Post by The Sandmen on May 23, 2017 8:44:54 GMT -5
Ferocious staredown by Aldo while John McCarthy recites the rules.
Benson Henderson glares at his opponent from the opposite corner.
This is the first time they meet inside the cage
It's hard to say who will be winning this fight. The specialized media doesn't have a favourite either.
Jose Aldo comes with a 2 fight losing streak.
The referee of the bout is John McCarthy.
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Round 1
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The fight gets underway.
Benson Henderson tries to bring the fight to the ground
Aldo goes down.
Benson Henderson is in open guard over Aldo
Aldo tries to close his guard around Benson
He succeeds!
The clock says 0:35 in the 1 round
Benson Henderson is in closed guard over Aldo
You can hear the excitement from the crowd. Jose Aldo can end the fight with his ground and pound.
Benson is in closed guard... Aldo tries to roll on the ground!
Benson Henderson uses his leg to keep his position on the ground
The clock says 0:45 in the 1 round
Benson Henderson is in closed guard over Aldo
Jose Aldo launches a few punches to Benson's cheek from the guard.
Those punches sure are annoying because Benson tries to cover his face,
Benson's Left cheek is bruised after the punishement he's received!
Benson Henderson is in closed guard over Aldo
Benson Henderson wants to finish his opponent on the ground
Benson Henderson can't find an opening in his opponent's guard!
Benson Henderson gets sloppy and Jose Aldo tries to take advantage...
Benson is in closed guard... Aldo tries to roll on the ground!
Nice reversal! He is now in full mount over Benson Henderson!
Jose Aldo is in full mount over Benson Henderson
Benson tries to escape from the full mount...
Jose Aldo is not caught off guard and moves to side mount to keep his superior position.
Jose Aldo is in side mount over Benson Henderson
Benson Henderson attempts to trap Jose Aldo in his guard.
Jose Aldo keeps control and remains in side mount.
The clock says 1:25 in the 1 round
Jose Aldo is in side mount over Benson Henderson
Benson Henderson attempts to trap Jose Aldo in his guard.
Jose Aldo keeps control and remains in side mount.
The clock says 1:35 in the 1 round
Jose Aldo is in side mount over Benson Henderson
Benson measures the resilience of Aldo's ribs with a couple of big punches from guard.
Those hits are leaving hitches in Aldo's side.
Jose Aldo is in side mount over Benson Henderson
Jose Aldo looks to mount Benson Henderson...
Jose Aldo slides his knee across and gets to mount.
Jose Aldo is in full mount over Benson Henderson
Aldo delivers a few accurate elbows!
Benson is being hit hard and trys to escape! He has to give his back!
Benson's Left eye is bruised after the punishement he's received!
Aldo is in rear mount over Benson
Benson measures the resilience of Aldo's ribs with a couple of big punches from guard.
Aldo blocks the hits as he works on the ground.
Aldo tries to get some advantage after his opponent miss move...
Jose Aldo fakes some punches
then lands a big punch to Benson's face!
Aldo is in rear mount over Benson
Aldo throws a few hammer fists to the face of Benson Henderson
Solid shots!
Aldo is in rear mount over Benson
The fans are in for a real treat now. It's always fun to watch Jose Aldo work his BJJ game.
Aldo tries to get a hook in!
Things get worse for Benson! Aldo has one hook in and keeps working!
Aldo is in rear mount over Benson with one hook in
Aldo has one hook in and is trying to get the second one! If he succeed things are goint to get very bad for Benson.
Nicely done! Aldo now has two hooks in! The end may be near!
Aldo is in rear mount over Benson with two hooks in
Benson is trying to escape from the rear mount.
Benson holds Jose Aldo's arm over his shoulder and then rolls on the ground. Incredible move to get a half mount!
Benson Henderson is in side mount over Jose Aldo
Jose Aldo was tooling Benson Henderson for the whole fight. I don't know if it's because Benson Henderson lack of fighting spirit or just of skill.
Benson works on the ground with his fingers over Aldo's face
He seems to have encountered the eye! What a classless move!
John McCarthy saw it!
John McCarthy halts the fight to give Aldo time to recover. Jose Aldo seems to be ready to fight again. The fight resumes with both fighters standing.
Both fighters continue the fight on their feet. You can hear how the people agree with that decision.
The clock says 3:05 in the 1 round
Benson decides to launch some tentative punches
Aldo launches a couple of jabs that are answered by Benson with a stiff cross! Solid exchange!
Benson Henderson fakes a move and launches a liver kick!
Aldo blocks and pushes his opponent.
Aldo throws a lazy kick
Benson dodges and fires an uppercut that almost puts him in to orbit!
Benson Henderson tries to take the fight to the ground with a one leg takedown...
Jose Aldo jumps backwards and frees his leg.
