Post by The Sandmen on Nov 20, 2016 23:13:53 GMT -5
Dominick Cruz 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.
Benson Henderson looks very relaxed.
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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Dominick Cruz and Benson Henderson touch gloves in the center to get this fight started!
Benson fires low kicks
that fail to land.
Cruz is holding Benson Henderson's right leg... He's trying to take him down.
Benson Henderson loses balance and goes to the ground.
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
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!
The clock says 0:50 in the 1 round
Benson Henderson is in closed guard over Cruz
Benson struggles on the ground and tries to break Dominick Cruz's guard...
Benson Henderson is in Cruz open guard now
Benson Henderson is in open guard over Cruz
Benson Henderson tries to pass to half guard...
Dominick Cruz's closes his guard to prevent the pass.
The clock says 1:10 in the 1 round
Benson Henderson is in closed guard over Cruz
Benson fires a barrage of punches at Cruz's head!
The punches go wide.
Benson misses a step and Dominick Cruz sees an opportunity to counter him!
Benson is in closed guard... Cruz tries to roll on the ground!
Benson Henderson uses his leg to keep his position on the ground
The clock says 1:20 in the 1 round
Benson Henderson is in closed guard over Cruz
Benson Henderson launches a few punches to Cruz
Weak punches. He needs to improve his position!
The clock says 1:30 in the 1 round
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!
Dominick Cruz is in full mount over Benson Henderson
Dominick Cruz tries to open Benson's guard...
Great bombs from the top by Dominick Cruz. Benson is unable to cover himself now!
Dominick Cruz is in full mount over Benson Henderson
Cruz delivers a few accurate elbows!
Benson is being hit hard and trys to escape! He has to give his back!
The clock says 2:00 in the 1 round
Cruz is in rear mount over Benson
Benson has given his back to Dominick Cruz who is trying to get one hook in!
Dominick Cruz has one hook in!
Cruz is in rear mount over Benson with one hook in
Cruz has one hook in and is trying to get the second one! If he succeed things are goint to get very bad for Benson.
Nicely done! Cruz now has two hooks in! The end may be near!
Cruz is in rear mount over Benson with two hooks in
Benson is trying to escape from the rear mount.
Cruz tries to use some of his tricky moves but Cruz's is smart enough to counter him.
Cruz tries to get some advantage after his opponent miss move...
Cruz leans back...
He clobbers Benson Henderson's face with a huge punch! Ouch!
Benson's Forehead is bruised after the punishement he's received!
Cruz is in rear mount over Benson with two hooks in
Dominick Cruz throws his leg over Benson Henderson's arm leaving him with only one arm to defend himself from Dominick Cruz's rear naked choke attempt!
Benson Henderson frees his arm and defends the choke. He manages to turn into Dominick Cruz and ends up on top!
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's Left cheek is bruised after the punishement he's received!
Benson Henderson is in closed guard over Cruz
Not a desiderable position that Benson is in now. Dominick Cruz is well knowed for his strong and relentless GnP.
Benson is in closed guard... Cruz tries to roll on the ground!
Nice reversal! He is now in full mount over Benson Henderson!
Dominick Cruz is in full mount over Benson Henderson
Cruz tries to keep hs position while looking to maybe begin a pounding session...
Dominick Cruz controls the situation despite Benson Henderson efforts for escaping from the full mount.
Dominick Cruz is in full mount over Benson Henderson
Not a desiderable position that Benson is in now. Dominick Cruz is well knowed for his strong and relentless GnP.
Benson tries to escape from the full mount...
Dominick Cruz is not caught off guard and moves to side mount to keep his superior position.
Dominick Cruz is in side mount over Benson Henderson
Benson Henderson attempts to trap Dominick Cruz in his guard.
Benson Henderson manages to switch to full guard.
Dominick Cruz is in closed guard over Benson
Cruz launches a barrage of elbows over Benson's face!
Those elbows may finish the fight soon if Benson doesn't fight back!
Dominick Cruz is in closed guard over Benson
Cruz is in closed guard... Benson tries to roll on the ground!
Dominick Cruz uses his leg to keep his position on the ground
The clock says 3:50 in the 1 round
Dominick Cruz is in closed guard over Benson
Benson sure knows how to turn you into a pretzel. He can finish the fight anytime while on the ground.
