Post by The Sandmen on Aug 13, 2013 9:23:16 GMT -5
Cung Le is beating himself up in the corner before the fight begins, smacking himself in the face, body and legs to get ready for his scrap.
Dan Henderson looks at the ground while he does his calming exercises. He knows he can not fail this night.
This is the first time they meet inside the cage
The bets gives an equal chance to both fighters to score the win today.
The referee of the bout is Steve Mazzagatti.
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Round 1
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The fight gets underway.
Good front kick from Le!
Henderson stumbles backwards after that one!
Hard blow to Henderson's mid-section, he seems hurt
Dan Henderson tries a hook to the body
and hits Le ribs hard
As the fight continues it seems that Cung Le is taking the best of the fight.
Le looks for angles as he throws a few jabs that are countered by Dan Henderson's punches
Both fighters are wildly hitting the air!
The clock says 0:45 in the 1 round
Dan Henderson attempts to cut off Le with punches
Le reels from the strikes.
Dan Henderson launches a couples of jabs and then a big hook!
Le blocks the jabs but the last punch hits hard on Cung Le's cheek! Le stumbles and the falls to the mat!
Henderson is standing while Le is on the ground on his back
Le tries to stand up!
he is now on his feet
Back to the beginning! Cung Le is standing now.
These two fighters are showing each other a ton of respect.
Henderson fakes a punch and shoots a takedown!
Cung Le didn't see it coming and has been put on the ground!
Dan Henderson is in open guard over Le
Henderson tries to improve position.
He frees a leg.
The clock says 1:50 in the 1 round
Dan Henderson is in half guard over Le
Cung Le attempts to move to full guard
Cung Le manages to switch to full guard.
Dan Henderson is in closed guard over Le
Henderson tries to launch a few punches to Cung Le
Le is able to achieve closed guard and counter Dan Henderson's punches.
Dan Henderson is in closed guard over Le
Henderson is moving on the ground...
Ouch! That was a headbutt! Did he do that intentionally?
Steve Mazzagatti didn't see that!
The clock says 2:15 in the 1 round
Dan Henderson is in closed guard over Le
Henderson is in closed guard... Le tries to roll on the ground!
Nice reversal! He is now in full mount over Dan Henderson!
Cung Le is in full mount over Dan Henderson
Dan Henderson launches a few punches to Le's cheek from the guard.
Those punches sure are annoying because Le tries to cover his face,
The clock says 2:40 in the 1 round
Cung Le is in full mount over Dan Henderson
Dan Henderson tries to roll on the ground...
He makes a reversal!
Dan Henderson is in closed guard over Le
Henderson is in closed guard... Le tries to roll on the ground!
Nice reversal! He is now in full mount over Dan Henderson!
The clock says 3:00 in the 1 round
Cung Le is in full mount over Dan Henderson
Dan Henderson tries to roll to his side and trap Cung Le in his guard...
Dan Henderson moves to half guard.
Cung Le is in half guard over Henderson
Dan Henderson attempts to move to full guard
Dan Henderson manages to switch to full guard.
The clock says 3:20 in the 1 round
Cung Le is in closed guard over Henderson
Le is in closed guard... Henderson tries to roll on the ground!
Cung Le uses his leg to keep his position on the ground
Poorly executed technique. Cung Le looks to counter!
Le struggles on the ground and tries to break Dan Henderson's guard...
Cung Le is in Henderson open guard now
The clock says 3:30 in the 1 round
Cung Le is in open guard over Henderson
Dan Henderson launches a few punches to Le's cheek from the guard.
Those punches sure are annoying because Le tries to cover his face,
There is a small laceration on Cung Le's Left cheek
Cung Le is in open guard over Henderson
Henderson tries to close his guard around Le
He succeeds!
Cung Le is in closed guard over Henderson
Le is in closed guard... Henderson tries to roll on the ground!
Nice reversal! He is now in full mount over Cung Le!
Dan Henderson is in full mount over Cung Le
Cung Le tries to roll to his side and get to half guard...
Dan Henderson rolls Cung Le to his stomach and takes his back!
The clock says 4:05 in the 1 round
Henderson is in rear mount over Le
Le has Henderson controlling his back while on the ground. He tries to roll and find an escape...
Showing some ground skills Le manages to escape from that position and climb to his feet along Henderson
Both fighters continue the fight on their feet. You can hear how the people agree with that decision.
Cung Le fakes a punch and launches himself over Dan Henderson
Henderson counters with a few fake punches and then backpedals
Henderson steps backwards away from Cung Le. He seems to be cooling down the fight a bit.
Cung Le tries to bring the fight to the ground
Henderson goes down.
Cung Le is in open guard over Henderson
Le moves on the ground..
...he makes no progress.
Poorly executed technique. Dan Henderson looks to counter!
Henderson measures the resilience of Le's ribs with a couple of big punches from guard.
Those hits are leaving hitches in Le's side.
