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by Play - Fighter's Fight Commentary
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Event:
QFC Tournament 623 Round 3
Date: May 01, 2016 |
#R1##CL#
Henderson moves into the clinch.#BC#
Henderson breaks from the clinch.
Henderson shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.#CL#
Aldo tries to keep at a distance but Henderson has taken the fight into the clinch.#BC#
Henderson pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.#CL#
Henderson pushes Aldo up against the cage in a clinch.#BC#
Henderson pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.#CL#
Henderson rushes Aldo and presses him up against the cage.#BC#
Henderson breaks from the clinch.
#CL#
Henderson closes the distance and pushes Aldo back into the cage.#TD2#
Aldo gets the body lock takedown. After a quick scramble, Henderson regains guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Henderson is trying to control the position from the bottom.
#SUB2#
Aldo thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Henderson looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it. #SUB2#
Aldo drops back for a leg here. A bit of a high risk move... He's looking for a kneebar by the looks of things. Now both of them are looking for submissions. Aldo seems to have locked his on tight now - Henderson screams in pain and taps out furiously! It certainly was a high risk move but it's paid off for Aldo, as he picks up the win!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kneebar). Jose Aldo!
After winning the bout, Jose Aldo thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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Event:
QFC Tournament 623 Round 2
Date: Apr 30, 2016 |
#R1##CL2#
Henderson takes the fight into the clinch.
Kawasaki takes an elbow to the temple.
Kawasaki is trying to pull guard but Henderson turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Kawasaki takes an elbow to the forehead.
Kawasaki leaning his opponent against the cage.
Kawasaki takes an elbow to the forehead.
Henderson goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Henderson comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Henderson creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Kawasaki's defenses.
Henderson throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Kawasaki blocks it with crossed arms.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Henderson.
Henderson stalls. #BC#
Kawasaki breaks the clinch.
#CL#
Kawasaki fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Henderson, pushing him back against the cage.
Kawasaki misses with a knee strike.
#T1#
Henderson blocking some punches.
Henderson with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Henderson lands a damaging elbow.
Kawasaki fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Henderson goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Henderson can't find room to land a body shot as Kawasaki controls the action.
Henderson lands a nice elbow.
Henderson tries a knee to the head but Kawasaki blocks it.
Kawasaki wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Henderson has him pressed against the cage.
A frustrated look appears on Kawasaki's face as he tries to break the clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Kawasaki.
Kawasaki working aggressively here.
Henderson effectively controlling the action here.
Kawasaki working hard to break the clinch.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Henderson. #T2#
Kawasaki tries to circle away but Henderson has him pinned against the cage.
Kawasaki is trying to break the clinch but Henderson has him pressed against the cage.
Henderson lands an elbow inside that Kawasaki shrugs off.
Henderson struggles to land a body shot inside as Kawasaki controls his hands.
Kawasaki jumps guard but Henderson stands there with Kawasaki around his waist. Kawasaki gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Kurogane Kawasaki. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Henderson lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Henderson looking to throw knees to the head but Kawasaki is blocking nicely.
Henderson keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Kawasaki's efforts to push away.
Henderson taking a breather.
Nice elbow from Henderson.
Henderson lands an elbow inside.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Henderson prevents Kawasaki from breaking the clinch.#T3#
Henderson tries a body shot but Kawasaki blocks it.
Henderson lands an elbow inside.
Kawasaki is trying to break the clinch but Henderson is controlling him.
Kawasaki misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Kawasaki wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Kawasaki letting Henderson take a breather here.
Henderson displaying some good clinch control by pressing Kawasaki up against the cage.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
The crowd are getting on Henderson's back here. They're not happy about his lack of aggression in the clinch.
Kawasaki wants to break the clinch but can't.
Henderson lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Henderson tries to work over Kawasaki's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Henderson misses with a punch on the inside.
Kawasaki wants to get back to striking at distance but Henderson won't allow it.
#T4#
Henderson displaying some good clinch control by pressing Kawasaki up against the cage.
Kawasaki tries to break free but Henderson pushes him back against the cage.
Kawasaki tries to break the clinch but Henderson is controlling the position.
A frustrated look appears on Kawasaki's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Henderson tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Kawasaki blocking some punches.
Kawasaki is trying to push Henderson away but Henderson has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Henderson misses with a short punch on the inside.
Henderson is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Henderson misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Kawasaki.
Henderson misses with the head strike.
Kawasaki wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Henderson has him pressed against the cage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Kawasaki.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dan Henderson dominated that round.
That's time! Kawasaki's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
#R2##CL2#
Henderson fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Kawasaki, pushing him back against the cage.
