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Coming up we have a light heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Wille Henderson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Frank Shamrock (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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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
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Wille Henderson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Frank Shamrock !
The judges for this bout are Radbod Blank, Daniel Blasius and Saam Ante.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Shamrock throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Shamrock circles away from the clinch attempt.
Henderson throws a head kick that misses.
Henderson rushes Shamrock and pushes him back against the ropes in a clinch.
Shamrock wants to break free but Henderson has control.
Henderson with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
It looks like Frank Shamrock has been cut.
Henderson with a knee to the head.
Henderson breaks the clinch.
Henderson is looking to clinch but Shamrock is avoiding it.
Shamrock scores with a jab to the jaw.
It looks like Wille Henderson has been cut.
Henderson is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Nice defenses there by Henderson.
Shamrock misses with a double jab.
Shamrock throws a nice looking combination but Henderson bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
This has been an exciting period of action!
An inside leg kick lands from Henderson.
Henderson closes the distance and clinches.
Shamrock is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the ropes.
Henderson manages to break the clinch.
Shamrock swinging wildly here.
Frank Shamrock seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Henderson scores with a kick to the body.
Shamrock works over Henderson's head and body with a nice combination.
Henderson showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Shamrock .
That's one minute gone in the round.
Henderson throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Shamrock .
Henderson fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Shamrock throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Henderson counters with a three punch combo that has Shamrock backing up. Shamrock nods at Henderson to acknowledge the strikes.
Frank Shamrock is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Shamrock looks winded!
Henderson clinches with his opponent.
Shamrock wants to break free but Henderson has control.
Henderson breaks the clinch.
Henderson lands a two punch combo.
Henderson comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Shamrock looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Shamrock tries to bum rush Henderson with a series of wild strikes but Henderson uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Henderson staying out of range there.
Henderson clinches up against the ropes.
Henderson lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Henderson pushes Shamrock back against the ropes and unloads with a body punch.
Henderson with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Shamrock takes a knee right on the jaw!
Henderson with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Still in the clinch, Henderson scores with a nice short uppercut.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Henderson breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Shamrock avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Henderson lands a head kick!
Henderson has taken the fight to the clinch.
Henderson pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Henderson forces Shamrock back against the ropes and clinches.
Henderson scores with a knee to the head.
Shamrock takes a knee right on the jaw!
Henderson lands a knee to the head.
Shamrock is trying to break the clinch but Henderson is controlling him.
Henderson connects with a nasty looking knee right to Shamrock 's face.
Shamrock 's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Henderson lands a left hand.
Henderson manages to break the clinch.
Henderson throws a head kick that half lands.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Some wild striking there from Henderson.
Shamrock misses with a series of wild punches.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Henderson tries to close the distance and clinch but Shamrock swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Henderson closes the distance and pushes Shamrock back into the ropes.
Henderson lands a knee to the head.
Shamrock is trying to force a seperation but Henderson has the dominant position.
Henderson lands a knee to the head.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Henderson.
Henderson connects with a knee to the head.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Henderson.
Henderson breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Henderson dodges the punch combination from Shamrock .
Henderson wants to clinch up but Shamrock keeps it at a distance.
Henderson lands with a nice combination. Shamrock backs away looking to recover.
Henderson lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Shamrock circles away quickly and effectively.
Henderson lands a head kick!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Shamrock fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
A punch combination from Shamrock misses.
Henderson misses with a wild combination.
A head kick from Henderson lands but Shamrock takes it in his stride.
Shamrock throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Henderson counters with a head kick. That will keep Shamrock thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Shamrock throws a looping overhand right but Henderson ducks down to avoid it.
Shamrock looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Henderson delivers a nice body kick.
Henderson plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Henderson on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Shamrock circles away from the clinch attempt.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Left hook, right uppercut from Henderson.
Shamrock fails to land with a series of punches.
Henderson gets a clinch.
Henderson breaks the clinch.
Henderson lands with a slapping head kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Wille Henderson dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Shamrock swats away the attempt to clinch by Henderson.
Shamrock throws an off balance right hand
and Henderson counters with a big head kick but Shamrock shrugs it off.
Henderson looks to land a combination but Shamrock avoids it well.
Shamrock misses with a series of wild punches.
Henderson tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in the close the distance. Shamrock manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Henderson scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
A combination from Shamrock does no damage.
Shamrock throws a right and a left that Henderson avoids nicely.
Henderson closes the distance and clinches.
Henderson escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Shamrock misses with a right hand
and Henderson counters with a good, hard body kick but Shamrock shrugs it off.
Shamrock avoids a punch combination nicely.
Henderson lands a high kick!
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
A combination from Shamrock does no damage.
Henderson tries to clinch there but Shamrock circles away.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Henderson connects with a high kick.
Shamrock throws a series of punches but Henderson avoids them all with ease.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Henderson throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Henderson misses with a jab, cross combination.
Henderson tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Sloppy strikes from Henderson. Those never looked like landing.
Shamrock misses with a combination
and Henderson counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Shamrock is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Shamrock throws a series of punches but Henderson avoids them all with ease.
Henderson moves into range and clinches up with Shamrock .
A shot in the inside from Henderson.
Shamrock wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Henderson breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Wille Henderson is winning the standup battle so far.
Henderson connects with a high kick.
Shamrock misses with the combination.
Henderson avoids a punch combination nicely.
