Post by The Sandmen on Jun 3, 2013 17:12:12 GMT -5
ManMMA Lightweight Championship
Diego Sanchez glares at his opponent from the opposite corner.
Benson Henderson raises his fists in his corner. He seems confident.
And here we go with the title fight!
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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Diego and Benson move forward as the bell signals the beginning of the fight!
Benson grabs his opponent by the waist and tries to take the fight to the ground
Great takedown by Benson Henderson
Benson Henderson is in open guard over Diego
Benson tries to jump to side mount.
Diego Sanchez jumps and show some wrestling skills as he positions himself for continuing the fight in side control.
Diego Sanchez is in closed guard over Benson
Diego is in closed guard... Benson tries to roll on the ground!
Nice reversal! He is now in full mount over Diego Sanchez!
Benson Henderson is in full mount over Diego Sanchez
Benson positions himself for a round of ground and pound and tries to finish the fight with some precise elbows!
One, two, three! Diego's being punished here!
Benson Henderson is in full mount over Diego Sanchez
Benson launches a barrage of elbows over Diego's face!
Those elbows may finish the fight soon if Diego doesn't fight back!
Diego has a small cut in his Left eye
The clock says 1:00 in the 1 round
Benson Henderson is in full mount over Diego Sanchez
Benson Henderson is a submission wizard. He has forgotten more BJJ than most fighters have learned.
Benson Henderson throws the leg over and rolls it over into an armbar!
Diego breaks the lock showing some skills...
Benson clumsily fails here and it's time for Diego Sanchez to fight back!
Diego Sanchez tries to roll on the ground...
Benson knows how to keep his advantage on the ground.
Benson Henderson is in full mount over Diego Sanchez
Benson tries to keep hs position while looking to maybe begin a pounding session...
Benson Henderson controls the situation despite Diego Sanchez efforts for escaping from the full mount.
Benson Henderson is in full mount over Diego Sanchez
Diego Sanchez tries to roll to his side and trap Benson Henderson in his guard...
Diego Sanchez gets his hips out and gets to full guard.
Benson Henderson is in closed guard over Diego
Diego is one of those men capable of pounding you into oblivion!
Diego 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 closed guard over Diego
Diego Sanchez 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 Diego Sanchez. 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 Torinto Palasport Olimpico (Turin, Italy) are cheering for the fighters.
Benson is holding Diego Sanchez's left leg... He's trying to take him down.
Diego Sanchez shows great balance while pushing away Benson Henderson
Benson looks for angles as he throws a few jabs that are countered by Diego Sanchez's punches
Benson is on the receiving end of a great combo by Diego.
A shot seen throughout the arena!
Timely defense by Diego.
Benson misses a step and Diego Sanchez sees an opportunity to counter him!
A shot seen throughout the arena!
Benson stumbles back, his corner is screaming! Diego Sanchez is coming in again!
There is a small laceration on Benson Henderson's Forehead
Bone shattering straight left hand from Benson Henderson!
Diego is going to have a big headache after that blow!
The clock says 2:30 in the 1 round
Lightning fast low kick from Benson!
Diego blocks that kick with his leg.
Benson wants to take the fight to his advantage and tries to clinch.
Benson moves forward and holds Diego
The fighters are clinching.
Diego Sanchez slightly pushes Benson into the fence and tries to calm down the action.
Steve Mazzagatti separates the fighters and tells them to continue fighting.
Benson Henderson takes a few seconds to recover his breath...
Nice punches from Diego Sanchez.
Benson staggers backwards. Diego wants to finish this and continues launching bombs!
The clock says 3:15 in the 1 round
Diego wants to close the range and tries to grapple...
Benson doesn't want anything like this as he moves backwards
Benson Henderson fakes a punch and launches himself over Diego Sanchez
Great move by Benson who pushes his opponent under a troublesome thai clinch
The fighters are clinching.
Brutal punches to Diego's face while in the clinch!
Diego can't take many more shots like those!
Diego Sanchez pushes away Benson trying to keep the fight at striking range
Benson doesn't want to break the clinch as he still is grappling with Diego Sanchez
Both fighters are tied in a clinch.
Benson Henderson's corner is turning out to be his worst enemy! Diego is throwing a flurry of punches!
Benson Henderson just can't get away!
The fighters are clinching.
Sick uppercut from the clinch by Diego Sanchez!
That one almost breaks Benson's chin! He is knocked down!
Benson's Chin is beginning to swell
There is a small laceration on Benson Henderson's Chin
Diego is standing while Benson is on the ground on his back
Diego cartwheels towards Benson!
Benson fights back and evades the cartwheel guard pass.
