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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Reuben Cox (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dan Henderson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Dan Henderson has the eye of the tiger tonight.
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191 cm
20
206 lbs
0 - 1 - 0 |
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185 cm
29
215 lbs
19 - 20 - 0 |
BJJ Brown Belt
Solid boxing
KO power |
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Decent wrestler
Decent boxing
Powerful |
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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
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Reuben Cox! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
19 - 20 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Dan Henderson! The judges for this bout are Alan Glass, Robert Twigg and Gwen Towbar.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Henderson misses with a straight right. Cox throws a mid kick that lands with a slap. Henderson misses with a straight left. Cox uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook. Cox is looking to clinch but Henderson is avoiding it.
Cox uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Henderson. Henderson missing with a left hand there. Cox was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one. Henderson takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Henderson's jab looks to have found its range, popping Cox under the eye. Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd. Cox throws a nice looking combination but Henderson bobs and weaves to avoid any damage. Cox ducks right into an uppercut from Henderson. Nice body kick there by Cox. Henderson with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Cox to score with a decent uppercut.
It looks like Dan Henderson has been cut. Cox works Henderson's body with a nice hook. Henderson looks winded! Cox lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Henderson at a distance.
Cox doesn't manage to clinch there - Henderson circles away.
A jab-cross combination lands for Cox and sends Henderson crashing to the mat! Cox follows him down to the mat - Henderson regains half guard but he's not out of trouble yet! We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon. Cox is trying for a kimura here. Henderson looks like he's in a lot of pain... and he's tapping out! Cox wins by kimura!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Reuben Cox! During a confident post fight interview, Reuben Cox thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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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
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