Post by The Sandmen on Mar 8, 2013 16:40:49 GMT -5
Dan Henderson is calm in his corner. He looks convinced of his abilities.
Cung Le doesn't look concerned about anything his opponent brings to the table.
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 John McCarthy.
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Round 1
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The fight gets underway.
Le leads with a punch
Dan Henderson evades but whiffs with a counter.
Dan Henderson gets sloppy and Cung Le tries to take advantage...
Le throws a body kick.
Blocked by Henderson.
Le leads with a punch
Dan Henderson evades but whiffs with a counter.
High kick from Cung Le!
Henderson seems to be done!
Cung Le tries to take the fight to the ground with a one leg takedown...
Henderson is unable to remain on his feet and falls to the ground
Crushing shot to Henderson's body! He's holding his side
Cung Le is in open guard over Henderson
Cung Le pushes Dan Henderson against the fence and then tries to improve his position.
Le jumps and tries to free his leg! Henderson doesn't allow this but Cung Le is able to get half guard here.
The clock says 1:10 in the 1 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 full mount!
Cung Le is in side mount over Dan Henderson
Cung Le looks to mount Dan Henderson...
Cung Le slides his knee across and gets to mount.
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.
Cung Le is in full mount over Dan Henderson
Cung Le throws a lot of punches
some strikes get through.
The clock says 1:40 in the 1 round
Cung Le is in full mount over Dan Henderson
Pitty-pat punches from Le
They're bothering Henderson even though they aren't hurting him.
The clock says 1:50 in the 1 round
Cung Le is in full mount over Dan Henderson
Le breaths deeply while on the ground
Cung Le is in full mount over Dan Henderson
Dan Henderson tries to roll to his side and trap Cung Le in his guard...
Cung Le keeps good control and remains in full mount.
The clock says 2:15 in the 1 round
Cung Le is in full mount over Dan Henderson
Le works on the ground with his fingers over Henderson's face
He seems to have encountered the eye! What a classless move!
John McCarthy didn't see that!
The clock says 2:25 in the 1 round
Cung Le is in full mount over Dan Henderson
Cung Le positions himself and launches a barrage of punches.
Cung Le is in full mount and his punches are hitting hard Henderson's ribs
Cung Le is in full mount over Dan Henderson
Cung Le is cooling the fight on the ground
The clock says 2:45 in the 1 round
Cung Le is in full mount over Dan Henderson
As the fight continues it seems that Cung Le is taking the best of the fight.
Cung Le positions himself and launches a barrage of punches.
Cung Le is in full mount and his punches are hitting hard Henderson's ribs
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 positions himself and launches a barrage of punches.
Henderson covers himself well
Henderson tries to get some advantage after his opponent miss move...
Dan Henderson attempts to move to full guard
Dan Henderson manages to switch to full guard.
Cung Le is in open guard over Henderson
Cung Le launches a few punches to Henderson
Henderson covers himself well and then rolls on the ground. Great reversal!
The clock says 3:20 in the 1 round
Dan Henderson is in open guard over Le
Henderson tries to stand up!
Le doesn't allow him!
The clock says 3:30 in the 1 round
Dan Henderson is in open guard over Le
Henderson moves on the ground..
He gets half guard.
The clock says 3:40 in the 1 round
Dan Henderson is in half guard over Le
Cung Le tries to close the guard.
Le put Dan Henderson in closed guard.
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
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
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 4:20 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...
Cung Le rolls him over and takes his back!
The clock says 4:30 in the 1 round
Le is in rear mount over Henderson
Cung Le isolates an arm looking for an armbar from the back...
Henderson locks his hands and forces his weight on top of Cung Le unil he can pull his arm free! Le lost his dominant position.
Le misses a step and Dan Henderson sees an opportunity to counter him!
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.
Le ribs are getting hammered, they look bad!
Le is in rear mount over Henderson
Dan Henderson 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 Le's moves.
John McCarthy has seen enough passivity on the ground and stands up the fighters.
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.
A bad move from Dan Henderson
allows Le to land a solid head kick.
John McCarthy separates the fighters as the round concludes. The fighters shake hands as they head back to their corners.
Close round. It could go to either fighter.
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Round 2
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Dan Henderson tries a hook to the body
but Le manages to dodge it
Henderson fakes a punch and shoots a takedown!
Le sprawls and remains on his feet.
Dan Henderson gets sloppy and Cung Le tries to take advantage...
Good front kick from Le!
Henderson stumbles backwards after that one!
A furious flurry of punches from Dan Henderson
just misses Le.
Incredible haymaker from Cung Le!
You can see Dan Henderson's head being snapped backwards!
Henderson has a small cut in his Nose
Dan Henderson and Le engage in a wild exchange of punches!
