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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Arnavut Sevket (ranked 5203 p4p, 627 weight class) and MIchael Henley (ranked 7083 p4p, 720 weight class). Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
26 - 9 - 1, fighting out of London, Arnavut Sevket!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 10 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, MIchael Henley!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Sano, Sosuke Kotani and Ren Mimura.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Henley lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
It looks like Arnavut Sevket has been cut.
Henley bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Sevket's head.
Henley throws a body punch but Sevket moves out of range.
Henley feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Sevkets jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Henley's corner calls for a 1-2. Henley obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Henley tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Sevket paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Henley bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Henley!
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 uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Sevket.
Henley throws a series of punches but Sevket avoids them all with ease.
Sevket walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
MIchael Henley seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Henley tries to close the distance and clinch but Sevket swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Henley swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Sevket bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
It looks like MIchael Henley has been cut.
Sevket has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Sevket there as he acknowledges the shot.
Henley tries to bum rush Sevket with a series of wild strikes but Sevket uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Henley avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Henley moves into the clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Sevket.
Henley breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Sevket thuds a left hand into Henley's body.
Henley fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Sevket manages to avoid it.
Henley tries to clinch there but Sevket circles away.
Henley slips a straight right by Sevket.
Henley lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Henley.
Henley clinches with his opponent.
Sevket tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Henley's elbow.
Henley lands a right hand that snaps the head of Sevket backwards.
A short left from Henley.
Sevket misses with a punch to the body.
Sevket tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Henley's elbow.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Sevket stalling in the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A nice right hand lands inside from Henley.
Henley stalling in the clinch.
Sevket prevents Henley from breaking the clinch.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Sevket as Henley tries to tie him up.
Henley is trying to break the clinch but Sevket is controlling him.
Henley is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Henley lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Sevket backwards.
Sevket tries to throw a body punch but Henley avoids it by throwing Sevket back against the cage.
Henley is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
The referee is keeping an eye on Henley - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Henley has Sevket pressed against the cage.
Henley receives a warning from the referee for stalling.
Henley is looking to control Sevket's arms but Sevket gets an underhook and turns him. Now Henley has his back to the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by MIchael Henley.
Sevket dips to his left and cracks Henley with an uppercut!
Sevket will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Henley is looking to clinch.
Henley fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Sevket, pushing him back against the cage.
Henley lands a hook that snaps the head of Sevket backwards.
Sevket can't find room to land a body shot as Henley controls the action.
Sevket struggles to land a body shot inside as Henley controls his hands.
Henley cracks Sevket with a nice body shot.
Henley slows down the pace here.
Sevket doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Henley tries to land knees in the clinch but Sevket avoids the damage to the body.
Sevket is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Henley looking to slow down the pace here.
Henley stalling against the cage.
A body shot lands from Sevket.
Henley lands a nice uppercut.
Henley blocks a body shot from Sevket.
Sevket breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Sevket keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Sevket blocks the body kick.
Sevket missing with a left hand there. Henley was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Henley lands a nice hook to Sevket's body. Sevket takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Sevket misses the shot to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
MIchael Henley dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's time! Back to the action!
Henley fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Sevket has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
An inside leg kick from Henley misses.
Sevket uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Henley.
A little feinted left hand from Sevket on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
A combination from Sevket does no damage.
Henley has taken the fight to the clinch.
Sevket misses with a hook to the ribs.
Henley escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Henley swinging wildly here.
Henley moves into the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Henley lands an uppercut.
Sevket blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Henley blocks a body shot from Sevket.
Henley taking a breather.
Henley breaks the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sevket misses with a looping left.
Sevket avoids a punch combination nicely.
Henley misses with the combination.
It looked like Sevket wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Henley changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Sevket lunges at Henley with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Henley's hand.
Henley moves in looking to clinch but Sevket pushes him off.
Henley throws a series of punches but Sevket avoids them all with ease.
A little feinted left hand from Sevket on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Henley swings for the body but Sevket moves out of range.
Henley throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Sevket misses with a straight right.
Henley wants to clinch.
It looked like Sevket was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Henley.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Henley tries to clinch up.
