Post by The Sandmen on Dec 17, 2012 12:02:34 GMT -5
Anthony Pettis raises his fists in his corner. He seems confident.
Benson Henderson glares at his opponent from the opposite corner.
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 bell announces the first round!
Not a desiderable position that Pettis is in now. Benson Henderson is well knowed for his strong and relentless GnP.
Benson Henderson shoots for a double leg takedown!
He hits it! Anthony Pettis is taken off his feet, but he manages to pull Benson into his guard.
Benson Henderson is in closed guard over Pettis
Benson Henderson tries to pass Anthony Pettis's guard...
Benson Henderson manages to get his leg free and moves to half guard.
Benson Henderson is in half guard over Pettis
Benson tries to get a side mount...
He frees his leg and is now controlling Pettis from the side mount!
Benson Henderson is in side mount over Anthony Pettis
Pettis tries to show some ground skills
Anthony Pettis put Benson in half guard.
The clock says 0:55 in the 1 round
Benson Henderson is in half guard over Pettis
Benson gets a good position on the ground. ..
Pettis holds Benson Henderson arms and counters his opponent punches.
Benson clumsily fails here and it's time for Anthony Pettis to fight back!
Pettis attempts a triangle from bottom! Benson Henderson slips out. Pettis quickly turns his hips over and switches to the armbar! He's throwing everything at him.
Benson Henderson slips out and backs away to avoid danger.
Steve Mazzagatti halts the fight to stand up Benson Henderson. 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 Manchester Evening News Arena (Manchester, United Kingdom) are cheering for the fighters.
The clock says 1:05 in the 1 round
Brutal combination from Benson Henderson!
Pettis is in a bad way, his legs look wobbily!
Pettis's Chin is beginning to swell
Anthony Pettis circles around Benson
Pettis fakes a punch and shoots a takedown!
Benson Henderson didn't see it coming and has been put on the ground!
Anthony Pettis is in open guard over Benson
Anthony Pettis pushes Benson Henderson against the fence and then tries to improve his position.
Pettis jumps and tries to free his leg! Benson doesn't allow this but Anthony Pettis is able to get half guard here.
Anthony Pettis is in half guard over Benson
Anthony Pettis tries to pass Benson Henderson's guard...
Anthony Pettis manages to get his leg free and moves to side mount.
Anthony Pettis is in side mount over Benson Henderson
Benson Henderson attempts to trap Anthony Pettis in his guard.
Benson Henderson manages to switch to half guard.
Anthony Pettis is in half guard over Benson
Benson Henderson launches a few punches to Pettis's cheek from the guard.
Those punches sure are annoying because Pettis tries to cover his face,
Anthony Pettis is in half guard over Benson
Pettis launches a few fake punches and tries to escape!
Pettis is countered by Benson Henderson.
Anthony Pettis is in half guard over Benson
Anthony Pettis tries to free his leg...
Benson rolls on the ground and moves to side mount! Awesome maneuver!
The clock says 2:20 in the 1 round
Benson Henderson is in side mount over Anthony Pettis
Anthony Pettis attempts to trap Benson Henderson in his guard.
Benson Henderson keeps control and remains in side mount.
Benson Henderson is in side mount over Anthony Pettis
Anthony Pettis attempts to trap Benson Henderson in his guard.
Benson Henderson keeps control and remains in side mount.
The clock says 2:45 in the 1 round
Benson Henderson is in side mount over Anthony Pettis
Pettis tries to show some ground skills
Anthony Pettis put Benson in half guard.
Benson Henderson is in half guard over Pettis
Benson delivers a few accurate elbows!
Pettis is being hit hard and trys to escape! He has to give his back!
Pettis's Nose is beginning to swell
The clock says 3:10 in the 1 round
Benson is in rear mount over Pettis
Benson Henderson isolates an arm looking for an armbar from the back...
Pettis locks his hands and forces his weight on top of Benson Henderson unil he can pull his arm free! Benson lost his dominant position.
Anthony Pettis is in closed guard over Benson
Pettis tries to escape from the closed guard
Anthony Pettis any adventage in the ground.
Steve Mazzagatti 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.
Tremendous strikes from Benson!
Some big punches are landing!
The clock says 3:40 in the 1 round
Pettis throws a lazy kick
Benson dodges and fires an uppercut that almost puts him in to orbit!
The clock says 3:50 in the 1 round
Nice punch by Benson Henderson
who outboxes his opponent in this exchange.
Pettis's Right eye is beginning to swell
Middle kick from Benson.
Pettis receives a solid kick right below his ribs.
Benson launches a furious low kick!
Pettis receives a hard blow on his left leg!
Steve Mazzagatti is asking Pettis to defend himself! Steve Mazzagatti jumps in between the fighters and stops the punishment for Pettis.
Pettis hyper-extended his left leg
Winner is Benson Henderson by TKO (Low kick) at 4:19 Round 1
Statistics: Anthony Pettis
Punches 0/0 (0%)
Kicks 0/0 (0%)
Clinch strikes 0/0 (0%)
Takedowns 1/1 (100%)
GnP strikes 0/0 (0%)
Submissions 1/1 (100%)
Clinch Attempts 0/0 (0%)
Time on the ground 165 s
Statistics: Benson Henderson
Punches 9/9 (100%)
Kicks 2/2 (100%)
Clinch strikes 0/0 (0%)
Takedowns 1/1 (100%)
GnP strikes 6/14 (43%)
Submissions 1/1 (100%)
Clinch Attempts 0/0 (0%)
Time on the ground 165 s
This was pretty straightforward. Don't have much to really add. Henderson kinda dominated it with ground and stand up.