Both fighters are missing terribly.
Solid low kick from Cung Le.
For sure, that had to hurt!
Henderson hyper-extended his left leg
The clock says 1:05 in the 2 round
Henderson moves backwards and Cung Le is asking him if he came today for fighting or running.
Dan Henderson's mind is definitely in the fight, Le just got nailed! Dan Henderson saw an opening and delivered a big right hand
Le moves aside and dodges.
Dan Henderson and Le engage in a wild exchange of punches!
Both fighters are missing terribly.
Henderson grabs his opponent by the waist and tries to take the fight to the ground
Le struggles... Dan Henderson is unable to take him down
The clock says 1:45 in the 2 round
Several good body shots
land on Henderson.
The clock says 1:55 in the 2 round
Several good body shots
land on Henderson.
Cung Le swings...
hard impact to Henderson's face!
The two exchange wildly
Le is connecting with a few punches
There is a small laceration on Dan Henderson's Right eye
Le goes for a low kick..
Faster than a blinking eye, he follows up with a high kick!
Le looks for angles as he throws a few jabs that are countered by Dan Henderson's punches
Henderson is on the receiving end of a great combo by Le.
Henderson's Left eye is bruised after the punishement he's received!
Henderson steps backwards away from Cung Le. He seems to be cooling down the fight a bit.
These two fighters are showing each other a ton of respect.
The clock says 3:00 in the 2 round
The two exchange wildly
Le is connecting with a few punches
Henderson tries to grapple
Le moves aside keeping the fight a strinking range
The clock says 3:20 in the 2 round
Henderson moves forward looking for some action
Cung Le struggles a bit before breaking Henderson's attemp of grappling
Dan Henderson fakes a move and launches a nice uppercut
Le blocks that. He made it look easy!
Poorly executed technique. Cung Le looks to counter!
Cung Le launches a low kick
that almost wrenches Henderson's knee!
Henderson hyper-extended his leg
Cung Le throws a looping left hand...
That lands on Henderson's chin! That stops Henderson in his tracks!
Bone shattering straight right hand from Cung Le!
Henderson is going to have a big headache after that blow!
Henderson's Left cheek is bruised after the punishement he's received!
There is a small laceration on Dan Henderson's Left cheek
Dan Henderson's face is covered in blood. He may be having problems seeing as he wipes the blood out of his eyes.
Le moves forward looking for some action
Cung Le shows some wrestling skills as he put his opponent in a double overhook!
Henderson doesn't want to clinch as he ducks under Cung Le embrace and tries to move away...
Cung Le pushes Henderson forward and doesn't allow him to break the clinch.
The fighters are clinching.
Dan Henderson continues to bleed from that cut. It could be affecting his vision.
One, two, three! Le doesn't stop launching those knees in the clinch!
Devastating knee that lands on Henderson's chin! That pop was heard throughout the arena! The crowd erupts!
Dan Henderson pushes away Le trying to keep the fight at striking range
Le doesn't want to break the clinch as he still is grappling with Dan Henderson
The clock says 4:15 in the 2 round
Both fighters are tied in a clinch.
One, two, three! Le doesn't stop launching those knees in the clinch!
Devastating knee that lands on Henderson's chin! That pop was heard throughout the arena! The crowd erupts!
The fighters are clinching.
Le takes a break to breathe while holding Dan Henderson.
John McCarthy sees a lack of activity in the clinch and separates the fighters.
You can see Henderson's blood making stains in the mat.
Cung Le launches a rapid series of punches
taking Henderson from one end of the cage to the other. That's awesome!
Cung Le launches a rapid series of punches
taking Henderson from one end of the cage to the other. That's awesome!
The clock says 4:50 in the 2 round
The two exchange wildly
Le is connecting with a few punches
Le fires low kicks
punishing Henderson's legs repeatedly.
John McCarthy is asking Henderson to defend himself! John McCarthy jumps in between the fighters and stops the punishment for Henderson.
Winner is Cung Le by TKO (Low kicks) at 5:00 Round 2
Statistics: Dan Henderson
Punches 0/28 (0%)
Kicks 0/0 (0%)
Clinch strikes 0/0 (0%)
Takedowns 0/2 (0%)
GnP strikes 2/2 (100%)
Submissions 0/0 (0%)
Clinch Attempts 0/0 (0%)
Time on the ground 230 s
Statistics: Cung Le
Punches 48/54 (89%)
Kicks 10/11 (91%)
Clinch strikes 3/7 (43%)
Takedowns 1/1 (100%)
GnP strikes 7/22 (32%)
Submissions 1/1 (100%)
Clinch Attempts 0/0 (0%)
Time on the ground 230 s
A dominating performance from Cung Le. Just...wow.
