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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Pascal Henry (ranked 3350 p4p, 369 weight class) and Gustavo Fring (ranked 1930 p4p, 229 weight class). Fring has chosen Bamboleo by The Gypsy Kings as his entrance music. Well, the cameraman is lingering on a pretty young lady for a bit too long there. Keep your eyes on the prize buddy or you'll miss the fighter intros!
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162 lbs
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Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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BJJ Purple Belt
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
11 - 2 - 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
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Gustavo Fring!
The judges for this bout are Frank Dennis, George Francis and Chris Downing.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Henry avoids the body shot from Fring.
Henry misses with an attempted mid kick.
Henry lands with a thumping leg kick.
Fring throws a big shot that misses.
Henry fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Henry avoids the body shot from Fring.
Henry throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Henry loads up on a big right hand but Fring slips the punch.
It seemed like Fring was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Fring lands with a straight right. Henry didn't see that one coming.
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.
Henry pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Nice defenses there by Henry.
Henry throws a right and a left that both miss.
Henry tries to close the distance and clinch up but Fring swats him away and circles back towards the center.
A slow jab from Fring misses its intended target.
Henry throws a lazy right hand but Fring sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Fring chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Henry can pounce on him.
Henry takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
The fighters circling - Henry throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Fring circles away from the clinch attempt.
Henry has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Fring finds it's way round the side to connect with Henry's head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A jab from Fring does it's job there.
Henry uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Fring.
Fring misses with a straight left.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fring loads up on a big right hand but Henry slips the punch.
Henry moves out of range as Fring strikes.
Henry moves in looking to clinch but Fring pushes him off.
Henry fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Fring manages to avoid it.
Henry lands a lovely overhand right.
A big right from Fring misses.
Henry slips under a jab.
A slow jab from Fring misses its intended target.
Henry misses with the body kick
letting Fring counter with a right hand.
Fring misses with a double jab.
Fring misses with an uppercut. Henry saw that one coming.
Henry throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Fring sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Fring is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Henry misses with a straight left.
Fring throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Fring tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Henry was well out of range. Poor timing from Fring.
Henry scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Henry moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Fring throws the left hand but Henry avoids the punch easily.
A nice inside leg kick there by Henry. That's going to slow Fring down.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Henry ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Fring throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Henry sees it coming and avoids it easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fring uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Henry.
Fring fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Henry ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Fring throws a hook to the side of Henry's head but Henry sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
A shot to the liver by Fring. Beautiful body shot.
Henry throws a hook but Fring avoids it easily.
Fring moves out of range as Henry strikes.
Fring jabs Henry to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Fring displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Henry throws out the jab.
Fring defending well as Henry loads up on a big left hand.
Henry shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Fring checks the leg kick.
Fring lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Henry throws out a loose jab but Fring uses good head movement to avoid it.
Fring moves out of range as Henry throws a body kick.
A nice side step and Fring releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Fring misses with a straight left.
Fring lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Henry circles away quickly and effectively.
A big left from Henry misses.
Henry misses with a head kick.
Henry is really struggling to find his range with his punches. Fring's reach advantage is clearly causing him problems.
Henry lands with a right hand.
Fring blocks a head kick by Henry.
Fring let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Fring misses with the combination.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fring's corner calls for a 1-2. Fring obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Henry throws a hook to the side of Fring's head but Fring sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
A little jabbing left from Fring on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Henry thows a leg kick but Fring checks it
and Fring counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Henry takes one to the side of the head.
Henry just misses with a punch to the body.
Fring swings for the body but Henry moves out of range.
Henry swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Fring throws a shot to the body.
An inside leg kick lands from Henry.
Fring misses the jab.
Henry misses with a straight left.
Fring missing with a left hand there. Henry was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Henry fails in his attempt to clinch.
A bone on bone clash there as Fring blocks the leg kick.
It seemed like Fring was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Fring missing with a left hand there. Henry was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Fring misses with the combination.
Henry swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Henry sizes up Fring with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Henry throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fring fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Henry manages to avoid it.
Henry tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Fring manages to circle out of the way.
A punch combination from Fring misses.
Henry quickly followed up with a counter body kick but doesn't connect.
Fring throws a hook to the side of Henry's head but Henry sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Henry throws a quick counter kick to the body but Fring avoids it.