Diego misses a step and Benson Henderson sees an opportunity to counter him!
Benson Henderson launches an up-kick intended for Diego Sanchez's head...
Diego leans out of the way.
Diego is standing while Benson is on the ground on his back
Benson Henderson launches an up-kick intended for Diego Sanchez's head...
Diego leans out of the way.
Diego is standing while Benson is on the ground on his back
Benson Henderson kicks his legs trying to keep Diego Sanchez away.
Diego Sanchez takes a kick to the body.
Diego is standing while Benson is on the ground on his back
Benson tries to hit Diego Sanchez with a kick to his knee from the ground.
Diego dodges that
Diego tries to get some advantage after his opponent miss move...
Diego decides to go after his opponent and jumps inside Benson's guard.
Benson did not see that coming! Diego Sanchez is in open guard over Benson now.
Diego Sanchez is in open guard over Benson
Benson tries to close his guard around Diego
He succeeds!
The buzzer sounds, marking the end of the round. The ref tells the fighters to go to their corner.
That was an even round for the most part.
The cutman is working on Benson's face.
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Round 2
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As the fight continues it seems that Benson Henderson is taking the best of the fight.
Benson tries to grapple
He puts Diego in a double underhook!
Both fighters are tied in a clinch.
Benson gets double underhooks and looks for the takedown...
Benson blocks Diego Sanchez's knee and hits a perfectly executed knee tap! Nice move.
Benson Henderson is in closed guard over Diego
Benson struggles on the ground and tries to break Diego Sanchez's guard...
Benson Henderson is in Diego open guard now
The clock says 0:40 in the 2 round
Benson Henderson is in open guard over Diego
Diego tries to close his guard around Benson
He is not able to do it
Benson Henderson is in open guard over Diego
Diego 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 Diego
Benson moves on the ground..
He gets half guard.
Benson Henderson is in half guard over Diego
Benson Henderson hovers above Diego
Diego Sanchez stops him from throwing strikes.
Benson misses a step and Diego Sanchez sees an opportunity to counter him!
Diego Sanchez 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 half guard over Diego
Benson tries to get a side mount...
He frees his leg and is now controlling Diego from the side mount!
Benson Henderson is in side mount over Diego Sanchez
Benson Henderson seems fresh. He may still have a lot of gas in his tank.
Benson Henderson is holding Diego Sanchez's head and looking for angles...
Diego Sanchez covers himself and blocks a powerful knee by his opponent!
Diego tries to get some advantage after his opponent miss move...
Diego tries to show some ground skills
Diego Sanchez put Benson in half guard.
Benson Henderson is in half guard over Diego
Benson shows no signs of slowing down. He's in great shape.
Benson Henderson pushes Diego's leg and tries to move to full mount.
Diego rolls and he's now on half guard over Benson Henderson. Nice reversal.
Diego Sanchez is in half guard over Benson
Benson Henderson tries to close the guard.
Benson put Diego Sanchez in closed guard.
Diego Sanchez is in closed guard over Benson
Diego Sanchez throws down elbows...
Benson is not making himself an easy target.
Diego Sanchez is in closed guard over Benson
Diego delivers a few accurate elbows!
Benson Henderson blocks them all showing some great skills here.
The referee decides to stand up the fighters since there was not much action on the ground.
Both fighters have climbed to their feet and they continue the fight standing. The people who are watching this in Torinto Palasport Olimpico (Turin, Italy) are cheering for the fighters.
The clock says 2:15 in the 2 round
Brilliant combination from Benson Henderson
that forces Diego to try and defend better.
Benson pushes Diego Sanchez and moves away from him. He seems to be recovering his breath.
The clock says 2:35 in the 2 round
Diego Sanchez suddenly spins around...
and he connects with a spinning back fist just on Benson's chin!
Benson has a small cut in his Chin
Quick hook by Benson Henderson
Good shot! Diego has reasons to be worried.
Diego Sanchez tries to take the fight to the ground with a one leg takedown...
Benson Henderson jumps backwards and frees his leg.
Benson Henderson launches a couples of jabs and then a big hook!
Diego blocks the jabs but the last punch hits hard on Diego Sanchez's cheek! Diego stumbles and the falls to the mat!
Diego's Left cheek is bruised after the punishement he's received!
Benson is standing while Diego is on the ground on his back
Benson Henderson continues to bleed from that cut. It could be affecting his vision.
Benson Henderson creates space and allows Diego Sanchez to stand up.
Diego Sanchez is on his feet again.
Benson gets a grip on his opponent
and barrels forward, spiking him on his head!
The clock says 3:40 in the 2 round
Benson Henderson is in open guard over Diego
Benson is trying to better his position on the ground and launches a couple of elbows against Diego's ribs.
