Post by The Sandmen on Mar 23, 2020 22:32:38 GMT -5
Thiago Alves is calm in his corner. He looks convinced of his abilities.
Benson Henderson doesn't look concerned about anything his opponent brings to the table.
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 Steve Mazzagatti.
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Round 1
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The fight gets underway.
Thiago Alves tries a nice one-two combination
He scores!
Alves decides to launch some tentative punches
Benson Henderson takes the best of a brief punching exchange.
Thiago Alves seems fresh. He may still have a lot of gas in his tank.
Thiago Alves just won't stop and continues to rain punches
Benson may be in trouble!
An overhand right from Benson Henderson that looked like it was capable of destroying a brick wall!
Bang! Alves's stops that one with his face! How is Alves standing?!
Inside leg kick from Alves
that goes awry.
Thiago Alves gets sloppy and Benson Henderson tries to take advantage...
Benson Henderson launches a couples of jabs and then a big hook!
Alves blocks the jabs but the last punch hits hard on Thiago Alves's cheek! Alves stumbles and the falls to the mat!
Benson is standing while Alves is on the ground on his back
Thiago Alves launches an up-kick intended for Benson Henderson's head...
It lands flush with Benson Henderson's head snapping it backwards due to the impact!
The clock says 1:15 in the 1 round
Benson is standing while Alves is on the ground on his back
Benson Henderson opts to go after his opponent and jumps inside Alves's guard.
Alves didn't see that coming. Benson is in open guard over Alves now.
Benson Henderson is in open guard over Alves
Benson delivers a few accurate elbows!
Alves is being hit hard and trys to escape! He has to give his back!
Benson is in rear mount over Alves
You can hear the excitement from the crowd. Thiago Alves can end the fight with his ground and pound.
Alves has Benson controlling his back while on the ground. He tries to roll and find an escape...
Showing some ground skills Alves manages to escape from that position and climb to his feet along Benson
Both fighters have climbed to their feet and they continue the fight standing. The people who are watching this in Saku Suurhall (Tallinn, Estonia) are cheering for the fighters.
Benson decides to launch some tentative punches
Alves launches a couple of jabs that are answered by Benson with a stiff cross! Solid exchange!
The clock says 2:05 in the 1 round
Benson Henderson and Alves engage in a wild exchange of punches!
Both fighters are missing terribly.
Benson is one of those men capable of pounding you into oblivion!
Alves follows Benson Henderson
only to get counter punched in a big way! Alves needs to stop playing Benson Henderson's game or he'll get knocked out!
Benson looks for angles as he throws a few jabs that are countered by Thiago Alves's punches
Benson measures the resilience of Alves's chin with an uppercut while Alves lands some great crosses.
Thiago Alves takes a few seconds to recover his breath...
Benson fakes a punch and shoots a takedown!
Alves sprawls and remains on his feet.
The clock says 3:05 in the 1 round
Surprise roundhouse punch by Benson.
It looks like Alves was hit by a bus!
Alves looks for angles as he throws a few jabs that are countered by Benson Henderson's punches
Alves measures the resilience of Benson's chin with an uppercut while Benson lands some great crosses.
Thiago Alves has found an opening in the defense of Benson, launching a big hook
Bang! That could break Benson's ribs.
Thiago Alves tries to take the fight to the ground with a one leg takedown...
Benson is unable to remain on his feet and falls to the ground
The clock says 3:40 in the 1 round
Thiago Alves is in open guard over Benson
Benson measures the resilience of Alves's ribs with a couple of big punches from guard.
Those hits are leaving hitches in Alves's side.
Thiago Alves is in open guard over Benson
Benson tries to close his guard around Alves
He succeeds!
Thiago Alves is in closed guard over Benson
Benson Henderson launches a few punches to Alves's cheek from the guard.
Thiago Alves uses his head to cover the punches and presses his skull forward.
Alves tries to get some advantage after his opponent miss move...