Aldo is trying to counter now!
Jose Aldo fakes a move and launches a liver kick!
That almost wrenches Benson Henderson! I'm sure that his liver will be sore tomorrow.
Benson Henderson tries to take the action to his favourite field as he tries to grapple
Great move by Benson Henderson who pushes his opponent forward with a double underhooks.
The fighters are clinching.
Benson and Jose Aldo are cliched up against the cage. Benson hammers Aldo face and hooks Aldo leg
Aldo stays on his feet and fights off the trip
The fighters are clinching.
Benson takes a break to breathe while holding Jose Aldo.
The referee intervenes to break the clinch.
Aldo wants to take the fight to his advantage and tries to clinch.
Aldo moves forward and holds Benson
The fighters are clinching.
Benson goes for a scissor takedown. thats unusual
Jose Aldo is down after that takedown and they are scrambling for position. Benson Henderson gets the advantage
The clock says 4:35 in the 1 round
Benson Henderson is in open guard over Aldo
Benson Henderson wants to finish his opponent on the ground
Benson Henderson can't find an opening in his opponent's guard!
Aldo is trying to counter now!
Aldo tries to close his guard around Benson
He succeeds!
Benson Henderson is in closed guard over Aldo
Benson Henderson tries to pass Jose Aldo's guard...
Benson Henderson passes momentarily but Jose Aldo regains full guard.
Benson Henderson is in closed guard over Aldo
Benson is in closed guard... Aldo tries to roll on the ground!
Benson Henderson uses his leg to keep his position on the ground
Poorly executed technique. Benson Henderson looks to counter!
Benson fires a barrage of punches at Aldo's head!
The punches go wide.
John McCarthy separates the fighters as the round concludes. The fighters shake hands as they head back to their corners.
Jose Aldo has to be confident that he won that round.
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Round 2
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A wicked punch by Benson Henderson
rocks Aldo!
Middle kick from Benson.
The kick just misses.
Aldo tries to get some advantage after his opponent miss move...
Jose Aldo tries a hook to the body
and hits Benson's ribs hard
Benson Henderson closes the distance with his opponent wanting some action.
Benson Henderson moves forward looking for some grappling action
Aldo pushes his opponent and keep the fight at striking range
The fighters size each other up in the center of the cage.
Jose Aldo's mind is definitely in the fight, Benson just got nailed! Jose Aldo saw an opening and delivered a big right hand
Benson moves aside and dodges.
Benson is trying to counter now!
Aldo launches a kick
Benson checks it and keeps distance.
Pulverizing punch to Aldo's head!
Ouch, that had to hurt!
Benson is holding Jose Aldo's right leg... He's trying to take him down.
Jose Aldo shows great balance while pushing away Benson Henderson
Poorly executed technique. Jose Aldo looks to counter!
Bone shattering straight right hand from Jose Aldo!
Benson is going to have a big headache after that blow!
Benson's Left cheek is bruised after the punishement he's received!
The clock says 1:30 in the 2 round
Benson Henderson's mind is definitely in the fight, Aldo just got nailed! Benson Henderson saw an opening and delivered a big right hand
Aldo moves aside and dodges.
The clock says 1:40 in the 2 round
Benson follows Jose Aldo
only to get counter punched in a big way! Benson needs to stop playing Jose Aldo's game or he'll get knocked out!
Benson has a small cut in his Nose
Jose Aldo tries to show his boxing skills with a one-two combo
and those punches are landing on Benson's face
Benson has a small cut in his Mouth
Benson Henderson seems hurt! He stumbles backwards and he's an easy target for Jose Aldo!
Benson stumbles backwards staggered and Jose Aldo launches aggressively over his opponent throwing some wild punches!
Benson is knocked down after a couple of punches, hitting the mat hard! Is he out?
That brutal impact left Benson laid out on the mat! Jose Aldo's corner come in to congratulate him!
Benson's Right cheek is beginning to swell
There is a small laceration on Benson Henderson's Right cheek
Winner is Jose Aldo by KO (Punches) at 2:14 Round 2
Statistics: Jose Aldo
Punches 8/10 (80%)
Kicks 1/1 (100%)
Clinch strikes 0/0 (0%)
Takedowns 0/0 (0%)
GnP strikes 11/14 (79%)
Submissions 0/0 (0%)
Clinch Attempts 1/1 (100%)
Time on the ground 200 s
Statistics: Benson Henderson
Punches 5/7 (71%)
Kicks 0/2 (0%)
Clinch strikes 1/1 (100%)
Takedowns 1/5 (20%)
GnP strikes 2/11 (18%)
Submissions 0/0 (0%)
Clinch Attempts 0/0 (0%)
Time on the ground 200 s
All Aldo. Anyone remember Harry and the Hendersons? Benson had nothing to do with that film.
