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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Ben Henley (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bubba Kush (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ben Henley could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Bubba Kush's chin.
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169 lbs
13 - 9 - 0 |
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158 lbs
11 - 4 - 0 |
Abu Dhabi Champ
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine |
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Excellent grappler
Good kicks
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
13 - 9 - 0, fighting out of London, Ben Henley!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Bubba Kush!
The judges for this bout are Lou da Vinci, Jorge Garcia and John Kavanagh.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Henley throws a lazy right hand but Kush sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
A swing and a miss from Henley.
Kush walks into a stiff left hand from Henley.
Henley shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in side control! That's better than Henley was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Kush is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Kush tries to improve position but can't.
Sloppy strikes there by Henley.
Henley misses with a strike but at least he's keeping busy, looking to cause some damage - that will still help him when it comes to the judges scorecards.
We've been hearing that Henley has been drilling a lot of ground and pound in training, so let's see if he get the finish.
Henley cracks Kush with a big right hand but Kush just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
Henley in side control, throwing shots but Kush defends.
Kush is looking to regain half guard here but Henley keeps moving and retains side control.
Kush sneaks back into half guard.
Kush is trying to get back to full guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Henley not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Kush is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Kush is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Henley's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Henley's back!
Henley is really stuck here.
Kush punishes Henley with strikes from the back mount.
Henley is in bad spot here.
Kush gets his hooks in and is throwing strikes.
Henley trying to control the hands but Kush won't let him.
Kush gets his hooks in and is throwing strikes.
Kush avoiding Henley 's attempts to control his hands.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
What can Henley do to escape this position? He's going to have to figure it out pretty quick if he wants to stay in the fight!
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.
Kush is looking to finish with some ground and pound!
Henley tries to roll but Kush sticks to his back.
Kush lands shots from the back.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Henley is covering up but some of the strikes from Kush are getting through and doing damage.
Kush controlling well, preventing Henley from escaping the position.
Henley is working hard here to advance position.
Kush working for the choke.
Kush doesn't have the hooks in and Henley manages to turn into his guard.
Henley is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Henley won't allow Kush to sweep him here.
Henley is looking to work some ground and pound but Kush has wrist control.
Henley in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Henley looking to sit in guard and control but Kush gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Kush trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Kush got a little sloppy there for a moment and Henley has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Kush has managed to get both his arms back between Henley's legs - danger averted.
Henley looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Kush missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Kush landing with the ground and pound.
Kush stopping the sweep attempt from Henley.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Henley escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Kush gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Henley working for submissions but it's allowed Kush to get to half guard.
Kush trying to control from half guard but Henley is working away.
Henley looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Kush is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Henley looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Henley actively working from the bottom here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Bubba Kush will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action!
Henley misses the shot to the body.
Henley drops his hands momentarily and Kush takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Kush throws a chopping leg kick but Henley manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Kush drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Kush connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Henley some visible discomfort.
Kush wants to control but Henley is keeping him busy.
Kush works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
Kush scores with a couple of short elbows.
Henley can't do much from the bottom here.
Kush is looking to take a break and control but Henley is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Check out the look on Kush's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Henley tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Kush wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Henley can't do much from the bottom here.
Henley is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Kush content to control the pace. The referee will try and keep them active though.
Henley tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Kush wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Henley gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
Kush looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Henley taking some punishment here, with Kush in his half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kush seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Kush tries to pass the half guard into mount. Henley knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Kush wants to control but Henley is keeping him busy.
Henley is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Kush pulls his head out easily.
Kush sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Henley defending well though.
Henley is looking to control Kush's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Henley avoid being mounted?
Henley looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Still in half guard, Kush seems content to control.
Ground and pound from Kush.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kush tries to pass to full mount but Henley defends it.
Henley looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Kush tries to pass the half guard into mount. Henley knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Kush drops an elbow to the side of Henley's head.
Kush is stalling here. Henley is in no mood to hang around though. He's locked up a kimura from the bottom! Kush seems to be keeping calm but he's forced to roll out of the hold and Henley has ended up in side control on the top. Nice work.
Kush tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Henley grinds an elbow into Kush's temple.
Kush takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
Henley lands a nice forearm strike.
Kush is rocked!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kush is looking to regain half guard here but Henley keeps moving and retains side control.
Kush is still in real trouble! Can Henley finish him?
Bubba Kush has got the better of the ground game so far.
Kush takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
Kush gets back to half guard.
Kush seems to have recovered his senses.
Henley slips a nice elbow through Kush's hands, connecting with Kush's forehead.
Kush has hold of Henley's hands but Henley slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Henley scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Henley thows a huge punch but Kush dodges it nicely.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Kush tries to roll over but Henley keeps him under control.
Henley missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Bubba Kush 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!
Henley looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into side control! Oh, that's bad for Kush!
Kush tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Kush gets back to half guard.
Henley seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Kush does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Kush keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Henley thows a huge punch but Kush dodges it nicely.
Kush tries to get to full guard but Henley has control of the leg.
Henley working the head and body with strikes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Henley uses his free foot to push down on Kush's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for Kush.
Henley thowing shots but they're missing.
Henley lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Henley unloads with some vicious shots from mount and Kush wants out - he looks towards the referee who steps in to save him! Henley celebrates on the cage and the crowd goes wild!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:49 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Ben Henley!
After winning the bout, Ben Henley 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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hype
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RATING
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