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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between John Henry (ranked 856 p4p, 98 weight class) and Ezekyle Abaddon (ranked 1416 p4p, 145 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Abaddon's choice of entrance music: Vengeful One. Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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Great wrestler
World class boxer
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World class boxer
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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
35 - 25 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, John Henry!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
38 - 21 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Ezekyle Abaddon!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Jack Bonds and Don Winkell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Abaddon swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Henry misses with a looping left.
Abaddon connects with a jab.
Abaddon misses with a hook. Henry ducked under it nicely.
Abaddon punishes Henry's body with a nice straight punch.
Henry scores with a jab to the jaw.
A head kick misses from Abaddon.
Sloppy strikes from Henry. Those never looked like landing.
Henry closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Abaddon seems a little lost for a moment, as Henry dominates the positioning.
Abaddon parries the strikes from Henry easily there. Henry is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Abaddon to escape.
Abaddon is trying to get back to half guard.
Henry staying calm.
Henry looks up at the clock and then as Abaddon 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 one minute gone in the round.
Abaddon trying to remain calm as Henry controls from the top position.
Henry seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Abaddon for as long as he can get away with.
Henry lands an elbow.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Abaddon can't do much from the bottom here.
Henry landing a few strikes.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Henry landing a few strikes.
Henry controlling the position from side mount.
Henry continues to stall.
Henry has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Henry tries to advance to mount but can't.
Abaddon takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
Abaddon is trying to escape the position but Henry is controlling the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Henry scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Abaddon to see if he's OK.
Abaddon is letting Henry control him for a moment.
More hug and hope from Henry.
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.
John Henry dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Abaddon fakes the leg kick and cracks Henry in the body.
Henry connects with a leg kick. Abaddon looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Abaddon darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Henry looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Abaddon tries to move into range but Henry moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Abaddon tries a head kick but it misses.
Henry closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Abaddon to the mat! Abaddon manages to get full guard.
Abaddon is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
Abaddon being controlled here, momentarily.
Abaddon controls Henry momentarily but Henry frees himself.
Henry engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Abaddon is trying to keep Henry in close.
Henry controls from within his opponent's guard.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Abaddon is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Henry is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Abaddon can do to turn this around?
That's two minutes gone in the round.
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.
Abaddon scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Abaddon ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Henry moves away.
Henry throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
It seemed like Abaddon was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Henry looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
John Henry overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Abaddon manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Henry manages to get himself to full guard.
Abaddon stopping the sweep attempt from Henry.
Henry bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Abaddon's guard.
Henry content to stall in guard here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
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.
Henry loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Henry is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Abaddon trying to control the position here.
Abaddon trying to keep a closed guard but Henry is proving a slippery customer.
Henry's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Abaddon is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Henry uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Abaddon.
Abaddon lands with a shot to the body.
Abaddon moves away from the strike by Henry.
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.
That's time! Back to the action! So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Henry closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Abaddon did well to prevent Henry getting side control.
Henry is looking to pass Abaddon's guard but actually Abaddon recovers to full guard.
Abaddon working a defensive guard here.
Henry scoring with some ground and pound.
Abaddon can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Henry controls the pace.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Abaddon utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Henry throws a strike but Abaddon rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Abaddon preventing the sweep.
Henry seems keen to control Abaddon's posture.
Abaddon is looking to stand up but Henry won't let him.
Abaddon stands and steps away. Henry gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
Henry misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Abaddon.
Abaddon throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Henry shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Henry landing some decent shots from guard.
Henry won't allow Abaddon to sweep him here.
Henry content to stall in guard here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Abaddon is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Henry postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Abaddon being controlled here, momentarily.
Abaddon keeping full guard, as Henry tries to pass.
Abaddon is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Abaddon throws out a loose jab but Henry uses good head movement to avoid it.
Abaddon uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Henry.
Ezekyle Abaddon is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Abaddon misses with a straight right.
Abaddon throws the kick towards the body but Henry avoids it.
Henry with a hook.
Henry throws out a powerful jab.
Ezekyle Abaddon has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
A swing and a miss from Abaddon.
Ezekyle Abaddon seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Abaddon throws a hook but Henry blocks it.
Henry fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Abaddon on the side of the head.
Henry fails to land the takedown.
Abaddon throws the left hand but Henry avoids the punch easily.
Nice shot lands for Henry.
Henry uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Abaddon.
A head kick misses from Henry.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Abaddon misses with a hook.
Henry stuns Abaddon with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Henry scores with a nice strike.
Henry feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Abaddons jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Abaddon throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
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 is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Abaddon looking for a sweep. Not yet Abaddon, not yet.
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 Frank Antenori scores the fight 30:27
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 30:27
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 30:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... John Henry!
A victorious John Henry thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
In defeat, Ezekyle Abaddon stepped up to the mic, saying 'you win or you learn.'.
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energy
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hype
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