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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Peter Barnkvist (ranked 3143 p4p, 0 weight class) and Andrew Henry (ranked 16588 p4p, 0 weight class). Henry is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: knuck if you buck . Peter Barnkvist had a look across the cage there at his opponent. He definitely means business
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184 lbs
6 - 7 - 0 |
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180 lbs
15 - 17 - 0 |
Great wrestler
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine |
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Great elbows
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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
6 - 7 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Peter Barnkvist!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
15 - 17 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Andrew Henry !
The judges for this bout are Sergei Dronov, Illya Tyunina and Dmitry Maklakov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Henry tries to close the distance and clinch up but Barnkvist swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Henry gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Henry gets underhooks to prevent Barnkvist's takedown attempt.
Barnkvist gets a trip takedown into half guard.
Barnkvist thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Barnkvist thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Henry 's head.
Henry trying to hold on to Barnkvist's head to control him but Barnkvist postures up.
Henry is trying to avoid being dragged into an even worse position than he's already in but Barnkvist is staying active.
Barnkvist working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Henry tries to get to full guard but Barnkvist has control of the leg.
Henry looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Barnkvist working Henry over with strikes.
Henry makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Henry .
Barnkvist pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Henry is keeping the position for now.
Henry not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Barnkvist postures up and lands a big shot to Henry 's brow.
Henry has control of Barnkvist's left arm, preventing Barnkvist from doing any damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Barnkvist throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Henry looking for a sweep. Not yet Henry , not yet.
Henry keeping moving, preventing Barnkvist from controlling successfully.
Barnkvist throws a big right hand that misses.
Henry is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
Barnkvist trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Henry pulls Barnkvist in to control the position.
Henry avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Henry not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Barnkvist in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Barnkvist working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Henry 's head.
Barnkvist seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Barnkvist is in close to Henry 's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Henry trying to control the position here.
Henry is trying to control the position from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Barnkvist is working Henry over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Henry seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
Barnkvist stands up over Henry , holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Henry controls Barnkvist momentarily but Barnkvist frees himself.
Barnkvist content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Barnkvist postures up and lands a big shot to Henry 's brow.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Henry pulls Barnkvist in close to his closed guard and prevents Barnkvist from doing any damage or advancing position.
Barnkvist working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Henry 's head.
Henry is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Barnkvist stopping the sweep attempt from Henry .
Barnkvist trying to control but Henry is working from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Barnkvist postures up and lands a big shot to Henry 's brow.
Barnkvist throwing strikes from guard but Henry blocks nicely.
Henry working a defensive guard here.
Henry looking for a guillotine here but Barnkvist defends easily.
Barnkvist throws a big elbow that misses.
Barnkvist lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Barnkvist postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Barnkvist's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Barnkvist working some strikes from top position.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Barnkvist accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Henry looking to hit a scissor sweep but Barnkvist is one step ahead there.
Barnkvist trying to control the position from guard on top but Henry is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Henry preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Henry looking to control.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Henry is on top in guard.
Henry works over Barnkvist with some ground and pound from guard.
Barnkvist tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Henry wants to pass the guard but Barnkvist is keeping the position.
Henry postures up.
Barnkvist bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Henry 's guard.
Barnkvist postures up.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Barnkvist is in close to Henry 's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Henry working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Barnkvist.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Peter Barnkvist dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Henry tries to clinch but Barnkvist moves out of range.
Henry tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Barnkvist paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Henry on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
A jab from Barnkvist misses.
Henry moves into the clinch successfully.
Barnkvist is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Henry can do to turn this around?
Henry jumps guard but Barnkvist turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Barnkvist is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Henry is defending well.
I was talking to Barnkvist's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Henry tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Barnkvist just stands there and leans against the cage.
Barnkvist has Henry pressed up against the cage. He's trying to work for a single leg takedown. Barnkvist pulls back from the cage and twists to the side, sending Henry tumbling to the mat - Barnkvist dives into Henry 's guard.
Barnkvist scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Barnkvist with a nice head shot there.
Henry escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Barnkvist gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Barnkvist scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Henry keeping moving, preventing Barnkvist from controlling successfully.
Henry is trying to keep Barnkvist in close.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Henry controlling Barnkvist's posture.
Henry not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Barnkvist's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Henry has momentary wrist control but Barnkvist slips an elbow through the middle.
Henry is looking to sweep but instead, Barnkvist has passed into half guard.
Barnkvist throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Barnkvist landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Henry is rocked!
Henry is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Barnkvist scores with a couple of nice shots.
Henry is still in real trouble! Can Barnkvist finish him?
Barnkvist lands a massive shot from half guard that has rocked Henry ! More strikes land and this one is all over! Barnkvist jumps to his feet and is applauded loudly by the crowd!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:55 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Peter Barnkvist!
An out of breath Peter Barnkvist thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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RATING
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