Post by The Sandmen on Sept 17, 2012 16:34:01 GMT -5
Dan Henderson 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.
Gegard Mousasi looks a bit uneasy. Hopefully this doesn't affect his performance.
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 Josh Rosenthal.
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Round 1
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Dan Henderson and Gegard Mousasi touch gloves in the center to get this fight started!
Gegard Mousasi tries a hook to the body
and hits Henderson's ribs hard
Gegard Mousasi moves forward looking for a hole in his opponent's defense.
Gegard Mousasi tries a nice one-two combination
He scores!
Henderson looks to be in very good shape.
Dan Henderson fakes a punch and launches himself over Gegard Mousasi
Great move by Henderson who pushes his opponent under a troublesome thai clinch
Mousasi doesn't want to clinch as he ducks under Dan Henderson embrace and tries to move away...
Dan Henderson pushes Mousasi forward and doesn't allow him to break the clinch.
The fighters are clinching.
Brutal punches to Mousasi's face while in the clinch!
Mousasi can't take many more shots like those!
Mousasi's Left cheek is beginning to swell
The clock says 0:50 in the 1 round
Both fighters are tied in a clinch.
Gegard Mousasi seems fresh. He may still have a lot of gas in his tank.
Gegard Mousasi slightly pushes Henderson into the fence and tries to calm down the action.
Josh Rosenthal separates the fighters and tells them to continue fighting.
These two fighters are showing each other a ton of respect.
Mousasi moves backwards and Dan Henderson is asking him if he came today for fighting or running.
Mousasi is holding Dan Henderson's right leg... He's trying to take him down.
Dan Henderson loses balance and goes to the ground.
The clock says 1:25 in the 1 round
Gegard Mousasi is in side mount over Dan Henderson
Mousasi works on the ground with his fingers over Henderson's face
Henderson shakes his head and continues fighting on the ground.
Gegard Mousasi is in side mount over Dan Henderson
Henderson measures the resilience of Mousasi's ribs with a couple of big punches from guard.
Mousasi blocks the hits as he works on the ground.
Gegard Mousasi is in side mount over Dan Henderson
Dan Henderson launches a few punches to Mousasi's cheek from the guard.
Those punches sure are annoying because Mousasi tries to cover his face,
Gegard Mousasi is in side mount over Dan Henderson
Henderson is taking this opportunity to rest.
Gegard Mousasi is in side mount over Dan Henderson
Dan Henderson attempts to trap Gegard Mousasi in his guard.
Dan Henderson manages to switch to full guard.
The clock says 2:10 in the 1 round
Gegard Mousasi is in open guard over Henderson
Not a desiderable position that Mousasi is in now. Dan Henderson is well knowed for his strong and relentless GnP.
Henderson tries to close his guard around Mousasi
He succeeds!
Gegard Mousasi is in closed guard over Henderson
Gegard Mousasi launches a few punches to Henderson
Henderson covers himself well and then rolls on the ground. Great reversal!
Gegard Mousasi gets sloppy and Dan Henderson tries to take advantage...
Henderson measures the resilience of Mousasi's ribs with a couple of big punches from guard.
Those hits are leaving hitches in Mousasi's side.
Crushing shot to Mousasi's body! He's holding his side
Gegard Mousasi is in closed guard over Henderson
Dan Henderson launches a few punches to Mousasi's cheek from the guard.
Those punches sure are annoying because Mousasi tries to cover his face,
Gegard Mousasi is in closed guard over Henderson
Gegard Mousasi 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
Josh Rosenthal halts the fight to stand up Gegard Mousasi . 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.
The clock says 2:55 in the 1 round
Solid jabs from Gegard Mousasi .
Nice punches.
Henderson's Mouth is beginning to swell
Mousasi wants to close the range and tries to grapple...
Henderson doesn't want anything like this as he moves backwards
Gegard Mousasi is slowing the pace of the fight a bit and circles around his opponent.
Gegard Mousasi fakes a move and launches a nice uppercut
it lands on Henderson's chin
Dan Henderson fakes a move and launches a liver kick!
Mousasi blocks and pushes his opponent.
The clock says 3:35 in the 1 round
Henderson moves forward looking for some action
Dan Henderson shows some wrestling skills as he put his opponent in a double overhook!
The fighters are clinching.
Henderson is launching some bone breaking punches to Mousasi's ribs while in the clinch.
Wow. You can see the pain in Gegard Mousasi 's eyes.
The fighters are clinching.
The fight was awfully one sided. Matchmakers should take this into account for future fights.
Mousasi is launching some bone breaking punches to Henderson's ribs while in the clinch.
Wow. You can see the pain in Dan Henderson's eyes.
The fighters are clinching.
Mousasi jump forward with his knee rising
Dan Hendersonsaw that coming and move away from danger
Josh Rosenthal separates the fighters and tells them to continue fighting.
