Post by The Sandman on Oct 25, 2023 3:22:01 GMT -5
Kazushi Sakuraba looks a bit uneasy. Hopefully this doesn't affect his performance.
Dan Henderson looks like he has been waiting for this fight forever.
Kazushi Sakuraba has fight Dan Henderson 1 times. He has lost 1 of them.
It's hard to say who will be winning this fight. The specialized media doesn't have a favourite either.
The referee of the bout is Mark Smith.
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Round 1
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Kazushi Sakuraba and Dan Henderson touch gloves in the center to get this fight started!
The clock says 0:10 in the 1 round
The Disappointment fakes a punch and shoots a takedown!
The Gracie Hunter sprawls and remains on his feet.
Poorly executed technique. Kazushi Sakuraba looks to counter!
Kazushi Sakuraba fakes a punch and launches himself over Dan Henderson
Great move by The Gracie Hunter who pushes his opponent under a troublesome thai clinch
The fighters are clinching.
The Disappointment doesn't want to clinch as he ducks under Kazushi Sakuraba embrace and tries to move away...
Nice move from The Disappointment who put distance between them
Dan Henderson is doing his best Floyd Mayweather impression by not engaging.
The clock says 0:40 in the 1 round
The Gracie Hunter launches a kick
but Dan Henderson avoids it and lands flush with a counter hook!
The Gracie Hunter's Nose is beginning to swell
Dan Henderson attempts a sweep single...
Dan Henderson catches Kazushi Sakuraba's far ankle and trips him to the mat! Slick takedown by The Disappointment.
Dan Henderson is in closed guard over The Gracie Hunter
Dan Henderson tries to open The Gracie Hunter's guard...
Great bombs from the top by Dan Henderson. The Gracie Hunter is unable to cover himself now!
There is a small laceration on Kazushi Sakuraba's Forehead
Dan Henderson is in closed guard over The Gracie Hunter
The Disappointment use some of his wrestling skills to escape from the closed guard!
Kazushi Sakuraba holds Dan Henderson and prevents him from moving to a better position!
Dan Henderson is in closed guard over The Gracie Hunter
The Disappointment gets a good position on the ground. ..
The Gracie Hunter holds Dan Henderson arms and counters his opponent punches.
Dan Henderson is in closed guard over The Gracie Hunter
Dan Henderson tries to pass Kazushi Sakuraba's guard...
Dan Henderson manages to get his leg free and moves to half guard.
Dan Henderson is in half guard over The Gracie Hunter
Dan Henderson pushes The Gracie Hunter's leg and tries to move to full mount.
Nice move by The Disappointment who is in full mount! The Gracie Hunter is in trouble now!
The clock says 1:40 in the 1 round
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.
Dan Henderson is in full mount over Kazushi Sakuraba
Kazushi Sakuraba tries to roll on the ground...
He makes a reversal!
The clock says 2:00 in the 1 round
Kazushi Sakuraba is in closed guard over The Disappointment
The Gracie Hunter tries to escape from closed guard...
The Disappointment waits for the moment and tries to roll! Too late for Kazushi Sakuraba! He is reversed and nor Dan Henderson is on half guard!
Dan Henderson is in half guard over The Gracie Hunter
The Disappointment launches a few fake punches and tries to escape!
Kazushi Sakuraba is not able to stop The Gracie Hunter ground skills and Dan Henderson moves to side mount!
The clock says 2:20 in the 1 round
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
Kazushi Sakuraba gets sloppy and Dan Henderson tries to take advantage...
Dan Henderson throws a flurry of punches at The Gracie Hunter...
The Gracie Hunter is defending himself well. None of them connect.
Mark Smith has seen enough passivity on the ground and stands up the fighters.
Both fighters have climbed to their feet and they continue the fight standing. The people who are watching this in Yunlin Indoor Arena (Yunlin, Taiwan) are cheering for the fighters.
Dan Henderson is doing his best Floyd Mayweather impression by not engaging.
The Gracie Hunter wants to take the fight to his advantage and tries to clinch.
The Gracie Hunter moves forward and holds The Disappointment
Dan Henderson pushes away The Gracie Hunter trying to keep the fight at striking range
The Gracie Hunter doesn't want to break the clinch as he still is grappling with Dan Henderson
The fighters are clinching.
The Disappointment tries to dirty boxing while holds The Gracie Hunter against cage
The Gracie Hunter is aware of his surroundings and scapes from the clinch.
The Gracie Hunter steps backwards away from Dan Henderson. He seems to be cooling down the fight a bit.
Crisp uppercut by The Disappointment followed by a hard jab
Kazushi Sakuraba stumbles back.
There is a small laceration on Kazushi Sakuraba's Right eye
The clock says 3:30 in the 1 round
The Disappointment fakes a punch and shoots a takedown!
The Gracie Hunter sprawls and remains on his feet.
