Post by The Sandmen on Mar 9, 2012 14:54:24 GMT -5
Gray Maynard! Gray Maynard! This is what the people are chanting here.
Benson Henderson raises his fists in his corner. He seems confident.
Gray Maynard doesn't look concerned about anything his opponent brings to the table.
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 Josh Rosenthal.
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Round 1
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The bell announces the first round!
Maynard tries some clinching in order to control the fight...
Well done. Maynard is clinching with Benson.
Both fighters are tied in a clinch.
Maynard struggles and launches a few punches to Benson's head
Nothing from this... Gray Maynard seems frustrated.
Benson tries to get some advantage after his opponent miss move...
Brutal punches to Maynard's face while in the clinch!
Maynard can't take many more shots like those!
Benson Henderson pushes away Maynard trying to keep the fight at striking range
Maynard doesn't want to break the clinch as he still is grappling with Benson Henderson
The fighters are clinching.
Maynard doesn't want to clinch as he ducks under Benson Henderson embrace and tries to move away...
Benson Henderson pushes Maynard forward and doesn't allow him to break the clinch.
Benson Henderson pushes away Maynard trying to keep the fight at striking range
Maynard stumbles backwards and Benson Henderson circles to get the center of the cage
Benson tries to grapple
He puts Maynard in a double underhook!
The clock says 0:55 in the 1 round
Both fighters are tied in a clinch.
Benson grapple with Gray Maynard and tries a Inner leg Sweep
Gray Maynard falls hard on the mat with Benson Henderson on top of him
Maynard ribs are getting hammered, they look bad!
Benson Henderson is in half guard over Maynard
Gray Maynard attempts to move to full guard
Gray Maynard manages to switch to full guard.
Benson Henderson is in closed guard over Maynard
Gray Maynard is cooling the fight on the ground
Benson Henderson is in closed guard over Maynard
Benson Henderson wants to finish his opponent on the ground
Benson drills Gray Maynard's face with a huge right hand! What an impact!
Benson Henderson is in closed guard over Maynard
Benson Henderson tries to better his position on the ground...
Benson breaks the closed guard of Gray Maynard and moves to half guard
The clock says 1:50 in the 1 round
Benson Henderson is in side mount over Gray Maynard
Benson Henderson looks to mount Gray Maynard...
Gray Maynard takes advantage of his opponent's over commitment and traps him in full guard.
Benson Henderson is in open guard over Maynard
Benson is a savvy submission specialist. It's an honor just to watch him work on the ground.
Benson gets a good position on the ground. ..
and what an incredible flurry! He's just wailing away at Gray Maynard! The referee is saying he's going to stop it if Gray Maynard doesn't defend himself!
Benson Henderson is in open guard over Maynard
Good looking punches from Benson Henderson on the ground
deflected by Maynard.
Benson clumsily fails here and it's time for Gray Maynard to fight back!
Maynard tries to close his guard around Benson
He is not able to do it
The clock says 2:15 in the 1 round
Benson Henderson is in open guard over Maynard
Benson Henderson tries to pass to half guard...
Gray Maynard's guard is too good and he fails to pass.
Benson Henderson is in open guard over Maynard
Maynard tries to close his guard around Benson
He is not able to do it
Josh Rosenthal has seen enough passivity on the ground and stands up the fighters.
Both fighters have climbed to their feet and they continue the fight standing. The people who are watching this in John Labatt Centre (London, Ontario) are cheering for the fighters.
Maynard steps backwards away from Benson Henderson. He seems to be cooling down the fight a bit.
Benson Henderson and Maynard engage in a wild exchange of punches!
Both fighters are missing terribly.
Benson fakes a punch and shoots a takedown!
Gray Maynard didn't see it coming and has been put on the ground!
Benson Henderson is in open guard over Maynard
Maynard tries to close his guard around Benson
He succeeds!
Benson Henderson is in closed guard over Maynard
Benson Henderson looks to posture up and open Gray Maynard's guard...
Benson Henderson forces Gray Maynard to open his guard.
Benson Henderson is in open guard over Maynard
Benson moves on the ground
Benson Henderson moves to side mount
Benson Henderson is in side mount over Gray Maynard
Benson throws a few hammer fists to the face of Gray Maynard
Blocked by Maynard.
Maynard tries to get some advantage after his opponent miss move...
Maynard measures the resilience of Benson's ribs with a couple of big punches from guard.
Those hits are leaving hitches in Benson's side.
Benson Henderson is in side mount over Gray Maynard
Benson Henderson moves to better his position on the ground...
Benson Henderson viciously slams hammer blows to Maynard's face!
