Post by The Sandman on Feb 24, 2023 3:45:24 GMT -5
Kazushi Sakuraba doesn't look concerned about anything his opponent brings to the table.
Dan Henderson doesn't look concerned about anything his opponent brings to the table.
This is the first time they meet inside the cage
It's hard to say who will be winning this fight. The specialized media doesn't have a favourite either.
Dan Henderson comes with a 2 fight winning streak.
The referee of the bout is Steve Mazzagatti.
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Round 1
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The fight gets underway.
The Disappointment throws a hook
He fails to land it.
Dan Henderson swings...
hard impact to The Gracie Hunter's face!
The Gracie Hunter's Left cheek is beginning to swell
The Disappointment studies his opponent looking for a hole in his defense.
Kazushi Sakuraba tries to take the fight to the ground with a one leg takedown...
The Disappointment is unable to remain on his feet and falls to the ground
The clock says 1:00 in the 1 round
Kazushi Sakuraba is in open guard over The Disappointment
Dan Henderson launches a few punches to The Gracie Hunter's cheek from the guard.
Kazushi Sakuraba uses his head to cover the punches and presses his skull forward.
Poorly executed technique. Kazushi Sakuraba looks to counter!
The Gracie Hunter moves on the ground..
...he makes no progress.
Kazushi Sakuraba is in open guard over The Disappointment
Kazushi Sakuraba tries to finish with a leg lock!
The Disappointment is able to break the lock.
The clock says 1:25 in the 1 round
Kazushi Sakuraba is in open guard over The Disappointment
Dan Henderson launches a few punches to The Gracie Hunter's cheek from the guard.
Kazushi Sakuraba uses his head to cover the punches and presses his skull forward.
Kazushi Sakuraba is in open guard over The Disappointment
The Gracie Hunter tries to jump to side mount.
Dan Henderson closed his guard around Kazushi Sakuraba.
The clock says 1:50 in the 1 round
Kazushi Sakuraba is in side mount over Dan Henderson
Dan Henderson attempts to trap Kazushi Sakuraba in his guard.
Kazushi Sakuraba keeps control and remains in side mount.
Kazushi Sakuraba is in side mount over Dan Henderson
Dan Henderson tries to turn in and scramble out. Kazushi Sakuraba timed him perfectly and locks up a guillotine!
Dan Henderson slips his head out and manages to gain top control.
Steve Mazzagatti stands the fighters up due to a lack of activity.
Both fighters continue the fight on their feet. You can hear how the people agree with that decision.
The Gracie Hunter is holding Dan Henderson's right leg... He's trying to take him down.
Dan Henderson loses balance and goes to the ground.
Kazushi Sakuraba is in side mount over Dan Henderson
Kazushi Sakuraba isolates Dan Henderson's arm and neck looking for an arm triangle
Dan Henderson is able to relieve the pressure on his neck and slip out of the hold.
Kazushi Sakuraba is in side mount over Dan Henderson
The Disappointment measures the resilience of The Gracie Hunter's ribs with a couple of big punches from guard.
The Gracie Hunter blocks the hits as he works on the ground.
The Disappointment misses a step and Kazushi Sakuraba sees an opportunity to counter him!
Kazushi Sakuraba looks to mount Dan Henderson...
Kazushi Sakuraba slides his knee across and gets to mount.
Kazushi Sakuraba is in full mount over Dan Henderson
The Gracie Hunter cornermen are yelling for his man to escape from the ground as The Disappointment can finish a fight on the ground with some good pounding if you give him the chance.
The Disappointment is using some of his ground skills to escape from this...
He pushes The Gracie Hunter's knee away and tries to roll! Nice move to get half guard!
Dan Henderson is in half guard over The Gracie Hunter
The Disappointment launches a few fake punches and tries to escape!
The Gracie Hunter is covering himself! The Disappointment tries to force the situation and The Gracie Hunter clumsily gives his back!
The Disappointment is in rear mount over The Gracie Hunter
The Gracie Hunter has The Disappointment controlling his back while on the ground. He tries to roll and find an escape...
The Disappointment is unable to move under The Gracie Hunter control.
