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Event:
CACC 63
Date: Mar 07, 2020 |
Coming up we have a middleweight Tycoon World Grappling Championship rules bout between Jonthan Henry (ranked 2853 p4p, 341 weight class) and Max Handle (ranked 3768 p4p, 397 weight class). Henry comes into the arena with hit em up blaring out of the sound system. Handle has chosen Right On as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Fingers crossed for an exciting fight - I'm sure both fighters are looking for a nice under the table bonus!
This TWGC bout is 1 fifteen minute round in the middleweight division. Introducing today's competitors. In the red corner, competing out of St Petersburg, with a TWGC record of 6 wins and 10 losses; Jonthan Henry ! And in the blue corner, fighting out of Los Angeles, with a TWGC record of 2 wins and 4 losses; Max Handle!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Frank Antenori and Don Winkell.
The fighters connect hands in the middle of the mat and we are under way.
Henry clinches.
Henry is working for a takedown up against the ropes. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Handle works for the underhooks and manages to get a trip takedown into guard. Score +2 for takedown into guard / half guard: Henry (0) vs (2) Handle
Henry looking to hit a scissor sweep but Handle is one step ahead there.
Handle is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Henry is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
Henry looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Handle trying to control but Henry is working from the bottom.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Henry is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Handle trying to control but Henry is working from the bottom.
Henry will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Henry tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Handle trying to control but Henry is working from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Henry wants to sweep but no luck.
Henry keeping full guard, as Handle tries to pass.
Handle trying to control the position from guard on top but Henry is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Henry is controlling Handle's posture.
Henry continues to stall.
Henry is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move. Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Henry (2) vs (2) Handle
Henry wants to work for an arm triangle but Handle is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Henry trying to control the action but Handle is working from the bottom.
Handle trying to control from the bottom.
Handle wants to get back to full guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Handle wants to control but Henry is keeping busy.
Henry wants to pass the guard but Handle is defending well.
Henry passes the guard and advances to mount! Score +3 for passing guard: Henry (5) vs (2) Handle
Henry tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Handle wants to hold on but Henry pushes him away.
Henry trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Henry controlling from mount.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Henry tries to control but Handle wriggling away.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Henry controlling from the full mount.
Handle is in all sorts of trouble here.
Henry controlling the pace for now.
Henry prevents Handle from getting the reversal.
Henry controlling his opponent.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Handle is squirming around, avoiding Henry 's attempts to control the action.
Handle gets back to half guard.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Henry is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Handle doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Henry .
Henry stalling away here and it's allowed Handle to slip out his trapped foot and regain full guard.
Henry wants to control from the top but Handle keeps moving.
Handle is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Handle not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Handle looking to hit a scissor sweep but Henry is one step ahead there.
Henry 's corner is telling him to maintain position.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Handle looking to hit a scissor sweep but Henry is one step ahead there.
Henry controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Henry wants to control from the top but Handle keeps moving.
Henry looking to sit in guard and control but Handle gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top. Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Henry (5) vs (4) Handle
Handle trying to control but Henry is working from the bottom.
Handle looking to pass the guard.
Henry is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Handle 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.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Handle trying to control but Henry is working from the bottom.
Henry wants to sweep but no luck.
Henry seems to have improved his submission grappling technique since last time we saw him. Let's see if he can pull off a submission.
Handle pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Henry is keeping the position for now.
Handle stopping the sweep attempt from Henry .
Henry is working hard here to advance position.
Henry is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
Henry keeping full guard, as Handle tries to pass.
Henry keeping moving, preventing Handle from controlling successfully.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Handle not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Handle trying to control the position from guard on top but Henry is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Henry is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Handle stopping the sweep attempt from Henry .
Handle stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Henry swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Henry keeping moving, preventing Handle from controlling successfully.
Henry seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
Handle looking to pass the guard.
Henry trying to keep a closed guard but Handle is proving a slippery customer.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Handle trying to control but Henry is working from the bottom.
Henry is trying to keep Handle in close.
Handle thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Handle trying to control the position from guard on top but Henry is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Handle sitting in guard here, content to control.
Henry manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Handle manages to get himself to full guard.
Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Henry (7) vs (4) Handle
Henry stopping the sweep attempt from Handle.
Henry trying to move into half guard but instead Handle has managed to sweep! Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Henry (7) vs (6) Handle
Henry controls Handle momentarily but Handle frees himself.
Henry has his hands on Handle's head, controlling the position.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Henry looking to control.
Henry keeping moving, preventing Handle from controlling successfully.
Henry is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Henry keeping full guard, as Handle tries to pass.
Handle trying to control the position from guard on top but Henry is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Henry looking to sweep using the butterfly guard but Handle puts pay to that idea as he passes nicely into half guard.
That's ten minutes gone in the round.
Henry tries to get to full guard but Handle has control of the leg.
Handle wants to work for an arm triangle but Henry is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Henry trying to control from the bottom.
Henry is in a bad position, trying to hold on for dear life but he is really struggling to maintain any sort of control.
Handle tries to pass the half guard into mount. Henry knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Henry desperately trying to maintain half guard.
Henry moves into full guard.
Handle trying to control the position from guard on top but Henry is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's eleven minutes gone in the round.
Henry pulls Handle in close to prevent any damage.
Handle controlling from the top position.
Henry trying to control the position.
Handle being controlled here momentarily.
Handle preventing the sweep.
Handle trying to control but Henry is working from the bottom.
Handle stopping the sweep attempt from Henry .
Henry keeping moving, preventing Handle from controlling successfully.
That's twelve minutes gone in the round.
Henry pulls Handle in close to prevent any damage.
Henry looking to control.
Handle is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Handle wants to control from the top but Henry keeps moving.
Henry is trying to keep Handle in close.
Henry manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Handle manages to get himself to full guard.
Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Henry (9) vs (6) Handle
Handle is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Henry is aware though and is defending well.
Handle keeping moving, preventing Henry from controlling successfully.
That's thirteen minutes gone in the round.
Handle seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
Henry trying to control but Handle is working from the bottom.
Henry pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Handle is keeping the position for now.
Henry trying to move into half guard but instead Handle has managed to sweep! Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Henry (9) vs (8) Handle
Henry tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Henry managing to control the position.
Henry wants to sweep here but Handle controlling him for the moment.
Henry is breathing heavily.
Handle passes into half guard.
That's fourteen minutes gone in the round.
Handle is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Handle is looking to take a break and control but Henry is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Henry is looking to improve his position.
Handle wants to pass to mount but Henry is defending the position.
Handle trying to control from half guard but Henry is working away.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Handle is working for a submission of some sort.
Henry has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Handle is working away from the top position though.
And that's the end of the fight!
Henry takes the fight on points by 9 to 8.
In his post fight interview, Jonthan Henry started talking himself up. Luckily his charisma kept the crowd on side and gave him a good reception. |
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Event:
CACC 55
Date: Feb 15, 2020 |
Coming up we have a middleweight Tycoon World Grappling Championship rules bout between Mike Schultz (ranked 3865 p4p, 411 weight class) and Jonthan Henry (ranked 2881 p4p, 334 weight class). Henry is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by hit em up . Jonthan Henry is staring across the ring at his opponent, tweaking his nipples.
This TWGC bout is 1 fifteen minute round in the middleweight division. Introducing today's competitors. In the red corner, competing out of New York, with a TWGC record of 22 wins and 13 losses; Mike Schultz! And in the blue corner, fighting out of St Petersburg, with a TWGC record of 6 wins and 9 losses; Jonthan Henry !
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Percy O'Donnell and Jack Bonds.
The fighters bow as they face eachother in the middle of the mat and we are under way.
Schultz avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Schultz shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Henry defends it nicely.
Henry has Schultz up against the ropes in a clinch.
Henry is working for a takedown up against the ropes. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Henry tries for a takedown but Schultz manages to get underhooks.
Henry has Schultz pressed up against the ropes and is working for takedown. Schultz manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Mike Schultz has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jonthan Henry .
Henry wants a takedown.
Schultz jumps guard.
Schultz pulls Henry in to control the position.
Henry wants to control from the top but Schultz keeps moving.
Henry must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Schultz pulls Henry in close to his closed guard and prevents Henry from doing any damage or advancing position.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Henry wants to control from the top but Schultz keeps moving.
Schultz wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Henry trying to control the position from guard on top but Schultz is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Schultz has Henry pulled in close to control his posture.
Henry drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Henry jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Henry being controlled here momentarily.
Schultz pushes a forearm under Henry 's chin to create some space. He's escaped his hips and pivoted quickly for an armbar! Can he extend the arm? Yes, Henry is tapping out! Damn, that was fast!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Mike Schultz!
Mike Schultz really struggled to get his t-shirt on before his hand was raised. Making sure that UnderGround Supplements logo gets some air time is pretty tricky when you're all sweaty. |
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Event:
CACC 46
Date: Jan 19, 2020 |
Coming up we have a middleweight Tycoon World Grappling Championship rules bout between Hanny Sledgehammer (ranked 2065 p4p, 260 weight class) and Jonthan Henry (ranked 2803 p4p, 333 weight class). Henry has chosen hit em up as his entrance music. Well, the cameraman is lingering on a pretty young lady for a bit too long there. Keep your eyes on the prize buddy or you'll miss the fighter intros!
This TWGC bout is 1 fifteen minute round in the middleweight division. Introducing today's competitors. In the red corner, competing out of Amsterdam, with a TWGC record of 1 wins and 3 losses; Hanny Sledgehammer! And in the blue corner, fighting out of St Petersburg, with a TWGC record of 6 wins and 8 losses; Jonthan Henry !
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Timothy Bukovac and Frank Antenori.
The official calls the fighters to the middle and the contest is under way.
Sledgehammer clinches.
Henry is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Sledgehammer pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Sledgehammer tries for a takedown. No joy.
Henry gets underhooks to prevent Sledgehammer's takedown attempt.
Sledgehammer is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Henry is defending well against a takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Hanny Sledgehammer. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Henry is working for takedown but Sledgehammer is calmly controlling the position for now.
Henry wants a takedown.
Sledgehammer changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Henry fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Sledgehammer rushes Henry and pushes him back against the ropes in a clinch.
Sledgehammer prevents a takedown attempt there.
Sledgehammer is looking for a takedown.
Sledgehammer is looking to take this one to the mat.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sledgehammer goes for a takedown attempt but Henry pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Sledgehammer has managed to clinch.
Henry has dropped down and is working for a takedown. Sledgehammer is trying to keep an underhook but Henry manages to get the takedown into half guard. Score +2 for takedown into guard / half guard: Sledgehammer (0) vs (2) Henry
Sledgehammer tries to get to full guard but Henry has control of the leg.
Henry trying to control the action but Sledgehammer is working from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Henry tries to pass to full mount but Sledgehammer defends it.
Sledgehammer trying to control but Henry postures up.
Sledgehammer is looking for a sweep. Henry is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Sledgehammer is working hard here to advance position.
Henry looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Henry is looking to take a break and control but Sledgehammer is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Sledgehammer is looking for a sweep. Henry is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Henry trying to control from half guard but Sledgehammer is working away.
Sledgehammer makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Sledgehammer.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sledgehammer looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Sledgehammer keeping moving, preventing Henry from controlling successfully.
Sledgehammer wants to sweep but no luck.
Henry trying to control the position from guard on top but Sledgehammer is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Henry sitting in guard here, content to control.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Henry wants to pass the guard but Sledgehammer is keeping the position.
Sledgehammer looking for a sweep. Not yet Sledgehammer, not yet.
Sledgehammer seems keen to control Henry 's posture.
Henry not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Henry trying to control the position from guard on top but Sledgehammer is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Henry won't allow Sledgehammer to sweep him here.
Sledgehammer controlling the position.
Sledgehammer is looking for a triangle but Henry pushes his legs off easily.
Henry won't allow Sledgehammer to sweep him here.
Sledgehammer has his foot on Henry 's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Henry works his way back into a safe position though.
Sledgehammer wants to sweep but no luck.
Henry drops back looking for a leg! Sledgehammer is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Sledgehammer manages to kick Henry off! Henry jumps back into Sledgehammer's guard.
Sledgehammer is trying to control the position but Henry postures up.
Henry showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Sledgehammer keeping moving, preventing Henry from controlling successfully.
Sledgehammer is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Henry stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Sledgehammer swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Henry wants to control from the top but Sledgehammer keeps moving.
Henry might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Sledgehammer haven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
Henry is fighting to break Sledgehammer's control of his arms but Sledgehammer is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Henry trying to control the position from guard on top but Sledgehammer is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Sledgehammer is on top in guard.
Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Sledgehammer (2) vs (2) Henry
Sledgehammer slips effortlessly into side control - very nice. Score +3 for passing guard: Sledgehammer (5) vs (2) Henry
Henry is not content to let Sledgehammer control the position.
Henry tries to bench press Sledgehammer off him but Sledgehammer keeps the position.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Sledgehammer trying to control the action but Henry is working from the bottom.
Henry is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Henry keeps trying to improve his position.
Henry prevents Sledgehammer from moving into mount.
Sledgehammer is looking to take a break and control but Henry is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Henry prevents Sledgehammer from moving into mount.
Sledgehammer tries for a kimura but Henry is defending well.
Sledgehammer slows the pace down.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Sledgehammer tries to cartwheel into mount but he doesn't manage it.
Sledgehammer working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Henry can't do much from the bottom here.
Henry is trying to escape the position but Sledgehammer is controlling the position.
Henry is looking to regain half guard here but Sledgehammer keeps moving and retains side control.
Sledgehammer wants to control but Henry is keeping him busy.
Sledgehammer tries for a kimura but Henry is defending well.
Henry wants to control but Sledgehammer postures up.
Sledgehammer thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Sledgehammer is trying to get an arm triangle but Henry is defending well.
Sledgehammer trying to control the position but Henry is working away.
Henry tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Henry gets back to half guard.
Henry is looking to improve his position.
Sledgehammer trying to control from half guard but Henry is working away.
Well, if Sledgehammer 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.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Sledgehammer is trying to control the action in half guard but Henry is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Sledgehammer is really struggling to control Henry but he's trying to hold on to the position.
Henry tries to get to full guard but Sledgehammer has control of the leg.
Sledgehammer is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Henry is trying to maintain the position but Sledgehammer is very close to passing his half guard.
Sledgehammer is trying to control. Henry wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Henry wants to improve his position but Sledgehammer is controlling well.
Sledgehammer perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
Sledgehammer wants to lay and pray for a moment but Henry keeps working.
Sledgehammer is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Henry defends it well.
Sledgehammer trying to mount his opponent but Henry defends it.
Sledgehammer is thwarting Henry 's attempts to control the position.
Henry tries to get to full guard but Sledgehammer has control of the leg.
Henry trying to control but Sledgehammer postures up.
Henry is trying to get back to full guard.
That's ten minutes gone in the round.
Sledgehammer wants to work for an arm triangle but Henry is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Sledgehammer is pressing down on Henry 's thigh, looking to free his foot. Henry is holding on for now.
Sledgehammer prevents Henry from improving his position.
Sledgehammer looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Sledgehammer is looking for a kimura here.
Sledgehammer is pressing down on Henry 's thigh, looking to free his foot. Henry is holding on for now.
That's eleven minutes gone in the round.
Sledgehammer takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Sledgehammer is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Henry defends it well.
Sledgehammer is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Sledgehammer wants to work for an arm triangle but Henry is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Henry is staying active underneath Sledgehammer, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Henry tries to get to full guard but Sledgehammer has control of the leg.
Sledgehammer is trying to work for a kimura but Henry is defending well.
Sledgehammer is pressing down on Henry 's thigh, looking to free his foot. Henry is holding on for now.
That's twelve minutes gone in the round.
Henry keeping control of the position.
Henry is looking for a sweep. Sledgehammer is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Sledgehammer wants to lay and pray for a moment but Henry keeps working.
Sledgehammer is working for a submission of some sort.
Sledgehammer trying to pass the guard but Henry defending well.
Sledgehammer wants to control but Henry is keeping him busy.
Henry trying to hold on to Sledgehammer's head to control him but Sledgehammer postures up.
Henry is trying is best to control the position here.
That's thirteen minutes gone in the round.
Sledgehammer is trying to control. Henry wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Henry is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Henry has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Sledgehammer is working away from the top position though.
Henry tries to roll over but Sledgehammer keeps him under control.
Sledgehammer is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Henry is pressing down on Sledgehammer's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Our spies down at at St Petersburg MMA Gym inform us that Henry has really been working on his submissions in the buildup to this fight. Will it pay off?
Henry looks winded!
Henry wants to sweep but no luck.
Sledgehammer is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Henry looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
Sledgehammer postures up.
That's fourteen minutes gone in the round.
Sledgehammer is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Sledgehammer trying to control but Henry is working from the bottom.
Henry looking to control.
Sledgehammer stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Henry swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Henry pulls Sledgehammer in to control the position.
Sledgehammer trying to control but Henry is working from the bottom.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Sledgehammer 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.
Henry not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
And that's the end of the fight!
Sledgehammer takes the fight on points by 5 to 2. |
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Event:
CACC 32
Date: Dec 21, 2019 |
Coming up we have a middleweight Tycoon World Grappling Championship rules bout between Mew Choo (ranked 500 p4p, 72 weight class) and Jonthan Henry (ranked 2678 p4p, 297 weight class). Henry has chosen hit em up as his entrance music. Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!
This TWGC bout is 1 fifteen minute round in the middleweight division. Introducing today's competitors. In the red corner, competing out of Los Angeles, with a TWGC record of 1 wins and 0 losses; Mew Choo! And in the blue corner, fighting out of St Petersburg, with a TWGC record of 6 wins and 7 losses; Jonthan Henry !
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Timothy Bukovac and Frank Antenori.
The fighters connect hands in the middle of the mat and we are under way.
Choo clinches up with Henry and pushes him back against the ropes.
Choo tries to pull guard but Henry forces him back to his feet, against the ropes.
Choo tries to pull guard but Henry won't allow it.
Henry has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Choo avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Henry is working for takedown but Choo is calmly controlling the position for now.
Choo decides to pull guard.
Choo looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Henry wants to control from the top but Choo keeps moving.
Henry slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Henry trying to control the position from guard on top but Choo is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Henry pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Choo is keeping the position for now.
Henry is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Choo keeping moving, preventing Henry from controlling successfully.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Henry is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Henry wants to pass the guard but Choo is keeping the position.
Henry is trying to tuck his arms in to keep them safe but Choo has managed to isolate one of them and has got a loose triangle. Henry is looking to defend but Choo has done well to lock his legs together - this could be big trouble for Henry ! Choo pulls down on the head and a little smile comes across his face - he knows he's got it. Yep, Henry taps out and this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:41 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Mew Choo!
Jumping up and down and very excited, Mew Choo waved his t-shirt featuring IniTech Nutrition 's logo in front of the cameras. |
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Event:
CACC 23
Date: Nov 30, 2019 |
Coming up we have a middleweight Tycoon World Grappling Championship rules bout between Ricardo Rebenta (ranked 4098 p4p, 426 weight class) and Jonthan Henry (ranked 2483 p4p, 298 weight class). Henry has chosen hit em up as his entrance music. I can't wait for this one - let's get the fighter introductions out of the way and get this one started!
This TWGC bout is 1 fifteen minute round in the middleweight division. Introducing today's competitors. In the red corner, competing out of Las Vegas, with a TWGC record of 1 wins and 1 losses; Ricardo Rebenta! And in the blue corner, fighting out of St Petersburg, with a TWGC record of 6 wins and 6 losses; Jonthan Henry !
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, Timothy Bukovac and Jack Bonds.
Let's get this grappling contest under way! Who will be victorious?
Rebenta forces Henry back against the ropes and clinches.
Henry works for the underhooks and manages to get a trip takedown into guard. Score +2 for takedown into guard / half guard: Rebenta (0) vs (2) Henry
Henry trying to control the position from guard on top but Rebenta is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Rebenta is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Henry trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Henry keeps trying to improve his position.
Henry trying to control but Rebenta is working from the bottom.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Rebenta pulls Henry in to control the position.
Henry is stalling in the full guard.
Rebenta bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Henry 's guard. Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Rebenta (2) vs (2) Henry
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Henry is trying to keep Rebenta in close.
Henry bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Rebenta's guard. Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Rebenta (2) vs (4) Henry
Rebenta is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Rebenta is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Henry defends well.
Rebenta looking to control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Henry wants to control from the top but Rebenta keeps moving.
Rebenta manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Henry manages to get himself to full guard.
Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Rebenta (4) vs (4) Henry
Rebenta stopping the sweep attempt from Henry .
Henry is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Rebenta showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Henry not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Henry can't keep his opponent in guard - Rebenta advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Rebenta is keen to just control but Henry is a slippery customer.
Rebenta slows the pace down in half guard.
Rebenta is trying to control. Henry wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Henry wants to get back to full guard.
Rebenta 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 Rebenta.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Rebenta is trying to work for a kimura but Henry is defending well.
Rebenta is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Henry tries to get to full guard but Rebenta has control of the leg.
Rebenta is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Henry works his way to full guard. Good work.
Rebenta slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Henry controls Rebenta momentarily but Rebenta frees himself.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rebenta stands and throws Henry 's legs to the side, diving into side control. Score +3 for passing guard: Rebenta (7) vs (4) Henry
Henry tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Rebenta thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Rebenta is in a dominant position here, looking for a kimura. Henry looks calm but he's in trouble here. Rebenta gets his leg over his opponent's head and yanks on the arm. Henry is tapping like a morse code operator on the titanic! SOS! SOS! Rebenta lets go of the hold and Henry can pop his arm back in it's socket.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:38 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Ricardo Rebenta! |
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Event:
CACC 10
Date: Oct 26, 2019 |
Coming up we have a middleweight Tycoon World Grappling Championship rules bout between John Rydeland (ranked 2520 p4p, 299 weight class) and Jonthan Henry (ranked 2325 p4p, 276 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Rydeland might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Robbery - Not sneak attack. The crowd seem to be enjoying Henry 's choice of entrance music: hit em up . There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.
This TWGC bout is 1 fifteen minute round in the middleweight division. Introducing today's competitors. In the red corner, competing out of Helsinki, with a TWGC record of 1 wins and 1 losses; John Rydeland! And in the blue corner, fighting out of St Petersburg, with a TWGC record of 6 wins and 5 losses; Jonthan Henry !
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, Frank Antenori and Jack Bonds.
The fighters connect hands in the middle of the mat and we are under way.
Henry rushes Rydeland and pushes him back against the ropes in a clinch.
Rydeland gets the body lock takedown. After a quick scramble, Henry regains guard.
Score +2 for takedown into guard / half guard: Rydeland (2) vs (0) Henry
Rydeland trying to control the position from guard on top but Henry is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
We've been hearing good reports from Rydeland's training camp. Apparently he has been rolling around with some good quality BJJ practitioners and has been sharpening his skills. Let's see if that has an impact on the fight today.
Rydeland wants to pass the guard but Henry is keeping the position.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Rydeland is working hard here to advance position.
Rydeland trying to control the position from guard on top but Henry is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Henry looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Henry keeping moving, preventing Rydeland from controlling successfully.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Rydeland wants to pass the guard but Henry is keeping the position.
Rydeland preventing the sweep.
Henry trying to control the position.
Henry keeping moving, preventing Rydeland from controlling successfully.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Henry trying to control the position.
Rydeland advances position into side control! Score +3 for passing guard: Rydeland (5) vs (0) Henry
Rydeland working away.
Rydeland tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Rydeland has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Rydeland wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Henry , who protects the arm well.
Henry tries to control but Rydeland manages to take his back. Score +3 for taking back: Rydeland (8) vs (0) Henry
Henry is in a world of trouble here. He's outmatched on the ground here and he'd better get Rydeland off his back sharpish unless he wants to be submitted.
Rydeland tightening his grip on Henry , looking for the choke.
Rydeland doesn't have the hooks in and Henry manages to turn into his guard.
Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Rydeland (8) vs (2) Henry
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Henry wants to control from the top but Rydeland keeps moving.
Henry looking to pass the guard.
Rydeland had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Henry defends it easily.
Henry got a little sloppy there for a moment and Rydeland has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Henry has managed to get both his arms back between Rydeland's legs - danger averted.
Rydeland is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Henry defends well.
Henry looking to pass the guard.
Henry must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Henry slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Rydeland looking to hit a scissor sweep but Henry is one step ahead there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Henry trying to control the position from guard on top but Rydeland is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Henry is looking to pass into half guard but Rydeland pushes him away with his feet and jumps on top - now Rydeland is in guard. Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Rydeland (10) vs (2) Henry
Henry tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Rydeland trying to control the position from guard on top but Henry is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Henry is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Rydeland looking to pass the guard.
Our spies down at at St Petersburg MMA Gym inform us that Henry has really been working on his submissions in the buildup to this fight. Will it pay off?
Rydeland wants to control from the top but Henry keeps moving.
Henry controlling Rydeland's posture.
Rydeland postures up.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rydeland trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Henry looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Rydeland postures up.
Henry keeping full guard, as Rydeland tries to pass.
Henry trying to keep a closed guard but Rydeland is proving a slippery customer.
Rydeland is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Rydeland tries to free his leg and advance position but Henry is retaining full guard.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Rydeland passes Henry 's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Rydeland is thwarting Henry 's attempts to control the position.
Rydeland is working for a kimura but Henry is defending it quite comfortably.
Henry is concentrating on defense, preventing Rydeland from advancing position.
Henry wants to control but Rydeland is keeping busy.
Rydeland is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Rydeland wants to free his trapped foot but Henry is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Rydeland frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount. Score +3 for passing guard: Rydeland (13) vs (2) Henry
Rydeland jumps to side control looking for an arm triangle but Henry manages to avoid the submission attempt.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Henry gives up the full mount - oops, sloppy defensive grappling there! Score +2 for reaching mount: Rydeland (15) vs (2) Henry
Henry is looking to improve his position but Rydeland isn't that keen on the idea.
Henry regains half guard.
Henry is looking for a sweep. Rydeland is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Rydeland wants to control but Henry is keeping him busy.
Henry tries to roll over but Rydeland keeps him under control.
Rydeland is thwarting Henry 's attempts to control the position.
Henry is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Henry is not content to let Rydeland control the position.
Rydeland wants to work for an arm triangle but Henry is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Rydeland is looking for a kimura but Henry is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Rydeland to get the leverage.
Henry works his way to full guard. Good work.
Rydeland trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Henry working a defensive guard here.
Henry is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Henry is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Rydeland is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Rydeland looking to pass the guard.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Henry wants to control but Rydeland passes easily into half guard.
Henry wants to get back to full guard.
Rydeland trying to control from half guard but Henry is working away.
Rydeland is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Henry has managed to free his arm - good work.
Rydeland is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Henry is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Henry works his way to full guard. Good work.
Rydeland postures up.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Rydeland is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Henry has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Henry looking for a sweep. Not yet Henry , not yet.
Henry keeping moving, preventing Rydeland from controlling successfully.
Henry is trying to keep Rydeland in close.
Rydeland stands and throws Henry 's legs to the side, diving into side control. Score +3 for passing guard: Rydeland (18) vs (2) Henry
Henry tries to buck Rydeland off but Rydeland is having none of it.
That's ten minutes gone in the round.
Henry wants to control but Rydeland postures up.
Rydeland thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Rydeland thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Henry is looking to regain half guard here but Rydeland keeps moving and retains side control.
Henry wants to control but Rydeland postures up.
Henry is looking to regain half guard here but Rydeland keeps moving and retains side control.
Rydeland working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Rydeland tries for a kimura but Henry is defending well.
That's eleven minutes gone in the round.
Rydeland looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Henry is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Rydeland off and has taken his back! Score +4 for clean sweep to past guard: Rydeland (18) vs (6) Henry
Henry working for a choke but Rydeland is defending well.
Rydeland prevents Henry from getting a body triangle.
Rydeland wants to escape the position.
Henry wants to control the position but Rydeland frees himself and scrambles - Henry manages to regain control in side control.
That's twelve minutes gone in the round.
Henry trying to control the action but Rydeland is working from the bottom.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Rydeland manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
Rydeland manages to get to full guard.
Rydeland has his foot on Henry 's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Henry works his way back into a safe position though.
Henry wants to control from the top but Rydeland keeps moving.
Rydeland had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Henry defends it easily.
Rydeland is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
That's thirteen minutes gone in the round.
Henry trying to control the position from guard on top but Rydeland is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Rydeland is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move. Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Rydeland (20) vs (6) Henry
Henry keeping control of the position.
Henry wants to get back to full guard.
Henry gets full guard.
Henry is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Rydeland trying to control the position from guard on top but Henry is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Henry looking for a sweep. Not yet Henry , not yet.
That's fourteen minutes gone in the round.
Rydeland looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Rydeland wants to pass the guard but Henry is keeping the position.
Henry is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Rydeland drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Rydeland jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Rydeland advances position into side control! Score +3 for passing guard: Rydeland (23) vs (6) Henry
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Rydeland tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Rydeland has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Henry wants to control but Rydeland postures up.
And that's the end of the fight!
Rydeland takes the fight on points by 23 to 6.
John Rydeland made sure to give a little speech post fight, saying 'Next and fast, i just want a fight! '. |
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Event:
CACC 5
Date: Oct 12, 2019 |
Coming up we have a middleweight Tycoon World Grappling Championship rules bout between Claudio Ty (ranked 19338 p4p, 599 weight class) and Jonthan Henry (ranked 2174 p4p, 272 weight class). Henry has chosen hit em up as his entrance music. Jonthan Henry is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
This TWGC bout is 1 fifteen minute round in the middleweight division. Introducing today's competitors. In the red corner, competing out of London, with a TWGC record of 3 wins and 0 losses; Claudio Ty! And in the blue corner, fighting out of St Petersburg, with a TWGC record of 6 wins and 4 losses; Jonthan Henry !
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Frank Antenori and Timothy Bukovac.
The fighters connect hands in the middle of the mat and we are under way.
Henry fails with an attempt to clinch.
Ty gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Ty gets double underhooks and manages to take the fight to the ground. Score +2 for takedown into guard / half guard: Ty (2) vs (0) Henry
Ty slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Ty seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Henry for as long as he can get away with.
Henry is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Ty controlling from the top position.
Henry seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ty controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Our spies down at at St Petersburg MMA Gym inform us that Henry has really been working on his submissions in the buildup to this fight. Will it pay off?
Henry controls Ty momentarily but Ty frees himself.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ty controls from within his opponent's guard.
Henry trying to control the position.
Henry is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
Henry is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move. Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Ty (2) vs (2) Henry
Ty has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Henry is working away from the top position though.
