Post by The Sandmen on Sept 10, 2013 16:55:51 GMT -5
Benson Henderson looks at the ground while he does his calming exercises. He knows he can not fail this night.
Dominick Cruz looks like he's feeling the pressure.
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 Josh Rosenthal.
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Round 1
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The bell announces the first round!
Benson Henderson and Cruz engage in a wild exchange of punches!
Both fighters are missing terribly.
Benson decides to launch some tentative punches
Dominick Cruz takes the best of a brief punching exchange.
Benson grabs his opponent by the waist and tries to take the fight to the ground
Cruz struggles... Benson Henderson is unable to take him down
Benson jumps over his opponent and tries to grapple
Benson Henderson pushes his opponent against the fence in a plum position
Dominick Cruz 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 Dominick Cruz
The fighters are clinching.
Benson Henderson tries a Foot Sweep takedown on Dominick Cruz
well done Cruz falls hard on the mat
Benson is standing while Cruz is on the ground on his back
Benson cartwheels towards Cruz!
He lands in side mount over a surprised Dominick Cruz.
The clock says 1:05 in the 1 round
Benson Henderson is in side mount over Dominick Cruz
Benson throws a few hammer fists to the face of Dominick Cruz
Blocked by Cruz.
Benson Henderson is in side mount over Dominick Cruz
Benson Henderson looks to mount Dominick Cruz...
Benson Henderson slides his knee across and gets to mount.
Benson Henderson is in full mount over Dominick Cruz
Cruz tries to move on the ground and shows Benson Henderson a crack in his guard which he uses for a big elbow!
Cruz uses his forearms to block the impact!
Cruz tries to get some advantage after his opponent miss move...
Dominick Cruz tries to roll to his side and trap Benson Henderson in his guard...
Dominick Cruz moves to half guard.
Benson Henderson is in half guard over Cruz
Benson launches a barrage of elbows over Cruz's face!
Dominick Cruz blocks the elbows and tries to cool down the fight.
Benson Henderson is in half guard over Cruz
Dominick Cruz tries to close the guard.
Cruz put Benson Henderson in closed guard.
Benson Henderson is in closed guard over Cruz
Benson is in closed guard... Cruz tries to roll on the ground!
Nice reversal! He is now in full mount over Benson Henderson!
The clock says 1:50 in the 1 round
Dominick Cruz is in full mount over Benson Henderson
Benson tries to move on the ground and escape from the full mount!
Dominick Cruz doesn't want to lose his adventageous position and he struggles to mantain the full mount.
Cruz is trying to counter now!
Cruz throws a few hammer fists to the face of Benson Henderson
Solid shots!
Benson's Nose is beginning to swell
Dominick Cruz is in full mount over Benson Henderson
Good looking punches from Dominick Cruz on the ground
They could take their toll on Benson.
Dominick Cruz is in full mount over Benson Henderson
Benson measures the resilience of Cruz's ribs with a couple of big punches from guard.
Cruz blocks the hits as he works on the ground.
Dominick Cruz is in full mount over Benson Henderson
Benson Henderson tries to roll to his side and get to half guard...
Benson Henderson creates enough space to control Dominick Cruz's leg.
Josh Rosenthal 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 Bell Centre (Montreal, Quebec) are cheering for the fighters.
Cruz pushes Benson Henderson and moves away from him. He seems to be recovering his breath.
The clock says 2:40 in the 1 round
Dominick Cruz fakes a punch and launches himself over Benson Henderson
Benson counters with a few fake punches and then backpedals
The clock says 2:50 in the 1 round
The two exchange wildly
Cruz is connecting with a few punches
Benson has a small cut in his Right eye
Cruz is one of those men capable of pounding you into oblivion!
Cruz tries to grapple
He puts Benson in a double underhook!
The fighters are clinching.
Cruz grab one of Benson Henderson's arm and tries a Hip Throw
with a twist of his hip Dominick Cruz throw Benson to the mat like a ragdoll
Cruz is standing while Benson is on the ground on his back
Benson Henderson kicks his legs trying to keep Dominick Cruz away.
No damage done by those kicks.