Benson Henderson is in side mount over Gray Maynard
Benson Henderson looks to mount Gray Maynard...
Benson Henderson slides his knee across and gets to mount.
Benson Henderson is in full mount over Gray Maynard
Terrible one sided match... Maynard was not ready to fight a fighter of Benson Henderson caliber.
Benson Henderson isolates Gray Maynard's arm and neck looking for an arm triangle
Gray Maynard is able to relieve the pressure on his neck and slip out of the hold.
Benson Henderson is in full mount over Gray Maynard
Benson Henderson throws the leg over and rolls it over into an armbar!
Maynard breaks the lock showing some skills...
Benson Henderson is in full mount over Gray Maynard
Benson Henderson tries to better his position on the ground...
Benson is in a great position to begin a nice round of pounding!
Benson Henderson is in full mount over Gray Maynard
Benson Henderson storms over Maynard with a biblical punishment in the form of elbows!
Gray Maynard blocks them all showing some great skills here.
Maynard tries to get some advantage after his opponent miss move...
Maynard tries to move on the ground and escape from the full mount!
Benson Henderson doesn't want to lose his adventageous position and he struggles to mantain the full mount.
Benson Henderson is in full mount over Gray Maynard
Gray Maynard launches a few punches to Benson's cheek from the guard.
Those punches sure are annoying because Benson tries to cover his face,
Benson Henderson is in full mount over Gray Maynard
Maynard is one of those men capable of pounding you into oblivion!
Maynard tries to move on the ground and escape from the full mount!
He successfully moves to half guard!
The clock says 4:55 in the 1 round
Benson Henderson is in half guard over Maynard
Gray Maynard launches a few punches to Benson's cheek from the guard.
Those punches sure are annoying because Benson tries to cover his face,
The referee separates the fighters as the buzzer sounds.
This round is clearly for Benson Henderson.
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Round 2
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A furious flurry of punches from Benson Henderson
just misses Maynard.
Benson Henderson circles around Maynard
Benson grabs his opponent by the waist and tries to take the fight to the ground
Maynard struggles... Benson Henderson is unable to take him down
Poorly executed technique. Gray Maynard looks to counter!
A right hand from Gray Maynard
surprises Benson!
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.
Maynard doesn't want to clinch as he ducks under Benson Henderson embrace and tries to move away...
Benson Henderson pushes Maynard forward and doesn't allow him to break the clinch.
Both fighters are tied in a clinch.
Gray Maynard's corner is turning out to be his worst enemy! Benson is throwing a flurry of punches!
Gray Maynard just can't get away!
There is a small laceration on Gray Maynard's Right cheek
The clock says 1:05 in the 2 round
Both fighters are tied in a clinch.
Maynard doesn't want to clinch as he ducks under Benson Henderson embrace and tries to move away...
Benson Henderson pushes Maynard forward and doesn't allow him to break the clinch.
Maynard misses a step and Benson Henderson sees an opportunity to counter him!
Benson doesn't want to clinch as he ducks under Gray Maynard embrace and tries to move away...
Nice move from Benson who put distance between them
Benson Henderson tries a middle kick
Maynard blocks with his arm! Wow, that was loud!
Gray Maynard and Benson engage in a wild exchange of punches!
Benson Henderson is getting the best of the exchange as he lands a few blows.
The clock says 1:35 in the 2 round
Benson Henderson fakes a move and launches a liver kick!
That almost wrenches Gray Maynard! I'm sure that his liver will be sore tomorrow.
Hard blow to Maynard's mid-section, he seems hurt
The clock says 1:45 in the 2 round
Gray Maynard throws a combo
Benson Henderson ducks under and catches him with a counter straight! Maynard swings again, only to get countered once more! Maynard is looking bad here!
Maynard's Left cheek is bruised after the punishement he's received!
Some nice shots from Gray Maynard
miss their mark.
Benson looks for angles as he throws a few jabs that are countered by Gray Maynard's punches
Both fighters are wildly hitting the air!
Benson Henderson leans forwards and tries to grapple with Maynard
Benson shows his clinching skills. Both fighters are clinching now.
Gray Maynard pushes away Benson trying to keep the fight at striking range
Benson doesn't want to break the clinch as he still is grappling with Gray Maynard
The fighters are clinching.
Benson is launching some bone breaking punches to Maynard's ribs while in the clinch.
Wow. You can see the pain in Gray Maynard's eyes.
Maynard ribs are getting hammered, they look bad!
Gray Maynard tries to shrug his way out of the clinch.
