Post by The Sandmen on Oct 16, 2019 6:03:36 GMT -5
Benson Henderson doesn't look concerned about anything his opponent brings to the table.
Nate Diaz is calm in his corner. He looks convinced of his abilities.
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.
The referee of the bout is Mario Yamasaki.
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Round 1
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Benson and Diaz move forward as the bell signals the beginning of the fight!
You can hear the excitement from the crowd. Benson Henderson can end the fight with his ground and pound.
Nate Diaz throws a combo
Benson punches back but nobody connects.
Diaz is holding Benson Henderson's left leg... He's trying to take him down.
Benson Henderson loses balance and goes to the ground.
Nate Diaz is in side mount over Benson Henderson
Nate Diaz looks to mount Benson Henderson...
Nate Diaz slides his knee across and gets to mount.
Nate Diaz is in full mount over Benson Henderson
Benson is moving on the ground...
Diaz tries to counter Benson's moves on the ground.
Diaz is trying to counter now!
Diaz tries to keep hs position while looking to maybe begin a pounding session...
Benson struggles and pushes his opponent maybe a bit anxiously
Nate Diaz is in full mount over Benson Henderson
Benson is using some of his ground skills to escape from this...
Nate Diaz pushes Benson Henderson down and prevents his attempts to escape
Benson clumsily fails here and it's time for Nate Diaz to fight back!
Nate Diaz sits high on Benson Henderson's chest and pulls his leg underneath Benson's head. There's the triangle attempt!
Benson tries to roll out. He's too quick for Nate Diaz and manages to slip out! That was a risky move by Diaz and it cost him top position.
Benson Henderson is in closed guard over Diaz
Benson is in closed guard... Diaz tries to roll on the ground!
Nice reversal! He is now in full mount over Benson Henderson!
Nate Diaz is in full mount over Benson Henderson
Benson measures the resilience of Diaz's ribs with a couple of big punches from guard.
Those hits are leaving hitches in Diaz's side.
Nate Diaz is in full mount over Benson Henderson
Benson is using some of his ground skills to escape from this...
He pushes Diaz's knee away and tries to roll! Nice move to get half guard!
Benson Henderson is in half guard over Diaz
Benson Henderson tries to pass Nate Diaz's guard...
Benson Henderson passes momentarily but Nate Diaz sees and opening and traps him in full guard.
Benson Henderson is in closed guard over Diaz
Nate Diaz isolates an arm in a kimura attempt!
Benson blocks the hold and uses the opportunity to pass Diaz's guard.
Benson Henderson is in half guard over Diaz
Benson Henderson tries to pass Nate Diaz's guard...
Benson Henderson passes momentarily but Nate Diaz regains half guard.
Benson Henderson is in half guard over Diaz
Diaz throws his legs up in a triangle attempt!
Benson Henderson realizes the danger and stands up to avoid the attack.
Mario Yamasaki halts the fight to stand up Nate Diaz. 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.
Benson Henderson tries to bring the fight to the ground
Diaz goes down.
The clock says 2:30 in the 1 round
Benson Henderson is in open guard over Diaz
Benson tries to improve position.
Diaz adjusts and closes his guard.
Benson clumsily fails here and it's time for Nate Diaz to fight back!
Diaz tries to close his guard around Benson
He succeeds!
Benson Henderson is in closed guard over Diaz
Diaz is moving on the ground...
Ouch! That was a headbutt! Did he do that intentionally?
Mario Yamasaki didn't see the foul!
Benson Henderson is in closed guard over Diaz
Benson Henderson doesn't want to continue the fight in this position and tries to get back on his feet
He can't do it because of Diaz's moves.
Benson Henderson is in closed guard over Diaz
Benson is in closed guard... Diaz tries to roll on the ground!
Nice reversal! He is now in full mount over Benson Henderson!
Nate Diaz is in full mount over Benson Henderson
Diaz goes for an armbar!
Benson Henderson breaks the lock and pushes away Nate Diaz, who rolls over his back and gets to standing position.
Mario Yamasaki halts the fight to stand up Nate Diaz. The fight resumes with both fighters standing.
Both fighters have climbed to their feet and they continue the fight standing. The people who are watching this in Manchester Evening News Arena (Manchester, England) are cheering for the fighters.
Benson launches a stiff jab!
Diaz ducks that one.
Benson misses a step and Nate Diaz sees an opportunity to counter him!
Diaz feints and moves forward to hit with a hook
what a crushing shot!
Benson's Chin is beginning to swell
Benson has a small cut in his Chin
That punishment by Nate Diaz has left Benson staggered! Nate Diaz should try push forward now and finish this!
