Post by The Sandmen on Jun 12, 2013 16:51:56 GMT -5
ManMMA Lightweight Championship
Benson Henderson looks like he's feeling the pressure.
Joachim Hansen glares at his opponent from the opposite corner.
And here we go with the title fight!
This is the first time they meet inside the cage
A pretty fair match today. I can't say who will be the one who will be raising his fist after the match.
The referee of the bout is Dan Miragliotta.
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Round 1
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Benson Henderson and Joachim Hansen touch gloves in the center to get this fight started!
Quick hook by Benson Henderson
glances off Hansen's arms.
Benson Henderson launches a low kick
that gets blocked quickly.
Benson throws a hook
that hits its mark.
Surprise roundhouse punch by Hansen.
Benson Henderson's reflexes save him!
Benson is trying to counter now!
Benson Henderson tries a hook to the body
but Hansen manages to dodge it
Benson Henderson seems fresh. He may still have a lot of gas in his tank.
Both fighters circle around the center of the cage.
Hansen looks to be in very good shape.
Joachim Hansen and Benson engage in a wild exchange of punches!
Joachim Hansen is getting the best of the exchange as he lands a few blows.
The clock says 1:15 in the 1 round
Joachim Hansen tries to take the action to his favourite field as he tries to grapple
Great move by Joachim Hansen who pushes his opponent forward with a double underhooks.
The fighters are clinching.
Sick uppercut from the clinch by Joachim Hansen!
That one almost breaks Benson's chin! He is knocked down!
Hansen is standing while Benson is on the ground on his back
Hansen decides to go after his opponent and jumps inside Benson's guard.
Benson did not see that coming! Joachim Hansen is in open guard over Benson now.
The clock says 1:40 in the 1 round
Joachim Hansen is in open guard over Benson
Benson measures the resilience of Hansen's ribs with a couple of big punches from guard.
Those hits are leaving hitches in Hansen's side.
The clock says 1:50 in the 1 round
Joachim Hansen is in open guard over Benson
Benson tries to close his guard around Hansen
He succeeds!
Joachim Hansen is in closed guard over Benson
Benson Henderson launches a few punches to Hansen's cheek from the guard.
Joachim Hansen uses his head to cover the punches and presses his skull forward.
Joachim Hansen is in closed guard over Benson
Not a desiderable position that Benson is in now. Joachim Hansen is well knowed for his strong and relentless GnP.
Joachim Hansen is looking to pass Benson Henderson's guard...
Benson Henderson has a solid guard and keeps his ankles locked.
Joachim Hansen is in closed guard over Benson
Joachim Hansen tries to better his position on the ground...
Benson holds Joachim Hansen's head against his chin in the closed guard.
Joachim Hansen is in closed guard over Benson
Hansen delivers a few accurate elbows!
Benson Henderson blocks them all showing some great skills here.
Benson is trying to counter now!
Benson measures the resilience of Hansen's ribs with a couple of big punches from guard.
Hansen blocks the hits as he works on the ground.
Joachim Hansen is in closed guard over Benson
Benson Henderson launches a few punches to Hansen's cheek from the guard.
Those punches sure are annoying because Hansen tries to cover his face,
The clock says 2:55 in the 1 round
Joachim Hansen is in closed guard over Benson
Hansen positions himself for a round of ground and pound and tries to finish the fight with some precise elbows!
Benson's attempts to cover himself and blocks those elbows.
Joachim Hansen is in closed guard over Benson
Joachim Hansen looks to posture up and open Benson Henderson's guard...
Joachim Hansen forces Benson Henderson to open his guard.
The clock says 3:15 in the 1 round
Joachim Hansen is in open guard over Benson
Benson tries to close his guard around Hansen
He succeeds!
Joachim Hansen is in closed guard over Benson
Hansen is in closed guard... Benson tries to roll on the ground!
Joachim Hansen uses his leg to keep his position on the ground
Joachim Hansen is in closed guard over Benson
Hansen is in closed guard... Benson tries to roll on the ground!
Nice reversal! He is now in full mount over Joachim Hansen!
Benson Henderson is in full mount over Joachim Hansen
Hansen 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 full mount over Joachim Hansen
Benson tries to open up Hansen with a few strikes with his right elbow...
Hansen blocks a few elbows and now Benson Henderson will have to look for another option here.
