Post by The Sandmen on May 4, 2012 15:42:36 GMT -5
Ferocious staredown by Hendricks while Josh Rosenthal recites the rules.
Luke Rockhold glares at his opponent from the opposite corner.
This is the first time they meet inside the cage
A pretty fair match today. I can't say who will be the one who will be raising his fist after the match.
The referee of the bout is Josh Rosenthal.
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Round 1
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The fight gets underway.
Hendricks looks to be in very good shape.
Johny Hendricks attempts a sweep single...
Luke Rockhold was ready and shrugs off the takedown attempt.
Poorly executed technique. Luke Rockhold looks to counter!
Luke Rockhold moves forward and launches a high kick!
Hendricks ducks under.
Good front kick from Rockhold!
Johny Hendricks blocks
The clock says 0:30 in the 1 round
Luke Rockhold moves forward looking for some grappling action
Rockhold has his opponent in a text book double collar thai clinch!
Both fighters are tied in a clinch.
Johny Hendricks slightly pushes Rockhold into the fence and tries to calm down the action.
Josh Rosenthal sees a lack of activity in the clinch and separates the fighters.
Rockhold is holding Johny Hendricks's left leg... He's trying to take him down.
Johny Hendricks shows great balance while pushing away Luke Rockhold
Johny Hendricks just won't stop and continues to rain punches
Rockhold may be in trouble!
Hendricks is holding Luke Rockhold's right leg... He's trying to take him down.
Luke Rockhold loses balance and goes to the ground.
The clock says 1:30 in the 1 round
Johny Hendricks is in side mount over Luke Rockhold
Luke Rockhold attempts to trap Johny Hendricks in his guard.
Johny Hendricks keeps control and remains in side mount.
Johny Hendricks is in side mount over Luke Rockhold
Rockhold looks to be in very good shape.
Luke Rockhold attempts to trap Johny Hendricks in his guard.
Johny Hendricks keeps control and remains in side mount.
Johny Hendricks is in side mount over Luke Rockhold
Rockhold tries to show some ground skills
Luke Rockhold put Hendricks in half guard.
Johny Hendricks is in half guard over Rockhold
Luke Rockhold launches a few punches to Hendricks's cheek from the guard.
Those punches sure are annoying because Hendricks tries to cover his face,
Johny Hendricks is in half guard over Rockhold
Johny Hendricks tries to free his leg...
Johny Hendricks uses some of his skill by jumping out of Rockhold's guard. He moves quickly to full mount!
The clock says 2:25 in the 1 round
Johny Hendricks is in side mount over Luke Rockhold
Hendricks tries to move to full mount!
Nice move. He is in full mount now.
The clock says 2:35 in the 1 round
Johny Hendricks is in full mount over Luke Rockhold
Hendricks catch Luke Rockhold's left arm and tries a kimura
Luke Rockhold holds his own arm and struggles until he gets free
Rockhold tries to get some advantage after his opponent miss move...
Rockhold is using some of his ground skills to escape from this...
He pushes Hendricks's knee away and tries to roll! Nice move to get half guard!
Luke Rockhold is in half guard over Hendricks
Luke Rockhold tries to pass Johny Hendricks's guard...
Luke Rockhold passes momentarily but Johny Hendricks sees and opening and traps him in full guard.
Luke Rockhold is in open guard over Hendricks
Rockhold fires a barrage of punches at Hendricks's head!
This is bad! Rockhold is just pounding on Johny Hendricks's head like he's a training dummy! The referee looks on anxiously!
Luke Rockhold is in open guard over Hendricks
Hendricks tries to close his guard around Rockhold
He succeeds!
Luke Rockhold is in closed guard over Hendricks
Rockhold use some of his wrestling skills to escape from the closed guard!
After a few tentative moves, he jumps to side mount! The crowd in Air Canada Centre (Toronto, Ontario) is cheering him!
Luke Rockhold is in side mount over Johny Hendricks
Luke Rockhold throws down elbows...
Hendricks is not making himself an easy target.
Poorly executed technique. Johny Hendricks looks to counter!
Johny Hendricks attempts to trap Luke Rockhold in his guard.
Johny Hendricks manages to switch to full guard.
Luke Rockhold is in open guard over Hendricks
Hendricks tries to close his guard around Rockhold
He is not able to do it
Luke Rockhold is in open guard over Hendricks
Hendricks tries to close his guard around Rockhold
He is not able to do it
The clock says 3:55 in the 1 round
Luke Rockhold is in open guard over Hendricks
Johny Hendricks launches a few punches to Rockhold's cheek from the guard.
Those punches sure are annoying because Rockhold tries to cover his face,
Luke Rockhold is in open guard over Hendricks
Hendricks tries to close his guard around Rockhold
He is not able to do it
Luke Rockhold is in open guard over Hendricks
Johny Hendricks launches a few punches to Rockhold's cheek from the guard.
Luke Rockhold uses his head to cover the punches and presses his skull forward.
Johny Hendricks gets sloppy and Luke Rockhold tries to take advantage...
Rockhold tries to move to full mount
Rockhold succeeds
Luke Rockhold is in full mount over Johny Hendricks
Hendricks tries to move on the ground and escape from the full mount!
He successfully moves to half guard!
Luke Rockhold is in half guard over Hendricks
Deep breaths from Johny Hendricks who tries a hammer punch to Rockhold's ribs.
Rockhold blocks those punches
Luke Rockhold is in half guard over Hendricks
Johny Hendricks attempts to move to full guard
Luke Rockhold keeps good control and remains in half guard.
Luke Rockhold is in half guard over Hendricks
Rockhold fires a barrage of punches at Hendricks's head!
This is bad! Rockhold is just pounding on Johny Hendricks's head like he's a training dummy! The referee looks on anxiously!
Luke Rockhold is in half guard over Hendricks
Not a desiderable position that Rockhold is in now. Johny Hendricks is well knowed for his strong and relentless GnP.
Johny Hendricks attempts to move to full guard
Johny Hendricks manages to switch to full guard.
The buzzer sounds, marking the end of the round. The ref tells the fighters to go to their corner.
I don't think either fighter did more than the other that round.
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Round 2
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Hendricks grabs his opponent by the waist and tries to take the fight to the ground
Great takedown by Johny Hendricks
Johny Hendricks is in open guard over Rockhold
Johny Hendricks doesn't want to continue the fight in this position and tries to get back on his feet
He moves fast and now he is standing
Johny Hendricks is on his feet again.
The clock says 0:35 in the 2 round
Hendricks is standing while Rockhold is on the ground on his back
Hendricks decides to go after his opponent and jumps inside Rockhold's guard.
Rockhold did not see that coming! Johny Hendricks is in open guard over Rockhold now.
Johny Hendricks is in open guard over Rockhold
Rockhold tries to close his guard around Hendricks
He succeeds!
Johny Hendricks is in closed guard over Rockhold
Rockhold cornermen are yelling for his man to escape from the ground as Hendricks can finish a fight on the ground with some good pounding if you give him the chance.
Hendricks tries to escape from the closed guard
Johny Hendricks any adventage in the ground.
Hendricks clumsily fails here and it's time for Luke Rockhold to fight back!
Luke Rockhold throws up a triangle attempt!
Johny Hendricks postures up and breaks the triangle.
Johny Hendricks is in closed guard over Rockhold
Hendricks is in closed guard... Rockhold tries to roll on the ground!
Nice reversal! He is now in full mount over Johny Hendricks!
Luke Rockhold is in full mount over Johny Hendricks
You can hear the excitement from the crowd. Luke Rockhold can end the fight with his ground and pound.
Johny Hendricks tries to roll to his side and get to half guard...