Cung Le doesn't look concerned about anything his opponent brings to the table.
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 John McCarthy.
=========================================
Round 1
=========================================
The fight gets underway.
Le leads with a punch
Dan Henderson evades but whiffs with a counter.
Dan Henderson gets sloppy and Cung Le tries to take advantage...
Le throws a body kick.
Blocked by Henderson.
Le leads with a punch
Dan Henderson evades but whiffs with a counter.
High kick from Cung Le!
Henderson seems to be done!
Cung Le tries to take the fight to the ground with a one leg takedown...
Henderson is unable to remain on his feet and falls to the ground
Crushing shot to Henderson's body! He's holding his side
Cung Le is in open guard over Henderson
Cung Le pushes Dan Henderson against the fence and then tries to improve his position.
Le jumps and tries to free his leg! Henderson doesn't allow this but Cung Le is able to get half guard here.
The clock says 1:10 in the 1 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 full mount!
Cung Le is in side mount over Dan Henderson
Cung Le looks to mount Dan Henderson...
Cung Le slides his knee across and gets to mount.
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.
Cung Le is in full mount over Dan Henderson
Cung Le throws a lot of punches
some strikes get through.
The clock says 1:40 in the 1 round
Cung Le is in full mount over Dan Henderson
Pitty-pat punches from Le
They're bothering Henderson even though they aren't hurting him.
The clock says 1:50 in the 1 round
Cung Le is in full mount over Dan Henderson
Le breaths deeply while on the ground
Cung Le is in full mount over Dan Henderson
Dan Henderson tries to roll to his side and trap Cung Le in his guard...
Cung Le keeps good control and remains in full mount.
The clock says 2:15 in the 1 round
Cung Le is in full mount over Dan Henderson
Le works on the ground with his fingers over Henderson's face
He seems to have encountered the eye! What a classless move!
John McCarthy didn't see that!
The clock says 2:25 in the 1 round
Cung Le is in full mount over Dan Henderson
Cung Le positions himself and launches a barrage of punches.
Cung Le is in full mount and his punches are hitting hard Henderson's ribs
Cung Le is in full mount over Dan Henderson
Cung Le is cooling the fight on the ground
The clock says 2:45 in the 1 round
Cung Le is in full mount over Dan Henderson
As the fight continues it seems that Cung Le is taking the best of the fight.
Cung Le positions himself and launches a barrage of punches.
Cung Le is in full mount and his punches are hitting hard Henderson's ribs
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 positions himself and launches a barrage of punches.
Henderson covers himself well
Henderson tries to get some advantage after his opponent miss move...
Dan Henderson attempts to move to full guard
Dan Henderson manages to switch to full guard.
Cung Le is in open guard over Henderson
Cung Le launches a few punches to Henderson
Henderson covers himself well and then rolls on the ground. Great reversal!
The clock says 3:20 in the 1 round
Dan Henderson is in open guard over Le
Henderson tries to stand up!
Le doesn't allow him!
The clock says 3:30 in the 1 round
Dan Henderson is in open guard over Le
Henderson moves on the ground..
He gets half guard.
The clock says 3:40 in the 1 round
Dan Henderson is in half guard over Le
Cung Le tries to close the guard.
Le put Dan Henderson in closed guard.
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
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
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 4:20 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...
Cung Le rolls him over and takes his back!
The clock says 4:30 in the 1 round
Le is in rear mount over Henderson
Cung Le isolates an arm looking for an armbar from the back...
Henderson locks his hands and forces his weight on top of Cung Le unil he can pull his arm free! Le lost his dominant position.
Le misses a step and Dan Henderson sees an opportunity to counter him!
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.
Le ribs are getting hammered, they look bad!
Le is in rear mount over Henderson
Dan Henderson 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 Le's moves.
John McCarthy has seen enough passivity on the ground and stands up the fighters.
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.
A bad move from Dan Henderson
allows Le to land a solid head kick.
John McCarthy separates the fighters as the round concludes. The fighters shake hands as they head back to their corners.
Close round. It could go to either fighter.
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Round 2
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Dan Henderson tries a hook to the body
but Le manages to dodge it
Henderson fakes a punch and shoots a takedown!
Le sprawls and remains on his feet.
Dan Henderson gets sloppy and Cung Le tries to take advantage...
Good front kick from Le!
Henderson stumbles backwards after that one!
A furious flurry of punches from Dan Henderson
just misses Le.
Incredible haymaker from Cung Le!
You can see Dan Henderson's head being snapped backwards!
Henderson has a small cut in his Nose
Dan Henderson and Le engage in a wild exchange of punches!
Both fighters are missing terribly.
