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Event:
MMA Hype -51-
Date: Apr 16, 2025 |
#R1#
Naught lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Naught tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Henley paws at him with a jab and circles away.
A head kick misses from Naught.
Henley stuns Naught with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Henley tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Naught was well out of range. Poor timing from Henley.
Henley blocks a head kick by Naught.
Henley appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Henley tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Naught was well out of range. Poor timing from Henley.
Naught pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Henley looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Henley throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Naught stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Henley lands with a nice body punch.
Henley looks to land a combination but Naught avoids it well.
Naught lands a head kick. Henley smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Henley has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Naught.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Naught pulls out of a head kick attempt.
#TD#
Henley feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Henley trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Naught has momentary wrist control but Henley slips an elbow through the middle.
Henley wants to control from the top but Naught keeps moving. #T1#
Henley pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Naught is keeping the position for now.
Henley in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Henley is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Naught working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Henley.
Henley postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Henley prevents Naught from getting back to his feet.
Henley lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Naught is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far. #T2#
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Henley 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.
Henley lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Naught is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Henley is controlling him.
Naught can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Henley controls the pace.
Naught keeping full guard, as Henley tries to pass. #REF3#
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Naught fails in his attempt to clinch. #TD#
Henley shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Naught napping and manages to drive through into side control!#T3#
Naught tries to escape but Henley is in control.
Henley is looking to take a break and control but Naught is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Henley sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Naught is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
Naught is pushing Henley's head away, looking to escape. Henley manages to hold on to the position though.
Henley wants to control but Naught is keeping him busy.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Naught can do anything to dispel that myth.
Naught is being controlled here. #T4#
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.
Henley working the ground and pound.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Henley is chipping away with strikes.
Henley scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Naught to see if he's OK.
Henley throws a strike aimed at the side of Naught's head but Naught avoids it well.
Henley tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
Henley 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.
Henley trying to control the position but Naught is working away.
Naught takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
Henley misses with the ground and pound.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
William Ernest Henley dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action.#R2#
Naught misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Naught throws a head kick that half lands.
Tee Naught seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Henley misses the shot to the body.
Naught pulls out of a head kick attempt.
We've been informed that Naught has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight.
Henley throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Henley misses with a wild body shot.
Naught tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Naught throws a head kick but Henley moves out of range.
Henley appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Naught throws a head kick that misses.
Naught pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Henley throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Naught throws a head kick but Henley moves out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Naught has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Henley avoids the head kick by Naught.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Naught throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Henley tries to counter with a takedown but Naught is quick to defend against it.
Naught tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Henley is able to avoid easily.
Naught tries to clinch but fails miserably #TD#
and Henley counters with a nice double leg into side control. Naught won't be happy with that.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Henley trying to control the position but Naught is working away. #T1#
Henley landing strikes.
Henley wants to control but Naught is keeping him busy.
Naught really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Henley. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Henley working the ground and pound.
Henley is staying tight to Naught's torso, preventing him from escaping.
Henley is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Naught can do to turn this around?
Naught pushes Henley away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, Henley gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.
Naught on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
Henley lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
A lull in the action here.#T2#
Henley sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Naught is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
Naught is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the cage but Henley has just dragged him back down to the mat.
Naught takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
Naught takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
Naught seems a little lost for a moment, as Henley dominates the positioning.
Naught is not content to let Henley control the position.
William Ernest Henley overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Henley sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Naught is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
#T3#
Henley is putting a hurting on Naught here, landing some big shots from side control.
Henley cracks Naught with a big right hand but Naught just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
Henley looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Naught is avoiding damage well.
Naught parries the strikes from Henley easily there. Henley is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Naught to escape.
Henley moves into full mount!
Henley lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
#ROC#Naught is rocked!
Henley postures up and lands a whopping elbow - oh that's hurt Naught bigstyle! Two more strikes land for Henley and the fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:58 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). William Ernest Henley! |
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Event:
MMA Hype -41-
Date: Mar 12, 2025 |
#R1#
Lucas works the jab nicely.
Henley avoids the body shot from Lucas.
