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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Vance Henderson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Steve Rogers (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Steve Rogers will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.
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185 lbs
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195 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
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BJJ Blue 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
4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Vance Henderson!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Steve Rogers!
The judges for this bout are Bruno Lombardi, David Schapiro and Franklyn Lucas.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rogers shoots in but Henderson avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Rogers lands with a straight right. Henderson didn't see that one coming.
Henderson swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Henderson misses with a looping left.
Henderson takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Henderson misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Rogers misses with a wild combination.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Rogers thows a body shot but no joy.
Rogers is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Rogers feints and then cracks Henderson's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Henderson down.
Rogers throws a body punch but Henderson moves out of range.
Rogers looks to score with a jab to the body but Henderson is just out of range.
Henderson thows a left - swing and a miss!
Rogers keeps Henderson at a distance using the push kick.
Henderson takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Henderson throws a hook but Rogers avoids it easily.
Rogers thows a left - swing and a miss!
Henderson misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Rogers.
Henderson bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Rogers rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Henderson moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Henderson uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Rogers.
Rogers gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Henderson.
Henderson looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
A big right from Henderson misses.
A jab from Henderson misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Henderson misses with a two punch combination.
Henderson leaves Rogers with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Henderson throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Rogers closes this distance looking for a takedown but Henderson circles away.
Vance Henderson has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Steve Rogers.
Henderson lands with an uppercut that bounces Rogers off the cage and back into rage.
Henderson waving his hands out infront of him, looking to distract Rogers.
Henderson is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Rogers tries to bum rush Henderson with a series of wild strikes but Henderson uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Henderson ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Rogers moves away.
Henderson takes a swing at Rogers's ribcage but misses.
Rogers fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Rogers lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Rogers smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Rogers shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Henderson's guard.
Rogers passes Henderson's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Henderson is breathing heavily.
Rogers not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Rogers passes to full mount!
Rogers with shots to the head and body - Henderson looks very uncomfortable down there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Henderson is in a horrible position here. Rogers smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Rogers swings around for an armbar but it's a sloppy attempt and Henderson is now in Rogers's guard. A big mistake from Rogers there, giving up the dominant position!
Henderson trying to stand up but can't free himself from Rogers's guard.
Rogers has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Rogers throws some sloppy strikes off his back.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Rogers is on top in guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Rogers passes into half guard.
Rogers is pressing down on Henderson's thigh, looking to free his foot. Henderson is holding on for now.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rogers seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Rogers not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Rogers works his way into side control.
Henderson wants to get back to his feet but Rogers drags him back down.
Rogers is looking to take a break and control but Henderson is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Rogers stands up.
Rogers throws a right hand that Henderson ducks under and follows up with a left that Henderson also avoids with ease.
Rogers fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Henderson takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Henderson keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Rogers misses the shot to the body.
Rogers is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Rogers ducks under a wild hook from Henderson.
Rogers lands a nice hook to Henderson's body. Henderson takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Henderson takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Rogers shoots in but Henderson avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Henderson leaves Rogers with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Vance Henderson is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Rogers takes a swing at Henderson's ribcage but misses.
Henderson showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Rogers.
Henderson throws a nice looking combination but Rogers bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Rogers punishes Henderson's body with a nice straight punch.
Rogers throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Henderson stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Rogers's corner calls for a 1-2. Rogers obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Rogers comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Rogers swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Steve Rogers dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Rogers changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Henderson tries to avoid it but Rogers manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Henderson to the ground. Henderson escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Henderson throws a hook but Rogers avoids it easily.
Rogers lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Rogers getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Rogers feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Rogers is looking to work some ground and pound but Henderson has wrist control.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Rogers accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Henderson is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Rogers is controlling him.
Henderson avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Rogers wants to control from the top but Henderson keeps moving.
Henderson working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Rogers.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Rogers in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Rogers loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Henderson throws a jab when Rogers was well out of range.
Vance Henderson is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Danga de danga de dang - Rogers scores with a four punch combination!
Henderson defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Rogers.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Rogers.
Henderson tries to escape but Rogers is in control.
Rogers lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Henderson down.
Rogers wants to control but Henderson is keeping him busy.
Rogers decides to stand back up.
Rogers ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Nice sprawl there from Henderson as Rogers shoots in.
Vance Henderson has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Steve Rogers.
Henderson closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Henderson throws a hook but Rogers avoids it easily.
Rogers digs a good hook to Henderson's body.
Rogers closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Rogers missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Henderson is trying to stand up here but Rogers is controlling him well.
