Post by The Sandmen on Jan 12, 2020 0:31:52 GMT -5
Dan Henderson glares at his opponent from the opposite corner.
Vitor Belfort raises his fists in his corner. He seems confident.
This is the first time they meet inside the cage
A pretty fair match today. I can't say who will be the one who will be raising his fist after the match.
The referee of the bout is Josh Rosenthal.
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Round 1
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The fight gets underway.
0:14 Round 1 and The Phenom is still in good shape. He sure has trained hard for this fight.
The Phenom is holding Dan Henderson's right leg... He's trying to take him down.
Dan Henderson shows great balance while pushing away Vitor Belfort
Crisp uppercut by The Phenom followed by a hard jab
Dan Henderson stumbles back.
The Disappointment's Right eye is beginning to swell
There is a small laceration on Dan Henderson's Right eye
0:37 Round 1 and The Disappointment is still in good shape. He sure has trained hard for this fight.
The Phenom leads with a punch
Dan Henderson evades but whiffs with a counter.
The Disappointment clumsily fails here and it's time for Vitor Belfort to fight back!
The Phenom tries some clinching in order to control the fight...
Well done. The Phenom is clinching with The Disappointment.
Both fighters are tied in a clinch.
The Phenom takes a break to breathe while holding Dan Henderson.
The referee intervenes to break the clinch.
The clock says 0:55 in the 1 round
Dan Henderson goes with a looping right hand while Vitor Belfort jumps back and jabs
That one hits but The Phenom seems unaffected, countering with a few punches of his own. Great exchange here.
Vitor Belfort has found an opening in the defense of The Disappointment, launching a big hook
Bang! That could break The Disappointment's ribs.
The Phenom tries some clinching in order to control the fight...
Well done. The Phenom is clinching with The Disappointment.
The fighters are clinching.
Dan Henderson launches a furious knee!
Bang! It clearly hits The Phenom's groin!
Josh Rosenthal didn't see the foul!
The fighters are clinching.
Dan Henderson's corner is turning out to be his worst enemy! The Phenom is throwing a flurry of punches!
The Disappointment ducks under and circles out of the corner.
Dan Henderson goes with a looping right hand while Vitor Belfort jumps back and jabs
The Phenom seems staggered and Dan Henderson runs to capitalize with a bunch of jabs and crosses.
The Disappointment wants to close the range and tries to grapple...
Nice move. He shoves himself over his opponent and secure a single collar tie.
The clock says 2:10 in the 1 round
The fighters are clinching.
The Disappointment pushes Vitor Belfort against the fence and launches a few sick punches
The Phenom blocks and pushes away his opponent creating space between them.
The Disappointment misses a step and Vitor Belfort sees an opportunity to counter him!
Vitor Belfort launches a low kick
that gets blocked quickly.
The Disappointment pushes Vitor Belfort and moves away from him. He seems to be recovering his breath.
The Disappointment decides to launch some tentative punches
Vitor Belfort takes the best of a brief punching exchange.
The clock says 2:35 in the 1 round
Both fighters circle around the center of the cage.
Vitor Belfort was tooling Dan Henderson for the whole fight. I don't know if it's because Dan Henderson lack of fighting spirit or just of skill.
A punch from Vitor Belfort
whizzes past The Disappointment.
The Disappointment tries to get some advantage after his opponent miss move...
The Phenom follows Dan Henderson
only to get counter punched in a big way! The Phenom needs to stop playing Dan Henderson's game or he'll get knocked out!
The Phenom's Left eye is beginning to swell
Dan Henderson moves forward looking for a hole in his opponent's defense.
Dan Henderson attempts to cut off The Phenom with punches
The Phenom reels from the strikes.
The Disappointment dodges a strike and counters with a crushing hook
that almost lifts The Phenom from the ground!
The clock says 3:25 in the 1 round
Dan Henderson attempts a sweep single...
Dan Henderson catches Vitor Belfort's far ankle and trips him to the mat! Slick takedown by The Disappointment.
Dan Henderson is in closed guard over The Phenom
The Phenom launches a few weak punches
The Disappointment blocks them effectively.
