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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Henrik Stenson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Lance Rock (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Stenson kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Young Jeezy - I'm Here. There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.
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Good wrestling
World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the lightweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
22 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Henrik Stenson!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
18 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Lance Rock!
The judges for this bout are , Don Winkell and Jack Bonds.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Stenson misses with a looping right.
Stenson turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Jab, jab by Stenson - just one landing.
Rock blocks a low kick nicely.
A countering left hand to the body from Rock misses.
Stenson misses with a leg kick
and Stenson takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Rock throws a hook but Stenson avoids it easily.
Stenson throws a right and a left that Rock avoids nicely.
Stenson looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Rock is fending him off so far but Stenson persists. Nope, Rock circles away and we're back to standing.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Stenson lands with a cross.
Rock smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Stenson tries to work over Rock's front leg with a kick but Rock checks it.
Rock lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Stenson throws a big shot that misses.
Stenson pivots, looking for a leg kick but Rock is out of range and Stenson settles back down.
Rock throws out a counter right but Stenson avoids it with no problem.
Stenson lands with a right hand.
Stenson lands with a thumping leg kick.
A low kick from Stenson misses
and Rock counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Rock takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Rock throws a body shot but no joy.
Stenson scores with a jab to the head.
Henrik Stenson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Stenson misses with a low kick.
Rock looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Rock takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Stenson does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Stenson misses with a hook
and Rock counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
A clash of legs there as Rock blocks the low kick.
Rock now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Stenson throws a looping overhand right but Rock ducks down to avoid it.
Stenson takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Stenson throws a leg kick but Rock sees it coming and moves out of range.
Rock throws out a counter right but Stenson avoids it with no problem.
Stenson just misses with a punch to the body.
Stenson rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Rock moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Rock now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Rock lands a right hook to the body.
Stenson moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Stenson throws a right hand that misses
and Rock counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Rock displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Stenson throws out the jab.
Stenson gets cracked there but stands up to it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Horrible takedown attempt by Stenson or perhaps it was just good defense by Rock, which made it look bad.
Rock is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Stenson with a body shot.
Stenson misses with a wild body shot.
A low kick from Stenson is predictable there
and Rock counters with a nice uppercut.
Stenson misses with a hook
and Rock counters with a right hand to the body.
Stenson misses with a looping right.
Stenson scores with a leg kick.
Rock digs a good body shot into Stenson's ribs.
Stenson throws a leg kick but Rock checks it.
Rock defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Stenson.
A nice side step and Rock releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Henrik Stenson. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Stenson pivots, looking for a leg kick but Rock is out of range and Stenson settles back down.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Stenson throws an off balance right hand
and Rock counters with a right hand to the body.
Stenson dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Rock. That did some damage!
Stenson looks to land a right hand but Rock moved out of range.
Stenson moves forwards but Rock connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Stenson tests Rock's chin there with a solid looking shot.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Stenson pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Rock back to the cage. Stenson follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Stenson will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Stenson throws an off balance right hand
and Rock counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Stenson wants to land a leg kick but Rock is out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Henrik Stenson will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Stenson misses with a low kick.
Stenson throws a right hand that Rock ducks under and follows up with a left that Rock also avoids with ease.
Stenson throws a combination that misses
and Rock counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Stenson misses with a lunging right hand
and Rock counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Rock moves out of range of the strikes.
Stenson slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Stenson throws a leg kick
and Rock counters with a straight right hand.
Stenson throws a right hand that misses
letting Rock counter with a right hand.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Stenson throws a low kick but it's checked well by Rock.
Rock throws out a counter right but Stenson avoids it with no problem.
Rock uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Stenson.
Stenson shoots in looking for a takedown but Rock manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Stenson's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Stenson jabbing away but nothing is landing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Stenson takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Stenson throws a jab but it's blocked by Rock.
Stenson throws an overhand right that lands on Rock's shoulder, as Rock tries to avoid the shot.
Stenson throws a leg kick but Rock sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Stenson misses with a low kick as Rock jumps back.
Rock is looking for the big counter here.
Rock checks a leg kick.
Stenson throws a body shot but no joy.
Stenson wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
A looping hook to the body misses from Rock. Stenson does a little dance to reset his feet.
Stenson throws a leg kick
and Rock counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Rock keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A little jabbing left from Rock on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rock bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
An inside leg kick from Stenson misses.