Ty slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Henry wants to pass the guard but Ty is keeping the position.
Ty trying to control the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ty controlling the position.
Henry won't allow Ty to sweep him here.
Ty trying to keep a closed guard but Henry is proving a slippery customer.
Henry wants to control from the top but Ty keeps moving.
Ty looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
Henry slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Ty tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Henry got a little sloppy there for a moment and Ty has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Henry has managed to get both his arms back between Ty's legs - danger averted.
Henry must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ty is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
Ty working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Henry doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Henry manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Henry is fighting to break Ty's control of his arms but Ty is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Henry trying to control but Ty is working from the bottom.
Henry is stalling in the full guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Henry wants to pass the guard but Ty is keeping the position.
Henry wants to control from the top but Ty keeps moving.
Henry got a little sloppy there for a moment and Ty has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Henry has managed to get both his arms back between Ty's legs - danger averted.
Ty has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Ty is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Henry is aware though and is defending well.
Ty seems keen to control Henry 's posture.
Ty keeping moving, preventing Henry from controlling successfully.
Ty looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Ty managing to control the position.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Henry trying to control the position from guard on top but Ty is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Ty is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Ty controlling the position.
Ty is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move. Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Ty (4) vs (2) Henry
Ty perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Henry has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Ty is working away from the top position though.
Well, if Ty 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.
Henry tries to roll over but Ty keeps him under control.
Henry is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Ty's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Ty's back! Score +4 for clean sweep to past guard: Ty (4) vs (6) Henry
Henry controlling well, preventing Ty from escaping the position.
Henry doesn't have the hooks in and Ty manages to turn into his guard.
Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Ty (6) vs (6) Henry
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Henry lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard. Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Ty (6) vs (8) Henry
Ty lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard. Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Ty (8) vs (8) Henry
Henry looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Henry is adopting a defensive guard.
Henry being controlled here, momentarily.
Ty has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
Ty tries to free his leg and advance position but Henry is retaining full guard.
Henry looking to control.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Ty looking to pass the guard.
Ty looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Ty stands and throws Henry 's legs to the side, diving into side control. Score +3 for passing guard: Ty (11) vs (8) Henry
Henry tries to buck Ty off but Ty is having none of it.
Ty advances nicely into full mount. Score +2 for reaching mount: Ty (13) vs (8) Henry
Henry tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Ty works his way to his opponent's back.
Score +3 for taking back: Ty (16) vs (8) Henry
What can Henry do to escape this position? He's going to have to figure it out pretty quick if he wants to stay in the fight!
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Ty avoiding Henry 's attempts to control his hands.
Henry is very frustrated here, being controlled quite effectively by Ty.
Henry trying to control the action but Ty just sinks the hooks in.
Ty is riding his opponent, not letting Henry buck him off.
Henry trying to control the hands but Ty won't let him.
That's ten minutes gone in the round.
Henry is trying to avoid being dragged into an even worse position than he's already in but Ty is staying active.
Good control from Ty.
Henry tries to escape but Ty has the hooks in and won't let him break free.
Henry looks winded!
Ty really has the hooks in deep now - there seems like no escape for Henry .
I really don't envy Henry right now.
Ty biding his time, controlling Henry .
That's eleven minutes gone in the round.
Henry tries to roll but Ty sticks to his back.
Henry trying to control but not successfully.
Ty is looking cool and calm here, just waiting for a good opportunity to attack and finish the fight from this dominant position.
Ty has managed to slip his arm under Henry 's chin. This could be all over... yep, Henry is tapping out! Submission win for Ty.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 11:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Claudio Ty!
Claudio Ty thanked the fans post fight for their support. |
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Event:
CACC 2
Date: Sep 28, 2019 |
Coming up we have a middleweight Tycoon World Grappling Championship rules bout between Jonthan Henry (ranked 2158 p4p, 258 weight class) and Kenny Knight (ranked 4098 p4p, 411 weight class). Henry comes to the ring accompanied by hit em up . Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
This TWGC bout is 1 fifteen minute round in the middleweight division. Introducing today's competitors. In the red corner, competing out of St Petersburg, with a TWGC record of 5 wins and 4 losses; Jonthan Henry ! And in the blue corner, fighting out of Los Angeles, with a TWGC record of 0 wins and 2 losses; Kenny Knight!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Don Winkell and Percy O'Donnell.
The official calls the fighters to the middle and the contest is under way.
Henry clinches.
Henry gets a trip takedown into half guard. Score +2 for takedown into guard / half guard: Henry (2) vs (0) Knight
Henry is trying to control the action in half guard but Knight is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Henry content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
Henry passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Knight! Score +3 for passing guard: Henry (5) vs (0) Knight
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.
Knight wants to hold on but Henry pushes him away.
Knight is working to get back to half guard.
Henry tries to control but Knight wriggling away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Knight is looking to get to half guard.
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.
Knight regains half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Henry is keen to just control but Knight is a slippery customer.
Knight looking for submissions off his back.
Henry is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Knight sees it coming and defends easily.
Knight tries to roll over but Henry keeps him under control.
Henry is looking to take a break and control but Knight is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Knight is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Henry pulls his head out easily.
Knight looking for submissions off his back.
Knight actively working from the bottom here.
Henry seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Knight does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Knight is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Henry pulls his head out easily.
Henry is working for a submission of some sort.
Knight actively working from the bottom here.
Knight looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Knight is refusing to be controlled, as Henry sits in half guard.
Henry looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Henry wants to pass the guard but Knight is defending well.
Knight has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Henry is working away from the top position though.
Knight is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Henry is looking to take a break and control but Knight is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Henry is looking to advance position but Knight won't allow it.
Knight looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Henry trying to mount his opponent but Knight defends it.
Knight is staying active underneath Henry , who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Knight looking for submissions off his back.
Henry tries to pass to full mount but Knight defends it.
Henry trying to control from half guard but Knight is working away.
Henry content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Knight looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Henry looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Knight wants to control but Henry is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Knight looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Knight wants to control but Henry is keeping busy.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Henry is working for a kimura but Knight is defending it quite comfortably.
Knight looking for submissions off his back.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Knight moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Henry wants to pass the guard but Knight is keeping the position.
Knight is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Henry content to stall in guard here.
Henry trying to control but Knight is working from the bottom.
Knight is looking for a triangle but Henry pushes his legs off easily.
Knight is looking for a triangle but Henry pushes his legs off easily.
Henry got a little sloppy there for a moment and Knight has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Henry has managed to get both his arms back between Knight's legs - danger averted.
Knight throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Knight keeping moving, preventing Henry from controlling successfully.
Henry drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Henry jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Knight working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Henry doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Henry manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Henry stays in close to Knight's body and controls the position.
Knight keeping moving, preventing Henry from controlling successfully.
Knight has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Henry can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Henry not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Knight keeping moving, preventing Henry from controlling successfully.
Knight throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Knight escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Henry gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Henry wants to control from the top but Knight keeps moving.
Henry forces his way into half guard.
Knight looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Knight looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Henry wants to pass the guard but Knight is defending well.
Knight looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Knight looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Knight looks winded!
Knight is staying active underneath Henry , who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Knight trying to control here.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Henry is keen to just control but Knight is a slippery customer.
Knight looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Henry controlling the action here.
Henry is trying to control. Knight wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Henry tries to pass the half guard into mount. Knight knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Knight actively working from the bottom here.
Henry wants to control but Knight is keeping him busy.
Knight looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Knight is not content to let Henry control the position.
Knight actively working from the bottom here.
Henry is trying to control the action in half guard but Knight is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
That's ten minutes gone in the round.
Knight is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Henry pulls his head out easily.
Henry wants to lay and pray for a moment but Knight keeps working.
Henry is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Knight is just riding it out for now. Henry eventually gives up the hold.
Henry is trying to control the action in half guard but Knight is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Knight trying to control from the bottom.
Henry passes to side control. Score +3 for passing guard: Henry (8) vs (0) Knight
Henry wants to control but Knight is keeping him busy.
Knight gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
Henry is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Knight defends it well.
Knight is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Henry pulls his head out easily.
That's eleven minutes gone in the round.
Knight is looking to control Henry 's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Knight avoid being mounted?
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.
Knight looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Henry wants to free his trapped foot but Knight is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Henry wants to control but Knight is keeping him busy.
Henry has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount. Score +3 for passing guard: Henry (11) vs (0) Knight
Knight really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Knight regains half guard.
That's twelve minutes gone in the round.
Henry wants to free his trapped foot but Knight is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Henry is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Henry looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Knight is trying to control but can't.
Knight is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Henry pulls his head out easily.
Henry trying to pass the guard but Knight defending well.
Knight is not content to let Henry control the position.
Knight manages to get to full guard.
Henry pushes down on Knight's leg and manages to get into half guard.
That's thirteen minutes gone in the round.
Henry content to control rather than advance.
Knight is trying to control but can't.
Henry is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Knight actively working from the bottom here.
Henry tries to pass the half guard into mount. Knight knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
The fighters are battling for position here. Knight manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Henry trying to control the position from guard on top but Knight is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Knight looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Knight is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Henry is aware though and is defending well.
That's fourteen minutes gone in the round.
Knight is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Henry works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Knight is looking to improve his position.
Henry is controlling the pace.
Henry has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
Knight is staying active underneath Henry , who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Knight looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Knight actively working from the bottom here.
Henry is controlling the pace.
Henry is looking to take a break and control but Knight is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
And that's the end of the fight!
Henry takes the fight on points by 11 to 0.
Jonthan Henry spent the whole post fight interview bigging himself up. It didn't go down that well with the fans after a while as they thought it was a bit arrogant. |
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Event:
Quick Fight Championship
Date: Aug 11, 2019 |
#R1#
Oliver looks for a takedown but Henry sprawls well.#CL2#
Henry moves into the clinch successfully.
Henry lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Oliver throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Henry blocks it with crossed arms.
Henry throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Henry softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Henry crunches a lovely knee into Oliver's ribcage.
Henry crunches a lovely knee into Oliver's ribcage.
Oliver is breathing heavily.
Oliver takes an elbow to the temple.
Oliver misses with a knee to the head.
Henry lands with a right to the head.
Henry pushes Oliver back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Henry is leaning against Oliver and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Henry told us before the fight that he's been working on his elbows. An under utilised technique these days - let's see if it can sway the outcome of the fight.
Henry lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Henry using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Henry lands with a short shot to the head.
Henry lands an uppercut.
Henry works on Oliver's body with a couple of short punches.
Henry lands a nice elbow. #T1#
Henry unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Henry putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Oliver in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
A nice left hand lands by Henry .
Henry is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Henry lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Henry working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Henry working some nice short punches in the clinch.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Henry .
A right hook to the body lands for Henry .
A shot in the inside from Henry .
Henry scores with a hook to the body.
Henry pushes Oliver back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Henry lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Henry lands a damaging elbow.
Oliver takes a knee to the side of the body.
Henry lands a knee to the body.
Henry lands an elbow just above Oliver 's eye.
Henry lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Henry lands with a light punch inside. #T2#
Henry lands a nice knee to the body.
Henry lands a left hand that snaps the head of Oliver backwards.
Henry landing knees to the body.
Henry lands a damaging elbow.
Henry lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
A nice glancing elbow lands by Henry .
Henry lands a shoulder strike.
Oliver stalling against the cage.
Henry lands an elbow just above Oliver 's eye. #TD#
Oliver ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Oliver no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.
Henry advances to half guard.
Henry trying to control the pace.
Oliver is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though. #T3#
Oliver wants to control but Henry is keeping busy and won't allow it. #SUB2#
Henry is working for a submission of some sort.
#SUB#
Oliver looking for submissions from an awkward position here.#SUB#
Oliver looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.#SUB2#
Henry is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Oliver is just riding it out for now. Henry eventually gives up the hold.
Henry passes to side control.
Henry is staying tight to Oliver's torso, preventing him from escaping. #T4##SUB2#
Henry tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Henry has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Oliver is looking to reverse the position.
Henry is moving around in side control but his primary objective seems to be to maintain the position. #SUB2#
Henry is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Oliver has escaped the position, nice work there.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jonthan Henry dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
#R2#
Henry goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Henry throws a series of punches but Oliver avoids them all with ease.
Oliver is looking to counter the offense by Henry and move into the clinch.#CL#
Oliver forces Henry back against the cage and clinches.
Henry has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Henry lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Henry landing knees to the head.
Oliver has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Henry is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Oliver tries to land a knee to the head but Henry blocks with his arms.
Henry lands a knee to the body.
Henry lands an elbow just above Oliver 's eye.
Henry using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Oliver tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Henry smiles and moves away.
#CL2#
Henry clinches.
Nice elbow from Henry .
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.#T1#
Henry prevents the takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Alex Oliver. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Henry presses Oliver against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Henry .
Henry is working Oliver over against the cage.
A nice right hand lands inside from Henry .
A hook to the body from Henry .
Henry lands with a light punch inside.
Henry unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Henry lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Oliver takes an elbow to the forehead.
A right hook to the body lands for Henry .
Henry lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Henry lands an elbow that stopped Oliver in his tracks for a moment.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Oliver takes a knee to the side of the body.
Henry gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Henry lands a knee to the body.
A right handed body shot lands from Henry .
Henry is leaning against Oliver and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Henry softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.#T2#
A right hand to the body from Henry .
A nice glancing elbow lands by Henry .
Henry lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Henry stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Henry throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Olivers head.
Oliver tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Henry avoids it.
Henry lands a body shot.
Henry scores with a hook to the body.
Henry stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
A hook to the body from Henry .
Henry lands an elbow inside that Oliver shrugs off.
Henry gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Henry unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Oliver's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Henry lands a knee to the body.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Henry obliges.
Oliver takes a knee to the side of the body.
A nice left hand lands by Henry .
#T3#
Oliver looking to stall.
Henry scores with a knee to the head.
Oliver takes a knee right on the jaw!
Oliver manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Knees to the body from Henry .
Henry lands a nice knee to the body.
Oliver takes a knee right on the jaw!
Oliver drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Henry gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Henry throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Henry lands a good knee to the midsection. Oliver won't want to take too many of those.
Knees to the body from Henry .
Henry landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
A right handed body shot lands from Henry .
#T4#
Oliver tries to score a body lock takedown but Henry shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Nice elbow from Henry .
Henry lands a nice knee to the body.
Henry comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Henry lands a right hand that snaps the head of Oliver backwards.
Oliver pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Henry gets through Oliver's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Henry blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Henry using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Henry lands a left hand that snaps the head of Oliver backwards.
Henry lands a knee to the body.
Henry landing knees to the body.
A right handed body shot lands from Henry .
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Oliver takes a knee right on the jaw!
Oliver blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Oliver prevents a body shot from Henry .
Oliver is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Henry pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Henry blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
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.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
#R3##CL2#
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Oliver drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Oliver throws an elbow that misses.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Henry .
Oliver drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Oliver takes a knee to the side of the body.
Jonthan Henry seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Henry lands on the inside with an uppercut.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Henry crunches a lovely knee into Oliver's ribcage.
Henry scores with a knee to the head.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Henry lands a left hand.
Henry lands a damaging elbow.
Henry is working Oliver over against the cage.
Henry utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Henry lands a nice elbow from the clinch. #T1#
Oliver is trying to break free.
Henry lands a shot to the body.
Henry lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Henry .
Henry throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Henry scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Henry works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Oliver is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Henry works on Oliver's body with a couple of short punches.
Oliver looking for a takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Alex Oliver. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Henry with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Henry lands a hook that snaps the head of Oliver backwards.
Oliver tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Henry just stands there and leans against the cage.
Henry is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Henry works on Oliver's body with a couple of short punches.#T2#
Oliver drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Henry lands an elbow that stopped Oliver in his tracks for a moment.
Henry lands a left hand that snaps the head of Oliver backwards.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Oliver missing with knees to the body.
Oliver goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Henry is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
A right hook to the body lands for Henry .
Henry landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Henry putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Oliver in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Henry lands a right hand.
Henry landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Henry throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Henry prevents the takedown attempt.
A right hand to the body from Henry .
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Henry obliges.
Henry lands a right hand that snaps the head of Oliver backwards. #T3#
Henry comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Good body shot from Oliver.
Henry gets through Oliver's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Knees in the clinch landing for Henry .
Henry is pressed up against the cage. Oliver has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Henry down to the mat. Henry avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Jonthan Henry seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Henry scores with a leg kick.
Henry throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Jonthan Henry is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Oliver darts in looking for a takedown but Henry gets double underhooks and turns Oliver into the cage. #CL2#
Henry fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Oliver, pushing him back against the cage.
Henry putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Oliver in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Oliver is trying to drag Henry to the mat but Henry just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Henry lands a hook to the side of the head.
Oliver's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Henry lands a nice uppercut.#T4#
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Oliver fails to pull guard.
Oliver throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Henry lands a right hand.
A short right from Henry on the inside.
Henry lands a nice uppercut.
Henry gets through Oliver's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Oliver goes for a takedown attempt but Henry pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
#CL2#
Henry takes the fight into the clinch.
Oliver takes a knee right on the jaw!
Oliver is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Henry gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Henry landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Oliver is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Henry to keep the fight standing.
Henry prevents a body shot from Oliver.
Alex Oliver has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
A left hand lands to the body for Henry .
And that's the end of the fight!
Jonthan 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 Aleksei Zolotukhin scores the fight 24:30
Judge Illya Tyunina scores the fight 24:30
Judge Aleksandr Martynov scores the fight 24:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jonthan Henry !
Jonthan Henry bigged himself up after the win. The crowd seemed to love it.
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Event:
Quick Fight Championship
Date: Jul 01, 2019 |
#R1#
Henry tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Umarov manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Umarov half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Henry tries to clinch
and Umarov counters with a nice uppercut. #TD#
Umarov closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Umarov lands in his opponent's guard.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Umarov accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Umarov trying to control but Henry is working from the bottom.
Umarov preventing the sweep.
Henry looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Henry is trying to keep Umarov in close.
Umarov connects with a couple of short punches.
Henry looking to hit a scissor sweep but Umarov is one step ahead there. #T1#
Henry not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Henry looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
Umarov preventing the sweep.
Henry pulls Umarov in to control the position.
Umarov stopping the sweep attempt from Henry .
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Umarov's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Umarov postures up.
Umarov slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Henry lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.#REVB#
Henry looking to control the position here, rather than advance. #T2#
Henry 's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
Henry stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Umarov swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Umarov is pulling down on Henry 's head. It's preventing any offense from Henry , at least for the moment.
Henry trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Henry looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Henry trying to control but Umarov is working from the bottom.
Henry landing with the ground and pound. #T3#
Umarov controlling the position.
Umarov is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Henry trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Henry content to stall in guard here.
Henry distracts Umarov with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Henry sitting in guard here, content to control.
Henry trying to control the position from guard on top but Umarov is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can. #REF3#
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Umarov looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Henry misses with a head kick.
An inside leg kick lands from Henry .
Nice takedown defense from Henry . No joy for Umarov on that attempt. #CL2#
Henry darts in and clinches Umarov up against the cage.#T4#
Henry lands an elbow inside that Umarov shrugs off. #CUT2#
It looks like Timur Umarov has been cut.#BC#
Umarov's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Henry lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Umarov moves out of range of the body kick.
Umarov moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Henry tries to clinch but Umarov moves away
and Umarov connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Henry misses with a kick to the body
and Umarov counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Umarov works the jab nicely.
Jonthan Henry is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Henry tries to clinch there but Umarov circles away.
#CL2#
Umarov tries to keep at a distance but Henry has taken the fight into the clinch.
Umarov is trying to break the clinch but Henry has him pressed against the cage.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Umarov is trying to push Henry away but Henry has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Knees to the body from Henry .
Umarov wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Umarov has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Henry avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
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 Timur Umarov will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Timur Umarov's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
#R2#
Henry darts in trying to clinch#TD#
and Umarov counters with a takedown into side control! That could mean trouble for Henry !
Henry manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
Henry seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Umarov tries to roll over but Henry keeps him under control.
Henry not doing much here.
Henry trying to pass the guard but Umarov defending well.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.#SUB2#
Henry looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Umarov has his hands clasped together around Henry 's back. He's all about the action.#T1#
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.
Umarov keeping control of the leg, stopping his opponent passing to mount.
Henry sitting and controlling from the half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
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.#SUB2#
Henry is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
#T2#
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Umarov is trying to stand back up but Henry is controlling him
Henry is keen to just control but Umarov is a slippery customer.
Henry throws a strike but Umarov avoids it easily and moves to full guard.
Henry sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Umarov's guard.
Henry misses with a head shot. Umarov uses the momentum to regain guard.
Henry trying to control but Umarov is working from the bottom.
Umarov wants to sweep but no luck. #SUB2#
Henry drops back, looking for a kneebar! Umarov looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Umarov looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Umarov! #REVR#
Umarov fails to land a wild elbow strike.
Timur Umarov overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.#T3#
Henry manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
Henry tries to roll over but Umarov keeps him under control.
Henry is looking to control Umarov's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Henry avoid being mounted?
Henry is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Umarov's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Umarov's back!
Henry not allowing Umarov to control his hands.
Umarov rolls, trying to escape but Henry keeps control of the position.
Henry just keeping the dominant position. He can't wait too long though, otherwise the referee will stand them back up.
Umarov trying to control the hands but Henry won't let him.
Henry trying to control.#SUB2#
Henry is persistently looking for the submission but Umarov is defending it well.
#T4#
Umarov is defending well here and trying to improve his position.
Umarov looking very determined here, making life difficult for Henry .
Umarov is defending well here and trying to improve his position.
Umarov rolls and manages to get back to half guard. Nicely done.
Henry with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Henry throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Umarov tries to roll over but Henry keeps him under control.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Henry is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Henry tries to pass to full mount but Umarov defends it.
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.
The cut man is working on Timur Umarov's cut.
That's time! Umarov's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. And we move into the final round!
#R3#
Henry tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Henry throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Umarov blocks a head kick by Henry .
Henry doesn't manage to clinch there - Umarov circles away.
Henry throws a head kick that misses
and Umarov counters with a left to the body.
Umarov circles away from the clinch attempt
and Umarov counters with a nice uppercut.
Henry tries to clinch
and Umarov counters with a right hand to the body.
Henry wants to clinch
and Umarov counters with a stiff right hand.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.#CL2#
Henry darts in and clinches Umarov up against the cage.
A short right from Henry on the inside. #TD#
Umarov gets the body lock takedown. After a quick scramble, Henry regains guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Henry seems keen to control Umarov's posture.
Umarov wants to control from the top but Henry keeps moving. #T1#
Umarov slips nicely into half guard.
Henry is looking for a sweep. Umarov is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Umarov is trying to control the action in half guard but Henry is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Umarov wants to pass to mount but Henry is defending the position.
Henry gets full guard.
Henry avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Henry wants to sweep but no luck.
Henry is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Umarov preventing the sweep.
Henry is pulling down on Umarov's head to control his posture.
Umarov not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up. #T2#
Henry seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
Henry trying to keep a closed guard but Umarov is proving a slippery customer.
Henry has control of Umarov's left arm, preventing Umarov from doing any damage.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Henry takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Henry not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
#REF3#
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Umarov changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Henry tries to avoid it but Umarov manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Henry to the ground. Henry escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Henry tries a head kick but it misses.
Henry doesn't manage to clinch there - Umarov circles away.
#CL2#
Henry instigates a clinch.
Henry tries to land a knee to the head but Umarov blocks with his arms.
Henry tries to land knees in the clinch but Umarov avoids the damage to the body.
Umarov managing to block the knees to the body from Henry .
Umarov lands a hook that snaps the head of Henry backwards. #T3#
Henry throws an elbow but it's blocked.
#BC#
Umarov's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Umarov uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Henry has time to react.
Henry wants to clinch up but Umarov keeps it at a distance.#TD#
Umarov looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Henry wants to sweep but no luck.
Henry is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Umarov stopping the sweep attempt from Henry .
Umarov showing good wrestling skills to control the position. #T4#
Henry lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.#REVB#
Henry stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Umarov swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Umarov keeping moving, preventing Henry from controlling successfully.
Henry might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Umarov haven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
Umarov has control of Henry 's left arm, preventing Henry from doing any damage.
And that's the end of the fight!
Timur Umarov showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Umarov has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Dmitry Maklakov scores the fight 29:28
Judge Viktor Lagutenko scores the fight 28:29
Judge Sergei Dronov scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by split decision... Timur Umarov!
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Event:
Quick Fight Championship
Date: Jun 23, 2019 |
#R1#
A chopping leg kick lands by Henry .
Oliver blocks a head kick by Henry .
Oliver tries to counter with a clinch but Henry shakes him off and moves away.#CL#
Henry takes the fight into the clinch.
Henry comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush. #CUT#
It looks like Alex Oliver has been cut.
Henry gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Oliver.
Oliver wants to take the fight to the mat but Henry manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Henry lands a hook that snaps the head of Oliver backwards.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Henry .
Henry lands a left hand.
Henry scores with a shoulder strike.
Oliver tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Oliver is looking to take this one to the mat.
Jonthan Henry has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Alex Oliver.
A nice right hand lands inside from Henry .
This has been an exciting period of action!
Henry landing knees to the body.
Oliver looks winded!
Henry is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
A short body shot lands from Henry as the two fighters clinch.
Henry lands a good knee to the midsection. Oliver won't want to take too many of those.
Henry lands a right hand.
Henry scores with a knee to the head.
Henry lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Oliver.
Henry lands with a good tight uppercut to the head. #T1#
Knees to the body from Henry .
A nice right hand lands inside from Henry .
Henry connects with a knee to the head.
Henry lands a knee to the head.
Henry pushes Oliver back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Henry lands an elbow that stopped Oliver in his tracks for a moment.
A body shot lands from Henry .
Henry scores with a hook to the body.
Our sources have told us that Henry has been working on his elbows in the gym.
Henry unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Henry lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Henry stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Still in the clinch, Henry scores with a nice short uppercut.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A knee to the head by Henry .
Henry lands a nice elbow.
Oliver takes a knee to the side of the body.
Henry creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Oliver's defenses.
Nice elbow from Henry .
Henry working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Henry scores with a shoulder strike.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Henry . #T2#
Henry lands with a left to the head.
Henry putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Oliver in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Henry lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Oliver.
Henry landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Henry lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Henry throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Henry lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Henry scores a nice knee to the body.
Henry pushes Oliver back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Henry creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Oliver's defenses.
Henry lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Henry creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Henry landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Henry lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Henry lands a body shot.
Henry connects with a knee to the head.
Henry is working Oliver over against the cage.
Henry lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Oliver takes a shot to the head. #T3#
A body shot lands from Henry .
Henry gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Henry lands a shoulder strike.
Henry with a knee to the head.
#ROC#
Oliver is rocked!
Henry utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Oliver is still on wobbly legs! Can Henry finish him?
Henry lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Henry scores with a hook to the body.
Oliver's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Henry jerks Oliver's head down, straight into the path of a devastating knee! Oliver drops to the floor in a crumpled heap! Henry goes to throw a finishing haymaker but pulls out - good sportsmanship from Henry because Oliver was completely out of it. That was a nice finish - just the right level of brutality to send everyone home happy.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:30 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Knee). 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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Event:
Quick Fight Championship
Date: Jun 16, 2019 |
#R1##TD2#
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.
#T1#
Strangeee controlling the position well. #SUB2#
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.#T2#
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.#SUB2#
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. #T3#
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 .#T4#
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.
#R2#
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.#CL#
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 .#CL#
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.
#CL2#
Henry gets in close and instigates a clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.#TD2#
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.#T1#
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. #T2#
Henry is continuing to stall.
The adventures of Henry the control monster continue. Boring.#T3#
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.#T4#
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!
#R3#
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.#CL2#
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.#T1#
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.#CL#
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!#T2#
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.#CL#
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.#TD2#
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. #T3#
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.
#T4#
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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Event:
Quick Fight Championship
Date: Jun 10, 2019 |
#R1##TD#
Henry fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Oliver to the ground. Henry is now in Oliver's guard.
Oliver wants to sweep but no luck. #SUB2#
Oliver working for a triangle but Henry defends it easily.
Henry slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Henry passes Oliver's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Henry stalling.
Henry is working hard to pass the guard. He's done it - he's now in full mount! Trouble for Oliver!
Henry prevents Oliver from getting the reversal.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Henry controlling his opponent.
Henry 's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.#T1#
Oliver working to try and regain half guard.
Henry controlling the position easily from mount.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.#SUB#
Henry is thinking about an arm triangle here, looking to tighten it up before moving to side control. Oliver can see it coming though and defends well with a couple of strikes to the head and some good arm positioning.
Henry content just to control the position here.
Oliver tries to lock up and control but Henry gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Oliver is wriggling around trying to escape.
#T2#
Henry controlling from mount.
Oliver is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Henry controlling from mount.
Further stalling from Henry .
Oliver working to try and regain half guard.
Henry controlling from the full mount. #T3#
Henry has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
Oliver is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Oliver is in all sorts of trouble here.
Henry looking to control and managing it successfully. #SUB#
Henry is thinking about an arm triangle here, looking to tighten it up before moving to side control. Oliver can see it coming though and defends well with a couple of strikes to the head and some good arm positioning.
Henry lands with some strikes.
Henry looking to control and managing it successfully.
Henry with shots to the head and body - Oliver looks very uncomfortable down there.
Henry tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Oliver keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
#T4#
Henry controlling from mount.
If it seems like I'm not saying a lot, it's just because Henry is stinking the place up with his stalling.
Oliver is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Henry tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Oliver can't escape the position.
Henry tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jonthan Henry dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
#R2#
A solid body kick from Henry . #CL#
Henry darts in and clinches Oliver up against the cage.
Oliver tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Henry avoids it.
Oliver is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Henry gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Henry scores with a knee to the head.
Oliver takes a shot to the head. #TD#
Henry is working on a single leg takedown against the cage. Oliver can't fight it off and eventually Henry manages to take the fight to the floor. Oliver looks annoyed but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Henry sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Henry seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Oliver for as long as he can get away with.
Henry sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Oliver's guard. #T1#
Oliver is looking to control Henry 's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Oliver avoid being mounted?
Jonthan Henry overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.#SUB2#
Oliver actively working from the bottom here.
Henry works his foot free and advances to mount.
Henry is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Oliver can do to turn this around?
Henry controlling his opponent. #T2#
Oliver really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Henry controlling from mount.