The clock says 3:25 in the 1 round
Cruz is standing while Benson is on the ground on his back
Dominick Cruz creates space and allows Benson Henderson to stand up.
Back to the beginning! Benson Henderson is standing now.
Cruz throws a low kick
He switches targets and lands a superb body kick!
Cruz lifts his opponent off the ground and tries to slam him!
Down goes Benson Henderson! Brilliant slam!
Benson ribs are getting hammered, they look bad!
Dominick Cruz is in open guard over Benson
Benson tries to close his guard around Cruz
He succeeds!
Dominick Cruz is in closed guard over Benson
Cruz is in closed guard... Benson tries to roll on the ground!
Nice reversal! He is now in full mount over Dominick Cruz!
Benson Henderson is in full mount over Dominick Cruz
Dominick Cruz tries to roll to his side and trap Benson Henderson in his guard...
Dominick Cruz gets his hip out and moves to full guard.
Benson Henderson is in open guard over Cruz
Cruz tries to close his guard around Benson
He succeeds!
Benson Henderson is in closed guard over Cruz
Dominick Cruz 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 closed guard over Cruz
Benson Henderson looks to posture up and open Dominick Cruz's guard...
Dominick Cruz has a solid guard and keeps his ankles locked.
The ref stops the action. The round is over.
I don't think either fighter got the better of their opponent that round.
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Round 2
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Benson moves forward looking for some action
Dominick Cruz struggles a bit before breaking Benson's attemp of grappling
Benson throws a low kick
Dominick Cruz blocks.
Cruz tries to get some advantage after his opponent miss move...
Bone shattering straight right hand from Dominick Cruz!
Benson is going to have a big headache after that blow!
Benson Henderson throws an uppercut
Cruz slips it.
Benson Henderson fakes a punch and launches himself over Dominick Cruz
Great move by Benson who pushes his opponent under a troublesome thai clinch
Dominick Cruz pushes away Benson trying to keep the fight at striking range
Benson stumbles backwards and Dominick Cruz circles to get the center of the cage
Benson tries to grapple
He puts Cruz in a double underhook!
The fighters are clinching.
Dominick Cruz's corner is turning out to be his worst enemy! Benson is throwing a flurry of punches!
Dominick Cruz just can't get away!
The fighters are clinching.
Cruz launches a few hard punches to Benson Henderson's ribs!
Benson Henderson's ribs shows the damage! Dominick Cruz is working his opponent ribs!
Hard blow to Benson's mid-section, he seems hurt
The fighters are clinching.
Dominick Cruz slightly pushes Benson into the fence and tries to calm down the action.
Josh Rosenthal separates the fighters and tells them to continue fighting.
Dominick Cruz fakes a punch and launches himself over Benson Henderson
Great move by Cruz who pushes his opponent under a troublesome thai clinch
Both fighters are tied in a clinch.
Benson Henderson postures up and launches another series of punches!
Cruz pushes his opponent forward and blocks most of Benson Henderson's offensive.
Dominick Cruz pushes away Benson trying to keep the fight at striking range
Benson stumbles backwards and Dominick Cruz circles to get the center of the cage
Some nice shots from Benson Henderson
miss their mark.
Cruz fakes a punch and shoots a takedown!
Benson Henderson didn't see it coming and has been put on the ground!
Dominick Cruz is in open guard over Benson
Cruz moves on the ground...
..and gets to half guard.
Dominick Cruz is in half guard over Benson
Benson tries to move on the ground and shows Dominick Cruz 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! Josh Rosenthal knows he may be calling off the fight soon!
Dominick Cruz is in half guard over Benson
Benson Henderson attempts to move to full guard
Dominick Cruz keeps good control and remains in half guard.
Dominick Cruz is in half guard over Benson
Benson tries to stand up!
Cruz doesn't allow him!
Dominick Cruz is in half guard over Benson
Cruz tries to get a side mount...
He frees his leg and is now controlling Benson from the side mount!
Dominick Cruz is in side mount over Benson Henderson
Dominick Cruz looks to mount Benson Henderson...
Dominick Cruz slides his knee across and gets to mount.
Dominick Cruz is in full mount over Benson Henderson
Dominick Cruz tries to better his position on the ground...