Benson Henderson is in full mount over Joachim Hansen
Joachim Hansen launches a few punches to Benson's cheek from the guard.
Benson Henderson uses his head to cover the punches and presses his skull forward.
Poorly executed technique. Benson Henderson looks to counter!
Hansen tries to escape from the full mount...
Hansen struggles and pushes his opponent maybe a bit anxiously
Benson Henderson is in full mount over Joachim Hansen
Joachim Hansen tries to roll to his side and trap Benson Henderson in his guard...
Benson Henderson keeps good control and remains in full mount.
Benson Henderson is in full mount over Joachim Hansen
Joachim Hansen tries to roll to his side and trap Benson Henderson in his guard...
Joachim Hansen moves to half guard.
Benson Henderson is in half guard over Hansen
Benson Henderson tries to pass Joachim Hansen's guard...
Benson Henderson manages to get his leg free and moves to side mount.
Benson Henderson is in side mount over Joachim Hansen
Joachim Hansen attempts to trap Benson Henderson in his guard.
Joachim Hansen manages to switch to full guard.
The buzzer sounds, marking the end of the round. The ref tells the fighters to go to their corner.
Close round. It could go to either fighter.
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Round 2
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Benson avoids a dangerous strike from Hansen
and fends him off with feel-out punches.
Hansen tries to get some advantage after his opponent miss move...
Hansen feints and moves forward to hit with a hook
Benson moves aside and dodges.
Benson throws a hook
that hits its mark.
The clock says 0:40 in the 2 round
Benson Henderson attempts to cut off Hansen with punches
Hansen avoids getting cornered.
The clock says 0:50 in the 2 round
Joachim Hansen fakes a punch and launches himself over Benson!
Nice move by Hansen who clinches and pushes Benson against the cage
Both fighters are tied in a clinch.
Hansen pushes Benson Henderson againts the fence and begin a relentless combination of punches. The crowd is on it's feet!
Benson cannot escape Joachim Hansen's clinch! Joachim Hansen is just brutalizing Benson with punches time and time again!
Benson's Nose is beginning to swell
The clock says 1:10 in the 2 round
Both fighters are tied in a clinch.
Joachim Hansen is absolutely terrifying with his power in the clinch, and is violently punishing Benson with uppercuts!
Benson is taking more than he can endure. This could end soon if Benson is unable to escape!
Benson has a small cut in his Right eye
The fighters are clinching.
Sick uppercut from the clinch by Joachim Hansen!
That one almost breaks Benson's chin! He is knocked down!
The clock says 1:30 in the 2 round
Hansen is standing while Benson is on the ground on his back
Terrible one sided match... Benson was not ready to fight a fighter of Joachim Hansen caliber.
Hansen moves backwards and gestures for Benson Henderson to stand up.
Benson climbs to his feet and is standing now.
The clock says 1:40 in the 2 round
The two exchange wildly
both landing but without much steam behind the shots.
Terrible one sided match... Benson was not ready to fight a fighter of Joachim Hansen caliber.
Hansen grabs his opponent by the waist and tries to take the fight to the ground
Great takedown by Joachim Hansen
The clock says 1:55 in the 2 round
Joachim Hansen is in open guard over Benson
Hansen positions himself for a round of ground and pound and tries to finish the fight with some precise elbows!
One, two, three! Benson's being punished here!
Joachim Hansen is in open guard over Benson
Benson measures the resilience of Hansen's ribs with a couple of big punches from guard.
Hansen blocks the hits as he works on the ground.
Joachim Hansen is in open guard over Benson
Benson tries to close his guard around Hansen
He is not able to do it
Joachim Hansen is in open guard over Benson
Hansen moves on the ground...
..and gets to half guard.
Joachim Hansen is in half guard over Benson
Hansen launches a few fake punches and tries to escape!
Benson Henderson is not able to stop Benson ground skills and Joachim Hansen moves to side mount!
The clock says 2:45 in the 2 round
Joachim Hansen is in side mount over Benson Henderson
Benson tries to move on the ground and shows Joachim Hansen a crack in his guard which he uses for a big elbow!
Bang! Benson's forehead receives a strong elbow that rocks his head against the mat! Dan Miragliotta knows he may be calling off the fight soon!