The buzzer sounds, marking the end of the round. The ref tells the fighters to go to their corner.
This round is maybe for Dan Henderson, but it's close.
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Round 2
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A punch from Dan Henderson
grazes Le's right cheek.
Le's Right cheek is beginning to swell
Several good body shots
land on Le.
Henderson decides to launch some tentative punches
Dan Henderson takes the best of a brief punching exchange.
Crushing shot to Le's body! He's holding his side
Dan Henderson throws a looping left hand...
That lands on Le's chin! That stops Le in his tracks!
A left hook from Le
grazes the chin of Henderson.
Le fakes a punch and shoots a takedown!
Henderson sprawls and remains on his feet.
Le cornermen are yelling for his man to escape from the ground as Henderson can finish a fight on the ground with some good pounding if you give him the chance.
Dan Henderson leans forwards and tries to grapple with Le
Henderson shows his clinching skills. Both fighters are clinching now.
The fighters are clinching.
Le doesn't want to clinch as he ducks under Dan Henderson embrace and tries to move away...
Dan Henderson pushes Le forward and doesn't allow him to break the clinch.
Henderson tries to get some advantage after his opponent miss move...
Henderson is launching some bone breaking punches to Le's ribs while in the clinch.
Wow. You can see the pain in Cung Le's eyes.
Both fighters are tied in a clinch.
Dan Henderson tries a Foot Sweep takedown on Cung Le
well done Le falls hard on the mat
Hard blow to Le's mid-section, he seems hurt
The clock says 1:45 in the 2 round
Henderson is standing while Le is on the ground on his back
Henderson decides to go after his opponent and jumps inside Le's guard.
Le did not see that coming! Dan Henderson is in open guard over Le now.
Dan Henderson is in open guard over Le
Henderson moves on the ground
Henderson cannot take advantage in the ground
Dan Henderson is in open guard over Le
Henderson tries to move to full mount
Henderson succeeds
Dan Henderson is in full mount over Cung Le
Le tries to escape from the full mount...
Dan Henderson is not caught off guard and moves to side mount to keep his superior position.
Dan Henderson is in side mount over Cung Le
Henderson throws a few hammer fists to the face of Cung Le
Solid shots!
The clock says 2:35 in the 2 round
Dan Henderson is in side mount over Cung Le
Cung Le attempts to trap Dan Henderson in his guard.
Dan Henderson keeps control and remains in side mount.
Dan Henderson is in side mount over Cung Le
Cung Le attempts to trap Dan Henderson in his guard.
Dan Henderson keeps control and remains in side mount.
Dan Henderson is in side mount over Cung Le
Dan Henderson looks to mount Cung Le...
Dan Henderson slides his knee across and gets to mount.
The clock says 3:10 in the 2 round
Dan Henderson is in full mount over Cung Le
Terrible one sided match... Le was not ready to fight a fighter of Dan Henderson caliber.
Cung Le tries to roll to his side and trap Dan Henderson in his guard...
Cung Le gets his hip out and moves to full guard.
Dan Henderson is in open guard over Le
Le tries to close his guard around Henderson
He succeeds!
The clock says 3:35 in the 2 round
Dan Henderson is in closed guard over Le
Deep breaths from Cung Le who tries a hammer punch to Henderson's ribs.
Henderson blocks those punches
Dan Henderson is in closed guard over Le
Dan Henderson looks to posture up and open Cung Le's guard...
Dan Henderson forces Cung Le to open his guard.
Dan Henderson is in open guard over Le
Henderson tries to move to full mount
Henderson succeeds
The clock says 4:05 in the 2 round
Dan Henderson is in full mount over Cung Le
Deep breaths from Cung Le who tries a hammer punch to Henderson's ribs.
That hit Henderson who moves on the ground in order to protect himself
The clock says 4:15 in the 2 round
Dan Henderson is in full mount over Cung Le
Cung Le tries to roll to his side and trap Dan Henderson in his guard...
Cung Le gets his hip out and moves to full guard.
Dan Henderson is in full mount over Cung Le
Cung Le is cooling the fight on the ground
Dan Henderson is in full mount over Cung Le
Henderson fakes a few punches and after a brief struggle he catches Cung Le's arm and tries an armbar!
Le holds his own hand and with pure strength he breaks Le's lock. He rolls over himself and launches over Dan Henderson.
Cung Le is in side mount over Dan Henderson
Le tries to move to full mount!
Nice move. He is in full mount now.
The clock says 4:55 in the 2 round
Cung Le is in full mount over Dan Henderson
Cung Le tries to better his position on the ground...
Le is in a great position to begin a nice round of pounding!
Steve Mazzagatti separates the fighters as the round concludes. The fighters shake hands as they head back to their corners.
That was an even round for the most part.
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Round 3
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Several good body shots
land on Le.
An overhand right from Cung Le that looked like it was capable of destroying a brick wall!
Bang! Henderson's stops that one with his face! How is Henderson standing?!
