Post by The Sandmen on Dec 11, 2015 17:05:25 GMT -5
Benson Henderson doesn't look concerned about anything his opponent brings to the table.
Gray Maynard doesn't look concerned about anything his opponent brings to the table.
This is the first time they meet inside the cage
And there you go! I would put my money on Benson Henderson today.
The referee of the bout is Dan Miragliotta.
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Round 1
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The fight gets underway.
Superb haymaker by Maynard
Benson manages to move aside
The clock says 0:25 in the 1 round
Maynard is holding Benson Henderson's left leg... He's trying to take him down.
Benson Henderson loses balance and goes to the ground.
Gray Maynard is in side mount over Benson Henderson
Benson Henderson attempts to trap Gray Maynard in his guard.
Gray Maynard keeps control and remains in side mount.
The clock says 0:45 in the 1 round
Gray Maynard is in side mount over Benson Henderson
Maynard tries to move to full mount!
Benson won't allow him to take this position easily.
Poorly executed technique. Benson Henderson looks to counter!
Benson measures the resilience of Maynard's ribs with a couple of big punches from guard.
Those hits are leaving hitches in Maynard's side.
Gray Maynard is in side mount over Benson Henderson
Benson Henderson launches a few punches to Maynard's cheek from the guard.
Those punches sure are annoying because Maynard tries to cover his face,
The clock says 1:05 in the 1 round
Gray Maynard is in side mount over Benson Henderson
Gray Maynard moves to better his position on the ground...
Gray Maynard viciously slams hammer blows to Benson's face!
Benson has a small cut in his Forehead
Gray Maynard is in side mount over Benson Henderson
Benson measures the resilience of Maynard's ribs with a couple of big punches from guard.
Those hits are leaving hitches in Maynard's side.
Gray Maynard is in side mount over Benson Henderson
Gray Maynard looks to mount Benson Henderson...
Benson Henderson takes advantage of his opponent's over commitment and traps him in full guard.
Gray Maynard is in closed guard over Benson
Maynard is in closed guard... Benson tries to roll on the ground!
Nice reversal! He is now in full mount over Gray Maynard!
Benson Henderson is in full mount over Gray Maynard
Benson launches a barrage of elbows over Maynard's face!
Those elbows may finish the fight soon if Maynard doesn't fight back!
Benson Henderson is in full mount over Gray Maynard
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 full mount over Gray Maynard
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 misses a step and Gray Maynard sees an opportunity to counter him!
Gray Maynard 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.
Benson Henderson is in full mount over Gray Maynard
Gray Maynard tries to roll to his side and trap Benson Henderson in his guard...
Gray Maynard gets his hip out and moves to full guard.
Benson Henderson is in open guard over Maynard
Deep breaths from Gray Maynard who tries a hammer punch to Benson's ribs.
Benson blocks those punches
Benson is trying to counter now!
Benson Henderson wants to finish his opponent on the ground
Benson drills Gray Maynard's face with a huge right hand! What an impact!
The clock says 2:30 in the 1 round
Benson Henderson is in open guard over Maynard
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 open guard over Maynard
Gray Maynard 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.
Benson Henderson is in open guard over Maynard
Benson is looking to end this fight with strikes
He starts to pound away at Gray Maynard, who is barely covering up!
The clock says 3:00 in the 1 round
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
Gray Maynard attempts to trap Benson Henderson in his guard.
Benson Henderson keeps control and remains in side mount.
Benson Henderson is in side mount over Gray Maynard
Benson delivers a few accurate elbows!
Maynard is being hit hard and trys to escape! He has to give his back!
Maynard's Left cheek is bruised after the punishement he's received!
Benson is in rear mount over Maynard
Terrible one sided match... Maynard was not ready to fight a fighter of Benson Henderson caliber.
Benson Henderson wants to finish his opponent on the ground
Benson drills Gray Maynard's face with a huge right hand! What an impact!
There is a small laceration on Gray Maynard's Nose
Benson is in rear mount 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!
Dan Miragliotta is asking Maynard to defend himself! Dan Miragliotta jumps in between the fighters and stops the punishment for Maynard.
Maynard has a small cut in his Forehead
Winner is Benson Henderson by TKO (Elbows) at 3:48 Round 1
Statistics: Benson Henderson
Punches 0/0 (0%)
Kicks 0/0 (0%)
Clinch strikes 0/0 (0%)
Takedowns 0/0 (0%)
GnP strikes 22/30 (73%)
Submissions 1/1 (100%)
Clinch Attempts 0/0 (0%)
Time on the ground 196 s
Statistics: Gray Maynard
Punches 0/1 (0%)
Kicks 0/0 (0%)
Clinch strikes 0/0 (0%)
Takedowns 1/1 (100%)
GnP strikes 7/14 (50%)
Submissions 0/0 (0%)
Clinch Attempts 0/0 (0%)
Time on the ground 196 s
Benson fought like the former UFC, WEC, and ManMMA champion he once was. Gray fought like the candy that bears his name.
