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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Dan Henderson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Caleb Winning (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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193 lbs
2 - 1 - 0 |
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185 lbs
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Decent wrestler
Brawler
Good chin |
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BJJ Blue Belt
Good elbows
Solid chin |
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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
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, 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 Las Vegas, Caleb Winning!
The judges for this bout are Robert Twigg, Wesley Smith and Tiny Johnson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Henderson throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Winning looks gassed!
Henderson pushes Winning up against the cage in a clinch.
Winning taking a breather.
Henderson manages to break the clinch.
Henderson drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Henderson is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Winning has escaped the position, nice work there.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Henderson working the body and head with strikes.
Henderson lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Winning down.
Henderson scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Winning to see if he's OK.
Henderson looks up at the clock and then as Winning takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Henderson smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
Henderson lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
Henderson controlling from side mount.
Winning wants to control but Henderson postures up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Henderson cracks Winning with an elbow. That is naaassty.
Winning on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
Henderson lands some shots froms side control.
Henderson looks up at the clock and then as Winning takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Henderson smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
Winning wants to get back to his feet.
Henderson in side control lands a decent elbow.
Winning is trying to escape the position but Henderson is controlling the position.
Henderson cracks Winning with a big right hand but Winning just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
Henderson looks up at the clock and then as Winning takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Henderson smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
Winning tries to bench press Henderson off him but Henderson keeps the position.
Henderson working the body and head with strikes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Henderson happy to just control the position for now.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Winning tries to bench press Henderson off him but Henderson keeps the position.
Henderson tries to advance to mount but Winning denies him.
Henderson moves into full mount!
Henderson controlling his opponent.
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 Winning's face.
Henderson scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Winning?
Winning is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Henderson moves into side control, trying to work for a kimura. That looks painful! Will he finish!!?? No, Winning has worked his arm free - good work by Winning!
Henderson in side control lands a decent elbow.
Henderson is putting a hurting on Winning here, landing some big shots from side control.
Henderson creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
Winning taking a bit of punishment here - Henderson scoring with strikes.
Winning can't do much from the bottom here.
Henderson happy to just control the position for now.
Henderson cracks Winning with an elbow. That is naaassty.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Winning is being controlled here.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Winning can do anything to dispel that myth.
Henderson is putting a hurting on Winning here, landing some big shots from side control.
Winning tries to improve position but can't.
Henderson controls the position from side control.
Henderson thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Henderson working away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dan Henderson dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Henderson cracks Winning with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Henderson closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Henderson lands in his opponent's guard.
Henderson avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Henderson throwing strikes from guard but Winning blocks nicely.
Henderson passes Winning's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Henderson is controlling the pace.
Henderson knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Winning on the ground.
Winning is breathing heavily.
Winning on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Winning wants to control but Henderson is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Winning on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Henderson prevents Winning from standing back up.
Winning is defending against the submission attempts here by Henderson.
Winning is looking to improve his position.
Henderson is thwarting Winning's attempts to control the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Henderson connects with a nice short shot to Winning's temple.
Winning is looking for a sweep. Henderson is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Dan Henderson overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Henderson looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Winning with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Winning wants to improve his position but Henderson is controlling well.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Henderson lands a nice short elbow.
Henderson is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Winning can do to turn this around?
Henderson trying to control the pace.
Winning wants to get back to full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Henderson looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Henderson is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Winning is just riding it out for now. Henderson eventually gives up the hold.
Winning is looking for a sweep. Henderson is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Winning trying to hold on to Henderson's head to control him but Henderson postures up.
Henderson is nestled in close to Winning, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Henderson seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Henderson working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Henderson is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Henderson takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Henderson looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Winning is looking for a sweep. Henderson is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Henderson looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Henderson postures up and decides to stand up, from the half guard. The ref calls for Winning to stand up.
Henderson circles away from the clinch attempt
and Henderson counters with a stiff right hand.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dan Henderson dominated that second round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Henderson scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
It looks like Caleb Winning has been cut.
Henderson lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Winning down.
Henderson controlling from side mount.
Henderson landing a few strikes.
Winning is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Henderson cracks Winning with an elbow. That is naaassty.
Winning seems a little lost for a moment, as Henderson dominates the positioning.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Winning is trying to get back to half guard.
Henderson tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Henderson has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Winning tries to buck Henderson off but Henderson is having none of it.
Henderson moving around in side mount but really he's just happy to control for now.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Winning tries to bench press Henderson off him but Henderson keeps the position.
Henderson working the ground and pound from side control.
Winning struggling a bit here.
Henderson wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Winning, who protects the arm well.
Henderson in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
Henderson works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
Henderson scoring with punches and elbows.
Henderson looks up at the clock and then as Winning takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Henderson smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Winning is looking to reverse the position.
Henderson is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Winning knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Winning is working to avoid the ground and pound but Henderson connects with a decent elbow.
Winning sneaks back into half guard.
Henderson keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Winning is looking to control Henderson's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Winning avoid being mounted?
Winning tries to roll over but Henderson keeps him under control.
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.
Winning is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Henderson is thwarting Winning's attempts to control the position.
Winning has a hand on Henderson's thigh, trying to get back to full guard. Henderson takes advantage of the position though and mounts him!
Henderson controlling the position easily from mount.
BOOM! Henderson connects with a massive shot to the dome!
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 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Robert Twigg scores the fight 30:25
Judge Wesley Smith scores the fight 30:25
Judge Tiny Johnson scores the fight 30:25
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Dan Henderson!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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FIGHT
RATING
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