Post by The Sandmen on Dec 27, 2013 15:40:09 GMT -5
Dan Henderson looks very relaxed.
Kazushi Sakuraba looks like he has been waiting for this fight forever.
This is the first time they meet inside the cage
Sakuraba is the fighter that will win today if we pay attention to the bets.
The referee of the bout is Dan Miragliotta.
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Round 1
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Henderson and Sakuraba move forward as the bell signals the beginning of the fight!
Dan Henderson attempts to cut off Sakuraba with punches
Sakuraba reels from the strikes.
Kazushi Sakuraba shoots for a double leg takedown!
He hits it! Dan Henderson is taken off his feet, but he manages to pull Sakuraba into his guard.
Henderson ribs are getting hammered, they look bad!
Kazushi Sakuraba is in closed guard over Henderson
Sakuraba is in closed guard... Henderson tries to roll on the ground!
Nice reversal! He is now in full mount over Kazushi Sakuraba!
Dan Henderson is in full mount over Kazushi Sakuraba
Sakuraba is using some of his ground skills to escape from this...
He pushes Henderson's knee away and tries to roll! Nice move to get half guard!
The clock says 1:00 in the 1 round
Kazushi Sakuraba is in half guard over Henderson
You can hear the excitement from the crowd. Kazushi Sakuraba can end the fight with his ground and pound.
Sakuraba tries to get a side mount...
Henderson wraps his leg around Kazushi Sakuraba leg and prevents him from moving.
Kazushi Sakuraba is in half guard over Henderson
Kazushi Sakuraba tries to open Henderson's guard...
Henderson breaks the lock and covers himself from Sakuraba's punches
Kazushi Sakuraba is in half guard over Henderson
Dan Henderson attempts to move to full guard
Dan Henderson manages to switch to full guard.
Kazushi Sakuraba is in open guard over Henderson
Henderson tries to close his guard around Sakuraba
He succeeds!
Kazushi Sakuraba is in closed guard over Henderson
Sakuraba is in closed guard... Henderson tries to roll on the ground!
Nice reversal! He is now in full mount over Kazushi Sakuraba!
Dan Henderson is in full mount over Kazushi Sakuraba
Henderson goes for an armbar!
Kazushi Sakuraba breaks the lock and pushes away Dan Henderson, who rolls over his back and gets to standing position.
Dan Miragliotta halts the fight to stand up Dan Henderson. 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.
Sakuraba moves forward looking for some action
Kazushi Sakuraba shows some wrestling skills as he put his opponent in a double overhook!
The fighters are clinching.
Sakuraba pushes his opponent down and launches a heavy knee to his head in an unorthodox move...
Wow! Big hit towards Dan Henderson's face!
Henderson begins to launch a barrage of punches over Sakuraba
this is getting worse and worse for Sakuraba
Sakuraba's Mouth is bruised after the punishement he's received!
The clock says 2:25 in the 1 round
Henderson moves forward looking for some action
He surprises Sakuraba with a double overhooks!
Sakuraba fakes a punch and shoots a takedown!
Henderson sprawls and remains on his feet.
Sakuraba misses a step and Dan Henderson sees an opportunity to counter him!
Dan Henderson fakes a punch and launches himself over Sakuraba!
Nice move by Henderson who clinches and pushes Sakuraba against the cage
Both fighters are tied in a clinch.
One, two, three! Sakuraba 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!
Both fighters are tied in a clinch.
Kazushi Sakuraba grapple with Dan Henderson and tries a Outer Leg Sweep
Henderson manage to maintain his balances and avoid the takedown
The fighters are clinching.
Kazushi Sakuraba pushes away Henderson trying to keep the fight at striking range
Henderson doesn't want to break the clinch as he still is grappling with Kazushi Sakuraba
Henderson is trying to counter now!
Henderson is launching some bone breaking punches to Sakuraba's ribs while in the clinch.
Wow. You can see the pain in Kazushi Sakuraba's eyes.
The clock says 3:10 in the 1 round
Both fighters are tied in a clinch.
Henderson tries to take Kazushi Sakuraba down... Sakuraba stumbles backwards and Dan Henderson launches a few punches...
Kazushi Sakuraba dodges and moves away a couple of steps...
A wicked punch by Dan Henderson
goes awry.
Henderson moves forward looking for some action
He surprises Sakuraba with a double overhooks!
Henderson decides to launch some tentative punches
Dan Henderson takes the best of a brief punching exchange.
Sakuraba hit the ground like he got hit with a baseball bat! Dan Henderson knocks Sakuraba out cold in a stunning fashion!
Winner is Dan Henderson by KO (Punches) at 3:52 Round 1
Statistics: Dan Henderson
Punches 10/15 (67%)
Kicks 0/0 (0%)
Clinch strikes 3/6 (50%)
Takedowns 0/0 (0%)
GnP strikes 0/0 (0%)
Submissions 1/1 (100%)
Clinch Attempts 1/1 (100%)
Time on the ground 82 s
Statistics: Kazushi Sakuraba
Punches 0/1 (0%)
Kicks 0/0 (0%)
Clinch strikes 2/4 (50%)
Takedowns 1/2 (50%)
GnP strikes 0/6 (0%)
Submissions 0/0 (0%)
Clinch Attempts 0/0 (0%)
Time on the ground 82 s
Wow! A flash KO over Sakuraba is rare - that cat is TOUGH. Big style points win for Hendo here.
