Post by The Sandmen on Jul 14, 2015 13:58:26 GMT -5
Ferocious staredown by Guida while Mario Yamasaki recites the rules.
Benson Henderson is beating himself up in the corner before the fight begins, smacking himself in the face, body and legs to get ready for his scrap.
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 Mario Yamasaki.
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Round 1
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The bell announces the first round!
Clay Guida shoots for a double leg takedown!
He hits it! Benson Henderson is taken off his feet, but he manages to pull Guida into his guard.
Clay Guida is in closed guard over Benson
Guida use some of his wrestling skills to escape from the closed guard!
After a few tentative moves, he jumps to side mount! The crowd in SkyDome (Toronto, Ontario) is cheering him!
Clay Guida is in side mount over Benson Henderson
Clay Guida looks to pass to mount...
Guida slides his knee across and achieves the mount position! Tough spot for Benson Henderson.
Clay Guida is in full mount over Benson Henderson
Clay Guida is a submission wizard. He has forgotten more BJJ than most fighters have learned.
Benson tries to escape from the full mount...
Benson struggles and pushes his opponent maybe a bit anxiously
Clay Guida is in full mount over Benson Henderson
Benson Henderson tries to roll on the ground...
He makes a reversal!
Benson Henderson is in closed guard over Guida
Benson tries to escape from the closed guard
Benson succeeds and he's now in open guard... he takes a second to breathe
Benson Henderson is in open guard over Guida
Benson tries to move to full mount
Benson succeeds
Benson Henderson is in full mount over Clay Guida
Guida shows no signs of slowing down. He's in great shape.
Clay Guida tries to roll on the ground...
He makes a reversal!
Clay Guida is in closed guard over Benson
Guida tries to escape from the closed guard
Clay Guida any adventage in the ground.
Guida clumsily fails here and it's time for Benson Henderson to fight back!
Benson switches to high guard just before trying to sink a triangle!
Guida struggles and his head turns red from the choke, but he manages to slip his head of the lock!
Clay Guida is in closed guard over Benson
Clay Guida is looking to pass Benson Henderson's guard...
Benson Henderson has a solid guard and keeps his ankles locked.
Clay Guida is in closed guard over Benson
Guida is in closed guard... Benson tries to roll on the ground!
Nice reversal! He is now in full mount over Clay Guida!
Benson Henderson is in full mount over Clay Guida
Benson suddenly holds Clay Guida's arm and tries an armbar!
Guida can break the lock and now he is in a closed guard over Benson Henderson!
Clay Guida is in closed guard over Benson
Benson Henderson launches a few punches to Guida's cheek from the guard.
Those punches sure are annoying because Guida tries to cover his face,
Guida's Left cheek is bruised after the punishement he's received!
Clay Guida is in closed guard over Benson
Guida is in closed guard... Benson tries to roll on the ground!
Nice reversal! He is now in full mount over Clay Guida!
The clock says 2:30 in the 1 round
Benson Henderson is in full mount over Clay Guida
Guida is using some of his ground skills to escape from this...
Benson Henderson pushes Clay Guida down and prevents his attempts to escape
Clay Guida gets sloppy and Benson Henderson tries to take advantage...
Benson Henderson throws the leg over and rolls it over into an armbar!
Guida breaks the lock showing some skills...
Benson Henderson is in full mount over Clay Guida
Benson Henderson isolates Clay Guida's arm and neck looking for an arm triangle
Clay Guida is able to relieve the pressure on his neck and slip out of the hold.
The referee decides to stand up the fighters since there was not much action on the ground.
Both fighters continue the fight on their feet. You can hear how the people agree with that decision.
Benson is holding Clay Guida's right leg... He's trying to take him down.
Clay Guida loses balance and goes to the ground.
The clock says 3:05 in the 1 round
Benson Henderson is in side mount over Clay Guida
Benson Henderson looks to mount Clay Guida...
Benson Henderson slides his knee across and gets to mount.
Benson Henderson is in full mount over Clay Guida
Clay Guida tries to roll to his side and trap Benson Henderson in his guard...
Clay Guida gets his hip out and moves to full guard.
Benson Henderson is in full mount over Clay Guida
Clay Guida tries to roll on the ground...
He makes a reversal!
Clay Guida is in closed guard over Benson
Benson measures the resilience of Guida's ribs with a couple of big punches from guard.