Luke Rockhold rolls Johny Hendricks to his stomach and takes his back!
The clock says 1:30 in the 2 round
Rockhold is in rear mount over Hendricks
Hendricks launches a few weak punches
Rockhold blocks them effectively.
Rockhold is in rear mount over Hendricks
Luke Rockhold wants to finish his opponent on the ground
Rockhold drills Johny Hendricks's face with a huge right hand! What an impact!
Rockhold is in rear mount over Hendricks
Hendricks has given his back to Luke Rockhold who is trying to get one hook in!
Luke Rockhold has one hook in!
Rockhold is in rear mount over Hendricks with one hook in
Rockhold has one hook in and is trying to get the second one! If he succeed things are goint to get very bad for Hendricks.
Hendricks uses his leg as leverage and manages to keep himself safe for now.
The clock says 2:15 in the 2 round
Rockhold is in rear mount over Hendricks with one hook in
Hendricks has to use some of his skills to escape safely from this position...
Hendricks is unable to find a way to scape from this.
Hendricks misses a step and Luke Rockhold sees an opportunity to counter him!
Luke Rockhold slides his arm under Johny Hendricks's chin and locks in a rear naked choke!
Johny Hendricks pushes up and slides Luke Rockhold's arm over his chin.
Rockhold is in rear mount over Hendricks with one hook in
Hendricks measures the resilience of Rockhold's ribs with a couple of big punches from guard.
Rockhold blocks the hits as he works on the ground.
Hendricks clumsily fails here and it's time for Luke Rockhold to fight back!
Rockhold has one hook in and is trying to get the second one! If he succeed things are goint to get very bad for Hendricks.
Nicely done! Rockhold now has two hooks in! The end may be near!
Josh Rosenthal has seen enough passivity on the ground and stands up the fighters.
Both fighters have climbed to their feet and they continue the fight standing. The people who are watching this in Air Canada Centre (Toronto, Ontario) are cheering for the fighters.
Johny Hendricks and Rockhold engage in a wild exchange of punches!
Both fighters are missing terribly.
Tremendous strikes from Hendricks!
Rockhold blocks with confidence
Johny Hendricks attempts a sweep single...
Johny Hendricks catches Luke Rockhold's far ankle and trips him to the mat! Slick takedown by Hendricks.
Johny Hendricks is in closed guard over Rockhold
Johny Hendricks tries to better his position on the ground...
Hendricks breaks the closed guard of Luke Rockhold and moves to half guard
Johny Hendricks is in side mount over Luke Rockhold
Hendricks tries to move to full mount!
Nice move. He is in full mount now.
Johny Hendricks is in full mount over Luke Rockhold
Hendricks fakes a few punches and after a brief struggle he catches Luke Rockhold's arm and tries an armbar!
Rockhold holds his own hand and with pure strength he breaks Rockhold's lock. He rolls over himself and launches over Johny Hendricks.
Luke Rockhold is in side mount over Johny Hendricks
Hendricks tries to show some ground skills
Johny Hendricks put Rockhold in half guard.
Luke Rockhold is in half guard over Hendricks
Johny Hendricks attempts to move to full guard
Luke Rockhold keeps good control and remains in half guard.
Luke Rockhold is in half guard over Hendricks
Johny Hendricks tries to close the guard.
Nothing from this effort.
Poorly executed technique. Luke Rockhold looks to counter!
Rockhold launches a few fake punches and tries to escape!
Johny Hendricks is not able to stop Hendricks ground skills and Luke Rockhold moves to side mount!
Luke Rockhold is in side mount over Johny Hendricks
Johny Hendricks attempts to trap Luke Rockhold in his guard.
Luke Rockhold keeps control and remains in side mount.
Luke Rockhold is in side mount over Johny Hendricks
Johny Hendricks attempts to trap Luke Rockhold in his guard.
Johny Hendricks manages to switch to full guard.
Luke Rockhold is in closed guard over Hendricks
Rockhold fires a barrage of punches at Hendricks's head!
The punches go wide.
Poorly executed technique. Johny Hendricks looks to counter!
Rockhold is in closed guard... Hendricks tries to roll on the ground!
Luke Rockhold uses his leg to keep his position on the ground
Josh Rosenthal stands the fighters up due to a lack of activity.
Both fighters continue the fight on their feet. You can hear how the people agree with that decision.
Hendricks tries to grapple
He puts Rockhold in a double underhook!
Luke Rockhold pushes away Hendricks trying to keep the fight at striking range
Hendricks doesn't want to break the clinch as he still is grappling with Luke Rockhold
The fighters are clinching.
Hendricks launches a few hard punches to Luke Rockhold's ribs!
Rockhold struggles and protects himself.
Rockhold is trying to counter now!
Rockhold struggles and launches a few punches to Hendricks's head
Nothing from this... Luke Rockhold seems frustrated.
Both fighters are tied in a clinch.
Hendricks struggles and launches a few punches to Rockhold's head
Nothing from this... Johny Hendricks seems frustrated.
Rockhold is trying to counter now!
Rockhold doesn't want to clinch as he ducks under Johny Hendricks embrace and tries to move away...
Johny Hendricks pushes Rockhold forward and doesn't allow him to break the clinch.
Both fighters are tied in a clinch.
Hendricks doesn't want to clinch as he ducks under Luke Rockhold embrace and tries to move away...
Nice move from Hendricks who put distance between them
The clock says 4:55 in the 2 round
Hendricks steps backwards away from Luke Rockhold. He seems to be cooling down the fight a bit.
The buzzer sounds, marking the end of the round. The ref tells the fighters to go to their corner.
Johny Hendricks has to be confident that he won that round.
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Round 3
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The clock says 0:10 in the 3 round
Johny Hendricks attempts a sweep single...
Johny Hendricks catches Luke Rockhold's far ankle and trips him to the mat! Slick takedown by Hendricks.
Johny Hendricks is in closed guard over Rockhold
Johny Hendricks tries to pass Luke Rockhold's guard...
Johny Hendricks manages to get his leg free and moves to half guard.
Johny Hendricks is in half guard over Rockhold
Luke Rockhold tries to close the guard.
Nothing from this effort.
Luke Rockhold gets sloppy and Johny Hendricks tries to take advantage...
Johny Hendricks tries to free his leg
Johny Hendricks uses some of his skill by jumping out of Rockhold's guard. He moves quickly to side mount!
Johny Hendricks is in side mount over Luke Rockhold
Rockhold tries to show some ground skills
Luke Rockhold put Hendricks in half guard.
Johny Hendricks is in half guard over Rockhold
Hendricks tries to get a side mount...
He frees his leg and is now controlling Rockhold from the side mount!
Johny Hendricks is in side mount over Luke Rockhold
Luke Rockhold attempts to trap Johny Hendricks in his guard.
Johny Hendricks keeps control and remains in side mount.
Johny Hendricks is in side mount over Luke Rockhold
Luke Rockhold launches a few punches to Hendricks's cheek from the guard.
Those punches sure are annoying because Hendricks tries to cover his face,
Johny Hendricks is in side mount over Luke Rockhold
Hendricks is trying to better his position on the ground and launches a couple of elbows against Rockhold's ribs.
Rockhold is noticing that and his face shows the pain.
Johny Hendricks is in side mount over Luke Rockhold
Johny Hendricks looks to pass to mount...
Hendricks slides his knee across and achieves the mount position! Tough spot for Luke Rockhold.
Johny Hendricks is in full mount over Luke Rockhold
Luke Rockhold tries to roll on the ground...
Hendricks knows how to keep his advantage on the ground.
Rockhold clumsily fails here and it's time for Johny Hendricks to fight back!