Henley throws a right hand that Sevket ducks under and follows up with a left that Sevket also avoids with ease.
MIchael Henley is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Sevket misses with a wild body shot.
Henley is looking to clinch but Sevket is avoiding it.
Sevket is looking to counter punch.
Henley displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Sevket throws out the jab.
Henley is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Sevket appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Henley has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Henley tries to clinch but Sevket moves away
and Sevket counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Sevket looks to land a left hand but Henley moved out of range nicely.
The fighters circling - Henley throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Sevket keeps the fight on the outside.
Henley throws a front kick aimed at Sevket's knee but Sevket avoids it well.
Henley wants to clinch but Sevket slips to the side
and Sevket connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Sevket misses with an uppercut. Henley saw that one coming.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Henley moves into the clinch.
Sevket lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Sevket tries to throw a body punch but Henley avoids it by throwing Sevket back against the cage.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Sevket.
Sevket stalling in the clinch.
Sevket tries to work over Henley's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Henley holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Sevket stalls.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Sevket seems to have come into the fight with the intention of avoiding any damage in the clinch, rather than actually showing any aggression.
Sevket is struggling to control the position.
Henley breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Henley steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Sevket.
Henley darts in trying to clinch
and Sevket cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Henley tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
An attempted straight right counter from Sevket misses the target.
Henley is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Sevket rather than just go for the knockout.
Henley ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Sevket moves away.
Sevket was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Sevket showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Henley.
Sevket swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Sevket loads up on a big right hand but Henley slips the punch.
Henley moves in looking to clinch but Sevket pushes him off.
Sevket avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Henley pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Henley is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but MIchael Henley will probably get the nod - 10:9.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Henley ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Henley misses with a body shot
and Henley takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Henley avoids the body shot from Sevket.
Sevket throws a predictable looking body shot
and Henley counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Henley lands a nice shot that snaps Sevket's head back.
Henley throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Sevket keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Sevket is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
A lazy left from Henley finds it's target.
Henley lands an overhand right.
Henley has Sevket up against the cage in a clinch.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Sevket lands a left hand.
Henley pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sevket dodges the punch combination from Henley.
Sevket throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Sevket looks to score with a jab to the body but Henley is just out of range.
A swing and a miss from Henley.
Henley throws a leg kick but Sevket checks it.
Sevket scores with a shot to the body.
Henley swings for the body but Sevket moves out of range.
Henley dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Henley lands a nice hook to Sevket's body. Sevket takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Sevket throws a looping overhand right but Henley ducks down to avoid it.
Sevket misses with a looping right.
Sevket misses with a hook.
Henley lands with a good body shot.
Henley clinches up with Sevket and pushes him back against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sevket misses with a punch to the body.
Sevket misses with a hook to the ribs.
A body shot lands from Sevket.
Sevket lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Henley prevents a body shot from Sevket.
Nice body punch from Sevket - that landed with a thud.
MIchael Henley is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Henley'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.
Henley is trying to break the clinch but Sevket has him pressed against the cage.
Henley breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Sevket's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Sevket duly obliges.
Sevket misses with a looping left.
Sevket swinging wildly here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Henley pushes Sevket up against the cage in a clinch.
Henley misses with some punches.
Sevket misses with a short punch on the inside.
Sevket is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Henley wants to break free but Sevket has control.
Sevket digs a right hand into Henley's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Henley's gas tank.
Henley wants to break free but Sevket has control.
Henley blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Sevket blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Sevket misses with a body punch.
Henley keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Sevket's efforts to push away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sevket controlling the action here for a moment.
Sevket misses with a punch to the body.
Henley trying to control the position but instead, Sevket has worked for underhooks and has pushed Henley into the cage.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Henley.
The referee is keeping an eye on Henley - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Sevket pushes Henley back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Arnavut Sevket has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Sevket displaying some good clinch control by pressing Henley up against the cage.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to MIchael Henley.
Well Henley has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Shigeki Sano scores the fight 27:30
Judge Sosuke Kotani scores the fight 27:30
Judge Ren Mimura scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... MIchael Henley!
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