Gray Maynard doesn't look concerned about anything his opponent brings to the table.
This is the first time they meet inside the cage
And there you go! I would put my money on Benson Henderson today.
The referee of the bout is Dan Miragliotta.
=========================================
Round 1
=========================================
The fight gets underway.
Superb haymaker by Maynard
Benson manages to move aside
The clock says 0:25 in the 1 round
Maynard is holding Benson Henderson's left leg... He's trying to take him down.
Benson Henderson loses balance and goes to the ground.
Gray Maynard is in side mount over Benson Henderson
Benson Henderson attempts to trap Gray Maynard in his guard.
Gray Maynard keeps control and remains in side mount.
The clock says 0:45 in the 1 round
Gray Maynard is in side mount over Benson Henderson
Maynard tries to move to full mount!
Benson won't allow him to take this position easily.
Poorly executed technique. Benson Henderson looks to counter!
Benson measures the resilience of Maynard's ribs with a couple of big punches from guard.
Those hits are leaving hitches in Maynard's side.
Gray Maynard is in side mount over Benson Henderson
Benson Henderson launches a few punches to Maynard's cheek from the guard.
Those punches sure are annoying because Maynard tries to cover his face,
The clock says 1:05 in the 1 round
Gray Maynard is in side mount over Benson Henderson
Gray Maynard moves to better his position on the ground...
Gray Maynard viciously slams hammer blows to Benson's face!
Benson has a small cut in his Forehead
Gray Maynard is in side mount over Benson Henderson
Benson measures the resilience of Maynard's ribs with a couple of big punches from guard.
Those hits are leaving hitches in Maynard's side.
Gray Maynard is in side mount over Benson Henderson
Gray Maynard looks to mount Benson Henderson...
Benson Henderson takes advantage of his opponent's over commitment and traps him in full guard.
Gray Maynard is in closed guard over Benson
Maynard is in closed guard... Benson tries to roll on the ground!
Nice reversal! He is now in full mount over Gray Maynard!
Benson Henderson is in full mount over Gray Maynard
Benson launches a barrage of elbows over Maynard's face!
Those elbows may finish the fight soon if Maynard doesn't fight back!
Benson Henderson is in full mount over Gray Maynard
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 full mount over Gray Maynard
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 misses a step and Gray Maynard sees an opportunity to counter him!
Gray Maynard 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.
Benson Henderson is in full mount over Gray Maynard
Gray Maynard tries to roll to his side and trap Benson Henderson in his guard...
Gray Maynard gets his hip out and moves to full guard.
Benson Henderson is in open guard over Maynard
Deep breaths from Gray Maynard who tries a hammer punch to Benson's ribs.
Benson blocks those punches
Benson is trying to counter now!
Benson Henderson wants to finish his opponent on the ground
Benson drills Gray Maynard's face with a huge right hand! What an impact!
The clock says 2:30 in the 1 round
Benson Henderson is in open guard over Maynard
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 open guard over Maynard
Gray Maynard 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.
Benson Henderson is in open guard over Maynard
Benson is looking to end this fight with strikes
He starts to pound away at Gray Maynard, who is barely covering up!
The clock says 3:00 in the 1 round
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
Gray Maynard attempts to trap Benson Henderson in his guard.
Benson Henderson keeps control and remains in side mount.
Benson Henderson is in side mount over Gray Maynard
Benson delivers a few accurate elbows!
Maynard is being hit hard and trys to escape! He has to give his back!
Maynard's Left cheek is bruised after the punishement he's received!
Benson is in rear mount over Maynard
Terrible one sided match... Maynard was not ready to fight a fighter of Benson Henderson caliber.
Benson Henderson wants to finish his opponent on the ground
Benson drills Gray Maynard's face with a huge right hand! What an impact!
There is a small laceration on Gray Maynard's Nose
Benson is in rear mount 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!
Dan Miragliotta is asking Maynard to defend himself! Dan Miragliotta jumps in between the fighters and stops the punishment for Maynard.
Maynard has a small cut in his Forehead
Winner is Benson Henderson by TKO (Elbows) at 3:48 Round 1
Statistics: Benson Henderson
Punches 0/0 (0%)
Kicks 0/0 (0%)
Clinch strikes 0/0 (0%)
Takedowns 0/0 (0%)
GnP strikes 22/30 (73%)
Submissions 1/1 (100%)
Clinch Attempts 0/0 (0%)
Time on the ground 196 s
Statistics: Gray Maynard
Punches 0/1 (0%)
Kicks 0/0 (0%)
Clinch strikes 0/0 (0%)
Takedowns 1/1 (100%)
GnP strikes 7/14 (50%)
Submissions 0/0 (0%)
Clinch Attempts 0/0 (0%)
Time on the ground 196 s
Benson fought like the former UFC, WEC, and ManMMA champion he once was. Gray fought like the candy that bears his name.