Hendricks gets a good position on the ground. ..
and what an incredible flurry! He's just wailing away at Luke Rockhold! The referee is saying he's going to stop it if Luke Rockhold doesn't defend himself!
Johny Hendricks is in full mount over Luke Rockhold
Luke Rockhold tries to roll to his side and trap Johny Hendricks in his guard...
Johny Hendricks rolls him over and takes his back!
Hendricks is in rear mount over Rockhold
Johny Hendricks fakes some punches
Rockhold ties him up.
Hendricks is in rear mount over Rockhold
Hendricks tries to get a hook in!
Rockhold rolls on the ground and manages to get a half guard!
Johny Hendricks is in half guard over Rockhold
Rockhold is hurt... He should be looking to avoid more damage or he will lose this fight.
Rockhold tries to stand up!
he is now on his feet
Josh Rosenthal halts the fight to stand up Luke Rockhold. The fight resumes with both fighters standing.
Both fighters continue the fight on their feet. You can hear how the people agree with that decision.
Johny Hendricks tries to take the fight to the ground with a one leg takedown...
Rockhold is unable to remain on his feet and falls to the ground
The clock says 2:55 in the 3 round
Johny Hendricks is in open guard over Rockhold
Johny Hendricks tries to pass to half guard...
Luke Rockhold can't prevent his opponent from passing. Hendricks looks to work from half guard.
The clock says 3:05 in the 3 round
Johny Hendricks is in half guard over Rockhold
Luke Rockhold has seen better days.
Luke Rockhold attempts to move to full guard
Luke Rockhold manages to switch to full guard.
The clock says 3:15 in the 3 round
Johny Hendricks is in closed guard over Rockhold
Johny Hendricks is looking to pass Luke Rockhold's guard...
Johny Hendricks gets his hips free and moves to half guard.
Johny Hendricks is in half guard over Rockhold
Johny Hendricks pushes Rockhold's leg and tries to move to full mount.
Nice move by Hendricks who is in full mount! Rockhold is in trouble now!
Johny Hendricks is in full mount over Luke Rockhold
Rockhold measures the resilience of Hendricks's ribs with a couple of big punches from guard.
Hendricks blocks the hits as he works on the ground.
Hendricks is trying to counter now!
Hendricks tries to keep hs position while looking to maybe begin a pounding session...
Johny Hendricks controls the situation despite Luke Rockhold efforts for escaping from the full mount.
Johny Hendricks is in full mount over Luke Rockhold
Rockhold tries to move on the ground and escape from the full mount!
He successfully moves to half guard!
Johny Hendricks is in half guard over Rockhold
Rockhold tries to move on the ground and shows Johny Hendricks a crack in his guard which he uses for a big elbow!
Rockhold uses his forearms to block the impact!
The clock says 4:10 in the 3 round
Johny Hendricks is in half guard over Rockhold
Luke Rockhold attempts to move to full guard
Luke Rockhold manages to switch to full guard.
The clock says 4:20 in the 3 round
Johny Hendricks is in closed guard over Rockhold
Hendricks is in closed guard... Rockhold tries to roll on the ground!
Johny Hendricks uses his leg to keep his position on the ground
Rockhold misses a step and Johny Hendricks sees an opportunity to counter him!
Hendricks tries to escape from closed guard...
Hendricks struggles to liberate his leg and jumps to half guard!
Johny Hendricks is in half guard over Rockhold
Luke Rockhold attempts to move to full guard
Johny Hendricks keeps good control and remains in half guard.
Johny Hendricks is in half guard over Rockhold
Luke Rockhold attempts to move to full guard
Luke Rockhold manages to switch to full guard.
Johny Hendricks is in open guard over Rockhold
Hendricks tries to move to full mount
Hendricks's ground game is not enough to provide him any advantage
Rockhold tries to get some advantage after his opponent miss move...
Rockhold measures the resilience of Hendricks's ribs with a couple of big punches from guard.
Hendricks blocks the hits as he works on the ground.
Josh Rosenthal has seen enough passivity on the ground and stands up the fighters.
Both fighters continue the fight on their feet. You can hear how the people agree with that decision.
Josh Rosenthal tells the fighters to go to their corners as the round is over.
This round is clearly for Johny Hendricks.
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Round 4
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The fighters size each other up in the center of the cage.
The clock says 0:25 in the 4 round
Rockhold fakes a punch and shoots a takedown!
Hendricks sprawls and remains on his feet.
Luke Rockhold goes with a looping right hand while Johny Hendricks jumps back and jabs
Hendricks seems staggered and Luke Rockhold runs to capitalize with a bunch of jabs and crosses.
Luke Rockhold goes with a looping right hand while Johny Hendricks jumps back and jabs
Rockhold seems staggered and Johny Hendricks runs to capitalize with a bunch of jabs and crosses.
Johny Hendricks has seen better days.
Some nice shots from Johny Hendricks
miss their mark.
Hendricks misses a step and Luke Rockhold sees an opportunity to counter him!
Luke Rockhold throws a looping left hand...
That lands on Hendricks's chin! That stops Hendricks in his tracks!
Johny Hendricks has seen better days.
Hendricks is not showing a great technique with that low kick...
Rockhold is smart enough to block that one.
Hendricks throws a lazy kick
Rockhold dodges and fires an uppercut that almost puts him in to orbit!
Johny Hendricks tries to bring the fight to the ground
Rockhold won't budge, forcing Hendricks to pull guard.
Luke Rockhold is in closed guard over Hendricks
Luke Rockhold tries to pass Johny Hendricks's guard...
Luke Rockhold manages to get his leg free and moves to half guard.
The clock says 1:50 in the 4 round
Luke Rockhold is in half guard over Hendricks
Luke Rockhold tries to pass Johny Hendricks's guard...
Luke Rockhold manages to get his leg free and moves to side mount.
Luke Rockhold is in side mount over Johny Hendricks
Luke Rockhold looks to pass to mount...
Rockhold slides his knee across and achieves the mount position! Tough spot for Johny Hendricks.
The clock says 2:15 in the 4 round
Luke Rockhold is in full mount over Johny Hendricks
Hendricks launches a few weak punches
Rockhold blocks them effectively.
Hendricks clumsily fails here and it's time for Luke Rockhold to fight back!
Rockhold tries to keep hs position while looking to maybe begin a pounding session...
Luke Rockhold controls the situation despite Johny Hendricks efforts for escaping from the full mount.
Luke Rockhold is in full mount over Johny Hendricks
Johny Hendricks tries to roll to his side and trap Luke Rockhold in his guard...
Johny Hendricks gets his hip out and moves to full guard.
Luke Rockhold is in open guard over Hendricks
Rockhold tries to improve position.
He frees a leg.
The clock says 2:50 in the 4 round
Luke Rockhold is in half guard over Hendricks
Rockhold launches a few fake punches and tries to escape!
Hendricks is covering himself! Rockhold tries to force the situation and Hendricks clumsily gives his back!
Rockhold is in rear mount over Hendricks
Rockhold has some bruises after a few exchanges with his opponent.
Rockhold tries to get a hook in!
Things get worse for Hendricks! Rockhold has one hook in and keeps working!
Rockhold is in rear mount over Hendricks with one hook in
Hendricks measures the resilience of Rockhold's ribs with a couple of big punches from guard.
Those hits are leaving hitches in Rockhold's side.
Hard blow to Rockhold's mid-section, he seems hurt
Rockhold is in rear mount over Hendricks with one hook in
Hendricks has to use some of his skills to escape safely from this position...
Hendricks is unable to find a way to scape from this.
Rockhold is in rear mount over Hendricks with one hook in
Johny Hendricks launches a few punches to Rockhold's cheek from the guard.
