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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Channon Storm (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Henry William French (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). French comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Blaze of Glory kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! I can't wait for this one - let's get the fighter introductions out of the way and get this one started!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
10 - 4 - 1, fighting out of Sydney, Channon Storm!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 11 - 1, fighting out of Sydney, Henry William French!
The judges for this bout are Donatello Bradman, Eliza Hachem and Steve Erwin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Some wild striking there from Storm.
French ducks under a wild hook from Storm.
Henry William French seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
French throws a sloppy body shot
and Storm counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
French misses with a wild body shot.
French dodges the punch combination from Storm.
Storm throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Storm scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. French doesn't seem bothered though.
French rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Storm counters with a right hand to the body.
Storm feints a jab promting French to slip. Storm then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. French slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Storm displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
French uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Storm.
French scores with the left hand. Storm knows he should have avoided that one.
French lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Storm misses with a double jab.
French comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Storm works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Storm misses with a looping left.
Storm showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from French.
Storm feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Frenchs jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
French moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
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!
Storm uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by French.
That's one minute gone in the round.
French loads up on a big right hand but Storm slips the punch.
Storm lands a glancing blow to the side of French's head.
Storm's corner calls for a 1-2. Storm obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Storm blocks a jab.
Storm paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
French lands an overhand right.
French lands a nice hook to Storm's body. Storm takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
A big right from Storm misses.
Storm misses with a straight left.
French misses with a right hand
and Storm counters with a lovely straight right hand!
A left lands for Storm.
French throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
French just misses with a punch to the body.
Storm swinging wildly here.
Storm scores with a jab to the jaw.
Storm throws a right and a left that French avoids nicely.
Storm is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
French lands a jab.
Storm lands a two punch combo.
French misses with a combination
and Storm counters with a straight right hand.
French throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Storm counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps French thinking.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Storm fails to land with a series of punches.
Storm connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between French's hands.
Storm displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as French throws out the jab.
Storm tries to move into range but French moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Storm connects with a body shot that sends French's belly button to the back.
French blocks a jab.
French throws a looping overhand right but Storm ducks down to avoid it.
Storm stuns French with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
French misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Storm counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
French jabs at Storm's body.
Storm misses with an uppercut. French saw that one coming.
Storm throws a nice looking combination but French bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
A left and a right from French both land. Nice combination.
French scores with a jab. Storm acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Storm swings for the body but French moves out of range.
Storm slips under a jab from French.
French slips a jab and a cross from Storm.
French swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Storm looks to land a left hand but French moved out of range nicely.
A big left from Storm misses.
Storm slips a jab and a cross from French.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Storm misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
French looks to land a right hand but Storm moved out of range.
French keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Storm.
French scores with a hook.
French with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Storm misses with a straight right.
French throws a lazy uppercut
and Storm counters with a left to the body.
French keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
French swings away with a body shot that misses
and Storm cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
French lands a jab to Storm's midsection.
French takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Storm looking to land some kicks to the body here.
French lands with a cross.
French throws a left and a right that both miss
enabling Storm to counter with a crisp jab.
French fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
A shot to the body from French misses
and Storm counters with a right hand to the body.
French throws the left hand but Storm avoids the punch easily.
A punch combination from French misses.
French swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Storm counters with a two punch combo.
French swings widly with a right hand
and Storm counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Storm throws a good cross that connects.
Storm looks to land a right hand but French moved out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Storm connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
French moves out of range of the strikes.
French throws a right hand that misses
and Storm counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Storm fails to land with a series of punches.
Storm ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Storm lands with a nice combination. French backs away looking to recover.
Storm dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
French misses with a looping left.
French throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Storm misses with a wild body shot.
French throws a left and a right that both miss
letting Storm counter with a right hand.
French slips a jab from Storm.
French has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
French misses the jab.
French looks to score with a jab to the body but Storm is just out of range.
French has taken the fight to the clinch.
Storm is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but French is keeping busy.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
French lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Storm stalling.
French breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Henry William French will probably get the nod.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
A jab from Storm misses.
French just misses with a punch to the body.
Storm scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
French pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Storm throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
A decent looking cross lands there for Storm.
Storm misses with a two punch combination.
French scores with a hook to the body. Storm takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
French loads up on a big right hand but Storm slips the punch.
Storm avoids the body shot from French.
Storm throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
French blocks a head kick by Storm.
Storm misses with a body shot.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by French!
Channon Storm is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
French fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
French misses the shot to the body.
Storm lands a glancing blow to the side of French's head.
French rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Storm moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
French fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
French goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Nice cross by French.
French throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Storm stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
That's one minute gone in the round.
French lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Storm swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Sloppy strikes from French. Those never looked like landing.
French misses with a right hand
and Storm counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Storm lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Storm lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
French throws a series of punches but Storm avoids them all with ease.
Storm throws a combination but it was largely blocked by French.
French blocks a jab.
Storm moves out of range of the strikes.
A telegraphed right hand from Storm misses the target.
French misses with a double jab
and Storm counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps French thinking.
French throws a lazy uppercut
letting Storm counter with a right hand.
French looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
French misses with a combination
and Storm counters with a nice uppercut.
Storm looks to throw the jab but French is out of range.
French takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Storm tests French's chin there with a solid looking shot.
French lands with a nice body punch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
French misses with a hook. Storm ducked under it nicely.
French scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Storm jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Henry William French seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Storm swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Storm avoids a punch combination nicely.
French misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Storm.
French misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
A right-left combo lands from French.
Storm scores with a hook.
A shot to the liver by Storm. Beautiful body shot.
