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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Henry William French (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mick Foley (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). French comes to the cage accompanied by Blaze of Glory. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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212 lbs
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190 cm
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211 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
World class boxer
KO power |
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Decent wrestler
Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
9 - 8 - 1, fighting out of Sydney, Henry William French!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Mick Foley!
The judges for this bout are John Mangel, Donatello Bradman and Winston Howard.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
French cracks Foley with a good jab.
Foley keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
French swings and misses with a hook to the body.
French throws a shot from downtown. Foley moves away and avoids it.
Foley misses with a hook.
French throws a right and a left that Foley avoids nicely.
A shot to the liver by French. Beautiful body shot.
French throws a nice looking combination but Foley bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Foley tries to land a leg kick but French saw it coming and moves away.
Foley ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
French misses with an uppercut.
French fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Foley takes one on the button.
It looks like Mick Foley has been cut.
French wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
French misses the shot to the body.
French swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
French throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Foley.
Foley falls off balance throwing a combination
and French counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
That's one minute gone in the round.
French fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Foley looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
French catches Foley with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Foley misses the jab.
French moves out of range as Foley strikes.
Foley fakes high and swings low for a body shot but French manages to avoid it.
French looks to land a combination but Foley avoids it well.
French looks to land a combination but Foley avoids it well.
Foley ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
French tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Foley was well out of range. Poor timing from French.
French misses with a series of wild punches.
French misses with a series of wild punches.
French misses with a straight right.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
French throws out a loose jab but Foley uses good head movement to avoid it.
French lands with a straight right. Foley didn't see that one coming.
A jab from French misses.
Foley throws a lazy right hand but French sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
French walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
A left lands for French.
French slips a jab and a cross from Foley.
A big left from French misses.
French throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
A telegraphed right hand from French misses the target.
Foley uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from French.
Foley waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract French.
French keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A punch combination from French misses.
French moves forwards but Foley connects with a nice, crisp jab.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
French misses with a jab, cross combination.
French throws a left and a right that both miss
and Foley counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
French throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
French cracks a nice hook into Foley's ribs.
Foley thows a left - swing and a miss!
Foley just misses with a punch to the body.
Foley moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Foley on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
French looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
French throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Foley sees it coming and avoids it easily.
French misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Foley.
French listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Foley throws the left hand but French avoids the punch easily.
Foley avoids the body shot from French.
Jab by French.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
French connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Foley slips a jab from French.
Foley throws an overhand right that lands on French's shoulder, as French tries to avoid the shot.
Foley moves into range and connects with a jab.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
French displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Foley throws out the jab.
French scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
French lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Foley backs up against the cage.
French swinging wildly here.
French gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Foley.
A slow jab from French misses its intended target.
French lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Foley circles away quickly and effectively.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
French scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
No joy there for French, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Foley misses with a hook. French ducked under it nicely.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Henry William French dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Mick Foley's cut.
That's time! French's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
French fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Foley manages to avoid it.
French ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Foley moves away.
French misses with an uppercut.
Foley steps to the side to avoid the strikes from French.
French throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Foley.
French swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Foley counters with a left to the body.
Foley is looking to score with low kicks.
Foley goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
French falls off balance throwing a combination
and French takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
French throws the left hand but Foley avoids the punch easily.
Henry William French is winning the standup battle so far.
A big right from French misses.
French slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Henry William French seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Foley fakes high and swings low for a body shot but French manages to avoid it.
French missing with a left hand there. Foley was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
French scores with a three punch combo!
That's one minute gone in the round.
French scores with a nice strike.
French throws a one two combo.
Foley takes a swing at French's ribcage but misses.
Foley throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
French throws a hook to the side of Foley's head but Foley sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Foley pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
French throws the left hand but Foley avoids the punch easily.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Foley lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and French has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from French and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
French throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
French throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Foley counters with a stiff right hand.
A big right from Foley misses.
Nice uppercut there from French.
French throws the left hand but Foley avoids the punch easily.
Foley swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by French.
French throws a hook to the side of Foley's head but Foley sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Foley thows a left - swing and a miss!
French scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
French throws a left and a right that both miss
and Foley counters with a three punch combo that has French backing up. French nods at Foley to acknowledge the strikes.
French is rocked!
It looks like Henry William French has been cut.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by French.
French will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Foley slips a jab and a cross from French.
French scores with a one two! Foley had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Foley cracks French with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
French thows a left - swing and a miss!
French keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Foley tries to work over French's front leg with a kick but French checks it.
Henry William French is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Foley avoids a punch combination nicely.
French throws a sloppy body shot
and Foley counters with a lovely straight right hand!
French looks to land a combination but Foley avoids it well.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Foley just misses with a punch to the body.
A big left from French misses.
French works Foley's body with a nice hook.
French ducks under a wild hook from Foley.
Foley takes one to the side of the head.
Foley ducks under a wild hook from French.
French misses with a hook.
French bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
French misses with a hook. Foley ducked under it nicely.
Foley throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
French swings away with a body shot that misses
and Foley counters with a stiff right hand.
French avoids a punch combination nicely.
French falls off balance throwing a combination
enabling Foley to counter with a crisp jab.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
French throws a hook to the side of Foley's head but Foley sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
French lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Foley backs up against the cage.
Foley throws a shot from downtown. French moves away and avoids it.
French swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
French misses with a body shot
and Foley counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
French throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Foley.
French throws out a loose jab but Foley uses good head movement to avoid it.
Foley lands a lovely overhand right.
Oh French is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Foley cracks a nice hook into French's ribs.
French seems to have got his legs back now.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Foley cracks French with a nasty uppercut that draws ooohs from the crowd and sends French tumbling backwards onto the mat. He tries to recover but Foley pounces and lands a hail of unanswered strikes that forces the referee to step in to end the fight! French is not happy but he gave the referee no choice!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:44 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Mick Foley!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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RATING
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