Fring connects with the punch.
Fring swats away the attempt to clinch by Henry.
Henry uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Fring.
Fring lands a nice hook to Henry's body. Henry takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Fring throws a shot from downtown. Henry moves away and avoids it.
Fring throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Henry sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Henry ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Fring is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Henry had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Fring swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Fring takes one to the side of the head.
Henry tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Fring manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Good work by Fring as he checks the leg kick.
Henry throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Nice shot lands for Henry.
Fring moves into range and connects with a jab.
Henry throws the left hand but Fring avoids the punch easily.
Henry misses with a body kick.
A chopping leg kick lands by Henry.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Gustavo Fring will probably get the nod.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Fring throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Fring throws a shot from downtown. Henry moves away and avoids it.
Henry moves out of range of the strikes.
Fring throws a big shot that misses.
Fring throws a body punch but Henry moves out of range.
Jab, jab by Fring - just one landing.
Fring jabs Henry to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Fring swings for the body but Henry moves out of range.
Fring fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Fring looks to land a left hand but Henry moved out of range nicely.
Henry swings for the body but Fring moves out of range.
Henry staying out of range there.
Fring checks a leg kick.
Fring avoids a punch combination nicely.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Henry fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Fring lands a nice looking body shot.
Fring misses with a wild body shot.
Fring circles away from the clinch attempt.
Fring let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Henry displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Fring throws out the jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Henry misses with a head kick.
A telegraphed right hand from Fring misses the target.
Fring swings and misses with a hook to the body.
This entire fight has taken place on the feet so far and you wonder whether Henry might be better served trying to take this one to the ground because he's losing the standup battle so far.
Henry moves out of range as Fring strikes.
Gustavo Fring seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Fring throws a sloppy body shot
and Henry counters with a good, hard body kick but Fring shrugs it off.
Fring fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Henry manages to avoid it.
Henry keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Henry lands a nice leg kick that just misses Fring's sensitive parts.
Fring throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Henry on the side of the head.
Henry keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Fring.
Fring keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Jab by Henry.
Fring connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Henry's hands.
Henry with a jab.
Fring pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Henry back to the cage. Fring follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A looping hook to the body misses from Fring. Henry does a little dance to reset his feet.
Nice defenses there by Henry.
Some wild striking there from Fring.
Henry seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Henry tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Fring misses with a straight right.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Henry is looking to chop away at Fring's legs.
Some bone on bone action there as Fring checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Henry throws a hook but Fring avoids it easily.
Nice defenses there by Henry.
Fring swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Henry half committed to a counter leg kick.
Fring has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Henry tries to clinch there but Fring circles away.
Henry moves out of range as Fring strikes.
Fring misses with a wild body shot.
Fring lands a nice shot to the body.
Fring lands with a nice body punch.
Fring swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
It looked like Henry wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Henry slips a straight right by Fring.
Fring lands a right hook to the body.
Fring connects with a right hand. Henry shakes it off.
Fring throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Henry misses with an uppercut. Fring saw that one coming.
Henry throws a jab when Fring was well out of range.
Fring throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Henry stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Fring looks to land a left hand but Henry moved out of range nicely.
Fring throws a one two combo.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Henry ducks under a wild hook from Fring.
Henry throws a wild body kick that Fring sees coming a mile off.
A jab lands there for Fring.
Fring throws a hook to the side of Henry's head but Henry sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Henry misses with a low kick.
Fring paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Henry ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Fring misses with a left hand
and Henry counters with a slapping leg kick.
A punch combination from Henry misses.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Henry.
Henry fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Fring manages to avoid it.
A jab from Henry finds it's way through Fring's defenses.
Henry misses the jab.
Fring now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
A big left from Fring misses.
Fring cracks Henry with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Henry doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot 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!
Henry keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Fring uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Henry.
Fring moves out of range as Henry strikes.
Henry tries to close the distance and clinch up but Fring swats him away and circles back towards the center.
A countering left hand to the body from Fring misses.
Henry throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Henry throws a shot from downtown. Fring moves away and avoids it.
Fring jabs Henry right on the nose. Henry blinks but takes it well.
Henry moves out of range of the strikes.
Henry moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Henry staying out of range there.