Benson's Forehead is beginning to swell
Benson has a small cut in his Forehead
Joachim Hansen is in side mount over Benson Henderson
Benson tries to show some ground skills
Hansen uses his strength to keep Hansen at a disadvantage
Poorly executed technique. Joachim Hansen looks to counter!
Joachim Hansen fakes some punches
then lands a big punch to Benson's face!
That punishment by Joachim Hansen has left Benson staggered! Joachim Hansen should try push forward now and finish this!
The clock says 3:05 in the 2 round
Joachim Hansen is in side mount over Benson Henderson
Benson measures the resilience of Hansen's ribs with a couple of big punches from guard.
Hansen blocks the hits as he works on the ground.
Joachim Hansen is in side mount over Benson Henderson
Joachim Hansen looks to mount Benson Henderson...
Joachim Hansen slides his knee across and gets to mount.
Joachim Hansen is in full mount over Benson Henderson
BJJ! That is what must be passing through Hansen's mind right now. Nobody wants to stay long in that position with a submission artist like Benson
Deep breaths from Benson Henderson who tries a hammer punch to Hansen's ribs.
Hansen blocks those punches
Joachim Hansen is in full mount over Benson Henderson
Hansen catch Benson Henderson's left arm and tries a kimura
Hansen is locking that kimura...
Crippling lock!
You can see the pain reflected in Benson's eyes...
Benson Henderson holds his own arm and struggles until he gets free
Joachim Hansen is in full mount over Benson Henderson
Hansen tries to keep hs position while looking to maybe begin a pounding session...
Joachim Hansen controls the situation despite Benson Henderson efforts for escaping from the full mount.
Joachim Hansen is in full mount over Benson Henderson
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 Hansen's moves.
Dan Miragliotta stands the fighters up due to a lack of activity.
Both fighters have climbed to their feet and they continue the fight standing. The people who are watching this in Thialf (Heerenveen, Netherlands) are cheering for the fighters.
The clock says 4:05 in the 2 round
Hansen decides to launch some tentative punches
Joachim Hansen takes the best of a brief punching exchange.
Benson's Right cheek is beginning to swell
Benson pushes Joachim Hansen and moves away from him. He seems to be recovering his breath.
The two exchange wildly
Hansen is connecting with a few punches
The clock says 4:40 in the 2 round
Hansen jumps over his opponent and tries to grapple
Joachim Hansen pushes his opponent against the fence in a plum position
The fighters are clinching.
Hansen tries to take Benson Henderson to the ground from the clinch...
Nicely done! Benson is with is back on the ground now.
The clock says 4:55 in the 2 round
Joachim Hansen is in open guard over Benson
Joachim Hansen 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.
Joachim Hansen moves to better his position on the ground...
Joachim Hansen viciously slams hammer blows to Benson's face!
The ref pulls off Joachim Hansen! Benson seems confused and a bit dazed as the bell sounds the bout over.
Winner is Joachim Hansen by TKO (GnP) at 5:00 Round 2
Statistics: Benson Henderson
Punches 5/19 (26%)
Kicks 0/1 (0%)
Clinch strikes 0/0 (0%)
Takedowns 0/0 (0%)
GnP strikes 4/19 (21%)
Submissions 0/0 (0%)
Clinch Attempts 0/0 (0%)
Time on the ground 351 s
Statistics: Joachim Hansen
Punches 11/17 (65%)
Kicks 0/0 (0%)
Clinch strikes 9/9 (100%)
Takedowns 2/2 (100%)
GnP strikes 10/22 (45%)
Submissions 1/1 (100%)
Clinch Attempts 1/1 (100%)
Time on the ground 336 s
Joachim Hansen wins the Lightweight title!
I LOVE the way Hansen does it all. Early, his punches were not landing well, so we went for the clinch. Those worked, so he moved on to takedowns and some GnP, with mixed results. So tried a sub. Meh. Stands up, his punches are landing, so he works those, gets Benson to the ground, and finishes up shop. I would like some more kicking though.
Benson tried, but Hansen was ready-as-fuck for this one.
Hansen's post fight interview:
Joe Rogan: "I am here with the winner, and NEW Lightweight champion, Joachim, how does that feel to be called-"
Joachim Hansen(to the crowd, and the ManMMA teams around the world): "Can you see me now? Can you see me now? Next question."