Diaz is holding Benson Henderson's right leg... He's trying to take him down.
Benson Henderson loses balance and goes to the ground.
Benson Hyper-extended his arm
That punishment by Nate Diaz has left Benson staggered! Nate Diaz should try push forward now and finish this!
Nate Diaz is in side mount over Benson Henderson
Nate Diaz looks to mount Benson Henderson...
Nate Diaz slides his knee across and gets to mount.
The clock says 3:55 in the 1 round
Nate Diaz is in full mount over Benson Henderson
Diaz fakes a few punches and after a brief struggle he catches Benson Henderson's arm and tries an armbar!
You can see the pain reflected in Benson's eyes...
Benson's arm is getting wrenched, it appears to be injured
That Armbar from Nate Diaz appears to be unbreakable
That Armbar looks tight...
You can see the pain reflected in Benson's eyes...
That Armbar looks tight...
Benson struggles to free himself
Benson hold his own hand and breaks Diaz's lock. He rolls over himself and launches over Nate Diaz.
Benson Henderson is in side mount over Nate Diaz
Diaz tries to show some ground skills
Nate Diaz put Benson in half guard.
Benson Henderson is in half guard over Diaz
Terrible one sided match... Benson was not ready to fight a fighter of Nate Diaz caliber.
Nate Diaz attempts to move to full guard
Nate Diaz manages to switch to full guard.
Benson Henderson is in closed guard over Diaz
Diaz tries an armbar from the bottom!
Benson Henderson breaks the lock and moves himself to side control.
Benson Henderson is in side mount over Nate Diaz
Nate Diaz attempts to trap Benson Henderson in his guard.
Nate Diaz manages to switch to full guard.
The clock says 4:40 in the 1 round
Benson Henderson is in closed guard over Diaz
Benson is in closed guard... Diaz tries to roll on the ground!
Nice reversal! He is now in full mount over Benson Henderson!
The clock says 4:50 in the 1 round
Nate Diaz is in full mount over Benson Henderson
Diaz catch Benson Henderson's left arm and tries a kimura
That kimura looks tight...
You can see the pain reflected in Benson's eyes...
That kimura looks tight...
That kimura looks tight...
Crippling lock!
Benson struggles to free himself
Benson Henderson holds his own arm and struggles until he gets free
Mario Yamasaki separates the fighters as the round concludes. The fighters shake hands as they head back to their corners.
That was an even round for the most part.
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Round 2
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Shovel hook by Benson Henderson
goes nowhere.
Poorly executed technique. Nate Diaz looks to counter!
Diaz grabs his opponent by the waist and tries to take the fight to the ground
Great takedown by Nate Diaz
Nate Diaz is in open guard over Benson
0:21 Round 2 and Benson is still in good shape. He sure has trained hard for this fight.
Benson tries to close his guard around Diaz
He is not able to do it
Nate Diaz is in open guard over Benson
Diaz moves on the ground
Nate Diaz moves to side mount
Nate Diaz is in side mount over Benson Henderson
Nate Diaz tries a kimura
Punishing hold!
That kimura from Nate Diaz appears to be unbreakable
Crippling lock!
Crippling lock!
Benson breaks the lock.
The clock says 0:45 in the 2 round
Nate Diaz is in side mount over Benson Henderson
Nate Diaz 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.
Nate Diaz looks to mount Benson Henderson...
Nate Diaz slides his knee across and gets to mount.
Nate Diaz is in full mount over Benson Henderson
Diaz catch Benson Henderson's right arm and tries a kimura
You can see the pain reflected in Benson's eyes...
Crippling lock!
Punishing hold!
Benson struggles to free himself
Diaz is locking that kimura...
Benson's arm is getting wrenched, it appears to be injured
Diaz secures the lock while Benson Henderson refuses to tap... Mario Yamasaki jumps in and breaks the lock!
Winner is Nate Diaz by Submission (kimura) at 1:03 Round 2
Statistics: Benson Henderson
Punches 0/5 (0%)
Kicks 0/0 (0%)
Clinch strikes 0/2 (0%)
Takedowns 1/1 (100%)
GnP strikes 2/2 (100%)
Submissions 0/0 (0%)
Clinch Attempts 0/0 (0%)
Time on the ground 276 s
Statistics: Nate Diaz
Punches 1/1 (100%)
Kicks 0/0 (0%)
Clinch strikes 1/1 (100%)
Takedowns 3/3 (100%)
GnP strikes 0/0 (0%)
Submissions 9/9 (100%)
Clinch Attempts 0/0 (0%)
Time on the ground 276 s
I see...I see...
