Post by The Sandmen on Sept 15, 2014 17:41:16 GMT -5
Matt Serra 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.
Ferocious staredown by Henderson while John McCarthy recites the rules.
This is the first time they meet inside the cage
It's hard to say who will be winning this fight. The specialized media doesn't have a favourite either.
The referee of the bout is John McCarthy.
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Round 1
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Matt Serra and Dan Henderson touch gloves in the center to get this fight started!
Serra goes to the body...
his punches graze Henderson's arm.
Henderson jumps over his opponent and tries to grapple
Dan Henderson pushes his opponent against the fence in a plum position
The fighters are clinching.
Matt Serra shoots and grab Dan Henderson's ankle trying to take him down with a Heel Trip Reversal
Henderson sprawl and remain on his feet
John McCarthy sees a lack of activity in the clinch and separates the fighters.
These two fighters are showing each other a ton of respect.
Matt Serra tries to bring the fight to the ground
Henderson goes down.
Matt Serra is in open guard over Henderson
Henderson measures the resilience of Serra's ribs with a couple of big punches from guard.
Serra blocks the hits as he works on the ground.
Matt Serra is in open guard over Henderson
Serra tries to move to full mount
Serra's ground game is not enough to provide him any advantage
Poorly executed technique. Dan Henderson looks to counter!
Henderson tries to close his guard around Serra
He succeeds!
The clock says 1:35 in the 1 round
Matt Serra is in closed guard over Henderson
Dan Henderson launches a few punches to Serra's cheek from the guard.
Matt Serra uses his head to cover the punches and presses his skull forward.
The clock says 1:45 in the 1 round
Matt Serra is in closed guard over Henderson
Matt Serra seems fresh. He may still have a lot of gas in his tank.
Serra tries to improve his position on the ground as he sits on his knees and tries to break the closed guard.
Matt Serra fakes a few punches and then slips one leg to get the half mount.
Matt Serra is in half guard over Henderson
Serra tries to free his leg...
He moves to side mount!
Matt Serra is in side mount over Dan Henderson
Matt Serra looks to pass to mount...
Henderson creates space and scrambles back to his feet.
Both fighters have climbed to their feet and they continue the fight standing. The people who are watching this in Thialf (Heerenveen, Netherlands) are cheering for the fighters.
Henderson wants to take the fight to his advantage and tries to clinch.
Henderson moves forward and holds Serra
Matt Serra tries to shrug his way out of the clinch.
Henderson is determined to work from the clinch. He pummeled through and managed to retain his position.
The fighters are clinching.
Henderson pushes Matt Serra againts the fence and begin a relentless combination of punches. The crowd is on it's feet!
Serra cannot escape Dan Henderson's clinch! Dan Henderson is just brutalizing Serra with punches time and time again!
Serra's Nose is beginning to swell
The fighters are clinching.
Serra tries to breaks Dan Henderson's resistence with a few punches while tries to push him against oner corner.
Serra doesn't find the right way... He have to improve his position for causing any real damage
Henderson tries to get some advantage after his opponent miss move...
Henderson tries to take Matt Serra down... Serra stumbles backwards and Dan Henderson launches a few punches...
One swing hits hard Serra's jaw!
The fighters are clinching.
Dan Henderson fakes a punch to Matt Serra ribs and the tries to trip him
Matt Serra loses balance and goes to the ground
Dan Henderson is in closed guard over Serra
Henderson is in closed guard... Serra 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 Serra
Henderson tries to improve his position on the ground as he sits on his knees and tries to break the closed guard.
Dan Henderson fakes a few punches and then slips one leg to get the half mount.
Dan Henderson is in half guard over Serra
Matt Serra tries to close the guard.
Nothing from this effort.
Poorly executed technique. Dan Henderson looks to counter!
Henderson throws a few hammer fists to the face of Matt Serra
Solid shots!
Serra's Forehead is beginning to swell
Dan Henderson is in half guard over Serra
Matt Serra is a submission wizard. He has forgotten more BJJ than most fighters have learned.
Matt Serra attempts to move to full guard
Dan Henderson keeps good control and remains in half guard.
Dan Henderson is in half guard over Serra
Dan Henderson fakes some punches
then lands a big punch to Serra's face!
Dan Henderson is in half guard over Serra
Serra measures the resilience of Henderson's ribs with a couple of big punches from guard.
Henderson blocks the hits as he works on the ground.
Henderson is trying to counter now!
Henderson launches a few fake punches and tries to escape!
Serra is covering himself! Henderson tries to force the situation and Serra clumsily gives his back!
The clock says 4:25 in the 1 round
Henderson is in rear mount over Serra
Serra has Henderson controlling his back while on the ground. He tries to roll and find an escape...
Henderson is unable to move under Serra control.
Dan Henderson is in closed guard over Serra
Dan Henderson looks to posture up and open Matt Serra's guard...
Dan Henderson forces Matt Serra to open his guard.
Dan Henderson is in open guard over Serra
Dan Henderson hovers above Serra
Good punches to Serra's body.