The Gracie Hunter moves backwards and Dan Henderson is asking him if he came today for fighting or running.
Dan Henderson is doing his best Floyd Mayweather impression by not engaging.
Tremendous strikes from The Disappointment!
Some big punches are landing!
The Disappointment and The Gracie Hunter circle around the center of the cage.
The two exchange wildly
both landing but without much steam behind the shots.
A punch from Dan Henderson
whizzes past The Gracie Hunter.
The Disappointment throws a hook
He fails to land it.
Dan Henderson takes a few seconds to recover his breath...
The ref stops the action. The round is over.
That round was a toss up.
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Round 2
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The Gracie Hunter fakes a punch and shoots a takedown!
Dan Henderson didn't see it coming and has been put on the ground!
Kazushi Sakuraba is in open guard over The Disappointment
The Gracie Hunter moves on the ground...
He remains in open guard.
Kazushi Sakuraba is in open guard over The Disappointment
The Disappointment tries to close his guard around The Gracie Hunter
He succeeds!
Kazushi Sakuraba is in closed guard over The Disappointment
Dan Henderson was tooling Kazushi Sakuraba for the whole fight. I don't know if it's because Kazushi Sakuraba lack of fighting spirit or just of skill.
The Gracie Hunter tries to escape from closed guard...
The Gracie Hunter struggles to liberate his leg and jumps to half guard!
Kazushi Sakuraba is in half guard over The Disappointment
Kazushi Sakuraba tries to free his leg
Kazushi Sakuraba uses some of his skill by jumping out of The Disappointment's guard. He moves quickly to side mount!
Kazushi Sakuraba is in side mount over Dan Henderson
Dan Henderson attempts to trap Kazushi Sakuraba in his guard.
Dan Henderson manages to switch to full guard.
Kazushi Sakuraba is in closed guard over The Disappointment
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 Gracie Hunter tries to get some advantage after his opponent miss move...
The Gracie Hunter tries to escape from the closed guard
Kazushi Sakuraba any adventage in the ground.
Kazushi Sakuraba is in closed guard over The Disappointment
The Gracie Hunter struggles on the ground and tries to break Dan Henderson's guard...
Kazushi Sakuraba is in The Disappointment open guard now
Kazushi Sakuraba is in open guard over The Disappointment
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 clumsily fails here and it's time for Kazushi Sakuraba to fight back!
Kazushi Sakuraba tries to pass to half guard...
Dan Henderson can't prevent his opponent from passing. The Gracie Hunter looks to work from half guard.
Kazushi Sakuraba is in half guard over The Disappointment
Kazushi Sakuraba tries to pass Dan Henderson's guard...
Kazushi Sakuraba manages to get his leg free and moves to side mount.
The clock says 2:05 in the 2 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
Kazushi Sakuraba looks to pass to mount...
The Disappointment creates space and scrambles back to his feet.
Both fighters continue the fight on their feet. You can hear how the people agree with that decision.
Nice punches from Dan Henderson.
Even nicer blocks from The Gracie Hunter.
A solid combination from Dan Henderson
mostly hits air.
Dan Henderson moves forward looking for a hole in his opponent's defense.
These two fighters are showing each other a ton of respect.
The clock says 3:05 in the 2 round
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.
Kazushi Sakuraba is in closed guard over The Disappointment
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.
Kazushi Sakuraba is in closed guard over The Disappointment
The Disappointment is hurt... He should be looking to avoid more damage or he will lose this fight.
The Gracie Hunter is in closed guard... The Disappointment tries to roll on the ground!
Kazushi Sakuraba uses his leg to keep his position on the ground
Kazushi Sakuraba is in closed guard over The Disappointment
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.
Kazushi Sakuraba is in closed guard over The Disappointment
The Gracie Hunter struggles on the ground and tries to break Dan Henderson's guard...
The Disappointment doesn't want to free his opponent and The Gracie Hunter continues in closed guard
The Gracie Hunter misses a step and Dan Henderson sees an opportunity to counter him!
The Gracie Hunter is in closed guard... The Disappointment tries to roll on the ground!
Kazushi Sakuraba uses his leg to keep his position on the ground
The clock says 4:00 in the 2 round
Kazushi Sakuraba is in closed guard over The Disappointment
Kazushi Sakuraba throws a flurry of punches at The Disappointment...
The Disappointment is defending himself well. None of them connect.
Mark Smith 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 Disappointment steps backwards away from Kazushi Sakuraba. He seems to be cooling down the fight a bit.
The Disappointment is swinging for the fences!
The Gracie Hunter backpedals and creates space. Dan Henderson is asking him if he is going to fight!
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
Kazushi Sakuraba is in open guard over The Disappointment
The Disappointment steps backwards and lowers his arms while breathing heavily... He seems tired.