The clock says 0:35 in the 3 round
Dan Henderson throws a looping right hand...
That lands on Le's chin! That stops Le in his tracks!
Le's Left eye is beginning to swell
Henderson wants to close the range and tries to grapple...
Nice move. He shoves himself over his opponent and secure a single collar tie.
The fighters are clinching.
Cung Le grapple with Dan Henderson and tries a Outer Leg Sweep
nice takedown Cung Le is in side mount over Dan Henderson
Cung Le is in side mount over Dan Henderson
Not a desiderable position that Le is in now. Dan Henderson is well knowed for his strong and relentless GnP.
Henderson tries to show some ground skills
Dan Henderson put Le in half guard.
The clock says 1:20 in the 3 round
Cung Le is in half guard over Henderson
Cung Le tries to free his leg
Cung Le uses some of his skill by jumping out of Henderson's guard. He moves quickly to side mount!
Cung Le is in side mount over Dan Henderson
Henderson tries to show some ground skills
Le uses his strength to keep Le at a disadvantage
Cung Le is in side mount over Dan Henderson
Dan Henderson attempts to trap Cung Le in his guard.
Dan Henderson manages to switch to half guard.
Cung Le is in half guard over Henderson
You can hear the excitement from the crowd. Dan Henderson can end the fight with his ground and pound.
Henderson measures the resilience of Le's ribs with a couple of big punches from guard.
Those hits are leaving hitches in Le's side.
Cung Le is in half guard over Henderson
Cung Le tries to pass Dan Henderson's guard...
Cung Le passes momentarily but Dan Henderson sees and opening and traps him in full guard.
Cung Le is in open guard over Henderson
Le tries to improve position.
He frees a leg.
Cung Le is in half guard over Henderson
Dan Henderson launches a few punches to Le's cheek from the guard.
Those punches sure are annoying because Le tries to cover his face,
Cung Le is in half guard over Henderson
Le sits over his knees and pushes away Henderson's leg!
Cung Le is able to put away his leg and then jumps to side mount.
Cung Le is in side mount over Dan Henderson
Cung Le looks to mount Dan Henderson...
Dan Henderson takes advantage of his opponent's over commitment and traps him in full guard.
Cung Le is in open guard over Henderson
Henderson tries to close his guard around Le
He is not able to do it
Cung Le is in open guard over Henderson
Henderson tries to close his guard around Le
He succeeds!
Cung Le is in closed guard over Henderson
Cung Le is looking to pass Dan Henderson's guard...
Cung Le gets his hips free and moves to half guard.
Cung Le is in half guard over Henderson
Dan Henderson attempts to move to full guard
Dan Henderson manages to switch to full guard.
Cung Le is in open guard over Henderson
Henderson tries to close his guard around Le
He succeeds!
Cung Le is in closed guard over Henderson
Cung Le positions himself and launches a barrage of punches.
Henderson covers himself well
Cung Le gets sloppy and Dan Henderson tries to take advantage...
Le is in closed guard... Henderson tries to roll on the ground!
Cung Le uses his leg to keep his position on the ground
Cung Le is in closed guard over Henderson
Le is in closed guard... Henderson tries to roll on the ground!
Nice reversal! He is now in full mount over Cung Le!
Dan Henderson is in full mount over Cung Le
Henderson tries to open up Cung Le's defense faking a few punches.
He is aggressively and repeatedly punching Le in the side of the head
Dan Henderson is in full mount over Cung Le
Le tries to stand up!
he is now on his feet
Steve Mazzagatti halts the fight to stand up Cung Le. 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.
Dan Henderson tries to take the action to his favourite field as he tries to grapple
Great move by Dan Henderson who pushes his opponent forward with a double underhooks.
The fighters are clinching.
Cung Le slightly pushes Henderson into the fence and tries to calm down the action.
Steve Mazzagatti separates the fighters and tells them to continue fighting.
Steve Mazzagatti tells the fighters to go to their corners as the round is over.
This round is maybe for Dan Henderson, but it's close.
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Round 4
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Henderson throws a body kick.
Blocked by Le.
Poorly executed technique. Cung Le looks to counter!
Le moves aside and launches a furious low kick!
Hard blow to Henderson's thigh!
Cung Le attempts a sweep single...
Dan Henderson was ready and shrugs off the takedown attempt.
Dan Henderson tries a hook to the body
and hits Le ribs hard
Le launches a furious low kick!
Henderson blocks.
An overhand right from Cung Le that looked like it was capable of destroying a brick wall!
Bang! Henderson's stops that one with his face! How is Henderson standing?!
Le spins around and tries a spinning back kick!
Cung Le hits hard Henderson ribs with that one! Henderson's just wrenches like a little branch.
Dan Henderson launches a couples of jabs and then a big hook!
Le blocks and tries to circle around his opponent looking for angles.
Henderson attempts a shoot
but stops before running into Le's kick.
Le misses a step and Dan Henderson sees an opportunity to counter him!
