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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Jeffrey Sarpong (ranked 4162 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jonthan Henry (ranked 2636 p4p, 0 weight class). Henry has chosen hit em up as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.
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178 lbs
34 - 14 - 2 |
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180 lbs
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Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Insanely flexible |
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Dangerous knees
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
34 - 14 - 2, fighting out of St Petersburg, Jeffrey Sarpong!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 8 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Jonthan Henry !
The judges for this bout are Viktor Lagutenko, Vladimir Khabensky and Aleksandr Martynov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sarpong avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Henry tries to close the distance and clinch up but Sarpong swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Sarpong misses with a head kick.
Henry closes the distance and pushes Sarpong back into the cage.
Henry tries to work over Sarpong's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Sarpong lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Henry looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Still in the clinch, Henry scores with a nice short uppercut.
Henry misses with a knee strike.
Sarpong blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Sarpong looking to slow down the pace here.
Henry 's coach down at St Petersburg MMA Gym was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Henry 's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Sarpong tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Henry 's elbow.
Sarpong wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Sarpong takes a knee to the side of the body.
Sarpong is looking to break free of the clinch but Henry has double underhooks.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Henry with a knee to the head.
It looks like Jeffrey Sarpong has been cut.
Sarpong misses with a knee strike.
Henry dodges an elbow strike from Sarpong.
Henry tries to land a knee to the head but Sarpong blocks with his arms.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Sarpong just misses with a elbow thrown towards Henry 's brow.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Sarpong's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Sarpong is looking to slow Henry down with leg kicks.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sarpong shoots in but no luck this time.
Sarpong goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Henry fails in his attempt to clinch.
A little feinted left hand from Sarpong on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Sarpong fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Henry checks it well.
Henry throws a fast counter high kick but Sarpong manages to duck under it in time.
Sarpong pushes Henry away with a front kick.
Sarpong fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Henry has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Henry clinches.
Sarpong blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Henry tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Sarpong avoids it.
Knees to the body from Henry .
Sarpong tries to land knees in the clinch but Henry avoids the damage to the body.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Henry just misses with a elbow thrown towards Sarpong's brow.
Henry with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Henry lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Sarpong or not.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Sarpong obliges.
Henry on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Sarpong throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Henry misses with the head strike.
Sarpong takes an elbow to the forehead.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Sarpong misses with a hook from the clinch.
Henry misses with a hook from the clinch.
Henry tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Henry throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Sarpong blocks it with crossed arms.
Henry misses with a knee strike.
Henry doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Sarpong blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Henry swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Sarpong pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Henry clinches up with Sarpong and pushes him back against the cage.
Sarpong pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Sarpong moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Sarpong loads up on a big right hand but Henry slips the punch.
Sarpong swats away the attempt to clinch by Henry .
Henry fails with an attempt to clinch.
Sarpong shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Henry is trying to defend but Sarpong finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Sarpong is thwarting Henry 's attempts to control the position.
Sarpong sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Henry defending well though.
Both fighters have adopted an aggressive gameplan on the ground!
Henry is looking for a sweep. Sarpong is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sarpong is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Henry doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Sarpong.
Henry is looking to improve his position.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Henry manages to get to full guard.
Henry tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Henry manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Sarpong manages to get himself to full guard.
Sarpong keeping moving, preventing Henry from controlling successfully.
Sarpong keeping full guard, as Henry tries to pass.
Henry looking to sit in guard and control but Sarpong gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Henry wants to sweep but no luck.
Sarpong postures up.
Henry is pulling down on Sarpong's head to control his posture.
Sarpong drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Sarpong jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Sarpong throwing strikes from guard but Henry blocks nicely.
Henry tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Henry pulls Sarpong in close to prevent any damage.
Henry preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Henry is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Henry controlling the position.
Sarpong chips away with some ground and pound.
Henry wants to sweep here but Sarpong controlling him for the moment.