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 closed guard over Benson
Benson Henderson 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
Dominick Cruz 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
Both fighters have climbed to their feet and they continue the fight standing. The people who are watching this in Cox Pavilion (Las Vegas, Nevada) are cheering for the fighters.
The clock says 4:15 in the 1 round
Benson fakes a punch and shoots a takedown!
Cruz sprawls and remains on his feet.
Benson Henderson gets sloppy and Dominick Cruz tries to take advantage...
Cruz tries to grapple
He puts Benson in a double underhook!
Cruz doesn't want to clinch as he ducks under Benson Henderson embrace and tries to move away...
Benson Henderson pushes Cruz forward and doesn't allow him to break the clinch.
The fighters are clinching.
Benson Henderson slightly pushes Cruz into the fence and tries to calm down the action.
The referee intervenes to break the clinch.
The clock says 4:35 in the 1 round
Cruz is holding Benson Henderson's left leg... He's trying to take him down.
Benson Henderson loses balance and goes to the ground.
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
Cruz leans back...
He clobbers Benson Henderson's face with a huge punch! Ouch!
Benson's Right eye is beginning to swell
There is a small laceration on Benson Henderson's Right eye
Winner is Dominick Cruz by TKO (Stoppage - Small cut Right eye) at 5:00 Round 1
Statistics: Dominick Cruz
Punches 0/0 (0%)
Kicks 0/0 (0%)
Clinch strikes 0/0 (0%)
Takedowns 2/2 (100%)
GnP strikes 15/22 (68%)
Submissions 2/2 (100%)
Clinch Attempts 0/0 (0%)
Time on the ground 240 s
Statistics: Benson Henderson
Punches 0/0 (0%)
Kicks 0/3 (0%)
Clinch strikes 0/0 (0%)
Takedowns 0/1 (0%)
GnP strikes 3/9 (33%)
Submissions 0/0 (0%)
Clinch Attempts 0/0 (0%)
Time on the ground 240 s
Despite the cut stoppage, Benson needs toughness. That should be made a priority. Not just for Benson here, but basically for anyone that anyone wants to be legit. Toughness is key, people.
Benson Henderson looks very relaxed.
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.
=========================================
Round 1
=========================================
Dominick Cruz and Benson Henderson touch gloves in the center to get this fight started!
Benson fires low kicks
that fail to land.
Cruz is holding Benson Henderson's right leg... He's trying to take him down.
Benson Henderson loses balance and goes to the ground.
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
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!
The clock says 0:50 in the 1 round
Benson Henderson is in closed guard over Cruz
Benson struggles on the ground and tries to break Dominick Cruz's guard...
Benson Henderson is in Cruz open guard now
Benson Henderson is in open guard over Cruz
Benson Henderson tries to pass to half guard...
Dominick Cruz's closes his guard to prevent the pass.
The clock says 1:10 in the 1 round
Benson Henderson is in closed guard over Cruz
Benson fires a barrage of punches at Cruz's head!
The punches go wide.
Benson misses a step and Dominick Cruz sees an opportunity to counter him!
Benson is in closed guard... Cruz tries to roll on the ground!
Benson Henderson uses his leg to keep his position on the ground
The clock says 1:20 in the 1 round
Benson Henderson is in closed guard over Cruz
Benson Henderson launches a few punches to Cruz
Weak punches. He needs to improve his position!
The clock says 1:30 in the 1 round
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!
Dominick Cruz is in full mount over Benson Henderson
Dominick Cruz tries to open Benson's guard...
Great bombs from the top by Dominick Cruz. Benson is unable to cover himself now!
Dominick Cruz is in full mount over Benson Henderson
Cruz delivers a few accurate elbows!
Benson is being hit hard and trys to escape! He has to give his back!
The clock says 2:00 in the 1 round
Cruz is in rear mount over Benson
Benson has given his back to Dominick Cruz who is trying to get one hook in!
Dominick Cruz has one hook in!
Cruz is in rear mount over Benson with one hook in
Cruz has one hook in and is trying to get the second one! If he succeed things are goint to get very bad for Benson.
Nicely done! Cruz now has two hooks in! The end may be near!
Cruz is in rear mount over Benson with two hooks in
Benson is trying to escape from the rear mount.
