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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Dan Henderson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sune Vriden (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Henderson's entrance music is Ice Ice Baby. A fine choice. Vriden has chosen Why Can't We Be Friends? as his entrance music. Dan Henderson has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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195 lbs
8 - 1 - 0 |
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201 lbs
13 - 7 - 0 |
Good wrestling
World class MT
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the middleweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
8 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Dan Henderson!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
13 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Sune Vriden!
The judges for this bout are , Jack Bonds and Timothy Bukovac.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Henderson ducks under a wild hook from Vriden.
Vriden tries to clinch but Henderson moves away
and Henderson counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Henderson circles away from the clinch attempt
and Henderson counters with a stiff right hand.
Henderson circles away from the clinch attempt
and Henderson counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Vriden misses with a wild combination.
Vriden checks the leg kick.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Vriden!
Henderson tries to clinch
and Vriden counters with a nice uppercut.
Henderson circles away from the clinch attempt
and Henderson counters with a body kick that stops Vriden in his tracks momentarily.
Vriden misses with an uppercut
and Henderson makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Vriden cracks Henderson with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Vriden tries to clinch up
and Henderson counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Henderson takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Henderson, right into the meat.
Vriden falls off balance throwing a combination
and Henderson counters with a body kick that stops Vriden in his tracks momentarily.
Henderson swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Henderson, right into the meat.
Both fighters circling a little - Henderson finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Vriden looks gassed!
Vriden tries to clinch
and Henderson holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Henderson keeps control of Vriden as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Henderson lands an elbow inside.
Henderson keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Vriden's efforts to push away.
Henderson landing knees to the head.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Henderson.
Henderson lands an elbow that stopped Vriden in his tracks for a moment.
Henderson comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Henderson is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Henderson misses with a knee strike.
Vriden working hard to break the clinch.
Henderson stalling in the clinch.
Henderson utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Henderson lands a damaging elbow.
Henderson putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Vriden in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Henderson unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Henderson connects with a knee to the head.
A short right from Henderson.
Henderson digs a right hand into Vriden's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Vriden's gas tank.
Henderson trying to land knees to the body.
Henderson lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Vriden.
Knees to the body from Henderson.
Henderson creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Vriden's defenses.
Henderson landing knees to the body.
Nice elbow from Henderson.
Vriden on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Henderson landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Henderson stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Vriden has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Vriden takes an elbow to the temple.
Henderson lands an elbow inside.
Henderson taking a breather.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Henderson obliges.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Knees to the body from Henderson.
Knees in the clinch landing for Henderson.
Vriden is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Henderson is defending well for now.
Henderson landing knees to the body.
Henderson tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Vriden avoids it.
Henderson trying to stall but Vriden improves his position.
Henderson tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Vriden takes a knee to the side of the body.
Henderson lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Henderson creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Vriden's defenses.
Henderson tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Vriden tries to break the clinch but Henderson is controlling the position.
Knees in the clinch landing for Henderson.
Vriden takes a shot to the head.
Henderson pushes Vriden back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Henderson comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Henderson dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Vriden takes an elbow to the forehead.
Henderson trying to land knees to the body.
Henderson on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Henderson tries to stall but Vriden uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Henderson.
Henderson trying to stall but Vriden improves his position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Henderson connects with a nasty looking knee right to Vriden's face.
Henderson lands an elbow that stopped Vriden in his tracks for a moment.
Vriden stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Vriden looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Vriden manages to break the clinch.
Henderson tries to bum rush Vriden with a series of wild strikes but Vriden uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Henderson moves into the clinch.
Henderson lands an elbow inside.
Henderson trying to land knees to the body.
Nice elbow from Henderson.
Henderson misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Vriden.
Henderson wants to stall.
Vriden is trying to push Henderson away but Henderson has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Vriden wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Henderson has him pressed against the cage.
Henderson is trying to stall.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Knees in the clinch landing for Henderson.
Henderson with a knee to the head.
Henderson misses with an elbow over the top.