Henderson shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Shamrock eats them both and turns towards Henderson to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Shamrock throws a series of punches but Henderson avoids them all with ease.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Henderson closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Shamrock missing with a left hand there. Henderson was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Shamrock throws a nice looking combination but Henderson bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Shamrock takes a kick to the side of the head.
Henderson tries to bum rush Shamrock with a series of wild strikes but Shamrock uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Henderson throws a head kick that half lands.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Shamrock fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Shamrock is really struggling to land any decent head shots against his taller opponent.
Shamrock throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Henderson throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Shamrock 's head.
Henderson throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Henderson moves in looking to clinch but Shamrock pushes him off.
Shamrock misses with an uppercut.
Shamrock misses with a jab, cross combination.
Henderson avoids a punch combination nicely.
Henderson fails with an attempt to clinch.
A jab from Shamrock misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A head kick from Henderson lands but Shamrock takes it in his stride.
Henderson drives through and clinches with Shamrock against the ropes.
Henderson connects with a nasty looking knee right to Shamrock 's face.
Wille Henderson has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Henderson lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Shamrock is trying to push Henderson away but Henderson has him pressed against the ropes, so he's going nowhere.
Shamrock has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Henderson with a knee to the head.
Henderson with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Henderson working Shamrock over with knees to the body.
Henderson breaks the clinch.
Shamrock pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Henderson lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Shamrock will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Henderson lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Henderson stuns Shamrock with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Shamrock lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Henderson circles away quickly and effectively.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Henderson lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Henderson tries a head kick but it misses.
Some wild striking there from Henderson.
Shamrock takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Henderson tries to clinch but Shamrock moves out of range.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Henderson.
Shamrock fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Shamrock throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Wille Henderson is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Henderson darts in and clinches Shamrock up against the ropes.
Henderson connects with a knee to the head.
Shamrock wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Henderson lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Henderson connects with a knee to the head.
Shamrock wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Henderson breaks the clinch.
Shamrock throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Henderson counters with a left and a right that stings Shamrock .
Shamrock lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Shamrock .
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Wille Henderson dominated that second round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Shamrock scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Henderson fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Sloppy strikes from Henderson. Those never looked like landing.
Henderson misses with a head kick.
Shamrock tries to bum rush Henderson with a series of wild strikes but Henderson uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Henderson wants to clinch up but Shamrock keeps it at a distance.
Shamrock swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Henderson goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Shamrock tries to bum rush Henderson with a series of wild strikes but Henderson uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Shamrock misses with an uppercut.
Some wild striking there from Shamrock .
Henderson lets loose with a powerful body kick. Shamrock will feel that in the morning.
Henderson scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Henderson pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Shamrock back to the ropes. Henderson follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Henderson fails in his attempt to clinch.
Shamrock misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Henderson throws a head kick that half lands.
Henderson tries to clinch there but Shamrock circles away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Henderson fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Shamrock tries to keep at a distance but Henderson has taken the fight into the clinch.
Shamrock is looking to break free of the clinch but Henderson has double underhooks.
Shamrock misses with a hook from the clinch.
Henderson manages to break the clinch.
Henderson wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Henderson misses with a series of wild punches.
Henderson slips a jab and a cross from Shamrock .
Henderson throws a head kick that half lands.
Shamrock throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Shamrock throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Henderson lands a high kick!
Shamrock misses with a combination
and Henderson counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Shamrock might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Shamrock throws a left and a right that both miss
and Henderson counters with a lovely straight right hand!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Henderson tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Shamrock paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Henderson showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Shamrock .
Shamrock fails to land with a series of punches.
Henderson goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Shamrock throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Shamrock misses with the combination.
Shamrock takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Sloppy strikes from Shamrock . Those never looked like landing.
Henderson has managed to clinch.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Henderson with a knee to the head.
Henderson's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Shamrock has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Henderson misses with a wild combination.
Shamrock misses with a jab, cross combination.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Henderson plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Shamrock throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Henderson counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Shamrock is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Henderson doesn't manage to clinch there - Shamrock circles away.
Shamrock looks to land a combination but Henderson avoids it well.
Henderson throws a head kick that half lands.
Henderson shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Shamrock eats them both and turns towards Henderson to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Henderson dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Some wild striking there from Shamrock .
Henderson fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Some wild striking there from Henderson.
A decent looking cross lands there for Shamrock .
Henderson lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Henderson avoids a punch combination nicely.
No joy there for Shamrock , who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Shamrock fails to land with a series of punches.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Henderson closes the distance and clinches.
Henderson lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Henderson landing knees to the body.
Shamrock has a couple of punches blocked by Henderson.
Henderson breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Henderson tries to close the distance and clinch but Shamrock swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Henderson is looking to wear down Shamrock with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Henderson misses with a head kick.
Shamrock lands with a right hand.
Shamrock swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Frank Shamrock has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Henderson tries to clinch up but Shamrock circles away and keeps his distance.
Shamrock dodges the punch combination from Henderson.
Henderson stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Shamrock avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Henderson swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Henderson is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Shamrock can do to turn this around?
Shamrock looks to land a combination but Henderson avoids it well.
Wille Henderson is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Shamrock looks to land a combination but Henderson avoids it well.
And that's the end of the fight!
Wille Henderson showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Henderson has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Radbod Blank scores the fight 30:27
Judge Daniel Blasius scores the fight 30:27
Judge Saam Ante scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Wille Henderson!
A determined Wille Henderson didn't want to dwell on this fight in his post fight interview. Instead he was more keen to state he wants a title shot. Let's see if he gets it!
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