The clock says 3:15 in the 1 round
The Disappointment is in rear mount over The Gracie Hunter
The Disappointment tries to get a hook in!
The Gracie Hunter rolls on the ground and manages to get a half guard!
Dan Henderson is in half guard over The Gracie Hunter
Kazushi Sakuraba tries to close the guard.
Nothing from this effort.
Poorly executed technique. Dan Henderson looks to counter!
The Disappointment throws a few hammer fists to the face of Kazushi Sakuraba
Solid shots!
There is a small laceration on Kazushi Sakuraba's Left cheek
The clock says 3:35 in the 1 round
Dan Henderson is in half guard over The Gracie Hunter
The Gracie Hunter attempts a triangle from bottom! Dan Henderson slips out. The Gracie Hunter quickly turns his hips over and switches to the armbar! He's throwing everything at him.
Dan Henderson slips out and backs away to avoid danger.
Steve Mazzagatti halts the fight to stand up Kazushi Sakuraba. The fight resumes with both fighters standing.
Both fighters have climbed to their feet and they continue the fight standing. The people who are watching this in Osaka Castle Hall (Osaka, Japan) are cheering for the fighters.
Kazushi Sakuraba launches a body shot
The Disappointment dodges and catches him with a hard cross.
The Disappointment steps backwards away from Kazushi Sakuraba. He seems to be cooling down the fight a bit.
The clock says 4:05 in the 1 round
Bone shattering straight right hand from Dan Henderson!
The Gracie Hunter is going to have a big headache after that blow!
Crisp uppercut by The Disappointment followed by a hard jab
Kazushi Sakuraba stumbles back.
The clock says 4:25 in the 1 round
The two exchange wildly
Both fighters are missing terribly.
Dan Henderson circles around The Gracie Hunter
Dan Henderson moves forward and launches a low kick.
The Gracie Hunter blocks that.
Poorly executed technique. Kazushi Sakuraba looks to counter!
The Gracie Hunter launches a flurry of punches
The Disappointment slips out of danger.
The Disappointment launches a hook to the body
Kazushi Sakuraba moves aside looking for a counter...
The Gracie Hunter is trying to counter now!
Kazushi Sakuraba fires an unorthodox punch to The Disappointment's torso
that hits its mark.
Dan Henderson takes a few seconds to recover his breath...
Kazushi Sakuraba shoots for a double leg takedown!
He hits it! Dan Henderson is taken off his feet, but he manages to pull The Gracie Hunter into his guard.
The buzzer sounds, marking the end of the round. The ref tells the fighters to go to their corner.
This round is maybe for Dan Henderson, but it's close.
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Round 2
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Both fighters circle around the center of the cage.
Dan Henderson circles around The Gracie Hunter
The Disappointment is holding Kazushi Sakuraba's right leg... He's trying to take him down.
Kazushi Sakuraba loses balance and goes to the ground.
Dan Henderson is in side mount over Kazushi Sakuraba
The Gracie Hunter tries to show some ground skills
The Disappointment uses his strength to keep The Disappointment at a disadvantage
The clock says 0:35 in the 2 round
Dan Henderson is in side mount over Kazushi Sakuraba
Kazushi Sakuraba attempts to trap Dan Henderson in his guard.
Dan Henderson keeps control and remains in side mount.
Dan Henderson is in side mount over Kazushi Sakuraba
The Gracie Hunter tries to move on the ground and shows Dan Henderson a crack in his guard which he uses for a big elbow!
Bang! The Gracie Hunter's forehead receives a strong elbow that rocks his head against the mat! Steve Mazzagatti knows he may be calling off the fight soon!
Dan Henderson is in side mount over Kazushi Sakuraba
Kazushi Sakuraba attempts to trap Dan Henderson in his guard.
Dan Henderson keeps control and remains in side mount.
Dan Henderson is in side mount over Kazushi Sakuraba
Kazushi Sakuraba attempts to trap Dan Henderson in his guard.
Dan Henderson keeps control and remains in side mount.
Dan Henderson is in side mount over Kazushi Sakuraba
The Disappointment tries to move to full mount!
Nice move. He is in full mount now.
