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Coming up we have a light heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Wille Henderson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Paul Gerald (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters will be looking to make this an exciting fight for the fans, I'm sure!
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203 lbs
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218 lbs
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Good knees
Granite chin
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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
3 - 3 - 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
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Paul Gerald!
The judges for this bout are Nard Betker, Saam Ante and Daniel Blasius.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gerald gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Gerald breaks the clinch.
Gerald throws a series of punches but Henderson moves out of range.
Henderson rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Gerald moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Some wild striking there from Gerald.
Gerald wants to clinch up but Henderson keeps it at a distance.
Gerald showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Henderson.
Henderson scores with a spinning back kick!
Some wild striking there from Gerald.
Henderson throws a front kick that sends Gerald stumbling back into the ropes.
Henderson rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Gerald moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Henderson throws a body kick that misses.
Henderson swinging wildly here.
Gerald has closed the distance and engaged Henderson in a clinch.
Henderson tries to break the clinch but Gerald is controlling the position.
Henderson wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Gerald has him pressed against the ropes.
Henderson is trying to break the clinch but Gerald has him pressed against the ropes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gerald looking to throw knees to the head but Henderson is blocking nicely.
Gerald breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Henderson plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Henderson throws a sloppy head kick and Gerald moves out of range easily.
Gerald avoids the head kick by Henderson.
Danga de danga de dang - Gerald scores with a four punch combination!
Henderson gets tackled into the ropes by Gerald. Gerald maintains the clinch.
Gerald throws a knee to the head but misses.
Henderson is trying to break the clinch but Gerald is controlling him.
Gerald tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Henderson is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the ropes.
Gerald with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
It looks like Wille Henderson has been cut.
Henderson has had enough of the clinch but Gerald keeps him there for the moment.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Henderson takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Gerald misses with a knee to the head.
Gerald breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Some wild striking there from Gerald.
Henderson looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Henderson throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Henderson throws a push kick but Gerald slaps the foot to one side.
Gerald feints a jab promting Henderson to slip. Gerald then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Henderson slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Henderson lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Gerald tries to clinch up.
Gerald feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Henderson's calf.
Henderson tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Henderson is breathing heavily.
Gerald has managed to clinch.
Gerald tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Henderson missing with knees to the body.
Gerald is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Gerald landing knees to the body.
Gerald taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Henderson wants to get back to striking at distance but Gerald won't allow it.
A frustrated look appears on Henderson's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Gerald pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Gerald swinging wildly here.
Henderson chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Gerald can pounce on him.
Gerald throws a right hand that Henderson ducks under and follows up with a left that Henderson also avoids with ease.
Gerald rushes Henderson and pushes him back against the ropes in a clinch.
Gerald lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Knees to the body from Gerald.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Gerald with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Gerald tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Gerald looking to throw knees to the head but Henderson is blocking nicely.
Gerald with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Henderson with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gerald tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Henderson is trying to push Gerald away but Gerald has him pressed against the ropes, so he's going nowhere.
Henderson wants to get back to striking at distance but Gerald won't allow it.
Gerald tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Henderson is trying to push Gerald away but Gerald has him pressed against the ropes, so he's going nowhere.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Gerald is trying to maintain a safe position but Henderson gets an underhook and turns Gerald into the ropes.
Henderson breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Gerald avoids the head kick by Henderson.
A lazy body kick from Gerald
and Henderson moves into the clinch.
Gerald pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Henderson clinches up against the ropes.
Gerald with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Gerald using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Henderson has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Gerald tries a knee to the head but Henderson blocks it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Paul Gerald dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Wille Henderson's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
No joy there for Gerald, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Henderson tries to land a leg kick but Gerald saw it coming and moves away.
Wille Henderson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Gerald misses with a combination
and Henderson counters with a head kick.
Henderson tries to clinch up.
Gerald swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Henderson counters with a good, hard body kick but Gerald shrugs it off.
Henderson blocks a head kick by Gerald.
Sloppy strikes from Henderson. Those never looked like landing.
Left hook, right uppercut from Henderson.
Henderson tries to bum rush Gerald with a series of wild strikes but Gerald uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Henderson throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Gerald with a jab.
Gerald avoids the head kick by Henderson.
Gerald looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Henderson fails to land with a series of punches.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Henderson tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Wille Henderson is winning the standup battle so far.
Gerald moves in looking to clinch but Henderson pushes him off.
Wille Henderson is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
No joy there for Henderson, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gerald is looking to clinch.
Gerald just misses with a punch to the body.
Gerald fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Gerald thuds his shin into the meat of Henderson's side.
Henderson throws a combination. Gerald tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Sloppy strikes from Henderson. Those never looked like landing.
Henderson gets tackled into the ropes by Gerald. Gerald maintains the clinch.
Henderson working hard to break the clinch.
Henderson wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Gerald pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Henderson looks to land a combination but Gerald avoids it well.
Henderson pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Gerald lands a high kick!
Gerald fails to land with a series of punches.