Diego is noticing that and his face shows the pain.
Benson Henderson is in open guard over Diego
Diego tries to move on the ground and shows Benson Henderson a crack in his guard which he uses for a big elbow!
Bang! Diego's forehead receives a strong elbow that rocks his head against the mat! Steve Mazzagatti knows he may be calling off the fight soon!
Diego has a small cut in his Forehead
Benson Henderson is in open guard over Diego
Diego tries to close his guard around Benson
He succeeds!
Benson Henderson is in closed guard over Diego
Benson cornermen are yelling for his man to escape from the ground as Diego can finish a fight on the ground with some good pounding if you give him the chance.
Benson is in closed guard... Diego tries to roll on the ground!
Benson Henderson uses his leg to keep his position on the ground
Benson is trying to counter now!
Good looking punches from Benson Henderson on the ground
deflected by Diego.
Benson Henderson is in closed guard over Diego
Diego attempts a triangle from bottom! Benson Henderson slips out. Diego 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.
Poorly executed technique. Benson Henderson looks to counter!
Benson cartwheels towards Diego!
He lands in side mount over a surprised Diego Sanchez.
Benson Henderson is in side mount over Diego Sanchez
You can see Benson's blood making stains in the mat.
Benson delivers a few accurate elbows!
Diego is being hit hard and trys to escape! He has to give his back!
Benson is in rear mount over Diego
You can see Benson's blood making stains in the mat.
Diego Sanchez 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 is in rear mount over Diego
Diego has Benson controlling his back while on the ground. He tries to roll and find an escape...
Benson is unable to move under Diego control.
Benson is in rear mount over Diego
Diego has Benson controlling his back while on the ground. He tries to roll and find an escape...
Showing some ground skills Diego 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 Torinto Palasport Olimpico (Turin, Italy) are cheering for the fighters.
Steve Mazzagatti separates the fighters as the round concludes. The fighters shake hands as they head back to their corners.
I don't think either fighter got the better of their opponent that round.
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Round 3
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As the fight continues it seems that Benson Henderson is taking the best of the fight.
Benson moves forward looking for some action
Benson Henderson shows some wrestling skills as he put his opponent in a double overhook!
Diego doesn't want to clinch as he ducks under Benson Henderson embrace and tries to move away...
Benson Henderson pushes Diego forward and doesn't allow him to break the clinch.
Both fighters are tied in a clinch.
Diego grab one of Benson Henderson's arm and tries a Hip Throw
with a twist of his hip Diego Sanchez throw Benson to the mat like a ragdoll
Diego is standing while Benson is on the ground on his back
Benson tries to hit Diego Sanchez with a kick to his knee from the ground.
Nice kick. Diego steps backwards trying to find a way to use his advantage now.
Diego is standing while Benson is on the ground on his back
Diego Sanchez decides to jump inside Benson's guard.
Benson didn't see that coming. Diego is in open guard over Benson now.
Diego Sanchez is in open guard over Benson
Benson measures the resilience of Diego's ribs with a couple of big punches from guard.
Those hits are leaving hitches in Diego's side.
Diego Sanchez is in open guard over Benson
Benson tries to close his guard around Diego
He succeeds!
Diego Sanchez is in closed guard over Benson
Benson Henderson is a bloody mess!
Benson measures the resilience of Diego's ribs with a couple of big punches from guard.
Those hits are leaving hitches in Diego's side.
The clock says 1:30 in the 3 round
Diego Sanchez is in closed guard over Benson
Diego tries to escape from the closed guard
Diego Sanchez any adventage in the ground.
Poorly executed technique. Benson Henderson looks to counter!
Benson throws his legs up in a triangle attempt!
Diego Sanchez realizes the danger and stands up to avoid the attack.
Steve Mazzagatti halts the fight to stand up Diego Sanchez. 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.
Benson fakes a punch and shoots a takedown!
Diego Sanchez didn't see it coming and has been put on the ground!
Benson Henderson is in open guard over Diego
Diego Sanchez isolates an arm in a kimura attempt!
Benson blocks the hold and uses the opportunity to pass Diego's guard.
Benson Henderson is in half guard over Diego
Benson doesn't stop bleeding.
Diego tries to move on the ground and shows Benson Henderson a crack in his guard which he uses for a big elbow!
Bang! Diego's forehead receives a strong elbow that rocks his head against the mat! Steve Mazzagatti knows he may be calling off the fight soon!
Benson Henderson is in half guard over Diego
Benson Henderson tries to pass Diego Sanchez's guard...
Benson Henderson manages to get his leg free and moves to side mount.