Those hits are leaving hitches in Guida's side.
Clay Guida is in closed guard over Benson
Benson measures the resilience of Guida's ribs with a couple of big punches from guard.
Those hits are leaving hitches in Guida's side.
Clay Guida is in closed guard over Benson
Guida 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!
Benson has a small cut in his Chin
Clay Guida is in closed guard over Benson
Guida is in closed guard... Benson tries to roll on the ground!
Nice reversal! He is now in full mount over Clay Guida!
The clock says 4:15 in the 1 round
Benson Henderson is in full mount over Clay Guida
Benson Henderson tries to finish the fight with an armbar from the top
Guida is smart enough to avoid the submission attempt
Benson Henderson is in full mount over Clay Guida
Benson cornermen are yelling for his man to escape from the ground as Guida can finish a fight on the ground with some good pounding if you give him the chance.
Clay Guida tries to roll to his side and trap Benson Henderson in his guard...
Benson Henderson keeps good control and remains in full mount.
The clock says 4:40 in the 1 round
Benson Henderson is in full mount over Clay Guida
Clay Guida tries to roll to his side and trap Benson Henderson in his guard...
Clay Guida gets his hip out and moves to full guard.
Benson Henderson is in open guard over Guida
Benson moves on the ground..
...he makes no progress.
Guida is trying to counter now!
Guida tries to close his guard around Benson
He succeeds!
The buzzer sounds, marking the end of the round. The ref tells the fighters to go to their corner.
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 Henderson attempts a sweep single...
Benson Henderson catches Clay Guida's far ankle and trips him to the mat! Slick takedown by Benson.
Benson Henderson is in closed guard over Guida
Guida tries to move on the ground and shows Benson Henderson a crack in his guard which he uses for a big elbow!
Bang! Guida's forehead receives a strong elbow that rocks his head against the mat! Mario Yamasaki knows he may be calling off the fight soon!
Benson Henderson is in closed guard over Guida
Benson Henderson tries to pass Clay Guida's guard...
Benson Henderson manages to get his leg free and moves to half guard.
Benson Henderson is in half guard over Guida
Benson Henderson seems fresh. He may still have a lot of gas in his tank.
Benson Henderson pushes Guida's leg and tries to move to full mount.
Nice move by Benson who is in full mount! Guida is in trouble now!
The clock says 0:55 in the 2 round
Benson Henderson is in full mount over Clay Guida
Clay Guida doesn't want to continue the fight in this position and tries to get back on his feet
He moves fast and now he is standing
Mario Yamasaki halts the fight to stand up Clay Guida. 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.
Brilliant combination from Benson Henderson
that forces Guida to try and defend better.
Guida's Mouth is beginning to swell
Clay Guida tries to take the action to his favourite field as he tries to grapple
Benson Henderson swings and Guida has to retreat
Benson Henderson launches a rapid series of punches
taking Guida from one end of the cage to the other. That's awesome!
Tremendous strikes from Benson!
Some big punches are landing!
As the fight continues it seems that Clay Guida is taking the best of the fight.
A high kick from Clay Guida
misses badly. Guida slips and falls!
The clock says 1:55 in the 2 round
Benson is standing while Guida is on the ground on his back
Benson moves backwards and gestures for Clay Guida to stand up.
Guida climbs to his feet and is standing now.
Benson Henderson moves forward looking for a hole in his opponent's defense.
Benson Henderson launches a rapid series of punches
taking Guida from one end of the cage to the other. That's awesome!
The clock says 2:10 in the 2 round
Guida steps backwards away from Benson Henderson. He seems to be cooling down the fight a bit.
Benson Henderson moves forward looking for a hole in his opponent's defense.
Benson pushes Clay Guida and moves away from him. He seems to be recovering his breath.
Guida wants to take the fight to his advantage and tries to clinch.
Benson wants nothing of that and pushes Guida.
Clay Guida gets sloppy and Benson Henderson tries to take advantage...
Pulverizing punch to Guida's head!
Ouch, that had to hurt!
There is a small laceration on Clay Guida's Chin
Clay Guida seems hurt! He stumbles backwards and he's an easy target for Benson Henderson!
Benson Henderson tries to show his boxing skills with a one-two combo
and those punches are landing on Guida's face
Guida's Mouth is beginning to swell
Guida seems a bit groggy... his movements are not very coordinated now.
Guida shows no signs of slowing down. He's in great shape.