Luke Rockhold uses his head to cover the punches and presses his skull forward.
Hendricks clumsily fails here and it's time for Luke Rockhold to fight back!
Rockhold has one hook in and is trying to get the second one! If he succeed things are goint to get very bad for Hendricks.
Nicely done! Rockhold now has two hooks in! The end may be near!
Rockhold is in rear mount over Hendricks with two hooks in
Hendricks has to use some of his skills to escape safely from this position...
Hendricks is unable to find a way to escape from this.
Rockhold is in rear mount over Hendricks with two hooks in
Hendricks measures the resilience of Rockhold's ribs with a couple of big punches from guard.
Rockhold blocks the hits as he works on the ground.
Rockhold tries to get some advantage after his opponent miss move...
Luke Rockhold hovers above Hendricks
Good punches to Hendricks's body.
The clock says 4:00 in the 4 round
Rockhold is in rear mount over Hendricks with two hooks in
Hendricks measures the resilience of Rockhold's ribs with a couple of big punches from guard.
Rockhold blocks the hits as he works on the ground.
Rockhold is in rear mount over Hendricks with two hooks in
Hendricks is trying to escape from the rear mount.
Hendricks holds Luke Rockhold's arm over his shoulder and then rolls on the ground. Incredible move to get a half mount!
The clock says 4:15 in the 4 round
Johny Hendricks is in side mount over Luke Rockhold
Johny Hendricks looks to pass to mount...
Rockhold creates space and scrambles back to his feet.
Both fighters have climbed to their feet and they continue the fight standing. The people who are watching this in Air Canada Centre (Toronto, Ontario) are cheering for the fighters.
Rockhold steps backwards away from Johny Hendricks. He seems to be cooling down the fight a bit.
Rockhold moves aside and launches a furious low kick!
Hard blow to Hendricks's thigh!
Rockhold steps forward
Hendricks feints.
Rockhold tries to get some advantage after his opponent miss move...
Crisp uppercut by Rockhold followed by a hard jab
Johny Hendricks stumbles back.
Rockhold launches a kick
Hendricks checks it and keeps distance.
The buzzer sounds, marking the end of the round. The ref tells the fighters to go to their corner.
That was an even round for the most part.
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Round 5
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Rockhold cornermen are yelling for his man to escape from the ground as Hendricks can finish a fight on the ground with some good pounding if you give him the chance.
The two exchange wildly
both landing but without much steam behind the shots.
Luke Rockhold and Hendricks engage in a wild exchange of punches!
Both fighters are connecting and this could be ending soon if either lands a lucky punch.
Rockhold grabs his opponent by the waist and tries to take the fight to the ground
Great takedown by Luke Rockhold
Luke Rockhold is in open guard over Hendricks
Luke Rockhold pushes Johny Hendricks against the fence and then tries to improve his position.
Rockhold jumps and tries to free his leg! Hendricks doesn't allow this but Luke Rockhold is able to get half guard here.
Luke Rockhold is in half guard over Hendricks
Rockhold is moving on the ground...
Ouch! That was a headbutt! Did he do that intentionally?
Josh Rosenthal saw it!
Josh Rosenthal halts the fight to give Hendricks time to recover. Johny Hendricks seems to be ready to fight again. The fight resumes with both fighters standing.
Both fighters have climbed to their feet and they continue the fight standing. The people who are watching this in Air Canada Centre (Toronto, Ontario) are cheering for the fighters.
A right hand from Johny Hendricks
surprises Rockhold!
Hendricks is gassing out... Too bad. His performance may be going down from here.
A left hook from Hendricks
falls short.
Bone shattering straight left hand from Luke Rockhold!
Hendricks is going to have a big headache after that blow!
Johny Hendricks fakes a punch and launches himself over Luke Rockhold
Rockhold counters with a few fake punches and then backpedals
The two exchange wildly
Rockhold is connecting with a few punches
The clock says 2:05 in the 5 round
Johny Hendricks goes with a looping right hand while Luke Rockhold jumps back and jabs
Hendricks seems staggered and Luke Rockhold runs to capitalize with a bunch of jabs and crosses.
Luke Rockhold leans forwards and tries to grapple with Hendricks
Rockhold shows his clinching skills. Both fighters are clinching now.
Johny Hendricks tries to shrug his way out of the clinch.
Rockhold is determined to work from the clinch. He pummeled through and managed to retain his position.
The fighters are clinching.
Hendricks doesn't want to clinch as he ducks under Luke Rockhold embrace and tries to move away...
Luke Rockhold pushes Hendricks forward and doesn't allow him to break the clinch.
The clock says 2:40 in the 5 round
The fighters are clinching.
Johny Hendricks slightly pushes Rockhold into the fence and tries to calm down the action.
Josh Rosenthal sees a lack of activity in the clinch and separates the fighters.
Rockhold throws a one-two combo then fakes a move to fire a big right hand on the chin!
The strikes hit home!
Hendricks's Chin is beginning to swell
Johny Hendricks is taking out his mouthpiece to breathe...
Johny Hendricks attempts a sweep single...
Luke Rockhold was ready and shrugs off the takedown attempt.
Rockhold is trying to counter now!
Luke Rockhold moves forward and launches a high kick!
Vicious high kick!
There is a small laceration on Johny Hendricks's Left cheek
The clock says 3:10 in the 5 round
Hendricks pushes Luke Rockhold and moves away from him. He seems to be recovering his breath.
The clock says 3:20 in the 5 round
Luke Rockhold is slowing the pace of the fight a bit and circles around his opponent.
Luke Rockhold tries a middle kick
Hendricks blocks with his arm! Wow, that was loud!
Hendricks steps backwards and lowers his arms while breathing heavily... He seems tired.
Hendricks launches a stiff jab!
That barely hits Rockhold's face but it seems like one finger has poked his eye! Does the referee see that?
Josh Rosenthal saw it!
Josh Rosenthal takes away one point from Johny Hendricks for eye poke.
Josh Rosenthal halts the fight to give Rockhold time to recover. Luke Rockhold seems to be ready to fight again. The fight resumes with both fighters standing.
Hendricks steps backwards away from Luke Rockhold. He seems to be cooling down the fight a bit.
Incredible high kick!
Hendricks is worried!
A right hand from Luke Rockhold
makes Hendricks stumble back!
Johny Hendricks fakes a punch and launches himself over Rockhold!
Luke Rockhold is smart enough to avoid the clinch game by Hendricks and pushes him away!
Luke Rockhold throws an uppercut
that lands solidly.
The clock says 4:40 in the 5 round
Johny Hendricks takes a few seconds to recover his breath...
Johny Hendricks throws a combo
Luke Rockhold ducks under and catches him with a counter straight! Hendricks swings again, only to get countered once more! Hendricks is looking bad here!
The ref stops the action. The round is over.
That round was a toss up.
Winner is Luke Rockhold by Majority decision
Statistics: Johny Hendricks
Punches 14/36 (39%)
Kicks 0/1 (0%)
Clinch strikes 1/8 (12%)
Takedowns 5/8 (62%)
GnP strikes 11/33 (33%)
Submissions 2/2 (100%)
Clinch Attempts 0/1 (0%)
Time on the ground 878 s
Statistics: Luke Rockhold
Punches 34/43 (79%)
Kicks 4/6 (67%)
Clinch strikes 1/4 (25%)
Takedowns 1/3 (33%)
GnP strikes 16/34 (47%)
Submissions 2/2 (100%)
Clinch Attempts 1/1 (100%)
Time on the ground 887 s
Nothing happened for round 1. It looked like a God damned Rickson Gracie vs. Kim Couture fight. Round two, the action began. Rockhold dominated most of the fight, and Hendricks played the roll of punching bag quite convincingly.