The Disappointment tries to close his guard around The Gracie Hunter
He is not able to do it
Kazushi Sakuraba is in open guard over The Disappointment
The Disappointment tries to close his guard around The Gracie Hunter
He is not able to do it
Mark Smith separates the fighters as the round concludes. The fighters shake hands as they head back to their corners.
That was an even round for the most part.
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Round 3
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The Gracie Hunter fakes a punch and shoots a takedown!
Dan Henderson didn't see it coming and has been put on the ground!
Kazushi Sakuraba is in open guard over The Disappointment
The Gracie Hunter is in open guard over The Disappointment... he fakes a move and then tries a kneebar!
The Disappointment rolls on the ground trying to get free and after a few kicks of his own he escapes.
Poorly executed technique. Dan Henderson looks to counter!
The Disappointment tries to stand up!
The Gracie Hunter doesn't allow him!
Kazushi Sakuraba is in open guard over The Disappointment
The Disappointment tries to close his guard around The Gracie Hunter
He is not able to do it
Kazushi Sakuraba is in open guard over The Disappointment
The Gracie Hunter moves on the ground
The Gracie Hunter cannot take advantage in the ground
The Disappointment is trying to counter now!
Dan Henderson launches a few punches to The Gracie Hunter's cheek from the guard.
Those punches sure are annoying because The Gracie Hunter tries to cover his face,
Kazushi Sakuraba is in open guard over The Disappointment
The Gracie Hunter is in open guard over The Disappointment... he fakes a move and then tries a kneebar!
You can see the pain reflected in The Disappointment's eyes...
That Kneebar from Kazushi Sakuraba appears to be unbreakable
The Disappointment struggles to free himself
The Disappointment struggles to free himself
The Gracie Hunter is locking that Kneebar...
The Disappointment rolls on the ground trying to get free and after a few kicks of his own he escapes.
Mark Smith halts the fight to stand up Kazushi Sakuraba. The fight resumes with both fighters standing.
Both fighters continue the fight on their feet. You can hear how the people agree with that decision.
The Disappointment and The Gracie Hunter circle around the center of the cage.
The clock says 1:25 in the 3 round
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.
Kazushi Sakuraba is in closed guard over The Disappointment
The Disappointment measures the resilience of The Gracie Hunter's ribs with a couple of big punches from guard.
Those hits are leaving hitches in The Gracie Hunter's side.
Kazushi Sakuraba is in closed guard over The Disappointment
Kazushi Sakuraba tries to better his position on the ground...
The Gracie Hunter breaks the closed guard of Dan Henderson and moves to half guard
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 attempts to trap Kazushi Sakuraba in his guard.
Dan Henderson manages to switch to full guard.
Kazushi Sakuraba is in closed guard over The Disappointment
Kazushi Sakuraba is looking to pass Dan Henderson's guard...
Kazushi Sakuraba gets his hips free and moves to half guard.
Kazushi Sakuraba is in half guard over The Disappointment
The fans are in for a real treat now. It's always fun to watch Kazushi Sakuraba work his BJJ game.
Kazushi Sakuraba tries to free his leg
Kazushi Sakuraba uses some of his skill by jumping out of The Disappointment's guard. He moves quickly to side mount!
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
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 clock says 2:55 in the 3 round
Kazushi Sakuraba is in side mount over Dan Henderson
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
Dan Henderson tries to roll to his side and trap Kazushi Sakuraba in his guard...
Kazushi Sakuraba keeps good control and remains in full mount.
Kazushi Sakuraba is in full mount over Dan Henderson
The Disappointment measures the resilience of The Gracie Hunter's ribs with a couple of big punches from guard.
Those hits are leaving hitches in The Gracie Hunter's side.
Kazushi Sakuraba is in full 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.
Kazushi Sakuraba is in full mount over Dan Henderson
Deep breaths from Dan Henderson who tries a hammer punch to The Gracie Hunter's ribs.
The Gracie Hunter blocks those punches
Kazushi Sakuraba is in full mount over Dan Henderson
The Gracie Hunter goes for an armbar!
Dan Henderson breaks the lock and pushes away Kazushi Sakuraba, who rolls over his back and gets to standing position.
Mark Smith 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 Yunlin Indoor Arena (Yunlin, Taiwan) are cheering for the fighters.
Dan Henderson is doing his best Floyd Mayweather impression by not engaging.
These two fighters are showing each other a ton of respect.
The Disappointment decides to launch some tentative punches
Kazushi Sakuraba takes the best of a brief punching exchange.
These two fighters are showing each other a ton of respect.
The Disappointment steps backwards away from Kazushi Sakuraba. He seems to be cooling down the fight a bit.
The Gracie Hunter and The Disappointment circle around the center of the cage.
The buzzer sounds, marking the end of the round. The ref tells the fighters to go to their corner.
Kazushi Sakuraba has to be confident that he won that round.