Dan Henderson attempts a sweep single...
Dan Henderson catches Cung Le's far ankle and trips him to the mat! Slick takedown by Henderson.
Dan Henderson is in closed guard over Le
Le is taking this opportunity to rest.
The clock says 1:55 in the 4 round
Dan Henderson is in closed guard over Le
Henderson is in closed guard... Le tries to roll on the ground!
Nice reversal! He is now in full mount over Dan Henderson!
Cung Le is in full mount over Dan Henderson
Le tries to keep hs position while looking to maybe begin a pounding session...
Cung Le controls the situation despite Dan Henderson efforts for escaping from the full mount.
The clock says 2:15 in the 4 round
Cung Le is in full mount over Dan Henderson
Dan Henderson tries to roll on the ground...
Le knows how to keep his advantage on the ground.
Cung Le is in full mount over Dan Henderson
Cung Le tries to better his position on the ground...
Le is in a great position to begin a nice round of pounding!
Cung Le is in full mount over Dan Henderson
Dan Henderson tries to roll to his side and get to half guard...
Dan Henderson creates enough space to control Cung Le's leg.
Cung Le is in half guard over Henderson
Cung Le tries to free his leg
Dan Henderson moves fast and both fighters exchange some weak punches while climbing to their feet.
Both fighters have climbed to their feet and they continue the fight standing. The people who are watching this in Jyske Bank Boxen (Herning, Denmark) are cheering for the fighters.
The clock says 2:50 in the 4 round
You can hear the excitement from the crowd. Dan Henderson can end the fight with his ground and pound.
Dan Henderson takes a few seconds to recover his breath...
Le cornermen are yelling for his man to escape from the ground as Henderson can finish a fight on the ground with some good pounding if you give him the chance.
Henderson wants to close the range and tries to grapple...
Nice move. He shoves himself over his opponent and secure a single collar tie.
Both fighters are tied in a clinch.
Cung Le's corner is turning out to be his worst enemy! Henderson is throwing a flurry of punches!
Le ducks under and circles out of the corner.
Le pushes Dan Henderson and moves away from him. He seems to be recovering his breath.
Cung Le moves forward and launches a high kick!
Vicious high kick!
Le launches a kick
but Dan Henderson avoids it and lands flush with a counter hook!
Solid kick to the leg from Cung Le
that visibly pains Henderson.
The two exchange wildly
Le is connecting with a few punches
Le launches a solid middle kick
that wrenches Henderson!
The clock says 4:30 in the 4 round
Dan Henderson fakes a punch and shows some footwork moving aside.
Tremendous strikes from Le!
Some big punches are landing!
Cung Le and Henderson engage in a wild exchange of punches!
Cung Le is getting the best of the exchange as he lands a few blows.
The buzzer sounds, marking the end of the round. The ref tells the fighters to go to their corner.
You have to give that round to Dan Henderson.
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Round 5
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Henderson tries to grapple
Le moves aside keeping the fight a strinking range
The clock says 0:20 in the 5 round
Dan Henderson launches a couples of jabs and then a big hook!
Le blocks and tries to circle around his opponent looking for angles.
Cung Le chases Henderson and launches a few perfect strikes
Here we go! Henderson steps backwards when those punches connect with his face
Henderson's Right cheek is bruised after the punishement he's received!
Lightning fast low kick from Le!
Loud pop! I'm sure that hurts!
The clock says 0:45 in the 5 round
Cung Le moves forward looking for a hole in his opponent's defense.
Good front kick from Le!
Henderson stumbles backwards after that one!
Steve Mazzagatti is asking Henderson to defend himself! Steve Mazzagatti jumps in between the fighters and stops the punishment for Henderson.
Winner is Cung Le by TKO (Front kick) at 0:58 Round 5
Statistics: Cung Le
Punches 15/21 (71%)
Kicks 8/10 (80%)
Clinch strikes 0/0 (0%)
Takedowns 1/3 (33%)
GnP strikes 1/6 (17%)
Submissions 0/0 (0%)
Clinch Attempts 0/0 (0%)
Time on the ground 672 s
Statistics: Dan Henderson
Punches 24/35 (69%)
Kicks 0/1 (0%)
Clinch strikes 4/9 (44%)
Takedowns 2/2 (100%)
GnP strikes 18/24 (75%)
Submissions 1/1 (100%)
Clinch Attempts 1/1 (100%)
Time on the ground 650 s
Holy shit. This was a BIG comeback for Cung. He was getting TDed and GnPed almost at will be Henderson, so I actually lost interest and started reading my Playboy Subscription Renewal Offer Notice. The domination was pretty clear, and the only thing keeping Cung in there was his jacked up toughness. Then I looked up to see if it had died yet, and Henderson's health was at about 16%. WHAHHHH, I said, and I watched, as Cung continued to work his striking game, and Hendo continued to be rocked, shocked, and uncocked. A front kick to finish up is a great finish to this great fight too. A little bit epic, if I do say so myself. Hendo is a monster. As is Cung.
