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Coming up we have a lightweight kickboxing rules bout between Michael Henson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mikami Kanno (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). I'm sure you'll be fascinated to know that I was talking to some pointless Z list celebrity before the fight and he thought that Mikami Kanno was going to win. Let's see if he was right.
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Granite chin
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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
8 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Michael Henson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Mikami Kanno!
The judges for this bout are Paulsen Ambrosius, Saam Ante and Albert Achterberg.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Henson takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Henson rushes Kanno and presses him up against the ropes.
Kanno missing with knees to the body.
Kanno takes a shot to the head.
Henson working aggressively here.
Henson gets through Kanno's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Henson lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Kanno backwards.
Henson misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Kanno.
Kanno working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Henson lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Kanno backwards.
Kanno fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Henson throws a head punch that misses.
Kanno misses with a hook to the ribs.
Henson misses with a shot to the kidneys.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Henson working Kanno over with knees to the body.
Nice body punch from Kanno.
Kanno on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Henson goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Kanno tries to land knees in the clinch but Henson avoids the damage to the body.
Kanno throws a head punch that misses.
Kanno managing to block the knees to the body from Henson.
Henson tries to work over Kanno's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Kanno managing to block the knees to the body from Henson.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Henson doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Kanno is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Henson is defending well for now.
Kanno looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Henson scores with a shot to the side of Kanno's head.
Henson goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Henson goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Henson prevents a body shot from Kanno.
Henson lands a knee to the body.
Kanno swings wildly with an uppercut but Henson uses good head movement to avoid it.
Kanno looking to slow down the pace here.
Henson is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Kanno is defending well for now.
Kanno trying to land knees to the body.
Kanno tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Henson's elbow.
Henson tries to throw a body punch but Kanno avoids it by throwing Henson back against the ropes.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Kanno blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Kanno working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Henson tries to work over Kanno's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Henson tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kanno misses with a hook to the ribs.
Henson scores a nice knee to the body.
A nice right hand lands inside from Kanno.
Henson tries to work over Kanno's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Kanno can't find room to land a body shot as Henson controls the action.
Kanno's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Kanno blocks a head kick by Henson.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Henson misses with an uppercut.
Kanno tries to land a front kick but Henson steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Kanno scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Henson doesn't seem bothered though.
Henson clinches up against the ropes.
Henson missing with knees to the body.
Kanno throws a punch but it's blocked by Henson.
Kanno blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Kanno wants to stall.
Henson misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Kanno.
Kanno scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Kanno lands a right hand.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Henson takes a shot to the head.
Kanno just leaning against Henson, taking a breather.
Henson tries to land knees in the clinch but Kanno avoids the damage to the body.
Henson lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Kanno working aggressively here.
Kanno throws a head punch that misses.
Kanno is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the ropes.
Kanno managing to block the knees to the body from Henson.
A shot in the inside from Kanno.
Henson tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Henson fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Henson cracks Kanno with a nice body shot.
Henson scores with a hook to the body.
Kanno misses with the head strike.
Henson tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Kanno avoids it.
Kanno's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Kanno manages to break the clinch.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Kanno.
Henson misses with a right hand
and Kanno counters with an outside leg kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Kanno tries a head kick but it misses.
Henson feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Henson tries to clinch but Kanno moves out of range.
Henson wants to land a leg kick but Kanno is out of range.
Kanno let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Henson takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Kanno lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
A jab lands there for Kanno.
Kanno scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Kanno tries to bum rush Henson with a series of wild strikes but Henson uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Kanno throws a head punch that misses.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Kanno.
Henson prevents a body shot from Kanno.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Kanno goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A short uppercut from Henson.
Henson swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Kanno pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Kanno scores with a body shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Mikami Kanno 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.
Henson throws a leg kick but Kanno moved away.
Kanno only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Henson cracks the inside of Kanno's front leg.
A nice leg kick lands there from Henson.
Henson needs to keep his hands up - Kanno had a free shot at his head there.
Henson tries a low kick but Kanno avoids it.
Kanno misses with a hook.
Kanno connects with a good right hand that stumbles Henson. Henson circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Henson pushes Kanno up against the ropes in a clinch.
A frustrated look appears on Kanno's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Henson fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Henson tries to throw a body punch but Kanno avoids it by throwing Henson back against the ropes.
Kanno lands a good knee to the midsection. Henson won't want to take too many of those.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kanno trying to control the position but instead, Henson has worked for underhooks and has pushed Kanno into the ropes.
Kanno is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Henson landing knees to the body.
A frustrated look appears on Kanno's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Kanno misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Henson.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kanno avoiding damage as Henson throws knees to the body.
Kanno misses with a body punch.
Henson lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Kanno misses with a short punch on the inside.
Kanno blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Henson scores with a hook to the body.
Kanno is trying to stall.
Kanno can't break the clinch.
Kanno tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Henson scores with a shoulder strike.
Kanno lands with a right to the head.
Henson lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Kanno works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Henson tries to land knees in the clinch but Kanno avoids the damage to the body.
Kanno stalling in the clinch but Henson improves position.