Cruz is in a great position to begin a nice round of pounding!
Dominick Cruz is in full mount over Benson Henderson
Benson tries to stand up!
Cruz doesn't allow him!
Dominick Cruz 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 Cruz's moves.
Dominick Cruz is in full mount over Benson Henderson
Cruz catch Benson Henderson's left arm and tries a kimura
Benson Henderson holds his own arm and struggles until he gets free
Dominick Cruz is in full mount over Benson Henderson
Cruz fakes a few punches and after a brief struggle he catches Benson Henderson's arm and tries an armbar!
Benson holds his own hand and with pure strength he breaks Benson's lock. He rolls over himself and launches over Dominick Cruz.
Josh Rosenthal has seen enough passivity on the ground and stands up the fighters.
Both fighters continue the fight on their feet. You can hear how the people agree with that decision.
The clock says 3:55 in the 2 round
Cruz leads with a punch
Benson Henderson evades but whiffs with a counter.
Benson misses a step and Dominick Cruz sees an opportunity to counter him!
Cruz wants to take the fight to his advantage and tries to clinch.
Cruz moves forward and holds Benson
The fighters are clinching.
Cruz goes for a scissor takedown. thats unusual
Benson Henderson is down after that takedown and they are scrambling for position. Dominick Cruz gets the advantage
Dominick Cruz is in open guard over Benson
Cruz tries to improve position.
He frees a leg.
Dominick Cruz is in half guard over Benson
Terrible one sided match... Benson was not ready to fight a fighter of Dominick Cruz caliber.
Dominick Cruz tries to free his leg
Dominick Cruz uses some of his skill by jumping out of Benson's guard. He moves quickly to side mount!
Dominick Cruz is in side mount over Benson Henderson
Cruz tries to move to full mount!
Nice move. He is in full mount now.
The clock says 4:50 in the 2 round
Dominick Cruz is in full mount over Benson Henderson
Benson Henderson tries to roll to his side and trap Dominick Cruz in his guard...
Dominick Cruz rolls him over and takes his back!
The buzzer sounds, marking the end of the round. The ref tells the fighters to go to their corner.
This round is maybe for Dominick Cruz, but it's close.
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Round 3
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Cruz tries to grapple
He puts Benson in a double underhook!
Both fighters are tied in a clinch.
Cruz grab one of Benson Henderson's arm and tries a Hip Throw
Benson Henderson landed hard on his back
Cruz is standing while Benson is on the ground on his back
Dominick Cruz steps back and allows Benson to get back to his feet.
Back to the beginning! Benson Henderson is standing now.
The two exchange wildly
Cruz is connecting with a few punches
Benson's Left eye is bruised after the punishement he's received!
Benson launches a stiff jab!
That barely hits Cruz's face but it seems like one finger has poked his eye! Does the referee see that?
Josh Rosenthal saw it!
Josh Rosenthal halts the fight to give Cruz time to recover. Dominick Cruz seems to be ready to fight again. The fight resumes with both fighters standing.
Cruz moves backwards and Benson Henderson is asking him if he came today for fighting or running.
Benson Henderson circles around Cruz
Benson wants to close the range and tries to grapple...
Nice move. He shoves himself over his opponent and secure a single collar tie.
The fighters are clinching.
Benson and Dominick Cruz are cliched up against the cage. Benson steps for a throw
Cruz stays on his feet
The clock says 1:30 in the 3 round
Both fighters are tied in a clinch.
Cruz launches a few hard punches to Benson Henderson's ribs!
Benson Henderson's ribs shows the damage! Dominick Cruz is working his opponent ribs!
The fighters are clinching.
Cruz has a high cardio that helps him make great performances.
Cruz launches a few hard punches to Benson Henderson's ribs!
Benson Henderson's ribs shows the damage! Dominick Cruz is working his opponent ribs!
The clock says 1:55 in the 3 round
The fighters are clinching.
Cruz launches a few hard punches to Benson Henderson's ribs!
Benson Henderson's ribs shows the damage! Dominick Cruz is working his opponent ribs!
The fighters are clinching.