Benson Henderson glares at his opponent from the opposite corner.
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 bell announces the first round!
Not a desiderable position that Pettis is in now. Benson Henderson is well knowed for his strong and relentless GnP.
Benson Henderson shoots for a double leg takedown!
He hits it! Anthony Pettis is taken off his feet, but he manages to pull Benson into his guard.
Benson Henderson is in closed guard over Pettis
Benson Henderson tries to pass Anthony Pettis's guard...
Benson Henderson manages to get his leg free and moves to half guard.
Benson Henderson is in half guard over Pettis
Benson tries to get a side mount...
He frees his leg and is now controlling Pettis from the side mount!
Benson Henderson is in side mount over Anthony Pettis
Pettis tries to show some ground skills
Anthony Pettis put Benson in half guard.
The clock says 0:55 in the 1 round
Benson Henderson is in half guard over Pettis
Benson gets a good position on the ground. ..
Pettis holds Benson Henderson arms and counters his opponent punches.
Benson clumsily fails here and it's time for Anthony Pettis to fight back!
Pettis attempts a triangle from bottom! Benson Henderson slips out. Pettis quickly turns his hips over and switches to the armbar! He's throwing everything at him.
Benson Henderson slips out and backs away to avoid danger.
Steve Mazzagatti halts the fight to stand up Benson Henderson. 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 Manchester Evening News Arena (Manchester, United Kingdom) are cheering for the fighters.
The clock says 1:05 in the 1 round
Brutal combination from Benson Henderson!
Pettis is in a bad way, his legs look wobbily!
Pettis's Chin is beginning to swell
Anthony Pettis circles around Benson
Pettis fakes a punch and shoots a takedown!
Benson Henderson didn't see it coming and has been put on the ground!
Anthony Pettis is in open guard over Benson
Anthony Pettis pushes Benson Henderson against the fence and then tries to improve his position.
Pettis jumps and tries to free his leg! Benson doesn't allow this but Anthony Pettis is able to get half guard here.
Anthony Pettis is in half guard over Benson
Anthony Pettis tries to pass Benson Henderson's guard...
Anthony Pettis manages to get his leg free and moves to side mount.
Anthony Pettis is in side mount over Benson Henderson
Benson Henderson attempts to trap Anthony Pettis in his guard.
Benson Henderson manages to switch to half guard.
Anthony Pettis is in half guard over Benson
Benson Henderson launches a few punches to Pettis's cheek from the guard.
Those punches sure are annoying because Pettis tries to cover his face,
Anthony Pettis is in half guard over Benson
Pettis launches a few fake punches and tries to escape!
Pettis is countered by Benson Henderson.
Anthony Pettis is in half guard over Benson
Anthony Pettis tries to free his leg...
Benson rolls on the ground and moves to side mount! Awesome maneuver!
The clock says 2:20 in the 1 round
Benson Henderson is in side mount over Anthony Pettis
Anthony Pettis attempts to trap Benson Henderson in his guard.
Benson Henderson keeps control and remains in side mount.
Benson Henderson is in side mount over Anthony Pettis
Anthony Pettis attempts to trap Benson Henderson in his guard.
Benson Henderson keeps control and remains in side mount.
The clock says 2:45 in the 1 round
Benson Henderson is in side mount over Anthony Pettis
Pettis tries to show some ground skills
Anthony Pettis put Benson in half guard.
Benson Henderson is in half guard over Pettis
Benson delivers a few accurate elbows!
Pettis is being hit hard and trys to escape! He has to give his back!
Pettis's Nose is beginning to swell
The clock says 3:10 in the 1 round
Benson is in rear mount over Pettis
Benson Henderson isolates an arm looking for an armbar from the back...
Pettis locks his hands and forces his weight on top of Benson Henderson unil he can pull his arm free! Benson lost his dominant position.
Anthony Pettis is in closed guard over Benson
Pettis tries to escape from the closed guard
Anthony Pettis any adventage in the ground.
Steve Mazzagatti 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.
Tremendous strikes from Benson!
Some big punches are landing!
The clock says 3:40 in the 1 round
Pettis throws a lazy kick
Benson dodges and fires an uppercut that almost puts him in to orbit!
The clock says 3:50 in the 1 round
Nice punch by Benson Henderson
who outboxes his opponent in this exchange.
Pettis's Right eye is beginning to swell
Middle kick from Benson.
Pettis receives a solid kick right below his ribs.
Benson launches a furious low kick!
Pettis receives a hard blow on his left leg!
Steve Mazzagatti is asking Pettis to defend himself! Steve Mazzagatti jumps in between the fighters and stops the punishment for Pettis.
Pettis hyper-extended his left leg
Winner is Benson Henderson by TKO (Low kick) at 4:19 Round 1
Statistics: Anthony Pettis
Punches 0/0 (0%)
Kicks 0/0 (0%)
Clinch strikes 0/0 (0%)
Takedowns 1/1 (100%)
GnP strikes 0/0 (0%)
Submissions 1/1 (100%)
Clinch Attempts 0/0 (0%)
Time on the ground 165 s
Statistics: Benson Henderson
Punches 9/9 (100%)
Kicks 2/2 (100%)
Clinch strikes 0/0 (0%)
Takedowns 1/1 (100%)
GnP strikes 6/14 (43%)
Submissions 1/1 (100%)
Clinch Attempts 0/0 (0%)
Time on the ground 165 s
This was pretty straightforward. Don't have much to really add. Henderson kinda dominated it with ground and stand up.
Have 9 points in celebration of this monumental achievement!