Henry slips a jab from Fring.
Henry throwing a counter right hand but Fring manages to avoid it.
Fring lands a nice shot to the body.
Fring swings for the body but Henry moves out of range.
Fring listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
The fighters circling - Fring throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
A clash of legs there as Fring blocks the low kick.
Fring's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Henry tries to work over Fring's front leg with a kick but Fring checks it.
Henry looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Fring jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Fring staying out of range there.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Fring throws a jab when Henry was well out of range.
Fring lands a jab to the nose.
Henry misses with a kick to the body.
Fring jabs Henry to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Henry motions for Fring to come forward. Henry throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Gustavo Fring showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Fring throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Fring takes a swing at Henry's ribcage but misses.
Henry throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Fring takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Fring swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Fring misses the shot to the body.
Fring thows a left - swing and a miss!
Fring moves out of range as Henry strikes.
A big right from Fring misses.
Henry tried to counter with a leg kick but Fring avoided it.
Fring lands a two punch combo.
Henry throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Henry is looking to score with low kicks.
A clash of legs there as Fring blocks the low kick.
Henry closes the distance and pushes Fring back into the cage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Henry lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Henry swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Henry lands a left hand that snaps the head of Fring backwards.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Fring misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Henry misses with a short punch on the inside.
Henry lands a nice shot to the body.
Fring misses with the head strike.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Henry pushes Fring back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Fring blocks an uppercut.
Fring misses with a body punch.
Henry misses with a short punch on the inside.
Fring swings wildly with an uppercut but Henry uses good head movement to avoid it.
Henry lands with a left to the head.
Henry misses with the head strike.
Henry throws a punch but it's blocked by Fring.
Henry blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Henry gets through Fring's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Henry scores with a hook to the body.
Henry lands a left hand.
Fring takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Henry lands an uppercut.
Henry working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Fring.
Henry lands a nice uppercut.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Henry lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Henry tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A right hand to the body from Henry.
Fring misses with a punch to the body.
Pascal Henry has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Henry has a couple of punches blocked by Fring.
Fring tries to circle away but Henry has him pinned against the cage.
Henry lands a nice uppercut.
Fring wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Henry has him pressed against the cage.
Henry lands a nice shot to the body.
Fring tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Henry stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Henry goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Fring working hard to break the clinch.
Henry lands a body shot.
Henry scores with a nice hook to the head.
Fring tries to break the clinch but Henry is controlling the position.
Henry swings wildly with an uppercut but Fring uses good head movement to avoid it.
Pascal Henry has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Fring wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Henry has him pressed against the cage.
Henry lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Fring lands a body shot.
Fring can't break the clinch.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Henry.
Henry lands with a light punch inside.
Still in the clinch, Henry scores with a nice short uppercut.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Fring.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Fring creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
A right handed body shot lands from Henry.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Henry.
Henry pushes Fring back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Fring is leaning against Henry and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Henry misses with a hook from the clinch.
A frustrated look appears on Fring's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Henry lands with a light punch inside.
A left hand lands to the body for Henry.
Fring takes a shot to the head.
Still in the clinch, Henry scores with a nice short uppercut.
A short left from Henry.
Henry has a couple of punches blocked by Fring.
Fring's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Henry lands a body punch.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Henry softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
A left hand lands to the body for Henry.
A short body shot lands from Henry as the two fighters clinch.
Henry lands a nice uppercut.
Henry lands with a short head shot on the inside.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Henry working some nice short punches in the clinch.
A short body shot lands from Henry as the two fighters clinch.
Henry lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Henry misses with a punch to the body.
Henry lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Fring backwards.
Fring fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Henry lands a nice shot to the body.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Henry.
Henry gets through Fring's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Henry works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Henry lands a shot to the body.
A body shot lands from Henry.
Henry scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Nice body punch from Henry - that landed with a thud.
Henry lands with a short punch from the clinch.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Fring wants to break the clinch but can't.
Henry is leaning against Fring and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Fring can't break the clinch.
A short left from Henry.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Henry.
And that's the end of the fight!
Pascal Henry showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Fring 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 Frank Dennis scores the fight 28:29
Judge George Francis scores the fight 28:29
Judge Chris Downing scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Gustavo Fring!
Gustavo Fring decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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