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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Tane Henderson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sam Rourke (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). I don't know about you partner, but I'm pumped for this one!
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201 lbs
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185 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the middleweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
11 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Tane Henderson!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Sam Rourke!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Jack Bonds and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rourke fails with the takedown
enabling Henderson to counter with a crisp jab.
Rourke with a lazy takedown attempt
and Henderson counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Rourke shoots and misses
and Henderson counters by clinching up.
Tane Henderson has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Sam Rourke.
Henderson escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Henderson gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Henderson lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Rourke takes a shot to the head.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Henderson.
Rourke should think about turning a few of those tyres round his middle into muscle if he wants people to take him seriously as an athlete.
Rourke goes for a takedown attempt but Henderson pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Henderson clinches up with Rourke and pushes him back against the ropes.
Rourke gets double underhooks and manages to take the fight to the ground.
Henderson is wriggling around but Rourke manages to pass to half guard.
Henderson kicks Rourke off and gets back to his feet.
Henderson throws a right hand that Rourke ducks under and follows up with a left that Rourke also avoids with ease.
Rourke takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Henderson feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Rourkes jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Sloppy strikes from Henderson. Those never looked like landing.
Rourke showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Henderson.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rourke ducks under a wild hook from Henderson.
Rourke staying out of range there.
Sloppy strikes from Henderson. Those never looked like landing.
Henderson misses with a hook. Rourke ducked under it nicely.
Rourke's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Henderson connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Rourke scrambles back to his feet.
Rourke shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Rourke was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
BOOM! Rourke connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Henderson squirming around on the bottom, looking to escape.
Henderson is trying to escape the mount.
Henderson's corner are shouting for him to stand up but that's bad cornering - how is he meant to stand up when he's mounted? He should be looking to improve his position on the ground before trying to stand back up.
Rourke has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Henderson regains half guard.
Henderson is trying to stand up here but Rourke is controlling him well.
Rourke wants to pass the guard but Henderson is defending well.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rourke stops Henderson from getting back to his feet.
Henderson is trying to control but can't.
Henderson tries to kick Rourke off but Rourke keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Henderson won't allow Rourke to pass to mount.
Rourke is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Henderson moves into full guard.
Rourke prevents Henderson from getting back to his feet.
Henderson is breathing heavily.
Rourke trying to control the position from guard on top but Henderson is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Henderson wants to stand up but Rourke is controlling him.
Rourke with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Henderson is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rourke wants to pass the guard but Henderson is keeping the position.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Rourke trying to control but Henderson is working from the bottom.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Henderson wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Rourke stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Henderson swivels though and keeps the full guard.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Rourke misses with a takedown attempt
and Henderson counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Rourke shoots and misses
enabling Henderson to counter with a crisp jab.
Rourke gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Henderson counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Henderson.
Rourke's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Henderson lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Henderson controlling the action here for a moment.
Henderson lands a hook to the side of the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Henderson lands a nice uppercut.
Henderson breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Rourke takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Henderson works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Henderson lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Henderson tests Rourke's chin there with a solid looking shot.
A jab lands there for Henderson.
No joy there for Henderson, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Henderson forces Rourke back against the ropes and clinches.
Rourke tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
A nice right hand lands inside from Henderson.
Henderson scores with a shoulder strike.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Henderson's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
With the fighters clinched against the ropes, Henderson creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Henderson breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Rourke misses with a takedown attempt
and Henderson counters with a nice uppercut.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tane Henderson dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the ring so we can get back down to business.
Henderson rushes Rourke and presses him up against the ropes.
Stalling in the clinch from Henderson.
A short uppercut from Henderson.
Henderson escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Rourke takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Henderson misses with an uppercut.
Rourke shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Henderson holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Rourke tries for a takedown. No joy.
Rourke tries to throw a body punch but Henderson avoids it by throwing Rourke back against the cage.
The referee calls for Henderson to work.
Rourke jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Henderson walks away with a smile on his face. Rourke gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Tane Henderson has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Sam Rourke.