Benson Henderson is in side mount over Diego Sanchez
Diego Sanchez attempts to trap Benson Henderson in his guard.
Benson Henderson keeps control and remains in side mount.
Benson Henderson is in side mount over Diego Sanchez
Benson Henderson looks to mount Diego Sanchez...
Benson Henderson slides his knee across and gets to mount.
Benson Henderson is in full mount over Diego Sanchez
Benson delivers a few accurate elbows!
Diego is being hit hard and trys to escape! He has to give his back!
Diego's Forehead is beginning to swell
Benson is in rear mount over Diego
Benson positions himself for a round of ground and pound and tries to finish the fight with some precise elbows!
Diego's attempts to cover himself and blocks those elbows.
Diego tries to get some advantage after his opponent miss move...
Diego has Benson controlling his back while on the ground. He tries to roll and find an escape...
Benson is unable to move under Diego control.
The clock says 3:00 in the 3 round
Benson is in rear mount over Diego
Benson Henderson slides his arm under Diego Sanchez's chin and locks the rear naked choke!
Diego Sanchez pulls down on Benson Henderson's hand and staves off danger
Poorly executed technique. Diego Sanchez looks to counter!
Diego has Benson controlling his back while on the ground. He tries to roll and find an escape...
Benson is unable to move under Diego control.
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.
Diego Sanchez goes with a looping right hand while Benson Henderson jumps back and jabs
Diego only hits air and the subsequent exchange is fruitless.
Diego Sanchez tries to take the fight to the ground with a one leg takedown...
Benson Henderson jumps backwards and frees his leg.
Diego Sanchez gets sloppy and Benson Henderson tries to take advantage...
Benson Henderson fakes a punch and launches himself over Diego Sanchez
Great move by Benson who pushes his opponent under a troublesome thai clinch
The fighters are clinching.
Benson doesn't want to clinch as he ducks under Diego Sanchez embrace and tries to move away...
Nice move from Benson who put distance between them
The clock says 3:35 in the 3 round
Benson Henderson tries to bring the fight to the ground
Diego goes down.
Benson Henderson is in open guard over Diego
You can see Benson's blood making stains in the mat.
Diego Sanchez 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.
The clock says 3:55 in the 3 round
Benson Henderson is in open guard over Diego
Diego cornermen are yelling for his man to escape from the ground as Benson can finish a fight on the ground with some good pounding if you give him the chance.
Benson tries to open up Diego Sanchez's defense faking a few punches.
He is aggressively and repeatedly punching Diego in the side of the head
The clock says 4:05 in the 3 round
Benson Henderson is in open guard over Diego
You can see Benson's blood making stains in the mat.
Benson tries to improve position.
He frees a leg.
Benson Henderson is in half guard over Diego
Diego is one of those men capable of pounding you into oblivion!
Diego Sanchez tries to close the guard.
Nothing from this effort.
Diego misses a step and Benson Henderson sees an opportunity to counter him!
Benson Henderson hovers above Diego
Good punches to Diego's body.
Benson Henderson is in half guard over Diego
Benson doesn't stop bleeding.
Benson tries to get a side mount...
He frees his leg and is now controlling Diego from the side mount!
Benson Henderson is in side mount over Diego Sanchez
Benson Henderson looks to pass to mount...
Benson slides his knee across and achieves the mount position! Tough spot for Diego Sanchez.
The clock says 4:55 in the 3 round
Benson Henderson is in full mount over Diego Sanchez
Benson Henderson continues to bleed from that cut. It could be affecting his vision.
Diego Sanchez tries to roll to his side and trap Benson Henderson in his guard...
Benson Henderson keeps good control and remains in full mount.
Steve Mazzagatti tells the fighters to go to their corners as the round is over.
That round was a toss up.
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Round 4
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Benson doesn't stop bleeding.
Benson Henderson tries a nice one-two combination
He scores!
Several good body shots
land on Diego.
Hard blow to Diego's mid-section, he seems hurt
The two exchange wildly
Benson is connecting with a few punches
Crushing shot to Diego's body! He's holding his side
Benson tries to grapple
He puts Diego in a double underhook!
The fighters are clinching.
Diego doesn't want to clinch as he ducks under Benson Henderson embrace and tries to move away...
Benson Henderson pushes Diego forward and doesn't allow him to break the clinch.
Poorly executed technique. Benson Henderson looks to counter!
Benson doesn't want to clinch as he ducks under Diego Sanchez embrace and tries to move away...
Nice move from Benson who put distance between them
A right hand from Benson Henderson
makes Diego stumble back!
There is a small laceration on Diego Sanchez's Nose
Benson Henderson is a bloody mess!
