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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Randy Henderson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bart Blackman (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Bart Blackman has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Randy Henderson's chin.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Randy Henderson!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Bart Blackman!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Yamamoto, Sosuke Kotani and Kenichi Hosakawa.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Henderson keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Blackman is looking to clinch but Henderson is avoiding it.
Blackman shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Henderson defends it nicely.
Blackman tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Henderson swivels and escapes.
Henderson avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Blackman moves into range and clinches up with Henderson.
Blackman breaks from the clinch.
Blackman swings for the body but Henderson moves out of range.
Blackman tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Henderson paws at him with a jab and circles away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Blackman wants to clinch up but Henderson keeps it at a distance.
Blackman circles away from the clinch attempt.
Henderson rushes Blackman and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Henderson trying to land knees to the body.
Henderson comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Blackman tries to break free but Henderson pushes him back against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A frustrated look appears on Blackman's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Henderson missing with knees to the body.
Henderson has Blackman pressed against the cage.
Henderson lands an elbow just above Blackman 's eye.
Blackman fails to pull guard.
Randy Henderson has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Bart Blackman.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Henderson gets underhooks to prevent Blackman's takedown attempt.
Blackman managing to block the knees to the body from Henderson.
Blackman wants to break free but Henderson has control.
Henderson lands an elbow just above Blackman 's eye.
Blackman fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Henderson avoiding damage.
Nice elbow from Henderson.
Good body shot from Henderson.
Stalling in the clinch from Henderson.
Blackman blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Stalling in the clinch from Henderson.
Blackman tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Henderson just stands there and leans against the cage.
Blackman wants to get back to striking at distance but Henderson won't allow it.
Blackman fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Nice elbow from Henderson.
Henderson blocks a body shot from Blackman.
Still in the clinch, Henderson scores with a nice short uppercut.
Blackman tries to pull guard but Henderson holds him up against the cage and eventually Blackman drops back down to his feet.
Henderson lands a nice elbow.
Blackman pulls guard effortlessly.
Blackman throws a couple of shots from the bottom but they don't land.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Blackman is working an open guard so Henderson takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
Henderson clinches.
Henderson trying to land knees to the body.
Henderson creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Blackman's defenses.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Blackman has a couple of punches blocked by Henderson.
Blackman tries to pull guard but Henderson holds him up against the cage and eventually Blackman drops back down to his feet.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Henderson.
Blackman looks gassed!
Blackman tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Henderson lands a damaging elbow.
It looks like Bart Blackman has been cut.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Blackman can't break the clinch.
Henderson lands a damaging elbow.
Henderson just leaning against Blackman, taking a breather.
Good body shot from Henderson.
Henderson tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Henderson lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
A nice right hand lands inside from Henderson.
Henderson lands an elbow inside.
Henderson creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Blackman's defenses.
Henderson creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Blackman's defenses.
Henderson lands a nice elbow.
Henderson lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Henderson lands a damaging elbow.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Henderson takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
The crowd are getting pretty annoyed with Henderson for his constant stalling in the clinch and are voicing their displeasure.
Henderson has Blackman pressed against the cage, preventing Blackman from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Henderson comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
A looping hook to the body misses from Blackman. Henderson does a little dance to reset his feet.
Blackman closes the distance but Henderson moves to the side
and Henderson counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Henderson.
Blackman takes an elbow to the forehead.
Henderson misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Blackman.
Blackman fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Henderson lands an elbow that stopped Blackman in his tracks for a moment.
Henderson lands a damaging elbow.
Blackman struggles to land a body shot inside as Henderson controls his hands.
Henderson stalling.
Henderson comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Henderson lands a damaging elbow.
Henderson is stalling here.
Henderson lands a damaging elbow.
Henderson blocks a body shot from Blackman.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Blackman tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Henderson prevents a body shot from Blackman.
Henderson lands an elbow inside.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Blackman tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Henderson smiles and moves away.
Henderson keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Blackman throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A punch combination from Blackman misses.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Henderson tries to close the distance and clinch but Blackman swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Henderson showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Blackman.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Randy Henderson dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Bart Blackman's cut.
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.
Blackman tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Henderson counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Henderson lands an elbow inside.
Henderson is pressed up against the cage. Blackman has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Henderson down to the mat. Henderson avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Henderson closes the distance and clinches.
Henderson lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Blackman misses with a body punch.
Henderson gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
A head punch on the inside from Blackman fails to land.
Henderson gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Henderson gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Henderson throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Blackmans head.
Blackman takes an elbow to the temple.
Henderson is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Blackman is defending well for now.
Blackman takes an elbow to the forehead.
Henderson lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Blackman avoiding damage as Henderson throws knees to the body.
Blackman is breathing heavily.
Henderson just leaning against Blackman, taking a breather.
Blackman takes an elbow to the temple.
Nice elbow from Henderson.