Henderson can't find room to land a body shot as Kawasaki controls the action.
Henderson misses with a knee strike.
Henderson tries to throw a body punch but Kawasaki avoids it by throwing Henderson back against the cage.
Kawasaki looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Henderson lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Henderson lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
A bit of stalling here from Henderson.
Henderson slowing the pace effectively.
Kawasaki wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Henderson has him pressed against the cage.
Henderson throws a punch but it's blocked by Kawasaki.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Henderson with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Kawasaki takes an elbow to the forehead.
Kawasaki has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Kawasaki is trying to break free.
Henderson leaning against his opponent.
#T1#
Henderson gets underhooks to prevent Kawasaki's takedown attempt.
Kawasaki tries to break free but Henderson pushes him back against the cage.
Henderson lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Henderson lands a nice elbow.
Henderson lands an elbow inside that Kawasaki shrugs off.
Henderson controlling the action here for a moment.
Henderson gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Kawasaki.
Henderson throws a punch but it's blocked by Kawasaki.
Henderson tries to land knees in the clinch but Kawasaki avoids the damage to the body.
Kawasaki wants a takedown but no success here.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Kurogane Kawasaki. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Kawasaki looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.#T2#
Henderson throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Kawasaki blocks it with crossed arms.
A frustrated look appears on Kawasaki's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Henderson has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Kawasaki is looking to take this one to the mat.
Kawasaki tries to break free but Henderson pushes him back against the cage.
Henderson misses with a hook from the clinch.
Kawasaki tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Henderson smiles and moves away.
Kawasaki throws a head kick but Henderson moves out of range.
Kawasaki shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Kawasaki looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Henderson is fending him off so far but Kawasaki persists. Nope, Henderson circles away and we're back to standing.#CL2#
Henderson rushes Kawasaki and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Henderson misses with a punch to the body.
Henderson with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Henderson lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Henderson missing with knees to the body.
Kawasaki with an attempt at a knee that misses.
#T3#
Kawasaki wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Henderson has him pressed against the cage.
Dan Henderson seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Henderson tries to work over Kawasaki's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Henderson creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Kawasaki's defenses.
Henderson struggles to land a body shot inside as Kawasaki controls his hands.
Kawasaki is trying to break the clinch but Henderson is controlling him.
Henderson lands an elbow just above Kawasaki 's eye.
Kawasaki wants to get back to striking at distance but Henderson won't allow it.
Henderson keeps control of Kawasaki as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Kawasaki can't break the clinch.
Henderson misses with a knee to the head.
Henderson can't find room to land a body shot as Kawasaki controls the action.
Kawasaki has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Kawasaki can't break the clinch.
#T4#
Kawasaki looking to stall.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Henderson as Kawasaki tries to tie him up.
Maybe Kawasaki would be better served going for some more strikes rather than trying to control so much.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Henderson.
A frustrated look appears on Kawasaki's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Henderson can't find room to land a body shot as Kawasaki controls the action.
Henderson tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Kawasaki's elbow.
Kawasaki tries to circle away but Henderson has him pinned against the cage.
Henderson tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Kawasaki can't break the clinch.
Kawasaki takes an elbow to the forehead.
Henderson lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Henderson goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
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 fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
#R3#
Kawasaki tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Henderson tries to clinch up.#CL#
Kawasaki has closed the distance and engaged Henderson in a clinch.
Henderson lands an elbow inside.
Henderson leaning against his opponent.
Henderson lands a damaging elbow.
Henderson lands an elbow just above Kawasaki 's eye.
Henderson is pushing Kawasaki up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Henderson fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kawasaki blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Kawasaki tries to circle away but Henderson has him pinned against the cage.
Kawasaki is trying to pull guard but Henderson has him pressed against the cage.
Kawasaki looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.#T1#
Kawasaki is trying to push Henderson away but Henderson has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Henderson swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Kawasaki prevents a body shot from Henderson.
Kawasaki tries to stall but Henderson uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Henderson lands a right hand that snaps the head of Kawasaki backwards.
Henderson has Kawasaki pressed against the cage.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Henderson.
Henderson taking a breather.
Henderson keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Kawasaki's efforts to push away.
Kawasaki is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Henderson lands an elbow just above Kawasaki 's eye.
Kawasaki takes an elbow to the temple. #T2#
Henderson tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Kawasaki wants to break the clinch but can't.
Henderson tries to land a knee to the head but Kawasaki blocks with his arms.
Henderson goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Kawasaki is trying to break free.
Henderson swings wildly with an uppercut but Kawasaki uses good head movement to avoid it.
Kawasaki stalling in the clinch but Henderson improves position.
Henderson misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Kawasaki blocks a body shot from Henderson.