Storm swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Storm fails to land with a series of punches.
Storm throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
French tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Storm was well out of range. Poor timing from French.
Storm uses good head movement to avoid the hook from French.
French throws a right hand that Storm ducks under and follows up with a left that Storm also avoids with ease.
Nice uppercut lands for French. That snapped Storm's head back.
Storm misses with an uppercut. French saw that one coming.
Jab from Storm.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
French takes one to the side of the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Storm throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Storm throws a body punch but French moves out of range.
Storm takes a shot to the body in his stride.
French swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Storm counters with a lovely straight right hand!
French swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Storm.
Storm scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Storm loads up on a big right hand but French slips the punch.
Storm misses with a straight left.
Storm lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Storm.
Storm looks to throw the jab but French is out of range.
French misses with a right hand
and Storm counters with a one-two to the body.
French slips a jab and a cross from Storm.
French misses with a right hand
and Storm counters with a three punch combo that has French backing up. French nods at Storm to acknowledge the strikes.
Storm misses with a looping left.
Storm lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
French misses with a few strikes there.
French throws a lazy uppercut
and Storm cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
French lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Storm circles away quickly and effectively.
French throws a predictable looking body shot
letting Storm counter with a right hand.
French displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Storm throws out the jab.
Storm is working the combinations to good effect here.
Storm takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
French misses with a wild combination.
French bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
French misses with a hook
letting Storm counter with a right hand.
Storm throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck French on the side of the head.
French misses with a hook
and Storm counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
French rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Storm counters with a nice body shot.
Storm throws the left hand but French avoids the punch easily.
Danga de danga de dang - French scores with a four punch combination!
French takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Storm throws a right and a left that French avoids nicely.
French throws a looping overhand right but Storm ducks down to avoid it.
French connects with a jab.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
French uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Storm.
French just misses with a punch to the body.
French ducks right into an uppercut from Storm.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Storm throws a hook but French avoids it easily.
French gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Storm.
A jab lands there for French.
French uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Storm.
French works Storm's body with a nice hook.
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 Channon Storm will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Storm throws a right and a left that French avoids nicely.
French uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Storm.
French takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
French has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Storm finds it's way round the side to connect with French's head.
A big left from French misses.
Storm throws a predictable looking body shot
and French cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
French moves away from the strike by Storm.
French thows a body shot but no joy.
Storm pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces French back to the cage. Storm follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Storm tries to bum rush French with a series of wild strikes but French uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Storm throws the left hand but French avoids the punch easily.
French scores with a one two! Storm had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
The crowd cheers as French lands an impressive looking overhand right. Storm doesn't seem phased though.
Storm misses with a two punch combination.
Nice cross by French.
French displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Nice shot by Storm.
French throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Storm throws out a powerful jab.
French swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
French throws a hook but Storm avoids it easily.
A looping hook to the body misses from Storm. French does a little dance to reset his feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
French throws a lazy right hand but Storm sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
A shot to the liver by French. Beautiful body shot.
French dodges the punch combination from Storm.
French defending well as Storm loads up on a big left hand.
French misses with a lunging right hand
and Storm counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Storm misses with a hook.
A punch combination from French misses.
Storm will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
French pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
French drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
French misses with a telegraphed body shot
and French takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Storm slips under a jab.
French cracks Storm with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
French lands a two punch combo.
Storm scores with a sloppy right hand. French should have avoided that one.
Storm looks to throw the jab but French is out of range.
French looks to land a combination but Storm avoids it well.
Storm throws a combination. French tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Storm swinging wildly here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
French swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
letting Storm counter with a right hand.
Storm connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed French momentarily.
French takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Storm looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
French misses with a body punch
and Storm connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Storm lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
French connects with a nice looking jab.
French throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
French misses with a double jab.
Storm misses with a straight right.
French works over Storm's head and body with a nice combination.
French pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
French staying out of range there.
A combination from French does no damage.
French misses with a jab, cross combination.
French throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Storm counters with a straight right hand.
French misses with a jab, cross combination.
French throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Storm counters with a series of strikes. French will be more careful next time no doubt.
French lands with a straight right. Storm didn't see that one coming.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Storm swings for the body but French moves out of range.
A shot to the liver by Storm. Beautiful body shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
French swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
French lands a jab to Storm's midsection.
French tries to bum rush Storm with a series of wild strikes but Storm uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
French fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Storm manages to avoid it.
French looks to land a combination. Storm sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
French throws a jab but it's blocked by Storm.
Storm throws a series of punches but French avoids them all with ease.
Storm moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Storm moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
French slips a straight right by Storm.
Storm bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Storm lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Storm throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Storm catches French with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
French smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Storm throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Storm.
Storm lands a right hook to the body.
Storm cracks French with a right hand to the side of the head.
French doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
French moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
French looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
French throws a left and a right that both miss
and Storm counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
French throws a sloppy body shot
and Storm counters with a stiff right hand.
French tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Storm was well out of range. Poor timing from French.
Storm scores with a shot to the body.
French moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
French tries to bum rush Storm with a series of wild strikes but Storm uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Storm throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
French misses with a combination
enabling Storm to counter with a crisp jab.
French keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Storm.
Storm scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
French throws a jab but it's blocked by Storm.
French lands a two punch combo.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Storm keeps the fight on the outside.
French bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Storm throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
French clobbers Storm with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
French lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Henry William French.
I think French 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 Donatello Bradman scores the fight 30:29
Judge Eliza Hachem scores the fight 28:30
Judge Steve Erwin scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by split decision... Henry William French!
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