Benson Henderson glares at his opponent from the opposite corner.
This is the first time they meet inside the cage
It's hard to say who will be winning this fight. The specialized media doesn't have a favourite either.
Jose Aldo comes with a 2 fight losing streak.
The referee of the bout is John McCarthy.
=========================================
Round 1
=========================================
The fight gets underway.
Benson Henderson tries to bring the fight to the ground
Aldo goes down.
Benson Henderson is in open guard over Aldo
Aldo tries to close his guard around Benson
He succeeds!
The clock says 0:35 in the 1 round
Benson Henderson is in closed guard over Aldo
You can hear the excitement from the crowd. Jose Aldo can end the fight with his ground and pound.
Benson is in closed guard... Aldo tries to roll on the ground!
Benson Henderson uses his leg to keep his position on the ground
The clock says 0:45 in the 1 round
Benson Henderson is in closed guard over Aldo
Jose Aldo launches a few punches to Benson's cheek from the guard.
Those punches sure are annoying because Benson tries to cover his face,
Benson's Left cheek is bruised after the punishement he's received!
Benson Henderson is in closed guard over Aldo
Benson Henderson wants to finish his opponent on the ground
Benson Henderson can't find an opening in his opponent's guard!
Benson Henderson gets sloppy and Jose Aldo tries to take advantage...
Benson is in closed guard... Aldo tries to roll on the ground!
Nice reversal! He is now in full mount over Benson Henderson!
Jose Aldo is in full mount over Benson Henderson
Benson tries to escape from the full mount...
Jose Aldo is not caught off guard and moves to side mount to keep his superior position.
Jose Aldo is in side mount over Benson Henderson
Benson Henderson attempts to trap Jose Aldo in his guard.
Jose Aldo keeps control and remains in side mount.
The clock says 1:25 in the 1 round
Jose Aldo is in side mount over Benson Henderson
Benson Henderson attempts to trap Jose Aldo in his guard.
Jose Aldo keeps control and remains in side mount.
The clock says 1:35 in the 1 round
Jose Aldo is in side mount over Benson Henderson
Benson measures the resilience of Aldo's ribs with a couple of big punches from guard.
Those hits are leaving hitches in Aldo's side.
Jose Aldo is in side mount over Benson Henderson
Jose Aldo looks to mount Benson Henderson...
Jose Aldo slides his knee across and gets to mount.
Jose Aldo is in full mount over Benson Henderson
Aldo delivers a few accurate elbows!
Benson is being hit hard and trys to escape! He has to give his back!
Benson's Left eye is bruised after the punishement he's received!
Aldo is in rear mount over Benson
Benson measures the resilience of Aldo's ribs with a couple of big punches from guard.
Aldo blocks the hits as he works on the ground.
Aldo tries to get some advantage after his opponent miss move...
Jose Aldo fakes some punches
then lands a big punch to Benson's face!
Aldo is in rear mount over Benson
Aldo throws a few hammer fists to the face of Benson Henderson
Solid shots!
Aldo is in rear mount over Benson
The fans are in for a real treat now. It's always fun to watch Jose Aldo work his BJJ game.
Aldo tries to get a hook in!
Things get worse for Benson! Aldo has one hook in and keeps working!
Aldo is in rear mount over Benson with one hook in
Aldo has one hook in and is trying to get the second one! If he succeed things are goint to get very bad for Benson.
Nicely done! Aldo now has two hooks in! The end may be near!
Aldo is in rear mount over Benson with two hooks in
Benson is trying to escape from the rear mount.
Benson holds Jose Aldo's arm over his shoulder and then rolls on the ground. Incredible move to get a half mount!
Benson Henderson is in side mount over Jose Aldo
Jose Aldo was tooling Benson Henderson for the whole fight. I don't know if it's because Benson Henderson lack of fighting spirit or just of skill.
Benson works on the ground with his fingers over Aldo's face
He seems to have encountered the eye! What a classless move!
John McCarthy saw it!
John McCarthy halts the fight to give Aldo time to recover. Jose Aldo seems to be ready to fight again. The fight resumes with both fighters standing.
Both fighters continue the fight on their feet. You can hear how the people agree with that decision.
The clock says 3:05 in the 1 round
Benson decides to launch some tentative punches
Aldo launches a couple of jabs that are answered by Benson with a stiff cross! Solid exchange!
Benson Henderson fakes a move and launches a liver kick!
Aldo blocks and pushes his opponent.
Aldo throws a lazy kick
Benson dodges and fires an uppercut that almost puts him in to orbit!
Benson Henderson tries to take the fight to the ground with a one leg takedown...
Jose Aldo jumps backwards and frees his leg.
Aldo is trying to counter now!
