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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Pascal Henry (ranked 488 p4p, 64 weight class) and Harry Kane (ranked 227 p4p, 28 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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165 lbs
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158 lbs
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Great wrestler
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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World class MT
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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
17 - 6 - 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
27 - 14 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, Harry Kane!
The judges for this bout are Paul Tew, Phil Schofield and Richard Clark.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Henry ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Kane's coach down at Gangsterdamage was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Kane's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
A head kick from Kane lands but Henry takes it in his stride.
Kane looks to land a left hand but Henry moved out of range nicely.
Henry jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Henry ducks under a wild hook from Kane.
Henry misses with a low kick as Kane jumps back.
Henry uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Kane has time to react.
A leg kick checked by Henry.
Henry moves out of range of the strikes.
Henry lands with a thumping leg kick.
Henry gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Henry connects with an inside leg kick.
Henry avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Kane swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Henry throws the left hand but Kane avoids the punch easily.
Kane throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Kane throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Henry avoids the body shot from Kane.
Henry moves out of range of the body kick.
Henry is looking to land body kicks.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Henry swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Kane throws a leg kick but Henry sees it coming and moves out of range.
Henry throwing a counter right hand but Kane manages to avoid it.
Henry moves out of range of the body kick.
Henry misses with a looping left.
Henry backing away here, and Kane unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Henry throws a hook but Kane avoids it easily.
A clash of legs there as Henry blocks the low kick.
A little feinted left hand from Henry on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Henry tries a head kick but it misses.
Kane uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Henry.
Kane flicks out a counter leg kick but Henry steps away.
Kane is looking to chop away at Henry's legs.
Henry avoids the head kick by Kane.
Henry misses with a low kick as Kane jumps back.
Kane throws a head kick that misses.
Henry wants to clinch up but Kane keeps it at a distance.
Kane ducks under a wild hook from Henry.
Kane misses with a lunging right hand
and Henry counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
A chopping leg kick lands by Henry.
Kane misses with an attempted mid kick.
Henry scores with a body shot.
Kane doesn't manage to clinch there - Henry circles away.
Kane throws a wild body kick that Henry sees coming a mile off.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kane tries a head kick but it misses.
Kane looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Kane paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Jab by Henry.
Kane uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Henry.
Kane staying out of range there.
Henry loads up on a big right hand but Kane slips the punch.
Henry missing with a left hand there. Kane was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Henry defending well as Kane loads up on a big left hand.
Kane is looking to land body kicks.
A big right from Henry misses.
Henry lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Henry lands an overhand right.
Kane misses with an uppercut. Henry saw that one coming.
Henry appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Henry rushes Kane and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Henry doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Kane throws a head punch that misses.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Henry.
Kane lands with a short shot to the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Henry misses with a body punch.
Henry can't find room to land a body shot as Kane controls the action.
Kane lands an uppercut.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Kane.
Kane gets through Henry's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Kane misses with a punch on the inside.
Henry dodges an elbow strike from Kane.
Henry misses with a punch to the body.
Henry throws a punch but it's blocked by Kane.
A head punch on the inside from Henry fails to land.
Henry tries a body shot but Kane blocks it.
Kane prevents a body shot from Henry.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Kane just misses with a elbow thrown towards Henry's brow.
Kane misses with a short punch on the inside.
Henry blocks the elbow strike.
Henry scores with a shot to the side of Kane's head.
Henry misses with a hook to the ribs.
Henry misses with a hook to the ribs.
Kane throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Kane is leaning against Henry and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Henry tries to throw a body punch but Kane avoids it by throwing Henry back against the cage.
Henry goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
With the fighters up against the cage, Kane throws an elbow but misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Henry scores with a shot to the side of Kane's head.
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!
Kane lands an elbow inside.
Henry lands with a short shot to the head.
Kane gets through Henry's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Henry scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Kane swings wildly with an uppercut but Henry uses good head movement to avoid it.
A shot in the inside from Kane.
Henry lands with a short shot to the head.
Henry tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Henry blocks a punch to the side of the head.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Kane.
Henry is working Kane over against the cage.
