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Coming up we have a lightweight kickboxing rules bout between Pascal Henry (ranked 9123 p4p, 583 weight class) and Frank West (ranked 21843 p4p, 648 weight class). I don't know about you partner, but I'm pumped for this one!
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165 lbs
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163 lbs
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Excellent MT
Insanely flexible
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Lethal high kicks
Good gas tank
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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
4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Pascal Henry!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Frank West!
The judges for this bout are Yasuomi Hirokawa, Tatsuya Matsuyama and Hirohito Nitta.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
West's jab looks to have found its range, popping Henry under the eye.
Henry lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Henry stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from West.
West ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Henry waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract West.
West just misses with a punch to the body.
West takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
West throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
West misses the shot to the body.
Henry scores with a jab to the jaw.
West lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
West digs a good body shot into Henry's ribs.
West is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Henry rather than just go for the knockout.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Henry clinches.
West missing with knees to the body.
West tries a body shot but Henry blocks it.
Henry tries to throw a body punch but West avoids it by throwing Henry back against the ropes.
Still in the clinch, Henry scores with a nice short uppercut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
West swings wildly with an uppercut but Henry uses good head movement to avoid it.
Henry breaks from the clinch.
Henry avoids the head kick by West.
Henry ducks under a wild hook from West.
Henry was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
West dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Henry. That did some damage!
Henry throws a right and a left that both miss.
Henry swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Henry throws an overhand right that lands on West's shoulder, as West tries to avoid the shot.
West wants to counter with a clinch but Henry pushes him away.
Henry rushes West and presses him up against the ropes.
Henry has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
West lands with a right to the head.
Henry doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
West misses with a hook from the clinch.
West lands with a light punch inside.
West tries to stall but Henry uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
West scores with a shot to the side of Henry's head.
A right handed body shot lands from Henry.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
West connects with a knee to the head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
West blocks a body shot from Henry.
A head punch on the inside from Henry fails to land.
West prevents a body shot from Henry.
West swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Henry throws a head punch that misses.
Henry misses with a shot to the kidneys.
West misses with a short punch on the inside.
Henry blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Henry misses with some punches.
West tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
West doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
West is looking to control Henry's arms but Henry gets an underhook and turns him. Now West has his back to the ropes.
West misses with a punch to the body.
West works on Henry's body with a couple of short punches.
West digs a right hand underneath Henry's ribcage. Henry let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Henry fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Henry.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Henry lands a nice shot to the body.
A head punch on the inside from West fails to land.
A head punch blocked on the inside by West.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Frank West dominated that round.
That's time! Henry's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Henry blocks a jab.
West connects with a body shot.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Henry.
West has Henry up against the ropes in a clinch.
Henry misses with a hook to the ribs.
Henry blocks an uppercut.
West softening up his opponent with strikes, against the ropes.
West lands with a short punch from the clinch.
West looking to throw knees to the head but Henry is blocking nicely.
Henry misses with the head strike.
West lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
The fighters are pressed against the ropes, as the pace of the fight slows.
Henry struggles to land a body shot inside as West controls his hands.
A short right from West on the inside.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A shot in the inside from Henry.
Henry lands a left hand that snaps the head of West backwards.
That's one minute gone in the round.
West prevents a body shot from Henry.
Henry is leaning against West and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Henry misses with a hook from the clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by West.
Henry lands a body punch.
West has a couple of punches blocked by Henry.
West has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Henry gets through West's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Henry managing to block the knees to the body from West.
Henry has a couple of punches blocked by West.
West misses with a short punch on the inside.
A head punch blocked on the inside by West.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Henry.
West lands with a light punch inside.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Henry.
West creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
West gets through Henry's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
West is working Henry over against the ropes.
A nice right hand lands inside from West.
West scores with a nice hook to the head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Henry misses with the head strike.
Henry presses West against the ropes and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Henry misses with some punches.
West trying to land knees to the body.
Henry tries to work over West's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
West misses with some punches.
Henry misses with the head strike.
Henry blocks an uppercut.
West softening up his opponent with strikes, against the ropes.
West with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
West digs a right hand into Henry's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Henry's gas tank.
A head punch on the inside from West fails to land.
West misses with the head strike.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Henry.
Henry misses with a short punch on the inside.
Henry lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Henry tries to work over West's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Henry tries a body shot but West blocks it.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
West trying to land knees to the body.
West tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Frank West seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
A quick uppercut on the inside from West.
Henry misses with a short punch on the inside.
A short right from West.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Frank West showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Henry moves into the clinch.
Pascal Henry has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Henry misses with a body punch.
Henry tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Henry pushes West back against the ropes and unloads with a body punch.
West with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
West misses with a knee strike.
West throws a punch but it's blocked by Henry.
West misses with a punch on the inside.
West lands a left hand that snaps the head of Henry backwards.
Henry has a couple of punches blocked by West.
West goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
West can't find room to land a body shot as Henry controls the action.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
West lands a left hand.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Henry blocks an uppercut.
Henry tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Henry escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
West lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
West swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Henry appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
West thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Henry if he has to take too many more of those.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A low kick from West misses
and Henry counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from West.
Henry throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
West throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
West has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
West dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
West steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Henry.
Frank West is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Henry throws a leg kick
and West cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Henry misses with a few strikes there.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from West! But no joy.
Jab, jab by West - just one landing.
Henry misses with a left hand
and West cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Frank West seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
West takes a swing at Henry's ribcage but misses.
West lands a nice hook to Henry's body. Henry takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Henry staying out of range there.
West lands with a nice body kick.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A swing and a miss from Henry.
Henry misses with an uppercut
and West counters with a left to the body.
West lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Henry at a distance.
West scores with a hook to the body. Henry takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
West swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Henry was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Henry dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Henry 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.
West takes a swing at Henry's ribcage but misses.
No joy there for West, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Henry wants to land a leg kick but West is out of range.
The fighters circling - Henry throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
And that's the end of the fight!
Frank West comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well West 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 Yasuomi Hirokawa scores the fight 27:30
Judge Tatsuya Matsuyama scores the fight 27:30
Judge Hirohito Nitta scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Frank West!
A very excited looking Frank West made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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RATING
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