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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Azriel Pandens (ranked 789 p4p, 882 weight class) and Ryan Henderson (ranked 118 p4p, 128 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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World class boxer
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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 30 - 21 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, Azriel Pandens!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 21 - 19 - 2, fighting out of New York, Ryan Henderson !
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, Timothy Bukovac and Frank Antenori.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pandens smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Henderson uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Pandens.
Henderson lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Pandens circles away quickly and effectively.
It looked like Pandens wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Henderson throws a body shot but no joy.
Henderson misses with a wild body shot.
Pandens will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Pandens throws a nice head kick!
Henderson takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Pandens fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Henderson with the counter takedown but Pandens avoids it easily.
Henderson lands a jab to the nose.
A nice leg kick from Pandens, right into the meat of the thigh.
Henderson swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Pandens counters with a leg kick.
Pandens has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Glory 4 Boxing in the buildup to the fight.
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!
Pandens misses with an uppercut.
Nice body punch from Henderson .
Pandens connects with an inside leg kick.
Pandens throws a hook to the side of Henderson 's head but Henderson sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Henderson misses with a wild combination.
Henderson misses the shot to the body.
Pandens uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Henderson has time to react.
Ryan Henderson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Pandens tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Henderson was well out of range. Poor timing from Pandens.
Henderson gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Pandens steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Henderson .
Henderson throws a hook but Pandens blocks it.
No joy there for Henderson , who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Pandens swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Pandens connects with a body shot.
Henderson tries to move into range but Pandens moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Henderson seems to be squinting his left eye. Perhaps he got a poke in that previous exchange. Pandens shows no mercy and swarms him with a barage of strikes! Henderson is backing up but Pandens catches him with a final right hook that drops him! Henderson covers up and the referee steps in to end the fight! Pandens Jumps to his feet and flashes his guns to the crowd. Oh yeah, baby! How'd you like them apples?!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Azriel Pandens!
A very excited looking Azriel Pandens 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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hype
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pop
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FIGHT
RATING
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