Nate Diaz is calm in his corner. He looks convinced of his abilities.
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.
The referee of the bout is Mario Yamasaki.
=========================================
Round 1
=========================================
Benson and Diaz move forward as the bell signals the beginning of the fight!
You can hear the excitement from the crowd. Benson Henderson can end the fight with his ground and pound.
Nate Diaz throws a combo
Benson punches back but nobody connects.
Diaz is holding Benson Henderson's left leg... He's trying to take him down.
Benson Henderson loses balance and goes to the ground.
Nate Diaz is in side mount over Benson Henderson
Nate Diaz looks to mount Benson Henderson...
Nate Diaz slides his knee across and gets to mount.
Nate Diaz is in full mount over Benson Henderson
Benson is moving on the ground...
Diaz tries to counter Benson's moves on the ground.
Diaz is trying to counter now!
Diaz tries to keep hs position while looking to maybe begin a pounding session...
Benson struggles and pushes his opponent maybe a bit anxiously
Nate Diaz is in full mount over Benson Henderson
Benson is using some of his ground skills to escape from this...
Nate Diaz pushes Benson Henderson down and prevents his attempts to escape
Benson clumsily fails here and it's time for Nate Diaz to fight back!
Nate Diaz sits high on Benson Henderson's chest and pulls his leg underneath Benson's head. There's the triangle attempt!
Benson tries to roll out. He's too quick for Nate Diaz and manages to slip out! That was a risky move by Diaz and it cost him top position.
Benson Henderson is in closed guard over Diaz
Benson is in closed guard... Diaz tries to roll on the ground!
Nice reversal! He is now in full mount over Benson Henderson!
Nate Diaz is in full mount over Benson Henderson
Benson measures the resilience of Diaz's ribs with a couple of big punches from guard.
Those hits are leaving hitches in Diaz's side.
Nate Diaz is in full mount over Benson Henderson
Benson is using some of his ground skills to escape from this...
He pushes Diaz's knee away and tries to roll! Nice move to get half guard!
Benson Henderson is in half guard over Diaz
Benson Henderson tries to pass Nate Diaz's guard...
Benson Henderson passes momentarily but Nate Diaz sees and opening and traps him in full guard.
Benson Henderson is in closed guard over Diaz
Nate Diaz isolates an arm in a kimura attempt!
Benson blocks the hold and uses the opportunity to pass Diaz's guard.
Benson Henderson is in half guard over Diaz
Benson Henderson tries to pass Nate Diaz's guard...
Benson Henderson passes momentarily but Nate Diaz regains half guard.
Benson Henderson is in half guard over Diaz
Diaz throws his legs up in a triangle attempt!
Benson Henderson realizes the danger and stands up to avoid the attack.
Mario Yamasaki halts the fight to stand up Nate Diaz. 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.
Benson Henderson tries to bring the fight to the ground
Diaz goes down.
The clock says 2:30 in the 1 round
Benson Henderson is in open guard over Diaz
Benson tries to improve position.
Diaz adjusts and closes his guard.
Benson clumsily fails here and it's time for Nate Diaz to fight back!
Diaz tries to close his guard around Benson
He succeeds!
Benson Henderson is in closed guard over Diaz
Diaz is moving on the ground...
Ouch! That was a headbutt! Did he do that intentionally?
Mario Yamasaki didn't see the foul!
Benson Henderson is in closed guard over Diaz
Benson Henderson doesn't want to continue the fight in this position and tries to get back on his feet
He can't do it because of Diaz's moves.
Benson Henderson is in closed guard over Diaz
Benson is in closed guard... Diaz tries to roll on the ground!
Nice reversal! He is now in full mount over Benson Henderson!
Nate Diaz is in full mount over Benson Henderson
Diaz goes for an armbar!
Benson Henderson breaks the lock and pushes away Nate Diaz, who rolls over his back and gets to standing position.
Mario Yamasaki halts the fight to stand up Nate Diaz. The fight resumes with both fighters standing.
Both fighters have climbed to their feet and they continue the fight standing. The people who are watching this in Manchester Evening News Arena (Manchester, England) are cheering for the fighters.
Benson launches a stiff jab!
Diaz ducks that one.
Benson misses a step and Nate Diaz sees an opportunity to counter him!
Diaz feints and moves forward to hit with a hook
what a crushing shot!
Benson's Chin is beginning to swell
Benson has a small cut in his Chin
That punishment by Nate Diaz has left Benson staggered! Nate Diaz should try push forward now and finish this!