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Round 4
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Kazushi Sakuraba leans forwards and tries to grapple with The Disappointment
The Gracie Hunter shows his clinching skills. Both fighters are clinching now.
Dan Henderson pushes away The Gracie Hunter trying to keep the fight at striking range
The Gracie Hunter doesn't want to break the clinch as he still is grappling with Dan Henderson
The fighters are clinching.
The Gracie Hunter tries to breaks Dan Henderson's resistence with a few punches while tries to push him against oner corner.
The Gracie Hunter doesn't find the right way... He have to improve his position for causing any real damage
The Disappointment is trying to counter now!
Dan Henderson pushes away The Gracie Hunter trying to keep the fight at striking range
The Gracie Hunter doesn't want to break the clinch as he still is grappling with Dan Henderson
Dan Henderson tries to shrug his way out of the clinch.
The Gracie Hunter is determined to work from the clinch. He pummeled through and managed to retain his position.
The fighters are clinching.
The Gracie Hunter takes a break to breathe while holding Dan Henderson.
Mark Smith separates the fighters and tells them to continue fighting.
The Disappointment showing excellent timing, blasts Kazushi Sakuraba with a right hand.
The Gracie Hunter steps backwards and the punch goes wide.
The Disappointment clumsily fails here and it's time for Kazushi Sakuraba to fight back!
Kazushi Sakuraba is measuring The Disappointment with his jab.
Good accuracy on his part.
The Gracie Hunter is holding Dan Henderson's left leg... He's trying to take him down.
Dan Henderson loses balance and goes to the ground.
The Disappointment's left arm is getting wrenched, it appears to be injured
The clock says 1:10 in the 4 round
Kazushi Sakuraba is in side mount over Dan Henderson
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 fakes a few punches and after a brief struggle he catches Dan Henderson's arm and tries an armbar!
The Gracie Hunter is locking that Armbar...
That Armbar looks tight...
Punishing hold!
The Disappointment Hyper-extended his arm
Crippling lock!
That Armbar from Kazushi Sakuraba appears to be unbreakable
That Armbar from Kazushi Sakuraba appears to be unbreakable
Crippling lock!
The Disappointment Hyper-extended his arm
The Disappointment struggles to free himself
Crippling lock!
The Disappointment struggles to free himself
The Disappointment hold his own hand and breaks The Gracie Hunter's lock. He rolls over himself and launches over Kazushi Sakuraba.
Dan Henderson is in side mount over Kazushi Sakuraba
Stand up! This is what The Disappointment's cornermen are shouting. Kazushi Sakuraba is a submission master and he can finish the fight if you mess with him on the ground.
Kazushi Sakuraba attempts to trap Dan Henderson in his guard.
Kazushi Sakuraba manages to switch to full guard.
Dan Henderson is in open guard over The Gracie Hunter
The Gracie Hunter tries to close his guard around The Disappointment
He succeeds!
The clock says 1:45 in the 4 round
Dan Henderson is in closed guard over The Gracie Hunter
The Disappointment is in closed guard... The Gracie Hunter tries to roll on the ground!
Nice reversal! He is now in full mount over Dan Henderson!
Kazushi Sakuraba is in full mount over Dan Henderson
Dan Henderson tries to roll to his side and get to half guard...
Kazushi Sakuraba rolls Dan Henderson to his stomach and takes his back!
The Gracie Hunter is in rear mount over The Disappointment
The Gracie Hunter tries to get a hook in!
Things get worse for The Disappointment! The Gracie Hunter has one hook in and keeps working!
The Gracie Hunter is in rear mount over The Disappointment with one hook in
Kazushi Sakuraba throws his leg over Dan Henderson's arm leaving him with only one arm to defend himself from Kazushi Sakuraba's rear naked choke attempt!
That Rear Naked Choke from Kazushi Sakuraba appears to be unbreakable
Punishing hold!
The Disappointment struggles to free himself
The Disappointment struggles to free himself
The Disappointment's Right eye is beginning to swell
Dan Henderson cannot defend with only one arm and taps to the choke!
Winner is Kazushi Sakuraba by Submission (Rear Naked Choke) at 2:20 Round 4
Statistics: Kazushi Sakuraba
Punches 7/8 (88%)
Kicks 0/0 (0%)
Clinch strikes 0/2 (0%)
Takedowns 6/6 (100%)
GnP strikes 0/5 (0%)
Submissions 5/5 (100%)
Clinch Attempts 2/2 (100%)
Damage caused 2304,23
Time on the ground 553 s
Statistics: Dan Henderson
Punches 9/23 (39%)
Kicks 0/0 (0%)
Clinch strikes 0/3 (0%)
Takedowns 1/3 (33%)
GnP strikes 10/36 (28%)
Submissions 0/0 (0%)
Clinch Attempts 0/0 (0%)
Damage caused 594,93
Time on the ground 553 s
Daniel was doing good things early, then Sakurabi started doing better with defence, and Hendo started doing way worse with stamina, and faded. Then Sakurabi took over.