Rourke takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Henderson closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Rourke takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Rourke takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Henderson clinches.
A nice right hand lands inside from Henderson.
Henderson lands a nice uppercut.
Rourke is breathing heavily.
Henderson pushes Rourke back against the ropes and lands a hook to the side of the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Henderson lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Rourke backwards.
Henderson lands a hook that snaps the head of Rourke backwards.
With the fighters clinched against the ropes, Henderson creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Henderson manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Henderson scores with a nice hook to the head.
Henderson working some nice short punches in the clinch.
A nice left hand lands by Henderson.
With the fighters clinched against the ropes, Henderson creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Henderson's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Henderson misses with the combination.
Henderson scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Henderson sizes up Rourke with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Tane Henderson is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Henderson closes the distance and pushes Rourke back into the ropes.
Henderson gets through Rourke's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Rourke is working for takedown but Henderson is calmly controlling the position for now.
Henderson lands a left hand.
Henderson lands with a left to the head.
Henderson lands with a short punch from the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
With the fighters clinched against the ropes, Henderson creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Henderson lands a shoulder strike.
Henderson will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Rourke up against the ropes.
Henderson lands with a short shot to the head.
Henderson manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Rourke jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Henderson walks away with a smile on his face. Rourke gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Rourke is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Henderson.
Rourke takes one to the chin there.
Henderson throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Henderson lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Rourke has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Rourke there as he acknowledges the shot.
Henderson has taken the fight to the clinch.
Henderson lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Rourke backwards.
Henderson lands a hook to the side of the head.
Henderson throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Rourkes head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Henderson lands with a left to the head.
Henderson lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Rourke backwards.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Henderson breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Rourke needs to keep his hands up - Henderson had a free shot at his head there.
Henderson throws a one two combo.
Nice jab there from Henderson.
A jab from Henderson finds it's way through Rourke's defenses.
Tane Henderson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Henderson closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the ropes.
Henderson pushes Rourke back against the ropes and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Henderson lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Henderson lands an uppercut.
Henderson lands a hook to the side of the head.
With the fighters clinched against the ropes, Henderson creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Henderson lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Henderson scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Henderson working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Henderson lands with a short shot to the head.
Henderson manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Henderson pushes Rourke back against the ropes and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Henderson lands with a short shot to the head.
Henderson lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Rourke backwards.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Henderson gets through Rourke's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Henderson.
Rourke tries to pull guard but Henderson holds him up against the ropes and eventually Rourke drops back down to his feet.
Henderson lands a nice uppercut.
Tane Henderson has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Henderson lands a shoulder strike.
Henderson lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Rourke backwards.
Henderson gets through Rourke's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Henderson lands an uppercut.
Henderson lands with a short shot to the head.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Henderson takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Henderson scores with a nice hook to the head.
The referee is keeping an eye on Henderson - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Henderson is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Rourke wants a takedown but no success here.
Rourke has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Henderson lands a left hand.
Henderson lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Rourke backwards.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tane Henderson dominated that second round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Rourke takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Rourke slips a straight right by Henderson.
Tane Henderson is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Henderson connects with a single shot there.
Henderson throws a looping overhand right but Rourke ducks down to avoid it.
Rourke is pinned up against the ropes taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Henderson misses with the combination.
Rourke closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Henderson did well to prevent Rourke getting side control.
Rourke stops Henderson from getting back to his feet.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Rourke trying to pass the guard but Henderson defending well.
Henderson moves into full guard.
Henderson wants to stand but Rourke is controlling the position.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rourke wants to control from the top but Henderson keeps moving.
Rourke postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Henderson wants to stand and escape but Rourke is having none of it.
Rourke throwing strikes from guard but Henderson blocks nicely.
Rourke won't allow Henderson to get back to his feet.
Rourke trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Henderson seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Nice uppercut lands for Henderson. That snapped Rourke's head back.
Henderson throws a lazy right hand but Rourke sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Henderson scores with a decent looking hook.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Rourke misses with a takedown
and Henderson moves into the clinch.