A right hand to the body from Henson.
Kanno on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Henson works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Henson misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Kanno.
Henson lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the ropes.
Henson trying to land knees to the body.
Kanno is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Henson is keeping busy.
Henson swings wildly with an uppercut but Kanno uses good head movement to avoid it.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Kanno tries to work over Henson's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Henson tries to land knees in the clinch but Kanno avoids the damage to the body.
Henson throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Kannos head.
Michael Henson has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Henson tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Henson.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Henson blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Henson.
A right hook to the body lands for Kanno.
Kanno lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Kanno tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Henson misses with a hook from the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kanno working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Henson lands a left hand that snaps the head of Kanno backwards.
Henson misses with a punch to the body.
Kanno misses with a punch on the inside.
Kanno misses with a short punch on the inside.
Henson is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Henson blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Henson throws a punch but it's blocked by Kanno.
Kanno working aggressively here.
Henson blocks a body shot from Kanno.
Henson tries a body shot but Kanno blocks it.
Kanno lands a body punch.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Henson obliges.
A nice left hand lands by Henson.
Henson blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Still in the clinch, Kanno scores with a nice short uppercut.
Kanno lands on the inside with an uppercut.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Henson lands with a left to the head.
Kanno stalling in the clinch but Henson improves position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kanno fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Kanno is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Henson is defending well for now.
Kanno blocks a body shot from Henson.
Kanno lands with a short shot to the head.
Kanno is trying to push Henson away but Henson has him pressed against the ropes, so he's going nowhere.
Henson pushes Kanno back against the ropes and lands a hook to the side of the head.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Henson.
Henson on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Henson trying to land knees to the body.
Kanno fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Kanno.
A short uppercut from Henson.
Kanno blocks an uppercut.
Kanno lands a body shot.
Kanno misses with a hook to the ribs.
Kanno blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Kanno trying to land knees to the body.
Henson goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Michael Henson dominated that second round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Henson doesn't manage to clinch there - Kanno circles away.
Henson scores with a punch to the head.
Kanno scores with a jab to the head.
Henson is looking to slow Kanno down with leg kicks.
Henson lands a lovely overhand right.
Kanno is looking to slow Henson down with leg kicks.
Henson feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Kannos jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Kanno looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Kanno slips a jab and a cross from Henson.
Kanno throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Henson moves in looking to clinch but Kanno pushes him off.
Kanno darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Henson does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Henson misses with a low kick.
Kanno throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Henson's head.
Kanno dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Henson. That did some damage!
Henson tries to clinch up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Henson blocks a head kick by Kanno.
Henson tries to close the distance and clinch up but Kanno swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Kanno doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Kanno scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Kanno slips a straight right by Henson.
Kanno scores with a push kick.
Kanno is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Kanno slips a jab from Henson.
Mikami Kanno seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Kanno wants to clinch up but Henson keeps it at a distance.
Henson wants to clinch.
Kanno swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Kanno lands with a slapping head kick.
Kanno lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Kanno scores with a head kick. Henson tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kanno throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Kanno lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Henson scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Henson throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Kanno swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Henson.
Henson moves in looking to clinch but Kanno pushes him off.
Good standup being displayed there by Henson as he connects with a hook.
Kanno scores with a decent looking hook.
Kanno throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Henson on the side of the head.
Henson has managed to clinch.
Kanno is trying to stall.
Henson swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Henson lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
A right hook to the body lands for Kanno.
Henson lands a shoulder strike.
Henson scores with a hook to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kanno lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Kanno managing to block the knees to the body from Henson.
Kanno fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Kanno is looking to control Henson's arms but Henson gets an underhook and turns him. Now Kanno has his back to the ropes.
A hook to the body from Henson.
Kanno has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Kanno lands a hook to the side of the head.
Henson managing to block the knees to the body from Kanno.
Henson misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Henson tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Kanno avoids it.
Kanno blocking some punches.
Henson tries to land knees in the clinch but Kanno avoids the damage to the body.
Henson works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Kanno pushes Henson back against the ropes and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Henson fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Kanno throws a head punch that misses.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Henson.
Kanno lands a right hand.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kanno's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Kanno tries to stall but Henson uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Kanno can't find room to land a body shot as Henson controls the action.
Henson lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
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 lands a shot to the body.
Kanno takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Kanno has a couple of punches blocked by Henson.
Henson lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Kanno working hard to break the clinch.
Kanno prevents a body shot from Henson.
Henson prevents a body shot from Kanno.
Henson lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Kanno backwards.
Henson throws a head punch that misses.
Kanno avoiding damage as Henson throws knees to the body.
Kanno tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Kanno wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Kanno gets through Henson's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Kanno misses with a hook to the ribs.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Henson missing with knees to the body.
A short left from Henson.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Mikami Kanno.
I think Kanno has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Paulsen Ambrosius scores the fight 28:29
Judge Saam Ante scores the fight 28:29
Judge Albert Achterberg scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by split decision... Mikami Kanno!
Our winner, Mikami Kanno, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
Michael Henson was interviewed post fight and said '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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energy
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hype
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