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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Dan Henderson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dan Wanless (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Dan Henderson has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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185 lbs
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190 lbs
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Decent wrestler
Counter striker
Cuts easily |
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BJJ White Belt
Brawler
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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
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Dan Henderson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Dan Wanless!
The judges for this bout are Richard Clark, Donald Grub and Colin Fotheringham.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Wanless is looking to clinch but Henderson is avoiding it.
Wanless moves in looking to clinch but Henderson pushes him off.
Henderson shoots in and bounces Wanless off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Henderson postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Henderson throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Wanless works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Wanless wants to stand but Henderson is controlling the position.
Henderson throws and elbow that misses. Wanless uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Henderson's guard. Nice move by Wanless!
Henderson has a closed guard, preventing Wanless from standing up.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Henderson is wriggling around but Wanless manages to pass to half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wanless stops Henderson from getting back to his feet.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Henderson shoots for a takedown but Wanless saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
No luck for Henderson with that takedown attempt.
Henderson shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Wanless napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Henderson working the strikes but Wanless uses the opportunity to regain half guard.
Henderson decides to return to a standing position.
Henderson showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Wanless.
Wanless tries to close the distance and clinch up but Henderson swats him away and circles back towards the center.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Henderson fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Wanless avoids it really well and circles away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Dan Henderson. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Wanless tries to clinch but Henderson is having none of it.
Wanless throws a head kick that half lands.
It looks like Dan Henderson has been cut.
Henderson shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Wanless as he jumps to the side.
Wanless wants to clinch up but Henderson keeps it at a distance.
Henderson looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Wanless is fending him off so far but Henderson persists. Nope, Wanless circles away and we're back to standing.
Wanless tries to clinch up but Henderson circles away and keeps his distance.
Wanless ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Henderson moves away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wanless moves in looking to clinch but Henderson pushes him off.
Wanless wants to clinch up but Henderson keeps it at a distance.
The fight stays on the outside here - Wanless looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Dan Wanless seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Wanless pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Henderson avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Wanless leaves Henderson with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Wanless fails in his attempt to clinch.
No luck for Henderson with that takedown attempt.
Wanless misses the jab.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Henderson looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Wanless wants to get back to his feet but Henderson is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Henderson is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Henderson throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Henderson thows a big elbow that misses.
Henderson is breathing heavily.
Henderson chips away with some ground and pound.
Henderson content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Henderson makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Wanless wants to stand but Henderson is controlling the position.
Henderson throws and elbow that misses. Wanless uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Henderson's guard. Nice move by Wanless!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Dan Henderson will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Dan Henderson's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Wanless tries to clinch but Henderson moves out of range.
Henderson dives in and grabs Wanless's left leg, looking for a takedown. Wanless pushes down on Henderson's head and hops out.
Henderson keeps the fight on the outside.
Henderson fails with a takedown attempt.
Wanless wants to clinch.
Henderson dives in and grabs Wanless's left leg, looking for a takedown. Wanless pushes down on Henderson's head and hops out.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Dan Henderson. That's going to take a lot out of him.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Wanless tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wanless tries to clinch up but Henderson circles away and keeps his distance.
Wanless wants to clinch.
No luck for Henderson with that takedown attempt.
Henderson keeps the fight on the outside.
Wanless tries to clinch but Henderson is having none of it.
Wanless displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Henderson.
Wanless pulls out of a head kick attempt.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Henderson.
Henderson misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Henderson swats away the attempt to clinch by Wanless.
Wanless tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Wanless tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Henderson paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Wanless lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Henderson closes the distance and clinches up with Wanless, looking for a takedown. Henderson pushes Wanless against the cage but Wanless circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Wanless tries to clinch up but Henderson circles away and keeps his distance.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wanless fails in his attempt to clinch.
Wanless gets caught flat footed, as Henderson shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Wanless is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Henderson connects with a couple of short punches.
Henderson working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Henderson throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Wanless keeping moving, preventing Henderson from controlling successfully.
Henderson working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Henderson in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Henderson working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Henderson wants to stand but Wanless is controlling his posture from full guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wanless wants to get back to his feet but Henderson is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Nice takedown defense from Wanless. No joy for Henderson on that attempt.
Henderson shoots in but Wanless avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Wanless tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Henderson paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Wanless throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Wanless doesn't manage to clinch there - Henderson circles away.
Wanless tries to clinch but Henderson is having none of it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Dan Wanless will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Dan Henderson's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Wanless gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Henderson throws and elbow that misses. Wanless uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Henderson's guard. Nice move by Wanless!
Henderson looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Henderson is working an open guard so Wanless takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
Wanless lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Wanless doesn't manage to clinch there - Henderson circles away.
Wanless tries to clinch but Henderson moves out of range.
Henderson has a takedown stuffed.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Henderson tries for a takedown but Wanless sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Henderson tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Wanless paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Henderson shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Wanless pinned against the cage. Wanless gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Dan Henderson. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Henderson takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Wanless digs a good body shot into Henderson's ribs.
Wanless has taken the fight to the clinch.
A body shot lands from Wanless.
The is referee keeping an eye on Wanless - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Henderson tries for a takedown. No joy.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wanless breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Wanless closes the distance looking to clinch
and Henderson counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Wanless!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Wanless tries to buck Henderson off but he can't manage it.
Henderson scoring with strikes but Wanless is staying in there.
Wanless trying desperately to get to his feet.
Henderson with shots to the head and body - Wanless looks very uncomfortable down there.
Wanless is trying to stand up.
Henderson scores with a couple of good head shots there.
A nice elbow there by Henderson.
Henderson landing strikes, looking to finish!
Henderson tries to control but Wanless wriggling away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wanless is trying to get to the cage to help him get back to his feet.
Henderson is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Wanless can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Dan Henderson overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Henderson with a couple of short strikes.
Henderson lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Henderson swings around for an armbar but it's a sloppy attempt and Wanless is now in Henderson's guard. A big mistake from Henderson there, giving up the dominant position!
Wanless wants to stand but Henderson has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Wanless is using up a lot of energy trying to get back to his feet. Perhaps he should improve his position first.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Wanless stopping the sweep attempt from Henderson.
Henderson is working hard here to advance position.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Henderson pushes Wanless off for just long enough to get back to his feet. Very athletic spring there.
Wanless wants to clinch but Henderson slips to the side
and Henderson counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Wanless is trying to stand up here but Henderson is controlling him well.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Dan Henderson.
I think Henderson has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Richard Clark scores the fight 29:28
Judge Donald Grub scores the fight 28:29
Judge Colin Fotheringham scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by split decision... Dan Henderson!
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