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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Samuel Henchy (ranked 2117 p4p, 1439 weight class) and Shawn Bradley (ranked 256 p4p, 178 weight class). On his way into the cage it seems that Samuel Henchy has been attacked by a crazed fan! It looks like it might have been the just bleed guy! Luckily Samuel Henchy seems to be OK! I thought that lunatic was in prison!?
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BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Granite chin |
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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 5 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Samuel Henchy!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Shawn Bradley!
The judges for this bout are Tiny Johnson, Robert Twigg and Cecil Peabody.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bradley misses with a body shot.
Bradley moves out of range of the body kick.
Henchy throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Bradley was covering up waiting for the punch and Henchy finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Henchy working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Henchy trying to control the position from guard on top but Bradley is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Bradley can do anything to dispel that myth.
Bradley wants to get back to his feet but Henchy is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bradley has managed to wall walk up one of the corner posts to get back to his feet. Henchy is pushing him up against the cage, looking to control the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Henchy breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Bradley lands a jab to the head.
Henchy chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Bradley can pounce on him.
Bradley moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Bradley misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Henchy moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Bradley ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Bradley throws a jab when Henchy was well out of range.
Bradley keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Bradley swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Henchy pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Henchy takes a jab right on the kisser.
We've been told by Henchy's head coaches at Xtreme Fighting Gym that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Henchy will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Henchy doesn't manage to clinch there - Bradley circles away.
Henchy wants to clinch.
Bradley throws a hook but Henchy blocks it.
Bradley showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Henchy.
Bradley throws a quick inside leg kick.
Bradley looks to score with a jab to the body but Henchy is just out of range.
Henchy swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Bradley counters with a low kick, right behind Henchy 's knee.
Henchy misses with a combination
and Bradley counters with a nice uppercut.
Bradley lands with a slapping head kick.
Henchy tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Bradley manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Henchy just misses with a punch to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bradley lands with a hook. Henchy tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Bradley scores with a leg kick.
Henchy takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Bradley throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Henchy is looking to clinch but Bradley is avoiding it.
Bradley misses the shot to the body.
Henchy throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Henchy misses with a two punch combination.
Bradley scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Bradley fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Henchy goes for a double leg but Bradley avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Bradley continues to drive forward.
Bradley escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
A swing and a miss from Bradley.
Bradley digs a good body shot into Henchy's ribs.
Bradley feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Henchys jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
The fight stays on the outside here - Henchy looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Bradley has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Henchy moves out of range as Bradley strikes.
A solid leg kick lands there for Bradley.
Shawn Bradley seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Bradley throws a head kick that misses
and Henchy counters with a three punch combo that has Bradley backing up. Bradley nods at Henchy to acknowledge the strikes.
Bradley showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Henchy.
Bradley pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Henchy checks the leg kick nicely there.
Bradley misses with a head kick.
Henchy has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Bradley.
Henchy gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Henchy is looking to clinch but Bradley is avoiding it.
Henchy has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Bradley.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Henchy takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Henchy takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Shawn Bradley dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Bradley jabs Henchy to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Henchy swinging wildly here.
A low kick from Bradley misses
and Henchy counters with a left and a right that stings Bradley.
Henchy throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Bradley sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Bradley lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Henchy is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Henchy misses with a takedown attempt - Bradley sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Bradley throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Henchy lands with a straight right. Bradley didn't see that one coming.
Bradley has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Bradley misses with a head kick.
Henchy takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Bradley circles away from the clinch attempt
and Bradley connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Henchy swings and misses with a hook to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bradley scores with a leg kick.
Bradley slips under a jab.
Henchy uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Bradley.
Bradley blocks a head kick by Henchy.
A swing and a miss from Henchy.
Henchy is really struggling to find his range with his punches. Bradley's reach advantage is clearly causing him problems.
Bradley on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Bradley throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
We've been informed that Bradley has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight.
Henchy shoots in for a double leg but Bradley sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Bradley shapes to counter with a head kick.
Bradley scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Henchy doesn't seem bothered though.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Henchy throws a sloppy body shot
and Bradley counters with a thumping low kick.
Bradley lands with a nice body kick.
Bradley is looking to slow Henchy down with leg kicks.
Shawn Bradley is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Bradley throws a head kick that misses.
Bradley throws a sloppy head kick and Henchy moves out of range easily.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Bradley dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Henchy. That did some damage!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
That kick from Bradley tenderised Henchy's leg. Henchy is trying to keep his angry face on.
