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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Bobby Jones (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dan Henderson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Henderson has chosen Ice Ice Baby as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. This should be a great matchup!
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Powerful takedowns
Solid boxing
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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
8 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Bobby Jones!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Dan Henderson!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Jack Bonds and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Jones.
A good leg kick by Henderson.
Jones misses with a wild body shot.
Jones gets tackled into the cage by Henderson. Henderson maintains the clinch.
Henderson missing with knees to the body.
Jones managing to block the knees to the body from Henderson.
Henderson connects with a knee to the head.
It looks like Bobby Jones has been cut.
Jones blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Henderson lands a good knee to the midsection. Jones won't want to take too many of those.
Henderson softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Henderson.
Henderson misses with a knee to the head.
Henderson stalling the fight.
Henderson throws an elbow that misses.
Henderson creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Jones's defenses.
Henderson with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Jones tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Henderson just stands there and leans against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Henderson tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Jones 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. Jones gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Bobby Jones. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Jones just misses with a punch to the body.
Jones has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Henderson.
Henderson throws a low kick, looking for Jones's leg but Jones calmly moves out of range.
Henderson is looking to chop away at Jones's legs.
Henderson throws a low kick but Jones avoids it.
Dan Henderson is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Jones shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Henderson napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Henderson keeping his opponent close.
Henderson prevents Jones from improving position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jones is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Henderson knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Henderson is pushing Jones's head away, looking to escape. Jones manages to hold on to the position though.
Jones is looking to take a break and control but Henderson is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Jones is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Henderson knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Henderson is trying to control Jones's posture but Jones avoids it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Henderson trying to remain calm as Jones controls from the top position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Henderson tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Jones wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Jones tries to move to mount but Henderson blocks the move with his legs.
Henderson is in a bad spot here and he knows it... just holding on for now.
Henderson wants to get back to his feet but Jones drags him back down.
Henderson wants to control but Jones postures up.
Jones is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Henderson has escaped the position, nice work there.
Jones taking a breather here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Henderson is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.
Henderson tries to buck Jones off but Jones is having none of it.
Henderson holds on tight, trying to prevent any damage.
Jones working away.
Henderson is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.
Jones has knee on belly and now moves to full mount! Trouble for Henderson!
Henderson wants to use the cage to get back to his feet here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Dan Henderson will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Bobby Jones's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!
Jones takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Jones shoots for a takedown but Henderson saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Henderson defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Jones.
Henderson wants to clinch.
Jones avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Henderson uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Jones.
Jones bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Henderson's head.
Jones fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Jones misses with a body shot.
Jones checks a low kick from Henderson.
Henderson tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Jones manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Jones shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Jones showed some decent athleticism there.
Jones trying to advance position but Henderson counters by regaining guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Henderson looking to control.
Jones's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Jones pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Henderson is keeping the position for now.
Jones is working hard here to advance position.
Jones postures up.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
OK we're going to have a standup here. Dan Henderson hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.
Jones throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Jones is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Henderson.
Jones blocks a jab.
Jones shoots in for a double leg but Henderson sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Bobby Jones. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Nice takedown defense from Henderson. No joy for Jones on that attempt.
Jones thows a body shot but no joy.
Henderson tries to close the distance and clinch up but Jones swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Jones fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Henderson moves into the clinch.
Henderson lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Henderson lands a nice knee to the body.
Henderson lands an elbow just above Jones 's eye.
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 Jones avoids the damage to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Henderson goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Henderson lands an elbow inside that Jones shrugs off.
A body shot lands from Henderson.
Henderson lands a nice elbow.
Henderson throws an elbow that misses.
Henderson landing knees to the body.
Henderson pressing his opponent against the cage.
Henderson lands a body punch in the clinch.
Henderson prevents the takedown attempt.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Jones.
Henderson tries to work over Jones's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Henderson creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Jones's defenses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Henderson.
Henderson avoiding damage.
Henderson working Jones over with knees to the body.
Henderson throws a knee to the head but misses.
Henderson lands an elbow inside that Jones shrugs off.
Henderson tries to land knees in the clinch but Jones avoids the damage to the body.
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 using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Jones tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Henderson just stands there and leans against the cage.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Henderson just misses with a elbow thrown towards Jones's brow.
Henderson tries to land knees in the clinch but Jones avoids the damage to the body.
Henderson prevents a takedown attempt there.
Henderson leaning his opponent against the cage.
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 Bobby Jones'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.
Jones blocks a leg kick.
Henderson has taken the fight to the clinch.
Henderson tries to land a knee to the head but Jones blocks with his arms.
Nice elbow from Henderson.
Henderson gets underhooks to prevent Jones's takedown attempt.
A nice left hand lands by Henderson.
Jones blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Jones takes an elbow to the forehead.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Henderson tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Jones avoids it.
Henderson with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Henderson lands an elbow that stopped Jones in his tracks for a moment.
With the fighters up against the cage, Henderson throws an elbow but misses.
Henderson misses with a knee strike.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Henderson throws an elbow but it misses.
Henderson is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Henderson with a knee to the head.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Henderson.
Henderson digs a right hand underneath Jones's ribcage. Jones let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Jones fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Henderson missing with knees to the body.
Jones tries to pull guard but Henderson holds him up against the cage and eventually Jones drops back down to his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Bobby Jones. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Jones fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Henderson struggles to land a body shot inside as Jones controls his hands.
Henderson creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Jones's defenses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jones is working for takedown but Henderson is calmly controlling the position for now.
Henderson missing with knees to the body.
