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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Michael Garibaldi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dan Henderson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Garibaldi comes to the cage accompanied by War. Henderson has chosen Thunderhorse as his entrance music. Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!
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191 cm
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185 lbs
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Good wrestling
Excellent MT
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BJJ Purple Belt
Decent boxing
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Michael Garibaldi!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 9 - 0, fighting out of New York, Dan Henderson!
The judges for this bout are Joseph Jones, John Kavanagh and Anthony Taglia.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Garibaldi swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Henderson shoots in but no luck this time.
Garibaldi throws a right hand that Henderson ducks under and follows up with a left that Henderson also avoids with ease.
Garibaldi misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Henderson looks for a takedown but Garibaldi sprawls well.
Dan Henderson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Garibaldi throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Henderson.
Henderson shoots in for a takedown but Garibaldi shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Michael Garibaldi has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Dan Henderson.
Garibaldi slaps away a takedown attempt from Henderson, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Henderson misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Garibaldi slaps away a takedown attempt from Henderson, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Garibaldi keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Henderson looks gassed!
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Garibaldi.
Henderson tries to keep at a distance but Garibaldi has taken the fight into the clinch.
Garibaldi lands a left hand that snaps the head of Henderson backwards.
Garibaldi lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Henderson backwards.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Garibaldi is pressed up against the cage. Henderson has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Garibaldi down to the mat. Garibaldi avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Henderson walks forward, straight into a front kick from Garibaldi.
Garibaldi throws a nice looking combination but Henderson bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Garibaldi ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Garibaldi feints and then cracks Henderson's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Henderson down.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Garibaldi cracks Henderson with an open hand slap.
It looks like Dan Henderson has been cut.
Garibaldi throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Garibaldi drives through and clinches with Henderson against the cage.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Garibaldi.
Garibaldi lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Garibaldi lands a left hand that snaps the head of Henderson backwards.
A right hand to the body from Garibaldi.
Garibaldi lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Garibaldi lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Garibaldi lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Garibaldi with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Henderson is trying desperately to land a takedown but Garibaldi is having absolutely none of it. This is turning into a bit of a nightmare for Henderson.
Garibaldi lands a nice uppercut.
Garibaldi pushes off an throws an elbow but Henderson leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Garibaldi lands an elbow just above Henderson 's eye.
A short body shot lands from Garibaldi as the two fighters clinch.
A short right from Garibaldi on the inside.
Garibaldi digs a right hand underneath Henderson's ribcage. Henderson let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Nice body punch from Garibaldi.
Garibaldi scores with a shot to the side of Henderson's head.
Garibaldi unloads a knee to the mid-section. Henderson lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Nice body punch from Garibaldi - that landed with a thud.
Garibaldi lands a right hand that snaps the head of Henderson backwards.
Garibaldi gets through Henderson's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Henderson is rocked!
Garibaldi creates some distance for himselfand unleashes a massive uppercut that sends Henderson's eyes rolling into the back of his head! Henderson drops to his knees and Garibaldi pours it on with more strikes until the referee steps in to end the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:48 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Michael Garibaldi!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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RATING
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