Lucas misses with the combination.
Lucas bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Henley is looking to chop away at Lucas's legs.
A looping hook to the body misses from Henley. Lucas does a little dance to reset his feet.
Lucas swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Henley misses with a low kick.
Jab, jab by Lucas - just one landing.
Henley throws a leg kick but Lucas checks it.
A combination from Lucas does no damage.
Henley swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Horrible takedown attempt by Henley or perhaps it was just good defense by Lucas, which made it look bad.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Henley throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Rory Lucas seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Henley walks into a straight right hand from Lucas.
Lucas thows a left - swing and a miss!
Henley lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A looping hook to the body misses from Lucas. Henley does a little dance to reset his feet.
Henley tries to work over Lucas's front leg with a kick but Lucas checks it.
Lucas pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Henley appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Lucas seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.#T1#
Lucas misses with a jab, cross combination.
Lucas checks a leg kick nicely.
Henley keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Lucas.
Henley throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Lucas lands with a right hand.
Rory Lucas is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Lucas throws a hook to the side of Henley's head but Henley sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
A decent looking cross lands there for Lucas.
Henley jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Henley defending well as Lucas loads up on a big left hand.
Lucas is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.#TD2#
Henley drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Lucas working a defensive guard here.
Henley slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Lucas taking punishment in the form of punches.
#T2#
Henley working away.
Henley misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Lucas takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
Henley tries to advance to mount but can't.
Lucas tries to control the position but he's not in luck - Henley easily slips into full mount!
Lucas wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Henley.
Henley sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment. #T3#
Henley throws a wild left hand from mount and Lucas manages to wriggle his way back to half guard.
Henley has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Henley with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Henley thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Henley is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Henley is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Henley sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Lucas defending well though. #T4#
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Lucas wants to control but Henley is keeping busy and won't allow it.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Henley thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Lucas's head.
Henley slips a nice elbow through Lucas's hands, connecting with Lucas's forehead.
Henley controlling the action here.
Henley trying to mount his opponent but Lucas defends it.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.#REF3#
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.#TD2#
Henley closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Lucas to the mat! Lucas manages to get full guard.
Lucas avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but William Ernest Henley will probably get the nod.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action.#R2#
Lucas throws a hook to the side of Henley's head but Henley sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Henley catches Lucas with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Rory Lucas is winning the standup battle so far.
Lucas scores with a nice head shot.
Lucas with a nice cross.
Lucas scores with a nice strike.
Henley swings away with a body shot that misses
and Lucas counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Henley slips a jab and a cross from Lucas.
Lucas is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Henley keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Lucas.
Henley takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Henley throws a jab but it's blocked by Lucas.
Henley throws a low kick but it's checked well by Lucas.
Henley takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Henley moves away from the strike by Lucas.
Lucas moves out of the way of the counter high kick fromHenley.
A jab from Henley misses.
Henley slips under a jab.
Lucas lands a jab to the nose.
Henley closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Henley tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.#T1#
Henley shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Henley takes a swing at Lucas's ribcage but misses.
Henley takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Henley looks to land a body kick but Lucas moved away.
Henley fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Lucas checks it well.
Lucas lands with a hook. Henley tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Henley wants to slow Lucas down by chopping away at his legs.
Lucas jabs at Henley's body.
Henley takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Henley walks into a jab.
Henley fails miserably with a takedown attempt.#TD2#
Henley closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Lucas's guard.
Lucas will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Lucas trying to control the position.
Henley works over Lucas with some ground and pound from guard.#T2#
Henley with a flurry of punches that miss.
Lucas keeping moving, preventing Henley from controlling successfully.
Henley wants to pass the guard but Lucas is keeping the position.
Henley trying to control the position from guard on top but Lucas is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.#REF3#
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.#T3#
Henley misses with a hook. Lucas ducked under it nicely.
Henley pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Lucas is looking to counter punch.
Lucas swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Henley is looking to score with low kicks.
Danga de danga de dang - Lucas scores with a four punch combination!
Lucas slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Henley looks for the body kick but Lucas saw that one coming.