Guida is holding Benson Henderson's right leg... He's trying to take him down.
Benson Henderson loses balance and goes to the ground.
Benson's arm is getting wrenched, it appears to be injured
Clay Guida is in side mount over Benson Henderson
The fight was awfully one sided. Matchmakers should take this into account for future fights.
Clay Guida looks to mount Benson Henderson...
Benson Henderson takes advantage of his opponent's over commitment and traps him in full guard.
Clay Guida is in closed guard over Benson
Guida tries to escape from closed guard...
Benson waits for the moment and tries to roll! Too late for Clay Guida! He is reversed and nor Benson Henderson is on half guard!
The clock says 3:25 in the 2 round
Benson Henderson is in half guard over Guida
Benson Henderson tries to pass Clay Guida's guard...
Benson Henderson manages to get his leg free and moves to side mount.
Benson Henderson is in side mount over Clay Guida
Benson cornermen are yelling for his man to escape from the ground as Guida can finish a fight on the ground with some good pounding if you give him the chance.
Clay Guida attempts to trap Benson Henderson in his guard.
Benson Henderson keeps control and remains in side mount.
Benson Henderson is in side mount over Clay Guida
Benson launches a barrage of elbows over Guida's face!
Those elbows may finish the fight soon if Guida doesn't fight back!
Benson Henderson turns out the lights for Guida! What an astonishing KO by Benson!
There is a small laceration on Clay Guida's Chin
Winner is Benson Henderson by KO (Elbows) at 3:57 Round 2
Statistics: Clay Guida
Punches 0/0 (0%)
Kicks 0/1 (0%)
Clinch strikes 0/0 (0%)
Takedowns 2/2 (100%)
GnP strikes 3/3 (100%)
Submissions 0/0 (0%)
Clinch Attempts 0/1 (0%)
Time on the ground 376 s
Statistics: Benson Henderson
Punches 27/30 (90%)
Kicks 0/0 (0%)
Clinch strikes 0/0 (0%)
Takedowns 2/2 (100%)
GnP strikes 10/13 (77%)
Submissions 5/5 (100%)
Clinch Attempts 0/0 (0%)
Time on the ground 368 s
Guida had a really good showing via wrestling, but Henderson came back strong later and took the F over.
Benson Henderson is beating himself up in the corner before the fight begins, smacking himself in the face, body and legs to get ready for his scrap.
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 Mario Yamasaki.
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Round 1
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The bell announces the first round!
Clay Guida shoots for a double leg takedown!
He hits it! Benson Henderson is taken off his feet, but he manages to pull Guida into his guard.
Clay Guida is in closed guard over Benson
Guida use some of his wrestling skills to escape from the closed guard!
After a few tentative moves, he jumps to side mount! The crowd in SkyDome (Toronto, Ontario) is cheering him!
Clay Guida is in side mount over Benson Henderson
Clay Guida looks to pass to mount...
Guida slides his knee across and achieves the mount position! Tough spot for Benson Henderson.
Clay Guida is in full mount over Benson Henderson
Clay Guida is a submission wizard. He has forgotten more BJJ than most fighters have learned.
Benson tries to escape from the full mount...
Benson struggles and pushes his opponent maybe a bit anxiously
Clay Guida is in full mount over Benson Henderson
Benson Henderson tries to roll on the ground...
He makes a reversal!
Benson Henderson is in closed guard over Guida
Benson tries to escape from the closed guard
Benson succeeds and he's now in open guard... he takes a second to breathe
Benson Henderson is in open guard over Guida
Benson tries to move to full mount
Benson succeeds
Benson Henderson is in full mount over Clay Guida
Guida shows no signs of slowing down. He's in great shape.
Clay Guida tries to roll on the ground...
He makes a reversal!
Clay Guida is in closed guard over Benson
Guida tries to escape from the closed guard
Clay Guida any adventage in the ground.
Guida clumsily fails here and it's time for Benson Henderson to fight back!
Benson switches to high guard just before trying to sink a triangle!
Guida struggles and his head turns red from the choke, but he manages to slip his head of the lock!
Clay Guida is in closed guard over Benson
Clay Guida is looking to pass Benson Henderson's guard...
Benson Henderson has a solid guard and keeps his ankles locked.
Clay Guida is in closed guard over Benson
Guida is in closed guard... Benson tries to roll on the ground!