The clock says 3:45 in the 1 round
Dan Henderson is in closed guard over The Phenom
The Disappointment is in closed guard... The Phenom tries to roll on the ground!
Dan Henderson uses his leg to keep his position on the ground
Dan Henderson is in closed guard over The Phenom
Vitor Belfort launches a few punches to The Disappointment's cheek from the guard.
Dan Henderson uses his head to cover the punches and presses his skull forward.
The Disappointment is trying to counter now!
The Disappointment tries to escape from the closed guard
The Disappointment succeeds and he's now in open guard... he takes a second to breathe
Dan Henderson is in open guard over The Phenom
The Disappointment is looking to end this fight with strikes
He starts to pound away at Vitor Belfort, who is barely covering up!
The Phenom has a small cut in his Left cheek
Dan Henderson is in open guard over The Phenom
Dan Henderson aggressively and repeatedly punches The Phenom.
He needs to do something soon or the referee will stop the fight!
The clock says 4:35 in the 1 round
Dan Henderson is in open guard over The Phenom
The Disappointment tries to improve position.
He frees a leg.
Dan Henderson is in half guard over The Phenom
Vitor Belfort doesn't want to continue the fight in this position and tries to get back on his feet
He can't do it because of The Disappointment's moves.
The clock says 4:55 in the 1 round
Dan Henderson is in half guard over The Phenom
Vitor Belfort doesn't want to continue the fight in this position and tries to get back on his feet
He can't do it because of The Disappointment's moves.
The referee separates the fighters as the buzzer sounds.
The Disappointment is the winner of this round.
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Round 2
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The Phenom shows no signs of slowing down. He's in great shape.
Solid shot from Vitor Belfort to the body.
The Disappointment didn't like that.
The clock says 0:25 in the 2 round
The two exchange wildly
both landing but without much steam behind the shots.
The two exchange wildly
The Phenom is connecting with a few punches
0:47 Round 2 and The Phenom is still in good shape. He sure has trained hard for this fight.
Solid kick to the leg from Vitor Belfort
The Disappointment checks it.
The Disappointment launches a hook to the body
Vitor Belfort moves aside looking for a counter...
Several good body shots
land on The Phenom.
Tremendous strikes from The Phenom!
The Disappointment blocks with confidence
The Disappointment tries to get some advantage after his opponent miss move...
Dan Henderson's mind is definitely in the fight, The Phenom just got nailed! Dan Henderson saw an opening and delivered a big right hand
Wow! The Phenom is going to have a headache after this one.
The Phenom's Chin is bruised after the punishement he's received!
A left hook from The Phenom
grazes the chin of The Disappointment.
The two exchange wildly
both landing but without much steam behind the shots.
The Disappointment's Chin is bruised after the punishement he's received!
The clock says 1:55 in the 2 round
You can hear the excitement from the crowd. Dan Henderson can end the fight with his ground and pound.
Dan Henderson launches a rapid series of punches
taking The Phenom from one end of the cage to the other. That's awesome!
The Phenom's Left cheek is beginning to swell
Dan Henderson shoots for a double leg takedown!
He hits it! Vitor Belfort is taken off his feet, but he manages to pull The Disappointment into his guard.
Dan Henderson is in closed guard over The Phenom
Dan Henderson tries to better his position on the ground...
The Disappointment breaks the closed guard of Vitor Belfort and moves to half guard
Dan Henderson is in side mount over Vitor Belfort
Dan Henderson storms over The Phenom with a biblical punishment in the form of elbows!
The Disappointment doesn't stop and viciously hits again and again The Phenom's face with his elbows!
The Phenom's Right cheek is bruised after the punishement he's received!
Dan Henderson is in side mount over Vitor Belfort
Dan Henderson looks to pass to mount...
The Disappointment slides his knee across and achieves the mount position! Tough spot for Vitor Belfort.
Dan Henderson is in full mount over Vitor Belfort
The Phenom tries to stand up!
The Disappointment doesn't allow him!
Dan Henderson is in full mount over Vitor Belfort
The Phenom tries to stand up!
The Disappointment doesn't allow him!
Dan Henderson is in full mount over Vitor Belfort
The Disappointment catch Vitor Belfort's right arm and tries a kimura
You can see the pain reflected in The Phenom's eyes...
