Hendo nearly KOs Wand in their first fight

Dan Henderson was suppose to fight Sakuraba and Wanderlei was the fill-in.
 
Wanderlei had that incredible recovery. I remember when Hunt dropped him and he recovered pretty quickly.
 
JKS said:
Wanderlei had that incredible recovery. I remember when Hunt dropped him and he recovered pretty quickly.
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IIRC he almost got fucked up in the Cung fight too then came back
 
That straight right from Hendo was a damn missile but Wand was slipping his head so it didn't land as flush and solid as it could have. (Looks like it hit behind ear) Still a very powerful shot and it hurt him very badly. Then he makes Wand stumble again with a very short little right to the temple. Hendo could generate crazy power from any position. (Like the standing elbow vs Hector) Great recovery from Wand too.

That was a good fight. They both beat each other up pretty good.

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Da Boss said:
IIRC he almost got fucked up in the Cung fight too then came back
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Cung hit him with a spinning back fist I think. HIs chin held up well in that fight, Cung hit him with some good shots.
 
I remember than in their second fight, Wand had several times a position that would allow him to knee Dan's head on the ground, but had to restrain himself because of the different rules of PRIDE in the US (no soccer kicks/knees to the head of a downed opponent). Not sure how much the rule change affected his performance there.
 
Wand had a good chin

Unfortunately he wasn’t the same after crazy horse
 
I really don't know of anyother fighter who was at the top of their division who got dropped as much as Wand did and still find a way to win.
 
lukeuidswords said:
and Saku, and Oyama

Wand's recovery was godly
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Although those two and Tito were more flash knockdowns, him losing his balance getting caught and slightly rocked rushing forward.

The second Rampage fight he got blasted and was able to recover pretty well on the ground, the same taking Crocop's left straight plum in their second time.

It does seem pretty common that guys who depend on their toughness often burn out fast, had Wanderlei say been TKOed by Crocop's innital GnP attack in the second fight as a lot of guys would have been his career probably doesn't suffer as much, same if JDS had been straight KOed by Cain in the first round of their second fight.

Meanwhile someone like Reem who goes down fast when the punishment starts seems to age much less.
 
tru3f4n said:
I really don't know of anyother fighter who was at the top of their division who got dropped as much as Wand did and still find a way to win.
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He was even dropped by Sakuraba once.
 
D0GMeAT said:
He was even dropped by Sakuraba once.
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Again I don't think that's quite the same, getting caught off balance means it takes much less to cause you to go down without actually being badly hurt, hence Wanderlei bouncing back up from those shots instantly.
 
moreorless87 said:
Again I don't think that's quite the same, getting caught off balance means it takes much less to cause you to go down without actually being badly hurt, hence Wanderlei bouncing back up from those shots instantly.
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it was like when Tito dropped him
 
Yeah... did you just barely watch that fight? Wand was always prone to knockdowns.
 
Wanderlei had a good chin and great recovery, but he proved that you can't keep going like that.
 
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