Henry prevents Oliver from getting the reversal.
Henry controlling his opponent.
Oliver is trying to escape the mount.
#T3#
Henry tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
This is a sustained period of stalling by Henry .
Oliver is in all sorts of trouble here.
Oliver is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Henry tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Henry continues to hold on tight.
Oliver tries to get back to half guard but can't. #T4#
Oliver keeps trying to improve his position.
Henry content just to control the position here.
Oliver is looking to improve his position but Henry isn't that keen on the idea.
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.
Henry continues to stall.
Oliver tries to hold on but Henry pushes him away.
Henry controlling from the full mount.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Oliver is trying desperately to improve position.
Henry tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jonthan Henry dominated that second round.
That's time! Back to the action! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
#R3##TD#
Henry throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Oliver was covering up waiting for the punch and Henry finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Henry pushes down on Oliver's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Oliver controlling the position for now.
Oliver is in trouble now - Henry has advanced to mount!
Henry controlling the position easily from mount.
Oliver tries to reverse the position but Henry maintains control.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
The referee warns Oliver that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Henry controlling his opponent.
Oliver tries to hold on but Henry pushes him away. #T1#
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.
More hug and hope from Henry .
Oliver is looking to get to half guard.
Henry looking to control and managing it successfully. #T2#
Oliver wants to control but Henry is having none of it.
Henry tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Oliver is trying desperately to improve position.
Oliver wants to control but Henry is having none of it.
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.
Oliver is trying to escape the mount.
#T3#
Henry lands a big shot there that rocks Oliver but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Oliver is in all sorts of trouble here.
Henry controlling from mount. #T4#
Oliver is in all sorts of trouble here.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Henry content just to control the position here.
Alex Oliver has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Oliver has decided that throwing punches whilst being mounted is the best he can manage just now.
And that's the end of the fight!
Jonthan Henry showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Henry has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Fedor Mirinova scores the fight 30:25
Judge Ivan Kurochkin scores the fight 30:25
Judge Aleksei Zolotukhin scores the fight 30:25
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jonthan Henry !
After the fight, Jonthan Henry was humble in paying tribute to his opponent but made it clear he wants to go on to bigger and better things. It seemed to go down well with the crowd who cheered him loudly.
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Event:
Quick Fight Championship
Date: May 20, 2019 |
#R1#
Henry thuds his right hand into Umarov's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Henry throws a head kick but Umarov moves out of range.
Umarov scores with a jab to the body.
Henry with a poor takedown
and Umarov counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Henry takes one to the chin there.
Henry lands a nice looking kick to the body. Umarov takes a step back to recover.
Henry will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
A little jabbing left from Umarov on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Jonthan Henry seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Henry lands a head kick!
#CUT#
It looks like Timur Umarov has been cut.
Umarov swats away the attempt to clinch by Henry .
Umarov let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.#CL#
Henry rushes Umarov and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Henry lands a knee to the body.
Nice body punch from Henry - that landed with a thud.
Knees in the clinch landing for Henry .
Henry lands an elbow inside that Umarov shrugs off.
Henry scores a nice knee to the body.
Henry is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jonthan Henry . That's going to take a lot out of him.#T1#
Henry connects with a nasty looking knee right to Umarov's face.
Henry has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Umarov after a bit of a struggle.
Henry prevents the takedown attempt.
Henry drops down looking for an ankle pick but Umarov pulls his leg out and moves away.
Henry shoots in but no luck this time.
Umarov appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Henry is breathing heavily.
Henry misses with a takedown attempt
and Umarov counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Henry with a lazy takedown attempt
and Umarov counters with a straight right hand.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Umarov has been working on his takedowns a lot in the buildup to the fight and we can only assume he's going to look to take this to the mat.
Henry closes the distance looking to clinch
and Henry takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Umarov lands a body shot.
Henry with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Henry shoots in but Umarov avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Henry fails with a takedown attempt.#T2##TD2#
Umarov closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Henry quickly recovers to half guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Umarov lands a nice short elbow.
Umarov not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Henry has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Umarov is working away from the top position though.
Henry keeps control of the position for the meantime.
Umarov is thwarting Henry 's attempts to control the position.
Umarov is looking to advance position but Henry won't allow it.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Henry is looking to improve his position.
#T3#
Umarov sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Umarov is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Henry is looking for a sweep. Umarov is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Umarov seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Umarov wants to control but Henry is keeping him busy.
Henry makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Henry .
Henry looking for a sweep. Not yet Henry , not yet. #T4#
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Henry trying to control the position here.
Umarov wants to control from the top but Henry keeps moving.
Umarov working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Henry wants to improve his position but instead Umarov has moved into half guard.
Henry trying to control from the bottom.
Umarov lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Henry trying to hold on to Umarov's head to control him but Umarov postures up.
Henry avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Umarov.
Henry trying to control from the bottom.
Henry is looking for a sweep. Umarov is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Umarov controlling the action here.
Henry is staying active underneath Umarov, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Timur Umarov dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Timur Umarov's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
#R2#
Henry shoots in for a takedown but Umarov shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Umarov feints the counter takedown.
Henry swinging wildly here.
#TD2#
A momentary lapse in concentration from Henry enables Umarov to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Henry manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
Henry looking for a sweep. Not yet Henry , not yet.
Umarov controlling from the top position.
Umarov preventing the sweep.
Umarov trying to control but Henry is working from the bottom.
Umarov won't allow Henry to sweep him here.
Umarov has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Umarov lands a couple of elbows.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Umarov throwing strikes but missing.
Henry pulls Umarov in close to prevent any damage.
Henry is trying to control the position from the bottom.
#T1#
Umarov wants to control from the top but Henry keeps moving.
Henry has his hands on Umarov's head, controlling the position.
Umarov throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Henry works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Umarov working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Umarov must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Henry is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
Umarov stopping the sweep attempt from Henry .
Umarov is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Umarov wants to control from the top but Henry keeps moving. #REF3#
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Henry takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it. #T2#
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Umarov throws out a powerful jab.
Henry tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Umarov swivels and escapes.
Henry misses with a shot to the body
and Umarov cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Henry swings away with a body shot that misses
and Umarov counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Henry darts in trying to clinch
and Umarov counters with a straight right hand.#TD2#
Umarov shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in side control! That's better than Umarov was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Umarov landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
Umarov taking a breather here.
You can see the frustration on Henry 's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Henry is looking for a sweep.#T3#
Henry is in a tricky position but he's been working on his transitions down at St Petersburg MMA Gym, so we'll see if he gets out of it.
Henry wants to control but Umarov postures up.
Henry manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Umarov looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Henry with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Umarov controlling the action here.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Umarov lands a nice short elbow.
Henry controlling the position well.
Umarov lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Henry is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though. #T4#
Henry trying to control from the bottom.
Umarov is looking to take a break and control but Henry is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Umarov keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Henry is trying to maintain the position but Umarov is very close to passing his half guard.
Umarov slows the pace down in half guard.
Umarov missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Henry is staying active underneath Umarov, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Henry works his way to full guard. Good work.
Umarov controls from within his opponent's guard.
Umarov working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Timur Umarov showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Timur Umarov's cut.
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 get this one finished - here comes the final round!
#R3#
Henry misses with a takedown attempt - Umarov sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Henry misses with a kick to the body
and Henry takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
A jab from Henry misses.
Umarov appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
A low kick from Henry is predictable there #TD2#
and Umarov counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Umarov content to stall in guard here.
Umarov with a flurry of punches that miss.
Timur Umarov has got the better of the ground game so far.
Henry is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Henry trying to control the position.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Henry wants to sweep but no luck. #T1#
Henry is looking to sweep but instead, Umarov has passed into half guard.
Umarov looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Umarov thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Umarov lands strikes from half guard.
Umarov not doing much here.
Umarov throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Henry blocking the ground and pound attempt from Umarov.
Henry tries to get to full guard but Umarov has control of the leg.
Ground and pound from Umarov.
Henry is not content to let Umarov control the position.
Umarov controlling the action here. #T2#
Henry controlling the position well.
Umarov thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Henry is staying active underneath Umarov, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Henry on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Henry trying to control here but he's found himself mounted! Oh no!
Henry tries to lock up and control but Umarov gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Henry sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.#T3#
Nice strikes from Umarov there.
Henry keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Henry is refusing to be controlled, as Umarov sits in half guard.
Henry wants to control but Umarov is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Umarov is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Umarov 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.
Umarov working the head and body with strikes.
Umarov not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Umarov lands strikes from half guard.
Umarov performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
Henry is doing well to avoid being mounted. He's controlling the position at the moment.
Umarov seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense. #T4#
Henry tries to roll over but Umarov keeps him under control.
Umarov throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Henry is looking to improve his position.
Umarov tries to pass to full mount but Henry defends it.
Timur Umarov is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Henry is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Umarov controlling the action here.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Henry moves into full guard.
Jonthan Henry has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Umarov scoring with some ground and pound.
And that's the end of the fight!
Timur Umarov comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Umarov winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Ivan Kurochkin scores the fight 27:30
Judge Valeri Chadov scores the fight 27:30
Judge Viktor Lagutenko scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Timur Umarov!
After winning the bout, Timur Umarov 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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Event:
Peak - Nordquist vs Ramses
Date: Mar 23, 2019 |
#R1##CL2#
Wylde pushes Henry up against the cage in a clinch.
Wylde lands with a right to the head.
Wylde is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Henry can't find room to land a body shot as Wylde controls the action.
Henry is looking for a takedown.
Wylde makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Henry swings wildly with an uppercut but Wylde uses good head movement to avoid it.
Henry lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Henry misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Wylde scores with a hook to the body.
Wylde lands with a right to the head.
Wylde lands a left hand that snaps the head of Henry backwards.
Wylde tries to stall but Henry uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Our sources have told us that Henry has been working on his elbows in the gym.
Wylde avoiding damage.
Wylde working aggressively here.
Henry misses with a punch to the body.
Wylde 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.
Both guys are working to get underhooks. #BC2#
Wylde breaks from the clinch.
Wylde lands a nice looking body shot.
Wylde uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Henry .
A little jabbing left from Wylde on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Wylde has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
Wylde 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.
#T1#
Wylde connects with a leg kick. Henry looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Henry connects with a leg kick. Wylde looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Henry shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Wylde as he avoids it easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jonthan Henry . That's going to take a lot out of him.
Henry is breathing heavily.
Wylde throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Henry stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
A looping hook to the body misses from Henry . Wylde does a little dance to reset his feet.
Wylde swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Henry tries to clinch up.
A nice inside leg kick there by Wylde. That's going to slow Henry down.
Wylde connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Wylde lands a body shot.
Wylde circles away from the clinch attempt.
#CL2#
Wylde fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Henry , pushing him back against the cage.
Wylde scores with a nice hook to the head.
Henry tries for a takedown. No joy.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Henry is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Wylde is defending well.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Wylde works on Henry 's body with a couple of short punches.
Henry is looking to take this one to the mat.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Wylde.#T2#
A short left from Wylde.
A nice left hand lands by Wylde.
Wylde lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Henry takes a shot to the head.
Wylde effectively controlling the action here.
Wylde lands with a left to the head.
Wylde working some nice short punches in the clinch.
A right handed body shot lands from Wylde.
Wylde makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Wylde works on Henry 's body with a couple of short punches.
Wylde lands a shoulder strike.
Wylde content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Wylde scores with a shoulder strike.
Wylde working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.#BC2#
Wylde pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
A shot to the liver by Wylde. Beautiful body shot.
Wylde lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.#CL2#
Wylde takes the fight into the clinch.
Wylde gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Henry .
#T3#
Wylde lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
A right handed body shot lands from Wylde.
Wylde scores with a shot to the side of Henry 's head. #BC2#
Wylde pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Wylde feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Henry 's calf.
Henry drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Henry takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Wylde jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
#ROC2#
Henry is rocked!
Wylde throws a front kick that sends Henry stumbling back into the cage.
Oh Henry is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Wylde lunges at Henry with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Henry 's hand.
Wylde lands a head shot.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Wylde lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Wylde blocks a low kick nicely.
Wylde comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Henry seems to have got his legs back now.
Henry moves in looking to clinch but Wylde pushes him off.#T4#
Wylde ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Wylde keeps Henry at a distance using the push kick.
A nice leg kick lands there from Wylde.
Wylde cracks Henry with a right hand to the side of the head.#CL2#
Wylde clinches up with Henry and pushes him back against the cage.
Wylde lands a nice uppercut.
Wylde content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Henry is working for takedown but Wylde is calmly controlling the position for now.
Still in the clinch, Wylde scores with a nice short uppercut.
Wylde slows down the pace here.
Henry drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
A nice left hand lands by Wylde.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.#BC2#
Wylde breaks the clinch.
Jonthan Henry seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Wylde lands with a cross.
Some wild striking there from Henry .
A little jabbing left from Wylde on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Derek Wylde dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
#R2##KD2#
Wylde lands a big uppercut and Henry crumbles to the floor! The ref thinks about stopping the fight but Henry looks OK. Wylde waves Henry back to his feet!
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Wylde dips to his left and cracks Henry with an uppercut!#KD2#
Wylde cracks Henry with a big right hand that sends him to the floor! Henry looks wobbly but he's sprung back up to his feet straight away… can Wylde finish him?
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Wylde drops Henry with a naaaaasty hook - Henry is in real trouble here! Wylde dives in to side control and pounds out his opponent for a TKO victory! The crowd goes nuts!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:18 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Derek Wylde!
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Event:
Trash Fights 11(185 structure)
Date: Feb 02, 2019 |
#R1#
Scaletta goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Scaletta cracks Henry with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Scaletta connects with a body shot that sends Henry 's belly button to the back.
Scaletta lands a right hook to the body.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Henry is defended easily by Scaletta.
An inside leg kick lands from Scaletta. #TD2#
Henry shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in side control! That's better than Henry was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Scaletta tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Henry wants to control but Scaletta is keeping him busy.
Scaletta tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Henry wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Henry is maintaining the dominant position - no doubt Scaletta will start to get frustrated soon if he's not already.#T1#
Henry trying to control the action but Scaletta is working from the bottom.
A lull in the action here as Henry stalls from top position.
Henry wants to control but Scaletta is keeping him busy.
Scaletta is looking for a sweep.
Scaletta is trying to escape the position but Henry is controlling the position.
Scaletta tries to improve position but can't.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Scaletta is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Henry 's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
Henry slows the pace down in half guard. #T2#
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.#SUB#
Scaletta is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Henry pulls his head out easily.
Henry is controlling the pace.
Scaletta wants to get back to full guard.
Henry content to control rather than advance.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Scaletta is looking for a sweep. Henry is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Henry with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Scaletta wants to improve his position but Henry is controlling well.
Henry is looking to take a break and control but Scaletta is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom. #T3#
Scaletta is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Henry 's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Henry 's back!
Scaletta is trying to stick to Henry 's back but Henry is turning into Scaletta. He's managed to reverse the position - now he's in Scaletta's guard. Polite applause from the crowd in appreciation of some nice Jiu Jitsu by Henry .#SUB#
Scaletta looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Henry trying to control the position from guard on top but Scaletta is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Scaletta controls Henry momentarily but Henry frees himself.
Henry wants to control from the top but Scaletta keeps moving.
Henry won't allow Scaletta to sweep him here.
Henry trying to control but Scaletta is working from the bottom.
Henry sitting in guard here, content to control.
Henry won't allow Scaletta to sweep him here.
Henry is pushing down on Scaletta's leg trying to pass to half guard. Scaletta is fighting to maintain full guard but Henry has managed to sneak the leg through.#T4#
Henry wants to take a breather but Scaletta is having none of it.
Henry is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.
Henry is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Henry is trying to control the action in half guard but Scaletta is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Henry seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense. #SUB#
Scaletta actively working from the bottom here.
Henry is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Scaletta wants to control but Henry is keeping busy.
Henry frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Scaletta is in all sorts of trouble here.
#SUB2#
Henry has control of Scaletta's right arm, working for a kimura. It's a bit of a token attempt though and Scaletta regains control of the situation pretty easily.
Both fighters have adopted an aggressive gameplan on the ground!
Scaletta manages to regain half guard. Good work.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Jonthan Henry will probably get the nod.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
#R2#
Henry throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Scaletta clobbers Henry with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Henry fails with a takedown attempt.
Scaletta connects with a jab.
Scaletta stuffs the takedown.
Henry takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Scaletta tests Henry 's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Scaletta sizes up Henry with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
A nice leg kick lands there from Scaletta.
Henry wants to clinch
and Scaletta counters with a body kick.
Henry misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Vito Scaletta has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jonthan Henry .
Scaletta works the jab nicely.
Vito Scaletta is winning the standup battle so far.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Henry tries to move into range but Scaletta moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Henry takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Henry is breathing heavily.#T1#
Scaletta keeps the fight on the outside.
Henry sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Henry throws a right and a left that both miss.
Scaletta lands a right hook to the body.
Henry chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Scaletta can pounce on him.
Vito Scaletta is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Scaletta 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.
Scaletta lands with an overhand left.
Henry on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Scaletta lands with an uppercut that bounces Henry off the cage and back into range.
Scaletta scores with a body shot.
A punch lands to the side of Henry 's head but he takes it in his stride.#ROC#
Henry is rocked!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Scaletta lands with a shot to the body.
Henry is still on wobbly legs! Can Scaletta finish him?
Scaletta scores with a nice strike.
Scaletta throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Henry seems to have recovered his senses.
Nice shot by Scaletta.
Jab from Scaletta.
Henry takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Scaletta circles away from the clinch attempt.
#T2##KD#
Scaletta cracks Henry with a big right hand that sends him to the floor! Henry looks wobbly but he's sprung back up to his feet straight away… can Scaletta finish him?
Henry fails with the takedown
and Scaletta counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Scaletta scores with a kick to the midsection.
A chopping leg kick lands by Scaletta.
Henry takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Henry on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Scaletta. Scaletta obviously looking to wear him down.
Henry shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Scaletta but Scaletta pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Scaletta was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Henry takes one to the side of the head.
Scaletta thumps Henry with a low kick.
Henry gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Scaletta is looking to slow Henry down with leg kicks.
Scaletta turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Henry shoots for a takedown but Scaletta saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Henry misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Scaletta.
#T3#
Scaletta fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Scaletta lands with an uppercut that bounces Henry off the cage and back into range.
Scaletta fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Henry doesn't manage to clinch there - Scaletta circles away.
Jab by Scaletta.
Henry goes for a double leg but Scaletta avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Scaletta continues to drive forward.
Good standup being displayed there by Scaletta as he connects with a hook.
Scaletta lands with an uppercut that bounces Henry off the cage and back into range.
Scaletta scores with a sloppy right hand. Henry should have avoided that one. #KD#
Scaletta cracks Henry with a big right hand that sends him to the floor! Henry looks wobbly but he's sprung back up to his feet straight away… can Scaletta finish him?
Scaletta is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Henry can do to turn this around?
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!
Henry is aggressively charging in as Scaletta backs up avoiding any damage. Scaletta tosses out a jab and Henry runs right into it face first! Henry is out cold! Scaletta dropped down on all fours and is barking in Henry 's face like a pit bull in celebration until the ref was finally able to pull him away!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:41 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Vito Scaletta!
Vito Scaletta made sure to mention his sponsor, FORCEE in his post fight interview.
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Event:
Trash Fights 7 (185 structure)
Date: Jan 20, 2019 |
#R1#
Henry throws a sloppy head kick and Roberts moves out of range easily.
Henry doesn't manage to clinch there - Roberts circles away.
A countering left hand to the body from Roberts misses.
Roberts has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as Henry is landing a low percentage of strikes.
Roberts fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Henry blocks a head kick by Roberts.
#CL#
Henry closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Henry with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Henry swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Our sources have told us that Henry has been working on his knees in the buildup to the fight.
Roberts blocks a body shot from Henry .
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Henry throws an elbow but it's blocked.
A short right from Henry .
Henry misses with a punch to the body.
Henry misses with some punches.
#T1#
Henry working Roberts over with knees to the body.
Roberts is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Henry is defending well.
Roberts is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Henry to keep the fight standing.
Jonthan Henry has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Max Roberts.
Henry tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Roberts avoids it.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Henry . #CUT#
It looks like Max Roberts has been cut.
Henry pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Henry tries to throw a body punch but Roberts avoids it by throwing Henry back against the cage.
Henry tries to land knees in the clinch but Roberts avoids the damage to the body.
Henry is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Roberts is defending well for now.
Roberts on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Roberts tries to work over Henry 's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target. #BC2#
Roberts pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.#T2#
Henry tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Roberts manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Roberts tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.#CL#
Henry gets a clinch.
Henry tries to land knees in the clinch but Roberts avoids the damage to the body.
Henry lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Roberts managing to block the knees to the body from Henry .
Henry working aggressively here.
Roberts on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Henry just misses with a elbow thrown towards Roberts's brow.
Roberts wants a takedown.
Henry misses with a punch to the body.
Henry throws a knee to the head but misses.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Henry trying to land knees to the body.
#T3#
A head punch blocked on the inside by Roberts.
A nice left hand lands by Henry .
Henry swings wildly with an uppercut but Roberts uses good head movement to avoid it.
Henry misses with a hook from the clinch.
Henry tries a body shot but Roberts blocks it.
A right hook to the body lands for Henry .
Henry throws an elbow but it misses.
Roberts avoiding damage as Henry throws knees to the body.
Henry can't find room to land a body shot as Roberts controls the action.
Roberts is trying to drag Henry to the mat but Henry just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
A left hand lands to the body for Henry .
#T4#
Henry looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Roberts tries to pull guard but Henry forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Henry throws a head punch that misses.
Roberts managing to block the knees to the body from Henry .
Henry lands a shoulder strike.
Henry throws an elbow that misses.
Henry scores with a knee to the head.
Roberts tries to pull guard but Henry holds him up against the cage and eventually Roberts drops back down to his feet.
Henry tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jonthan Henry dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Max Roberts's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
#R2#
Henry throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Henry tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Roberts counters with a left to the body.
Roberts keeps the fight on the outside.
Henry swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
#TD2#
and Roberts counters with a nice double leg into half guard. #ES#
Henry kicks Roberts off and gets back to his feet.
Henry tries to clinch there but Roberts circles away.
And Roberts tries to counter it with a takedown but Henry pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Henry misses the shot to the body.
Henry misses with a jab to the body
#TD2#
and Roberts counters with a shoot takedown. Henry fights it but they end up in guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Roberts sitting in guard here, content to control.
Henry is controlling Roberts's posture.#T1#
Roberts lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Roberts trying to control but Henry is working from the bottom.
Henry seems keen to control Roberts's posture.
Henry trying to keep a closed guard but Roberts is proving a slippery customer.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Henry is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
Henry continues to stall.
Henry keeping moving, preventing Roberts from controlling successfully. #T2#
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Roberts stops Henry from standing up. #REF3#
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Jonthan Henry seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Henry throws a head kick that misses.
Roberts is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Henry throws a sloppy head kick
enabling Roberts to counter with a crisp jab.
Henry wants to clinch but Roberts slips to the side
and Roberts counters with a left to the body.
Henry tries to close the distance and clinch up but Roberts swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Henry falls off balance throwing a combination
#TD2#
and Roberts counters with a takedown into side control! That could mean trouble for Henry !
Henry trying to remain calm as Roberts controls from the top position.#SUB2#
Roberts working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Henry can't do much from the bottom here.
Roberts trying to control the action but Henry is working from the bottom. #T3#
Henry is trying to get back to half guard.
Max Roberts has got the better of the ground game so far.#SUB2#
Roberts is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Henry is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Henry tries to bench press Roberts off him but Roberts keeps the position.
Henry manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
Henry is pressing down on Roberts's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Henry is pulling down on Roberts's head to control his posture.
Roberts trying to control but Henry is working from the bottom.
Henry looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
Roberts showing good wrestling skills to control the position. #T4#
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Henry has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Roberts trying to control the position from guard on top but Henry is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Roberts wants to pass the guard but Henry is keeping the position.
Henry looking for a sweep. Not yet Henry , not yet.
Henry looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
Henry bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Roberts's guard. #REVR#
Henry wants to control from the top but Roberts keeps moving.
Roberts has a closed guard, preventing Henry from standing up.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Max Roberts will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Max Roberts's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
#R3#
Roberts with a hook.
Roberts keeps the fight on the outside.
Henry looks to score with a jab to the body but Roberts is just out of range.
Henry gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Roberts.
Henry closes the distance but Roberts moves to the side
and Roberts counters with a stiff right hand.
Roberts blocks a head kick by Henry .
Roberts is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Henry tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Roberts manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
A countering left hand to the body from Roberts misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.#CL#
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Henry tries to land a knee to the head but Roberts blocks with his arms.
Henry misses with some punches.
#T1#
Henry is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Roberts is defending well for now.
Henry working aggressively here.
Roberts prevents a body shot from Henry .
Roberts tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Henry just stands there and leans against the cage.
Roberts avoiding damage as Henry throws knees to the body.
Henry tries to throw a body punch but Roberts avoids it by throwing Henry back against the cage.
Henry scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Henry throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
#BC2#
Roberts breaks the clinch.
#TD2#
Roberts shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Henry wants to control but Roberts is keeping busy.
#T2#
Henry is looking to improve his position.
Roberts stalling.
Henry manages to get to full guard.
Henry is trying to control the position but Roberts postures up.
Henry looking for a sweep. Not yet Henry , not yet.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Roberts postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Henry wants to sweep but no luck. #SUB2#
Roberts is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Henry has Roberts pulled in close to control his posture. #T3#
Henry controls Roberts momentarily but Roberts frees himself.
Henry utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Roberts trying to control but Henry is working from the bottom.
Henry is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Roberts can do to turn this around?
Roberts looking to pass the guard.
Roberts trying to control but Henry is working from the bottom.
Roberts stopping the sweep attempt from Henry .
Henry seems keen to control Roberts's posture.#REF3#
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Henry fails with an attempt to clinch.
Roberts is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Henry with a body shot.
Henry tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Roberts manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Henry moves out of the way of the counter high kick fromRoberts.
Henry misses with a jab, cross combination.
#T4#
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Henry tries to clinch up.
Henry looks for the body kick but Roberts saw that one coming.
Roberts with the counter takedown but Henry avoids it easily.
Henry throws a head kick that misses.
Henry tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Roberts paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Roberts let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Henry misses with a few strikes there.
Roberts appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Henry throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
A nice side step and Roberts releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Henry takes one on the button.#CL#
Henry clinches.
Roberts jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Henry walks away with a smile on his face. Roberts gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.#TD2#
A momentary lapse in concentration from Henry enables Roberts to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Henry manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
Roberts won't allow Henry to sweep him here.
Henry looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Jonthan Henry .
I think Henry has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Steve Montenegro scores the fight 28:28
Judge John Kavanagh scores the fight 29:27
Judge Joseph Jones scores the fight 29:27
In favor of your winner, by majority decision... Jonthan Henry !
In his post fight interview, Jonthan Henry started talking himself up. Luckily his charisma kept the crowd on side and gave him a good reception.
In defeat, Max Roberts stepped up to the mic, saying 'I'm a much better fighter than what you seen here, TRUST ME, ill be better next time.'.
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Event:
Trash Fights 4
Date: Jan 09, 2019 |
#R1#
Henry throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Abdullah.
Henry chopping away at his opponent's legs.
#KD2#
Henry lands a left and a right that send Abdullah crashing to the mat, dazed. Henry thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!#ROC2#
Abdullah is rocked!#CUT2#
It looks like Assad Abdullah has been cut.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.#CL#
Henry gets tackled into the cage by Abdullah. Abdullah maintains the clinch.
Oh Abdullah is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
A head punch blocked on the inside by Henry .
Henry scores a nice knee to the body.
Abdullah seems to have got his legs back now.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Henry creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Abdullah misses with a punch on the inside.
Henry lands a good knee to the midsection. Abdullah won't want to take too many of those.
Abdullah is breathing heavily.
Henry blocking some punches.
Henry using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Abdullah takes an elbow to the forehead.
Henry lands a nice uppercut.
Henry works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Henry presses Abdullah against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Henry landing knees to the body.
Henry putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Abdullah in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Henry using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Henry obliges.
Henry landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Henry with a knee to the head.
Henry landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Henry lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Henry makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.#T1#
Still in the clinch, Henry scores with a nice short uppercut.
Henry cracks Abdullah with a nice body shot.
Henry lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Henry landing knees to the head.
Henry jerks Abdullah's head down, straight into the path of a devastating knee! Abdullah drops to the floor in a crumpled heap! Henry goes to throw a finishing haymaker but pulls out - good sportsmanship from Henry because Abdullah was completely out of it. That was a nice finish - just the right level of brutality to send everyone home happy.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:22 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Knee). Jonthan Henry !
A very excited looking Jonthan Henry rambled incoherently for about 5 minutes post fight about how awesome he is. It was kinda funny for a while but then everyone got annoyed.
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Event:
EFC Harden vs Pato
Date: Nov 17, 2018 |
#R1#
A jab from Budimon finds it's way through Henry 's defenses.
Nice shot lands for Budimon.
Henry shoots in looking for a takedown. Budimon tries to sprawl out of it but Henry keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Budimon manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Good leg kick by Budimon there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Budimon has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Budimon scores with a jab to the head.
Jonthan Henry seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.#CL#
Henry clinches.
Henry is looking for a takedown.
Henry tries to score a body lock takedown but Budimon shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jonthan Henry . That's going to take a lot out of him.
Budimon goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Henry drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Budimon gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Budimon works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Budimon gets through Henry 's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Henry has Budimon pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Budimon manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
A short right from Budimon.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Budimon scores with a nice hook to the head.
Nice body punch from Budimon - that landed with a thud.
Henry is breathing heavily.
Henry has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Budimon avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.#T1#
Budimon lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Henry backwards.
Budimon lands with a light punch inside. #BC2#
Budimon breaks the clinch.
Budimon lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Simon Budimon is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Budimon throws a nice inside leg kick.
Henry gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Budimon counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Henry is trying hard to land a takedown here. Budimon sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Budimon looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Budimon scores with the left hand. Henry knows he should have avoided that one.
Henry will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Henry closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Henry shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Budimon makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Henry takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Budimon lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.#KD2#
Budimon lands a left and a right that send Henry crashing to the mat, dazed. Budimon thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!#ROC2#
Henry is rocked!
