Post by The Sandmen on Dec 20, 2013 14:48:27 GMT -5
Dan Henderson looks like he has been waiting for this fight forever.
Chael Sonnen is calm in his corner. He looks convinced of his abilities.
This is the first time they meet inside the cage
Dan Henderson is the better fighter in my opinion. It would be an upset if he loses today.
Chael Sonnen comes with a 3 fight losing streak.
The referee of the bout is Herb Dean.
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Round 1
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Henderson and Sonnen move forward as the bell signals the beginning of the fight!
The clock says 0:10 in the 1 round
Dan Henderson fakes a move and launches a nice uppercut
it lands on Sonnen's chin
Henderson decides to launch some tentative punches
Dan Henderson takes the best of a brief punching exchange.
Sonnen's Chin is beginning to swell
The clock says 0:25 in the 1 round
Sonnen grabs his opponent by the waist and tries to take the fight to the ground
Great takedown by Chael Sonnen
Chael Sonnen is in open guard over Henderson
Sonnen tries to move to full mount
Sonnen's ground game is not enough to provide him any advantage
Chael Sonnen is in open guard over Henderson
Henderson tries to close his guard around Sonnen
He succeeds!
Chael Sonnen is in closed guard over Henderson
Sonnen is in closed guard... Henderson tries to roll on the ground!
Chael Sonnen uses his leg to keep his position on the ground
Poorly executed technique. Chael Sonnen looks to counter!
Chael Sonnen tries to open Henderson's guard...
Henderson breaks the lock and covers himself from Sonnen's punches
Chael Sonnen is in closed guard over Henderson
Chael Sonnen is looking to pass Dan Henderson's guard...
Chael Sonnen gets his hips free and moves to half guard.
Chael Sonnen is in half guard over Henderson
Dan Henderson tries to close the guard.
Henderson put Chael Sonnen in closed guard.
Chael Sonnen is in closed guard over Henderson
Sonnen tries to escape from the closed guard
Chael Sonnen any adventage in the ground.
Henderson is trying to counter now!
Sonnen is in closed guard... Henderson tries to roll on the ground!
Nice reversal! He is now in full mount over Chael Sonnen!
Dan Henderson is in full mount over Chael Sonnen
Dan Henderson wants to finish his opponent on the ground
Henderson drills Chael Sonnen's face with a huge right hand! What an impact!
Sonnen's Nose is bruised after the punishement he's received!
Dan Henderson is in full mount over Chael Sonnen
Chael Sonnen tries to roll to his side and trap Dan Henderson in his guard...
Chael Sonnen gets his hip out and moves to full guard.
Dan Henderson is in open guard over Sonnen
Dan Henderson aggressively and repeatedly punches Sonnen.
He needs to do something soon or the referee will stop the fight!
Dan Henderson is in open guard over Sonnen
Dan Henderson pushes Chael Sonnen against the fence and then tries to improve his position.
Henderson jumps and tries to free his leg! Sonnen doesn't allow this but Dan Henderson is able to get half guard here.
The clock says 2:30 in the 1 round
Dan Henderson is in half guard over Sonnen
Henderson launches a few fake punches and tries to escape!
Chael Sonnen is not able to stop Sonnen ground skills and Dan Henderson moves to side mount!
The clock says 2:40 in the 1 round
Dan Henderson is in side mount over Chael Sonnen
The fight was awfully one sided. Matchmakers should take this into account for future fights.
Chael Sonnen attempts to trap Dan Henderson in his guard.
Chael Sonnen manages to switch to half guard.
Dan Henderson is in half guard over Sonnen
Sonnen tries to stand up!
Henderson doesn't allow him!
Dan Henderson is in half guard over Sonnen
Dan Henderson was tooling Chael Sonnen for the whole fight. I don't know if it's because Chael Sonnen lack of fighting spirit or just of skill.
Henderson launches a few fake punches and tries to escape!
Chael Sonnen is not able to stop Sonnen ground skills and Dan Henderson moves to side mount!
Dan Henderson is in side mount over Chael Sonnen
Dan Henderson looks to mount Chael Sonnen...
Dan Henderson slides his knee across and gets to mount.