Henley misses with an uppercut
and Lucas counters with a right hand to the body.
Henley walks into a jab.
Henley is really struggling to land any decent head shots against his taller opponent.
Henley lands a lovely overhand right.
Henley jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Henley chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Henley slips a straight right by Lucas.
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!#TD2#
Henley scores with a takedown into Lucas's guard.
Henley trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat. #T4#
Lucas keeping moving, preventing Henley from controlling successfully.
Henley looking to pass the guard.
Lucas knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Henley on the ground.
Henley slips nicely into half guard.
Henley stalling.
Henley working over Lucas with some ground and pound. Lucas looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Rory Lucas dominated that second round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!#R3#
A slow jab from Lucas misses its intended target.
Henley throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Lucas.
Lucas looks to throw the jab but Henley is out of range.
Lucas lands with a nice body punch.
Lucas checks a leg kick.
Lucas throwing a counter right hand but Henley manages to avoid it.
Lucas gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Henley.
Lucas throws a nice looking combination but Henley bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
A shot to the liver by Henley. Beautiful body shot.
Henley thows a left - swing and a miss!
Henley slips a jab and a cross from Lucas.
A slow jab from Henley misses its intended target.
Lucas uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Henley.
Lucas is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A swing and a miss from Lucas.
Henley moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Henley tries to move into range but Lucas moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
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!
Lucas takes a swing at Henley's ribcage but misses.
Lucas dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Lucas blocks a low kick nicely.#T1#
Lucas fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Henley swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Lucas fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Lucas just misses with a punch to the body.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Henley lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Lucas has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Lucas and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
A left lands for Henley.
Henley takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Lucas throws out a loose jab but Henley uses good head movement to avoid it.
Lucas swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Lucas throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Henley throws out a counter right but Lucas avoids it with no problem.
Henley avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Henley has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Henley ducks under a wild hook from Lucas.
Lucas swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Henley showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Lucas.
Henley misses with an attempted mid kick.
#T2#
Lucas checks a leg kick nicely.
Henley dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Lucas throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Henley.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Lucas tries to bum rush Henley with a series of wild strikes but Henley uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Henley unleashes a big counter combination but Lucas bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Henley wants to land a leg kick but Lucas is out of range.
It looked like Lucas wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Lucas throws a lazy right hand but Henley sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Lucas misses with a wild body shot.
Lucas throws the left hand but Henley avoids the punch easily.
Henley tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Lucas is able to avoid easily.
An attempted straight right counter from Lucas misses the target.
Henley throws a nice looking combination but Lucas bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Henley slips a jab from Lucas.
Lucas checks a low kick from Henley.
Henley takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Lucas throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Henley lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Lucas misses with the combination.
#T3#
Henley connects with a body shot.
Henley's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Lucas connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Henley scrambles back to his feet.
Henley uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Lucas.
Henley throws a low kick but Lucas moves out of range easily.
Lucas throws a good cross that connects.
Lucas throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Lucas backing away here, and Henley unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Lucas slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Henley misses with a hook.#TD2#
Lucas tries to sprawl but Henley drives through with a takedown into half guard.
Henley lands with a punch from half guard.
Lucas on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Henley wants to lay and pray for a moment but Lucas keeps working.
Henley content to sit in half guard and control for a moment. #T4#
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Henley passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Lucas!
Henley scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Henley can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Lucas is looking to escape.
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 Rory Lucas.
I think Lucas 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 Stewart Dunkirk scores the fight 28:29
Judge Robert Twigg scores the fight 29:28
Judge Daniel Franklin scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by split decision... Rory Lucas!
An out of breath Rory Lucas 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:
FREAKSHOW 2
Date: Jan 15, 2025 |
#R1#
Brandt closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
A combination from Brandt does no damage.
William Ernest Henley seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Henley scores with a body shot.
Henley throws a leg kick
enabling Brandt to counter with a crisp jab. #TD2#
Henley darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Henley not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Brandt knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Henley on the ground.
Brandt is trying to control but can't.
Brandt wants to improve his position but Henley is controlling well.
