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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Dan Henderson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Gabriel Barbosa (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Dan Henderson has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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175 lbs
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170 lbs
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Good takedowns
Solid boxing
Cuts easily |
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BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Dan Henderson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Gabriel Barbosa!
The judges for this bout are Paulsen Ambrosius, Daniel Blasius and Wagner Zegers.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A decent looking cross lands there for Henderson.
Henderson avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Barbosa walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Henderson darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Henderson not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Barbosa throws a strike from the bottom that misses.
The fighters are battling for position here. Barbosa manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Barbosa has his foot on Henderson's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Henderson works his way back into a safe position though.
Barbosa can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Henderson controls the pace.
Barbosa has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Henderson throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Barbosa works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Henderson postures up in Barbosa's guard and throws a big left but Barbosa blocks it.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Henderson trying to control but Barbosa is working from the bottom.
Barbosa utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Barbosa not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Henderson knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Barbosa on the ground.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Henderson slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
The ref stands the fighters back up because Dan Henderson just wasn't active enough.
Henderson stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Henderson wants it to stay on the feet.
Barbosa on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Henderson changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Barbosa looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Barbosa bucks up and manages to escape back to his feet!
Henderson scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Barbosa trying to control here.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Henderson tries to stand but his hand is stuck under Barbosa.
Henderson is stalling here. Barbosa is in no mood to hang around though. He's locked up a kimura from the bottom! Henderson seems to be keeping calm but he's forced to roll out of the hold and Barbosa has ended up in side control on the top. Nice work.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Barbosa wants to control but Henderson is keeping him busy.
I wouldn't like to be where Henderson is right now.
Barbosa trying to control the position but Henderson is working away.
Henderson is trying to improve his position.
Barbosa advances nicely into full mount.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Barbosa trying to control but Henderson is having none of it.
Henderson is trying desperately to improve position.
Henderson is trying to get back to his feet but can't.
Henderson wants to hold on but Barbosa pushes him away.
Barbosa throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.
Henderson is working to get back to half guard.
Barbosa looking to control but Henderson is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Barbosa throwing strikes here but Henderson is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
Barbosa looking to control but Henderson is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Barbosa throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.
Barbosa trying to control but he's not successful this time.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Barbosa is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dan Henderson dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Barbosa shoots in for a double leg but Henderson sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Henderson shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Barbosa napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Barbosa manages to get back to half guard.
Barbosa avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Henderson.
Barbosa on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Barbosa slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Henderson looking to pass the guard.
Henderson scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Henderson controlling from the top position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Henderson trying to control but Barbosa is working from the bottom.
Henderson working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Barbosa bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Henderson's guard.
Henderson keeping moving, preventing Barbosa from controlling successfully.
Henderson wants to sweep but no luck.
Barbosa stands up and waves to Henderson to follow him.
Henderson darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Henderson tries to stand and escape but Barbosa is controlling the position.
Henderson misses with a head shot. Barbosa uses the momentum to regain guard.
Henderson throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Barbosa works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Barbosa pushes Henderson off for just long enough to get back to his feet. Very athletic spring there.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Barbosa gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Barbosa had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Henderson defends it easily.
Dan Henderson overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Barbosa is breathing heavily.
Barbosa keeping full guard, as Henderson tries to pass.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Henderson wanted to stand there but Barbosa had control of the position.
Barbosa keeping full guard, as Henderson tries to pass.
Henderson in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Henderson lands a couple of digs.
Henderson working some strikes from top position.
Henderson missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Henderson wants to control from the top but Barbosa keeps moving.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Barbosa trying to keep a closed guard but Henderson is proving a slippery customer.
Henderson trying to control the position from guard on top but Barbosa is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Barbosa is looking for a triangle but Henderson pushes his legs off easily.
Barbosa has Henderson pulled in close to control his posture.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
The ref stands the fighters back up because Dan Henderson just wasn't active enough.
Henderson blocks the body kick.
Barbosa is looking to clinch but Henderson is avoiding it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dan Henderson dominated that second round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!
Henderson tries to clinch there but Barbosa circles away.
Barbosa throws an off balance right hand
and Henderson counters with a right hand to the body.
Henderson shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Henderson showed some decent athleticism there.
Henderson seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Barbosa tries to kick Henderson off but Henderson keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Henderson is nestled in close to Barbosa, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Henderson wants to stand but his hand is trapped. Barbosa uses the opportunity to regain full guard.
Henderson is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Henderson trying to control the position from guard on top but Barbosa is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Henderson scoring with some ground and pound.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Barbosa utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Barbosa is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Henderson in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Henderson with a flurry of punches that miss.
Henderson is stalling in the full guard.
Barbosa takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Barbosa lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Henderson!
Barbosa wants to control the pace but Henderson is squirming around nicely.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Henderson can't escape the position.
Barbosa avoids the attempt from Henderson to control.
Barbosa wants to finish this one by submission but Henderson is holding onto his waist, trying to prevent any attacks from Barbosa.
Henderson is in all sorts of trouble here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Barbosa tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Henderson is trying to stand up.
Henderson is looking to improve his position but Barbosa isn't that keen on the idea.
Barbosa punching from mount but Henderson doing a good job of avoiding damage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Henderson tries to reverse the position but Barbosa maintains control.
Barbosa throws some wild stikes that Henderson manages to avoid easily.
Barbosa looking to control but Henderson is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Henderson is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Henderson defends a decent attempt at a guillotine from Barbosa.
Henderson flailing away with punches but nothing is landing.
And that's the end of the fight!
Dan Henderson showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Henderson has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Paulsen Ambrosius scores the fight 30:27
Judge Daniel Blasius scores the fight 30:27
Judge Wagner Zegers scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Dan Henderson!
Our winner, Dan Henderson, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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FIGHT
RATING
52% |
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