Dan Henderson is in open guard over Serra
Henderson is moving on the ground...
Ouch! That was a headbutt! Did he do that intentionally?
John McCarthy didn't see that!
John McCarthy tells the fighters to go to their corners as the round is over.
That was a close round.
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Round 2
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Nice punch by Matt Serra
that nearly tags Henderson.
Serra clumsily fails here and it's time for Dan Henderson to fight back!
Dan Henderson tries to bring the fight to the ground
Serra goes down.
The clock says 0:25 in the 2 round
Dan Henderson is in open guard over Serra
Henderson tries to move to full mount
Henderson succeeds
Dan Henderson is in full mount over Matt Serra
Henderson tries to open up Matt Serra's defense faking a few punches.
He is aggressively and repeatedly punching Serra in the side of the head
Dan Henderson is in full mount over Matt Serra
Serra is a savvy submission specialist. It's an honor just to watch him work on the ground.
Matt Serra tries to roll to his side and trap Dan Henderson in his guard...
Dan Henderson keeps good control and remains in full mount.
John McCarthy has seen enough passivity on the ground and stands up the fighters.
Both fighters continue the fight on their feet. You can hear how the people agree with that decision.
Both fighters circle around the center of the cage.
The clock says 1:05 in the 2 round
Henderson throws a one-two combo then fakes a move to fire a big right hand on the chin!
The strikes hit home!
Serra's Chin is beginning to swell
Dan Henderson throws a looping left hand...
That lands on Serra's chin! That stops Serra in his tracks!
Serra is out! Serra is out! Dan Henderson has ended this fight in highlight reel fashion!
Serra's Right eye is bruised after the punishement he's received!
There is a small laceration on Matt Serra's Right eye
Winner is Dan Henderson by KO (Punch) at 1:24 Round 2
Statistics: Matt Serra
Punches 0/3 (0%)
Kicks 0/0 (0%)
Clinch strikes 0/2 (0%)
Takedowns 1/1 (100%)
GnP strikes 0/2 (0%)
Submissions 0/0 (0%)
Clinch Attempts 0/0 (0%)
Time on the ground 222 s
Statistics: Dan Henderson
Punches 4/4 (100%)
Kicks 0/0 (0%)
Clinch strikes 6/8 (75%)
Takedowns 2/2 (100%)
GnP strikes 12/17 (71%)
Submissions 0/0 (0%)
Clinch Attempts 1/1 (100%)
Time on the ground 222 s
Serra had a moment or two, but Dan is still Hendo and he Hendo'ed it up all over Serra. Not that way you perv.
Ferocious staredown by Henderson while John McCarthy recites the rules.
This is the first time they meet inside the cage
It's hard to say who will be winning this fight. The specialized media doesn't have a favourite either.
The referee of the bout is John McCarthy.
=========================================
Round 1
=========================================
Matt Serra and Dan Henderson touch gloves in the center to get this fight started!
Serra goes to the body...
his punches graze Henderson's arm.
Henderson jumps over his opponent and tries to grapple
Dan Henderson pushes his opponent against the fence in a plum position
The fighters are clinching.
Matt Serra shoots and grab Dan Henderson's ankle trying to take him down with a Heel Trip Reversal
Henderson sprawl and remain on his feet
John McCarthy sees a lack of activity in the clinch and separates the fighters.
These two fighters are showing each other a ton of respect.
Matt Serra tries to bring the fight to the ground
Henderson goes down.
Matt Serra is in open guard over Henderson
Henderson measures the resilience of Serra's ribs with a couple of big punches from guard.
Serra blocks the hits as he works on the ground.
Matt Serra is in open guard over Henderson
Serra tries to move to full mount
Serra's ground game is not enough to provide him any advantage
Poorly executed technique. Dan Henderson looks to counter!
Henderson tries to close his guard around Serra
He succeeds!
The clock says 1:35 in the 1 round
Matt Serra is in closed guard over Henderson
Dan Henderson launches a few punches to Serra's cheek from the guard.
Matt Serra uses his head to cover the punches and presses his skull forward.
The clock says 1:45 in the 1 round
Matt Serra is in closed guard over Henderson
Matt Serra seems fresh. He may still have a lot of gas in his tank.
Serra tries to improve his position on the ground as he sits on his knees and tries to break the closed guard.
Matt Serra fakes a few punches and then slips one leg to get the half mount.
Matt Serra is in half guard over Henderson
Serra tries to free his leg...
He moves to side mount!
Matt Serra is in side mount over Dan Henderson
Matt Serra looks to pass to mount...
Henderson creates space and scrambles back to his feet.
Both fighters have climbed to their feet and they continue the fight standing. The people who are watching this in Thialf (Heerenveen, Netherlands) are cheering for the fighters.
Henderson wants to take the fight to his advantage and tries to clinch.
Henderson moves forward and holds Serra
Matt Serra tries to shrug his way out of the clinch.
Henderson is determined to work from the clinch. He pummeled through and managed to retain his position.
The fighters are clinching.