Benson is determined to work from the clinch. He pummeled through and managed to retain his position.
The clock says 2:40 in the 2 round
Both fighters are tied in a clinch.
Benson pushes Gray Maynard against the fence and launches a few sick punches
A couple of unanswered uppercuts collide with Maynard's chin! His legs are wobbling!
Maynard's Chin is bruised after the punishement he's received!
Both fighters are tied in a clinch.
Benson gets double underhooks and looks for the takedown...
Benson blocks Gray Maynard's knee and hits a perfectly executed knee tap! Nice move.
The clock says 3:00 in the 2 round
Benson Henderson is in closed guard over Maynard
Benson Henderson storms over Maynard with a biblical punishment in the form of elbows!
Benson doesn't stop and viciously hits again and again Maynard's face with his elbows!
The clock says 3:10 in the 2 round
Benson Henderson is in closed guard over Maynard
Benson struggles on the ground and tries to break Gray Maynard's guard...
Benson Henderson is in Maynard open guard now
Benson Henderson is in open guard over Maynard
Benson launches a barrage of elbows over Maynard's face!
Those elbows may finish the fight soon if Maynard doesn't fight back!
Josh Rosenthal has seen enough! The fight is over! Maynard was not intelligently defending himself!
Maynard's Forehead is bruised after the punishment he's received!
There is a small laceration on Gray Maynard's Forehead
Winner is Benson Henderson by TKO (Elbows) at 3:26 Round 2
Statistics: Benson Henderson
Punches 7/20 (35%)
Kicks 2/2 (100%)
Clinch strikes 12/16 (75%)
Takedowns 2/3 (67%)
GnP strikes 16/33 (48%)
Submissions 2/2 (100%)
Clinch Attempts 1/1 (100%)
Time on the ground 238 s
Statistics: Gray Maynard
Punches 7/12 (58%)
Kicks 0/0 (0%)
Clinch strikes 0/3 (0%)
Takedowns 0/0 (0%)
GnP strikes 6/8 (75%)
Submissions 0/0 (0%)
Clinch Attempts 1/1 (100%)
Time on the ground 238 s
Superb display of technique and MMA knowledge by Benson Henderson. This man can sell the PPV all on his own.
Maynard had some absorbing moments and he contributed to the enjoyment of the people here at John Labatt Centre (London, Ontario).
ManMMA management should pay these guys extra just for the excitement they provide to the fans!
Benson Henderson raises his fists in his corner. He seems confident.
Gray Maynard doesn't look concerned about anything his opponent brings to the table.
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 Josh Rosenthal.
=========================================
Round 1
=========================================
The bell announces the first round!
Maynard tries some clinching in order to control the fight...
Well done. Maynard is clinching with Benson.
Both fighters are tied in a clinch.
Maynard struggles and launches a few punches to Benson's head
Nothing from this... Gray Maynard seems frustrated.
Benson tries to get some advantage after his opponent miss move...
Brutal punches to Maynard's face while in the clinch!
Maynard can't take many more shots like those!
Benson Henderson pushes away Maynard trying to keep the fight at striking range
Maynard doesn't want to break the clinch as he still is grappling with Benson Henderson
The fighters are clinching.
Maynard doesn't want to clinch as he ducks under Benson Henderson embrace and tries to move away...
Benson Henderson pushes Maynard forward and doesn't allow him to break the clinch.
Benson Henderson pushes away Maynard trying to keep the fight at striking range
Maynard stumbles backwards and Benson Henderson circles to get the center of the cage
Benson tries to grapple
He puts Maynard in a double underhook!
The clock says 0:55 in the 1 round
Both fighters are tied in a clinch.
Benson grapple with Gray Maynard and tries a Inner leg Sweep
Gray Maynard falls hard on the mat with Benson Henderson on top of him
Maynard ribs are getting hammered, they look bad!
Benson Henderson is in half guard over Maynard
Gray Maynard attempts to move to full guard
Gray Maynard manages to switch to full guard.
Benson Henderson is in closed guard over Maynard
Gray Maynard is cooling the fight on the ground
Benson Henderson is in closed guard over Maynard
Benson Henderson wants to finish his opponent on the ground
Benson drills Gray Maynard's face with a huge right hand! What an impact!
Benson Henderson is in closed guard over Maynard
Benson Henderson tries to better his position on the ground...
Benson breaks the closed guard of Gray Maynard and moves to half guard
The clock says 1:50 in the 1 round
Benson Henderson is in side mount over Gray Maynard
Benson Henderson looks to mount Gray Maynard...
Gray Maynard takes advantage of his opponent's over commitment and traps him in full guard.
