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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Kantaro Hoshino (ranked 662 p4p, 70 weight class) and John Henry (ranked 724 p4p, 80 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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145 lbs
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151 lbs
29 - 19 - 0 |
Abu Dhabi Champ
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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
39 - 13 - 3, fighting out of Montreal, Kantaro Hoshino!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
29 - 19 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, John Henry!
The judges for this bout are William Peck, Yves DeLean and Elvis Blanc.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Henry drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Henry keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Hoshino.
Hoshino uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Henry.
Hoshino fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Henry manages to avoid it.
Hoshino slips a jab from Henry.
Hoshino lands with a hook. Henry tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Hoshino throws out a loose jab but Henry uses good head movement to avoid it.
Hoshino scores with a hook.
Henry steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Hoshino.
Henry drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Hoshino defends it well.
Henry defending well as Hoshino loads up on a big left hand.
Hoshino throws a looping overhand right but Henry ducks down to avoid it.
The fighters circle momentarily. Henry darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Hoshino throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Henry 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.
Hoshino throws a body shot but no joy.
Henry drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Hoshino defends it well.
Hoshino throws a body shot but no joy.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Hoshino throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Henry misses with a lunging right hand
and Hoshino counters with a nice uppercut.
Henry misses with a body shot.
Hoshino fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Henry manages to avoid it.
Henry scores with a crisp jab that stopped Hoshino in his tracks.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hoshino misses with a lunging right hand
and Henry counters with a lovely straight right hand!
We've been informed that Henry has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
Henry fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
An attempted straight right counter from Hoshino misses the target.
Henry lands with a nice body punch.
Henry throws a hook but Hoshino blocks it.
Hoshino definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Henry fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Hoshino on the side of the head.
Henry blocks a jab.
Henry darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Henry connects with a single shot there.
Hoshino misses with a looping right.
Hoshino throws the left hand but Henry avoids the punch easily.
Hoshino jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Hoshino throws the left hand but Henry avoids the punch easily.
Henry misses with a hook. Hoshino ducked under it nicely.
Henry moves out of range of the strikes.
Henry throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A little feinted left hand from Hoshino on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Hoshino throws a hook to the side of Henry's head but Henry sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Nice defenses there by Henry.
Henry throws a jab but it's blocked by Hoshino.
Hoshino blocks a head kick by Henry.
Henry might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Henry lands a slapping body shot.
Hoshino throws a big shot that misses.
Henry appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Henry takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Hoshino dips to his left and cracks Henry with an uppercut!
Hoshino waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Henry.
Hoshino misses with a looping right.
Henry cracks Hoshino with an open hand slap.
Hoshino misses the jab.
A telegraphed right hand from Hoshino misses the target.
Hoshino misses the body punch
and Henry counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Henry uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Hoshino.
Henry lands with an uppercut that bounces Hoshino off the cage and back into range.
A looping hook to the body misses from Henry. Hoshino does a little dance to reset his feet.
Henry staying out of range there.
Hoshino jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Henry throws an off balance right hand
and Hoshino cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Hoshino takes a swing at Henry's ribcage but misses.
Henry lands an overhand right.
Nice body punch from Henry.
A looping hook to the body misses from Henry. Hoshino does a little dance to reset his feet.
Henry throws an off balance right hand
and Hoshino counters with a nice uppercut.
Nice defenses there by Hoshino.
Henry slips under a jab from Hoshino.
Hoshino just misses with a punch to the body.
Henry feints the counter takedown.
Hoshino blocks a head kick by Henry.
Kantaro Hoshino seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Hoshino takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Henry looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Henry misses the shot to the body.
Henry ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A swing and a miss from Hoshino.
Hoshino just misses with a punch to the body.
Hoshino misses with a hook
so Henry counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Hoshino avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hoshino keeping moving, preventing Henry from controlling successfully.
Henry must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Henry is looking to work some ground and pound but Hoshino has wrist control.
Henry throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Hoshino works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Henry showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Henry throws an elbow that misses. Hoshino uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Henry's guard. Nice move by Hoshino!
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Hoshino looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but John Henry will probably get the nod.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Henry misses with a double jab.
Hoshino takes a swing at Henry's ribcage but misses.
Hoshino listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Hoshino just misses with a punch to the body.
Good leg kick by Henry there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Hoshino rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Henry counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Hoshino misses the shot to the body.
Henry slips a jab from Hoshino.
Henry misses the jab.
Hoshino will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Kantaro Hoshino is winning the standup battle so far.
Hoshino uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Henry.
A swing and a miss from Hoshino.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Henry sizes up Hoshino with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Hoshino misses the shot to the body.
Hoshino is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Henry.
Henry throws out a counter right but Hoshino avoids it with no problem.
Hoshino misses with an uppercut
and Henry counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Hoshino kicks Henry off and gets back to his feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hoshino throws a hook but Henry avoids it easily.