Rock checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Nice defenses there by Rock.
Rock moves out of range as Stenson strikes.
Stenson does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Stenson gets the takedown into side control.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Stenson is moving around in side control but his primary objective seems to be to maintain the position.
Rock is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, Stenson asserts his dominance and retains side control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rock throws his opponent off and manages to get back to his feet! Nicely done!
Stenson throws a leg kick but Rock sees it coming and moves out of range.
Stenson throws a solid leg kick but Rock takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Stenson.
Stenson throws a series of punches but Rock moves out of range.
Rock swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Stenson swings for the body but Rock moves out of range.
Stenson loads up on a big right hand but Rock slips the punch.
Rock appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Henrik Stenson is winning the standup battle so far.
Stenson misses with a takedown
and Rock counters with a lovely straight right hand!
No luck with that takedown attempt from Stenson.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Henrik Stenson. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Stenson misses with a straight left.
Rock blocks a low kick nicely.
Stenson shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Stenson showed some decent athleticism there.
Rock is trying to stand up here but Stenson is controlling him well.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Rock blocking the ground and pound attempt from Stenson.
Stenson lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Rock pushes Stenson off looking to stand but Stenson dives back in and keeps control.
Rock is not content to let Stenson control the position.
Stenson is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Stenson stops Rock from getting back to his feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Henrik Stenson will probably get the nod.
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.
Rock slips under a jab from Stenson.
Stenson thows a leg kick but Rock checks it
and Rock counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Stenson buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Stenson lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Nice uppercut lands for Stenson. That snapped Rock's head back.
Stenson lands a leg kick that knocks Rock off balance momentarily.
Stenson works the jab nicely.
Rock slips under a jab.
Rock throws out a counter right but Stenson avoids it with no problem.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Stenson misses with a hook.
Rock moves out of range of the leg kick from Stenson.
Rock looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Rock swings and misses with a hook to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Stenson throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
A countering left hand to the body from Rock misses.
Some bone on bone action there as Rock checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Rock fails to land with a series of punches.
Rock misses the shot to the body.
Stenson throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Rock looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Stenson throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Stenson walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Rock checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Rock throws a counter combo.
Stenson misses with a low kick as Rock jumps back.
Stenson throws a big shot that misses.
Stenson throws a leg kick but Rock sees it coming and moves out of range.
Rock is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Stenson misses with a hook.
Stenson throws a leg kick
and Rock counters with a stiff right hand.
A low kick from Stenson is predictable there
and Rock makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Rock throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Stenson misses with a jab to the body
and Rock makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Nice cross by Rock.
Stenson looks to land a left hand but Rock moved out of range nicely.
Stenson lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A big left from Stenson misses.
Stenson fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Rock is out of range.
As Stenson backs off Rock throws a huge counter combo but Stenson manages to avoid it all.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stenson misses with a double jab.
Stenson rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Rock moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Rock keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Rock's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Stenson rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Rock counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Stenson uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Rock.
That kick from Stenson tenderised Rock's leg. Rock is trying to keep his angry face on.
Rock throws a hook to the side of Stenson's head but Stenson sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Stenson smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Rock has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Stenson.
Stenson finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Rock! But no joy.
Stenson takes a shot to the body in his stride.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Stenson ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Rock moves away.
Stenson throws a low kick but it's checked well by Rock.
Rock is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Stenson with a body shot.
Rock throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Stenson.
Rock connects with a body shot that sends Stenson's belly button to the back.
Stenson is looking to chop away at Rock's legs.
A countering left hand to the body from Rock misses.
Stenson connects with a single shot there.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Stenson looks to land a left hand but Rock moved out of range nicely.
Rock checks a low kick from Stenson.
Rock doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
A combination from Stenson does no damage.
Stenson loads up on a big right hand but Rock slips the punch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Henrik Stenson clearly takes 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.
A punch lands to the side of Stenson 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Stenson throws an overhand right that lands on Rock's shoulder, as Rock tries to avoid the shot.
Rock misses with a straight left.
Stenson changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Stenson pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Stenson with a poor takedown
and Rock counters with a lovely straight right hand!
A jab lands there for Stenson.
Stenson fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Rock manages to avoid it.
A countering left hand to the body from Rock misses.