Cruz goes for a scissor takedown. thats unusual
Benson Henderson is down after that takedown and they are scrambling for position. Dominick Cruz gets the advantage
Dominick Cruz is in open guard over Benson
Cruz moves on the ground..
He gets half guard.
Dominick Cruz is in half guard over Benson
Dominick Cruz tries to pass Benson Henderson's guard...
Dominick Cruz manages to get his leg free and moves to side mount.
Dominick Cruz is in side mount over Benson Henderson
Benson Henderson attempts to trap Dominick Cruz in his guard.
Dominick Cruz keeps control and remains in side mount.
Dominick Cruz is in side mount over Benson Henderson
Dominick Cruz looks to mount Benson Henderson...
Dominick Cruz slides his knee across and gets to mount.
Dominick Cruz is in full mount over Benson Henderson
Dominick Cruz tries to better his position on the ground...
Benson Henderson tries to roll on the ground...
Cruz misses a step and Benson Henderson sees an opportunity to counter him!
Benson Henderson tries to roll on the ground...
Cruz knows how to keep his advantage on the ground.
Dominick Cruz is in full mount over Benson Henderson
Benson Henderson tries to roll to his side and trap Dominick Cruz in his guard...
Dominick Cruz keeps good control and remains in full mount.
Dominick Cruz is in full mount over Benson Henderson
Benson is using some of his ground skills to escape from this...
Dominick Cruz pushes Benson Henderson down and prevents his attempts to escape
Benson misses a step and Dominick Cruz sees an opportunity to counter him!
Cruz suddenly holds Benson Henderson's arm and tries an armbar!
Benson can break the lock and now he is in a closed guard over Dominick Cruz!
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 Bell Centre (Montreal, Quebec) are cheering for the fighters.
Dominick Cruz tries a hook to the body
and hits Benson's ribs hard
Middle kick from Benson.
The kick just misses.
Poorly executed technique. Dominick Cruz looks to counter!
Quick hook by Dominick Cruz
Good shot! Benson has reasons to be worried.
The clock says 3:50 in the 3 round
Dominick Cruz takes a few seconds to recover his breath...
Cruz seems hesitant as if he would give the initiative to his opponent.
Dominick Cruz shoots for a double leg takedown!
He hits it! Benson Henderson is taken off his feet, but he manages to pull Cruz into his guard.
Dominick Cruz is in closed guard over Benson
Cruz struggles on the ground and tries to break Benson Henderson's guard...
Dominick Cruz is in Benson open guard now
Dominick Cruz is in open guard over Benson
The fight was awfully one sided. Matchmakers should take this into account for future fights.
Dominick Cruz pushes Benson Henderson against the fence and then tries to improve his position.
Cruz jumps and tries to free his leg! Benson doesn't allow this but Dominick Cruz is able to get half guard here.
Dominick Cruz is in half guard over Benson
Cruz 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!
Dominick Cruz is in half guard over Benson
Dominick Cruz tries to pass Benson Henderson's guard...
Dominick Cruz manages to get his leg free and moves to side mount.
Dominick Cruz is in side mount over Benson Henderson
Benson tries to move on the ground and shows Dominick Cruz 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! Josh Rosenthal knows he may be calling off the fight soon!
Josh Rosenthal has seen enough! The fight is over! Benson was not intelligently defending himself!
Benson's Forehead is bruised after the punishement he's received!
Winner is Dominick Cruz by TKO (Elbow) at 4:59 Round 3
Statistics: Benson Henderson
Punches 0/15 (0%)
Kicks 0/2 (0%)
Clinch strikes 4/11 (36%)
Takedowns 1/2 (50%)
GnP strikes 0/12 (0%)
Submissions 0/0 (0%)
Clinch Attempts 0/0 (0%)
Time on the ground 446 s
Statistics: Dominick Cruz
Punches 14/17 (82%)
Kicks 1/1 (100%)
Clinch strikes 12/16 (75%)
Takedowns 3/3 (100%)
GnP strikes 14/15 (93%)
Submissions 3/3 (100%)
Clinch Attempts 1/1 (100%)
Time on the ground 427 s
I've never seen Benson try so little in any fight ever, hahaha. Embarrassing. (Again, for me, since I think I picked him...).