Alves tries to escape from the closed guard
Alves succeeds and he's now in open guard... he takes a second to breathe
Thiago Alves is in open guard over Benson
Alves moves on the ground
Thiago Alves moves to side mount
The clock says 4:25 in the 1 round
Thiago Alves is in side mount over Benson Henderson
Thiago Alves hovers above Benson
Good punches to Benson's body.
Thiago Alves is in side mount over Benson Henderson
Benson cornermen are yelling for his man to escape from the ground as Alves can finish a fight on the ground with some good pounding if you give him the chance.
Thiago Alves looks to mount Benson Henderson...
Benson Henderson sees an opening and locks his opponent in half guard.
Thiago Alves is in half guard over Benson
Benson Henderson launches a few punches to Alves's cheek from the guard.
Those punches sure are annoying because Alves tries to cover his face,
Thiago Alves is in half guard over Benson
Thiago Alves 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
Steve Mazzagatti halts the fight to stand up Thiago Alves. The fight resumes with both fighters standing.
Both fighters have climbed to their feet and they continue the fight standing. The people who are watching this in Saku Suurhall (Tallinn, Estonia) are cheering for the fighters.
The referee separates the fighters as the buzzer sounds.
I can't give the advantage to either fighter in that round.
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Round 2
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The clock says 0:10 in the 2 round
Benson seems hesitant as if he would give the initiative to his opponent.
Benson Henderson tries to take the fight to the ground with a one leg takedown...
Alves is unable to remain on his feet and falls to the ground
Benson Henderson is in open guard over Alves
Alves tries to close his guard around Benson
He is not able to do it
Benson Henderson is in open guard over Alves
Alves tries to close his guard around Benson
He succeeds!
Benson Henderson is in closed guard over Alves
Benson Henderson tries to pass Thiago Alves's guard...
Benson Henderson manages to get his leg free and moves to half guard.
Benson Henderson is in half guard over Alves
Benson Henderson tries to pass Thiago Alves's guard...
Benson Henderson manages to get his leg free and moves to side mount.
Benson Henderson is in side mount over Thiago Alves
Thiago Alves 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 side mount over Thiago Alves
Benson fires a barrage of punches at Alves's head!
This is bad! Benson is just pounding on Thiago Alves's head like he's a training dummy! The referee looks on anxiously!
The clock says 1:25 in the 2 round
Benson Henderson is in side mount over Thiago Alves
Benson fires a barrage of punches at Alves's head!
This is bad! Benson is just pounding on Thiago Alves's head like he's a training dummy! The referee looks on anxiously!
Benson Henderson is in side mount over Thiago Alves
Thiago Alves 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 Benson's moves.
Benson Henderson is in side mount over Thiago Alves
Thiago Alves attempts to trap Benson Henderson in his guard.
Thiago Alves manages to switch to full guard.
Benson Henderson is in open guard over Alves
Alves tries to close his guard around Benson
He succeeds!
Benson Henderson is in closed guard over Alves
Benson is in closed guard... Alves tries to roll on the ground!
Nice reversal! He is now in full mount over Benson Henderson!
Thiago Alves is in full mount over Benson Henderson
Benson Henderson launches a few punches to Alves's cheek from the guard.
Those punches sure are annoying because Alves tries to cover his face,
Thiago Alves is in full mount over Benson Henderson
Benson Henderson tries to roll to his side and trap Thiago Alves in his guard...
Benson Henderson moves to half guard.
Thiago Alves is in half guard over Benson
Thiago Alves storms over Benson with a biblical punishment in the form of elbows!
Benson Henderson blocks them all showing some great skills here.
Thiago Alves is in half guard over Benson
Thiago Alves 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 Benson's moves.
Thiago Alves is in half guard over Benson
Benson measures the resilience of Alves's ribs with a couple of big punches from guard.
Those hits are leaving hitches in Alves's side.
