Post by The Sandmen on Mar 9, 2015 17:04:58 GMT -5
Frank Shamrock doesn't look concerned about anything his opponent brings to the table.
Dan Henderson looks calm but knows he has a tough fight coming up.
This is the first time they meet inside the cage
The bets gives an equal chance to both fighters to score the win today.
Frank Shamrock comes with a 2 fight losing streak.
The referee of the bout is Josh Rosenthal.
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Round 1
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The bell announces the first round!
The two exchange wildly
Henderson is connecting with a few punches
Frank grabs his opponent by the waist and tries to take the fight to the ground
Great takedown by Frank Shamrock
Frank Shamrock is in open guard over Henderson
Frank Shamrock tries to pass to half guard...
Dan Henderson's closes his guard to prevent the pass.
Frank Shamrock is in closed guard over Henderson
Frank is in closed guard... Henderson tries to roll on the ground!
Frank Shamrock uses his leg to keep his position on the ground
Frank tries to get some advantage after his opponent miss move...
Frank struggles on the ground and tries to break Dan Henderson's guard...
Henderson doesn't want to free his opponent and Frank continues in closed guard
Frank Shamrock is in closed guard over Henderson
Frank is in closed guard... Henderson tries to roll on the ground!
Nice reversal! He is now in full mount over Frank Shamrock!
Dan Henderson is in full mount over Frank Shamrock
Frank has a high cardio that helps him make great performances.
Frank Shamrock tries to roll on the ground...
Henderson knows how to keep his advantage on the ground.
Frank Shamrock gets sloppy and Dan Henderson tries to take advantage...
Henderson throws a few hammer fists to the face of Frank Shamrock
Solid shots!
Dan Henderson is in full mount over Frank Shamrock
Henderson tries to keep hs position while looking to maybe begin a pounding session...
Dan Henderson controls the situation despite Frank Shamrock efforts for escaping from the full mount.
Dan Henderson is in full mount over Frank Shamrock
Frank Shamrock tries to roll to his side and trap Dan Henderson in his guard...
Frank Shamrock gets his hip out and moves to full guard.
Dan Henderson is in full mount over Frank Shamrock
Not a desiderable position that Frank is in now. Dan Henderson is well knowed for his strong and relentless GnP.
Good looking punches from Dan Henderson on the ground
They could take their toll on Frank.
Dan Henderson is in full mount over Frank Shamrock
Frank 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.
Frank tries to escape from the full mount...
Dan Henderson is not caught off guard and moves to side mount to keep his superior position.
The clock says 1:55 in the 1 round
Dan Henderson is in side mount over Frank Shamrock
Dan Henderson hovers above Frank
Good punches to Frank's body.
Dan Henderson is in side mount over Frank Shamrock
Henderson works on the ground with his fingers over Frank's face
He seems to have encountered the eye! What a classless move!
Josh Rosenthal didn't see that!
Dan Henderson is in side mount over Frank Shamrock
Frank tries to stand up!
he is now on his feet
Josh Rosenthal halts the fight to stand up Frank Shamrock. 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.
Frank Shamrock takes a few seconds to recover his breath...
Henderson tries some clinching in order to control the fight...
Well done. Henderson is clinching with Frank.
The clock says 2:55 in the 1 round
The fighters are clinching.
As the fight continues it seems that Dan Henderson is taking the best of the fight.
Brutal punches to Frank's face while in the clinch!
Frank can't take many more shots like those!
Both fighters are tied in a clinch.
Frank struggles and launches a few punches to Henderson's head
Nothing from this... Frank Shamrock seems frustrated.
The fighters are clinching.
Sick uppercut from the clinch by Dan Henderson!
That one almost breaks Frank's chin! He is knocked down!
Henderson is standing while Frank is on the ground on his back
The fight was awfully one sided. Matchmakers should take this into account for future fights.
Frank Shamrock launches an up-kick intended for Dan Henderson's head...
Henderson leans out of the way.
Henderson is standing while Frank is on the ground on his back
Frank Shamrock kicks his legs trying to keep Dan Henderson away.
No damage done by those kicks.
Henderson is standing while Frank is on the ground on his back
The fight was awfully one sided. Matchmakers should take this into account for future fights.
Frank tries to hit Dan Henderson with a kick to his knee from the ground.
Nice kick. Henderson steps backwards trying to find a way to use his advantage now.
Henderson is standing while Frank is on the ground on his back
Frank tries to hit Dan Henderson with a kick to his knee from the ground.
Henderson dodges that
Frank Shamrock gets sloppy and Dan Henderson tries to take advantage...
Henderson opts to jump inside Frank's guard.
Frank didn't see that coming. Dan Henderson is in open guard over Frank now.