We've been told by Henry 's head coaches at St Petersburg MMA Gym that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
A jab lands there for Budimon.
Oh Henry is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Henry is looking to clinch. #CL#
Henry gets a clinch.
Budimon lands an uppercut.#T2#
Budimon lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Budimon lands a big right hand that drops Henry ! The killer instinct kicks in and Budimon finishes his opponent with a series of strikes from mount. A dominating finish by Budimon!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:12 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Simon Budimon!
An out of breath Simon Budimon 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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Event:
EFC Lennartsson vs Mangrove Jr
Date: Oct 20, 2018 |
#R1#
Henry looks to clinch #TD#
and Hawtry counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Hawtry being controlled here momentarily.
We've been hearing that Hawtry has been drilling a lot of ground and pound in training, so let's see if he get the finish.
Hawtry is in close to Henry 's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Hawtry has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Hawtry wants to control from the top but Henry keeps moving.
Henry manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Hawtry manages to get himself to full guard.
#REVB##SUB#
Hawtry is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Henry keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Hawtry's head.
Hawtry is controlling Henry 's posture.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Henry passes easily into side control. Nice work.#SUB2#
Henry is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Hawtry knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Henry working away.#T1#
Hawtry manages to work his way to half guard, despite Henry 's best efforts.
Henry wants to free his trapped foot but Hawtry is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Hawtry preventing any damage for now, controlling his opponent's head.
Hawtry is looking for a sweep. Henry is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Hawtry is controlling Henry 's position as best he can from this difficult position.#SUB2#
Henry seems to be working for a kimura but Hawtry defends the submission attempt.
Henry sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Hawtry keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound. #T2#
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Hawtry tries to roll over but Henry keeps him under control.
Henry working Hawtry over with strikes.
Henry thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Hawtry's head. #SUB2#
Henry is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Hawtry defends it well.
Henry wants to pass the guard but Hawtry is defending well.
Henry is looking to take a break and control but Hawtry is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Hawtry keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Henry trying to control the action but Hawtry is working from the bottom.
Hawtry is looking to control Henry 's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Hawtry avoid being mounted?#T3#
Hawtry desperately trying to maintain half guard. #REF3#
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Henry tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Henry tries to clinch up but Hawtry circles away and keeps his distance.
Hawtry changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Henry .
Hawtry drops down looking for a counter takedown but Henry sprawls and moves away.
Henry fails with a takedown attempt from distance.#CL#
Hawtry darts in and clinches Henry up against the cage.
Henry is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Hawtry is defending well.
Charles Hawtry has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jonthan Henry .#TD#
Hawtry pulls guard.
Henry postures up.
Hawtry looking for a sweep. Not yet Hawtry, not yet.
Hawtry seems keen to control Henry 's posture.
Hawtry looking to sweep here. No luck so far. #T4#
Henry engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Henry throwing strikes but missing.
Hawtry is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
Hawtry keeping moving, preventing Henry from controlling successfully.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.#REF3#
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Henry dives in and grabs Hawtry's left leg, looking for a takedown. Hawtry pushes down on Henry 's head and hops out.
Henry tries for a takedown but Hawtry sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Hawtry tries to counter with a takedown but Henry is quick to defend against it.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.#CL2#
Hawtry tries to keep at a distance but Henry has taken the fight into the clinch.#TD#
Hawtry jumps into guard, dragging Henry to the mat.
Hawtry controlling the position.
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 Charles Hawtry will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
#R2#
Hawtry stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Hawtry wants it to stay on the feet.
Henry tries to clinch up.
Henry shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Hawtry defends it nicely.
Henry misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Charles Hawtry has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jonthan Henry .
Henry looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Henry takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Henry on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Henry is trying hard to land a takedown here. Hawtry sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Jonthan Henry is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Henry fails miserably with a takedown attempt.#TD#
Hawtry closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Henry 's guard.#ES2#
Henry is scooting his butt against the cage and has managed to get back to his feet. Hawtry presses him back against the cage, presumably looking to take the fight back to the mat. #T1#
Henry wants to take the fight to the mat but Hawtry manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Henry goes for a takedown attempt but Hawtry pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Henry is breathing heavily.
Henry tries to close the distance and clinch but Hawtry swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Henry fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Hawtry cracks a nice hook into Henry 's ribs.
Henry shoots in for a takedown but Hawtry shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Henry tries to clinch but Hawtry moves away #TD#
and Hawtry counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Hawtry wants to free his trapped foot but Henry is holding on for dear life with his legs.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
#SUB#
Hawtry is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Henry has managed to free his arm - good work.
Both fighters have adopted an aggressive gameplan on the ground!
Hawtry takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.#T2#
Henry is not content to let Hawtry control the position.
Henry manages to get to full guard.
Hawtry postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Henry is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move. #REVB#
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Hawtry has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Henry is working away from the top position though.
Henry throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Hawtry tries to roll over but Henry keeps him under control.
Hawtry manages to get to full guard.
Henry with a flurry of punches that miss. #T3#
Henry stopping the sweep attempt from Hawtry.
Henry trying to control but Hawtry is working from the bottom.
Hawtry looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Henry wants to control from the top but Hawtry keeps moving.
Hawtry looking to control.
Hawtry has control of Henry 's left arm, preventing Henry from doing any damage.
Henry trying to control the position from guard on top but Hawtry is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Hawtry is pulling down on Henry 's head to control his posture.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Henry controls from within his opponent's guard. #REF3#
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.#T4#
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Henry shoots in looking for a takedown but Hawtry manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Henry 's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Hawtry half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Henry dives in and grabs Hawtry's left leg, looking for a takedown. Hawtry pushes down on Henry 's head and hops out.
Henry takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Henry shoots in but Hawtry avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Henry looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Hawtry is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Hawtry stuffs the takedown.#CL2#
Henry rushes Hawtry and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Hawtry gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Henry .
Hawtry looking for a takedown. #TD#
Hawtry has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Henry uses from the top position.
Henry pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Hawtry is keeping the position for now.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Charles Hawtry dominated that second round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
#R3#
Hawtry scores with a nice right hand.
The fight stays on the outside here - Henry looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Henry tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Hawtry manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Henry tries for a takedown but Hawtry sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.#CL2#
Henry takes the fight into the clinch. #TD#
Hawtry drags the fight down to the ground.
Henry wants to pass the guard but Hawtry is keeping the position.
Henry preventing the sweep.
Charles Hawtry overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hawtry pulls Henry in close to his closed guard and prevents Henry from doing any damage or advancing position.#T1#
Hawtry is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move. #REVR#
Henry is trying to control but Hawtry passes into side control!
Henry is looking to regain half guard here but Hawtry keeps moving and retains side control.
Henry is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Henry is not content to let Hawtry control the position.
Henry is looking to regain half guard here but Hawtry keeps moving and retains side control.
Both fighters take a look at the clock.
Hawtry working away.
Check out the look on Hawtry's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
#T2#
Hawtry cracks Henry with a big elbow.
Henry wants to control but Hawtry postures up.
Hawtry working the ground and pound but Henry is defending the strikes.
Hawtry cracks Henry with a big elbow.
Henry is looking for a sweep.
Hawtry cracks Henry with a big right hand but Henry just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
Henry is not content to let Hawtry control the position.
Henry is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Henry keeps trying to improve his position.
Henry takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Hawtry lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Henry down.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Hawtry tries to move into full mount but can't pass Henry 's legs.
Charles Hawtry is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.#T3#
Hawtry working away.
A lull in the action here as Hawtry stalls from top position.
Henry has found himself in a tricky position here. He's been working his transitions in training so let's see if he can work his way out of it.
Henry manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
Henry preventing any damage for now, controlling his opponent's head.
Hawtry prevents Henry from improving his position.
Henry is trying to maintain the position but Hawtry is very close to passing his half guard.
Hawtry is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Henry can do to turn this around?
Hawtry is figuring out what he wants to do next.#T4#
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Henry is trying to get back to full guard.
Hawtry is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Henry desperately trying to maintain half guard.
Henry is looking to improve his position.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Hawtry trying to pass the guard but Henry defending well.
Hawtry content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
And that's the end of the fight!
Charles Hawtry showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Hawtry, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Trevor Gratis scores the fight 30:27
Judge Ian Loll scores the fight 30:27
Judge Elvis Blanc scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Charles Hawtry!
A very excited looking Charles Hawtry made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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Event:
DUEL#182 Pearson vs Dall
Date: Sep 22, 2018 |
#R1#
Angelov misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Henry .
#CL#
Angelov darts in and clinches Henry up against the cage.
Henry is trying to drag Angelov to the mat but Angelov just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Angelov lands an elbow inside that Henry shrugs off.
Henry blocks the elbow strike.
Henry is working for takedown but Angelov is calmly controlling the position for now.
Henry is working for takedown but Angelov is calmly controlling the position for now.
Peter Angelov has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jonthan Henry .
Henry looking for a takedown.
Angelov lands an elbow inside that Henry shrugs off.
Henry on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Angelov landing knees to the body.
Angelov lands an elbow inside that Henry shrugs off.
Angelov lands a good knee to the midsection. Henry won't want to take too many of those.
Angelov lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Angelov gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Henry .
Henry looks winded!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Henry has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Angelov is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Angelov missing with knees to the body.
Henry looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Henry wants a takedown but no success here.
Angelov comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush. #T1#
Henry goes for a takedown in the clinch but Angelov prevents it.
Angelov throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Henry can't get the takedown.
Henry wants a takedown.
Henry managing to block the knees to the body from Angelov.
Henry wants to take the fight to the mat but Angelov manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Angelov utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Henry on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Angelov trying to land knees to the body.
Henry is working for takedown but Angelov is calmly controlling the position for now.
Knees to the body from Angelov.
Angelov working Henry over with knees to the body.
Angelov is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Henry takes a knee to the side of the body.
Henry managing to block the knees to the body from Angelov.
A left hand lands to the body for Angelov.
Angelov lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Knees to the body from Angelov.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Angelov lands an elbow that stopped Henry in his tracks for a moment.
Angelov crunches a lovely knee into Henry 's ribcage.#T2#
Angelov landing knees to the head.
Angelov lands an elbow that stopped Henry in his tracks for a moment.
Nice body punch from Angelov.
Henry managing to block the knees to the body from Angelov.
Henry on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Angelov scores a nice knee to the body.
Angelov landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Henry has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Angelov is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Nice elbow from Angelov.
Angelov lands an elbow inside that Henry shrugs off.
Henry wants a takedown but no success here.
Angelov is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Henry is defending well for now.
Henry avoiding damage as Angelov throws knees to the body.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Angelov obliges.
Angelov tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Henry avoids it.
Angelov misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Henry 's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Nice elbow from Angelov.
Angelov is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Angelov utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.#T3#
Angelov unloads a knee to the mid-section. Henry lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
A right handed body shot lands from Angelov.
Henry avoiding damage as Angelov throws knees to the body.
Angelov missing with knees to the body.
Angelov trying to land knees to the body.
Angelov is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Henry blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Angelov putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Henry in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Angelov scores a nice knee to the body.
Angelov gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Henry is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Angelov lands an elbow inside.
Angelov using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Henry drops down looking for an ankle pick but Angelov pulls his leg out and moves away.
#CL#
Angelov closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Angelov missing with knees to the body.
#T4#
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Henry changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Angelov fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Henry wants to clinch up but Angelov keeps it at a distance.
A counter left hand to the body from Angelov misses its target.#CL2#
Henry takes the fight into the clinch.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Angelov just misses with a elbow thrown towards Henry 's brow.
Angelov landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Angelov lands an elbow that stopped Henry in his tracks for a moment.
Henry has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Angelov is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Angelov lands a damaging elbow.
Henry on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Angelov utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Henry on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Nice elbow from Angelov.
Henry blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Henry tries for a takedown. No joy.
Angelov crunches a lovely knee into Henry 's ribcage.
Angelov scores a nice knee to the body.
Knees in the clinch landing for Angelov.
Henry avoiding damage as Angelov throws knees to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Peter Angelov dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
#R2#
Henry doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Angelov makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Henry moves to clinch but Angelov breaks away
and Angelov counters with a nice body shot.
Henry with a poor takedown
and Angelov counters with a lovely shot to the body.#CL#
Angelov clinches.
Henry is looking for a takedown.
Peter Angelov has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jonthan Henry .
Angelov lands a body shot.
Angelov landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Knees in the clinch landing for Angelov.
Nice elbow from Angelov.
Henry avoiding damage as Angelov throws knees to the body.
Angelov using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Angelov lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Angelov lands an elbow inside that Henry shrugs off.
Angelov crunches a lovely knee into Henry 's ribcage.
Henry is breathing heavily.
Angelov lands a right hand that snaps the head of Henry backwards.
Angelov landing some nice looking knees to the body.
#T1#
Angelov crunches a lovely knee into Henry 's ribcage.
Nice elbow from Angelov.
Angelov lands a damaging elbow.
Henry takes a knee to the side of the body.
Henry blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Angelov cracks Henry with a nice body shot.
Henry tries for a takedown. No joy.
Peter Angelov has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Angelov comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Angelov landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Henry takes a knee to the side of the body.
Angelov gets through Henry 's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Angelov lands a good knee to the midsection. Henry won't want to take too many of those.
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!
Angelov lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Henry or not.
Angelov lands an elbow inside that Henry shrugs off.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Angelov obliges.
Angelov lands a nice knee to the body.
Angelov tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Henry avoids it.
Angelov is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Henry blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Angelov using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
#T2#
Henry tries for a takedown but Angelov manages to get underhooks.
A right hand to the body from Angelov.
Angelov scores a nice knee to the body.
Angelov tries to land knees in the clinch but Henry avoids the damage to the body.
Henry on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Angelov prevents a takedown attempt there.
Angelov lands a good knee to the midsection. Henry won't want to take too many of those.
Henry takes a knee to the side of the body.
Angelov unloads a knee to the mid-section. Henry lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Angelov obliges.
Angelov is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Nice elbow from Angelov.
Angelov lands a nice knee to the body.
Angelov lands an elbow that stopped Henry in his tracks for a moment.
Angelov prevents the takedown attempt.
Angelov prevents the takedown attempt.
Henry tries for a takedown. No joy.
Knees to the body from Angelov.
#T3#
Good body shot from Angelov.
Nice elbow from Angelov.
Henry on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Angelov creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Angelov misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Henry .
Angelov misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Henry .
Angelov misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Henry .
Angelov is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Angelov prevents the takedown attempt.
Angelov unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Angelov landing knees to the body.
Angelov landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Knees in the clinch landing for Angelov.
Angelov unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Angelov lands a nice shot to the body.
Henry on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Angelov lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A nice glancing elbow lands by Angelov. #T4#
Angelov pushes Henry back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Henry has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Angelov avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Henry managing to block the knees to the body from Angelov.
Angelov gets underhooks to prevent Henry 's takedown attempt.
Angelov gets through Henry 's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Henry tries for a takedown but Angelov manages to get underhooks.
Angelov lands an elbow just above Henry 's eye.
Henry avoiding damage as Angelov throws knees to the body.
Henry is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Angelov gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Angelov unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Angelov using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Angelov is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Henry is defending well for now.
Angelov landing knees to the body.
Knees in the clinch landing for Angelov.
Angelov lands an elbow inside.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Angelov misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Henry .
Henry avoiding damage as Angelov throws knees to the body.
Angelov pushes off an throws an elbow but Henry leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Henry tries for a takedown but Angelov manages to get underhooks.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Peter Angelov dominated that second round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! And we move into the final round!
#R3##CL#
Angelov clinches up with Henry and pushes him back against the cage.
Henry is trying to drag Angelov to the mat but Angelov just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Nice body punch from Angelov.
Henry prevents a body shot from Angelov.
Henry on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Henry on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Henry on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Angelov missing with knees to the body.
Henry drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Angelov gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Henry wants to take the fight to the mat but Angelov manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Peter Angelov has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jonthan Henry .
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Angelov prevents a takedown attempt there.
Henry has Angelov pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Angelov manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Angelov prevents the takedown attempt.
Angelov crunches a lovely knee into Henry 's ribcage.#T1#
Henry takes a knee to the side of the body.
Angelov gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Angelov lands a good knee to the midsection. Henry won't want to take too many of those.
Angelov presses Henry against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Angelov lands a nice shot to the body.
Angelov utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Angelov landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Angelov is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Henry takes a knee right on the jaw!
Henry takes an elbow to the forehead.
Angelov trying to land knees to the body.
Angelov struggles to land a body shot inside as Henry controls his hands.
Henry has Angelov pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Angelov manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Angelov comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Angelov lands a damaging elbow.
Henry wants a takedown but no success here.
Angelov putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Henry in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Nice elbow from Angelov.
Angelov scores a nice knee to the body.
#T2#
Angelov utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Henry wants a takedown.
Nice elbow from Angelov.
Angelov trying to land knees to the body.
Angelov tries to land knees in the clinch but Henry avoids the damage to the body.
Angelov lands a damaging elbow.
Angelov working Henry over with knees to the body.
Henry managing to block the knees to the body from Angelov.
Angelov missing with knees to the body.
Henry tries for a takedown but Angelov manages to get underhooks.
Angelov prevents a takedown attempt there.
Henry takes a knee to the side of the body.
Henry takes a knee to the side of the body.
Henry tries for a takedown. No joy.
Henry drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Angelov gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Angelov crunches a lovely knee into Henry 's ribcage.#T3#
Angelov lands a knee to the body.
Angelov tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Henry avoids it.
Henry avoiding damage as Angelov throws knees to the body.
Angelov lands a knee to the body.
With the fighters up against the cage, Angelov throws an elbow but misses.
Henry is trying to drag Angelov to the mat but Angelov just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Angelov missing with knees to the body.
Angelov scores with a knee to the head.
Angelov lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Angelov prevents a takedown attempt there.
Henry takes a knee right on the jaw!
Angelov trying to land knees to the body.
Henry on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Angelov creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Henry 's defenses. #T4#
Angelov is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Angelov lands on the inside with an uppercut.
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!
Henry is working for takedown but Angelov is calmly controlling the position for now.
Angelov stops a takedown attempt from Henry .
Angelov creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Henry 's defenses.
Angelov is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Henry is defending well for now.
Angelov utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Angelov lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
A short body shot lands from Angelov as the two fighters clinch.
Henry drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Angelov gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Angelov lands an elbow inside that Henry shrugs off.
Henry takes an elbow to the forehead.
Angelov scores with a hook to the body.
Angelov crunches a lovely knee into Henry 's ribcage.
Angelov lands a damaging elbow.
Jonthan Henry has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Peter Angelov is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Henry throws an elbow but it's blocked.
And that's the end of the fight!
Peter Angelov showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Angelov has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Richard Clark scores the fight 30:24
Judge Donald Grub scores the fight 30:24
Judge James Glass scores the fight 30:24
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Peter Angelov!
In his post fight interview, Peter Angelov gave a big smile as he said 'Bate Pepo ne proshtava!'.
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Event:
Quick Fight Championship
Date: Aug 26, 2018 |
#R1#
Shakhbulatov stalks Henry and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Henry 's face. Henry staggers backwards, shaken.#CL2#
Henry gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Henry told us before the fight that he's been working on his elbows. An under utilised technique these days - let's see if it can sway the outcome of the fight.#TD#
Shakhbulatov has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Henry uses from the top position. #SUB#
Shakhbulatov is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Henry 's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Shakhbulatov has Henry pulled in close to control his posture.
Henry sitting in guard here, content to control.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.#SUB#
Henry avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Henry pushing down on Shakhbulatov's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work. #SUB#
Shakhbulatov looking for submissions off his back.#T1#
Henry trying to mount his opponent but Shakhbulatov defends it.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Henry wants to stand up but Shakhbulatov is controlling the position.
#SUB#
Shakhbulatov actively working from the bottom here.
Shakhbulatov controlling the position well.
Henry wants to pass to mount but Shakhbulatov is defending the position.
Henry is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Shakhbulatov is trying to maintain the position but Henry is very close to passing his half guard.#T2#
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Henry trying to control the pace.
Henry tries to pass the half guard into mount. Shakhbulatov knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt. #SUB#
Shakhbulatov is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Henry pulls his head out easily.
Shakhbulatov wants to get back to full guard.#SUB#
Shakhbulatov actively working from the bottom here.
Shakhbulatov is in a tricky position. We've heard reports from his gym mates at St Petersburg MMA Gym that he's been drilling escapes, so let's see if he can get back to his feet.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Henry performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
Shakhbulatov tries to get to full guard but Henry has control of the leg.
Shakhbulatov trying to control here.
#T3##SUB#
Shakhbulatov looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Henry is controlling the pace.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.#REF3#
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Henry tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Shakhbulatov takes a swing at Henry 's ribcage but misses. #CL2#
Henry has closed the distance and engaged Shakhbulatov in a clinch.
#T4#
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Henry lands a good knee to the midsection. Shakhbulatov won't want to take too many of those.
Shakhbulatov tries to pull guard but Henry won't allow it.
Shakhbulatov has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Henry avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Henry doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Shakhbulatov tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Rustam Shakhbulatov. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Shakhbulatov fails to pull guard.
Shakhbulatov is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Henry scores with a hook to the body.
A right handed body shot lands from Shakhbulatov.
Henry lands a body punch.
Henry lands a body shot.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Henry utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Shakhbulatov is breathing heavily.
Shakhbulatov is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Henry to keep the fight standing.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Henry misses with a hook to the ribs.
Shakhbulatov takes an elbow to the forehead. #CUT2#
It looks like Rustam Shakhbulatov has been cut.
Knees in the clinch landing for Henry .
Henry lands a left hand that snaps the head of Shakhbulatov backwards.
Henry digs a right hand underneath Shakhbulatov's ribcage. Shakhbulatov let out a lung full of air as it connected.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jonthan Henry dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Rustam Shakhbulatov's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
#R2##CL2#
Henry has closed the distance and engaged Shakhbulatov in a clinch.
Henry scores with a hook to the body.
Henry lands a nice knee to the body.
Shakhbulatov drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Henry lands a right hand.
Jonthan Henry seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Knees in the clinch landing for Henry .
Henry connects with a knee to the head.
Henry lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Shakhbulatov tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Shakhbulatov is working for takedown but Henry is calmly controlling the position for now.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Rustam Shakhbulatov. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Shakhbulatov prevents the takedown attempt.
Henry lands a left hand.
Shakhbulatov throws a head punch that misses.
Henry presses Shakhbulatov against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Henry is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Henry lands an elbow just above Shakhbulatov 's eye.
Henry looking for a takedown. #T1#
Shakhbulatov tries for a takedown but Henry manages to get underhooks.
Shakhbulatov takes an elbow to the forehead.
Henry scores with a hook to the body.
Henry gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head. #CUT2#
Rustam Shakhbulatov's cut is getting worse.
Henry lands a right hand that snaps the head of Shakhbulatov backwards.
Shakhbulatov takes an elbow to the forehead.
Nice body punch from Henry .
Henry lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Henry lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Henry lands a nice shot to the body.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Henry creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Shakhbulatov is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Henry pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Henry using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Shakhbulatov has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Shakhbulatov stops a takedown attempt from Henry .
Shakhbulatov holding his opponent close, against the cage.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Henry scores with a knee to the head.
Henry is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Shakhbulatov is defending well.
Henry unloads a knee to the mid-section.#T2#
Henry lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Shakhbulatov backwards.
Shakhbulatov is trying to pull guard but Henry turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Shakhbulatov jumps guard but Henry stands there with Shakhbulatov around his waist. Shakhbulatov gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Henry tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Shakhbulatov is looking to break free of the clinch but Henry has double underhooks.
Henry has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Henry is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Shakhbulatov gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Henry tries for a takedown but Shakhbulatov manages to get underhooks.
Shakhbulatov is trying to drag Henry to the mat but Henry just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Shakhbulatov tries to pull guard but Henry won't allow it.
Henry misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Shakhbulatov.
Henry misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Shakhbulatov.
Shakhbulatov jumps guard but Henry stands there with Shakhbulatov around his waist. Shakhbulatov gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Henry . #T3#
Shakhbulatov lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Henry utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Henry lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Henry scores with a shot to the side of Shakhbulatov's head.
Henry lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage. #TD#
Shakhbulatov pulls guard successfully.
Henry stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Shakhbulatov swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Henry trying to stand up but can't free himself from Shakhbulatov's guard.
Shakhbulatov looking to hit a scissor sweep but Henry is one step ahead there.
Henry trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet. #T4#
Henry won't allow Shakhbulatov to sweep him here. #SUB#
Shakhbulatov has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Henry can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Henry slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard. #SUB#
Henry got a little sloppy there for a moment and Shakhbulatov has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Henry has managed to get both his arms back between Shakhbulatov's legs - danger averted.#SUB#
Shakhbulatov had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Henry defends it easily.
Henry showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Henry would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Henry trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
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 cut man is working on Rustam Shakhbulatov's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
#R3##CL2#
Henry moves into the clinch.
Shakhbulatov lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Shakhbulatov takes a knee to the side of the body.
Henry working Shakhbulatov over with knees to the body.
Henry drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Shakhbulatov doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Henry utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Henry working Shakhbulatov over with knees to the body.
Shakhbulatov prevents a takedown attempt there.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Henry lands a nice shot to the body.
Shakhbulatov is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Henry is keeping busy.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Henry obliges.
Henry lands a knee to the body.
#T1#
Shakhbulatov takes a knee right on the jaw!
Henry gets underhooks to prevent Shakhbulatov's takedown attempt.
Henry utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Henry cracks Shakhbulatov with a nice body shot.
Henry lands a nice knee to the body.
Henry doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Shakhbulatov takes a knee to the side of the body.
Henry throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Henry crunches a lovely knee into Shakhbulatov's ribcage.
Henry scores with a knee to the head.
Henry scores with a shoulder strike. #TD#
Shakhbulatov jumps guard and drags Henry to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!#SUB#
Henry got a little sloppy there for a moment and Shakhbulatov has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Henry has managed to get both his arms back between Shakhbulatov's legs - danger averted.
Shakhbulatov trying to keep a closed guard but Henry is proving a slippery customer.
Henry trying to stand up but can't free himself from Shakhbulatov's guard.#T2#
Henry controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Henry passes easily into side control. Nice work.
A bit of a lull in the action here.
Henry tries to stand but Shakhbulatov is controlling his head.
Henry controls the position.
Henry works to advance to full mount. Shakhbulatov defends for a few seconds but eventually he succumbs.
Shakhbulatov is writhing around trying to get back to his feet. #SU2#
Henry get's back to his feet.
Henry ducks under a wild hook from Shakhbulatov.
Henry tries to close the distance and clinch up but Shakhbulatov swats him away and circles back towards the center. #CL2#
Henry fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Shakhbulatov, pushing him back against the cage.
Henry is looking for a takedown.
Rustam Shakhbulatov has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jonthan Henry .#T3#
Shakhbulatov jumps guard but Henry turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Shakhbulatov jumps guard but Henry stands there with Shakhbulatov around his waist. Shakhbulatov gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
#TD#
Shakhbulatov is working on a single leg takedown against the cage. Henry can't fight it off and eventually Shakhbulatov manages to take the fight to the floor. Henry looks annoyed but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Henry has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Henry is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move. #REVB##SU2#
Henry decides to return to a standing position. #CL2#
Henry darts in and clinches Shakhbulatov up against the cage.
Henry wants a takedown but no success here.
Shakhbulatov lands a left hand that snaps the head of Henry backwards.
Shakhbulatov tries for a takedown but Henry manages to get underhooks.
#T4#
Shakhbulatov blocks an uppercut.
A nice right hand lands inside from Henry .
Shakhbulatov tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Henry just stands there and leans against the cage.
A nice right hand lands inside from Shakhbulatov.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.#TD#
Shakhbulatov has moved round to his opponent's back and is looking for a suplex! Oh snap! He's tossed Henry clear over his head and slammed him to the mat!#ES2#
Henry is looking to stand back up. He's having to work hard to escape but eventually he manages it.
Henry tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Jonthan Henry seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.#CL2#
Shakhbulatov tries to keep at a distance but Henry has taken the fight into the clinch.
Henry misses with an elbow strike.
Henry is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Rustam Shakhbulatov has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Henry lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Henry throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Shakhbulatovs head.
Shakhbulatov is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Henry to keep the fight standing.
Shakhbulatov misses with a short punch on the inside.
Shakhbulatov tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Henry 's elbow.
And that's the end of the fight!
Jonthan Henry comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Henry winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Illya Tyunina scores the fight 27:30
Judge Aleksei Zolotukhin scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jonthan Henry !
Jonthan Henry bigged himself up after the win. The crowd seemed to love it.
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Event:
TWGC 22 (170lbs, D2): Tokyo Qualifier - Round 1
Date: Aug 02, 2018 |
Coming up we have a welterweight Tycoon World Grappling Championship rules bout between Jonthan Henry (ranked 2467 p4p, 0 weight class) and Choke You (ranked 21985 p4p, 0 weight class). Henry comes to the cage accompanied by hit em up . Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
This TWGC bout is 1 fifteen minute round in the welterweight division. Introducing today's competitors. In the red corner, competing out of St Petersburg, with a TWGC record of 5 wins and 3 losses; Jonthan Henry ! And in the blue corner, fighting out of Hilo, with a TWGC record of 0 wins and 2 losses; Choke You!
The judges for this bout are Ren Mimura, Shigeki Fujiwara and Hirohito Nitta.
The official calls the fighters to the middle and the contest is under way.
Henry drives through and clinches with You against the cage.
Henry has double underhooks and is working for a body lock takedown. He's got it. The fighters land in half guard but You regains guard immediately. Score +2 for takedown into guard / half guard: Henry (2) vs (0) You
Henry content to stall in guard here.
Henry 's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Henry will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
You has Henry pulled in close to control his posture.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Henry sitting in guard, not really doing much.
You keeping full guard, as Henry tries to pass.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
You looking to control.
Henry preventing the sweep.
You being controlled here, momentarily.
Henry tries to free his leg and advance position but You is retaining full guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
You is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
You tries to land a sweep but no joy.
You being controlled here, momentarily.
You not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Henry pushing down on You's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
You wants to control but Henry is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Henry trying to pass the guard but You defending well.
You wants to improve his position but Henry is controlling well.
Henry sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Henry prevents You from improving his position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Henry content to control rather than advance.
You trying to control here.
Henry slows the pace down in half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Henry wants to free his trapped foot but You is holding on for dear life with his legs.
You slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
You is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move. Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Henry (2) vs (2) You
You controlling the action here.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
You trying to control the action but Henry is working from the bottom.
You controlling the action here.
Henry is refusing to be controlled, as You sits in half guard.
You is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.
Henry regains full guard. Nicely done.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
You passes Henry 's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
You seems to be looking for submissions.
Henry keeps control of the position for the meantime.
Henry is pressing down on You's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Henry is pulling down on You's head. It's preventing any offense from You, at least for the moment.
Henry looking for a sweep. Not yet Henry , not yet.
You stands and throws Henry 's legs to the side, diving into side control. Score +3 for passing guard: Henry (2) vs (5) You
Henry isn't going anywhere.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Henry is trying to get back to half guard.
Henry keeping his opponent close.
You is looking to take a break and control but Henry is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Henry is trying to get back to half guard.
You trying to control the action but Henry is working from the bottom.
Henry gives up the full mount - oops, sloppy defensive grappling there! Score +2 for reaching mount: Henry (2) vs (7) You
You prevents Henry from getting the reversal.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Henry wants to control but You is having none of it.
Henry is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Henry is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Henry tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Henry is squirming around, avoiding You's attempts to control the action.
Henry is wriggling around trying to escape.
You is trying to take his opponent's back.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Henry is squirming around, avoiding You's attempts to control the action.
You controlling his opponent.
Henry working to try and regain half guard.
Henry is working hard here to advance position.
You content just to control the position here.
Henry tries to hold on but You postures up.
Henry really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
That's ten minutes gone in the round.
You tries to control but Henry wriggling away.
Henry is in all sorts of trouble here.
You can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Henry is looking to escape.
Henry is trying to escape the mount.
You controlling from the full mount.
Henry tries to lock up and control but You gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
You controlling from mount.
That's eleven minutes gone in the round.
Henry is trying to escape the mount.
You looking to control but Henry is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
That's twelve minutes gone in the round.
Henry wants to control but You is having none of it.
You content just to control the position here.
Henry wants to control but You is having none of it.
Henry is desperately trying to improve his position but You has a good base and remains in mount.
You trying to control but Henry is having none of it.
You might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Henry haven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
Henry working to try and regain half guard.
That's thirteen minutes gone in the round.
Henry controls the position.
Henry is trying desperately to improve position.
You avoids the attempt from Henry to control.
Henry is controlling an arm, preventing You from taking his back. Although keeping him in mount is no better to be honest.
You trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Henry sneaks a leg back under and regains half guard and is working straight away to try and get back to guard. He hasn't managed just yet though.
That's fourteen minutes gone in the round.
You with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
You prevents Henry from improving his position.
You performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
Henry is pressing down on You's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Henry controlling the position.
Henry has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
Henry continues to stall.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
And that's the end of the fight!
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Event:
TWGC 21 (205lbs, D2): Sydney Qualifier - Round 1
Date: Apr 14, 2018 |
Coming up we have a light heavyweight Tycoon World Grappling Championship rules bout between John Dux (ranked 13266 p4p, 731 weight class) and Jonthan Henry (ranked 2123 p4p, 0 weight class). Henry is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: hit em up . Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!
This TWGC bout is 1 fifteen minute round in the light heavyweight division. Introducing today's competitors. In the red corner, competing out of Los Angeles, with a TWGC record of 5 wins and 6 losses; John Dux! And in the blue corner, fighting out of St Petersburg, with a TWGC record of 5 wins and 2 losses; Jonthan Henry !
The judges for this bout are Darius Henderson, Damien Edna and Winston Howard.
The fighters connect hands in the middle of the mat and we are under way.
Henry tries to keep at a distance but Dux has taken the fight into the clinch.
Henry wants a takedown but no success here.
Henry has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Dux avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Henry has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Dux is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
John Dux has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jonthan Henry .
Henry has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Dux after a bit of a struggle.
Dux tries for a takedown but Henry manages to get underhooks.
Henry is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Dux is defending well.
Henry is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Henry tries for a takedown. No joy.
Dux changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Henry fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Dux closes the distance and clinches.
Henry has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Dux is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Henry looking for a takedown.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Henry is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Dux is defending well.
Henry looks winded!
Dux is looking to take this one to the mat.
Henry has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Dux avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Dux is working on a single leg takedown against the cage. Henry can't fight it off and eventually Dux manages to take the fight to the floor. Henry looks annoyed but at least he's managed to land in guard. Score +2 for takedown into guard / half guard: Dux (2) vs (0) Henry
Dux wants to pass the guard but Henry is keeping the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Henry working a defensive guard here.
Our spies down at at St Petersburg MMA Gym inform us that Henry has really been working on his submissions in the buildup to this fight. Will it pay off?
Dux slips effortlessly into side control - very nice. Score +3 for passing guard: Dux (5) vs (0) Henry
Dux tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Dux tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Dux has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Dux thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Dux looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Dux thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Dux is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Henry is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dux tries for a kimura but Henry is defending well.
Dux looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Henry is trying to improve his position.
Henry regains half guard.
Henry tries to roll over but Dux keeps him under control.
Henry keeping control of the position.
Dux looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Dux is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Henry tries to roll over but Dux keeps him under control.
Henry is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Dux is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Dux is working for a kimura but Henry is defending it quite comfortably.
Dux is trying to work for a kimura but Henry is defending well.
Dux works his way into full mount! Score +3 for passing guard: Dux (8) vs (0) Henry
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Henry regains half guard.
Henry is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Henry is trying to control but can't.
Dux looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Henry is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Dux is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Henry defends it well.
Henry is trying to get back to full guard.
Henry trying to control here.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Henry wants to improve his position but Dux is controlling well.
Dux is trying to work for a kimura but Henry is defending well.
Dux is looking for a kimura here.
Henry is positioning himself well to prevent Dux advancing to mount.
Dux is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Henry wants to improve his position but Dux is controlling well.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Dux 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 Dux.
Henry makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Henry .
Henry is trying to keep Dux in close.
Dux is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Dux drops back looking for a leg! Henry is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Henry manages to kick Dux off! Dux jumps back into Henry 's guard.
Dux is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Henry controlling Dux's posture.
Henry looking to control.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Dux preventing the sweep.
Dux pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Henry is keeping the position for now.
Dux won't allow Henry to sweep him here.
Dux drops back looking for a leg! Henry is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Henry manages to kick Dux off! Dux jumps back into Henry 's guard.
Dux drops back looking for a leg! Henry is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Henry manages to kick Dux off! Dux jumps back into Henry 's guard.
Dux drops back looking for a leg! Henry is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Henry manages to kick Dux off! Dux jumps back into Henry 's guard.
Henry is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Dux drops back looking for a leg! Henry is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Henry manages to kick Dux off! Dux jumps back into Henry 's guard.
Henry has control of Dux's left arm, preventing Dux from doing any damage.
Henry keeping full guard, as Dux tries to pass.
Henry lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard. Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Dux (8) vs (2) Henry
Dux had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Henry defends it easily.
Henry looking to pass the guard.
Henry must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Henry content to stall in guard here.
Henry 's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Henry trying to control the position from guard on top but Dux is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Dux is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Henry looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Dux had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Henry defends it easily.
Henry trying to control but Dux is working from the bottom.
Dux is looking for a triangle but Henry pushes his legs off easily.
Dux has his foot on Henry 's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Henry works his way back into a safe position though.
Henry wants to control from the top but Dux keeps moving.
Dux working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Henry doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Henry manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
That's ten minutes gone in the round.
Henry drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Henry jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Dux is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Henry works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Henry is trying to control. Dux wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Dux is looking for a sweep. Henry is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Henry with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Henry passes the guard and advances to mount! Score +3 for passing guard: Dux (8) vs (5) Henry
Dux is trying desperately to improve position.
Henry controlling his opponent.
Dux is working to get back to half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's eleven minutes gone in the round.
Henry trying to control but Dux is having none of it.
Dux is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Dux manages to regain half guard. Good work.
Henry works his foot free and advances to mount. Score +3 for passing guard: Dux (8) vs (8) Henry
Henry controlling from the full mount.
Henry can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Dux is looking to escape.
Dux tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Henry looking to control and managing it successfully.
That's twelve minutes gone in the round.
Dux tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Henry tries to control but Dux wriggling away.
Dux is looking to get to half guard.
Henry controlling the position easily from mount.
Dux is trying desperately to improve position.
Henry controlling the position easily from mount.
Dux keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Henry content just to control the position here.
That's thirteen minutes gone in the round.
Dux is in all sorts of trouble here.
Dux sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.
Henry is trying to control the action in half guard but Dux is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Dux actively working from the bottom here.
Dux looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Henry trying to control the action but Dux is working from the bottom.
Henry looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
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.
Dux actively working from the bottom here.
That's fourteen minutes gone in the round.
Henry trying to control the action but Dux is working from the bottom.
Dux gets full guard.
Dux is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Henry is aware though and is defending well.
Henry wants to control from the top but Dux keeps moving.
Dux escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Henry gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Dux will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Dux keeping moving, preventing Henry from controlling successfully.
Dux throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Henry is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Dux is looking for a triangle but Henry pushes his legs off easily.
And that's the end of the fight!
As we have tied on points, we go to a tie breaker and Dux gets a bonus point for attempting more subs.
Dux takes the fight on points by 9 to 8.
During a confident post fight interview, John Dux thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him. |
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Event:
Quick Fight Championship
Date: Jan 01, 2018 |
#R1#
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.
#CL2#
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.
#CUT2#
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!#BC#
Sarpong's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Sarpong is looking to slow Henry down with leg kicks. #T1#
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.#CL2#
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. #T2#
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.
#BC#
Sarpong pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.#CL2#
Henry clinches up with Sarpong and pushes him back against the cage.#BC#
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.
#TD#
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.#T3##SUB#
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.
#REVB#
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. #REVR##T4#
Henry wants to sweep but no luck.
Sarpong postures up.
Henry is pulling down on Sarpong's head to control his posture. #SUB#
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.
#R2#
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.#CL2#
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 . #BC#
Sarpong breaks from the clinch.
Henry tries to clinch there but Sarpong circles away.
Sarpong chopping away at his opponent's legs.
#CL2#
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.#T1#
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. #CUT#
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. #T2#
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.#BC#
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.
#CL2#
Henry takes the fight into the clinch. #T3#
Henry struggles to land a body shot inside as Sarpong controls his hands.
#BC#
Sarpong breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat. #CL2#
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. #T4#
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.#BC#
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!
#R3#
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. #CL2#
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.#T1#
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. #BC#
Sarpong's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.#CL2#
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.
#T2#
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. #BC#
Sarpong breaks the clinch.
#CL2#
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. #T3##BC#
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.#CL2#
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.
#T4#
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Henry . #BC#
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!#TD#
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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Date: Dec 24, 2017 |
#R1##CL2#
Henry closes the distance and pushes Tanaka back into the cage.
Henry creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Tanaka's defenses. #CUT2#
It looks like Masahiro Tanaka has been cut.
Henry lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Tanaka with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Henry lands an elbow inside.
Henry lands a good knee to the midsection. Tanaka won't want to take too many of those.
Tanaka is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Tanaka is trying to break free.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Henry .
Henry scores a nice knee to the body.
Tanaka is breathing heavily.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Henry lands with a left to the head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Tanaka takes an elbow to the temple.
Henry lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Henry lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Henry obliges.
Henry lands an elbow just above Tanaka 's eye. #CUT2#
Masahiro Tanaka's cut is getting worse.
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.
Henry works on Tanaka's body with a couple of short punches.
Henry with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Henry lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
#ROC2#
Tanaka is rocked!
Nice elbow from Henry .
Oh Tanaka is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Henry jerks Tanaka's head down, straight into the path of a devastating knee! Tanaka drops to the floor in a crumpled heap! Henry goes to throw a finishing haymaker but pulls out - good sportsmanship from Henry because Tanaka was completely out of it. That was a nice finish - just the right level of brutality to send everyone home happy.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Knee). Jonthan Henry !
Jonthan Henry spent the whole post fight interview bigging himself up. It didn't go down that well with the fans after a while as they thought it was a bit arrogant.
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Date: Nov 14, 2017 |
#R1##CL2#
Henry closes the distance and pushes Wood back into the cage.
Wood working aggressively here.
Henry lands a left hand that snaps the head of Wood backwards.
Henry missing with knees to the body.
Wood takes a knee to the side of the body.
Wood blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Henry is leaning against Wood and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Henry unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Wood misses with some punches.
Wood throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Henry s head.
Henry landing knees to the body.
Wood swings wildly with an uppercut but Henry uses good head movement to avoid it. #TD#
Wood manages to pull guard.
Henry lands a couple of decent looking shots.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Henry with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.#SUB#
Wood is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle. #SUB#
Wood throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Wood is breathing heavily.#SUB#
Wood working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Henry doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Henry manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem. #T1#
Henry trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Henry chips away with some ground and pound.
Henry works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Ground and pound from Henry .
Henry is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Wood is looking for a sweep. Henry is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Henry drops an elbow to the side of Wood's head.
Wood is looking to improve his position.
Henry is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound. #SUB#
Wood looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Henry lands strikes from half guard.#SUB#
Wood looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Wood is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Henry scores with a couple of nice shots.#T2#
Henry takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Henry working over Wood with some ground and pound. Wood looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.#ROC2#
Wood is rocked!
Henry scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Oh Wood is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Henry is sitting in half guard. He's postured up and lands a nice elbow. Oh, Wood is hurt! He's hurt bad - Henry fires away with more strikes and the referee jumps in to save Wood from any more punishment! Congratulations to Henry ! Great finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:31 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Jonthan Henry !
In his post fight interview, Jonthan Henry started talking himself up. Luckily his charisma kept the crowd on side and gave him a good reception.
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Date: Oct 10, 2017 |
#R1#
Henry tries to close the distance and clinch but Tyyp swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Henry tries to clinch up.
Tyyp keeps the fight on the outside.
Tyyp throws a good cross that connects.
Tyyp circles away from the clinch attempt
and Tyyp counters with a nice uppercut.
Henry blocks a head kick by Tyyp.
Tyyp connects with a body shot.
Henry moves in looking to clinch but Tyyp pushes him off.
Tyyp misses with a wild body shot.
Henry is looking to clinch but Tyyp is avoiding it.
#CL2#
Henry moves into the clinch.
Tyyp misses with a body punch.
Tyyp misses with a punch to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Henry working aggressively here.
Henry tries to throw a body punch but Tyyp avoids it by throwing Henry back against the cage.
A body shot lands from Henry .
Henry comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Henry avoids a wild elbow strike from Tyyp.
Henry managing to block the knees to the body from Tyyp.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Tyyp lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Henry .#T1#
Tyyp wants to stall.
Tyyp prevents a body shot from Henry .
Tyyp pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Henry misses with a hook from the clinch.
Henry missing with knees to the body.
Tyyp lands with a left to the head.
Henry misses with a punch on the inside.
Tyyp throws an elbow but it's blocked.
A knee to the head by Henry .
Henry misses with a body punch.
Henry can't find room to land a body shot as Tyyp controls the action.
Henry misses with a hook from the clinch.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Tyyp.
Tyyp lands a right hand.
Henry fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Henry doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Henry works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Henry misses with a body punch.
Tyyp works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Henry lands a hook that snaps the head of Tyyp backwards. #T2#
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Henry misses with an elbow strike.
Tyyp takes a shot to the head.
Tyyp throws a punch but it's blocked by Henry .
Henry tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Henry misses with a knee strike.
Tyyp tries a body shot but Henry blocks it.
Henry is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Tyyp is defending well for now.
Tyyp with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Tyyp tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Henry 's elbow.
Henry stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Tyyp lands a nice uppercut.
A head punch on the inside from Tyyp fails to land.
Tyyp blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Tyyp lands a left hand that snaps the head of Henry backwards.
Henry tries to land knees in the clinch but Tyyp avoids the damage to the body.
Henry misses with a knee to the head.
Tyyp with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Tyyp can't find room to land a body shot as Henry controls the action.
A hook to the body from Tyyp.
Henry struggles to land a body shot inside as Tyyp controls his hands.
#T3#
Knees in the clinch landing for Henry .
Tyyp lands a nice uppercut.
Tyyp lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Henry misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Tyyp.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Henry just misses with a elbow thrown towards Tyyp's brow.
Henry with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Tyyp scores with an uppercut up the middle.
A knee to the head by Henry .
Henry tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Henry tries to throw a body punch but Tyyp avoids it by throwing Henry back against the cage.
Henry tries to throw a body punch but Tyyp avoids it by throwing Henry back against the cage.
Henry tries to land knees in the clinch but Tyyp avoids the damage to the body.
Tyyp looking to throw knees to the head but Henry is blocking nicely.
Tyyp throws a head punch that misses.
Henry misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Tyyp.
Henry landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Tyyp.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Henry misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Henry misses with a knee strike.
#T4#
A shot in the inside from Tyyp.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Henry just misses with a elbow thrown towards Tyyp's brow.
Tyyp stalling against the cage.
Tyyp misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Henry .
Henry working aggressively here.
A knee to the head by Tyyp.
Henry doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Henry misses with a body punch.
Tyyp lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Still in the clinch, Tyyp scores with a nice short uppercut.
Tyyp tries a body shot but Henry blocks it.
Henry tries a body shot but Tyyp blocks it.
Henry tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Tyyp avoids it.
Tyyp on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Henry is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Tyyp is defending well for now.
Tyyp missing with knees to the body.
Tyyp lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Tyyp misses with a punch to the body.
Henry misses with a knee to the head.
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 Mingi Tyyp will probably get the nod.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
#R2#
Henry tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Tyyp thinks about countering with a head kick.
Tyyp feints and then cracks Henry 's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Henry down.
Henry is looking to clinch but Tyyp is avoiding it.
Tyyp circles away from the clinch attempt.
Henry takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Tyyp lands with an overhand left.
Henry tries to clinch but Tyyp moves away
and Tyyp counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Henry takes a kick to the side of the head.
Jonthan Henry seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Tyyp throws a wild body kick that Henry sees coming a mile off.
Henry is looking to clinch.
Tyyp tries a head kick but it misses.
Henry moves out of range of the body kick from Tyyp.
Tyyp is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Henry can do to turn this around?#CL2#
Tyyp tries to keep at a distance but Henry has taken the fight into the clinch.
Henry creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
With the fighters up against the cage, Tyyp throws an elbow but misses.
Tyyp misses with a punch to the body.
Henry tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Henry misses with some punches.
Tyyp misses with a knee to the head. #T1#
A head punch blocked on the inside by Tyyp.
Henry tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Tyyp is struggling to control the position.
Tyyp avoiding damage as Henry throws knees to the body.
Tyyp 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.
Tyyp scores a nice knee to the body.
Tyyp avoids the elbow strike from Henry , against the cage.
With the fighters up against the cage, Henry throws an elbow but misses.
Henry struggles to land a body shot inside as Tyyp controls his hands.
Henry struggles to land a body shot inside as Tyyp controls his hands.
Tyyp taking a breather.
Tyyp on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Henry tries a body shot but Tyyp blocks it.
Tyyp throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Tyyp scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Henry fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Tyyp tries to work over Henry 's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Henry throws a knee to the head but misses.
#T2#
Tyyp lands with a right to the head.
Good body shot from Henry .
Tyyp lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Tyyp.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Henry blocking some punches.
Tyyp tries to stall but Henry uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Henry fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Henry is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Tyyp is defending well for now.
Henry lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Tyyp backwards.
Henry throws a knee to the head but misses.
Tyyp lands a good knee to the midsection. Henry won't want to take too many of those.
Henry is breathing heavily.
Tyyp makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Henry takes a knee right on the jaw!
Henry trying to land knees to the body.
Tyyp gets through Henry 's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Tyyp with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Tyyp tries to land a knee to the head but Henry blocks with his arms.
Tyyp tries to land knees in the clinch but Henry avoids the damage to the body.
Tyyp lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
#T3#
Tyyp lands with a short shot to the head.
Tyyp scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Tyyp misses with a knee strike.
Tyyp landing knees to the head.
Henry lands an uppercut.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Tyyp.
A knee to the head by Tyyp.
Henry is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Tyyp is defending well for now.
Tyyp lands a shoulder strike.
Tyyp lands with a short punch from the clinch.
A nice left hand lands by Tyyp.
Tyyp misses with a knee to the head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Henry works on Tyyp's body with a couple of short punches.
Tyyp tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Henry avoids it.
A nice right hand lands inside from Tyyp.
Henry stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
A short body shot lands from Tyyp as the two fighters clinch.
Henry tries to throw a body punch but Tyyp avoids it by throwing Henry back against the cage. #T4#
Tyyp tries to land knees in the clinch but Henry avoids the damage to the body.
Henry doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Tyyp taking a breather.
Henry throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Tyyp blocks it with crossed arms.
Henry prevents a body shot from Tyyp.
Tyyp misses with a hook to the ribs.
Henry trying to land knees to the body.
Tyyp lands a shoulder strike.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Henry .
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Henry .
Tyyp swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Tyyp misses with a knee strike.
Henry lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Henry tries a body shot but Tyyp blocks it.
Henry tries to land a knee to the head but Tyyp blocks with his arms.
Henry cracks Tyyp with a nice body shot.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Tyyp prevents a body shot from Henry .
Henry lands a nice knee to the body.
Henry landing some nice looking knees to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mingi Tyyp dominated that second round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
#R3#
Henry fails in his attempt to clinch.
Henry tries to close the distance and clinch but Tyyp swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Henry fails in his attempt to clinch.
Tyyp fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Henry fails in his attempt to clinch.
Henry fails with an attempt to clinch.
Tyyp fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Henry tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Henry tries to close the distance and clinch but Tyyp swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Tyyp lands with a thumping leg kick.
Henry closes the distance but Tyyp moves to the side
and Tyyp counters with a body kick.
Tyyp scores with a head kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tyyp lands a nice shot to the body.
Henry tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Tyyp manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Henry is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Tyyp throwing a counter right hand but Henry manages to avoid it.
Henry tries to close the distance and clinch but Tyyp swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Henry blocks a head kick by Tyyp.
#T1#
Henry tries to clinch up.
Henry wants to clinch up but Tyyp keeps it at a distance.
Tyyp will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Henry is looking to clinch but Tyyp is avoiding it.
Tyyp throws a nice head kick!
Jonthan Henry is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Tyyp tries a head kick but it misses.
Henry looks to clinch
and Tyyp cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
The fight stays on the outside here - Henry looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Henry is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Henry is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
The fight stays on the outside here - Henry looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Henry blocks a head kick by Tyyp.
Henry tries to close the distance and clinch but Tyyp swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
An attempted straight right counter from Tyyp misses the target.#T2#
Henry takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Henry tries to clinch there but Tyyp circles away.
Henry tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Tyyp counters with a stiff right hand.
Tyyp connects with a high kick.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Tyyp takes a swing at Henry 's ribcage but misses.
Tyyp avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Tyyp wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Henry tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Tyyp swats away the attempt to clinch by Henry .
Henry is looking to clinch but Tyyp is avoiding it.
Henry is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Tyyp is looking to counter the offense by Henry and move into the clinch.
Tyyp lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Tyyp misses with a body kick.
Tyyp throws a body kick but he was well out of range there. #T3#
A thudding body kick lands there by Tyyp!
Tyyp connects with a solid leg kick. #CL2#
Henry has managed to clinch.
A short left from Tyyp.
Henry looking to throw knees to the head but Tyyp is blocking nicely.
Tyyp working Henry over with knees to the body.
Tyyp tries a knee to the head but Henry blocks it.
Henry softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Tyyp misses with a hook from the clinch.
Henry tries to throw a body punch but Tyyp avoids it by throwing Henry back against the cage.
Tyyp lands a left hand.
Henry tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Tyyp with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Henry with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Henry takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Tyyp lands with a left to the head.
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!
A short left from Tyyp.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Henry takes a shot to the head. #T4#
Tyyp trying to stall but Henry improves his position.
Henry pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Henry throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Tyyps head.
Tyyp tries a knee to the head but Henry blocks it.
Tyyp is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Tyyp stalling in the clinch but Henry improves position.
A body shot lands from Tyyp.
Henry misses with an elbow strike.
Henry tries a knee to the head but Tyyp blocks it.
Tyyp using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Henry has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Tyyp lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Henry lands a body punch in the clinch.
Henry digs a right hand underneath Tyyp's ribcage. Tyyp let out a lung full of air as it connected.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Henry .
Jonthan Henry has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Mingi Tyyp is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Henry lands with a short punch from the clinch.
And that's the end of the fight!
Mingi Tyyp showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Tyyp has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Vladimir Khabensky scores the fight 30:27
Judge Konstantin Menshow scores the fight 30:27
Judge Illya Tyunina scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Mingi Tyyp!
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Event:
MMAHelsinki - 146
Date: Sep 29, 2017 |
#R1#
Henry shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Hedman Karlsson throws a hook but Henry blocks it.
Henry tries to close the distance and clinch up but Hedman Karlsson swats him away and circles back towards the center.
A nice side step and Hedman Karlsson releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
The fight stays on the outside here - Henry looks like he's thinking about clinching though.#CL#
Henry moves into the clinch.
Henry is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Hedman Karlsson is defending well for now.
Hedman Karlsson tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Henry 's elbow.
Hedman Karlsson works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Hedman Karlsson blocks an uppercut.
Henry tries to land knees in the clinch but Hedman Karlsson avoids the damage to the body.
Hedman Karlsson lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Henry .
Hedman Karlsson blocks the elbow strike.
Hedman Karlsson avoiding damage as Henry throws knees to the body.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Henry .
Hedman Karlsson has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Henry after a bit of a struggle.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Henry connects with a knee to the head.
A right hand to the body from Hedman Karlsson.
Henry is breathing heavily.
Hedman Karlsson is leaning against Henry and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Hedman Karlsson lands a damaging elbow. #CUT2#
It looks like Jonthan Henry has been cut.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Henry takes an elbow to the temple.
A right hook to the body lands for Hedman Karlsson.
Hedman Karlsson working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Hedman Karlsson. #T1#
Hedman Karlsson lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Hedman Karlsson lands a nice elbow.
Hedman Karlsson lands with a left to the head.
Henry missing with knees to the body.
Hedman Karlsson creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Henry 's defenses.
Hedman Karlsson blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Hedman Karlsson lands an elbow inside. #BC2#
Hedman Karlsson breaks the clinch.
A left lands for Hedman Karlsson.
Henry looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Crunch! Hedman Karlsson slams his shin into Henry 's torso.
Hedman Karlsson lands a head shot.
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!
Hedman Karlsson cracks Henry with an open hand slap.
Henry takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Hedman Karlsson wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.#KD2#
Hedman Karlsson drops his shoulder and cracks Henry with a huge uppercut! Henry goes down! Can Hedman Karlsson finish him?
#ROC2#
Henry is rocked!
Hedman Karlsson passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Oh Henry is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Hedman Karlsson working the head and body with strikes.
Hedman Karlsson cracks Henry with a big elbow. #T2##SUB2#
Hedman Karlsson looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Henry seems to have got his legs back now.#SUB2#
Hedman Karlsson thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Hedman Karlsson sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Henry is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
Henry prevents Hedman Karlsson from improving position.
Hedman Karlsson slows the pace down.
Hedman Karlsson has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Hedman Karlsson lands an elbow.
Henry can't do much from the bottom here.
Henry is trying to improve his position.
Hedman Karlsson wants to lay and pray for a moment but Henry keeps working.
Henry is trying to get back to half guard.#T3#
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Hedman Karlsson trying to control the action but Henry is working from the bottom.
Hedman Karlsson landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
Hedman Karlsson passes to full mount! That's big trouble for Henry !
Hedman Karlsson dominating with strikes here.
Hedman Karlsson with the ground and pound from mount. #SUB2#
Hedman Karlsson looks like he's working for a submission but he's not found anything just yet.#SUB2#
Hedman Karlsson is working for a guillotine from mount but Henry frees his head quite easily.
Hedman Karlsson scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Henry holds on for dear life, controlling Hedman Karlsson's posture momentarily. #T4#
Hedman Karlsson fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
The referee warns Henry that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Hedman Karlsson lands a heavy elbow.
Henry is trying desperately to improve position.
Hedman Karlsson controlling the position easily from mount.
A nice elbow there by Hedman Karlsson.
Henry is trying to escape the mount.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Hedman Karlsson working Henry over with strikes here.
Hedman Karlsson avoids the attempt from Henry to control.#SUB2#
Hedman Karlsson looking for an armbar but decides to keep the dominant position instead.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Oliver Hedman Karlsson dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Jonthan Henry 's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
#R2#
Hedman Karlsson throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
As Hedman Karlsson looks to move away, Henry throws a big counter combo but Hedman Karlsson just gets out of the way.#CL#
Henry drives through and clinches with Hedman Karlsson against the cage.
Hedman Karlsson blocks an elbow strike.
Henry swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Oliver Hedman Karlsson seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Henry using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Hedman Karlsson has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Henry tries a body shot but Hedman Karlsson blocks it.
#BC2#
Hedman Karlsson's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Hedman Karlsson bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Henry 's head backwards.
Hedman Karlsson works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.#TD2#
Hedman Karlsson decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Henry tries to regain full guard. Instead though, Hedman Karlsson has advanced to mount. Uh oh.
Oliver Hedman Karlsson has got the better of the ground game so far.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Henry is squirming around, avoiding Hedman Karlsson's attempts to control the action.
Hedman Karlsson punishing his opponent with strikes. #T1#
Henry is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Hedman Karlsson lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Henry really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Hedman Karlsson trying to control but Henry is having none of it.
Henry tries to hold on but Hedman Karlsson postures up.
Hedman Karlsson working Henry over with strikes here.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Hedman Karlsson prevents Henry from getting the reversal.
Hedman Karlsson looking to finish Henry with some ground and pound. This is bad for Henry !
Hedman Karlsson content just to control the position here.
Hedman Karlsson dominating with strikes here.#T2#
Henry tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Hedman Karlsson looking to control and managing it successfully.
Henry in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Hedman Karlsson looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Henry tries to hold on but Hedman Karlsson pushes him away.
Hedman Karlsson scoring with strikes but Henry is staying in there.
Hedman Karlsson avoids the attempt from Henry to control.
Hedman Karlsson postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Henry looks a forlorn figure.
Hedman Karlsson sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Henry can't escape the position.
Hedman Karlsson controlling his opponent. #T3#
Hedman Karlsson with good strikes from the mount here!
