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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Dan Henderson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Paulo Gono (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Henderson is coming into this fight with a significant injury, which will no doubt have an effect on his cardio. Dan Henderson could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Paulo Gono's chin.
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192 lbs
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198 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Cuts easily |
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Powerful |
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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
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Dan Henderson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Paulo Gono!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, and Jack Bonds.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gono jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Henderson is breathing heavily.
Henderson swats away the attempt to clinch by Gono.
Henderson throws a hook but Gono avoids it easily.
Henderson misses with the combination.
Henderson swats away the attempt to clinch by Gono.
Gono throws a lazy right hand but Henderson sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Paulo Gono seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Gono misses with the combination.
Gono stuffs the takedown attempt from Henderson. Henderson gets slowly back to his feet.
Gono is looking to clinch but Henderson is avoiding it.
Gono darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
It looks like Dan Henderson has been cut.
Henderson looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
The fight stays on the outside here - Gono looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
A choreographed right hand from Gono misses the target.
Henderson fails to land the takedown.
Gono looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Henderson shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Henderson was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Gono is trying to stand up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Henderson pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Gono is trying to stand up.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Gono wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Henderson.
Gono squirming around on the bottom, looking to escape.
Henderson can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Gono is looking to escape.
Gono really wants to buck Henderson off and get back to his feet.
Gono is using up a lot of energy trying to get back to his feet. Perhaps he should improve his position first.
Henderson looking to finish with strikes here!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
You get the feeling that Gono really doesn't like being in this position too much.
Gono somehow manages to escape the mount and get back to his feet!
Henderson looks for a takedown but Gono sprawls well.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Dan Henderson. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Gono steps into range and cracks Henderson with a monster punch that buckles his knees! Henderson flops backwards and Gono dives into his guard looking to finish!
Henderson is rocked!
Gono has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Henderson is proving hard to escape from.
Oh Henderson is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Henderson seems to have got his legs back now.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Henderson manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Henderson is landing with some decent strikes but Gono is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Henderson is landing with some decent strikes but Gono is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Gono is trying to get back to his feet but can't.
Henderson unloading with bombs!
Gono squirming around on the bottom, looking to escape.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Paulo Gono dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Dan Henderson's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!
Henderson looks for a takedown but Gono sprawls well.
Henderson walks into a left hand.
Gono doesn't manage to clinch there - Henderson circles away.
Henderson gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Gono.
Dan Henderson's cut is getting worse.
The fighters circle momentarily. Gono darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Gono loads up on a big right hand but Henderson slips the punch.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Gono tries to break the clinch but Henderson is controlling the position.
Henderson prevents Gono from breaking the clinch.
Gono is trying to break free.
Gono can't break the clinch.
Henderson keeps control of Gono as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Henderson prevents Gono from breaking the clinch.
Gono is trying to break the clinch but Henderson has him pressed against the cage.
Gono wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Gono is looking to break free of the clinch but Henderson has double underhooks.
Henderson prevents Gono from breaking the clinch.
Gono wants to get back to striking at distance but Henderson won't allow it.
Gono wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Henderson has him pressed against the cage.
Gono tries to break the clinch but Henderson is controlling the position.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Henderson keeps control of Gono as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Gono wants to get back to striking at distance but Henderson won't allow it.
Gono is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Henderson keeps control of Gono as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gono wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Gono wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Henderson has him pressed against the cage.
Gono wants to break free but Henderson has control.
Gono is looking to break free of the clinch but Henderson has double underhooks.
Gono has had enough of the clinch but Henderson keeps him there for the moment.
Gono has had enough of the clinch but Henderson keeps him there for the moment.
Gono is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Gono tries to break the clinch but Henderson is controlling the position.
Gono is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Gono wants to break free but Henderson has control.
Gono is trying to break free.
Gono is trying to break the clinch but Henderson has him pressed against the cage.
Gono is looking to break free of the clinch but Henderson has double underhooks.
Gono wants to get back to striking at distance but Henderson won't allow it.
Gono wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Henderson is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Gono gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Gono wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Henderson has him pressed against the cage.
Henderson can't get the takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Dan Henderson. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Gono has had enough of the clinch but Henderson keeps him there for the moment.
Henderson prevents Gono from breaking the clinch.
Gono tries to break the clinch but Henderson is controlling the position.
Gono is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Gono is trying to break the clinch but Henderson has him pressed against the cage.
Henderson drops down looking for an ankle pick but Gono pulls his leg out and moves away.
Henderson slips under a jab.
That's two 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.
Henderson moves away from the strike by Gono.
Henderson shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Gono as he avoids it easily.
Gono fails to land with a series of punches.
Gono is looking to clinch.
Gono moves in looking to clinch but Henderson pushes him off.
Gono keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Gono fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Gono swinging wilding here.
Henderson bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Gono throws a right and a left that Henderson avoids nicely.
Paulo Gono is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Henderson shoots in but Gono avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Gono misses with a hook. Henderson ducked under it nicely.
Henderson clinches with his opponent.
Gono tries to break the clinch but Henderson is controlling the position.
Gono wants to break free but Henderson has control.
Henderson wants a takedown.
Gono escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Henderson slips a jab from Gono.
Gono slow jab from Henderson misses its intended target.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Henderson!
Henderson shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Henderson takes one on the button.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gono misses with a hook
and Henderson counters with a single leg into guard. Gono didn't expect that.
Gono is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Henderson postures up in Gono's guard and throws a big left but Gono blocks it.
Henderson has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Henderson with a flurry of punches that miss.
Henderson postures up in Gono's guard and throws a big left but Gono blocks it.
Henderson won't allow Gono to get back to his feet.
Gono preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fight is doing enough on the ground.
Gono is looking to clinch.
Gono misses with a series of wild punches.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Henderson.
Gono throws Henderson to one side and escapes!
Henderson shoots for a takedown but Gono saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Gono swats away the attempt to clinch by Henderson.
Gono misses with a few strikes there.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gono throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Gono uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Henderson has time to react.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Henderson has taken the fight to the clinch.
Gono tries to break the clinch but Henderson is controlling the position.
Henderson keeps control of Gono as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Gono can't break the clinch.
Gono breaks from the clinch.
Henderson moves into range and clinches up with Gono.
Gono wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Gono has had enough of the clinch but Henderson keeps him there for the moment.
Gono wants to break the clinch but can't.
Gono tries to break the clinch but Henderson is controlling the position.
Gono can't break the clinch.
Gono is looking to break free of the clinch but Henderson has double underhooks.
Gono wants to get back to striking at distance but Henderson won't allow it.
Henderson gets the body lock takedown. After a quick scramble, Gono regains guard.
Gono wants to stand up but Henderson is controlling him.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Henderson postures up in Gono's guard and throws a big left but Gono blocks it.
Henderson trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Gono pushes Henderson off and gets back to his feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Paulo Gono will probably get the nod - 10:9.
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! This is the final round!
Gono lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Gono circles and sees the opportunity to plant his feet and throw a really nice straight left hand that drops Henderson to the canvas! Henderson doesn't know where he is but he's trying to survive - Gono keeps piling on the pressure and forces the referee to step in! This one is aaaaaall over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:12 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Paulo Gono!
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