Henderson leaning against his opponent.
Rourke has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Henderson is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Henderson lands a shoulder strike.
Rourke being controlled against the ropes.
A short right from Henderson on the inside.
Henderson lands a left hand that snaps the head of Rourke backwards.
Henderson gets underhooks to prevent Rourke's takedown attempt.
Tane Henderson has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Sam Rourke.
Henderson stalling the fight.
Henderson pushes Rourke back against the ropes and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Henderson lands a hook to the side of the head.
Henderson effectively controlling the action here.
A short right from Henderson on the inside.
Henderson lands a shoulder strike.
Henderson working some nice short punches in the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A nice right hand lands inside from Henderson.
Henderson lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Rourke fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Rourke is working for a takedown up against the ropes. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Henderson lands with a short shot to the head.
Henderson is pushing Rourke up against the ropes, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Henderson throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Rourkes head.
Henderson lands an uppercut.
Rourke blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Rourke fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Henderson lands with a light punch inside.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Henderson.
Henderson breaks from the clinch.
Henderson has taken the fight to the clinch.
Henderson misses with a short punch on the inside.
Henderson breaks the clinch.
Henderson lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Rourke misses with a takedown
and Henderson moves into the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Henderson working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Henderson lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Henderson escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Henderson throws a series of punches but Rourke moves out of range.
Rourke with a lazy takedown attempt
and Henderson counters with a straight right hand.
Some wild striking there from Henderson.
Henderson is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Rourke can do to turn this around?
Nice shot by Henderson.
Henderson forces Rourke back against the ropes and clinches.
Henderson scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Henderson escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Henderson fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Rourke, pushing him back against the ropes.
Henderson throws a punch but it's blocked by Rourke.
Rourke tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Henderson just stands there and leans against the ropes.
Henderson misses with a punch on the inside.
Henderson tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Rourke wants a takedown.
Henderson breaks the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tane Henderson clearly takes that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Henderson lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Rourke shoots and misses
and Henderson counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Henderson has Rourke up against the ropes in a clinch.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Henderson misses with some punches.
Henderson's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Henderson softening up his opponent with strikes, against the ropes.
Henderson misses with the head strike.
Henderson throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Rourkes head.
Henderson lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Henderson pushes Rourke back against the ropes and lands a hook to the side of the head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Rourke tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Henderson lands a right hand that snaps the head of Rourke backwards.
The referee calls for Henderson to work.
Henderson throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Rourkes head.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
Henderson misses with the head strike.
Henderson misses with a hook from the clinch.
Rourke tries for a takedown but Henderson manages to get underhooks.
Tane Henderson has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Sam Rourke.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Henderson lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Rourke backwards.
Henderson throws a punch but it's blocked by Rourke.
Henderson lands a left hand.
Henderson breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Henderson misses with a double jab
and Rourke counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Henderson is trying to stand up here but Rourke is controlling him well.
Rourke wants to lay and pray for a moment but Henderson keeps working.
Henderson is looking to escape.
Rourke thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Rourke thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Henderson pushes Rourke off and gets back to his feet.
Rourke gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Henderson moves into the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Henderson keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Rourke's efforts to push away.
A short right from Henderson on the inside.
Henderson lands with a light punch inside.
Henderson working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Henderson lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Henderson lands with a left to the head.
Henderson makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Henderson controlling the action here for a moment.
Rourke pulls guard successfully.
Rourke is working an open guard so Henderson takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
Rourke gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Henderson counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Henderson.
Henderson swings wildly with an uppercut but Rourke uses good head movement to avoid it.
Henderson is struggling to control the position.
Henderson misses with the head strike.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rourke pulls guard.
Rourke has a closed guard, preventing Henderson from standing up.
Rourke looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Henderson decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
Rourke gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Henderson moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Rourke misses with a takedown attempt
enabling Henderson to counter with a crisp jab.
Henderson pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Rourke back to the ropes. Henderson follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Nice shot lands for Henderson.