Kazushi Sakuraba looks like he has been waiting for this fight forever.
This is the first time they meet inside the cage
Sakuraba is the fighter that will win today if we pay attention to the bets.
The referee of the bout is Dan Miragliotta.
=========================================
Round 1
=========================================
Henderson and Sakuraba move forward as the bell signals the beginning of the fight!
Dan Henderson attempts to cut off Sakuraba with punches
Sakuraba reels from the strikes.
Kazushi Sakuraba shoots for a double leg takedown!
He hits it! Dan Henderson is taken off his feet, but he manages to pull Sakuraba into his guard.
Henderson ribs are getting hammered, they look bad!
Kazushi Sakuraba is in closed guard over Henderson
Sakuraba is in closed guard... Henderson tries to roll on the ground!
Nice reversal! He is now in full mount over Kazushi Sakuraba!
Dan Henderson is in full mount over Kazushi Sakuraba
Sakuraba is using some of his ground skills to escape from this...
He pushes Henderson's knee away and tries to roll! Nice move to get half guard!
The clock says 1:00 in the 1 round
Kazushi Sakuraba is in half guard over Henderson
You can hear the excitement from the crowd. Kazushi Sakuraba can end the fight with his ground and pound.
Sakuraba tries to get a side mount...
Henderson wraps his leg around Kazushi Sakuraba leg and prevents him from moving.
Kazushi Sakuraba is in half guard over Henderson
Kazushi Sakuraba tries to open Henderson's guard...
Henderson breaks the lock and covers himself from Sakuraba's punches
Kazushi Sakuraba is in half guard over Henderson
Dan Henderson attempts to move to full guard
Dan Henderson manages to switch to full guard.
Kazushi Sakuraba is in open guard over Henderson
Henderson tries to close his guard around Sakuraba
He succeeds!
Kazushi Sakuraba is in closed guard over Henderson
Sakuraba is in closed guard... Henderson tries to roll on the ground!
Nice reversal! He is now in full mount over Kazushi Sakuraba!
Dan Henderson is in full mount over Kazushi Sakuraba
Henderson goes for an armbar!
Kazushi Sakuraba breaks the lock and pushes away Dan Henderson, who rolls over his back and gets to standing position.
Dan Miragliotta halts the fight to stand up Dan Henderson. 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.
Sakuraba moves forward looking for some action
Kazushi Sakuraba shows some wrestling skills as he put his opponent in a double overhook!
The fighters are clinching.
Sakuraba pushes his opponent down and launches a heavy knee to his head in an unorthodox move...
Wow! Big hit towards Dan Henderson's face!
Henderson begins to launch a barrage of punches over Sakuraba
this is getting worse and worse for Sakuraba
Sakuraba's Mouth is bruised after the punishement he's received!
The clock says 2:25 in the 1 round
Henderson moves forward looking for some action
He surprises Sakuraba with a double overhooks!
Sakuraba fakes a punch and shoots a takedown!
Henderson sprawls and remains on his feet.
Sakuraba misses a step and Dan Henderson sees an opportunity to counter him!
Dan Henderson fakes a punch and launches himself over Sakuraba!
Nice move by Henderson who clinches and pushes Sakuraba against the cage
Both fighters are tied in a clinch.
One, two, three! Sakuraba 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!
Both fighters are tied in a clinch.
Kazushi Sakuraba grapple with Dan Henderson and tries a Outer Leg Sweep
Henderson manage to maintain his balances and avoid the takedown
The fighters are clinching.
Kazushi Sakuraba pushes away Henderson trying to keep the fight at striking range
Henderson doesn't want to break the clinch as he still is grappling with Kazushi Sakuraba
Henderson is trying to counter now!
Henderson is launching some bone breaking punches to Sakuraba's ribs while in the clinch.
Wow. You can see the pain in Kazushi Sakuraba's eyes.
The clock says 3:10 in the 1 round
Both fighters are tied in a clinch.
Henderson tries to take Kazushi Sakuraba down... Sakuraba stumbles backwards and Dan Henderson launches a few punches...
Kazushi Sakuraba dodges and moves away a couple of steps...
A wicked punch by Dan Henderson
goes awry.
Henderson moves forward looking for some action
He surprises Sakuraba with a double overhooks!
Henderson decides to launch some tentative punches
Dan Henderson takes the best of a brief punching exchange.
Sakuraba hit the ground like he got hit with a baseball bat! Dan Henderson knocks Sakuraba out cold in a stunning fashion!
Winner is Dan Henderson by KO (Punches) at 3:52 Round 1
Statistics: Dan Henderson
Punches 10/15 (67%)
Kicks 0/0 (0%)
Clinch strikes 3/6 (50%)
Takedowns 0/0 (0%)
GnP strikes 0/0 (0%)
Submissions 1/1 (100%)
Clinch Attempts 1/1 (100%)
Time on the ground 82 s
Statistics: Kazushi Sakuraba
Punches 0/1 (0%)
Kicks 0/0 (0%)
Clinch strikes 2/4 (50%)
Takedowns 1/2 (50%)
GnP strikes 0/6 (0%)
Submissions 0/0 (0%)
Clinch Attempts 0/0 (0%)
Time on the ground 82 s
Wow! A flash KO over Sakuraba is rare - that cat is TOUGH. Big style points win for Hendo here.
Have 9 points in celebration of this monumental achievement!