Mousasi grabs his opponent by the waist and tries to take the fight to the ground
Henderson struggles... Gegard Mousasi is unable to take him down
Poorly executed technique. Dan Henderson looks to counter!
Mousasi throws a lazy kick
Henderson dodges and fires an uppercut that almost puts him in to orbit!
Mousasi's Left eye is bruised after the punishement he's received!
There is a small laceration on Gegard Mousasi 's Left eye
The clock says 4:30 in the 1 round
Mousasi looks for angles as he throws a few jabs that are countered by Dan Henderson's punches
Mousasi measures the resilience of Henderson's chin with an uppercut while Henderson lands some great crosses.
Mousasi jumps over his opponent and tries to grapple
Henderson sees what was coming and ducks under his opponent and moves aside
Mousasi decides to launch some tentative punches
Dan Henderson takes the best of a brief punching exchange.
Gegard Mousasi fires an unorthodox punch to Henderson's torso
that goes wide.
The referee separates the fighters as the buzzer sounds.
This round is clearly for Dan Henderson.
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Round 2
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Dan Henderson throws a looping right hand...
That lands on Mousasi's chin! That stops Mousasi in his tracks!
Mousasi's Left eye is beginning to swell
The clock says 0:25 in the 2 round
Dan Henderson launches a couples of jabs and then a big hook!
Mousasi blocks the jabs but the last punch hits hard on Gegard Mousasi 's cheek! Mousasi stumbles and the falls to the mat!
There is a small laceration on Gegard Mousasi 's Left cheek
Henderson is standing while Mousasi is on the ground on his back
Dan Henderson opts to go after his opponent and jumps inside Mousasi's guard.
Mousasi didn't see that coming. Henderson is in open guard over Mousasi now.
Dan Henderson is in open guard over Mousasi
Henderson tries to jump to side mount.
Gegard Mousasi closed his guard around Dan Henderson.
Dan Henderson is in side mount over Gegard Mousasi
Dan Henderson looks to mount Gegard Mousasi ...
Dan Henderson slides his knee across and gets to mount.
Dan Henderson is in full mount over Gegard Mousasi
Henderson is looking to end this fight with strikes
He starts to pound away at Gegard Mousasi , who is barely covering up!
Mousasi has a small cut in his Right eye
The clock says 1:10 in the 2 round
Dan Henderson is in full mount over Gegard Mousasi
Henderson catch Gegard Mousasi 's right arm and tries a kimura
You can see the pain reflected in Mousasi's eyes...
That kimura looks tight...
Gegard Mousasi holds his own arm and struggles until he gets free
Dan Henderson is in full mount over Gegard Mousasi
Dan Henderson fakes some punches
then lands a big punch to Mousasi's face!
Mousasi's Mouth is bruised after the punishement he's received!
Mousasi has a small cut in his Mouth
Dan Henderson is in full mount over Gegard Mousasi
Gegard Mousasi 's face is covered in blood. He may be having problems seeing as he wipes the blood out of his eyes.
Gegard Mousasi tries to roll on the ground...
Henderson knows how to keep his advantage on the ground.
Henderson is trying to counter now!
Henderson is looking to end this fight with strikes
He starts to pound away at Gegard Mousasi , who is barely covering up!
Mousasi's Nose is beginning to swell
There is a small laceration on Gegard Mousasi 's Nose
Gegard Mousasi seems hurt! He stumbles backwards and he's an easy target for Dan Henderson!
Dan Henderson is in full mount over Gegard Mousasi
Dan Henderson wants to finish his opponent on the ground
Henderson drills Gegard Mousasi 's face with a huge right hand! What an impact!
That brutal impact left Mousasi laid out on the mat! Dan Henderson's corner come in to congratulate him!
Mousasi's Nose is beginning to swell
Mousasi has a small cut in his Nose
Winner is Dan Henderson by KO (GnP) at 1:45 Round 2
Statistics: Dan Henderson
Punches 7/9 (78%)
Kicks 0/1 (0%)
Clinch strikes 7/8 (88%)
Takedowns 0/0 (0%)
GnP strikes 16/22 (73%)
Submissions 1/1 (100%)
Clinch Attempts 0/0 (0%)
Time on the ground 146 s
Statistics: Gegard Mousasi
Punches 7/9 (78%)
Kicks 0/0 (0%)
Clinch strikes 3/5 (60%)
Takedowns 1/2 (50%)
GnP strikes 0/4 (0%)
Submissions 0/0 (0%)
Clinch Attempts 0/0 (0%)
Time on the ground 153 s
Despite having similar records and similar streaks, this fight was a cake walk for Hendo and I kinda think most of us thought it would be. Gegard bores me. Whoever has him should swap him. That is my recommendation. Swap boring fighters that bore me. (Gegard took good damage though)
Gegard Mousasi looks a bit uneasy. Hopefully this doesn't affect his performance.