Dan Henderson is in full mount over Kazushi Sakuraba
Kazushi Sakuraba tries to roll to his side and trap Dan Henderson in his guard...
Dan Henderson keeps good control and remains in full mount.
The clock says 1:45 in the 2 round
Dan Henderson is in full mount over Kazushi Sakuraba
The Disappointment leans back...
He clobbers Kazushi Sakuraba's face with a huge punch! Ouch!
The Gracie Hunter seems a bit groggy... his movements are not very coordinated now.
Dan Henderson is in full mount over Kazushi Sakuraba
Terrible one sided match... The Gracie Hunter was not ready to fight a fighter of Dan Henderson caliber.
Good looking punches from Dan Henderson on the ground
They could take their toll on The Gracie Hunter.
The Gracie Hunter's Chin is bruised after the punishement he's received!
That punishment by Dan Henderson has left The Gracie Hunter staggered! Dan Henderson should try push forward now and finish this!
Dan Henderson is in full mount over Kazushi Sakuraba
Dan Henderson Swarms all over his opponent trying to finish this fight!
Kazushi Sakuraba is taking a ton of punishment! He needs to defend himself or the ref will stop the fight.
Dan Henderson turns out the lights for The Gracie Hunter! What an astonishing KO by The Disappointment!
Winner is Dan Henderson by KO (GnP) at 2:21 Round 2
Statistics: Kazushi Sakuraba
Punches 1/7 (14%)
Kicks 0/0 (0%)
Clinch strikes 0/0 (0%)
Takedowns 3/3 (100%)
GnP strikes 0/0 (0%)
Submissions 4/4 (100%)
Clinch Attempts 0/0 (0%)
Time on the ground 261 s
Statistics: Dan Henderson
Punches 8/10 (80%)
Kicks 0/1 (0%)
Clinch strikes 0/0 (0%)
Takedowns 1/1 (100%)
GnP strikes 12/23 (52%)
Submissions 0/0 (0%)
Clinch Attempts 0/0 (0%)
Time on the ground 261 s
Dendo seemed to have the ground/wrestling answers to Sakuraba's game. And punches.
Dan Henderson doesn't look concerned about anything his opponent brings to the table.
This is the first time they meet inside the cage
It's hard to say who will be winning this fight. The specialized media doesn't have a favourite either.
Dan Henderson comes with a 2 fight winning streak.
The referee of the bout is Steve Mazzagatti.
=========================================
Round 1
=========================================
The fight gets underway.
The Disappointment throws a hook
He fails to land it.
Dan Henderson swings...
hard impact to The Gracie Hunter's face!
The Gracie Hunter's Left cheek is beginning to swell
The Disappointment studies his opponent looking for a hole in his defense.
Kazushi Sakuraba tries to take the fight to the ground with a one leg takedown...
The Disappointment is unable to remain on his feet and falls to the ground
The clock says 1:00 in the 1 round
Kazushi Sakuraba is in open guard over The Disappointment
Dan Henderson launches a few punches to The Gracie Hunter's cheek from the guard.
Kazushi Sakuraba uses his head to cover the punches and presses his skull forward.
Poorly executed technique. Kazushi Sakuraba looks to counter!
The Gracie Hunter moves on the ground..
...he makes no progress.
Kazushi Sakuraba is in open guard over The Disappointment
Kazushi Sakuraba tries to finish with a leg lock!
The Disappointment is able to break the lock.
The clock says 1:25 in the 1 round
Kazushi Sakuraba is in open guard over The Disappointment
Dan Henderson launches a few punches to The Gracie Hunter's cheek from the guard.
Kazushi Sakuraba uses his head to cover the punches and presses his skull forward.
Kazushi Sakuraba is in open guard over The Disappointment
The Gracie Hunter tries to jump to side mount.
Dan Henderson closed his guard around Kazushi Sakuraba.
The clock says 1:50 in the 1 round
Kazushi Sakuraba is in side mount over Dan Henderson
Dan Henderson attempts to trap Kazushi Sakuraba in his guard.
Kazushi Sakuraba keeps control and remains in side mount.