Luke Rockhold glares at his opponent from the opposite corner.
This is the first time they meet inside the cage
A pretty fair match today. I can't say who will be the one who will be raising his fist after the match.
The referee of the bout is Josh Rosenthal.
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Round 1
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The fight gets underway.
Hendricks looks to be in very good shape.
Johny Hendricks attempts a sweep single...
Luke Rockhold was ready and shrugs off the takedown attempt.
Poorly executed technique. Luke Rockhold looks to counter!
Luke Rockhold moves forward and launches a high kick!
Hendricks ducks under.
Good front kick from Rockhold!
Johny Hendricks blocks
The clock says 0:30 in the 1 round
Luke Rockhold moves forward looking for some grappling action
Rockhold has his opponent in a text book double collar thai clinch!
Both fighters are tied in a clinch.
Johny Hendricks slightly pushes Rockhold into the fence and tries to calm down the action.
Josh Rosenthal sees a lack of activity in the clinch and separates the fighters.
Rockhold is holding Johny Hendricks's left leg... He's trying to take him down.
Johny Hendricks shows great balance while pushing away Luke Rockhold
Johny Hendricks just won't stop and continues to rain punches
Rockhold may be in trouble!
Hendricks is holding Luke Rockhold's right leg... He's trying to take him down.
Luke Rockhold loses balance and goes to the ground.
The clock says 1:30 in the 1 round
Johny Hendricks is in side mount over Luke Rockhold
Luke Rockhold attempts to trap Johny Hendricks in his guard.
Johny Hendricks keeps control and remains in side mount.
Johny Hendricks is in side mount over Luke Rockhold
Rockhold looks to be in very good shape.
Luke Rockhold attempts to trap Johny Hendricks in his guard.
Johny Hendricks keeps control and remains in side mount.
Johny Hendricks is in side mount over Luke Rockhold
Rockhold tries to show some ground skills
Luke Rockhold put Hendricks in half guard.
Johny Hendricks is in half guard over Rockhold
Luke Rockhold launches a few punches to Hendricks's cheek from the guard.
Those punches sure are annoying because Hendricks tries to cover his face,
Johny Hendricks is in half guard over Rockhold
Johny Hendricks tries to free his leg...
Johny Hendricks uses some of his skill by jumping out of Rockhold's guard. He moves quickly to full mount!
The clock says 2:25 in the 1 round
Johny Hendricks is in side mount over Luke Rockhold
Hendricks tries to move to full mount!
Nice move. He is in full mount now.
The clock says 2:35 in the 1 round
Johny Hendricks is in full mount over Luke Rockhold
Hendricks catch Luke Rockhold's left arm and tries a kimura
Luke Rockhold holds his own arm and struggles until he gets free
Rockhold tries to get some advantage after his opponent miss move...
Rockhold is using some of his ground skills to escape from this...
He pushes Hendricks's knee away and tries to roll! Nice move to get half guard!
Luke Rockhold is in half guard over Hendricks
Luke Rockhold tries to pass Johny Hendricks's guard...
Luke Rockhold passes momentarily but Johny Hendricks sees and opening and traps him in full guard.
Luke Rockhold is in open guard over Hendricks
Rockhold fires a barrage of punches at Hendricks's head!
This is bad! Rockhold is just pounding on Johny Hendricks's head like he's a training dummy! The referee looks on anxiously!
Luke Rockhold is in open guard over Hendricks
Hendricks tries to close his guard around Rockhold
He succeeds!
Luke Rockhold is in closed guard over Hendricks
Rockhold use some of his wrestling skills to escape from the closed guard!
After a few tentative moves, he jumps to side mount! The crowd in Air Canada Centre (Toronto, Ontario) is cheering him!
Luke Rockhold is in side mount over Johny Hendricks
Luke Rockhold throws down elbows...
Hendricks is not making himself an easy target.
Poorly executed technique. Johny Hendricks looks to counter!
Johny Hendricks attempts to trap Luke Rockhold in his guard.
Johny Hendricks manages to switch to full guard.
Luke Rockhold is in open guard over Hendricks
Hendricks tries to close his guard around Rockhold
He is not able to do it
Luke Rockhold is in open guard over Hendricks
Hendricks tries to close his guard around Rockhold
He is not able to do it
The clock says 3:55 in the 1 round
Luke Rockhold is in open guard over Hendricks
Johny Hendricks launches a few punches to Rockhold's cheek from the guard.
Those punches sure are annoying because Rockhold tries to cover his face,
Luke Rockhold is in open guard over Hendricks
Hendricks tries to close his guard around Rockhold
He is not able to do it
Luke Rockhold is in open guard over Hendricks
Johny Hendricks launches a few punches to Rockhold's cheek from the guard.
Luke Rockhold uses his head to cover the punches and presses his skull forward.
Johny Hendricks gets sloppy and Luke Rockhold tries to take advantage...
Rockhold tries to move to full mount
Rockhold succeeds
Luke Rockhold is in full mount over Johny Hendricks
Hendricks tries to move on the ground and escape from the full mount!
He successfully moves to half guard!
Luke Rockhold is in half guard over Hendricks
Deep breaths from Johny Hendricks who tries a hammer punch to Rockhold's ribs.
Rockhold blocks those punches
Luke Rockhold is in half guard over Hendricks
Johny Hendricks attempts to move to full guard
Luke Rockhold keeps good control and remains in half guard.
Luke Rockhold is in half guard over Hendricks
Rockhold fires a barrage of punches at Hendricks's head!
This is bad! Rockhold is just pounding on Johny Hendricks's head like he's a training dummy! The referee looks on anxiously!
Luke Rockhold is in half guard over Hendricks
Not a desiderable position that Rockhold is in now. Johny Hendricks is well knowed for his strong and relentless GnP.
Johny Hendricks attempts to move to full guard
Johny Hendricks manages to switch to full guard.
The buzzer sounds, marking the end of the round. The ref tells the fighters to go to their corner.
I don't think either fighter did more than the other that round.
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Round 2
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Hendricks grabs his opponent by the waist and tries to take the fight to the ground
Great takedown by Johny Hendricks
Johny Hendricks is in open guard over Rockhold
Johny Hendricks doesn't want to continue the fight in this position and tries to get back on his feet
He moves fast and now he is standing
Johny Hendricks is on his feet again.
The clock says 0:35 in the 2 round
Hendricks is standing while Rockhold is on the ground on his back
Hendricks decides to go after his opponent and jumps inside Rockhold's guard.
Rockhold did not see that coming! Johny Hendricks is in open guard over Rockhold now.
Johny Hendricks is in open guard over Rockhold
Rockhold tries to close his guard around Hendricks
He succeeds!
Johny Hendricks is in closed guard over Rockhold
Rockhold cornermen are yelling for his man to escape from the ground as Hendricks can finish a fight on the ground with some good pounding if you give him the chance.
Hendricks tries to escape from the closed guard
Johny Hendricks any adventage in the ground.
Hendricks clumsily fails here and it's time for Luke Rockhold to fight back!
Luke Rockhold throws up a triangle attempt!
Johny Hendricks postures up and breaks the triangle.
Johny Hendricks is in closed guard over Rockhold
Hendricks is in closed guard... Rockhold tries to roll on the ground!
Nice reversal! He is now in full mount over Johny Hendricks!
Luke Rockhold is in full mount over Johny Hendricks
You can hear the excitement from the crowd. Luke Rockhold can end the fight with his ground and pound.
Johny Hendricks tries to roll to his side and get to half guard...
Luke Rockhold rolls Johny Hendricks to his stomach and takes his back!
