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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Stres Fleshou (ranked 565 p4p, 97 weight class) and Julius Henderson (ranked 1001 p4p, 156 weight class). Fleshou kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is FOK JULLE NAAIERS - Die Antwoord. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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182 lbs
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Good wrestling
World class MT
Insanely flexible |
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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
14 - 8 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Stres Fleshou!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
20 - 9 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Julius Henderson!
The judges for this bout are William Gold, Daniel Bishop and Donald Grub.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Good leg kick by Fleshou there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Fleshou misses with a wild body shot.
Fleshou moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Fleshou misses the shot to the body.
Henderson avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Henderson tries to counter with a clinch but Fleshou shakes him off and moves away.
A looping hook to the body misses from Fleshou. Henderson does a little dance to reset his feet.
Henderson misses with an uppercut. Fleshou saw that one coming.
Fleshou is looking to counter punch.
Henderson connects with a right hand. Fleshou shakes it off.
Fleshou lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Nice uppercut lands for Henderson. That snapped Fleshou's head back.
Fleshou avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Fleshou stuns Henderson with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Henderson looks to throw the jab but Fleshou is out of range.
Fleshou blocks a jab.
Fleshou misses with a wild body shot.
Fleshou throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Henderson throws a half hearted mid kick.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Henderson looks for the body kick but Fleshou saw that one coming.
Fleshou looks to score with a jab to the body but Henderson is just out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fleshou avoids the body shot from Henderson.
Fleshou steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Henderson.
It looked like Fleshou was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Henderson.
Henderson keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Fleshou connects with a leg kick. Henderson looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Henderson steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Fleshou.
Fleshou misses with a body shot.
Fleshou misses with a low kick.
A clash of legs there as Henderson blocks the low kick.
Henderson closes the distance but Fleshou moves to the side
and Fleshou counters with a nice low kick that buckles Henderson's knee momentarily.
Fleshou has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Henderson finds it's way round the side to connect with Fleshou's head.
Henderson ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Fleshou misses the body punch
and Henderson holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Fleshou tries to throw a body punch but Henderson avoids it by throwing Fleshou back against the cage.
Fleshou escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Stres Fleshou seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Fleshou is looking to slow Henderson down with leg kicks.
Henderson throws a hook to the side of Fleshou's head but Fleshou sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Henderson takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fleshou takes one to the chin there.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Fleshou dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
A looping hook to the body misses from Fleshou. Henderson does a little dance to reset his feet.
Fleshou thows a left - swing and a miss!
Fleshou looks to score with a jab to the body but Henderson is just out of range.
Henderson is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Fleshou ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Fleshou throws a nice outside leg kick.
Henderson throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Fleshou throws a good cross that connects.
Fleshou throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Fleshou looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Fleshou misses with a body shot.
Fleshou is looking to slow Henderson down with leg kicks.
Henderson misses with an uppercut. Fleshou saw that one coming.
Henderson throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nice shot by Henderson.
Fleshou missing with a left hand there. Henderson was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Fleshou keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Henderson.
Henderson throws the kick towards the body but Fleshou avoids it.
Fleshou digs a good hook to Henderson's body.
Fleshou looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Fleshou lands a nice looking body shot.
Fleshou takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Fleshou fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Henderson is out of range.
Henderson throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Henderson throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Fleshou is looking to wear down Henderson with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
A looping hook to the body misses from Fleshou. Henderson does a little dance to reset his feet.
Fleshou steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Henderson. That one must have hurt.
Henderson catches Fleshou with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Henderson fails with an attempt to clinch.
Fleshou fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Henderson manages to avoid it.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Fleshou is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Henderson.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fleshou throws a leg kick but Henderson sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Fleshou connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Henderson's hands.
Henderson waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Fleshou.
Fleshou throws a body punch but Henderson moves out of range.
Henderson is looking to clinch.
Fleshou takes a swing at Henderson's ribcage but misses.