Kazushi Sakuraba is in side mount over Dan Henderson
Dan Henderson tries to turn in and scramble out. Kazushi Sakuraba timed him perfectly and locks up a guillotine!
Dan Henderson slips his head out and manages to gain top control.
Steve Mazzagatti stands the fighters up due to a lack of activity.
Both fighters continue the fight on their feet. You can hear how the people agree with that decision.
The Gracie Hunter is holding Dan Henderson's right leg... He's trying to take him down.
Dan Henderson loses balance and goes to the ground.
Kazushi Sakuraba is in side mount over Dan Henderson
Kazushi Sakuraba isolates Dan Henderson's arm and neck looking for an arm triangle
Dan Henderson is able to relieve the pressure on his neck and slip out of the hold.
Kazushi Sakuraba is in side mount over Dan Henderson
The Disappointment measures the resilience of The Gracie Hunter's ribs with a couple of big punches from guard.
The Gracie Hunter blocks the hits as he works on the ground.
The Disappointment misses a step and Kazushi Sakuraba sees an opportunity to counter him!
Kazushi Sakuraba looks to mount Dan Henderson...
Kazushi Sakuraba slides his knee across and gets to mount.
Kazushi Sakuraba is in full mount over Dan Henderson
The Gracie Hunter cornermen are yelling for his man to escape from the ground as The Disappointment can finish a fight on the ground with some good pounding if you give him the chance.
The Disappointment is using some of his ground skills to escape from this...
He pushes The Gracie Hunter's knee away and tries to roll! Nice move to get half guard!
Dan Henderson is in half guard over The Gracie Hunter
The Disappointment launches a few fake punches and tries to escape!
The Gracie Hunter is covering himself! The Disappointment tries to force the situation and The Gracie Hunter clumsily gives his back!
The Disappointment is in rear mount over The Gracie Hunter
The Gracie Hunter has The Disappointment controlling his back while on the ground. He tries to roll and find an escape...
The Disappointment is unable to move under The Gracie Hunter control.
The clock says 3:15 in the 1 round
The Disappointment is in rear mount over The Gracie Hunter
The Disappointment tries to get a hook in!
The Gracie Hunter rolls on the ground and manages to get a half guard!
Dan Henderson is in half guard over The Gracie Hunter
Kazushi Sakuraba tries to close the guard.
Nothing from this effort.
Poorly executed technique. Dan Henderson looks to counter!
The Disappointment throws a few hammer fists to the face of Kazushi Sakuraba
Solid shots!
There is a small laceration on Kazushi Sakuraba's Left cheek
The clock says 3:35 in the 1 round
Dan Henderson is in half guard over The Gracie Hunter
The Gracie Hunter attempts a triangle from bottom! Dan Henderson slips out. The Gracie Hunter quickly turns his hips over and switches to the armbar! He's throwing everything at him.
Dan Henderson slips out and backs away to avoid danger.
Steve Mazzagatti halts the fight to stand up Kazushi Sakuraba. The fight resumes with both fighters standing.
Both fighters have climbed to their feet and they continue the fight standing. The people who are watching this in Osaka Castle Hall (Osaka, Japan) are cheering for the fighters.
Kazushi Sakuraba launches a body shot
The Disappointment dodges and catches him with a hard cross.
The Disappointment steps backwards away from Kazushi Sakuraba. He seems to be cooling down the fight a bit.
The clock says 4:05 in the 1 round
Bone shattering straight right hand from Dan Henderson!
The Gracie Hunter is going to have a big headache after that blow!
Crisp uppercut by The Disappointment followed by a hard jab
Kazushi Sakuraba stumbles back.
The clock says 4:25 in the 1 round
The two exchange wildly
Both fighters are missing terribly.
Dan Henderson circles around The Gracie Hunter
Dan Henderson moves forward and launches a low kick.
The Gracie Hunter blocks that.
Poorly executed technique. Kazushi Sakuraba looks to counter!
The Gracie Hunter launches a flurry of punches
The Disappointment slips out of danger.
The Disappointment launches a hook to the body
Kazushi Sakuraba moves aside looking for a counter...
