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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Matt St Pierre (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dan Henderson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). St Pierre's entrance music is Territoire Hostile. A fine choice. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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186 lbs
9 - 2 - 0 |
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175 cm
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180 lbs
8 - 2 - 0 |
Powerful takedowns
Solid boxing
Very strong |
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Powerful takedowns
Basic striking
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
9 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Matt St Pierre!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Dan Henderson!
The judges for this bout are Frank Dennis, Robert Twigg and Wesley Smith.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
St Pierre blocks a leg kick.
St Pierre avoids the body shot from Henderson.
Henderson drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
St Pierre looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Henderson chips away with some ground and pound.
Henderson trying to control but St Pierre is working from the bottom.
Henderson stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. St Pierre swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Henderson postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Henderson is in close to St Pierre's body, working some short punches and elbows.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Henderson working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Henderson trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Henderson with a flurry of punches that miss.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Henderson accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Henderson trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
St Pierre looking for a guillotine here but Henderson defends easily.
Henderson looking to sit in guard and control but St Pierre gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
That's one minute gone in the round.
St Pierre sitting in guard here, content to control.
St Pierre makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
St Pierre decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Henderson, up you get!
St Pierre lands a nice shot that snaps Henderson's head back.
St Pierre connects with a looping right hand.
Henderson shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. St Pierre manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
St Pierre looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Henderson pushes down on St Pierre's leg and manages to get into half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Henderson lands strikes from half guard.
Henderson looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Henderson has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Henderson throwing shots but St Pierre is blocking nicely.
Henderson trying to control the action but St Pierre is working from the bottom.
Henderson looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Henderson is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so St Pierre is just riding it out for now. Henderson eventually gives up the hold.
St Pierre looks like he's trying to stand up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Henderson throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Henderson thows a huge punch but St Pierre dodges it nicely.
Henderson wants to pass the guard but St Pierre is defending well.
St Pierre moves into full guard.
Henderson looking to pass the guard.
St Pierre keeping moving, preventing Henderson from controlling successfully.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
St Pierre ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Henderson misses with a body shot
and St Pierre counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
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 attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
St Pierre throws a nice outside leg kick.
Henderson looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? St Pierre is fending him off so far but Henderson persists. Nope, St Pierre circles away and we're back to standing.
Henderson misses with a body kick.
Henderson throws a hook but St Pierre blocks it.
St Pierre with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Henderson checks a leg kick.
St Pierre pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Henderson throws a leg kick that is checked
and St Pierre counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Henderson scores with a takedown into St Pierre's guard.
Henderson looks gassed!
Henderson throwing strikes from guard but St Pierre blocks nicely.
Henderson trying to control but St Pierre is working from the bottom.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
St Pierre wants to get back to his feet but Henderson is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dan Henderson dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Henderson shoots in for a double leg but St Pierre sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
St Pierre thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Henderson if he has to take too many more of those.
St Pierre showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Henderson.
St Pierre uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Henderson.
Henderson falls off balance throwing a combination
and St Pierre counters with a nice kick to the body.
Henderson walks into a straight right hand from St Pierre.
St Pierre throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Henderson on the side of the head.
St Pierre blocks a jab.
St Pierre scores with a decent looking hook.
Henderson stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from St Pierre.
St Pierre avoids a punch combination nicely.
Henderson drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
St Pierre is trying to get back to half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Henderson creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
St Pierre is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, Henderson asserts his dominance and retains side control.
Henderson trying to control the position but St Pierre is working away.
Henderson lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
St Pierre sneaks back into half guard.
Henderson uses his free foot to push down on St Pierre's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for St Pierre.
Henderson lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Henderson throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Henderson unloading with bombs!
Henderson throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.
St Pierre is squirming around, avoiding Henderson's attempts to control the action.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
St Pierre is trying to stand.
St Pierre really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Henderson has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of St Pierre's face.
Henderson landing punches.
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 with the ground and pound from mount.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Henderson is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. St Pierre can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Henderson lands with some strikes.
Henderson raining down shots from the mount!
A nice elbow there by Henderson.
Henderson looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Henderson tries to control but St Pierre wriggling away.
Henderson content just to control the position here.
Henderson working the ground and pound effectively.
A nice elbow there by Henderson.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Henderson trying to control but St Pierre is having none of it.
BOOM! Henderson connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Henderson is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Henderson trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Henderson landing strikes from the mount.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A nice elbow there by Henderson.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Henderson trying to control but St Pierre is having none of it.
St Pierre really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dan Henderson showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!
Henderson drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Henderson scoring with some ground and pound.
Henderson stopping the sweep attempt from St Pierre.
Henderson postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Henderson stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. St Pierre swivels though and keeps the full guard.
St Pierre pushes Henderson off and gets back to his feet.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as St Pierre checks a leg kick.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Henderson misses with a combination
and St Pierre counters with a straight right hand.
St Pierre throws a nice inside leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
St Pierre leaves Henderson with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Henderson swinging wilding here.
St Pierre looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Henderson throws a body kick that misses.
St Pierre tries a head kick but it misses.
Henderson gets a takedown into half guard.
Henderson is trying to control. St Pierre wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Henderson working the head and body with strikes.
Henderson lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
St Pierre is looking to escape.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Henderson lands a nice short elbow.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Henderson lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
St Pierre is staying active underneath Henderson, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Henderson trying to pass the guard but St Pierre defending well.
St Pierre is looking for a sweep. Henderson is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Henderson working the head and body with strikes.
Henderson throwing shots but St Pierre is blocking nicely.
St Pierre blocking the ground and pound attempt from Henderson.
Henderson not landing any meaningful shots this time.
St Pierre is refusing to be controlled, as Henderson sits in half guard.
Nice strikes from Henderson there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
St Pierre wants to get back to his feet.
St Pierre looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Henderson not landing any meaningful shots this time.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Henderson misses with a leg kick
and St Pierre counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
St Pierre throws a head kick that misses.
Some wild striking there from Henderson.
Dan Henderson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Henderson misses the shot to the body.
St Pierre goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Henderson uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by St Pierre.
A combination from Henderson does no damage.
St Pierre misses with a double jab.
St Pierre tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Henderson was well out of range. Poor timing from St Pierre.
St Pierre slips a straight right by Henderson.
Matt St Pierre has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Henderson throws a front kick aimed at St Pierre's knee but St Pierre avoids it well.
St Pierre misses with a kick to the body.
St Pierre uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Henderson.
St Pierre misses with a body kick.
Henderson tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but St Pierre was well out of range. Poor timing from Henderson.
Henderson stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from St Pierre.
Henderson shoots in for a takedown but St Pierre shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Henderson throws an uppercut from half a mile away. St Pierre sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Henderson lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but St Pierre circles away quickly and effectively.
Henderson blocks the body kick.
Henderson misses the shot to the body.
Henderson thows a leg kick but St Pierre checks it
and St Pierre counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
A jab from Henderson misses.
St Pierre misses with an uppercut. Henderson saw that one coming.
Henderson tries to score with a low kick but St Pierre moves his leg out of the way.
Henderson misses with a body shot.
Dan Henderson is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
St Pierre swings for the body but Henderson moves out of range.
Henderson misses with a body kick.
And that's the end of the fight!
Dan Henderson comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Henderson winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Frank Dennis scores the fight 27:30
Judge Robert Twigg scores the fight 27:30
Judge Wesley Smith scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Dan Henderson!
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energy
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hype
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