The clock says 1:30 in the 2 round
Rockhold is in rear mount over Hendricks
Hendricks launches a few weak punches
Rockhold blocks them effectively.
Rockhold is in rear mount over Hendricks
Luke Rockhold wants to finish his opponent on the ground
Rockhold drills Johny Hendricks's face with a huge right hand! What an impact!
Rockhold is in rear mount over Hendricks
Hendricks has given his back to Luke Rockhold who is trying to get one hook in!
Luke Rockhold has one hook in!
Rockhold is in rear mount over Hendricks with one hook in
Rockhold has one hook in and is trying to get the second one! If he succeed things are goint to get very bad for Hendricks.
Hendricks uses his leg as leverage and manages to keep himself safe for now.
The clock says 2:15 in the 2 round
Rockhold is in rear mount over Hendricks with one hook in
Hendricks has to use some of his skills to escape safely from this position...
Hendricks is unable to find a way to scape from this.
Hendricks misses a step and Luke Rockhold sees an opportunity to counter him!
Luke Rockhold slides his arm under Johny Hendricks's chin and locks in a rear naked choke!
Johny Hendricks pushes up and slides Luke Rockhold's arm over his chin.
Rockhold is in rear mount over Hendricks with one hook in
Hendricks measures the resilience of Rockhold's ribs with a couple of big punches from guard.
Rockhold blocks the hits as he works on the ground.
Hendricks clumsily fails here and it's time for Luke Rockhold to fight back!
Rockhold has one hook in and is trying to get the second one! If he succeed things are goint to get very bad for Hendricks.
Nicely done! Rockhold now has two hooks in! The end may be near!
Josh Rosenthal has seen enough passivity on the ground and stands up the fighters.
Both fighters have climbed to their feet and they continue the fight standing. The people who are watching this in Air Canada Centre (Toronto, Ontario) are cheering for the fighters.
Johny Hendricks and Rockhold engage in a wild exchange of punches!
Both fighters are missing terribly.
Tremendous strikes from Hendricks!
Rockhold blocks with confidence
Johny Hendricks attempts a sweep single...
Johny Hendricks catches Luke Rockhold's far ankle and trips him to the mat! Slick takedown by Hendricks.
Johny Hendricks is in closed guard over Rockhold
Johny Hendricks tries to better his position on the ground...
Hendricks breaks the closed guard of Luke Rockhold and moves to half guard
Johny Hendricks is in side mount over Luke Rockhold
Hendricks tries to move to full mount!
Nice move. He is in full mount now.
Johny Hendricks is in full mount over Luke Rockhold
Hendricks fakes a few punches and after a brief struggle he catches Luke Rockhold's arm and tries an armbar!
Rockhold holds his own hand and with pure strength he breaks Rockhold's lock. He rolls over himself and launches over Johny Hendricks.
Luke Rockhold is in side mount over Johny Hendricks
Hendricks tries to show some ground skills
Johny Hendricks put Rockhold in half guard.
Luke Rockhold is in half guard over Hendricks
Johny Hendricks attempts to move to full guard
Luke Rockhold keeps good control and remains in half guard.
Luke Rockhold is in half guard over Hendricks
Johny Hendricks tries to close the guard.
Nothing from this effort.
Poorly executed technique. Luke Rockhold looks to counter!
Rockhold launches a few fake punches and tries to escape!
Johny Hendricks is not able to stop Hendricks ground skills and Luke Rockhold moves to side mount!
Luke Rockhold is in side mount over Johny Hendricks
Johny Hendricks attempts to trap Luke Rockhold in his guard.
Luke Rockhold keeps control and remains in side mount.
Luke Rockhold is in side mount over Johny Hendricks
Johny Hendricks attempts to trap Luke Rockhold in his guard.
Johny Hendricks manages to switch to full guard.
Luke Rockhold is in closed guard over Hendricks
Rockhold fires a barrage of punches at Hendricks's head!
The punches go wide.
Poorly executed technique. Johny Hendricks looks to counter!
Rockhold is in closed guard... Hendricks tries to roll on the ground!
Luke Rockhold uses his leg to keep his position on the ground
Josh Rosenthal stands the fighters up due to a lack of activity.
Both fighters continue the fight on their feet. You can hear how the people agree with that decision.
Hendricks tries to grapple
He puts Rockhold in a double underhook!
Luke Rockhold pushes away Hendricks trying to keep the fight at striking range
Hendricks doesn't want to break the clinch as he still is grappling with Luke Rockhold
The fighters are clinching.
Hendricks launches a few hard punches to Luke Rockhold's ribs!
Rockhold struggles and protects himself.
Rockhold is trying to counter now!
Rockhold struggles and launches a few punches to Hendricks's head
Nothing from this... Luke Rockhold seems frustrated.
Both fighters are tied in a clinch.
Hendricks struggles and launches a few punches to Rockhold's head
Nothing from this... Johny Hendricks seems frustrated.
Rockhold is trying to counter now!
Rockhold doesn't want to clinch as he ducks under Johny Hendricks embrace and tries to move away...
Johny Hendricks pushes Rockhold forward and doesn't allow him to break the clinch.
Both fighters are tied in a clinch.
Hendricks doesn't want to clinch as he ducks under Luke Rockhold embrace and tries to move away...
Nice move from Hendricks who put distance between them
The clock says 4:55 in the 2 round
Hendricks steps backwards away from Luke Rockhold. He seems to be cooling down the fight a bit.
The buzzer sounds, marking the end of the round. The ref tells the fighters to go to their corner.
Johny Hendricks has to be confident that he won that round.
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Round 3
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The clock says 0:10 in the 3 round
Johny Hendricks attempts a sweep single...
Johny Hendricks catches Luke Rockhold's far ankle and trips him to the mat! Slick takedown by Hendricks.
Johny Hendricks is in closed guard over Rockhold
Johny Hendricks tries to pass Luke Rockhold's guard...
Johny Hendricks manages to get his leg free and moves to half guard.
Johny Hendricks is in half guard over Rockhold
Luke Rockhold tries to close the guard.
Nothing from this effort.
Luke Rockhold gets sloppy and Johny Hendricks tries to take advantage...
Johny Hendricks tries to free his leg
Johny Hendricks uses some of his skill by jumping out of Rockhold's guard. He moves quickly to side mount!
Johny Hendricks is in side mount over Luke Rockhold
Rockhold tries to show some ground skills
Luke Rockhold put Hendricks in half guard.
Johny Hendricks is in half guard over Rockhold
Hendricks tries to get a side mount...
He frees his leg and is now controlling Rockhold from the side mount!
Johny Hendricks is in side mount over Luke Rockhold
Luke Rockhold attempts to trap Johny Hendricks in his guard.
Johny Hendricks keeps control and remains in side mount.
Johny Hendricks is in side mount over Luke Rockhold
Luke Rockhold launches a few punches to Hendricks's cheek from the guard.
Those punches sure are annoying because Hendricks tries to cover his face,
Johny Hendricks is in side mount over Luke Rockhold
Hendricks is trying to better his position on the ground and launches a couple of elbows against Rockhold's ribs.
Rockhold is noticing that and his face shows the pain.
Johny Hendricks is in side mount over Luke Rockhold
Johny Hendricks looks to pass to mount...
Hendricks slides his knee across and achieves the mount position! Tough spot for Luke Rockhold.
Johny Hendricks is in full mount over Luke Rockhold
Luke Rockhold tries to roll on the ground...
Hendricks knows how to keep his advantage on the ground.
Rockhold clumsily fails here and it's time for Johny Hendricks to fight back!
Hendricks gets a good position on the ground. ..
and what an incredible flurry! He's just wailing away at Luke Rockhold! The referee is saying he's going to stop it if Luke Rockhold doesn't defend himself!