Rogers frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Rogers lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Henderson hang on?
Rogers landing strikes from the mount.
Rogers lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Rogers fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Rogers sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
Henderson holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Rogers tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
Henderson avoids a series of strikes thrown by Rogers.
Rogers looking to finish with strikes here!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rogers landing strikes from the mount.
Rogers won't let Henderson get back to his feet... He wants to keep the fight where it is for now.
Rogers with the ground and pound from mount.
Henderson is trying to get back to his feet but can't.
Henderson is squirming around, avoiding Rogers's attempts to control the action.
Rogers might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Henderson kaven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
Rogers pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Rogers punching from mount but Henderson doing a good job of avoiding damage.
Henderson avoids a series of strikes thrown by Rogers.
Henderson might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
That's four 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.
Rogers fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Rogers scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Rogers tries to control but Henderson wriggling away.
Henderson is trying to stand.
Henderson trying desperately to get back to his feet here but he's not having any joy at all. He's going to tire himself out if he's not careful.
Rogers with a couple of short strikes.
A nice elbow there by Rogers.
Steve Rogers has got the better of the ground game so far.
Henderson in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Rogers landing strikes from the mount and Henderson is in trouble!
Henderson is trying to escape but when you're mounted that's not too easy.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Steve Rogers showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Back to the action!
Nice body punch from Rogers.
Henderson throws a big shot that misses.
Henderson takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Rogers is looking to slow Henderson down with leg kicks.
Rogers displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Henderson throws out the jab.
Rogers is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Henderson rather than just go for the knockout.
Rogers misses with a jab, cross combination.
Henderson will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Rogers tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Henderson was well out of range. Poor timing from Rogers.
Henderson showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Rogers.
Rogers connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Henderson's hands.
Vance Henderson is winning the standup battle so far.
Rogers shoots for a double leg takedown but Henderson sprawls well. He's pushed Rogers's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Rogers dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
A nice leg kick lands there from Rogers.
Rogers misses the shot to the body.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Henderson takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Rogers tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Henderson swivels and escapes.
Rogers misses with a wild body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Henderson takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Rogers scores with the left hand. Henderson knows he should have avoided that one.
Rogers lands with a hook. Henderson tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Henderson is really struggling to find his range with his punches. Henderson's reach advantage is clearly causing him problems.
Rogers shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Henderson's guard.
Rogers stands up from Henderson's guard - Rogers perhaps looking for a knockout.
Rogers ducks under a wild hook from Henderson.
Rogers takes a swing at Henderson's ribcage but misses.
Rogers keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Henderson.
Rogers throws a shot to the body.
Henderson on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Rogers thuds a left hand into Henderson's body.
Henderson takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Rogers lands a lovely overhand right.
Rogers fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Henderson avoids it really well and circles away.
Vance Henderson has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Steve Rogers.
Rogers dodges the punch combination from Henderson.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rogers misses the shot to the body.
Rogers goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Rogers closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Henderson is trying to get back to his feet.
Henderson gives up the full mount - oops, sloppy defensive grappling there!
Rogers working to secure an arm triangle but it's not happening for him just yet.
Henderson wants to use the cage to get back to his feet here.
Rogers unloads with some shots from mount but Henderson bucks and avoids them well.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rogers content just to control the position here.
Rogers lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Rogers controlling his opponent.
Rogers lands a nice shot to the head.
Henderson wants to use the cage to get back to his feet here.
Rogers lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Henderson hang on?
Rogers cracks Henderson with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Henderson squirming around on the bottom, looking to escape.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rogers throwing strikes here but Henderson is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
Rogers cracks Henderson with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Rogers can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Henderson is looking to escape.
Rogers has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Henderson's face.
Henderson wants to get back to his feet.
Rogers landing strikes from the mount.
Henderson in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Rogers lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Henderson is trying to stand.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Steve Rogers really dominated that round.
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.
Rogers moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Henderson slaps away a takedown attempt from Rogers, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Henderson missing with a left hand there. Rogers was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Henderson leaves Rogers with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Rogers lands with a shot to the body.
Rogers looks to land a combination but Henderson avoids it well.
Rogers is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Henderson.
Rogers takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Henderson throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Rogers counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Henderson thinking.
Rogers shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Henderson as he avoids it easily.
Vance Henderson has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Steve Rogers.
Henderson throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Henderson lands a lovely overhand right.
Rogers closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Rogers lands in his opponent's guard.
