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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Doctor Strangeee (ranked 22605 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jonthan Henry (ranked 2814 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 fighters will be looking to make this an exciting fight for the fans, I'm sure!
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178 lbs
5 - 4 - 0 |
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180 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
Big right hand |
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Good wrestler
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
5 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Doctor Strangeee!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
17 - 14 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Jonthan Henry !
The judges for this bout are Aleksandr Martynov, Dmitry Maklakov and Viktor Lagutenko.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Henry closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Strangeee quickly recovers to half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Henry wants to pass the guard but Strangeee is defending well.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Henry trying to control the pace.
Let's hope that Henry has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Strangeee trying to control from the bottom.
Henry is pressing down on Strangeee's thigh, looking to free his foot. Strangeee is holding on for now.
Henry not doing much here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Strangeee controlling the position well.
Henry is working for a kimura but Strangeee is defending it quite comfortably.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Henry in particular looking to stall.
It looks like Henry might be adopting somewhat of a lay and pray gameplan here, which I'm sure won't go down too well with the paying fans in attendance... Or the ring announcers come to think of it.
Strangeee is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Henry scores with a couple of nice shots.
Henry frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Henry controlling from mount.
Strangeee tries to hold on but Henry postures up.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Henry content just to control the position here.
Henry 's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
Henry working for a guillotine from mount but Strangeee is in no mood to give up.
Henry sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Strangeee wants to control but Henry is having none of it.
Henry controlling his opponent.
We're seeing a lot of stalling here from Henry .
Strangeee is wriggling around trying to escape.
Henry content just to control the position here.
More stalling from Henry .
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Yet more stalling tactics from Henry .
Henry with more of the same as he continues to hold on.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jonthan Henry dominated that round.
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.
Strangeee stuffs the takedown.
Henry is trying hard to land a takedown here. Strangeee sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Strangeee throws a right and a left that both miss.
Strangeee looks to land a right hand but Henry moved out of range.
Jonthan Henry seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Henry ducks under a wild hook from Strangeee.
Strangeee forces Henry back against the cage and clinches.
Henry drops down looking for an ankle pick but Strangeee pulls his leg out and moves away.
Doctor Strangeee has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jonthan Henry .
Strangeee has closed the distance and engaged Henry in a clinch.
Strangeee is pressed up against the cage. Henry has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Strangeee down to the mat. Strangeee avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Strangeee tries to bum rush Henry with a series of wild strikes but Henry uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Strangeee throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Henry gets in close and instigates a clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Henry gets a nice trip takedown into half guard.
Henry has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Henry is taking a breather. Strangeee says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
Jonthan Henry has got the better of the ground game so far.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Strangeee keeping control of the position.
Henry slows the pace down in half guard.
Henry passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Strangeee!
Henry controlling his opponent.
Strangeee is looking to get back to his feet - it's going to be hard from this position.
Henry content just to control the position here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Henry is continuing to stall.
The adventures of Henry the control monster continue. Boring.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Strangeee is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Henry controlling the pace for now.
Strangeee tries to hold on but Henry postures up.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Henry takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Strangeee on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Strangeee tries to get out of the position.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Strangeee is in all sorts of trouble here.
Henry looking to control and managing it successfully.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jonthan Henry showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Henry fails with a takedown attempt.
Henry changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Strangeee tries to avoid it but Henry manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Strangeee to the ground. Strangeee escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Henry fails with the takedown
and Strangeee counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Doctor Strangeee has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jonthan Henry .
Henry throws a front kick that sends Strangeee stumbling back into the cage.
Strangeee throws a hook to the side of Henry 's head but Henry sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Henry forces Strangeee back against the cage and clinches.
Henry is working for takedown but Strangeee is calmly controlling the position for now.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Henry tries to score a body lock takedown but Strangeee shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Strangeee is looking to control Henry 's arms but Henry gets an underhook and turns him. Now Strangeee has his back to the cage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Strangeee wants to stall.
Henry looking for a takedown.
Strangeee misses with a short punch on the inside.
Henry is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Strangeee prevents the takedown attempt.
Henry drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Strangeee gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Henry takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Strangeee is pressed up against the cage. Henry has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Strangeee down to the mat. Strangeee avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Strangeee looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
And Henry tries to counter it with a takedown but Strangeee pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Strangeee's corner calls for a 1-2. Strangeee obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Strangeee misses with a hook. Henry ducked under it nicely.
Nice sprawl there from Strangeee as Henry shoots in.
Strangeee misses with an uppercut. Henry saw that one coming.
A big right from Strangeee misses.
Henry tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Strangeee paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Henry tries to clinch up.
Henry with a poor takedown
enabling Strangeee to counter with a crisp jab.
Nice defenses there by Strangeee.
Strangeee scores with a decent looking hook.
Strangeee gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Henry blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Henry can't get the takedown.
Henry is trying to drag Strangeee to the mat but Strangeee just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Henry drops down looking for an ankle pick but Strangeee pulls his leg out and moves away.
Doctor Strangeee has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Strangeee lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Henry throws a leg kick that is checked
and Strangeee connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Strangeee defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Henry .
Strangeee looks to land a body kick but Henry moved away.
Henry takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Strangeee slaps away a takedown attempt from Henry , before circling back to the center of the mat.
Strangeee closes the distance and clinches.
Strangeee fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Strangeee working hard to break the clinch.
Strangeee wants to get back to striking at distance but Henry won't allow it.
Henry has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Strangeee is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Henry has Strangeee pressed against the cage, preventing Strangeee from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Henry has double underhooks and is working for a body lock takedown. He's got it. The fighters land in half guard but Strangeee regains guard immediately.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Henry postures up.
Henry is fighting to break Strangeee's control of his arms but Strangeee is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Henry pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Strangeee is keeping the position for now.
Henry controlling from the top position.
Henry slips nicely into half guard.
Henry is controlling the pace.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Strangeee tries to strike from the bottom but it doesn't land.
Henry sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Strangeee wants to improve his position but Henry is controlling well.
Henry looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Henry perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
And that's the end of the fight!
Doctor Strangeee showed his dominance in that final round.
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 Aleksandr Martynov scores the fight 28:29
Judge Dmitry Maklakov scores the fight 28:29
Judge Viktor Lagutenko scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jonthan Henry !
Jonthan Henry decided to hype himself up post fight. It was going well but he went on about it a bit too long and the crowd turned on him a little.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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RATING
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