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Coming up we have a welterweight kickboxing rules bout between Henri Grigoryan (ranked 4365 p4p, 4355 weight class) and Den Dennis (ranked 407 p4p, 406 weight class). Den Dennis has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Excellent MT
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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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Henri Grigoryan!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Den Dennis!
The judges for this bout are John Kavanagh, Russell Pearce and Lou da Vinci.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Grigoryan throws a big shot that misses.
A shot to the body from Grigoryan misses
and Dennis cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Grigoryan lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Grigoryan scoring well with a low kick there.
Grigoryan really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Grigoryan misses with a looping right.
Some bone on bone action there as Dennis checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Grigoryan throws a nice outside leg kick.
The fighters circling - Dennis throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Grigoryan moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Dennis has taken the fight to the clinch.
Grigoryan tries to break free but Dennis pushes him back against the cage.
Dennis lands with a right to the head.
Grigoryan lands a hook to the side of the head.
Dennis lands a left hand.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Grigoryan working hard to break the clinch.
Grigoryan wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Dennis has him pressed against the cage.
Dennis lands with a left to the head.
A short right from Dennis on the inside.
Grigoryan's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Dennis takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Grigoryan connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Dennis has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Grigoryan swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Dennis misses with a looping left.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Dennis checks a leg kick.
Grigoryan dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Dennis. That did some damage!
Dennis swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Dennis throws a jab but it's blocked by Grigoryan.
Dennis takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Dennis throws a body punch but Grigoryan moves out of range.
Dennis misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Grigoryan.
Dennis checks a leg kick.
Grigoryan fails to land with a series of punches.
Dennis lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Dennis punishes Grigoryan's body with a nice straight punch.
Grigoryan throws out a powerful jab.
Grigoryan buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Grigoryan tries a low kick but Dennis avoids it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Grigoryan misses with a low kick.
Grigoryan defending well as Dennis loads up on a big left hand.
Grigoryan takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Grigoryan tries a low kick but Dennis avoids it.
Grigoryan digs a good body shot into Dennis's ribs.
Dennis checks a leg kick nicely.
Grigoryan thows a left - swing and a miss!
Grigoryan slips under a jab from Dennis.
Grigoryan changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Grigoryan blocks a jab.
Grigoryan lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Dennis backs up against the cage.
Grigoryan fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Dennis.
Henri Grigoryan seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Dennis throws a body punch but Grigoryan moves out of range.
Dennis fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Grigoryan, pushing him back against the cage.
Grigoryan wants to break the clinch but can't.
Dennis lands a shoulder strike.
Grigoryan lands a right hand.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dennis lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Grigoryan wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Dennis has him pressed against the cage.
Dennis creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Grigoryan's defenses.
Grigoryan tries to break free but Dennis pushes him back against the cage.
Grigoryan avoids the elbow strike from Dennis, against the cage.
Dennis lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Grigoryan takes a shot to the head.
Grigoryan is trying to push Dennis away but Dennis has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Grigoryan wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Grigoryan manages to break the clinch.
Grigoryan staying out of range there.
Grigoryan cracks Dennis with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Dennis throws a big shot that misses.
Grigoryan throws a series of punches but Dennis avoids them all with ease.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Dennis! But no joy.
Dennis uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Grigoryan.
Grigoryan slips a jab from Dennis.
Dennis misses with a right hand
and Grigoryan counters with a low kick, right behind Dennis 's knee.
Grigoryan swings away with a body shot that misses
and Dennis counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Grigoryan tries a low kick but Dennis avoids it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A nice leg kick from Grigoryan, right into the meat of the thigh.
Grigoryan throws a right hand that misses
and Grigoryan takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Grigoryan fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Dennis is out of range.
Dennis swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Grigoryan cracks Dennis with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Grigoryan throws a left and a right that both miss
enabling Dennis to counter with a crisp jab.
Grigoryan misses the body punch
and Dennis counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Grigoryan ducks under a wild hook from Dennis.
Dennis's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Grigoryan moves out of range of the strikes.
A looping hook to the body misses from Dennis. Grigoryan does a little dance to reset his feet.
Grigoryan swings and misses with a hook to the body.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Grigoryan throws a low kick but Dennis moves out of range easily.
Dennis throws a nice looking combination but Grigoryan bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Grigoryan throws a chopping leg kick but Dennis manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Grigoryan ducks under a wild hook from Dennis.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Den Dennis will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action!
Grigoryan throws a nice outside leg kick.
Grigoryan swinging wildly here.
Grigoryan misses with a low kick.
Dennis wants to counter the offense by Grigoryan and move into the clinch position.
Dennis throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
The fighters circle momentarily. Dennis darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Grigoryan connects with a good right hand that stumbles Dennis. Dennis circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Grigoryan tries to keep at a distance but Dennis has taken the fight into the clinch.
Dennis lands a nice uppercut.
Grigoryan is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Grigoryan takes an elbow to the temple.
Grigoryan is trying to break free.
Grigoryan is trying to push Dennis away but Dennis has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Grigoryan is trying to force a seperation but Dennis has the dominant position.
Dennis lands with a light punch inside.
Dennis works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Dennis lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Grigoryan backwards.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Dennis lands with a light punch inside.
Grigoryan blocks an elbow strike from Dennis.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Grigoryan blocks an elbow strike from Dennis.
A short uppercut from Dennis.
A short right from Dennis on the inside.
Grigoryan is rocked!
Dennis lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Grigoryan backwards.
Oh Grigoryan is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Dennis lands a left hand.
Grigoryan takes a shot to the head.
Dennis is holding Grigoryan round the back of the neck and unloading with elbows! Boom, boom, boom! 3 big elbows land right to the bridge of the nose and Grigoryan goes down! Oh, his nose is a mess! I'm not sure he's going to beat the count... 4,5,6,7,8,9,10. He's done! Dennis takes it and Grigoryan is going to the hospital to get that nose checked out!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:24 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Elbows). Den Dennis!
A victorious Den Dennis thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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