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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Archer Christian (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dan Henderson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Henderson is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Ice Ice Baby. 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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186 cm
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195 lbs
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Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Granite chin |
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World class MT
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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
10 - 6 - 0, fighting out of New York, Archer Christian!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Dan Henderson!
The judges for this bout are John Kavanagh, Columbo Gatti and Chad Campbell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Henderson tries to clinch up.
Henderson scores with a kick to the midsection.
Henderson throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Henderson showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Christian.
Henderson connects with the punch.
Christian tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Henderson lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Christian throws a low kick but Henderson avoids it.
A swing and a miss from Christian.
Christian thows a body shot but no joy.
Christian works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
It looks like Dan Henderson has been cut.
A nice leg kick lands there from Christian.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Christian lands a nice shot that snaps Henderson's head back.
Christian looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Christian shoots in for a takedown but Henderson shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Henderson connects with a single shot there.
Christian throws a series of punches but Henderson avoids them all with ease.
Henderson ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Henderson lands a nice shot that snaps Christian's head back.
Christian lands with an uppercut that bounces Henderson off the cage and back into range.
Henderson gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Christian to score an easy takedown into full guard.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Henderson is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Christian missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Henderson is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Christian tries to get to full guard but Henderson has control of the leg.
Christian kicks off Henderson and gets to his feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Henderson connects with a solid leg kick.
Christian closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Henderson quickly recovers to half guard.
Christian is trying to control the action in half guard but Henderson is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Henderson is trying to stand up here but Christian is controlling him well.
Christian not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Henderson trying to control here.
Henderson looks like he's trying to stand up.
Christian not landing any meaningful shots this time.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Still in half guard, Christian seems content to control.
Christian takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Henderson trying to control here.
Christian is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Christian throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Christian thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Henderson's head.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Christian in particular looking to stall.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Henderson is looking for a sweep. Christian is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Christian thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Henderson tries to get to full guard but Christian has control of the leg.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Christian throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Christian is keen to just control but Henderson is a slippery customer.
Christian tries to pass the half guard into mount. Henderson knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Christian throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Henderson is refusing to be controlled, as Christian sits in half guard.
Christian not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Henderson slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Christian throwing strikes but missing.
Christian lands a couple of decent looking shots.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Archer Christian dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Dan Henderson's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Henderson looks to land a body kick but Christian moved away.
Christian swinging wildly here.
Henderson tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Christian fails to land with a series of punches.
A big right from Christian misses.
Henderson throws a nice outside leg kick.
Christian uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Henderson.
Christian misses the jab.
Christian misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Henderson.
An inside leg kick from Christian misses.
Christian misses with the combination.
A slapping body kick lands there for Henderson.
Henderson gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Christian's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Henderson lands a good knee to the midsection. Christian won't want to take too many of those.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Christian is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Henderson is keeping busy.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Christian.
Henderson lands a hook that snaps the head of Christian backwards.
Henderson lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Christian is trying to break free.
Christian is trying to break the clinch but Henderson is controlling him.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Henderson obliges.
Christian breaks the clinch.
A cross from Henderson lands.
A lazy left from Henderson finds it's target.
Christian jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Christian lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Henderson connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Henderson throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Archer Christian is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Henderson feints and then cracks Christian's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Christian down.
The fight stays on the outside here - Henderson looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Henderson lands with a nice combination. Christian backs away looking to recover.
Dan Henderson is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Christian fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Henderson manages to avoid it.
Henderson slips under a jab.
Henderson dodges the punch combination from Christian.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Christian misses with a two punch combination.
Christian looks to land a right hand but Henderson moved out of range.
Henderson takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Christian takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Henderson checks a leg kick.
Christian uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Henderson.
Christian scores with a leg kick.
Christian scores with a jab to the body.
Christian throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Henderson fails in his attempt to clinch.
Christian misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Henderson.
Christian connects with a right hand. Henderson shakes it off.
Henderson gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Christian looking to slow down the pace here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Henderson is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Christian blocks an elbow strike from Henderson.
Henderson lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Christian backwards.
Henderson lands an elbow that stopped Christian in his tracks for a moment.
Christian blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Christian wants a takedown but no success here.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Christian blocks an elbow strike.
Christian tries to break free but Henderson pushes him back against the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Archer Christian will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Dan Henderson's cut.
That's time! Christian's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Christian moves out of range of the body kick.
Henderson lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Christian falls off balance throwing a combination
and Henderson counters with a thumping low kick.
Henderson moves out of range of the strikes.
Henderson's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Christian connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Henderson scrambles back to his feet.
Christian throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Some wild striking there from Christian.
Christian scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Henderson doesn't seem bothered though.
Henderson fails with an attempt to clinch.
Christian takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Christian misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Henderson.
A jab from Christian misses.
Christian is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Henderson.
Christian misses with a body shot.
Christian dodges the punch combination from Henderson.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Henderson slaps away a takedown attempt from Christian, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Christian takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Henderson is looking to chop away at Christian's legs.
Henderson dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Christian pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Christian lands an overhand right.
Henderson pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Henderson scores with a decent looking hook.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Henderson.
Henderson keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
No joy there for Christian, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Henderson fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Christian has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Henderson slips a jab and a cross from Christian.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Christian swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Henderson lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Henderson fails with an attempt to clinch.
Henderson connects with a solid leg kick.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Henderson clinches.
Henderson working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Henderson struggles to land a body shot inside as Christian controls his hands.
Christian dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Christian is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Henderson is defending well.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Archer Christian. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Henderson scores with a nice hook to the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Christian blocks a body shot from Henderson.
Henderson unloads a knee to the mid-section. Christian lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Christian displaying some good clinch control by pressing Henderson up against the cage.
Christian drops down looking for an ankle pick but Henderson pulls his leg out and moves away.
Christian takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Henderson throws out a powerful jab.
Christian throws a body punch but Henderson moves out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Henderson takes the fight into the clinch.
Henderson pushes Christian back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Christian wants to stall.
Henderson lands an elbow that stopped Christian in his tracks for a moment.
Dan Henderson has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Henderson missing with knees to the body.
Christian blocking some punches.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Christian trying to stall but Henderson improves his position.
Henderson lands a body punch in the clinch.
And that's the end of the fight!
Dan Henderson comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Christian 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 John Kavanagh scores the fight 29:29
Judge Columbo Gatti scores the fight 29:29
Judge Chad Campbell scores the fight 29:29
The fight is ruled a draw!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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