Dominick Cruz looks like he's feeling the pressure.
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 Josh Rosenthal.
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Round 1
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The bell announces the first round!
Benson Henderson and Cruz engage in a wild exchange of punches!
Both fighters are missing terribly.
Benson decides to launch some tentative punches
Dominick Cruz takes the best of a brief punching exchange.
Benson grabs his opponent by the waist and tries to take the fight to the ground
Cruz struggles... Benson Henderson is unable to take him down
Benson jumps over his opponent and tries to grapple
Benson Henderson pushes his opponent against the fence in a plum position
Dominick Cruz 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 Dominick Cruz
The fighters are clinching.
Benson Henderson tries a Foot Sweep takedown on Dominick Cruz
well done Cruz falls hard on the mat
Benson is standing while Cruz is on the ground on his back
Benson cartwheels towards Cruz!
He lands in side mount over a surprised Dominick Cruz.
The clock says 1:05 in the 1 round
Benson Henderson is in side mount over Dominick Cruz
Benson throws a few hammer fists to the face of Dominick Cruz
Blocked by Cruz.
Benson Henderson is in side mount over Dominick Cruz
Benson Henderson looks to mount Dominick Cruz...
Benson Henderson slides his knee across and gets to mount.
Benson Henderson is in full mount over Dominick Cruz
Cruz tries to move on the ground and shows Benson Henderson a crack in his guard which he uses for a big elbow!
Cruz uses his forearms to block the impact!
Cruz tries to get some advantage after his opponent miss move...
Dominick Cruz tries to roll to his side and trap Benson Henderson in his guard...
Dominick Cruz moves to half guard.
Benson Henderson is in half guard over Cruz
Benson launches a barrage of elbows over Cruz's face!
Dominick Cruz blocks the elbows and tries to cool down the fight.
Benson Henderson is in half guard over Cruz
Dominick Cruz tries to close the guard.
Cruz put Benson Henderson in closed guard.
Benson Henderson is in closed guard over Cruz
Benson is in closed guard... Cruz tries to roll on the ground!
Nice reversal! He is now in full mount over Benson Henderson!
The clock says 1:50 in the 1 round
Dominick Cruz is in full mount over Benson Henderson
Benson tries to move on the ground and escape from the full mount!
Dominick Cruz doesn't want to lose his adventageous position and he struggles to mantain the full mount.
Cruz is trying to counter now!
Cruz throws a few hammer fists to the face of Benson Henderson
Solid shots!
Benson's Nose is beginning to swell
Dominick Cruz is in full mount over Benson Henderson
Good looking punches from Dominick Cruz on the ground
They could take their toll on Benson.
Dominick Cruz is in full mount over Benson Henderson
Benson measures the resilience of Cruz's ribs with a couple of big punches from guard.
Cruz blocks the hits as he works on the ground.
Dominick Cruz is in full mount over Benson Henderson
Benson Henderson tries to roll to his side and get to half guard...
Benson Henderson creates enough space to control Dominick Cruz's leg.
Josh Rosenthal 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 Bell Centre (Montreal, Quebec) are cheering for the fighters.
Cruz pushes Benson Henderson and moves away from him. He seems to be recovering his breath.
The clock says 2:40 in the 1 round
Dominick Cruz fakes a punch and launches himself over Benson Henderson
Benson counters with a few fake punches and then backpedals
The clock says 2:50 in the 1 round
The two exchange wildly
Cruz is connecting with a few punches
Benson has a small cut in his Right eye
Cruz is one of those men capable of pounding you into oblivion!
Cruz tries to grapple
He puts Benson in a double underhook!
The fighters are clinching.
Cruz grab one of Benson Henderson's arm and tries a Hip Throw
with a twist of his hip Dominick Cruz throw Benson to the mat like a ragdoll
Cruz is standing while Benson is on the ground on his back
Benson Henderson kicks his legs trying to keep Dominick Cruz away.
No damage done by those kicks.
The clock says 3:25 in the 1 round
Cruz is standing while Benson is on the ground on his back
Dominick Cruz creates space and allows Benson Henderson to stand up.