Nice reversal! He is now in full mount over Clay Guida!
Benson Henderson is in full mount over Clay Guida
Benson suddenly holds Clay Guida's arm and tries an armbar!
Guida can break the lock and now he is in a closed guard over Benson Henderson!
Clay Guida is in closed guard over Benson
Benson Henderson launches a few punches to Guida's cheek from the guard.
Those punches sure are annoying because Guida tries to cover his face,
Guida's Left cheek is bruised after the punishement he's received!
Clay Guida is in closed guard over Benson
Guida is in closed guard... Benson tries to roll on the ground!
Nice reversal! He is now in full mount over Clay Guida!
The clock says 2:30 in the 1 round
Benson Henderson is in full mount over Clay Guida
Guida is using some of his ground skills to escape from this...
Benson Henderson pushes Clay Guida down and prevents his attempts to escape
Clay Guida gets sloppy and Benson Henderson tries to take advantage...
Benson Henderson throws the leg over and rolls it over into an armbar!
Guida breaks the lock showing some skills...
Benson Henderson is in full mount over Clay Guida
Benson Henderson isolates Clay Guida's arm and neck looking for an arm triangle
Clay Guida is able to relieve the pressure on his neck and slip out of the hold.
The referee decides to stand up the fighters since there was not much action on the ground.
Both fighters continue the fight on their feet. You can hear how the people agree with that decision.
Benson is holding Clay Guida's right leg... He's trying to take him down.
Clay Guida loses balance and goes to the ground.
The clock says 3:05 in the 1 round
Benson Henderson is in side mount over Clay Guida
Benson Henderson looks to mount Clay Guida...
Benson Henderson slides his knee across and gets to mount.
Benson Henderson is in full mount over Clay Guida
Clay Guida tries to roll to his side and trap Benson Henderson in his guard...
Clay Guida gets his hip out and moves to full guard.
Benson Henderson is in full mount over Clay Guida
Clay Guida tries to roll on the ground...
He makes a reversal!
Clay Guida is in closed guard over Benson
Benson measures the resilience of Guida's ribs with a couple of big punches from guard.
Those hits are leaving hitches in Guida's side.
Clay Guida is in closed guard over Benson
Benson measures the resilience of Guida's ribs with a couple of big punches from guard.
Those hits are leaving hitches in Guida's side.
Clay Guida is in closed guard over Benson
Guida 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!
Benson has a small cut in his Chin
Clay Guida is in closed guard over Benson
Guida is in closed guard... Benson tries to roll on the ground!
Nice reversal! He is now in full mount over Clay Guida!
The clock says 4:15 in the 1 round
Benson Henderson is in full mount over Clay Guida
Benson Henderson tries to finish the fight with an armbar from the top
Guida is smart enough to avoid the submission attempt
Benson Henderson is in full mount over Clay Guida
Benson cornermen are yelling for his man to escape from the ground as Guida can finish a fight on the ground with some good pounding if you give him the chance.
Clay Guida tries to roll to his side and trap Benson Henderson in his guard...
Benson Henderson keeps good control and remains in full mount.
The clock says 4:40 in the 1 round
Benson Henderson is in full mount over Clay Guida
Clay Guida tries to roll to his side and trap Benson Henderson in his guard...
Clay Guida gets his hip out and moves to full guard.
Benson Henderson is in open guard over Guida
Benson moves on the ground..
...he makes no progress.
Guida is trying to counter now!
Guida tries to close his guard around Benson
He succeeds!
The buzzer sounds, marking the end of the round. The ref tells the fighters to go to their corner.
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 Henderson attempts a sweep single...
Benson Henderson catches Clay Guida's far ankle and trips him to the mat! Slick takedown by Benson.
Benson Henderson is in closed guard over Guida
Guida tries to move on the ground and shows Benson Henderson a crack in his guard which he uses for a big elbow!
Bang! Guida's forehead receives a strong elbow that rocks his head against the mat! Mario Yamasaki knows he may be calling off the fight soon!
Benson Henderson is in closed guard over Guida
Benson Henderson tries to pass Clay Guida's guard...
Benson Henderson manages to get his leg free and moves to half guard.
Benson Henderson is in half guard over Guida
Benson Henderson seems fresh. He may still have a lot of gas in his tank.
Benson Henderson pushes Guida's leg and tries to move to full mount.
Nice move by Benson who is in full mount! Guida is in trouble now!
