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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Dan Henderson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ritchie Blackmore (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Henderson comes to the cage accompanied by Ice Ice Baby. Blackmore has chosen Sometimes My Opponent Feels Like Screaming as his entrance music. Ritchie Blackmore has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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195 lbs
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193 lbs
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Good wrestling
World class MT
Very strong |
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BJJ Purple Belt
Decent boxing
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Dan Henderson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Ritchie Blackmore!
The judges for this bout are , Jack Bonds and Timothy Bukovac.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Henderson tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Blackmore throws a sloppy head kick and Henderson moves out of range easily.
Blackmore scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Blackmore doesn't manage to clinch there - Henderson circles away.
Blackmore fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Henderson tries to close the distance and clinch up but Blackmore swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Henderson moves out of range as Blackmore strikes.
Blackmore thuds a left hand into Henderson's body.
Henderson darts in trying to clinch
and Blackmore counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Henderson dodges the punch combination from Blackmore.
Blackmore swats away the attempt to clinch by Henderson.
Henderson misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Blackmore misses with an uppercut. Henderson saw that one coming.
Blackmore lands a jab to the nose.
Henderson wants to clinch.
Henderson walks into a left hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Blackmore scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Blackmore scores with a jab. Henderson acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Blackmore dips to his left and cracks Henderson with an uppercut!
Blackmore misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Henderson wants to clinch but Blackmore slips to the side
letting Blackmore counter with a right hand.
Blackmore throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Henderson blocks a head kick by Blackmore.
Blackmore lands with a straight right. Henderson didn't see that one coming.
Henderson moves in looking to clinch but Blackmore pushes him off.
Henderson moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Henderson tries to clinch but Blackmore moves away
and Blackmore makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Henderson tries a head kick but it misses.
Henderson wants to clinch but Blackmore slips to the side
and Blackmore cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Blackmore scores with a shot to the body.
Henderson tries to clinch but Blackmore moves away
and Blackmore counters with a nice uppercut.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Henderson darts in trying to clinch
letting Blackmore counter with a right hand.
A big right from Blackmore misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Blackmore circles away from the clinch attempt
and Blackmore counters with a stiff right hand.
Henderson tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Blackmore counters with a left and a right that stings Henderson.
Blackmore tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Henderson was well out of range. Poor timing from Blackmore.
Blackmore circles away from the clinch attempt
and Blackmore counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Henderson looks to clinch
and Blackmore connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
The fighters circling - Blackmore throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Blackmore tries for a takedown but Henderson sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Henderson tries to clinch up
and Blackmore counters with a straight right hand.
Henderson moves out of range of the body kick from Blackmore.
Blackmore changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Henderson tries to avoid it but Blackmore manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Henderson to the ground. Henderson escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Dan Henderson has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ritchie Blackmore.
Blackmore fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
A head kick misses from Henderson.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Henderson takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Henderson tries to clinch up
and Blackmore cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Blackmore.
Blackmore swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Blackmore tries to close the distance and clinch up but Henderson swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Henderson has managed to clinch.
Henderson manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Henderson landing knees to the body.
Henderson misses with a knee to the head.
Blackmore jumps guard but Henderson stands there with Blackmore around his waist. Blackmore gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Henderson throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Henderson keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Blackmore's efforts to push away.
Blackmore tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Blackmore fails to pull guard.
Blackmore tries to pull guard but Henderson holds him up against the cage and eventually Blackmore drops back down to his feet.
Blackmore blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Henderson lands a knee to the body.
Henderson working Blackmore over with knees to the body.
Henderson tries to work over Blackmore's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
The referee is keeping an eye on Henderson - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Blackmore just misses with a elbow thrown towards Henderson's brow.
Henderson misses with an elbow over the top.
Henderson digs a right hand underneath Blackmore's ribcage. Blackmore let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Henderson lands an elbow inside.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Henderson misses with a knee strike.
Henderson lands a damaging elbow.
Henderson manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Henderson lands an elbow inside that Blackmore shrugs off.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ritchie Blackmore dominated that 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.
Blackmore avoids the body shot from Henderson.
Nice defenses there by Henderson.
Henderson is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Blackmore circles away from the clinch attempt
and Blackmore cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Blackmore keeps the fight on the outside.
Blackmore lunges at Henderson with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Henderson's hand.
Blackmore lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Henderson clinches but Blackmore breaks the clinch
and Blackmore counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Henderson tries to clinch up
and Blackmore counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Henderson looks to clinch
and Blackmore counters with a left and a right that stings Henderson.
Blackmore scores with a jab.
Blackmore keeps the fight on the outside.
Henderson tries to clinch up
and Blackmore counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Dan Henderson is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Blackmore dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Henderson blocks a low kick nicely.
Blackmore will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Dan Henderson is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Blackmore avoids the head kick by Henderson.
The fight stays on the outside here - Blackmore looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Henderson wants to clinch but Blackmore slips to the side
letting Blackmore counter with a right hand.
Henderson clinches but Blackmore breaks the clinch
and Blackmore counters with a stiff right hand.
Ritchie Blackmore seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Blackmore closes the distance and clinches up with Henderson, looking for a takedown. Blackmore pushes Henderson against the cage but Henderson circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Blackmore swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Blackmore misses with a straight left.
Henderson lands a head kick. Blackmore smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Henderson tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Blackmore counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Henderson wants to clinch
and Blackmore counters with a stiff right hand.
Henderson tries a head kick but it misses.
Henderson forces Blackmore back against the cage and clinches.
Blackmore is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Henderson is defending well for now.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Blackmore letting Henderson take a breather here.
Blackmore avoids the elbow strike from Henderson, against the cage.
Henderson with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Henderson as Blackmore tries to tie him up.
Henderson tries to land knees in the clinch but Blackmore avoids the damage to the body.
Henderson looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Henderson comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Blackmore tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Henderson just stands there and leans against the cage.
Henderson tries to land knees in the clinch but Blackmore avoids the damage to the body.
Henderson lands an elbow that stopped Blackmore in his tracks for a moment.
Henderson using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Henderson lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Blackmore looking for a takedown.
Dan Henderson has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ritchie Blackmore.
Henderson has Blackmore pressed against the cage.
With the fighters up against the cage, Henderson throws an elbow but misses.
Blackmore blocks the elbow strike.
Henderson lands a nice knee to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Blackmore jumps guard but Henderson stands there with Blackmore around his waist. Blackmore gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Henderson missing with 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. Blackmore is defending well for now.
Henderson stalling against the cage.
Henderson tries a knee to the head but Blackmore blocks it.
Henderson creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Blackmore's defenses.
Blackmore tries to pull guard but Henderson holds him up against the cage and eventually Blackmore drops back down to his feet.
Blackmore tries to pull guard but Henderson won't allow it.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Henderson stalling the fight.
Blackmore jumps guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Blackmore working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Henderson doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Oh but Blackmore is tightening it up a little... Henderson has to be careful here... He's got his foot tucked under now, this looks tight! Henderson reacted too slowly and this one could be over in a matter of seconds! YES! Henderson taps out! nice BJJ there by Blackmore!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:03 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle Choke). Ritchie Blackmore!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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