Back to the beginning! Benson Henderson is standing now.
Cruz throws a low kick
He switches targets and lands a superb body kick!
Cruz lifts his opponent off the ground and tries to slam him!
Down goes Benson Henderson! Brilliant slam!
Benson ribs are getting hammered, they look bad!
Dominick Cruz is in open guard over Benson
Benson tries to close his guard around Cruz
He succeeds!
Dominick Cruz is in closed guard over Benson
Cruz is in closed guard... Benson tries to roll on the ground!
Nice reversal! He is now in full mount over Dominick Cruz!
Benson Henderson is in full mount over Dominick Cruz
Dominick Cruz tries to roll to his side and trap Benson Henderson in his guard...
Dominick Cruz gets his hip out and moves to full guard.
Benson Henderson is in open guard over Cruz
Cruz tries to close his guard around Benson
He succeeds!
Benson Henderson is in closed guard over Cruz
Dominick Cruz 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 closed guard over Cruz
Benson Henderson looks to posture up and open Dominick Cruz's guard...
Dominick Cruz has a solid guard and keeps his ankles locked.
The ref stops the action. The round is over.
I don't think either fighter got the better of their opponent that round.
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Round 2
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Benson moves forward looking for some action
Dominick Cruz struggles a bit before breaking Benson's attemp of grappling
Benson throws a low kick
Dominick Cruz blocks.
Cruz tries to get some advantage after his opponent miss move...
Bone shattering straight right hand from Dominick Cruz!
Benson is going to have a big headache after that blow!
Benson Henderson throws an uppercut
Cruz slips it.
Benson Henderson fakes a punch and launches himself over Dominick Cruz
Great move by Benson who pushes his opponent under a troublesome thai clinch
Dominick Cruz pushes away Benson trying to keep the fight at striking range
Benson stumbles backwards and Dominick Cruz circles to get the center of the cage
Benson tries to grapple
He puts Cruz in a double underhook!
The fighters are clinching.
Dominick Cruz's corner is turning out to be his worst enemy! Benson is throwing a flurry of punches!
Dominick Cruz just can't get away!
The fighters are clinching.
Cruz launches a few hard punches to Benson Henderson's ribs!
Benson Henderson's ribs shows the damage! Dominick Cruz is working his opponent ribs!
Hard blow to Benson's mid-section, he seems hurt
The fighters are clinching.
Dominick Cruz slightly pushes Benson into the fence and tries to calm down the action.
Josh Rosenthal separates the fighters and tells them to continue fighting.
Dominick Cruz fakes a punch and launches himself over Benson Henderson
Great move by Cruz who pushes his opponent under a troublesome thai clinch
Both fighters are tied in a clinch.
Benson Henderson postures up and launches another series of punches!
Cruz pushes his opponent forward and blocks most of Benson Henderson's offensive.
Dominick Cruz pushes away Benson trying to keep the fight at striking range
Benson stumbles backwards and Dominick Cruz circles to get the center of the cage
Some nice shots from Benson Henderson
miss their mark.
Cruz fakes a punch and shoots a takedown!
Benson Henderson didn't see it coming and has been put on the ground!
Dominick Cruz is in open guard over Benson
Cruz moves on the ground...
..and gets to half guard.
Dominick Cruz is in half guard over Benson
Benson tries to move on the ground and shows Dominick Cruz 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! Josh Rosenthal knows he may be calling off the fight soon!
Dominick Cruz is in half guard over Benson
Benson Henderson attempts to move to full guard
Dominick Cruz keeps good control and remains in half guard.
Dominick Cruz is in half guard over Benson
Benson tries to stand up!
Cruz doesn't allow him!
Dominick Cruz is in half guard over Benson
Cruz tries to get a side mount...
He frees his leg and is now controlling Benson from the side mount!
Dominick Cruz is in side mount over Benson Henderson
Dominick Cruz looks to mount Benson Henderson...
Dominick Cruz slides his knee across and gets to mount.
Dominick Cruz is in full mount over Benson Henderson
Dominick Cruz tries to better his position on the ground...
Cruz is in a great position to begin a nice round of pounding!