Diaz is holding Benson Henderson's right leg... He's trying to take him down.
Benson Henderson loses balance and goes to the ground.
Benson Hyper-extended his arm
That punishment by Nate Diaz has left Benson staggered! Nate Diaz should try push forward now and finish this!
Nate Diaz is in side mount over Benson Henderson
Nate Diaz looks to mount Benson Henderson...
Nate Diaz slides his knee across and gets to mount.
The clock says 3:55 in the 1 round
Nate Diaz is in full mount over Benson Henderson
Diaz fakes a few punches and after a brief struggle he catches Benson Henderson's arm and tries an armbar!
You can see the pain reflected in Benson's eyes...
Benson's arm is getting wrenched, it appears to be injured
That Armbar from Nate Diaz appears to be unbreakable
That Armbar looks tight...
You can see the pain reflected in Benson's eyes...
That Armbar looks tight...
Benson struggles to free himself
Benson hold his own hand and breaks Diaz's lock. He rolls over himself and launches over Nate Diaz.
Benson Henderson is in side mount over Nate Diaz
Diaz tries to show some ground skills
Nate Diaz put Benson in half guard.
Benson Henderson is in half guard over Diaz
Terrible one sided match... Benson was not ready to fight a fighter of Nate Diaz caliber.
Nate Diaz attempts to move to full guard
Nate Diaz manages to switch to full guard.
Benson Henderson is in closed guard over Diaz
Diaz tries an armbar from the bottom!
Benson Henderson breaks the lock and moves himself to side control.
Benson Henderson is in side mount over Nate Diaz
Nate Diaz attempts to trap Benson Henderson in his guard.
Nate Diaz manages to switch to full guard.
The clock says 4:40 in the 1 round
Benson Henderson is in closed guard over Diaz
Benson is in closed guard... Diaz tries to roll on the ground!
Nice reversal! He is now in full mount over Benson Henderson!
The clock says 4:50 in the 1 round
Nate Diaz is in full mount over Benson Henderson
Diaz catch Benson Henderson's left arm and tries a kimura
That kimura looks tight...
You can see the pain reflected in Benson's eyes...
That kimura looks tight...
That kimura looks tight...
Crippling lock!
Benson struggles to free himself
Benson Henderson holds his own arm and struggles until he gets free
Mario Yamasaki separates the fighters as the round concludes. The fighters shake hands as they head back to their corners.
That was an even round for the most part.
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Round 2
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Shovel hook by Benson Henderson
goes nowhere.
Poorly executed technique. Nate Diaz looks to counter!
Diaz grabs his opponent by the waist and tries to take the fight to the ground
Great takedown by Nate Diaz
Nate Diaz is in open guard over Benson
0:21 Round 2 and Benson is still in good shape. He sure has trained hard for this fight.
Benson tries to close his guard around Diaz
He is not able to do it
Nate Diaz is in open guard over Benson
Diaz moves on the ground
Nate Diaz moves to side mount
Nate Diaz is in side mount over Benson Henderson
Nate Diaz tries a kimura
Punishing hold!
That kimura from Nate Diaz appears to be unbreakable
Crippling lock!
Crippling lock!
Benson breaks the lock.
The clock says 0:45 in the 2 round
Nate Diaz is in side mount over Benson Henderson
Nate Diaz 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.
Nate Diaz looks to mount Benson Henderson...
Nate Diaz slides his knee across and gets to mount.
Nate Diaz is in full mount over Benson Henderson
Diaz catch Benson Henderson's right arm and tries a kimura
You can see the pain reflected in Benson's eyes...
Crippling lock!
Punishing hold!
Benson struggles to free himself
Diaz is locking that kimura...
Benson's arm is getting wrenched, it appears to be injured
Diaz secures the lock while Benson Henderson refuses to tap... Mario Yamasaki jumps in and breaks the lock!
Winner is Nate Diaz by Submission (kimura) at 1:03 Round 2
Statistics: Benson Henderson
Punches 0/5 (0%)
Kicks 0/0 (0%)
Clinch strikes 0/2 (0%)
Takedowns 1/1 (100%)
GnP strikes 2/2 (100%)
Submissions 0/0 (0%)
Clinch Attempts 0/0 (0%)
Time on the ground 276 s
Statistics: Nate Diaz
Punches 1/1 (100%)
Kicks 0/0 (0%)
Clinch strikes 1/1 (100%)
Takedowns 3/3 (100%)
GnP strikes 0/0 (0%)
Submissions 9/9 (100%)
Clinch Attempts 0/0 (0%)
Time on the ground 276 s
I see...I see...