Dan Henderson is in open guard over Frank
Henderson throws a few hammer fists to the face of Frank Shamrock
Solid shots!
Dan Henderson is in open guard over Frank
Frank tries to close his guard around Henderson
He succeeds!
Dan Henderson is in closed guard over Frank
Henderson gets a good position on the ground. ..
Frank holds Dan Henderson arms and counters his opponent punches.
Dan Henderson is in closed guard over Frank
Deep breaths from Frank Shamrock who tries a hammer punch to Henderson's ribs.
Henderson blocks those punches
Henderson is trying to counter now!
Henderson tries to open up Frank Shamrock's defense faking a few punches.
He is aggressively and repeatedly punching Frank in the side of the head
Frank's Forehead is beginning to swell
Dan Henderson is in closed guard over Frank
Dan Henderson looks to posture up and open Frank Shamrock's guard...
Dan Henderson forces Frank Shamrock to open his guard.
Josh Rosenthal separates the fighters as the round concludes. The fighters shake hands as they head back to their corners.
That was a close round.
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Round 2
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Dan Henderson was tooling Frank Shamrock for the whole fight. I don't know if it's because Frank Shamrock lack of fighting spirit or just of skill.
Frank Shamrock tries to bring the fight to the ground
Henderson won't budge, forcing Frank to pull guard.
Dan Henderson is in closed guard over Frank
Frank shows no signs of slowing down. He's in great shape.
Henderson is in closed guard... Frank tries to roll on the ground!
Dan Henderson uses his leg to keep his position on the ground
The referee decides to stand up the fighters since there was not much action on the ground.
Both fighters have climbed to their feet and they continue the fight standing. The people who are watching this in SkyDome (Toronto, Ontario) are cheering for the fighters.
The clock says 0:30 in the 2 round
Frank avoids a dangerous strike from Henderson
and counters with a solid straight!
Dan Henderson tries to bring the fight to the ground
Frank goes down.
Dan Henderson is in open guard over Frank
Dan Henderson tries to pass to half guard...
Frank Shamrock can't prevent his opponent from passing. Henderson looks to work from half guard.
Dan Henderson is in half guard over Frank
Henderson tries to free his leg...
He moves to side mount!
Dan Henderson is in side mount over Frank Shamrock
Dan Henderson looks to mount Frank Shamrock...
Dan Henderson slides his knee across and gets to mount.
Dan Henderson is in full mount over Frank Shamrock
Henderson throws a few hammer fists to the face of Frank Shamrock
Solid shots!
There is a small laceration on Frank Shamrock's Chin
Dan Henderson is in full mount over Frank Shamrock
Dan Henderson was tooling Frank Shamrock for the whole fight. I don't know if it's because Frank Shamrock lack of fighting spirit or just of skill.
Dan Henderson throws the leg over and rolls it over into an armbar!
Frank's left arm is getting wrenched, it appears to be injured
That Armbar from Dan Henderson appears to be unbreakable
Frank breaks the lock showing some skills...
Dan Henderson is in full mount over Frank Shamrock
Henderson tries to keep hs position while looking to maybe begin a pounding session...
Dan Henderson controls the situation despite Frank Shamrock efforts for escaping from the full mount.
Dan Henderson is in full mount over Frank Shamrock
Henderson launches a barrage of elbows over Frank's face!
Those elbows may finish the fight soon if Frank doesn't fight back!
Frank's Right cheek is beginning to swell
Dan Henderson is in full mount over Frank Shamrock
Henderson positions himself for a round of ground and pound and tries to finish the fight with some precise elbows!
One, two, three! Frank's being punished here!
The clock says 1:55 in the 2 round
Dan Henderson is in full mount over Frank Shamrock
Henderson positions himself for a round of ground and pound and tries to finish the fight with some precise elbows!
One, two, three! Frank's being punished here!
Josh Rosenthal has seen enough! The fight is over! Frank was not intelligently defending himself!
Frank's Right eye is beginning to swell
Frank has a small cut in his Right eye
Winner is Dan Henderson by TKO (Elbows) at 2:04 Round 2
Statistics: Frank Shamrock
Punches 1/4 (25%)
Kicks 0/0 (0%)
Clinch strikes 0/3 (0%)
Takedowns 1/2 (50%)
GnP strikes 0/1 (0%)
Submissions 0/0 (0%)
Clinch Attempts 0/0 (0%)
Time on the ground 297 s
Statistics: Dan Henderson
Punches 3/4 (75%)
Kicks 0/0 (0%)
Clinch strikes 6/7 (86%)
Takedowns 1/1 (100%)
GnP strikes 31/38 (82%)
Submissions 1/1 (100%)
Clinch Attempts 1/1 (100%)
Time on the ground 255 s
Shamrock had moments, which I am unconvinced anyone suspected, but Hendo is perhaps the most legit non-champion we have right now.