Kawasaki has had enough of the clinch but Henderson keeps him there for the moment.
Henderson keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Kawasaki's efforts to push away.
Kawasaki can't break the clinch.
#T3#
A nice glancing elbow lands by Henderson.
Henderson blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Kawasaki takes an elbow to the temple.
Henderson misses with a knee strike.
Henderson keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Kawasaki's efforts to push away.
Henderson lands an elbow just above Kawasaki 's eye.
Kawasaki is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Kawasaki has a couple of punches blocked by Henderson.
Kawasaki tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Henderson smiles and moves away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Kurogane Kawasaki. That's going to take a lot out of him.#CL2#
Henderson pushes Kawasaki up against the cage in a clinch.
Henderson slowing the pace effectively.#T4#
Kawasaki is trying to break free.
Henderson lands a damaging elbow.
Kurogane Kawasaki has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Henderson lands an elbow just above Kawasaki 's eye.
Henderson goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Henderson lands an elbow inside.
Kawasaki looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Henderson prevents Kawasaki from breaking the clinch.
Kawasaki gets through Henderson's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Henderson tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Kawasaki with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Kawasaki fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Kawasaki can't break the clinch.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Henderson misses with a knee strike.
Henderson takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Kawasaki.
Kawasaki swings wildly with an uppercut but Henderson uses good head movement to avoid it.
Henderson lands an elbow inside that Kawasaki shrugs off.
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 Hirohito Nitta scores the fight for Dan Henderson!
Judge Kenichi Hosakawa scores the fight for Dan Henderson!
Judge Tatsuya Matsuyama scores the fight for Dan Henderson!
Dan Henderson wins by unanimous decision!
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Event:
QFC Tournament 623 Round 1
Date: Apr 29, 2016 |
#R1##CL#
Macdonah gets tackled into the cage by Henderson. Henderson maintains the clinch.
Macdonah is trying to force a seperation but Henderson has the dominant position.
Henderson comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush. #CUT#
It looks like Rocco Macdonah has been cut.
Henderson gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Henderson content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Henderson lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Henderson doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Macdonah takes an elbow to the temple.
Macdonah takes an elbow to the forehead.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Macdonah.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Stalling in the clinch from Henderson.
A head punch on the inside from Henderson fails to land.
Henderson tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Macdonah struggles to land a body shot inside as Henderson controls his hands.
Henderson lands a damaging elbow. #T1#
Macdonah goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Henderson comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Henderson holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Macdonah looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Henderson lands a damaging elbow.
Henderson tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Macdonah managing to block the knees to the body from Henderson.
Henderson lands a knee to the body.
Nice elbow from Henderson.
Henderson misses with a punch on the inside.
Henderson leaning his opponent against the cage.
Macdonah managing to block the knees to the body from Henderson.
#T2#
Henderson misses with some punches.
Macdonah misses with a hook to the ribs.
Henderson lands a nice elbow.
Henderson lands an elbow inside that Macdonah shrugs off.
Henderson misses with a punch to the body.
Macdonah is trying to push Henderson away but Henderson has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Macdonah struggles to land a body shot inside as Henderson controls his hands.
Henderson tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Macdonah blocking some punches.
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 using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Macdonah has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
#T3#
Henderson creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Macdonah's defenses.
Henderson controlling the action here for a moment.
Macdonah struggles to land a body shot inside as Henderson controls his hands.
Henderson lands a nice elbow.
Henderson tries to land knees in the clinch but Macdonah avoids the damage to the body.
Macdonah trying to control the position but instead, Henderson has worked for underhooks and has pushed Macdonah into the cage.
Henderson stalling in the clinch.
Henderson lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Macdonah takes an elbow to the forehead. #T4#
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Henderson lands an elbow inside that Macdonah shrugs off.
Henderson connects with a nasty looking knee right to Macdonah's face.
Macdonah wants to break free but Henderson has control.
Macdonah can't break the clinch.
Nice elbow from Henderson.
Macdonah is trying to break the clinch but Henderson is controlling him.
Macdonah has had enough of the clinch but Henderson keeps him there for the moment.
Henderson throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Macdonah blocks it with crossed arms.
Nice elbow from Henderson.
Henderson with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Henderson slowing the pace effectively.
Macdonah tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dan Henderson dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Rocco Macdonah's cut.
That's time! Henderson's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
#R2#
Henderson avoids the body shot from Macdonah.
#CL#
Henderson gets a clinch.
Macdonah is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Henderson is keeping busy.
Henderson throws a punch but it's blocked by Macdonah.
Macdonah wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Henderson gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Come on Henderson - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Macdonah tries to break the clinch but Henderson is controlling the position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Henderson stalling against the cage.