Vriden using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Henderson has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Henderson lands a knee to the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dan Henderson dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Henderson throws a nice inside leg kick.
Vriden blocks a head kick by Henderson.
Henderson lands with a thumping leg kick.
Vriden misses with a body punch
and Henderson counters with a good low kick that Vriden was not able to check.
Henderson throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Vriden throws a left and a right that both miss
and Henderson counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Henderson lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Vriden backwards.
Dan Henderson has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Henderson is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Henderson.
Henderson connects with a knee to the head.
Henderson with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Knees in the clinch landing for Henderson.
Henderson connects with a nasty looking knee right to Vriden's face.
Henderson landing some nice looking knees to the body.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Vriden in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
Henderson lands a damaging elbow.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Henderson lands a nice elbow.
Henderson lands a nice elbow.
Henderson putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Vriden in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Henderson tries a knee to the head but Vriden blocks it.
Henderson lands an elbow that stopped Vriden in his tracks for a moment.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Vriden managing to block the knees to the body from Henderson.
Henderson lands on the inside with an uppercut.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Henderson.
Henderson landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Henderson manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Henderson lands a shot to the body.
Vriden misses with a hook from the clinch.
Henderson is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Vriden managing to block the knees to the body from Henderson.
Henderson scores a nice knee to the body.
Vriden working hard to break the clinch.
Henderson throws a knee to the head but misses.
Vriden takes an elbow to the temple.
Vriden pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Vriden misses with a double jab
and Henderson counters with a nice kick to the body.
Henderson takes the fight into the clinch.
Henderson comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Vriden looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Henderson lands an elbow inside.
Henderson lands a nice knee to the body.
Vriden has had enough of the clinch but Henderson keeps him there for the moment.
Henderson lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Vriden has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Nice elbow from Henderson.
Henderson landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Henderson crunches a lovely knee into Vriden's ribcage.
Henderson lands a nice elbow.
Henderson connects with a knee to the head.
Henderson landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Henderson misses with a knee to the head.
Henderson trying to land knees to the body.
Vriden managing to block the knees to the body from Henderson.
Vriden takes an elbow to the temple.
Vriden tries to work over Henderson's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Henderson gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Vriden tries to break free but Henderson pushes him back against the cage.
Henderson lands a damaging elbow.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Henderson.
Henderson lands an elbow inside.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Henderson is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Henderson.
Henderson lands a shot to the body.
Henderson lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Henderson lands an elbow that stopped Vriden in his tracks for a moment.
Henderson tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Vriden avoids it.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Henderson.
Henderson has Vriden pressed against the cage, preventing Vriden from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Henderson is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Vriden can do to turn this around?
Henderson lands an elbow that stopped Vriden in his tracks for a moment.
Vriden wants to break the clinch but can't.
Henderson lands a nice knee to the body.
Henderson landing knees to the body.
Vriden has had enough of the clinch but Henderson keeps him there for the moment.
Henderson tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Henderson working Vriden over with knees to the body.
Vriden takes a shot to the head.
Vriden takes a knee to the side of the body.
Henderson lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Henderson using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Vriden has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Henderson lands a nice elbow.
Vriden misses with a punch on the inside.
Henderson landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Henderson lands with a left to the head.
A right hook to the body lands for Vriden.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Henderson scores a nice knee to the body.
Henderson creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Vriden's defenses.
Henderson works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Henderson lands a damaging elbow.
Vriden is trying to break the clinch but Henderson is controlling him.
Vriden letting Henderson take a breather here.
Vriden misses with an elbow over the top.
Vriden being controlled against the cage.
Vriden can't break the clinch.
Vriden takes an elbow to the forehead.
Vriden is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Henderson scores with a knee to the head.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Henderson obliges.
Vriden wants to get back to striking at distance but Henderson won't allow it.
Henderson tries a knee to the head but Vriden blocks it.
Vriden managing to block the knees to the body from Henderson.
Henderson throws a knee to the head but misses.
Vriden is trying to force a seperation but Henderson has the dominant position.
Henderson lands an elbow inside.