Sloppy strikes from Henchy. Those never looked like landing.
Henchy scores with a leg kick.
Bradley with a hook.
A nice leg kick from Bradley, right into the meat of the thigh.
Henchy tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Bradley was well out of range. Poor timing from Henchy.
Bradley lands a nice looking body kick.
Henchy takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Bradley jabs Henchy to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Bradley lands a lovely overhand right.
A combination from Bradley does no damage.
Henchy takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Bradley looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Henchy tries to clinch
and Bradley counters with a good low kick that Henchy was not able to check.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bradley throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Bradley paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Henchy stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Bradley.
Bradley scores with a three punch combo!
Henchy misses with a hook
and Bradley counters with a nice leg kick.
Bradley dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Henchy. That did some damage!
Bradley lands a big head kick that sends Henchy tumbling to the mat! Bradley takes a step backwards and waves Henchy back to his feet - he wants the finish!
Henchy is rocked!
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!
Henchy fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Donk. Bradley catches Henchy right on the button with a cross.
Samuel Henchy is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Bradley lands a front kick.
Good leg kick by Bradley.
Henchy throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Bradley moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Henchy fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bradley misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Henchy.
Bradley lands with a thumping leg kick.
Bradley throws a right hand that Henchy ducks under and follows up with a left that Henchy also avoids with ease.
Henchy swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Henchy takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Bradley lands a high kick!
Bradley lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Bradley tests Henchy's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Henchy dodges the punch combination from Bradley.
Bradley scores with a hook.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Bradley with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Bradley throws out a loose jab but Henchy uses good head movement to avoid it.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Shawn Bradley showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
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!
Henchy drives through with a takedown into guard.
Bradley has managed to wall walk up one of the corner posts to get back to his feet. Henchy is pushing him up against the cage, looking to control the position.
Bradley breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Henchy takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Some wild striking there from Henchy.
Bradley buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Bradley misses with a head kick.
Henchy will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Henchy swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Bradley slips a jab and a cross from Henchy.
Henchy misses with a looping right.
Henchy looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Bradley lands with a shot to the body.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Bradley throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
That's one minute gone in the round.
An inside leg kick lands from Bradley.
Bradley moves away from the strike by Henchy.
Henchy ducks right into an uppercut from Bradley.
Bradley bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Bradley scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Henchy on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Henchy looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Bradley scores with a jab to the body.
Bradley scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Bradley throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Henchy stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Nice straight punches there by Bradley. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Bradley.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Bradley lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Henchy avoids the body shot from Bradley.
Henchy lands a head shot.
Bradley connects with a nice looking jab.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
No joy there for Henchy, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Henchy wants to clinch up but Bradley keeps it at a distance.
Henchy backing away here, and Bradley unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Bradley connects with a solid leg kick.
Bradley lands a nice leg kick that just misses Henchy's sensitive parts.
Henchy takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Bradley moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
A chopping leg kick lands by Bradley.
Bradley lands with a slapping head kick.
Bradley bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Henchy's head backwards.
Oh Henchy is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Shawn Bradley seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Henchy tries to clinch but Bradley is having none of it.
Henchy seems to have got his legs back now.
Bradley takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Henchy dodges the punch combination from Bradley.
Samuel Henchy has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bradley ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Henchy moves away.
Bradley tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Bradley blocks a head kick by Henchy.
Bradley lands a nice leg kick that just misses Henchy's sensitive parts.
Bradley keeps Henchy at a distance using the push kick.
Henchy looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Bradley lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Bradley moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Henchy throws a right hand that misses
and Bradley counters with a left to the body.
Bradley throws a head kick that Henchy semi-blocks.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Henchy is defended easily by Bradley.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Henchy chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Bradley can pounce on him.
Bradley throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Henchy's head.
Henchy's legs have taken a beating and he's really slowing down as a result.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Bradley throws a nice looking combination but Henchy bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Bradley scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Bradley throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Bradley throws a hook but Henchy avoids it easily.
Henchy stuns Bradley with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Bradley scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Henchy throws a shot to the body.
Bradley scores with a nice body kick.
And that's the end of the fight!
Shawn Bradley comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Bradley 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 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Tiny Johnson scores the fight 27:30
Judge Robert Twigg scores the fight 27:30
Judge Cecil Peabody scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Shawn Bradley!
During a confident post fight interview, Shawn Bradley thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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RATING
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