Jose Aldo fakes a move and launches a liver kick!
That almost wrenches Benson Henderson! I'm sure that his liver will be sore tomorrow.
Benson Henderson tries to take the action to his favourite field as he tries to grapple
Great move by Benson Henderson who pushes his opponent forward with a double underhooks.
The fighters are clinching.
Benson and Jose Aldo are cliched up against the cage. Benson hammers Aldo face and hooks Aldo leg
Aldo stays on his feet and fights off the trip
The fighters are clinching.
Benson takes a break to breathe while holding Jose Aldo.
The referee intervenes to break the clinch.
Aldo wants to take the fight to his advantage and tries to clinch.
Aldo moves forward and holds Benson
The fighters are clinching.
Benson goes for a scissor takedown. thats unusual
Jose Aldo is down after that takedown and they are scrambling for position. Benson Henderson gets the advantage
The clock says 4:35 in the 1 round
Benson Henderson is in open guard over Aldo
Benson Henderson wants to finish his opponent on the ground
Benson Henderson can't find an opening in his opponent's guard!
Aldo is trying to counter now!
Aldo tries to close his guard around Benson
He succeeds!
Benson Henderson is in closed guard over Aldo
Benson Henderson tries to pass Jose Aldo's guard...
Benson Henderson passes momentarily but Jose Aldo regains full guard.
Benson Henderson is in closed guard over Aldo
Benson is in closed guard... Aldo tries to roll on the ground!
Benson Henderson uses his leg to keep his position on the ground
Poorly executed technique. Benson Henderson looks to counter!
Benson fires a barrage of punches at Aldo's head!
The punches go wide.
John McCarthy separates the fighters as the round concludes. The fighters shake hands as they head back to their corners.
Jose Aldo has to be confident that he won that round.
=========================================
Round 2
=========================================
A wicked punch by Benson Henderson
rocks Aldo!
Middle kick from Benson.
The kick just misses.
Aldo tries to get some advantage after his opponent miss move...
Jose Aldo tries a hook to the body
and hits Benson's ribs hard
Benson Henderson closes the distance with his opponent wanting some action.
Benson Henderson moves forward looking for some grappling action
Aldo pushes his opponent and keep the fight at striking range
The fighters size each other up in the center of the cage.
Jose Aldo's mind is definitely in the fight, Benson just got nailed! Jose Aldo saw an opening and delivered a big right hand
Benson moves aside and dodges.
Benson is trying to counter now!
Aldo launches a kick
Benson checks it and keeps distance.
Pulverizing punch to Aldo's head!
Ouch, that had to hurt!
Benson is holding Jose Aldo's right leg... He's trying to take him down.
Jose Aldo shows great balance while pushing away Benson Henderson
Poorly executed technique. Jose Aldo looks to counter!
Bone shattering straight right hand from Jose Aldo!
Benson is going to have a big headache after that blow!
Benson's Left cheek is bruised after the punishement he's received!
The clock says 1:30 in the 2 round
Benson Henderson's mind is definitely in the fight, Aldo just got nailed! Benson Henderson saw an opening and delivered a big right hand
Aldo moves aside and dodges.
The clock says 1:40 in the 2 round
Benson follows Jose Aldo
only to get counter punched in a big way! Benson needs to stop playing Jose Aldo's game or he'll get knocked out!
Benson has a small cut in his Nose
Jose Aldo tries to show his boxing skills with a one-two combo
and those punches are landing on Benson's face
Benson has a small cut in his Mouth
Benson Henderson seems hurt! He stumbles backwards and he's an easy target for Jose Aldo!
Benson stumbles backwards staggered and Jose Aldo launches aggressively over his opponent throwing some wild punches!
Benson is knocked down after a couple of punches, hitting the mat hard! Is he out?
That brutal impact left Benson laid out on the mat! Jose Aldo's corner come in to congratulate him!
Benson's Right cheek is beginning to swell
There is a small laceration on Benson Henderson's Right cheek
Winner is Jose Aldo by KO (Punches) at 2:14 Round 2
Statistics: Jose Aldo
Punches 8/10 (80%)
Kicks 1/1 (100%)
Clinch strikes 0/0 (0%)
Takedowns 0/0 (0%)
GnP strikes 11/14 (79%)
Submissions 0/0 (0%)
Clinch Attempts 1/1 (100%)
Time on the ground 200 s
Statistics: Benson Henderson
Punches 5/7 (71%)
Kicks 0/2 (0%)
Clinch strikes 1/1 (100%)
Takedowns 1/5 (20%)
GnP strikes 2/11 (18%)
Submissions 0/0 (0%)
Clinch Attempts 0/0 (0%)
Time on the ground 200 s
All Aldo. Anyone remember Harry and the Hendersons? Benson had nothing to do with that film.