Dan Henderson looks at the ground while he does his calming exercises. He knows he can not fail this night.
This is the first time they meet inside the cage
The bets gives an equal chance to both fighters to score the win today.
The referee of the bout is Steve Mazzagatti.
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Round 1
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The fight gets underway.
Good front kick from Le!
Henderson stumbles backwards after that one!
Hard blow to Henderson's mid-section, he seems hurt
Dan Henderson tries a hook to the body
and hits Le ribs hard
As the fight continues it seems that Cung Le is taking the best of the fight.
Le looks for angles as he throws a few jabs that are countered by Dan Henderson's punches
Both fighters are wildly hitting the air!
The clock says 0:45 in the 1 round
Dan Henderson attempts to cut off Le with punches
Le reels from the strikes.
Dan Henderson launches a couples of jabs and then a big hook!
Le blocks the jabs but the last punch hits hard on Cung Le's cheek! Le stumbles and the falls to the mat!
Henderson is standing while Le is on the ground on his back
Le tries to stand up!
he is now on his feet
Back to the beginning! Cung Le is standing now.
These two fighters are showing each other a ton of respect.
Henderson fakes a punch and shoots a takedown!
Cung Le didn't see it coming and has been put on the ground!
Dan Henderson is in open guard over Le
Henderson tries to improve position.
He frees a leg.
The clock says 1:50 in the 1 round
Dan Henderson is in half guard over Le
Cung Le attempts to move to full guard
Cung Le manages to switch to full guard.
Dan Henderson is in closed guard over Le
Henderson tries to launch a few punches to Cung Le
Le is able to achieve closed guard and counter Dan Henderson's punches.
Dan Henderson is in closed guard over Le
Henderson is moving on the ground...
Ouch! That was a headbutt! Did he do that intentionally?
Steve Mazzagatti didn't see that!
The clock says 2:15 in the 1 round
Dan Henderson is in closed guard over Le
Henderson is in closed guard... Le tries to roll on the ground!
Nice reversal! He is now in full mount over Dan Henderson!
Cung Le is in full mount over Dan Henderson
Dan Henderson launches a few punches to Le's cheek from the guard.
Those punches sure are annoying because Le tries to cover his face,
The clock says 2:40 in the 1 round
Cung Le is in full mount over Dan Henderson
Dan Henderson tries to roll on the ground...
He makes a reversal!
Dan Henderson is in closed guard over Le
Henderson is in closed guard... Le tries to roll on the ground!
Nice reversal! He is now in full mount over Dan Henderson!
The clock says 3:00 in the 1 round
Cung Le is in full mount over Dan Henderson
Dan Henderson tries to roll to his side and trap Cung Le in his guard...
Dan Henderson moves to half guard.
Cung Le is in half guard over Henderson
Dan Henderson attempts to move to full guard
Dan Henderson manages to switch to full guard.
The clock says 3:20 in the 1 round
Cung Le is in closed guard over Henderson
Le is in closed guard... Henderson tries to roll on the ground!
Cung Le uses his leg to keep his position on the ground
Poorly executed technique. Cung Le looks to counter!
Le struggles on the ground and tries to break Dan Henderson's guard...
Cung Le is in Henderson open guard now
The clock says 3:30 in the 1 round
Cung Le is in open guard over Henderson
Dan Henderson launches a few punches to Le's cheek from the guard.
Those punches sure are annoying because Le tries to cover his face,
There is a small laceration on Cung Le's Left cheek
Cung Le is in open guard over Henderson
Henderson tries to close his guard around Le
He succeeds!
Cung Le is in closed guard over Henderson
Le is in closed guard... Henderson tries to roll on the ground!
Nice reversal! He is now in full mount over Cung Le!
Dan Henderson is in full mount over Cung Le
Cung Le tries to roll to his side and get to half guard...
Dan Henderson rolls Cung Le to his stomach and takes his back!
The clock says 4:05 in the 1 round
Henderson is in rear mount over Le
Le has Henderson controlling his back while on the ground. He tries to roll and find an escape...
Showing some ground skills Le manages to escape from that position and climb to his feet along Henderson
Both fighters continue the fight on their feet. You can hear how the people agree with that decision.
Cung Le fakes a punch and launches himself over Dan Henderson
Henderson counters with a few fake punches and then backpedals
Henderson steps backwards away from Cung Le. He seems to be cooling down the fight a bit.
Cung Le tries to bring the fight to the ground
Henderson goes down.
Cung Le is in open guard over Henderson
Le moves on the ground..
...he makes no progress.
Poorly executed technique. Dan Henderson looks to counter!
Henderson measures the resilience of Le's ribs with a couple of big punches from guard.
Those hits are leaving hitches in Le's side.
The buzzer sounds, marking the end of the round. The ref tells the fighters to go to their corner.
This round is maybe for Dan Henderson, but it's close.