Henley trying to control from half guard but Brandt is working away.
Brandt keeping control of the position.
Brandt wants to control but Henley is keeping busy.
#T1#
Henley is trying to control the action in half guard but Brandt is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Henley trying to pass the guard but Brandt defending well.
Brandt is trying to get back to full guard.
Henley uses his free foot to push down on Brandt's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for Brandt.
Brandt looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.
Henley in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Henley cracks Brandt with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Henley fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
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.#T2#
Henley landing punches.
Henley working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Henley lands a couple of good shots and Brandt has given up his back, trying to escape the position!
Henley keeps control of the position as Brandt tries to break free.
Brandt wants to control his opponent's hands but Henley gets his hands free.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Brandt covering up well and avoiding damage.
Henley loading up with punches from the back mount - how long can Brandt hold on?
Brandt rolls, trying to escape but Henley keeps control of the position.
Henley lands strikes 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!
Henley wants to control but Brandt is keeping busy.
Henley really has the hooks in deep now - there seems like no escape for Brandt.#T3#
Despite being in a bad position, Brandt is controlling the hands, preventing any submission attempts.
Brandt trying to control the hands but Henley won't let him.
Henley wants to control but Brandt is keeping busy.
You can see the frustration on Brandt's face� He knows he is in trouble unless he improves his position sooner rather than later.
Brandt takes a big shot to the side of the head.
Henley scores with a nice shot to the head of his opponent. Brandt is looking for a way out.
Brandt prevents Henley from getting a body triangle.#T4#
Henley lands with a hammerfist to the side of Brandt's head.
Henley has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Henley missing with strikes.
Brandt covering up well under a barage of strikes.
Henley lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Henley lands a punch that was close to the back of the head but the ref thinks it's OK.
Henley scores with some strikes to the side of the head there. Good, points scoring shots.
Henley softening up his opponent with strikes here.
Brandt trying to control the hands but Henley won't let him.
Brandt takes a big shot to the side of the head.
#T5#
I would not like to be Brandt right now.
Henley scores with punches from the back.
Henley lands a punch to the side of the head from the back.
Henley scores with punches from the back.
Henley gets his hooks in and is throwing strikes.
Derick Brandt has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Henley is hanging on to Brandt's back as he tries to escape.
Brandt is working hard here to advance position.
Brandt is taking damage to the body and head.
Henley avoiding Brandt 's attempts to control his hands. #T6#
Brandt is covering up but some of the strikes from Henley are getting through and doing damage.
Henley cracks Brandt with a big shot to body and one to the head - really punishing Brandt from the back mount here, looking to soften him up.
Henley trying to control.
Henley avoiding Brandt 's attempts to control his hands.
A lull in the action here.
Brandt is really stuck here.
Henley punches Brandt on the ear.
Brandt prevents Henley from getting a body triangle.
Henley looking to hold on to the position here but Brandt rolls and ends up regaining guard.
#T7#
Brandt keeping moving, preventing Henley from controlling successfully.
Henley might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Brandt haven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
Henley lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Brandt looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Brandt keeping full guard, as Henley tries to pass.
Brandt trying to strike from the bottom but really, it's not the best position to be doing that from!
Henley passes Brandt's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Henley scoring with strikes to the body and head. #T8#
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Henley is trying to control the action in half guard but Brandt is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Henley in particular looking to stall.
Henley lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Brandt missing with punches from the bottom.
#SUB#
Brandt is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Henley pulls his head out easily.
Brandt throws a strike from the bottom that misses.
Brandt trying to control from the bottom.
#REF3#
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.#T9#
A punch lands to the side of Brandt 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Henley slips a jab and a cross from Brandt.
Brandt on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Brandt throws a right hand that misses
and Henley connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Henley defending well as Brandt loads up on a big left hand.
Henley jabs at Brandt's body.
Henley keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
William Ernest Henley is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Brandt is breathing heavily.
Henley scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Henley dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Brandt. That did some damage!
Henley throws a good cross that connects.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Henley steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Brandt.
Henley misses with a leg kick.
Henley keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Brandt.