Dan Henderson looks like he has been waiting for this fight forever.
Kazushi Sakuraba has fight Dan Henderson 1 times. He has lost 1 of them.
It's hard to say who will be winning this fight. The specialized media doesn't have a favourite either.
The referee of the bout is Mark Smith.
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Round 1
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Kazushi Sakuraba and Dan Henderson touch gloves in the center to get this fight started!
The clock says 0:10 in the 1 round
The Disappointment fakes a punch and shoots a takedown!
The Gracie Hunter sprawls and remains on his feet.
Poorly executed technique. Kazushi Sakuraba looks to counter!
Kazushi Sakuraba fakes a punch and launches himself over Dan Henderson
Great move by The Gracie Hunter who pushes his opponent under a troublesome thai clinch
The fighters are clinching.
The Disappointment doesn't want to clinch as he ducks under Kazushi Sakuraba embrace and tries to move away...
Nice move from The Disappointment who put distance between them
Dan Henderson is doing his best Floyd Mayweather impression by not engaging.
The clock says 0:40 in the 1 round
The Gracie Hunter launches a kick
but Dan Henderson avoids it and lands flush with a counter hook!
The Gracie Hunter's Nose is beginning to swell
Dan Henderson attempts a sweep single...
Dan Henderson catches Kazushi Sakuraba's far ankle and trips him to the mat! Slick takedown by The Disappointment.
Dan Henderson is in closed guard over The Gracie Hunter
Dan Henderson tries to open The Gracie Hunter's guard...
Great bombs from the top by Dan Henderson. The Gracie Hunter is unable to cover himself now!
There is a small laceration on Kazushi Sakuraba's Forehead
Dan Henderson is in closed guard over The Gracie Hunter
The Disappointment use some of his wrestling skills to escape from the closed guard!
Kazushi Sakuraba holds Dan Henderson and prevents him from moving to a better position!
Dan Henderson is in closed guard over The Gracie Hunter
The Disappointment gets a good position on the ground. ..
The Gracie Hunter holds Dan Henderson arms and counters his opponent punches.
Dan Henderson is in closed guard over The Gracie Hunter
Dan Henderson tries to pass Kazushi Sakuraba's guard...
Dan Henderson manages to get his leg free and moves to half guard.
Dan Henderson is in half guard over The Gracie Hunter
Dan Henderson pushes The Gracie Hunter's leg and tries to move to full mount.
Nice move by The Disappointment who is in full mount! The Gracie Hunter is in trouble now!
The clock says 1:40 in the 1 round
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.
Dan Henderson is in full mount over Kazushi Sakuraba
Kazushi Sakuraba tries to roll on the ground...
He makes a reversal!
The clock says 2:00 in the 1 round
Kazushi Sakuraba is in closed guard over The Disappointment
The Gracie Hunter tries to escape from closed guard...
The Disappointment waits for the moment and tries to roll! Too late for Kazushi Sakuraba! He is reversed and nor Dan Henderson is on half guard!
Dan Henderson is in half guard over The Gracie Hunter
The Disappointment launches a few fake punches and tries to escape!
Kazushi Sakuraba is not able to stop The Gracie Hunter ground skills and Dan Henderson moves to side mount!
The clock says 2:20 in the 1 round
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
Kazushi Sakuraba gets sloppy and Dan Henderson tries to take advantage...
Dan Henderson throws a flurry of punches at The Gracie Hunter...
The Gracie Hunter is defending himself well. None of them connect.
Mark Smith has seen enough passivity on the ground and stands up the fighters.
Both fighters have climbed to their feet and they continue the fight standing. The people who are watching this in Yunlin Indoor Arena (Yunlin, Taiwan) are cheering for the fighters.
Dan Henderson is doing his best Floyd Mayweather impression by not engaging.
The Gracie Hunter wants to take the fight to his advantage and tries to clinch.
The Gracie Hunter moves forward and holds The Disappointment
Dan Henderson pushes away The Gracie Hunter trying to keep the fight at striking range
The Gracie Hunter doesn't want to break the clinch as he still is grappling with Dan Henderson
The fighters are clinching.
The Disappointment tries to dirty boxing while holds The Gracie Hunter against cage
The Gracie Hunter is aware of his surroundings and scapes from the clinch.
The Gracie Hunter steps backwards away from Dan Henderson. He seems to be cooling down the fight a bit.
Crisp uppercut by The Disappointment followed by a hard jab
Kazushi Sakuraba stumbles back.
There is a small laceration on Kazushi Sakuraba's Right eye
The clock says 3:30 in the 1 round
The Disappointment fakes a punch and shoots a takedown!
The Gracie Hunter sprawls and remains on his feet.
The Gracie Hunter moves backwards and Dan Henderson is asking him if he came today for fighting or running.