Henderson misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Vriden.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dan Henderson dominated that second round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Vriden wants to clinch but Henderson slips to the side
and Henderson counters with a nice leg kick.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Vriden checks a leg kick.
Henderson attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Vriden checks the leg kick nicely there.
Henderson throws a nice outside leg kick.
Vriden tries to close the distance and clinch up but Henderson swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Vriden throws a left and a right that both miss
and Henderson counters with a solid body kick.
Henderson throws a push kick but Vriden slaps the foot to one side.
Henderson moves into the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Vriden has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Henderson lands an elbow inside that Vriden shrugs off.
Henderson lands a damaging elbow.
Vriden takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Henderson lands a knee to the head.
Henderson keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Vriden's efforts to push away.
Vriden looking to throw knees to the head but Henderson is blocking nicely.
Henderson misses with a knee strike.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Henderson with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Henderson presses Vriden against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Vriden tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Vriden avoiding damage as Henderson throws knees to the body.
Nice elbow from Henderson.
Henderson creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Vriden's defenses.
Henderson lands a knee to the head.
Henderson gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Henderson lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Vriden backwards.
Henderson stalling in the clinch but Vriden improves position.
Stalling in the clinch from Henderson.
Henderson landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Vriden is trying to push Henderson away but Henderson has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
A short body shot lands from Henderson as the two fighters clinch.
Henderson lands a left hand that snaps the head of Vriden backwards.
Henderson prevents Vriden from breaking the clinch.
Vriden blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
A knee to the head by Henderson.
Vriden takes an elbow to the temple.
Vriden on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Henderson using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Knees in the clinch landing for Henderson.
Vriden has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Henderson content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Henderson has Vriden pressed against the cage, preventing Vriden from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Vriden tries to break the clinch but Henderson is controlling the position.
Henderson landing knees to the body.
Henderson lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Henderson lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Vriden misses with a knee strike.
Henderson tries to land a knee to the head but Vriden blocks with his arms.
Vriden wants to get back to striking at distance but Henderson won't allow it.
Henderson landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Vriden tries to circle away but Henderson has him pinned against the cage.
Vriden takes an elbow to the temple.
Henderson slowing the pace effectively.
Vriden takes a knee right on the jaw!
Vriden's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Vriden moves out of range as Henderson throws a body kick.
Vriden jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Henderson avoids a punch combination nicely.
The fight stays on the outside here - Henderson looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vriden tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Henderson holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Henderson gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Henderson creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Vriden's defenses.
Vriden manages to break the clinch.
Henderson thumps Vriden with a low kick.
Vriden throws a series of punches but Henderson moves out of range.
Henderson throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Henderson throws a head kick that misses.
Vriden has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Henderson.
Vriden looks to clinch
and Henderson counters with a body kick that stops Vriden in his tracks momentarily.
Vriden throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Henderson counters with a slapping leg kick.
Vriden stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Henderson.
Henderson has managed to clinch.
Henderson working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Henderson lands an elbow that stopped Vriden in his tracks for a moment.
Vriden has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Henderson.
Henderson utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Vriden takes an elbow to the temple.
Henderson tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Henderson working Vriden over with knees to the body.
Henderson looking to slow down the pace here.
Henderson manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Henderson lands a hook to the side of the head.
Vriden has a couple of punches blocked by Henderson.
Vriden throws a knee to the head but misses.
Vriden managing to block the knees to the body from Henderson.
Henderson lands an elbow inside that Vriden shrugs off.
Henderson lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Henderson lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Vriden takes a knee right on the jaw!
Vriden is looking to break free of the clinch but Henderson has double underhooks.
Henderson on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Henderson lands an elbow that stopped Vriden in his tracks for a moment.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dan Henderson clearly takes that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Vriden swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Henderson makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Henderson fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Vriden, pushing him back against the cage.
Vriden blocks an elbow strike from Henderson.
Vriden wants to break free but Henderson has control.
Henderson connects with a nasty looking knee right to Vriden's face.