Solid low kick from Cung Le.
For sure, that had to hurt!
Henderson hyper-extended his left leg
The clock says 1:05 in the 2 round
Henderson moves backwards and Cung Le is asking him if he came today for fighting or running.
Dan Henderson's mind is definitely in the fight, Le just got nailed! Dan Henderson saw an opening and delivered a big right hand
Le moves aside and dodges.
Dan Henderson and Le engage in a wild exchange of punches!
Both fighters are missing terribly.
Henderson grabs his opponent by the waist and tries to take the fight to the ground
Le struggles... Dan Henderson is unable to take him down
The clock says 1:45 in the 2 round
Several good body shots
land on Henderson.
The clock says 1:55 in the 2 round
Several good body shots
land on Henderson.
Cung Le swings...
hard impact to Henderson's face!
The two exchange wildly
Le is connecting with a few punches
There is a small laceration on Dan Henderson's Right eye
Le goes for a low kick..
Faster than a blinking eye, he follows up with a high kick!
Le looks for angles as he throws a few jabs that are countered by Dan Henderson's punches
Henderson is on the receiving end of a great combo by Le.
Henderson's Left eye is bruised after the punishement he's received!
Henderson steps backwards away from Cung Le. He seems to be cooling down the fight a bit.
These two fighters are showing each other a ton of respect.
The clock says 3:00 in the 2 round
The two exchange wildly
Le is connecting with a few punches
Henderson tries to grapple
Le moves aside keeping the fight a strinking range
The clock says 3:20 in the 2 round
Henderson moves forward looking for some action
Cung Le struggles a bit before breaking Henderson's attemp of grappling
Dan Henderson fakes a move and launches a nice uppercut
Le blocks that. He made it look easy!
Poorly executed technique. Cung Le looks to counter!
Cung Le launches a low kick
that almost wrenches Henderson's knee!
Henderson hyper-extended his leg
Cung Le throws a looping left hand...
That lands on Henderson's chin! That stops Henderson in his tracks!
Bone shattering straight right hand from Cung Le!
Henderson is going to have a big headache after that blow!
Henderson's Left cheek is bruised after the punishement he's received!
There is a small laceration on Dan Henderson's Left cheek
Dan Henderson's face is covered in blood. He may be having problems seeing as he wipes the blood out of his eyes.
Le moves forward looking for some action
Cung Le shows some wrestling skills as he put his opponent in a double overhook!
Henderson doesn't want to clinch as he ducks under Cung Le embrace and tries to move away...
Cung Le pushes Henderson forward and doesn't allow him to break the clinch.
The fighters are clinching.
Dan Henderson continues to bleed from that cut. It could be affecting his vision.
One, two, three! Le doesn't stop launching those knees in the clinch!
Devastating knee that lands on Henderson's chin! That pop was heard throughout the arena! The crowd erupts!
Dan Henderson pushes away Le trying to keep the fight at striking range
Le doesn't want to break the clinch as he still is grappling with Dan Henderson
The clock says 4:15 in the 2 round
Both fighters are tied in a clinch.
One, two, three! Le doesn't stop launching those knees in the clinch!
Devastating knee that lands on Henderson's chin! That pop was heard throughout the arena! The crowd erupts!
The fighters are clinching.
Le takes a break to breathe while holding Dan Henderson.
John McCarthy sees a lack of activity in the clinch and separates the fighters.
You can see Henderson's blood making stains in the mat.
Cung Le launches a rapid series of punches
taking Henderson from one end of the cage to the other. That's awesome!
Cung Le launches a rapid series of punches
taking Henderson from one end of the cage to the other. That's awesome!
The clock says 4:50 in the 2 round
The two exchange wildly
Le is connecting with a few punches
Le fires low kicks
punishing Henderson's legs repeatedly.
John McCarthy is asking Henderson to defend himself! John McCarthy jumps in between the fighters and stops the punishment for Henderson.
Winner is Cung Le by TKO (Low kicks) at 5:00 Round 2
Statistics: Dan Henderson
Punches 0/28 (0%)
Kicks 0/0 (0%)
Clinch strikes 0/0 (0%)
Takedowns 0/2 (0%)
GnP strikes 2/2 (100%)
Submissions 0/0 (0%)
Clinch Attempts 0/0 (0%)
Time on the ground 230 s
Statistics: Cung Le
Punches 48/54 (89%)
Kicks 10/11 (91%)
Clinch strikes 3/7 (43%)
Takedowns 1/1 (100%)
GnP strikes 7/22 (32%)
Submissions 1/1 (100%)
Clinch Attempts 0/0 (0%)
Time on the ground 230 s
A dominating performance from Cung Le. Just...wow.
Interesting.