Dan Henderson is doing his best Floyd Mayweather impression by not engaging.
Tremendous strikes from The Disappointment!
Some big punches are landing!
The Disappointment and The Gracie Hunter circle around the center of the cage.
The two exchange wildly
both landing but without much steam behind the shots.
A punch from Dan Henderson
whizzes past The Gracie Hunter.
The Disappointment throws a hook
He fails to land it.
Dan Henderson takes a few seconds to recover his breath...
The ref stops the action. The round is over.
That round was a toss up.
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Round 2
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The Gracie Hunter fakes a punch and shoots a takedown!
Dan Henderson didn't see it coming and has been put on the ground!
Kazushi Sakuraba is in open guard over The Disappointment
The Gracie Hunter moves on the ground...
He remains in open guard.
Kazushi Sakuraba is in open guard over The Disappointment
The Disappointment tries to close his guard around The Gracie Hunter
He succeeds!
Kazushi Sakuraba is in closed guard over The Disappointment
Dan Henderson was tooling Kazushi Sakuraba for the whole fight. I don't know if it's because Kazushi Sakuraba lack of fighting spirit or just of skill.
The Gracie Hunter tries to escape from closed guard...
The Gracie Hunter struggles to liberate his leg and jumps to half guard!
Kazushi Sakuraba is in half guard over The Disappointment
Kazushi Sakuraba tries to free his leg
Kazushi Sakuraba uses some of his skill by jumping out of The Disappointment's guard. He moves quickly to side mount!
Kazushi Sakuraba is in side mount over Dan Henderson
Dan Henderson attempts to trap Kazushi Sakuraba in his guard.
Dan Henderson manages to switch to full guard.
Kazushi Sakuraba is in closed guard over The Disappointment
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 Gracie Hunter tries to get some advantage after his opponent miss move...
The Gracie Hunter tries to escape from the closed guard
Kazushi Sakuraba any adventage in the ground.
Kazushi Sakuraba is in closed guard over The Disappointment
The Gracie Hunter struggles on the ground and tries to break Dan Henderson's guard...
Kazushi Sakuraba is in The Disappointment open guard now
Kazushi Sakuraba is in open guard over The Disappointment
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 clumsily fails here and it's time for Kazushi Sakuraba to fight back!
Kazushi Sakuraba tries to pass to half guard...
Dan Henderson can't prevent his opponent from passing. The Gracie Hunter looks to work from half guard.
Kazushi Sakuraba is in half guard over The Disappointment
Kazushi Sakuraba tries to pass Dan Henderson's guard...
Kazushi Sakuraba manages to get his leg free and moves to side mount.
The clock says 2:05 in the 2 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
Kazushi Sakuraba looks to pass to mount...
The Disappointment creates space and scrambles back to his feet.
Both fighters continue the fight on their feet. You can hear how the people agree with that decision.
Nice punches from Dan Henderson.
Even nicer blocks from The Gracie Hunter.
A solid combination from Dan Henderson
mostly hits air.
Dan Henderson moves forward looking for a hole in his opponent's defense.
These two fighters are showing each other a ton of respect.
The clock says 3:05 in the 2 round
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.
Kazushi Sakuraba is in closed guard over The Disappointment
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.
Kazushi Sakuraba is in closed guard over The Disappointment
The Disappointment is hurt... He should be looking to avoid more damage or he will lose this fight.
The Gracie Hunter is in closed guard... The Disappointment tries to roll on the ground!
Kazushi Sakuraba uses his leg to keep his position on the ground
Kazushi Sakuraba is in closed guard over The Disappointment
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.
Kazushi Sakuraba is in closed guard over The Disappointment
The Gracie Hunter struggles on the ground and tries to break Dan Henderson's guard...
The Disappointment doesn't want to free his opponent and The Gracie Hunter continues in closed guard
The Gracie Hunter misses a step and Dan Henderson sees an opportunity to counter him!
The Gracie Hunter is in closed guard... The Disappointment tries to roll on the ground!
Kazushi Sakuraba uses his leg to keep his position on the ground
The clock says 4:00 in the 2 round
Kazushi Sakuraba is in closed guard over The Disappointment
Kazushi Sakuraba throws a flurry of punches at The Disappointment...
The Disappointment is defending himself well. None of them connect.
Mark Smith 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 Disappointment steps backwards away from Kazushi Sakuraba. He seems to be cooling down the fight a bit.
The Disappointment is swinging for the fences!
The Gracie Hunter backpedals and creates space. Dan Henderson is asking him if he is going to fight!
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
Kazushi Sakuraba is in open guard over The Disappointment
The Disappointment steps backwards and lowers his arms while breathing heavily... He seems tired.
The Disappointment tries to close his guard around The Gracie Hunter
He is not able to do it
Kazushi Sakuraba is in open guard over The Disappointment
The Disappointment tries to close his guard around The Gracie Hunter
He is not able to do it
Mark Smith separates the fighters as the round concludes. The fighters shake hands as they head back to their corners.