The Gracie Hunter is trying to counter now!
Kazushi Sakuraba fires an unorthodox punch to The Disappointment's torso
that hits its mark.
Dan Henderson takes a few seconds to recover his breath...
Kazushi Sakuraba shoots for a double leg takedown!
He hits it! Dan Henderson is taken off his feet, but he manages to pull The Gracie Hunter into his guard.
The buzzer sounds, marking the end of the round. The ref tells the fighters to go to their corner.
This round is maybe for Dan Henderson, but it's close.
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Round 2
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Both fighters circle around the center of the cage.
Dan Henderson circles around The Gracie Hunter
The Disappointment is holding Kazushi Sakuraba's right leg... He's trying to take him down.
Kazushi Sakuraba loses balance and goes to the ground.
Dan Henderson is in side mount over Kazushi Sakuraba
The Gracie Hunter tries to show some ground skills
The Disappointment uses his strength to keep The Disappointment at a disadvantage
The clock says 0:35 in the 2 round
Dan Henderson is in side mount over Kazushi Sakuraba
Kazushi Sakuraba attempts to trap Dan Henderson in his guard.
Dan Henderson keeps control and remains in side mount.
Dan Henderson is in side mount over Kazushi Sakuraba
The Gracie Hunter tries to move on the ground and shows Dan Henderson a crack in his guard which he uses for a big elbow!
Bang! The Gracie Hunter's forehead receives a strong elbow that rocks his head against the mat! Steve Mazzagatti knows he may be calling off the fight soon!
Dan Henderson is in side mount over Kazushi Sakuraba
Kazushi Sakuraba attempts to trap Dan Henderson in his guard.
Dan Henderson keeps control and remains in side mount.
Dan Henderson is in side mount over Kazushi Sakuraba
Kazushi Sakuraba attempts to trap Dan Henderson in his guard.
Dan Henderson keeps control and remains in side mount.
Dan Henderson is in side mount over Kazushi Sakuraba
The Disappointment tries to move to full mount!
Nice move. He is in full mount now.
Dan Henderson is in full mount over Kazushi Sakuraba
Kazushi Sakuraba tries to roll to his side and trap Dan Henderson in his guard...
Dan Henderson keeps good control and remains in full mount.
The clock says 1:45 in the 2 round
Dan Henderson is in full mount over Kazushi Sakuraba
The Disappointment leans back...
He clobbers Kazushi Sakuraba's face with a huge punch! Ouch!
The Gracie Hunter seems a bit groggy... his movements are not very coordinated now.
Dan Henderson is in full mount over Kazushi Sakuraba
Terrible one sided match... The Gracie Hunter was not ready to fight a fighter of Dan Henderson caliber.
Good looking punches from Dan Henderson on the ground
They could take their toll on The Gracie Hunter.
The Gracie Hunter's Chin is bruised after the punishement he's received!
That punishment by Dan Henderson has left The Gracie Hunter staggered! Dan Henderson should try push forward now and finish this!
Dan Henderson is in full mount over Kazushi Sakuraba
Dan Henderson Swarms all over his opponent trying to finish this fight!
Kazushi Sakuraba is taking a ton of punishment! He needs to defend himself or the ref will stop the fight.
Dan Henderson turns out the lights for The Gracie Hunter! What an astonishing KO by The Disappointment!
Winner is Dan Henderson by KO (GnP) at 2:21 Round 2
Statistics: Kazushi Sakuraba
Punches 1/7 (14%)
Kicks 0/0 (0%)
Clinch strikes 0/0 (0%)
Takedowns 3/3 (100%)
GnP strikes 0/0 (0%)
Submissions 4/4 (100%)
Clinch Attempts 0/0 (0%)
Time on the ground 261 s
Statistics: Dan Henderson
Punches 8/10 (80%)
Kicks 0/1 (0%)
Clinch strikes 0/0 (0%)
Takedowns 1/1 (100%)
GnP strikes 12/23 (52%)
Submissions 0/0 (0%)
Clinch Attempts 0/0 (0%)
Time on the ground 261 s
Dendo seemed to have the ground/wrestling answers to Sakuraba's game. And punches.
