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PBP Commentary |
Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Dan Henderson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kurt Sloane (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Sloane has chosen Never Surrender as his entrance music. Dan Henderson has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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185 cm
26
210 lbs
9 - 8 - 0 |
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201 cm
24
224 lbs
0 - 1 - 0 |
Good wrestling
Solid boxing
Experienced |
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Decent wrestler
Excellent MT
Granite chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division. Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner. With a record of
9 - 8 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Dan Henderson! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Kurt Sloane! The judges for this bout are Konstantin Menshow, Fedor Mirinova and Aleksandr Martynov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Sloane wants to clinch. Sloane connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there. Sloane moves out of range as Henderson strikes. Henderson throws a hook but Sloane blocks it. Sloane is looking to clinch but Henderson is avoiding it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Henderson pushing out the jab but it's not landing. Sloane connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there. Sloane tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
That's one minute gone in the round. Sloane turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick. A shot to the liver by Sloane. Beautiful body shot. Sloane tries to clinch there but Henderson circles away.
Sloane throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Sloane uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Henderson. Sloane bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes. Sloane lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Henderson backs up against the cage.
Sloane feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Henderson's calf.
That's two minutes gone in the round. A chopping leg kick lands by Sloane. Good leg kick by Sloane there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show! Sloane moves away from the strike by Henderson. Sloane slips a jab from Henderson. Sloane cracks a nice hook into Henderson's ribs. Henderson is breathing heavily. Henderson takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Sloane lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Henderson takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Henderson takes one to the side of the head.
A lazy left from Sloane finds it's target. Ohhhhh! A huge head kick from Sloane! Henderson is out on his feet! Sloane rushes in and throws more strikes. The ref is looking closely - Henderson is covering up but the punishment is just too much and the ref steps in to stop the fight! Henderson is staring into space, just thankful that the beatdown has ended. Brutal finish.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:21 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Kurt Sloane!
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energy
A | B |
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hype
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pop
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mgr
A | B |
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FIGHT
RATING
48% |
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