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 Josh Rosenthal.
=========================================
Round 1
=========================================
Dan Henderson and Gegard Mousasi touch gloves in the center to get this fight started!
Gegard Mousasi tries a hook to the body
and hits Henderson's ribs hard
Gegard Mousasi moves forward looking for a hole in his opponent's defense.
Gegard Mousasi tries a nice one-two combination
He scores!
Henderson looks to be in very good shape.
Dan Henderson fakes a punch and launches himself over Gegard Mousasi
Great move by Henderson who pushes his opponent under a troublesome thai clinch
Mousasi doesn't want to clinch as he ducks under Dan Henderson embrace and tries to move away...
Dan Henderson pushes Mousasi forward and doesn't allow him to break the clinch.
The fighters are clinching.
Brutal punches to Mousasi's face while in the clinch!
Mousasi can't take many more shots like those!
Mousasi's Left cheek is beginning to swell
The clock says 0:50 in the 1 round
Both fighters are tied in a clinch.
Gegard Mousasi seems fresh. He may still have a lot of gas in his tank.
Gegard Mousasi slightly pushes Henderson into the fence and tries to calm down the action.
Josh Rosenthal separates the fighters and tells them to continue fighting.
These two fighters are showing each other a ton of respect.
Mousasi moves backwards and Dan Henderson is asking him if he came today for fighting or running.
Mousasi is holding Dan Henderson's right leg... He's trying to take him down.
Dan Henderson loses balance and goes to the ground.
The clock says 1:25 in the 1 round
Gegard Mousasi is in side mount over Dan Henderson
Mousasi works on the ground with his fingers over Henderson's face
Henderson shakes his head and continues fighting on the ground.
Gegard Mousasi is in side mount over Dan Henderson
Henderson measures the resilience of Mousasi's ribs with a couple of big punches from guard.
Mousasi blocks the hits as he works on the ground.
Gegard Mousasi is in side mount over Dan Henderson
Dan Henderson launches a few punches to Mousasi's cheek from the guard.
Those punches sure are annoying because Mousasi tries to cover his face,
Gegard Mousasi is in side mount over Dan Henderson
Henderson is taking this opportunity to rest.
Gegard Mousasi is in side mount over Dan Henderson
Dan Henderson attempts to trap Gegard Mousasi in his guard.
Dan Henderson manages to switch to full guard.
The clock says 2:10 in the 1 round
Gegard Mousasi is in open guard over Henderson
Not a desiderable position that Mousasi is in now. Dan Henderson is well knowed for his strong and relentless GnP.
Henderson tries to close his guard around Mousasi
He succeeds!
Gegard Mousasi is in closed guard over Henderson
Gegard Mousasi launches a few punches to Henderson
Henderson covers himself well and then rolls on the ground. Great reversal!
Gegard Mousasi gets sloppy and Dan Henderson tries to take advantage...
Henderson measures the resilience of Mousasi's ribs with a couple of big punches from guard.
Those hits are leaving hitches in Mousasi's side.
Crushing shot to Mousasi's body! He's holding his side
Gegard Mousasi is in closed guard over Henderson
Dan Henderson launches a few punches to Mousasi's cheek from the guard.
Those punches sure are annoying because Mousasi tries to cover his face,
Gegard Mousasi is in closed guard over Henderson
Gegard Mousasi 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
Josh Rosenthal halts the fight to stand up Gegard Mousasi . 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.
The clock says 2:55 in the 1 round
Solid jabs from Gegard Mousasi .
Nice punches.
Henderson's Mouth is beginning to swell
Mousasi wants to close the range and tries to grapple...
Henderson doesn't want anything like this as he moves backwards
Gegard Mousasi is slowing the pace of the fight a bit and circles around his opponent.
Gegard Mousasi fakes a move and launches a nice uppercut
it lands on Henderson's chin
Dan Henderson fakes a move and launches a liver kick!
Mousasi blocks and pushes his opponent.
The clock says 3:35 in the 1 round
Henderson moves forward looking for some action
Dan Henderson shows some wrestling skills as he put his opponent in a double overhook!
The fighters are clinching.
Henderson is launching some bone breaking punches to Mousasi's ribs while in the clinch.
Wow. You can see the pain in Gegard Mousasi 's eyes.
The fighters are clinching.
The fight was awfully one sided. Matchmakers should take this into account for future fights.
Mousasi is launching some bone breaking punches to Henderson's ribs while in the clinch.
Wow. You can see the pain in Dan Henderson's eyes.
The fighters are clinching.
Mousasi jump forward with his knee rising
Dan Hendersonsaw that coming and move away from danger
Josh Rosenthal separates the fighters and tells them to continue fighting.
