moves out of range as Stark strikes.
A big left from Stark misses.
Henry appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Henry blocks a head kick by Stark.
Henry throws a jab when Stark was well out of range.
Stark is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Henry.
A punch combination from Henry misses.
Henry misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Stark scores with a hook.
Stark throws a leg kick but Henry moved away.
An attempted straight right counter from Henry misses the target.
Jab by Henry.
Stark defending well as Henry loads up on a big left hand.
Henry misses the shot to the body.
Stark throws a jab when Henry was well out of range.
Henry throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
A looping hook to the body misses from Stark. Henry does a little dance to reset his feet.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Stark.
Henry loads up on a big right hand but Stark slips the punch.
Stark misses with a straight right.
Stark misses with an uppercut. Henry saw that one coming.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Henry misses with a hook.
Stark looks like he wanted to counter with a high kick but didn't throw it.
Henry lands a body shot.
A head kick from Henry lands but Stark takes it in his stride.
John Henry is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Stark throws a jab when Henry was well out of range.
Stark slips under a jab from Henry.
Henry tests Stark's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Henry cracks Stark with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Sloppy strikes from Stark. Those never looked like landing.
Henry buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Stark cracks Henry with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Henry moves out of range of the body kick from Stark.
Stark drops his hands momentarily and Henry takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Henry dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Stark. That did some damage!
Henry misses with a straight right.
Stark shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Henry as he avoids it easily.
Stark throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Henry misses with a double jab.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nice uppercut there from Henry.
Henry is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Stark.
Henry moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Henry lands a jab to the nose.
A slow jab from Stark misses its intended target.
A nice inside leg kick there by Stark. That's going to slow Henry down.
Steven Stark seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Henry lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Stark circles away quickly and effectively.
Stark fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Henry manages to avoid it.
Stark doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Henry takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Stark dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Henry. That did some damage!
A head kick misses from Stark.
A counter left hand to the body from Henry misses its target.
Henry takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Jab, jab by Stark - just one landing.
Stark shoots in looking for a takedown but Henry manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Stark's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
John Henry has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Steven Stark.
Henry tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Stark was well out of range. Poor timing from Henry.
And Stark responds with a good body kick, but Henry manages to step out the way in time.
Stark misses with an uppercut.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that John Henry 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.
Henry blocks a jab.
Stark catches Henry with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
John Henry is winning the standup battle so far.
A head kick misses from Stark.
Henry connects with a body shot that sends Stark's belly button to the back.
Stark throws a hook to the side of Henry's head but Henry sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Stark lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Stark swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Stark swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Some wild striking there from Henry.
Stark is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Henry.
Stark misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Henry!
Henry throws a head kick but Stark moves out of range.
Stark throws the left hand but Henry avoids the punch easily.
Henry connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Stark throws a wild body kick that Henry sees coming a mile off.
Henry seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Stark has a takedown stuffed.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Henry lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Stark takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Henry throws a quick inside leg kick.
Stark with a poor takedown
and Henry counters with a flying knee. Nice.
It looks like Steven Stark has been cut.
Stark misses the shot to the body.
Stark lands a glancing blow to the side of Henry's head.
Henry scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Henry throws a half hearted mid kick.
A swing and a miss from Henry.
Stark takes a jab right on the kisser.
Henry misses with a two punch combination.
Stark looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Stark uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Henry.
Stark throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Henry throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Stark throws a shot from downtown. Henry moves away and avoids it.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Stark tries to move into range but Henry moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Henry slips under a jab from Stark.
Stark throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Henry throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Nice body punch from Stark.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Stark.
Henry getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Henry uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Stark.
Stark thuds his shin into the meat of Henry's side.
Stark throws a poor cross that misses
and Henry counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Henry moves out of range as Stark throws a body kick.
Henry misses with a straight right.
Henry throws a sloppy head kick and Stark moves out of range easily.
A jab from Stark misses.
Stark throws a sloppy head kick and Henry moves out of range easily.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Henry moves into range and connects with a jab.
Stark throws a leg kick but Henry checks it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Henry connects with a looping right hand.
Stark avoids the body shot from Henry.
Henry looks to score with a jab to the body but Stark is just out of range.
Stark throws a head kick but Henry moves out of range.
Henry was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Henry misses with a wild body shot.
Henry loads up on a big right hand but Stark slips the punch.