Henderson tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Henderson pulls out of a head kick attempt.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gerald fails in his attempt to clinch.
Gerald fails with an attempt to clinch.
Gerald drives through and clinches with Henderson against the ropes.
Paul Gerald seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Gerald with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Gerald's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Henderson misses with a head kick.
Gerald connects with a leg kick. Henderson looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
A combination from Gerald does no damage.
Henderson throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Gerald drives through and clinches with Henderson against the ropes.
Gerald connects with a knee to the head.
Gerald connects with a nasty looking knee right to Henderson's face.
The fighters are pressed against the ropes, as the pace of the fight slows.
Gerald is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gerald using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Henderson has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Gerald misses with a knee to the head.
Henderson breaks from the clinch.
A bone on bone clash there as Henderson blocks the leg kick.
Henderson throws a head kick but Gerald moves out of range.
Henderson wants to clinch up but Gerald keeps it at a distance.
Gerald rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Henderson moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Gerald tries to clinch up.
Henderson plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Henderson throws a right hand that Gerald ducks under and follows up with a left that Gerald also avoids with ease.
Gerald has closed the distance and engaged Henderson in a clinch.
A knee to the head by Gerald.
Gerald with a knee to the head.
Gerald lands a knee to the head.
Gerald breaks the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gerald tries to clinch up but Henderson circles away and keeps his distance.
Henderson throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Gerald.
Gerald tries to close the distance and clinch but Henderson swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Gerald swinging wildly here.
Gerald blocks a head kick by Henderson.
Henderson throws a nice looking combination but Gerald bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Henderson staying out of range there.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Gerald!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Gerald displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Gerald throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Gerald tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Henderson throws a nice head kick!
Gerald misses with the combination.
Henderson looking to land some kicks to the body here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Paul Gerald showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Wille Henderson's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
A combination from Henderson does no damage.
Henderson lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Henderson lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Gerald circles away quickly and effectively.
Henderson tries to close the distance and clinch up but Gerald swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Henderson pushes Gerald away with a front kick.
Henderson looks to land a combination but Gerald avoids it well.
Gerald misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Henderson throws a right and a left that both miss.
Henderson takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Gerald connects with a solid leg kick.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Gerald, right into the meat.
Sloppy strikes from Gerald. Those never looked like landing.
Gerald circles away from the clinch attempt.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Gerald throws a head kick but Henderson moves out of range.
Sloppy strikes from Gerald. Those never looked like landing.
Henderson throws a sloppy head kick and Gerald moves out of range easily.
Gerald throws a sloppy head kick and Henderson moves out of range easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sloppy strikes from Henderson. Those never looked like landing.
Sloppy strikes from Gerald. Those never looked like landing.
Gerald throws a series of punches but Henderson avoids them all with ease.
Henderson closes the distance and clinches.
Henderson tries to break the clinch but Gerald is controlling the position.
Gerald looking to throw knees to the head but Henderson is blocking nicely.
Henderson breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Gerald avoids a punch combination nicely.
Gerald throws a head kick that misses.
Henderson takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Henderson fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Gerald throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Gerald moves in looking to clinch but Henderson pushes him off.
Henderson lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Gerald circles away quickly and effectively.
Paul Gerald is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Henderson throws a leg kick that is checked
and Gerald counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Gerald fails in his attempt to clinch.
Henderson throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Nice shot by Gerald.
Gerald lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Gerald throws a nice looking combination but Henderson bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Gerald gets a clinch.
Gerald throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Henderson blocks it with crossed arms.
Gerald tries a knee to the head but Henderson blocks it.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Gerald keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Henderson's efforts to push away.
Gerald misses with a knee to the head.
Henderson wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Gerald has him pressed against the ropes.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gerald looking to throw knees to the head but Henderson is blocking nicely.
Gerald with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Gerald tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Henderson wants to break the clinch but can't.
Gerald blocks the elbow strike.
Henderson breaks the clinch.
Gerald blocks a head kick by Henderson.
Henderson checks the leg kick nicely there.
Henderson stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Gerald.
Gerald moves into the clinch successfully.
Gerald landing knees to the head.
Gerald blocks the elbow strike.
Henderson has had enough of the clinch but Gerald keeps him there for the moment.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gerald throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Henderson blocks it with crossed arms.
Gerald dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the ropes.
A frustrated look appears on Henderson's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Henderson working hard to break the clinch.
Henderson is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Gerald is defending well for now.
Henderson is trying to push Gerald away but Gerald has him pressed against the ropes, so he's going nowhere.
Gerald throws a knee to the head but misses.
Gerald tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Gerald scores with a knee to the head.
Henderson is trying to push Gerald away but Gerald has him pressed against the ropes, so he's going nowhere.
Wille Henderson has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Gerald using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Henderson has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
And that's the end of the fight!
Paul Gerald comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Gerald 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 Nard Betker scores the fight 27:30
Judge Saam Ante scores the fight 27:30
Judge Daniel Blasius scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Paul Gerald!
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energy
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hype
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RATING
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