Thiago Alves is in half guard over Benson
Benson Henderson tries to close the guard.
Benson put Thiago Alves in closed guard.
The clock says 3:15 in the 2 round
Thiago Alves is in closed guard over Benson
Alves tries to stand up!
Benson doesn't allow him!
Thiago Alves is in closed guard over Benson
Alves delivers a few accurate elbows!
Benson Henderson blocks them all showing some great skills here.
Thiago Alves gets sloppy and Benson Henderson tries to take advantage...
Benson Henderson launches a few punches to Alves's cheek from the guard.
Those punches sure are annoying because Alves tries to cover his face,
Thiago Alves is in closed guard over Benson
Alves is in closed guard... Benson tries to roll on the ground!
Nice reversal! He is now in full mount over Thiago Alves!
Benson Henderson is in full mount over Thiago Alves
Benson Henderson takes a deep breath as he passes his arm over Thiago Alves shoulder and pushes his arm againts the mat!
You can see the pain reflected in Alves's eyes...
Alves Hyper-extended his arm
Punishing hold!
Benson shows a pained grimace and he repeatedly taps out after a perfect americana!
Winner is Benson Henderson by Submission (Americana) at 4:00 Round 2
Statistics: Thiago Alves
Punches 13/16 (81%)
Kicks 0/1 (0%)
Clinch strikes 0/0 (0%)
Takedowns 1/1 (100%)
GnP strikes 3/18 (17%)
Submissions 0/0 (0%)
Clinch Attempts 0/0 (0%)
Time on the ground 355 s
Statistics: Benson Henderson
Punches 11/16 (69%)
Kicks 0/0 (0%)
Clinch strikes 0/0 (0%)
Takedowns 1/2 (50%)
GnP strikes 22/32 (69%)
Submissions 1/1 (100%)
Clinch Attempts 0/0 (0%)
Time on the ground 332 s
Good fight! These guys were out to kill each other and do heavy damage. They did. Then Benson submitted Alves and it all ended.
Benson Henderson doesn't look concerned about anything his opponent brings to the table.
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 Steve Mazzagatti.
=========================================
Round 1
=========================================
The fight gets underway.
Thiago Alves tries a nice one-two combination
He scores!
Alves decides to launch some tentative punches
Benson Henderson takes the best of a brief punching exchange.
Thiago Alves seems fresh. He may still have a lot of gas in his tank.
Thiago Alves just won't stop and continues to rain punches
Benson may be in trouble!
An overhand right from Benson Henderson that looked like it was capable of destroying a brick wall!
Bang! Alves's stops that one with his face! How is Alves standing?!
Inside leg kick from Alves
that goes awry.
Thiago Alves gets sloppy and Benson Henderson tries to take advantage...
Benson Henderson launches a couples of jabs and then a big hook!
Alves blocks the jabs but the last punch hits hard on Thiago Alves's cheek! Alves stumbles and the falls to the mat!
Benson is standing while Alves is on the ground on his back
Thiago Alves launches an up-kick intended for Benson Henderson's head...
It lands flush with Benson Henderson's head snapping it backwards due to the impact!
The clock says 1:15 in the 1 round
Benson is standing while Alves is on the ground on his back
Benson Henderson opts to go after his opponent and jumps inside Alves's guard.
Alves didn't see that coming. Benson is in open guard over Alves now.
Benson Henderson is in open guard over Alves
Benson delivers a few accurate elbows!
Alves is being hit hard and trys to escape! He has to give his back!
Benson is in rear mount over Alves
You can hear the excitement from the crowd. Thiago Alves can end the fight with his ground and pound.
Alves has Benson controlling his back while on the ground. He tries to roll and find an escape...
Showing some ground skills Alves manages to escape from that position and climb to his feet along Benson
Both fighters have climbed to their feet and they continue the fight standing. The people who are watching this in Saku Suurhall (Tallinn, Estonia) are cheering for the fighters.