Henderson throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Henderson pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Henderson lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Henderson lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Bobby Jones's cut is getting worse.
Henderson lands a knee to the body.
Henderson lands a knee to the head.
Jones blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Henderson scores with a knee to the head.
Jones jumps guard but Henderson stands there with Jones around his waist. Jones gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Nice elbow from Henderson.
Henderson prevents a takedown attempt there.
Henderson is struggling to control the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Henderson lands a body punch in the clinch.
Henderson lands a knee to the head.
Henderson lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Henderson is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Henderson is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Jones is defending well for now.
Jones takes a knee to the side of the body.
Henderson lands a damaging elbow.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Henderson.
Henderson trying to land knees to the body.
Jones goes for a takedown in the clinch but Henderson prevents it.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Henderson lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Henderson landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Henderson tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Jones avoids it.
Jones wants a takedown but no success here.
Henderson gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Jones tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Henderson smiles and moves away.
Jones ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Henderson moves away.
Jones takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Jones lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Henderson backs up against the cage.
Henderson cracks the inside of Jones's front leg.
A looping hook to the body misses from Jones. Henderson does a little dance to reset his feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dan Henderson really dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Bobby Jones'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.
Jones fails to land the takedown.
Henderson scores with a nice body kick.
Henderson clinches up against the cage.
Henderson misses with a knee to the head.
Henderson lands an elbow that stopped Jones in his tracks for a moment.
Henderson working Jones over 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. Jones is defending well for now.
Henderson landing knees to the head.
Henderson gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Jones.
Henderson using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Jones has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
A short left from Henderson.
Jones looking for a takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Bobby Jones. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Henderson comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Knees in the clinch landing for Henderson.
The referee calls for Henderson to work.
Jones is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Henderson gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
Jones wants a takedown but no success here.
Jones fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Jones takes an elbow to the forehead.
Henderson lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Henderson is struggling to control the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Henderson lands an elbow inside that Jones shrugs off.
Bobby Jones's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Jones blocks the elbow strike.
Jones takes an elbow to the temple.
Henderson is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
A bit of stalling here from Henderson.
Henderson lands a left hand that snaps the head of Jones backwards.
Henderson lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Henderson throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Jones can't get the takedown.
Henderson lands an elbow inside that Jones shrugs off.
Jones is trying to drag Henderson to the mat but Henderson just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jones has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Henderson avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Henderson is stalling here.
Henderson with a knee to the head.
Dan Henderson seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Henderson creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Henderson.
Henderson tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Jones takes an elbow to the forehead.
Jones blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Jones takes a knee right on the jaw!
Jeez, Bobby Jones's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.
Jones changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Henderson fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Jones ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Henderson moves away.
Henderson turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Henderson slaps away a takedown attempt from Jones, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Bobby Jones seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Jones swings for the body but Henderson moves out of range.
Henderson lands with a nice body punch.
Nice sprawl there from Henderson as Jones shoots in.
Henderson fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Jones fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Henderson manages to avoid it.
Jones shoots in but no luck this time.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dan Henderson dominated that fourth round.
The cut man is working on Bobby Jones'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. This is the final round!
Jones takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Jones will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Jones waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Henderson.
Henderson with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Jones tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Henderson lands a nice looking kick to the body. Jones takes a step back to recover.
Henderson connects with an inside leg kick.
Henderson rushes Jones and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Henderson working Jones over with knees to the body.
Henderson lands a good knee to the midsection. Jones won't want to take too many of those.
Come on Henderson - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
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.
Henderson lands a good knee to the midsection. Jones won't want to take too many of those.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Henderson lands an elbow just above Jones 's eye.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Henderson comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Nice elbow from Henderson.
Henderson is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Nice elbow from Henderson.
Jones avoiding damage as Henderson throws knees to the body.
Henderson is pressed up against the cage. Jones 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 bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
A solid leg kick lands there for Henderson.
No luck for Jones with that takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Bobby Jones. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Henderson thumps Jones with a low kick.
Henderson forces Jones back against the cage and clinches.
Jones takes a knee to the side of the body.
A knee to the head by Henderson.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Henderson lands a damaging elbow.
Knees in the clinch landing for Henderson.
Henderson scores a nice knee to the body.
A shot in the inside from Henderson.
Henderson lands an elbow inside.
Jones blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Come on Henderson - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Jones 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. Jones gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Henderson tries to close the distance and clinch up but Jones swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Henderson swings for the body but Jones moves out of range.
Henderson lands a leg kick that knocks Jones off balance momentarily.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Henderson, right into the meat.
Jones shoots in and bounces Henderson off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Jones sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Henderson's guard.
Henderson looks like he's trying to stand up.
Henderson keeping control of the position.
Bobby Jones has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Henderson makes some distance and scrambles quickly back to his feet. Nice work!
Jones is looking to wear down Henderson with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Henderson lands a nice looking body kick.
Jones misses with a wild body shot.
Jones closes the distance and clinches up with Henderson, looking for a takedown. Jones pushes Henderson against the cage but Henderson circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Henderson tries to close the distance and clinch up but Jones swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Dan Henderson is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Jones misses with a wild body shot.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Jones looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Henderson is fending him off so far but Jones persists. Nope, Henderson circles away and we're back to standing.
Jones is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Henderson lets loose with a powerful body kick. Jones will feel that in the morning.
Jones throws an overhand right that lands on Henderson's shoulder, as Henderson tries to avoid the shot.
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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 45:50
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 45:50
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 45:50
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Dan Henderson!
Dan Henderson is the new middleweight champion!
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