That was an even round for the most part.
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Round 3
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The Gracie Hunter fakes a punch and shoots a takedown!
Dan Henderson didn't see it coming and has been put on the ground!
Kazushi Sakuraba is in open guard over The Disappointment
The Gracie Hunter is in open guard over The Disappointment... he fakes a move and then tries a kneebar!
The Disappointment rolls on the ground trying to get free and after a few kicks of his own he escapes.
Poorly executed technique. Dan Henderson looks to counter!
The Disappointment tries to stand up!
The Gracie Hunter doesn't allow him!
Kazushi Sakuraba is in open guard over The Disappointment
The Disappointment tries to close his guard around The Gracie Hunter
He is not able to do it
Kazushi Sakuraba is in open guard over The Disappointment
The Gracie Hunter moves on the ground
The Gracie Hunter cannot take advantage in the ground
The Disappointment is trying to counter now!
Dan Henderson launches a few punches to The Gracie Hunter's cheek from the guard.
Those punches sure are annoying because The Gracie Hunter tries to cover his face,
Kazushi Sakuraba is in open guard over The Disappointment
The Gracie Hunter is in open guard over The Disappointment... he fakes a move and then tries a kneebar!
You can see the pain reflected in The Disappointment's eyes...
That Kneebar from Kazushi Sakuraba appears to be unbreakable
The Disappointment struggles to free himself
The Disappointment struggles to free himself
The Gracie Hunter is locking that Kneebar...
The Disappointment rolls on the ground trying to get free and after a few kicks of his own he escapes.
Mark Smith halts the fight to stand up Kazushi Sakuraba. The fight resumes with both fighters standing.
Both fighters continue the fight on their feet. You can hear how the people agree with that decision.
The Disappointment and The Gracie Hunter circle around the center of the cage.
The clock says 1:25 in the 3 round
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.
Kazushi Sakuraba is in closed guard over The Disappointment
The Disappointment measures the resilience of The Gracie Hunter's ribs with a couple of big punches from guard.
Those hits are leaving hitches in The Gracie Hunter's side.
Kazushi Sakuraba is in closed guard over The Disappointment
Kazushi Sakuraba tries to better his position on the ground...
The Gracie Hunter breaks the closed guard of Dan Henderson and moves to half guard
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 attempts to trap Kazushi Sakuraba in his guard.
Dan Henderson manages to switch to full guard.
Kazushi Sakuraba is in closed guard over The Disappointment
Kazushi Sakuraba is looking to pass Dan Henderson's guard...
Kazushi Sakuraba gets his hips free and moves to half guard.
Kazushi Sakuraba is in half guard over The Disappointment
The fans are in for a real treat now. It's always fun to watch Kazushi Sakuraba work his BJJ game.
Kazushi Sakuraba tries to free his leg
Kazushi Sakuraba uses some of his skill by jumping out of The Disappointment's guard. He moves quickly to side mount!
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
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 clock says 2:55 in the 3 round
Kazushi Sakuraba is in side mount over Dan Henderson
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
Dan Henderson tries to roll to his side and trap Kazushi Sakuraba in his guard...
Kazushi Sakuraba keeps good control and remains in full mount.
Kazushi Sakuraba is in full mount over Dan Henderson
The Disappointment measures the resilience of The Gracie Hunter's ribs with a couple of big punches from guard.
Those hits are leaving hitches in The Gracie Hunter's side.
Kazushi Sakuraba is in full 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.
Kazushi Sakuraba is in full mount over Dan Henderson
Deep breaths from Dan Henderson who tries a hammer punch to The Gracie Hunter's ribs.
The Gracie Hunter blocks those punches
Kazushi Sakuraba is in full mount over Dan Henderson
The Gracie Hunter goes for an armbar!
Dan Henderson breaks the lock and pushes away Kazushi Sakuraba, who rolls over his back and gets to standing position.
Mark Smith 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 Yunlin Indoor Arena (Yunlin, Taiwan) are cheering for the fighters.
Dan Henderson is doing his best Floyd Mayweather impression by not engaging.
These two fighters are showing each other a ton of respect.
The Disappointment decides to launch some tentative punches
Kazushi Sakuraba takes the best of a brief punching exchange.
These two fighters are showing each other a ton of respect.
The Disappointment steps backwards away from Kazushi Sakuraba. He seems to be cooling down the fight a bit.
The Gracie Hunter and The Disappointment circle around the center of the cage.
The buzzer sounds, marking the end of the round. The ref tells the fighters to go to their corner.
Kazushi Sakuraba has to be confident that he won that round.
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Round 4
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Kazushi Sakuraba leans forwards and tries to grapple with The Disappointment
The Gracie Hunter shows his clinching skills. Both fighters are clinching now.