Hedman Karlsson lands a heavy shot. That's hurt Henry ! Hedman Karlsson sees the opportunity and turns up the heat - strike after strike land to the defenseless Henry and the ref dives in to save him! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:27 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Oliver Hedman Karlsson!
Jumping up and down and very excited, Oliver Hedman Karlsson waved his t-shirt featuring Aspire Nutrition's logo in front of the cameras.
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Event:
Quick Fight Championship
Date: Jun 27, 2017 |
#R1##CL#
Henry closes the distance and clinches.
Maia is trying to pull guard but Henry has him pressed against the cage.
Henry scores with a nice hook to the head.
Our sources have told us that Henry has been working on his knees in the buildup to the fight.
Henry lands a knee to the head.
Henry connects with a knee to the head.
Maia is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Henry to keep the fight standing.
Maia tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Henry smiles and moves away.
Jonthan Henry has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Rousimar Maia.#CL#
Henry gets a clinch.
A right hand to the body from Henry .
Maia jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Henry walks away with a smile on his face. Maia gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head. #CL#
Henry gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
A short uppercut from Henry .
Maia is trying to pull guard but Henry turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Henry is working Maia over against the cage.
Maia looks winded!
Henry lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Henry is working Maia over against the cage.
Henry with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Henry creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut. #ROC#
Maia is rocked!
Henry lands an elbow inside.
Maia is still on wobbly legs! Can Henry finish him?
A quick uppercut on the inside from Henry . #T1#
A short left from Henry .
Henry lands an elbow that stopped Maia in his tracks for a moment.
Henry has the Thai clinch. He lands a big knee to the head that stumbles Maia - he's in trouble! Another big knee to the head from Henry , and another! Maia is out on his feet - the ref jumps in to save him and ends the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:13 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Knees). 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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Event:
Quick Fight Championship
Date: Jun 18, 2017 |
#R1##CL#
Henry clinches with his opponent.
Henry is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Henry is looking to take this one to the mat.
Hullo using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Henry has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Henry lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Hullo backwards.
Henry lands an elbow inside that Hullo shrugs off.
Henry unloads a knee to the mid-section. Hullo lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
A body shot lands from Henry .
Henry lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Still in the clinch, Henry scores with a nice short uppercut.
Henry misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Henry lands a body punch in the clinch.
Henry comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Hullo is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Henry dodges an elbow strike from Hullo.
Hullo slowing the pace effectively.
A right hook to the body lands for Henry .
Hullo takes an elbow to the temple.
Henry doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
#T1#
Henry lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Henry lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Hullo backwards.
Henry blocks an elbow strike from Hullo.
Henry landing knees to the head.
Hullo misses with a knee strike.
Good body shot from Henry .
Henry tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Hullo's elbow.
Henry goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Hullo looking to stall.
A short right from Henry on the inside.
Hullo tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Henry 's elbow.
Henry lands a good knee to the midsection. Hullo won't want to take too many of those.
Hullo tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Henry avoids it.
Henry using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Hullo has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Henry wants to take the fight to the mat but Hullo manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jonthan Henry . That's going to take a lot out of him.
Hullo tries to land knees in the clinch but Henry avoids the damage to the body. #T2#
Hullo wants to break free but Henry has control.
Henry landing knees to the body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Henry throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Hullo looks winded!
Henry lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Henry works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Henry is looking for a takedown.
Henry working Hullo over with knees to the body.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Henry obliges.
Henry 's Muay Thai looks sharper than normal. He has obviously been working on it in the gym.
Hullo's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Henry putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Hullo in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Henry looking for a takedown.
Hullo is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Henry is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Hullo pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Henry putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Hullo in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Henry scores with a shot to the side of Hullo's head. #T3#
Henry lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Hullo.
Henry landing knees to the body.
Henry is leaning against Hullo and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Henry putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Hullo in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Knees to the body from Henry .
Henry changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Hullo fights it off and pushes away nicely.
#CL#
Henry darts in and clinches Hullo up against the cage.
Henry lands a shot to the body.
Henry is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Henry throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Hullos head.
Henry avoids the elbow strike from Hullo, against the cage.
Henry cracks Hullo with a nice body shot.
Henry lands a left hand.
Hullo misses with an elbow strike.
#T4#
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Henry landing knees to the head.
Knees to the body from Henry .
Hullo takes a knee to the side of the body.
Henry gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head. #CUT#
It looks like Harri Hullo has been cut.
Henry lands a nice knee to the body.
Hullo gets underhooks to prevent Henry 's takedown attempt.
Henry works on Hullo's body with a couple of short punches.
Henry is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Hullo pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Henry lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Henry lands a knee to the head.
#ROC#
Hullo is rocked!
A nice glancing elbow lands by Henry .
Hullo is still on wobbly legs! Can Henry finish him?
Henry lands an elbow inside that Hullo shrugs off.
Henry lands an uppercut in the clinch that drops Hullo to his knees! Henry keeps firing more shots against his stricken opponent and the referee jumps in to save him!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:52 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Jonthan Henry !
Jonthan Henry decided to go for the less than humble approach in his post fight interview, telling everyone how he is going to conquer the world. The crowd seemed to like it when really that sort of approach could have gone either way.
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Event:
CCR 82
Date: May 12, 2017 |
#R1#
Damballah will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Henry is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Henry on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.#CL2#
Henry has managed to clinch.
Henry is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Henry tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Henry lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
#BC#
Damballah pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Henry slips a jab and a cross from Damballah.
Henry tries to clinch but Damballah moves out of range.
Damballah looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Henry tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Henry has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Damballah scores with a jab. Henry acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Henry tries to clinch but Damballah is having none of it. #CL2#
Damballah tries to keep at a distance but Henry has taken the fight into the clinch.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.#TD#
Damballah is trying to trip Henry . He has hold of a leg but Henry is hopping around, keeping his balance for the moment. Damballah persists though and gets the takedown into guard.
Henry pulls Damballah in close to prevent any damage.
Damballah with a flurry of punches that miss.
Damballah throwing strikes from guard but Henry blocks nicely.
Henry looking to hit a scissor sweep but Damballah is one step ahead there.
Damballah has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.#T1#
Henry is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
Henry wants to sweep here but Damballah controlling him for the moment.
Damballah postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Henry lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.#REVB#
Henry won't allow Damballah to get back to his feet.
Henry chips away with some ground and pound.#ES#
Damballah manages to wriggle out and sneak his way back up to his feet, so the fighters are now clinched up against the cage.#TD#
Damballah has dropped down and is working for a takedown. Henry is trying to keep an underhook but Damballah manages to get the takedown into half guard.
Henry blocking the ground and pound attempt from Damballah.
Henry keeping control of the leg, stopping his opponent passing to mount. #T2##SUB#
Damballah looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Damballah sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Henry defending well though.
Henry on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Henry is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Damballah working Henry over with strikes.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Henry gets back to full guard.
Henry seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
Damballah in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Henry looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
Damballah postures up and lands some nice ground and pound. #T3#
Damballah wants to control from the top but Henry keeps moving.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.#SUB#
Damballah thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position. #SUB#
Damballah thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Henry wants to sweep but no luck. #SUB#
Damballah drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Damballah jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Damballah throwing strikes from guard but Henry blocks nicely.
Damballah throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Henry has his hands on Damballah's head, controlling the position.
Henry manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Damballah manages to get himself to full guard.
#REVB#
Damballah avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Damballah wants to stand and escape but Henry is having none of it.
Damballah trying desperately to get back to his feet here but he's not having any joy at all. He's going to tire himself out if he's not careful.#T4#
Damballah utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Damballah wants to stand up but Henry is controlling him.
Henry throwing strikes from guard but Damballah blocks nicely.
Damballah is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Henry is controlling him.
Henry throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Damballah works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Henry works over Damballah with some ground and pound from guard.
Damballah wants to stand but Henry is controlling the position.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Henry 's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Henry scoring with punches to the head and body.
Henry pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Damballah is keeping the position for now.
Henry throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Damballah works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Damballah being controlled here, momentarily.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Henry connects with a couple of short punches.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
El Misterioso Damballah dominated that round.
That's time! Damballah's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
#R2#
Henry wants to clinch.
El Misterioso Damballah is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
The fight stays on the outside here - Henry looks like he's thinking about clinching though.#CL2#
Henry drives through and clinches with Damballah against the cage.
#BC#
Damballah's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Henry wants to clinch.
Damballah lands with an overhand left.
Henry moves in looking to clinch but Damballah pushes him off.
Henry tries to clinch up but Damballah circles away and keeps his distance.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Henry tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Damballah paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Damballah scores with a three punch combo!
Damballah works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Henry doesn't manage to clinch there - Damballah circles away.
Damballah throws a right hand that Henry ducks under and follows up with a left that Henry also avoids with ease.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Henry shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Sloppy strikes from Damballah. Those never looked like landing. #T1#
Henry takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
A punch combination from Damballah misses.
The fight stays on the outside here - Henry looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
It looked like Damballah wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Henry tries to clinch up.
Henry tries to clinch up.
Damballah digs a good body shot into Henry 's ribs.
Damballah swats away the attempt to clinch by Henry .
Damballah misses with a wild body shot. #CL2#
Henry has managed to clinch.
Henry tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Damballah's elbow.
I was talking to Damballah's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Henry is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Damballah is defending well for now.
Damballah is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Damballah blocks an uppercut.
Damballah is trying to break the clinch but Henry has him pressed against the cage.
Damballah lands a hook that snaps the head of Henry backwards.
Damballah is looking to take this one to the mat.
Henry is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Damballah gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Henry scores with a shot to the side of Damballah's head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.#BC#
Damballah breaks from the clinch.
Henry moves in looking to clinch but Damballah pushes him off.#T2#
A punch lands to the side of Henry 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Henry tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Damballah manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
It looked like Damballah was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Henry takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.#CL2#
Henry rushes Damballah and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Damballah has a couple of punches blocked by Henry .
Henry looking for a takedown.
El Misterioso Damballah has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jonthan Henry .
Henry tries to land knees in the clinch but Damballah avoids the damage to the body.
Henry gets underhooks to prevent Damballah's takedown attempt.
Damballah blocking some punches.
Damballah is looking to take this one to the mat.
Henry tries for a takedown but Damballah manages to get underhooks.
Henry landing knees to the head.
Damballah scores with a shot to the side of Henry 's head.
Henry wants to take the fight to the mat but Damballah manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Henry is breathing heavily.
Henry is pressed up against the cage. Damballah has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Henry down to the mat. Henry avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Damballah fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Henry looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Damballah connects with a jab.
Damballah fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Henry walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Damballah's corner calls for a 1-2. Damballah obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range. #T3#
Damballah lunges at Henry with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Henry 's hand.
Damballah tests Henry 's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Damballah throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Henry on the side of the head.
Henry tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Damballah manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Damballah lands a jab-cross combination.
Damballah scores with a jab to the jaw.
Henry tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Damballah manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Henry tries to clinch up.
Henry showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Damballah.
Henry tries to clinch up but Damballah circles away and keeps his distance.
Damballah swats away the attempt to clinch by Henry .
Henry tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Damballah manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Damballah was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.#CL2#
Henry has taken the fight to the clinch.
Henry pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Henry gets underhooks to prevent Damballah's takedown attempt.
Damballah working hard to break the clinch.#BC#
Damballah breaks the clinch.
#T4#
Henry tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Damballah paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Henry tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
El Misterioso Damballah is winning the standup battle so far.
Henry tries to close the distance and clinch up but Damballah swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Damballah avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Damballah fails to land with a series of punches.
Damballah fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Damballah bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Henry 's head backwards.
Henry tries to clinch but Damballah moves out of range.
Damballah throws a combination. Henry tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Damballah lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Damballah connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Henry momentarily.
#CL2#
Damballah gets tackled into the cage by Henry . Henry maintains the clinch.
Henry misses with a short punch on the inside.
Damballah drops down looking for an ankle pick but Henry pulls his leg out and moves away.
Henry tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Damballah manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Henry tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Damballah paws at him with a jab and circles away.#CL2#
Henry moves into the clinch successfully.
Henry wants to take the fight to the mat but Damballah manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Henry lands a shoulder strike.
Henry goes for a takedown in the clinch but Damballah prevents it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
El Misterioso Damballah dominated that second round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
#R3#
Henry tries to clinch but Damballah moves out of range.
Damballah throws a series of punches but Henry avoids them all with ease.
Henry tries to clinch but Damballah is having none of it.
Damballah listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Damballah is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
A punch combination from Damballah misses. #CL2#
Henry moves into range and clinches up with Damballah.
Henry tries to land knees in the clinch but Damballah avoids the damage to the body.
Henry looking for a takedown.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Damballah.
Damballah lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
A frustrated look appears on Damballah's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Henry changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Damballah fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Henry takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Henry takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Damballah is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Henry can do to turn this around?
Henry is looking to clinch but Damballah is avoiding it.
Damballah getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
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!
Damballah lands a head shot.
Damballah swats away the attempt to clinch by Henry .#T1##CL2#
Henry fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Damballah, pushing him back against the cage.
A hook to the body from Henry .
Henry lands a nice knee to the body.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Damballah wants to break the clinch but can't.
Henry scores a nice knee to the body.
Damballah on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Henry tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Damballah's elbow.
Still in the clinch, Damballah scores with a nice short uppercut.
Damballah lands a shoulder strike.
Henry goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Nice elbow from Henry .
Henry goes for a takedown attempt but Damballah pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
El Misterioso Damballah has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jonthan Henry .
Henry avoids a punch combination nicely.
Damballah fails to land with a series of punches.
Damballah misses with a hook. Henry ducked under it nicely.
Damballah swats away the attempt to clinch by Henry .#CL2#
Henry moves into range and clinches up with Damballah.#T2#
This has been an exciting period of action!
Henry looking to throw knees to the head but Damballah is blocking nicely.
Henry has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Henry throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Damballah blocks a body shot from Henry .
Henry lands a nice shot to the body.
Damballah goes for a takedown attempt but Henry pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Damballah swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Henry .
Henry tries to close the distance and clinch up but Damballah swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Damballah swats away the attempt to clinch by Henry .
Henry is looking to clinch.
Damballah lands a nice shot to the body.
Damballah cracks Henry with a right hand to the side of the head.
Damballah wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Henry tries to clinch there but Damballah circles away.
#CL2#
Henry pushes Damballah up against the cage in a clinch.
Damballah scores with a nice hook to the head.#T3#
Henry scores with a nice hook to the head.#TD#
Damballah pulls guard effortlessly.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Henry accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Henry chips away with some ground and pound.
Damballah utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Henry stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Damballah swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Henry has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.#ES#
Damballah scrambles and gets back to his feet.
Damballah digs a good body shot into Henry 's ribs.
Henry tries to close the distance and clinch up but Damballah swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Henry doesn't manage to clinch there - Damballah circles away.
#CL2#
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Damballah on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Still in the clinch, Damballah scores with a nice short uppercut.
Henry tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Henry digs a right hand underneath Damballah's ribcage. Damballah let out a lung full of air as it connected.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Henry is working for takedown but Damballah is calmly controlling the position for now.#T4#
Henry tries to throw a body punch but Damballah avoids it by throwing Henry back against the cage.
Henry doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
#BC#
Damballah breaks from the clinch.
Damballah lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Damballah swats away the attempt to clinch by Henry .
Damballah swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
#CL2#
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Damballah prevents a body shot from Henry .
Henry stops a takedown attempt from Damballah.
Henry using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
#TD#
Damballah ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Damballah no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.
Henry is pushing down on Damballah's leg trying to pass to half guard. Damballah is fighting to maintain full guard but Henry has managed to sneak the leg through.
Henry stops Damballah from getting back to his feet.
Henry is looking to advance position but Damballah won't allow it.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Damballah on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Jonthan Henry has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
El Misterioso Damballah is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Damballah wants to get back to his feet.
And that's the end of the fight!
El Misterioso Damballah showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Damballah, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Thiago Cunha scores the fight 30:27
Judge Mauricio Rocha scores the fight 30:27
Judge Paulo Santos scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... El Misterioso Damballah!
El Misterioso Damballah bigged himself up after the win. The crowd seemed to love it.
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Event:
CCR 79
Date: Apr 21, 2017 |
#R1#
Rodriguez misses with a series of wild punches.
#CL#
Henry moves into the clinch.
Rodriguez has had enough of the clinch but Henry keeps him there for the moment.
Rodriguez tries for a takedown but Henry manages to get underhooks.
Rodriguez on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Henry landing knees to the body.
Henry tries to land knees in the clinch but Rodriguez avoids the damage to the body.
Henry swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Henry with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Rodriguez tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Henry throws a punch but it's blocked by Rodriguez .
Henry misses with a punch to the body.
Henry throws an elbow but it misses.
Henry is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Rodriguez is defending well for now.
Henry gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Rodriguez .
Jonthan Henry has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jese Rodriguez .#T1#
Henry throws an elbow but it misses.
Rodriguez has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Henry seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Rodriguez can turn it around.
Rodriguez takes an elbow to the temple.
Henry connects with a knee to the head.
Henry tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Henry tries to land knees in the clinch but Rodriguez avoids the damage to the body.
Rodriguez tries to circle away but Henry has him pinned against the cage.
Henry tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Henry lands a knee to the head.
Rodriguez takes a knee to the side of the body.
Henry tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Rodriguez avoids it.
Henry tries to land knees in the clinch but Rodriguez avoids the damage to the body.
Henry misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Rodriguez .
#T2#
Henry lands a knee to the body.
Henry connects with a knee to the head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Rodriguez is trying to drag Henry to the mat but Henry just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Henry tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Henry misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Rodriguez .
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Henry .
Rodriguez blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Henry missing with knees to the body.
Rodriguez is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Henry gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Henry misses with a knee to the head.
Rodriguez takes an elbow to the temple.
Henry utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Rodriguez looks winded!#T3#
Henry lands a body shot in the clinch.
Rodriguez blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Henry with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Henry lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Henry tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Rodriguez avoids it.
Henry lands a hook that snaps the head of Rodriguez backwards.
Rodriguez has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Henry is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Henry lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Rodriguez backwards.
Rodriguez is looking to break free of the clinch but Henry has double underhooks.
Henry lands a body punch in the clinch.
Henry lands an elbow inside.
Henry lands an elbow just above Rodriguez 's eye.
Henry lands an elbow inside that Rodriguez shrugs off. #T4#
Rodriguez takes a knee to the side of the body.
Henry lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Henry 's Muay Thai looks sharper than normal. He has obviously been working on it in the gym.
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!
Henry lands a hook that snaps the head of Rodriguez backwards.
Rodriguez 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 Rodriguez avoids it.
Rodriguez takes a knee to the side of the body.
Henry lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Henry tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Rodriguez avoids it.
Henry lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Henry swings wildly with an uppercut but Rodriguez uses good head movement to avoid it.
Rodriguez avoiding damage as Henry throws knees to the body.
Henry tries to land knees in the clinch but Rodriguez avoids the damage to the body.
Henry is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Rodriguez is defending well for now.
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 round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
#R2#
Rodriguez misses with a body shot.
Rodriguez avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Henry steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Rodriguez .
Henry doesn't manage to clinch there - Rodriguez circles away.
#CL#
Henry clinches.
A knee to the head by Henry .
Henry is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Rodriguez is defending well for now.
Rodriguez avoids a wild elbow strike from Henry .
Henry crunches a lovely knee into Rodriguez 's ribcage.
Henry struggles to land a body shot inside as Rodriguez controls his hands.
Rodriguez fails to pull the fight into his guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Rodriguez blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Henry tries to work over Rodriguez 's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Rodriguez is breathing heavily.
Henry throws a knee to the head but misses.
Henry lands a damaging elbow.
Rodriguez takes an elbow to the forehead. #T1#
Rodriguez is looking for a takedown.
Henry crunches a lovely knee into Rodriguez 's ribcage.
Henry unloads a knee to the mid-section. Rodriguez lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Henry looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Henry tries to land knees in the clinch but Rodriguez avoids the damage to the body.
Henry landing knees to the body.
Henry lands with a light punch inside.
Henry pushes Rodriguez back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Henry lands a good knee to the midsection. Rodriguez won't want to take too many of those.
Henry tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Henry lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Henry comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Henry gets through Rodriguez 's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.#T2#
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Henry swings wildly with an uppercut but Rodriguez uses good head movement to avoid it.
Henry using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Rodriguez has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Henry lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Henry is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Henry misses with a hook to the ribs.
Henry works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Henry utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Rodriguez on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Henry is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Rodriguez can do to turn this around?
Rodriguez blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Knees in the clinch landing for Henry .
Henry misses with a punch on the inside.
#T3#
Rodriguez managing to block the knees to the body from Henry .
Henry missing with knees to the body.
Henry digs a right hand underneath Rodriguez 's ribcage. Rodriguez let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Rodriguez avoiding damage as Henry throws knees to the body.
Henry tries a knee to the head but Rodriguez blocks it.
Rodriguez takes a knee to the side of the body.
Henry tries to land knees in the clinch but Rodriguez avoids the damage to the body.
Rodriguez takes a shot to the head.
Henry crunches a lovely knee into Rodriguez 's ribcage.
Rodriguez on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Rodriguez avoids the elbow strike from Henry , against the cage.
Rodriguez is trying to break the clinch but Henry is controlling him.
Henry lands on the inside with an uppercut. #T4#
Henry tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Henry tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Henry throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Rodriguez tries to pull guard but Henry forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Jonthan Henry has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jese Rodriguez .
Henry landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Henry lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Henry lands an elbow just above Rodriguez 's eye.
Henry lands a hook that snaps the head of Rodriguez backwards.
Rodriguez takes an elbow to the forehead.
Rodriguez on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Henry lands an elbow that stopped Rodriguez in his tracks for a moment.
Henry lands a damaging elbow.
Knees to the body from Henry .
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jonthan Henry dominated that second round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
#R3#
Henry tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Rodriguez manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Henry tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion. #CL#
Henry clinches up against the cage.
Henry lands an elbow inside that Rodriguez shrugs off.
Henry lands a damaging elbow.
Rodriguez takes an elbow to the temple.
Henry landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Jonthan Henry has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Henry landing knees to the head.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Henry . #ROC#
Rodriguez is rocked!
Henry lands an elbow that stopped Rodriguez in his tracks for a moment.
Rodriguez is still on wobbly legs! Can Henry finish him?
Rodriguez takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Henry unloads a knee to the mid-section. Rodriguez lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Rodriguez seems to have recovered his senses.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Henry comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Rodriguez takes an elbow to the forehead.
Rodriguez takes a knee right on the jaw!
#T1#
Henry tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Henry tries to land knees in the clinch but Rodriguez avoids the damage to the body.
Rodriguez takes an elbow to the temple.
Henry lands a good knee to the midsection. Rodriguez won't want to take too many of those.
Henry tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Rodriguez avoids it.#BC2#
Rodriguez manages to break the clinch.
A big left from Rodriguez misses.
Rodriguez throws a wild combination but nothing lands. #CL#
Henry gets a clinch.
Henry lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Rodriguez backwards.
Henry lands a nice elbow.
Henry lands an elbow inside that Rodriguez shrugs off.
Rodriguez blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.#T2#
Rodriguez is looking to break free of the clinch but Henry has double underhooks.
Henry scores with a knee to the head.
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!
Rodriguez tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Henry just stands there and leans against the cage.
Henry throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Rodriguez on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Henry missing with knees to the body.
Rodriguez dodges an elbow strike from Henry .
Knees to the body from Henry .
Henry lands an elbow that stopped Rodriguez in his tracks for a moment.
Henry tries a knee to the head but Rodriguez blocks it.
Henry tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Henry with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Henry with an attempt at a knee that misses.
#T3#
Henry tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Henry gets underhooks to prevent Rodriguez 's takedown attempt.
Rodriguez wants to take the fight to the mat but Henry manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Jonthan Henry has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jese Rodriguez .
Henry using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Rodriguez blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Henry with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
A short uppercut from Henry .
Rodriguez on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Henry just misses with a elbow thrown towards Rodriguez 's brow.
Rodriguez is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Henry pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Henry landing knees to the body.
Henry lands a knee to the body.
A hook to the body from Henry .
#T4#
Henry lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Henry pushes Rodriguez back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Henry unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Henry missing with knees to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Henry tries to land a knee to the head but Rodriguez blocks with his arms.
Henry tries to land a knee to the head but Rodriguez blocks with his arms.
Henry misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Rodriguez .
Rodriguez has Henry pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Henry manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Rodriguez wants a takedown but no success here.
Henry lands a damaging elbow.
Rodriguez avoiding damage as Henry throws knees to the body.
Jese Rodriguez has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Henry lands a nice knee to the body.
And that's the end of the fight!
Jonthan Henry showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Henry , winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Seu Braga scores the fight 30:24
Judge Daniel Cesar scores the fight 30:24
Judge Emerson Jorge scores the fight 30:24
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jonthan Henry !
Jonthan Henry decided to go for the less than humble approach in his post fight interview, telling everyone how he is going to conquer the world. The crowd seemed to like it when really that sort of approach could have gone either way.
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Event:
CCR 69
Date: Feb 10, 2017 |
#R1##CL#
Henry moves into range and clinches up with Damballah.
Henry tries to land knees in the clinch but Damballah avoids the damage to the body.
Henry working Damballah over with knees to the body.
Henry blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Henry is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Damballah working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Damballah lands with a light punch inside.
Damballah has Henry pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Henry manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing. #TD#
Henry wants the takedown. Damballah is fighting it off but Henry persists and manages to bring the fight to the ground, ending up in Damballah's guard against the cage.
Henry prevents Damballah from getting back to his feet.
Henry throwing strikes from guard but Damballah blocks nicely.
Both fighters have adopted an aggressive gameplan on the ground!
Henry stops Damballah from standing up.
Henry has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Henry slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Damballah wants to escape from the position here - easier said than done!
Damballah is not content to let Henry control the position.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Henry remains in side control and seems content to stay there. It's a versatile position from which he can work both strikes and submissions, whilst maintaining that control, so maybe he'll sit here for a while.
Damballah pushes Henry away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, Henry gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.#T1#
Henry is looking to take a break and control but Damballah is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Henry works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
We've been hearing that Henry has been drilling a lot of ground and pound in training, so let's see if he get the finish.
Damballah is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, Henry asserts his dominance and retains side control.
Henry throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
Damballah told us pre-fight that he has been working on his escapes in training. Let's see if he can call on some of his new skills to get back to his feet.
Damballah is looking to work his way out of this bad position but Henry is controlling him well.
A bit of a lull in the action. I'm sure it will pick up again soon... even if the ref has to physically pick them up and put them back on their feet.
Henry in side control lands a decent elbow.
Damballah is working to avoid the ground and pound but Henry connects with a decent elbow.
Damballah wants to get back to his feet.
Henry tries to move to mount but Damballah blocks the move with his legs.
Henry is chipping away with strikes.
#T2#
Damballah takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
Damballah tries to escape but Henry is in control.
Henry is chipping away with strikes.
Henry wants to control but Damballah is keeping him busy.
Damballah is trying to escape and get back to his feet.
Henry in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
Henry connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Damballah some visible discomfort.
Henry tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
Henry scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Damballah to see if he's OK.
Damballah wants to get back to his feet but Henry drags him back down.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Henry scores with a couple of short elbows.
Henry in side control lands a decent elbow.
Henry in side control, just content to control the action for now.
Henry sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Damballah is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
#T3#
Damballah tries to escape but Henry is in control.
Henry creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Damballah sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Henry in side control lands a decent elbow.
Henry lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
Henry fails to land a wild elbow strike.
Damballah wants to get back to his feet.
Henry controlling the position.
Henry scores with a couple of short elbows.
The strikes coming from Henry are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
Henry postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
Damballah is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, Henry asserts his dominance and retains side control.#ES2#
Damballah explodes and escapes back to his feet! Nice escape there!
Damballah throws a shot from downtown. Henry moves away and avoids it.#T4#
The fight stays on the outside here - Henry looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Henry shoots in for a takedown but Damballah shows good takedown defense.
Damballah misses with a few strikes there.
Henry half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.#CL#
Henry moves into the clinch.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Henry blocks an uppercut.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Henry .
Henry lands an uppercut.
Damballah tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Henry blocks an uppercut.
Henry tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Damballah avoids it.
Damballah throws a head punch that misses.
Damballah tries to score a body lock takedown but Henry shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Henry prevents the takedown attempt.
Jonthan Henry has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of El Misterioso Damballah.
Damballah lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Henry backwards.
Damballah misses with a hook to the ribs.
Damballah lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Henry tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Damballah pushes Henry back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Henry blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Damballah wants a takedown but no success here.
Damballah has a couple of punches blocked by Henry .
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 round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
#R2#
Henry shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Damballah as he jumps to the side.
Damballah throws a counter combo.
Damballah moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.#CUT2#
It looks like Jonthan Henry has been cut.
A combination from Damballah does no damage.
Henry slips a jab and a cross from Damballah.
Henry wants to clinch.
Damballah lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.#TD#
Henry shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Damballah manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Henry controlling from the top position. #ES2#
Damballah wriggles free and stands up.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Henry has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.#CL#
Henry closes the distance and clinches.#T1#
Henry tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Henry drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Damballah gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Damballah goes for a takedown in the clinch but Henry prevents it.
Damballah is working for takedown but Henry is calmly controlling the position for now.
Damballah pushes Henry back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
A body shot lands from Henry .
Henry tries to work over Damballah's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Damballah has a couple of punches blocked by Henry .
Damballah lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Damballah lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Henry backwards.
Damballah tries to pull guard but Henry holds him up against the cage and eventually Damballah drops back down to his feet.
Jonthan Henry has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of El Misterioso Damballah.
Damballah managing to block the knees to the body from Henry .
Henry creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Damballah's defenses.
Damballah managing to block the knees to the body from Henry .
A nice left hand lands by Damballah.
Henry lands a knee to the head.
Damballah lands a shoulder strike. #T2#
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Damballah lands a left hand.
Henry gets underhooks to prevent Damballah's takedown attempt.
Henry tries for a takedown but Damballah manages to get underhooks.
Henry throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Henry 's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Henry is trying to drag Damballah to the mat but Damballah just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Damballah lands with a light punch inside.
Henry is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Damballah pulls him back up using the underhooks. #TD2#
Damballah is trying to trip Henry . He has hold of a leg but Henry is hopping around, keeping his balance for the moment. Damballah persists though and gets the takedown into guard.
Damballah in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Henry looking to hit a scissor sweep but Damballah is one step ahead there.