Diego Sanchez continues to bleed from that cut. It could be affecting his vision.
Benson jumps over his opponent and tries to grapple
Benson Henderson pushes his opponent against the fence in a plum position
The clock says 1:35 in the 4 round
The fighters are clinching.
Diego's cornermen are worried about his safety if he continues clinching with Benson Henderson.
Benson Henderson postures up and launches another series of punches!
A lot of them are hitting Diego hard, who may be wondering how to scape from this!
Diego doesn't want to clinch as he ducks under Benson Henderson embrace and tries to move away...
Benson Henderson pushes Diego forward and doesn't allow him to break the clinch.
The fighters are clinching.
Diego doesn't stop bleeding.
Benson Henderson pushes away Diego trying to keep the fight at striking range
Diego stumbles backwards and Benson Henderson circles to get the center of the cage
You can see Diego's blood making stains in the mat.
Diego Sanchez launches a rapid series of punches
that glance off Benson's arms.
Benson Henderson is a bloody mess!
Diego fakes a punch and shoots a takedown!
Benson sprawls and remains on his feet.
Diego misses a step and Benson Henderson sees an opportunity to counter him!
Benson jumps over his opponent and tries to grapple
Benson Henderson pushes his opponent against the fence in a plum position
Both fighters are tied in a clinch.
Benson Henderson is absolutely terrifying with his power in the clinch, and is violently punishing Diego with uppercuts!
Diego is taking more than he can endure. This could end soon if Diego is unable to escape!
Diego's Right eye is beginning to swell
The fighters are clinching.
Terrible one sided match... Diego was not ready to fight a fighter of Benson Henderson caliber.
Benson Henderson continues to bleed from that cut. It could be affecting his vision.
You can see Diego's blood making stains in the mat.
Benson pushes Diego Sanchez againts the fence and begin a relentless combination of punches. The crowd is on it's feet!
Diego cannot escape Benson Henderson's clinch! Benson Henderson is just brutalizing Diego with punches time and time again!
Diego has a small cut in his Nose
That punishment by Benson Henderson has left Diego staggered! Benson Henderson should try push forward now and finish this!
The fighters are clinching.
You can see Benson's blood making stains in the mat.
Diego Sanchez's face is covered in blood. He may be having problems seeing as he wipes the blood out of his eyes.
Benson grapple with Diego Sanchez and tries a Inner leg Sweep
Diego Sanchez falls hard on the mat with Benson Henderson on top of him
The clock says 2:45 in the 4 round
Benson Henderson is in closed guard over Diego
Benson 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 Torinto Palasport Olimpico (Turin, Italy) is cheering him!
Benson Henderson is in side mount over Diego Sanchez
Benson is one of those men capable of pounding you into oblivion!
Diego Sanchez is a bloody mess!
Benson delivers a few accurate elbows!
Diego is being hit hard and trys to escape! He has to give his back!
Diego's Left eye is bruised after the punishement he's received!
Diego has a small cut in his Left eye
That punishment by Benson Henderson has left Diego staggered! Benson Henderson should try push forward now and finish this!
Benson is in rear mount over Diego
Diego Sanchez continues to bleed from that cut. It could be affecting his vision.
Benson Henderson Swarms all over his opponent trying to finish this fight!
Diego Sanchez is taking a ton of punishment! He needs to defend himself or the ref will stop the fight.
This is over! That impact from Benson Henderson has left Diego laying flat on the mat!
Diego's Chin is beginning to swell
Diego has a small cut in his Chin
Winner is Benson Henderson by KO (GnP) at 3:15 Round 4
Statistics: Diego Sanchez
Punches 10/28 (36%)
Kicks 0/0 (0%)
Clinch strikes 4/6 (67%)
Takedowns 1/4 (25%)
GnP strikes 4/21 (19%)
Submissions 2/2 (100%)
Clinch Attempts 0/0 (0%)
Time on the ground 541 s
Statistics: Benson Henderson
Punches 19/23 (83%)
Kicks 0/1 (0%)
Clinch strikes 14/17 (82%)
Takedowns 3/3 (100%)
GnP strikes 36/57 (63%)
Submissions 3/3 (100%)
Clinch Attempts 1/1 (100%)
Time on the ground 599 s
Benson Henderson wins the Lightweight title!
A really good fight. Both guys did big damage, and so on!
Diego's RIDICULOUS toughness makes him a REALLY tough opponent. There is like this crazy damned wall in health to get the guy below 95%. Once you can get past that wall (easier said than done), he starts to take a little bit more damage, then a little bit more and so on. It's probably the same with all REALLY tough fighters, but I notice it most with Diego.
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