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Coming up we have a lightweight kickboxing rules bout between Pranab Modi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Michael Henson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Pranab Modi is staring across the ring at his opponent, tweaking his nipples... Tweaking his own nipples that is.
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155 lbs
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162 lbs
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Cardio machine
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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
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Pranab Modi!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Michael Henson!
The judges for this bout are Andrew Berry, Chris Edwards and James Ackerman.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Modi checks a leg kick.
Good work by Modi as he checks the leg kick.
Modi thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Henson if he has to take too many more of those.
Modi scores with a leg kick.
Henson tries to clinch up but Modi circles away and keeps his distance.
Modi misses with a body kick.
Modi fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Henson tries to close the distance and clinch up but Modi swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Modi misses with a low kick.
Modi scoring well with a low kick there.
Pranab Modi seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Henson misses with a low kick as Modi jumps back.
Modi lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Henson misses with a low kick as Modi jumps back.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Henson rushes Modi and pushes him back against the ropes in a clinch.
Modi blocking some punches.
Henson prevents a body shot from Modi.
Henson misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Modi.
Modi pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Henson tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Modi is looking to counter the offense by Henson and move into the clinch.
Henson cracks Modi with an open hand slap.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Henson clinches up against the ropes.
Henson swings wildly with an uppercut but Modi uses good head movement to avoid it.
Modi blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Henson working Modi over with knees to the body.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Modi.
A hook to the body from Henson.
Henson missing with knees to the body.
Modi escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Modi tries to work over Henson's front leg with a kick but Henson checks it.
Henson tries to clinch but Modi is having none of it.
The fight stays on the outside here - Henson looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Henson wants to clinch up but Modi keeps it at a distance.
Henson wants to clinch.
Modi appears to be looking for a big counter.
Henson is looking to clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Henson connects with a leg kick. Modi looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Henson on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Modi. Modi obviously looking to wear him down.
Henson throws a lazy uppercut
and Modi holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Modi blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Henson tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Modi's elbow.
A nice left hand lands by Henson.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Henson misses with a body punch.
Modi blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Modi is working Henson over against the ropes.
Still in the clinch, Modi scores with a nice short uppercut.
Modi tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Henson's elbow.
Modi managing to block the knees to the body from Henson.
Henson lands a good knee to the midsection. Modi won't want to take too many of those.
Henson misses with a body punch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Modi.
Henson swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Henson misses with a body punch.
Henson tries to land knees in the clinch but Modi avoids the damage to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Michael Henson will probably get the nod.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
A looping hook to the body misses from Modi. Henson does a little dance to reset his feet.
Henson is looking to slow Modi down with leg kicks.
Modi displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Henson throws out the jab.
Henson gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Modi breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Modi misses with a wild body shot.
Modi lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Modi lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Modi tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Henson is able to avoid easily.
Modi keeps the fight on the outside.
It looked like Modi wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Henson fails in his attempt to clinch.
A big left from Henson misses.
It looked like Modi wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Modi scores with a nice right hand.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Henson is looking to clinch.
Modi seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Modi scores with a leg kick.
Henson tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Modi takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Henson dodges the punch combination from Modi.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Modi throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Modi throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Henson throws a leg kick but Modi checks it.
Modi scores with a body shot.
Henson throws a low kick but Modi avoids it.
Henson forces Modi back against the ropes and clinches.
Henson tries to throw a body punch but Modi avoids it by throwing Henson back against the ropes.
Henson tries to land knees in the clinch but Modi avoids the damage to the body.
Modi prevents a body shot from Henson.
I was talking to Modi's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Modi can't find room to land a body shot as Henson controls the action.
Henson throws a punch but it's blocked by Modi.
Modi blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Henson lands a good knee to the midsection. Modi won't want to take too many of those.
Modi misses with a hook from the clinch.
Henson working aggressively here.
Modi makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Henson throws a punch but it's blocked by Modi.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Modi lands with a left to the head.
Modi blocks a body shot from Henson.
Modi tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Modi lands a body shot in the clinch.
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!
Henson misses with some punches.
Henson putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Modi in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Modi misses with a hook to the ribs.
Henson tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Henson misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Modi.
Henson fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Modi digs a right hand into Henson's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Henson's gas tank.
Henson prevents a body shot from Modi.
A short right from Henson on the inside.
Modi throws a head punch that misses.
Modi tries to work over Henson's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Modi struggles to land a body shot inside as Henson controls his hands.
Henson landing knees to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Pranab Modi will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Modi goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Modi pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Modi throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Henson tries to close the distance and clinch up but Modi swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Modi throws a low kick but Henson avoids it.
Modi misses with a few strikes there.
Henson checks a low kick from Modi.
Modi is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Henson looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Modi lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Modi scores with a head kick. Henson tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Jab from Modi.
Henson is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Henson attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Nice defenses there by Modi.
Modi scores with a shot to the body.
Modi fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Henson manages to avoid it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Henson lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Modi misses with a straight right.
Modi slips under a jab from Henson.
Modi appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Good leg kick by Modi there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Modi fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Henson has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Henson avoids the head kick by Modi.
Modi steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Henson. That one must have hurt.
Henson tries to clinch but Modi is having none of it.
Henson throws a sloppy head kick and Modi moves out of range easily.
A head kick misses from Modi.
Pranab Modi is winning the standup battle so far.
Modi will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Henson's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Henson on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Modi. Modi obviously looking to wear him down.
Henson darts in trying to clinch
and Modi makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Modi moves out of range as Henson strikes.
Modi scores with a sloppy right hand. Henson should have avoided that one.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Henson tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Modi avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Modi lands a nice hook to Henson's body. Henson takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Henson tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in to close the distance. Modi manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Modi throws a head kick that misses.
Henson slips under a jab from Modi.
Henson tries a quick counter leg kick but Modi is wise to it.
Modi takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Modi blocks a leg kick.
Modi connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Henson tries to close the distance and clinch up but Modi swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Henson keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A bone on bone clash there as Modi blocks the leg kick.
Henson drives through and clinches with Modi against the ropes.
Henson swings wildly with an uppercut but Modi uses good head movement to avoid it.
A head punch on the inside from Henson fails to land.
And that's the end of the fight!
Pranab Modi showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Modi has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Andrew Berry scores the fight 29:28
Judge Chris Edwards scores the fight 29:28
Judge James Ackerman scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Pranab Modi!
During a confident post fight interview, Pranab Modi thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
Michael Henson spoke after the fight, saying 'Thanks to my manager Matt Donovan, Sponsor Pure Nutrition. To all my coaches and sparring partners who prepared me for this fight. I let you guys down. I am disappointed at myself but I know I can come back stronger. Credit to him for the victory. '.
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