Stenson cracks Rock with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Rock checks a leg kick.
Rock throws out a counter right but Stenson avoids it with no problem.
Stenson throws a front kick aimed at Rock's knee but Rock avoids it well.
Stenson misses with a right hand
and Rock cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Stenson misses with a straight left.
Stenson lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Stenson throws a looping overhand right but Rock ducks down to avoid it.
Rock takes one to the chin there.
Stenson scores with a one two! Rock had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Stenson uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Rock.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Stenson.
Stenson throws a leg kick
and Rock counters with a stiff right hand.
Stenson cracks Rock with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Rock uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Stenson.
Rock doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Stenson throws a chopping leg kick but Rock manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Stenson gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Rock counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Stenson thinking.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Rock scores with the left hand. Stenson knows he should have avoided that one.
Rock uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Stenson.
Rock misses with a straight right.
Rock changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Rock stuffs the takedown attempt from Stenson. Stenson gets slowly back to his feet.
Rock looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Henrik Stenson. That's going to take a lot out of him.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Rock checks a leg kick.
Lance Rock is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Stenson looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into side control! Oh, that's bad for Rock!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rock is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the cage but Stenson has just dragged him back down to the mat.
Rock is using up a lot of energy trying to get back to his feet. Perhaps he should improve his position first.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Stenson lands an elbow.
Rock wants to escape from the position here - easier said than done!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Stenson is maintaining the dominant position - no doubt Rock will start to get frustrated soon if he's not already.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Stenson wants to lay and pray for a moment but Rock keeps working.
Rock is pushing Stenson's head away, looking to escape. Stenson manages to hold on to the position though.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Stenson cracks a nice hook into Rock's ribs.
No luck for Stenson with that takedown attempt.
Stenson wants to slow Rock down by chopping away at his legs.
Rock now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Rock misses the shot to the body.
Rock slips under a jab from Stenson.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Henrik Stenson had his way with Lance Rock in that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Rock ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Stenson moves away.
Stenson is looking to chop away at Rock's legs.
Rock let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Rock misses with a body shot.
Stenson tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Rock is able to avoid easily.
Rock swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Stenson throws a leg kick
and Rock counters with a straight right hand.
Rock throws a hook to the side of Stenson's head but Stenson sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Stenson lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A big left from Stenson misses.
Stenson tries to land a leg kick but Rock saw it coming and moves away.
Nice defenses there by Stenson.
Rock ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Stenson moves away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rock just misses with a punch to the body.
Stenson connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Rock momentarily.
Rock darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Rock scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Stenson fails with a takedown attempt.
Rock slips a jab from Stenson.
Rock appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Stenson shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in side control! That's better than Stenson was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Rock throws Stenson to one side and escapes!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Stenson cracks the inside of Rock's front leg.
Stenson displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Rock throws out the jab.
Rock blocks a low kick nicely.
Rock throws a counter combo.
Stenson throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
A nice side step and Rock releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Rock defending well as Stenson loads up on a big left hand.
Rock lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Rock takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Stenson throws a right hand that Rock ducks under and follows up with a left that Rock also avoids with ease.
Stenson misses with an uppercut
and Rock counters with a straight right hand.
Stenson ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Rock gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stenson scores with a punch to the head.
Stenson throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Rock has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Rock avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Stenson throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Rock is looking for the big counter here.
A looping hook to the body misses from Stenson. Rock does a little dance to reset his feet.
Rock throws out a counter right but Stenson avoids it with no problem.
Stenson ducks under a wild hook from Rock.
Stenson appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Rock slips a jab and a cross from Stenson.
Stenson throws a solid leg kick but Rock takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Stenson.
Rock takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Stenson lands with a straight right. Rock didn't see that one coming.
Stenson tries to score with a low kick but Rock moves his leg out of the way.
Stenson shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Rock sprawls well. Rock wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Stenson gets slowly back to his feet.
Lance Rock has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Stenson steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Rock.
A low kick from Stenson misses
and Rock connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Stenson misses with a low kick.
Rock uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Stenson.
Henrik Stenson is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Rock uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Stenson.
Rock is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Henrik Stenson.
Well Stenson has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 50:45
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 50:45
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 50:45
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Henrik Stenson!
Henrik Stenson retains his lightweight title!
During a confident post fight interview, Henrik Stenson thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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