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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Bob Cook (ranked 751 p4p, 94 weight class) and Pascal Henry (ranked 824 p4p, 106 weight class). Cook comes to the cage accompanied by Lil Baby - Southside. Rumors backstage are that the fighters have been paid to keep it standing but we know that would never happen in MMA!
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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
19 - 17 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Bob Cook!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
14 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Pascal Henry!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Frank Antenori and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cook avoids a kick to the body.
Cook slips a straight right by Henry.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Henry checks a leg kick.
Cook looks to land a body kick but Henry moved away.
Henry scores with a jab.
Henry scores with a nice body kick.
Some bone on bone action there as Henry checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Cook wants to slow Henry down by chopping away at his legs.
Cook throws a right and a left that both miss.
Nice defenses there by Cook.
The crowd cheers as Henry lands an impressive looking overhand right. Cook doesn't seem phased though.
Cook moves away from the strike by Henry.
As Henry backs away, Cook returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Henry scores with a hook to the body. Cook takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Henry tries to clinch but Cook is having none of it.
Henry throws a lazy right hand but Cook sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Cook checks a low kick from Henry.
Cook connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
An inside leg kick lands from Henry.
Cook takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Cook keeps the fight on the outside.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cook tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Henry was well out of range. Poor timing from Cook.
Cook misses with a lunging right hand
and Henry counters with a good low kick that Cook was not able to check.
Cook drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Cook takes a shot to the body in his stride.
A jab lands there for Henry.
Henry throws a sloppy head kick
and Cook connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Cook throws a hook but Henry avoids it easily.
Cook fails to land with a series of punches.
Henry paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Henry connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Cook momentarily.
Henry ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Cook on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
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!
Henry scores with a hook.
Cook throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Henry.
Henry tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Cook is able to avoid easily.
Henry lands a slapping body shot.
Danga de danga de dang - Cook scores with a four punch combination!
Henry connects with a right hand. Cook shakes it off.
Cook displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Henry throws out the jab.
A little feinted left hand from Cook on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Henry, right into the meat.
Henry rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Cook counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Henry takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Henry fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Cook does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Cook connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Henry fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Cook.
Henry throws a right hand that misses
and Cook counters with a nice uppercut.
Henry fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Henry stalks Cook and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Cook's face. Cook staggers backwards, shaken.
Henry fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Cook looks to throw the jab but Henry is out of range.
Henry bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Cook misses the shot to the body.
Cook throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Henry throws the left hand but Cook avoids the punch easily.
Cook throws out a leg kick but Henry moves out of range and Cook only half commits.
Cook ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Henry moves away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Good leg kick by Henry there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Cook buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Henry scores with a punch to the head.
Cook with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Henry to score with a decent uppercut.
Henry lands a nice shot to the body.
Cook tries to work over Henry's front leg with a kick but Henry checks it.
Henry scores with a head kick. Cook tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Henry is looking to slow Cook down with leg kicks.
Cook fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Henry manages to avoid it.
Henry throws a leg kick but Cook moved away.
Henry connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Henry displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Cook throws out the jab.
Cook throws a solid leg kick but Henry takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Cook.
Cook throws a push kick but Henry slaps the foot to one side.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Cook on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Henry. Henry obviously looking to wear him down.
Cook fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Cook misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Henry throws out a counter right but Cook avoids it with no problem.
Henry ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Cook moves away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Henry misses with a left hand
and Cook counters with a stiff right hand.
Cook takes a swing at Henry's ribcage but misses.
A punch lands to the side of Cook 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Cook connects with a jab.
Cook tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
A decent looking cross lands there for Henry.
Cook catches Henry with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Henry lands a nice shot to the body.
Henry moves out of range of the strikes.
Cook throws a big shot that misses.
Cook is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
A clash of legs there as Cook blocks the low kick.
Henry takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Henry misses with a low kick.
Henry scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Cook slips a jab and a cross from Henry.
Cook throws a low kick but it's checked well by Henry.
Henry throws a head kick that misses.
That kick from Henry tenderised Cook's leg. Cook is trying to keep his angry face on.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Pascal Henry dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Henry stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Henry, as that shot connected.
Cook moves out of range of the strikes.
Henry throws a poor cross that misses
and Cook counters with a nice leg kick.
Henry tests Cook's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Henry cracks the inside of Cook's front leg.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Henry.
Henry throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Cook throws a head kick but Henry moves out of range.
Cook throws a body punch but Henry moves out of range.
Henry looks to land a right hand but Cook moved out of range.
A cross from Cook lands.
Henry bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Henry throws a nice inside leg kick.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A looping hook to the body misses from Cook. Henry does a little dance to reset his feet.
Cook looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Henry moves out of range as Cook throws a body kick.
Henry was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Cook avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Cook throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cook misses with an uppercut. Henry saw that one coming.
Henry doesn't manage to clinch there - Cook circles away.
Henry loads up on a big right hand but Cook slips the punch.
Cook throws a body punch but Henry moves out of range.
Cook motions for Henry to come forward. Cook throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Henry buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Cook slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Henry uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Cook.
Henry scores with a jab.
Henry keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Cook.
Henry motions for Cook to come forward. Henry throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Henry uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Cook has time to react.
Cook tries to land a front kick but Henry steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Henry in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
Henry is looking to clinch but Cook is avoiding it.
A looping hook to the body misses from Cook. Henry does a little dance to reset his feet.
Henry takes the fight into the clinch.