Benson Henderson is in open guard over Maynard
Benson is a savvy submission specialist. It's an honor just to watch him work on the ground.
Benson gets a good position on the ground. ..
and what an incredible flurry! He's just wailing away at Gray Maynard! The referee is saying he's going to stop it if Gray Maynard doesn't defend himself!
Benson Henderson is in open guard over Maynard
Good looking punches from Benson Henderson on the ground
deflected by Maynard.
Benson clumsily fails here and it's time for Gray Maynard to fight back!
Maynard tries to close his guard around Benson
He is not able to do it
The clock says 2:15 in the 1 round
Benson Henderson is in open guard over Maynard
Benson Henderson tries to pass to half guard...
Gray Maynard's guard is too good and he fails to pass.
Benson Henderson is in open guard over Maynard
Maynard tries to close his guard around Benson
He is not able to do it
Josh Rosenthal has seen enough passivity on the ground and stands up the fighters.
Both fighters have climbed to their feet and they continue the fight standing. The people who are watching this in John Labatt Centre (London, Ontario) are cheering for the fighters.
Maynard steps backwards away from Benson Henderson. He seems to be cooling down the fight a bit.
Benson Henderson and Maynard engage in a wild exchange of punches!
Both fighters are missing terribly.
Benson fakes a punch and shoots a takedown!
Gray Maynard didn't see it coming and has been put on the ground!
Benson Henderson is in open guard over Maynard
Maynard tries to close his guard around Benson
He succeeds!
Benson Henderson is in closed guard over Maynard
Benson Henderson looks to posture up and open Gray Maynard's guard...
Benson Henderson forces Gray Maynard to open his guard.
Benson Henderson is in open guard over Maynard
Benson moves on the ground
Benson Henderson moves to side mount
Benson Henderson is in side mount over Gray Maynard
Benson throws a few hammer fists to the face of Gray Maynard
Blocked by Maynard.
Maynard tries to get some advantage after his opponent miss move...
Maynard measures the resilience of Benson's ribs with a couple of big punches from guard.
Those hits are leaving hitches in Benson's side.
Benson Henderson is in side mount over Gray Maynard
Benson Henderson moves to better his position on the ground...
Benson Henderson viciously slams hammer blows to Maynard's face!
Benson Henderson is in side mount over Gray Maynard
Benson Henderson looks to mount Gray Maynard...
Benson Henderson slides his knee across and gets to mount.
Benson Henderson is in full mount over Gray Maynard
Terrible one sided match... Maynard was not ready to fight a fighter of Benson Henderson caliber.
Benson Henderson isolates Gray Maynard's arm and neck looking for an arm triangle
Gray Maynard is able to relieve the pressure on his neck and slip out of the hold.
Benson Henderson is in full mount over Gray Maynard
Benson Henderson throws the leg over and rolls it over into an armbar!
Maynard breaks the lock showing some skills...
Benson Henderson is in full mount over Gray Maynard
Benson Henderson tries to better his position on the ground...
Benson is in a great position to begin a nice round of pounding!
Benson Henderson is in full mount over Gray Maynard
Benson Henderson storms over Maynard with a biblical punishment in the form of elbows!
Gray Maynard blocks them all showing some great skills here.
Maynard tries to get some advantage after his opponent miss move...
Maynard tries to move on the ground and escape from the full mount!
Benson Henderson doesn't want to lose his adventageous position and he struggles to mantain the full mount.
Benson Henderson is in full mount over Gray Maynard
Gray Maynard launches a few punches to Benson's cheek from the guard.
Those punches sure are annoying because Benson tries to cover his face,
Benson Henderson is in full mount over Gray Maynard
Maynard is one of those men capable of pounding you into oblivion!
Maynard tries to move on the ground and escape from the full mount!
He successfully moves to half guard!
The clock says 4:55 in the 1 round
Benson Henderson is in half guard over Maynard
Gray Maynard launches a few punches to Benson's cheek from the guard.
Those punches sure are annoying because Benson tries to cover his face,
The referee separates the fighters as the buzzer sounds.
This round is clearly for Benson Henderson.
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Round 2
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A furious flurry of punches from Benson Henderson
just misses Maynard.
Benson Henderson circles around Maynard
Benson grabs his opponent by the waist and tries to take the fight to the ground
Maynard struggles... Benson Henderson is unable to take him down
Poorly executed technique. Gray Maynard looks to counter!
A right hand from Gray Maynard
surprises Benson!
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.
Maynard doesn't want to clinch as he ducks under Benson Henderson embrace and tries to move away...