Dan Henderson looks calm but knows he has a tough fight coming up.
This is the first time they meet inside the cage
The bets gives an equal chance to both fighters to score the win today.
Frank Shamrock comes with a 2 fight losing streak.
The referee of the bout is Josh Rosenthal.
=========================================
Round 1
=========================================
The bell announces the first round!
The two exchange wildly
Henderson is connecting with a few punches
Frank grabs his opponent by the waist and tries to take the fight to the ground
Great takedown by Frank Shamrock
Frank Shamrock is in open guard over Henderson
Frank Shamrock tries to pass to half guard...
Dan Henderson's closes his guard to prevent the pass.
Frank Shamrock is in closed guard over Henderson
Frank is in closed guard... Henderson tries to roll on the ground!
Frank Shamrock uses his leg to keep his position on the ground
Frank tries to get some advantage after his opponent miss move...
Frank struggles on the ground and tries to break Dan Henderson's guard...
Henderson doesn't want to free his opponent and Frank continues in closed guard
Frank Shamrock is in closed guard over Henderson
Frank is in closed guard... Henderson tries to roll on the ground!
Nice reversal! He is now in full mount over Frank Shamrock!
Dan Henderson is in full mount over Frank Shamrock
Frank has a high cardio that helps him make great performances.
Frank Shamrock tries to roll on the ground...
Henderson knows how to keep his advantage on the ground.
Frank Shamrock gets sloppy and Dan Henderson tries to take advantage...
Henderson throws a few hammer fists to the face of Frank Shamrock
Solid shots!
Dan Henderson is in full mount over Frank Shamrock
Henderson tries to keep hs position while looking to maybe begin a pounding session...
Dan Henderson controls the situation despite Frank Shamrock efforts for escaping from the full mount.
Dan Henderson is in full mount over Frank Shamrock
Frank Shamrock tries to roll to his side and trap Dan Henderson in his guard...
Frank Shamrock gets his hip out and moves to full guard.
Dan Henderson is in full mount over Frank Shamrock
Not a desiderable position that Frank is in now. Dan Henderson is well knowed for his strong and relentless GnP.
Good looking punches from Dan Henderson on the ground
They could take their toll on Frank.
Dan Henderson is in full mount over Frank Shamrock
Frank 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.
Frank tries to escape from the full mount...
Dan Henderson is not caught off guard and moves to side mount to keep his superior position.
The clock says 1:55 in the 1 round
Dan Henderson is in side mount over Frank Shamrock
Dan Henderson hovers above Frank
Good punches to Frank's body.
Dan Henderson is in side mount over Frank Shamrock
Henderson works on the ground with his fingers over Frank's face
He seems to have encountered the eye! What a classless move!
Josh Rosenthal didn't see that!
Dan Henderson is in side mount over Frank Shamrock
Frank tries to stand up!
he is now on his feet
Josh Rosenthal halts the fight to stand up Frank Shamrock. 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.
Frank Shamrock takes a few seconds to recover his breath...
Henderson tries some clinching in order to control the fight...
Well done. Henderson is clinching with Frank.
The clock says 2:55 in the 1 round
The fighters are clinching.
As the fight continues it seems that Dan Henderson is taking the best of the fight.
Brutal punches to Frank's face while in the clinch!
Frank can't take many more shots like those!
Both fighters are tied in a clinch.
Frank struggles and launches a few punches to Henderson's head
Nothing from this... Frank Shamrock seems frustrated.
The fighters are clinching.
Sick uppercut from the clinch by Dan Henderson!
That one almost breaks Frank's chin! He is knocked down!
Henderson is standing while Frank is on the ground on his back
The fight was awfully one sided. Matchmakers should take this into account for future fights.
Frank Shamrock launches an up-kick intended for Dan Henderson's head...
Henderson leans out of the way.
Henderson is standing while Frank is on the ground on his back
Frank Shamrock kicks his legs trying to keep Dan Henderson away.
No damage done by those kicks.
Henderson is standing while Frank is on the ground on his back
The fight was awfully one sided. Matchmakers should take this into account for future fights.
Frank tries to hit Dan Henderson with a kick to his knee from the ground.
Nice kick. Henderson steps backwards trying to find a way to use his advantage now.
Henderson is standing while Frank is on the ground on his back
Frank tries to hit Dan Henderson with a kick to his knee from the ground.
Henderson dodges that
Frank Shamrock gets sloppy and Dan Henderson tries to take advantage...
Henderson opts to jump inside Frank's guard.
Frank didn't see that coming. Dan Henderson is in open guard over Frank now.
Dan Henderson is in open guard over Frank
Henderson throws a few hammer fists to the face of Frank Shamrock
Solid shots!
