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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Happy Henry (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Vladmir Ivanova (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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175 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
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Basic striking
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Happy Henry!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Vladmir Ivanova!
The judges for this bout are Igor Prikhodko, Vladimir Khabensky and Viktor Lagutenko.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ivanova throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Henry on the side of the head.
Ivanova misses with a body shot.
Henry pushes Ivanova up against the cage in a clinch.
Ivanova has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Henry breaks from the clinch.
Ivanova swinging wildly here.
Ivanova tries for a takedown but Henry sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Henry tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Ivanova manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Henry tries to clinch but Ivanova moves out of range.
Henry moves into range and clinches up with Ivanova.
Henry misses with a knee strike.
Ivanova blocks an elbow strike.
Henry trying to land knees to the body.
Knees in the clinch landing for Henry.
Henry misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Ivanova.
Henry breaks from the clinch.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Ivanova changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Henry looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Ivanova working the head with strikes.
Ivanova in side control, throwing shots but Henry defends.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ivanova connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Henry some visible discomfort.
Ivanova trying to control the action but Henry is working from the bottom.
Henry managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Ivanova.
Henry is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
Henry is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Henry is trying to stand up here but Ivanova is controlling him well.
Ivanova trying to control from half guard but Henry is working away.
Henry works his way to full guard. Good work.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Henry tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Ivanova is looking to work some ground and pound but Henry has wrist control.
Ivanova trying to control the position from guard on top but Henry is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Ivanova throws a big elbow that misses.
Ivanova must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ivanova throws a strike but Henry rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Henry throwing strikes but missing.
Henry forces his way into half guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Henry scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Henry thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Ivanova's head.
Henry not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Henry not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Henry is keen to just control but Ivanova is a slippery customer.
Henry throwing shots but Ivanova is blocking nicely.
Ivanova is looking to control Henry's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Ivanova avoid being mounted?
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ivanova is looking to improve his position.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Henry lands a nice short elbow.
Ivanova tries to get to full guard but Henry has control of the leg.
Ivanova wants to get back to his feet.
Henry thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Henry with the ground and pound but Ivanova uses the opportunity to regain guard.
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 works over Ivanova with some ground and pound from guard.
Henry throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Ivanova works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Henry throws a strike but Ivanova rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Henry bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Ivanova's guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Henry works over Ivanova with some ground and pound from guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Ivanova controls Henry momentarily but Henry frees himself.
Ivanova working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Henry.
Henry throws a big right hand that misses.
Henry working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Ivanova tries to land a sweep but no joy.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Ivanova can do anything to dispel that myth.
Henry working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Ivanova's head.
Henry throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Henry throws a big right hand that misses.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Henry throws a big elbow that misses.
Henry throws a big elbow that misses.
Henry wants to control from the top but Ivanova keeps moving.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Happy Henry dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Henry moves in looking to clinch but Ivanova pushes him off.
Ivanova avoids a punch combination nicely.
Ivanova throws a body punch but Henry moves out of range.
Henry tries to close the distance and clinch up but Ivanova swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Ivanova circles away from the clinch attempt.
Henry tries to clinch there but Ivanova circles away.
A jab from Henry misses.
Henry looks to clinch
and Ivanova counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Henry's guard now.
Henry is trying to control the position but Ivanova postures up.
Ivanova stops Henry from standing up.
Henry looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Ivanova distracts Henry with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Henry manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Ivanova really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Poor strikes thrown by Henry there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
Henry thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Henry cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Henry looking to land elbow strikes but Ivanova uses the position to regain half guard.
Henry looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Ivanova with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Henry not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Ivanova wants to get back to full guard.
Henry thows a huge punch but Ivanova dodges it nicely.
Henry with the ground and pound but Ivanova uses the opportunity to regain guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
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.
Ivanova utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Ivanova wants to sweep here but Henry controlling him for the moment.
Ivanova working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Henry.
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!
Ivanova is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Happy Henry overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Henry is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Henry is looking to work some ground and pound but Ivanova has wrist control.