Macdonah takes an elbow to the forehead.
Henderson missing with knees to the body.
#T1#
Henderson tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Henderson with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Macdonah blocking some punches.
Henderson stalling the fight.
Macdonah misses with the head strike.
Henderson misses with a knee strike.
Henderson lands a damaging elbow.
Henderson lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Henderson throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Macdonah blocks it with crossed arms.
Nice elbow from Henderson.
Nice elbow from Henderson.
Macdonah takes an elbow to the temple. #T2#
Henderson misses with a punch on the inside.
Henderson creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Macdonah's defenses.
Nice elbow from Henderson.
Henderson misses with a punch on the inside.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Henderson looking to throw knees to the head but Macdonah is blocking nicely.
Macdonah throws a head punch that misses.
Macdonah is trying to break the clinch but Henderson has him pressed against the cage.
Henderson tries to land a knee to the head but Macdonah blocks with his arms.
Henderson leaning his opponent against the cage.
Macdonah wants to break free but Henderson has control.
Dan Henderson has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Macdonah wants to get back to striking at distance but Henderson won't allow it.
#T3#
Macdonah is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Henderson is keeping busy.
Henderson throws an elbow but it's blocked.
A head punch on the inside from Henderson fails to land.
Macdonah takes an elbow to the temple.
Macdonah avoids a wild elbow strike from Henderson.
Macdonah looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Henderson lands an elbow inside.
Henderson struggles to land a body shot inside as Macdonah controls his hands.
Macdonah blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Henderson blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Henderson tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Macdonah looking to slow down the pace here.#T4#
Macdonah takes an elbow to the temple.
Henderson lands an elbow inside.
Henderson controlling the action here for a moment.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Henderson misses with a body punch.
Henderson tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Henderson is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Macdonah can do to turn this around?
Macdonah is looking to control Henderson's arms but Henderson gets an underhook and turns him. Now Macdonah has his back to the cage.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Henderson is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Henderson slowing the pace effectively.
The crowd are getting pretty annoyed with Henderson for his constant stalling in the clinch and are voicing their displeasure.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dan Henderson dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Rocco Macdonah's cut.
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!
#R3#
Macdonah connects with a single shot there.#CL#
Henderson moves into the clinch.
Macdonah looking to stall.
Macdonah wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Macdonah tries a body shot but Henderson blocks it.
Henderson scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Henderson keeps control of Macdonah as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Henderson goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Macdonah blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Macdonah taking a breather.
A head punch on the inside from Henderson fails to land.
Henderson misses with a knee to the head.
Henderson stalling against the cage.
#T1#
Henderson holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Henderson tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Henderson tries to throw a body punch but Macdonah avoids it by throwing Henderson back against the cage.
Macdonah tries to stall but Henderson uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Henderson throws a punch but it's blocked by Macdonah.
Henderson throws a head punch that misses.
Henderson tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Macdonah goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Macdonah stalling in the clinch but Henderson improves position.
Macdonah managing to block the knees to the body from Henderson.
#T2#
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Henderson avoiding damage.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Macdonah managing to block the knees to the body from Henderson.
Henderson with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Macdonah is trying to push Henderson away but Henderson has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Henderson throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Macdonah is trying to maintain a safe position but Henderson gets an underhook and turns Macdonah into the cage.
Henderson looking to throw knees to the head but Macdonah is blocking nicely.
Henderson misses with the head strike.
Macdonah misses with the head strike.
Henderson misses with a hook to the ribs.
Macdonah tries to circle away but Henderson has him pinned against the cage.
Henderson misses with a knee strike.
#T3#
Macdonah tries to break free but Henderson pushes him back against the cage.
Henderson looking to throw knees to the head but Macdonah is blocking nicely.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Macdonah.
Macdonah looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Henderson throws a head punch that misses.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Henderson pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Macdonah.
Macdonah tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Macdonah tries to circle away but Henderson has him pinned against the cage.
Macdonah is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage. #T4#
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Macdonah is trying to stall.
Macdonah is trying to slow the pace down but that's a couple of times in a row that he's tried to get underhooks and Henderson has denied him.
Henderson misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Macdonah throws a head punch that misses.
Henderson using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Macdonah has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Macdonah is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Henderson slows down the pace here.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Macdonah can't break the clinch.
And that's the end of the fight!
Dan Henderson showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Henderson, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Taro Takaoka scores the fight for Dan Henderson!
Judge Shirou Masuda scores the fight for Dan Henderson!
Judge Ren Mimura scores the fight for Dan Henderson!
Dan Henderson wins by unanimous decision!
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