Henderson keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Vriden's efforts to push away.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Henderson lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
A frustrated look appears on Vriden's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Vriden is trying to break the clinch but Henderson has him pressed against the cage.
Henderson keeps control of Vriden as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Henderson lands an elbow just above Vriden 's eye.
Vriden letting Henderson take a breather here.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Vriden managing to block the knees to the body from Henderson.
Vriden is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Nice elbow from Henderson.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
Henderson misses with a knee to the head.
Vriden throws an elbow that misses.
The referee is keeping an eye on Henderson - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Vriden misses with a body punch.
Henderson connects with a knee to the head.
Henderson lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Vriden blocks an elbow strike.
Vriden misses with a hook from the clinch.
Vriden throws an elbow that misses.
Henderson misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Vriden.
Vriden has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Henderson keeps control of Vriden as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Vriden tries to land a knee to the head but Henderson blocks with his arms.
Henderson looking to stall.
Henderson connects with a nasty looking knee right to Vriden's face.
Vriden tries to break the clinch but Henderson is controlling the position.
Henderson tries to land a knee to the head but Vriden blocks with his arms.
Vriden is trying to break free.
Henderson lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Henderson comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Henderson is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Vriden is keeping busy.
Henderson creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Vriden's defenses.
With the fighters up against the cage, Vriden throws an elbow but misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Vriden pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Henderson working Vriden over with knees to the body.
Vriden lands with a light punch inside.
Henderson lands a good knee to the midsection. Vriden won't want to take too many of those.
Vriden letting Henderson take a breather here.
Vriden is trying to break the clinch but Henderson is controlling him.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Henderson obliges.
A short uppercut from Henderson.
Henderson comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Stalling in the clinch from Henderson.
Henderson with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Henderson is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Vriden can't break the clinch.
Nice body punch from Vriden - that landed with a thud.
Vriden tries to break free but Henderson pushes him back against the cage.
Vriden is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Henderson is defending well for now.
Henderson lands a damaging elbow.
A bit of stalling here from Henderson.
Henderson lands an elbow that stopped Vriden in his tracks for a moment.
Henderson trying to land knees to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vriden trying to land knees to the body.
Henderson putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Vriden in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Henderson keeps control of Vriden as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Henderson lands a nice elbow.
Henderson presses Vriden against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Henderson landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Henderson tries to land a knee to the head but Vriden blocks with his arms.
A head punch on the inside from Vriden fails to land.
Henderson comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Henderson lands a nice elbow.
Henderson pushes Vriden back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Henderson lands a nice elbow.
Vriden with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Stalling in the clinch from Henderson.
Henderson putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Vriden in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Henderson misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Vriden.
Vriden wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Henderson tries to land knees in the clinch but Vriden avoids the damage to the body.
Henderson lands a nice elbow.
Henderson comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Vriden is trying to break the clinch but Henderson is controlling him.
Vriden has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Vriden can't break the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Vriden can't break the clinch.
Henderson lands a nice knee to the body.
A frustrated look appears on Vriden's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Vriden tries to circle away but Henderson has him pinned against the cage.
Henderson tries to land knees in the clinch but Vriden avoids the damage to the body.
Henderson unloads a knee to the mid-section. Vriden lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Henderson tries to land knees in the clinch but Vriden avoids the damage to the body.
Vriden can't break the clinch.
Henderson stalling against the cage.
Nice elbow from Henderson.
Knees to the body from Henderson.
Henderson lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
A short right from Henderson.
Henderson is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Vriden is defending well for now.
Henderson lands an elbow just above Vriden 's eye.
Henderson prevents Vriden from breaking the clinch.
Henderson works on Vriden's body with a couple of short punches.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Henderson scores a nice knee to the body.
Vriden is trying to break free.
Vriden trying to land knees to the body.
Henderson unloads a knee to the mid-section. Vriden lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Vriden on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dan Henderson had his way with Sune Vriden in that round.
That's time! Back to the action! And we move into the final round!
Vriden takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Some bone on bone action there as Vriden checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Henderson tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Vriden is able to avoid easily.
Henderson fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Vriden is out of range.