Blackman is trying to break free.
Henderson lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Henderson lands an elbow inside.
Blackman wants to break free but Henderson has control.
Blackman takes an elbow to the forehead.
Blackman breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Blackman throws a left and a right that both miss
and Henderson counters by clinching up.
With the fighters up against the cage, Blackman throws an elbow but misses.
Blackman tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Henderson smiles and moves away.
Bart Blackman seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Blackman tries to clinch
and Henderson holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Blackman misses with a punch to the body.
Henderson lands an elbow just above Blackman 's eye.
Henderson has Blackman pressed against the cage, preventing Blackman from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Henderson lands an elbow that stopped Blackman in his tracks for a moment.
Blackman takes an elbow to the temple.
Henderson lands an elbow inside.
Blackman takes an elbow to the temple.
Randy Henderson has scored more points in the clinch so far.
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 lands a damaging elbow.
Henderson lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Henderson blocking some punches.
Henderson lands an elbow just above Blackman 's eye.
That has opened up Bart Blackman's cut even more.
Henderson tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Blackman wants to get back to striking at distance but Henderson won't allow it.
Blackman wants to get back to striking at distance but Henderson won't allow it.
Henderson lands a damaging elbow.
Henderson displaying some good clinch control by pressing Blackman up against the cage.
Henderson gets a warning from the ref for wasting time.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Blackman.
Henderson gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Henderson lands an elbow inside.
Blackman is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
The referee is keeping an eye on Henderson - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
A head punch on the inside from Blackman fails to land.
Henderson lands a damaging elbow.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Blackman fails to pull guard.
Randy Henderson has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Bart Blackman.
Blackman tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Henderson's elbow.
Henderson slowing the pace effectively.
Henderson gets underhooks to prevent Blackman's takedown attempt.
Henderson lands an elbow that stopped Blackman in his tracks for a moment.
Henderson lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Henderson creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Henderson lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Henderson working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Henderson gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Blackman 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. Blackman gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Blackman misses with a takedown
and Henderson counters by moving into the clinch.
Henderson avoiding damage.
Nice elbow from Henderson.
Blackman's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Henderson lands an elbow that stopped Blackman in his tracks for a moment.
Henderson keeps control of Blackman as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Henderson lands a damaging elbow.
Henderson comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Henderson lands an elbow that stopped Blackman in his tracks for a moment.
Blackman tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Henderson just stands there and leans against the cage.
Henderson pressing his opponent against the cage.
Henderson keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Blackman's efforts to push away.
Henderson lands a nice uppercut.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The referee calls for Henderson to work.
Blackman wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Henderson lands an elbow just above Blackman 's eye.
Blackman can't find room to land a body shot as Henderson controls the action.
Henderson lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Blackman.
Henderson stalls.
Henderson lands an elbow that stopped Blackman in his tracks for a moment.
Henderson lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Blackman tries to pull guard but Henderson won't allow it.
Blackman tries to pull guard but Henderson holds him up against the cage and eventually Blackman drops back down to his feet.
Henderson lands an elbow that stopped Blackman in his tracks for a moment.
Henderson lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Henderson lands an elbow inside.
Henderson lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Henderson lands an elbow just above Blackman 's eye.
The cut above Bart Blackman's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Henderson lands a nice elbow.
Henderson lands a nice elbow.
Henderson has Blackman pressed against the cage, preventing Blackman from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Blackman on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Blackman taking a breather.
Henderson lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Stalling in the clinch from Henderson.
Nice elbow from Henderson.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Randy Henderson dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Bart Blackman's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Henderson tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Blackman is defended easily by Henderson.
Blackman tries for a takedown but Henderson sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Henderson tries to clinch up.
Blackman loads up on a big right hand but Henderson slips the punch.
Blackman swings for the body but Henderson moves out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Blackman fails with a takedown attempt.
Randy Henderson has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Bart Blackman.
Henderson circles away from the clinch attempt
and Henderson counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Henderson.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Henderson lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Blackman takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Henderson tries to land a knee to the head but Blackman blocks with his arms.
Blackman avoiding damage as Henderson throws knees to the body.
Blackman tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Henderson just stands there and leans against the cage.
A bit of stalling here from Henderson.
Henderson comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Henderson lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Henderson comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Nice elbow from Henderson.
Henderson lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Henderson creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Blackman's defenses.
Henderson lands an elbow inside.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Henderson.
Henderson is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Blackman is defending well for now.
Henderson stalling the fight.
Henderson working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Henderson lands an elbow that stopped Blackman in his tracks for a moment.
A short right from Henderson.
Henderson lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Henderson gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Henderson lands an elbow inside that Blackman shrugs off.
Henderson comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Henderson lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Henderson creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Blackman's defenses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Henderson misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Blackman.
A short right from Henderson.
Henderson lands a nice elbow.