Cruz tries to use some of his tricky moves but Cruz's is smart enough to counter him.
Cruz tries to get some advantage after his opponent miss move...
Cruz leans back...
He clobbers Benson Henderson's face with a huge punch! Ouch!
Benson's Forehead is bruised after the punishement he's received!
Cruz is in rear mount over Benson with two hooks in
Dominick Cruz throws his leg over Benson Henderson's arm leaving him with only one arm to defend himself from Dominick Cruz's rear naked choke attempt!
Benson Henderson frees his arm and defends the choke. He manages to turn into Dominick Cruz and ends up on top!
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's Left cheek is bruised after the punishement he's received!
Benson Henderson is in closed guard over Cruz
Not a desiderable position that Benson is in now. Dominick Cruz is well knowed for his strong and relentless GnP.
Benson is in closed guard... Cruz tries to roll on the ground!
Nice reversal! He is now in full mount over Benson Henderson!
Dominick Cruz is in full mount over Benson Henderson
Cruz tries to keep hs position while looking to maybe begin a pounding session...
Dominick Cruz controls the situation despite Benson Henderson efforts for escaping from the full mount.
Dominick Cruz is in full mount over Benson Henderson
Not a desiderable position that Benson is in now. Dominick Cruz is well knowed for his strong and relentless GnP.
Benson tries to escape from the full mount...
Dominick Cruz is not caught off guard and moves to side mount to keep his superior position.
Dominick Cruz is in side mount over Benson Henderson
Benson Henderson attempts to trap Dominick Cruz in his guard.
Benson Henderson manages to switch to full guard.
Dominick Cruz is in closed guard over Benson
Cruz launches a barrage of elbows over Benson's face!
Those elbows may finish the fight soon if Benson doesn't fight back!
Dominick Cruz is in closed guard over Benson
Cruz is in closed guard... Benson tries to roll on the ground!
Dominick Cruz uses his leg to keep his position on the ground
The clock says 3:50 in the 1 round
Dominick Cruz is in closed guard over Benson
Benson sure knows how to turn you into a pretzel. He can finish the fight anytime while on the ground.
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 closed guard over Benson
Benson Henderson 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
Dominick Cruz 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
Both fighters have climbed to their feet and they continue the fight standing. The people who are watching this in Cox Pavilion (Las Vegas, Nevada) are cheering for the fighters.
The clock says 4:15 in the 1 round
Benson fakes a punch and shoots a takedown!
Cruz sprawls and remains on his feet.
Benson Henderson gets sloppy and Dominick Cruz tries to take advantage...
Cruz tries to grapple
He puts Benson in a double underhook!
Cruz doesn't want to clinch as he ducks under Benson Henderson embrace and tries to move away...
Benson Henderson pushes Cruz forward and doesn't allow him to break the clinch.
The fighters are clinching.
Benson Henderson slightly pushes Cruz into the fence and tries to calm down the action.
The referee intervenes to break the clinch.
The clock says 4:35 in the 1 round
Cruz is holding Benson Henderson's left leg... He's trying to take him down.
Benson Henderson loses balance and goes to the ground.
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
Cruz leans back...
He clobbers Benson Henderson's face with a huge punch! Ouch!
Benson's Right eye is beginning to swell
There is a small laceration on Benson Henderson's Right eye
Winner is Dominick Cruz by TKO (Stoppage - Small cut Right eye) at 5:00 Round 1
Statistics: Dominick Cruz
Punches 0/0 (0%)
Kicks 0/0 (0%)
Clinch strikes 0/0 (0%)
Takedowns 2/2 (100%)
GnP strikes 15/22 (68%)
Submissions 2/2 (100%)
Clinch Attempts 0/0 (0%)
Time on the ground 240 s
Statistics: Benson Henderson
Punches 0/0 (0%)
Kicks 0/3 (0%)
Clinch strikes 0/0 (0%)
Takedowns 0/1 (0%)
GnP strikes 3/9 (33%)
Submissions 0/0 (0%)
Clinch Attempts 0/0 (0%)
Time on the ground 240 s
Despite the cut stoppage, Benson needs toughness. That should be made a priority. Not just for Benson here, but basically for anyone that anyone wants to be legit. Toughness is key, people.