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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between John Henry (ranked 896 p4p, 110 weight class) and Micah Hays (ranked 1152 p4p, 143 weight class). This should be fireworks!
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35
151 lbs
27 - 18 - 0 |
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168 cm
32
151 lbs
17 - 12 - 0 |
Great wrestler
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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Excellent grappler
World class MT
Granite chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
27 - 18 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, John Henry!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
17 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Micah Hays!
The judges for this bout are Elvis Blanc, Yves DeLean and Robert Douchet.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Henry ducks under a wild hook from Hays.
Hays misses with a head kick.
Henry attempts a counter takedown but Hays avoids it well and moves away.
Henry shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Hays sprawls well. Hays wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Henry gets slowly back to his feet.
Hays instigates a clinch.
Hays misses with a short punch on the inside.
Henry prevents a body shot from Hays.
Henry is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Hays tries to throw a body punch but Henry avoids it by throwing Hays back against the cage.
Hays blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Henry tries to work over Hays's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Hays misses with a hook from the clinch.
We've been informed that Hays has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
Hays breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Hays scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Henry doesn't seem bothered though.
Hays misses with a hook
enabling Henry to counter with a crisp jab.
Henry circles away from the clinch attempt
enabling Henry to counter with a crisp jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hays uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Hays pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Hays tried to score with a low kick but Henry checks it.
Henry blocks a leg kick.
Henry fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Hays to the ground. Henry is now in Hays's guard.
Hays working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Henry.
Henry wants to control from the top but Hays keeps moving.
Henry advances position into side control!
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.
Hays takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
Henry wants to control but Hays is keeping him busy.
Henry looks up at the clock and then as Hays takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Henry smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hays is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Henry working the ground and pound.
Henry is staying tight to Hays's torso, preventing him from escaping.
Henry cracks Hays with a big right hand but Hays just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Henry sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Hays is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
Hays looks to move to half guard but instead Henry has passed into mount! Damn!
Hays tries to get back to half guard but can't.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Henry is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Hays can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Henry landing strikes from the mount and Hays is in trouble!
Henry is landing with some decent strikes but Hays is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Henry scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Henry controlling the position easily from mount.
Henry landing strikes from the mount and Hays is in trouble!
Hays taking shots to the head.
Henry is landing with some decent strikes but Hays is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
A nice elbow there by Henry.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Hays is trying desperately to improve position.
Henry is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Hays can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Henry tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Hays manages to regain half guard. Good work.
Henry looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Henry seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Hays is staying active underneath Henry, 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.
John Henry dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Henry thows a left - swing and a miss!
Henry ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Hays moves away.
Henry takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Henry shoots in and drives through. Hays sprawls well.
Henry fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Henry throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Hays misses with a looping right.
A cross from Henry lands.
Henry closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Hays quickly recovers to half guard.
Hays has managed to escape just enough to sneak back to his feet but Henry is on him like a limpet, forcing Hays back against the cage.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Hays throws a punch but it's blocked by Henry.
Henry tries to throw a body punch but Hays avoids it by throwing Henry back against the cage.
Hays tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Hays goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Henry fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Henry blocking some punches.
Henry is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Hays can do to turn this around?
Henry misses with a short punch on the inside.
Henry tries to throw a body punch but Hays avoids it by throwing Henry back against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hays misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Henry goes for a takedown in the clinch but Hays prevents it.
Henry changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Hays fights it off and pushes away nicely.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for John Henry. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Henry misses with a body shot.
Henry avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Micah Hays is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
No luck for Henry with that takedown attempt.
Micah Hays seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
The fighters circle momentarily. Henry darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Henry throws a head kick that misses.
Hays throws a leg kick
and Henry connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Hays jabs Henry to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Henry swats away the attempt to clinch by Hays.
Henry takes a swing at Hays's ribcage but misses.
Henry slips a straight right by Hays.
Hays throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Henry's head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hays rushes Henry and presses him up against the cage.
Hays pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Henry drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A lull in the action here.
Hays regains half guard there - taking advantage of Henry's attempt to lay and pray for a moment.
Henry looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Hays with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Henry thows a huge punch but Hays dodges it nicely.
John Henry overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Henry is trying to control the action in half guard but Hays is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Henry scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Ground and pound from Henry.
Henry is looking to take a break and control but Hays is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Henry lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Hays blocking the ground and pound attempt from Henry.
Henry is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Hays is trying to get back to full guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Henry is looking to take a break and control but Hays is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Hays is trying to get back to full guard.
Hays is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Hays is in trouble now - Henry has advanced to mount!
Hays is squirming around, avoiding Henry's attempts to control the action.
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 John Henry will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Henry closes the distance and clinches.
Henry lands a left hand that snaps the head of Hays backwards.
Hays tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Hays swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Hays lands with a short shot to the head.
Hays throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Henrys head.
Henry blocks a body shot from Hays.
Henry content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Henry swings wildly with an uppercut but Hays uses good head movement to avoid it.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Hays creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Henry drops down looking for an ankle pick but Hays pulls his leg out and moves away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Henry lands a jab to Hays's midsection.
Hays misses with an uppercut
and Henry counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Henry connects with a jab.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Hays tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Henry lands a slapping body shot.
A combination from Hays does no damage.
Hays throws a right and a left that Henry avoids nicely.
Henry 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.
Henry landing with the ground and pound.
Henry advances to half guard.
Henry is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Henry is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Hays wants to get back to his feet.
Hays moves into full guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Henry postures up and lands a big shot to Hays's brow.
Henry won't allow Hays to get back to his feet.
Henry chips away with some ground and pound.
Henry throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Hays works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Henry controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Henry trying to control the position from guard on top but Hays is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Henry is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Henry's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Hays is looking to stand back up but Henry counters by passing into half guard. Oops... bit sloppy there by Hays.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Henry lands a nice short elbow.
Henry keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Henry is nestled in close to Hays, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Henry is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Hays is refusing to be controlled, as Henry sits in half guard.
Henry working to pass to mount. He's got his hand pressing down on Hays's thigh. Hays counters though and makes it back to full guard.
Henry trying to control but Hays is working from the bottom.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Henry sitting in guard here, content to control.
Henry stands and throws Hays's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Henry cracks Hays with an elbow. That is naaassty.
Hays trying to remain calm as Henry controls from the top position.
Henry in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
Micah Hays has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
John Henry is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Henry working the ground and pound.
Henry is pausing for a moment. What's he doing? It looks like he's clearing his nose. Oh dude! He's shot a load of snot all down Hays's shoulder. That is not cool.
Henry wants to lay and pray for a moment but Hays keeps working.
And that's the end of the fight!
John 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 Elvis Blanc scores the fight 30:27
Judge Yves DeLean scores the fight 30:28
Judge Robert Douchet scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... John Henry!
A relieved looking John 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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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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FIGHT
RATING
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