Henry lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Stark circles away quickly and effectively.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Henry.
Good work by Stark as he checks the leg kick.
Henry misses the shot to the body.
Stark punishes Henry's body with a nice straight punch.
Henry throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Stark throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Henry stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Stark throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Henry takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Henry tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Stark was well out of range. Poor timing from Henry.
Henry will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Stark looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Henry takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Stark slips under a jab from Henry.
Henry throws a right and a left that Stark avoids nicely.
Henry misses with a hook.
A leg kick checked by Henry.
Henry lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Stark avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Stark tries a quick counter leg kick but Henry is wise to it.
Stark misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Stark scores with a kick to the body.
Henry throws a hook to the side of Stark's head but Stark sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Stark flicks out a counter leg kick but Henry steps away.
Henry throws a leg kick that misses.
A looping hook to the body misses from Stark. Henry does a little dance to reset his feet.
Henry misses with a hook.
A slow jab from Henry misses its intended target.
Stark keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Henry.
Stark takes a head kick and keeps coming.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
John Henry dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Steven Stark's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Henry tries a head kick but it misses.
Henry pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Stark back to the cage. Henry follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Stark feints and then cracks Henry's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Henry down.
Henry looks to land a combination but Stark avoids it well.
Stark lands a head shot.
Good standup being displayed there by Stark as he connects with a hook.
Henry is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Stark.
Henry keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Stark throws a lazy right hand but Henry sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Henry moves away from the strike by Stark.
Henry swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
A looping hook to the body misses from Henry. Stark does a little dance to reset his feet.
Stark tries to land a leg kick but Henry saw it coming and moves away.
Henry looked to counter with a high kick but didn't commit.
Henry scores with a body shot.
Stark misses with a head kick.
It looked like Henry was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Stark.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Stark connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Henry misses with a looping right.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with eachother but Stark might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Henry has got the better of the exchanges.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Stark misses with a looping right.
Stark scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Stark throws a sloppy head kick and Henry moves out of range easily.
It looked like Henry wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Stark throws the kick towards the body but Henry avoids it.
Henry throwing a counter right hand but Stark manages to avoid it.
Henry throws a jab but it's blocked by Stark.
Henry slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Stark fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Stark misses the jab.
Henry walks into a jab.
A jab from Stark does it's job there.
Stark swings for the body but Henry moves out of range.
Stark stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Henry.
Henry moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Henry uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Stark.
Stark throws an off balance right hand
and Henry counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
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 takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Henry misses with a hook. Stark ducked under it nicely.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Stark moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Henry throws a hook but Stark blocks it.
Henry dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Stark. That did some damage!
Stark misses the shot to the body.
Henry missing with a left hand there. Stark was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Stark swings widly with a right hand
and Henry counters with a stiff right hand.
Henry sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Henry works the jab nicely.
A looping hook to the body misses from Henry. Stark does a little dance to reset his feet.
Stark moves forwards but Henry connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Henry throws a nice looking combination but Stark bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Stark loads up on a big right hand but Henry slips the punch.
Henry is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
A head kick misses from Stark.
Stark darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Henry has one foot on Stark's thigh - he pushes off and manages to get back to his feet.
Steven Stark has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Henry misses with a looping right.
Stark throws a head kick that misses.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Stark.
Henry throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Stark sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Henry ducks right into an uppercut from Stark.
Stark keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Henry.
Henry swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Stark slips a jab from Henry.
A nice side step and Stark releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Stark has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Jab from Stark.
Stark misses with a straight left.
Stark takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Stark takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Stark throws a half hearted mid kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Stark lands a jab to the nose.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Stark is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Stark's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Henry looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Henry misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Henry staying out of range there.
Sloppy strikes from Henry. Those never looked like landing.
Henry motions for Stark to come forward. Henry throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Stark misses with a jab, cross combination.
Stark misses the shot to the body.
A lazy left from Henry finds it's target.
Henry bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Stark gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Henry.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Henry ducks under a wild hook from Stark.
A decent looking cross lands there for Stark.
Stark misses the jab.
Jab by Henry.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to John Henry.
Well Henry has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Elvis Blanc scores the fight 30:27
Judge Gregory Folan scores the fight 30:27
Judge Dillan Fox scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... John Henry!
John Henry thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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