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 Jeffrey Sarpong will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Jeffrey Sarpong'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.
Sarpong throws a leg kick but Henry sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Henry throws a fast counter high kick but Sarpong manages to duck under it in time.
Some bone on bone action there as Henry checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Henry tries to clinch but Sarpong moves out of range.
It looked like Sarpong wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Henry tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Sarpong paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Henry tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Sarpong paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Henry gets a clinch.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Sarpong takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Sarpong lands a nice elbow.
A short left from Henry .
Sarpong breaks from the clinch.
Henry tries to clinch there but Sarpong circles away.
Sarpong chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Henry gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Sarpong comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Sarpong throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Sarpong misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Henry .
Henry keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Sarpong's efforts to push away.
Sarpong takes an elbow to the forehead.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Henry scores a nice knee to the body.
Henry is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Sarpong is defending well for now.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Henry misses with a body punch.
A short uppercut from Henry .
Henry tries to land a knee to the head but Sarpong blocks with his arms.
Sarpong blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Jonthan Henry seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Henry misses with the head strike.
Sarpong lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Henry landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Henry can't find room to land a body shot as Sarpong controls the action.
Henry lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Henry misses with a hook from the clinch.
Henry tries a body shot but Sarpong blocks it.
Henry takes an elbow to the temple.
It looks like Jonthan Henry has been cut.
Sarpong lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Henry lands a nice elbow.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Sarpong.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Henry scores with a knee to the head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Henry managing to block the knees to the body from Sarpong.
Henry missing with knees to the body.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Sarpong just misses with a elbow thrown towards Henry 's brow.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Henry connects with a knee to the head.
Sarpong blocks an uppercut.
Henry lands a left hand that snaps the head of Sarpong backwards.
Sarpong blocks an uppercut.
Henry tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Sarpong stalling in the clinch.
Henry struggles to land a body shot inside as Sarpong controls his hands.
Henry tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Sarpong's elbow.
Henry lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Sarpong tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
With the fighters up against the cage, Sarpong throws an elbow but misses.
Henry lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Henry lands with a right to the head.
Henry trying to land knees to the body.
Henry avoiding damage as Sarpong throws knees to the body.
Henry lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Sarpong breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Sarpong cracks Henry with a good jab.
Sarpong buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Henry takes the fight into the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Henry struggles to land a body shot inside as Sarpong controls his hands.
Sarpong breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Sarpong gets tackled into the cage by Henry . Henry maintains the clinch.
Henry tries to work over Sarpong's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Sarpong lands a hook that snaps the head of Henry backwards.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Sarpong.
Henry tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Henry struggles to land a body shot inside as Sarpong controls his hands.
Henry unloads a knee to the mid-section. Sarpong lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Henry .
A hook to the body from Henry .
Henry misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Sarpong.
Sarpong crunches a lovely knee into Henry 's ribcage.
Henry is breathing heavily.
Henry tries to land a knee to the head but Sarpong blocks with his arms.
Knees to the body from Sarpong.
Sarpong blocks an uppercut.
Sarpong blocks an elbow strike from Henry .
Henry works on Sarpong's body with a couple of short punches.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Sarpong tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Henry 's elbow.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sarpong wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Henry has him pressed against the cage.
Henry tries to land knees in the clinch but Sarpong avoids the damage to the body.
Sarpong tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Henry is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Sarpong avoids the elbow strike from Henry , against the cage.
Henry misses with an elbow over the top.
Henry tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Sarpong lands a body punch in the clinch.
Sarpong lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Henry backwards.
Henry throws a punch but it's blocked by Sarpong.
Sarpong managing to block the knees to the body from Henry .
Sarpong looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Sarpong lands a nice elbow.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Sarpong obliges.
Sarpong escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Sarpong connects with the punch.
Sarpong lands with a kick to the ribs.
Sarpong throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Henry wants to clinch up but Sarpong keeps it at a distance.