Cook breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cook on the wrong end of a nice jab.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Henry looks to land a right hand but Cook moved out of range.
Cook swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Cook looks to land a right hand but Henry moved out of range.
Pascal Henry seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Henry getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Cook on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Henry lands with an uppercut that bounces Cook off the cage and back into range.
Cook throws a body shot but no joy.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Cook scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Henry doesn't seem bothered though.
Henry smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Cook tries a low kick but Henry avoids it.
Henry bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Cook's head backwards.
Cook missing with a left hand there. Henry was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Henry throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Cook sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Henry throws a half hearted mid kick.
Cook takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Henry throws a shot from downtown. Cook moves away and avoids it.
Cook on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Cook misses with a low kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nice cross by Henry.
Cook swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Cook cracks a nice hook into Henry's ribs.
Henry throws a body shot but no joy.
Cook lands the left hand.
Cook is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Henry.
Cook tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
A big right from Cook misses.
Henry scores with a jab to the jaw.
Henry scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Cook throws a leg kick that misses.
Henry scores with a jab to the head.
A looping hook to the body misses from Cook. Henry does a little dance to reset his feet.
Cook misses with a low kick.
Nice shot lands for Henry.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Henry fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Cook manages to avoid it.
Cook lands a jab to the head.
Pascal Henry seems to be getting the better of the standup.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Henry motions for Cook to come forward. Henry throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Henry throws a leg kick but Cook sees it coming and moves out of range.
Henry catches Cook with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Cook jabs at Henry's body.
Cook bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Cook misses with an uppercut.
Cook shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Henry throws a head kick that misses.
Cook throws a chopping leg kick but Henry manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Cook scores with a nice head shot.
Cook getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Henry lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Cook misses with a head kick.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Henry dips to his left and cracks Cook with an uppercut!
Henry ducks under a wild hook from Cook.
Cook tries to bum rush Henry with a series of wild strikes but Henry uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Cook throws a wild body kick that Henry sees coming a mile off.
Henry looks like he wants to counter punch here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Pascal Henry showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Cook goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Cook ducks under a wild hook from Henry.
Cook misses with a leg kick.
Cook takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Henry tries to clinch but Cook moves out of range.
Henry throws a right hand that misses
and Cook counters with a nice uppercut.
Henry looks to score with a jab to the body but Cook is just out of range.
Henry showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Cook.
Cook throws a chopping leg kick but Henry manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Henry looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Cook takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Henry defending well as Cook loads up on a big left hand.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Cook misses with a looping left.
Henry throws a lazy right hand but Cook sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Cook comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Cook avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Cook is looking to counter with a body kick.
Henry defending well as Cook loads up on a big left hand.
Cook tries to move into range but Henry moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cook lands with a nice combination. Henry backs away looking to recover.
Good leg kick by Henry there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Cook throws a sloppy head kick and Henry moves out of range easily.
An inside leg kick from Henry misses.
Cook uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Henry.
Nice shot lands for Henry.
Henry cracks Cook with a right hand to the side of the head.
Henry uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Henry connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Henry connects with a jab.
Henry scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Cook on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Cook moves out of range as Henry strikes.
Cook appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
A slow jab from Henry misses its intended target.
Henry darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Henry goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Henry lands a jab to the nose.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Henry throws an overhand right that lands on Cook's shoulder, as Cook tries to avoid the shot.
Cook scores with a jab to the head.
Cook swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Henry lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Cook throws a head kick that half lands.
Cook ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Henry moves away.
Henry swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Henry gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Henry throws a big shot that misses.
Cook misses with a looping right.
A bone on bone clash there as Henry blocks the leg kick.
Cook looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Henry connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Cook's hands.
Cook moves forwards but Henry connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Cook lands with a right hand.
A slow jab from Cook misses its intended target.
Cook walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Henry checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Cook lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cook throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Henry is looking to chop away at Cook's legs.
Henry lands with an uppercut that bounces Cook off the cage and back into range.
Henry throws a nice looking combination but Cook bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Cook misses with a body shot.
Henry throws out a counter right but Cook avoids it with no problem.
Henry connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
The fighters circle momentarily. Henry darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Henry looks to throw the jab but Cook is out of range.
Cook looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Cook throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Bob Cook has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Henry uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Cook.
Nice body punch from Henry.
Cook sizes up Henry with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Henry throws a chopping leg kick but Cook manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
As Henry backs away, Cook returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Cook looks to score with a jab to the body but Henry is just out of range.
Cook throws a right hand that Henry ducks under and follows up with a left that Henry also avoids with ease.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
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!
Henry swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Cook.
A looping hook to the body misses from Henry. Cook does a little dance to reset his feet.
Cook misses with a looping left.
Henry scores with a kick to the midsection.
Cook fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Henry checks it well.
Henry ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Henry tries to clinch but Cook moves out of range.
An inside leg kick from Cook misses.
Henry slips a jab from Cook.
Henry lands a glancing blow to the side of Cook's head.
Henry takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Henry lands with a right hand.
Cook checks a low kick from Henry.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Henry.
Cook throws a push kick but Henry slaps the foot to one side.
Cook lands a nice looking kick to the body. Henry takes a step back to recover.
Henry throws a poor cross that misses
and Cook counters with a straight right hand.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Pascal Henry.
Well Henry 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 Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 27:30
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 27:30
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Pascal Henry!
Pascal Henry seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
Bob Cook spoke after the fight, saying 'To GC I go.'.
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