Dan Henderson is in full mount over Chael Sonnen
Chael Sonnen 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
Henderson tries to stand up!
he is now on his feet
Both fighters continue the fight on their feet. You can hear how the people agree with that decision.
A right hand from Dan Henderson
surprises Sonnen!
Henderson is holding Chael Sonnen's right leg... He's trying to take him down.
Chael Sonnen loses balance and goes to the ground.
Dan Henderson is in side mount over Chael Sonnen
Sonnen tries to show some ground skills
Henderson uses his strength to keep Henderson at a disadvantage
Dan Henderson is in side mount over Chael Sonnen
Dan Henderson moves to better his position on the ground...
Dan Henderson viciously slams hammer blows to Sonnen's face!
Sonnen has a small cut in his Forehead
The clock says 4:20 in the 1 round
Dan Henderson is in side mount over Chael Sonnen
Dan Henderson throws down elbows...
He's tearing up Sonnen's face with those brutal elbows! Sonnen needs to do something! The referee is threatening to stop it!
That punishment by Dan Henderson has left Sonnen staggered! Dan Henderson should try push forward now and finish this!
Dan Henderson is in side mount over Chael Sonnen
Good looking punches from Dan Henderson on the ground
They could take their toll on Sonnen.
Herb Dean has seen enough! The fight is over! Sonnen was not intelligently defending himself!
Sonnen has a small cut in his Mouth
Winner is Dan Henderson by TKO (GnP) at 4:46 Round 1
Statistics: Dan Henderson
Punches 4/5 (80%)
Kicks 0/0 (0%)
Clinch strikes 0/0 (0%)
Takedowns 1/1 (100%)
GnP strikes 16/17 (94%)
Submissions 0/0 (0%)
Clinch Attempts 0/0 (0%)
Time on the ground 224 s
Statistics: Chael Sonnen
Punches 0/1 (0%)
Kicks 0/0 (0%)
Clinch strikes 0/0 (0%)
Takedowns 1/1 (100%)
GnP strikes 0/6 (0%)
Submissions 0/0 (0%)
Clinch Attempts 0/0 (0%)
Time on the ground 224 s
2 friends. 1 destruction. 0 Chael Sonnen
Chael Sonnen is calm in his corner. He looks convinced of his abilities.
This is the first time they meet inside the cage
Dan Henderson is the better fighter in my opinion. It would be an upset if he loses today.
Chael Sonnen comes with a 3 fight losing streak.
The referee of the bout is Herb Dean.
=========================================
Round 1
=========================================
Henderson and Sonnen move forward as the bell signals the beginning of the fight!
The clock says 0:10 in the 1 round
Dan Henderson fakes a move and launches a nice uppercut
it lands on Sonnen's chin
Henderson decides to launch some tentative punches
Dan Henderson takes the best of a brief punching exchange.
Sonnen's Chin is beginning to swell
The clock says 0:25 in the 1 round
Sonnen grabs his opponent by the waist and tries to take the fight to the ground
Great takedown by Chael Sonnen
Chael Sonnen is in open guard over Henderson
Sonnen tries to move to full mount
Sonnen's ground game is not enough to provide him any advantage
Chael Sonnen is in open guard over Henderson
Henderson tries to close his guard around Sonnen
He succeeds!
Chael Sonnen is in closed guard over Henderson
Sonnen is in closed guard... Henderson tries to roll on the ground!
Chael Sonnen uses his leg to keep his position on the ground
Poorly executed technique. Chael Sonnen looks to counter!
Chael Sonnen tries to open Henderson's guard...
Henderson breaks the lock and covers himself from Sonnen's punches
Chael Sonnen is in closed guard over Henderson
Chael Sonnen is looking to pass Dan Henderson's guard...
Chael Sonnen gets his hips free and moves to half guard.
Chael Sonnen is in half guard over Henderson
Dan Henderson tries to close the guard.
Henderson put Chael Sonnen in closed guard.
Chael Sonnen is in closed guard over Henderson
Sonnen tries to escape from the closed guard
Chael Sonnen any adventage in the ground.
Henderson is trying to counter now!
Sonnen is in closed guard... Henderson tries to roll on the ground!
Nice reversal! He is now in full mount over Chael Sonnen!