Fleshou lands with a good body shot.
Fleshou slips a jab from Henderson.
Henderson just manages to avoid a counter high kick fromFleshou.
Fleshou instigates a clinch.
Henderson's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Fleshou softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Henderson tries to land knees in the clinch but Fleshou avoids the damage to the body.
Henderson tries to land a knee to the head but Fleshou blocks with his arms.
Fleshou misses with a punch to the body.
Fleshou tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Henderson's elbow.
Henderson tries to land knees in the clinch but Fleshou avoids the damage to the body.
Fleshou blocks an uppercut.
Fleshou struggles to land a body shot inside as Henderson controls his hands.
Henderson blocks a body shot from Fleshou.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Stres Fleshou dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Fleshou loads up on a big right hand but Henderson slips the punch.
Henderson bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Fleshou's head backwards.
Henderson works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Henderson tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Fleshou was well out of range. Poor timing from Henderson.
Fleshou blocks a head kick by Henderson.
It looked like Fleshou was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Henderson.
The fighters circling - Henderson throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Henderson's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Henderson throws a wild body kick that Fleshou sees coming a mile off.
Fleshou throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Fleshou turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Fleshou avoids the body shot from Henderson.
Fleshou lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Fleshou misses the shot to the body.
Henderson wants to counter the offense by Fleshou and move into the clinch position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Henderson keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Henderson bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Fleshou's head.
Henderson fails in his attempt to clinch.
Henderson tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Fleshou fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Henderson manages to avoid it.
Stres Fleshou is winning the standup battle so far.
Fleshou lands a body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Henderson uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Fleshou.
Henderson steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Fleshou.
Fleshou swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A telegraphed right hand from Henderson misses the target.
Fleshou throws a leg kick but Henderson sees it coming and moves out of range.
Fleshou misses with a body shot.
Nice defenses there by Fleshou.
Fleshou ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Henderson moves away.
Fleshou misses with a low kick.
Fleshou throws a body shot but no joy.
Henderson tries to counter by closing the distance.
Fleshou is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Henderson can do to turn this around?
Fleshou avoids the body shot from Henderson.
Fleshou takes a swing at Henderson's ribcage but misses.
Henderson is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Henderson misses with a left hand
and Fleshou counters with a left to the body.
Fleshou swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Henderson throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Fleshou sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Fleshou swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
A looping hook to the body misses from Henderson. Fleshou does a little dance to reset his feet.
Henderson avoids the body shot from Fleshou.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fleshou uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Henderson.
Fleshou misses with a body shot.
Henderson misses with a kick to the body.
Fleshou throws a body punch but Henderson moves out of range.
Henderson scoring well with a low kick there.
Fleshou walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Henderson checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Fleshou moves out of range as Henderson throws a body kick.
Fleshou misses the shot to the body.
Nice shot by Fleshou.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Henderson throws a shot from downtown. Fleshou moves away and avoids it.
Fleshou swings and misses with a hook to the body.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Henderson's corner calls for a 1-2. Henderson obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
A jab lands there for Fleshou.
Fleshou misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Henderson.
Henderson throws an overhand right that lands on Fleshou's shoulder, as Fleshou tries to avoid the shot.
Fleshou swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Fleshou avoids the body shot from Henderson.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fleshou swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Henderson pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Fleshou looks to throw the jab but Henderson is out of range.
A chopping leg kick lands by Fleshou.
Fleshou connects with a body shot that sends Henderson's belly button to the back.
Fleshou fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Henderson looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Fleshou scores with a jab to the head.
Henderson looks to land a right hand but Fleshou moved out of range.
Fleshou misses with a double jab.
Henderson stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Fleshou misses with a straight right.
Henderson dips to his left and cracks Fleshou with an uppercut!
Henderson tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Henderson forces Fleshou back against the cage and clinches.
Fleshou doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Knees to the body from Henderson.