Henderson has butterfly guard. He's looking to stand up here. He pushes Rogers off him and springs to his feet nicely. The crowd applauds.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rogers dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Henderson will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
The fighters circle momentarily. Rogers darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Rogers throws a shot to the body.
Rogers displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Rogers misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Rogers feints and as Henderson raises his hands in defense, Rogers changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Rogers lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Rogers slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Rogers throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
Henderson tries to escape but Rogers is in control.
Rogers throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
Henderson is pushing Rogers's head away, looking to escape. Rogers manages to hold on to the position though.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Henderson bucks up and tries to throw Rogers off but instead Rogers has got his back!
Rogers is staying calm and holding on to the back position, whilst working on a rear naked choke. Henderson is defending well though. Rogers let's go of the attempt for now.
Henderson trying to get back to his feet but Rogers is in full control for now.
Rogers lands a punch to the side of the head from the back.
I would not like to be Henderson right now.
Rogers landing with strikes.
Rogers tightening his grip on Henderson, looking for the choke.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Henderson covering up well under a barage of strikes.
Henderson has his hands over his head blocking the strikes from Rogers.
Henderson has his hands over his head blocking the strikes from Rogers.
Henderson prevents Rogers from getting a body triangle.
Henderson looking to stop the rear naked choke attempt by controlling the hands.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Rogers throwing wild punches that miss their target.
Rogers lands with a couple of good shots - one to the side of the head and one questionable shot that could be viewed as to the back of the head but the referee lets it go.
Rogers lands with a couple of good shots - one to the side of the head and one questionable shot that could be viewed as to the back of the head but the referee lets it go.
Rogers punches the canvas rather than the man.
Rogers trying to control momentarily.
Henderson holding both Rogers 's hands and preventing any damage.
Rogers thows a huge left but connects with the canvas and not his opponent.
Henderson wants to get back to his feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Steve Rogers dominated that fourth round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Henderson missing with a left hand there. Rogers was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Rogers shoots in but no luck this time.
Rogers scores with a jab.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Rogers.
Henderson is trying to get back to his feet.
Henderson managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Rogers.
Rogers trying to control the position but Henderson is working away.
Rogers decides to stand back up.
Rogers is trying hard to land a takedown here. Henderson sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Henderson misses with a combination
and Rogers counters with a nice double leg into side control. Henderson won't be happy with that.
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.
Rogers throws an elbow but Henderson slips to the side and avoids it well.
Henderson is trying to escape and get back to his feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rogers has had enough of the ground for now and decides to stand.
Rogers fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Henderson avoids it really well and circles away.
Vance Henderson has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Steve Rogers.
Henderson throws a series of punches but Rogers moves out of range.
Rogers misses with a body shot.
Rogers shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Henderson pinned against the cage. Henderson gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Henderson keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A punch combination from Rogers misses.
Henderson lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Rogers circles away quickly and effectively.
Henderson slaps away a takedown attempt from Rogers, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Rogers throws a leg kick which misses Henderson's front leg but catches the back leg as Henderson tries to avoid it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Henderson misses with the combination.
Rogers lands with a nice combination. Henderson backs away looking to recover.
Henderson misses with a straight left.
Rogers scores with a jab to the head.
Rogers will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Henderson wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Nice body punch from Rogers.
Henderson dodges the punch combination from Rogers.
Rogers will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Henderson closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Rogers closes the distance and clinches up with Henderson, looking for a takedown. Rogers pushes Henderson against the cage but Henderson circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Henderson gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Rogers to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Henderson is looking to stand up but Rogers isn't so interested in that idea.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rogers passes into half guard.
Rogers is keen to just control but Henderson is a slippery customer.
Rogers is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Henderson knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Rogers on the ground.
Rogers not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Rogers seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Henderson does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Rogers wants to advance to full mount but Henderson doesn't think that's going to happen and regains full guard instead.
Henderson wants to stand and escape but Rogers is having none of it.
Rogers makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Henderson keeping moving, preventing Rogers from controlling successfully.
Steve Rogers is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Rogers avoids a punch combination nicely.
Henderson misses with a looping left.
Rogers scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Henderson doesn't seem bothered though.
Rogers scores a takedown into full mount!
Henderson is looking to get back to his feet - it's going to be hard from this position.
Rogers controlling from mount.
Vance Henderson has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Rogers trying to control but he's not successful this time.
And that's the end of the fight!
Steve Rogers comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Rogers winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Bruno Lombardi scores the fight 45:50
Judge David Schapiro scores the fight 45:50
Judge Franklyn Lucas scores the fight 45:50
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Steve Rogers!
Steve Rogers is the new middleweight champion!
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