Mousasi grabs his opponent by the waist and tries to take the fight to the ground
Henderson struggles... Gegard Mousasi is unable to take him down
Poorly executed technique. Dan Henderson looks to counter!
Mousasi throws a lazy kick
Henderson dodges and fires an uppercut that almost puts him in to orbit!
Mousasi's Left eye is bruised after the punishement he's received!
There is a small laceration on Gegard Mousasi 's Left eye
The clock says 4:30 in the 1 round
Mousasi looks for angles as he throws a few jabs that are countered by Dan Henderson's punches
Mousasi measures the resilience of Henderson's chin with an uppercut while Henderson lands some great crosses.
Mousasi jumps over his opponent and tries to grapple
Henderson sees what was coming and ducks under his opponent and moves aside
Mousasi decides to launch some tentative punches
Dan Henderson takes the best of a brief punching exchange.
Gegard Mousasi fires an unorthodox punch to Henderson's torso
that goes wide.
The referee separates the fighters as the buzzer sounds.
This round is clearly for Dan Henderson.
=========================================
Round 2
=========================================
Dan Henderson throws a looping right hand...
That lands on Mousasi's chin! That stops Mousasi in his tracks!
Mousasi's Left eye is beginning to swell
The clock says 0:25 in the 2 round
Dan Henderson launches a couples of jabs and then a big hook!
Mousasi blocks the jabs but the last punch hits hard on Gegard Mousasi 's cheek! Mousasi stumbles and the falls to the mat!
There is a small laceration on Gegard Mousasi 's Left cheek
Henderson is standing while Mousasi is on the ground on his back
Dan Henderson opts to go after his opponent and jumps inside Mousasi's guard.
Mousasi didn't see that coming. Henderson is in open guard over Mousasi now.
Dan Henderson is in open guard over Mousasi
Henderson tries to jump to side mount.
Gegard Mousasi closed his guard around Dan Henderson.
Dan Henderson is in side mount over Gegard Mousasi
Dan Henderson looks to mount Gegard Mousasi ...
Dan Henderson slides his knee across and gets to mount.
Dan Henderson is in full mount over Gegard Mousasi
Henderson is looking to end this fight with strikes
He starts to pound away at Gegard Mousasi , who is barely covering up!
Mousasi has a small cut in his Right eye
The clock says 1:10 in the 2 round
Dan Henderson is in full mount over Gegard Mousasi
Henderson catch Gegard Mousasi 's right arm and tries a kimura
You can see the pain reflected in Mousasi's eyes...
That kimura looks tight...
Gegard Mousasi holds his own arm and struggles until he gets free
Dan Henderson is in full mount over Gegard Mousasi
Dan Henderson fakes some punches
then lands a big punch to Mousasi's face!
Mousasi's Mouth is bruised after the punishement he's received!
Mousasi has a small cut in his Mouth
Dan Henderson is in full mount over Gegard Mousasi
Gegard Mousasi 's face is covered in blood. He may be having problems seeing as he wipes the blood out of his eyes.
Gegard Mousasi tries to roll on the ground...
Henderson knows how to keep his advantage on the ground.
Henderson is trying to counter now!
Henderson is looking to end this fight with strikes
He starts to pound away at Gegard Mousasi , who is barely covering up!
Mousasi's Nose is beginning to swell
There is a small laceration on Gegard Mousasi 's Nose
Gegard Mousasi seems hurt! He stumbles backwards and he's an easy target for Dan Henderson!
Dan Henderson is in full mount over Gegard Mousasi
Dan Henderson wants to finish his opponent on the ground
Henderson drills Gegard Mousasi 's face with a huge right hand! What an impact!
That brutal impact left Mousasi laid out on the mat! Dan Henderson's corner come in to congratulate him!
Mousasi's Nose is beginning to swell
Mousasi has a small cut in his Nose
Winner is Dan Henderson by KO (GnP) at 1:45 Round 2
Statistics: Dan Henderson
Punches 7/9 (78%)
Kicks 0/1 (0%)
Clinch strikes 7/8 (88%)
Takedowns 0/0 (0%)
GnP strikes 16/22 (73%)
Submissions 1/1 (100%)
Clinch Attempts 0/0 (0%)
Time on the ground 146 s
Statistics: Gegard Mousasi
Punches 7/9 (78%)
Kicks 0/0 (0%)
Clinch strikes 3/5 (60%)
Takedowns 1/2 (50%)
GnP strikes 0/4 (0%)
Submissions 0/0 (0%)
Clinch Attempts 0/0 (0%)
Time on the ground 153 s
Despite having similar records and similar streaks, this fight was a cake walk for Hendo and I kinda think most of us thought it would be. Gegard bores me. Whoever has him should swap him. That is my recommendation. Swap boring fighters that bore me. (Gegard took good damage though)
Have 9 points in celebration of this monumental achievement!