Henry lands a left hand.
Kane scores with a nice hook to the head.
Henry misses with a punch to the body.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Henry digs a right hand into Kane's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Kane's gas tank.
Kane lands an elbow that stopped Henry in his tracks for a moment.
Kane lands a hook to the side of the head.
Kane doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Kane throws a punch but it's blocked by Henry.
Henry blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Harry Kane will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Kane throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Kane uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Henry.
Henry lands with an overhand left.
Kane steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Henry. That one must have hurt.
Kane keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Henry rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Kane moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Henry connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Henry dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Kane. That did some damage!
Kane ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Kane scores with a jab to the body.
Kane throws a sloppy head kick and Henry moves out of range easily.
Henry throws a quick counter kick to the body but Kane avoids it.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Kane. Henry shrugs it off though.
Kane displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Henry throws out the jab.
Kane misses with a wild body shot.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Henry fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Kane is out of range.
Kane ducks under a wild hook from Henry.
Kane lands a nice looking body shot.
Kane on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Henry uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Kane.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Henry's corner calls for a 1-2. Henry obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Henry misses the shot to the body.
Kane misses the shot to the body.
Henry motions for Kane to come forward. Henry throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Kane slips a straight right by Henry.
Kane scores with a jab to the head.
Kane moves out of range of the strikes.
Kane swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Henry counters with an outside leg kick.
Kane moves in looking to clinch but Henry pushes him off.
Kane fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Henry manages to avoid it.
Kane throws a leg kick that misses.
Kane swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Nice body kick there by Kane.
Henry throws a hook but Kane avoids it easily.
Kane is trying to counter with his kicks.
Kane throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Henry bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Kane's head.
Kane fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Henry ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Kane moves away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
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 an attempted mid kick.
Henry lands with an overhand left.
Pascal Henry is winning the standup battle so far.
Kane forces Henry back against the cage and clinches.
Henry tries to work over Kane's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Kane misses with a punch on the inside.
Kane tries to throw a body punch but Henry avoids it by throwing Kane back against the cage.
Henry lands a left hand that snaps the head of Kane backwards.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Henry.
Henry misses with a short punch on the inside.
Henry can't find room to land a body shot as Kane controls the action.
Nice elbow from Kane.
Henry takes an elbow to the forehead.
Henry misses with a body punch.
Kane lands a nice uppercut.
Kane lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Henry struggles to land a body shot inside as Kane controls his hands.
Kane working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Henry misses with a body punch.
Nice body punch from Henry - that landed with a thud.
Henry tries to throw a body punch but Kane avoids it by throwing Henry back against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kane blocks a body shot from Henry.
Kane throws an elbow that misses.
Henry dodges an elbow strike from Kane.
Kane lands a shoulder strike.
A hook to the body from Kane.
Henry misses with the head strike.
Kane lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Henry doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Henry misses with the head strike.
Henry tries to throw a body punch but Kane avoids it by throwing Henry back against the cage.
Kane throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Henry tries to throw a body punch but Kane avoids it by throwing Henry back against the cage.
Henry blocking some punches.
Still in the clinch, Henry scores with a nice short uppercut.
A right handed body shot lands from Henry.
Henry misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Henry lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Kane backwards.
Henry lands with a left to the head.
Kane misses with some punches.
Kane lands with a left to the head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Henry tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Kane throws a head punch that misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kane misses with a short punch on the inside.
Kane blocks a body shot from Henry.
Kane scores with a shot to the side of Henry's head.
Kane can't find room to land a body shot as Henry controls the action.
Kane fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Kane tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Kane throws an elbow that misses.
Henry digs a right hand underneath Kane's ribcage. Kane let out a lung full of air as it connected.
A short uppercut from Henry.
Henry throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Kane is breathing heavily.
Henry cracks Kane with a nice body shot.
Kane lands a nice elbow.
Kane has a couple of punches blocked by Henry.
Henry pushes Kane back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Nice body punch from Henry - that landed with a thud.
Henry lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Henry tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Henry can't find room to land a body shot as Kane controls the action.