Benson decides to launch some tentative punches
Alves launches a couple of jabs that are answered by Benson with a stiff cross! Solid exchange!
The clock says 2:05 in the 1 round
Benson Henderson and Alves engage in a wild exchange of punches!
Both fighters are missing terribly.
Benson is one of those men capable of pounding you into oblivion!
Alves follows Benson Henderson
only to get counter punched in a big way! Alves needs to stop playing Benson Henderson's game or he'll get knocked out!
Benson looks for angles as he throws a few jabs that are countered by Thiago Alves's punches
Benson measures the resilience of Alves's chin with an uppercut while Alves lands some great crosses.
Thiago Alves takes a few seconds to recover his breath...
Benson fakes a punch and shoots a takedown!
Alves sprawls and remains on his feet.
The clock says 3:05 in the 1 round
Surprise roundhouse punch by Benson.
It looks like Alves was hit by a bus!
Alves looks for angles as he throws a few jabs that are countered by Benson Henderson's punches
Alves measures the resilience of Benson's chin with an uppercut while Benson lands some great crosses.
Thiago Alves has found an opening in the defense of Benson, launching a big hook
Bang! That could break Benson's ribs.
Thiago Alves tries to take the fight to the ground with a one leg takedown...
Benson is unable to remain on his feet and falls to the ground
The clock says 3:40 in the 1 round
Thiago Alves is in open guard over Benson
Benson measures the resilience of Alves's ribs with a couple of big punches from guard.
Those hits are leaving hitches in Alves's side.
Thiago Alves is in open guard over Benson
Benson tries to close his guard around Alves
He succeeds!
Thiago Alves is in closed guard over Benson
Benson Henderson launches a few punches to Alves's cheek from the guard.
Thiago Alves uses his head to cover the punches and presses his skull forward.
Alves tries to get some advantage after his opponent miss move...
Alves tries to escape from the closed guard
Alves succeeds and he's now in open guard... he takes a second to breathe
Thiago Alves is in open guard over Benson
Alves moves on the ground
Thiago Alves moves to side mount
The clock says 4:25 in the 1 round
Thiago Alves is in side mount over Benson Henderson
Thiago Alves hovers above Benson
Good punches to Benson's body.
Thiago Alves is in side mount over Benson Henderson
Benson cornermen are yelling for his man to escape from the ground as Alves can finish a fight on the ground with some good pounding if you give him the chance.
Thiago Alves looks to mount Benson Henderson...
Benson Henderson sees an opening and locks his opponent in half guard.
Thiago Alves is in half guard over Benson
Benson Henderson launches a few punches to Alves's cheek from the guard.
Those punches sure are annoying because Alves tries to cover his face,
Thiago Alves is in half guard over Benson
Thiago Alves 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
Steve Mazzagatti halts the fight to stand up Thiago Alves. The fight resumes with both fighters standing.
Both fighters have climbed to their feet and they continue the fight standing. The people who are watching this in Saku Suurhall (Tallinn, Estonia) are cheering for the fighters.
The referee separates the fighters as the buzzer sounds.
I can't give the advantage to either fighter in that round.
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Round 2
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The clock says 0:10 in the 2 round
Benson seems hesitant as if he would give the initiative to his opponent.
Benson Henderson tries to take the fight to the ground with a one leg takedown...
Alves is unable to remain on his feet and falls to the ground
Benson Henderson is in open guard over Alves
Alves tries to close his guard around Benson
He is not able to do it
Benson Henderson is in open guard over Alves
Alves tries to close his guard around Benson
He succeeds!
Benson Henderson is in closed guard over Alves
Benson Henderson tries to pass Thiago Alves's guard...
Benson Henderson manages to get his leg free and moves to half guard.
Benson Henderson is in half guard over Alves
Benson Henderson tries to pass Thiago Alves's guard...
Benson Henderson manages to get his leg free and moves to side mount.