Henderson attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Vriden moves to clinch but Henderson breaks away
and Henderson counters with a slapping leg kick.
Henderson looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Vriden misses with a jab to the body
and Henderson counters with a nice low kick that buckles Vriden's knee momentarily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Vriden takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Vriden is wobbling all over the place through exhaustion. Will he make it to the final bell?
Vriden tries to clinch up
and Henderson counters with a thumping low kick.
Henderson feints and then cracks Vriden's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Vriden down.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Vriden closes the distance looking to clinch
and Henderson finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
Vriden tries to keep at a distance but Henderson has taken the fight into the clinch.
Henderson looking to throw knees to the head but Vriden is blocking nicely.
Vriden avoids the elbow strike from Henderson, against the cage.
Henderson throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Vriden blocks it with crossed arms.
Henderson lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Vriden breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Vriden throws a series of punches but Henderson moves out of range.
Vriden chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Henderson can pounce on him.
Vriden has closed the distance and engaged Henderson in a clinch.
Vriden takes an elbow to the temple.
Vriden takes an elbow to the temple.
Henderson throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Vridens head.
Vriden wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Nice elbow from Henderson.
It looks like Sune Vriden has been cut.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Vriden has had enough of the clinch but Henderson keeps him there for the moment.
Henderson missing with knees to the body.
Vriden takes a knee to the side of the body.
Henderson lands an elbow inside.
Nice elbow from Henderson.
Henderson trying to land knees to the body.
Henderson lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Henderson gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Henderson lands a damaging elbow.
Vriden is rocked!
Henderson lands an elbow inside that Vriden shrugs off.
Vriden is still on wobbly legs! Can Henderson finish him?
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Henderson unloads a knee to the mid-section. Vriden lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Vriden seems to have recovered his senses.
Henderson creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Vriden's defenses.
Henderson lands an elbow that stopped Vriden in his tracks for a moment.
Henderson lands a hook that snaps the head of Vriden backwards.
Henderson lands an elbow just above Vriden 's eye.
Vriden takes an elbow to the forehead.
Henderson throws a knee to the head but misses.
Henderson lands a good knee to the midsection. Vriden won't want to take too many of those.
Vriden has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Henderson unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Henderson is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Vriden tries a body shot but Henderson blocks it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Henderson scores with a shoulder strike.
Henderson keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Vriden's efforts to push away.
Henderson is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Vriden struggles to land a body shot inside as Henderson controls his hands.
Henderson lands an elbow inside.
Henderson lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Vriden backwards.
Vriden blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Vriden misses with a punch to the body.
Vriden has had enough of the clinch but Henderson keeps him there for the moment.
Henderson works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Henderson lands a damaging elbow.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Henderson obliges.
Henderson lands an elbow just above Vriden 's eye.
Knees in the clinch landing for Henderson.
Henderson lands a damaging elbow.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Henderson creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Henderson dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Henderson lands an elbow inside.
Henderson is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Vriden is defending well for now.
Vriden takes an elbow to the temple.
Vriden's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Henderson has Vriden pressed against the cage, preventing Vriden from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Henderson lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Vriden is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
A short right from Vriden.
Vriden tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Henderson's elbow.
Henderson tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Vriden avoids it.
Henderson lands an elbow that stopped Vriden in his tracks for a moment.
Henderson stalls.
Vriden tries to land knees in the clinch but Henderson avoids the damage to the body.
Henderson tries to land knees in the clinch but Vriden avoids the damage to the body.
Henderson with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Vriden tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Henderson avoids it.
Henderson lands a nice knee to the body.
Dan Henderson is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Vriden has had enough of the clinch but Henderson keeps him there for the moment.
Henderson lands a right hand that snaps the head of Vriden backwards.
Henderson unloads a knee to the mid-section. Vriden lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Vriden tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A nice left hand lands by Henderson.
Sune Vriden has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Henderson on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Henderson lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Suge Night scores the fight 50:44
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 50:45
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 50:45
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Dan Henderson!
Dan Henderson retains his middleweight title!
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