The clock says 0:55 in the 2 round
Benson Henderson is in full mount over Clay Guida
Clay Guida doesn't want to continue the fight in this position and tries to get back on his feet
He moves fast and now he is standing
Mario Yamasaki halts the fight to stand up Clay Guida. 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.
Brilliant combination from Benson Henderson
that forces Guida to try and defend better.
Guida's Mouth is beginning to swell
Clay Guida tries to take the action to his favourite field as he tries to grapple
Benson Henderson swings and Guida has to retreat
Benson Henderson launches a rapid series of punches
taking Guida from one end of the cage to the other. That's awesome!
Tremendous strikes from Benson!
Some big punches are landing!
As the fight continues it seems that Clay Guida is taking the best of the fight.
A high kick from Clay Guida
misses badly. Guida slips and falls!
The clock says 1:55 in the 2 round
Benson is standing while Guida is on the ground on his back
Benson moves backwards and gestures for Clay Guida to stand up.
Guida climbs to his feet and is standing now.
Benson Henderson moves forward looking for a hole in his opponent's defense.
Benson Henderson launches a rapid series of punches
taking Guida from one end of the cage to the other. That's awesome!
The clock says 2:10 in the 2 round
Guida steps backwards away from Benson Henderson. He seems to be cooling down the fight a bit.
Benson Henderson moves forward looking for a hole in his opponent's defense.
Benson pushes Clay Guida and moves away from him. He seems to be recovering his breath.
Guida wants to take the fight to his advantage and tries to clinch.
Benson wants nothing of that and pushes Guida.
Clay Guida gets sloppy and Benson Henderson tries to take advantage...
Pulverizing punch to Guida's head!
Ouch, that had to hurt!
There is a small laceration on Clay Guida's Chin
Clay Guida seems hurt! He stumbles backwards and he's an easy target for Benson Henderson!
Benson Henderson tries to show his boxing skills with a one-two combo
and those punches are landing on Guida's face
Guida's Mouth is beginning to swell
Guida seems a bit groggy... his movements are not very coordinated now.
Guida shows no signs of slowing down. He's in great shape.
Guida is holding Benson Henderson's right leg... He's trying to take him down.
Benson Henderson loses balance and goes to the ground.
Benson's arm is getting wrenched, it appears to be injured
Clay Guida is in side mount over Benson Henderson
The fight was awfully one sided. Matchmakers should take this into account for future fights.
Clay Guida looks to mount Benson Henderson...
Benson Henderson takes advantage of his opponent's over commitment and traps him in full guard.
Clay Guida is in closed guard over Benson
Guida tries to escape from closed guard...
Benson waits for the moment and tries to roll! Too late for Clay Guida! He is reversed and nor Benson Henderson is on half guard!
The clock says 3:25 in the 2 round
Benson Henderson is in half guard over Guida
Benson Henderson tries to pass Clay Guida's guard...
Benson Henderson manages to get his leg free and moves to side mount.
Benson Henderson is in side mount over Clay Guida
Benson cornermen are yelling for his man to escape from the ground as Guida can finish a fight on the ground with some good pounding if you give him the chance.
Clay Guida attempts to trap Benson Henderson in his guard.
Benson Henderson keeps control and remains in side mount.
Benson Henderson is in side mount over Clay Guida
Benson launches a barrage of elbows over Guida's face!
Those elbows may finish the fight soon if Guida doesn't fight back!
Benson Henderson turns out the lights for Guida! What an astonishing KO by Benson!
There is a small laceration on Clay Guida's Chin
Winner is Benson Henderson by KO (Elbows) at 3:57 Round 2
Statistics: Clay Guida
Punches 0/0 (0%)
Kicks 0/1 (0%)
Clinch strikes 0/0 (0%)
Takedowns 2/2 (100%)
GnP strikes 3/3 (100%)
Submissions 0/0 (0%)
Clinch Attempts 0/1 (0%)
Time on the ground 376 s
Statistics: Benson Henderson
Punches 27/30 (90%)
Kicks 0/0 (0%)
Clinch strikes 0/0 (0%)
Takedowns 2/2 (100%)
GnP strikes 10/13 (77%)
Submissions 5/5 (100%)
Clinch Attempts 0/0 (0%)
Time on the ground 368 s
Guida had a really good showing via wrestling, but Henderson came back strong later and took the F over.