Benson Henderson pushes Maynard forward and doesn't allow him to break the clinch.
Both fighters are tied in a clinch.
Gray Maynard's corner is turning out to be his worst enemy! Benson is throwing a flurry of punches!
Gray Maynard just can't get away!
There is a small laceration on Gray Maynard's Right cheek
The clock says 1:05 in the 2 round
Both fighters are tied in a clinch.
Maynard doesn't want to clinch as he ducks under Benson Henderson embrace and tries to move away...
Benson Henderson pushes Maynard forward and doesn't allow him to break the clinch.
Maynard misses a step and Benson Henderson sees an opportunity to counter him!
Benson doesn't want to clinch as he ducks under Gray Maynard embrace and tries to move away...
Nice move from Benson who put distance between them
Benson Henderson tries a middle kick
Maynard blocks with his arm! Wow, that was loud!
Gray Maynard and Benson engage in a wild exchange of punches!
Benson Henderson is getting the best of the exchange as he lands a few blows.
The clock says 1:35 in the 2 round
Benson Henderson fakes a move and launches a liver kick!
That almost wrenches Gray Maynard! I'm sure that his liver will be sore tomorrow.
Hard blow to Maynard's mid-section, he seems hurt
The clock says 1:45 in the 2 round
Gray Maynard throws a combo
Benson Henderson ducks under and catches him with a counter straight! Maynard swings again, only to get countered once more! Maynard is looking bad here!
Maynard's Left cheek is bruised after the punishement he's received!
Some nice shots from Gray Maynard
miss their mark.
Benson looks for angles as he throws a few jabs that are countered by Gray Maynard's punches
Both fighters are wildly hitting the air!
Benson Henderson leans forwards and tries to grapple with Maynard
Benson shows his clinching skills. Both fighters are clinching now.
Gray Maynard pushes away Benson trying to keep the fight at striking range
Benson doesn't want to break the clinch as he still is grappling with Gray Maynard
The fighters are clinching.
Benson is launching some bone breaking punches to Maynard's ribs while in the clinch.
Wow. You can see the pain in Gray Maynard's eyes.
Maynard ribs are getting hammered, they look bad!
Gray Maynard tries to shrug his way out of the clinch.
Benson is determined to work from the clinch. He pummeled through and managed to retain his position.
The clock says 2:40 in the 2 round
Both fighters are tied in a clinch.
Benson pushes Gray Maynard against the fence and launches a few sick punches
A couple of unanswered uppercuts collide with Maynard's chin! His legs are wobbling!
Maynard's Chin is bruised after the punishement he's received!
Both fighters are tied in a clinch.
Benson gets double underhooks and looks for the takedown...
Benson blocks Gray Maynard's knee and hits a perfectly executed knee tap! Nice move.
The clock says 3:00 in the 2 round
Benson Henderson is in closed guard over Maynard
Benson Henderson storms over Maynard with a biblical punishment in the form of elbows!
Benson doesn't stop and viciously hits again and again Maynard's face with his elbows!
The clock says 3:10 in the 2 round
Benson Henderson is in closed guard over Maynard
Benson struggles on the ground and tries to break Gray Maynard's guard...
Benson Henderson is in Maynard open guard now
Benson Henderson is in open guard over Maynard
Benson launches a barrage of elbows over Maynard's face!
Those elbows may finish the fight soon if Maynard doesn't fight back!
Josh Rosenthal has seen enough! The fight is over! Maynard was not intelligently defending himself!
Maynard's Forehead is bruised after the punishment he's received!
There is a small laceration on Gray Maynard's Forehead
Winner is Benson Henderson by TKO (Elbows) at 3:26 Round 2
Statistics: Benson Henderson
Punches 7/20 (35%)
Kicks 2/2 (100%)
Clinch strikes 12/16 (75%)
Takedowns 2/3 (67%)
GnP strikes 16/33 (48%)
Submissions 2/2 (100%)
Clinch Attempts 1/1 (100%)
Time on the ground 238 s
Statistics: Gray Maynard
Punches 7/12 (58%)
Kicks 0/0 (0%)
Clinch strikes 0/3 (0%)
Takedowns 0/0 (0%)
GnP strikes 6/8 (75%)
Submissions 0/0 (0%)
Clinch Attempts 1/1 (100%)
Time on the ground 238 s
Superb display of technique and MMA knowledge by Benson Henderson. This man can sell the PPV all on his own.
Maynard had some absorbing moments and he contributed to the enjoyment of the people here at John Labatt Centre (London, Ontario).
ManMMA management should pay these guys extra just for the excitement they provide to the fans!