Henderson darts in and clinches Rourke up against the ropes.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Henderson lands with a left to the head.
Henderson lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Rourke takes a shot to the head.
Henderson scores with a nice hook to the head.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Henderson.
Henderson lands an uppercut.
Still in the clinch, Henderson scores with a nice short uppercut.
Henderson lands with a short shot to the head.
Henderson gets underhooks to prevent Rourke's takedown attempt.
Henderson throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Rourkes head.
Henderson manages to break the clinch.
Henderson lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Rourke backs up against the ropes.
Rourke takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Henderson pushes Rourke up against the ropes in a clinch.
A short right from Henderson.
Henderson swings wildly with an uppercut but Rourke uses good head movement to avoid it.
Henderson effectively controlling the action here.
Henderson 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.
Tane Henderson had his way with Sam Rourke in that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! And we move into the final round!
Henderson falls off balance throwing a combination
and Rourke counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Henderson wants to stand but Rourke is controlling the position.
Rourke lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Rourke wants to control from the top but Henderson keeps moving.
Henderson is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Rourke trying to control but Henderson is working from the bottom.
Rourke won't allow Henderson to get back to his feet.
Rourke trying to control the position from guard on top but Henderson is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. Sam Rourke wasn't active enough on the ground.
Rourke shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Both of our modern day gladiators look out of it here - an gruelling 5 rounds of action taking it's toll on them, no doubt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rourke stops Henderson from standing up.
Rourke tries to free his leg and advance position but Henderson is retaining full guard.
Rourke trying to control the position from guard on top but Henderson is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Henderson uses the ropes to get back to his feet.
A decent looking cross lands there for Henderson.
Henderson with a hook.
Rourke gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Henderson counters with a series of strikes. Rourke will be more careful next time no doubt.
Rourke tries to keep at a distance but Henderson has taken the fight into the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Henderson lands with a left to the head.
Henderson lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Henderson pushes Rourke back against the ropes and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Henderson breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Henderson throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Rourke with a lazy takedown attempt
and Henderson counters by moving into the clinch.
Henderson lands with a light punch inside.
Henderson softening up his opponent with strikes, against the ropes.
A short right from Henderson on the inside.
Henderson lands a left hand.
Still in the clinch, Henderson scores with a nice short uppercut.
Henderson lands with a short shot to the head.
Rourke takes a shot to the head.
Henderson pressing his opponent against the ropes.
Henderson lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Rourke goes for a takedown attempt but Henderson pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Tane Henderson has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Sam Rourke.
Henderson tests Rourke's chin there with a solid looking shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Henderson connects with a jab.
Rourke walks into a jab.
Tane Henderson is winning the standup battle so far.
Henderson bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Rourke's head.
Henderson throws a series of strikes that have Rourke backpedaling.
Rourke has his takedown stuffed
and Henderson cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Henderson moves into the clinch.
Rourke tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Henderson smiles and moves away.
Henderson lands a jab-cross combination.
Rourke needs to keep his hands up - Henderson had a free shot at his head there.
Henderson lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Henderson misses with a few strikes there.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Henderson closes the distance and pushes Rourke back into the ropes.
Come on Henderson - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Henderson gets a warning from the ref for wasting time.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Henderson.
Henderson controlling the action here for a moment.
Rourke jumps guard but Henderson stands there with Rourke around his waist. Rourke gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Henderson.
Henderson prevents the takedown attempt.
Henderson scores with a shot to the side of Rourke's head.
Henderson lands a right hand.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Henderson.
Henderson working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Sam Rourke has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Tane Henderson is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Henderson lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Henderson lands a hook to the side of the head.
And that's the end of the fight!
Tane Henderson showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Henderson, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight for Tane Henderson!
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight for Tane Henderson!
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight for Tane Henderson!
Tane Henderson wins by unanimous decision!
Tane Henderson retains his middleweight title!
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energy
A | B |
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A | B |
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pop
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mgr
A | B |
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FIGHT
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