Brandt misses with a left hand
and Henley counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
And that's the end of the fight!
William Ernest Henley comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Henley 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 1 round of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Ben Zyskovitsi scores the fight for William Ernest Henley!
Judge Anni Minnem�ki scores the fight for William Ernest Henley!
Judge Johanna Lukiainen scores the fight for William Ernest Henley!
William Ernest Henley wins by unanimous decision! |
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Event:
ENIGMA 222
Date: Oct 19, 2024 |
#R1#
Roosna fails with a takedown attempt.
Henley throws a low kick but Roosna avoids it.
Henley will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Henley misses with a low kick as Roosna jumps back.
Horrible takedown attempt by Henley or perhaps it was just good defense by Roosna, which made it look bad.
Roosna now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Henley takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Roosna takes a swing at Henley's ribcage but misses.
Henley wants to slow Roosna down by chopping away at his legs.
Henley misses with a low kick.
Roosna looks like he wants to counter punch here.#T1#
Henley looks to score with a jab to the body but Roosna is just out of range.
Roosna showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Henley.
Roosna tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Henley paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Roosna doesn't manage to clinch there - Henley circles away.
Roosna dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Henley scores with a nice right hand.
Henley uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Roosna.
Henley throws a hook to the side of Roosna's head but Roosna sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Some wild striking there from Henley.
Henley misses with a body shot.
#T2#
No luck for Henley with that takedown attempt.
Roosna is looking for the big counter here.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for William Ernest Henley. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Roosna darts in looking for a takedown but Henley gets double underhooks and turns Roosna into the cage.
A big right from Henley misses.
Henley closes the distance and clinches up with Roosna, looking for a takedown. Henley pushes Roosna against the cage but Roosna circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Henley throws a leg kick
and Henley takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Henley shoots in but Roosna avoids the takedown attempt easily.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Roosna bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Henley misses with a leg kick
and Roosna counters with a left to the body.
A swing and a miss from Henley.#T3#
Roosna avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Roosna appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Henley scores with a jab. Roosna acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Roosna scores with a decent looking hook.
A shot to the liver by Roosna. Beautiful body shot.
A low kick from Henley is predictable there
and Roosna counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Henley throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
It seemed like Roosna was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Henley throws a low kick but Roosna avoids it.
Henley swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Henley staying out of range there.
Roosna takes a swing at Henley's ribcage but misses.
Henley throws a leg kick but Roosna moved away.
Henley shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Roosna as he jumps to the side.
Roosna now looks to counter with a shot at the body.#T4#
Roosna moves out of range as Henley strikes.
Henley throws a hook to the side of Roosna's head but Roosna sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Roosna connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Henley lands a really nice looking cross but Roosna seems unphased.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Roosna takes a swing at Henley's ribcage but misses. #CL2#
Roosna closes the distance and clinches.
Roosna stalls.
Henley blocks an uppercut.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Roosna misses with a short punch on the inside.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Raivo Roosna will probably get the nod.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action.#R2#
Henley throws an overhand right that lands on Roosna's shoulder, as Roosna tries to avoid the shot.
Henley misses with the combination.
Roosna avoids the head kick by Henley.
A slow jab from Henley misses its intended target.
Roosna doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Henley doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Henley throws a combination that misses
and Roosna counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Henley thinking.
Henley throws a hook but Roosna avoids it easily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Roosna tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
The fighters circling - Roosna throws out the jab but it was never going to land. #CL2#
Roosna clinches.
Roosna is trying to maintain a safe position but Henley gets an underhook and turns Roosna into the cage.#T1#
Henley using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Roosna has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Roosna is looking to control Henley's arms but Henley gets an underhook and turns him. Now Roosna has his back to the cage.
Henley is pressed up against the cage. Roosna has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Henley down to the mat. Henley avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
William Ernest Henley seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.#KD#
Henley lands a left and a right that send Roosna crashing to the mat, dazed. Henley thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!#ROC#Roosna is rocked!
Henley closes the distance and lands a brutal uppercut that knocks Roosna out! We're looking at the replay now - he was out before he hit the floor!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:23 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). William Ernest Henley! |
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