Benson Henderson is in side mount over Thiago Alves
Thiago Alves 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 side mount over Thiago Alves
Benson fires a barrage of punches at Alves's head!
This is bad! Benson is just pounding on Thiago Alves's head like he's a training dummy! The referee looks on anxiously!
The clock says 1:25 in the 2 round
Benson Henderson is in side mount over Thiago Alves
Benson fires a barrage of punches at Alves's head!
This is bad! Benson is just pounding on Thiago Alves's head like he's a training dummy! The referee looks on anxiously!
Benson Henderson is in side mount over Thiago Alves
Thiago Alves 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 Benson's moves.
Benson Henderson is in side mount over Thiago Alves
Thiago Alves attempts to trap Benson Henderson in his guard.
Thiago Alves manages to switch to full guard.
Benson Henderson is in open guard over Alves
Alves tries to close his guard around Benson
He succeeds!
Benson Henderson is in closed guard over Alves
Benson is in closed guard... Alves tries to roll on the ground!
Nice reversal! He is now in full mount over Benson Henderson!
Thiago Alves is in full mount over Benson Henderson
Benson Henderson launches a few punches to Alves's cheek from the guard.
Those punches sure are annoying because Alves tries to cover his face,
Thiago Alves is in full mount over Benson Henderson
Benson Henderson tries to roll to his side and trap Thiago Alves in his guard...
Benson Henderson moves to half guard.
Thiago Alves is in half guard over Benson
Thiago Alves storms over Benson with a biblical punishment in the form of elbows!
Benson Henderson blocks them all showing some great skills here.
Thiago Alves is in half guard over Benson
Thiago Alves 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 Benson's moves.
Thiago Alves is in half guard over Benson
Benson measures the resilience of Alves's ribs with a couple of big punches from guard.
Those hits are leaving hitches in Alves's side.
Thiago Alves is in half guard over Benson
Benson Henderson tries to close the guard.
Benson put Thiago Alves in closed guard.
The clock says 3:15 in the 2 round
Thiago Alves is in closed guard over Benson
Alves tries to stand up!
Benson doesn't allow him!
Thiago Alves is in closed guard over Benson
Alves delivers a few accurate elbows!
Benson Henderson blocks them all showing some great skills here.
Thiago Alves gets sloppy and Benson Henderson tries to take advantage...
Benson Henderson launches a few punches to Alves's cheek from the guard.
Those punches sure are annoying because Alves tries to cover his face,
Thiago Alves is in closed guard over Benson
Alves is in closed guard... Benson tries to roll on the ground!
Nice reversal! He is now in full mount over Thiago Alves!
Benson Henderson is in full mount over Thiago Alves
Benson Henderson takes a deep breath as he passes his arm over Thiago Alves shoulder and pushes his arm againts the mat!
You can see the pain reflected in Alves's eyes...
Alves Hyper-extended his arm
Punishing hold!
Benson shows a pained grimace and he repeatedly taps out after a perfect americana!
Winner is Benson Henderson by Submission (Americana) at 4:00 Round 2
Statistics: Thiago Alves
Punches 13/16 (81%)
Kicks 0/1 (0%)
Clinch strikes 0/0 (0%)
Takedowns 1/1 (100%)
GnP strikes 3/18 (17%)
Submissions 0/0 (0%)
Clinch Attempts 0/0 (0%)
Time on the ground 355 s
Statistics: Benson Henderson
Punches 11/16 (69%)
Kicks 0/0 (0%)
Clinch strikes 0/0 (0%)
Takedowns 1/2 (50%)
GnP strikes 22/32 (69%)
Submissions 1/1 (100%)
Clinch Attempts 0/0 (0%)
Time on the ground 332 s
Good fight! These guys were out to kill each other and do heavy damage. They did. Then Benson submitted Alves and it all ended.
Have 9 points in celebration of this monumental achievement!