Ivanova utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Henry throws a big right hand that misses.
Henry prevents Ivanova from getting back to his feet.
Henry postures up in Ivanova's guard and throws a big left but Ivanova blocks it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Henry trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Henry prevents Ivanova from getting back to his feet.
Ivanova is breathing heavily.
Henry looking to pass the guard.
Ivanova not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Henry pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Ivanova is keeping the position for now.
Henry stops Ivanova from standing up.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Henry postures up in Ivanova's guard and throws a big left but Ivanova blocks it.
Henry in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Henry throws a big right hand that misses.
Henry won't allow Ivanova to get back to his feet.
Henry lands a couple of digs.
Henry postures up and lands a big shot to Ivanova's brow.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Henry postures up in Ivanova's guard and throws a big left but Ivanova blocks it.
Henry lands a couple of digs.
Henry postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Henry scoring with punches to the head and body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Henry trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Henry's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Ivanova tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Henry postures up in Ivanova's guard and throws a big left but Ivanova blocks it.
Henry slips nicely into half guard.
Henry looks to land a strike but Ivanova avoids it nicely and regains full guard.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Henry cracks Ivanova with a solid left hand.
Henry throwing strikes from guard but Ivanova blocks nicely.
Henry loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Happy Henry dominated that second 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. This is the final round!
Henry moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Henry tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Ivanova manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Ivanova fails to land the takedown.
Henry misses with the combination.
Henry closes the distance looking to clinch
and Ivanova counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Henry doesn't manage to clinch there - Ivanova circles away.
Ivanova misses with a jab, cross combination.
Ivanova dives in and grabs Henry's left leg, looking for a takedown. Henry pushes down on Ivanova's head and hops out.
Happy Henry seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Ivanova throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Henry was covering up waiting for the punch and Ivanova finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Ivanova stopping the sweep attempt from Henry.
Ivanova throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Ivanova takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ivanova postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Henry working a defensive guard here.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Henry is on top in guard.
Henry postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Henry missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Henry postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Ivanova is edging up against the cage. He's using the cage to get back to his feet. Nice work there - the fighters are clinched.
Henry works on Ivanova's body with a couple of short punches.
Ivanova doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Henry is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Ivanova is defending well for now.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Henry lands a shoulder strike.
Henry misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Ivanova.
Henry lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Ivanova backwards.
Henry is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Ivanova is defending well for now.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Ivanova looking for a takedown.
Happy Henry has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Vladmir Ivanova.
Henry creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Henry breaks from the clinch.
Henry fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Henry tries to close the distance and clinch up but Ivanova swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Happy Henry is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Henry throws a combination. Ivanova tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Henry changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Ivanova tries to keep at a distance but Henry has taken the fight into the clinch.
Ivanova has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Henry after a bit of a struggle.
Ivanova wants to get back to striking at distance but Henry won't allow it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Henry throws an elbow but it misses.
Henry manages to break the clinch.
Henry fails in his attempt to clinch.
The fight stays on the outside here - Henry looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Henry slaps away a takedown attempt from Ivanova, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Happy Henry is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Henry takes the fight into the clinch.
Ivanova wants to break the clinch but can't.
Ivanova is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Henry gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Ivanova tries for a takedown but Henry manages to get underhooks.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Henry throws an elbow that misses.
A short left from Henry.
Henry with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Henry tries to land knees in the clinch but Ivanova avoids the damage to the body.
Henry breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Henry wants to clinch up but Ivanova keeps it at a distance.
Vladmir Ivanova has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Ivanova with a lazy takedown attempt
and Henry counters with a stiff right hand.
Ivanova shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Henry manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Ivanova won't allow Henry to sweep him here.
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!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Henry is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
Ivanova distracts Henry with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
And that's the end of the fight!
Happy 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 Igor Prikhodko scores the fight 30:27
Judge Vladimir Khabensky scores the fight 30:27
Judge Viktor Lagutenko scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Happy Henry!
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energy
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hype
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RATING
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