Dominick Cruz is in full mount over Benson Henderson
Benson tries to stand up!
Cruz doesn't allow him!
Dominick Cruz 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 Cruz's moves.
Dominick Cruz is in full mount over Benson Henderson
Cruz catch Benson Henderson's left arm and tries a kimura
Benson Henderson holds his own arm and struggles until he gets free
Dominick Cruz is in full mount over Benson Henderson
Cruz fakes a few punches and after a brief struggle he catches Benson Henderson's arm and tries an armbar!
Benson holds his own hand and with pure strength he breaks Benson's lock. He rolls over himself and launches over Dominick Cruz.
Josh Rosenthal has seen enough passivity on the ground and stands up the fighters.
Both fighters continue the fight on their feet. You can hear how the people agree with that decision.
The clock says 3:55 in the 2 round
Cruz leads with a punch
Benson Henderson evades but whiffs with a counter.
Benson misses a step and Dominick Cruz sees an opportunity to counter him!
Cruz wants to take the fight to his advantage and tries to clinch.
Cruz moves forward and holds Benson
The fighters are clinching.
Cruz goes for a scissor takedown. thats unusual
Benson Henderson is down after that takedown and they are scrambling for position. Dominick Cruz gets the advantage
Dominick Cruz is in open guard over Benson
Cruz tries to improve position.
He frees a leg.
Dominick Cruz is in half guard over Benson
Terrible one sided match... Benson was not ready to fight a fighter of Dominick Cruz caliber.
Dominick Cruz tries to free his leg
Dominick Cruz uses some of his skill by jumping out of Benson's guard. He moves quickly to side mount!
Dominick Cruz is in side mount over Benson Henderson
Cruz tries to move to full mount!
Nice move. He is in full mount now.
The clock says 4:50 in the 2 round
Dominick Cruz is in full mount over Benson Henderson
Benson Henderson tries to roll to his side and trap Dominick Cruz in his guard...
Dominick Cruz rolls him over and takes his back!
The buzzer sounds, marking the end of the round. The ref tells the fighters to go to their corner.
This round is maybe for Dominick Cruz, but it's close.
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Round 3
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Cruz tries to grapple
He puts Benson in a double underhook!
Both fighters are tied in a clinch.
Cruz grab one of Benson Henderson's arm and tries a Hip Throw
Benson Henderson landed hard on his back
Cruz is standing while Benson is on the ground on his back
Dominick Cruz steps back and allows Benson to get back to his feet.
Back to the beginning! Benson Henderson is standing now.
The two exchange wildly
Cruz is connecting with a few punches
Benson's Left eye is bruised after the punishement he's received!
Benson launches a stiff jab!
That barely hits Cruz's face but it seems like one finger has poked his eye! Does the referee see that?
Josh Rosenthal saw it!
Josh Rosenthal halts the fight to give Cruz time to recover. Dominick Cruz seems to be ready to fight again. The fight resumes with both fighters standing.
Cruz moves backwards and Benson Henderson is asking him if he came today for fighting or running.
Benson Henderson circles around Cruz
Benson wants to close the range and tries to grapple...
Nice move. He shoves himself over his opponent and secure a single collar tie.
The fighters are clinching.
Benson and Dominick Cruz are cliched up against the cage. Benson steps for a throw
Cruz stays on his feet
The clock says 1:30 in the 3 round
Both fighters are tied in a clinch.
Cruz launches a few hard punches to Benson Henderson's ribs!
Benson Henderson's ribs shows the damage! Dominick Cruz is working his opponent ribs!
The fighters are clinching.
Cruz has a high cardio that helps him make great performances.
Cruz launches a few hard punches to Benson Henderson's ribs!
Benson Henderson's ribs shows the damage! Dominick Cruz is working his opponent ribs!
The clock says 1:55 in the 3 round
The fighters are clinching.
Cruz launches a few hard punches to Benson Henderson's ribs!
Benson Henderson's ribs shows the damage! Dominick Cruz is working his opponent ribs!
The fighters are clinching.
