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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Dan Henderson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tyler Vaughn (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Vaughn has chosen coming undone as his entrance music. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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193 lbs
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186 cm
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190 lbs
3 - 1 - 0 |
Decent wrestler
Brawler
Good chin |
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BJJ Purple Belt
Counter striker
Granite chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Dan Henderson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Tyler Vaughn!
The judges for this bout are Tiny Johnson, George Francis and Wesley Smith.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A head kick from Vaughn lands but Henderson takes it in his stride.
Henderson shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Vaughn as he avoids it easily.
Vaughn misses with the combination.
Henderson fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Henderson takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Henderson throws out a powerful jab.
Vaughn gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Vaughn is on top in guard.
Vaughn looks gassed!
Henderson is pulling down on Vaughn's head to control his posture.
Henderson looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Vaughn thows a big elbow that misses.
Henderson looking to control.
Vaughn trying to control the position from guard on top but Henderson is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Henderson looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Henderson pulls Vaughn in to control the position.
Henderson keeping full guard, as Vaughn tries to pass.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
No joy there for Vaughn, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Vaughn keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Dan Henderson. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Vaughn fails with the takedown
and Henderson counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Henderson seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Henderson working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Henderson sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Henderson stops Vaughn from getting back to his feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Henderson landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Henderson working the head and body with strikes.
Henderson stands up and beckons Vaughn to join him on the feet.
Henderson shoots in and bounces Vaughn off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Henderson passes Vaughn's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Vaughn is looking to improve his position.
Henderson seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Henderson controlling the action here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ground and pound from Henderson.
Henderson perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
Vaughn tries to get to full guard but Henderson has control of the leg.
Henderson perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
Henderson wants to control but Vaughn is keeping him busy.
Henderson lands strikes from half guard.
Vaughn wants to get back to his feet.
Henderson trying to control from half guard but Vaughn is working away.
Vaughn tries to roll over but Henderson keeps him under control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Henderson tries to clinch but Vaughn is having none of it.
Henderson gets the takedown into side control.
Vaughn is looking to reverse the position.
Henderson scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Vaughn to see if he's OK.
Vaughn tries to bench press Henderson off him but Henderson keeps the position.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Vaughn is being controlled here.
Henderson advances to full mount.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dan Henderson dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Henderson lands a really nice looking cross but Vaughn seems unphased.
Henderson misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Vaughn closes the distance and clinches up with Henderson, looking for a takedown. Vaughn pushes Henderson against the cage but Henderson circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Henderson tries to clinch but Vaughn moves out of range.
Henderson throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Henderson is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Henderson moves into range and clinches up with Vaughn.
Henderson has hold of one of Vaughn's legs. Vaughn is fighting the takedown attempt but Henderson gets the trip and lands the takedown into guard.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Henderson's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Henderson lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Henderson working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Vaughn's head.
Vaughn looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Henderson wants to control from the top but Vaughn keeps moving.
Henderson knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Vaughn on the ground.
Henderson scoring with punches to the head and body.
Henderson trying to control but Vaughn is working from the bottom.
Henderson is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Vaughn utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Vaughn misses with a takedown
and Henderson counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Vaughn keeping full guard, as Henderson tries to pass.
Vaughn preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Vaughn controls Henderson momentarily but Henderson frees himself.
Vaughn throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Vaughn wants to sweep but no luck.
Henderson passes Vaughn's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Henderson working over Vaughn with some ground and pound. Vaughn looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Vaughn tries to roll over but Henderson keeps him under control.
Henderson lands strikes from half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Henderson sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Vaughn looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Dan Henderson overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Vaughn tries to roll over but Henderson keeps him under control.
Vaughn is looking to control Henderson's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Vaughn avoid being mounted?
Vaughn is looking for a sweep. Henderson is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Henderson decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Vaughn scrambles, trying to get to his feet, but Henderson manages to mount him!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Henderson looking for a guillotine from mount but Vaughn is having none of it.
Henderson controlling from the full mount.
Vaughn is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Henderson takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Henderson prevents Vaughn from getting the reversal.
Vaughn tries to lock up and control but Henderson gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dan Henderson dominated that second round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Henderson will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Vaughn gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Henderson to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Henderson landing some decent shots from guard.
Henderson content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Henderson has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Henderson wants to pass the guard but Vaughn is keeping the position.
Henderson seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Vaughn is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Vaughn is trying to control the position but Henderson postures up.
Henderson slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Henderson trying to control the position from guard on top but Vaughn is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Henderson lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Vaughn throwing strikes off his back to little effect.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Henderson slips a jab and a cross from Vaughn.
Tyler Vaughn is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Henderson decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Henderson performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Vaughn is refusing to be controlled, as Henderson sits in half guard.
Henderson sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Vaughn defending well though.
Henderson is looking to stall here but Vaughn recovers full guard.
Vaughn tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Vaughn throws a couple of shots from the bottom but they don't land.
Henderson wants to pass the guard but Vaughn is keeping the position.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Vaughn with a poor takedown
and Henderson counters with a takedown into side control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vaughn is trying to get back to his feet.
Vaughn sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
Vaughn is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Henderson's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Henderson's back!
Henderson is trapped and Vaughn is scoring with shots to the head and body.
Vaughn is looking to finish the fight by rear naked choke. Henderson knows exactly what he's got planned though, so he's defending well. Maybe a few strikes would soften Henderson for a finish.
Vaughn missing with strikes from the back.
Henderson is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Vaughn can do to turn this around?
Oooh a big shot gets through from Vaughn. Many more shots like that and the referee will have to think about stepping in!
Vaughn working for a RNC but it's not happening just yet.
Vaughn throwing sloppy strikes.
Henderson fending off the submission attempt from Vaughn.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Vaughn is persistently looking for the submission but Henderson is defending it well.
Tyler Vaughn has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Henderson avoids the strikes from Vaughn.
Vaughn misses with an elbow to the head.
Vaughn is remaining active here, looking for the choke. The more discerning members of the crowd will appreciate his efforts.
Vaughn throwing sloppy strikes.
Dan Henderson is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Vaughn struggling to land strikes to the head as Henderson covers up.
And that's the end of the fight!
Dan Henderson showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Henderson has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Tiny Johnson scores the fight 30:27
Judge George Francis scores the fight 30:27
Judge Wesley Smith scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Dan Henderson!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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RATING
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