Bart Blackman's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
Blackman is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Nice elbow from Henderson.
Henderson scores with a shot to the side of Blackman's head.
Henderson has Blackman pressed against the cage.
Henderson lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Henderson lands a nice elbow.
Henderson avoiding damage.
Henderson trying to land knees to the body.
Henderson is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Blackman is defending well for now.
Blackman is trying to break the clinch but Henderson is controlling him.
Henderson lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Henderson lands a damaging elbow.
Blackman wants a takedown.
Blackman tries to pull guard but Henderson won't allow it.
Henderson is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Blackman is defending well for now.
Henderson lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Blackman takes an elbow to the temple.
Henderson gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Henderson is stalling here.
Henderson has Blackman pressed against the cage, preventing Blackman from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Henderson comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Henderson creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Blackman's defenses.
A looping hook to the body misses from Blackman. Henderson does a little dance to reset his feet.
Blackman moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Blackman has managed to clinch.
Blackman changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Henderson fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Blackman circles away from the clinch attempt.
Randy Henderson is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Blackman misses with a wild body shot.
Blackman lands with a nice body punch.
Blackman dives in and grabs Henderson's left leg, looking for a takedown. Henderson pushes down on Blackman's head and hops out.
Henderson is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Blackman thows a left - swing and a miss!
Henderson clinches up against the cage.
Henderson comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Nice elbow from Henderson.
Henderson taking a breather.
Henderson lands a nice elbow.
Henderson comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Henderson misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Blackman.
Henderson lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Blackman is looking to break free of the clinch but Henderson has double underhooks.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Randy Henderson clearly takes that round.
The cut man is working on Bart Blackman's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!
Blackman wants to clinch
and Henderson moves into the clinch.
Blackman trying to land knees to the body.
Henderson lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Henderson is struggling to control the position.
Henderson pushes Blackman back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Blackman breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Blackman tries to clinch up
and Henderson counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Henderson.
Blackman pulls Henderson into guard.
Blackman is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Blackman is absolutely dripping with sweat - he looks exhausted.
Henderson gets to his feet. Blackman looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Blackman keeps the fight on the outside.
Henderson moves out of range of the body kick from Blackman.
Blackman will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Blackman misses with a takedown
and Henderson moves into the clinch.
Blackman on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Henderson stalling the fight.
Henderson lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Blackman is looking to control Henderson's arms but Henderson gets an underhook and turns him. Now Blackman has his back to the cage.
Henderson lands an elbow inside that Blackman shrugs off.
Henderson lands a damaging elbow.
Blackman takes an elbow to the forehead.
Henderson lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Henderson lands an elbow inside that Blackman shrugs off.
The referee is keeping an eye on Henderson - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Henderson lands an elbow inside that Blackman shrugs off.
Henderson lands with a right to the head.
Henderson lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Blackman blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Henderson creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Henderson creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Blackman's defenses.
Henderson lands an elbow inside that Blackman shrugs off.
Henderson stalling.
Henderson working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
A bit of stalling here from Henderson.
Henderson lands an elbow inside.
Henderson lands an elbow just above Blackman 's eye.
Henderson effectively controlling the action here.
Henderson lands an elbow inside that Blackman shrugs off.
Henderson gets underhooks to prevent Blackman's takedown attempt.
Randy Henderson has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Bart Blackman.
Blackman takes an elbow to the forehead.
Henderson creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Blackman's defenses.
Come on Henderson - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Henderson creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Blackman's defenses.
Henderson tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Blackman avoids it.
Henderson lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Henderson gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Blackman is trying to break the clinch but Henderson is controlling him.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Henderson lands a left hand that snaps the head of Blackman backwards.
Henderson is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Blackman is defending well for now.
Henderson slows down the pace here.
Blackman tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Henderson just stands there and leans against the cage.
Henderson lands a nice elbow.
Henderson gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Henderson lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Blackman is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Blackman wants to break free but Henderson has control.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Blackman.
Henderson lands an elbow that stopped Blackman in his tracks for a moment.
Blackman slows down the pace here.
Blackman misses with a short punch on the inside.
Blackman tries to pull guard but Henderson holds him up against the cage and eventually Blackman drops back down to his feet.
Henderson lands a damaging elbow.
Nice elbow from Henderson.
Henderson is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Blackman can do to turn this around?
Blackman is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
A short uppercut from Henderson.
Blackman tries to pull guard but Henderson won't allow it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Henderson lands a nice elbow.
Nice elbow from Henderson.
Henderson lands a nice elbow.
Henderson scores with a nice hook to the head.
Blackman tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Henderson will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Blackman up against the cage.
Blackman fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Henderson dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Blackman tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Henderson just stands there and leans against the cage.
Henderson lands an elbow inside.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Bart Blackman's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:41 of round 4, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Randy Henderson!
Randy Henderson is the new heavyweight champion!
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