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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Dan Henderson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Selton Cardoso (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.
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Decent wrestler
Solid boxing
Good chin |
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Determined |
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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 Los Angeles, Dan Henderson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Selton Cardoso!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Timothy Bukovac and Don Winkell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cardoso throws a head kick but Henderson moves out of range.
Cardoso is looking to clinch.
Henderson throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Cardoso throws a head kick that misses.
Henderson throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Henderson misses with a hook. Cardoso ducked under it nicely.
Cardoso pushes Henderson up against the cage in a clinch.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Cardoso lands a nice elbow.
Cardoso tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Cardoso prevents a body shot from Henderson.
Cardoso prevents a body shot from Henderson.
Cardoso misses with an elbow over the top.
Henderson takes an elbow to the temple.
It looks like Dan Henderson has been cut.
Cardoso creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Henderson tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Henderson digs a right hand underneath Cardoso's ribcage. Cardoso let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Henderson tries to throw a body punch but Cardoso avoids it by throwing Henderson back against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A short right from Henderson.
Henderson avoiding damage as Cardoso throws knees to the body.
Cardoso prevents a body shot from Henderson.
Cardoso landing knees to the head.
Cardoso lands a good knee to the midsection. Henderson won't want to take too many of those.
Cardoso tries to land a knee to the head but Henderson blocks with his arms.
Henderson is looking to break free of the clinch but Cardoso has double underhooks.
Cardoso with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Cardoso just misses with a elbow thrown towards Henderson's brow.
Cardoso misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Henderson.
Cardoso keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Henderson's efforts to push away.
Henderson scores with a nice hook to the head.
Cardoso looking to throw knees to the head but Henderson is blocking nicely.
Henderson throws a punch but it's blocked by Cardoso.
Henderson's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Cardoso takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Henderson throws a series of strikes that have Cardoso backpedaling.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Henderson misses with a double jab.
Henderson bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Cardoso's head backwards.
Henderson circles away from the clinch attempt.
Henderson scores with a sloppy right hand. Cardoso should have avoided that one.
Cardoso tries to clinch but Henderson is having none of it.
Henderson throws a jab but it's blocked by Cardoso.
Cardoso blocks a jab.
Cardoso gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Henderson.
Cardoso moves in looking to clinch but Henderson pushes him off.
Cardoso tries to clinch up but Henderson circles away and keeps his distance.
A punch combination from Henderson misses.
Henderson connects with the punch.
A head kick misses from Cardoso.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Henderson connects with a looping right hand.
Cardoso tries to clinch up but Henderson circles away and keeps his distance.
Cardoso tries to close the distance and clinch up but Henderson swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Cardoso takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Cardoso takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Cardoso fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Henderson has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Cardoso takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Cardoso connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Henderson pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Henderson just misses with a punch to the body.
Cardoso pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Henderson lunges at Cardoso with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Cardoso's hand.
Henderson tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Cardoso was well out of range. Poor timing from Henderson.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cardoso is looking to clinch but Henderson is avoiding it.
Henderson scores with a sloppy right hand. Cardoso should have avoided that one.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Henderson swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Cardoso tries to clinch there but Henderson circles away.
Henderson ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Cardoso moves away.
Henderson thows a left - swing and a miss!
Cardoso tries to clinch but Henderson moves away
and Henderson counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Cardoso thinking.
Cardoso throws a sloppy head kick and Henderson moves out of range easily.
Nice body punch from Henderson.
Cardoso looks gassed!
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Henderson throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Cardoso stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Cardoso ducks under a wild hook from Henderson.
Cardoso turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dan Henderson dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Dan Henderson's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Henderson lands with a right hand.
Dan Henderson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Henderson misses with a series of wild punches.
Cardoso bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Cardoso slips under a jab.
Cardoso misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
A looping hook to the body misses from Henderson. Cardoso does a little dance to reset his feet.
Henderson on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Cardoso fails in his attempt to clinch.
Henderson thows a body shot but no joy.
Henderson swats away the attempt to clinch by Cardoso.
Dan Henderson is winning the standup battle so far.
Henderson avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Cardoso avoids the body shot from Henderson.
Henderson has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cardoso is looking to clinch but Henderson is avoiding it.
Henderson scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Henderson misses with a wild body shot.
Henderson misses with a straight right.
Cardoso tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Henderson counters with a straight right hand.
Henderson avoids the head kick by Cardoso.
Henderson connects with a right hand. Cardoso shakes it off.
A left lands for Henderson.
Henderson lands a two punch combo.
Henderson with a hook.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cardoso tries a head kick but it misses.
Henderson lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Cardoso wants to clinch up but Henderson keeps it at a distance.
Henderson swats away the attempt to clinch by Cardoso.
Henderson jabs Cardoso to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Cardoso tries to close the distance and clinch up but Henderson swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Cardoso tries to close the distance and clinch up but Henderson swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Henderson misses with a few strikes there.
Cardoso has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Cardoso moves in looking to clinch but Henderson pushes him off.
The fight stays on the outside here - Cardoso looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Cardoso wants to clinch up but Henderson keeps it at a distance.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A left and a right from Henderson both land. Nice combination.
Cardoso takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
A combination from Henderson does no damage.
Henderson throws a one two combo.
Cardoso is rocked!
Henderson cracks Cardoso with a good jab.
Cardoso is still on wobbly legs! Can Henderson finish him?
Henderson lands an uppercut out of nowhere! Cardoso falls backwards - clearly groggy! Henderson dives in and finishes the fight with more strikes for a TKO finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:37 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Dan Henderson!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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FIGHT
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