Johny Hendricks is in full mount over Luke Rockhold
Luke Rockhold tries to roll to his side and trap Johny Hendricks in his guard...
Johny Hendricks rolls him over and takes his back!
Hendricks is in rear mount over Rockhold
Johny Hendricks fakes some punches
Rockhold ties him up.
Hendricks is in rear mount over Rockhold
Hendricks tries to get a hook in!
Rockhold rolls on the ground and manages to get a half guard!
Johny Hendricks is in half guard over Rockhold
Rockhold is hurt... He should be looking to avoid more damage or he will lose this fight.
Rockhold tries to stand up!
he is now on his feet
Josh Rosenthal halts the fight to stand up Luke Rockhold. The fight resumes with both fighters standing.
Both fighters continue the fight on their feet. You can hear how the people agree with that decision.
Johny Hendricks tries to take the fight to the ground with a one leg takedown...
Rockhold is unable to remain on his feet and falls to the ground
The clock says 2:55 in the 3 round
Johny Hendricks is in open guard over Rockhold
Johny Hendricks tries to pass to half guard...
Luke Rockhold can't prevent his opponent from passing. Hendricks looks to work from half guard.
The clock says 3:05 in the 3 round
Johny Hendricks is in half guard over Rockhold
Luke Rockhold has seen better days.
Luke Rockhold attempts to move to full guard
Luke Rockhold manages to switch to full guard.
The clock says 3:15 in the 3 round
Johny Hendricks is in closed guard over Rockhold
Johny Hendricks is looking to pass Luke Rockhold's guard...
Johny Hendricks gets his hips free and moves to half guard.
Johny Hendricks is in half guard over Rockhold
Johny Hendricks pushes Rockhold's leg and tries to move to full mount.
Nice move by Hendricks who is in full mount! Rockhold is in trouble now!
Johny Hendricks is in full mount over Luke Rockhold
Rockhold measures the resilience of Hendricks's ribs with a couple of big punches from guard.
Hendricks blocks the hits as he works on the ground.
Hendricks is trying to counter now!
Hendricks tries to keep hs position while looking to maybe begin a pounding session...
Johny Hendricks controls the situation despite Luke Rockhold efforts for escaping from the full mount.
Johny Hendricks is in full mount over Luke Rockhold
Rockhold tries to move on the ground and escape from the full mount!
He successfully moves to half guard!
Johny Hendricks is in half guard over Rockhold
Rockhold tries to move on the ground and shows Johny Hendricks a crack in his guard which he uses for a big elbow!
Rockhold uses his forearms to block the impact!
The clock says 4:10 in the 3 round
Johny Hendricks is in half guard over Rockhold
Luke Rockhold attempts to move to full guard
Luke Rockhold manages to switch to full guard.
The clock says 4:20 in the 3 round
Johny Hendricks is in closed guard over Rockhold
Hendricks is in closed guard... Rockhold tries to roll on the ground!
Johny Hendricks uses his leg to keep his position on the ground
Rockhold misses a step and Johny Hendricks sees an opportunity to counter him!
Hendricks tries to escape from closed guard...
Hendricks struggles to liberate his leg and jumps to half guard!
Johny Hendricks is in half guard over Rockhold
Luke Rockhold attempts to move to full guard
Johny Hendricks keeps good control and remains in half guard.
Johny Hendricks is in half guard over Rockhold
Luke Rockhold attempts to move to full guard
Luke Rockhold manages to switch to full guard.
Johny Hendricks is in open guard over Rockhold
Hendricks tries to move to full mount
Hendricks's ground game is not enough to provide him any advantage
Rockhold tries to get some advantage after his opponent miss move...
Rockhold measures the resilience of Hendricks's ribs with a couple of big punches from guard.
Hendricks blocks the hits as he works on the ground.
Josh Rosenthal has seen enough passivity on the ground and stands up the fighters.
Both fighters continue the fight on their feet. You can hear how the people agree with that decision.
Josh Rosenthal tells the fighters to go to their corners as the round is over.
This round is clearly for Johny Hendricks.
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Round 4
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The fighters size each other up in the center of the cage.
The clock says 0:25 in the 4 round
Rockhold fakes a punch and shoots a takedown!
Hendricks sprawls and remains on his feet.
Luke Rockhold goes with a looping right hand while Johny Hendricks jumps back and jabs
Hendricks seems staggered and Luke Rockhold runs to capitalize with a bunch of jabs and crosses.
Luke Rockhold goes with a looping right hand while Johny Hendricks jumps back and jabs
Rockhold seems staggered and Johny Hendricks runs to capitalize with a bunch of jabs and crosses.
Johny Hendricks has seen better days.
Some nice shots from Johny Hendricks
miss their mark.
Hendricks misses a step and Luke Rockhold sees an opportunity to counter him!
Luke Rockhold throws a looping left hand...
That lands on Hendricks's chin! That stops Hendricks in his tracks!
Johny Hendricks has seen better days.
Hendricks is not showing a great technique with that low kick...
Rockhold is smart enough to block that one.
Hendricks throws a lazy kick
Rockhold dodges and fires an uppercut that almost puts him in to orbit!
Johny Hendricks tries to bring the fight to the ground
Rockhold won't budge, forcing Hendricks to pull guard.
Luke Rockhold is in closed guard over Hendricks
Luke Rockhold tries to pass Johny Hendricks's guard...
Luke Rockhold manages to get his leg free and moves to half guard.
The clock says 1:50 in the 4 round
Luke Rockhold is in half guard over Hendricks
Luke Rockhold tries to pass Johny Hendricks's guard...
Luke Rockhold manages to get his leg free and moves to side mount.
Luke Rockhold is in side mount over Johny Hendricks
Luke Rockhold looks to pass to mount...
Rockhold slides his knee across and achieves the mount position! Tough spot for Johny Hendricks.
The clock says 2:15 in the 4 round
Luke Rockhold is in full mount over Johny Hendricks
Hendricks launches a few weak punches
Rockhold blocks them effectively.
Hendricks clumsily fails here and it's time for Luke Rockhold to fight back!
Rockhold tries to keep hs position while looking to maybe begin a pounding session...
Luke Rockhold controls the situation despite Johny Hendricks efforts for escaping from the full mount.
Luke Rockhold is in full mount over Johny Hendricks
Johny Hendricks tries to roll to his side and trap Luke Rockhold in his guard...
Johny Hendricks gets his hip out and moves to full guard.
Luke Rockhold is in open guard over Hendricks
Rockhold tries to improve position.
He frees a leg.
The clock says 2:50 in the 4 round
Luke Rockhold is in half guard over Hendricks
Rockhold launches a few fake punches and tries to escape!
Hendricks is covering himself! Rockhold tries to force the situation and Hendricks clumsily gives his back!
Rockhold is in rear mount over Hendricks
Rockhold has some bruises after a few exchanges with his opponent.
Rockhold tries to get a hook in!
Things get worse for Hendricks! Rockhold has one hook in and keeps working!
Rockhold is in rear mount over Hendricks with one hook in
Hendricks measures the resilience of Rockhold's ribs with a couple of big punches from guard.
Those hits are leaving hitches in Rockhold's side.
Hard blow to Rockhold's mid-section, he seems hurt
Rockhold is in rear mount over Hendricks with one hook in
Hendricks has to use some of his skills to escape safely from this position...
Hendricks is unable to find a way to scape from this.
Rockhold is in rear mount over Hendricks with one hook in
Johny Hendricks launches a few punches to Rockhold's cheek from the guard.
Luke Rockhold uses his head to cover the punches and presses his skull forward.