Henry controlling Damballah's posture.
Damballah lands a couple of decent looking shots.#T3#
Damballah throwing strikes but missing.
Damballah with a flurry of punches that miss.
Damballah in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Damballah loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Damballah's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Henry working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Damballah.
Henry wants to sweep but no luck.
Henry trying to control the position here.
Damballah missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Henry wants to sweep but no luck.
Henry utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Henry wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now. #REF3#
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
El Misterioso Damballah is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Henry takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Henry doesn't manage to clinch there - Damballah circles away.
Despite the aggression on Damballah's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.#T4#
Damballah looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
The fight stays on the outside here - Henry looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Henry fails with a takedown attempt.
Henry tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
El Misterioso Damballah seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Henry shoots in but no luck this time.
Damballah unleashes a big counter combination but Henry bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Nice takedown defense from Damballah. No joy for Henry on that attempt.
Henry is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Henry avoids a punch combination nicely.
Damballah misses with a series of wild punches.
Damballah throws a series of punches but Henry moves out of range.
Danga de danga de dang - Damballah scores with a four punch combination!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Damballah defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Henry .
Damballah throws a series of strikes that have Henry backpedaling.
Damballah throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Damballah lands a nice shot that snaps Henry 's head back.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
El Misterioso Damballah showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Jonthan Henry 's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
#R3#
Damballah misses with the combination.
Henry is looking to clinch but Damballah is avoiding it.
Henry tries to clinch up but Damballah circles away and keeps his distance.
Damballah swinging wildly here.
Damballah throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Henry tries to clinch up.
Henry wants to clinch up but Damballah keeps it at a distance.
Damballah slaps away a takedown attempt from Henry , before circling back to the center of the mat.
Damballah is looking for the big counter here.
Damballah misses with a series of wild punches.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Henry slips a jab and a cross from Damballah.
Damballah takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Damballah throws a right and a left that both miss.
Henry appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Damballah misses with a double jab.
Henry tries to score a power double leg takedown but Damballah sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Henry somewhat.
Damballah lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.#T1#
Damballah lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Henry will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jonthan Henry . That's going to take a lot out of him.
Henry fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Damballah changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
A right-left combo lands from Damballah.
Damballah swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Henry .#CL#
Henry clinches.
Damballah lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Damballah misses with a hook from the clinch.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Henry .
Henry struggles to land a body shot inside as Damballah controls his hands.
A short right from Damballah.
Damballah avoids a wild elbow strike from Henry .
Damballah blocks an elbow strike from Henry .
Damballah lands an uppercut.
Damballah lands a left hand.
#T2#
Henry gets underhooks to prevent Damballah's takedown attempt.
Henry trying to land knees to the body.
Henry missing with knees to the body.
Henry missing with knees to the body.
Damballah lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Henry throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Damballah blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Henry pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Damballah tries for a takedown. No joy.
Henry is looking to take this one to the mat.
A nice left hand lands by Damballah.
Damballah swings wildly with an uppercut but Henry uses good head movement to avoid it.
Damballah lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Henry is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Damballah is defending well for now.
Henry tries to land a knee to the head but Damballah blocks with his arms.
#TD2#
Damballah ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Damballah no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.
Henry won't allow Damballah to get back to his feet.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.#ES2#
Damballah has butterfly guard. He's looking to stand up here. He pushes Henry off him and springs to his feet nicely. The crowd applauds. #T3#
A punch combination from Damballah misses.
Henry avoids a punch combination nicely.
Damballah has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Henry goes for a double leg but Damballah avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Damballah continues to drive forward.
Despite the aggression on Damballah's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Henry takes one to the chin there.
Damballah looks to land a combination. Henry sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Henry fails with an attempt to clinch.
Damballah misses with a few strikes there.
Damballah throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Damballah!
Henry shoots in looking for a takedown. Damballah tries to sprawl out of it but Henry keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Damballah manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Henry throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Damballah's waist but Damballah gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Henry off to one side.
Henry fails in his attempt to clinch.
It seemed like Damballah was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Damballah looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Damballah fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Henry fails to land the takedown.#T4#
Nice shot by Damballah.
A combination from Damballah does no damage.
Henry showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Damballah.
#CL#
Henry takes the fight into the clinch.
Henry has Damballah pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Damballah manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Henry is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Damballah is defending well for now.
Damballah tries to score a body lock takedown but Henry shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Damballah prevents the takedown attempt.
Damballah lands with a right to the head.
Henry looking for a takedown.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Henry is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Damballah gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Damballah misses with the head strike.
A right hand to the body from Damballah.
#TD2#
Damballah lands a nice trip takedown into half guard.
And that's the end of the fight!
El Misterioso Damballah comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Damballah 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 Mauricio Rocha scores the fight 28:29
Judge Daniel Cesar scores the fight 28:29
Judge Leandro Rodrigues scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... El Misterioso Damballah!
El Misterioso Damballah thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Event:
CCR 64 LHW GP Round 2
Date: Jan 06, 2017 |
#R1#
Henry shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Perez pinned against the cage. Perez gets the underhooks and manages to circle away. #CL#
Perez tries to keep at a distance but Henry has taken the fight into the clinch.
Henry prevents a body shot from Perez.
Perez looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Perez is working for takedown but Henry is calmly controlling the position for now.
Henry wants a takedown but no success here.
Henry tries for a takedown. No joy.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jonthan Henry . That's going to take a lot out of him.
A nice right hand lands inside from Perez.
Perez can't find room to land a body shot as Henry controls the action.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Perez missing with knees to the body.
Perez misses with a punch to the body.
Henry blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Henry lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Henry tries to work over Perez's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Henry tries for a takedown but Perez manages to get underhooks.
Perez misses with a shot to the kidneys.
#T1#
Henry wants to take the fight to the mat but Perez manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Perez tries to throw a body punch but Henry avoids it by throwing Perez back against the cage.
Henry blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Perez misses with a punch to the body.
Henry can't get the takedown.
Perez stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Perez blocks the elbow strike.
Henry is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Perez swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Perez is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Henry is defending well for now.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Henry just misses with a elbow thrown towards Perez's brow.
Henry trying to land knees to the body.
Perez goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Henry is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Henry drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Perez gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Perez tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Perez tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Henry 's elbow.
Henry blocks a body shot from Perez. #T2#
Perez is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Perez drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Henry connects with a nasty looking knee right to Perez's face.
Henry lands an elbow inside that Perez shrugs off.
Perez tries to work over Henry 's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Henry lands a hook to the side of the head.
Perez tries for a takedown. No joy.
Perez trying to land knees to the body.
Perez misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Henry blocks a body shot from Perez.
Henry is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Perez tries to work over Henry 's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Henry is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Perez looks winded!#TD#
Henry turns his hips and lands a very nice judo throw into side control!
Henry throwing shots but missing, from side control.
Henry works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
Perez wants to control but Henry postures up.#T3#
Henry has knee on belly and now moves to full mount! Trouble for Perez!
Poor strikes thrown by Henry there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
Henry throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.
Perez is bucking up trying to escape but Henry cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Henry scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Perez?
Henry unloads with some shots from mount but Perez bucks and avoids them well.
Perez is desperately trying to improve his position but Henry has a good base and remains in mount.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Henry avoids the attempt from Perez to control.
Henry cracks Perez with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Henry throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.
Henry controlling from mount.
Henry lands with some strikes.#T4#
Perez takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.#ROC#
Perez is rocked!
Henry content just to control the position here.
Perez is still in real trouble! Can Henry finish him?
This has been an exciting period of action!
Henry postures up and lands a whopping elbow - oh that's hurt Perez bigstyle! Two more strikes land for Henry and the fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:27 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). 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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Event:
CCR 60
Date: Dec 09, 2016 |
#R1#
Henry darts in looking for a takedown but Holbert gets double underhooks and turns Henry into the cage. #CL2#
Henry rushes Holbert and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Holbert avoids the elbow strike from Henry , against the cage.
Henry is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Holbert gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Henry can't find room to land a body shot as Holbert controls the action.
Henry is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
William Holbert has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jonthan Henry .
Henry looking to throw knees to the head but Holbert is blocking nicely.
Holbert managing to block the knees to the body from Henry .
Holbert managing to block the knees to the body from Henry .
Henry trying to land knees to the body.
Holbert blocks an elbow strike.#TD#
Holbert gets a nice trip takedown into half guard.
Holbert tries to stand and escape but Henry is controlling the position.
Henry is looking to improve his position.
Henry is holding on to half guard well.
Henry is looking for a sweep. Holbert is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.#T1#
Henry is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Henry controlling the position for now.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Henry trying to hold on to Holbert's head to control him but Holbert postures up.
Henry preventing any damage for now, controlling his opponent's head.
Henry wants to get back to full guard.
Henry trying to control but Holbert postures up.
Henry has his hands clasped together around Holbert's back. He's all about the action.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Holbert looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.#T2#
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Henry moves into full guard.
Henry is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Henry keeps trying to improve his position.#REF3#
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Henry tries to clinch up.#CL2#
Henry closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Holbert avoids the elbow strike from Henry , against the cage.
Holbert pressing his opponent against the cage.
Holbert is pressed up against the cage. Henry has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Holbert down to the mat. Holbert avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance. #T3#
Henry tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Holbert defends well and Henry ends up having to push Holbert into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.#CL2#
Henry closes the distance and clinches.
Henry throws an elbow that misses.
A right hand to the body from Henry .
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Henry just misses with a elbow thrown towards Holbert's brow.
Henry trying to land knees to the body.
Henry tries to land a knee to the head but Holbert blocks with his arms.
Holbert avoiding damage as Henry throws knees to the body.
Holbert managing to block the knees to the body from Henry .
#TD#
Holbert has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Henry uses from the top position.
Henry wants to control from the top but Holbert keeps moving.
Henry sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Henry stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Holbert swivels though and keeps the full guard. #T4#
Holbert keeping moving, preventing Henry from controlling successfully.
Henry postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Holbert keeping moving, preventing Henry from controlling successfully.
Henry slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Holbert is not content to let Henry control the position.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Henry working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
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.
#R2##CL#
Holbert pushes Henry up against the cage in a clinch.
Henry swings away with an uppercut that misses.
#TD2#
Henry has hold of one of Holbert's legs. Holbert is fighting the takedown attempt but Henry gets the trip and lands the takedown into guard.#ES#
Holbert pushes Henry off for just long enough to get back to his feet. Very athletic spring there.
William Holbert is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.#CL2#
Henry moves into the clinch successfully.
Henry is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Holbert pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Henry works on Holbert's body with a couple of short punches.
Henry looking to throw knees to the head but Holbert is blocking nicely.
Holbert tries for a takedown but Henry manages to get underhooks.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Henry is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Holbert is defending well for now.
Holbert is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Henry to keep the fight standing.
Holbert tries to throw a body punch but Henry avoids it by throwing Holbert back against the cage.
Henry using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Holbert has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Henry tries to land knees in the clinch but Holbert avoids the damage to the body.
Henry wants a takedown but no success here.
Henry misses with a body punch.
#T1#
Holbert throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Henry blocks it with crossed arms.
Holbert misses with a knee to the head.
Henry is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Holbert gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
William Holbert has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jonthan Henry .
Henry is looking to take this one to the mat.
Henry with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Henry misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Holbert.
Henry using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Holbert has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Henry is breathing heavily.
Holbert leaning his opponent against the cage.
Holbert is trying to break free.
Holbert prevents the takedown attempt.
Holbert can't break the clinch.
Henry working aggressively here.
Henry using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Henry pushes off an throws an elbow but Holbert leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.#T2#
Holbert takes a knee to the side of the body.
Holbert is trying to pull guard but Henry has him pressed against the cage.
Henry wants a takedown.
#BC#
Holbert pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Jonthan Henry seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Good work by Henry as he checks the leg kick.
Holbert darts in looking for a takedown but Henry gets double underhooks and turns Holbert into the cage.
Holbert circles away from the clinch attempt.
Henry tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Holbert paws at him with a jab and circles away.#CL#
Holbert fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Henry , pushing him back against the cage.
Henry is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Holbert is defending well.
Henry misses with a punch on the inside.
Henry missing with knees to the body.
Holbert can't break the clinch.
Holbert avoids a wild elbow strike from Henry .
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Holbert is working for takedown but Henry is calmly controlling the position for now.
Henry landing knees to the head.
#T3#
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Henry .
Henry misses with an elbow over the top.
Henry misses with a knee to the head.
Holbert tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Henry missing with knees to the body.
Henry misses with a knee strike.
Henry throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Henry lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Holbert is pressed up against the cage. Henry has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Holbert down to the mat. Holbert avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Holbert tries for a takedown but Henry sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Holbert fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Henry is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.#CL#
Holbert rushes Henry and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Henry lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Henry has been the more effective fighter overall so far.#T4#
Henry misses with a knee to the head.
Henry prevents a takedown attempt there.
Henry misses with an elbow over the top.
Henry tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Holbert avoids it.
Henry pushes off an throws an elbow but Holbert leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Holbert trying to land knees to the body.
Holbert on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Henry misses with a knee strike.
Holbert tries to pull guard but Henry won't allow it.
Holbert is looking to take this one to the mat.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Henry is defending well against a takedown attempt.#TD#
Holbert is working on a single leg takedown against the cage. Henry can't fight it off and eventually Holbert manages to take the fight to the floor. Henry looks annoyed but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Henry looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
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.
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!
#R3#
Henry tries to clinch up but Holbert circles away and keeps his distance.#CL2#
Holbert gets tackled into the cage by Henry . Henry maintains the clinch.
Henry unloads a knee to the mid-section. Holbert lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Henry tries to land a knee to the head but Holbert blocks with his arms.
Henry looking to throw knees to the head but Holbert is blocking nicely.
Holbert managing to block the knees to the body from Henry .
Knees in the clinch landing for Henry .
Henry wants a takedown.
Henry misses with a knee to the head.
Holbert tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Henry just stands there and leans against the cage.
Holbert jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Henry walks away with a smile on his face. Holbert gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Henry tries to clinch up but Holbert circles away and keeps his distance.#CL#
Holbert gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Holbert takes an elbow to the forehead.
Holbert avoiding damage as Henry throws knees to the body.
Knees to the body from Henry .
#T1#
Henry pushes off an throws an elbow but Holbert leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Holbert gets underhooks to prevent Henry 's takedown attempt.
Henry lands a nice knee to the body.
Henry drops down looking for an ankle pick but Holbert pulls his leg out and moves away.
William Holbert has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jonthan Henry .
Henry slaps away a takedown attempt from Holbert, before circling back to the center of the mat.#CL2#
Henry gets a clinch.
Henry misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Holbert.
Henry gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Holbert is trying to break the clinch but Henry has him pressed against the cage.
Henry misses with a hook from the clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Holbert.
Holbert jumps guard but Henry turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Henry is looking for a takedown.
Jonthan Henry seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.#T2#
A right handed body shot lands from Holbert.
Henry gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Henry has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Holbert avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.#BC#
Holbert breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Henry tries to close the distance and clinch up but Holbert swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Holbert misses with a body kick.
A head kick from Holbert lands but Henry takes it in his stride. #CL2#
Henry has taken the fight to the clinch.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Holbert blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Henry has a couple of punches blocked by Holbert.
Holbert managing to block the knees to the body from Henry .
Henry misses with a hook to the ribs.
Holbert jumps guard but Henry turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Henry tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Holbert avoids it.#T3#
Holbert blocking some punches.
Holbert avoiding damage as Henry throws knees to the body.
Henry landing knees to the head.
Henry pushes off an throws an elbow but Holbert leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Holbert is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Henry gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Henry tries to land a knee to the head but Holbert blocks with his arms.
#BC#
Holbert escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Henry checks a leg kick nicely.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Holbert.
Holbert circles away from the clinch attempt.
Henry tries to close the distance and clinch but Holbert swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Holbert is looking to counter with head kicks.
Henry fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
The fight stays on the outside here - Henry looks like he's thinking about clinching though.#T4##CL2#
Henry rushes Holbert and presses him up against the cage.
Henry is working for takedown but Holbert is calmly controlling the position for now.
Henry drops down looking for an ankle pick but Holbert pulls his leg out and moves away.
Henry tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion. #CL#
Holbert instigates a clinch.
Holbert on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Henry has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Holbert avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Henry prevents a takedown attempt there.
Henry landing knees to the head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Henry looking for a takedown. #BC#
Holbert pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Holbert pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Henry back to the cage. Holbert follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
William Holbert has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Holbert looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
And that's the end of the fight!
Jonthan Henry comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Henry winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Alexandre Firmino scores the fight 27:30
Judge Seu Braga scores the fight 27:30
Judge Felipe Paraventi scores the fight 27:30
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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Event:
CCR 58
Date: Nov 25, 2016 |
#R1##CL2#
Henry moves into the clinch successfully.
Perez on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Henry unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Henry lands a good knee to the midsection. Perez won't want to take too many of those.
Henry is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Perez gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Henry obliges.
Henry prevents a body shot from Perez.
Nice elbow from Henry .
Henry lands a nice elbow.
Henry crunches a lovely knee into Perez's ribcage.
Perez is breathing heavily.
Henry putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Perez in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.#TD2#
Henry lands a takedown into guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Perez being controlled here, momentarily. #T1#
Perez keeping full guard, as Henry tries to pass.
Perez definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Henry engaging in some classic timewasting tactics. #REF3#
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Henry fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Perez throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Henry 's waist but Henry gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Perez off to one side.
Henry fails with a takedown attempt.
Perez changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Benny Perez has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jonthan Henry .#T2#
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.#CL2#
Henry takes the fight into the clinch.
Henry lands a knee to the body.
Perez gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Henry .
Henry is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Perez misses with a body punch.
Henry lands a knee to the body.
Henry has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Perez after a bit of a struggle.
Perez missing with knees to the body.
Perez swings away with an uppercut that misses.
#T3#
Perez prevents a takedown attempt there.
Perez is working for takedown but Henry is calmly controlling the position for now.
Perez misses with a hook from the clinch.
Henry is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Perez is defending well.
Henry goes for a takedown attempt but Perez pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Henry shoots in looking for a takedown but Perez manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Henry 's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Perez wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Henry tries to score a power double leg takedown but Perez sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Henry somewhat.
Henry fails with the takedown.#CL2#
Henry has managed to clinch.
Henry putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Perez in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.#T4#
Perez avoiding damage as Henry throws knees to the body.
Henry drops down looking for an ankle pick but Perez pulls his leg out and moves away.
Henry fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Perez tries to counter by clinching up but Henry breaks away and moves out of range.#CL2#
Henry forces Perez back against the cage and clinches.
Perez is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Perez is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Perez misses with a shot to the kidneys.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Perez stops a takedown attempt from Henry .
Perez misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Henry lands a good knee to the midsection. Perez won't want to take too many of those.
Perez struggles to land a body shot inside as Henry controls his hands.
Perez misses with a hook to the ribs.
Perez can't find room to land a body shot as Henry controls the action.
Perez misses with a punch to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jonthan Henry dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
#R2#
Henry shoots in but Perez avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Henry closes the distance and clinches up with Perez, looking for a takedown. Henry pushes Perez against the cage but Perez circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Perez shoots in but Henry avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Henry misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Benny Perez has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jonthan Henry .
Henry changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Perez tries to avoid it but Henry manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Perez to the ground. Perez escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.#TD#
Perez closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Henry did well to prevent Perez getting side control.
Henry is trying to get back to full guard.#SUB#
Perez seems to be looking for submissions.
Henry is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though. #T1##SUB#
Perez is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Henry sees it coming and defends easily.#SUB#
Perez is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Henry gets full guard.
Henry is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move. #REVB#
Henry trying to control the pace.
Henry is continuing to stall.#T2#
Henry 's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
Perez tries to get to full guard but Henry has control of the leg.
Henry content to control rather than advance. #T3#
The adventures of Henry the control monster continue. Boring.
Perez won't allow Henry to pass to mount.
Henry stalling.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.#REF3#
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.#T4#
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.#TD#
Perez scores with a takedown into Henry 's guard.
Perez trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Henry looking for a sweep. Not yet Henry , not yet.
Henry keeping moving, preventing Perez from controlling successfully.
Henry bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Perez's guard. #REVB#
Henry is stalling in the full guard.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
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.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Benny Perez will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
#R3#
Perez tries to score a power double leg takedown but Henry sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Perez somewhat.
No luck for Henry with that takedown attempt.
Henry closes this distance looking for a takedown but Perez circles away.
No luck for Henry with that takedown attempt.
Benny Perez has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jonthan Henry .
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.#CL2#
Henry rushes Perez and presses him up against the cage.#TD#
Perez gets control of Henry 's arms and successfully pulls guard. Perez will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
Henry sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Henry stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Perez swivels though and keeps the full guard. #T1#
Henry 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.
We're seeing a lot of stalling here from Henry .
Perez tries to land a sweep but no joy. #REF3#
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.#T2#
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Henry misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.#CL2#
Henry rushes Perez and presses him up against the cage.
Henry avoiding damage as Perez throws knees to the body.
#TD2#
Henry lands a takedown into guard.
Henry 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.
More stalling from Henry .#T3#
Henry passes Perez's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Henry seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Henry has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Perez trying to hold on to Henry 's head to control him but Henry postures up.
#T4#
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Henry is taking a breather. Perez 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.
Yet more stalling tactics from Henry .
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.#REF3#
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.#CL2#
Perez gets tackled into the cage by Henry . Henry maintains the clinch.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Henry goes for a takedown attempt but Perez pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
And that's the end of the fight!
Jonthan Henry comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
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 Thiago Cunha scores the fight 28:29
Judge Emerson Jorge scores the fight 28:29
Judge Daniel Cesar scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jonthan Henry !
A less than humble Jonthan Henry misjudged his post fight interview somewhat and came across a little too arrogant whilst trying to hype up his own abilities.
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Event:
Quick Fight Championship
Date: Oct 14, 2016 |
#R1#
Hanson lands with an uppercut that bounces Henry off the cage and back into range.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Henry is defended easily by Hanson.
Henry fails with the takedown.
Hanson lands a body shot.
Hanson avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Henry with a lazy takedown attempt
letting Hanson counter with a right hand.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jonthan Henry . That's going to take a lot out of him.
Hanson moves into range and connects with a jab.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Henry tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Hanson defends well and Henry ends up having to push Hanson into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Henry shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Hanson as he jumps to the side.
Henry walks into a left hand. #T1#
Henry tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Hanson swivels and escapes.
Hanson looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Hanson scores with a jab.
Henry shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Henry on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Henry with a poor takedown
and Hanson counters with a straight right hand.
Hanson scores with a nice right hand.
Hanson scores with a nice head shot.
Henry goes for a double leg but Hanson avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Hanson continues to drive forward.
Henry is breathing heavily.
Henry dives in for a single leg takedown but Hanson sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Hanson swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Hanson scores with a nice strike.
Henry tries to score a power double leg takedown but Hanson sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Henry somewhat.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Henry closes the distance looking to clinch
and Hanson connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.#T2#
Henry shoots for a takedown but Hanson saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Hanson appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Hanson avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Henry has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Henry tries to clinch there but Hanson circles away.
Jonathan Hanson is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Hanson lands a slapping body shot.
Hanson lands with a nice body punch.
Hanson scores with a three punch combo!
Henry takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Henry fails with the takedown
and Hanson counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Henry fails in his attempt to clinch.
Hanson thuds a left hand into Henry 's body.
Hanson lands a jab to the nose.#T3#
Hanson scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Henry gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Hanson counters with a nice uppercut.
Henry tries to clinch up.
Henry takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Henry tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Hanson manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Henry gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Hanson.
Hanson changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Henry tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Hanson swivels and escapes.
Hanson lands with a nice body punch.
Jab from Hanson.
Hanson cracks Henry with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.#ROC2#
Henry is rocked!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Hanson is throwing punches like he's double parked. Oh my word! Huge right hand from Hanson shuts the power down on Henry . Lights out, game over! Hanson is your winner.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Jonathan Hanson!
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Event:
TWGC 13 (205lbs, D3): St Petersburg Qualifier - Round 1
Date: Oct 07, 2016 |
Coming up we have a light heavyweight Tycoon World Grappling Championship rules bout between Julian Drotski and Jonthan Henry . Henry has chosen hit em up as his entrance music. Both fighters really staring each other down here, as Jonthan Henry enters the cage!
This TWGC bout is 1 fifteen minute round in the light heavyweight division. Introducing today's competitors. In the red corner, competing out of London, with a TWGC record of 0 wins and 0 losses; Julian Drotski! And in the blue corner, fighting out of St Petersburg, with a TWGC record of 5 wins and 1 losses; Jonthan Henry !
The judges for this bout are Ivan Kurochkin, Aleksei Zolotukhin and Sergei Dronov.
Let's get this grappling contest under way! Who will be victorious?
Henry drives through and clinches with Drotski against the cage.
Drotski jumps guard but Henry stands there with Drotski around his waist. Drotski gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Drotski jumps guard but Henry turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Henry wants a takedown but no success here.
Henry pulls guard.
Henry wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Drotski sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Henry has his hands on Drotski's head, controlling the position.
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.
Drotski advances to half guard.
Drotski controlling the action here.
Drotski wants to free his trapped foot but Henry is holding on for dear life with his legs.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Henry wants to control but Drotski is keeping busy.
Drotski is controlling the pace.
Henry is trying to get back to full guard.
Henry is controlling Drotski's position as best he can from this difficult position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Henry is trying to get back to full guard.
Drotski is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Henry is positioning himself well to prevent Drotski advancing to mount.
Henry gets full guard.
Henry being controlled here, momentarily.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Henry has his hands on Drotski's head, controlling the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Henry keeping full guard, as Drotski tries to pass.
Drotski is stalling in the full guard.
Henry has Drotski pulled in close to control his posture.
Henry looking to control.
Henry is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Henry pulls Drotski in to control the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Drotski content to stall in guard here.
Henry is controlling Drotski's posture.
Henry looking for a sweep. Not yet Henry , not yet.
Henry is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Henry is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
Henry looking to control.
Drotski stopping the sweep attempt from Henry .
Henry has a butterfly guard looking to sweep but Drotski has passed into side control.
Score +3 for passing guard: Drotski (3) vs (0) Henry
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Henry prevents Drotski from moving into mount.
Henry tries to improve position but can't.
Henry is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Drotski happy to just control the position for now.
Henry is looking for a sweep.
Henry has found himself in a tricky position here. He's been working his transitions in training so let's see if he can work his way out of it.
Henry looking for a sweep but Drotski has passed into full mount! Oh no! Score +2 for reaching mount: Drotski (5) vs (0) Henry
Henry is trying desperately to improve position.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Henry is still trying to improve position.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Drotski controlling the pace for now.
Henry is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Drotski wants to control the pace but Henry is squirming around nicely.
Henry is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Henry is trying to avoid being dragged into an even worse position than he's already in but Drotski is staying active.
Henry keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Henry manages to regain half guard. Good work.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Henry tries to roll over but Drotski keeps him under control.
Drotski uses his free foot to push down on Henry 's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for Henry . Score +3 for passing guard: Drotski (8) vs (0) Henry
Drotski controlling from mount.
Drotski manages to capitalize on a mistake by Henry to take his back! Score +3 for taking back: Drotski (11) vs (0) Henry
Henry trying to control the position but Drotski manages to sink in the hooks.
Henry is being controlled on the ground here - he must escape this position otherwise surely the end is near.
Henry rolls and manages to get back to half guard. Nicely done.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Henry trying to control here.
Henry is looking for a sweep. Drotski is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Henry keeps trying to improve his position.
Henry is trying is best to control the position here.
Henry tries to get to full guard but Drotski has control of the leg.
Henry wants to control but Drotski is keeping busy.
Henry looks winded!
Henry wants to improve his position but Drotski is controlling well.
Henry keeping control of the position.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Drotski content to control rather than advance.
Henry trying to control here.
Henry is trying to get back to full guard.
Henry makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Henry .
Henry is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
That's ten minutes gone in the round.
Henry looking to hit a scissor sweep but Drotski is one step ahead there.
Henry is looking to sweep but instead, Drotski has passed into half guard.
Drotski content to control rather than advance.
Drotski's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
Henry trying to control from the bottom.
That's eleven minutes gone in the round.
Drotski keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Henry is looking for a sweep. Drotski is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Henry is trying to maintain the position but Drotski is very close to passing his half guard.
Henry desperately trying to maintain half guard.
Henry wants to get back to full guard.
Henry won't allow Drotski to pass to mount.
Henry works his way to full guard. Good work.
Henry not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Henry holds on and takes a little breather.
That's twelve minutes gone in the round.
Henry looking to sweep using the butterfly guard but Drotski puts pay to that idea as he passes nicely into half guard.
Henry is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Henry is in trouble now - Drotski has advanced to mount! Score +3 for passing guard: Drotski (14) vs (0) Henry
Henry tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Drotski controlling his opponent.
Henry working to try and regain half guard.
Drotski controlling from the full mount.
That's thirteen minutes gone in the round.
Henry is in all sorts of trouble here.
Drotski sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Henry tries to lock up and control but Drotski gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Henry is working to get back to half guard.
Henry is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Drotski wants to take his opponent's back but he's not managed it.
Henry is trying to reverse the position but instead Drotski has taken his back - oops! Score +3 for taking back: Drotski (17) vs (0) Henry
That's fourteen minutes gone in the round.
Henry wants to escape the position.
Drotski has good solid back control here.
Henry wants to control his opponent's hands but Drotski gets his hands free.
Good control from Drotski.
Drotski has the hooks in. Henry is trying to push off one leg but he has to do so cautiously to avoid being submitted.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
And that's the end of the fight!
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Event:
Quick Fight Championship
Date: Sep 29, 2016 |
#R1#
Georges avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Henry tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Henry tries to clinch there but Georges circles away.
Henry is trying hard to land a takedown here. Georges sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet. #TD2#
Georges closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Henry to the mat! Henry manages to get full guard.
Georges is pushing down on Henry 's leg trying to pass to half guard. Henry is fighting to maintain full guard but Georges has managed to sneak the leg through.
Henry has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Henry tries to get to full guard but Georges has control of the leg.
Henry works his way to full guard. Good work.
Henry is trying to keep Georges in close.
Georges looking to pass the guard.
Henry tries to land a sweep but no joy.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Georges tries to free his leg and advance position but Henry is retaining full guard.
