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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Ritchie Blackmore (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dan Henderson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Blackmore's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Sometimes My Opponent Feels Like Screaming. Henderson has chosen Ice Ice Baby as his entrance music. Ritchie Blackmore is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples... Tweaking his own nipples that is.
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193 lbs
7 - 2 - 0 |
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195 lbs
6 - 1 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Solid boxing
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World class MT
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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
7 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Ritchie Blackmore!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Dan Henderson!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Jack Bonds and Frank Antenori.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Blackmore connects with a looping right hand.
Henderson throws a nice inside leg kick.
Henderson defending well as Blackmore loads up on a big left hand.
Blackmore throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Henderson stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Blackmore misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Henderson is looking to slow Blackmore down with leg kicks.
Henderson moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Henderson slips under a jab.
Good work by Blackmore as he checks the leg kick.
Blackmore wants to clinch.
Blackmore throws a jab but it's blocked by Henderson.
Henderson looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Crunch! Henderson slams his shin into Blackmore's torso.
A thudding body kick lands there by Henderson!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Henderson showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Blackmore.
Henderson lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Henderson scores with a spinning back kick!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Henderson throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Henderson tries to clinch up but Blackmore circles away and keeps his distance.
Henderson throws a head kick that Blackmore semi-blocks.
Henderson tries to close the distance and clinch but Blackmore swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Henderson throws a push kick but Blackmore slaps the foot to one side.
Blackmore throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Henderson feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Blackmore's calf.
The fight stays on the outside here - Blackmore looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Blackmore throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Henderson's waist but Henderson gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Blackmore off to one side.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Henderson.
Henderson tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Blackmore was well out of range. Poor timing from Henderson.
Henderson moves into the clinch.
Henderson throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Blackmore blocks it with crossed arms.
Blackmore takes a knee to the side of the body.
Blackmore takes an elbow to the temple.
Blackmore on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Henderson lands an elbow inside that Blackmore shrugs off.
It looks like Ritchie Blackmore has been cut.
Blackmore tries to pull guard but Henderson holds him up against the cage and eventually Blackmore drops back down to his feet.
Henderson missing with knees to the body.
Henderson misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Blackmore tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Henderson smiles and moves away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ritchie Blackmore. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Henderson feints and then cracks Blackmore's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Blackmore down.
Blackmore throws a jab when Henderson was well out of range.
Blackmore steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Henderson. That one must have hurt.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Henderson throws a nice outside leg kick.
Blackmore is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Blackmore is breathing heavily.
Henderson tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Blackmore was well out of range. Poor timing from Henderson.
Henderson darts in and clinches Blackmore up against the cage.
Henderson tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Henderson landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Henderson pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
A knee to the head by Henderson.
Blackmore takes an elbow to the forehead.
Blackmore managing to block the knees to the body from Henderson.
Henderson effectively controlling the action here.
Blackmore managing to block the knees to the body from Henderson.
Henderson with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Nice elbow from Henderson.
Henderson lands a good knee to the midsection. Blackmore won't want to take too many of those.
Henderson lands an elbow inside.
Blackmore can't break the clinch.
Knees to the body from Henderson.
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.
A knee to the head by Henderson.
Henderson lands an elbow that stopped Blackmore in his tracks for a moment.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Blackmore on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Henderson obliges.
Henderson crunches a lovely knee into Blackmore's ribcage.
Blackmore tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Henderson just stands there and leans against the cage.
Blackmore fails to pull guard.
Henderson utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Henderson landing knees to the head.
The referee calls for Henderson to work.
Henderson putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Blackmore in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Henderson tries a knee to the head but Blackmore blocks it.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Henderson misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Blackmore.
Henderson with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Henderson misses with an elbow over the top.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dan Henderson dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Ritchie Blackmore's cut.
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 blocks a head kick by Henderson.
Henderson tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Blackmore was well out of range. Poor timing from Henderson.
A slow jab from Blackmore misses its intended target.
Henderson fails in his attempt to clinch.
Henderson rushes Blackmore and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Henderson lands an elbow inside.
Nice elbow from Henderson.
Blackmore letting Henderson take a breather here.
Blackmore looking to stall.
Blackmore blocks the elbow strike.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Henderson throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Blackmore blocks it with crossed arms.
Blackmore 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. Blackmore gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Blackmore throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Henderson walks into a left hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Henderson tries to work over Blackmore's front leg with a kick but Blackmore checks it.
Dan Henderson is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Blackmore misses with an attempted mid kick.
Blackmore blocks a leg kick.
Blackmore is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Blackmore's corner calls for a 1-2. Blackmore obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Blackmore moves into range and connects with a jab.
A thudding body kick lands there by Henderson!
Henderson rushes Blackmore and presses him up against the cage.
Blackmore managing to block the knees to the body from Henderson.
Henderson lands an elbow that stopped Blackmore in his tracks for a moment.
Henderson content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Henderson landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Blackmore takes an elbow to the temple.
Henderson lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Henderson missing with knees to the body.
Blackmore 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. Blackmore gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Blackmore has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Henderson.
Blackmore is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Blackmore misses with a body shot
and Henderson counters by moving into the clinch.