Vitor Belfort holds his own arm and struggles until he gets free
The clock says 3:10 in the 2 round
Dan Henderson is in full mount over Vitor Belfort
The Disappointment leans back...
He clobbers Vitor Belfort's face with a huge punch! Ouch!
There is a small laceration on Vitor Belfort's Left eye
Vitor Belfort seems hurt! He stumbles backwards and he's an easy target for Dan Henderson!
Dan Henderson is in full mount over Vitor Belfort
The Phenom 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 Vitor Belfort
The Disappointment tries to move to full mount!
Nice move. He is in full mount now.
Dan Henderson is in full mount over Vitor Belfort
Vitor Belfort tries to roll to his side and trap Dan Henderson in his guard...
Dan Henderson keeps good control and remains in full mount.
Dan Henderson is in full mount over Vitor Belfort
The Disappointment is looking to end this fight with strikes
He starts to pound away at Vitor Belfort, who is barely covering up!
This is over! That impact from Dan Henderson has left The Phenom laying flat on the mat!
The Phenom's Left eye is bruised after the punishement he's received!
The Phenom has a small cut in his Left eye
Winner is Dan Henderson by KO (GnP) at 4:11 Round 2
Statistics: Dan Henderson
Punches 32/45 (71%)
Kicks 0/0 (0%)
Clinch strikes 1/4 (25%)
Takedowns 2/2 (100%)
GnP strikes 17/22 (77%)
Submissions 1/1 (100%)
Clinch Attempts 0/0 (0%)
Time on the ground 203 s
Statistics: Vitor Belfort
Punches 18/28 (64%)
Kicks 0/2 (0%)
Clinch strikes 0/5 (0%)
Takedowns 0/1 (0%)
GnP strikes 0/6 (0%)
Submissions 0/0 (0%)
Clinch Attempts 2/2 (100%)
Time on the ground 203 s
If you predicted against Dan in this one...well...prepare to meet The Disappointment. Henderson proves he is more than capable of big wins over big opponents...but that he just doesn't fucking bother most of the time. #Asshole
Vitor Belfort raises his fists in his corner. He seems confident.
This is the first time they meet inside the cage
A pretty fair match today. I can't say who will be the one who will be raising his fist after the match.
The referee of the bout is Josh Rosenthal.
=========================================
Round 1
=========================================
The fight gets underway.
0:14 Round 1 and The Phenom is still in good shape. He sure has trained hard for this fight.
The Phenom is holding Dan Henderson's right leg... He's trying to take him down.
Dan Henderson shows great balance while pushing away Vitor Belfort
Crisp uppercut by The Phenom followed by a hard jab
Dan Henderson stumbles back.
The Disappointment's Right eye is beginning to swell
There is a small laceration on Dan Henderson's Right eye
0:37 Round 1 and The Disappointment is still in good shape. He sure has trained hard for this fight.
The Phenom leads with a punch
Dan Henderson evades but whiffs with a counter.
The Disappointment clumsily fails here and it's time for Vitor Belfort to fight back!
The Phenom tries some clinching in order to control the fight...
Well done. The Phenom is clinching with The Disappointment.
Both fighters are tied in a clinch.
The Phenom takes a break to breathe while holding Dan Henderson.
The referee intervenes to break the clinch.
The clock says 0:55 in the 1 round
Dan Henderson goes with a looping right hand while Vitor Belfort jumps back and jabs
That one hits but The Phenom seems unaffected, countering with a few punches of his own. Great exchange here.
Vitor Belfort has found an opening in the defense of The Disappointment, launching a big hook
Bang! That could break The Disappointment's ribs.
The Phenom tries some clinching in order to control the fight...
Well done. The Phenom is clinching with The Disappointment.
The fighters are clinching.
Dan Henderson launches a furious knee!
Bang! It clearly hits The Phenom's groin!
Josh Rosenthal didn't see the foul!
The fighters are clinching.
Dan Henderson's corner is turning out to be his worst enemy! The Phenom is throwing a flurry of punches!
The Disappointment ducks under and circles out of the corner.