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Round 2
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A punch from Dan Henderson
grazes Le's right cheek.
Le's Right cheek is beginning to swell
Several good body shots
land on Le.
Henderson decides to launch some tentative punches
Dan Henderson takes the best of a brief punching exchange.
Crushing shot to Le's body! He's holding his side
Dan Henderson throws a looping left hand...
That lands on Le's chin! That stops Le in his tracks!
A left hook from Le
grazes the chin of Henderson.
Le fakes a punch and shoots a takedown!
Henderson sprawls and remains on his feet.
Le cornermen are yelling for his man to escape from the ground as Henderson can finish a fight on the ground with some good pounding if you give him the chance.
Dan Henderson leans forwards and tries to grapple with Le
Henderson shows his clinching skills. Both fighters are clinching now.
The fighters are clinching.
Le doesn't want to clinch as he ducks under Dan Henderson embrace and tries to move away...
Dan Henderson pushes Le forward and doesn't allow him to break the clinch.
Henderson tries to get some advantage after his opponent miss move...
Henderson is launching some bone breaking punches to Le's ribs while in the clinch.
Wow. You can see the pain in Cung Le's eyes.
Both fighters are tied in a clinch.
Dan Henderson tries a Foot Sweep takedown on Cung Le
well done Le falls hard on the mat
Hard blow to Le's mid-section, he seems hurt
The clock says 1:45 in the 2 round
Henderson is standing while Le is on the ground on his back
Henderson decides to go after his opponent and jumps inside Le's guard.
Le did not see that coming! Dan Henderson is in open guard over Le now.
Dan Henderson is in open guard over Le
Henderson moves on the ground
Henderson cannot take advantage in the ground
Dan Henderson is in open guard over Le
Henderson tries to move to full mount
Henderson succeeds
Dan Henderson is in full mount over Cung Le
Le tries to escape from the full mount...
Dan Henderson is not caught off guard and moves to side mount to keep his superior position.
Dan Henderson is in side mount over Cung Le
Henderson throws a few hammer fists to the face of Cung Le
Solid shots!
The clock says 2:35 in the 2 round
Dan Henderson is in side mount over Cung Le
Cung Le attempts to trap Dan Henderson in his guard.
Dan Henderson keeps control and remains in side mount.
Dan Henderson is in side mount over Cung Le
Cung Le attempts to trap Dan Henderson in his guard.
Dan Henderson keeps control and remains in side mount.
Dan Henderson is in side mount over Cung Le
Dan Henderson looks to mount Cung Le...
Dan Henderson slides his knee across and gets to mount.
The clock says 3:10 in the 2 round
Dan Henderson is in full mount over Cung Le
Terrible one sided match... Le was not ready to fight a fighter of Dan Henderson caliber.
Cung Le tries to roll to his side and trap Dan Henderson in his guard...
Cung Le gets his hip out and moves to full guard.
Dan Henderson is in open guard over Le
Le tries to close his guard around Henderson
He succeeds!
The clock says 3:35 in the 2 round
Dan Henderson is in closed guard over Le
Deep breaths from Cung Le who tries a hammer punch to Henderson's ribs.
Henderson blocks those punches
Dan Henderson is in closed guard over Le
Dan Henderson looks to posture up and open Cung Le's guard...
Dan Henderson forces Cung Le to open his guard.
Dan Henderson is in open guard over Le
Henderson tries to move to full mount
Henderson succeeds
The clock says 4:05 in the 2 round
Dan Henderson is in full mount over Cung Le
Deep breaths from Cung Le who tries a hammer punch to Henderson's ribs.
That hit Henderson who moves on the ground in order to protect himself
The clock says 4:15 in the 2 round
Dan Henderson is in full mount over Cung Le
Cung Le tries to roll to his side and trap Dan Henderson in his guard...
Cung Le gets his hip out and moves to full guard.
Dan Henderson is in full mount over Cung Le
Cung Le is cooling the fight on the ground
Dan Henderson is in full mount over Cung Le
Henderson fakes a few punches and after a brief struggle he catches Cung Le's arm and tries an armbar!
Le holds his own hand and with pure strength he breaks Le's lock. He rolls over himself and launches over Dan Henderson.
Cung Le is in side mount over Dan Henderson
Le tries to move to full mount!
Nice move. He is in full mount now.
The clock says 4:55 in the 2 round
Cung Le is in full mount over Dan Henderson
Cung Le tries to better his position on the ground...
Le is in a great position to begin a nice round of pounding!
Steve Mazzagatti separates the fighters as the round concludes. The fighters shake hands as they head back to their corners.
That was an even round for the most part.
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Round 3
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Several good body shots
land on Le.
An overhand right from Cung Le that looked like it was capable of destroying a brick wall!
Bang! Henderson's stops that one with his face! How is Henderson standing?!
The clock says 0:35 in the 3 round
Dan Henderson throws a looping right hand...
