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Coming up we have a lightweight kickboxing rules bout between Eric Draven (ranked 9429 p4p, 685 weight class) and Pascal Henry (ranked 22361 p4p, 675 weight class). I don't know about you partner, but I'm pumped for this one!
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Insanely flexible
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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
7 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Eric Draven!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Pascal Henry!
The judges for this bout are Kenichi Hosakawa, Yuuki Gou and Hirohito Nitta.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Draven throws a body shot but no joy.
Draven connects with a leg kick. Henry looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Draven 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.
Henry misses the jab.
Draven connects with a body shot that sends Henry's belly button to the back.
Draven is looking to land body kicks.
Henry scores with a jab. Draven acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Draven avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Henry missing with a left hand there. Draven was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Draven throws a hook but Henry avoids it easily.
Draven rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Henry counters with a nice leg kick.
Draven misses with a straight right.
Henry moves out of range of the leg kick from Draven.
Henry clobbers Draven with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Henry steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Draven.
Henry lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Draven lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Henry has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Henry and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Henry lands with a thumping leg kick.
Draven lands a nice leg kick that just misses Henry's sensitive parts.
Nice defenses there by Henry.
Draven's jab looks to have found its range, popping Henry under the eye.
Henry has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
Draven moves out of range as Henry strikes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Crunch! Henry slams his shin into Draven's torso.
Henry scores with a one two! Draven had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Henry has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Draven finds it's way round the side to connect with Henry's head.
Henry throws a nice looking combination but Draven bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Henry lands with a thumping leg kick.
Draven lets loose with a powerful body kick. Henry will feel that in the morning.
Henry misses with a looping left.
A counter left hand to the body from Draven misses its target.
Draven stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Both fighters circling a little - Draven finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Henry moves out of range of the strikes.
Draven looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Draven throws a leg kick that misses.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Draven keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Henry.
Henry scores with a shot to the body.
Draven wants to slow Henry down by chopping away at his legs.
Draven takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Draven misses with a hook.
Draven throws a solid leg kick but Henry takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Draven.
Draven pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Draven loads up on a big right hand but Henry slips the punch.
Henry is looking to clinch.
Draven moves out of range as Henry strikes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Henry checks a leg kick nicely.
Draven looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Draven swats away the attempt to clinch by Henry.
Draven misses with a low kick as Henry jumps back.
Draven uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Henry.
Draven displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Henry throws out the jab.
Draven fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Henry checks it well.
That kick from Henry tenderised Draven's leg. Draven is trying to keep his angry face on.
Nice straight punches there by Draven. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Draven.
Henry misses with a straight right.
Draven misses with a body kick.
Henry will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Henry throws a body punch but Draven moves out of range.
Draven checks a low kick from Henry.
Henry ducks under a wild hook from Draven.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Henry checks a leg kick.
Draven chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Draven lands a lovely overhand right.
Draven misses with a body kick.
Draven misses with a body shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Eric Draven will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Draven misses with a body shot.
Draven scores with a jab to the head.
Draven takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Draven sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Eric Draven is winning the standup battle so far.
Henry jabs at Draven's body.
Henry steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Draven.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Draven.
Draven on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Henry checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Henry jabs Draven to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Draven connects with a crisp jab.
Draven moves away from the strike by Henry.
Draven throws a jab when Henry was well out of range.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Draven looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Henry lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Henry uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Draven.
Henry is pinned up against the ropes taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Draven throws a shot from downtown. Henry moves away and avoids it.
Henry misses with a straight left.
Henry works Draven's body with a nice hook.
Draven motions for Henry to come forward. Draven throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Draven uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Henry.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Henry misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Draven.
Henry throws a poor cross that misses
and Draven makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Henry clobbers Draven with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
A clash of legs there as Henry blocks the low kick.
Henry scores with a jab.
Draven pivots, looking for a leg kick but Henry is out of range and Draven settles back down.
Henry misses with a straight right.
Draven stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Draven looks to throw the jab but Henry is out of range.
Henry throws a big shot that misses.
Draven turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Draven wants to land a leg kick but Henry is out of range.
Draven attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Draven attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Henry connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Jab from Draven.
Henry throws a lazy right hand but Draven sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Draven throws out a powerful jab.
Henry throws a hook but Draven avoids it easily.
Henry looks to score with a jab to the body but Draven is just out of range.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Draven - that will leave a mark!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Henry keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Draven.
Henry scores with a decent looking hook.
Draven throws a head kick that Henry semi-blocks.
Draven waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Henry.
Draven slips under a jab from Henry.
Henry scores with a nice strike.
Henry tries to clinch
and Draven counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Henry avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Draven scores with a decent looking hook.
That kick from Draven tenderised Henry's leg. Henry is trying to keep his angry face on.
Good shot there by Draven.
Draven misses with a looping right.
Draven throws a leg kick but Henry sees it coming and moves out of range.
Draven looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Henry misses with a straight right.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Henry is looking to clinch but Draven is avoiding it.
Draven swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Draven lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Henry throws a push kick but Draven slaps the foot to one side.
Henry throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Draven.
Henry misses with a low kick as Draven jumps back.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Eric Draven dominated that second round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Henry tries to close the distance and clinch but Draven swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Draven is looking to counter punch.
Pascal Henry has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Henry with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Draven to score with a decent uppercut.
Good leg kick by Henry there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Henry moves into range and connects with a jab.
Henry misses with a wild body shot.
A swing and a miss from Draven.
Draven keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Draven misses with a body kick.
Henry throws a hook to the side of Draven's head but Draven sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Henry misses with a straight right.
Henry misses with a low kick.
A little feinted left hand from Draven on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Henry slips a jab and a cross from Draven.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Draven connects with a nice looking jab.
Henry misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Draven.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Draven lands a body shot.
Draven jabs Henry right on the nose. Henry blinks but takes it well.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Henry tries to clinch but Draven moves out of range.
Draven swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Henry has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Draven.
Henry throws a hook but Draven blocks it.
It looked like Draven wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Draven scores with a jab to the body.
Henry's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Henry walks into a jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Henry just misses with a punch to the body.
Henry throws a jab but it's blocked by Draven.
Draven scores with a jab to the body.
Henry misses with a looping left.
Henry takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Draven throws a series of punches but Henry avoids them all with ease.
Draven connects with a body shot that sends Henry's belly button to the back.
Draven throws a wild body kick that Henry sees coming a mile off.
Draven connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Draven lands with a kick to the ribs.
Draven dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Henry. That did some damage!
Henry misses with a double jab.
Draven uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Henry has time to react.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Draven fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Henry on the side of the head.
Draven looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Henry with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Draven to score with a decent uppercut.
Draven throws a nice inside leg kick.
Draven ducks under a wild hook from Henry.
Henry wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Draven misses with a looping right.
Henry closes the distance but Draven moves to the side
and Draven counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Draven scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Draven cracks the inside of Henry's front leg.
Eric Draven is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Draven dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Draven blocks a jab.
Henry takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Henry throws a lazy uppercut
and Draven counters with a nice kick to the body.
Henry missing with a left hand there. Draven was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Henry walks into a jab.
Draven throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Draven scores with a leg kick.
Draven uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Henry.
Henry clobbers Draven with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Henry swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Henry scores with a jab to the body.
Draven uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Henry.
Draven is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Henry can do to turn this around?
Draven uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Henry.
And that's the end of the fight!
Eric Draven showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Draven 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 Kenichi Hosakawa scores the fight 30:27
Judge Yuuki Gou scores the fight 30:27
Judge Hirohito Nitta scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Eric Draven!
Eric Draven thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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