Dan Henderson goes with a looping right hand while Vitor Belfort jumps back and jabs
The Phenom seems staggered and Dan Henderson runs to capitalize with a bunch of jabs and crosses.
The Disappointment wants to close the range and tries to grapple...
Nice move. He shoves himself over his opponent and secure a single collar tie.
The clock says 2:10 in the 1 round
The fighters are clinching.
The Disappointment pushes Vitor Belfort against the fence and launches a few sick punches
The Phenom blocks and pushes away his opponent creating space between them.
The Disappointment misses a step and Vitor Belfort sees an opportunity to counter him!
Vitor Belfort launches a low kick
that gets blocked quickly.
The Disappointment pushes Vitor Belfort and moves away from him. He seems to be recovering his breath.
The Disappointment decides to launch some tentative punches
Vitor Belfort takes the best of a brief punching exchange.
The clock says 2:35 in the 1 round
Both fighters circle around the center of the cage.
Vitor Belfort was tooling Dan Henderson for the whole fight. I don't know if it's because Dan Henderson lack of fighting spirit or just of skill.
A punch from Vitor Belfort
whizzes past The Disappointment.
The Disappointment tries to get some advantage after his opponent miss move...
The Phenom follows Dan Henderson
only to get counter punched in a big way! The Phenom needs to stop playing Dan Henderson's game or he'll get knocked out!
The Phenom's Left eye is beginning to swell
Dan Henderson moves forward looking for a hole in his opponent's defense.
Dan Henderson attempts to cut off The Phenom with punches
The Phenom reels from the strikes.
The Disappointment dodges a strike and counters with a crushing hook
that almost lifts The Phenom from the ground!
The clock says 3:25 in the 1 round
Dan Henderson attempts a sweep single...
Dan Henderson catches Vitor Belfort's far ankle and trips him to the mat! Slick takedown by The Disappointment.
Dan Henderson is in closed guard over The Phenom
The Phenom launches a few weak punches
The Disappointment blocks them effectively.
The clock says 3:45 in the 1 round
Dan Henderson is in closed guard over The Phenom
The Disappointment is in closed guard... The Phenom tries to roll on the ground!
Dan Henderson uses his leg to keep his position on the ground
Dan Henderson is in closed guard over The Phenom
Vitor Belfort launches a few punches to The Disappointment's cheek from the guard.
Dan Henderson uses his head to cover the punches and presses his skull forward.
The Disappointment is trying to counter now!
The Disappointment tries to escape from the closed guard
The Disappointment succeeds and he's now in open guard... he takes a second to breathe
Dan Henderson is in open guard over The Phenom
The Disappointment is looking to end this fight with strikes
He starts to pound away at Vitor Belfort, who is barely covering up!
The Phenom has a small cut in his Left cheek
Dan Henderson is in open guard over The Phenom
Dan Henderson aggressively and repeatedly punches The Phenom.
He needs to do something soon or the referee will stop the fight!
The clock says 4:35 in the 1 round
Dan Henderson is in open guard over The Phenom
The Disappointment tries to improve position.
He frees a leg.
Dan Henderson is in half guard over The Phenom
Vitor Belfort doesn't want to continue the fight in this position and tries to get back on his feet
He can't do it because of The Disappointment's moves.
The clock says 4:55 in the 1 round
Dan Henderson is in half guard over The Phenom
Vitor Belfort doesn't want to continue the fight in this position and tries to get back on his feet
He can't do it because of The Disappointment's moves.
The referee separates the fighters as the buzzer sounds.
The Disappointment is the winner of this round.
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Round 2
=========================================
The Phenom shows no signs of slowing down. He's in great shape.
Solid shot from Vitor Belfort to the body.
The Disappointment didn't like that.
The clock says 0:25 in the 2 round
The two exchange wildly
both landing but without much steam behind the shots.
The two exchange wildly
The Phenom is connecting with a few punches
0:47 Round 2 and The Phenom is still in good shape. He sure has trained hard for this fight.
Solid kick to the leg from Vitor Belfort
The Disappointment checks it.
The Disappointment launches a hook to the body
Vitor Belfort moves aside looking for a counter...
Several good body shots
land on The Phenom.
Tremendous strikes from The Phenom!