That lands on Le's chin! That stops Le in his tracks!
Le's Left eye is beginning to swell
Henderson wants to close the range and tries to grapple...
Nice move. He shoves himself over his opponent and secure a single collar tie.
The fighters are clinching.
Cung Le grapple with Dan Henderson and tries a Outer Leg Sweep
nice takedown Cung Le is in side mount over Dan Henderson
Cung Le is in side mount over Dan Henderson
Not a desiderable position that Le is in now. Dan Henderson is well knowed for his strong and relentless GnP.
Henderson tries to show some ground skills
Dan Henderson put Le in half guard.
The clock says 1:20 in the 3 round
Cung Le is in half guard over Henderson
Cung Le tries to free his leg
Cung Le uses some of his skill by jumping out of Henderson's guard. He moves quickly to side mount!
Cung Le is in side mount over Dan Henderson
Henderson tries to show some ground skills
Le uses his strength to keep Le at a disadvantage
Cung Le is in side mount over Dan Henderson
Dan Henderson attempts to trap Cung Le in his guard.
Dan Henderson manages to switch to half guard.
Cung Le is in half guard over Henderson
You can hear the excitement from the crowd. Dan Henderson can end the fight with his ground and pound.
Henderson measures the resilience of Le's ribs with a couple of big punches from guard.
Those hits are leaving hitches in Le's side.
Cung Le is in half guard over Henderson
Cung Le tries to pass Dan Henderson's guard...
Cung Le passes momentarily but Dan Henderson sees and opening and traps him in full guard.
Cung Le is in open guard over Henderson
Le tries to improve position.
He frees a leg.
Cung Le is in half guard over Henderson
Dan Henderson launches a few punches to Le's cheek from the guard.
Those punches sure are annoying because Le tries to cover his face,
Cung Le is in half guard over Henderson
Le sits over his knees and pushes away Henderson's leg!
Cung Le is able to put away his leg and then jumps to side mount.
Cung Le is in side mount over Dan Henderson
Cung Le looks to mount Dan Henderson...
Dan Henderson takes advantage of his opponent's over commitment and traps him in full guard.
Cung Le is in open guard over Henderson
Henderson tries to close his guard around Le
He is not able to do it
Cung Le is in open guard over Henderson
Henderson tries to close his guard around Le
He succeeds!
Cung Le is in closed guard over Henderson
Cung Le is looking to pass Dan Henderson's guard...
Cung Le gets his hips free and moves to half guard.
Cung Le is in half guard over Henderson
Dan Henderson attempts to move to full guard
Dan Henderson manages to switch to full guard.
Cung Le is in open guard over Henderson
Henderson tries to close his guard around Le
He succeeds!
Cung Le is in closed guard over Henderson
Cung Le positions himself and launches a barrage of punches.
Henderson covers himself well
Cung Le gets sloppy and Dan Henderson tries to take advantage...
Le is in closed guard... Henderson tries to roll on the ground!
Cung Le uses his leg to keep his position on the ground
Cung Le is in closed guard over Henderson
Le is in closed guard... Henderson tries to roll on the ground!
Nice reversal! He is now in full mount over Cung Le!
Dan Henderson is in full mount over Cung Le
Henderson tries to open up Cung Le's defense faking a few punches.
He is aggressively and repeatedly punching Le in the side of the head
Dan Henderson is in full mount over Cung Le
Le tries to stand up!
he is now on his feet
Steve Mazzagatti halts the fight to stand up Cung Le. 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.
Dan Henderson tries to take the action to his favourite field as he tries to grapple
Great move by Dan Henderson who pushes his opponent forward with a double underhooks.
The fighters are clinching.
Cung Le slightly pushes Henderson into the fence and tries to calm down the action.
Steve Mazzagatti separates the fighters and tells them to continue fighting.
Steve Mazzagatti tells the fighters to go to their corners as the round is over.
This round is maybe for Dan Henderson, but it's close.
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Round 4
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Henderson throws a body kick.
Blocked by Le.
Poorly executed technique. Cung Le looks to counter!
Le moves aside and launches a furious low kick!
Hard blow to Henderson's thigh!
Cung Le attempts a sweep single...
Dan Henderson was ready and shrugs off the takedown attempt.
Dan Henderson tries a hook to the body
and hits Le ribs hard
Le launches a furious low kick!
Henderson blocks.
An overhand right from Cung Le that looked like it was capable of destroying a brick wall!
Bang! Henderson's stops that one with his face! How is Henderson standing?!
Le spins around and tries a spinning back kick!
Cung Le hits hard Henderson ribs with that one! Henderson's just wrenches like a little branch.
Dan Henderson launches a couples of jabs and then a big hook!
Le blocks and tries to circle around his opponent looking for angles.
Henderson attempts a shoot
but stops before running into Le's kick.
Le misses a step and Dan Henderson sees an opportunity to counter him!
Dan Henderson attempts a sweep single...