Dan Henderson is in full mount over Chael Sonnen
Dan Henderson wants to finish his opponent on the ground
Henderson drills Chael Sonnen's face with a huge right hand! What an impact!
Sonnen's Nose is bruised after the punishement he's received!
Dan Henderson is in full mount over Chael Sonnen
Chael Sonnen tries to roll to his side and trap Dan Henderson in his guard...
Chael Sonnen gets his hip out and moves to full guard.
Dan Henderson is in open guard over Sonnen
Dan Henderson aggressively and repeatedly punches Sonnen.
He needs to do something soon or the referee will stop the fight!
Dan Henderson is in open guard over Sonnen
Dan Henderson pushes Chael Sonnen against the fence and then tries to improve his position.
Henderson jumps and tries to free his leg! Sonnen doesn't allow this but Dan Henderson is able to get half guard here.
The clock says 2:30 in the 1 round
Dan Henderson is in half guard over Sonnen
Henderson launches a few fake punches and tries to escape!
Chael Sonnen is not able to stop Sonnen ground skills and Dan Henderson moves to side mount!
The clock says 2:40 in the 1 round
Dan Henderson is in side mount over Chael Sonnen
The fight was awfully one sided. Matchmakers should take this into account for future fights.
Chael Sonnen attempts to trap Dan Henderson in his guard.
Chael Sonnen manages to switch to half guard.
Dan Henderson is in half guard over Sonnen
Sonnen tries to stand up!
Henderson doesn't allow him!
Dan Henderson is in half guard over Sonnen
Dan Henderson was tooling Chael Sonnen for the whole fight. I don't know if it's because Chael Sonnen lack of fighting spirit or just of skill.
Henderson launches a few fake punches and tries to escape!
Chael Sonnen is not able to stop Sonnen ground skills and Dan Henderson moves to side mount!
Dan Henderson is in side mount over Chael Sonnen
Dan Henderson looks to mount Chael Sonnen...
Dan Henderson slides his knee across and gets to mount.
Dan Henderson is in full mount over Chael Sonnen
Chael Sonnen 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
Henderson tries to stand up!
he is now on his feet
Both fighters continue the fight on their feet. You can hear how the people agree with that decision.
A right hand from Dan Henderson
surprises Sonnen!
Henderson is holding Chael Sonnen's right leg... He's trying to take him down.
Chael Sonnen loses balance and goes to the ground.
Dan Henderson is in side mount over Chael Sonnen
Sonnen tries to show some ground skills
Henderson uses his strength to keep Henderson at a disadvantage
Dan Henderson is in side mount over Chael Sonnen
Dan Henderson moves to better his position on the ground...
Dan Henderson viciously slams hammer blows to Sonnen's face!
Sonnen has a small cut in his Forehead
The clock says 4:20 in the 1 round
Dan Henderson is in side mount over Chael Sonnen
Dan Henderson throws down elbows...
He's tearing up Sonnen's face with those brutal elbows! Sonnen needs to do something! The referee is threatening to stop it!
That punishment by Dan Henderson has left Sonnen staggered! Dan Henderson should try push forward now and finish this!
Dan Henderson is in side mount over Chael Sonnen
Good looking punches from Dan Henderson on the ground
They could take their toll on Sonnen.
Herb Dean has seen enough! The fight is over! Sonnen was not intelligently defending himself!
Sonnen has a small cut in his Mouth
Winner is Dan Henderson by TKO (GnP) at 4:46 Round 1
Statistics: Dan Henderson
Punches 4/5 (80%)
Kicks 0/0 (0%)
Clinch strikes 0/0 (0%)
Takedowns 1/1 (100%)
GnP strikes 16/17 (94%)
Submissions 0/0 (0%)
Clinch Attempts 0/0 (0%)
Time on the ground 224 s
Statistics: Chael Sonnen
Punches 0/1 (0%)
Kicks 0/0 (0%)
Clinch strikes 0/0 (0%)
Takedowns 1/1 (100%)
GnP strikes 0/6 (0%)
Submissions 0/0 (0%)
Clinch Attempts 0/0 (0%)
Time on the ground 224 s
2 friends. 1 destruction. 0 Chael Sonnen