Dan Henderson pushes away The Gracie Hunter trying to keep the fight at striking range
The Gracie Hunter doesn't want to break the clinch as he still is grappling with Dan Henderson
The fighters are clinching.
The Gracie Hunter tries to breaks Dan Henderson's resistence with a few punches while tries to push him against oner corner.
The Gracie Hunter doesn't find the right way... He have to improve his position for causing any real damage
The Disappointment is trying to counter now!
Dan Henderson pushes away The Gracie Hunter trying to keep the fight at striking range
The Gracie Hunter doesn't want to break the clinch as he still is grappling with Dan Henderson
Dan Henderson tries to shrug his way out of the clinch.
The Gracie Hunter is determined to work from the clinch. He pummeled through and managed to retain his position.
The fighters are clinching.
The Gracie Hunter takes a break to breathe while holding Dan Henderson.
Mark Smith separates the fighters and tells them to continue fighting.
The Disappointment showing excellent timing, blasts Kazushi Sakuraba with a right hand.
The Gracie Hunter steps backwards and the punch goes wide.
The Disappointment clumsily fails here and it's time for Kazushi Sakuraba to fight back!
Kazushi Sakuraba is measuring The Disappointment with his jab.
Good accuracy on his part.
The Gracie Hunter is holding Dan Henderson's left leg... He's trying to take him down.
Dan Henderson loses balance and goes to the ground.
The Disappointment's left arm is getting wrenched, it appears to be injured
The clock says 1:10 in the 4 round
Kazushi Sakuraba is in side mount over Dan Henderson
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 fakes a few punches and after a brief struggle he catches Dan Henderson's arm and tries an armbar!
The Gracie Hunter is locking that Armbar...
That Armbar looks tight...
Punishing hold!
The Disappointment Hyper-extended his arm
Crippling lock!
That Armbar from Kazushi Sakuraba appears to be unbreakable
That Armbar from Kazushi Sakuraba appears to be unbreakable
Crippling lock!
The Disappointment Hyper-extended his arm
The Disappointment struggles to free himself
Crippling lock!
The Disappointment struggles to free himself
The Disappointment hold his own hand and breaks The Gracie Hunter's lock. He rolls over himself and launches over Kazushi Sakuraba.
Dan Henderson is in side mount over Kazushi Sakuraba
Stand up! This is what The Disappointment's cornermen are shouting. Kazushi Sakuraba is a submission master and he can finish the fight if you mess with him on the ground.
Kazushi Sakuraba attempts to trap Dan Henderson in his guard.
Kazushi Sakuraba manages to switch to full guard.
Dan Henderson is in open guard over The Gracie Hunter
The Gracie Hunter tries to close his guard around The Disappointment
He succeeds!
The clock says 1:45 in the 4 round
Dan Henderson is in closed guard over The Gracie Hunter
The Disappointment is in closed guard... The Gracie Hunter tries to roll on the ground!
Nice reversal! He is now in full mount over Dan Henderson!
Kazushi Sakuraba is in full mount over Dan Henderson
Dan Henderson tries to roll to his side and get to half guard...
Kazushi Sakuraba rolls Dan Henderson to his stomach and takes his back!
The Gracie Hunter is in rear mount over The Disappointment
The Gracie Hunter tries to get a hook in!
Things get worse for The Disappointment! The Gracie Hunter has one hook in and keeps working!
The Gracie Hunter is in rear mount over The Disappointment with one hook in
Kazushi Sakuraba throws his leg over Dan Henderson's arm leaving him with only one arm to defend himself from Kazushi Sakuraba's rear naked choke attempt!
That Rear Naked Choke from Kazushi Sakuraba appears to be unbreakable
Punishing hold!
The Disappointment struggles to free himself
The Disappointment struggles to free himself
The Disappointment's Right eye is beginning to swell
Dan Henderson cannot defend with only one arm and taps to the choke!
Winner is Kazushi Sakuraba by Submission (Rear Naked Choke) at 2:20 Round 4
Statistics: Kazushi Sakuraba
Punches 7/8 (88%)
Kicks 0/0 (0%)
Clinch strikes 0/2 (0%)
Takedowns 6/6 (100%)
GnP strikes 0/5 (0%)
Submissions 5/5 (100%)
Clinch Attempts 2/2 (100%)
Damage caused 2304,23
Time on the ground 553 s
Statistics: Dan Henderson
Punches 9/23 (39%)
Kicks 0/0 (0%)
Clinch strikes 0/3 (0%)
Takedowns 1/3 (33%)
GnP strikes 10/36 (28%)
Submissions 0/0 (0%)
Clinch Attempts 0/0 (0%)
Damage caused 594,93
Time on the ground 553 s
Daniel was doing good things early, then Sakurabi started doing better with defence, and Hendo started doing way worse with stamina, and faded. Then Sakurabi took over.