Henry tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Henry looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
Henry continues to stall.#T1#
Georges stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Henry swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Georges is still trying to improve position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Henry is adopting a defensive guard.
Georges pushing down on Henry 's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Henry is looking to control Georges's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Henry avoid being mounted?
Henry is looking for a sweep. Georges is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Georges passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Henry ! #T2##SUB2#
Georges wants to finish this one by submission but Henry is holding onto his waist, trying to prevent any attacks from Georges.
Henry wants to hold on but Georges pushes him away.
Henry is wriggling around trying to escape.
#SUB2#
Georges working for a submission but Henry is keeping him at bay.
Henry is working to get back to half guard.
Georges working the ground and pound effectively.
#SUB2#
Georges working for a guillotine from mount but Henry is in no mood to give up. #SUB2#
Georges working for a guillotine from mount but Henry is in no mood to give up.
Henry knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Georges on the ground.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Henry bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done!#T3##SUB2#
Georges looking for a guillotine here but Henry defends easily.
Henry controlling from the top position.
Henry trying to control the position from guard on top but Georges is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can. #SUB2#
Georges had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Henry defends it easily.
Henry preventing the sweep. #SUB2#
Georges is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Henry looking to sit in guard and control but Georges gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top. #REVB##T4#
Henry looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Georges pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Henry is keeping the position for now.
Henry is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Georges stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Henry swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Henry has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
More hug and hope from Henry .
Georges looking to pass the guard.
Georges pushes down on Henry 's leg and manages to get into half guard.#SUB2#
Georges is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Henry is just riding it out for now. Georges eventually gives up the hold.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Guy Georges dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
#R2#
Henry dives in for a single leg takedown but Georges sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Henry fails with a takedown attempt.
Henry tries to clinch but Georges is having none of it. #TD2#
Henry gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Georges works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Henry won't allow Georges to pass to mount.
Henry is trying to control but can't.
Georges wants to pass to mount but Henry is defending the position.
The fighters are battling for position here. Henry manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Guy Georges has got the better of the ground game so far.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Georges tries to free his leg and advance position but Henry is retaining full guard.
Henry working a defensive guard here.
Georges wants to pass the guard but Henry is keeping the position.#T1#
Georges is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Henry wants to sweep here but Georges controlling him for the moment.
Henry is trying to control the position but Georges postures up.
Georges stopping the sweep attempt from Henry .
Georges wants to pass the guard but Henry is keeping the position.
Henry trying to keep a closed guard but Georges is proving a slippery customer.
Georges preventing the sweep.
Georges wants to pass the guard but Henry is keeping the position.#T2#
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Georges won't allow Henry to sweep him here.
Henry not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Henry managing to control the position. #REF3#
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Georges with a body punch. A glancing blow. #TD2#
Georges drives through with a takedown into guard.
Henry looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Georges passes Henry 's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Georges passes to full mount!
Henry keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Georges scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Henry ?
#T3##SUB2#
Georges working from mount. He moves in close and looks like he might be going for an arm triangle... He's hopped off to the side and he's transitioned into an Anaconda choke. Henry turning a nasty shade of purple. He's refusing to tap but he's gone! He's out! The ref rips Georges off and cradles Henry 's limp body as Georges celebrates with his corner.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:20 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Anaconda Choke). Guy Georges!
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Event:
Highland Games 195
Date: Jul 28, 2016 |
#R1#
Luiz throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Luiz changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Luiz keeps the fight on the outside.
Luiz throws a body punch but Henry moves out of range.
Luiz takes a swing at Henry 's ribcage but misses.
Henry fails with an attempt to clinch.
Henry closes this distance looking for a takedown but Luiz circles away.
Luiz scores with a body shot.
Henry takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Henry shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Luiz as he jumps to the side.
Luiz lands a jab to Henry 's midsection.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.#CL2#
Henry clinches.
A body shot lands from Luiz.
Henry looks winded!
Henry wants a takedown.
Fernando Luiz has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jonthan Henry .
Henry missing with knees to the body.
Luiz lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Luiz is working Henry over against the cage.#T1#
Luiz is leaning against Henry and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Luiz lands a right hand that snaps the head of Henry backwards.
Luiz stalling in the clinch.
Henry changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Luiz fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Luiz fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Luiz ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Jab, jab by Luiz - just one landing.
Luiz jabs Henry to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Luiz misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Henry .
A lazy left from Luiz finds it's target.
Luiz scores with a hook to the body. Henry takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Henry fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Luiz wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.#T2#
Luiz ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Henry moves away.
Henry is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Luiz lands a jab.
Henry has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Luiz finds it's way round the side to connect with Henry 's head.
Fernando Luiz is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Luiz scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Henry doesn't seem bothered though.
Luiz is looking to wear down Henry with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Henry avoids the body shot from Luiz.
#KD#
Luiz lands a left and a right that send Henry crashing to the mat, dazed. Luiz thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!#ROC#
Henry is rocked!#CUT#
It looks like Jonthan Henry has been cut.
Henry glances at the clock... BAM! Luiz nails him with a big right hand! A momentary lapse in concentration sends Henry crashing to the mat! The referee steps in and this one is over! Damn, Henry is out of it, he thinks the ref is his opponent!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:33 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Fernando Luiz!
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Event:
TWGC 12 (185lbs, D3): Las Vegas Qualifier - Round 1
Date: Jul 14, 2016 |
Coming up we have a middleweight Tycoon World Grappling Championship rules bout between Katsu Kurosawa and Jonthan Henry . Henry has chosen hit em up as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
This TWGC bout is 1 fifteen minute round in the middleweight division. Introducing today's competitors. In the red corner, competing out of Las Vegas, with a TWGC record of 0 wins and 1 losses; Katsu Kurosawa! And in the blue corner, fighting out of St Petersburg, with a TWGC record of 5 wins and 0 losses; Jonthan Henry !
The judges for this bout are Daniel Franklin, Wesley Smith and Alan Glass.
Let's get this grappling contest under way! Who will be victorious?
Henry drives through and clinches with Kurosawa against the cage.
Kurosawa tries for a takedown. No joy.
Henry prevents a takedown attempt there.
Henry has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Kurosawa is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Henry has Kurosawa pressed up against the cage. He's trying to work for a single leg takedown. Henry pulls back from the cage and twists to the side, sending Kurosawa tumbling to the mat - Henry dives into Kurosawa's guard. Score +2 for takedown into guard / half guard: Kurosawa (0) vs (2) Henry
Kurosawa escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Henry gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Henry trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Henry is stalling in the full guard.
Henry stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Kurosawa swivels though and keeps the full guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Henry 's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Kurosawa has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Kurosawa is looking for a triangle but Henry pushes his legs off easily.
Kurosawa keeping full guard, as Henry tries to pass.
Henry really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Kurosawa. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Kurosawa has his foot on Henry 's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Henry works his way back into a safe position though.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Henry 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.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Henry avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Henry sitting in guard, not really doing much.
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.
Kurosawa looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Kurosawa looking for a triangle here. Henry is fighting it but it looks tight! Kurosawa pulls the arm across and this one won't last much longer! Nope, Henry is tapping out - this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle Choke). Katsu Kurosawa!
A very excited looking Katsu Kurosawa made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction. |
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Event:
TWGC 10 (170lbs, D4): Finals - Round 3
Date: Mar 22, 2016 |
Coming up we have a welterweight Tycoon World Grappling Championship rules bout between Kristoffer Fredholm and Jonthan Henry . Fredholm comes to the cage accompanied by Kano - Can't Hold Back Your Lovin' . The crowd seem to be enjoying Henry 's choice of entrance music: hit em up . Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
This TWGC bout is 1 fifteen minute round in the welterweight division. Introducing today's competitors. In the red corner, competing out of Los Angeles, with a TWGC record of 7 wins and 2 losses; Kristoffer Fredholm! And in the blue corner, fighting out of St Petersburg, with a TWGC record of 4 wins and 0 losses; Jonthan Henry !
The judges for this bout are William Peck, Trevor Gratis and Gregory Folan.
The fighters connect hands in the middle of the mat and we are under way.
Fredholm closes the distance and clinches up with Henry , looking for a takedown. Fredholm pushes Henry against the cage but Henry circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Henry shoots in but Fredholm avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Henry gets tackled into the cage by Fredholm. Fredholm maintains the clinch.
Fredholm tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Henry smiles and moves away.
Fredholm dives in for a single leg takedown but Henry sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Kristoffer Fredholm. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Henry shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Fredholm pinned against the cage. Fredholm gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Fredholm drops down looking for a counter takedown but Henry sprawls and moves away.
Fredholm fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Henry moves into the clinch.
Henry jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Fredholm walks away with a smile on his face. Henry gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Fredholm gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard. Score +2 for takedown into guard / half guard: Fredholm (0) vs (2) Henry
Henry 's corner is telling him to maintain position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Henry wants to pass the guard but Fredholm is keeping the position.
Henry controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Henry looking to sit in guard and control but Fredholm gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top. Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Fredholm (2) vs (2) Henry
Fredholm slips effortlessly into side control - very nice. Score +3 for passing guard: Fredholm (5) vs (2) Henry
Henry has found himself in a tricky position here. He's been working his transitions in training so let's see if he can work his way out of it.
Fredholm tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Henry is trying to control Fredholm's posture but Fredholm avoids it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Henry tries to bench press Fredholm off him but Fredholm keeps the position.
Fredholm controls the position from side control.
Fredholm tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Fredholm trying to control the action but Henry is working from the bottom.
Fredholm tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fredholm working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
A bit of a lull in the action here.
Fredholm wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Henry , who protects the arm well.
Fredholm swings around for an armbar but Henry sees it coming a mile off and turns beautifully into Fredholm's guard. Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Fredholm (5) vs (4) Henry
Henry stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Fredholm swivels though and keeps the full guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Henry sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Henry trying to control but Fredholm is working from the bottom.
Henry passes into half guard.
Henry wants to control but Fredholm is keeping him busy.
Henry keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
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.
Henry trying to control from half guard but Fredholm is working away.
Henry is taking a breather. Fredholm 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.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Fredholm gets full guard.
Henry not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Henry preventing the sweep.
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 Fredholm is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Fredholm being controlled here, momentarily.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
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.
Henry trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Henry must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Fredholm being controlled here, momentarily.
Henry pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Fredholm is keeping the position for now.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Fredholm seems to have improved his submission grappling technique since last time we saw him. Let's see if he can pull off a submission.
Fredholm trying to control the position here.
Henry tries to free his leg and advance position but Fredholm is retaining full guard.
Henry is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Fredholm looking for a sweep. Not yet Fredholm, not yet.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Fredholm keeping moving, preventing Henry from controlling successfully.
Henry engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Fredholm had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Henry defends it easily.
Henry passes Fredholm's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Henry not doing much here.
That's ten minutes gone in the round.
Henry stalling away here and it's allowed Fredholm to slip out his trapped foot and regain full guard.
Henry stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Fredholm swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Henry slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Henry wants to control from the top but Fredholm keeps moving.
That's eleven minutes gone in the round.
Henry slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Henry passes easily into side control. Nice work. Score +3 for passing guard: Fredholm (5) vs (7) Henry
Henry trying to control the action but Fredholm is working from the bottom.
Henry tries to move to full mount but Fredholm actually manages to regain half guard.
That's twelve minutes gone in the round.
Henry is taking a breather. Fredholm 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.
Fredholm is trying to get back to full guard.
Henry trying to pass the guard but Fredholm defending well.
Fredholm has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Henry is working away from the top position though.
Henry is pressing down on Fredholm's thigh, looking to free his foot. Fredholm is holding on for now.
That's thirteen minutes gone in the round.
Henry is looking for the mount but instead finds himself back in full guard.
Henry trying to control the position from guard on top but Fredholm is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Henry controlling from the top position.
Fredholm seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
That's fourteen minutes gone in the round.
Henry wants to control from the top but Fredholm keeps moving.
Henry controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Henry 's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
Fredholm keeping moving, preventing Henry from controlling successfully.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Henry 's corner is telling him to maintain position.
And that's the end of the fight!
Henry wins on points by 7 to 5.
Jonthan Henry is the new welterweight champion!
Jonthan Henry took to the mic in his post fight interview and said 'I want to tell the little grapplers out there to dare to dream. I trained hard so the fight was easy and I didn't take the easy path. Thank you for coming out and supporting me I will be back better than ever. '. |
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Event:
TWGC 10 (170lbs, D4): Finals - Round 2
Date: Mar 21, 2016 |
Coming up we have a welterweight Tycoon World Grappling Championship rules bout between Jonthan Henry and Aspen Springfield. Chooooooooon! I think Henry might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to hit em up . Springfield has chosen The Traditional Fools - Street Surfin' as his entrance music. Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!
This TWGC bout is 1 fifteen minute round in the welterweight division. Introducing today's competitors. In the red corner, competing out of St Petersburg, with a TWGC record of 3 wins and 0 losses; Jonthan Henry ! And in the blue corner, fighting out of Montreal, with a TWGC record of 3 wins and 0 losses; Aspen Springfield!
The judges for this bout are Dillan Fox, Gregory Folan and Ian Loll.
The fighters bow as they face eachother in the middle of the mat and we are under way.
Henry clinches with his opponent.
Henry pulls guard successfully.
Springfield pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Henry is keeping the position for now.
Henry looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Springfield has been taking part in the yoga sessions down at True North Fight Team. Presumably he's going to look for a slick submission... Or maybe he's looking to avoid one.
Henry has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Springfield trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Henry looking for a sweep. Not yet Henry , not yet.
Henry controlling Springfield's posture.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Springfield wants to control from the top but Henry keeps moving.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Springfield looking to pass the guard.
Springfield looking to sit in guard and control but Henry gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top. Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Henry (2) vs (0) Springfield
Springfield keeping full guard, as Henry tries to pass.
Henry preventing the sweep.
Springfield is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Springfield had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Henry defends it easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Springfield controls Henry momentarily but Henry frees himself.
Henry controls from within his opponent's guard.
Springfield not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Henry tries to free his leg and advance position but Springfield is retaining full guard.
Henry controls from within his opponent's guard.
Springfield is trying to keep Henry in close.
Henry stopping the sweep attempt from Springfield.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Henry looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Springfield trying to keep a closed guard but Henry is proving a slippery customer.
Henry is stalling in the full guard.
Henry has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Springfield is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Henry is aware though and is defending well.
Springfield wants to control but Henry passes easily into half guard.
Springfield wants to improve his position but Henry is controlling well.
Henry is thwarting Springfield's attempts to control the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Henry seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Springfield trying to hold on to Henry 's head to control him but Henry postures up.
Henry sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Springfield trying to control but Henry postures up.
Springfield wants to sweep but Henry has passed to side control! Score +3 for passing guard: Henry (5) vs (0) Springfield
A lull in the action here.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Springfield is trying to control Henry 's posture but Henry avoids it.
Henry takes a little break here. Springfield wants to take advantage but he is being controlled well.
Henry 's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Springfield struggling a bit here.
Springfield stops Henry from passing to mount.
A lull in the action here.
Springfield sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
Springfield tries to get to full guard but Henry has control of the leg.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Henry perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
Springfield is in trouble now - Henry has advanced to mount! Score +3 for passing guard: Henry (8) vs (0) Springfield
Henry controlling the pace for now.
Springfield is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Henry looking to control and managing it successfully.
Springfield is wriggling around trying to escape.
Henry sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Henry avoids the attempt from Springfield to control.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Henry controlling from mount.
Springfield is trying desperately to improve position.
Henry looking to control and managing it successfully.
Springfield is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Henry controlling his opponent.
Springfield tries to reverse the position but Henry maintains control.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Henry tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Springfield wants to control but Henry is having none of it.
Springfield is in all sorts of trouble here.
Springfield manages to regain half guard. Good work.
Henry keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Springfield wants to improve his position but Henry is controlling well.
That's ten minutes gone in the round.
Henry seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Springfield works his way to full guard. Good work.
Henry showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Henry knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Springfield on the ground.
That's eleven minutes gone in the round.
Springfield working for submissions but it's allowed Henry to get to half guard.
Springfield has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Henry is working away from the top position though.
Henry performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
Springfield wants to improve his position but Henry is controlling well.
Springfield looking for submissions off his back.
Henry perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
That's twelve minutes gone in the round.
Henry passes to side control. Score +3 for passing guard: Henry (11) vs (0) Springfield
Henry just content to control the position.
Springfield struggling a bit here.
Springfield tries to control but Henry manages to take his back. Score +3 for taking back: Henry (14) vs (0) Springfield
Springfield is very frustrated here, being controlled quite effectively by Henry .
Henry has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
That's thirteen minutes gone in the round.
Henry not allowing Springfield to control his hands.
You know, I was talking to some of our celebrities at ringside tonight and they were split right down the middle on who was going to win this fight.
Springfield trying to control but he's just got himself in more trouble.
That's fourteen minutes gone in the round.
Henry controls the position.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Springfield trying to control the hands but Henry breaks the grip.
And that's the end of the fight!
Henry takes the fight on points by 14 to 0.
A victorious Jonthan Henry thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter. |
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Event:
TWGC 10 (170lbs, D4): Finals - Round 1
Date: Mar 20, 2016 |
Coming up we have a welterweight Tycoon World Grappling Championship rules bout between Christian Kondyt and Jonthan Henry . Henry has chosen hit em up as his entrance music. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
This TWGC bout is 1 fifteen minute round in the welterweight division. Introducing today's competitors. In the red corner, competing out of London, with a TWGC record of 2 wins and 0 losses; Christian Kondyt! And in the blue corner, fighting out of St Petersburg, with a TWGC record of 2 wins and 0 losses; Jonthan Henry !
The judges for this bout are Ian Loll, Yves DeLean and Gregory Folan.
Let's get this grappling contest under way! Who will be victorious?
Kondyt closes the distance and pushes Henry back into the cage.
Henry is working on a single leg takedown against the cage. Kondyt can't fight it off and eventually Henry manages to take the fight to the floor. Kondyt looks annoyed but at least he's managed to land in guard. Score +2 for takedown into guard / half guard: Kondyt (0) vs (2) Henry
Kondyt working for a triangle but Henry defends it easily.
Henry passes easily into side control. Nice work. Score +3 for passing guard: Kondyt (0) vs (5) Henry
Kondyt is looking for a sweep.
Henry controlling the position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kondyt is looking to regain half guard here but Henry keeps moving and retains side control.
Henry gets to mount! Kondyt was on the offensive and wasn't defending properly. Score +2 for reaching mount: Kondyt (0) vs (7) Henry
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Henry controlling from mount.
Kondyt is trying desperately to improve position.
Henry controlling his opponent.
Henry 's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
Kondyt is in all sorts of trouble here.
Henry controlling from the full mount.
Kondyt is looking to get to half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kondyt is working hard here to advance position.
Henry controlling the pace for now.
Kondyt is looking to get to half guard.
Henry sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Kondyt is looking to improve his position but Henry isn't that keen on the idea.
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.
More stalling from Henry .
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kondyt tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Henry tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Kondyt can't escape the position.
Henry tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Kondyt tries to reverse the position but Henry maintains control.
Henry controlling his opponent.
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.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
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.
Kondyt really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Kondyt is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Henry tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Kondyt is looking to improve his position but Henry isn't that keen on the idea.
Henry controlling from mount.
Kondyt is working to get back to half guard.
Henry sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Kondyt is in all sorts of trouble here.
Henry sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Kondyt really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Henry content just to control the position here.
Kondyt is desperately trying to improve his position but Henry has a good base and remains in mount.
Henry controlling the position easily from mount.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Kondyt tries to reverse the position but Henry maintains control.
Henry controlling the pace for now.
Kondyt slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.
Kondyt is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Henry pulls his head out easily.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Kondyt looking for subs from the bottom but Henry mounts him! Score +3 for passing guard: Kondyt (0) vs (10) Henry
Kondyt is looking to get to half guard.
Henry tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Henry with more of the same as he continues to hold on.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Kondyt is looking to improve his position but Henry isn't that keen on the idea.
Henry content just to control the position here.
Kondyt is wriggling around trying to escape.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Henry controlling the pace for now.
Kondyt can't escape the position.
Henry controlling the pace for now.
Henry is continuing to stall.
That's ten minutes gone in the round.
The adventures of Henry the control monster continue. Boring.
Kondyt is wriggling around trying to escape.
Henry controlling the position easily from mount.
Kondyt is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Henry controlling from mount.
Kondyt is trying desperately to improve position.
That's eleven minutes gone in the round.
Henry controlling his opponent.
We're seeing a lot of stalling here from Henry .
Kondyt is working to get back to half guard.
That's twelve minutes gone in the round.
Henry looking to control and managing it successfully.
Kondyt tries to reverse the position but Henry maintains control.
Henry sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Kondyt sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.
That's thirteen minutes gone in the round.
Henry sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Kondyt looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Kondyt tries to roll over but Henry keeps him under control.
Henry is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Kondyt looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
That's fourteen minutes gone in the round.
Henry perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
Henry works his way into side control. Score +3 for passing guard: Kondyt (0) vs (13) Henry
Kondyt seems a little lost for a moment, as Henry dominates the positioning.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Kondyt gives up the full mount - oops, sloppy defensive grappling there! Score +2 for reaching mount: Kondyt (0) vs (15) Henry
Henry looking to control and managing it successfully.
And that's the end of the fight!
Henry wins on points by 15 to 0.
A victorious Jonthan Henry thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter. |
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Event:
TWGC 10 (170lbs, D4): St Petersburg Qualifier - Round 2
Date: Mar 12, 2016 |
Coming up we have a welterweight Tycoon World Grappling Championship rules bout between Jonthan Henry and Andrew Henry . Jonthan Henry comes to the cage accompanied by hit em up . Andrew Henry has chosen down for my niggas as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
This TWGC bout is 1 fifteen minute round in the welterweight division. Introducing today's competitors. In the red corner, competing out of St Petersburg, with a TWGC record of 1 wins and 0 losses; Jonthan Henry ! And in the blue corner, fighting out of St Petersburg, with a TWGC record of 1 wins and 0 losses; Andrew Henry !
The judges for this bout are Vladimir Khabensky, Aleksandr Martynov and Dmitry Maklakov.
The fighters bow as they face eachother in the middle of the mat and we are under way.
Jonthan Henry drives through and clinches with Andrew Henry against the cage.
Andrew Henry pulls Jonthan Henry into guard.
Andrew Henry looking for a sweep. Not yet Andrew Henry , not yet.
Andrew Henry controls Jonthan Henry momentarily but Jonthan Henry frees himself.
Andrew Henry is pulling down on Jonthan Henry 's head to control his posture.
Jonthan Henry sitting in guard here, content to control.
Jonthan Henry sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Andrew Henry 's guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jonthan Henry takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Jonthan Henry looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Andrew Henry works his way to full guard. Good work.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Andrew Henry keeping full guard, as Jonthan Henry tries to pass.
Jonthan Henry pushes down on Andrew Henry 's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Andrew Henry trying to hold on to Jonthan Henry 's head to control him but Jonthan Henry postures up.
Andrew Henry is looking for a sweep. Jonthan Henry is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Jonthan Henry tries to pass to full mount but Andrew Henry defends it.
Jonthan Henry performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Andrew Henry is concentrating on defense, preventing Jonthan Henry from advancing position.
Jonthan Henry prevents Andrew Henry from improving his position.
Jonthan Henry is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Jonthan Henry prevents Andrew Henry from improving his position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jonthan Henry content to control rather than advance.
Andrew Henry manages to get to full guard.
Jonthan Henry content to stall in guard here.
Jonthan Henry wants to control from the top but Andrew Henry keeps moving.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Andrew Henry looking to hit a scissor sweep but Jonthan Henry is one step ahead there.
Andrew Henry not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Jonthan Henry controlling from the top position.
Andrew Henry is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move. Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Jonthan Henry (0) vs (2) Andrew Henry
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Andrew Henry is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Jonthan Henry is trying is best to control the position here.
Andrew Henry wants to pass the guard but Jonthan Henry is defending well.
Jonthan Henry is in a tricky position but he's been working on his transitions down at St Petersburg MMA Gym, so we'll see if he gets out of it.
Jonthan Henry tries to roll over but Andrew Henry keeps him under control.
Andrew Henry stalling.
Jonthan Henry on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Jonthan Henry tries to get out of the position.
Andrew Henry trying to control from Jonthan Henry 's half guard. Jonthan Henry has other ideas though and has regained full guard.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Andrew Henry 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.
Andrew Henry trying to control the position from guard on top but Jonthan Henry is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Jonthan Henry has his hands on Andrew Henry 's head, controlling the position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Andrew Henry tries to free his leg and advance position but Jonthan Henry is retaining full guard.
Andrew Henry postures up.
Jonthan Henry is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
Andrew Henry tries to free his leg and advance position but Jonthan Henry is retaining full guard.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Andrew Henry wants to control from the top but Jonthan Henry keeps moving.
Jonthan Henry has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Jonthan Henry keeping moving, preventing Andrew Henry from controlling successfully.
In the pre-fight buildup videos we saw Andrew Henry working his ground and pound in the gym. He isn't landing a great percentage of his ground strikes so far though.
Andrew Henry is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Jonthan Henry is controlling Andrew Henry 's posture.
Andrew Henry wants to control from the top but Jonthan Henry keeps moving.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Jonthan Henry looking for a sweep. Not yet Jonthan Henry , not yet.
Jonthan Henry wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Jonthan Henry wants to sweep but no luck.
Jonthan Henry is trying to control the position but Andrew Henry postures up.
Jonthan Henry keeping moving, preventing Andrew Henry from controlling successfully.
Andrew Henry stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Jonthan Henry swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Jonthan Henry has Andrew Henry pulled in close to control his posture.
Andrew Henry slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Jonthan Henry wants to sweep here but Andrew Henry controlling him for the moment.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Andrew Henry has gone for a leg lock! Jonthan Henry slips out almost immediately though and dives into Andrew Henry 's guard. Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Jonthan Henry (2) vs (2) Andrew Henry
Andrew Henry not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Jonthan Henry is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Jonthan Henry tries to free his leg and advance position but Andrew Henry is retaining full guard.
Andrew Henry seems keen to control Jonthan Henry 's posture.
Andrew Henry is continuing to stall.
That's ten minutes gone in the round.
Jonthan Henry trying to control but Andrew Henry is working from the bottom.
Jonthan Henry 's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Andrew Henry seems keen to control Jonthan Henry 's posture.
Andrew Henry is trying to keep Jonthan Henry in close.
Andrew Henry can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Jonthan Henry controls the pace.
Jonthan Henry looking to pass the guard.
That's eleven minutes gone in the round.
Jonthan Henry preventing the sweep.
Jonthan Henry looking to pass the guard.
Jonthan Henry controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Andrew Henry is pulling down on Jonthan Henry 's head to control his posture.
Andrew Henry looking to hit a scissor sweep but Jonthan Henry is one step ahead there.
That's twelve minutes gone in the round.
Jonthan Henry controlling from the top position.
Andrew Henry looking to hit a scissor sweep but Jonthan Henry is one step ahead there.
Andrew Henry keeps trying to improve his position.
Jonthan Henry trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
That's thirteen minutes gone in the round.
Jonthan Henry controlling from the top position.
Andrew Henry trying to keep a closed guard but Jonthan Henry is proving a slippery customer.
Jonthan Henry pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Andrew Henry is keeping the position for now.
Andrew Henry pulls Jonthan Henry in close to prevent any damage.
Jonthan Henry preventing the sweep.
That's fourteen minutes gone in the round.
Jonthan Henry wants to pass the guard but Andrew Henry is keeping the position.
Andrew Henry tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Jonthan Henry controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Jonthan Henry is fighting to break Andrew Henry 's control of his arms but Andrew Henry is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Andrew Henry has a butterfly guard looking to sweep but Jonthan Henry has passed into side control.
Score +3 for passing guard: Jonthan Henry (5) vs (2) Andrew Henry
Andrew Henry manages to get back to half guard.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Andrew Henry trying to control from the bottom.
Still in half guard, Jonthan Henry seems content to control.
And that's the end of the fight!
Jonthan Henry takes the fight on points by 5 to 2.
After winning the bout, Jonthan 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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Event:
TWGC 10 (170lbs, D4): St Petersburg Qualifier - Round 1
Date: Mar 11, 2016 |
Coming up we have a welterweight Tycoon World Grappling Championship rules bout between Thufir Hawat and Jonthan Henry . Henry has chosen hit em up as his entrance music. Jonthan Henry is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
This TWGC bout is 1 fifteen minute round in the welterweight division. Introducing today's competitors. In the red corner, competing out of Helsinki, with a TWGC record of 0 wins and 0 losses; Thufir Hawat! And in the blue corner, fighting out of St Petersburg, with a TWGC record of 0 wins and 0 losses; Jonthan Henry !
The judges for this bout are Fedor Mirinova, Dmitry Maklakov and Sergei Dronov.
The official calls the fighters to the middle and the contest is under way.
Henry rushes Hawat and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Henry has Hawat pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Hawat manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Henry is looking to take this one to the mat.
Henry jumps guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Henry has Hawat pulled in close to control his posture.
Hawat has gone for a leg lock! Henry slips out almost immediately though and dives into Hawat's guard. Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Hawat (0) vs (2) Henry
Hawat had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Henry defends it easily.
Hawat escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Henry gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hawat is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Henry defends well.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Henry pushes down on Hawat's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Hawat actively working from the bottom here.
Henry really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Hawat. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Henry not doing much here.
Henry is pressing down on Hawat's thigh, looking to free his foot. Hawat is holding on for now.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Henry is figuring out what he wants to do next.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Henry is continuing to stall.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Henry is pressing down on Hawat's thigh, looking to free his foot. Hawat is holding on for now.
Henry trying to control the pace.
Henry tries to pass the half guard into mount. Hawat knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Henry seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Henry tries to pass to full mount but Hawat defends it.
Henry has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount. Score +3 for passing guard: Hawat (0) vs (5) Henry
That's eight 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.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
That's ten minutes gone in the round.
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.
That's eleven minutes gone in the round.
Hawat tries to get back to half guard but can't.
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.
Hawat tries to hold on but Henry pushes him away.
Henry controlling from mount.
That's twelve minutes gone in the round.
Henry avoids the attempt from Hawat to control.
Henry sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
That's thirteen minutes gone in the round.
We're seeing a lot of stalling here from Henry .
Hawat tries to reverse the position but Henry maintains control.
That's fourteen 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.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
And that's the end of the fight!
Henry wins on points by 5 to 0.
A relieved looking Jonthan Henry thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it. |
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