Henderson dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Blackmore on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Blackmore dodges an elbow strike from Henderson.
Henderson lands an elbow just above Blackmore 's eye.
Henderson comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Henderson misses with a punch on the inside.
Blackmore tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Henderson smiles and moves away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ritchie Blackmore. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Henderson misses with a body kick.
Blackmore connects with a body shot.
Henderson tries to close the distance and clinch up but Blackmore swats him away and circles back towards the center.
A head kick misses from Blackmore.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Henderson.
Henderson takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Blackmore takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Blackmore misses with a straight right.
Blackmore throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Henderson misses with the body kick
and Blackmore counters with a nice uppercut.
Blackmore is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Henderson.
A looping hook to the body misses from Henderson. Blackmore does a little dance to reset his feet.
Blackmore throws an overhand right that lands on Henderson's shoulder, as Henderson tries to avoid the shot.
Blackmore throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Henderson stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Blackmore shoots for a takedown but Henderson saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Blackmore tries for a takedown but Henderson circles away easily
and Henderson counters with an inside leg kick.
Henderson uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Blackmore.
Blackmore throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Henderson on the side of the head.
Henderson scoring well with a low kick there.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Henderson connects with a solid leg kick.
Henderson swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Henderson.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Henderson feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Blackmore's calf.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Blackmore tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Henderson tries to clinch up
and Blackmore counters with a left to the body.
Blackmore stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Henderson.
Blackmore looks to land a right hand but Henderson moved out of range.
Blackmore throws a head kick that misses.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Blackmore has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Henderson.
Henderson gets a clinch.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Henderson lands a damaging elbow.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dan Henderson showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Ritchie Blackmore's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Henderson rushes Blackmore and presses him up against the cage.
Henderson unloads a knee to the mid-section. Blackmore lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Nice elbow from Henderson.
Henderson using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Henderson prevents Blackmore from breaking the clinch.
Blackmore tries to break the clinch but Henderson is controlling the position.
Blackmore takes an elbow to the temple.
Henderson unloads a knee to the mid-section. Blackmore lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Henderson tries to land a knee to the head but Blackmore blocks with his arms.
Henderson tries to work over Blackmore's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Henderson has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Henderson lands a nice knee to the body.
Still in the clinch, Henderson scores with a nice short uppercut.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Henderson lands an elbow inside.
Henderson throws a head punch that misses.
Henderson lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Henderson tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Henderson unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Henderson creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Blackmore's defenses.
Blackmore will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Knees in the clinch landing for Henderson.
Henderson lands an elbow just above Blackmore 's eye.
Ritchie Blackmore's cut is getting worse.
Blackmore tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Henderson just stands there and leans against the cage.
Blackmore takes an elbow to the temple.
Blackmore takes an elbow to the forehead.
Blackmore 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. Blackmore gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Henderson avoids the head kick by Blackmore.
Henderson is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Blackmore rather than just go for the knockout.
Blackmore throws a right hand that Henderson ducks under and follows up with a left that Henderson also avoids with ease.
Blackmore decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Henderson makes some distance and scrambles quickly back to his feet. Nice work!
Henderson lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Henderson pushes Blackmore up against the cage in a clinch.
Blackmore takes an elbow to the temple.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Henderson lands a body punch.
Henderson landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Henderson lands an elbow that stopped Blackmore in his tracks for a moment.
Henderson lands an elbow just above Blackmore 's eye.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Henderson just misses with a elbow thrown towards Blackmore's brow.
Henderson using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Henderson lands a damaging elbow.
Henderson pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Henderson tries to land knees in the clinch but Blackmore avoids the damage to the body.
Henderson comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Blackmore takes an elbow to the forehead.
Henderson lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Henderson lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Blackmore is trying to break the clinch but Henderson has him pressed against the cage.
Henderson connects with a nasty looking knee right to Blackmore's face.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Henderson lands an elbow inside that Blackmore shrugs off.
Henderson lands an elbow inside that Blackmore shrugs off.
A knee to the head by Henderson.
Blackmore blocks an elbow strike from Henderson.
Blackmore takes an elbow to the temple.
Henderson throws an elbow but it misses.
Henderson unloads a knee to the mid-section.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Henderson just misses with a elbow thrown towards Blackmore's brow.
Blackmore throws an elbow that misses.
Henderson throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Henderson throws an elbow that misses.
Henderson lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Blackmore avoiding damage as Henderson throws knees to the body.
Dan Henderson seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Henderson stalling the fight.
Henderson lands an elbow that stopped Blackmore in his tracks for a moment.
Henderson lands an elbow inside that Blackmore shrugs off.
Henderson lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Blackmore tries to pull guard but Henderson holds him up against the cage and eventually Blackmore drops back down to his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ritchie Blackmore. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Blackmore has Henderson pushed against the cage.
Henderson throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Dan Henderson is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Nice elbow from Henderson.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Blackmore blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Blackmore tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Blackmore takes an elbow to the forehead.
Ritchie Blackmore has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Blackmore throws an elbow but it misses.
And that's the end of the fight!
Dan Henderson comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Henderson 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 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 26:30
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 26:30
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Dan Henderson!
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hype
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