Dan Henderson catches Cung Le's far ankle and trips him to the mat! Slick takedown by Henderson.
Dan Henderson is in closed guard over Le
Le is taking this opportunity to rest.
The clock says 1:55 in the 4 round
Dan Henderson is in closed guard over Le
Henderson is in closed guard... Le tries to roll on the ground!
Nice reversal! He is now in full mount over Dan Henderson!
Cung Le is in full mount over Dan Henderson
Le tries to keep hs position while looking to maybe begin a pounding session...
Cung Le controls the situation despite Dan Henderson efforts for escaping from the full mount.
The clock says 2:15 in the 4 round
Cung Le is in full mount over Dan Henderson
Dan Henderson tries to roll on the ground...
Le knows how to keep his advantage on the ground.
Cung Le is in full mount over Dan Henderson
Cung Le tries to better his position on the ground...
Le is in a great position to begin a nice round of pounding!
Cung Le is in full mount over Dan Henderson
Dan Henderson tries to roll to his side and get to half guard...
Dan Henderson creates enough space to control Cung Le's leg.
Cung Le is in half guard over Henderson
Cung Le tries to free his leg
Dan Henderson moves fast and both fighters exchange some weak punches while climbing to their feet.
Both fighters have climbed to their feet and they continue the fight standing. The people who are watching this in Jyske Bank Boxen (Herning, Denmark) are cheering for the fighters.
The clock says 2:50 in the 4 round
You can hear the excitement from the crowd. Dan Henderson can end the fight with his ground and pound.
Dan Henderson takes a few seconds to recover his breath...
Le cornermen are yelling for his man to escape from the ground as Henderson can finish a fight on the ground with some good pounding if you give him the chance.
Henderson wants to close the range and tries to grapple...
Nice move. He shoves himself over his opponent and secure a single collar tie.
Both fighters are tied in a clinch.
Cung Le's corner is turning out to be his worst enemy! Henderson is throwing a flurry of punches!
Le ducks under and circles out of the corner.
Le pushes Dan Henderson and moves away from him. He seems to be recovering his breath.
Cung Le moves forward and launches a high kick!
Vicious high kick!
Le launches a kick
but Dan Henderson avoids it and lands flush with a counter hook!
Solid kick to the leg from Cung Le
that visibly pains Henderson.
The two exchange wildly
Le is connecting with a few punches
Le launches a solid middle kick
that wrenches Henderson!
The clock says 4:30 in the 4 round
Dan Henderson fakes a punch and shows some footwork moving aside.
Tremendous strikes from Le!
Some big punches are landing!
Cung Le and Henderson engage in a wild exchange of punches!
Cung Le is getting the best of the exchange as he lands a few blows.
The buzzer sounds, marking the end of the round. The ref tells the fighters to go to their corner.
You have to give that round to Dan Henderson.
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Round 5
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Henderson tries to grapple
Le moves aside keeping the fight a strinking range
The clock says 0:20 in the 5 round
Dan Henderson launches a couples of jabs and then a big hook!
Le blocks and tries to circle around his opponent looking for angles.
Cung Le chases Henderson and launches a few perfect strikes
Here we go! Henderson steps backwards when those punches connect with his face
Henderson's Right cheek is bruised after the punishement he's received!
Lightning fast low kick from Le!
Loud pop! I'm sure that hurts!
The clock says 0:45 in the 5 round
Cung Le moves forward looking for a hole in his opponent's defense.
Good front kick from Le!
Henderson stumbles backwards after that one!
Steve Mazzagatti is asking Henderson to defend himself! Steve Mazzagatti jumps in between the fighters and stops the punishment for Henderson.
Winner is Cung Le by TKO (Front kick) at 0:58 Round 5
Statistics: Cung Le
Punches 15/21 (71%)
Kicks 8/10 (80%)
Clinch strikes 0/0 (0%)
Takedowns 1/3 (33%)
GnP strikes 1/6 (17%)
Submissions 0/0 (0%)
Clinch Attempts 0/0 (0%)
Time on the ground 672 s
Statistics: Dan Henderson
Punches 24/35 (69%)
Kicks 0/1 (0%)
Clinch strikes 4/9 (44%)
Takedowns 2/2 (100%)
GnP strikes 18/24 (75%)
Submissions 1/1 (100%)
Clinch Attempts 1/1 (100%)
Time on the ground 650 s
Holy shit. This was a BIG comeback for Cung. He was getting TDed and GnPed almost at will be Henderson, so I actually lost interest and started reading my Playboy Subscription Renewal Offer Notice. The domination was pretty clear, and the only thing keeping Cung in there was his jacked up toughness. Then I looked up to see if it had died yet, and Henderson's health was at about 16%. WHAHHHH, I said, and I watched, as Cung continued to work his striking game, and Hendo continued to be rocked, shocked, and uncocked. A front kick to finish up is a great finish to this great fight too. A little bit epic, if I do say so myself. Hendo is a monster. As is Cung.