Henry fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Henry moves away from the strike by Hoshino.
Henry has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
A big right from Hoshino misses.
Hoshino gets caught napping as Henry dives in and scores a takedown. Hoshino manages to retain guard.
Hoshino controls Henry momentarily but Henry frees himself.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Henry trying to control the position from guard on top but Hoshino is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Hoshino being controlled here, momentarily.
Henry pushing down on Hoshino's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Henry tries to pass the half guard into mount. Hoshino knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Henry wants to control but Hoshino is keeping him busy.
Henry not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Henry wants to control but Hoshino is keeping him busy.
John Henry has got the better of the ground game so far.
Hoshino wants to get back to full guard.
Henry perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Henry uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Hoshino.
Hoshino thuds a left hand into Henry's body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Hoshino tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Henry was well out of range. Poor timing from Hoshino.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hoshino misses with a left hand
and Henry counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Nice body kick there by Henry.
Henry ducks under a wild hook from Hoshino.
Henry tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Hoshino missing with a left hand there. Henry was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Hoshino misses the jab.
Henry swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Hoshino looks to score with a jab to the body but Henry is just out of range.
Hoshino throws a lazy right hand but Henry sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Henry changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Hoshino takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Henry works Hoshino's body with a nice hook.
Hoshino misses with a wild body shot.
Henry is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Hoshino with a body shot.
Henry takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Kantaro Hoshino is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
A decent looking cross lands there for Henry.
Henry shoots in for a takedown but Hoshino shows good takedown defense.
Hoshino takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Henry doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
A jab from Hoshino misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Henry throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Henry closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Hoshino uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Henry.
Henry lands a jab.
Hoshino walks into a stiff left hand from Henry.
Hoshino misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Henry.
Henry swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Hoshino counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Henry misses with a wild body shot.
Hoshino swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Hoshino moves away from the strike by Henry.
Hoshino looks to score with a jab to the body but Henry is just out of range.
Henry changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Henry cracks Hoshino with a right hand to the side of the head.
Hoshino misses with a body shot.
Hoshino just misses with a punch to the body.
Hoshino defending well as Henry loads up on a big left hand.
Henry throws a low kick but it's checked well by Hoshino.
Hoshino moves out of range of the strikes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but John Henry will probably get the nod - 10:9.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!
Hoshino throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Hoshino throws a body shot but no joy.
Henry moves out of range of the strikes.
Hoshino missing with a left hand there. Henry was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
And Henry tries to counter it with a takedown but Hoshino pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Hoshino throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Henry lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Henry walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Hoshino scores with a jab to the jaw.
Hoshino swings and misses with a hook to the body.
The crowd cheers as Henry lands an impressive looking overhand right. Hoshino doesn't seem phased though.
Hoshino on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Henry lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Henry with a jab.
A big left from Henry misses.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Henry keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Hoshino.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Henry.
Henry avoids the body shot from Hoshino.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hoshino shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Henry scores with a hook to the body. Hoshino takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Hoshino uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Henry.
It looked like Hoshino wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Hoshino scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Hoshino displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Henry throws out the jab.
Henry shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
A jab from Hoshino misses.
A telegraphed right hand from Hoshino misses the target.
Hoshino swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Henry displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Hoshino throws out the jab.
Hoshino walks into a left hand.
Henry drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Henry connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Hoshino some visible discomfort.
Hoshino is trying to get back to half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Henry moving around in side mount but really he's just happy to control for now.
Henry throws a strike aimed at the side of Hoshino's head but Hoshino avoids it well.
Hoshino is letting Henry control him for a moment.
Kantaro Hoshino has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Henry throwing strikes but Hoshino manages to buck up and roll into a nice reversal - now he's on top in side control!
Hoshino tries to advance to mount but can't.
Henry is looking to reverse the position.
Henry wants to get back to his feet but Hoshino is dominant here and he's now got Henry's back!
Henry is in a world of trouble here. He's outmatched on the ground here and he'd better get Hoshino off his back sharpish unless he wants to be submitted.
Henry wants to get back to his feet.
Hoshino working for a choke but Henry reverses nicely into Hoshino 's guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Henry is pushing down on Hoshino's leg trying to pass to half guard. Hoshino is fighting to maintain full guard but Henry has managed to sneak the leg through.
Henry is looking to take a break and control but Hoshino is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
John Henry is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Henry sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Hoshino defending well though.
Henry is nestled in close to Hoshino, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Well, if Henry 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.
And that's the end of the fight!
John Henry comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Henry 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 William Peck scores the fight 28:30
Judge Yves DeLean scores the fight 27:30
Judge Elvis Blanc scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... John Henry!
After winning the bout, John Henry thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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energy
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hype
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RATING
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