Henderson pushes Matt Serra againts the fence and begin a relentless combination of punches. The crowd is on it's feet!
Serra cannot escape Dan Henderson's clinch! Dan Henderson is just brutalizing Serra with punches time and time again!
Serra's Nose is beginning to swell
The fighters are clinching.
Serra tries to breaks Dan Henderson's resistence with a few punches while tries to push him against oner corner.
Serra doesn't find the right way... He have to improve his position for causing any real damage
Henderson tries to get some advantage after his opponent miss move...
Henderson tries to take Matt Serra down... Serra stumbles backwards and Dan Henderson launches a few punches...
One swing hits hard Serra's jaw!
The fighters are clinching.
Dan Henderson fakes a punch to Matt Serra ribs and the tries to trip him
Matt Serra loses balance and goes to the ground
Dan Henderson is in closed guard over Serra
Henderson is in closed guard... Serra 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 Serra
Henderson tries to improve his position on the ground as he sits on his knees and tries to break the closed guard.
Dan Henderson fakes a few punches and then slips one leg to get the half mount.
Dan Henderson is in half guard over Serra
Matt Serra tries to close the guard.
Nothing from this effort.
Poorly executed technique. Dan Henderson looks to counter!
Henderson throws a few hammer fists to the face of Matt Serra
Solid shots!
Serra's Forehead is beginning to swell
Dan Henderson is in half guard over Serra
Matt Serra is a submission wizard. He has forgotten more BJJ than most fighters have learned.
Matt Serra attempts to move to full guard
Dan Henderson keeps good control and remains in half guard.
Dan Henderson is in half guard over Serra
Dan Henderson fakes some punches
then lands a big punch to Serra's face!
Dan Henderson is in half guard over Serra
Serra measures the resilience of Henderson's ribs with a couple of big punches from guard.
Henderson blocks the hits as he works on the ground.
Henderson is trying to counter now!
Henderson launches a few fake punches and tries to escape!
Serra is covering himself! Henderson tries to force the situation and Serra clumsily gives his back!
The clock says 4:25 in the 1 round
Henderson is in rear mount over Serra
Serra has Henderson controlling his back while on the ground. He tries to roll and find an escape...
Henderson is unable to move under Serra control.
Dan Henderson is in closed guard over Serra
Dan Henderson looks to posture up and open Matt Serra's guard...
Dan Henderson forces Matt Serra to open his guard.
Dan Henderson is in open guard over Serra
Dan Henderson hovers above Serra
Good punches to Serra's body.
Dan Henderson is in open guard over Serra
Henderson is moving on the ground...
Ouch! That was a headbutt! Did he do that intentionally?
John McCarthy didn't see that!
John McCarthy tells the fighters to go to their corners as the round is over.
That was a close round.
=========================================
Round 2
=========================================
Nice punch by Matt Serra
that nearly tags Henderson.
Serra clumsily fails here and it's time for Dan Henderson to fight back!
Dan Henderson tries to bring the fight to the ground
Serra goes down.
The clock says 0:25 in the 2 round
Dan Henderson is in open guard over Serra
Henderson tries to move to full mount
Henderson succeeds
Dan Henderson is in full mount over Matt Serra
Henderson tries to open up Matt Serra's defense faking a few punches.
He is aggressively and repeatedly punching Serra in the side of the head
Dan Henderson is in full mount over Matt Serra
Serra is a savvy submission specialist. It's an honor just to watch him work on the ground.
Matt Serra tries to roll to his side and trap Dan Henderson in his guard...
Dan Henderson keeps good control and remains in full mount.
John McCarthy has seen enough passivity on the ground and stands up the fighters.
Both fighters continue the fight on their feet. You can hear how the people agree with that decision.
Both fighters circle around the center of the cage.
The clock says 1:05 in the 2 round
Henderson throws a one-two combo then fakes a move to fire a big right hand on the chin!
The strikes hit home!
Serra's Chin is beginning to swell
Dan Henderson throws a looping left hand...
That lands on Serra's chin! That stops Serra in his tracks!
Serra is out! Serra is out! Dan Henderson has ended this fight in highlight reel fashion!
Serra's Right eye is bruised after the punishement he's received!
There is a small laceration on Matt Serra's Right eye
Winner is Dan Henderson by KO (Punch) at 1:24 Round 2
Statistics: Matt Serra
Punches 0/3 (0%)
Kicks 0/0 (0%)
Clinch strikes 0/2 (0%)
Takedowns 1/1 (100%)
GnP strikes 0/2 (0%)
Submissions 0/0 (0%)
Clinch Attempts 0/0 (0%)
Time on the ground 222 s
Statistics: Dan Henderson
Punches 4/4 (100%)
Kicks 0/0 (0%)
Clinch strikes 6/8 (75%)
Takedowns 2/2 (100%)
GnP strikes 12/17 (71%)
Submissions 0/0 (0%)
Clinch Attempts 1/1 (100%)
Time on the ground 222 s
Serra had a moment or two, but Dan is still Hendo and he Hendo'ed it up all over Serra. Not that way you perv.
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