Cruz goes for a scissor takedown. thats unusual
Benson Henderson is down after that takedown and they are scrambling for position. Dominick Cruz gets the advantage
Dominick Cruz is in open guard over Benson
Cruz moves on the ground..
He gets half guard.
Dominick Cruz is in half guard over Benson
Dominick Cruz tries to pass Benson Henderson's guard...
Dominick Cruz manages to get his leg free and moves to side mount.
Dominick Cruz is in side mount over Benson Henderson
Benson Henderson attempts to trap Dominick Cruz in his guard.
Dominick Cruz keeps control and remains in side mount.
Dominick Cruz is in side mount over Benson Henderson
Dominick Cruz looks to mount Benson Henderson...
Dominick Cruz slides his knee across and gets to mount.
Dominick Cruz is in full mount over Benson Henderson
Dominick Cruz tries to better his position on the ground...
Benson Henderson tries to roll on the ground...
Cruz misses a step and Benson Henderson sees an opportunity to counter him!
Benson Henderson tries to roll on the ground...
Cruz knows how to keep his advantage on the ground.
Dominick Cruz is in full mount over Benson Henderson
Benson Henderson tries to roll to his side and trap Dominick Cruz in his guard...
Dominick Cruz keeps good control and remains in full mount.
Dominick Cruz is in full mount over Benson Henderson
Benson is using some of his ground skills to escape from this...
Dominick Cruz pushes Benson Henderson down and prevents his attempts to escape
Benson misses a step and Dominick Cruz sees an opportunity to counter him!
Cruz suddenly holds Benson Henderson's arm and tries an armbar!
Benson can break the lock and now he is in a closed guard over Dominick Cruz!
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 Bell Centre (Montreal, Quebec) are cheering for the fighters.
Dominick Cruz tries a hook to the body
and hits Benson's ribs hard
Middle kick from Benson.
The kick just misses.
Poorly executed technique. Dominick Cruz looks to counter!
Quick hook by Dominick Cruz
Good shot! Benson has reasons to be worried.
The clock says 3:50 in the 3 round
Dominick Cruz takes a few seconds to recover his breath...
Cruz seems hesitant as if he would give the initiative to his opponent.
Dominick Cruz shoots for a double leg takedown!
He hits it! Benson Henderson is taken off his feet, but he manages to pull Cruz into his guard.
Dominick Cruz is in closed guard over Benson
Cruz struggles on the ground and tries to break Benson Henderson's guard...
Dominick Cruz is in Benson open guard now
Dominick Cruz is in open guard over Benson
The fight was awfully one sided. Matchmakers should take this into account for future fights.
Dominick Cruz pushes Benson Henderson against the fence and then tries to improve his position.
Cruz jumps and tries to free his leg! Benson doesn't allow this but Dominick Cruz is able to get half guard here.
Dominick Cruz is in half guard over Benson
Cruz 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!
Dominick Cruz is in half guard over Benson
Dominick Cruz tries to pass Benson Henderson's guard...
Dominick Cruz manages to get his leg free and moves to side mount.
Dominick Cruz is in side mount over Benson Henderson
Benson tries to move on the ground and shows Dominick Cruz 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! Josh Rosenthal knows he may be calling off the fight soon!
Josh Rosenthal has seen enough! The fight is over! Benson was not intelligently defending himself!
Benson's Forehead is bruised after the punishement he's received!
Winner is Dominick Cruz by TKO (Elbow) at 4:59 Round 3
Statistics: Benson Henderson
Punches 0/15 (0%)
Kicks 0/2 (0%)
Clinch strikes 4/11 (36%)
Takedowns 1/2 (50%)
GnP strikes 0/12 (0%)
Submissions 0/0 (0%)
Clinch Attempts 0/0 (0%)
Time on the ground 446 s
Statistics: Dominick Cruz
Punches 14/17 (82%)
Kicks 1/1 (100%)
Clinch strikes 12/16 (75%)
Takedowns 3/3 (100%)
GnP strikes 14/15 (93%)
Submissions 3/3 (100%)
Clinch Attempts 1/1 (100%)
Time on the ground 427 s
I've never seen Benson try so little in any fight ever, hahaha. Embarrassing. (Again, for me, since I think I picked him...).