And that�s the end of the round � the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Jonthan Henry will probably get the nod - 10:9.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
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. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Sarpong throws a nice inside leg kick.
Sarpong throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Henry fails with an attempt to clinch.
Sarpong swats away the attempt to clinch by Henry .
Sarpong cracks the inside of Henry 's front leg.
Sarpong circles away from the clinch attempt.
Sarpong misses with a low kick.
Sarpong scores with a nice right hand.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Sarpong connects with a solid leg kick.
Henry rushes Sarpong and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Sarpong on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Henry scores a nice knee to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Henry misses with a knee to the head.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Sarpong.
Henry is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Sarpong is defending well for now.
Henry blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Sarpong.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Henry tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Sarpong avoids it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Good body shot from Henry .
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Sarpong creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Sarpong is working for takedown but Henry is calmly controlling the position for now.
Henry gets through Sarpong's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Sarpong takes a knee right on the jaw!
Henry tries to land a knee to the head but Sarpong blocks with his arms.
Henry 's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Henry misses with a body punch.
Henry landing knees to the body.
Henry doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Henry throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Sarpongs head.
Sarpong's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Sarpong gets tackled into the cage by Henry . Henry maintains the clinch.
Henry lands an elbow that stopped Sarpong in his tracks for a moment.
Henry misses with a body punch.
Henry connects with a knee to the head.
Sarpong trying to land knees to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Henry lands with a light punch inside.
Sarpong has a couple of punches blocked by Henry .
Henry misses with the head strike.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Henry misses with an elbow over the top.
Henry prevents a takedown attempt there.
Henry lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Sarpong wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Henry swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A short uppercut from Sarpong.
Sarpong avoiding damage as Henry throws knees to the body.
Henry is leaning against Sarpong and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Henry lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Henry tries to land knees in the clinch but Sarpong avoids the damage to the body.
Sarpong goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Henry pushes Sarpong back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Sarpong breaks the clinch.
Henry closes the distance and pushes Sarpong back into the cage.
Henry digs a right hand into Sarpong's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Sarpong's gas tank.
A bit of stalling here from Sarpong.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Sarpong.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sarpong escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Henry takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Henry wants to clinch up but Sarpong keeps it at a distance.
Henry is looking to clinch but Sarpong is avoiding it.
Jeffrey Sarpong is winning the standup battle so far.
Henry has closed the distance and engaged Sarpong in a clinch.
Sarpong stalling.
Henry looking to throw knees to the head but Sarpong is blocking nicely.
Henry tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Henry tries to land knees in the clinch but Sarpong avoids the damage to the body.
Sarpong scores a nice knee to the body.
Henry is working Sarpong over against the cage.
Henry is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Sarpong is defending well for now.
Sarpong prevents a body shot from Henry .
A head punch on the inside from Henry fails to land.
Sarpong misses with an elbow strike.
Sarpong tries to land knees in the clinch but Henry avoids the damage to the body.
Henry pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Henry swings wildly with an uppercut but Sarpong uses good head movement to avoid it.
Henry misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Sarpong.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Henry .
Sarpong escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Henry tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Sarpong paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Jonthan Henry is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Henry fails in his attempt to clinch.
Sarpong lands with a nice body kick.
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!
Sarpong shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Henry manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Henry pulls Sarpong in close to prevent any damage.
Sarpong looking to pass the guard.
Sarpong preventing the sweep.
Jeffrey Sarpong overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Henry wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Sarpong stopping the sweep attempt from Henry .
Sarpong trying to control the position from guard on top but Henry is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Jonthan Henry .
I think Henry has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Viktor Lagutenko scores the fight 27:30
Judge Vladimir Khabensky scores the fight 28:30
Judge Aleksandr Martynov scores the fight 28:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jonthan Henry !
Jonthan Henry was full of energy after the big win and talked about how he thinks he can do big things in this sport. The crowd were appreciative of his determination to succeed.
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