The Disappointment blocks with confidence
The Disappointment tries to get some advantage after his opponent miss move...
Dan Henderson's mind is definitely in the fight, The Phenom just got nailed! Dan Henderson saw an opening and delivered a big right hand
Wow! The Phenom is going to have a headache after this one.
The Phenom's Chin is bruised after the punishement he's received!
A left hook from The Phenom
grazes the chin of The Disappointment.
The two exchange wildly
both landing but without much steam behind the shots.
The Disappointment's Chin is bruised after the punishement he's received!
The clock says 1:55 in the 2 round
You can hear the excitement from the crowd. Dan Henderson can end the fight with his ground and pound.
Dan Henderson launches a rapid series of punches
taking The Phenom from one end of the cage to the other. That's awesome!
The Phenom's Left cheek is beginning to swell
Dan Henderson shoots for a double leg takedown!
He hits it! Vitor Belfort is taken off his feet, but he manages to pull The Disappointment into his guard.
Dan Henderson is in closed guard over The Phenom
Dan Henderson tries to better his position on the ground...
The Disappointment breaks the closed guard of Vitor Belfort and moves to half guard
Dan Henderson is in side mount over Vitor Belfort
Dan Henderson storms over The Phenom with a biblical punishment in the form of elbows!
The Disappointment doesn't stop and viciously hits again and again The Phenom's face with his elbows!
The Phenom's Right cheek is bruised after the punishement he's received!
Dan Henderson is in side mount over Vitor Belfort
Dan Henderson looks to pass to mount...
The Disappointment slides his knee across and achieves the mount position! Tough spot for Vitor Belfort.
Dan Henderson is in full mount over Vitor Belfort
The Phenom tries to stand up!
The Disappointment doesn't allow him!
Dan Henderson is in full mount over Vitor Belfort
The Phenom tries to stand up!
The Disappointment doesn't allow him!
Dan Henderson is in full mount over Vitor Belfort
The Disappointment catch Vitor Belfort's right arm and tries a kimura
You can see the pain reflected in The Phenom's eyes...
Vitor Belfort holds his own arm and struggles until he gets free
The clock says 3:10 in the 2 round
Dan Henderson is in full mount over Vitor Belfort
The Disappointment leans back...
He clobbers Vitor Belfort's face with a huge punch! Ouch!
There is a small laceration on Vitor Belfort's Left eye
Vitor Belfort seems hurt! He stumbles backwards and he's an easy target for Dan Henderson!
Dan Henderson is in full mount over Vitor Belfort
The Phenom 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 Vitor Belfort
The Disappointment tries to move to full mount!
Nice move. He is in full mount now.
Dan Henderson is in full mount over Vitor Belfort
Vitor Belfort tries to roll to his side and trap Dan Henderson in his guard...
Dan Henderson keeps good control and remains in full mount.
Dan Henderson is in full mount over Vitor Belfort
The Disappointment is looking to end this fight with strikes
He starts to pound away at Vitor Belfort, who is barely covering up!
This is over! That impact from Dan Henderson has left The Phenom laying flat on the mat!
The Phenom's Left eye is bruised after the punishement he's received!
The Phenom has a small cut in his Left eye
Winner is Dan Henderson by KO (GnP) at 4:11 Round 2
Statistics: Dan Henderson
Punches 32/45 (71%)
Kicks 0/0 (0%)
Clinch strikes 1/4 (25%)
Takedowns 2/2 (100%)
GnP strikes 17/22 (77%)
Submissions 1/1 (100%)
Clinch Attempts 0/0 (0%)
Time on the ground 203 s
Statistics: Vitor Belfort
Punches 18/28 (64%)
Kicks 0/2 (0%)
Clinch strikes 0/5 (0%)
Takedowns 0/1 (0%)
GnP strikes 0/6 (0%)
Submissions 0/0 (0%)
Clinch Attempts 2/2 (100%)
Time on the ground 203 s
If you predicted against Dan in this one...well...prepare to meet The Disappointment. Henderson proves he is more than capable of big wins over big opponents...but that he just doesn't fucking bother most of the time. #Asshole
Have 9 points in celebration of this monumental achievement!