Dan Henderson is in open guard over Frank
Frank tries to close his guard around Henderson
He succeeds!
Dan Henderson is in closed guard over Frank
Henderson gets a good position on the ground. ..
Frank holds Dan Henderson arms and counters his opponent punches.
Dan Henderson is in closed guard over Frank
Deep breaths from Frank Shamrock who tries a hammer punch to Henderson's ribs.
Henderson blocks those punches
Henderson is trying to counter now!
Henderson tries to open up Frank Shamrock's defense faking a few punches.
He is aggressively and repeatedly punching Frank in the side of the head
Frank's Forehead is beginning to swell
Dan Henderson is in closed guard over Frank
Dan Henderson looks to posture up and open Frank Shamrock's guard...
Dan Henderson forces Frank Shamrock to open his guard.
Josh Rosenthal separates the fighters as the round concludes. The fighters shake hands as they head back to their corners.
That was a close round.
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Round 2
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Dan Henderson was tooling Frank Shamrock for the whole fight. I don't know if it's because Frank Shamrock lack of fighting spirit or just of skill.
Frank Shamrock tries to bring the fight to the ground
Henderson won't budge, forcing Frank to pull guard.
Dan Henderson is in closed guard over Frank
Frank shows no signs of slowing down. He's in great shape.
Henderson is in closed guard... Frank tries to roll on the ground!
Dan Henderson uses his leg to keep his position on the ground
The referee decides to stand up the fighters since there was not much action on the ground.
Both fighters have climbed to their feet and they continue the fight standing. The people who are watching this in SkyDome (Toronto, Ontario) are cheering for the fighters.
The clock says 0:30 in the 2 round
Frank avoids a dangerous strike from Henderson
and counters with a solid straight!
Dan Henderson tries to bring the fight to the ground
Frank goes down.
Dan Henderson is in open guard over Frank
Dan Henderson tries to pass to half guard...
Frank Shamrock can't prevent his opponent from passing. Henderson looks to work from half guard.
Dan Henderson is in half guard over Frank
Henderson tries to free his leg...
He moves to side mount!
Dan Henderson is in side mount over Frank Shamrock
Dan Henderson looks to mount Frank Shamrock...
Dan Henderson slides his knee across and gets to mount.
Dan Henderson is in full mount over Frank Shamrock
Henderson throws a few hammer fists to the face of Frank Shamrock
Solid shots!
There is a small laceration on Frank Shamrock's Chin
Dan Henderson is in full mount over Frank Shamrock
Dan Henderson was tooling Frank Shamrock for the whole fight. I don't know if it's because Frank Shamrock lack of fighting spirit or just of skill.
Dan Henderson throws the leg over and rolls it over into an armbar!
Frank's left arm is getting wrenched, it appears to be injured
That Armbar from Dan Henderson appears to be unbreakable
Frank breaks the lock showing some skills...
Dan Henderson is in full mount over Frank Shamrock
Henderson tries to keep hs position while looking to maybe begin a pounding session...
Dan Henderson controls the situation despite Frank Shamrock efforts for escaping from the full mount.
Dan Henderson is in full mount over Frank Shamrock
Henderson launches a barrage of elbows over Frank's face!
Those elbows may finish the fight soon if Frank doesn't fight back!
Frank's Right cheek is beginning to swell
Dan Henderson is in full mount over Frank Shamrock
Henderson positions himself for a round of ground and pound and tries to finish the fight with some precise elbows!
One, two, three! Frank's being punished here!
The clock says 1:55 in the 2 round
Dan Henderson is in full mount over Frank Shamrock
Henderson positions himself for a round of ground and pound and tries to finish the fight with some precise elbows!
One, two, three! Frank's being punished here!
Josh Rosenthal has seen enough! The fight is over! Frank was not intelligently defending himself!
Frank's Right eye is beginning to swell
Frank has a small cut in his Right eye
Winner is Dan Henderson by TKO (Elbows) at 2:04 Round 2
Statistics: Frank Shamrock
Punches 1/4 (25%)
Kicks 0/0 (0%)
Clinch strikes 0/3 (0%)
Takedowns 1/2 (50%)
GnP strikes 0/1 (0%)
Submissions 0/0 (0%)
Clinch Attempts 0/0 (0%)
Time on the ground 297 s
Statistics: Dan Henderson
Punches 3/4 (75%)
Kicks 0/0 (0%)
Clinch strikes 6/7 (86%)
Takedowns 1/1 (100%)
GnP strikes 31/38 (82%)
Submissions 1/1 (100%)
Clinch Attempts 1/1 (100%)
Time on the ground 255 s
Shamrock had moments, which I am unconvinced anyone suspected, but Hendo is perhaps the most legit non-champion we have right now.