Hendricks clumsily fails here and it's time for Luke Rockhold to fight back!
Rockhold has one hook in and is trying to get the second one! If he succeed things are goint to get very bad for Hendricks.
Nicely done! Rockhold now has two hooks in! The end may be near!
Rockhold is in rear mount over Hendricks with two hooks in
Hendricks has to use some of his skills to escape safely from this position...
Hendricks is unable to find a way to escape from this.
Rockhold is in rear mount over Hendricks with two hooks in
Hendricks measures the resilience of Rockhold's ribs with a couple of big punches from guard.
Rockhold blocks the hits as he works on the ground.
Rockhold tries to get some advantage after his opponent miss move...
Luke Rockhold hovers above Hendricks
Good punches to Hendricks's body.
The clock says 4:00 in the 4 round
Rockhold is in rear mount over Hendricks with two hooks in
Hendricks measures the resilience of Rockhold's ribs with a couple of big punches from guard.
Rockhold blocks the hits as he works on the ground.
Rockhold is in rear mount over Hendricks with two hooks in
Hendricks is trying to escape from the rear mount.
Hendricks holds Luke Rockhold's arm over his shoulder and then rolls on the ground. Incredible move to get a half mount!
The clock says 4:15 in the 4 round
Johny Hendricks is in side mount over Luke Rockhold
Johny Hendricks looks to pass to mount...
Rockhold creates space and scrambles back to his feet.
Both fighters have climbed to their feet and they continue the fight standing. The people who are watching this in Air Canada Centre (Toronto, Ontario) are cheering for the fighters.
Rockhold steps backwards away from Johny Hendricks. He seems to be cooling down the fight a bit.
Rockhold moves aside and launches a furious low kick!
Hard blow to Hendricks's thigh!
Rockhold steps forward
Hendricks feints.
Rockhold tries to get some advantage after his opponent miss move...
Crisp uppercut by Rockhold followed by a hard jab
Johny Hendricks stumbles back.
Rockhold launches a kick
Hendricks checks it and keeps distance.
The buzzer sounds, marking the end of the round. The ref tells the fighters to go to their corner.
That was an even round for the most part.
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Round 5
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Rockhold cornermen are yelling for his man to escape from the ground as Hendricks can finish a fight on the ground with some good pounding if you give him the chance.
The two exchange wildly
both landing but without much steam behind the shots.
Luke Rockhold and Hendricks engage in a wild exchange of punches!
Both fighters are connecting and this could be ending soon if either lands a lucky punch.
Rockhold grabs his opponent by the waist and tries to take the fight to the ground
Great takedown by Luke Rockhold
Luke Rockhold is in open guard over Hendricks
Luke Rockhold pushes Johny Hendricks against the fence and then tries to improve his position.
Rockhold jumps and tries to free his leg! Hendricks doesn't allow this but Luke Rockhold is able to get half guard here.
Luke Rockhold is in half guard over Hendricks
Rockhold is moving on the ground...
Ouch! That was a headbutt! Did he do that intentionally?
Josh Rosenthal saw it!
Josh Rosenthal halts the fight to give Hendricks time to recover. Johny Hendricks seems to be ready to fight again. The fight resumes with both fighters standing.
Both fighters have climbed to their feet and they continue the fight standing. The people who are watching this in Air Canada Centre (Toronto, Ontario) are cheering for the fighters.
A right hand from Johny Hendricks
surprises Rockhold!
Hendricks is gassing out... Too bad. His performance may be going down from here.
A left hook from Hendricks
falls short.
Bone shattering straight left hand from Luke Rockhold!
Hendricks is going to have a big headache after that blow!
Johny Hendricks fakes a punch and launches himself over Luke Rockhold
Rockhold counters with a few fake punches and then backpedals
The two exchange wildly
Rockhold is connecting with a few punches
The clock says 2:05 in the 5 round
Johny Hendricks goes with a looping right hand while Luke Rockhold jumps back and jabs
Hendricks seems staggered and Luke Rockhold runs to capitalize with a bunch of jabs and crosses.
Luke Rockhold leans forwards and tries to grapple with Hendricks
Rockhold shows his clinching skills. Both fighters are clinching now.
Johny Hendricks tries to shrug his way out of the clinch.
Rockhold is determined to work from the clinch. He pummeled through and managed to retain his position.
The fighters are clinching.
Hendricks doesn't want to clinch as he ducks under Luke Rockhold embrace and tries to move away...
Luke Rockhold pushes Hendricks forward and doesn't allow him to break the clinch.
The clock says 2:40 in the 5 round
The fighters are clinching.
Johny Hendricks slightly pushes Rockhold into the fence and tries to calm down the action.
Josh Rosenthal sees a lack of activity in the clinch and separates the fighters.
Rockhold throws a one-two combo then fakes a move to fire a big right hand on the chin!
The strikes hit home!
Hendricks's Chin is beginning to swell
Johny Hendricks is taking out his mouthpiece to breathe...
Johny Hendricks attempts a sweep single...
Luke Rockhold was ready and shrugs off the takedown attempt.
Rockhold is trying to counter now!
Luke Rockhold moves forward and launches a high kick!
Vicious high kick!
There is a small laceration on Johny Hendricks's Left cheek
The clock says 3:10 in the 5 round
Hendricks pushes Luke Rockhold and moves away from him. He seems to be recovering his breath.
The clock says 3:20 in the 5 round
Luke Rockhold is slowing the pace of the fight a bit and circles around his opponent.
Luke Rockhold tries a middle kick
Hendricks blocks with his arm! Wow, that was loud!
Hendricks steps backwards and lowers his arms while breathing heavily... He seems tired.
Hendricks launches a stiff jab!
That barely hits Rockhold's face but it seems like one finger has poked his eye! Does the referee see that?
Josh Rosenthal saw it!
Josh Rosenthal takes away one point from Johny Hendricks for eye poke.
Josh Rosenthal halts the fight to give Rockhold time to recover. Luke Rockhold seems to be ready to fight again. The fight resumes with both fighters standing.
Hendricks steps backwards away from Luke Rockhold. He seems to be cooling down the fight a bit.
Incredible high kick!
Hendricks is worried!
A right hand from Luke Rockhold
makes Hendricks stumble back!
Johny Hendricks fakes a punch and launches himself over Rockhold!
Luke Rockhold is smart enough to avoid the clinch game by Hendricks and pushes him away!
Luke Rockhold throws an uppercut
that lands solidly.
The clock says 4:40 in the 5 round
Johny Hendricks takes a few seconds to recover his breath...
Johny Hendricks throws a combo
Luke Rockhold ducks under and catches him with a counter straight! Hendricks swings again, only to get countered once more! Hendricks is looking bad here!
The ref stops the action. The round is over.
That round was a toss up.
Winner is Luke Rockhold by Majority decision
Statistics: Johny Hendricks
Punches 14/36 (39%)
Kicks 0/1 (0%)
Clinch strikes 1/8 (12%)
Takedowns 5/8 (62%)
GnP strikes 11/33 (33%)
Submissions 2/2 (100%)
Clinch Attempts 0/1 (0%)
Time on the ground 878 s
Statistics: Luke Rockhold
Punches 34/43 (79%)
Kicks 4/6 (67%)
Clinch strikes 1/4 (25%)
Takedowns 1/3 (33%)
GnP strikes 16/34 (47%)
Submissions 2/2 (100%)
Clinch Attempts 1/1 (100%)
Time on the ground 887 s
Nothing happened for round 1. It looked like a God damned Rickson Gracie vs. Kim Couture fight. Round two, the action began. Rockhold dominated most of the fight, and Hendricks played the roll of punching bag quite convincingly.
Have 9 points in celebration of this monumental achievement!