A short right from Henry on the inside.
Kane lands an elbow that stopped Henry in his tracks for a moment.
Henry lands a shoulder strike.
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 Pascal Henry will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!
Henry misses with an uppercut.
Kane moves in looking to clinch but Henry pushes him off.
Nice straight punches there by Henry. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Henry.
Kane has Henry up against the cage in a clinch.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Henry.
Kane lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Henry misses with the head strike.
Kane pushes off an throws an elbow but Henry leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Henry misses with a punch to the body.
Kane tries to throw a body punch but Henry avoids it by throwing Kane back against the cage.
Kane misses with a short punch on the inside.
Henry blocks an elbow strike.
A short right from Henry.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kane tries to throw a body punch but Henry avoids it by throwing Kane back against the cage.
Henry tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Kane's elbow.
Kane pushes off an throws an elbow but Henry leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Kane throws a head punch that misses.
Henry avoids a wild elbow strike from Kane.
Kane misses with a hook from the clinch.
Kane creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A head punch on the inside from Henry fails to land.
Kane tries a body shot but Henry blocks it.
Kane lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Henry avoids a wild elbow strike from Kane.
Kane gets through Henry's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Henry creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Henry scores with a hook to the body.
Henry lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Kane or not.
Henry tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Henry struggles to land a body shot inside as Kane controls his hands.
Kane creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Henry misses with a body punch.
Kane lands an elbow that stopped Henry in his tracks for a moment.
Henry tries to work over Kane's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Kane blocking some punches.
Kane throws a head punch that misses.
Henry dodges an elbow strike from Kane.
Kane pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
A right hand to the body from Henry.
Henry lands a body punch in the clinch.
Kane takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Kane misses with a short punch on the inside.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Henry is working Kane over against the cage.
Henry throws a head punch that misses.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Kane blocks a body shot from Henry.
Henry misses with a body punch.
Henry lands a right hand that snaps the head of Kane backwards.
Henry lands a body shot.
Henry tries a body shot but Kane blocks it.
Kane lands a left hand that snaps the head of Henry backwards.
Henry tries to throw a body punch but Kane avoids it by throwing Henry back against the cage.
Henry tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Kane.
Kane lands an elbow inside.
A head punch on the inside from Kane fails to land.
Henry tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Kane tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Henry's elbow.
Kane makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Kane lands an elbow just above Henry 's eye.
Kane prevents a body shot from Henry.
Henry swings wildly with an uppercut but Kane uses good head movement to avoid it.
Henry misses with a hook to the ribs.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Henry lands a nice uppercut.
Henry misses with a hook to the ribs.
Henry digs a right hand into Kane's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Kane's gas tank.
Kane misses with a punch to the body.
Kane lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Kane comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
A head punch on the inside from Henry fails to land.
Kane lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Kane lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Henry scores with a shot to the side of Kane's head.
Kane misses with an elbow over the top.
Henry blocks an uppercut.
Henry lands a left hand.
Henry tries a body shot but Kane blocks it.
Henry misses with a hook to the ribs.
Kane prevents a body shot from Henry.
Henry 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!
Henry lands a hook that snaps the head of Kane backwards.
Henry lands a body punch.
Henry is working Kane over against the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Henry stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Henry lands a body shot.
Harry Kane seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Henry tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Kane's elbow.
A short right from Henry.
Henry digs a right hand into Kane's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Kane's gas tank.
Henry lands a body shot.
Henry lands a body punch in the clinch.
Henry lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Henry doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Kane creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Henry lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Kane.
Henry lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Kane backwards.
Henry lands a body shot in the clinch.
Henry cracks Kane with a nice body shot.
A right hand to the body from Henry.
Henry lands a left hand.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Henry lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Kane.
Henry stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
A right handed body shot lands from Henry.
A left hand lands to the body for Henry.
Nice body punch from Henry.
And that's the end of the fight!
Pascal Henry showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Henry 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 Paul Tew scores the fight 28:29
Judge Phil Schofield scores the fight 29:29
Judge Richard Clark scores the fight 29:28
The fight is ruled a draw!
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hype
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RATING
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