Fleshou lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Henderson misses with a knee strike.
Henderson is leaning against Fleshou and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Fleshou breaks the clinch.
Fleshou loads up on a big right hand but Henderson slips the punch.
Henderson lands a lovely overhand right.
Fleshou ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
A bone on bone clash there as Henderson blocks the leg kick.
A punch combination from Fleshou misses.
Henderson throws a hook but Fleshou avoids it easily.
Henderson bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Fleshou swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Henderson fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Henderson avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Henderson is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Henderson getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Fleshou scores with a punch to the head.
Henderson thows a left - swing and a miss!
Henderson paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
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 Stres Fleshou will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Henderson keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Henderson misses with a straight right.
Fleshou tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
A lazy left from Henderson finds it's target.
Fleshou ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Henderson moves away.
Fleshou waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Henderson.
Fleshou looks to land a right hand but Henderson moved out of range.
Fleshou swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Fleshou misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Henderson.
Henderson's corner calls for a 1-2. Henderson obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Fleshou throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Fleshou fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Henderson manages to avoid it.
Fleshou throws a looping overhand right but Henderson ducks down to avoid it.
Jab from Henderson.
Fleshou closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Henderson lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Fleshou backs up against the cage.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Henderson missing with a left hand there. Fleshou was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Fleshou half committed to a counter leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fleshou misses the jab.
Fleshou looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Henderson throws a front kick that sends Fleshou stumbling back into the cage.
Fleshou avoids a kick to the body.
Fleshou misses with a two punch combination.
Henderson fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Fleshou on the side of the head.
Fleshou throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Henderson thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Fleshou if he has to take too many more of those.
Fleshou ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Henderson moves away.
Fleshou throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Henderson tests Fleshou's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Fleshou walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Henderson wants to clinch up but Fleshou keeps it at a distance.
It looked like Fleshou was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Henderson.
Fleshou takes a swing at Henderson's ribcage but misses.
Henderson wants to counter the offense by Fleshou and move into the clinch position.
Fleshou fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Henderson looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Julius Henderson has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Stres Fleshou is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Henderson walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
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!
Fleshou ducks under a wild hook from Henderson.
Fleshou throws a nice inside leg kick.
Fleshou throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Fleshou swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Henderson holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Henderson using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Fleshou has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Henderson has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Fleshou seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Henderson can turn it around.
Henderson trying to land knees to the body.
Fleshou lands a body shot.
Henderson tries to work over Fleshou's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Henderson throws a knee to the head but misses.
Fleshou on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Fleshou blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Henderson lands a good knee to the midsection. Fleshou won't want to take too many of those.
Fleshou blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Henderson tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Henderson.
Henderson misses with the head strike.
Henderson tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Henderson doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Henderson misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Henderson tries a body shot but Fleshou blocks it.
Henderson tries to work over Fleshou's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Henderson missing with knees to the body.
Julius Henderson seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Henderson is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Fleshou is defending well for now.
Henderson landing knees to the body.
Fleshou managing to block the knees to the body from Henderson.
Henderson takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fleshou avoiding damage as Henderson throws knees to the body.
Henderson throws a punch but it's blocked by Fleshou.
Henderson goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Henderson works on Fleshou's body with a couple of short punches.
Fleshou blocks a body shot from Henderson.
Fleshou can't find room to land a body shot as Henderson controls the action.
Fleshou avoiding damage as Henderson throws knees to the body.
Fleshou's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Henderson moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Henderson wants to clinch
and Fleshou counters with a nice leg kick.
Henderson throws the kick towards the body but Fleshou avoids it.
Good standup being displayed there by Henderson as he connects with a hook.
And that's the end of the fight!
Julius Henderson comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Fleshou has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 William Gold scores the fight 29:28
Judge Daniel Bishop scores the fight 29:28
Judge Donald Grub scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Stres Fleshou!
Stres Fleshou decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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